1. A Hotel GM's Worst Nightmare: Hotel Security Guard with Lengthy Prior Arrest Record, Investigated for Assaulting a Teenage Guest and Throwing the Girl Over Sixth Floor Balcony
2. One of Florida�s Largest Resorts Applies Artificial Intelligence Technology to Reduce Labor Cost; 2,300-unit Orange Lake Orlando Resort implements Carnus System�s patent-pending Artificial Intelligence technology to automate entire F&B demand forecasting and labor scheduling process
3. For Hotel Housekeepers, Spring Break is No Party
4. Paul Ratchford, Who Headed the Greenbrier for Less than a Year, Files $50 million LawsuitAgainst the Resort Owner CSX, Alleging He Was Fired for Uncovering and Trying to Stop Unethical and Unaccounted for Practices
5. PKF Hospitality Research Lowers its 2008 Forecast for a Key Hotel Industry Metric, RevPAR, from Up 4.5% to Up a Below-average 3.0%
6. Contingency Hotel Revenue Management Strategies � �I Will not Cut Prices� / Carol Verret
7. I Am a Service Professional� / Bryan K. Williams
8. Ten Standards for Promoting Your Hotel Online
9. Benchmark Hospitality International�s 2008 Top Ten Meetings Trends
10. The 2008 Top 20 European Hotel Brands Ranking and the Top Ten Hotel Groups Ranking
11. Road Warrior Shares Tips On How Hotel Guests Can Minimize Environmental Impact / Doug Kennedy
12. Legionnaires' Disease Strikes Two Tourists; Orlando Hotel Moves Guests
13. Some Say the The Plaza Hotel is the World's Most Famous Hotel; Rooms Start at $1000 per Night, Guests Will Pay Extra for the "Eloise" Bubble Bath, with Milk and Cookies"
14. Flexibility: The Ultimate Trend in Hospitality Design / Lee Simon
15. Interview with Matt Cutts from Google Regarding Best Practices for Promoting Hotels Online
16. Developer Richard Bosworth Completing Acquisition of the  727 room  Hooters Casino Hotel, Las Vegas;  Redesign Will Give Boot to Hooters Name and Orange Short Shorts
17. Super 8 Owners Form an Independent Franchise Association;  Why Is There a Bible in Every Hotel Room? / Stanley Turkel
18. 25 Year Marriott Veteran Stephen P. Joyce to Join Choice Hotels as President and Chief Operating Officer; Bruce N. Haase Named Executive Vice President, Global Brand Operations
19. Sheraton Hotels Launches Global Effort to Revitalize Iconic Brand; Starwood Hotels Largest Brand to Upgrade 100 U.S. Hotels, Renovate 50,000 Guestrooms and Re-Design More Than 100 New Lobbies
20. The Job Application Tells Much About the Candidate - Such As:  �Why are you qualified to perform the job/s for which you are applying?� /  Joseph M. Gravish
21. Come Tournament Time, the NCAA Does Not Stop at Seeding College Basketball Teams; Hotels Competing to House NCAA Tournament Teams Also Get Ranked
22. Budgeting for Hotel Internet Marketing�No Surveys, Just Plain Talk; How Much Should a Hotel Invest to Develop a Strong Internet Presence? / Neil Salerno
23. Travel Survey Identifies the Top 10 Bargain Hotels for Families in the U.S.
24. Concord Hospitality To Break Ground On Nine Properties In Next 60 Days; Has Additional Nine Hotels and More than $500 Million in 2008 Pipeline
25. A Pause in Atlanta Hotel Construction; Some Announced Projects Rethinking Strategy

March 31, 2008

• Anupam Narayan, CEO Red Lion Hotels Corp, Says "The Hotel Industry is Just a Fun Business"
• The Revolution is Underway in Video Services; Changes in Hotel TV Viewing Habits / Ashok Kumar
• Never Go to Bat Without a Plan: New Generation of Hospitality Sales Professional Lesson #11
• You Are Where You Stay / Daniel Edward Craig
• Soft Economy, Economic Downturn, & the R-Word. Before You Hit the Panic Button - Consider This! / Neil Salerno - Hotel Marketing Coach
• The New W Atlanta Midtown Hosts the Hotel Online / Hospitality Upgrade Networking Event
• City of Hampton, Virginia Exiting the Hotel Business; After a $12.3M Deal Fell Through, a $7.74M Bid for the Former Radisson Hotel is Up for Approval
• For $26.5 million, You Can Own a Catskills Resort; the 432 room Nevele Grande Resort and Country Club Up for Sale
• Cataloochee Companies LLC Envisions a 220 Lodge and Conference Center in Western North Carolina; Designed in a Motif Reminiscent of America's Great National Park Lodges
• The VISTA® Inn & Suites Brand Offers Franchise Program that Empowers Hotel Owners to Operate with Maximum Freedom and Minimum Dictates and Interference; Royalty fees Refunded at 100% if Reservations Performance Not Met
• In the Last Year, Five New Hotels Have Opened in Yuma, Arizona, Adding 500 Rooms; Occupancy  Rate for February, 2008 at 80% Compared to Previous Year 96%
• American Restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow Opens Social Dominican Republic at the Maxim Bungalows Resort and Spa in Cofresi, Dominican Republic
• Richard A. Gaines Appointed General Manager for the Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens in Los Angeles
• Joseph Zaiden Named General Manager of the Sungate Port Royal Deluxe Resort, Beldibi, Antalya, Turkey

March 28, 2008

• The IBS Group Acquires Majority Interest in Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated; Investment firmly places IBS in the hospitality vertical
• TIA Announces Innovator of the Year Finalists; Winners to be Recognized at TravelCom, April 8-10
• Biz-Changing Trends in Travel Distribution / Mark Haley
• FX Real Estate and Entertainment in Early Stages of Planning a $3.1 billion Elvis Themed Hotel Casino on the Las Vegas Strip
• The Achenbaums, Owners of the Gansevoort in New York, Preparing the Former Roney Palace in Miami Beach as the Gansevoort South; Posh Trappings Expected to Justify $870 Nightly Rate
• Marriott's Camelback Inn Slowly Transforming; $45 million Makeover at the 72 Year Old Resort Includes Laurent Tourondel's BLT Steak
• Dallas' Hilton Anatole Hotel Finishes Second Phase of Multi-Year Renovation; Uses the Inspiration of its Asian Art Collection and Contemporary Building Structure to Create Legendary Stay for Guests
• Owners James and Hayley Baillie Re-define Benchmarks of Luxury Lodging in Australia with the Opening of Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island in South Australia
• Doubletree Hotel Among 12 Tucson Businesses Facing Suits Alleging Disability Act Problems
• The Roosevelt Hotel, Located in Midtown Manhattan, Recognized as "Hotel of the Year" by Interstate Hotels and Resorts
• The First LaTour Signature Group Property, "Olamar" in Cabo San Lucas, Now Under Construction
• UK's Travelodge Reports 77% Occupancy in 2007 with 87% of All Bookings Made via Internet
• The University of Delaware Hosting the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance in Hospitality Conference, May 1-2, 2008, Newark, Delaware
• VisitPittsburgh Closes 2007 with Significant Milestones in the Tourism and Convention Industries; Booked 454 Meetings and Conventions for 2007 and Beyond

• Capella Hotels and Resorts Selects Agilysys for Point-of-Sale Solution; Luxury Properties in Austria and Ireland Implement InfoGenesis POS� by Agilysys
• Travel Survey Identifies the Top 10 Bargain Hotels for Families in the U.S.
• Sheraton Hotels Launches Global Effort to Revitalize Iconic Brand; Starwood Hotels Largest Brand to Upgrade 100 U.S. Hotels, Renovate 50,000 Guestrooms and Re-Design More Than 100 New Lobbies
• White Lodging Set to Open a 27-story Dual Branded Hotel Building, a 270-room Residence Inn and a 253-room SpringHill Suites in Downtown Chicago
• Concord, North Carolina Tourism Officials Discussing Ways to Find 600 Person Workforce for Five New Hotels Opening, Including 409 room Great Wolf Lodge
• Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California Shuts Down 2 Nightclubs Because of Unspecified Issues
• HITEC 2008 Exhibit Space Sold Out; Set for June 16-19  in Austin, Texas
• For Sale: 35 room, luxurious, classic New England inn with beautiful ocean views, close to Boston.  This full service, year round inn has peak season average rates over $300
• Schedule Set for the American Hotel & Lodging Association Legislative Action Summit, April 14-15, 2008 in Washington, D.C.; Your Chance to Speak One-on-one with Members of Congress and Share your Opinions on Important Issues, Including the Shortage of Seasonal Work Visas, ADA Regulations
• Noble Investment Group Acquires the 295-room Kansas City Marriott-Country Club Plaza; Hotel Will Undergo an $8.8 million Renovation
• Davidson Hotel Company Completes a $3.5 million Renovation of the 269-room Hilton Eugene & Conference Center in Oregon; Davidson Has Owned and Managed the Property since 1997
• George Schweitzer Joins Red Lion Hotels as Senior Vice President, Hotel Operations, Anthony F. Dombrowik Promoted to Chief Financial Officer
• Stuart Chase Appointed General Manager at Swissotel Grand Efes Izmir, Turkey
• Kim Nugent Named Benchmark's Corporate Director of Revenue Management
• Ian Fulton Appointed  Executive Chef at Manchester Grand Resort's Whitetail Club & Resort, McCall, Idaho

• Ultra-Luxury Lifestyle Brand Steps Out with SynXis; Nikki Beach expands into the boutique hotel and resort business with its first property in Turks & Caicos and using RedX as single distribution source
• California Tourism Safety & Security Conference Set for May 1, 2008; Conference to address hospitality health & safety, other timely issues
• Super 8 Owners Form an Independent Franchise Association; Why Is There a Bible in Every Hotel Room? / Stanley Turkel
• The Radisson Hotel Akron City Centre Isn't Turning a Profit, Owners Want the City to Forgive $700,000 in Past-due Loans
• Broward County Considering New Scheme to Secure a $415 million Loan for a Proposed 1000 room Headquarters Hotel at the Fort Lauderdale Convention  Center
• Tucson Hotel Occupancy Down 6-7% during January and February 2008 Compared with the Same Period a Year Ago
• Last Chance to Register: Contingency Sales and Revenue Management Strategies for a Slowing Economy Web Cast
• The Rome Cavalieri, a Hub for Rome's Society Set, the First European Property to Join The Waldorf=Astoria Collection
• The Lodge at Sun Ranch Prepares to Open; Represents an Expansion and Renaming of the Original Papoose Creek Lodge Located On a Sustainable Ranching Operation in Southwestern Montana
• Built Circa 1910, an Unprecedented $56 million dollar Renovation Captures the Historic Ambiance of the San Diego Landmark The US Grant Hotel
• LUXE HOTELS selects Avalon BUZZ Report, the leading Web 2.0 solution
• Optimum Hotel Brokerage Sells Best Western Berkshire Inn In Danbury, Connecticut
• Trust International Adds Support of Total Pricing for Amadeus Becoming One of the First To Support Total Pricing in All Four GDSs
• Associated Ventures LLC Expands its Extended-Stay Limited Service Focus; Real estate development and investment group says secondary and tertiary markets are ripe for repositioning
• HR in Hospitality� Event a Big Success! More than 600 human resource professionals in the hotel, restaurant and foodservice industries attended the second annual conference and expo produced by Human Resource Executive® and Cornell University
• Konover Hotel Corporation Solidifies its Position in the Midwest; Completes Multi-million dollar Renovations at Eleven Hotels
• Hospitality Management Corporation Named the Management Company for the Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey in Harrisburg, PA
• John H. Richardson Appointed General Manager at the 320 Guest Ranch Located near Big Sky, Montana
• Jaime Basauri Appointed General Manager at Maxim Bungalows, Cofresi Beach, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
• Benchmark Promotes Greg Parsons to Vice President and General Manager at Eaglewood Resort & Spa
• Ann Walker Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing of Tucker's Point Hotel & Spa, Bermuda
• Brian Flagg Appointed Executive Chef of Millennium Bostonian Hotel

• Ten Standards for Promoting Your Hotel Online
• Travel Tripper Generates $100 million in Booked Revenues for its Hotel Partners
• Mississippi Hotel Developer Bruce Patel Always Has a Deal in the Works; Buy, Fix, Flip
• Man Once Involved in Grand Prairie, Texas Wildflower Resort Project Sentenced to 4 1/2 Years in Prison; Defrauded $13 million from 176 Investors
• Health Department Continues Probe into Source of Legionnaire's Desease at Orlando Area Hotel; Poorly Maintained Air Conditioners, Hot Tubs and Pools Being Investigated
• Atlantic City Transforming in 2008: Five New Hotel Towers and Expansions, Two Major Retail Centers and Plans for a New York-Atlantic City Direct Train
• Disney, Hotels See Solid 2008 Q1; Pondering Summer / Sandi Cain
• Ark Partners Completes 12 Month Renovation of the Franklin Hotel, a 50 Room Hotel Located in Manhattan's Upper East Side
• Golf Inc. Magazine Names Benchmark Hospitality's Bedford Springs Resort Old Course the #1 Renovation of 2007; Annual Awards Competition Recognizes "Renovation of the Year"
• The Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Now the Site of the National Civil Rights Museum, to Receive Up to 1,000 Hours of Volunteer Labor from Hampton Hotels' Employees Towards Refurbishment Project
• Atlanta's Largest Hotel, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Finishes $138 Million Transformation
• Experts Discuss Innovative Alternatives for Onsite Communications; MTech orchestrates webinar on wireless device technology to remove mystery surrounding on-site communications options and discuss today's unique communications needs;  94% of participants polled said webinar was informative
• Jeanne Rizzotto Developing a High End Motorcoach Resort in Red Lodge, Montana with a Robert Trent Jones II Designer Course
• Johan Isberg Appointed F&B Director of Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort, Los Cabos, Mexico

• Paragon Casino Resort Selects Agilysys for Range of Hotel Solutions; Resort Implements Property Management, Procurement, Document Imaging Technology
• MSI Achieves Payment Industry Compliance; Software Completes Visa Payment Application Best Practice Validation
• Paul Ratchford, Who Headed the Greenbrier for Less than a Year, Files $50 million Lawsuit Against the Resort Owner CSX, Alleging He Was Fired for Uncovering and Trying to Stop Unethical and Unaccounted for Practices
• Road Warrior Shares Tips On How Hotel Guests Can Minimize Environmental Impact
• The Job Application Tells Much About the Candidate - Such As: "Why are you qualified to perform the job/s for which you are applying?"
• The Shamrock-Hostmark Hotel Fund Completes $12 Million Renovation and Conversion of the Former Radisson Hotel Princeton, New Jersey to the Doubletree Hotel Princeton
• 25 Year Marriott Veteran Stephen P. Joyce to Join Choice Hotels as President and Chief Operating Officer
• Web Cast - Contingency Sales and Revenue Management Strategies for a Slowing Economy
• HFTP Planning its First Asian Conference: The Asian Hospitality Finance & Technology Conference-HFTP Set for April 23-25, Singapore
• Frisco, One of Texas' Fastest-Growing Cities, Adding 600 Hotel Rooms in 2008, and Has 800 more Rooms Planned for 2010
• Spas a Big Part of Marketing and Differentiating Kempinski Hotels in Turkey and Spain
• Krisam Group Announces Economic Stimulus Plan for Meeting Planners; Airfare Credits Available for Meetings Booked at Some of Krisam's Finest Member Hotels & Resorts
• Pegasus Solutions Goes Global with BCD Travel
• Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 100 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database
• Brien Fox Promoted to Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Waterford Hotel Group
• Peter Ambros Named General Manager at the Radisson Hotel Austin-North in Austin, Texas

