Event planners has to negotiate with hotel sales to lower some of the expenses.  This article speaks of ways to save money which is by hosting most of your  events at the same property throughout the years; this will get clients to  return. Hotel sales manager should discount guest rooms offer because they offer  great profit margin than any other event service. Sales planners should compare  prices and try to secure the best price.  It's best to try and negotiate food  and beverage requirements because hotel managers and event planners will always  try to keep their guests happy. Negotiate the audio and visual expense by asking  for discounts and expenses to be waived if possible. Also be flexible on time,  space and dates. 

Mobile web access for emarketing is used more than desktop computer because they are cheaper. Mobile phones connect to the outside world through Web access, voice communication and text messaging.This accessibility is facilitated by an industry that relies on large numbers of micro-payments and subscriptions for revenue.Some countries doesnt have access to phones for example in Africa. Mobile phones have the potential to connect educators with those needing to be educated.Mobile phones and their ability to facilitate communication and provide access to global networks and the Web could change the face of emerging economies.

Different categories of systems that are used within hotels that interacts.Hotels have difficulty on a daily basis to manage the complexity of decsion making for capital spending and third parties that cant find solutions.In future, in room entertainment and energy control systems will share the same infrastructure. Technology provides return on investment and can reduce power and water consumption.

This article discusses four cyclical sales revenue cycles. First, the daily sales revenue that depends on meal periods in restaurants, second, weekly cycle where business travelers mostly uses hotels during the week, third, seasonal cycle, during vacation months and fourth, generalized business cycle. There is direct costs which refers to all materials and labor costs that are traced to the product and then there is indirect cost which refers to utilities, overhead,salaries etc. Managers review operating results to ensure that all departments provide sufficient income to cover total indirect costs for the overall hospitality operation and provide excess funds to meet the desired level of profit.

The article discusses the features of a property management software and the advantages for a manager or to the owner of the property as a result of using the software.A property management software is versatile and can be used to manage both residential and commercial properties. The advantage is that the tenant can pay rent using recurring ACH, eChecks or credit cards. A landlord can use the property management software for finding the rental yield, which is a measure of the profitability of the investment. 

The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites in Los Angeles had a security breach where their point of sale system for processing debit and  credit card transactions have been hacked. Data such as guests name, cedit and debit numbers and expiration date were jeopardized. Hackers had not been able to access information from the Hotel's computer system and neither did they affect guest room charges. The Director, Michael Czarcinski apologized and offered free credit monitoring services for those who used their cards during that nine month period.

Hotels and restaurants that have gone green, try to analyze how to effectively market the facet of their operation or how to market themselves going green. Some factors they would have to acknowledge about going green are how the practices can affect them and also where these supplies come from. Hotels can follow concepts of restaurant that focus on supply chain and local sourcing which might be an effective way of communicating environmental priorities. Front line employees are the best way to start with convincing customers that the establishment is committed  to being green.

Swipely a social commerce company has users who can publish their purchases online. When they swipe their credit card, the transaction is shown on the site and this is discussed by other users. Company wants to transform shopping online and offline . There are two generations of e commerce sites: first, essentially digitized mail order catalogue and second, few emerged from Silicon Valley or sometimes they drive customers to actual shops. Many made money from flash sales, meaning time limited offer of high discounts. Buyers spread the word on social networks because these sites offer different services of local business for eg. restaurants and spas at a discounted price. Groupon could be a third generation of social shopping sites. It's hard to predict whether second or third generation of e commerce sites will continue to grow because they may get tired of flash sales.

Having a good network security eliminates viruses and you are less vulnerable to identity theft or malware that can ruin your data. It is good t run regular weekly scans to ensure that your machine is not infected. It is also good to update the anti-virus programs and the operating systems to ensure that you computer is protected against the latest threats. Using a firewall will help to protect against malicious software and prevent people from traveling through your network connection. With router security, by using a strong password protection people won't be able to get access to stealing your data and this will improve security. Using a computer network suite such as Norton or McAfee is a good option because they have a variety of software, including anti-virus, firewall, identity protection and back up features. They all work together to protect your computer from threats.

To design a website hardware and software tools are needed. A computer with a large hard disk, Random Access Memory to store data, high processing speed and large storage capacity is necessary to be able to process large video files that you would need to put on these websites. with videos, its best to take them yourself so as to lessen the cost of production. Two servers are needed both hardware and software. Microsoft front page is a software needed before constructing the site because it is a website design and management tool that is used to add, rename, delete or move around files. It also contains web pages, graphics, documents and multimedia. A good anti-virus or software is important to have for web design to prevent external threats. Backing up the website should be done through emails, where it can be restored if any problems occur. With mobile web design and editing software you can edit your site from any location and it can be viewed on smart phones, PDAs etc. Some website require databases, for example Dynamic websites. This is prepared with fresh information and is easier to update with new contents for the webpage.