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Some Online Hotel and Motel Management Schools do not require educational prerequisites or experience for enrollment in their Online Hotel and Motel Management, or Hospitality Management, programs.

Preparation for Hotel and Motel Management used to begin with reception or wait staff. From there, one progressed up the ladder. As hotels and motels have become more commercial and the duties of Hotel and Motel Management have expanded, this form of education for Hotel and Motel Management is no longer an option. Hotel and Motel Management now requires a formal education.

Online Hotel and Motel Management studies have the advantage of not having to commute to classes, no deadline pressures, open-book examinations, learning at your own pace, and enrolling when you are ready to begin. Accredited Online Hotel and Motel Management diplomas can be earned in as little as six months.

Online Hotel and Motel Management studies will include organization, front desk operations, reservations, room service, banquets, purchasing, housekeeping, marketing, staffing, accounting, and security along with other subjects of hospitality and management. Online and Distance Learning degrees in Hotel and Motel Management may include Restaurant Management in the course curriculum.

Hotel and Motel Management can be rigorous, as managers are frequently called upon at any time of day or night. Hotel and Motel Management handles emergencies, requiring excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a great deal of self-discipline. Building a strong background in financial matters, organizational skills, and the ability to focus on details are all important factors for successful Hotel and Motel Management that can be gained through online schooling.

No mountain vacation is complete until travelers have stayed in a cabin. Most mountain lodgings consist of beautiful and historic wood cabins not unlike the ones early settlers lived in. Rest assured that though these cabins look rustic, they often have all of the modern day amenities that people look for in a lodging. There are literally over a thousand different cabin models to choose from. They vary depending on location, amenities, and size. A solitary traveler, couple, or entire family or group will be able to find a cabin to suit their needs.

Mountain cabin rentals provide a great alternative to standard hotels and motels. They can vary in size from one bedroom to over ten. A secluded one-bedroom cabin is perfect for a honeymoon or any sort of romantic vacation. A larger cabin is perfect for a family reunion, corporate retreat, road trip, or any other large group activity.

Cabins can come with all of the features of modern hotels. They can have hot tubs, cable TV, fireplaces, and other comforts. Of course, a major advantage of mountain cabin rental is the mountains themselves. Many cabins are situated within walking distance of the mountains, and have breathtaking mountain views.

Mountain cabin rentals are common in most mountain locales. The types of cabins differ from region to region. For example, colder locales have warmer cabins with fireplaces and other heating options, while cabins located in warmer climates may feature swimming pools. Many cabins are located near ski slopes, hiking trails, lakes, or other outdoor activities. One advantage of cabins is their privacy; visitors are not stuck close together as they are in hotels. Cabins can either be secluded in the mountains or clustered in small groups.

Mountain cabin rentals provide unique comfort and charm to mountain visitors. Cabins often have all of the modern features and amenities of hotels, but in a more private, rustic setting. Different cabins can accommodate groups of any size.

Nelson BC is located in the West Kootenays region of British Columbia, Canada. If you look at a map of British Columbia, the Kootenays are located in the southeast area of the province. Nelson is approximately midway between Vancouver and Calgary. If you are coming from the US, Nelson is approximately a three-hour scenic drive from Spokane, Washington (including time for the border crossing).

The city of Nelson was established on the southern shores of Kootenay Lake in the late 1800’s. Commerce originally centered around mining, forestry and trade. In the early 1980’s, the main sawmill in town closed down and the economy of the city suffered. Since then, Nelson has become more diversified, and along with forestry the area is now well known for it’s arts, culture, tourism, and outdoors opportunities.

If you are planning a visit to Nelson, there are a number of hotels and motels to choose from. The main hotels include the Prestige Inn, the Hume Hotel, the Best Western, the New Grand hotel, and the Alpine motel. If you would like to stay right downtown, your best bets are the Hume, New Grand, or Best Western. These three hotels all have their own restaurants. The Prestige Inn is located right on the shore of Kootenay Lake, if you like to be near the water. If you are traveling by RV, there is a Walmart at the main mall in town. RV’s can often be seen spending the night in the Walmart parking lot.

The main street in Nelson is called Baker Street. Here you will find a diversified assortment of stores and cafes to browse, including fine coffee houses, restaurants, outdoor outfitters, ski and snowboard stores, bike stores, gifts, arts and crafts, and bookstores. If you’re a coffee lover, a stay in Nelson wouldn’t be complete without a taste of locally made Oso Negro coffee. If biking is your thing, you’ll have to make a stop at the Sacred Ride bike shop at the west end of Baker Street. There are three major banks on Baker if you need to access cash. Looking to buy property or a house in Nelson? There are three real estate storefronts on Baker Street where you can peruse photos of Nelson and area realty.

