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Chinese TV Host Yang Lan Stays True to Self to Build Empire

TV host Yang Lan is one of China's biggest celebs. Will the propriety and pragmatism that got her there keep her from becoming the mogul she wants to be? A story of fame, ambition, and reality in modern China.READ»

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Luxury Resorts Will Bring Jobs to China Beach

During the Vietnam War, U.S. soldiers headed to China Beach, a stretch of pristine sand near the port city of Da Nang, for R&R. But that 10-km-long beach isn't particularly restful or relaxing these days, as it undergoes an ...READ»

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Jon Petz - Motivational Keynote speaker for top Franchise Org

Finishing the day as the Keynote speaker for one of Inc Magazines top rated franchises, PLUS, putting me up at the fancy Hyatt at Coconut Point...makes Jon a happy man. Special thanks to Pam for helping make that happen and for ...READ»

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Gene Sartin

Transition Companies International Buyers Forum 2009 The Transition Companies (�TTC�) has held yet another successful International Buyers Forum (the �Forum�). This time the Forum was held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in ...READ»

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Standing Out in 2010: Rise of the Differentiation Diva

Statistics show that the average American is exposed to between 250 and 850 advertising messages each day. Many of these messages don’t make a difference, but the ones we pay attention to stand out for a reason – the product is unique, special, and most of all, has value. Over the past few years, consumers have changed their...READ»

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Prime Access's LGBT Media Strategy

Howard Buford, 50, has created LGBT-targeted advertising for companies such as JPMorgan Chase, Hyatt, and Showtime. Each year, Prime Access reports on which brands are perceived to be the most and least gay-friendly.READ»

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Heard of Allegiant Air? Why It's the Nation's Most Profitable Airline

Why Allegiant Air is the nation's most profitable airline, soaring amid the slump in travel.READ»

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Internal Branding Conference

Are your internal brand messages getting crossed up with your external branding efforts? Untangle the mess through August 6 at the Internal Branding Conference, where speakers from such high-profile organizations as Hyatt, AAA, and ...READ»

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The UAE's Not Dead Yet: Three Stunning Buildings Near Completion [UPDATED]

Images of the futuristic architecture being planned for Dubai and Abu Dhabi conjure an era before the economic meltdown--what will happen to all those construction cranes sitting prone in the desert now? It turns out that a ...READ»

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Offset Your Carbon Footprint With A Cocktail

TRU Organic Spirits is putting the friendly back in environmentally friendly. Not only are its lemon- and vanilla-infused vodkas and their aromatic gin completely certified USDA organic, but the Monrovia, California-based ...READ»

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Live From Greenbuild 2008: 30 Years, Now a Movement

30,000 architects, engineers, chemists, and designers gather in Boston for one purpose: how to solve environmental crisis through design. Will the movement survive the recession?READ»

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High-Speed Hotels

Just a few short years ago, trying to connect to the Internet from your hotel room was an iffy proposition, with many older properties having noisy phone lines that resulted in extremely low-connection speeds. Today, most major business-oriented hotels offer some form of high-speed Net access -- either wired (Ethernet) or wireless (Wi-Fi).READ»

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Framing a Travel Strategy

Travel policies aren't designed just to keep costs down. You also need to consider your team's needs, the system's ease of use, and convenient locations and schedules.READ»

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In Search of the Business Class Room

The thought "Oh, no!" coupled with a big sigh is my automatic reaction to finding myself in a hotel packed with vacationers or, worse, wedding guests.READ»

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Airport, Data Port II

This edition of Transit Authority is the second installment in Fast Company's airport-by-airport Internet access guide.READ»

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Financial Women's Association Honors Exceptional Women in Business

At the annual dinner of the Financial Women's Association held at the Grand Hyatt in New York last week, two high achieving women were honored with the titles of private and public sector women of the year. Evelyn Lauder, ...READ»

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8 Million Pieces of Paper to One!

I am an amazing organized person except for when I travel. For some reason, I carry 20 different sheets. Flight info, hotel info, googled directions, etc…. Even worse with the 10 emails shared with my wife and assistant with all ...READ»

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The Brand Called Obama

Win or lose, Barack Obama's rise changes business as usual for everyone. Here's why.READ»

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The World's Most Innovative Companies

We canvassed the experts, analyzed the products, and crunched the numbers. From visionary upstarts to storied stalwarts, here are companies that dazzle with new ideas -- and prove beyond a doubt how business is a force for change. We call them the Fast 50.READ»

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Instant Feedback - Part 2

More panel responses to the May 07 article "Lessons From the Tarmac."READ»

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There's No Meetings Like Business Meetings

Broadway isn't the only place to see a show. Some companies use theater groups to stage their meetings.READ»

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Hondas in Space

The ex-CEO of PayPal is spending a fortune to prove you can build rockets faster, cheaper, and better. Innovation, it seems, isn't always rocket science.READ»

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Recipe for Success

How do you launch a software business staffed by Web-wary employees and targeted at a tech-averse audience? Start with passion, add funding, season with experience, and serve.READ»

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Nightmare in Boomtown

Mark Seidenfeld was just another American cashing in on the post-Soviet boom. Then one bad deal in Kazakhstan sent his life into a spiral of extortion, siberian prison, and frontier justice. A cautionary tale.READ»

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Fast Talk: Hyatt's Vertical Jump

Grahame Carder VP, Marketing, Hyatt International Asia Pacific Hong Kong, China Grahame Carder, 50 (pictured in front of the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong), heads Hyatt's Asia operations. In anticipation of the Olympics, the new ...READ»