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Keep your salespeople focused on selling
(Hotel News Now, 2019-01-09)Sales managers should examine the daily schedules of their sales team members and find out what tasks and responsibilities can be removed from their schedules so they can spend more time on sales. -
The Keys To Success™ in 2013 include Focusing on the Fundamentals to Make Your Hotel More Profitable
(2013-01-02)One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular." Anthony Robbins -
KEYS TO SUCCESS™: A Baker's Dozen of Formulas to Thrive in the Service and Hospitality Industry!
(Hospitality Educatour, 2017-09)Over the last ten years, I have researched and found more than 100 proven strategies that have varying degrees of particular value to hospitality businesses. While some of them are not new, they all have specific benefits ... -
Killing Me Softly: Organizational E-mail Monitoring Expectations' Impact on Employee and Significant Other Well-Being
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2019-12-12)This paper tests the relationship between organizational expectations to monitor work-related electronic communication during nonwork hours and the health and relationship satisfaction of employees and their significant ... -
Knowledge is the Key to Making the Sale
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Knowledge sharing in revenue management teams: Antecedents and consequences of group cohesion [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2014-08)The practice of Revenue Management has received widespread acceptance in the international hospitality industry yet a lack of best practice in terms of organizational integration persists. This paper follows the notion ... -
Kosher kitchens help group sales, community connection
(HNN, 2019-04-29)Although it requires a more finite operation, some hotels in markets with a large Jewish community are seeing a benefit to building dedicated kosher kitchens at their properties. -
Kuala Lumpur hotel market looking for a revival
(HNN, 2019-03-19)If Kuala Lumpur is to improve performance for brands and owners, as well as attract more hotel development for the future, something needs to happen. -
Labor Day weekend LGBTQ experience on Riviera Maya
(Travel Weekly, 2021-05-16)Tour operator Volando.us has launched a new travel experience for the LGBTQ community. Mayan Xcapade will take place in Cancun over Labor Day weekend with a party that kicks off on Friday, Sept. 3 with two chartered JetBlue ... -
Labor hours per occupied room drop at US hotels
(2020-10-02)According to the research by Hotel Effectiveness, US hotels only operate half of the labor they had before the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the service change at hotels due to the sanitary issues such as the elimination of ... -
Las Vegas rebound faces challenges as hotels reopen
(2020-10-08)After the initial reopening in June, many hotels on the strip of Las Vagas prepare to release more rooms on sales expecting hotel occupancy will be back towards the pre-pandemic level. However, there are still some concerns ... -
Latest CDC Guidance Does Little to Hasten Cruising's Return
(Travel Weekly, 2021-04-02)The CDC today recommended that all port personnel, passengers, and crew have a Covid-19 vaccine once it is available to them but did little to move the industry closer to a restart date. -
The Latest CDC Guidelines for Events
(Northstar Meetings Group, 2021-02-01)The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has announced new guidelines meeting planners must follow in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mask mandates are sweeping the nation with the Biden Administration's recent ... -
The latest on Airline Safety Protocols
(Northstar Meetings Group, 2021-01-29)As the COVID-19 virus continues to evolve, so does the airline industry's COVID-19 protocols and procedures. Today, United is offering onsite testing and is in the process, along with American Airlines, to streamline ... -
Leadership in the Service of Hospitality [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-02-13)This research has suggested that the next phase in the development of leadership is servant leadership, in which the leader aims to support and inspire followers. The consequences for the hospitality industry are important, ... -
Leadership Lessons Learned From Being A Guest When The Hotel Was Overbooked
(2017-07-15)Earlier this month I observed a difficult situation playing out at hotel where I was a guest, and it provided an invaluable reminder of just how important effective leadership is when things go wrong in the hotel ... -
Leading by Example: Lessons in Race and Racism
(U.S. Travel Association, 2020-06-11)Roger Dow, President of U.S. Travel, moderated and engaged with a group of industry thought leaders surrounding the topic of race and equality around the hospitality industry. The podcast was posted in the wake of the ... -
Leading Hotels of the World Announces Purchasing Program Collaboration
(Lodging Magazine, 2021-05-07)The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd has collaborated with four companies throughout their Leading Strategic Sourcing initiative. Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd new partners include OTA Insights, Bonotel Exclusive Travel, ... -
Learning from peers: The effect of sales history disclosure on peer-to-peer short-term rental purchases [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2018)The sharing economy has proliferated in recent years, yet continuous business efforts are required to cultivate trust between strangers. Drawing from observational learning theory and cultural perspective, the study examined ... -
Leisure demand buoys Pebblebrook over summer into fall
(Hotel News Now, 2020-10-30)Pebblebrook continued to have higher earnings in Q3 than Q2 as leisure travel increased from September to October. Jon Bortz, CEO, plans to reopen the remaining 14 properties closed in their portfolio as travel demand ...