• Come Tournament Time, the NCAA Does Not Stop at Seeding College Basketball Teams; Hotels Competing to House NCAA Tournament Teams Also Get Ranked
• Tightening Credit Markets and Rising Construction Costs Imperil Multi-billion Dollar Projects in Las Vegas
• Houston Hoteliers Say Where There's No Smoke, There's No Change; Hotel Association Poll Indicates the Six Month Old City Smoking Ordinance Not Hurting Lodging Business
• Dim All the Lights! U.S. Hoteliers Control Utility Costs / PKF
• Buffalo Niagara Convention and Visitors Bureau Comes Under Attack from  New Erie County Executive Chris Collins
• PSAV Offers Event Technology Tips to Add BIG Impact to Meetings with Little Cost; New advances in audiovisual technologies, such as circular screens, LED video walls, and soft sets such as drapery and stretch fabrics, maximize impressions with meeting attendees and dress the facility
• The Tajfel Group Completes $5 million Renovation and Rebranding of the Former Radisson Suite Inn Palm Beach Airport to Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach - Airport
• Indochina Capital Developing the $100 million Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa on China Beach, Danang, Vietnam
• Richard C. Kessler Building His Second Hotel in Savannah, Georgia - The 75 room Bohemian Hotel Overlooking the overlooking the Savannah River
• FelCor Completes Multi-million-dollar Enhancement at the Doubletree Guest Suites, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
• McKibbon Hotel Management Opens the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Richmond Northwest
• Hotel eMarketing and Internet 'e'volution - Creating an Online Culture at Hotels / Jitendra Jain
• Larkspur Hotels Follows Up its Acquisition of the The Belamar Hotel, Manhattan Beach, California with a $2.2 million Renovation Including a New Restaurant - Second Story
• Rivergreen Resort Hotel & Condominiums at Loon Mountain, New Hampshire Closing for 30 Days to Complete $2.7 million Revitalization Project
• Waterford Hotel Group Names Mark Graham its 2007 General Manager of the Year and Cheryl Peck the  2007 Director of Sales of the Year
• Dirk De Cuyper Joins Conrad Shanghai as the Opening General Manager
• Luis Perillo Appointed Regional Director of Sales and Marketing, Caribbean and Central America, for Hilton Hotels Corporation
• Jim Olsovsky Named General Manager for the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center
• Gerald Morris Appointed General Manager at the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel & Convention Center, Harrisburg, PA
• Stacy Keen Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for The Wyland Waikiki
• Benchmark Hospitality Appoints David Rodriguez Executive Chef for Costa d'Este Beach Resort, Vero Beach, Florida

• A Hotel GM's Worst Nightmare: Hotel Security Guard with Lengthy Prior Arrest Record, Investigated for Assaulting a Teenage Guest and Throwing the Girl Over Sixth Floor Balcony
• Aptech Installs Profitvue Enterprise Back Office at Heritage Hotels and Resorts and IHP Hospitality Group; Profitvue consolidates multi-property reporting and standardizes financials on centralized ASP platform for both operators
• Luxury Red Mountain Spa Lets Guests Choose Between a Rock and a Soft Place; Award-winning luxury spa facility uses NxTV, Inc.®, for in-room convenience, 200-movie selection
• A Hoteliers IT Checklist for the Start of a New Year - Making the best of your IT budget / Geoff Griswold
• Interview with Matt Cutts from Google Regarding Best Practices for Promoting Hotels Online / Benu Aggarwal
• The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited Annual Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2007; The Peninsula New York Achieves an $814 Average Room Rate at 75% Occupancy
• Cabaret Entertainment in an Intimate Setting Making a San Francisco Comeback at Hotel Nikko's The Rrazz Room
• LaSalle Hotel Properties Acquires Floors 2 through 13 of the existing 52-story IBM Building in Downtown Chicago, Will Redevelop as 335 room Super Luxury Hotel
• Educational Institute Offers Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) in Spanish
• Warmbrodt Hotel Investments, Inc. Selected to Advise in the Disposition of the 78-room Howard Johnson Hotel, Goodland, Kansas
• Associated Ventures LLC to Develop 'Hotel Highland' Collection for U.S. Market; Flagship property to open in Phoenix pending rebranding of Phoenix Inn Suites property and construction of an adjacent 80-unit condominium tower
• JHM Hotels Partners With MTech for its PMWorks Preventive-Maintenance Program; Award-winning owner/operator of full- and limited-service hotels hails PMWorks for its ability to reduce labor costs and increase guest satisfaction
• The ProHost® Minibar Mobile from Hostar Reduces Work Related Injuries While Keeping Items Organized and Secured
• Pegasus Drives Nikko Hotels' Online Bookings
• Shaner Hotel Group Names Steven Gardiner to GM Post at Crowne Plaza Cromwell, Connecticut
• Scott Bunce Joins CityStay Hotels as President and Chief of Operations; Will Manage New Gen X and Y Hotel Brands Launch Slated For This Year 
• Noble House Appoints Brett Schoenfield to General Manager of the Palm Springs Riviera Resort & Spa; The Iconic Resort Currently Closed and Undergoing $70 million Renovation
• Richard Keurajian Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing of the 364-room Wyndham Princeton Forrestal Hotel & Conference Center, Plainsboro, New Jersey
• Benchmark Presents Robert Boyle, VP & GM of Turtle Bay Resort, with the "CEO of Sales" Award
• Gigi Wiegman Appointed Executive Spa Director for the New, $11 million Spa Oceana at The Loews Don CeSar Beach Resort, St. Pete Beach, Florida

• Hospitality Industry Goes Online: Maestro Web Connection Suite Meets Guest and Group Demands for Web Services; Operators leverage integrated PMS to maximize online revenue, service and staff productivity
• Benchmark Hospitality International's 2008 Top Ten Meetings Trends
• Atlanta's Convention Industry Takes a Hit from Storms; Damage to the Georgia World Congress Center Could Be in the Millions
• Peppermill Casinos Planning its Fourth Casino Hotel in West Wendover, Nevada, a $400 million 1,200 room "Mini-Bellagio" Resort Casino
• Construction Allowed to Start on $160 million Grand Cambrian Resort, Wisonsin Dells, Wisconsin; Department of Natural Resources Finds Development Does Not Take Away from the Scenic River Beauty, Wildlife Habitat and Surface Water Use
• "Zun Ya" Selected as the Chinese Brand Name for the Jumeirah Group
• ConExpo-Con/Agg, The Construction Industry Convention and Trade Show, Is the Biggest Convention for Las Vegas
• InterContinental Hotels Group and Lane Hospitality Open the First Crowne Plaza New-build Prototype in the Milwaukee Suburb of Wauwatosa
• LTD Management Company, LLC. Building a 155 room aloft in Bolingbrook, Illinois
• A Total of 93 of the 107 one- and two-bedroom Whole-ownership Suites at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua Hotel Sold in One Day at Average Price of $1.9 million
• EI's Revised Supervisory Skill Builders Programs Offer Targeted Training for Lodging, Food Service, Gaming, and Clubs
• San Antonio's Hospitality Industry Grows to $10.5 Billion Impact with 100,000 People Employed in the Industry
• North Carolina Tourism Up in 2007;  Spending by Out-of-state Visitors Increased 7.2% in 2007
• Missouri's Annual Tourism Tallies Indicate Visitors to the State Up Less then 1% in 2007
• APF, a Japanese Investment Fund, Acquiring the 48 unit Zeavola Resort for Approximately US$ 21 million; Planning Expansion for the Luxury Resort Located on Thailand's Phi Phi Island
• Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Names Executives for its Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver; Hani El-Sharkawi Appointed Opening Hotel Manager
• Fernando Poma, Managing Director of Real Hotels & Resorts, to Share Entrepreneurial Vision With Cornell Hotel Students
• Charlie Dang Appointed Area Managing Director, Northern China of Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Continues as General Manager at The Westin Beijing
• TynanGroup, Inc. Appoints Gary Dillon Vice President of Pre-Construction Services for its Hospitality Division
• Bree Benson Appointed Director of Conference Services for Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg, Virginia

• The Hotel IT Professional's Most Difficult Question Following a Well Thought Out Proposal for a New Technology Acquisition: Is There a Return on Investment? / Michael Schubach
• For Hotel Housekeepers, Spring Break is No Party
• With All the Talk About Search Engine Optimization, Then What the Heck is Hotel Web Site Optimization? A Hotel Marketer's Guide to WSO / Neil Salerno
• Dallas Developer Hillwood Stalls on Construction Start for Victory Tower, a 43-story Skyscraper Housing a Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Condominiums
• Remember Inverting Your Dinner Plate Looking for the Shenango China Logo? Restaurant Dinnerware Stamp Now Likely to Feature the Logo of Steelite International, the Biggest Player in the Commercial China Industry in the United States
• Legionnaires' Disease Strikes Two Tourists; Orlando Hotel Moves Guests
• Grande Dame of Washington DC Hotels, The Mayflower,  Has Seen its Share of Democratic Scandals
• Educational Institute Introduces Certification for Lodging Owners
• Benchmark Hospitality International Announces "The Orchid" A New Luxury Hotel Rising in Panama City, Panama
• The Nikki Beach Brand Opening its First Full-service Resort in the Turks & Caicos Islands
• Finding Quality Seasonal Employees; Many Hotels Revert to the Same Hiring Mentality Adopted in the Past / Joseph M. Gravish
• Kimpton Preparing to Open its 42nd Hotel, the Hotel Palomar Los Angeles
• Hotel Concepts Leads PMS Vendors with Validation of Implementation of Payment Application Best Practices for Merchant CISP; Validated Payment Applications Provide Hoteliers the Foundation for PCI Compliance and Enhanced Credit Card Security for Hotel Guests
• Outrigger Hotels & Resorts and OHANA Hotels & Resorts Roll-Out New Online Videos for Their Hawaii Properties 
• The Procaccianti Group Starts $5 million Renovation on Lowell, Massachusetts' Only Downtown Hotel, the 252 room Doubletree
• Lakeville Partners, LLC. Open the 112 room Holiday Inn Winter Haven, Florida
• Intrawest Names the Executive Management Team for the The Westin Imagine Orlando; Mike Speicher the Opening General Manager
• Sunriver Resort Names Kelly O'Brien as Director of Training and Development
• Oceanpoint Developments Ltd Appoints Mark A. Elawadi as Managing Director at Turks & Caicos' Third Turtle Club & Spa; Rockresorts Selected to Operate the Property Expected to Open in 2011
• Diane Mombourquette Named General Manager of the Black Rock Oceanfront Resort in Ucluelet, British Columbia
• Gan Kim Leng Appointed Vice President of Business Development and Asset Management for HPL Hotels & Resorts, Singapore

• TravelCLICK and IDeaS Deliver Dynamic Pricing; ChannelDirect enables hotels to maximize RevPAR with real-time pricing optimization
• SynXis Extends Relationship with European Reseller Yeeld Solutions; German-Based Reseller Offers Integrated Distribution and Revenue Management Services Alongside the RedX® Distribution Management System
• MSI's Commitment to Quality and Customer Satisfaction Demonstrated  in EnterprisePM Benchmark Testing; MSI Leverages Microsoft Partnership to Optimize Performance and Customer Value
• JDA Software Named 'Supplier of the Year' by Carlson Hotels Worldwide; Carlson Honors JDA Software for its Ground-breaking Revenue Management Solution During an Award Ceremony at Carlson's Global Conference in Las Vegas
• Accor Fashions New Prototype for Motel 6; Dubbed "Phoenix" the Prototype Expected to Set a New Standard for Economy Hotels
• La Quinta is the Fastest-Growing Hotel Brand for 2007 - 2008 is Off to a Fast Start
• Redwood Bench in a Sauna at the Holiday Inn in Joplin, Missouri at Issue in a $300,000 Lawsuit Filed Against the Hotel
• A 176-room Kimpton Palomar Hotel and 63 Condos In Final Planning Stages for Downtown Milwaukee's Park East Area; Will Have to Pre-sell 50% of the Condos to Obtain a Loan for the $160 million Project
• Delaware North Cos. Parks & Resorts Preparing to Spend $20 million in Improvements at the Gideon Putnam Hotel & Conference Center, Sartoga Springs, New York
• The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians Chooses the Designer of the Bellagio to Design its $800 million Casino Resort Planned for Just North of San Diego
• Warmbrodt Hotel Investments Selected to Advise Owner of the Holiday Inn Forest Park
• PAS Announces Partnership with Infor to Offer Financial Hospitality Solution; Designed for hotels and corporate offices, FMS SunSystems and Business Process Analysis are combined with interface tools, managed hosting services, daily reporting, forecasting and help desk to improve back office operations
• The $62.2 million McAllen (Texas) Convention Center Roundly Criticized for Excessive Rates, Poor Management
• Limited Supply of H2-B Visas Force Resorts on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Scramble to Patch Together a Full Staff for the Summer
• InterContinental The Clement Monterey Preparing to Open, the First New Construction Hotel On Monterey Coast in More Than 25 Years; Pacific Hotel Management Owns and Will Manage the Hotel
• Thomas O'Shea Named Managing Director at Sunriver Resort in Central Oregon
• Interstate Appoints John W. Maibach General Manager and Kimberly Altschuler Director of Sales and Marketing at The Copley Square Hotel, Boston
• Sunriver Resort Welcomes Keith Schnulle as Director of Human Resources
• Monica Smiley Named Director of Operations for Costa d'Este Beach Resort, Vero Beach, Florida

• Leveraging Property-level Network Creates Possibilities for Improving Guest Experience and Hospitality Operations
• Softscribe® Inc. Boosts Sales for New Client Flyte Systems with Benefit Message Campaign; Public relations strategy aids Flyte Systems to surpass forecast
• Annual Digital Signage Expo 'Ripe for Content Providers in 2009'; Flyte Systems President Brian Reynolds sees three top trends emerging
• Contingency Hotel Revenue Management Strategies - "I Will not Cut Prices" / Carol Verret
• Sage Hospitality Resources Opens The Legendary Blackstone--A Renaissance Hotel; Chicago's Finest Example of a Turn-of-the-Century Luxury Hotel Transformed by a $128 Million Preservation Project / Exclusive Photos
• Luxe Worldwide Hotels Adds Cosmopolitan Toronto Hotel & Spa and Pantages Suites Hotel & Spa to its Portfolio of Acclaimed Destinations in Canada
• Hotel A.G., a Hotel Brokerage Company Sells the Hampton Inn Concord, North Carolina
• Amadeus Announces Blueprint for Hospitality Industry's Future; Amadeus research report identifies three significant trends driving the hotel industry
• Luxe Worldwide Hotels Enjoys the Luxury of EZYield.com's V3 Platform
• The American Hotel & Lodging Association Creating New Membership Category -  The Under Age 30 Grouping to Provide Resources and Programs to Facilitate the Career Advancement of Young Hospitality Professionals
• Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Opens Fourth Hotel in Mainland China, the 351 room Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou
• Geoffrey A Ballotti Named President and CEO of Wyndham's Group RCI, Formerly the President, North America Region of Starwood Hotels

• TIG Global's work leads to 2007 Emarketer of the Year Recognition and nine other Adrian Awards; The Georgetown Inn, a TIG Global Client and Part of LXR Luxury Resorts and Hotels, is Named eMarketer of the Year
• New Generation Hospitality Adds Four Properties
• Telkonet Advances Smart Energy Management Control with New SS1107 Controller; Offers Improved Performance, Easier Installation, Plus Wider PTAC and Sensor Compatibility
• Following a $128 million Renovation The Blackstone, A Renaissance Hotel Reopens; An Important Enhancement to Chicago's Historical Quality Architecture Reputation
• Taiwan, One of Several Asian Markets, Looking at Gaming as a Way to Expand their Tourism and Economic Bases
• Prism Hotels & Resorts Rates UniFocus "Second to None"; STAFFScope® Evaluation Gets Crystal Clear Results
• HFTP Seeking Nominations for the 2008 Hall of Fame; Inductees Are Professionals Who Dedicate Careers to Hospitality Technology
• Nevada Gaming Revenues in January, 2008 Fell Almost 5% in a Year-over-year Comparison; No Clear Trend Developing in Nevada's Monthly Gaming Win
• Hilton Hotels Appoints Steven Goldman as President, Global Development
• Rosewood Appoints Lionel Alvarez Managing Director of Las Ventanas al Paraíso, Los Cabos, Mexico
• Bill Rees Appointed General Manager of the Outrigger Maui Eldorado, Located within Maui's Kaanapali Beach Resort
• Michael Butler Named Corporate Director of Food and Beverage for McKibbon Hotel Management

