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Events and Attractions
Media, Publishing and Sales
News from our Home Office and
some of our Markets
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Travel and Technology
How to Have a Stress-Free and Enjoyable Business Trip
by: Amos Faulkner at: DoMoneyWell.com
Business trips can be a great way to network, gain new perspectives, and meet potential partners and clients. However, they can also be exhausting and overwhelming. That’s why it’s important to find ways to make the most of your business trips so you can come back feeling refreshed and ready for the next one. Continue Reading
Tips to Make Sure Your Pets Are Looked After While You Travel This Summer
by: Amos Faulkner at: DoMoneyWell.com
Summertime should be a time to travel and take a happy break to visit loved ones. Yet, for pet owners, there is always the worry of finding good, inexpensive pet care. However, as Front Desk USA points out, that need not be the case. Continue Reading
5 Ways to Secure Your Home for a Seriously Stress-Free Vacation
Are you planning a trip soon? Worried about how to keep your home safe while you are away? Spending time worrying about your home is no way to spend your vacation. Luckily, there are some fairly simple steps you can take to secure your home before you leave, and make sure you have a stress-free, safe trip: Continue Reading
Packing for a #cruise? @AAA_Travel shares what NOT to bring in your bag! @nateclaydiller These items are banned on cruises. Read this before you pack. Much like airplanes, there are a number of items you cannot bring on a cruise ship, and some may surprise first-time passengers. www.usatoday.com AAA to Provide Roadside Services through Apple’s Roadside Assistance via Satellite on the iPhone 15 Lineup via @AAAnews AAA to Provide Roadside Services through Apple’s Roadside Assistance via Satellite on the iPhone 15... ORLANDO, Fla. (Sep. 12, 2023) – AAA is excited to announce that users of the newly announced iPhone 15 lineup,... newsroom.aaa.com Keeping hotel employees and guests safe is a TOP priority! Are you in Miami this week for the Independent Hotel Show? Don't miss AHLA's Lauren Pravlik's presentations:
I spoke with the @WashTimes about the dangerous ballot initiative looming over Los Angeles that would force hotels to place homeless people in vacant rooms next to paying guests, putting hotel employees and guests in…
🔴 AHLA: A National Voice for Independents
Thursday, Sept. 21, 3 p.m. at the Business Center
🔴 What Does It Mean to Provide a #ResponsibleStay?
Thursday, Sept. 21, 3:30…
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Hospitality: Restaurants and Lodging
Restaurants should be aware of the @FDA's new Traceability Rule. Is your restaurant ready for the changes beginning in 2024? Preparations are recommended well in advance, and resources are available to assist operators in following the new rule here: https://bit.ly/3PnuuuJ To ensure #foodsafety in restaurants, #healthinspectors focus on proper food storage to prevent cross-contamination, maintaining safe temperatures, emphasizing good personal hygiene among staff, and adhering to strict sanitization protocols. Hello! 👱♀️ Step into your Barbie World and experience the magic in our super fun Barbie-themed suite at @hiltonbogotacorferias. 🎀 💖 ✨ Tag a doll (friend) you'd love to have a dream getaway with! From the Piña Colada’s birthplace, to so many other Hiltons around the world. Happy #NationalPinaColadaDay! How are you celebrating?