Need some ideas of things to do in Nelson? You could spend some time down at Lakeside Park. There is a sandy beach for swimming or sun tanning, lots of grassy areas for picnics, a children’s playground, and soccer and baseball fields. There is also a heritage streetcar ride that travels between Lakeside Park and the Prestige Inn. You can go swimming indoors at the Aquatic center, which has a full pool, kids pool, sauna, steam room and hot pool. The Aquatic center is located in the newly constructed recreation center, which hosts Nelson’s new hockey arena.

Outside of Nelson, you can travel up highway 31 to Ainsworth Hot Springs (approximately 45 km north) for a day in the natural warm spring waters and caves. The hot springs are directly adjacent to a hotel and restaurant. You can also take the longest free ferry ride at Balfour (35 km north of Nelson) across Kootenay Lake to Crawford Bay. If you prefer mountain biking, park off-highway at the start of any forest road and spend a day exploring on the mountains. Wildlife you may see include deer, elk, moose, cougar and black bears. The highway turn off to the Whitewater ski hill is 10 km south of Nelson. If you park at the highway turn off, you will find the Nelson Nordic ski club cross-country ski trails. Other towns you may want to visit within an easy day’s drive include Kaslo, Ymir, Salmo, Castlegar, Trail, Rossland, and Slocan City.

Travel to Nelson continues to increase, and most of it comes through ‘word of mouth’ advertising. Some who thought they were coming for a visit ended up relocating here, saying they have never seen any other place quite like Nelson. So whether you’re looking for some relaxation, an adventure, or a chance to be revitalized, the odds are you will find it in Nelson.

Here it is almost summer again and swimming pools are one of the greatest places to meet all those hot & sexy single women in those skimpy bikinis you’ve been dreaming about. I’m going to be talking mainly about swimming pools at apartments, condos, country clubs, resorts, hotels and motels.

Here’s the techniques I used successfully to meet and pick up hot & sexy beautiful single women at the pool:

You’re going to need some very important equipment. Your appearance is also very important and you want to make a good impression upon entering the pool area. I would suggest wearing a pair of stylish swimming trunks. GQ, Playboy, and Penthouse magazines offer some good examples. Undergear Catalog offers a real good selection (call 1-800-854-2795 and request a catalog). Also, I would suggest wearing some nice thongs, sun glasses, an unusual hat, and a Hawaiian or surfer shirt. The idea is to create a refined look and not to look like a bum.

Your most important item to bring with you is your ice chest. Stock it with an assortment of liquor. I’d suggest some beer, wine, coke, and pre-made mixed drinks that come in cans you can purchase at your local liquor store. Don’t forget the plastic bar glasses! Also, bring your inflatable air mattress and an extra one if possible, and a good-sounding radio.

OK, now you’re looking the part and you’ve got all your attraction ammunition with you. Let’s take it step-by-step using these proven techniques:

You’ve entered the pool area. Make a complete circle around the pool to check out the available women. While you’re walking and you catch the eye of a female you’re attracted to, instantly remark, “Hi” or “Hello” or “It sure is a pretty day isn’t it?” If you get a response, keep walking and make a circle and come back to her.

When you return ask her, “Can I join you?” Most likely she won’t mind. Introduce yourself and offer her a drink. Turn on your radio and ask her if there’s any particular station she would like to listen to. To establish some physical contact, ask her to rub some suntan oil on your back. If you’ve played your cards right and turned on your charm and conversational skills, you should be on your way to some romance and fun in the sun.

I realize it could be expensive to just rent a room for a day, in hope of meeting women. However, it could pay off in big dividends. What you can do to cut down on expenses is to share the room with a couple of your buddies and all three of you go woman-hunting.

Hotels and motels are great places to approach the world’s easiest target for a casual affair (the woman on a business trip or vacation). She’s more relaxed and casual and she’s away from the prying eyes of family, friends, and neighbors. She will let her hair down and she doesn’t have to worry about her reputation or what people think, being that she’s away from home.

The best places to approach women are at the pool, club, or restaurant.

