| May 16, 2008
May 15, 2008
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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
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Cendyn
Launches The Beverly Hilton's Newly Redesigned Website
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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
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The
Developers of the Canceled Westin Hotel Project in Lexington, Kentucky
Suing the State of Kentucky for Breach of Contract
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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
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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
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Economy
Got You Down? A Four-Step Survival Guide for Tough Times / Michael G. Frenkel
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The
Generation Companies Acquires the 77-room MainStay Suites in Southwest
Charlotte, North Carolina for $3.9 million
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EMCVenues
To Host MEET Chicago 2008; Meeting Education Event To Benefit All Planners,
May 29th, 30th
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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
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The
Southern California (Orange County) Tourism Boom of the Past Couple of
Years Might Wane this Summer; An Uncertain Summer / Sandi Cain
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Doubletree
Hotel Jefferson City, Missouri Opens Following a Multi-Million-Dollar Transformation
of the Former Hotel La Bella
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Simon
Smith Named General Manager at The Goodstone Inn & Estate, Middleburg,
Virginia
May 14, 2008
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Mobile
in Travel: Should Your Mobile Strategy be About ROI or Brand Advocacy?
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'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
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Sheraton
and Microsoft in Unique Co-branding Partnership - Seeking to Appeal to
the New Breed of Digital Lifestyle Guest
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What's
Happening to Hotel Cap Rates, Values and Financing? / Suzanne Mellen /
Jim Butler
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A
$30 million Restoration and Renovation Project Completed at Boston's Omni
Parker House; Longest Continuously Operating Hotel in the U.S.
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The
Gasparilla Inn & Club, Located in Boca Grande, Florida, Named to The
National Register of Historic Places
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Molinaro
Koger Arranges Sale of SunSpree Resort Orlando, Florida
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R.D.
Olson Development Sells the Marriott Residence Inn, Burbank and Marriott
Residence Inn, Oceanside to Apple REIT 8 for $80 million
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Educational
Institute Offers CHA, CLM Exams Online
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'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
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2008
Pet Travel Statistics Reported by BringYourPet.com
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Central
Oregon's Resort Properties Go Overseas (Lithuania, Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico)
to Find Employees for $9/hour Positions
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Chuck
Shishido Recipient of Outrigger Enterprises Group's 2007 Chairman's Award
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Barney
Hospitality Group On a Fast Track to Renovate and Convert Downtown Bakersfield's
Holiday Inn Select to a Full-service Marriott
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Amanda
Elder Appointed General Manager of The St. Regis Shanghai
May 13, 2008
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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
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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
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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
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Tactics
to Drive Business in a 'Not So Hot' Summer / Carol Verret
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Report
on Major Hotel Transactions by Suzanne Mellen of HVS / Jim Butler
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Recap:
The 12th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference; Confidence
High as Investment Community Looks at Caribbean for Future Development
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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
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The
Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau New Tourism Campaign Embraces
a Broad Definition of Art and Design; Sultry Looks and Skimpy Clothing
Gone
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Hospitality
eBusiness Strategies Receives "Official Honoree" Distinction for the 12th
Annual Webby Awards in 2008
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Legacy
Property Group Opens the Doubletree Hotel Atlanta NE/Northlake Following
Completion of a Multi-Million-Dollar Renovation of the Former Radisson
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The
Knowland Group Has Record-Breaking Month; Over 100 new clients signed in
April
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MK
Closes Portfolio Sale of Two Northeast Fairfield Inns To Accor North America
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Starwood
Veteran Tom Monahan Joins Wyndham Hotel Group as Executive Vice President,
International Development
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Gary
Budge Appointed General Manager of the Historic 174-room Algonquin Hotel,
New York City
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CPC
Hospitality Names Rob Willard Senior Vice President of Operations
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Marco
Gervasoni Appointed as the General Manager of the Hotel Russell, London
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Benchmark
Hospitality Appoints Don Miller Director of Sales for Bedford Springs Resort
in Bedford, Pennsylvania
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Hotel
Equities Names Drew Salapka to the Position of Director of Revenue Management