• PKF Hospitality Research Lowers its 2008 Forecast for a Key Hotel Industry Metric, RevPAR, from Up 4.5% to Up a Below-average 3.0%
• Leveraging Network Investment at Property Level Drives Guest Satisfaction, Improves Operations
• The Rainmaker Group Welcomes Rod Collier and John W. Wallace to its Management Team; New top-level talent adds to Rainmaker's 400 years of combined profit optimization expertise in the revenue management community
• The 2008 Top 20 European Hotel Brands Ranking and the Top Ten Hotel Groups Ranking
• The Prava Suites by the Galleria in North Dallas (Opened as Hilton Suites in 2001) Receiving a $10 million Redo and a Rebranding to Le Meridien
• Things Were Different in the 1920's - When the National Park Service Authorized the Building of the Luxury Ahwahnee Hotel within Yosemite National Park
• Developer Ajay Patel Breaks Ground on the First Best Western Atria Prototype in San Antonio, Texas
• Warmbrodt Hotel Investments Selected to Advise Owner of the Quality Inn Westport Park
• Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 123 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database
• The Radisson Hotel, Bloomington, Operated by Tristar Hotel Group, Awarded Carlson's Renewal Award for North America 2007
• Morten Ebbesen Selected as the General Manager of the Corinthia Beach Resort in St Julians, Malta

March 5, 2008

• Flexibility: The Ultimate Trend in Hospitality Design / Lee Simon
• Guest Satisfaction, Operations Improved by Leveraging Property-level Network
• Taking Green Mainstream; As the sustainability movement continues to escalate, Pineapple Hospitality's EcoRooms& EcoSuites adds green leader Q Hotel & Spa as a new member and recruits two top talents to serve as Advisors -Bernadette V. Upton and Ray Hobbs
• Proposals Sought for the Development, Construction and Management of Two Hotels, One at Key West International Airport and One at Florida Keys Marathon Airport
• Spurgeon Richardson Retiring as President and CEO of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau; At the Helm for 17 Years
• Developer Richard Bosworth Completing Acquisition of the  727 room  Hooters Casino Hotel, Las Vegas;  Redesign Will Give Boot to Hooters Name and Orange Short Shorts
• Tropicana Casino Appeal Alleges New Jersey Gaming Commission Lacked Requisite Neutrality; Claims Commission Ignored Facts in Decision to Deny Company's License Renewal
• ACE DuraFlo® Nears Completion on $2.2 Million, 50,000 Foot ePIPE® Project for Seattle Sheraton; Hosting Hotel Engineers Luncheon and Project Tour
• Searching for Ways to Reduce Renovation Expenses While Retaining Quality? Searching for a Company to Provide a Turn Key Solution? The Ghoman Design Group is the Answer
• Trump Entertainment Resorts Reports 2007 4th Qtr  Net loss of $183.2 million Compared to a loss of $9.7 million in the Prior Year
• TRUST International Receives HTNG Workgroup Leadership Award 2007
• J-4 Development Company and JL Burke Contracting Building a 125-suite Hyatt Summerfield Suites at the Hickory Creek Waterworks and Resort, Mokena, Illinois
• InterContinental Hotels Group Prepares to Open a Holiday Inn Resort on Tuban (Bali) in late 2008 and the InterContinental Bali Sanur Beach Resort in 2009
• Justin Harris Named Senior Vice President/General Counsel for John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts
• Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Dyal Sandhu Director of Food & Beverage for Bedford Springs Resort in Pennsylvania

• Sir Richard Branson to Accept Travel Industry Association�s Award At Travelcom Show In April
• Hotels in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Alabama Choose Mintek to Streamline Maintenance Operations; WinTrack PM Helps Extend Asset Life, Improve Guest Satisfaction
• Budgeting for Hotel Internet Marketing - No Surveys, Just Plain Talk; How Much Should a Hotel Invest to Develop a Strong Internet Presence? / Neil Salerno
• A Pause in Atlanta Hotel Construction; Some Announced Projects Rethinking Strategy
• Almulla Hospitality Working on a $2 billion Investment Plan to Develop an Islamically Compliant Hotel Brand; Halal Food and No Alcohol
• The Atlas Life Building, a Historic Twelve-story Office Building in Downtown Tulsa, Receiving a $12 million Conversion to a 120-room Courtyard by Marriott
• Cavallo Point - San Francisco Bay's First National Park Lodge to Focus on Sustainability, Stewardship
• Shea Properties and R.D. Olson Developing Three Hotels at Legacy Park, the Former Tustin, California Marine Corps Air Station; Includes a Full-service Kimpton Hotel and Two Unnamed Select-service Hotels
• Carlson Hotels Worldwide Recognizes 2007 Top-performing Hotels, General Managers and Employees
• One of Florida's Largest Resorts Applies Artificial Intelligence Technology to Reduce Labor Cost; 2,300-unit Orange Lake Orlando Resort implements Carnus System's patent-pending Artificial Intelligence technology to automate entire F&B demand forecasting and labor scheduling process
• Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Sets Standard with UniFocus' Employee Feedback Solution; Top U.S. Resort Raises Bar with Web-based STAFFScope®
• Newmarket International and Software Management, Inc. Join Forces to Offer First-Ever Lead Automation Service for CVBs and Their Member Hotels
• Benchmark Hospitality International Selected to Operate New Lockheed Martin Center for Leadership Excellence in Bethesda, Maryland
• Radisson Hotels & Resorts Partners with The Culinary Institute of America to Refine "Tasteful Choices" Menu
• Myfidelio.Net And VFM Interactive To Provide Hotels With A Central Gateway For Distribution And Management Of Visual Content In All Channels; All myfidelio.net hotels now have access to VFM's Vscape solution to distribute and manage images in all GDS and thousands of Internet Channels
• Las Vegas Sands Corp. Selects MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management System for The Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino
• Agenda Set for Cornell Hotel School's Student-Run Conference; Three Hundred Hospitality Leaders Expected at 83rd Annual Hotel Ezra Cornell, April 3-6, 2008 in Ithaca
• CP Group Building a NZ$100 million Pullman Branded Hotel in Auckland's Central Business District
• Ken Shore Named New General Manager of the Snake River Lodge & Spa, A RockResort, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

• The National Park Service Signs 60-year Lease with Developers for the $95 million Conversion of Fort Baker into a Bayside Lodge and Retreat; Former Fort was Built to guard the Entrance to San Francisco Bay
• I  Am a Service Professional� / Bryan K. Williams
• Elad Group Reopens New York's Plaza Following a $400 million, Two-year, Lobby-to-roof Renovation
• Some Say the The Plaza Hotel is the World's Most Famous Hotel; Rooms Start at $1000 per Night, Guests Will Pay Extra for the "Eloise" Bubble Bath, with Milk and Cookies"
• Kitchenettes and High Jinks Made Stoneleigh Hotel a Dallas Landmark
• HTNG Annual Conference Highlights Major Progress in Systems Interoperability; Three Individuals Recognized for Leadership from the the Hotel and Vendor Community
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration Fines General Contractor $128,000; Construction Worker Fell to Death While Working on $6 million Holiday Inn Express in Niagara Falls, New York
• Three Benchmark Hospitality Virginia Resorts Go Green!
• Increases in Bookings and Technology Sales Show Hotel Industry Gearing for Growth
• First of Five Resorts, the Hacienda Tres Ríos, Opening in the Tres Rios, an Ecological Park Near Cancun
• Horseshoe Bay (Texas) Resort & Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott Now Under Same Management
• Concord Hospitality To Break Ground On Nine Properties In Next 60 Days; Has Additional Nine Hotels and More than $500 Million in 2008 Pipeline
• Danubius Hotels Selects MICROS 9700 HMS, OPERA, and myfidelio.net Solutions for its Entire Hotel Chain
• Chef Ken Frank to Relocate His La Toque Restaurant in Rutherford, California to the The Westin Verasa, Napa

1. Group of Women Suspected of Using Mickey Finns, Stealing from Men in Upscale Dallas Hotels, Bars
2. This is How Embassy Suites� Guests Say �Do Not Disturb�; Winning Signs to Be Hung on Doorknobs Nationwide
3. What the Heck is Hotel Revenue Management, Anyway? A Hotel Marketer�s Guide to Revenue Management / Neil Salerno
4. The Important People in a General Manager�s Life / Gina Abernathy
5. Hotel Waterparks Construction Report 2008 / 33 Hotel Waterparks Opened in 2007, 55 Scheduled for 2008 / Jeff Coy and Bill Haralson
6. Bill Yung's  Columbia Sussex Casino Operations Being Investigated in Three States for Complaints About Massive Layoffs, Extreme Cost-cutting
7. Can This Be? Layoffs and Reductions in Employee Hours Occurring at Las Vegas Casino/Resorts
8. Starwood to Re-brand and Renovate Former Adams Mark Hotels as Sheraton Dallas Hotel and Sheraton Denver Hotel / Properties to undergo a transformation as part of Sheraton�s overall brand revitalization
9. The Majority Owners of Tamarack Resort File for Bankruptcy, Credit Suisse Bank Owed $262 million
10. Hilton Anatole's Owner Not Happy with City of Dallas' Plan to Finance a 1,000-room Convention Center Hotel
11. Billionaire Investor Sam Zell Acquries 7.7% Stake in Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
12. Jury Awards 10 million to Owner of Ritz-Carlton Bali; At Core of Case - A Material Breach of Loyalty Displayed by Marriott International (Ritz-Carlton's Parent Company)
13. South Dakota Hotel Owners Sentenced to Prison for Involuntary Servitude Offenses
14. Driftwood Hospitality Finds Success Flipping Hotels; Looks for Hotels in Decline
15. Managing Director John Langston Discusses Challenges Overseeing the $36 million Renovation of Dallas' 85-year-old Stoneleigh Hotel
16. The Contingency Hotel Sales and Marketing Plan - Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst / Carol Verret
17. Liverpool�s New Beatles Inspired Boutique Hotel Opens Doors; Exclusive Guest Room Photos
18. MGM Mirage Receives High Marks for Treatment of 5,000 Displaced Guests Following Monte Carlo Fire / Advance Planning, Communication, Being Equitable and Honest Keeps Customer's Trust and Future Business
19. Rising Inflation And Threats Of A Recession: Should U.S. Hoteliers Be Worried?
20. New Study Finds GDS Hotel Promotions Have a Growing Influence on Bookings / Now over 50 Percent of travel agents with ad recall, book the advertised hotel
21. Spa Necessity - For Any High End Hotel that Hopes to Stay Competitive
22. Jack Naderkhani, GM Raffles L�Ermitage Beverly Hills, Reveals His Secret Weapons to Receiving Five Top 2008 Hotel Honors
23. Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach Subject of Lawsuit Alleging Hotel Should Have Warned Guests of Dangerous Rip Currents in Beach Fronting Hotel
24. Davidson Hotel Company Promotes Six to General Manager Positions
25. Mike Ditka Resorts: Former NFL Coach Promotes New Resorts in Florida

• The 1 Hotel & Residences Project -- First in Seattle to offer "Condo-hotel" Units -- Put On Hold for Redesign; Plans to Eliminate 132 of the 176 Condo-hotel Units and Replace with Conventional Hotel Rooms
• Ashford Hospitality Trust Plans to Continue Selling Hotels; Seeks to Divest at Least $600 million in Hotels in 2008, Following $312 million in 2007
• Ruvin Development Inc.and Gatehouse Capital Corp. Line Up Financing for a 160 room Aloft Hotel in Downtown Milwaukee
• RevPAR Penetration at Airport Terminal Hotels / Monique Rosszell - HVS Canada  / YTD Canadian Lodging Outlook
• For the Full Year 2007 Strategic Hotels & Resorts Net Income Fell 59% to $39.1 million from $95.6 million in the Previous Year; Not Expecting to Acquire Any Hotels in 2008
• Nexus Unveils HotelworX�, Sales Force Automation for Hotels
• Sol Melia Earnings Rise by 19% in 2007; Prepares Launch of its New Business Strategy
• FelCor Reports Year End 2007 Net income of $50.3 million Up from $12.3 million in Prior Year; Expecting its 85 Hotels to Grow RevPAR  from 6.5 - 8.5% for 2008
• Hotel Equities Promotes Alan Bennett to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
• Intrawest names Paul Jorgensen as President and Chief Operating Officer at Mountain Creek Resort, Vernon, NJ; Formerly CFO at Boyne Resorts
• Fairmont Appoints Thomas Klein Regional Vice President, California And General Manager Fairmont San Francisco
• Morrissey Hospitality Appoints Brian Schmechel General Manager for The Hotel Minneapolis Located in the Restored Midland Building in Downtown Minneapolis

• Mastering Internet Marketing in 2008: The 2nd Benchmark Survey on Hotel Internet Marketing Budget Planning and Best Practices / HeBS
• Hotel Investments: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow ?!? Carole King / Article by Lori Raleigh
• The Zion Lodge in Zion National Park Named the Sustainable Hotel of the Year by the HotelWorld Expo and Conference
• The Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association is seeking a new President. Long time President, Ilene Kamsler, is retiring. Executives by Sterling, Inc. has been engaged to manage the search process
• Want to Buy a Hotel? Bidding for the The 253 room Dayton (Ohio) Executive Hotel, Formerly a Best Western, Starts at $1.75 million
• In Discussion for Ten Years, The City of St. Joseph, Missouri Tentatively Approves Plans for a $32 million Convention Center and a $16 million Hotel
• Shell Vacations Club and LRA Worldwide Develop Partnership to Enhance the Vacation Ownership Prospect Experience
• The Court of Master Sommeliers Awards the Fairmont Olympic Hotel's Joseph Linder the Title of Master Sommelier; There are 97 Master Sommeliers in the United States
• MHI Hospitality Corp. Planning  a $5 million Renovation and Conversion to Crowne Plaza Following its Acquisition of the Former Radisson Hotel in Downtown Hampton, Virginia
• McKibbon Hotel Management, Inc. Opens the Company's 53rd Hotel -  the TownePlace Suites by Marriott Pensalcola, Florida
• Inn By The Sea in Cape Elizabeth, Maine Finishing Up a Multi million dollar Makeover - 57 Redesigned Guest Rooms and a New Restaurant

• Leveraging Property-Level Network Improves Guest Experience, Optimizes Back Office Operations
• In The Beginning was the 3-Ring Binder: Hospitality Business Intelligence Shapes Operations for 10 Years; Spreadsheets to dashboards; evolution of BI from technology experiment to the must-have profitability tool
• SynXis Awards Outstanding Achievments at its Annual Customer Forum in Fort Worth, Texas; Conference addresses important issues on the minds of hoteliers today including rate parity and the use of Social Media
• Hotel Waterpark Resort Industry Report 2008; Growth Accelerates, Projects Get Bigger / Jeff Coy and Bill Haralson
• Established Client Relationships Can Last a Lifetime: New Generation of Hospitality Sales Professionals Lesson #10 / David Brudney
• Lion's Gate Development and Hilton Hotels Corp. Finalize Agreement for a 225-room Waldorf-Astoria in Downtown Sarasota, Florida
• Iconic Memphis Hotel, The Peabody, Sees Hard Work Pay Off - Regains its Four-star Mobil Travel Guide Rating
• Downtown Akron's Last Hotel, the 18-story Radisson, Up for Sale
• Meetings Intelligence Exchange Offers Groundbreaking Free Service for Meeting Planner Professionals
• HR in Hospitality� Conference & Expo Asks: 'Are You Prepared For What Lies Ahead?'; Extraordinary line-up of experts at second annual event prepares attendees for HR challenges ahead; Human Resource Executive® / Cornell University-led and AH&LA-endorsed event to be held March 16 - 19 at Wynn Las Vegas
• Carlson Hotels Worldwide Expands Diversity Initiatives, Unveils Leadership Strategy, Adds Six Locations
• Interstate Hotels & Resorts Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income of $6.8 million, Down from $10.8 million a Year Ago; Now Has Ownership Interests in 54 Hotels
• Accor Reports Year End 2007 Net Profit of EUR883 million, Up 76% Over Previous Year; Opens 28,000 Hotel Rooms in 2007 with 93,000 Rooms in the Pipeline
• MHI Hospitality Corporation Acquiring the 172-room former Radisson Hotel in Hampton, Virginia for Approximately $7.75 million, or $45,000 per room
• Tim Dixon, Owner of the Iron Horse Hotel, Milwaukee, Commissions Artist Charles J. Dwyer to Create Murals on the Hotel's 102 Guest Room Walls
• Orient-Express Hotels Reports 2007 Full-year Net Earnings of $33.6 million, Down from $39.8 million Prior Year; Opening Hotels in Santa Barbara, New York City, Brazil, Bali, and Peru
• The Four Points by Sheraton Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile Selected the 2007 Four Points® by Sheraton Property of the Year
• Golden Resorts LLLP Selects Wyndham Hotels and Resorts to Operate a 400 room Destination Resort on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands; Project Includes a Casino and Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf course
• VFM Interactive Announces Louise Meyer Joins Executive Team; Highly regarded industry veteran to help build VFM's hotel media production and distribution business
• Gregory Lee Takes Up Role as Vice President of Operations at HPL Hotels & Resorts
• Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Michael McGreevy Director of Food and Beverage for The Northland Inn in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

