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HospitalityEducators.com has become the #1 independent website for hotel owners and managers, Making hotels more profitable using resources from hospitality educatorsUnlocking the Power of Digital Literacy
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<span><br /><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-41696" src="http://cdn1.bizcatalyst360.com/wp-content/uploads/digital_literacy.jpg" border="0" alt="digital_literacy" width="354" height="281" /> We are in the digital age, a new era of learning. Our children do not remember life before the Internet. Social media is their preferred method of communication. I am amazed how my sons took to the digital environment without any formal instruction. To them, speaking in “digitalk” is an intuitive form of expression. For the most part, their teachers at school cannot relate to what it truly means to be digital. How can they without first-hand experience? I argue that digital literacy is a critical skill that needs to be learned and applied to our daily lives. </span>
<div></div>2023-04-14T11:30:00-00:00 Keys To Success | How to keep the PASSION in your career | 101 of the Greatest Ideas in Management -
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/20140815
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<div><span><img src="http://www.hsyndicate.org/picture/153031382.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="66" height="100" align="right" />I first wrote on this topic for the Birmingham Alabama, BUSINESS FIRST weekly business newspaper. I recently found an old comic strip story, in Sally Forth, where the 11-year-old daughter is asking her working mother for help in completing a school assignment. The question is on careers and the mother is asked if her job is “fun.” The mother responds that “fun” is not quite the right word for it. “Are you sure that is what it says?” she asks. The daughter spells F-U-N and the mother continues, “If work were fun, people would say ‘I’m going to fun’, rather than ‘I’m going to work.’ ” The daughter answers she is confused; the mother puts everything into perspective by telling the daughter to “just put down that I usually like my job.”</span></div>
<div></div>2023-04-13T12:00:00-00:00Safety Meetings…Are They Really Neccesary?
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/20140814_2
<img src="http://lodgisticsolutions.com/hotel_management_blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Lodgistic-Hotel-Management.png" border="0" alt="Lodgistic Solutions - Hotel Management Blog" width="203" height="55" /><span>First and foremost these meetings address safety concerns that could affect the well being of your guests and your associates. In addition to being the right thing to do, the costs of allowing unsafe conditions to exist can put you out of business very quickly.</span>2023-04-11T01:55:00-00:00What Women Really Want: Friendly Service, Stiff Drinks & A Sweet Pool
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<h1>What Women Really Want: Friendly Service, Stiff Drinks & A Sweet Pool</h1>
<h3>Analysis of 50 million verified travel reviews explores differences in what male and female travelers care about most at hotels</h3>
<h4><a href="http://www.hospitalitynet.org/columnist/148002471/margaretady.html">By Margaret Ady</a> <img class="logo" src="http://www.hospitalitynet.org/picture/h_153051709/what-women-really-want-friendly-service-stiff-drinks-a-sweet-pool-by-margaret-ady.jpg" border="0" alt="Margaret Ady" width="78" height="113" /></h4>
<div></div>2023-04-09T12:10:00-00:00The HMA Handbook, Hotel Management Agreements for Owners, Developers, Investors & Lenders
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/HMA_Handbook_Hotel_Management_Agreements_for_Owners_Developers_Investors_and_Lenders
<strong></strong><img src="/custom/symbol-of-law.jpg" border="0" width="133" height="133" />The Global Hospitality Group® of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) today announced the release of <em>The HMA Handbook, Hotel Management Agreements for Owners, Developers, Investors & Lenders.</em> This e-book is a practical guide for decision makers who want pragmatic advice from veterans with business and legal perspectives on getting great hotel operators, negotiating a fair hotel management agreement (HMA), and terminating a bad one when the operator deserves it..2023-04-08T05:00:00-00:00Checklist: Conducting a Hotel Site Inspection
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/20120924_22
<img src="http://www.meetings-conventions.com/images/logo.jpg" border="0" alt="Meetings and Conventions" /><strong>What to look for and smart questions to ask</strong>2023-03-29T04:21:00-00:00A Quiz on Effective Hospitality Marketing: Using Complementary Tools
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/Quiz-on-Hospitality-Marketing
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<div style="text-align: center;"><big><big>Lessons From the Field™: Common Sense Approaches in Hotel Sales </big></big></div>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><i>For each of the last several years, I have felt honored to work with the award winning Short Course of the Texas Hotel & Lodging Association. TH&LA for the past six decades has annually offered a week-long course at a very attractive rate for rising hospitality professionals. <br /></i></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Last year, one of the topic areas I addressed was marketing. Today's rising professionals are very savvy on social media and a number of related areas. Below are a sampling of questions for your review. Mark True or False and take a moment to think why you answered the way you did.</i></span></p>
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</table>2022-09-30T11:30:00-00:00Hospitality Conversations™ - Keys To Success | "Working with Recruiters " by John Hogan
