 In This Issue
April 2007 |
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| Magazine Sections |
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| Getting Personal |
| 02/01/2007 |
| Author: Abigail A. Lorden Editor |
| The sun rarely sets on the Hilton Empire. Between all of its brands, Hilton Hotels Corporation operates more than 2,800 hotels in 80-plus countries, employees 150,000 people world wide, and maintains nearly one half million hotel rooms.
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| Front Burner: |
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| Bruegger's Standardizes POS, Polling Solutions |
| 04/01/2007 |
| Bruegger's Enterprises standardizes its restaurant point of sale and polling applications on MegaPath and will also leverage the MegaPath network to deliver WiFi access to its customers. |
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| Restaurants Not Leveraging Loyalty, New Study Finds |
| 04/01/2007 |
| Just 39 percent of respondents to the 9th annual Restaurant Industry Technology Study are currently operating a guest loyalty program, a trend that's been static for the past two years running, and one that shows both a challenge and an opportunity for the restaurant industry. |
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| RFID Makes World Debut in Amsterdam's Visitor Card |
| 04/01/2007 |
| As Americans wait patiently for pay-at-table capabilities to come to U.S. restaurants, Europeans continue to stay ahead of the hospitality technology curve. |
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| On Property: |
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| Managing More Property |
| 04/01/2007 |
| Author: George Koroneos, Contributing Editor |
| Add-modules and new features boost the functionality of property management systems |
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| In-Room Advantage: |
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| Money Between the Mattresses |
| 04/01/2007 |
| Author: Lisa Terry, Contributing Editor tor |
| Six ways to save money with in-room technologies |
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| Killer Apps: |
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| iPod as Teacher |
| 04/01/2007 |
| Author: Burger chain cuts training time by a third |
| Burger chain cuts training time by a third
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| Last Words: |
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| Room Rate Disparity |
| 04/01/2007 |
| Author: Cihan Cobanoglu |
| Evidence suggests that "best rate guarantees"can't live up to their word, as indirect booking prices beat direct every time.
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| Feature Stories: |
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| It's Our Pleasure to Serve You |
| 04/01/2007 |
| Author: Bradley Schmidt• Assistant Editor |
| Three ways that POS systems improve customer service and boost the bottom line
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| The New Plastic |
| 04/01/2007 |
| Author: Mary L. Carlin , Contributing Editor |
| 10 hot trends in restaurant gift cards |
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