http://www.deblauwpurchasing.com/blog Your Vision... Achieved! Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:12:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You may be surprised to find that the best time to renovate is in an economic downturn. This article by Doug Fielder gives many reasons why it is important to keep your hotel fresh and current especially in times of heavy competition! Renovate in an economic downturn? http://www.deblauwpurchasing.com/blog/?p=129 The concept of being responsible for our actions seems to be one that is out of a lot of people's grasp these days, whether in the business world or in our personal lives.  It is amazing how hard it is for anyone to admit that something was their fault and ... http://www.deblauwpurchasing.com/blog/?p=125 I typically don't make New Year's resolutions. I think that people throw some huge commitment out there that most of the time they can't stick with anyway, but try like heck for a few days, until they fail and say "oh well". This sounds very pesimistic, however I believe that ... http://www.deblauwpurchasing.com/blog/?p=120 Often times I find myself telling prospective clients that we provide a value added service and today I had someone ask me what that means. He said that he has often heard it, but really did not know. This question made me take a moment and pause to reflect on ... http://www.deblauwpurchasing.com/blog/?p=112 "Developing a resort or a mixed-use hotel development is neither for the dilettante nor the hotel-unsophisticated developer"... and that is why you hire a well seasoned company like DeBlauw Purchasing to help you through every step of your development! http://www.hotelsmag.com/blog/630000663/post/1030051303.html?nid=3457&rid=16077555 http://www.deblauwpurchasing.com/blog/?p=108 I was recently in the waiting room at my Sports Medicine Doctor's office, paging through "Allure" magazine (I had to start with my whereabouts so that no one would think that I actually bought Allure Magazine).  I came across a great article, which I would add a link to, however the ... http://www.deblauwpurchasing.com/blog/?p=104 Edward de Bono: The winner is the chef who takes the same ingredients as everyone else and produces the best results. Jack Welch: Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion. Jay Abraham: You are surrounded by simple, obvious solutions that ... http://www.deblauwpurchasing.com/blog/?p=88 EcoGreenHotel, in collaboration with DeBlauw Purchasing, Pineapple Hospitality, and others, has launched it's new online store, providing green products to the hospitality industry. Read more: http://www.ecogreenhotel.com/blog/?p=306 http://www.deblauwpurchasing.com/blog/?p=80 The U.S. Travel Association says modest increases in leisure, business and international inbound travel in 2010 will create 90,000 new jobs. The group forecasts leisure travel to rise 2 percent next year, business travel to rise 2.5 percent, and international travel to the U.S. to rise 3 percent. http://www.deblauwpurchasing.com/blog/?p=77 Just received this email from a colleague and found it very interesting: We've all had them. A proposal that goes nowhere - sometimes the very one you've worked the hardest to win! In this economy especially, we can't afford to waste time with the wrong prospects. Consider these three signs that ... http://www.deblauwpurchasing.com/blog/?p=72