By Mike Michalowicz: Many people go into business to make money so they can use it to do things that make them happy. Other people go into the same line of business because it actually makes them happy. Guess what? The people who are happy are making a lot more money than the people who are just focused on the money.

With celebrities setting the bar high, ultra-competitive workplaces and the desire to look young, more men than ever are heading to spas to fulfill their grooming and pampering needs. In response, spas are offering special treatments tailored to men's specific skin, body and relaxation needs. In fact, Spa Finder Wellness' annual Spa and Wellness Report named men's spa treatments as one of the top ten trends to watch in 2013. From facials to pedicures, below please find an overview of men's only treatments offered at spas worldwide.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.