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January 2005 Top Read Articles
  1. Hospitality Industry's Top 10 Thoughts for 2005 -  Ernst & Young LLP
  2. The 25 Most Extraordinary Sales and Marketing Minds in Hospitality and Travel Named by HSMAI
  3. Cost of Staying at Hotels in U.S. Rising Quickly, Report Says
  4. I Would Like to See Your Hospitality Standards. Where Are They?  Anybody Seen Them? / John R. Hendrie
  5. Workers Find Bags at Trash Bin near Charlotte, N.C., Airport 2 Weeks in Row
  6. Website to Launch as the First and Only Hospitality Management Recruiting Solution Connecting Qualified Hospitality Management Candidates with Quality Employers
  7. Benchmark's Top Ten Meeting Industry Trends for 2005
  8. One of Accor's Pioneering Hoteliers Dies in Tsunami Disaster; Accor's Reggie Shiu amongst casualties in Khao Lak 
  9. Next Generation Holiday Inn to Debut in Southeast New Jersey; Ninth Holiday Inn Prototype Celebrates Heritage and Innovation with Classic Holiday Inn Images, Updated “Great Sign” and Enhanced Guestrooms 
  10. Goldman Sachs Investment Fund and Affiliates of Highgate Holdings Acquire 25 Hotels from Wyndham; 15 Hotels to Remain Wyndham Branded
  11. Five Hotel Internet Marketing Myths – Busted! / Neil Salerno
  12. Hotelier’s 2005 Top Ten Internet Strategy Resolutions / Max Starkov and Jason Price
  13. Federal Appellate Court Ruling Means Women Can be Fired for Refusing to Wear Makeup; Bartender Refused to Wear Makeup Because it "Forced her to be Feminine" and Interfered With Her Ability to Effectively do Her Job
  14. 18 Predictions About the Future of Hotel Waterpark Resorts / Jeff Coy and Bill Haralson
  15. How Does Your Hotel Web Site Measure-Up? 2005 Will Be the Internet’s Most Productive Year so Far / Neil Salerno
  16. Changing Your Rate Strategy to Improve Your ADR Today’s "Guaranteed Lowest Rate" on the Internet Now Viewed as the Hotel’s Published Rack Rate / Neil Salerno
  17. Is it ROI, Return On Investment or  ROL, Return on Loyalty / Richard K. Hendrie
  18. Hilton, Intercontinental, Starwood, Leading Hotels of the World, Aston Hotels and the Sol Group Corporation and Many More to Debate US Sales and Marketing Strategies
  19. Indoor Waterpark Resorts Continue Impressive Growth in ‘05; A Viable Segment of the Travel Industry / David J. Sangree and Laurel A. Keller
  20. The Differences Between Traditional Lodging Development and Condominium Hotel Development / John Montgomery and  Kevin Holt
  21. Tiburon Hospitality Management Poised for Growth in 2005
  22. Marriott Hotel Owners and Franchisees Investing $190 million in New Bedding; Claims New Bedding to be Cleanest and Freshest of Any Major Hotel Chain
  23. New Owner Crown Realty & Development Corp Giving the Former Doubletree La Posada Resort, Scottsdale a Massive $185 million Facelift
  24. Travelers Roll the Dice when Booking Rooms in Las Vegas
  25. 2005 Hotel Investment Conference Announces Keynote Speakers
December 2004 Top Read Articles
  1. Room Rates Across the Top 50 Hotel Markets in the U.S. Will Increase by 3.7% in 2004; Five Highest and Five Lowest Average Daily Room Rate Hotel Markets in 2005 / PKF Consulting
  2. Top Ten “Must Do's” for a Successful Luxury Hotel Opening / Karen Weiner Escalera
  3. Hyatt Corporation Will Purchase the 143-unit AmeriSuites Chain from Affiliates of The Blackstone Group; Plans to Invest $150 million to Create New Brand Headed by Jim Abrahamson and Mike Leven
  4. Catching the Buzz on Condo Hotels; A Roundtable Discussion / The Global Hospitality Advisor
  5. Top Ten Global Issues and Challenges in the Hospitality Industry for 2005 / International Society of Hospitality Consultants
  6. Outlook 2005: A Roundtable Discussion. Hotel Industry Fundamentals - Where have we been? Where are we going? / The Global Hospitality Advisor
  7. Are You Being Out-Hustled By Your Competition? How to Dominate Your Hotel's Market Set / Neil Salerno
  8. Why Are Some Hotel Companies Plagued By Management Turnover? Is This Systematic of Poor Performance? / Neil Salerno
  9. Hotel Directors of Sales - The Qualities for Leadership and Success / Carol Verret 
  10. WestCoast Hospitality Corp. Identifies the 11 Hotel Properties Being Sold
  11. Are You Still Discounting? You Might Gain Some Occupancy, But Lose RevPar to Your Competition / Neil Salerno
  12. Global Update: Who’s Where and Doing What / December  2004
  13. Hospitality Properties Trust Acquiring 13 Hotels for $450 million from InterContinental Hotels Group;  Includes 4 InterContinental Hotels
  14. Are Your Guests Expecting Mediocrity with Your Hospitality Services? Move Your Level of Excellence to the Remarkable / John Hendrie
  15. Noble House Hotels & Resorts Readying the Debut of The Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida; The Former 212 room Hilton Receiving $20 million Transformation
  16. Guest Services - A Tradition Diminished / John Hendrie
  17. John Q. Hammons Hotels Rejects Barcelo Crestline Initial Acquisition Proposal; Receives Proposal from Another Party
  18. Is a Pet Policy Enough? Best Practices for Inviting Pets into Your Hotel And Avoiding Litigation / Diana S. Barber 
  19. Understanding the Recovery Occurring in the Meeting’s Market; Surveying the Meeting Planners / Robert Mandelbaum
  20. Feud Among Pritzker Family Members May Be Nearing Settlement; Resolution Would Help Clear the Path to Take Hyatt Hotel Chain Public
  21. The Secret to Getting More Web Site Bookings /  Neil Salerno 
  22. The Momentum of Hotel Transactions in the Current Low Cap Rate Cycle / Anwar Elgonemy
  23. A Bittersweet Wayne Huizenga Says Farewell to Boca Resorts; Will Pursue New Hotel Deals Through His Investment Company Huizenga Holdings
  24. Just an Item on the Menu; the $10,000 Martini on the Rock
  25. Hotel Owners: Better, Worse or About the Same?/ David M. Brudney


