02nd November 2009
Sao Paulo is the world’s third largest city and the largest in South America. Described as a “concrete jungle” the city is in constant growth, particularly upwards. The fast-paced cosmopolitan metropolis may not be the prettiest of cities, but offer...
30th October 2009
Pete Swan recently appointed managing director of Australian project management services firm, PM-Partners group, said increased demand for the delivery or management of projects was being driven by a reduction in workforces.
He said with project consult...
23rd September 2009
Switzerland ranks near the top among countries with highest quality of life in the world. The country's most cosmopolitan city is Geneva, which is also one of Europe's priciest. The city surrounds Lake Geneva with stunning views of the Alps and Jura mount...
05th September 2009
Tokyo (known as Edo up until 1868) is Japan's capital and the country's largest metropolis. In the 20th century alone, Tokyo suffered earthquakes, fires and devastating bombing resulting in repeated redevelopment. After centuries of renovation and expansi...
05th September 2009
In this six part Q & A series, I will address the challenges of balancing revenue management and service management.
What is your opinion on revenue Management in hospitality today?
Revenue Management is a multi-faceted strategic approach to pricing...
02nd September 2009
BackChat Mobile slams the Parliamentary report, Phoning Home, Inquiry into International Mobile Roaming, released on 19 March 2009 as offering no solutions to the huge costs of prepaid mobile roaming. Australians are found to be paying too much to use the...
31st August 2009
Introduction
No one will ever be able to convince me that the most challenging component of Project Management is the science behind it. The way in which we need to pull people together to be a high performance team over a relatively short period of ti...
31st August 2009
Introduction
No one will ever be able to convince me that the most challenging component of Project Management is the science behind it. The way in which we need to pull people together to be a high performance team over a relatively short period of ti...
27th August 2009
Laser coding technology is an emerging technology that has improved rapidly in the last 5 years in terms of Speed, flexibility, print area and size. Despite some exciting applications laser may continue be challenged by inkjet coding for use in industria...
24th August 2009
Launched in July 2009, the Nokia N97 is Nokia's response to the ever popular Apple iPhone 3GS and RIM Blackberry Storm 9500.
The features and design are similar to the first touchscreen model from Nokia, the 5800 XpressMusic. The size and dimensions ar...
07th August 2009
VoIP, more formally known as voice over internet protocol, is a system widely used by larger companies that involves the transmissions of voice communications over IP networks that comprise of either the internet or other packet-switching mediums. VoIP sy...
30th July 2009
Business travel bookings among Australian companies are down 36% due to the rationalising of corporate travel during the global financial crisis and swine flu pandemic.
Tourism technology provider, Amadeus, reports that European destinations have been ...
23rd July 2009
What should I be aware of if I am taking my mobile overseas?
If you are planning to travel overseas and you want to take your mobile with you, their are some things you need to be aware of before you leave.
The second thing to be aware of is the pos...
16th July 2009
Should buyers re-negotiate their corporate hotel agreements?
With the pace of hotel rate cuts accelerating across the world, especially in expensive cities like New York, Dubai and Moscow, travel buyers believe they have a green light to sign new corpo...
10th July 2009
The first Project Management Office (PMO) is understood to have been established in the early 1980s by the US Army, leveraging the concept of the war room to oversee major programmes and operations. During the 1990s the requirements of events such as Y2K ...
