• AH&LA Green Assessment Survey: The Top 10 Green Things Hotels Are Doing Well, The Top 10 Green Things Hotels Can Improve On
• Extending Your Sales Team or Make Travel Agents A Regular Part of Your Sales Programs / Dr. John Hogan
• Hotelier Bill Yung III Hopes Creditors Are Patient; Pressure Mounts for Selling The Tropicana Resort & Casino in Las Vegas
• Wurzak Hotel Group Putting Finishing Touches on the $42 million Westin Mount Laurel (NJ); First Full-service Hotel in the Mount Laurel/Cherry Hill Region in 15 Years
• Ashford Hospitality Selling the Hyatt Regency Montreal in Montreal, Quebec to Pandox for 58.3 million U.S., Approximately $96,363 per Key
• Boykin Management Company Reports A First Quarter RevPar Increase of 7.2 Percent
• Optima from TimeLox Offers True Elegance with Uncompromised Security Leading Hospitality Security Provider Showcases Design-centric Electronic Locks at HD Expo
• Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants Installs ProfitSage Business Intelligence Software from ProfitSword
• All InnPoints Properties Upgrade to MyCRS Central Reservation System
• UNLV Harrah Hotel College Offers Online Certificate Programs
• Galaxy Entertainment Group Adds Third Branded Hotel to the Galaxy Mega Resort in Cotai - Banyan Tree with 254 rooms Joins Galaxy's Own 1500 room Hotel Along with Okura Hotels and Resorts' 410 rooms
• The Hotel Group Finishing Up a $10 million Renovation of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Billings, Montana; The 289 room Property Formerly Operated as a Sheraton Hotel
• Saunders Hotel Group Completes a $4 million Renovation and Re-opening of Premiere Hotel and Suites in New Haven, Connecticut, Formerly a Marriott Residence Inn
• National Hospitality Holdings Appoints David A. Deskins as Vice President of Accounting & Financial Reporting
• Wyndham Hotel Group Appoints Rajeev Panjwani as Director of International Development for Southeast Asia
• Sage Hospitality Appoints Andrew HeLal General Manager at the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel
• Waterford Hotel Group Appoints Carol Secondino to Regional Hotel Director

May 15, 2008

• Leonardo Hotels Seeing Quick Growth in the European Market with  SynXis as Distribution Partner; RedX Distribution Management System increases hotelier's exposure to full scope of GDS channels and third-party distribution; new chain shows immediate growth of over 10 percent
• Cendyn Launches The Beverly Hilton's Newly Redesigned Website
• Conservative Christian Organizations Discuss with Marriott International the Elimination of Adult Movies from 3,000 Hotels in the U.S; 90% of Marriott Rooms Wired with In-room Adult Entertainment
• The Developers of the Canceled Westin Hotel Project in Lexington, Kentucky Suing the State of Kentucky for Breach of Contract
• Omaha Hoteliers Favor 1½ Percent Bed Tax Increase to Pay for Baseball Stadium; If Passed, Omaha Will Have the Highest Hotel Tax at 17.98% of the Nation's Largest Convention Cities
• Suit Against Holiday Inn Expess in Roanoke, Virginia Settled Out of Court Following a Virginia Supreme Court Ruling that Hotels Located in High-crime Areas Have a "Broadened Liability" to Protect Guests
• Economy Got You Down? A Four-Step Survival Guide for Tough Times / Michael G. Frenkel
• The Generation Companies Acquires the 77-room MainStay Suites in Southwest Charlotte, North Carolina for $3.9 million
• EMCVenues To Host MEET Chicago 2008; Meeting Education Event To Benefit All Planners, May 29th, 30th
• Caribbean Society of Hotel Association Executives Agree on Six Point Plan for National Associations; Susan Springer, Executive Director of the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association Re-elected President 
• The Southern California (Orange County) Tourism Boom of the Past Couple of Years Might Wane this Summer; An Uncertain Summer / Sandi Cain
• Doubletree Hotel Jefferson City, Missouri Opens Following a Multi-Million-Dollar Transformation of the Former Hotel La Bella
• Simon Smith Named General Manager at The Goodstone Inn & Estate, Middleburg, Virginia

• Mobile in Travel: Should Your Mobile Strategy be About ROI or Brand Advocacy?
• 'The Belamar' Luxury Boutique Installs Flyte Systems in State-of-the-Art Business Center; Live airline flight information and boarding pass printing provide travel convenience for business guests
• Sheraton and Microsoft in Unique Co-branding Partnership - Seeking to Appeal to the New Breed of Digital Lifestyle Guest
• What's Happening to Hotel Cap Rates, Values and Financing? / Suzanne Mellen / Jim Butler
• A $30 million Restoration and Renovation Project Completed at Boston's Omni Parker House; Longest Continuously Operating Hotel in the U.S.
• The Gasparilla Inn & Club, Located in Boca Grande, Florida, Named to The National Register of Historic Places
• Molinaro Koger Arranges Sale of SunSpree Resort Orlando, Florida
• R.D. Olson Development Sells the Marriott Residence Inn, Burbank and Marriott Residence Inn, Oceanside to Apple REIT 8 for $80 million
• Educational Institute Offers CHA, CLM Exams Online
• 'Best NFC Service of 2008' Awarded to VingCard (ASSA ABLOY AB) by NFC Forum at Monaco Event; Global security leader receives 'First Place' for its Signature RFID/NFC solution at the European NFC Developers Summit in Monaco
• 2008 Pet Travel Statistics Reported by BringYourPet.com
• Central Oregon's Resort Properties Go Overseas (Lithuania, Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico) to Find Employees for $9/hour Positions
• Chuck Shishido Recipient of Outrigger Enterprises Group's 2007 Chairman's Award
• Barney Hospitality Group On a Fast Track to Renovate and Convert Downtown Bakersfield's Holiday Inn Select to a Full-service Marriott
• Amanda Elder Appointed General Manager of The St. Regis Shanghai

• Maestro 2008 Users Conference Energizes Operators to Boost Revenue, Increase Productivity; Operator take-away: Web Connection to increase online revenue, Diamond Plus Service and Maestro for Beginners Online Training
• High Drama on the High Seas… Famous Stained Glass Ceiling Dome Aboard Ocean Princess by Jancik Arts International Creates Memorable Guest Experience; Glass Magazine Recognizes JAI's Head-Turning Craftsmanship in Cover Contest
• The Former Jumer's Castle Lodge in Downtown Urbana, Illinois Trying to Avoid Local Landmark Status; Claims the Prospect of Being Declared a Landmark Is Driving Away Hotel Fanchise Brands
• Tactics to Drive Business in a 'Not So Hot' Summer / Carol Verret
• Report on Major Hotel Transactions by Suzanne Mellen of HVS / Jim Butler
• Recap: The 12th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference; Confidence High as Investment Community Looks at Caribbean for Future Development
• ID/Passport Scanners from TTI Tackles Charge-back, Identity Fraud Issues and More; TTI Technologies International offers the only system that imports text and images from passports and driver's licenses directly to a hotel's Windows-based property-management system in less than 10 seconds
• The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau New Tourism Campaign Embraces a Broad Definition of Art and Design; Sultry Looks and Skimpy Clothing Gone
• Hospitality eBusiness Strategies Receives "Official Honoree" Distinction for the 12th Annual Webby Awards in 2008
• Legacy Property Group Opens the Doubletree Hotel Atlanta NE/Northlake Following Completion of a Multi-Million-Dollar Renovation of the Former Radisson
• The Knowland Group Has Record-Breaking Month; Over 100 new clients signed in April
• MK Closes Portfolio Sale of Two Northeast Fairfield Inns To Accor North America
• Starwood Veteran Tom Monahan Joins Wyndham Hotel Group as Executive Vice President, International Development
• Gary Budge Appointed General Manager of the Historic 174-room Algonquin Hotel, New York City
• CPC Hospitality Names Rob Willard Senior Vice President of Operations
• Marco Gervasoni Appointed as the General Manager of the Hotel Russell, London
• Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Don Miller Director of Sales for Bedford Springs Resort in Bedford, Pennsylvania
• Hotel Equities Names Drew Salapka to the Position of Director of Revenue Management 
• Keith Battaglia Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing at the Montauk Yacht Club Resort & Marina, Montauk, Long Island, New York

