Hotel.Online Hospitality News
December 31, 2008

• Waiting for room to meet: Organizers say center may keep conventions from skipping Albany (Albany Times Union, N.Y.)
• China visitors may boost tourism (The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif.)
• Wii! It's a family affair at Decatur Holiday Inn (The Decatur Daily, Ala.)
• As DUIs rise, so do hotel stays for New Year's Eve: Local hoteliers say package deals are tops with revelers who don't want to drive. (The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.)
• Malfunction forces hotel guests out (The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.)
• Madaba becoming modern tourist destination (Jordan Times, Amman)
• BRIEF: Hotel employee robbed of cash (The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
• It's war against seagulls in A.C.: To battle aggressive birds that snatch food from Boardwalk visitors, the city will put up a fishing-line web. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
• BRIEF: 3 KC hotels, restaurant make AAA Four Diamond list (The Kansas City Star, Mo.)
• 14 questions about the famous decor at Lutes Casino (The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.)