This article focuses on the success of using social media and event planning togther. The opportunity to be able to create events on facebook and linkedin is great and easy for the event planners. Social media and facebook changed the way of life for one guys company. He started using facebook to get his name out there and his business has been growing non stop ever since. This is just the way things are now and if you want to keep up with everyone else you must adjust to the way things are now.

This articles focuses on companies setting aside more money for IT investments. They explain how they need to be up to date with everything going on out there and they don't want to be left behind. They are very big on customer relationahip and customer retention. This article refers to all big companies out there including ones in the hospitality industry.

This article is all about Aptech and their new software. This is a web based software and able to work with just one company or be linked to multiple building or properties if you would like. They really see this software helping out in the hotel industry. This is a big tihng in the industry and will help out a lot of companies.

This article focuses on a global accounting system. Their trying to make a generic set up that is user friendly for people worldwide. People are working on this and we will see what it has to offer the hospitality community here in the future.

This article focuses on the top 10 reasons why PMS are successful. The first thing it gets into is the reservation system. You want your guests to be able to reserve rooms quick and easy. The next thing it talks about is revenue management and being able to handle the room rates efficiently. Other areas the article focuses on is front desk work, back office work, room management, billing, commission processing, creating reports, and international features.

This article is all about hotels going green and trying to get LEED certified. The one Boston hotel is doing things like having dual flush toilets, low flow showers, shampoo and conditioner in bulk dispensers, and a roofing material that reflects the sun to save energy costs. Another thing involved with getting LEED certified is getting energy from abouther source, this particular hotel is using the wind. It is expensive to do and doesnt appeal to everyone, hotel managers must figure out whats in the best interest for them and getting people in and out of their hotel.

This is an expo that goes on every year for authors, editors, writers, and all that have to do with the book industry. The main focus of this article is to discuss how popular the E-books have exploded. Many book stores are worried especialy the small time ones as many more people are now just downloading the books.They also talk how Amazon the company is now getting into the publishing world.

This article mainly talks about the use of internet in hotels. For things like email and basic internet use it isn't too bad, but for video streaming and things with high levels of data use they might need to start charging. Travelers are not a big fan of little stupid hotel fee's though. A lot of travelers are now tethering through their smart phones or using a 4G usb drive that connects to their laptops. Hotels need to figure out what they're going to do; travelers have many options so you want them to choose you.

This article is all about how NEWave a company providing software to the gaming indusrty has just been awarded a new contract for seven new properties. They will be installing myCompliance Manager software which has been proven to protect the casino's. In one case where the software has already been installed at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas has proved to save them over $100,000 annually.