What will happen to traditional and online distribution channels in hospitality in the next few years? How will the direct web channel outpace competitors and third-party intermediaries? With online travel growing, how do hoteliers get their fair share? These questions reflect important trends in the marketplace. Consider how these trends will impact your hotel, resort, and brand.

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Corporate Research International’s Consumer Perception Survey Reveals Quarterly Best-in-Class

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Will be opening two new locations in Matera and Bari, Italy. Both hotels are scheduled to open in late 2007.

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Supporters of a measure to gut landmark New Deal legislation and strip American workers of their right to vote were dealt a setback yesterday in the U.S. Senate by failing to garner the 60 votes needed for passage. With a vote of 51-48, a worker’s right to a private ballot was protected.

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Portugal’s Nautical Tradition and Cascais’s Waters Attracts this Year’s ISAF Sailing World Championship.

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E-mail Alerts Take Management of Group Hotel Reservations to the Next Level

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MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Hard Rock International has selected MICROS Simphony(TM), for centralized, enterprise- wide point-of-sale (POS) for its 60+ company-owned locations in North America and Europe.

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There has to be an easier way to explain business results to staff.

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As hotel companies continue to invest heavily in arranging sales training for their outside sales associates, our industry’s vendor-partners would do well to provide a little fundamental sales training for their salespeople too, especially if my experiences are indicative of others’ experiences.

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12-story property to be located just outside of nation’s capital

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