Hotel & Motel Management - March 17, 2008 - (Page 3) www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition HotelMotel.com | H&MM March 17, 2008 In This Issue 3 www.HotelMotel.com Web Exclusives How women buy: It’s more business than you think Keep in mind that trust is central to building loyalty among female consumers BY RENIE CAVALLARI | FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF INSPIRATION, ASPIRE 66 www.HotelMotel.com/cavallari Online Extras! Planning for a good cause Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants launched a new incentive program for meeting planners and clients, offering eco-conscious benefits rather than typical monetary rewards BY EMILY HANNA | ASSOCIATE EDITOR www.HotelMotel.com/meetings Special Report 24 Be prepared 25 Bottom line important during recession BY JASON Q. FREED | ASSOCIATE EDITOR Get started with green operations Tips from the American Society of Safety Engineers report, titled “Safety Implications of Greening: Hospitality Executive Leadership Opportunities,” offer a starting point for going green SOURCE: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS www.HotelMotel.com/greenoperations 26 Top management companies chart 34 Pyramid will pad portfolio BY JEFF HIGLEY | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR 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. Hotel Design e-News From our sister publication, HOTEL DESIGN: a monthly e-mail newsletter collecting the latest announcements about openings, renovations and the creative people who inspire the hospitality design industry. 4 35 Hotel Equities pins growth hopes on people BY JEFF HIGLEY | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR www.HotelMotel.com/wir News 4 New Red Lion leader optimistic on growth BY STACEY MIEYAL HIGGINS | SENIOR EDITOR www.HotelDesignMagazine.com/enews 36 Life in the fast lane BY JEFF HIGLEY | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Hot Products 46 Ice makers 18 Maintenance Doctor BY STRATTON MICHAELS 4 K Partners constructs portfolio expansion BY JEFF HIGLEY | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR 37 Management role changes at boutique BY JASON Q. FREED | ASSOCIATE EDITOR 20 Guest Column Departments 6 Perspective BY MATT WADDELL | PUBLISHER BY STEVE CURTIN Technology 40 Getting a lay of the land BY STACEY MIEYAL HIGGINS | SENIOR EDITOR 22 Trends & Stats BY BOBBY BOWERS 4 Meetings business expects attendance boost BY EMILY HANNA | ASSOCIATE EDITOR 8 Legal FAQ BY SAMANTHA MARTINEZ 54 Awards 56 People on The Move 58 Transactions 60 Supplier News 62 Events 75 Ad/Editorial Index 76 Marketplace 77 Classifieds 82 Checking Out Design 42 Light dims for incandescent bulbs BY HEATHER GUNTER | ASSOCIATE EDITOR 10 Sales Clinic BY HOWARD FEIERTAG 24 12 Family Business BY MIKE HENNING Hotel Operations 44 Play by the rules BY EMILY HANNA | ASSOCIATE EDITOR 14 Cornell Insights BY GLENN WITHIAM 16 Franchise Law BY MORT ARONSON Consumer Insight 66 The importance of food & beverage when selecting a hotel/motel/resort when traveling for business 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 1268 Skokie, IL 60076-8268. 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://HotelMotel.com http://www.HotelMotel.com http://www.HotelMotel.com/cavallari http://www.HotelMotel.com/meetings http://www.HotelMotel.com/greenoperations http://www.HotelMotel.com/wir http://www.HotelDesignMagazine.com/enews
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