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Can you imagine what it'd be like to travel around the world?2 comments

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: If you have ever fantasized about traveling around the world in one go, take a look at this blog by … more →

Tags: All About Blogging, Cultural differences, faux pas, Travelogue

When translations go wrong

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: Kwintessential shares this link to a Guardian article that reports on how mistaken words and a liter … more →

Tags: Communication, language, Message, translation

Presenting to an International Audience

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: MattMacL shares some great tips on his Working Abroad blog on how to present to audiences whose firs … more →

Tags: Culture, eye contact, Hospitality Training, Presentation

Tipping Around the World

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: It is a subject we have explored in the past: in which countries does one tip and how much. On a rec … more →

Tags: Business Travel, Hospitality Training, Tip

Take a look at your emoticons

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: Americans and Japanese read faces differently according to this article in LiveScience. For instance … more →

Tags: emotional cues

Avoid a Faux Pas when Doing Business Overseas

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: USA Today provides a great cheat sheet of foreign etiquette tips around the world. For example in Ja … more →

Tags: Tip, Business Card, Etiquette, Insult

Training Key to Hospitality Beyond Borders

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: It is interesting from both a training and cross-cultural perspective that hospitality professionals … more →

Tags: Hospitality Training, Laws, Religion, Rules, Training, Training program

Cultural Sensitivity When Traveling Overseas

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: The cross-cultural faux pas on the part of Cameron Diaz on her recent trip to Peru has made headline … more →

Tags: Cultures, faux pas, Hospitality Training, Travel

Would you give your boss the finger?

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: Joe Fawcett shares an anecdote on his blog about how a colleague of his experienced a true example o … more →

Tags: Cultures, gestures, Hospitality Training

Where PDAs are taboo

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: No, I am not talking about your handheld personal digital assistants, but rather, your public displa … more →

Tags: Hospitality Training

Going for Gold, and Jade, in the 2008 Olympics

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: Jade, which is said to signify honor and virtue in Chinese culture will be part of the design for me … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

I now pronounce you

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: Reading tcummings’ thoughts on the subject, I am grateful that I was not the only one obsessed … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

Welcoming Bears and Colts fans to South Florida

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: Having had the opportunity to observe the inner workings of what is the biggest sporting event in th … more →

Tags: Hospitality Training

Preparing for the influx of Asian tourists

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: Travel Weekly asks “Is the U.S. ready for a surging influx of Asian tourists?” Noting th … more →

Tags: Hospitality Training

Cultural Views on Weight

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: South Florida’s Sun-Sentinel carried this interesting article on how overweight people are vie … more →

Cultural Learnings Bring Nation to the Forefront

thesncgroup wrote 2 years ago: Last week while attending the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives (SITE) Conference in Barcel … more →

Training for Olympics 2008: Cross-Cultural Etiquette

thesncgroup wrote 3 years ago: The Journal of Intercultural Learning links to an article in USA Today, reporting how U.S. Olympic d … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

Celebrity Gets a Lesson in Hawaiian Culture

thesncgroup wrote 3 years ago: According to this press release from Celebrity Cruises, the Miami-based cruise company has pulled an … more →

Tags: Hospitality Training

Survivor and Cross-Cultural Communication

thesncgroup wrote 3 years ago: Perhaps given all the brouhaha that accompanied the announcement of CBS’s reality show “ … more →


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