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Where do you live on the net? The importance of a good address.
So many times, we see a small business with an email address that leads to hotmail and the like, or the free ones that come with your Internet connection provider so the hosts name is involved e.g. "yourname@hostname.com." This makes you look like an amateur or a business that's not serious.
Ten Ways for Small Businesses to Cut Costs
The process of cutting costs is necessary in a down economy to stay in business. What can be cut? Here are 10 ways businesses report they have saved money.

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How to Turn a Request for a Discount to Your Advantage
When a prospect asks for a discount, what do you do? Many of us simply give it and accept a lower profit on the sale. This is fine if you have a clear reason for giving it. Perhaps you wanted to keep a competitor out, or you never intended to charge the full price you asked for, but what do you do if you don't want to give the prospect a discount and do it simply because you fear losing the sale?
Saying No Can Save You Money
Don't back down when customers want a discount - When was the last time you told a customer "No" when they asked you to discount? And how often are you prepared to walk away from a prospect when they ask for more than you are normally prepared to do? If you're like many sales people, your answers might be, "Not often enough."
Lesson #5: Find Your Comparative Advantage and Step Beyond the Standard
It is one of the Four Seasons’ greatest ironies that despite its tremendous success as one of the world’s premier luxury hospitality companies, it actually owns very few hotels. One of the most important decisions Sharp made early on in the life of the Four Seasons was that he wanted to create a unique business model; he wanted his company to be principally occupied with management, instead of ownership of its hotels.

Hilton Hotels brings brand to Ghana
Inc. Magazine alerts us to an announcement by Hilton Hotels that it will open its first property in Ghana in early 2010.

Best Western India Franchise to add 10 more hotels by 2009 end
In a bid to expand its footprint in the Indian market, Best Western India has plans to foray into metro cities. Best Western has plans to add 10 more hotels to its Indian portfolio, which will add around 800 rooms to the existing inventory by 2009 end. At present, the company has 22 hotels under management and franchise agreements. However, 18 hotels in different locations including Goa, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Pune, Ooty, Mysore, Jalandhar and Ludhiana are in the final stages of negotiation with developers. Besides, Best Western India plans to open a hotel management institute attached to its Bhubaneswar hotel, in the next two years.
Hotel Call Accounting Software - Needs & Benefits
Call accounting systems are used by hotels to charge guests for phone calls, to monitor wake-up and 911 calls, and to improve employee productivity. Hotels are encouraged to use fair and equitable rates when adding markups or surcharges.
Wyndham Hotel Group signs four franchise agreements in India
19th February, 2010: Wyndham Hotel Group has signed four franchise agreements in India, bringing the total number of hotels that the company has opened or under development in India to 14. The Group currently has 7,100 hotels under 11 brands across the world.
Online Marketing Strategies: Bonuses, Discounts, Coupons & Special Orders
There are any number of marketing strategies that can help you improve your sell-through ratio - regardless of whether you are selling online or offline. These include using bonuses, discounts, coupons and/or special orders. Each of these approaches has an advantage, depending on the manner in which they're used. In fact, you can utilize a number of these in conjunction with each other... There are some schools of thought that say that providing your clients and potential buyers with bonuses is better than offering a discount. I certainly full into this camp - I believe that offering a bonus is preferable to offering a discount! Let's take a look at why. e A bonus is meant to attract people to complimentary (tie in) products or services, as well as encouraging the buy-through.
Le Sutra Hospitality mulls franchise expansion
The Bajaj Group of Hotels, branded under Le Sutra Hospitality, is planning to open hotels and restaurants across the nation in the next three to five years. The company is going to invest Rs 300-500 crore for these hotels and restaurants, which will be a mix of both company owned and franchised, confirms a company official.
What Are Some Of The Reasons Why You Should Be Relying On A Travel Agent?
A Travel Agent has contacts with destination specialists and tour operators which helps them to plan a tour effectively. Traditionally, after getting in touch with the travel agents, generally customers had to ask for a quote. Even today almost all of the travel agents offer information about vacation packages, hotels as well as tickets. However, there are limits to the amount of information that is given out by them. A travel agent has at his disposal cost of air-ticketing, rates of some of the hotels and vacation package deals of different range to cater to the tailored needs of individual customers. Customers can find valid information about availability of dates, accommodation facilities etc. Thus not much time is devoted for availing such basic information.

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