Bus Trip to the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show
from NYSH&TA
Catch a ride to the country's largest industry trade show in New York City for just $45 (round trip). Why attend? The simple reason is that the show provides both you and your company the opportunity to further your knowledge of the industry and to help you network with vendors at the trade show. You can also: walk the aisles of the trade show and touch the merchandise; speak directly to the salesperson about how their product or service will benefit your property; talk to your peers about the experience they have had with a particular manufacturer/supplier. More

IH/M&RS Launches Social Media Marketing Campaign - Join them on Twitter and Facebook
from IH/M&RS
The International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® has joined the social media movement with an aggressive marketing campaign aimed to attract industry professionals on Facebook and Twitter to the 94th annual IH/M&RS, taking place Nov. 7-10, at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. More

Media Coverage of Guest Information Protocol
from NYSH&TA
On July 24, AH&LA sent a media advisory on a series of publicized security breaches, including that of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews. With the arrest of the man in the Erin Andrews case and scrutiny over hotel protocol on guest information, there has been widespread coverage of the story. More

Erie County Hospitality Industry Seeing Green Results
from NYSH&TA
A new rooftop herb garden residing on top of the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Buffalo, N.Y., is a milestone that the two-year old Buffalo Green Hospitality Initiative is producing economic dividends for the region. More

Hotels Getting Creative to Keep Rooms Booked
from Los Angeles Times
Hoping to keep its 119 rooms filled, the Hotel Erwin on Venice Beach in Los Angeles is offering an unusual promotion for its countercultural clientele: an "Ink and Stay" package that includes $100 toward a tattoo and a bottle of tequila to numb the pain. At the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, guests who get the "Hard Rock and a Hog" deal can roll through the city on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that comes complimentary with two nights' stay. More

Management of H1N1 in Your Hotel
from NYSH&TA
Having a plan for response to H1N1 pandemic wave is very important to ensuring that a wave of H1N1 will not cripple your business. NYSH&TA has been in contact with the State Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control. For more information, click here. For an informational flyer you can hang in your break room, which details how to stop the spread of germs that make you and others sick, click here. More