• Maestro Deals Tribal Gaming Properties the Winning Hand in Service & Revenue Optimization Tools; Gaming hotels leverage Maestro PMS technology to deliver world class guest service, enhance marketing and maximize staff productivity
• Flyte Systems Inks Agreement with Digital Signage Provider Digital Minds, Installs TouchQuest FlyteBoard at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Airline flight information enhances customer service at Donald E. Stephens Convention and Conference Center, adds revenue opportunities
• South Dakota Hotel Owners Sentenced to Prison for Involuntary Servitude Offenses
• Dallas' Stoneleigh Hotel Expects its Historic Appeal to Provide Edge over Competitors such as the New Ritz-Carlton Dallas and W Dallas Victory
• International Hotel Investment Forum Names the Finalists for the Deal of the Year Awards
• Baltimore's $100 million Citycenter Project Now Includes Two Hyatt Branded Hotels, a Hyatt Place and a Hyatt Summerfield Suites
• Highgate Holdings Begins $30-million Renovation of the 25 Year Old Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco
• Leaving Dollars on the (Guestroom) Table?  Increase Value through Hostar's Improved Housekeeping Operations
• Hotel A.G., a Hotel Brokerage Company sells the 175-Room Doubletree Hotel located in Greensboro NC for $22,500,000
• Millennium Hotels and Resorts Selects UniFocus' MEETINGScope�; UniFocus' MEETINGScope is New Feedback Standard for All Millennium Hotel Properties in the United States
• Remember the Savoy Plaza Hotel?; Is Economic Disaster Imminent;  Cuba at the Crossroads / Stanley Turkel
• Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts Relies on Trust Technology for their Own Private Label Chain Code; Banyan Tree's Private Label GDS code 'BY' powered by Trust|Voyager CRS
• TTI's 'ConciergeOnDemand�' Services Now Showing at 100th Hotel; New self-service entertainment ticketing system to be showcased in Booth #244 at the 2008 Asian American Hotel Owners Assn. Annual Convention March 26-29, 2008
• InnLink Enhances Customer Connectivity
• Turf Hotels Building a $20 million 123-room Hampton Inn & Suites in Saratoga Springs, New York
• Trigild Opens the 180 room Holiday Inn Ontario (CA) Airport, Owned by Prime Hospitality LLC
• Tom Kenney Named Senior VP, Sales & Marketing at Aimbridge Hospitality
• Amy Speckman Appointed Resort Manager and Director of Operations for Sanibel Island's Casa Ybel Resort

• Hotel Operators Massage More Profits from their Spa Operations / Robert Mandelbaum and Gabrielle Lerner
• The Contingency Hotel Sales and Marketing Plan - Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst / Carol Verret
• Holiday Inn Express Upgrades Free Morning Breakfast, Adds Cheese Omelets, Bacon, Sausage, and Biscuits with Sausage Gravy
• Hawthorn Suites Unveils New Prototype Guest Suite Design
• Lexington, Kentucky Hoteliers Claim Projections for a Taxpayer Financed $90 million Westin Hotel and Conference are Ludicrous
• Some Cities Offer a Cautionary Tale as Broward County Pursues a  1,000-room Convention Center Hotel Next to the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center
• $24 Million Renovation Transforms Landmark Bank Building into The Residence Inn Columbus (Ohio) Downtown
• Collectively, New Hotel Projects in Pittsburgh Add Up to Almost 1,150 Rooms
• MTM Luxury Lodging Automates Groups Online With Passkey; Leading Luxury Hotel Company to Offer its Meeting Planners Passkey's Better Booking Experience
• Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 107 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database
• Mike Woitas, Country Inn & Suites Albert Lea, Named Minnesota Lodging Association Hotelier of Year
• Jean-Georges Vongerichten Restaurant Development Company, Culinary Concepts by Jean-Georges, to Open Spice Market Restaurants Inside Three New W Hotel Developments
• Omni Hotels Appoints Austin Khan Vice President of Acquisitions and Development
• RockResorts and Vail Resorts Hospitality Names Paul Toner as Vice President of Sales and Marketing
• Davidson Hotel Company Promotes Six to General Manager Positions
• Diego Pineda Named Resident Manager of the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel

• Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Fined $105,000 for Allowing a Minor to Gamble, also Fined $75,000 for Allowing Underage Patrons to Drink in a Casino Bar
• Developer Bennett-Hofford Enters Fifth Year of Odyssey to Get Luxury Hotel Permitted in Charleston, South Carolina
• PRA Development Clears First Hurdle in Permit Process for a $40 million Hotel in Norwich, Connecticut
• Hotel Investor Survey Winter 2008: Hotel Capitalization Rates Moderate Slightly, Changes Are Driven Largely By Slower Growth Expectations
• Hotel Waterpark Resort Growth Accelerates, Projects Get Bigger / Consultants Present 2008 Industry Report at Workshop Feb 28
• Opening July 2008, Seven Stars Resort Casts a Celestial Spell in the Turks & Caicos Islands
• Outrigger Selected to Manage Resort Hotel Within the West Sands - a Residential and Hotel Development Located on the West Coast of Phuket, Thailand, Will Include Phuket's First Water Park
• White Lodging Services Expanding Corporate Headquarters in Merrillville, Indiana, Expects to Add 100 New Jobs
• Enchantment Group Building a 30 Room Resort & Spa Along with 25 Condominiums in Punta Mita, Mexico
• Great Hotels Organisation Partners with VFM Interactive to Provide Rich Media Production and Distribution Services for their Member Hotels Worldwide; GHO adopts VFM's Vscape media management and distribution solution to distribute hotel photos and rich media to thousands of electronic channels
• Benchmark Hospitality International Opens The Hotel at Naples Bay Resort
• InnLink's Call Center Drives Hotels' Bottom Line Results
• Jay H. Shah, CEO of Hersha Hospitality, to Share Entrepreneurial Vision With Cornell Hotel Students
• Innovative travel technology company seeking a Vice President, Hotels, Cars / Cross Selling. Position located in NYC. Requires a BS/BA and 5+ years hotel/travel industry business development sales experience
• Benchmark Hospitality International Launches Benchmark Japan
• Jean Pierre Dubray Named Executive Chef of The Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Coast, California; Formerly the Executive Chef at The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco

• What the Heck is Hotel Revenue Management, Anyway? A Hotel Marketer's Guide to Revenue Management / Neil Salerno
• NxTV IP In-Room Entertainment Used by 25% of 5-Star Properties; Best of the best - Mobil 5-Star operators choose NxTV IP VOD services three years running
• The Majority Owners of Tamarack Resort File for Bankruptcy, Credit Suisse Bank Owed $262 million
• Norwegian Millionaire Torben Frantzen Outlines a Sustainable Development Operating Approach for the Cabo Sao Roque Resort in Brazil
• Mike Ditka Resorts: Former NFL Coach Promotes New Resorts in Florida
• Dubai-based Zabeel Investments Acquires 50% of The Light Group, Intends to Expand the Light Group's Hotel Management, Food and Beverage, and Entertainment Portfolio Into Key US Cities
• DuVal Development Signs The Waldorf=Astoria Collection to Operate the Dakota Mountain Lodge in Park City, Utah
• Great Wolf Resorts Inc. Narrows 4th Qtr 2007 Loss to $7.7 million Compared to a Loss of $49 million in the Prior Year Quarter; Operates 10 Resorts With Two Under Construction / Hotel Operating Statistics
• Interstate Hotels & Resorts Forms Joint Venture with JHM Hotels to Operate and Invest in Hotels in India
• For Sale - The Ridges Resort located on Lake Chatuge in the Appalachian Mountains of North Georgia. Hotel/(2) Restaurants/ 400-Slip Marina/ Extensive Meeting & Event Space
• Seeking qualified luxury hotel buyers.  One of the best collections of hotels, including portfolios, for sale in the Caribbean, Florida, California, Las Vegas, New York, Mexico, Panama, Bahamas, UK, France and Spain
• Following Several Redesigns and a Series of Zoning Variances LodgWorks Ready to Build 11-story, 161-room Hotel Sierra in Downtown Providence, Rhode Island
• Penta Hospitality Acquires the Regency Hotel in Greeley, Colorado; Planning a $1.5 million Renovation, Rebrand as Clarion
• A Wingate by Wyndham® Being Developed in Chihuahua, Mexico, the Brand's First Hotel in Mexico
• Judith Kalfon Appointed General Manager of the 357 room Radisson Plaza Hotel Minneapolis
• Beth Pratt Appointed Environmental Affairs Director for Xanterra's Operations in Yellowstone National Park
• Marsha Twiss Appointed Director of Rooms for Benchmark's Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg, Virginia

• SynXis RedX Distribution Platform Becomes the First Hotel Reservation System to Achieve Stringent PCI Certification for Credit Card Data Security
• Agilysys Acquires Eatec Corporation
• City of La Porte, Texas Seeking Developer Proposals for a 200 room Hotel and Convention Center
• The Tampa, Florida City Council Rejects Proposal for $7.6 million Value Place Extended Stay Hotel
• Kevin Kelley - From Pool Boy at the Flamingo to Station Casinos' Chief Operating Officer
• The Spa Necessity - For Any High End Hotel that Hopes to Stay Competitive
• Neighborhood Development Corporation Prepares to Open the $60 million Dana Hotel and Spa in Chicago's River North Neighborhood
• A New Social Networking Site for Sellers of Travel: USATravelSpace.com
• Dilam Hotel Development S.A.S. Planning a 150 room W Marrakech, Located Within the Al Maaden Resort Development, Morocco
• Broughton Hospitality Awarded the Management Contracts for Three Chicago Hotels, The Willows Hotel, The Majestic Hotel and City Suites Hotel
• Five-Property DC Hotel Company Drives Sales with Online Tools; Property sales teams use Web system to share leads, cut tech expenses
• Occupancy and Average Room Rate Information Flows Freely Between Hotels in India; Hoteliers Deny the Existence of Any Kind of Cartel
• The 359 room InterContinental Hanoi Westlake Opens in Vietnam's Capital; Jon Nielsen the Opening General Manager
• Jurys Inns Group Set to Open its 23rd Hotel, the Jurys Inns Liverpool
• Carlson Hotels Worldwide Appoints Baron Carr to Vice President of Brand Marketing
• Victor Tiffany, Senior Vice President of Concept Development for Tarsadia Hotels to Speak at Cornell University
• David Yamada Named General Manager at The Westin St. John Resort and Villas
• Raffles Hotels & Resorts Appoints Riaz Mahmood General Manager of Raffles Beijing Hotel and Peter Wynne to General Manager of Raffles Cambodia Hotels

• Forced PMS Migration Presents Opportunity to Weigh New Options, Hotel Operators Turn to Maestro Suite; Hoteliers stand to benefit from NORTHWIND's Maestro 'Diamond Plus Service' upgrade and enhancement policy in times of change
• Number of Indoor Waterpark Destination Resorts Grows in '08 / David Sangree
• Swissotel Chicago Getting Tough: Housekeepers Get Paid for Turning In Scofflaws Smoking in Hotel Rooms
• Idaho's Ambitious New Four Season Resort, Tamarack,  Slows Construction As it Searches for Additional Financing
• Utah Ski Resorts Will Make it Through this Winter But Are Worried About Next Season, Not Because of Global Warming, but Rather Immigration Reform
• NewspaperDirect Launches Hotel PressDisplay.com; Hotel PressDisplay.com is the 'green' way to serve guests hundreds of newspaper titles from around the world, fresh every day
• 22 Former Exel Inn Hotels Rebranded Under Wyndham Hotel Group Flags - Days Inn, Super 8, Baymont Inn & Suites, Howard Johnson and Travelodge
• Roomlinx Upgrades HSIA at Phoenix-area Hilton; 10x Boost in bandwidth boosts guest satisfaction, revenues, and brand loyalty at Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa hotel
• PSAV's LED Lighting 'Wows' Meeting Goers, Dresses Hotels, and Reduces Energy Costs; LED lights use up to 80 percent less energy than incandescent light; Hotels hail LEDs for versatility, design effect, and customer satisfaction
• HVS/American Hospitality Management Company Assumes Asset Management of an Acclaimed Caribbean Resort Property
• Maximizing Attendance at Conferences - Trade  Shows / Bernie Otis
• To What Extent Can Independent UGC Sites Act as a Trojan Horse For Openness?
• Pet Friendly South Carolina Hotels Join BringYourPet.com
• Edward Stanton Appointed Vice President of Hotel Operations for Foxwoods Resort Casino's Three Hotels
• Microtel Inns & Suites and Hawthorn Suites Bring New National Sales Team In-House Headed by Rachel Tyler, Vice President of National Sales
• Mandy Jennings Appointed Group Sales Director for Principal Hayley's Portfolio of 20 Hotels
• Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Scott Marble Director of Rooms at Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, Colorado

• Hilton Anatole's Owner Not Happy with City of Dallas' Plan to Finance a 1,000-room Convention Center Hotel
• Texas Town Demands Removal of Attention-grabbing Sign on a Value Place Extended-stay Hotel; Claims Light-emitting Diode Display is Gaudy
• Plan to Expand the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Casting a Bigger Shadow Over Grapevine, Texas Neighbors
• Antares Investment Planning a 115 room Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut
• Construction Begins on the 445 room La Torretta Del LagoResort & Spa on Lake Conroe, Texas
• Marriott's 2007 4th Qtr Net Income Falls to $176 million from $220 million a Year Ago, Opened 10,800 rooms Including 2,500 rooms Converted from Competitor  Brands / Hotel Operating Statistics
• Can This Be? Layoffs and Reductions in Employee Hours Occurring at Las Vegas Casino/Resorts
• Froilan Ramirez, Jr. Named General Manager at Casa Ybel Resort, Sanibel Island, Florida

• Chartres Lodging Group Completes Purchase of 4,867-room Adam's Mark Hotel Portfolio; Hotel Investment Firm Formerly Known as Oxford Lodging Will Spend More Than $238 Million to Renovate Adam's Mark Properties in Dallas, Denver, St. Louis, Indianapolis and Buffalo, N.Y. 
• NxTV Signs Comprehensive Digital Content Agreement with NBC Universal for HD Movies and TV On-Demand Entertainment; American Gangster for HD VOD; NBC's The Office and Heroes lead TV On-Demand lineup
• This is How Embassy Suites' Guests Say "Do Not Disturb"; Winning Signs to Be Hung on Doorknobs Nationwide
• The Important People in a General Manager's Life / Gina Abernathy
• Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach Subject of Lawsuit Alleging Hotel Should Have Warned Guests of Dangerous Rip Currents in Beach Fronting Hotel
• Six Firms Submit Credentials to Dallas City Hall in Hopes of Being Selected to Develop a Dallas Convention Center Hotel
• Travel 2.0 -- So Many Sites, So Little Time; Monitoring the 'Reviewsphere' is overwhelming: focus on key sites is the solution
• Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Opening 12 Hotels in China by 2010
• The School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Schedules the 2nd International Forum on China Hotel Brand Management for Guangzhou, China, May 9-10, 2008
• Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa, a Marriott Resort, Completes $16 million Renovation as Part of the "Marriott Revive" Program
• International Hotel & Restaurant Association Moves Operations from Paris France to New Offices in Geneva, Switzerland
• Pegasus and Leonardo Ink Deal to Create ContentHub TM
• MICROS Offers Powerful Direct Connection to Expedia Eliminating the Need for Switch Services; Connection allows hotel to manage rates, availability, inventory and reservations directly from its MICROS Property Management System
• Historic Hotel Galvez - A Wyndham Historic Hotel in Galveston, Texas Opens $6 million Spa
• Vijay Dandapani, COO of Apple Core Hotels Appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors for the 2008 International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show
• FelCor Names Donald J. Falgoust as Vice President Food & Beverage
• Michael Issenberg Appointed Accor's Chairman and Chief Operating Officer - Asia Pacific; Replaces David Baffsky
• Laurent Tourondel Taking the BLT Steak Restaurant Concept to the The Betsy Hotel in South Beach, Miami
• Omni Hotels Appoints Tom Walker as Vice President of Revenue Management
• Dusit Moves Jan Verduyn to Managing Director of Dusit Thani LakeView Cairo, Egypt and Peter Komposch to General Manager Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket

• Irvin W. Sandman Named 2008 Recipient of the Anthony G. Marshall Hospitality Law Award; Recognized for Pioneering Efforts In Hotel Law 
• Beverly Clark's WeddingLocation.com Celebrates its Eighth Anniversary with a Whole New Look
• Lane Hospitality Focusing on Premium Branded Hotels Primarily in Secondary Markets; Has $60 million in Projects Nearing Completion
• The 1,100-unit Pinnacle Condominium Resort in Las Vegas Faces Class Action Lawsuit by Frustrated Buyers
• Jack Naderkhani, GM Raffles L'Ermitage Beverly Hills, Reveals His Secret Weapons to Receiving Five Top 2008 Hotel Honors
• John Lopez's Suenos Hospitality Enters Into Agreement to Build Cambria Suites Hotels in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Glendale, Arizona
• Pinnacle Entertainment Wins Approval to Build the $250 million Riviere Casino and Hotel Project in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Distinguished International Hotels, Residences and Resorts Ltd Launches Its New Website: www.distinguishedhotels.com
• San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau Develops New Brand and New Logo - San Antonio. Deep. In The Heart.
• John Q. Hammons Slates $44 Million in Hotel Portfolio Capital Improvements in 2008; First Quarter Emphasis on Multimillion Dollar Refresh of Renaissance Hotels in Charlotte and Oklahoma City
• The University of Guelph invites applications of interest for the position of Director of the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. Ideal candidates will be strategic leaders capable of raising the School's profile to the international level
• Seeking to Acquire Caribbean Resort/Marina, 100 to 150 rooms with Marina capable of handling yachts of 70+ feet for a fully qualified client. Must be on an English speaking island with a stable, healthy and tourist friendly government
• MSI Partners with Leading eLearning Development Group; d'Vinci Interactive will provide web based training tools for MSI Products
• Edward Andrews Appointed General Manager of the 792 room InterContinental Chicago
• Davidson Hotel Company Appoints Michael McCurdy to Regional VP-Operations and Edward J. Buckley General Manager of the Renaissance Chicago North Shore
• Donna Hufford Appointed Interim CEO of Redwood Parks Lodge Company

• Should Your UGC Strategy be About Customer Acquisition or Retention? Interview with John Lee, VP Brand Marketing and Communications, Embassy Suites, Hilton Hotels Corporation
• Doubletree and Hilton Hotels at Seattle Airport Install FlyteBoard Airline Information Screens to Serve Business Travelers; FlyteBoards aid road-warrior guests with real-time airline information at two giant properties
• Some Condo Buyers in Chicago's Trump International Hotel and Tower Alleging Deal Details Were Altered
• Cuban Born Entrepreneur Burt Cabanas, Chairman and CEO of Benchmark Hospitality, Looks Back and Forward
• Bed Tax Won't Be Used as Financing the for Hilton/Faulkner 1000 room Convention Center Hotel Proposed for Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Using the Bed Tax to Back the Hotel Bonds Was Controversial
• Managing Director John Langston Discusses Challenges Overseeing the $36 million Renovation of Dallas' 85-year-old Stoneleigh Hotel
• More Than 300 Sheraton and Four Points by Sheraton Hotels in the U.S., Canada and Caribbean Implementing 100% Smoke-Free Policy
• Seattle Hotel Association Raises $529,000 Benefiting Affordable Housing and Supportive Services in Seattle
• The American Hotel & Lodging Association Finalizes Event Agenda for 2008; Fundraisers, Trade Shows, and Annual Meetings for the Hotel Industry's Top Executives
• Leveraging A Record 2007, Trust International Continues Hotel Distribution Success Story in 2008
• INNCOM Leads New Florida Resort Toward LEED-Certification Goal; Sandpearl Resort features INNCOM EMS as a key design component in its effort to become one of the first resorts to attain coveted 'green' designation
• HEI Hotels & Resorts Acquires the 286-room Doral Tesoro Hotel & Golf Club in Forth Worth, Texas; Will be Rebranded to the Dallas/Ft. Worth Marriott Hotel & Golf Club at Alliance Park
• Wyndham Worldwide Reports 2007 Fourth Quarter Net Income of $104 million Compared with $92 million a Year Earlier, Net income for full year 2007 was $403  million compared to 2006 Net income of $287 million; Brand Operating Statistics
• Cannery Casino Resorts Selects Lodging Management System (LMS) by Agilysys for Three Properties; Property Management Solution to be Implemented in Las Vegas, Pittsburgh
• Reginald Fullwood, Jr. Appointed Senior Vice President and General Manager of Ameristar Black Hawk, Colorado
• Benchmark Hospitality Chefs Featured at James Beard House, New York
• Jeroen Sirag Named Director of Sales & Marketing, InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Matt Vargas Named Director of Sales & Marketing At The Marriott Teaneck At Glenpointe; George Lazo Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing At Hanover Marriott
• Rusti Price Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the  329-Room Wynfrey Hotel at Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, Alabama

• Bill Yung's  Columbia Sussex Casino Operations Being Investigated in Three States for Complaints About Massive Layoffs, Extreme Cost-cutting
• Driftwood Hospitality Finds Success Flipping Hotels; Looks for Hotels in Decline
• Monte Carlo Resort and Casino Will Partially Reopen on February 15, 2008; Preliminary Results of Clark County Investigation Determine Welding Activity on the Hotel Roof Started the January 25 Fire
• Buffalo Adam's Mark Hotel Getting a Multimillion-dollar Renovation, New Brand Yet to be Determined
• The Dallas City Council to Vote on Securing a Prime Hotel Site to Build a 1,000 plus room Convention Center Hotel; Many Believe Hotel Critical to Energizing Dallas' Flagging Convention Business
• Marcus Corp. in Early Discussions with Madison, Wisconsin to Develop a 500 room Convention Hotel
• Former Daniele Hotel in Clayton, Missouri Receiving $13 Million Renovation and New Flag - Hotel Indigo
• Interstate Forms Joint Venture with FFC Capital Corp. to Acquire 22 Exel Inns of America Limited Service Hotels; Will be Converted to Wyndham Brands
• Paraiso de La Bonita Wins The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. "Commitment to Quality" Award for Mexico
• How to Terminate a Hotel Management Agreement When an Operator Really Deserves It / Jim Butler
• For The Second Year In A Row, Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort Wins 2008 "Most Excellent Spa Hotel" Award By Condé Nast Johansens Luxury Hotel Guide
• Palms Las Vegas Partners with PSAV to Orchestrate Event Technologies and more; National leading audiovisual and event-technology company is selected as sole provider for high-speed Internet access, wired and wireless client/guest networks and business center solutions for the destination resort
• Brenda Fields Named President of HSMAI's New York City Big Apple Chapter
• Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 127 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database
• Hotel del Coronado Selects Inventory Procurement Solution by Agilysys; Landmark Hotel Implements MMS 3.0 with Enhanced Features and Functionality
• Longstanding General Manager Chris Mander Retiring; Served InterContinental Hotels Group as Regional Vice President of Operations and General Manager of InterContinental Chicago
• David Hall Named General Manager of the 560 room InterContinental Chicago O'Hare
• Signe Bjorndal Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing and Joni Barkley as Director of Sales at Hawks Cay in the Florida Keys

• Sir Richard Branson to Accept Travel Industry Association's Award At Travelcom Show In April
• Starwood to Re-brand and Renovate Former Adams Mark Hotels as Sheraton Dallas Hotel and Sheraton Denver Hotel
• Group of Women Suspected of Using Mickey Finns, Stealing from Men in Upscale Dallas Hotels, Bars
• The 10-day Chinese New Year Celebration Has Special Meaning to Las Vegas Resort Operators -- Big Business in the High-end Baccarat Rooms
• Senecas Begin Construction of $333 million Casino and 22-story All-suite Hotel in Downtown Buffalo; One of the Largest Private Development Projects in City's History
• 2007 Canadian Hotel Transaction Survey / Vi Thi Dang and Carrie Russell, HVS Canada
• Puerto Rico's El Conquistador Resort & Golden Door Spa Completes $120 million Renovation Including a State-of-the-Art Water Park
• Cosmopolitan Hotel Hong Kong Wins eMarketer of the Year - Asia Pacific in Adrian Award 2007
• EasyRMS Strengthens Presence in Middle East & South Africa
• IHG Owned and Managed Hotels Standardize on MICROS POS as Preferred Vendor Solution
• The Maine Innkeepers Association Teams Up with Habitat for Humanity
• 2008 Officers and Board Members Elected for the Daytona Beach Florida Area Hotel Association; Sharon Hughes, GM of the Hampton Inn Debary to Serve as Chair
• Tom Dickert Appointed Regional Director of Operations for Hospitality Management Corporation

• Learning Consistency the Kemmons Wilson Way: The Best Surprise is No Surprise / Michael Schubach, MBA, CHTP
• LodgeNet Reveals Top Ten In Room Movies for 2007
• Spending a Night at Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
• Liverpool's New Beatles Inspired Boutique Hotel Opens Doors; Exclusive Guest Room Photos
• Hotels' Ability to Offer 'Experiences' Remains a Core Part of Small Luxury Hotels of the World's Selection Process; Brand Expands to More than 440 Hotels in Over 70 Countries
• Utah Legislators Want to Normalize Utah's Liquor Laws and Encourage Tourism By Increasing a Standard Shot of Alcohol from 1 oz. to 1.5 oz
• How to Feed a Foodie in Chicago
• Dora Brothers Hospitality Opens the $8 million Hotel Indigo in Downtown Columbus, Indiana; 13th Hotel Indigo to Open
• GRAY OUT, NON-SKID SURFACE CLEANER, a New Product for an Old Problem for Fiberglass and Porcelain Hotel Bathtub and Showers!
• Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Opens the 200 room Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis at Pinnacle's $507 million Lumiere Place Casino
• Brad Stevens, Hotel Manager at Shooting Star Casino Hotel, Mahnomen, Elected President of the Minnesota Lodging Association
• Thomas Schmid Takes the Helm at The Dolder Grand in Zurich, Switzerland; $400 million dollar Transformation Underway
• Benchmark Hospitality Appoints William Courtney Lowe Director of Sales & Marketing for Bedford Springs Resort

February 6, 2008

• New Study Finds GDS Hotel Promotions Have a Growing Influence on Bookings; Now over 50 Percent of travel agents with ad recall, book the advertised hotel
• MGM Mirage Receives High Marks for Treatment of 5,000 Displaced Guests Following Monte Carlo Fire; Advance Planning, Communication, Being Equitable and Honest Keeps Customer's Trust and Future Business
• Value Place Hotels Expansion into the Milwaukee Area Meets Some Resistance
• Las Vegas Sands Corp. 4th Qtr Net Income Falls 65% Compared to a Year Ago As it Pursues an Agressive Global Growth Strategy
• Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Appoints a Former University President as Trustee to Take Control of the Mount Airy Casino Resort After Owner Louis DeNaples Charged with Perjury During the Application Process for a Gaming License
• The Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa in Dallas Set to Reopen Following $36 million dollar Renovation
• Tricore Group, LLC Proposing a 100 suite Condo-Hotel Near the Campus of Penn State Univeristy, State College, Pennsylvania
• Tom LaTour, Former Chairman and CEO of Kimpton Hotels, Starts New Venture Within the Fractional Resort Industry with the LaTour Signature Group
• Neptune Hospitality Advisors Arranges $20.8 million Financing of Hotel Zoso in Palm Springs, California
• Irvine based Johnson Capital and Pacific Southwest Realty Services close the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites refinance for the LOK Group of Companies in Sebastopol, California
• Warmbrodt Hotel Investments, Inc. Selected to Advise in the Disposition of Four Red Roof Inn Properties in Kansas City, MO, Columbia, MO, Springfield, IL and Ft. Wayne, IN
• NH Hoteles, Europe's 3rd Largest Hotel Group, Renews Distribution Agreement with Trust International
• Millennium Hotels and Resorts Selects Centrally Hosted, Multi-Property MICROS OPERA and MICROS 9700 HMS for All US-based  Millennium Hotel Properties
• Al Farida Investments Selects The Rocco Forte Collection to Manage 282-room Hotel Development in Abu Dhabi
• Owner/Operator HEI Hotrels & Resorts Has Three Properties in Various Stages of Development, 378 room Marriott in Bellevue, Washington, the 202 room Le Meridien Philadelphia and the W Hollywood Hotel & Residences
• Benchmark Vice President & GM, Laura Neumann, Named Chairman of Pikes Peak Region Boys & Girls Club; "Hometown Hospitality Caring for our Communities" Benefits Kids in Colorado
• Carlson Hotels Worldwide Names Bjørn Gullaksen To Lead Regent Luxury Group: Fills Newly Created Role as President of The Regent Luxury Group
• Millennium Hotels & Resorts Appoints Jeff Weggeman as Regional Vice President of Field Sales & Marketing
• Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts Appoints Ola Ivarsson as Senior Vice President Europe
• Alejandro De La Garza Named Corporate Director of Sales and Marketing for Villa Group Resorts

February 5, 2008

• Three Decades of Industry Experience Pays Off for Boutique, Indy Resorts That Demand Maestro PMS Technology with Guest Focus; Maestro celebrates 30 years of leading the industry delivering guest-centric technology to boutique hotels and resorts for personalized service, improved efficiency, increased revenue
• Billionaire Investor Sam Zell Acquries 7.7% Stake in Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
• Jury Awards 10 million to Owner of Ritz-Carlton Bali; At Core of Case - A  Material Breach of Loyalty Displayed by Marriott International (Ritz-Carlton's Parent Company)
• The Proposed Expansion and Cosmetic Revitalization of the 115 Year Old Congress Plaza Hotel Rejected by the Chicago Plan Commission
• The Miami Herald Talks to Robert Thrailkill, General Manager of the Conrad Miami
• Hotel Investor Al Mori Acquires the 294-room Radisson Hotel, Richardson, Texas
• Davidson Hotel Company Selectively Expanding Collection of Five University-Related Properties
• Tulsa Hoteliers Anxious to Learn Details About a Possible Increase to the Hotel-motel Tax; Competitive Market Comparisons 
• World-Famous Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina Selects Visual One Club Management and Spa Solutions by Agilysys
• 'We just couldn't say no to EZ Yield.'
• Broughton Hospitality Acquiring The Springs Hotel & Spa in Downtown Palm Springs, California, from White Brothers Investment Company, LLC
• Hotelier Lee Rawcliffe Acquires the Sands Resorts Chain of Oceanfront Resorts in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Including Ocean Dunes Resort & Villas, Sand Dunes Resort Hotel, Ocean Forest Villas and Ocean Forest Plaza
• Galo Properties Building a 129-suite Cambria Suites Hotel Outside of San Antonio in Schertz, Texas
• Agilysys Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program; Agilysys Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning a Microsoft Competency in Business Process and Integration Solutions, Data Management Solutions, ISV/Software Solutions and Networking Infrastructure Solutions
• Construction of the Hyatt Place in Lake Mary, Forida Utilizing the Outinord Tunnel Forming System - for a More Hurricane-resistant Structure
• Gary Rosenberg Named Vice President of Noble Investment Group's Resort Operations
• Keith Hensley Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing at the 1,663 room Atlanta Marriott Marquis
• Peter T. Cyrus Named Lodgian's Interim President and CEO Replacing Edward J. Rohling

