Since 1997, the Electronic House Call (EHC) had been my way to share personal observations, insights and general items of interest to the hospitality community. After 1000 weekly issues, the EHC evolved to a more inclusive format while still offering meaningful content that can be read in just a couple of minutes (who has time to wade through pages of text anyway?)

In case you're wondering about whether there is value here for you, take a look at some comments from past EHC subscribers. The Digest carries on in the same vein. Even though the Digest is free, there are still a few things you might want to know before you subscribe:

Privacy Policy:
Your name and contact information will never be made available to any third party. Period. You can access the detailed Privacy Policy by clicking the link at the bottom of every page of the website.

Political Correctness:
Not going to happen. We don't set out to intentionally annoy anyone, but the Digest will always be a means to express what we see and what we think it means. You may or may not agree with us, but your agreement -- while reassuring -- it is not required. Our purpose is to get you to think in a slightly different way ... or at least become aware of your own preconceived ideas. That is not always comfortable. It can, however, be quite productive.

Commercial Policy:
We do not want the Digest to become commercial and we do not accept ads from those trying to flog their products and services. However, we DO reserve the right to include brief notes about specific events, products, services and subscriber-only deals from the contributors from time to time. If you have a philosophical aversion to such offers, just know that we typically put them toward the end of the issue so you aren't forced to read them and risk offending your tender sensibilities. (The Digest is free but everyone still has a mortgage. Get over it!)

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But if you want more, you can subscribe to the USHI Hospitality Journal. It contains three times the information of the Digest ... for a nominal annual subscription of just $59!

The USHI Hospitality Journal is also included as part of my Gold Group membership. This gives you a risk-free way to check out all the perks of membership (including the Journal).

The dual format lets you choose the level of information you can absorb. My hope is that the option of receiving as much -- or as little -- as you want will help the Digest and the Journal remain welcome resources that you look forward to reading.