Smith Travel Research says hotel occupancy has dropped from 74% a year ago down to 61%. “The entire hotel sector has entered the initial stage of one of the deepest and longest recessions in (more…)

The world’s a smaller place because of home exchanging–a movement that (more…)

An excellent and indepth look at today’s corporate barter world can be found at the link listed below. Three corporate barter professionals provide their expertise on this little-understood segment of the barter community.

The three barter pro’s are: Elliot DeBear, Senior V.P., Director of Account Management for Active International, the world’s largest corporate trading company. Brian McMahon, President & CEO of MAGNA Global Trading and David Smith, CEO of Mediasmith. For a look at the exciting world of corporate barter (more…)

By Bob Meyer

Chip Conley, a 46-year-old with a Stanford MBA, has 35 unique California hotel properties stretching from Napa Valley (more…)

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Health expert Dr. Peter Hanson, author of Stress for Success, says that stress is the (more…)

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You don’t have to make a business trip to get a deduction for your travel (more…)

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National Trade Banc (NTB) is headquartered in (more…)

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It’s interesting to see how industries that are governed by the clock package and (more…)

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Travel was the hot item this past holiday season. Nearly 83% of travel agents received requests for (more…)

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I haven’t spoken to Christel DeHann since she became one of the wealthiest women in the country. But I talked with the 54-year-old German immigrant six months before she picked up $625 million (more…)