Finding the products you need

It can certainly be difficult to find the right product for your property. That's not to say that there aren't enough ice machines or wallcovering suppliers out there. On the contrary, typing in either term into a popular search engine will give you far more than you could sift through in a lifetime.

This is one of the reasons we continue to produce our annual Suppliers Directory. We pare down the list to qualified, appropriate suppliers who work with the lodging industry. We're gearing up toward our 2009 edition, which will be mailed to all 54,000 of our subscribers along with our December 8th issue. But you can also peruse the 2008 version—24/7—at our online version of the directory.

The product categories include:

• cleaning and maintenance

• education and associations

• equipment

• finance

• food and beverage

• franchising

• HR and professional services

• furniture, fixtures and furnishings

• legal

• guest amenities

• property development

• sales and marketing

• soft goods

• technology

Please take a look and try out the online directory today, I think you'll be impressed with the work that our team has put into the product.