By Gary Stoller: The following are the top restaurants for service in 25 U.S. cities or nearby, according to Zagat, a restaurant guidebook and online publisher. Comments about each restaurant are by Zagat and its reviewers.
Valentine’s Survey Finds Travelling Together Strengthens Relationships, Makes Sex Better
Instead of buying jewelry and chocolate this Valentine's Day, consider planning a trip for you and your sweetheart. New research commissioned by the U.S. Travel Association, found at TravelEffect.com, reports couples who travel together are significantly more satisfied with their relationships, enjoying better sex and improved romance long after the trip ends.
As Hoteliers, Do We Sell or Do We Shill?
By Alan Campbell: What exactly is it we are supposed to be selling? I suspect strongly that too many in this business spend most of their time number crunching and pouring over list after list of reports, requisitions, and complaints. The daily barrage of paperwork, though important to keeping an establishment solvent, has nothing to do with what you sell, though; if anything, it gets in the way of what you are supposed to be selling.
Have Luxury Hotel Web Sites Lost Their Way?
By Carol Banks Setter: As the economy begins to improve and the travel industry increases spending for digital advertising and mobile applications, hoteliers are trying to adjust the role each channel plays in their digital marketing playbook. But as hotel chains spend funds to open new channels for social and mobile, their Web sites are often left to languish and now have become brochureware with a reservation engine slapped on to the menu.
Six Body Language Mistakes to Avoid
By Kate Kudish: Mannerisms are an effective way to show that you're professional, focused and mindful, so self-awareness is key. If you're not verbally expressing yourself, chances are you're physically communicating your feelings through your body language. It's easy to become distracted with the emails on your smartphone or absorbed with checking the time, but what are these gestures communicating to others? This infographic reveals the bad body language habits many of us have formed.
Why Learning on Holiday Is the Key to Switching-Off
By Theodore Koumelis: The holiday industry is still the same, but these holidays no longer cut it. Learning something new on holiday is the answer to switching-off in today's world.
UAE Hotels Mark Chinese New Year as Demand Soars
By Louise Birchall: Hotels across the emirates are celebrating Chinese New Year as the number of guests from China to the region continues to grow.
Loyalty Programmes Given Less Priority Than Expected
A recent survey from Deloitte & Touche has revealed that one out of four travelers spends 75 percent or more of their stays in their preferred hotel brand.
Top Seductive, Small Hotels All Over The World
By Ann Abel: Sure, a hotel can have rustic wood-burning fireplaces in bedrooms, flickering lanterns in courtyards, and night-blooming jasmine in gardens. But so much of what makes a hotel romantic is impossible to quantify. Either it's there-in a hotel's DNA-or it's not.
A LinkedIn Prospecting Guide For Hotel Sales Managers
By Tom Costello: I received a call the other day from a hotel sales manager who was seeking my advice because he was struggling to meet his sales quota. His real dilemma was that he recently relocated to an unfamiliar city and needed to make up some ground as quickly as possible. We talked at great length about how be planned to generate leads, how much time he would devote to prospecting and what networking strategies he would put in place. One such strategy he mentioned that got my attention was that he wanted to ramp up his prospecting activities on LinkedIn.