• New York's Iconic Plaza Hotel Selects Guest-Tek to Provide State-of-the-Art Communications and Entertainment Platform
• The Providence Group, LLC Expands Hospitality Management Operations with Office in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Company Focused on Providing Management Services to Small to Mid-Size Hotels
• A Jury Verdict Rules Marriott/Ritz-Carlton Breached Contractual and Fiduciary Duties with Owner of the The Ritz-Carlton Bali; Juror's Viewed Marriott's New Brand, Bulgari, as a Way for Marriott to Get Around Territorial Restrictions that Franchisees and Hotel Owners Have / Jim Butler
• Hotel Waterparks Construction Report 2008; 33 Hotel Waterparks Opened in 2007, 55 Scheduled for 2008 / Jeff Coy and Bill Haralson
• Omni Hotels Gets Serious About the Spa Business; Adds Corporate Spa Director, Launches its Own Branded Spa -- Mokara
• Hotel Spa Profits Rise Spas Meet Needs Of Hotel Guests And Owners / PKF
• A Baccarat Hotel and Residences, a Starwood Capital Group Brand, Planned for Atlanta's Buckhead Area
• Top 10 Group Events: North America and Selected Markets - Pittsburgh & Miami / January 2007 / Knowland Group
• Hotel A.G., a Hotel Brokerage Company Closes 2 Hilton Garden Inn Transactions
• National Hospitality Holdings and CMS Companies Form Joint Venture to Acquire Upscale to Luxury Hotels and Resorts; NHH's newest division will focus on opportunistic buying opportunities in hospitality
• Johnson Capital 100% on track in 2008 Supporting all of the Major Hospitality Conferences Including: Platinum Sponsor at ALIS, Developing & Financing Hotel Waterpark Resort Workshop, JMBM Hotel Development, RealShare Debt and Equity, JMBM Meet the Money, Platinum Sponsor at NYU, Midwest Lodging Investors Summit, Phoenix, and Rome
• Record Year for Tourism to Toronto in 2007;  Hotel Occupancy in 2007 Across the Toronto Region Rose to 68.3%, the Highest Level Since 2000
• The Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas Set to Open Sping 2008 with 1,282 Non-smoking Suites Ranging from 515 to 3,500 sq ft
• Hotel A.G., a Hotel Brokerage Company Sells the Day's Inn Hotel Hickory, North Carolina
• Two IACC Chefs, Paul Dokmanovic and  Marc Suennemann. Win Spots in Annual Chef-of-the-Year Competition
• Jeff Farina Appointed Vice President of Business Development for the Wyndham Brand
• Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Norbert Relecker General Manager for Chaminade at Santa Cruz
• David J. Colella, Managing Director of The Colonnade Hotel, Elected the 2008 Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau Chairman of the Board of Directors

• Kimpton Hotels Outscore Industry Giants; Market Metrix Announces 2007 Annual Hospitality Index Results
• Change v. Experience: Dilemma Facing Presidential Candidates and Hoteliers / David M. Brudney
• Long-awaited Addition to Chicago's Luxury Hotel Market, the Trump International Hotel & Tower Remains a Work in Progress
• R.C. Hedreen Company Considering Developing a 1,200 room Hotel in Downtown Seattle
• Bond Trustee Suing Tropicana Entertainment, LLC; $960 million Suit Alleges Layoffs Led to a Decline in Service and Caused the Atlantic City Hotel/Casino to Lose its License
• HSMAI's Adrian Awards, Known as the "Oscars" of Travel and Hospitality Marketing, Presented at Gala In New York City
• Rising Inflation And Threats Of A Recession: Should U.S. Hoteliers Be Worried?
• Americas Lodging Investment Summit Honors Top Leaders and Transactions; Stephen F. Bollenbach Receives the ALIS Lifetime Achievement Award
• Architect William F. Cody's Mid-Century Modern Hotel Re-Built from the Ground Up; Built in 1952 The Horizon Hotel, in Palm Springs Reopens Following Two-year Extensive Renovation
• Optimum Hotel Brokerage Earns Broker of the Year Award for New England/Mid-Atlantic Region at 2008 Hotel Brokers International Convention
• Designing for the Future a Key to Earning 4 or 5 Star/Diamond Rating
• Kansas City Hotel Occupancy Ends 2007 Flat at 58.9% vs 59.0% Previous Year; Supply Grew 2.6%
• John Russavage, Chairman and Co-founder of Redwood Parks Lodge Company, Dies at 55
• TIG Global's Work Leads to 2007 eMarketer of the Year Recognition and Nine other Adrian Awards; The Georgetown Inn, a TIG Global Client and Part of LXR Luxury Resorts and Hotels, is Named eMarketer of the Year
• Arcadia Hotel & Management Rebranding 27 Mercure Hotels in Germany to the Golden Tulip Hotels Brand
• Marriott International Names Drew Salapka the General Manager of the Year for the TownePlace Suites Brand of Hotels
• Brigitta Witt Appointed Vice President, Environmental Affairs, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
• Benchmark Hospitality International Appoints John Wood Vice President of Human Resources
• Tilo Joos Appointed General Manager of the Hilton Buenos Aires in Argentina

Top 25 Read Articles - January 2008

1. TripAdvisor Identifies the 10 Dirtiest Hotels in the U.S., Based on Traveler Ratings for Cleanliness; Also 2008 Travelers' Choice Award Winners
2. The 2008 Mobil Five-Stars Awarded to 41 Hotels and 17 Restaurants; Also 125 Hotels and 149 Restaurants Win Four-Star Award
3. The Former General Manager of the Residence Inn Seattle South Surrenders to Federal Authorities; Allegedly Embezzled $1.4 million
4. Ian Schrager and J.W. Marriott, Jr. Name Their New Hotel Brand "Edition"; Nine Development Deals Signed, Including Paris, Madrid, Costa Rica, Miami, Los Angeles
5. Man Pleads Guilty to Ripping the Head off a Duck in the Atrium Lobby of Embassy Suites in Downtown St. Paul, Minnesota
6. Multiple Lawsuits and Liens Piling Up Against FaulknerUSA As It Races to Finish the 1,003 room Grand Hyatt San Antonio
7. What the Heck is Hotel Web Site SEO, Anyway? A Hotel Marketer�s Guide to Search Engine Optimization / Neil Salerno
8. Meeting Planners Resigned To A Seller�s Market; PKF Hospitality Research Survey of Meeting Planners / Robert Mandelbaum
9. 2008 Spa Industry Trend Watch
10. Installing Keystroke Software on at Least 25 Computers in Hotel Business Centers Nets Computer Hacker About $750,000
11. Engage Every Customer� One Touchpoint at a Time
12. The Tightening Lending Market Jeopardizing the Ownership of the $3 billion Grand Hyatt Las Vegas / Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino Under Construction on the Strip
13. Health Officials Confirm 83 Guests and Employees Sickened by Norovirus at Hilton Singer Island Resort, West Palm Beach, Florida; Source Likely to Remain a Mystery
14. The Best Western Allentown (PA) Inn & Suites Installed Carbon Monoxide Detectors in the Hotel's 77 rooms - a Day and a Half Too Late
15. Talented Young Chef Can't Overcome the Inherent Risks of the Restaurant Business
16. Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Appoints Jill Johnson Vice President, Asset Management
17. Change is the Buzz � Rebooting Hotel Sales Activity at the Property Level / Carol Verret
18. Barry Sternlicht Expects the 114 unit Baccarat Hotel and Residences at Temenos, Anguilla to Become One of the Finest Resorts in the World
19. Las Vegas Sands Corp. Opens the 3,068 All Suite Palazzo; The $1.9 billion Resort is the First new Casino to Open on the Las Vegas Strip in Three Years
20. Tampa, Florida Area In the Midst Hotel Construction Boom; Some 25 Hotels in Planning Stages or Under Construction
21. Former Bel Age Hotel in West Hollywood, California Receiving Complete Transformation and Redesign from LXR Luxry Resorts; Will Reopen as The London West Hollywood
22. What Advertisements for the Largest Hotel Franchise Companies Never Mention; Measuring Hotel Brand Value/ Stanley Turkel
23. Travelodge Building New "Lego Style" Hotels with Modified Shipping Containers; Steel Modules Are Shipped from China with the Bathrooms, Plasterboard Walls and Electrical Points In Place
24. Following Three Years of Studying Guests� Eating Habits, Embassy Suites Brand Creates a Bakery-cafe Restaurant Concept "Flying Spoons" Offers Hotel Developers Flexibility and Cost Efficiencies Not Found with a Traditional Hotel Restaurant
25. Hotel Spa Profits Rise Spas Meet Needs Of Hotel Guests And Owners / PKF

• Gettys Development Efforts Reach New Milestones, Gain Momentum in 2008
• Supercharged Embassy Suites Turns Guest Perks Into Record-Breaking Year; Installation of FlyteBoard technology focuses on flier needs
• Record Number of Hoteliers Driving Business Results from SynXis Innovation; After adding seven new chain codes in 2007, SynXis now manages the most chain codes of any hotel CRS provider
• Key International, Owner of the South Beach Marriott, Converting the Property to the Schrager/Marriott New Brand - Edition
• What the Heck is Hotel Website PageRank, Anyway?; A Hotel Marketers Guide to Understanding Website PageRank
• Cape Advisors Inc. and Normandy Real Estate Partners L.L.C. Converting Two Old Atlantic City Hotels into the Chelsea -- the First Luxury, Nongaming Hotel on the Boardwalk Since the Early 1960s
• UNITE HERE Considering Picketing the Chicago Trump International Hotel & Tower to Express Frustration Over Failure to Reach a Deal with the Trump Organization
• XP by NYLO - NYLO Hotels Brand Extension Re-imagines the Traditional Limited-Service Hotel
• Hyatt Place� Development Pace Accelerates in 2007; 86 Projects Increase System to Over 200 Hotels
• SORA Holdings, LLC and Sandalwood Management/Sunset Management Developing a 100 room Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Glassboro, New Jersey
• Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc Spending a Combined $50 million to Renovate the Millennium Bostonian and Millennium Knickerbocker Hotels
• UniFocus Client Improves Guest Satisfaction by 20%; Lions Gate Hotel and Other Independents Report Success with UniFocus' GUESTScope® 360-Degree Feedback Solution
• Hoteliers In the Middle East Value Hostar's Food and Beverage Applications; ProHost® Mobiles allow for a Controlled Delivery of Minibar Items, Meeting Setups and Restaurant Linens
• Stafford Hospitality Completes Million Dollar Makeover and Reopening of the Hampton Inn & Suites, Ft. Myers, Florida
• 2008 Officers and Board Members Elected for the Hotel Association of Greater Dallas; Michael Vance, GM of the Omni Mandalay Hotel to Serve as President
• Carl L. Cohen Appointed Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Dolce International
• Karl A. Schattmaier, CEO of the Steigenberger Hotels AG Management Board, Leaving the Company
• Thomas Ward Named Director of Cornell's Leland and Mary Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship
• Jamie Ross Named General Manager at the Hyatt Place in Lake Mary, Florida
• Entrepreneur Magazine Selects EMCVenues as One of the "Top 50 Fastest Growing Women-led Companies in North America"; Meetings Management Company Lead By Seasoned Hotelier, Jody Wallace
• The Tides Inn in Irvington Virginia is recruiting for a national sales manager from a home based office in or around Washington DC

January 29, 2008

• Does Loyalty Exist in the Online Travel World? Interview with Tom Russell, VP of Brand Marketing, Orbitz Worldwide
• Gettys - Global Hospitality Design and Development Firm - Taps the Future of the Industry
• TravelCLICK Names Georgetown Inn the 2007 eMarketer of the Year; Awards Ceremony Launches Industry's First Viral Marketing Campaign for Hoteliers
• The 2008 Mobil Five-Stars Awarded to 41 Hotels and 17 Restaurants; Also 125 Hotels and 149 Restaurants Win Four-Star Award
• Ian Schrager and J.W. Marriott, Jr. Name Their New Hotel Brand "Edition"; Nine Development Deals Signed, Including Paris, Madrid, Costa Rica, Miami, Los Angeles
• At One Time There Were Five Large Condo-hotel Projects Proposed in the Palm Springs Area; None Have Been Built
• PLC Partners, LLC Building a 22-Story, 239-Suite Cambria Suites Hotel in Midtown Manhattan
• Xavier Lividini Announces New Hospitality Consulting Practice, Hospitality Advance International
• Trust International's New Voyager|CRS Release Increases Hotel Distribution Flexibility and Efficiency; Trust|Voyager adds more customized enhancements to support distribution strategy of hotels
• Hospitality eBusiness Strategies to Present at Eye for Travel's Social Media Strategies for Travel Conference in San Francisco 
• Hotel Indigo in Newton, Massachusetts Opens Following a Year-long Renovation and Conversion
• Oklahoma City Developer Garland Bell Signs Deal to Build Up to 50 MainStay Suites and Suburban Extended Stay Branded Hotels
• Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, N.C) Files Lawsuit Against 12 Online Travel Companies Alleging Failure to Pay Millions of Dollars in Hotel Occupancy Taxes;  Joins About 30 Similar Suits Across the U.S.
• InnLink Clients Experience Substantial Increases in 2007
• Vivico Real Estate GmbH Signs Hyatt to Operate a 405-room Grand Hyatt within Europaviertel (European Quarter) in Frankfurt, Germany
• Motel 6 Leaves the Fluorescent Light on for You; Accor Brand Completes Fluorescent Bulb Recycling Initiative at 900 Properties
• Kimpton Appoints John Douponce the General Manager of the Hotel Palomar Los Angeles
• Harbor Linen, a leader in hospitality furniture, fixtures, and equipment looking for a Sales Executive with a proven track record in FF&E hospitality products. Positions open nationwide

• International Hospitality Industry  Provides Ample Opportunity for Global Design and Development Firm Gettys
• Luxury Hotels Demand Latest Technology, Wider Selection of Content; Hooman Honary, CTO, Named Acting President of NxTV
• TravelCLICK Wins Six Adrian Awards for Excellence in Hotel Internet Marketing With Recognition Across Multiple Categories
• Fire Repairs Started at Monte Carlo; No Date Set for Hotel Reopening
• Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Developing a $22 million 70-room On-Campus Hotel; Will Provide Students in Kirkwood's Hotel Management, Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management Programs with Hands-on Experience
• Lodging Econometrics Industry Outlook for 2008 Reports a Record Construction Pipeline of 5,438 Projects with 718,387 Rooms
• Carlson Hotels Worldwide Adds 74 Hotels to its Global Portfolio in 2007 - Reports Record Systemwide Revenues
• Palm Springs Hotel Openings, Renovations May Be Finished Just In Time for a Tough Economy
• The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation Distributed Almost $1 million to Fund Education amd Research Benefiting the Lodging Industry in 2007
• Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 139 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database
• HSMAI's 2008 Board of Directors Named; Dorothy Dowling, SVP of Marketing, Best Western International, Appointed Chair
• Last Chance to Register - Web Cast - Winning the Online RFP Game
• Pam Thorsen, Co-owner of Classic Rosewood Bed & Breakfast in Hastings, Minnesota Named "Outstanding Individual in Tourism" On Behalf of the Minnesota Tourism Industry
• Tony Chisholm Appointed General Manager at the Sofitel Dalat Palace, VietNam

January 25, 2008

• Great Wolf Resorts Fourth-largest Shareholder Wants the Company to Add New Directors, Evaluate the Strategic Alternatives
• Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc. Wins Gold Adrian Award for Excellence in Hotel Internet Marketing
• Idaho's Tamarack Resort Being Sued by Condo Buyer, Alleges Fraudulent Mortgage Document and Failure to Return Earnest Money After Deciding Not to Buy
• More than $18 billion in Luxury Lodging Facilities Changed Hands in 2007; The Point at Saranac Lake in Upstate New York Garnered the Highest Price per room in 2007 at $2.7 million per room
• Supported by a Donation from Hotelier Robert H. Burns, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Establishes the Robert H. Burns Scholarship to Support Local Students Pursuing Careers in the Hotel Industry
• Foxwoods New MGM Grand Resort Seeking 3,000 Employees; Providing Exemplary Service a Crucial Element
• Spice Island Beach Resort, Grenada, a Two Decade Journey Under the Ownership of Sir Royston O. Hopkin and Family
• Clearview Hotel Capital, LLC and Starr International USA Investments LC Acquire 494-room JW Marriott, New Orleans, LA
• Hotel A.G., a Hotel Brokerage Company Sells the Hampton Inn Hotel Matthews, North Carolina
• The Monahan Group Selects Interstate Hotels & Resorts to Manage Two Hotels within the $300 million Gateway Gettysburg Hotel & Entertainment Complex in Pennsylvania
• Starwood Hotels & Resorts Partnering with Developer Ballymore Properties Limited to Build a 198 room Westin Hotel in Birmingham, England
• EzRMS Implemented in 4 more Luxury Hotels
• Presidio Group Including a 255 Seat Shula's 347 Grill as Part of $46 million Transformation at the Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel and Spa
• Northern California Chapter of HSMAI Names Board of Directors for 2008; Ellen Eason Elected President
• Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Appoints Patrick McCudden as Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Development, Latin America