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Keith
Battaglia Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing at the Montauk Yacht
Club Resort & Marina, Montauk, Long Island, New York
May 12, 2008
May 9, 2008
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Examining
the Findings of PKF's Inaugural Edition of Trends in the Hotel Spa Industry
/ John R. Korpi
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Real
Conversations vs Rigid Scripting Increases Reservations Productivity /
Doug Kennedy
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Southern
California Resorts Eye More Guests With Unique, Specialized Services /
Sandi Cain
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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
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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
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Whittle
Development, Inc. Opening the 231 room Hilton Bella Harbor Hotel on Lake
Ray Hubbard in Rockwall, Texas
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The
527-room Miami Biscayne Hotel Now Operating as the Hilton Miami Downtown
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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
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Frank
Wetenkamp Named General Manager of the Wentworth By The Sea, A Marriott
Hotel and Spa in New Castle, New Hampshire
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The
Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau Appoints Jay Burress to CEO
Position; a 20 Year Veteran for the Dallas CVB
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Pennsylvania
Governor Rendell Honors 18 Leaders in the Tourism Industry for their Contributions,
Leadership
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George
Ables, Guest Services Manager at Stonewall Resort in Weston, West Virginia
Recipient of Benchmark's 2007 Chairman's Award of Excellence
May 7, 2008
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The
Brandstand Alarm Clock Designed with the Hotel Guest in Mind; Clean Minimalist
Look Will Compliment Any Hotel Guestroom
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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
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13
Properties Selected as the Best of the Best at Choice Hotels 54th Annual
Convention
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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
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Majority
of Dallas City Council Members Favoring Outright City Ownership of $500
million Convention Center Hotel
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Hotel
Visitors to Dubai Projected to Rise to Ten million by 2010, from Seven
million in 2007
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Profit
Declines at MGM Mirage: Cost of New Detroit Casino, Economy Cited for Poor
1st Quarter
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Red
Lion Hotels Corporation Acquriring Fee Simple Interest in the 478-room
Radisson Hotel Denver Southeast for $25.3 million; Following $8 million
Renovation Property to be Rebranded Red Lion
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Under
a Sale and Management-back Arrangement Accor Sells the Sofitel Grand Hotel
in Amsterdam at a Enterprise Value of EUR92 million (US$ 142 million)
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HITEC
2008 Features Demonstrations and Discussion of the Hottest Hospitality
Technology Trends
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Molinaro
Koger Structures Sale of Residence Inn by Marriott Lubbock, Texas
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Hotel
Vitale Announces Innovative Green Meeting Packages; "The Green Standard"
Programs Incorporate Eco-Friendly Practices Throughout Every Aspect of
Meetings and Events
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Carlson
Hotels Worldwide Signs More Than 50 New Properties in the First Quarter
of 2008
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Swissôtel
Hotels & Resorts Opens Fourth Hotel in Turkey - the 402 room Swissôtel
Grand Efes, Izmir
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Resorts
and Hotels On the Rise in the Pacific Coastal City of Mazatlán,
Mexico
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New
York's Tavern on the Green Opening 40,000 Square Restaurant in the Metreon
Building Adjacent to San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center
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Mario
Ferraro Appointed General Manager of the Hilton Molino Stucky, Venice,
Italy
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Judy
Hendrick Joins Aimbridge Hospitality as Chief Financial Officer
May 6, 2008
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TIG
Global Receives Top International Honors for Website Design and Internet
Marketing; TIG Global Wins Three Summit Creative Awards
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Microsoft
Technology Center Customer Solution Case Study; MSI Increases Product Scalability
with Access to the Right Resources
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Profitable
Spas: Be On-Trend Rather Than Trendy / Dr. Judy Singer
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In
Atlanta Rosewood Wants to Out Maneuver Luxury Competitors Four Seasons
and Ritz-Carlton By Offering Complimentary Butler Service
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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
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Hotel
Internet Marketing - Having a Web Site Is Not Enough / Neil Salerno
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Dunblane
Hydro, A Historic Scottish Hotel, Will be Managed by Hilton and Branded
Doubletree Following Multi-million Renovation
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Kimpton
Leverages Social Networking to Recruit, Interact with Job Seekers
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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
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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
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Aimbridge
Hospitality Awards Properties, Personnel for Outstanding Performance; Patti
Patenaude and Dave Pappas Named 'GM of the Year'
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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
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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.