In conclusion, I might add that if you don’t want to rent a room, you can still meet single women at hotels and motels. The clubs are open to the public, so it’s free game in there and it’s a good place to hang out and meet out-of- towners. Also, you can drive to a hotel or motel in your bathing suit and hang around the pool and strike up a conversation with all those women. Be sure and bring a change of clothes with you in case you want to go somewhere afterwards.

Just south of Palm Beach and less than an hour’s drive north of Miami, Florida, you will find the resort city of Delray Beach, Florida, with it’s over two miles of clean well maintained sandy beaches, historic downtown shopping area, beautiful gardens and parks, world class tennis center, golf courses and it’s large variety of hotels and motels.

Looking for a place to stay? Try the Breakers-On-The-Ocean, (561) 278-4501, with it’s picture perfect beach setting and it’s 200 feet of private beach, complimentary beach cabanas, putting green, ocean front suites and ocean view apartments, the recently renovated and restored Colony Hotel And Cabana Club, (800) 552-2363, with it’s 70 guestrooms, all with vinage tropical furniture, fabrics and colors, hardwood floors, unique appointments and Florida works of art, personal air conditioning and operable windows or the Delray Beach Marriott, (561) 274-3200, with it’s soft sandy beach, heated pool, on site spa and fitness center, rooms with private balconys and it’s Marriott service. If you don’t like these hotels there are numerous others to choose from.

Feel like some golf? Check out the Delray Beach Golf Club, (561) 243-7380, a 1923 Donald Ross Design located off of Atlantic Avenue just three miles west of the historic Downtown Delray Beach area. This jewel is a meticulously manicured championship track, and features 6,907 yards and a par-72 or the Lakeview Golf Club, (561) 498-3229, a 3,006 yard, par 60 executive golf course, built in 1972. There are also over 100 other golf courses surrounding the Delray Beach area.

Spend your days, sunning, swimming and playing on the two miles of, clean well maintained, beach. Go scuba diving or snorkeling in the clear warm Atlantic waters. Cruise the calm protected waters of the Intercoastal Waterway. Visit the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, (561) 495-0233, with it’s two museum buildings which house 5,000 Japanese art objects and artifacts, including a 500-piece collection of tea ceremony items, more than 200 textile pieces and recent fine art acquisitions, and it’s 200 acres of expansive Japanese gardens with strolling paths, resting areas, tropical bonsai collection, small lakes teeming with koi and other wildlife, nature trails, pine forests and park and picnic areas. Visit the American Orchid Society, (561) 404-2000, a botanical paradise with thousands of orchids on it’s 3.5 acres of themed gardens and a magnificent display greenhouse. Play tennis at the Delray Beach Tennis Center, 561-243-7360, with it’s 14 clay courts and 7 hard courts, an upstairs pavilion and conference room, and a pro shop with a locker room, racquet stringing and merchandise. Go shopping in downtown Delray Beach, with it’s brick sidewalks, historic architecture, antique shoppes, gift shoppes, boutiques, art galleries and more.

If you want more to do, take a scenic drive down to Miami, stop in Fort Lauderdale on the way, or go up to Palm Beach and go shopping on Worth Avenue. Take a tour of the everglades or go sport fishing. There are enough activities in or near Delray Beach to keep you occupied for a day, a week, a month or even longer.

I just returned from a four-day vacation in the San Diego area, where I stayed at a well-known inn. However, the consumer alert from this experience could apply to any U.S. destination, and to any establishment in the hospitality industry. It isn’t my intent to single out San Diego, which is a lovely town for vacations, with many attractions in the area to visit. These include Mission Bay, Seaport Village, Star of India, Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, the Wild Animal Park in nearby Escondido, shopping malls, and much more.

Since I had arrived at about 3 p.m., I was able to check in at the inn, and make several trips in the elevator up to the fourth floor, with my mismatched, clunky luggage. I even had time to unpack and freshen up, before finding my way to an evening business reception 3 miles away. However, I know now what I didn’t know before — anyone can walk into a hotel that has inside corridors, and get all the way to the top floor without being challenged!

By the time I left at 5:15 p.m., two flyers had been pushed through the door to my room. I put the flyers on the table, and left a light on. When I returned to my room, I read the flyers. Both were from pizza delivery services, and had I not already eaten, I would have been tempted to order from one or the other. The prices seemed reasonable.

Next evening, when I returned to my room from the day’s meetings, two more flyers had been pushed through the door. On the third day, I was back in my room early enough to actually be there, when one of them came through. The person seemed flustered that my security locks were on, and had trouble finding space to shove the flyer through. At first, I thought someone was trying to get inside.

