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O’Hare regains busiest airport crown
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveAmid all of the bad headlines surrounding Chicago airports last week following the sabotage and arson attack at the Aurora air traffic control center that crippled the airports in the area, a good news story has emerged for O'Hare, the largest of the city's airports.
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Hospitality industry aiming to restore 40-hour work week
Kay Corriere Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementAre your front-line employees working two or three jobs to make ends meet? The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA) needs your help to insure that employees in hospitality industries at not forced into part-time status due to the Affordable Care Act.
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The ABCs of ‘EZ’ group travel
Judy Connors Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementWhen I first entered the travel-planning business, I was fortunate enough to quickly secure a group of senior citizens interested in taking a cruise. It seemed like an easy trip to plan. They wanted to leave from a local port and to have the same category staterooms and the same dining time. Lather, rinse, repeat — right? I could not have been more wrong.
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Secrets of a successful bridal show
Julie Hughes Travel, Hospitality & Event Management​I just wrapped up a beautiful bridal show with happy vendors and lots of ecstatic brides chasing the dream of a perfect wedding. A happy time, and most vendors were pleased with the results. Unfortunately, not everyone experiences good ROI at a trade show.
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Travel insurance: Better safe than sorry
Dave G. Houser Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementEmergency medical situations aren't the only circumstances where travel insurance can help save the day. Most policies provide trip cancellation and interruption protection to reimburse you for nonrefundable trip payments.
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Different meaning of hospitality: Japan vs. US
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management​As a hospitality professor with multicultural background, I always thought I knew the "universal" meaning of hospitality, no matter where I traveled. That was the case until I paid my first visit to Tokyo a couple weeks ago for a vacation.
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Can you make a vacation package into a widget?
Anne Rose Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementI have sold other things in my career besides travel: jewelry, cosmetics, hardware and widgets. And I find myself lately analyzing why it might be easier to sell those things than the vacation of a lifetime.
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Why aviation in Dubai will keep growing
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThere's an aviation museum in Sharjah, close to Dubai, which is hidden in among the high rises. The museum is actually the site of the first airport in the United Arab Emirates and was once a remote desert outpost. Eight miles away, Dubai International Airport has just become the busiest international airport in the world.
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Motorhome living: The simple life
Laura Weaver Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementWe have chosen to live a rather unconventional lifestyle. We live in a "home on wheels" — a motorhome. Motorhome living is not for everybody. In fact, we certainly don't recommend this lifestyle for those who need to have a stationary home, but it certainly fits us to a tee.
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New Orleans tourism industry fighting back against violence
Kay Corriere Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementWhen you think about tourism in New Orleans, you often think of the financial impact of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. However, in just nine years since the storm, tourism in New Orleans is thriving, with the Big Easy ranked No. 9 in the CVent Top 50 U.S. Meeting Destinations List for 2014.
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