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US Government Per Diems - 2012 Aug 29, 2011: Per Diems are posted

Per Diem Rates gsa.gov

GSA establishes the maximum CONUS (Continental United States) Per Diem rates for federal travel customers.

KEYS TO SUCCESS™: Consulting Insights from www.HospitalityEducators.com Jul 18, 2011: Are you prepared to be a “Top Ten” Player in Your Hospitality Marketplace or are you going to continue to be one of the “other” statistics?

Experience matters when plotting your career Jun 20, 2011

New HospitalityEducators.com Guest Columnist Andrew Lo shares his insights of working in various departments as a means of expanding his experience and understanding of the various components of hospitality.

New ADA regulations take effect in March 2012 Jun 10, 2011: New ADA regulations take effect in March 2012
How much do you really know about complying with the new ADA regulations?
It's time to test your knowledge -- visit www.ahla.com/knowledge for six key questions your property must know how to answer. You'll find additional resources to walk you through the process as well.

US Lodging Industry –What Lies Ahead? May 21, 2011: Hotel Lawyer with fresh perspectives on the hotel industry from Smith Travel. When the hotel lawyers of JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® hosted their 21st annual hotel conference recently, Jan Freitag of Smith Travel Research gave a very interesting update and some fresh perspectives on the hotel industry,

Payment Card Industry Compliance Process for Lodging Establishments Mar 20, 2011

Twelve Steps to PCI Compliance*

Does your property accept credit and debit cards?
Did you know that nearly 55 percent of all credit card fraud occurs in the hospitality industry?1

To combat payment card fraud, the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standard Council created the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). PCI DSS was designed to reduce risk and prevent problems related to the misuse of cardholder data. Under this standard, all merchants accepting payment in the forms of credit and/or debit (i.e., “payment”) cards must adopt a series of very specific and detailed security measures to protect sensitive customer credit and debit account information. Most merchants were given notice and a period of time to prepare their organizations and secure their systems. That grace period ended in the autumn of 2007.

Food & Beverage - What's Hot in 2012 Video Jan 21, 2011: The National Restaurant Association surveyed nearly 1,800 professional chefs - members of the American Culinary Federation - on hot trends on restaurant menus in 2012. Local sourcing and children's nutrition are among the hottest trends.
Food & Beverage - What's Hot in 2012 Video

Making New Year's Hospitality Resolutions Real and Practical: A "Fresh Air- New Ideas" Perspective Jan 13, 2011: January is the time many people set (usually lofty) resolutions, based on what we hope to improve on in the coming year. While marketing plans and budgets were likely completed in the 3^rd quarter of last year, January is that time of year many people stretch for renewed enthusiasm and commitment. Regardless of where you are in planning TODAY, recognize it is now time to realistically commit yourself to a fresh start.
This 2011 series of “Fresh Air- New Ideas” Perspective columns will share a large number of sales & marketing, operational and general hospitality strategic recommendations and best practices.

2011 Keys to Success - Workshops and Keynote Addresses Jan 4, 2011: A detailed listing of the new workshops and keynote addresses being offered
by Dr. John Hogan CHA CHE CMHS in 2011.

Additional details are available in the site or by contacting him directly at 602-799-5375 or john.hogan@hospitalityeducators.com