• Red Roof Inns Partners With SoftBrands on Major Technology Upgrade; Will Deploy Full Range of Solutions Across 326 Properties
• 7 Principles to Fully Engage Your Customers - Part 2 / Bryan K. Williams
• Multi-Unit Study Finds 36% Reduction in Water Usage with HydroClean® Toilet Improvement System
• A New Logo for Super 8 Lodging Chain a Final Step in a Multiyear Revitalization
• The HVS Study Used as Main Justification for City of Dallas Owned Convention Center Hotel Comes Under Scrutiny from the Owner of the Anatole Hotel, Cites Flawed Methodology
• Finding Business Leads Can Be Easier Than You Think / Dr. John Hogan
• TownePlace Suites Has a New Design (A Lot of Red) and New Features - a Floor-to-ceiling TowneMap and "In a Pinch" Express Market
• The 1,504 room Fontainebleau Miami Beach Seeks to Reclaim Center Stage Upon Reopening Fall 2008; Resort Will Have 11 Restaurants and Lounges Including Three Signature Restaurants by Chefs Alfred Portale, Scott Conantan and Alan Yau
• The Oberoi Group Expands Trust International Contract to Include Trident Hotels
• A New Build Hotel Indigo Set for College Park, Georgia Near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
• HSMAI Honors 17 Chapters with the 2007 Best of the Best Awards
• William (Bill) T. Comstock is named General Manager of the Outrigger Reef on the Beach, Honolulu
• Danniella Crawford Appointed Director of Human Resources for Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, Colorado

• Examining the Findings of PKF's Inaugural Edition of Trends in the Hotel Spa Industry / John R. Korpi
• Real Conversations vs Rigid Scripting Increases Reservations Productivity / Doug Kennedy
• Southern California Resorts Eye More Guests With Unique, Specialized Services / Sandi Cain
• Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Finds Guests Need More than a Waterpark, Adding a $15 million 24-lane Bowling Alley, 65-foot Ferris Wheel, Ropes Course, 200 Arcade Games
• Razzoo's Cajun Cafe Restaurant Chain Agrees to Pay $1 million to Settle EEOC Charges that it Discriminated Against Male Bartenders; Company Communicated to Managers by E-mail a Plan for an 80-20 Ratio of Women to Men Bartenders
• Whittle Development, Inc. Opening the 231 room Hilton Bella Harbor Hotel on Lake Ray Hubbard in Rockwall, Texas
• Orient-Express Hotels Reports a Net Loss of US$4.3 million for the 1st Qtr  2007 Compared with a Net Loss of US$3.7 million in Prior Year, Total Revenues Up 23% / Hotel Operating Statistics
• Red Lion Reports a $4.5 million Net Loss for the 1st Qtr 2008, System Wide Occupancy 51.2% Down from Prior Year 53.6% / Hotel Operating Statistics
• Viking Hospitality Fund to Build 119-room Springhill Suites by Marriott in Baton Rouge; The 119-room hotel is the first for Viking Hospitality Fund
• Strategic Hotels & Resorts Reports a First Quarter 2008 Net Loss to Common Shareholders of $7.0 million; 14 North American Properties Achieve an Average Daily Rate of $263.20 at 70.8% Occupancy / Hotel Operating Statistics
• The 527-room Miami Biscayne Hotel Now Operating as the Hilton Miami Downtown
• Trump Entertainment Reports a 1st Qtr 2008 Loss of $18.6 million, Markedly Worse than the $8.1 million Loss in Prior Year; Revenue Down to $227.6 million from the $234.3 million
• Frank Wetenkamp Named General Manager of the Wentworth By The Sea, A Marriott Hotel and Spa in New Castle, New Hampshire
• The Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau Appoints Jay Burress to CEO Position; a 20 Year Veteran for the Dallas CVB
• Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Honors 18 Leaders in the Tourism Industry for their Contributions, Leadership
• George Ables, Guest Services Manager at Stonewall Resort in Weston, West Virginia Recipient of Benchmark's 2007 Chairman's Award of Excellence

• The Brandstand Alarm Clock Designed with the Hotel Guest in Mind; Clean Minimalist Look Will Compliment Any Hotel Guestroom
• Steve Wynn Contemplating Another Use for the Plush Golf Course Located Behind Wynn Las Vegas - Possibly Two Hotel Towers with a Combined 5,200 Rooms and a 1.8 million Sq Ft Convention Center
• 13 Properties Selected as the Best of the Best at Choice Hotels 54th Annual Convention
• Dial Family Resorts Selects Marcus Hotels and Resorts to Manage Proposed $150 million Hawaiian Themed Resort with 409 rooms and 75,000 sq ft Indoor Water Park Near Providence, Rhode Island
• Majority of Dallas City Council Members Favoring Outright City Ownership of $500 million Convention Center Hotel
• Hotel Visitors to Dubai Projected to Rise to Ten million by 2010, from Seven million in 2007
• Profit Declines at MGM Mirage: Cost of New Detroit Casino, Economy Cited for Poor 1st Quarter
• Red Lion Hotels Corporation Acquriring Fee Simple Interest in the 478-room Radisson Hotel Denver Southeast for $25.3 million; Following $8 million Renovation Property to be Rebranded Red Lion
• Under a Sale and Management-back Arrangement Accor Sells the Sofitel Grand Hotel in Amsterdam at a Enterprise Value of EUR92 million (US$ 142 million)
• HITEC 2008 Features Demonstrations and Discussion of the Hottest Hospitality Technology Trends
• Molinaro Koger Structures Sale of Residence Inn by Marriott Lubbock, Texas
• Hotel Vitale Announces Innovative Green Meeting Packages; "The Green Standard" Programs Incorporate Eco-Friendly Practices Throughout Every Aspect of Meetings and Events
• Carlson Hotels Worldwide Signs More Than 50 New Properties in the First Quarter of 2008
• Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Opens Fourth Hotel in Turkey - the 402 room Swissôtel Grand Efes, Izmir 
• Resorts and Hotels On the Rise in the Pacific Coastal City of Mazatlán, Mexico
• New York's Tavern on the Green Opening 40,000 Square Restaurant in the Metreon Building Adjacent to San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center
• Mario Ferraro Appointed General Manager of the Hilton Molino Stucky, Venice, Italy
• Judy Hendrick Joins Aimbridge Hospitality as Chief Financial Officer

May 6, 2008

• TIG Global Receives Top International Honors for Website Design and Internet Marketing; TIG Global Wins Three Summit Creative Awards
• Microsoft Technology Center Customer Solution Case Study; MSI Increases Product Scalability with Access to the Right Resources
• Profitable Spas: Be On-Trend Rather Than Trendy / Dr. Judy Singer
• In Atlanta Rosewood Wants to Out Maneuver Luxury Competitors Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton By Offering Complimentary Butler Service
• Tropicana Entertainment Files for Chapter 11 Protection Following Fallout from Atlantic City Casino Loss; Expects to Maintain Current Staffing Levels at Nine Casino and Resort Properties
• Hotel Internet Marketing - Having a Web Site Is Not Enough / Neil Salerno
• Dunblane Hydro, A Historic Scottish Hotel, Will be Managed by Hilton and Branded Doubletree Following Multi-million Renovation
• Kimpton Leverages Social Networking to Recruit, Interact with Job Seekers
• The Saraya Aqaba Resort Destination on the Gulf of Aqaba in Jordan, Signs Jack Penrod's Nikki Beach to Operate a 140 room Resort Hotel with a Residential Component
• The Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association Honors Eleven as Stars of the Industry; Russ Cole, General Manager of the Best Western Four Seasons, Traverse City Named 2008 Hotelier of the Year
• Aimbridge Hospitality Awards Properties, Personnel for Outstanding Performance; Patti Patenaude and Dave Pappas Named 'GM of the Year'
• Konover Hotel Corporation and Waterford Group Announce Plans for Extensive Hotel Renovations at the Sheraton Hotel at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, CT; Waterford Hotel Group Assumes Management of 237-Room Airport Location
• Harris Hotel Group Prepares to Open 112 room Candlewood Suites in Columbia, South Carolina; Hotel Developed by Joint Venture Between American Hotel Development and Glenmont Capital Management, LLC.
• Hotel Indigo Chicago-Vernon Hills Opens Following a $5 million Renovation and Conversion from an AmeriSuites Hotel
• The ProHost® Housekeeping System Has Been Selected for the 210 room Westin Huntsville in Alabama
• Pegasus Solutions Goes Green for FCm Travel; Asia-Pacific Direct Deposit Facility for Agent Commission Processing Minimizes Payment Turnaround and Carbon Footprint
• Joseph F. Smith Named President of Alliance Hospitality Management LLC, Formerly the President of Boykin Management Company
• Starwood Hotels & Resorts Names Ex-Wendy's Executive Jeff Cava as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
• The New York Palace Appoints Christopher Burkhardt and Alex Chaharmahalian to Executive Positions

