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| 2016 Travel Trends |
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| Health and safety concerns were at the forefront of travelers' minds this year. In 2016, more Americans opted to protect their trips, according to leading travel insurance comparison site Squaremouth, which reported an 18% increase in the number of insured travelers from the previous year. Read more |
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| Oracle Hospitality Solutions |
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| Data and how to make it actionable is a top of mind concern for restaurant operators as they look to create memorable experiences Read more |
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| U.S. Employment Trends |
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| Jobless rates were lower in November than a year earlier in 271 of the 387 metropolitan areas, higher in 90, and unchanged in 26. Nonfarm payroll employment was up in 303 metropolitan areas over the year, down in 73, and unchanged in 11. Read more |
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| U.S. Employment Trends |
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| According to a new CareerBuilder survey, more than one in five workers (22 percent) are planning to change jobs in 2017, similar to last year (21 percent). Among younger workers, the numbers are even higher. Read more |
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| Restaurant Trends |
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| Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts Read more |
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| Hotel Vanity Sites |
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| It’s been an ongoing mission of the major hotel brands to convince hotel management companies and hotel owners to 'retire' their vanity websites. In fact, this has been going on for the last 15 years and the efforts have had marginal success for the brands. However, the brands have recently stepped up their efforts with more 'forceful persuasions' this time around and have decided to pull out all stops in their efforts. Read more |
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| Market Report Development New Jersey |
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| Hotel markets across Somerset, Morris, and Middlesex Counties in northern New Jersey have realized a rise in commercial lodging demand, the result of corporate relocations from New York City and local company expansions. Read more |
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| Market Report Canada |
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| Revenue per available room up 1.3 Percent to CAD$46.97 Read more |
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| Market Report U.S. |
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| Average daily rate down 3.0 Percent to US$106.06 Read more |
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| Digital Technology & Marketing Resolutions |
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| To help you navigate what is forecasted to be a challenging year in our industry, we present 'The Smart Hotelier’s Top Ten Digital Marketing Resolutions' for the seventeenth year in a row. Read more |
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