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Hotel
Indigo Chicago-Vernon Hills Opens Following a $5 million Renovation and
Conversion from an AmeriSuites Hotel
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The
ProHost® Housekeeping System Has Been Selected for the 210 room Westin
Huntsville in Alabama
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Pegasus
Solutions Goes Green for FCm Travel; Asia-Pacific Direct Deposit Facility
for Agent Commission Processing Minimizes Payment Turnaround and Carbon
Footprint
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Joseph
F. Smith Named President of Alliance Hospitality Management LLC, Formerly
the President of Boykin Management Company
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Starwood
Hotels & Resorts Names Ex-Wendy's Executive Jeff Cava as Executive
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
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The
New York Palace Appoints Christopher Burkhardt and Alex Chaharmahalian
to Executive Positions
May 5, 2008
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The
Royal Palm Resort Hotel on Miami's South Beach Enjoys a Prime Location
But Has a Cloudy Future with Fighting Partners, Large Debt
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Hotel
Staffer Charged with Theft after Providing Room Keys to Unpaid Guests at
Clarion Hotel Bloomington, Illinois
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The
Five New Ultra Luxurious Resorts on Mexico's Riviera Maya Comparable to
Anything in the World
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$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%
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The
Revitalized 90-room George Washington Hotel - Reopens in Downtown Winchester,
Virginia as A Wyndham® Historic Hotel
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Hotel-Online
and BuildCentral Add/Update 88 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction
Projects Database
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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
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Bodysgallen
Hall Hotel & Spa Considered Wale's Finest Country House Hotel
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Davidson
Hotel Company/Square Mile Capital Management JV Acquires Sheraton Suites
Tampa Airport/Westshore; Davidson to Manage Hotel, Oversee $14 Million
Renovation
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The
International Association of Conference Centres Holding First Conference
in Europe - August 28-31, 2008 at Warwick Conferences in Coventry, United
Kingdom
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FIU
School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in Tianjin, China Has First
Graduating Class in Hospitality of 29 Students
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James
Riker Named General Manager of the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel Philadelphia
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Opening
Spring 2009, the $1 billon M Resort, Spa and Casino, Las Vegas Appoints
William Conn, Vice President of Hotel Operations
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Alexander
Stadlin and Roberto Garrido Sanchez Appointed to Vice President Positions
with Barcelo Crestline Corporation
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HEI
Hotels Names Pradeep Bobba as the General Manager of the Sheraton Crystal
City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia
May 2, 2008
May 1, 2008
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Recaping
HEDNA's Lisbon Conference; Technology, Customer Expectations, Environmental
Issues Driving Near-Term Decision Making for Electronic Distribution
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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
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Under
Construction in Rose Hall, Jamaica, The 299 unit Palmyra Resort & Spa
Appoints Solis Resorts & Hotels as the Operator
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Owned
by Lowe Hospitality Group, The Sunriver Resort in Central Oregon Has Been
a Market Leader in Oregon for 40 years
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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
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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
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The
City of Dayton Wants to Demolish a 38-year-old Hotel at Dayton International
Airport; Seeks Developer for New Hotel on Airport Property
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Utah
Hotel Occupancy Rates Dropped 7% in March 2008, Compared with Prior Year
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Is
Gaming Industry Immune from Economic Downturns?
