 In This Issue
June 2006 |
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| Magazine Sections |
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| RF Indeed! |
| 06/01/2006 |
| Author: Reid A. Paul • Editor-in-Chief |
| Great Wolf is making waves with its new wallet-less solution for guests. |
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| Platforms: |
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| It's All Fun and Games... |
| 06/01/2006 |
| Author: Reid A. Paul • Editor-in-Chief |
| How much should one pay for fun and what is the return on investment? |
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| Front Burner: |
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| Regent On-Board with Credit Cards |
| 11/01/2006 |
| Passengers of the Regent Seven Seas Cruises' vessels can now make on-board credit card authorizations via a Southern DataComm (protobase.com) and Micros Fidelio (micros.com) Cruise Systems solution. |
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| On Property: |
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| The Contenders |
| 06/01/2006 |
| Author: Nicole Marie Richardson • Contributing Editor |
| In the world of hotel management the words property-management system (PMS) have taken on a whole new meaning in the last decade. There was a time when the functionality of the PMS was limited and its greatest value was in how it managed a property. Now, many times the greatest value in a PMS is how it does everything else. |
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| Point of Service: |
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| The Wireless Touch |
| 06/01/2006 |
| Author: Vicki Powers • Contributing Editor |
| Casual restaurants adopt wireless POS with service in mind.
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| In-Room Advantage: |
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| Commodity Markets |
| 06/01/2006 |
| Author: William Atkinson Contributing Editor |
| The value of high-speed Internet access depends on the hotel location. |
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| Intelligent Biz: |
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| Supplies and Demands: Operators scrutinize data to drive supply-chain efficiency |
| 06/01/2006 |
| Author: Lisa Terry • Contributing Editor |
| Standardizing and sharing data has not been the hallmark of the hotel and restaurant supply chains |
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| Killer Apps: |
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| The Next Wave of VoIP: Hotel operators reduce costs and satisfy guests |
| 06/01/2006 |
| Author: Lindsay Elkins • Assistant Editor |
| As Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) begins to shift toward becoming a mainstream technology, hotels are taking advantage of the service in guestrooms and call centers to reduce telecom costs and increase guest service. |
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