• The Royal Palm Resort Hotel on Miami's South Beach Enjoys a Prime Location But Has a Cloudy Future with Fighting Partners, Large Debt
• Hotel Staffer Charged with Theft after Providing Room Keys to Unpaid Guests at Clarion Hotel Bloomington, Illinois
• The Five New Ultra Luxurious Resorts on Mexico's Riviera Maya Comparable to Anything in the World
• $250 million Plan Considered to Expand San Jose Convention Center to 880,000 sq ft; One Source of Funding Is to Increase Hotel Occupancy Tax from 10% to 14%
• The Revitalized 90-room George Washington Hotel - Reopens in Downtown Winchester, Virginia as A Wyndham® Historic Hotel
• Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 88 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database
• More than 100 Potential Bidders Inquire about Buying the 228-room Holiday Inn in Collinsville, Illinois; Built in 1982, the Previous Onwer Contended it Could Never Make a Profit
• Bodysgallen Hall Hotel & Spa Considered Wale's Finest Country House Hotel
• Davidson Hotel Company/Square Mile Capital Management JV Acquires Sheraton Suites Tampa Airport/Westshore; Davidson to Manage Hotel, Oversee $14 Million Renovation
• The International Association of Conference Centres Holding First Conference in Europe - August 28-31, 2008 at Warwick Conferences in Coventry, United Kingdom
• FIU School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in Tianjin, China Has First Graduating Class in Hospitality of 29 Students
• James Riker Named General Manager of the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel Philadelphia
• Opening Spring 2009, the $1 billon M Resort, Spa and Casino, Las Vegas Appoints William Conn, Vice President of Hotel Operations
• Alexander Stadlin and Roberto Garrido Sanchez Appointed to Vice President Positions with Barcelo Crestline Corporation
• HEI Hotels Names Pradeep Bobba as the General Manager of the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia

• Millennium Hotels & Resorts Creates a New Brand for Top-of-the-Market Properties - Grand Millennium
• Chicago Hotels Going Ga-ga for Gadgets; 10 Tech-friendly Hotels in the Chicago Area 
• Hotel Common Sense "A Bakers Dozen" of Observations for Cooperative Efforts for Successful Convention & Visitors' Bureaus
• Six Senses Resorts Group (Zero Carbon Emissions) and Accor's Pullman Brand / Murray Bailey Editorial
• Developers Ronnie James and Don Culbertson Planning a $25 million 150 room  Hyatt Place in Downtown Paducah, Kentucky 
• Hotel Guest Dies from Injuries Following a Fall from 2nd Floor Balcony at Barcelo Tucancun Beach Resort & Villas in Cancun
• NYLO Hotels Will Build, Own and Operate Its Fifth Hotel - a 160 room NYLO Hotel in Overland Park, Kansas
• Dynamic & Clever Election-themed Campaign Broadcast Delivers A Knock Out Win! Hanging Chads in Florida - A Broadcast Star is Born on the BHI Network
• HEDNA and PhoCusWright Publish Small Meetings White Paper; A Guide to the Migration of Real-time, Online Booking for Group Rooms and Meeting Space
• The 450 room Ritz-Carlton, Sanya Opens in China's Tropical Hainan Island Province
• David Taylor Joins The New York Palace Hotel as Executive Director - Marketing
• Marriott International Appoints Andrew Houghton as Area Vice President for the Caribbean and Brazil
• Harris Hotel Group Appoints Gail MacKenzie Corporate Director of Sales 
• Kurt Furlong Joins CPC Hospitality as Senior Vice President -- Sales and Marketing

• Recaping HEDNA's Lisbon Conference; Technology, Customer Expectations, Environmental Issues Driving Near-Term Decision Making for Electronic Distribution
• Wyndham Report 1st Qtr 2008 Net Income of $42 million, Down from $86 million in Prior Year; Revenue Flat at $1.01 billion / Wyndham Hotel Brand Operating Statistics
• Under Construction in Rose Hall, Jamaica, The 299 unit Palmyra Resort & Spa Appoints Solis Resorts & Hotels as the Operator
• Owned by Lowe Hospitality Group, The Sunriver Resort in Central Oregon Has Been a Market Leader in Oregon for 40 years
• Global Hyatt Corp. Opens Shared Service Center in Moore, Oklahoma; The 43,000 Office Will Have 150 Employees to Handle Accounting and Payroll Services for all 217 Full-service Hyatt Hotels and in North America
• Gaylord Entertainment Co. Reports a 1st Qtr 2008 Loss of $7.3 million Compared with a Profit of $3.5 million in Previous Year; Loss Includes a $12 million Charge Related to its Cancellation of the Deal to Buy Westin La Cantera Resort / Hotel Operating Statistics
• The City of Dayton Wants to Demolish a 38-year-old Hotel at Dayton International Airport; Seeks Developer for New Hotel on Airport Property
• Utah Hotel Occupancy Rates Dropped 7% in March 2008, Compared with Prior Year
• Is Gaming Industry Immune from Economic Downturns?
• Paul Follows Appointed Director of European Development for Distinguished International ® Hotels, Residences and Resorts
• Pennsylvania Tourism & Lodging Association Honors the Recipients of the Spirit of Hospitality Award; Eric DeStefano, Omni William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Named General Manager of the Year
• Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Obtains Four Year Construction Loan of $63.9 million to Partialy Fund the Construction of New Resort in Concord, North Carolina

Top 25 Read Articles - April 2008

1. Top Twenty Hotel Brands in the World at January 1, 2008, Also Top Ten Hotel Groups in the World
2. Why Everyone Gets a Hotel Room Upgrade... But You / Daniel Edward Craig
3. Night Manager of the Regency Inn in San Bruno, California Brutally Attacked by Rowdy Hotel Guests
4. Hilton Recognizes the Top Performing Hotels of 2007; Hilton Showcases Best of the Best Hotels with the Brand’s Annual Awards
5. Ownership of the Westin Casuarina Charging Attendees of a Dental Conference for the Organizer's $57,000 Past Due Bill; Convention Industry Veterans Question the Ethics and Legality of the Decision
6. 7 Principles to Fully Engage Your Customers / Bryan K. Williams
7. Courtyard by Marriott and its Hotel Owners Begin Phase-in of the Redesigned Courtyard Hotel Lobby; The Traditional Front Desk Replaced with Separate Welcome Podiums
8. Outstanding Customer Service Simply Isn’t Good Enough / Nektaria Hamister
9. Sheraton Adding 54 Hotels by 2009, Including Six “Big Box” Hotels
10. Gaylord Entertainment Terminates Agreement to Acquire Westin La Cantera Resort for $252 million; Will Take a One-time Charge of  $12 million
11. MGM Mirage, Las Vegas' Largest Casino Operator, Laying off 440 Management Employees at both Property and Corporate Levels
12. The Top Ten Training Centers in the United States for 2008
13. Jury Awards Restaurant Diner $360,000 Who Was Accidentally Served Cleaning Solution Instead of Water
14. Boutique Hotels - Good For The Good Times / Robert Mandelbaum
15. The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Claims a Significant Loss of Revenue this Year Due to the Possibility of a Union Walkout
16. Aspirations Have Fallen Hard at the The Royal Palm, Miami Beach - from Black-owned to BlackRock
17. In 2007, Six People Died from Hotel Balcony Falls in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Area
18. Hey, General Managers, There is Hope for This New Generation of Hospitality Sales Professionals! / David M. Brudney
19. Investment Fund Managed by Blackrock Claims The Royal Palm Hotel in South Beach Has Defaulted on a $25 million Loan
20. Keeping Your Management Team Upbeat
21. Hilton Americas, Houston's 1,200-room Convention Center Hotel, Up for Sale
22. Hotel Lessons Learned From a Five-Star School Principal / Doug Kennedy
23. Fairmont Appoints Three Executives to Key Overseas Posts
24. A Visit to the Bitter End Yacht Club on Virgin Gorda, BVI; Owned by the Hokin Family Since 1973, the 70 unit Resort is Reachable Only by Sea
25. In What Business Are We? Designing Cool Funky Restaurants or Serving Tasty Food? Over the Past Ten Years a Noticeable Shift Has Taken Place in the Hotel Restaurant Business / Dietmar Kielnhofer

