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FOCUS: Meetings are the "productivity destroyer"
More than a third of working hours wasted
4.11.2005

Munich. More than a third of working hours worldwide are unproductive and a waste of time. The main reasons for this are mistakes and weaknesses in management and thereby mainly inefficient business meetings.

FOCUS: There are simple rules for producing effective meetings
An egg timer against "self-promotion addicts"
4.11.2005

Munich. Meetings which are unprofessionally organised, are time-consuming and nerve-wracking. There are clear rules, however, for managers and staff.

FOCUS: The meeting culture in hotels
Growing awareness for time and target controls
4.11.2005

Munich. According to statements from the hotel industry, some hotel chains already operate an efficient meeting culture. Others are busy introducing rules or revising them. A number of hotels/hotel groups, however, gave no details.

Not only the internet is a security risk
Watch out with Hotel-TV
4.11.2005

Frankfurt/M. Wireless surfing on the internet is not without its risks, meanwhile, however, laptop users have increased the precaution they take. A point of some concern and completely underestimated, even unknown risk is that posed by Hotel-TV. The codes used for hotel television are easy for a professional to crack. An array of security firms warn guests and hoteliers alike about unpleasant consequences.

When the TV gives away the password for your e-mail account...
The data protection risk lies in incompetence
4.11.2005

Munich. Overlapping guest and hotel networks may provide internet hackers with a means of internet access. Even the multifunctional television in the rooms represents a little known security risk. An expert advises on the biggest risks and how to avoid them.

The Cendant break-up - The experts' commentaries
A push towards stronger expansion
28.10.2005

Parsippany/New York. Which risks does the Cendant break-up imply? Will the decision increase shareholders' value? Which effects does it have on the new hospitality entity? Two experts try to give answers.

Cendant Corporation to separate into four independent companies
Blessing the shareholders ?
28.10.2005

Parsippany/New York. Cendant Corporation’s Board of Directors has approved a plan to separate Cendant into four independent, publicly traded, pure-play companies – one each for Cendant’s real estate, travel distribution, hospitality and vehicle rental businesses. The plan is designed to enable shareholders and the four companies to realize Cendant’s value, which has not yet been fully recognized by the market, despite the strong operating and financial performance of Cendant’s businesses. hospitalityInside.com asked two experts to comment on this plan.

Turnover strong Hogast purchasing association in Austria
Hoteliers as salad and electricity merchants
28.10.2005

Salzburg (October 28, 2005 ). In its 30th anniversary year the Austrian purchasing company for hotels and hospitality, Hogast, secures its leading position as supplier in the Austrian tourist industry. With consistent turnover increases, the company sits easily in the list of Austria 's 150 largest firms. But even Hogast is making the move from purchasing to full service provider.

Purchasing companies offer more service beyond their core business
In future more important  than Sales &  Marketing 
28.10.2005

Frankfurt/M. Cost management and personnel savings in the hotel industry have brought the purchasing companies increased turnover and growing membership base. But cheap purchases are not enough. Those companies providing individual solutions stay ahead in the struggle about clients.

"Revenue Day": Learning to maximize profits
21.10.2005

Frankfurt/M. It's all about turnover: The associations HSMA and IHA are on 29 November to hold a "revenue day" in Frankfurt.

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