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The hospitality industry is a fast growing sector of the global economy. Hotels, motels, restaurants and pubs are not only destinations for tourists or casual diners. The hospitality and supporting industries add to local employment and commerce.

Success in this field requires a combination of good location, efficient management and top of the line customer service.

Opening a motel on a busy vacation route or a hotel near a major attraction is good business. A secluded motel may be scenic, but attracting customers is hard. Pennies saved purchasing supplies and services can mean the difference between profits or losses. A customer who has to wait an hour for a dinner order will not come back and worse, will be all too happy to tell all his friends about the terrible service.

If you are planning to open a business in the hospitailty field, are currently involved or just looking for employment opportunities have a look at these sites for a guide to the best resources for finding hospitality and restaurant industry-related supplies and equipment, career resources, associations and breaking news...

HospitalityResource - Great resource offering several industry-related directories, lists of suppliers and products, associations, meetings and conventions, as well as breaking news and current job postings.

Hotel Interactive - Get breaking news, feature articles, buyers guides, job postings, and attend a virtual trade show. No-nonsense, straigtforward content and design.

Hospitality-Industry.com - News, community forum, and a portal to online industry-related information. Directories to food and beverage suppliers, hotel and restaurant equipment, franchises, design firms, and lots more.

Restaurant Equipment & Supplies - From the Thomas Register, with an extensive directory of American manufacturers searchable by keyword or category including bakery, food service and resturant equipment.

Hospitality 1st - Quick & easy format lets visitors search for industry related news, jobs, schools and related resources, free e-newsletter, listserv.

Hospitality Resources on the World Wide Web - Simple setup, but a fairly complete list of links to American suppliers, associations, schools, and more.

Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management Career Opportunities - One-stop browsing in a comprehensive link list of resources to career & job opportunities, related forums & message boards, associations.

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