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The outlook for the U.S. lodging industry continues to improve, albeit at an uneven pace. According to the March 2011 edition of Hotel Horizons®, PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR) forecasts that U.S. hotels in the main should achieve a 7.1 percent increase in rooms revenue (RevPAR) in 2011. This is... 

Rewritten from GolinHarris presentation at PR News’ conference, session “Facebook as a PR Tool” It can be difficult to build online communities and drive brand awareness for her clients. But Facebook’s latest features are making this job a little easier for PR practitioners. 1. What... 

Today in the Washington Post, Tim Carman who writes a pretty active blog that I follow, All we can eat, mentioned a pretty interesting social medial success story. Here’s what happened… A local chef for Birch & Barley won the People’s Best New Chef for the Mid-Atlantic region in... 

Yup, you read that right. There is actually a group, 14 Stories, which is the first wedding planning firm in the U.S. to specialize in same-sex weddings, has opened the 14 Stories Gay Wedding Institute (GWI). The GWI is the world’s first gay wedding certification course for those in the hospitality... 

Reinforcing the value of our industry’s efforts, MPI unveils its exclusive Getting Business Done insert, marking the second consecutive year MPI has partnered with American Business Journals. This publication delivers valuable One+ content to more than 300,000 U.S. business leaders.  Read More →