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Paul
Follows Appointed Director of European Development for Distinguished International
® Hotels, Residences and Resorts
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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
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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
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Top
Twenty Hotel Brands in the World at January 1, 2008, Also Top Ten Hotel
Groups in the World
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Why
Everyone Gets a Hotel Room Upgrade... But You / Daniel Edward Craig
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Night
Manager of the Regency Inn in San Bruno, California Brutally Attacked by
Rowdy Hotel Guests
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Hilton
Recognizes the Top Performing Hotels of 2007; Hilton Showcases Best of
the Best Hotels with the Brand’s Annual Awards
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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
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7
Principles to Fully Engage Your Customers / Bryan K. Williams
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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
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Outstanding
Customer Service Simply Isn’t Good Enough / Nektaria Hamister
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Sheraton
Adding 54 Hotels by 2009, Including Six “Big Box” Hotels
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Gaylord
Entertainment Terminates Agreement to Acquire Westin La Cantera Resort
for $252 million; Will Take a One-time Charge of $12 million
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MGM
Mirage, Las Vegas' Largest Casino Operator, Laying off 440 Management Employees
at both Property and Corporate Levels
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The
Top Ten Training Centers in the United States for 2008
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Jury
Awards Restaurant Diner $360,000 Who Was Accidentally Served Cleaning Solution
Instead of Water
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Boutique
Hotels - Good For The Good Times / Robert Mandelbaum
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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
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Aspirations
Have Fallen Hard at the The Royal Palm, Miami Beach - from Black-owned
to BlackRock
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In
2007, Six People Died from Hotel Balcony Falls in the Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina Area
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Hey,
General Managers, There is Hope for This New Generation of Hospitality
Sales Professionals! / David M. Brudney
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Investment
Fund Managed by Blackrock Claims The Royal Palm Hotel in South Beach Has
Defaulted on a $25 million Loan
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Keeping
Your Management Team Upbeat
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Hilton
Americas, Houston's 1,200-room Convention Center Hotel, Up for Sale
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Hotel
Lessons Learned From a Five-Star School Principal / Doug Kennedy
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Fairmont
Appoints Three Executives to Key Overseas Posts
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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
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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
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Hey,
General Managers, There is Hope for This New Generation of Hospitality
Sales Professionals! / David Brudney
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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
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Understanding
the Differences Between Marketing and Sales / Dr John Hogan
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HITEC
Lays Out Plans for the Prevention of Pirate Exhibitors (Suitcasers) at
HITEC 2008®
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Swiss
Based Golden Tulip Eyes 20 Hotels in Thailand Over Four Years
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Hotels
'Go Green' to Save the Earth, Cash
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Sandos
Hotels & Resorts Opens Fourth Property on the Riviera Maya, Mexico
- the Playacar Riviera Hotel & Spa
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The
Hawthorn Park Hotel, Springfield, Missouri Receives Multi-Million Dollar
Renovation and New Brand Affiliation - Doubletree Hotel Springfield
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Bob
Alter, Chairman of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Recipient of the 2008 Cornell
Hospitality Innovator Award
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KoolConnect
Brings Interactive Video On-Demand Applications to Intrigue
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Melco
China Resorts Moves into the Destination Ski Resort Business in China;
First Focus - Sun Mountain Yabuli Resort with Three Premium Hotels
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Ellen
Brown Promoted to Executive Vice President, Acquisitions & Development
of Denihan Hospitality Group
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Tony
Cousens Joins Jumeirah as the Senior Vice President Asia Pacific
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Martin
Mangan Appointed General Manager of the Conrad Dublin, Ireland
April 29, 2008
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Alan
J. Fuerstman Honored as the 2007 Resort Executive of the Year
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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
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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
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"Blend"
Your Investment in Training and Development Monies / John R Hendrie
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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
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Lance
T. Shaner, Chairman and CEO, Shaner Hotels, Delivers Lecture on Entrepreneurial
Spirit at His Alma Mater, Alfred University
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Fairmont
