Ten Must-Haves for Your Social Media Policy

Keeping up with food and beverage trends is crucial to develop the right menu mix. Each year, the American Restaurant Association surveys professional chef members of the American Culinary Federation. The latest survey was based on the input of more than 1,800 chefs. Respondents ranked 214 items by how trendy they would be in 2010.

It can be a challenge to find the perfect gift for a colleague or client while keeping track of business gift-giving protocols. Use the tips here to pinpoint a gift that will be appropriate, appreciated, and remembered.

Here is a hotel service story that relates just how closely some hotels are staying on top of their reviews on social-media sites – and one that will bring you a smile.  

Leno’s first job was in Sales (door-to-door, in fact) and he’s always been active in selling both his TV program and his numerous public speaking engagements.  Here are six rules for setting up a sales team to encourage the kind of personable sales style — a combination of determination and likeability — that Leno uses.

Meeting planners are faced with the same economic challenges confronting hotels today—booking effective events at the least possible cost—and as a result are flexing their negotiating leverage and aggressively seeking room rate concessions, according to a recent meeting planner survey.  What does all this mean to hotels and hotel sales professionals?  Read on >>

While the holiday season is typically a time of consumerism and excess, one needn't sacrifice eco-conscious ideals to have a merry holiday.  Here are 5 great ways to green your holidays.