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Hospitality Leadership Program Gets High Grades From Grads

Peggy Berg is director of Castell Project, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the careers of women professionals in the hospitality industry....
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Employee Retention Means Benefits Done Right

“So much of employee retention is driven by effective leadership and company culture.” According to the common wisdom of today, this goes without saying. However,...
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Trading Places: Managers ‘Walk the Walk’ of Hotel Staff

According to The Chase Park Plaza’s Director of Marketing and Sales Frederik Houben, job swapping, such as was recently implemented at The Chase Park...
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How to Hire the Best Front-Desk Team

The front desk serves as the gatekeeper and the heart of a hotel—the hub that greets guests, acts as a local guide, answers questions,...

On the Move: This Week’s Comings and Goings

Preferred Hotels & Resorts has added three talented women to its leadership team; Michelle Woodley will oversee sales, marketing, and customer relations departments and...
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A Dual Target: Hotel Executives on What It Takes to Be ‘Bleisure’ Ready

The portmanteau “bleisure”—a mashup of “business” and “leisure”—denotes a phenomenon for our time, a time when technology makes it possible to work, even long-term,...
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Solid Foundation

What initially inspired you to get into the hospitality business? 
 I always gravitated toward taking care of people and wanted to be part of the...

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions Acquires Nomadix and GlobalReach

STOCKHOLM—ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions has announced that it is acquiring Nomadix, Inc. and GlobalReach in the United States and the United Kingdom. With both...
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