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Why dogs can stay at my hotel. (A 20 second pet-friendly joke)

A man wrote a letter to a small hotel in a Midwest town he planned to visit on his vacation. He wrote, “I would very much like to bring my dog with me. He is well-groomed and very well behaved.  Would

Posted on 5, April 201310, May 2014 By Michael
  • Hospitality Marketing
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Why are Hotels slow to innovate?

This Quora question here finally provided me an outlet to sum up all my tired cliches. The best in this business are constantly innovating, but here’s why the overall industry is a conservative bunch

Posted on 3, April 201310, May 2014 By Michael
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FACEBOOK REVIEW COMPONENT *LIVE*: Too little, too late, or complete & total game changer?

I don’t have much to say, other than I obviously don’t have kids or celebrate holidays. =) See below.  I find this profound.  I have been harping on FB for years about this, not that they listen. A

Posted on 31, March 201310, May 2014 By Michael
  • Hospitality Marketing
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  • revenue management
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My responses to an interview regarding Hotel Marketing, Distribution, Current & Future Trends

I was recently asked to respond to these questions. I believe my responses ran too long to be printed. =) Go figure. I thought you might enjoy my responses… 1. What can lodging operators do to affect

Posted on 7, February 201310, May 2014 By Michael
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Google & Travel – let’s start with Google Now, and Google Plus, and Google Flight Search, and Google Hotel Finder. Okay, for Travel, start with Google….

If you aren’t paying attention to Google’s movement in the Travel arena, here’s an update. If you want to talk about the future of Travel, start with Google, because every consumer, guest, business,

Posted on 5, February 201310, May 2014 By Michael

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