• Guest-Tek to Install OneViewtm Media HD IPTV and HD VOD to the Water Club, A Signature Hotel by Borgata
• Crystal Inns Selects SynXis to Increase Online Distribution; Independent Hotel Chain using the RedX Distribution Management System as its single source of distribution
• Pineapple Hospitality Proclaims March 9-15 "Green Lodging Education Week"; Three major hospitality conferences during the week of  March 9-15 will make green a priority
• Hotel Renovations and Expansions During 2007 Produce a Small Gain in Hotel Meeting Space in Orange County, California; Disneyland Hotel the Largest with 136,000 square feet of Space / Sandi Cain
• The $600 million Expansion of the Phoenix Convention Center Will Triple the Size of the Former Facility to Nearly 900,000 square feet of Event Space
• The GUESTROOM 2010 Task Force is Seeking New and Upcoming Technologies for the 2008 Version of GUESTROOM 2010
• Aztec Arranges $13 million Loan for the Comfort Inn Airport/Cruise Port in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Pyramid Hotel Group Puts the Former Westin Stamford Through an Eight-month Refurbishment and Brand Conversion; Opens the Like New 484 Room Hilton Stamford Hotel with an IACC-approved 45,000 square foot Executive Conference Center
• Interview with David Cassell, General Manager of the 177 room Columbus Marriott in Columbus, Georgia
• City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa Gets Tough with New Owner of the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel - Pay Past Due City Bills and Get Started on Renovation
• India Hospitality Company Emaar MGF Signs Joint Venture with Global Hyatt Corporation to Develop 20 Hyatt Place Hotels Across India
• Malaysia-based Sunway International Hotels & Resorts Seeking to Expand into Thailand with its Two Brands - Sunway and Allson
• Microtel Inns & Suites Growth Continues: 285 Microtel Hotels Open in 46 states and 6 Countries with 36 hotels Currently Under Construction
• Radisson Hotels and Resorts Latin America Adds Two Hotels in Lima, Peru and a Resort Property in Panama
• Marcus Hotels and Resorts Opens the 256 room Hilton Minneapolis/Bloomington in Bloomington, Minnesota; The hotel is Owned by an Affiliate of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC
• Wyndham Vacation Ownership Acquires the 140- room Royal Garden Hotel and Spa in Waikiki, Hawaii; Will Renovate and Operate within FairShare Plus by Wyndham Resort Portfolio

• TravelCLICK Selected by Amrâth Hôtels & Restaurants The Netherlands for Brand-Building Hotel Distribution and Marketing Solution; 13 properties leave global brand for independent solution featuring iHotelier CRS, Market Intelligence, and GDS Media
• Engage Every Customer� One Touchpoint at a Time
• The Best Western Allentown (PA) Inn & Suites Installed Carbon Monoxide Detectors in the Hotel's 77 rooms - a Day and a Half Too Late
• Deal to Turn Houston's Astrodome into a 1,200 room Hotel Likely Weeks Away; Some Question Financial Viability of Project
• Oxford Lodging, Currently Responsible for a $5 billion, 15,600 room Portfolio of Hotels, Changes Name to The Chartres Lodging Group
• The Affinia Brand Expands to Washington D.C. with the Opening of The Liaison Capitol Hill, An Affinia Hotel
• Marshall Management Signs Four New Hotel Management Contracts; Managed Portfolio Reaches 36 Hotels
• Neptune Hospitality Advisors Arranges $30 million Financing of Hotel La Jolla
• Topaz Hotel Services Taps AltiusPAR to Deliver New Dynamic Web-based Distribution and Management Solution; Innovative end-to-end enterprise solution will offer Topaz members one-stop for their technology, sales and marketing needs
• America's Largest Waterpark Resort Owner Todd Nelson Is Second Keynoter at Workshop Set for February 28 & 29; Kalahari Owner Talks About Thrill of the Chase
• Hilton Hotels Signs Management Agreement with China Merchants Property Development Company Limited for the 300 room Conrad Beijing
• Telkonet Advances Green Energy Efficiency with Innovative Energy Management Thermostat
• Palmetto Investment Group and Festiva Management Group Open the 80 room Hampton Inn in Columbia, South Carolina; Property Manager is Michael Morgan
• Shree Hotels LLC. Signs Commonwealth Hotels, Inc. to Manage a New Cambria Suites Hotel in Plainfield, Indiana
• Simon Scarborough, General Manager of the Flemings Mayfair in London, Selected Luxe Worldwide Hotels General Manager of the Year
• Carmen Baker Appointed Vice President of Responsible Business for Carlson Hotels Worldwde; Will Oversee Corporate Social Responsibility, Environment Sustainability, Charitable Giving and Community Relations
• Davidson Hotel Company Names Robert J. Clayton Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Administration
• Joamilka Contreras Appointed General Manager at Villa La Estancia Nuevo Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
• Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Nate Waldron Director of Conference Services for The Heldrich in New Brunswick, New Jersey
• Renowned Chicago-area Restaurant and Catering company seeks a Director of Finance.  Requires a successful track record in hospitality accounting management and possessing either a CPA or CHAE

January 22, 2008

• Multiple Lawsuits and Liens Piling Up Against FaulknerUSA As It Races to Finish the 1,003 room Grand Hyatt San Antonio
• Coral Hospitality Selects Profitvue® from Aptech to Standardize Financial Reporting Across Portfolio; Ability to support extensive chart of accounts supports company's unique growth requirements
• The Nonprofit Houston Convention Center Hotel Corp., Which Developed the City-owned $316 million, 1,200-room Hilton Americas-Houston Convention Hotel, Sees Need for 2nd 1,000 room Convention Hotel in Downtown Houston
• Anaheim Convention Center Looking to Expand to Capture Bigger Shows; Targeting Pharmaceutical Industry / Sandi Cain
• Accor Opens the New Build 386 room Pullman Bangkok King Power; First of New Brand to open in Asia
• VinaCapital Hospitality Co. Ltd. Signs Mövenpick Hotels to Manage Two Existing 5-star Hotels in Vietnam, the Former Omni Saigon Hotel and the Former Guoman Hotel Hanoi
• The 12 Finalists for the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards 2008 Exemplify Best Practices in Travel & Tourism
• HPL Hotels & Resorts Set to Operate its Third Hard Rock Hotel in Asia; Hard Rock Penang in Malaysia Joins Existing Hard Rocks in Bali, Indonesia and Pattaya, Thailand
• The Former Debbie Reynolds Hotel In Las Vegas Set for Implosion; Replacement Plans Include Two New Towers with 780 Hotel Rooms
• New Year Brings In-Room Media & Entertainment System PLUS New Web Site for Roomlinx Customers
• The Meetings Intelligence Exchanges Debuts to Hospitality Professionals
• Guest-Tek and Datatel to Provide OneView Media Into the Latin American Marketplace
• 'Calling All HR Professionals' in Hotels, Restaurants and Foodservice Management, Employment Law, Labor Relations . . . HR in Hospitality� Conference and Expo to tackle tough hospitality-specific issues
• INNCOM Taps Kwok to Direct Sales Effort in Asia-Pacific Region; Twenty-plus-year veteran management/marketing executive will spearhead efforts to enhance and expand company's presence in the Far East
• Interstate Hotels & Resorts Signs Agreement to Manage the 218 room Bourbon Orleans in New Orleans
• MSI Attracts Industry Veterans for Key Executive Positions - Andrew Sanders and Keith Cook Join MSI
• Axela Hospitality Acquires The Drake Oak Brook - A Wyndham Hotel in Oak Brook, Illinois; Plans to Renovate, Expand and Reposition the Property
• James W. Crawford Promoted to General Manager for the 299 room Omaha Marriott
• Dorin Schuster Appointed Executive Chef at The Legian Resort-Hotel, Bali
• Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Heath Patrick Director of Conference Services for Cheyenne Mountain Resort
• The Hilton Ontario Airport seeking a highly motivated General Manager. Previous Hilton full service general manager experience is a must

• What the Heck is Hotel Web Site SEO, Anyway? A Hotel Marketer's Guide to Search Engine Optimization / Neil Salerno
• Meeting Planners Resigned To A Seller's Market / PKF Hospitality Research Survey of Meeting Planners
• Intercap Institutional Investors LLC Building a $30 million Hotel on the Campus of New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico;  Will Provide the School's Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Program With a Teaching Laboratory
• Demolition Of the Clarion Hotel at San Francisco Airport Postponed; Developers Had Earmarked the Site for 3 Starwood Branded Hotels
• Atlantic City's Tropicana Casino & Resort, Under the Control of Court Appointed Conservator, Launches million Dollar Ad Campaign Aimed to Restore Image and Recapture Lost Market Share; Colony Capital with First Written Offer - $850 million
• What the Advertisements for the Largest Hotel Franchise Companies Never Mention - Also Measuring Hotel Brand Value / Stanley Turkel
• Hotel A.G., a Hotel Brokerage Company Sells the Hampton Inn hotel Port Wentworth, Georgia
• Pegasus Expands in EMEA with Interface Technologies; UltraDirect® Contract with Interface Technologies to Provide Distribution Options for Tourism Organizations and Small to Medium-sized Hotel Clients
• William "Bill" Farnsworth Jr. Named Vice President of Finance, Aqua Hotels & Resorts
• Mark R. Gasta Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Vail Resorts, Inc.
• Benchmark Hospitality International Appoints Alex Cabañas Vice President of Capital Markets
• Director of Catering sought by the Westin Governor Morris in Morristown, New Jersey. Requires two years experience as a Director of Catering or Director of Catering & Convention Services with an emphasis on high-end catering business

• Hilton College's Ray Ellis Retires After More Than 50 Years of Industry Service; Leaves Behind Safer Lodging Establishments for All
• Health Officials Confirm 83 Guests and Employees Sickened by Norovirus at Hilton Singer Island Resort, West Palm Beach, Florida; Source Likely to Remain a Mystery
• The Tightening Lending Market Jeopardizing the Ownership of the $3 billion Grand Hyatt Las Vegas / Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino Under Construction on the Strip
• Marriott CEO Calls for 'Sober' Discussion of Immigration Reform in Presidential Campaign; Bill Marriott Says Employers Need Workable Employment Verification System
• Two Years After a San Diego Sales Event that Drew Hundreds of Would-be Purchasers, the Planned Three-tower Trump Ocean Resort in Tijuana, Mexico Has Yet to Break Ground
• Las Vegas Sands Corp. Opens the 3,068 All Suite Palazzo; the $1.9 billion Resort is the First new Casino to Open on the Las Vegas Strip in Three Years
• 37 Sales Leaders Inducted into Chairman's Club at Destination Hotels & Resorts' Annual Sales Meeting
• North Central Group Hotel Investors LLC and DLR Group Help Revitalize Downtown Omaha by Building Two Unique, Yet Related Hotels
• Global Events Partners Opens 2008, its 10th year, with Bold Moves to Further Enhance its Position as the DMC Industry Leader Worldwide
• To Meet Current Brand Standards the 122-room Holiday Inn Express in Southington, Connecticut Receives a $875K Renovation
• The Hotel of Eternal Youth - Hotel New Akao Royal Wing
• The New Courtyard by Marriott Atlantic City seeking a Director of Sales & Marketing. Previous Director of Sales experience required

• Three Months After a Glass Skylight Collapsed into the Atrium of the Embassy Suites Hotel in Hunt Valley, Maryland, the Hotel Reopens for Business
• Public Auction on the 197-room Fallside Hotel and Conference Center in Niagara Falls, NY Called Off; a Deal May be Reached with a Hotel Group" for Repositioning and Redevelopment of the Property
• A Hyatt Resort to Replace the Sea Castle Motel on Siesta Key, a Barrier Island Near Sarasota, Florida
• Talented Young Chef Can't Overcome the Inherent Risks of the Restaurant Business
• Hersha Joins Orion and R. L. Pearson as a Full Joint Venture Partner in the The Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences in Tampa, Florida
• The Cachet of Hospitality Is the Ultimate Brand
• Chip Conley, Peter Yesawich, Suzanne Cook and Crist Inman to Keynote 8th Annual Resort Conference, April 16-18, 2008 in San Diego
• Crescent Hotel & Resorts Adds Three New Hotels to its Portfolio During the First Week of 2008
• Sunshine100 Co., Ltd., a Beijing-based Real Estate Developer, Plans to Build at Least 10 Carlson Branded Hotels - Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn -  Across China
• Rivertide Suites Luxury Condo Hotel Installs WinPM; MSI Enhances WinPM with Condo Hotel Reporting
• Made Possible by the Volunteer Work of the 53-member Seattle Hotel Association, the 11th annual "Evening of Hope" Reception and Dinner Will Benefit a Seattle Charity
• Thierry Baurez Named Director Of Sales & Marketing Of Casa Dorada Los Cabos, Resort & Spa
• Chris Furumoto Appointed Controller of Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook, California
• Alice Bergendorff Named Spa and Wellness Director for Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort Spa & Wellness Center in San Luis Obispo, California

• SynXis Adds Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts to Global Customer Base; Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group will use RedX as its distribution solution
• Elite Meetings International Announces the Acquisition of EliteMeetings.com; The purchase allows company to move forward on its long term vision
• Following Three Years of Studying Guests' Eating Habits, Embassy Suites Brand Creates a Bakery-cafe Restaurant Concept; "Flying Spoons" Offers Hotel Developers Flexibility and Cost Efficiencies Not Found with a Traditional Hotel Restaurant
• National Restaurant Association Names the 2008 Kitchen Innovations� Award Recipients
• Man Pleads Guilty to Ripping the Head off a Duck in the Atrium Lobby of Embassy Suites in Downtown St. Paul, Minnesota 
• A 300-room Fairmont Hotel to Be Built Next to the Classic Club Golf Course in Palm Desert, California; Fairmont Pulls Out of Previously Announced Fairmont Branded Resort in Nearby Indian Wells
• Strategic Hotels & Resorts Collaborates with Rande Gerber and Chef Richard Sandoval For Two New Outlets at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess -  Stone Rose and MEXX Kitchen
• A 130 room Aloft Hotel Being Planned to Sit on Baltimore's Fells Point Historic Recreation Pier
• Plans for Two Hotels on Lake Minnetonka Emerge; A Hotel Has Not Graced the Minnesota Lake for Decades
• Hawaii-based Hotel Management Company Castle Resorts & Hotels Adds Two Management Contracts in Thailand - The Katamanda in Phuket and Baan Taling Ngam Resort & Spa in Koh Samui
• Developer JMJ Hospitality Opens the The 128-suite Rosewood Mayakobá, Riviera Maya, Mexico
• Paul Kirwin Appointed President and Managing Director of Carlson Hotels Worldwide - The Americas; Additional Changes Announced In Business Development Structure
• Optimum Hotel Brokerage Advises on Sale of Motel 6 in Augusta, Maine
• Neptune Hospitality Orchestrates Sale of Hampton Inn & Suites Tulsa South-Bixby
• Mazili Hotel Group Closes its First Largest Transaction of 2008
• Jay Dee Cutting Inducted into Wall of Fame at the School of Hospitality Business, Michigan State
• Iowa State's Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Insitution Management Expanding Wine Curriculum
• Hyatt Key West Resort & Spa's $11 million Redesign Provides Extensive Upgrades and "Green Certified" Status
• Hilton Bonnet Creek Secures First $1 million Booking; ACUTA Books 40th Annual Conference in 2011
• Torgerson Properties Opens the 115 room Courtyard by Marriott in Maple Grove, Minnesota
• AH&LA Highlights the Hotel Industries Green Best Practices; Cost-effective Ideas for Eco-friendly Operations
• General Manager sought for Mii amo spa, a destination spa at Enchantment Resort, Sedona, Arizona. Requires a minimum of 3+ year's executive level experience at high end luxury properties

