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  1. Obama to wear White Sox jersey tonight at All Star Game. Sox dont have much representation in game but have support of most important person
  2. Going to post some "insta-polls" during my Webcast tomorrow. Anything Twitter/social media-related I should ask participants?
  3. Keep "staycation" alternatives coming! "Neighborhood jaunts" "destination tourism at/near home" "intraregional short break holidays" Others?
  4. Looking for a more sophisticated way to refer to "staycations?" How about "intraregional short break holidays"
  5. Less than 24 hours until my big webcasting debut! Hope to see you there bit.ly/tAQej
  6. #HTNG_CIO09 Specifically, what is typically the most expendable IT budget line in hotels? What's the 1st place to look to cut IT spending?
  7. Vegas police are cracking down on unruly casino nightclubs. http://bit.ly/9Aqt9 They couldn't wait until I have my bachelor party?
  8. The Vegas Strip is getting a "huge" video screen. This is the Strip we're talking about, so this thing must be ginormous http://bit.ly/S9IYC
  9. Self-RT from yesterday... UK analyst on how hoteliers there are coping: They want heads in beds regardless of economics http://bit.ly/2hxtEy
  10. Heard from a buddy who's an editor at a competing magazine company. Apparently Twitter is firewalled at their office. That's pretty bad.
  11. @KatieRBromley Yeah, I've seen those stats. Crazy.
  12. Watching Shawn Johnson playing in the celebrity softball game while wearing a White Sox hat. Big fan of that...
  13. @HiltonCancun Yep, Restaurants & Institutions can be found at @chef_recipes
  14. @HotelRevPAR Unfortunately, rate integrity seems to be "do as I say, not as I do." Everyone agrees it's important, but nobody does it...
  15. Our sister mag, Restaurants & Institutions, has posted its ranking of the top 400 restaurant chains. http://bit.ly/14DJ7z
  16. May take advantage of this tip tonight! RT @MarriottIntl Looking to grill best burger? Head chef uses Chuck. Perfect balance of lean to fat
  17. I asked a London analyst how hoteliers there are coping. His answer: They want heads in beds, "regardless of economics" http://bit.ly/2hxtEy
  18. RT @HOTELSmagazine Register for Wednesday's webcast on hotel experiential marketing and social media, hosted by @askirby http://bit.ly/tAQej
  19. Soccer star David Beckham apparently isn't a big fan of Sheraton... http://bit.ly/kvdbL
  20. If money were no object, plurality of Americans would vacation to Australia. http://bit.ly/bgOD5 Where would you go?