April 30, 2008

• Hey, General Managers, There is Hope for This New Generation of Hospitality Sales Professionals! / David Brudney
• Aptech's Execuvue Business Intelligence Implemented by LQ Management L.L.C. for Its More than 600 La Quinta Hotels; Execuvue delivers same-day corporate reporting to guide management decision making
• Understanding the Differences Between Marketing and Sales / Dr John Hogan
• HITEC Lays Out Plans for the Prevention of Pirate Exhibitors (Suitcasers) at HITEC 2008®
• Swiss Based Golden Tulip Eyes 20 Hotels in Thailand Over Four Years
• Hotels 'Go Green' to Save the Earth, Cash
• Sandos Hotels & Resorts Opens Fourth Property on the Riviera Maya, Mexico - the Playacar Riviera Hotel & Spa
• The Hawthorn Park Hotel, Springfield, Missouri Receives Multi-Million Dollar Renovation and New Brand Affiliation - Doubletree Hotel Springfield
• Bob Alter, Chairman of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Recipient of the 2008 Cornell Hospitality Innovator Award
• KoolConnect Brings Interactive Video On-Demand Applications to Intrigue
• Melco China Resorts Moves into the Destination Ski Resort Business in China; First Focus - Sun Mountain Yabuli Resort with Three Premium Hotels
• Ellen Brown Promoted to Executive Vice President, Acquisitions & Development of Denihan Hospitality Group
• Tony Cousens Joins Jumeirah as the Senior Vice President Asia Pacific
• Martin Mangan Appointed General Manager of the Conrad Dublin, Ireland

April 29, 2008

• Alan J. Fuerstman Honored as the 2007 Resort Executive of the Year
• Kokua Hospitality Signs Agreement with Flyte Systems to Install Airline Information Products in Five Hotels; Live airline flight information to provide travel convenience for guests
• Wyndham Hotel Group May Put its Flag on Downtown Buffalo's Historic Statler Towers; Doubts Remain About the 28-year-old Developer Bashar Issa's Corporate Financial Health
• "Blend" Your Investment in Training and Development Monies / John R Hendrie
• Buccini / Pollin Group and PM Hospitality Strategies, Inc. Nearing Completion of Two Adjacent Hotels Near Dulles International Airport, the 135-room Hilton Garden Inn and the 136 room aloft; Milan Patnaik Named General Manager, aloft
• Lance T. Shaner, Chairman and CEO, Shaner Hotels, Delivers Lecture on Entrepreneurial Spirit at His Alma Mater, Alfred University
• Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Recognizes Fifteen Sales Executives with the President's Circle Honor
• Industry Guru Launches Innovative New Training Method; Kerry Flowers, founder of Kerry Hotels, an international Sales & Marketing representation firm, launches Superstar Sales training academy Kerry Camp
• Molinaro Koger Advises Ashford in Disposition of Sheraton Hotel Iowa City
• Concord Hospitality Opens Fairfield Inn Beachwood, Ohio, a $13 Million Conversion of Former Holiday Inn
• The JBG Companies Completes Conversion of the Former Doubletree Hotel to the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center
• Developer Gregory Spatz of U.S. Construction Corp. Opens 77 room Microtel Inn at Jacksonville, FL Airport; The Brand's Innovative New Prototype Design Showcased
• Interstate Hotels & Resorts Joint Venture Signs First Management Contract in India

• Luxury Link Generates High Volume Phone Leads for Hotel Partners
• Goldstar Hospitality Names New Generation Management Operator for the Holiday Inn Parkway East Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Hotel Management Firm Rosewood Putting its Brand on Spas;  All Development Projects Going forward Will Have a "Sense, a Rosewood Spa"
• The Only Indoor Water Park at a Ski Resort in the West, the 42,000 sq ft Silver Rapids, Opens at the Silver Mountain Resort in Northern Idaho
• Financing Difficulties Cause Yearlong Delay for a $15 million 127-room Cambria Suites in Roanoke, Virginia
• Newmarket International's Delphi® Selected by the Al Habtoor Group for its Metropolitan Hotel
• HR in Hospitality™ 2009 Underway!  Third annual event is scheduled for March 16 - 19 at Disney's Contemporary Resort in Florida; Call for Presentations begins in May;  Exhibitor information available today!
• Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Opens Tenth Location, the 390 room Great Wolf Lodge Grand Mound, Washington
• Mohammed Al Issa and Sons Signs Rocco Forte Collection to Operate a 159 room Hotel in Jeddah, the Second Largest city in Saudi Arabia
• Meyer Jabara Hotels Opens the Courtyard by Marriott Boston/Cambridge Following the Renovation and Rebranding of the former Radisson Hotel
• Stephen D'Agostino Promoted to General Manager Hyatt Regency Jersey City, New Jersey

April 25, 2008

• The Five Biggest Mistakes Hotel Owners Make When Seeking an Operator or Brand for Their Hotel / Jim Butler
• Lodging Econometrics's Construction Pipeline Stands at 5,807 Projects at the End of Q1 2008, a Record High for Projects and the 29th Consecutive Quarterly Increase Dating Back to 2004
• Developers Seeking City Approvals for a 61-story, 2,500-room hotel in Downtown, Las Vegas; Financing for the Project Unknown
• Barry Sternlicht's Starwood Capital Group Still Planning a 1 Hotel in Scottsdale; Expected Luxury Level Above the W
• The Hotel Buying Frenzy Likely Over for Now in California; Five Buyers Have Shrunk to One Buyer for Every Hotel Seller from a Year Ago
• Identifying Your Customers / Lessons from the Field A Common Sense Approach to Success in the Hospitality Industry / Dr. John Hogan
• For Sale - 67 acre parcel with 8 mineral springs ideal for spa resort in Costa Rica's Guanacaste province. Property zoned to build on 50% of the land. Price: $800,000
• Owned and Managed by Noble House Hotels & Resorts, The Riviera Resort & Spa's $70 million Renovation Exptected to Be Completed Fall 2008
• School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Staging 2nd International Forum on China Hotel Brand Development in Guangzhou, China, May 9-10, 2008
• Made Famous During the War Between the United States and Vietnam, The Caravelle Hotel in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) Receiving a Top-to-bottom Overhaul
• New Orleans Fully Restored...As a Corporate Events Destination; In the Shadow of Katrina, BBC Destination Management Helps Northrop Grumman Christen a Ship to Commemorate September 11th
• Grace Markum Resigning as President and CEO at Crown American Hotels; Michael Barletta, Director of Operations Replacing Markum
• At Carlson Hotels Bill Sipple to Lead Managed/Owned Development; John Sturgess to Lead Franchise Development; Jeff Summers Assigned New Investment & Analysis Role
• Michael Nenner Named Director of Rooms at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago (A Four Seasons Hotel)
• Benchmark Hospitality Names Rick Shell Director of Food and Beverage for The Chattanoogan
• Brian Wieler Named Executive Chef at Tarrytown House Estate and Conference Center, Tarrytown, New York

