Hotel & Motel Management - January 7, 2008 - (Page 3) www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition HotelMotel.com | H&MM January 7, 2008 In This Issue 3 www.HotelMotel.com Web Exclusives Cost of ignorance Invest time and money into consistent training and your people will be your most valuable asset BY RENIE CAVALLARI | FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF INSPIRATION, ASPIRE www.HotelMotel.com/cavallari 4 30 Online Extras! Designer roundtable A panel made up of design and architectural leaders discuss efficiency and designing under budget constraints BY JEFF HIGLEY | EDITORIAL DIRECTOR www.HotelMotel.com/design Web Resources Newsletters Week in Review H&MM’s comprehensive Week in Review hits mailboxes every Friday with a complete roundup of the people and companies that make headlines each week. H&MM Marketing Report Once a quarter, receive insights on how companies reinvigorate their marketing programs as well as a roundup of news about sales and marketing initiatives. Design 30 Co-branded fitness centers help guests feel at home BY HEATHER GUNTER | ASSOCIATE EDITOR www.HotelMotel.com/marketingreport www.HotelMotel.com/wir News 4 Desires charts course for expansion BY JEFF HIGLEY | EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Timeshare 34 Technology boosts members’ satisfaction BY CHRISTINE BLANK | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR 4 Rosewood builds on value of name, brand BY JEFF HIGLEY | EDITORIAL DIRECTOR 4 Experienced developers still getting deals done BY DENNIS BLANK | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Hot Products 42 Mattresses 68 Economic topics front and center in Atlanta BY JEFF HIGLEY | EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Hotel Operations 50 Analog TVs in a digital world BY EMILY HANNA | ASSOCIATE EDITOR 8 16 Family Business Matters BY MIKE HENNING 68 Internet offers deep pool of marketing options BY EMILY HANNA | ASSOCIATE EDITOR Technology 72 Locking systems guide 62 Supplier News 64 People on The Move 66 Awards 78 Ad/Edit Index 80 Events 82 Marketplace 83 Classifieds 90 Checking Out Special Reports 24 ALIS: REIT acquisition place will slow in 2008 BY SHARON ANNE WALDROP | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Departments 6 8 8 Perspective BY JEFF HIGLEY | EDITORIAL DIRECTOR 18 HotelWorld Update BY CHRISTINA HARRISON 22 Trends & Stats BY JAN FREITAG 52 Designer roundtable BY JEFF HIGLEY | EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Legally Speaking BY KAREN MORRIS 32 Transactions 60 Consultant’s Corner BY ALAN BENJAMIN Cornell Insights BY GLENN WITHIAM 34 10 Sales Clinic BY HOWARD FEIERTAG 12 Travel Trends BY PETER C. YESAWICH 14 Franchise Law BY MORT ARONSON HOTEL & MOTEL MANAGEMENT (ISSN 0018-6082) is published semi-monthly, except monthly in January and August (22 issues yearly), by Questex Media Group, Inc., 306 W. Michigan St., Suite 200, Duluth, MN 55802. Subscription rates: $53.50 for 1 year, $90 for 2 years in the United States & Possessions; $74 for 1 year, $119 for 2 years in Canada and Mexico; all other countries $130 for 1 year, $213 for two years. Single copies (prepaid only): $4.60 in the United States; $5.60 in Canada and Mexico; $11.25 all other countries. Back issues, if available are $9 in the U.S.; $11 in Mexico and Canada; $22 for all other countries. International subscriptions will be subjected to $75 per annual order for air-expedited service. Include $6.50 per order plus $2 per additional copy for U.S. postage and handling. Periodicals postage paid at Duluth, MN 55806 and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Hotel & Motel Management, PO Box 5050, Brentwood, TN 37024-5050. Canadian G.S.T. number: 840 033 278 RT0001, Publications Mail Agreement Number 40017597. Printed in the U.S.A. http://www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition http://www.HotelMotel.com http://www.HotelMotel.com http://www.HotelMotel.com/cavallari http://www.HotelMotel.com/design http://www.HotelMotel.com/marketingreport http://www.HotelMotel.com/wir
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