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2008-05-21 News Highlights

Features

Using Downtimes to Boost Production & Cut Costs - By Ken Burgin
Downtime is when staff cost nothing for the extra tasks you give them. ...more

Taming the Guest from Hel - By Steven Ferry
Back in 2006, the concept of the Guest from Hell was introduced to the industry in two articles entitled Besting and then Muzzling the Guest from Hell published by several industry organs. ...more

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Trends

Top Cornell Hospitality Quarterly Article of 2007 Examines Revenue Consequences of Satisfied Restaurant Customers
Restaurant managers have long suspected that satisfied customers are a key to a successful restaurant, but until recently, no research study had established this profitable connection. ...more

Customer Satisfaction Halts Slide, Glimmer of Hope for the Economy?
Southwest Airlines, AT&T, Pizza Hut, McDonald's Gain, US Airways, Continental Airlines, Sprint Nextel, Comcast Tumble ...more

Understanding The Global Phenomenon Of Youth Travel
Youth Travel represents around 20% of all international arrivals and is one of the tourism industry's fastest growing sectors. The average expenditure per trip has increased by 40% among young travellers. As a result, 80% of them return home more tolerant and respectful of other cultures. These are some of the key findings of a new industry report published by the World Youth, Student and Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation and UNWTO. ...more

Canadian Construction Pipeline At a High in Q1 2008 with 265 Projects/33,964 Guestrooms
Lodging Econometrics (LE) announced that Canada's Construction Pipeline totaled 265 projects and 33,964 guestrooms at the end of Q1 2008, a high for the cycle. ...more

Are Luxury Hotels recession proof? - By Jonathan Barsky and Lenny Nash
How pervasive will the economic downturn be across the hotel industry? Will all hotels feel the pain or will some hotels be more resilient while others more vulnerable? And which customers will keep spending and help pull some hotels through current recessionary pressures? ...more

Luxury Hotels Buck Recession
Prices And Customer Satisfaction Are Up, Well-Heeled Guests Still Willing To Pay More ...more

Vacation Rental Industry Remains Strong During Slow Economy According to New Zonder Study
Zonder surveyed professional property management companies (PMCs) to determine the impact recession has on inventory, bookings, and revenue. ...more

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Appointments

RockResorts and Vail Resorts Hospitality Names Russ Craney General Manager of The Osprey at Beaver Creek
RockResorts and Vail Resorts Hospitality announced today that Russ Craney has been selected as the new general manager of The Osprey at Beaver Creek, A RockResort. He will start his new position June 10, 2008. ...more

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Development

Nobu sushi chain to open hotel, condos in downtown NYC
Nobu, the pricey sushi restaurant chain, is branching out into the hotel business. ...more

Marshall Management Signs Fifth Contract of 2008
Company To Manage Hampton Inn Little Rock ...more

aloft Hotel Breaks Ground in Aventura, Florida
New concept hotel to open in one of Florida's Premier Golf Communities in 2009 ...more

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Other

PolyU hosted 2nd International Forum on China Hotel Brand Development
The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the School of Business of Sun Yat-sen University recently co-hosted the 2nd International Forum on China Hotel Brand Development in Guangzhou. ...more

Hensel Phelps Construction Provides Update on San Diego Hilton Incident
May 19th, shortly after 2:00pm there was a natural gas explosion at our Hilton Hotel project in San Diego. The incident occurred on the fifth floor where gas is fed to the Domestic Water system. At this point the precise cause of the explosion is still under investigation. ...more

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