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Posted on November 21, 2011
Trek Tents has a long history in the manufacturing of family camping tents. Leisurelife (USA) Inc was founded by George Smith, with 40 years experience in the tent industry. as an executive vice president and co owner of Camel Manufacturing. Mr Smith devoted his life to the design and manufacturing of camping tents.
Trek continues to provide high quality products at very competitive price points. Manufacturing for the U.S. Military and family campers alike. Strong success has come with a patented tent used by the Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan. No larger than your frying pan when collapsed, this tent replaces a traditional one person tent. The requirement that military tents be made in the USA, have provided Leisure Life another opportunity to succeed in the camping arena. Mr. Smith also holds a patent for a 3 room tent with gazebo.
LeisureLife’s line of Trek products include canvas and synthetic fabric tents and range in cost from low to medium-high price points. Targeted mainly toward affordable large family camping tents, Trek has also focused on smaller tents used for backpacking and four season expedition quality dome tents. Even though competition is strong through out the camping industry, Trek continues to thrive.
Campers wanting a tent in the $150.00 – $450.00 range, Trek holds a decisive edge. Trek has several priorities, easy assembly and take down, long lasting and durable fabrics, a tent most campers can afford easily. Some Trek tent features include, insulating flies to keep you cooler in the summer, vestibule’s to store extra camping gear, high tech frames and easily accessible shapes. Mr. Smith knew a camper does not want to waste their vacation time with hard to assemble products. Most Trek tents are targeted toward the middle class with a wide range of polyester / nylon and canvas tents.
The flag ship tents are made from canvas, a lot of people that still love canvas tents, which are very durable and can last many many years. Trek also offers screen tents, one made from canvas that has an option of solid walls that can be used as awnings and another with completely self contained frame system so you will never lose any pieces. Canopies are available with detachable walls, these include screened and solid walls with windows.
Trek tents have been shipped and used around the world. Trek has been one of the main suppliers to disaster relief agencies for over 30 years. For a look at the complete selection of Trek tents, screen houses and canopies. All products are available at very competitive prices and most with free shipping. Check out the way real camping is done.
By: Byron Tabor
The Hotel Staff – The Backbone of Operations
Posted on October 05, 2011
The hospitality industry is without question one of the biggest industries worldwide. There are always leisure travelers and businessmen checking in and out of hotels everywhere, every day. But what actually drives the hotel business? It is made up of so many different professions, but it all boils down to one thing: service. That’s why each and every member of the hotel staff is a valuable asset.
The focus of hotels, essentially, lies in providing excellent service. It is very easy to say and to commit to giving the best service possible, but it isn’t an easy undertaking. There’s too much dependence on technology, like when attendants put too much stock in performing tasks on the computer. The personal contact is lost. Still, hotels put a premium on the education and training of their service staff. Having well-trained personnel is the key to achieving success in service.
Given that argument, it’s no wonder that many people hold the quality of a hotel’s service staff in high regard. For an excellent example of the effectiveness of having staff with character, one only has to look at The Egerton House Hotel, currently reigning over all London hotels when it comes to guest ratings. That’s a stunning feat, considering the size of the luxury hotel (30 rooms). Guests praise the character and the appeal of the personnel, leading to a very relaxing atmosphere that is a great contributing aspect to the overall hotel experience.
People who stay in hotels either are on vacation, taking a break from the monotony of their respective lives, or on business. That’s why it is only natural for hotels to provide as much of a stress-free environment as possible. The term “rest and recreation” can’t be more appropriate in the context of the hotel industry and its role in serving its clientele.
Even so, hotels can become quite unsettling for many, thanks to an overbearing attitude or some semblance of coldness from the staff. These are some of the “Deadly Sins of Service” that Karl Albrecht pointed out in his book entitled “At America’s Service.” These things are unbecoming of hotel staff, and make the hotel experience rather disappointing for many.
Some may have substandard staff, but there are also those who are quite notable for going beyond the call of duty. Some hotels take great pains to ensure that guests have the perfect stay, putting a premium on personalization and finding a way to put a unique twist to the standard hotel fare. The staff plays a big role in this undertaking, from the top-level marketing officers to the interior decorators down to the janitors.
The hotel staff is definitely an indispensable piece to the complex mechanism that makes hotels work and succeed. Sometimes, it’s not enough for the receptionist at the front desk to smile and say “Hi.” Guests at hotels value going the extra mile, surpassing the high standards placed on the service of the hospitality industry. After all, cultivating good relations with the guests is definitely a plus for the hotel.
By: Kelvin Kong
A Fast Growing Info Tech Hub For Large Companies
Posted on August 24, 2011
Pune is the eighth largest city in western India. It is around 160 kilometers southeast of the Mumbai state. The town of Pune was existent since 937 A.D. and ruled by the Maranatha Empire. Pune is known as the Oxford of the East and Detroit of India due to the many educational institutions and manufacturing companies. Now, Pune became the top location for IT companies and the highest PC access among families.
The city of Pune has many known IT companies like Tata Technologies, Mahindra British telecom, Wipro, and Infosys.
Tata Technologies Group
Tata Technologies Group is a world leader in providing specialized IT-enabled services and responsible for consultations and product information to their manufacturers. Tata’s customers are the world manufacturers of consumer, aerospace and automotive industries.
Operating companies like INCAT is an independent services company that handles Engineering & Design Services, Products & Information Life Cycle Management, Plant Automation and Customer Relationship Management Systems and Enterprise Solutions. It also provides services such as IBM/Dassault Systemes and Autodesk.
Hence, Tata Technologies iKS, Inc. is providing knowledge-based engineering through e-learning, professional services and trainings for top manufacturing organizations.
Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS)
TCS is an Indian software services and consulting company that provides IT and business process outsourcing ventures. It is Asia’s largest IT firm and the oldest in India established in the year 1968. The company is part of the Tata Group, focusing on financial services, chemicals, energy, telecommunications and the government along with engineering, materials and healthcare.
Tata Consultancy Services Limited is involved in many industries in 2008. These include insurance, high technology banking, telecom and manufacturing. Company expansions continue to grow in Latin America, North America, Eastern Europe and China.
Tech Mahindra Ltd. (TechM)
Tech Mahindra Ltd. is known formerly as MBT or Mahindra British Telecoms. This company is a joint venture of M&M or Mahindra and Mahindra Limited and BT or British Telecommunications PLC. Tech Mahindra Ltd. is the six largest software importer and 2nd largest telecom software provider. A wide array of services from Application Development & Maintenance, IT Strategy and Consulting to Systems Integration, Infrastructure Management &Product Engineering; plus, BPO has been the core strength of the company.
Largest clients include the likes of AT&T, O2, Alcatel-Lucent and BT. The company continues to expand in the major economies of Canada, US, Middle East and Continental Europe.
Wipro Technologies Limited
Wipro Technologies Limited was established as an information technology company in 1980. It is the third largest IT services company in India. They begun to develop its mini computer in 1981 and started developing customized software packages to their hardware clients. Wipro invented their first Indian chip 8086 and began to grow their business in the United States. Wipro Ltd ADRs was listed by 2000 on the New York Stock Exchange.
Wipro has emerged as a multi-corporate and multi-business unit from Infrastructure Engineering, Consumer Products along with IT Products & Services. Among the company’s clients are Compaq, Nokia, Toshiba TEC, Cisco Systems, Symantec, Exel and Emerson Appliance. There is also Goldman Sachs, Sanyo Electric, Fidelity 24/7 and Pacificorp.
Wipro Ltd is spread in over 35 countries with excess revenues of US $5 billion. It became the first IT Services Company SEI CMM Level 5 certified in the global market.
Infosys Technologies Limited
Infosys is a multinational IT services company in Bangalore. It has over 30 offices and 9 development centers with 100,306 professionals. N. R. Narayana Murthy and six others founded the company on July 2, 1981.
Infosys Technologies Limited was rated as the Best Employer by Business Today in India. They also won the Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise for 2003 to 2005 and became one of the global hall of fame awardees. Hewitt Associates also awarded the company as best employer for 2000 to 2002. Infosys is currently having 100 Fortune 500 clients assisted by a growth rate of 1,000 persons per year.
Other IT companies are Veritas Software Inc., Kanbay Inc., Satyam, TCS, Cognizant and PCS. IT parks has led to its construction because of the vast growing software industry in the country. This includes the Magarpatta Cybercity, Rajiv Gandhi IT Park, MIDC Software Technology Park at Talawade, Marisoft IT Park, International Convention Centre (ICC), Kumar Cerebrum IT Park, Weikfield IT Park and others.
Pune’s booming industry has led the way to becoming one of the sought after commercial destinations in India nowadays. They are proud to be one of the few Asian cities marking their name to the field of information technology.
By: David Urmann
Eco Hotels – Sustainable Living For the Tourism Industry
Posted on June 19, 2011Sustainable living is an essential part of the modern world, as society and the various industries strive to reduce the overall carbon footprint by conservation of energy and natural resources. As such, even hotels nowadays are gearing up to help save the earth’s environment. These eco hotels and green lodges are vital for the preservation of our planet.
Hotels need to have a number of characteristics that must be achieved before they can be classified as “eco hotels.” The first thing is being certified by a government unit or an acknowledged third-party organization.
Originally, eco hotels started off as a term for Eco Lodges-with design and location that is heavily nature-focused, as some of them can even be found in jungles. Currently, however, eco hotels as a term has enveloped even hotels in urban locations that have embraced the green philosophy and have established programs to preserve the environment.
There are many ways by which the philosophies of different eco hotels can be applied. In fact, some of these practices are quite simple that even those establishments not seeking certification can use them to do their own part to preserve the environment-even if those are just small ways.
For example, simply using non-toxic cleaning agents and other stuff used for housekeeping, such as laundry detergent and dishwashing liquids, can go a long way towards helping the environment. This is one of the most common practices used by green hotels.
One of the biggest methods of greening an establishment is to make sure the place relies extensively on renewable energy sources. This is where new technology revolving around solar energy or wind energy is used. Sadly, not every establishment has funding to support this, and not all countries have the necessary technology or infrastructure as well.
The use of cotton that is 100% organic is also one of the most common practices. Since hotels use a lot of cotton for many applications-bed sheets, bathing towels, bathrobes, mattresses, et cetera-making sure everything is organic ensures there is no fallout out of using synthetic fabrics.
Fostering a non-smoking environment, designating recycling bins throughout an establishment, using energy-efficient appliances such as lighting fixtures, the application of green vehicle technology for in-hotel transportation-all of these and more also fall under the practices of a green hotel.
Of course, if the hotel does its part to keep the environment clean and green, the guests themselves can also do their part to contribute to the success of the program. By abiding by the rules of the hotel’s green program, guests also help out. Guests can also opt for particular practices to help conserve energy and water, such as re-using towels after only slight usage or turning off the light in their rooms when they go outside to eat or shop.
Everyone has a role when it comes to helping maintain our fragile environment. That is why it is important to consider green hotels the next time you are looking for a place to stay in during your travels. These eco hotels represent a noble initiative by the travel industry in general and the hotel industry in particular-especially since going green is the way of the future.
By: Kelvin Kong