Hospitality

The Gift of Kittens in a Flower Pot

Catherine Meeks, Ph.D. | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Kittens, Responsibility, Hospitality, Hope, Grace, Blessings, Gift, Angels, Love, Peace, Compassion, Joy, Contentment, Green News

Early in my life I was told to be careful how I treated strangers because I might be entertaining angels without realizing it. A few days ago a small clan of angels arrived on my patio without my invitation or knowledge.

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Why Do Hotels Ask How Many People Will Stay in a Room?

Quora | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Hotel Industry, Hotels, Quora, Hotel Management, Hospitality, Hotel, Travel News

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Michael Forrest Jones, Beechmont Hotels Corporation. So that no one ends up sleeping on the ...

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A Musical Tribute To New York

Amber Papini | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Hospitality, Tree Fort Studios, Amber Papini, Williamsburg, Merge Records, Band-Tours, Williamsburg Brooklyn, Singing, Video, Arts News

Most of the songs on Hospitality were written in the first few years of my move to New York. There is a New York theme to some of them, and journalis...

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WATCH: How Long-Distance Relationships Actually End

The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Ted Travelstead, Rob Lathan, Kurt Braunohler, Video, Arrested Development, Bob's Burgers, Hospitality, Scott Jacobson, Gabe Delahaye, Alia Shawkat, Alia Shawkat Music Video, Videogum, Hospitality Music Video, Hospitality Friends of Friends, Comedy News

New York City based indie band Hospitality released their first video, "Friends of Friends," on Stereogum today, directed by "Bob's Burgers" and forme...

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A Welcoming Sign to Immigrants in the South

Paul Cuadros | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Immigration Reform, North Carolina Billboards, North Carolina, Hospitality, Video, Latino Voices News

But even as Republican state legislators meet in a special committee to plot their move against unauthorized immigrants specifically, and Latinos in general, a different view is emerging.

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Pepper Spray Hospitality

Michael W. Waters | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: American Consumerism, Black Friday Pepper Spray, Black Friday Shopping, Hospitality, Black Voices Life, Bv-Life, Pepper Spray, Pepper Spraying Cop, Black Voices News

We are a less hospitable nation. Hospitality has been exchanged for a heightened hostility. Let's call it pepper spray hospitality, which is, in fact, no hospitality at all. We are a spray first, ask questions later, kind of society.

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A Church Sanctuary For The Occupy Movement

Jim Wallis | Posted 01.17.2012

It's time to invite the Occupy Movement to church! And Thanksgiving is the perfect occasion. Have some of the young protesters -- the "99ers" as they're becoming known -- from this rapidly growing movement over for a big holiday dinner!

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Close Shaves in Cuba

Michael Kaye | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Cuba, Hospitality, Underdevelopment, Tourism, Travel, Travel News

The first place you should visit to find out about a new country is a local barbershop or beauty salon. The operative word is 'local.' In shops that cater to tourists, you may learn about the other tourists but you won't learn much about the place you are visiting.

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Who Are The Real Sodomites?

Jay Michaelson | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Sodomy, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Hospitality, Sodom and Gomorrah, Young Conservatives, Gay Marriage, Sodomy in the Bible, What Is Sodomy, Bible Interpretation, Conservatives Christians, Gay Identity, Liberty University, Religion News

In Genesis, rape is the means, not the essence, of Sodom's wickedness. Reading the story Sodom as being about homosexuality is like reading the story of an axe-murderer and saying it's about an axe.

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An Evangelical Goes To Mass

Tim Suttle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conception Abbey, Hospitality, Benedictine-Monks, Evangelicals, Monasticism, Spirituality, Catholicism, Ecumenical, Sacrament, Religious Services, Christianity, Christian, Catholic Mass, Lloyd Jeffress, Religion News

Roman Catholic mass can be a stolid exercise, perhaps even more so during Midday Mass at Conception Abbey in rural Nodaway County, Missouri.

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Hosting Thanksgiving Is No Picnic -- Some Survival Tips

Eileen Ogintz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Guests, Hospitality, Thanksgiving 2010, Children, Inlaws, Family, Thanksgiving, Healthy Living News

Besides suggesting some of the relatives might be more comfortable at a nearby hotel, here are my six other tried-and-true tips for surviving the relatives this holiday season.

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PHOTOS: DIVINE DESIGN: 15 Hottest Hotel Lobbies In New York City

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hotels, Art, Plaza Hotel, Hospitality, New York City, Architecture, Design, Slidepollajax, Gramercy, St Regis, Standard Hotel, Interior Design, New York, Arts News

I remember the days when New York City hospitality was defined by such institutions as the Plaza Hotel and the Waldorf Astoria. These hotels were rega...

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Blessed Are Those Who Enter: Sukkot, Hospitality and Home

Angela Himsel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Odyssey, Sukkah, Sukkot, Hospitality, Judaism, Religion News

Sukkot is the holiday that most centers around guests and emphasizes hospitality. This is ironic since a sukkah is a temporary dwelling, not one's home at all.

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No Respect for the Gay and Lesbian Traveler

Matthew Long | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Gay Families, Tourism, Travel Industry, Rainbow Flag, Hospitality, Lesbian, LGBT Rights, Marketing, Gay Travel, Philadelphia, Travel News

I do not understand why the hospitality industry does not do a better job of marketing to GLBT audiences. Drop the rainbow flags and instead educate your staffs.

