INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Hotels that have just opened look for new customers and positive reviews to help boost their business against nearby competition, so they may offer room upgrades at no additional charge. If you haven't traveled to the area you're staying before, check if there are any new hotels nearby. Visit their website or call them directly to ask about their nightly rates. You can check travel sites, like TripAdvisor, to find hotels that recently opened in the area you're staying. If you're traveling to a city you've been to before, look at the availability in hotels where you've already stayed. If you've been to the hotel multiple times, employees may recognize you and upgrade your room since you've been a loyal customer. If you haven't stayed in the city before, choose a branch of a hotel chain you've stayed at in the past since your name could be in their computer system. Peak times for many hotels are during holidays and weekends, and many rooms might already be booked. If you can, choose to stay at hotels during weeknights since they'll have more rooms available for you. Check the prices of rooms on different nights of the week to find out when they're the busiest. Rooms will usually be more expensive when the hotel is busy and cheaper when there aren't as many guests. If a hotel is more business-oriented, they may be less busy and cheaper during the weekend instead of during the week. You're more likely to get a room upgrade if you only stay at the hotel for 1-2 nights. While it may be slightly more expensive, going directly to the hotel's website can show you're loyal to a brand and could boost your chances at receiving a room upgrade. Visit the hotel's website and choose when you're staying so you can book your reservation with them. Try using an incognito web browser when you book your hotel since prices may be cheaper than if you use your regular browser. Many larger chains of hotels have loyalty cards that you can sign up for to earn points toward rewards, such as amenities and room upgrades. When you book your hotel, look for an online sign-up for a rewards programs and fill out the information completely. The more you stay at that hotel chain, the more likely you are to get a room upgrade at little or no cost. Look for mid-level rooms at the hotel you chose rather than the cheapest room you can find. Hotel managers and employees will see that you care about your stay to pay for a nicer room, so they may be more willing to upgrade you when you arrive. Avoid making any room requests in advance, such as wanting a fridge or high-speed internet, since they could assign you a room before your stay and make it more difficult to switch later on.

SUMMARY: Try a recently opened hotel since they're more likely to upgrade you. Pick a hotel you've been to before to show you're a loyal customer. Stay at the hotel during the week instead of on weekends. Book directly through the hotel's website instead of a third-party travel site. Join the hotel's loyalty program if they offer one. Choose a deluxe room rather than a standard one.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Procrastination is bad when employees do it, but it's even worse when supervisors do it. As a leader, you need to make a plan for tackling a project as soon as possible. Instead of wasting your time complaining about the problems your organization or your department is facing, use that time to come up with a game plan. Keep in mind that long-term solutions are always better than short-term solutions, even if they are harder to implement. Being an effective problem solver means staying focused on the facts of the situation and thinking of creative solutions. Avoid focusing on emotions and blame. Think of the necessary steps for helping employees to regain composure and resume the task at hand. Good leaders should always be looking for new ways to challenge themselves and their teams. This doesn't mean overwhelming your team or taking on more than you can handle, but it does mean stepping outside of your comfort zone every once in a while. Encourage employees to do the same by offering them the opportunity to work on projects that are unfamiliar to them. It's important that a leader have a good understanding of the department's goals and objectives, so take some time periodically to go over the projects your team is working on. Create specific deadlines or targets for your employees to help keep them on track and motivated. Be sure to listen to your team if they tell you the goals are not attainable. There's no reason a goal can't be modified. The better your sense is of how much your team has to accomplish in a certain amount of time, the better you will understand how much additional work they are actually able to take on. The supervisor needs to be able to step in and help the team problem solve whenever necessary. Make sure your team knows that if they are ever having a problem with a project, you are available to help them figure it out. The importance of feedback cannot be overstated. Make sure you let your employees know how they are doing, whether good or bad. Create systems to save employees time on a task and/or to eliminate errors. Create documents that outline employee responsibilities and who is responsible for which tasks. Automate menial tasks whenever possible, encouraging employees to focus more on productive and engaging projects. Not everything will go according to plan, and as a supervisor, you need to be okay with that. Try not to take failures too personally. Instead, learn from them and apply that knowledge to your next project so you can avoid the same mistakes. Keep in mind that negative energy will trickle down to your entire team, so be sure to set the right tone.
Summary: Don't procrastinate. Find solutions. Challenge yourself. Set goals. Be supportive. Streamline processes. Be resilient.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: . In some states, colleges and universities make courses available to students who are still in high school. This is called "concurrent enrollment" or "dual enrollment." Talk to your high school guidance counselor about how to sign up for a dual or concurrent enrollment program. Do an online search to find out about dual enrollment programs near you. Some dual enrollment programs require you to travel to a college campus, while others allow you to take college courses online. In some cases, university faculty may offer college-level classes at your high school or a local career center. You can get through college more quickly if you take advantage of courses offered during the summer term. The summer is a great time to get 1 or 2 required courses out of the way so that you don't have to worry about them during the regular school year. If you're going to a school that charges high tuition rates for summer classes, find out if they will accept credits from courses offered at your local community college. Talk to your academic adviser before signing up for classes at another institution. Summer classes tend to be condensed into a shorter period of time than regular term courses, so be prepared for a more fast-paced, intense learning experience. If you are currently working, but plan to start college soon, you can get some requirements out of the way by taking courses designed to fit flexible schedules. Take some evening or weekend classes at your local community college, or sign up for self-paced online classes. This way, you can have some credits out of the way before you jump into a degree program. Taking a few classes part-time can also help you feel better prepared for the pressure of going back to school full-time. Most colleges or universities allow their students to sign up for a maximum number of credit hours per term. However, it is often possible to get permission to take more than the maximum course load. This is one way to get your requirements out of the way faster. If you are considering signing up for extra courses on top of your regular course load, discuss this idea with your academic adviser. Take care not to take on more coursework than you can handle. Taking too many courses at once can ultimately leave you feeling burnt out, and make it harder for you to complete your degree on time.

SUMMARY:
Attend college classes while you're in high school Sign up for summer classes while you are in college. Take classes while you're working. Talk to your adviser about taking a course overload.