December 23, 2004

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  1. Zagat Survey 2005 - Top U.S. Hotel and Restaurant Ratings; Peninsula Chicago and Peninsula Beverly Hills Ranked #1 and #2
  2. The 2005 Mobil Five-Stars Awarded to 31 Lodgings and 14 Restaurants
  3. Five Hotels Added to AAA Five Diamond Winners for 2005; Complete list of 85 AAA Five Diamond Hotels
  4. Overzealous Benihana Hibachi Chef at Center of $10 million Wrongful-death Suit; a Flying Shrimp Incident
  5. 5 Star vs 5 Diamond: What’s the Difference? /  Harry Nobles & Cheryl Griggs
  6. 2004 is the Year of Recovery the Travel Industry Has been Waiting For; Some Sectors Finally Exceeding 2000 Levels
  7. Rescue from Mediocrity; The Decline of Service Etiquette - A Sequel / John Hendrie
  8. Global Update: Who’s Where and Doing What / November  2004
  9. Miami's Five New Pricey Hotels Fail to Crack Mobil's Top Ranking
  10. Steve Case, Co-founder of America Online, Increases Majority Ownership in Exclusive Resorts, Named Chairman of the Company
  11. Hyatt International Appoints Six to Executive Posts
  12. Perspectives on the Road to Recovery U. S. Lodging Industry 2005 - HRG / PKF Consulting
  13. Unique, Unusual, and Not-to-be-missed - Fodor's Choice Hotels 2005; Fodor's List Answers the Question - What Really Makes a Hotel the Best?
  14. Extended-stay Hotels Driven by Customers With Long-term Assignments and an Interest if Frugality; About 3 Extended-stay Properties Built for Every Traditional Hotel Between 2001 and 2004
  15. Donald Trump Drives Trump Hotels and Casinos into Second Bankruptcy, Bondholders Get Haircut, Shareholders Almost Wiped Out; Trump to Collect a $2 million Yearly Salary
  16. Hotel Sales Departments - Issues in Processes and Functionality / Carol Verret
  17. MGM MIRAGE Planning New Megaresort on Las Vegas Strip, Consisting of 4,000-room Hotel/casino, three 400-room boutique hotels
  18. Brand Enhancement: Invite Surprise and Delight Into Your Operation / Rick Hendrie
  19. Marketing Hotel Websites to their Fullest; Lowest-Rate Guarantees, Booking Friendly,  Search Engine Friendly / Felix B. Laboy
  20. Uncanny! Hotel Occupancies “Key Indicator” of Presidential Election Outcome / Hospitality Research Group
  21. Hilton Hotels Corp. Considers Putting the Palmer House Hilton Up for Sale; Hilton Has Owned the 1,639-room Hotel Since 1945, May Seek up to $250 million
  22. Wynn Resorts Intends to Expand Las Vegas Site; Adding $900 million 1,500 Suite Hotel Tower
  23. Small Luxury Hotels Adds 53 Hotels from 22 Countries; A Tough New ‘Excel - or Exit’ Regime Results in Departure of 30 Properties
  24. Luxury Makes a Comeback in Travel / Karen Weiner Escalera
  25. New Growth and Design Directions for Fairfield Inn by Marriott; Initiatives Include Eliminating 40 Underperforming Hotels by Year-end


November 30, 2004

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