Take the "Bite" Out of Bed Bugs WebinarThursday, July 30, 20091:00 PM - 2:30 PM
from NYSH&TA
Intended Audience: General Managers, Lodging Owners and Operators, Maintenance, Engineering and Housekeeping staff. According to the National Pest Management Association, a trained and knowledgeable hotel staff is one of the best lines of defense, along with having regular pest control inspections, to prevent bed bugs from infesting your property and ruining a guest(s) stay. As national media coverage continues to focus on the increase in bed bug cases nationwide, we developed a webinar program to educate New York State’s lodging properties about bed bugs and how to effectively integrate a bed bug management program at your property. Be proactive and sign up today for this session. Invite as many staff members to participate as you would like! For more information, click here. More

STR Reports U.S. Performance for Week Ending July 11, 2009
from Hotel News Now
The U.S. hotel industry posted declines in all three key performance measurements during the week of July 5 – 11, 2009, according to data from STR. More

Hoteliers Adapt Development Strategies As Pipeline Declines
from Hotel News Now
As the U.S. pipeline continues to taper off throughout 2009 and into 2010, hoteliers are being forced to adapt their approaches to development. More

Five Alternatives to Discounting Hotel Prices
from Hotel Marketing
Should revenue managers in the travel industry reduce prices to stimulate demand? What are the alternatives? And what damage could be done? Here are some basic thoughts on smart discounting. More

Online Marketing Given a Jump Start As Twitter Jumps to Top Five Positions in Social Network List
from Ehotelier
The social networking website Twitter has been reported by the internet analyst Hitwise to have grown by 22 times in the past 12 months. The popularity of the site in the media, and usage by celebrities such as Aston Kutcher and Paris Hilton has propelled Twitter from the 84th most popular search engine into the top five. More

Hotel Common Sense – Using Business Networks Productively Or Recovering Lost Customers After a Renovation
from Hospitality Net
A recent column in this series titled "A Common Sense Review Process for Capital Investments" addressed the logic and an approach in planning and executing major projects. Both a certain financial amount and government regulations relating to depreciation tables define most major capital projects. More