• SynXis and Micros Systems Announce Partnership; Industry leaders to collaborate for enhanced integrated inventory management across property management and reservations systems
• Softscribe® Inc. Execs Identify Key Hospitality Trends:  New Media, 'Green' Top the List; High level trends from three 1Q'08 Conferences are:  New media creates online communities; Green is the new luxury; Hoteliers are tasked to make foreign visitors feel welcome
• Boutique Hotels - Good For The Good Times / Robert Mandelbaum
• Part of the Success of  the Historic Grand Hotel Is Having a Family Ownership Paying Meticulous Attention to Detail; The Mussers Are Known as Hosts Who "Always Do it Right"
• The Ferchill Group Writing the Next Chapter for The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit; Set to Open October 2007, Following a $200 million Restoration, the Hotel Attracts Celebrity Chef Michael Symon to Open New Restaurant - go to
• The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Files Discrimination Suit Against McCormick & Schmick's Restaurants in Baltimore; The Chain Just Paid $1.1 million to Settle Similar Case in San Francisco
• The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun and Two of its Restaurants, Fantino and The Club Grill, Receive an Unprecedented Three Five Diamond Awards; Statistics Indicate That the  Resort Might be the Highest Rated Hotel in North America
• AH&LA Green Assessment Survey Identifies Eco-friendly Hotel Operations
• GRAY OUT, NON-SKID SURFACE CLEANER, a New Product for an Old Problem for Fiberglass and Porcelain Hotel Bathtub and Showers!
• Developers Select Kor Hotel Group to Operate a 168 room Viceroy Hotel to be Built Atop Office/Retail Complex in New York City's Hudson Square Neighborhood
• Hilton To Manage a  324-room Hotel Located at the Entrance of Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3
• 175 Benchmark Hospitality Executives Put Corporate Social Responsibility into Action in New Brunswick, New Jersey
• Marshall Management Acquires Contract to Manage Manhattan Four Points by Sheraton Chelsea
• VFM Interactive Inc. Announces the Completion of $13.5 Million Financing to Support its Ongoing Expansion Lake Capital Leads Investment in VFM Interactive Inc.
• Bill Perez Appointed the Director of Food and Beverage at the Island Hotel Newport Beach, California
• Doug Knopp Appointed Executive Chef of Branson, Missouri's Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa and Convention Center

• Maestro Diamond Plus Service Delivers Live Web Training to Maximize Staff Productivity; Real-time On-Demand e-Training Gives Maestro Users the Power to "Learn and Return," so They Can Immediately Apply Their New Skills and Knowledge
• Jancik Arts International (JAI) Elevates Hospitality Industry with Breathtaking Stained Glass Ceiling Domes; Stained Glass Artisans Create Thriving Global Business Based on Old World Technique - Quality and Uniqueness of these Pieces have Enhanced the Guest Experience with Spectacular Ambiance for 30 Years
• All Marketers Are Liars - Web 2.0 Strategies for Hotel Sales and Marketing / Carol Verret
• 10 Ways for Hoteliers to Celebrate Earth Day 2008
• Hilton's Mid-priced Brand, Hilton Garden Inn, Names the 2007 Best of the Brand Winners; The Hilton Garden Inn Chicago O'Hare Airport Recognized as the 2007 Hotel of the Year
• Adam Aron Leads Investment Group in Acquisition of Cap Juluca Resort, Anguilla, British West Indies; $80 million Renovation Envisioned
• Keeping Your Management Team Upbeat
• Jet Hotel Set for Guest Service, Revenues to Soar with Roomlinx Media & Entertainment System Downtown Denver boutique hotel is first to install interactive, TV-based solution - go to
• ReviewAnalyst to Allow Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide to Monitor Consumer-Generated Content Reviews, Videos and Images
• Recap: 27th Annual Conference of The International Association of Conference Centers;  The Mel Hosansky Award for Distinguished Service Presented to Rodman Marymor
• Starwood Plans to Use the Element Branded Hotel in Lexington, Massachusetts as the Brands Working Laboratory to Test Green Products, Construction, Design and Operations

• The Red Roof Hotel Chain, with New Owners and a Relocation Back to its Hometown Columbus, Ohio, Working on Image and Expansion
• Downtown Stockton, California Sheraton Hotel Turns into a Case of Financial Indigestion; 42 Condominiums Atop Hotel Fail to Sell, 26 Mechanic's Liens Filed
• The Philosophy of the Extended Stay Hotel - Make the Guest Feel at "Home"
• Foch Investments/Development Planning a St. Regis Hotel and Residences in Dallas' Turtle Creek Area
• Hamilton Properties Spending $34 million to Convert 83-year-old Warehouse into a 193 room Aloft Hotel near the Dallas Convention Center
• Recently Opened and Under Construction Hotels Adding About 750 rooms, a 12% Increase to the Minneapolis Downtown Market
• Educational Institute Offers New Spanish Training Program
• Northern Alberta's Hotel Industry Fixed to the Sustainability and Performance of the Province's Oil and Natural Gas Industries / Paul M. Varteressian / HVS Canadian Lodging Outlook
• Southern Sun Selects Newmarket's Delphi® Sales and Catering Software for its Middle East Properties
• Joie de Vivre Opens Domain Hotel, a Complete Transformation of the Former Radisson Sunnyvale
• Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 103 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database
• Kalahari Resorts' Energy Efficient Operations Includes a Laundry Water Recycling and Filtration System which Allows Reuse of 70% of its Laundry Water; Exploring Geothermal Heat Recovery and the Use of Wind Turbans
• The Hotels Imperial and Bristol in Vienna, Austria Attach Great Importance to Environmental Protection, "It's Hipp to Be Green"
• Crestline Hotels & Resorts Appoints Daniel Williams, CHA, General Manager for the Crowne Plaza Englewood, NJ

• Land Owner Park Cattle Co. Gaining Control of the 539 room Lake Tahoe Horizon Casino Resort by Settling Lawsuit Accusing the Owner Tropicana and its President William Yung of "Running the Place into the Ground"
• Jerusalem to Get Waldorf Astoria Hotel; The Former Palace Hotel and Customs Building To Be Rebuilt with 220 rooms and 30 Residential Apartments
• Accor North America Steps Up Conservation Initiatives at 950 U.S. and Canada Hotel Properties
• The Inn at Beaver Creek, Owned by RockResorts, Undergoing  $7-million Transformation and Will Be Relaunched as The Osprey at Beaver Creek, a RockResort
• MGM Mirage, Las Vegas' Largest Casino Operator, Laying off 440 Management Employees at both Property and Corporate Levels
• KTN Announces Launch Of Its ResSTAR© Mystery Shopping Service
• Desire to Enhance Guest Services Spurs Companies' Choice of VSi BoardEZ™ System; Two Florida hospitality groups planning to install additional airline boarding-pass printing stations following highly positive feedback from guests
• A 92-room Cambria Suites Under Construction at the SkipStone Crossing Development in Traverse City, Michigan
• CSM Lodging Opens 119 room Residence Inn by Marriott in Plymouth, Minnesota; Michelle Rein the Hotel's Opening GM
• Starwood Hotels & Resorts and O&S Holdings, LLC Open the 210 Westin in Huntsville, Alabama
• Prizes for Booking Directly Online at President Solitaire, Bangkok; Book directly online at www.presidentsolitaire.com and avail yourself to a host of exciting prizes in the monthly lucky draw
• Jeffrey Oliasami Appointed General Manager of the 311-room Renaissance® Oklahoma City Hotel & Convention Center
• Enrique Aguirre Named Director of Sales at Tesoro Resorts Manzanillo