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Our new #MarriottBonvoyMoment is served, and it's more delicious than ever 🤤 Enjoy a dinner for two at three-star Michelin restaurant, The French Laundry, PLUS a meet and greet with THE Chef Thomas Keller! Make it yours here: http://marrbnvy.com/6011PxgNh
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Events and Attractions
OH BOY! ✨ Gear up for magical miles at the Happiest Place on Earth with a first look at the finisher medals for the #runDisney 2024 @Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend presented by Honda! #MedalMonday #DisneylandHalf
These chilling Characters of the #Disneyland Resort have awakened and are ready to greet you with open arms, but...are you ready? #HalloweenTime 👻 🦇
New EPCOT Reimagined merch! 🌐 ✨ Celebrate the past and present of EPCOT with this exciting collection coming soon to Creations Shop and select locations around the park: http://di.sn/6014PfYY8
As the 150,000th Disney wish granted through @MakeAWish, Mikayla’s wish to perform at Disney came true during @WaltDisneyWorld’s largest wish-granting event ever! 🎤✨ Take a behind-the-scenes look now: http://di.sn/6019Pfg5F
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Media, marketing, publishing and sales
Video Marketing 101 for Hotel or Hospitality Management Businesses
by: Amos Faulkner at: DoMoneyWell.com
Video marketing can be a fantastic and cost-efficient tool for people in the hotel and hospitality management business. According to Forbes, short-form video content is especially marketable and popular thanks to its universal accessibility. Video marketing is also a great way to get more backlinks, increase conversions, and generate more leads. That said, creating effective videos requires time and effort. Here’s how it’s done. Continue Reading
Essential Tips for Buying Your First Investment Property
By Erin Reynolds, diymama.net
There are many great reasons to invest in a rental property—passive income, predictable cash flow, tax benefits, and real estate appreciation to name a few. However, buying a rental does come with its fair share of work. To ensure your rental business is a success, you’ll have to calculate the costs involved, make a plan to mitigate risk, and determine how you’re going to manage your rental as efficiently as possible. Continue Reading
Small Business Owners are always running low on time! These Apps can give some back.
by: Amos Faulkner at: DoMoneyWell.com
As a small business owner, you likely spend more time at work than you do with your family. You have to use your 24 hours wisely, but it’s difficult when you have customers, vendors, and employees coming at you from all directions. Fortunately, technology is here to help. Continue Reading
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News from our Home Office and some of our Markets
We trust our team of publishers to create the products and services that help millions of guests who use our maps to have a more enjoyable stay in the community they are visiting. We take a lot of pride in offering the best possible product to our hotel partners. And working with the area’s best businesses is a lot fun. Our brands offer significant income potential to publishers because our advertisers see significant return on their exposure to hotels guests looking for their products and services. We’re looking for more like-minded entrepreneurs who want to join us.
You can learn more about our Product, Process and People here.
Social Media plays a big part of our digital product. Each map area manages a Facebook page that highlight their sponsors/community Facebook posts. Below is our Facebook company page and several of our map area pages. Which can also be viewed on each map area page.
Just a reminder! All over the Southeast we have temps way into the 100's. So, Carl says be mindful of where your best buddies are walking!
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We love following Samantha Brown. Many times we have learned something new about this great country of ours.World traveler Samantha Brown, shares her favorite road trips to take in the USA!🏕️🏕️ bit.ly/42LLJdM
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When life gives you tough choices, order chicken tenders and dip your way to happiness!When life gives you tough choices, order chicken tenders and dip your way to happiness!
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Front Desk USA is more than a pretty piece of paper
It means business for your business. With over a 1,000 hotels currently using Front Desk USA maps and tens of thousands being viewed by hotel guests each day, Front Desk USA is the, “go-to” visitor information guide for hotels. The maps are designed to assist hotel guests with questions they may have about the area around the hotel. Our maps are custom drawn to be specific to a geographic area. This means an advertiser can reach a specific number of hotel guests in their area. Front Desk USA maps focus on categories that are most important to hotel guests such as where to EAT, where to SHOP and where to PLAY. Publishers monitor hotels to ensure adequate inventory at all times. Hotels can order additional maps anytime at no charge. Now we have added custom welcome website pages creating even more opportunity for exposure from additional marketing and promotions using social media. Just search Facebook for Front Desk USA.
About Front Desk USA:
Hotels have at their fingertips all of the information they might need to guide their guests. Our maps can answer almost any question a guest might ask the hotel staff about the area around them. Many of our maps cover large metropolitan areas, and our maps assist guests with making their way to airports, etc. The maps pinpoint selected area restaurants (EAT) that are family-friendly fun and which have the best tasting food in the area of course. The maps also include shopping areas (SHOP) and pinpoint pharmacies and hospitals, etc. Area attractions (PLAY) are also are pinpointed, like museums, golf courses and parks and amusement venues.
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