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/20101004
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</table>2021-08-14T14:09:00-00:00 Hospitality Keynote & Workshop Offerings KEYS TO SUCCESS™
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/2014_Hospitality_Keynote_and_Workshop_Offerings
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The <i>Keys to Success</i></b><b><i>™</i></b><b> are results-driven programs aimed at building competitive </b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>advantag</b>e.</span></h2>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Most of these programs can be offered as either a keyno</span><span style="font-size: small;">te address or an interactive workshop.</span></p>2021-08-09T05:08:00-00:00"A Bakers Dozen" of Strategies for Effective Team Work
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/20110731_1
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">With staff that often has to share projects in today's downsized hotel management teams, it is especially important to have to have some agreed upon guidelines in order for these projects to be successful. These projects can range from safety committees to preparing for a major upcoming event to dealing with a crisis.</span> <span style="font-size: small;">These 13 ideas are all important considerations for effective teams:</span></td>
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</table>2021-08-07T15:38:00-00:00Hospitality Conversations™ – Appreciating the Values of International Hospitality by John Hogan
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/20100831_1
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<td><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The hospitality education of international students has continued to evolve and many programs have growing ratios of international to domestic students. This Hospitality Conversations is with Stephen Barth, JD, CHE , Professor of Hospitality Law and Leadership at the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston. </span></td>
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http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/Strategies_for_Hotel_Controllers
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">There is an enormous range of responsibilities for financial controls in today’s hotels and much of this depends on the type and size of hotel property. A facility that has gaming, banquet facilities and extensive public space has very different needs than a smaller rooms only hotel. This article shares the needed strategies for success.</span></td>
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</table>2021-08-06T08:05:00-00:00- Academic Programs Consulting Resources from HospitalityEducators.com
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></span></b><b><b><span></span></b></b><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><span>Hospitality Academic Programs Case Study</span> -</b></span></b></span><span style="color: #008000;"><em><b><b> An intermediate sized city was undergoing tremendous growth in several hospitality segments, including hotels, restaurants, attractions and special events. The population of the city was not growing at the same pace and the need for qualified and competent staff at all levels had become critical. There was neither a 2 or 4 year hospitality program in the area and several major hotel and restaurant employers were looking for support and assistance. <br /><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> John Hogan </span></span> <img src="http://www.hospitalityeducators.com/custom/John%20Hogan%20%20Jan%202010%20.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="69" height="96" /></span></b></b></b><b><b><br /></b></b></em></span><span style="color: #008080;"><b></b></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></span></b>2021-08-05T08:30:00-00:00How to Handle an ADA Lawsuit and How Not to Do It - By Jim Butler, Author of Www.HotelLawBlog.com
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/How_to_Handle_an_ADA_Lawsuit_and_How_Not_to_Do_It
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<td> The hotel lawyers at JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® see a lot of ADA cases and believe the claims will increase tremendously in the next few years as a result of the current political climate, new regulations, higher priorities assigned by the Department of Justice, and passionate private litigants seeking to make the world ADA-compliant.</td>
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</table>2021-08-03T16:15:00-00:00Sample Video Links and Topics used in Hospitality Educators training
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15 Representative Video Links and Topics <img src="/custom/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAL2AAAAJDA0N2IzNDgzLTZkMWEtNGIwZC1hNGZlLWY5ZDgwZDAyNjdhMw.jpg" border="0" width="247" height="139" /><br /><br /><br /><br />2021-08-03T01:10:00-00:00“A Bakers Dozen” of Strategies for More Productive Meetings
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Ineffective meetings are frustrating, time wasters and often demoralizing. The following is </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>"A Bakers Dozen</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>” of Strategies for using organized team or staff meetings with more dynamic and successful results</b></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span></p>2021-08-02T10:45:00-00:00 "A Bakers Dozen" of Strategies for Successful Hotel Breakfast Service by John Hogan
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/20110831_9
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<td><span style="font-size: small;">Breakfast can make the difference between a hotel and restaurant being viewed as a commodity or as an exceptional experience. This article offers 13 specific steps to success.</span></td>
