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Expedia: Bad for the Traveler, Bad for the Hotel
December 26, 2012
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Reblogged from Luna Blue's PlayaZone: There is a lot of talk in the news these days about the difficulties facing small business owners around the world. Nowhere are these difficulties felt as deeply as in the travel industry. The rapid growth of the control of travel by big business with its multi-billion-dollar internet and advertising […]
Hotel Confidential: The Electronic Divide (Boomers Confused)
May 14, 2012
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Once upon a time in hotel-motel land. A good hotel had a color TV, air conditioning and a pool. The remotes had eight buttons, the air conditioner had controls right on the unit or if it where an upscale hotel it had a thermostat on the wall. A thermostat much like one would have at […]
HOTEL CONFIDENTIAL: “And now the News”
February 15, 2012
One hundred and fifty rooms and one general use television. A Zillion years ago, Americans had three news choices. ABC, NBC and CBS. With cable ,there are more than three dozen. The big players are the networks followed by CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. Most guests in the morning want’s a news show its a […]
Married to a pedophile
December 7, 2011
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When a detective showed Jasmine a video of her husband confessing to sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl, she says, “It was like a knife through my heart.” The 43-year-old creator of HealingWives.com, an online support group for women with similar experiences, explains, “I felt like a victim myself — I mean, in an instant, my world […]
Room 108 (a true story)
July 27, 2011
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James Berry has worked at a number of Sacramento area hotels as a night auditor. He likes working nights alone, avoiding much of the drama that takes place during the day between co-workers and management. Graveyard isnt for everyone, it changes your life, your awake when everyones asleep and your asleep when everyone is awake. It effects your […]
June 6, 2013
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