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	<description>With All It Does, Think of All You Can Do</description>
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		<title>Hotel Technology Gets SAAS-y (Yeah. I Went There.)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ccheek</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Guest Loyalty]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at all the problems SAAS software DOESN'T have.]]></description>
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		<title>My Top Ten Places to Visit in Beijing, and Why I Wish I’d Had iRoom</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ccheek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Loyalty]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a fun puzzle – try replacing “Beijing” with “Omaha” and see how quickly this article translates to your last business trip experience.]]></description>
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		<title>Defending RevPar with Value-added Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ccheek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Loyalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GuestSpan - In the News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to pull the MBA card for a moment and respond to Stephen Hennis’ July 20 blog* about room rates and occupancy. The main gist of his blog is to prove that dropping rates to increase occupancy can actually hurt your RevPAR – which is a good message, because it’s correct in theory, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Legacy Burden – How the Hotel Industry Did It Right by Not Doing It Right</title>
		<link>http://www.guestspan.com/blog/?p=54</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ccheek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GuestSpan - In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concierge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guest book]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[in-room technology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology has allowed the lagging hotel industry to enjoy the benefits of 21st-century solutions without the capital expenditure.]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Service – Do we all still need to be reminded?  Probably.</title>
		<link>http://www.guestspan.com/blog/?p=51</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Loyalty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[John Ely wrote an article that was featured in Hotel and Motel Management. The article provides a view into a stay at a conference hotel in which he experienced very good customer service.  However, he observed a problem between the guest service staff and another guest, and this experience still sticks out in his mind. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing role of technology relieves pressure from guest service staff</title>
		<link>http://www.guestspan.com/blog/?p=49</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Company Progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week, I read with interest the press release from Marriott touting its award for the Courtyard GoBoard. Read the article HERE The content is good and the application is generating interest.  From most accounts, the GoBoard starts out as a curiosity for guests, but their appreciation level grows as they use the simple touch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospitality Industry: Guest Intelligence &amp; Marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.guestspan.com/blog/?p=42</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Intelligence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Creating a great guest experience is fundamental to building successful long-term guest relationships and brand loyalty. Hoteliers in the current environment are requiring a holistic view of their guests to understand who they are and what their needs are likely to be. This requires integrating business intelligence (BI) into virtually every facet of their properties’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going Back to the Country Store</title>
		<link>http://www.guestspan.com/blog/?p=24</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>csly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Loyalty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been reading a lot of marketing articles, blogs, white papers, and books lately. All in an effort to become better equiped to bring GuestSpan&#8217;s solutions to market and make the customer want to buy. We have conducted market research, spoken to hotel owners and travelers, attended trade shows and conferences, and pretty much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Too Much Stuff on the Hotel TV</title>
		<link>http://www.guestspan.com/blog/?p=23</link>
		<comments>http://www.guestspan.com/blog/?p=23#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cdalley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hotel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hotel room]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lodgenet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tv]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tv guide]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The hotel television is an overcrowded place where vendors try to make money.  But, it doesn't really work very well.  Here's why...]]></description>
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		<title>HITEC Wrap-up</title>
		<link>http://www.guestspan.com/blog/?p=22</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cdalley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conference]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hotel room 2010]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[GuestSpan walks the floor of HITEC in Austin, Texas.  (Cowboy boots optional)]]></description>
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