Because I was nervous, I decided to check the Guest Services Directory to verify how to summon help. Obviously, I had checked to see where the Fire Exits were — upon arrival — but I hadn’t bothered to open the directory. (I’d been to this area numerous times before, and stayed at a variety of hotels and motels.) What did I find in the directory but a Consumer Alert on a small laminated card, tucked inside the front pocket. It was underneath a laminated menu from a local restaurant.

To paraphrase here, but to retain the meaning of the verbiage, the alert read as follows: Many pizza delivery companies are putting unauthorized flyers underneath our room doors. Please do not contact any of these companies. Instead, contact the Front Desk at extension “0” for recommended quality restaurants.

This alert should have been displayed prominently in the room, not tucked away where guests were not going to find it. Few guests look in the directory when they are frequent visitors to an area. Perhaps these vendors are harmless people, trying to make a living; perhaps they are not. The fact is they should not have been walking around inside the building.

It did not make me feel safe, knowing that unauthorized persons could so easily get into the inn during evening and night hours, and probably during the day. Worse, they could, and did, get all the way up to the fourth floor, and probably higher. The two additional safety locks, in addition to the lock and the deadbolt on the door, now made sense.

Will I stay at this establishment again? No, I will not. It was enough that the room was very noisy at night, being too close to the freeway on that side. No wonder their online discount was such a good deal.

The lack of security, as evidenced by the pizza flyers, was the last straw. If their hidden consumer alert had been a sincere attempt to protect their guests, it would have been displayed openly. In addition, hotel security should have been walking the halls to foil unwelcome visitors. In a nutshell, fellow travelers, we now have something new to worry about, when making reservations. So, please stay alert, and stay well!

Oh the joys of traveling. Most of us have had both good and bad experiences over the years, but what usually kick starts the trip off to either a fine or poor start is the accommodation. It’s so important for the owners of holiday lodgings to create a welcoming feeling on arrival. Whatever the type of business, there’s never a second chance to make a first impression, and the hotels and motels of the world are certainly no exception to that rule.

Obviously, all the glossy brochures and posters promoting the hotels and motels are going to create great visual impact, but just how much of what we see in these illustrated ads actually bear a resemblance to the places in reality?

The search for fine hotels and motels starts by knowing how to locate them. Years ago this was no easy feat as all we had to go on were a few brochures and a bit of a hard sell from the travel agents. Thanks to the internet, those methods are now in the dark ages of travel and tourism.

The best thing about the booming travel industry world wide is the availability of the hotels and motels that have sprung up literally everywhere. An abundance of places to stay has created some healthy competition among hoteliers and that can only be good for customers in terms of both the quality and affordability of available lodgings.

If you already know you destination or general geographical preference, you can simply hop online and log onto Google or one of the other great search engines out there. With Google at your disposal, just type in your destination and within a millisecond you’ll have a whole bunch of hotels and motel to browse through based on your search terms.

On my last trip to Orlando, I made great use of the World Wide Web a few months prior to the trip. It was so easy to find a choice of 4 and 5 star hotels and up-market motels to choose from. Each one of the hotels and motels that I short listed had their won website. It was just fantastic to get recent pictures of the layout, the rooms, the restaurants and the recreational areas, plus of course, the latest prices and promotions. A few of these places actually had online virtual tours which gave panoramic scrolling views of the establishment.

Whether you are someone who travels a lot on business or just a care-free holiday-goer who loves to take trips, I strongly recommend you do all your searching for hotels and motels online. Even if you have some loyalty in places you’ve stayed for years, why not jump online and see what’s available? You’ll be truly amazed at the variety in quality, location, and cost that’s around these days. Oh, and let’s not forget to mention the terrific promotions that get thrown out there from time to time, and yes, many of these special deals are available to internet booker only.

Oh the joys of traveling. Most of us have had both good and bad experiences over the years, but what usually kick starts the trip off to either a fine or poor start is the accommodation. It’s so important for the owners of holiday lodgings to create a welcoming feeling on arrival. Whatever the type of business, there’s never a second chance to make a first impression, and the hotels and motels of the world are certainly no exception to that rule.

Obviously, all the glossy brochures and posters promoting the hotels and motels are going to create great visual impact, but just how much of what we see in these illustrated ads actually bear a resemblance to the places in reality?

