Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration presents Marketing the Hospitality Brand Through New Media: Social, Mobile & Search ITHACA, N.Y., Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — eCornell and Cornell University announce today the launch of a free online course focused on training hospitality professionals in the new media marketing skills needed for professional success. Marketing the Hospitality Brand through New Media: Social, [...]
Nevada Magazine To Host Weekly Radio Show
Nevada Magazine Weekly Radio Show Listeners around the world can hear it on Fox News Radio or Renegade Radio NEVADA (Jan. 3, 2013) – Nevada Magazine, the official state tourism publication for 77 years, has partnered with Reno-based Nevada Matters Media to host a weekly Nevada Magazine radio show. “In almost four decades I have never been involved in a [...]
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The airline promising Las Vegas thrills, holographic image safety briefings, as well as full reclining luxury beds in first class is back on the horizon. Armed with over $35 million, a soft aircraft market, and an experienced management team at the helm, LV Air makes strides towards a launch in 2013. The company [...]
Acquisition of Ameristar Casinos, Inc. May Not Be in Shareholders’ Best Interests
SAN DIEGO and LAS VEGAS, Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Shareholder rights attorneys at Robbins Umeda LLP are investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of the law by members of the board of directors of Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASCA) in connection with their efforts to sell the company to Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK). On December [...]
Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson talks to CNN’s Ali Velshi
In case you missed it: Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson talks to CNN’s Ali Velshi
Sector Employment Shifts around the World
The United States and other industrialized nations have experienced an employment shift away from the goods-producing sector and toward the service-providing sector in recent decades. In 1980, agriculture accounted for 3.4 percent of employment in the United States, and that share had fallen to 1.6 percent by 2011. Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom had similarly low shares of their [...]
Industry Group Keeps Wheelchair Users Out of Pools
As Record Numbers Expected to Travel, Leading Hotels Block Access to Pools for Americans with Disabilities Hotel Industry Group, Representing Nation’s Largest, Corporate Hotel Chains, Keeps Wheelchair Users Out of Pools; Attempts to Roll-Back 22-Year-Old ADA Protections WASHINGTON, DC – The Fourth of July holiday is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the year, with millions of [...]
President Obama Still Isn’t Working For Nevada’s Job Creators
“For more than three years, President Obama’s rhetoric and record have left Nevada’s job creators in a bind. Instead of pushing pro-growth policies that will help improve our economy, President Obama has repeatedly made it harder for businesses to grow, thrive, and create new jobs. As president, Mitt Romney will get to work on day one to give job creators [...]
Occidental Vacation Club Reporting Membership is on the Upswing
May 30, 2012 (SANTO DOMINGO, DR) –Occidental Vacation Club, a division of Occidental Hotels and Resorts (Madrid), is reporting that sales are on the upswing at the all-inclusive group of resorts. According to Luis Namnum, President of Occidental Vacation Club, “We were proud to be listed near the top of the leaderboard among timeshare resorts in active sales according to [...]
Researchers: Moms Need More Than 6 Weeks Maternity Leave
NEW YORK CITY – Pointing to evidence that newborns benefit greatly from breastfeeding, and other sustained, physical, nurturing contact with their mothers, and that six weeks of maternity leave is often not enough time for adequate recovery from childbirth, researchers at the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) are recommending that U.S. policymakers establish 14 weeks of universal paid [...]