• Holistic Approach to Revenue Management Equates to Real Dollars & Sense for SynXis Customers; SynXis vice president publishes revenue management textbook to help educate future generations of hoteliers
• Four-Diamond, IACC Certified Eaglewood Resort & Spa Installs Flyte Systems Products to Elevate Service; Shortened ROI proves value of airline flight information to guests and property
• Marriott Reports First Quarter 2008 Net Income Declined 34%; Performance at U.S. Hotels Reflect Slowing Economic Growth / Key Lodging Stats
• Online, Hotel Rates Define the "Quality" of Your Facilities & Service / Neil Salerno
• Gaylord Entertainment Terminates Agreement to Acquire Westin La Cantera Resort for $252 million; Will Take a One-time Charge of $12 million
• A Ritz-Carlton and Two Jack Nicklaus Golf Courses Will Anchor Resort Developer Ernesto Coppel's $1.5 billion Resort Community on the Southern Tip of the Baja Peninsula - Quivira Los Cabos
• The Executive Inn Rivermont in Owensboro, Kentucky Enters Receivership for the Second Time in a Decade
• Is it a Frite or a Fry? What Makes a Frite Anyway?
• Optimum Hotel Brokerage Sells Kenilworth Inn in Kenilworth, New Jersey; Garden State Independent Boutique Sold to Multi-Unit Operator and Developer
• Molinaro Koger Arranges Sale of Chicago-area AmeriSuites to Noble Investment Group
• Timelox Adjusts Pricing to Accommodate Declining USD; Continued U.S. and Canadian dollar (USD/CAD) depreciation against the European Euro (EUR), Chinese Renmibi (RMB) and other major currencies supports a 10 percent price correction in USD/CAD markets
• VingCard Elsafe Adjusts Pricing to Accommodate Declining USD; Continued U.S. and Canadian dollar (USD/CAD) depreciation against the European Euro (EUR), Chinese Renmibi (RMB) and other major currencies supports a 10 percent price correction in USD/CAD markets
• LRA Worldwide and K Hotels Partner on "K Quality" Evaluation Program
• Pegasus Solutions Launches Redesigned Web Site; Interactive pegs.com created as tool for independents, chains, agents, and intermediaries
• Dutch Television Broadcasting "Hotel" - a Documentary that Takes Place in Three NH Hotels in the Netherlands; Earns 10% Viewer Share
• Wyndham Worldwide Starts Construction on the 400-room Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Hotel and Spa at Bonnet Creek, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
• Long Time Fairmont Dallas Executive Tomas de la Mataa Retiring After 34 Years
• The Westin Beijing Makes Three Executive Committee Appointments; Paul M Cunningham Named Hotel Manager

• rapidReply sm Instant Quote Speeds Up Group Booking Process for Hotels
• Fort Lauderdale Grande Hotel and Yacht Club Adds Efficiencies to Multiple Departments with Help of GoConcierge; Guest Experience Enhanced with Web-Based System
• Group Business, Education, and Networking Headline the Spring 2008 Elite Meetings Alliance; Top hoteliers and meetings planners succeed in booking group business at the Elite Meetings Alliance hosted by Elite  Meetings International
• Hotel Lessons Learned From A Five-Star School Principal / Doug Kennedy
• Hilton Recognizes the Top Performing Hotels of 2007
• Driftwood Hospitality Management Renovating and Rebranding the Radisson Hotel & Suites Chicago; Multi million dollar Renovation Will Result in the Avenue Hotel Chicago
• BestCities Global Alliance Taps UniFocus Expertise to Improve Operations; International CVB Organization Implements MEETINGScope™ to Increase Customer Satisfaction
• Creative Hospitality Associates Becomes Roomlinx’ Sales Partner; Chicago-based hospitality consulting group calls relationship “serendipitous" - CHA to open doors, expand awareness of Roomlinx In-Room Media & Entertainment System
• ElevenPS Delivers Self-Service Document Processing for the Hotel Business Center
• Developer Ramola Motwani Planning a 328 room Resort on Fort Lauderdale's Beachfront; 22 Storey Hotel Will Sit Between the Trump and the Hilton
• Staff Retention Issues Felt Globally
• Charania Group of Companies Selects Interstate Hotels & Resorts to Manage the to-be-built 143-room Cambria Suites near Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport
• $1.5 billion Ritz-Carlton, Paradise Valley, Arizona Gets Green Light to Build
• For Sale - Well constructed, extended-stay, all-suite hotel - in suburb of Houston, TX. Features 75 one and two-two bedroom suites with fully equipped kitchens, 2,200 SF of meeting space, outdoor pool and fitness center. Unencumbered by brand and management - more info
• Angela Landgraf Joins Sage Hospitality as Vice President of Management Services and New Business Development
• Duncan O’Rourke Taking Over as Chief Operating Officer for the Kempinski Hotel Group
• Tom Roelens Named General Manager of Four Seasons Resorts Lana‘i, Hawaii
• David Sullivan Appointed General Manager for the Pan Pacific Seattle

April 15, 2008

• Hotels.com, ICHG, Hyatt and Priceline Convene to Discuss the Latest Online Marketing Trends in Chicago this Summer
• The Role of Preventive Maintenance in the Greening of Hotel Operations; Mintek Mobile Data Solutions Makes it Easy to Stay Green
• 7 Principles to Fully Engage Your Customers / Bryan K. Williams
• Aspirations Have Fallen Hard at the The Royal Palm, Miami Beach - from Black-owned to BlackRock
• The Encantado Resort Expected to Be One of Santa Fe's Most Luxurious, Managed by Auberge Resorts, the Encantado Will Feature 65 Casitas
• The 44 Year Old Sheraton Yankee Trader Hotel Closing on June 1, 2008 to Begin Multi Million Property-wide Renovation Creating  the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
• Broward County Taxpayers Will Have to Pledge up to $21 million a Year to Build a $460 million Hilton Next to Convention Center
• Hilton Americas, Houston's 1,200-room Convention Center Hotel, Up for Sale
• The American Hotel & Lodging Association Names the Recipients of the 2008 State Leadership Awards for Outstanding Leadership; Leo Vogel Presented with the John Whitaker Award
• NYLO Hotels LLC Completes Fnancing with ORIX Real Estate Capital, Inc., Breaks Ground on Third Hotel, the 200-room NYLO Las Colinas, Texas
• Say Goodbye To The UFOC; Dunfey Brothers To Be Honored; The Plaza Hotel Reopens After a $400 Million Renovation / Stanley Turkel
• Hilton Hotels and London & Regional Properties Limited Enter a Strategic Development Alliance Expected to Build Approximately 25 Hotels Across Russia; To Open in 2008, the First Doubletree by Hilton Branded Hotel in Novosibirsk, Russia's Third Largest City
• The Historic Brock Plaza Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario Joining the Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts Portfolio Following an Extensive Renovation
• Built in 1991, the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa, a Member of The Waldorf = Astoria Collection, Continuing a  $50 million dollar Restoration Project
• Jamaica Seeks to Tap into the Chinese Outboud Traveler
• Prof. Kaye Chon Named One of "The 10 Most Influential Teachers in China Tourism and Hotel Education in 2007"
• Christopher Sheldon Joins Jackson Shaw as Vice President - Hotel Operations
• Domina Hotel Group Expanding in North and Eastern Europe with the Existing Domina Hotel and the New Domina Prestige Brand
• Akram Touma receives "Best Leader Award" by 2008 China Executive Hotel Forum
• Magnolia Lodging Appoints Cathy Guss as General Manager and Amie Thompson as Director of Sales of the Hilton Garden Inn® Dallas/Richardson

• A Visit to the Bitter End Yacht Club on Virgin Gorda, BVI; Owned by the Hokin Family Since 1973, the 70 unit Resort is Reachable Only  by Sea
• Direct Sales: Getting the Biggest Bang for your Buck / Brenda Fields
• Six Ways Web 2.0 Helps In a Weak Economy
• Grasso Holdings Developing a 268 room Intercontinental Hotel in Philadelphia's Franklintown
• Jury Awards Restaurant Diner $360,000 Who Was Accidentally Served Cleaning Solution Instead of Water
• Five Star Development Planning a 225 room Ritz Carlton Resort and a Residential Community in Paradise Valley, Arizona
• Outstanding Customer Service Simply Isn't Good Enough
• Rosewood Preparing to Open the 127-room Mansion on Peachtree, A Rosewood Hotel & Residence in Atlanta
• Noble Investment Group Acquires the AmeriSuites in Schaumburg, Illinois; Hotel Will Undergo a $5 million dollar Repositioning and Re-open as Hyatt Place Chicago/Schaumburg
• AAHOA selects InnLink as Preferred Partner to Provide Members with Central Reservation Services
• A Destination Luxury Wine-themed Resort Being Planned for the Lodi, California Area Wine Trail
• Utell® Hotels & Resorts Offers New Spring GREATRATE Deals; Packages start at $150 a night with Breakfast
• Geoffrey Richard Howe Named General Manager of the Meritus Mingde Shanghai