The search for fine hotels and motels starts by knowing how to locate them. Years ago this was no easy feat as all we had to go on were a few brochures and a bit of a hard sell from the travel agents. Thanks to the internet, those methods are now in the dark ages of travel and tourism.

The best thing about the booming travel industry world wide is the availability of the hotels and motels that have sprung up literally everywhere. An abundance of places to stay has created some healthy competition among hoteliers and that can only be good for customers in terms of both the quality and affordability of available lodgings.

If you already know you destination or general geographical preference, you can simply hop online and log onto Google or one of the other great search engines out there. With Google at your disposal, just type in your destination and within a millisecond you’ll have a whole bunch of hotels and motel to browse through based on your search terms.

On my last trip to Orlando, I made great use of the World Wide Web a few months prior to the trip. It was so easy to find a choice of 4 and 5 star hotels and up-market motels to choose from. Each one of the hotels and motels that I short listed had their won website. It was just fantastic to get recent pictures of the layout, the rooms, the restaurants and the recreational areas, plus of course, the latest prices and promotions. A few of these places actually had online virtual tours which gave panoramic scrolling views of the establishment.

Whether you are someone who travels a lot on business or just a care-free holiday-goer who loves to take trips, I strongly recommend you do all your searching for hotels and motels online. Even if you have some loyalty in places you’ve stayed for years, why not jump online and see what’s available? You’ll be truly amazed at the variety in quality, location, and cost that’s around these days. Oh, and let’s not forget to mention the terrific promotions that get thrown out there from time to time, and yes, many of these special deals are available to internet booker only.

If you’re like me, choosing a hotel in a strange town makes you nervous. The Internet might be great for rates and accommodations, but the listings can’t give you a feel for where those hotels and motels are located and what their neighborhoods are like.

Last year, I made reservations with fingers crossed for hotels in Little Rock, Arkansas; Jackson, Mississippi; and Dallas, TX. I don’t know those cities and so the hotels’ sddresses might just as well have been written in Sanskrit.

Fortunately, the hotels I picked (with one exception) were all in nice areas and were to close to either shopping or areas of historical interest.

Here are a few guidelines for choosing a hotel in Denver.

First, hotels with a Quebec Street address were all built near our old Stapleton Airport. Today, what was Stapleton is now homes and chain stores such as Office Depot, Best Buy, and so forth. This means hotels with a Quebec Street address should be okay. However, Quebec Street is east of downtown Denver, putting it 45 minutes to an hour from the mountains.

If you want to stay out west, the Holiday Inn, Lakewood, is at 7390 W Hampden Ave., which puts you much closer to the mountains than the hotels on Quebec. And Days Inn West is in Golden, a fun, little city west of Denver and is practically in the mountains – if mountains are important to you.

Loews Denver Hotel at 4150 E Mississippi Ave. is about 20 minutes southeast of downtown Denver and very close to I-25, our main thoroughfare north to south. The neighborhood is good and there is shopping nearby.

A couple of my favorites are Four Points by Sheraton on Colorado Blvd. It’s just five minutes away from Cherry Creek Mall and 15 from downtown Denver. I like both its price and location. Another I would recommend is the Hampden Inn and Suites at 4150 E. Kentucky.

Any hotel is Centennial, CO is probably okay. Centennial is a newly incorporated city on the south side of Denver. Hotels in Centennial you might want to check out include the Candlewood Suites, and Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites South.

Hotels in Englewood are also okay, assuming you stay southeast and near the Valley Highway (I-25). This would include Courtyard by Marriott, Destination Hotels and Resort, the Fairfield Inn by Marriott, and Homestead Studio Suites. Most of the hotels in Centennial and Englewood are easily accessible via I-25 and are situated in landscaped business parks. Great shopping can be found about 20 minutes away at the Cherry Creek Mall, or Park Meadows Mall.

Hotels that have a Peoria St. or East 32nd St. address are probably out by Denver International Airport. There’s nothing wrong with them but they are a considerable distance from both shopping and downtown Denver. They’re fine if you’re just spending a night in Denver before flying on to another location.

Finally, if you feel like splurging, downtown Denver has some great hotels. I like the Westin Tabor Center, the Oxford, the Grand Hyatt Denver, and Denver’s great, historic Brown Palace Hotel.

Hotel addresses to stay away from? To me, this would include any hotel or motel with an East or West Colfax address (below 15000 West).

The Denver metro area has more than 470 hotels/motels. If you stick to the national chains, you probably won’t go wrong. But here are at least some pointers that might help you make a good decision.