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Unusual Hotels: Meow

by Susan on May 17, 2012

This Hello Kitty Hotel would be my niece’s dream come true. It might be time for a trip to Taiwan! Source: realestate.msn.com via Susan on Pinterest

Interview Questions for Hotel Sales Managers

May 14, 2012

Here are some of my favorite questions to ask when interviewing hotel sales managers: Tell me about a specific time when you have had to be creative to close a piece of business. What happened? What did you do? Why was it important to win this business? Tell me about a time when you got [...]

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Unusual Hotels: Oil Rig Pods

May 10, 2012

At this capsule hotel at the Hague in the Netherlands, you stay in an orange survival pod from a 1972 oil rig. Claustrophobia, anyone? Source: urbanpeek.com via Susan on Pinterest

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Unusual Hotels: Very Dirty

May 3, 2012

Too bad TripAdvisor is no longer running their World’s Dirtiest Hotels list, because this one would totally win – it is made out of dirt. This sand hotel at Weymouth Beach in England took eight days to build. Source: lastminutetravel.com via Susan on Pinterest Here you can watch the sand hotel being built.

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Surprise Bonus Post!

June 26, 2009

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Three Lessons for the Red & Green Ball Skirt Crowd

June 27, 2009

When I started out in business, I was much younger than most of my colleagues. Rather than take advantage of that by playing it up, asking for help, and thus developing life-long mentors, I just pretended like I knew everything and then worked my a$$ off trying to figure it out. This strategy was flawed [...]

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Unusual Hotels: Would You Sleep Here?

February 21, 2012

This is a hotel. Source: google.com via Alexandrea on Pinterest Would you sleep here? What would you be willing to pay?

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Unusual Hotels: Fish Hotel

March 26, 2012

Lucky fish. Source: houzz.com via Jean on Pinterest

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Unusual Hotels: Water-Spewing Volcano

January 26, 2012

Um. How…? What…? And, er, why…? The white-looking stuff on the right is water pouring out of the top. Source: mymodernmet.com via Hollis on Pinterest

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Unusual Hotels: Underwater Hotel

February 16, 2012

This looks so peaceful. I bet it is relaxing as long as you never read Michael Crichton’s Sphere. Source: pinterest.com via Janice on Pinterest

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Unusual Hotels: Bug Hotel

February 1, 2012

This is an example of an insect hotel that gardeners create to attract helpful bugs and redirect bad ones. This one is really artistic and well-designed. But I’m glad it’s not a real hotel…. Source: metrofieldguide.com via Anne on Pinterest

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Unusual Hotels: Would You Sleep Here?

January 18, 2012

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Memory Lane Monday: Swingers

April 16, 2012

The world after September 11, 2001, was a new place. A lot of people compared the shock of it to Pearl Harbor at the time because it engendered the same feeling that you had just been punched in the gut that my grandparents no doubt felt when they heard about the bombing. Everyone was sad [...]

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Facebook Timeline: Using Facebook Timeline for Your Hotel

February 29, 2012

How to Maximize the New Facebook Page Design for Your Hotel Your Facebook page is getting a facelift! On March 30, it will mirror the Timeline design that rolled out to personal profiles over the last few months. To get ready, your hotel should identify some additional pieces of content. 1. A picture to use [...]

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Unusual Hotels: Stay Here? I’d Live Here.

March 15, 2012

Look at this gorgeous place. Source: poppytalk.blogspot.com via Susan on Pinterest This is The Saguaro. I learned about this hotel here on Poppytalk (highly recommend!), and you can book their locations in Palm Springs + Scottsdale here. Just lovely.

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Unusual Hotels: Loisaba Safari Lodge

April 11, 2012

This is the view from a Kiboko Starbed (which you wheel outside to sleep under the stars) at Loisaba Safari Lodge in Kenya. Does anyone know if there are mosquitoes in Kenya? Source: loisaba.com via Susan on Pinterest

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Unusual Hotels: Iglu-Dorf

April 20, 2012

This is the Iglu-Dorf Hotel and Resort in the Swiss Alps. I don’t know about you, but to me this looks like a punishment. And I would never wear a bikini in an igloo. Source: luxscene.com via Susan on Pinterest

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Unusual Hotels: 5th Century Cave Room

April 27, 2012

I have always wanted to visit Turkey. I wonder if this cave hotel has a good Priceline rate? Yunak Evleri Cappadocia Cave Hotel is carved into the side of a mountain and has rooms that date back to the 5th century. Source: blackeiffel.blogspot.com via Susan on Pinterest

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Facebook: A Collection of Weird Things

April 25, 2012

Here are some screen shots I’ve taken of weird things on Facebook lately. In this one, I was checking on Intel’s then-new Timeline, and a Facebook friend’s post mentioning the word “intel” showed up on the right side of the page. Notice that she didn’t tag the company and that the post was from November, [...]

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Cheat Sheet for Facebook Insights

May 7, 2012

When Facebook unveiled the new and improved version of Insights in December, I spent an enormous amount of time studying them so that I could explain them to my clients. I read all of the explanations and tutorials, and I worked through the data. And I still confused the hell out of everyone to whom [...]

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