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Do Bibles Belong in Hotel Rooms?

Paul Robert | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hotels, Motels, Bible, Hospitality, Porn, Travel News

In a motel room in Arizona I opened the bedstand drawer and was surprised to find something unusual: candy and a couple of condoms. I ate a piece of candy and wondered about the contents of bedstand drawers.

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It Is Over When It's Over

Karl Kozel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Good Manners, Closing the Bar, Hospitality, Drinking Well, Last Call, Charleston-South Carolina, Bar Etiquette, Manners, Food News

Serving a drink and then rushing the customer is frankly gouging, and it is a very bad policy to have no matter what type of drinking establishment one runs.

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Guest Blogger Ian Danley in Phoenix: 'I don't want my city to be the Birmingham or Selma in this drama'

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Visa Availability, Leadership, Jim Wallis, Youth, Immigration Enforcement Bill, Hospitality, Children, Immigration, Immigrants, Arizona, Western, Peace, Ice, Citizens, Culture, Politics of Fear, Apartheid, Illegal, Christ, Sb 1070, Visas, Stranger, Disciples, Democracy, System, Leaders, Romans 12, Jesus, Biblical, Families, Moses, Migrants, Governor of Arizona, Immigrant Labor, Bible, Segregation, Churches, Savior, Bill, Law Enforcement, Politics News

On Tuesday, a group of local faith and community leaders, along with Jim Wallis and Noel Castellanos, called on the Governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer, t...

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Ecopreneur: Breaking New Ground in Bangladesh

Kristin Boekhoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hotels, Destination Spa Resort, Hospitality, Developing Countries, Environment, Spa Resort, Environmentalism, Bangladeshi Village, Construction, Bangladesh, Villagers Sustainable Development, Development, Eco Resort, Sustainable, Spas, Green News

"The assistant district commissioner is really angry and has just left." My intern's voice rang in my ears. We were almost an hour and a half late to ...

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How Simple (and Human) Is Your Customer Service?

Ron Ashkenas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hospitality, Technology, Danny Meyer, Customer Experience, Customers, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Financial Collapse, Business News

Simple and human customer service doesn't have to be difficult or expensive. But without it, customers won't have the loyalty to stay with you through tough times, which carries an even greater cost.

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The Faithful Shopper: Faith's March Madness

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hotels, Dining, Retail, Four Seasons Hotel, Hospitality, Jewelry, New York City, Celebrities, New York News

I believe in very thorough "retail research." So, with no further ado, here are the latest set of ideas for your shopping, dining, and relaxation pleasure.

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Is There Such a Thing as Hospital Etiquette for Visitors?

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Surgery, Emc, Rubber Gloves, Casinos, Desert Heat, Palm Desert, Volunteers, Social Workers, Betty Ford Center, Nurses, Dinah Shore, Purell, Eisenhower Medical Center, Walter Annenberg, Tubes, Caregivers, Sun, Hospitality, Hospital Etiquette, Five Star Army General, Bob Hope, Rancho Mirage, Er, Anesthesia, I LIKE IKE, Doctors, Country Club, Palm Springs, Cafeteria, Military, U.S.A., Frank Sinatra, Golf, Or, Sanitized, Healthy Living News

Two weeks ago today, my husband and I drove to Palm Springs from San Francisco for a golf vacation. We were following the sun to escape the rainy Bay ...

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How to Live on $0 a Day: Finding Job Opportunities in a Trickle-Down Economy

Lesley Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Brown, Karl Rove, Economic Crisis, Trickle Down, Economy, Bailouts, Employment, Main Street, Jobs, Roman Empire, Financial Advice, Military, Unemployment, Wall Street, Bailout, Sarah Palin, Financial Crisis, Government Jobs, Wall Street Bonuses, Tarp, Humor, Satire, Comedy News, Comedy, Hospitality, War, Job Growth, Travel, Luxury Travel, Politics, Middle Class, Bonuses, Depression, Recession, Blackwater, Comedy News

Are you one of the many Americans despairing that the trillions in taxpayer dollars spent stabilizing the economy still hasn't translated into job creation? Be patient, grasshopper, work will come.

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No WiFi at the Inn... but Great Hospitality

Terry Gardner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Book Passage Travel Writers & Photorgraphers Conference, Izzy's, Best Western Corte Madera Inn, Hospitality, Wifi, Corte Madera, Marin Suites Hotel, Healthy Living News

I mentally rehearsed our demand on our walk back. I wanted to check out free of charge with as little confrontation as possible, despite our having spent at least a half hour in the room.

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Spiritual Toolbox: Meditation, Including the Kitchen Sink

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Healthy Eating, Sinkies, Conscious Eating, Hospitality, Consciousness, Cooking, Meditation, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Thich Nhat Hanh, Healthy Living News

Here are two ways to allow everything -- including the kitchen sink -- to be an invitation to notice and be thankful for our lives. Even lighting a candle can be meditative.

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"Survivor Package" Offers to Cut Hotel Costs by Eliminating Amenities

Nicko Margolies | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Basic, Hotels, Simple, Business, Hospitality, Recession, Style News

Don't want lights? $89. No towels? $59. No toiletries? $39. And finally, for the coup de grace, you can get your room at the Rancho Bernardo Inn without a bed and only pay $19, plus fees.

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