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</table>2021-08-02T09:00:00-00:00A Baker’s Dozen of Strategies for Hotel Human Resource Managers & Directors by John Hogan
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/Bakers_Dozen_of_Strategies_for_Hotel_Human_Resource_Managers
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<td>This column addresses the very core of all hotels. Without the proper planning and implementation of staffing and service, a hospitality business that interacts with guests 24 hours a day for 365 days a year has little chance for ongoing success.</td>
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</table>2021-07-31T06:30:00-00:00Pilgrims to New Pioneers of Hospitality - Converting the Lessons of the Past to the Successes of the NOW
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/20140115_6
<span><b><span><span><img src="/custom/trg_20080301_hospitality.jpg" border="0" width="122" height="135" />The hospitality and tourism industry is collectively considered the single largest employer in the world today. It is unique from many other industries in that it requires a substantial measure of both tangible and intangible asset care. It is an industry that requires large amounts of capital, yet is one that requires and intense commitment to the "people"side of service. This workshop shares lessons from 18 people who have dramatically influenced the Hotel Industry.<br /><br /><span>Keys to Success Agenda and Learning Results<br /></span></span></span></b></span>
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<li><span><b>Original Pioneers as A Catalyst of Change</b></span></li>
<li><span><b>Hospitality Managers and Leaders</b></span></li>
<li><span><b>Visionaries and Hospitality Educators </b></span></li>
</ul>2021-07-28T12:44:00-00:00Hotel Security: Navigating concerns and identifying solutions
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/20140822_2
<h2><span style="font-size: small;">Business and recreational travelers demand safe and secure hotel accommodations, as well as responsive and friendly customer service. How can hoteliers ensure that their property provides as secure an environment as possible, while maintaining friendly customer service?</span></h2>
<p>As Warren Buffet said, “it takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”</p>
<p>With that said, here are nine things to consider when it comes to blending hospitality and security.</p>
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<br /></span></h2>2021-07-26T04:45:00-00:0045 Proven Ways to Succeed in Hospitality in Any Economy
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<b><span><span><span><span><img src="/custom/chess%20one-against-all.jpg" border="0" width="125" height="83" /> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;">Keys to Success</span> <br />Agenda Points and Learning Results<br /></span></span></span></span></b>
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<li><span><b>Defining your niche hospitality<br /></b></span></li>
<li><span><b>Interaction with Vendors and Bankers</b></span></li>
<li><span><b><span><span><span>Maximizing the Value of </span></span></span><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>Your </i></span></span></b><b><span><span><span>Brands <br /></span></span></span></b></span></li>
<li><span><b><span><span><span>Improving Your Profitability Ratios<span style="color: #0000ff;"> </span></span></span></span></b></span></li>
</ul>2021-07-25T21:00:00-00:00A Baker's Dozen Approach to Success in Today's Hospitality Operations
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/20140115
<span>Workshop Focus: Hotel Profitability Ratios, Hotel Sales and Marketing Ideas, Hotel Operations</span><br /><br /><span><b>This workshop highlights the problems facing individual departments within every hotel and offers specific solutions on how to link efforts between departments for a cohesive team approach.<br /></b></span>2021-07-24T13:15:00-00:00How to Recognize Suspicious Slip-And-Fall Claims
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/20120824_6
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<td> Slip and fall accidents are often not witnessed and usually result in soft tissue - or "invisible" - injuries. Because of these characteristics, such incidents are prime candidates for fraud. Whether perpetrated by a "professional claimant" or by an employee seeking unwarranted Workers' Compensation benefits, insurance fraud is a serious and costly issue.</td>
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</table>2021-07-23T13:15:00-00:00KEYS TO SUCCESS™: A Baker's Dozen of Formulas to Thrive in the Service and Hospitality Industry!
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<td><i><span style="font-size: small;">Over the last ten years, HospitalityEducators.com co-founder john Hogan has researched and found more than 100 proven strategies that have varying degrees of particular value to hospitality businesses. While some of them are not new, they all have specific benefits to anyone in the service industry. This Baker's Dozen introduces the first 13.</span></i></td>
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</table>2021-07-20T06:00:00-00:00The Art of Selling the Right Room at the Right Price
http://hospitalityeducators.com/articles/20140827_1
<div itemprop="description" class="artteaser">Revenue Management or Yield Management will help in improving the overall profitability of room sales. The art here lies in not relying on guesswork but having an actionable strategy after gathering enough information and knowledge, using it to anticipate occupancy and market demand and determining how it affects hotel revenue.</div>
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