World Travel Trends Report
This is the sixth World Travel Trends Report commissioned from IPK International, founders of the World Travel Monitor, and the third covering information disseminated at the ITB Convention during the annual ITB Berlin travel trade fair. It also updates the World Travel Trends Report published following the World Travel Monitor Forum, more commonly known as the Pisa Forum, organised by IPK in San Giuliano Terme, near Pisa, Italy, in October 2007....more
Lean Times for Restaurants
A shaky economy and higher food and labor costs are squeezing eateries. How can chains raise prices and hold on to their customers? ...more
Restaurant puts recycling high on the menu
The Red Stag, which opened late last year, is one of only a few restaurants in the country on its way to achieving the U.S. Green Building Council's nationally recognized standard for environmentally friendly design. It was designed and built to use about half the gas and electricity and 30 percent of the water of a typical restaurant its size. ...more
Objects on Your Plate May Be Smaller Than They Appear
In the last year, a few dozen chefs have come here to the test kitchen of Rastelli Foods, a wholesaler based near Philadelphia, in search of tips about how to trim portions -- preferably in ways that diners won't notice. ...more
