The hospitality industry is moving forward rapidly in implementing technology at all levels and in all areas, but a new study from the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research finds that the implementation is uneven at best.

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By Alex Skjong: If you're a serious traveler, you probably know that feeling when you begin to think you're spending more time in the clouds than on the ground. When you're rushing to catch a flight, dealing with lost baggage and sometimes sleeping in cramped cabins, the last thing you need to deal with during your travels is another long haul to and from your hotel-especially if you have an overnight layover. Luckily, our Startle.com crew searched high and low for hotels that are as close to airports as they are comfortable-these five airport hotels from Seattle to Hong Kong will get you from gate to check-in (or vice versa) in no time at all.

By Room Confidential: To us, there's nothing that induces relaxation quite like checking into a luxurious hotel: no cooking or cleaning required, and you can enjoy an array of amenities. But no matter how great a hotel is, there are a few things that can quickly sour your stay. That's why we created the Hotel Guests' Bill of Rights; now if only we could get these ratified.

By Keith Gruen: Many new generation hoteliers – especially those building new properties – are contemplating implementing a new generation of door-lock technologies. There are many different door-lock technologies currently in production or development, such as NFC, RFID, acoustic, Bluetooth, PIN-code, magnetic swipe card, biometric or even the traditional cylinder lock and key.

By Dane Steele Green: Steve Tyler of Aerosmith famously said, "Anything worth doing is worth overdoing." And for most of my life, I'd have to say I agree. Right up until the day I finally had to escort a hotel attendant out of my room because he. Would. Not. Leave.

By Lily Lin, MBA, Ph.D:. Martin Rinck is the President, Asia Pacific, Hilton Worldwide.  Currently, he oversees 99 hotels in Asia Pacific but he has an ambitious plan to increase the number of hotels to more than 300 in the next five years. The fact that his career is on the fast-track should not come as a surprise. Although he is concerned that he is not very good at achieving work-life balance, the reality is that he is extremely passionate about his work and it is obvious that he thoroughly enjoys what he does.

By Vivian Giang: Becoming a true leader requires an incredible amount of self-awareness. It involves knowing when to eliminate behaviors that are no longer working, even if they worked in the past.

The hotel minibar, the last refuge of many a tired, emotional business traveller, is supposedly in its twilight years. Though minibar prices have always been high, hotel companies have always maintained that the fridges are actually a loss leader.

By Eyefortravel: Revenue management today is at the cutting edge and must be closely aligned across all aspects of a travel business. This requires people with traditional technical skill, an understanding of the markets they operate in and, not least, a willingness to challenge the status quo. For Malaysia Airlines’ Shihaj Abdullakutty gone are the days when non-RM teams could ‘blame’ revenue management for all their travails and tribulations. EyeforTravel heard from Abdullakutty who is Senior Vice President, Network and Revenue Management about how this discipline is evolving and, in particular, the challenge of competing against low-cost carriers.