﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>HVS Library</title><link>http://www.hvs.com/</link><description>The Library items listed include articles, surveys, research and other documentation which has been recently released by HVS and can be informative and helpful to hotel owners, developers, financiers, operators and others related to the hospitality industry worldwide.</description><language>en-US</language><copyright>(c) 2008 HVS. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>30</ttl><item><title>Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - week ending June 28, 2008</title><description>Week of June 22, 2008 to June 28, 2008</description><link>http://www.hvs.com/Jump/?f=2600.pdf&amp;c=3383&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jul 3, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Ten Traps to Avoid with Employee Opinion Surveys </title><description>Employee Opinion Surveys can offer a strong ROI for organziations wanting to improve their business operations and relationships. However, these surveys are often compromised by ten critical pitfalls. Learn about these traps and how to avoid them.</description><link>http://www.hvs.com/Jump/?aid=3382&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jul 2, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Russia Moves Towards More Local Management in Hotels</title><description>Over the past year, the number of expatriate employees in management-level positions in Moscow and St. Petersburg has decreased significantly in 3, 4 and 5-star hotels.</description><link>http://www.hvs.com/Jump/?aid=3378&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jun 28, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>How does Chain Restaurant CEO Compensation Change with size?</title><description>The correlation between the market capitalization and compensation mix for CEO’s in chain restaurants is extremely low, in contrast to the positive correlation between market cap and CEO pay.</description><link>http://www.hvs.com/Jump/?aid=3374&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jun 26, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - week ending June 21, 2008</title><description>Week of June 15, 2008 to June 21, 2008</description><link>http://www.hvs.com/Jump/?f=2599.pdf&amp;c=3376&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jun 26, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Pay to Stay</title><description>At the risk of shareholder dissatisfaction, companies are awarding one-off bonuses to executives to keep them in place during tough market conditions. Is this a fad or do retention bonuses play an effective role in talent management? </description><link>http://www.hvs.com/Jump/?f=2598.pdf&amp;c=3371&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jun 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - week ending June 14, 2008</title><description>Week of June 8, 2008 to June 14, 2008</description><link>http://www.hvs.com/Jump/?f=2597.pdf&amp;c=3366&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jun 19, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Overview of the Japanese Lodging Industry and Its Investment Trends - Past, Present, and Future</title><description>Japan's lodging industry has been shaped by cultural and economic forces that have historically dissuaded many Western hotel brands from becoming participants. However, recent investment trends have opened the door for these brands.</description><link>http://www.hvs.com/Jump/?f=2595.pdf&amp;c=3362&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jun 16, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>HVS Market Intelligence Report: San Antonio, Texas</title><description>Texas’ second-largest city is experiencing growth never before seen in its long and storied history.</description><link>http://www.hvs.com/Jump/?aid=3361&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jun 14, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - week ending June 7, 2008</title><description>Week of June 1, 2008 to June 7, 2008</description><link>http://www.hvs.com/Jump/?f=2592.pdf&amp;c=3358&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jun 12, 2008</pubDate></item></channel></rss>