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How much is your word worth in the business world?
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementImagine you were going out with someone for the first time. You took off early from work to go home and prepare for the night. At the time when you were about to leave the door, you received a text message from the date, telling you all of a sudden s/he happened to book another important meeting for the night and, as a result, s/he would be happy to go out with you next weekend. What would be your reaction?
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Road trip: Beaching it in Southern California
Judy Connors Recreation & LeisureIf you have driven the Pacific Coast Highway 1 (PCH) from San Francisco to Los Angeles, you have seen some of the most jarring and magnificent scenery this county has to offer. Continual twists and turns on the narrow, cliff-side drive overlooking steep drops to the ocean are a visual reminder of the power of nature.
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Air fare wars return with a vengeance
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementFlying home this holiday season may be easier on your pocket than in recent years. As competition increases and airlines vie with each other to fill up their seats, air fare wars have returned with a vengeance. For years now, the airline industry has stressed how it cannot lower prices because the cost of business is too high. Though the lowered flight prices aren't exactly unprecedented or revolutionary, they are considerable enough to make a difference in holiday budgets.
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How to make money in a new regulatory hospitality environment
Karen Hall Leimkuhler and Kay Corriere Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe new Recommended Dietary Intake (RDI) guidelines are in response to Americans being more overweight than 20 years ago. As a point of reference, these new guidelines are the first revision since 1998. This is not more government regulation.
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Traveling out West? Don’t miss these 8 great ghost towns
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureGhost towns are among the most fascinating of all visitor attractions. Hundreds of these derelict towns and villages remain standing — in various states of disrepair — as mute testimony to better times. Most are scattered about the West, where they flourished during the 19th century as mining centers. Typically, the glory days didn't last long. When deposits of gold, silver, copper or other minerals played out, residents high-tailed it to seek riches elsewhere.
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Buzzing Toronto sports scene bringing boost to tourism industry
Katherine Radin Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementAs the seasons change, so does Toronto's sports scene. From hockey to basketball to baseball and everything in between, Toronto's sports teams have built great empires for themselves, raking in millions of dollars every season.
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Is full-time RV living for you?
Howard Jaros Recreation & LeisureFull-time RV living is a dream for many and a mystery for some. People wonder if full-time life on the road, in an RV, is for them. Others see the lifestyle being lived by others and decide to start searching out a possible full-time RV living home without really considering what it may be like.
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Is Hong Kong in crisis? Lessons learned in tourism development
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementHong Kong is a top tourist destination in Asia. I have visited this place many times in the past. I like Hong Kong partially because of my Cantonese heritage, but more so for its diverse culture as an international hub where East meets West.
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New life for extended-stay hotels
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementExtended-stay hotels are experiencing a resurgence in popularity. A lot of it stems from the direct hit the industry has taken from trends like Airbnb. But more than anything, these hotels have realized how they can fill the wide gap between the rented apartments and luxury hotels by simply upgrading themselves.
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Technology is great, but a personal touch is still crucial for hotels
Bob Zachariah Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe drumbeat in the hotel industry over the last few years has been purely about hotel technology. It's being pushed heavily by an information technology industry that discovered an industry living in the dark ages. Every conference I have attended recently had multitudes of companies selling every remedy possible to what ails the industry. They all promote one technological advance or another that can quickly bring exponential revenue and profitability.
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