Monday, July 27, 2009

Concierges fill many roles

The concierge — literally "the keeper of the keys" in French — has been around since the Middle Ages, when the concierge did just that at the castles of royalty. These days, the concierge is the hotel employee who often sits at a desk in the lobby, available to make dinner reservations, book sightseeing tours and facilitate other activities for tourists.

But sometimes, they're called upon to do much more. More.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Outrageous Hotel Concierge Requests

Concierge comes from the French comte des cierges (“keeper of the candles”), servants who tended to traveling aristocrats in the castles of medieval France. Fortunately, today one need not be nobility or a millionaire to get a concierge to arrange the most dramatic requests. Full Article.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Twitter Concierges

The Hyatt chain of hotels is recognizing the power of Twitter in the hospitality industry by extending its Hyatt Concierge services to the microblogging service with @HyattConcierge.

Guests and former guests simply follow
@HyattConcierge and coordinate details of their stay, ask questions and resolve issues using Hyatt Concierge’s Twitter account. Link.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Harry Potter Theme Wedding

A successful theme wedding has creativity and attention to detail. Of course, you can’t have real potions and spells but a credible imitation might work wonders. To avoid complication, adopt those elements that can be easily incorporated in the Muggle world. More.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Elegant Table Numbers

20 Free Templates from Martha Stewart:

Hotels and restaurants usually provide table numbers for your wedding reception but those are often run of the mill numbers printed on cheap cardboard. If you want a touch of luxury and personalization to your wedding reception, why not try your hand at these DIY table numbers. They are surprisingly easy to do! Link.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

All You Need is Exposure - Market Your Wedding Planning Business

So you have all the necessary staff, equipment, technology, contact and resources already at your fingertips, but you need clientele to drive your up and coming wedding planning business. Exposure is a key component in any business, especially the multi-billion dollar wedding business. After all, it’s a once in a life time (or more than once for some) announcement to friends and family that the couple has found each other. They now need someone to make this moment memorable enough till death or other circumstances do them part.

Lay a good foundation!

Start with a snazzy slogan or a memorable jingle that catches people’s attention. Incorporate it onto your flashy website complete with touched-up photos and dreamy wedding tunes. Remember to stimulate the senses as much as possible so people can linger a bit longer at your site and come back to you when they have done their research. The more information you can provide on your website, the more engaging your wedding planning business will seem. It is an all-service business, so provide your recommendations when it comes to details like where to find gifts for bridesmaids, the perfect church for the ceremony, honey-moon destinations, catering services, tailors, makeup artists, photographers, salons, hotels, live bands, jewelers, etc. – the works! More.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

A New Cable Channel Dedicated to Wedding Planning

A new wedding themed cable channel is on the horizon. Rainbow Media is getting ready to launch a network that will cover nothing but wedding planning programming. Link.

We offer a Wedding Coordination & Design Certificate Program. Link.