Recently, a competent and client-revered hotel sales director was fired. No surprise there. As hotel operators continue to cut costs to satisfy owner and lender fiduciary responsibility demands, talented sales directors have been laid off and terminated in alarming numbers since the economic downfall of 2008

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Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) today announced the promotion of Todd Davis (46) to the newly-established role of chief technology officer for the organization. Davis will report to Patrick Pacious, senior vice president of corporate strategy and information technology.

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Apical Resource Group LLC, an innovative hospitality technology, revenue management, sales and marketing recruiting firm announces that it has entered into a partnership with inspire resources, a hospitality, revenue management and distribution strategy company.

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Opened in February 2008, the Intercontinental in San Francisco, has embarked on the \’green triple bottom line of Social Responsibility, Eco Responsibility, and Fiscal Responsibility.

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.(R) (NYSE:HOT) announces that Aloft will have opened seven new properties in Texas by the end of 2009, the largest concentration of Aloft hotels in the United States.

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We all know that travelers use the internet to research, plan, and book their trips, but we don\’t always know exactly how, or in what stages, they are using it.

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Online travel agents are holding up through the recession on business and leisure travel.

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WestCord Hotels, a collection of 12 unique properties located throughout the Netherlands, recently took the bold step of launching their own hotel brand instead of continuing to rely on a third party management company for their branding, distribution and marketing services.

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This morning economic research firm e-forecasting.com in conjunction with Smith Travel Research announced that their US hotel industry leading indicator - HIL - went up in August for the fourth consecutive month.

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A famous athlete was being inducted to his sports\’ hall of fame earlier this year and in his remarks, he commented on the need and value for team work. He quoted the often used phrase \’there is no I in team\’ but he added there is an I in \’win\’. An online search for the author of the following short piece does not bring a definite answer - there are slight variations but the message is fundamentally the same:

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