• TravelCLICK Hosts Webinar on Global Hotel Distribution - Performance and Trends on April 18 at 2:00pm ET
• Why Everyone Gets a Hotel Room Upgrade... But You / Daniel Edward Craig
• Seeking a JV partner or complete buyout of a condo-hotel project to be sold in fractionals on the North Pacific coast of Guanacaste, Costa Rica - more info
• Owners of The Westin Casuarina Reverses Decision to Charge Attendees of a Dental Conference for the Conference Organizer's Unpaid $57,000 Bill
• Harrah's Entertainment Plans to Change the Company's Name to Caesars Entertainment Corp.; The Name Harrah's Will Not Disappear as it Joins Caesars and Horseshoe as a Brand
• Owners of The Venetian and Palazzo Resorts Spending about $680 million to Replace the Sands Expo and Convention Center with a New 1.2 million sq ft Hall with 36-foot-high Ceilings
• Atlantic City Council Votes Unanimously To Approve Controversial Measure Prohibiting Smoking On All Casino Floors
• Omni Hotels Teams with the Culinary Institute of America to Produce New Innovative Banquet Menus
• Pelican System to Provide Engine for the 2008 FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix Website for Official Hotel and Race Ticket Packages
• Swissôtel Hotels Blending Swiss Hospitality with Local Colour at the 467 room Swissôtel Grand, Shanghai
• General Manager Uwe Roggenthien Leading The BALSAMS Grand Resort Hotel, Dixville Notch, New Hampshire Through an Extensive Restoration
• IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan Signs Management Contract with RINKO Corporation; Hotel Niigata to be Re-branded as ANA Crowne Plaza
• HFTP 2008 Annual Convention & Tradeshow General Sessions Will Focus on Improving Work Environment and Current Topics in Hospitality Finance and Technology
• The Hotel Solamar, in Downtown San Diego Leads the Way for One of the Greenest Hotel Rooms in the City
• Led by General Manager Guenter H. Richter, the Executive Management Team at The Regent Bal Harbour Finalized
• Stefan Huber Named the General Manager of the Inn and Spa at Loretto in Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Denihan Hospitality Group Promotes Five Hoteliers  to Top Management Positions at Manhattan Properties

• Advantage Fitness Products Adds to National Footprint with New Florida Headquarters and Design Center; Leading Fitness Supplier Makes Immediate Hospitality Industry Impact with Projects at the Westin Diplomat and Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables
• Ownership of the Westin Casuarina Charging Attendees of a Dental Conference for the Organizer's $57,000 Past Due Bill; Convention Industry Veterans Question the Ethics and Legality of the Decision
• Investment Fund Managed by Blackrock Claims The Royal Palm Hotel in South Beach Has Defaulted on a $25 million Loan
• Oxford Development Files Plans with City of Raleigh, North Carolina for a 123 room Hyatt Summerfield Suites
• Nakheel Hotels Investing $375 million in Exchange for a 50% Interest in the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Resort
• Value Oriented Restaurants Such as T.G.I. Friday's and The Original Pancake House Find Niche with Casino Hotels
• Joint Venture Between Millennium and Copthorne Hotels & Rakindo to Develop a New Affordable Business Hotel Brand in India; Chennai and Bangalore Selected for First Two Sites
• Luxury Marketing Partners Announces Aggressive Growth Initiatives; Global Marketing Communications Firm Opens New York Office, Changes Name & Expands International Clientele
• Sheraton Adding 54 Hotels by 2009, Including Six "Big Box" Hotels
• Motel Enterprises and Benson's, Inc. Break Ground on the SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Watkinsville, Georgia
• JMJ Hospitality Names Bernard de Villèle as President of the Company
• Grant L. Sabroff Joins Concord Hospitality Enterprises as Senior Vice President of Business Development
• Global Events Partners Names Andrew Rosuck to Lead GEP South Florida; Hospitality Executive Brings more than Two Decades of Innovation to GEP and its Clients
• Executive Management Team Appointed at the Renaissance ClubSport, Aliso Viejo, California - Headed by Derek Ellis GM
• The Bohemian Hotel at Biltmore Village in Asheville, NC Appoints Marc Bauer as General Manager

• Luxury Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa Opens with Maestro Suite to Centralize and Automate High-Touch Operations; Aiming at Five Stars: Stoneleigh drives service with integrated PMS, Spa, POS, Sales & Catering, ResEze Web booking engine and Business Intelligence
• Business Center Service Provider Uniguest Filling the Needs of 2,000 Hotel Operators
• In 2007, Six People Died from Hotel Balcony Falls in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Area
• The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Claims a Significant Loss of Revenue this Year Due to the Possibility of a Union Walkout
• Brothers John, Robert and Gerald Dunfey Honored with the University of New Hampshire 2008 Hoteliers of the Year Award
• Hotel Real Estate Sales Hyper-Active in 2007; Average Hotel Sold in 2007 Had Average Price Per Key of $117,000, Up from the Decade Low of $52,000 in 2000
• Marriott International Develops Integrated Strategy to Address Climate Change; Signs Agreement with the Brazilian State of Amazonas to Help Protect 1.4 million Acres of Endangered Brazilian Rainforest
• The Top Ten Training Centers in the United States for 2008
• Unique Joint Venture Brings Together Kempinski's European Experience with Anantara's Asian Experience
• Dallas' Landmark Fairmont Hotel Completes $14 million Makeover; Includes Transforming Three Floors Into 'Gold' Rooms
• Phuket's Longest Beach, Mai Khao, Still Unspoiled Even though Several Five-star Resorts Set to Open
• Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 92 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database
• Richard Hartman Appointed Chief Executive Officer for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc
• Richard Dusome Appointed General Manager of Marina Mandarin Singapore
• Jared Potter Named Executive Chef for the Montauk Yacht Club Resort Hotel & Marina, Long Island, New York

• Is Water Conservation at Waterparks Considered Oxymoronic? / Eric B. Hansen
• Follow the Money: 10 Years of Profit Optimization Progress Pays Off for Operators; Customer service, revenue management focus in two markets a winning strategy for The Rainmaker Group and its clients
• Banks File Notice of Foreclosure Against Eagle Creek Resort near Findlay, Illinois - the 130 room Golf Resort is an Important Tourist Draw to the Area
• Harrah's Suspends Talks with Slovenia-based Hit Group about Developing a $1.2 billion Resort in the Eastern European Country - Unable to Reach a Suitable Agreement on a Management Contract
• The Statler Hotel, an Operating Unit of Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, Undertaking a Bold Renovation of the Storied On-Campus Hotel
• Aimbridge Hospitality to Manage aloft Chicago O'Hare for Continental Properties Company Inc.
• Among the 190 Embassy Suites Hotels in U.S. and Canada the Embassy Suites -St. Louis-St. Charles Hotel & Spa Ranked #1 for Second Consecutive Year for Exceptional Guest Service and Operational Quality
• The 2007 Hervey Feldman Award, Recognizing the Embassy Suites General Manager of Year, Presented to John Steinbach, Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe Hotel & Ski Resort, Nevada
• Hotel Owners & Operators Take Action to Control Labor Costs During Turbulent Economic Times; Carnus Systems, the leading artificial intelligence forecasting and labor scheduling provider, reports a spike in new inquires and implementations as the hospitality industry seeks to maintain profitability amidst economic uncertainty
• Newmarket International and Wide Computer Systems Ink Deal; Increasing Demand for the Delphi Sales Advantage Sparks Reseller Agreement in the Middle East
• Upping the Ante in Room Service, the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Provides the Cocktail Concierge - Made-to-order Cocktails Served via a Cocktail Cart in the Guest Room
• Scott Blakeslee Named Vice President of Sales & Marketing, The Harmon Hotel, Spa & Residences, Las Vegas
• Roxanne Harrison Recognized by Benchmark Hospitality as Sales Executive of the Year; Veteran Sales Professional Ken Lupp Honored Prior to Retirement
• Jim Franklin Named General Manager at Premier Resorts' The Point Orlando Resort
• Beth Thomas, GM for the Westin Galleria & Westin Oaks Hotels, Named Interim Chair of The Hotel & Lodging Association of Greater Houston
• For Sale - Classic full service 36 room country inn located in one of New England's top recreational destinations. Significant guestroom demand from groups, including weddings, corporate meetings and retreats, and seasonal bus tours. Offered at $2,900,000 on an all cash to the seller basis - more info

• Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. Announces Agreement with Real Hotels & Resorts with OneViewTM into Over 1,300 Rooms
• U.S. Hospitality Leaders Call for Plan to Attract More Overseas Visitors; Every Developed Country in the World Spends Money Promoting Travel and tourism, The U.S. Spends Zero
• Night Manager of the Regency Inn in San Bruno, California Brutally Attacked by Rowdy Hotel Guests
• Ex-Tamarack Vice President Suing the Idaho Resort for Severance Pay; Seeking More than $1 million, His Suit is the Latest in a String of Legal Action
• A Proposed Westin Resort Hotel at the Kentucky Horse Park, an Educational Theme Park, in Lexington, Kentucky May be in Jeopardy; The $118 million in Tax-exempt Bonds Not Sold Due to Economic Downturn  Causing Problems with Bond-insurance Companies
• Kimpton Closes $246 Million Third Hotel Acquisition Fund; Proprietary, Discretionary Fund Will Add $800+ Million Worth of Hotels in Three Years
• Denise Coll Named President of Starwood's North America Division, Will Oversee Operations, Sales and Marketing for More than 450 Hotels
• The Window Channel Delivers One-of-a-kind Programming to Hotel Industry; Custom content from around the world in High Definition offers the  ultimate vicarious escape
• Hotel Financing Takes Center Stage at JMBM's 18th Annual Meet the Money® 2008 in Las Vegas, May 6-8, 2008
• John Q. Hammons Planning New, European-style Hotel near Branson, Missouri
• Le Grand Lodge Mont-Tremblant, Member Hotel of Distinguished International Hotels, Residences & Resorts; Big Winner at this Years Grands Prix du Tourisme
• Two More Top-Flight Business Hotels Now Offering VSi Business Centers; D.C.-area Marriott and Miami-area Hyatt already seeing increased levels of revenue and guest satisfaction after recent installation of VSi Automated Business Center
• Intrawest Set to Open the 315 room Westin Imagine Near Orlando's Orange County Convention Center,  But the Village of Imagine is Still a Mirage - Land for Addional Hotels, Shops and Dining Still Mostly Vacant
• Developers Planning Two Extended Stay Hotels in Champaign, Illinois; a 121 unit Value Place and a 83 unit Candlewood Suites 
• Twenty4Seven Hotels Spends $10 million to Transform the 40-year-old Holiday Inn  in Tempe, Arizona to a New Sheraton Four Points
• Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Tom Cupo General Manager for The Chattanoogan in Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Duane Quintana and Josephine Allen Join Marshall Management as Regional Director of Sales and Marketing and Marketing Manager, Respectively

April 2, 2008

• Courtyard by Marriott and its Hotel Owners Begin Phase-in of the Redesigned Courtyard Hotel Lobby; The Traditional Front Desk Replaced with Separate Welcome Podiums
• Refreshing Leadership; Four Carlson Hotels Worldwide locations join FreshStay®
• In What Business Are We? Designing Cool Funky Restaurants or Serving Tasty Food? Over the Past Ten Years a Noticeable Shift Has Taken Place in the Hotel Restaurant Business
• Biloxi City Council Receives Proposal for a 400 room Wyndham Harbour Pointe Resort; The Non-gaming Condo Hotel Would Neighbor the Hard Rock Casino
• It Is Raining New Hotels in India; New Construction Estimates Indicate About 70,000-80,000 rooms Over Next Two Years
• The Beucher Family Turns Over Day to Day Management of the Mission Inn Resort & Club Located Near Orlando, Florida to Benchmark Hospitality International
• In the Milwaukee Area a Baymont Inn, Days Inn, Motel 6 and the Best Western Quiet Horse All Experienced an Armed Robbery in Last 30 Days
• Newmarket International and Cvent Partner to Enable Powerful Connection Between Meeting Planners and Hospitality Venues; Newmarket's MeetingBrokerSM and Cvent's Supplier Network integrate to enable intelligent and efficient electronic request for proposal (eRFP) process
• AH&LA Hosting Hospitality Leaders to Develop Industry Initiatives and Recognize Lodging Achievement; Summit Set for June 8-12, 2008, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Recipient of the 15th Annual Frank Berkman Tourism Achievement Award Presented by the HSMAI Big Apple Chapter
• California Hotel & Lodging Association Recognizes Stars of the Industry; Jack Campbell Inducted into the CH&LA Hall of Fame
• Mark Becker Named General Manager at the 294 room Hyatt Regency in Sarasota, Florida
• Gregory C. Stafford Hired to Manage the Hotel Providence in Providence, Rhode Island
• Mitchell Kaldrovich Appointed Executive Chef at the Inn By The Sea, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

• "I still see significant upside for online travel companies in the US" - Orbitz's Aaron Cooper / Online Marketing in Travel Special 
• Hyatt Rosemont Installs FlyteBoard Flight Information Display to Serve Traveling Guests; Hyatt gains 'wallet share;' guests stay on property longer when flights are delayed
• Top Twenty Hotel Brands in the World at January 1, 2008, Also Top Ten Hotel Groups in the World
• Big Change in Cuba: Cuban Citizens Now Allowed to Stay, Dine in the Country's Hotels. Most Cannot Afford It, But It's a Psychological Lift
• Consultant Study Projects Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center Will Double the 20 Significant Events it Attracts Each Year With the Completion of a 1,000 Room Hotel Next Door
• The Chartres Lodging Group Invests $21 million In Complete Remodel of the Former Holiday Inn City Centre in Downtown Chicago; Will Rebrand 500 room Property to Doubletree
• Speakers and Agenda Set for Pennsylvania Tourism & Lodging Association's Annual Conference - "The Changing Face of Hospitality" / April 28-29, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
• Teledex iPhones Rated Compliant with Mitel 3300 IP Communications Platform; Company's SIP Offerings Now Available to Wider Range of Hospitality Industry Users
• Molinaro Koger Advises Procaccianti in Sale of Marriott Hotel Richmond
• The DLF Group, a Real Estate Developer in India, and Hilton Hotels Corporation Building Seven Hilton Branded Hotels Across India
• UniFocus' STAFFScope® Endorsed by Dallas CVB: "Tremendous Value" 'Big D' Convention-Visitor Bureau Sees "Dramatic Increase in Employee Satisfaction"
• Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Daning Receives the China Hotel Development of the Year Award
• Carson Gaming, L.L.C. Completes 100-room Courtyard by Marriott Located at the Casino Fandango, Carson City, Nevada;  InterMountain Management, LLC Will Manage Hotel
• Ian Cole, VP of Strategic Technology for Starwood Vacation Ownership, Named the 2008 CHTP of the Year
• IHG and American Hotel Development Partners Dedicate First White Oak in Honor of Upcoming Hotelier Lost to Cancer; Clyde J. Harris, IV., Was the Latest to Follow Family Footsteps As a Career Hotelier
• Michael J. Slosser Promoted to Vice President and Managing Director of Operations for Destination Hotels & Resorts
• Fairmont Appoints Three Executives to Key Overseas Posts
• Ivan Lee Appointed General Manager of Pan Pacific Singapore