• TripAdvisor Identifies the 10 Dirtiest Hotels in the U.S., Based on Traveler Ratings for Cleanliness; Also 2008 Travelers' Choice Award Winners
• Rainmaker Transitions Post Properties' LRO Lease Optimization System to SunGard Hosting; SunGard frees Post team from system responsibilities, hosts application and database
• The Former General Manager of the Residence Inn Seattle South Surrenderes to Federal Authorities; Allegedly Embezzled $1.4 million
• Denihan Hospitality Group Acquires the  297-room James Chicago and the James Hotel Brand; Corporate Executives of The James Hotel Group Moving to DHG's NYC Headquarters
• The One Resolution Hoteliers Should Pledge for 2008 / Neil Salerno
• Winning the Online RFP Game - Web Cast February 1, 2008
• Quality Suites Maingate East, the Most Successful Property of Choice Hotels International in Central Florida, Completes Property Upgrade and Name Change to Royale Parc Suites
• Raymond Management Acquires Ft Worth, Texas Tract; Plans Two Hotels on Site, a 135-room Homewood Suites and a 120-room Hilton Garden Inn
• Noble House Hotels and Resorts Continues to Enjoy the Innovation and Simplicity of the EZ Yield.com V3 Channel Management System
• Marriott Expanding Diversity Outreach, Names Jimmie Walton Paschall Senior Vice President of External Affairs and Global Diversity Officer
• Brian Butterworth Named General Manager of Mauna Lani Resort on Hawaii's Big Island
• Stacey Edinger Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at the 1,010 room Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco
• Diamond Resorts International Appoints James R. Danz to the Position of Chief Marketing Officer
• Andrea Haralampopoulos Named Director of Sales of Milwaukee's New 102-room Iron Horse Hotel
• International Association of Conference Centers Expands the Role of Millennials, Appoints 24 Year Old Melissa Bell to Board of Directors to Advise the IACC Board on Emerging Trends from the Perspective of Millennials and Generations X and Y
• Inside Sales Representative sought by EZ Yield located in Altamonte Springs, Florida. This position is responsible for driving sales, primarily in North American markets. Requires 3-5 years experience in software or high tech sales

• Barry Sternlicht Expects the 114 unit Baccarat Hotel and Residences at Temenos, Anguilla to Become One of the Finest Resorts in the World
• Oakland Athletics' Owner Lewis Wolff Building a 150-room Hyatt Place in Mesa, Arizona
• Spurred by Expansion of the Convention Center, A Long-expected Hotel Building Boom in Philadelphia Center City Is About to Begin; Tight Loan Market Must Cooperate
• After Two-and-a-half Years, Four Proposals and 44 Meetings, Developer Bob Sieger Almost Ready to Give Up on Building a Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin
• GBCblue Guest-use PC's Now Detect and Prevent Use of Hardware Keystroke Loggers as Part of Sweeping Software Upgrade
• Morgans Hotel Group Partners with Oxford Lodging Advisory, the John Hardy Group and The Oasi Group to Build a 200 room Mondrian Hotel in Downtown Palm Springs, California
• Hotel A.G., a Hotel Brokerage Company, Closes 8 Hotel Transactions Within the Last Six Weeks
• Makar Properties LLC Developing 250 room W Huntington Beach Hotel Located on Pacific Coast Highway
• TV Chef Tyler Florence to Open First Restaurant in Hotel Vertigo, Currently the York Hotel, in San Francisco
• CapStar Hotel Company Closing The Copley Square Hotel for a $14 million Renovation
• Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 119 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database
• The Chosun Tourist Hotel in the Suanbo Hot Springs Resort Area of Chungju, South Korea Will be Refurbished and Branded the Ramada Suanbo Hotel
• Clement Teo Appointed General Manager of Millennium Hongqiao Hotel, Shanghai
• Craig Lovell Appointed General Manager at the Hilton Garden Inn at the Tulsa Airport
• Enchantment Resort seeking Director of Sales & Marketing to be based at the Phoenix/Scottsdale sales office. Requires 5+ years experience and a proven track record in high end resort/hotel sales management

• How Can Web 2.0 Travel Sites Capitalise On theTrend of Broader Demographic Adoption?
• Installing Keystroke Software on at Least 25 Computers in Hotel Business Centers Nets Computer Hacker About $750,000
• Changes in Communication, the Social Media Revolution, and Evolving Search Engine Optimization Forcing Marketers to Rethink How They Market Destinations and Hotels; Recap HSMAI-CHA Conference
• A Hopeful New Era at Carlson Companies
• Waterpark Developers Look for Energy Savings; America's Energy Coach Tom Kiser is Keynote Speaker at Workshop Set for February 28 & 29, 2008 at Kalahari Resort
• Great Eagle Holdings Limited Completes Acquisition of the 380 room Ritz-Carlton Huntington for $170 million; Pasadena Landmark Rebranded The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa
• Atlantic City Casinos Won Less Money then Prior Year for the First Time in the 29-year History of Legalized Gambling; Decline Attributed to New Pennsylvania and New York Competition and Smoking Restrictions on Atlantic City Casino Floors
• Strategic Hotels & Resorts Completes Sell of the 1,184-room Hyatt Regency New Orleans to Poydras Properties Hotel Holdings Co. for $32 million
• 2008 Hotel Investment Conference Sets Event Theme of "The Money & The Marketplace: Hotel Investing in Today's Financial Climate"; Proceeds from the Event Benefit Georgia State University's Hotel School
• 2008 Spa Industry Trend Watch / International SPA Association
• Nominees Selected  for the Most Influential Hotel Developments in 2007; Awards to be Presented at the 2008 Americas Lodging Investment Summit
• Hersha Hospitality Trust Acquires the 45-room Duane Street Hotel in the Tribeca Area of New York City for $24.75 million
• The Accor Group Selects MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution for Next Generation Property Management Solution
• The Light Group Appoints Three to Executive Positions at the The Harmon Hotel, Spa & Residences Located at MGM MIRAGE's CityCenter, Las Vegas
• Mark Barton Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the 1,329 room New Orleans Marriott
• Sandy Frewer Named Director of Marketing and Villa Rental Operations for Wailea Beach Villas
• Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Mark Dallman Director of Sales & Marketing for The Northland Inn, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

• Maestro Launches ResWave to Drive Greater Online Revenue for Hotels; ResWave system will tap growing online travel revenue expected to top $128B by 201
• Marriott Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Hotel Provides Guests with Airline Flight Information from Flyte Systems; FlyteBoard screens in lobby aid airport-bound guests with flight times
• E-site Marketing Wins Five Golden Click Adrian Awards Adding Up to a Total of 17 for 2007; E-site Marketing's websites continue to generate a high ROI for its customers
• Online Lodging Reviewer, TripAdvisor, Ranks Top 10 Spa Hotels in the World
• Law to Waive Hotel Lifeguard Requirements Rejected; About 60 Hotels in the Annapolis, Maryland Area Must Close Swimming Pools If No Lifeguard on Duty
• Top 10 Hotel Events Associated with College Football Bowl Games: Hotels, Sq Ft Used, Group Size / Knowland Group
• Carlson Hotels Worldwide Signs with Pegasus
• Developer Mack Trammell (81) and His Company, Trammell Hotel Investments, Selling 3 Hotels in the Bristol, Virginia Area
• Fredericksburg, Virginia Considering Signing a Letter of Intent with Kalahari Resorts to Anchor a Tourism Complex
• The Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida seeking participants to complete online survey concerning Web-based Marketing Strategies in the Lodging Industry
• John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts Opens the 226-suite Embassy Suites® East Peoria - Hotel & Conference Center; Joe LoMonaco the Opening General Manager
• MSI Announces New Partnership with Advance Card Systems to Provide Integrated Solution for Identification Storage; EnterprisePM, WinPM and Nova Plus will offer the new functionality
• Pegasus Starts 2008 with Key Win
• William (Bill) A. Jensen Leaves Vail Resorts to Take Top Spot at Intrawest, Will Succeed Alex Wasilov
• Vail Resorts Promotes John Garnsey and Blaise Carrig to EVP Positions to Oversee the Company's Mountain Division
• Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Appoints Jill Johnson Vice President, Asset Management
• Brian Fedorowicz Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Inn and Spa at Loretto, Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Tim Eagland Appointed Food & Beverage Manager at the Corinthia Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal

• TravelCLICK Elects Robert E. Dowdell Chairman
• Konover Leverages Financial Automation to Add 15 Properties in 12 Months; Company expands portfolio by 15 properties without amassing excessive personnel costs
• The Alter Group Considering a 1,000 room Hotel Directly Across from Chicago's McCormick Place New West Building
• Carlson Names Hubert Joly as President and CEO; First Non-family Member to Run the Company in its 70-year History
• Travelodge Building New "Lego Style" Hotels with Modified Shipping Containers; Steel Modules Are Shipped from China with the Bathrooms, Plasterboard Walls and Electrical Points In Place
• Change is the Buzz - Rebooting Hotel Sales Activity at the Property Level / Carol Verret
• Plans for a 1,864 room Paramount Branded Hotel Casino on the Las Vegas Strip Sidelined by the Tightening Credit Market
• MGM MIRAGE's Ken Rosevear Next Project, the $5 billion MGM Grand Atlantic City Casino, Expected to Be an Iconic Building Recognized as the New Skyline of Atlantic City
• First Newly Constructed Wingate by Wyndham Hotel Opens in Henderson, Nevada
• Supertel Hospitality Acquires 10 Limited-service Hotels, 7 in Kentucky, 2 in South Dakota and one hotel in Wisconsin, for Approximately $21.8 million
• TeleAdapt and Sony®, Making it Easy for Hotel Guests to Use their Portable Electronics with the In-room HDTV
• Warwick International Hotels and LRA Worldwide Partner on Four Diamond Guest Experience Evaluation Program
• Extended Stay Hotels Signs Renewal Agreement with Guest-Tek for High Speed Internet Support to Over 635 Properties Throughout North America
• The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua Reopens Following a $160 Million Transformation
• Following Years of Planning, The Arrabelle at Vail Square, A RockResort, In Vail, Colorado Opens with 36 Hotel rooms, 67 Condos
• Developers Dharmendra Patel and Granger Macfarlane Building a Comfort Suites and a Candlewood Suites Respectively In the Roanoke, Virginia Area
• Movenpick Hotels & Resorts Includes MICROS-Fidelio as Preferred IT Vendor for PMS
• Gregg Enright Appointed General Manager of the Outrigger Waipouli Beach Resort & Spa and Outrigger's Kauai Director of Condo Operations

• Squirrel Systems, a Leading Provider of Hospitality Point of Sale Solutions, Appoints Bob Mackett as President
• Hotel Spa Profits Rise; Spas Meet Needs Of Hotel Guests And Owners / PKF Hospitality Research
• Overseas Tourists to Chicago Up by 8% in First 9 Months of 2007; Europeans Providing No Resistance to Four Seasons Chicago Room Rates
• Tampa, Florida Area In the Midst Hotel Construction Boom; Some 25 Hotels in Planning Stages or Under Construction
• The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort Spending $6.7 million to Create a Boutique Resort-within-the-resort for its Most Upscale Guests
• The Secret to Customer Satisfaction / William Orilio
• Hilton Hotels Completes 50 Renovations, 18 New Builds and Eight Conversions in 2007; Partners with Designer Paul Bevis on Turn-Key Guest Room Designs for 2008 Renovations
• Distinguished Management LLC Takes Over Le Grand Lodge Mont-Tremblant
• GRAY OUT, NON-SKID SURFACE CLEANER, a New Product for an Old Problem for Fiberglass and Porcelain Hotel Bathtub and Showers!
• Losan Hotels World, S.L. Appoints Barcelo Hotels to Manage the Barcelo Cologne City Center Hotel, Formerly the Crowne Plaza Cologne City Centre
• Flag Luxury Properties Names Starwood Capital Group's Baccarat Hotels and Residences to Operate its 114 key Hotel on the island of Anguilla, British West Indies
• The Owner, City of Chattanooga, Pleased with the Direction The Chattanoogan Hotel is Going
• Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Will Open Two Luxury Hotels in Puxi, Shanghai in 2011
• Hilton Upgrades to PCI Certified MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management Solution

• $750 million Expansion and Renovation Adding 950 hotel rooms Under Way at Hard Rock Las Vegas Hotel
• Hotelier Douglas Da Silva Evaluating Options for the Historic Ridpath Hotel in Spokane, Including Selling, Closing or Repurposing the Building
• Rambling Articles Provided by Mr. Napier Raise Three Key Points / Steven Gersman & Heidi Siegelbaum
• Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio Claims the Nation's Largest Indoor Waterpark at 173,000 sq ft and 4,000 Person Capacity
• Perspectives of the Tipper and the Tippee / Allan Wich
• Marriott and Westerkirk Capital Evaluating the Feasibility of Acquiring and Completing the Sea Spa Nova Scotia Property at Aspotogan: Property Would Become a Marriott-managed, Full-service Hotel
• Following a $25 million Renovation, Affinia Hotels Prepares to Open Affinia Chicago, The Former Fitzpatrick
• International hotel company seeking a Corporate Revenue Manager. Requires extensive familiarity with hotel internet channel management and 2-3 years hotel operations, sales and/or revenue management experience. More information
• Developer Charles Gabaldon Plans to Convert Mostly Vacant Office Building in Downtown Milwaukee into a 160-room Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
• The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage Partners With Celebrated Chef, Joachim Splichal of Patina Restaurant; Pinot Mirage to be Expansion of Chef Splichal's Well-known Pinot Restaurants
• Ameristar Casinos Names Michelle Shriver Senior Vice President of Operations
• Intrawest Appoints Mara Pagotto as Chief People Officer, Will Oversee All Human Resources Functions
• Lesley Carey Appointed President of Palmer Hospitality Group and John Sears Appointed Vice President of K Hotels Under Palmer Hospitality Group
• Wyndham Hotel Group Appoints Nicolas Le Bras Director of Global Sales for France

• Forestpark Capital Advisors Merchant and Investment Bank Serving the Hotel Industry Formed
• FreshStay - The World's Largest Directory of Lodging Properties featuring Better Indoor Air Quality celebrates 2nd Anniversary
• Utah Hospitality Industry Wants State to Ease Liquor Laws; Make it Easier for Visitors to Get a Drink
• The City of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Passes Law Requiring Hotel Properties to Honor Rates Posted on Outdoor Signs
• Izatys Resort On Mille Lacs Lake in Northern Minnesota Closes, Files for Bankruptcy, May be Sold
• INNCOM Helps HEI Hotels & Resorts  Manage Energy, Improve Profitability; Leading hotel group is big on energy programs that deliver a three-year ROI; HEI hails INNCOM's e4 solution and its after-the-sale service and support
• Molinaro Koger Advises Driftwood Hospitality/Lehman Brothers JV in Sale of Courtyard Richmond Airport
• Caregiving Is What Really Distinguishes an Extended Stay Hotel / Kent Sexton & Nektaria Hamister
• Former Bel Age Hotel in West Hollywood, California Receiving Complete Transformation and Redesign from LXR Luxry Resorts; Will Reopen as The London West Hollywood
• Crowne Plaza Continues its Kinship with Golf, Signs Phil Mickelson to Serve as the Face for its 2008 Marketing Campaign
• Victor Gomez Named General Manager Of Casa Dorada Los Cabos, Resort & Spa
• Hotel Marina El Cid Spa & Beach Resort, Located Near Cancun, Completes $50-million Expansion Including State-of-the-art Convention Center
• Cooper Hotels Converts the Former Hilton Suites Detroit Metro Airport to the Embassy Suites Detroit-Metro Airport

• Subsidiary of Drury Hotels Acquires the St. Vincent Hospital Property in Downtown Santa Fe;  Redevelopment Will Likely Include a Hotel Component
• This Isn't the Kind of Hotel One Associates with Iowa - hotelVetro in Iowa City
• As drunken-driving Arrests Rise, Overnight New Year's Eve Hotel Stays Are Becoming Increasingly Popular
• No Sign of Tough Economic Times at Orlando-area Theme Parks; Most Large Hotels in the Core Tourist Area Had No Trouble Filling Rooms
• The Best Western Bridgewood Resort Hotel & Conference Center Makes Name for Itself in Best Western Commercial
• Cosmopolitan Hotel Hong Kong Awarded HSMAI 2007 Adrian Silver Award
• Hotel A.G., a Hotel Brokerage Company Sells the Hampton Inn hotel Bowling Green, Kentucky
• Similarities and Differences Between European and North American Kitchen Equipment: Observations from Both Sides of the Pond
• Top 10 Group Events: December 2007 - North America & Selected Markets - Chicago and Washington DC
• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hosts the First International Forum on Tourism Education and the Fourth China Tourism Forum

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