Stars of the Industry Nominations Speak Louder than Words Nominate Your Star Employee Today
from NYSH&TA
Stars of the Industry nominations are NOW being accepted and are open to all NYSH&TA members regardless of size or type of property and at no cost! If you take a look at those you work with, you can probably spot a Star employee close by! Why not give them the recognition they deserve? To complete our online entry form, click here. More

Sustainability Can Pump Profits
from Hotel News Now
Sustainable hotel operations are responsible and profitable hotel operations. How so, you might wonder, since it is a common myth that sustainable also is more expensive? Responsible operations means you and your organization are doing what you can to make the bottom line better for all stakeholders—making it profitable for all concerned. You continue to run the hotel with the basic business principles of minimizing costs, increasing productivity and profitability, deleting waste and obtaining access to capital at a lower cost because those principles are also basic to sustainability. More

New TVs Signal Enhanced Guest Experience, Costs for Operators
from Hotel News Now
Like the offerings at an all-you-can-eat buffet, each hotel's guestrooms feature distinct flavors to attract the wide-ranging palates of travelers. Yet whether at a marble-lined high-end resort or a bare-bones interstate hotel, these diverse rooms all have one thing in common: the TV. The hotel television has been a focal point of the in-room guest experience for decades, but it's only recently that the analog box of yesteryear has made the leap into the digital age. More

Attend Under 30 Events at the IH/M&RS
from NYSH&TA
On Monday November 9th, AH&LA is holding a series of events with its Under 30 Gateway group, as part of the IH&MRS. The networking events are for hospitality professionals aged 21-29 and will also be the kick off for the New York Gateway Chapter. For more information, click here. More

Twitter on Google, and What it Means for Hotel Marketing
from Hotelmarketing.com
For travel and its relationship with search, indexing of live Twitter and Facebook updates will trigger a seismic shift—once again—in how travel companies think about SEO and social media. More

Seven Ways to Tap Social Shopping
from Hotelmarketing.com
Marketers must understand that customers use social media sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter to communicate with and gather information from their friends and colleagues. As a result, your presence on these sites must be integrated into the multi-directional communication when consumers want to interact with your firm. More