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Study: How restaurants reap higher wine sales

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell study has identified four strategies that restaurants use to reap higher wine sales: including the wine list on the food menu and listing prices without a dollar sign.


Diners spend more when menus don't use dollar signs

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Restaurant patrons tend to spend more money when they select their items from menus that don't use dollar signs, reports a new Cornell study.


Spring breakers should keep an eye out for bed bugs during travels

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- During the past three to four years, the instances of bed bug infestations have increased at an alarming rate at motels and hotels around the world. Instances of bed bug infestations have been reported at ...


Study shows hotels' Internet connections unsafe

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 01, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Travelers who use a hotel's Internet network risk the possibility of data theft, concludes a new study from Cornell's School of Hotel Administration.


A room with a viewpoint: conservation messages and motivation

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 22, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

People are more likely to reuse hotel towels if they know other guests are doing it too. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examined participation rates in a towel re-use program designed to reduce unnecessary launde ...


New consumer research shows that Obama stands to gain from 'Hillary effect'

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 11, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton may do more for U.S. Senator Barack Obama than Ralph Nader did for Al Gore: she could give him an unintended boost. Clinton sought the presidency and then, unlike Nader, exited the race. New research ...