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Public Toilet Design: From Hotels, Bars, Restaurants, Civic Buildings and Businesses Worldwide (Trends in Architecture) (English, French and Italian Edition)

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

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A really well-designed public toilet is a rare and welcome discovery. It adds greatly to the impression made on a building's users -- whether in a restaurant, mall, airport or hotel. And, in the case of public toilets in parks and streets, a clean and aesthetically pleasant public toilet leaves the user with a positive opinion of the city as a whol[Read More]

Managing Hotels Effectively: Lessons from Outstanding General Managers

Saturday, December 26th, 2009
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Covering the fundamentals of hotel management, this work provides hospitality professionals with the theories, background, and practical skills they need to be successful general managers. It is based on interviews with 53 general managers from hotels of varying size and management approach.

Tourism And Hotel Development In China: From Political To Economic Success

Sunday, December 6th, 2009
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Examine the reasons for the rapid growth of China’s tourism industry Tourism and Hotel Development in China: From Political to Economic Success is a comprehensive guide to the development of the tourism industry in Mainland China following the end of the Cultural Revolution. Conceived as a textbook but equally valuable as a professional resour[Read More]

The Hotel on the Roof of the World: From Miss Tibet to Shangri La

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
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On a par with the best of Bill Bryson and Pico Iyer, Alec Le Sueur's bestselling insider account of life at the world famous Holiday Inn, Lhasa, Tibet (altitude 14,000 feet) pits Communist owners against capitalist manager to create a chain hotel in Shangri-La. Against all odds, heroic Tibetan workers fight with Chinese bosses who turn off the hea[Read More]

Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective: Insider Tips on Getting the Best Value, Service, and Security in Accommodations from Bed-and-Breakfasts to Five-Star Resorts

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
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Indispensable information for away-from-home lodging, from the author of the New York Times bestseller The Travel DetectiveIn Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective, America’s best-known and most trusted travel authority reveals the insider knowledge that can make every hotel stay as comfortable as (and sometimes even more cost-efficient than) h[Read More]

Bed in a Tree: and other amazing hotels from around the world

Sunday, November 15th, 2009
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A handpicked selection of 27 extraordinary hotels from around the world. Every hotel offers an unforgettable and original place to stay. Hotels spotlighted include the Ice Hotel in Sweden, an actual bed in a tree, a room underwater, a wine barrel and even a night in a suitcase! Each hotel entry suggests three interesting, and often unusual, thing[Read More]