By Daisy Carrington: Ever since Starbucks had the business acumen to make free WiFi as defining to its brand as "grande frappucinos," workers have delighted in leaving their offices in favor of brighter, more caffeinated workspaces. As the traditional office undergoes a global demise, hotels are starting to change their function to accommodate the new wave of mobile workers.

By Mel Kleiman: Here are ten ways to guarantee that your best people will quit.

By Barry Moltz: While some stress at the job may be good, too much clearly hurts employee productivity, resulting in days off from work due to depression, heart disease, insomnia and muscle pain. Here are 10 things that are stressing your employees and how to fix them.

By Jean Francois Mourier, CEO of REVPAR GURU: When most hoteliers think about the factors that have an effect on their revenue management strategy, they think of RevPAR, ADR and occupancy. They think about historical and current local demand. Most hoteliers dont think about star ratings, beyond when they initially start working with an OTA and are creating their profile. But that doesnt make good business sense. What many hoteliers sometimes forget is that the star rating is a hugely important factor, both in marketing your property and in determining the best price for your rooms on a given day.

By Saloni: During my recent stay at Tune Hotel Haymarket in Edinburgh, I had the chance to interview the hotel’s General Manager, Ray Chandler.  I wanted to pick his brain about his current role and career in the hotel industry, as well as learn a bit more about where Tune is going as a brand.

By Mark Johanson: It looks like North Korea’s “Hotel of Doom” will live up to its name after all. German luxury hotelier Kempinski made the shocking announcement last November that it would open at least 100 rooms at the 105-story Ryugyong Hotel by the end of 2013. This week, amid growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, it made the less shocking revelation that it had pulled out of the project.

By Mike Oppenheim, M.D: The Banana Bungalows consists of cabins strung out along narrow alleys off the Hollywood Freeway. I parked near the largest.  A desk clerk directed me to a cabin a hundred yards up a hill. Its Spartan interior contained accommodations for eight in four bunk beds, all unmade. Papers, food cartons, luggage, and clothes littered the floor, and there was no furniture, not even a table where I could write. The air smelled of French fries and unwashed bodies:  a typical youth hostel.

Is 2013 a big year for 100th anniversaries or does it just seem that way? From Grand Central Terminal in New York to the Chelsea Flower Show in London, the Tour de France cycling race to the British luxury carmaker Aston Martin, some of the world's most revered icons are celebrating centennials this year. So are three of the most renowned hotel addresses on the planet.

By Ashish K Tiwari: Hotel conversion — more popularly referred to as flag-hopping — appears to be gaining currency in India as the economic environment makes it harder for new properties to come on stream.