St. Regis Monarch Beach invited Aspire to deliver reservation sales training and Amy took the opportunity to show gratitude for the experience while she was there! This stop on the Aspire Gratitude Tour took us to Dana Point, California where agents appreciated the training and had wonderful things […]

Aspire coach Kendall visited MileNorth in the Windy City to deliver a training program in reservations sales and getting this team up to speed was a breeze! Every time we visit a client, whether they are new or a long-time partner, we are grateful for the opportunity to impact lives by helping them […]

It is with great pride and appreciation that we announce Aspire's 20th anniversary year-long celebration…the "Living with Gratitude" tour.

“Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.” Janis Joplin

Revenue Management continues to change rapidly.  The days of “right room, right person, right price at right time” have long disappeared. Keeping up with the latest trends and keeping staff well educated is increasingly expensive and difficult. Outsourcing a property’s Revenue Management has become […]

Renie Cavallari is pissed about the laziness in sales going on now. If you want to go out and make something happen, it is up to you. Sales people are saying things like, things are not happening, no one is calling me. It starts with picking up the phone, know who you are going to talk to and give […]

“We know what it takes to stand out and its not standing still”

To Millennial and beyond – The travel journal of Xers and Ys

1.    Understand that “Girlfriends” go shopping for their Girlfriend Getaway options and the internet is the first place women go to shop these days.  Have a girlfriend getaway tab that shares special girlfriend getaway services, amenities, Getaway Tips and packages.

This was forwarded to me from a LinkedIn discussion group site.  These are the things meeting planners are thinking about these days.  It shows great insight into the minds of our customers in the hospitality, resort and leisure market. Some of the ideas are quite clever.