Hotels & Resorts Recognizes Fifteen Sales Executives with the President's
Circle Honor
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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
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Molinaro
Koger Advises Ashford in Disposition of Sheraton Hotel Iowa City
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Concord
Hospitality Opens Fairfield Inn Beachwood, Ohio, a $13 Million Conversion
of Former Holiday Inn
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The
JBG Companies Completes Conversion of the Former Doubletree Hotel to the
Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center
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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
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Interstate
Hotels & Resorts Joint Venture Signs First Management Contract in India
April 28, 2008
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Luxury
Link Generates High Volume Phone Leads for Hotel Partners
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Goldstar
Hospitality Names New Generation Management Operator for the Holiday Inn
Parkway East Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Hotel
Management Firm Rosewood Putting its Brand on Spas; All Development
Projects Going forward Will Have a "Sense, a Rosewood Spa"
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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
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Financing
Difficulties Cause Yearlong Delay for a $15 million 127-room Cambria Suites
in Roanoke, Virginia
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Newmarket
International's Delphi® Selected by the Al Habtoor Group for its Metropolitan
Hotel
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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!
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Great
Wolf Resorts, Inc. Opens Tenth Location, the 390 room Great Wolf Lodge
Grand Mound, Washington
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Mohammed
Al Issa and Sons Signs Rocco Forte Collection to Operate a 159 room Hotel
in Jeddah, the Second Largest city in Saudi Arabia
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Meyer
Jabara Hotels Opens the Courtyard by Marriott Boston/Cambridge Following
the Renovation and Rebranding of the former Radisson Hotel
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Stephen
D'Agostino Promoted to General Manager Hyatt Regency Jersey City, New Jersey
April 25, 2008
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The
Five Biggest Mistakes Hotel Owners Make When Seeking an Operator or Brand
for Their Hotel / Jim Butler
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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
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Developers
Seeking City Approvals for a 61-story, 2,500-room hotel in Downtown, Las
Vegas; Financing for the Project Unknown
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Barry
Sternlicht's Starwood Capital Group Still Planning a 1 Hotel in Scottsdale;
Expected Luxury Level Above the W
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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
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Identifying
Your Customers / Lessons from the Field A Common Sense Approach to Success
in the Hospitality Industry / Dr. John Hogan
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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
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Owned
and Managed by Noble House Hotels & Resorts, The Riviera Resort &
Spa's $70 million Renovation Exptected to Be Completed Fall 2008
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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
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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
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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
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Grace
Markum Resigning as President and CEO at Crown American Hotels; Michael
Barletta, Director of Operations Replacing Markum
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At
Carlson Hotels Bill Sipple to Lead Managed/Owned Development; John Sturgess
to Lead Franchise Development; Jeff Summers Assigned New Investment &
Analysis Role
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Michael
Nenner Named Director of Rooms at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago (A Four Seasons
Hotel)
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Benchmark
Hospitality Names Rick Shell Director of Food and Beverage for The Chattanoogan
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Brian
Wieler Named Executive Chef at Tarrytown House Estate and Conference Center,
Tarrytown, New York
April 23, 2008
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SynXis
and Micros Systems Announce Partnership; Industry leaders to collaborate
for enhanced integrated inventory management across property management
and reservations systems
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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
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Boutique
Hotels - Good For The Good Times / Robert Mandelbaum
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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"
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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
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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
April 22, 2008
-
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
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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
April 21, 2008
-
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
April 18, 2008
-
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
April 17, 2008
-
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
April 16, 2008
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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
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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
April 14, 2008
April 11, 2008
April 9, 2008
-
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
April 8, 2008
-
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
April 7, 2008
-
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
April 3, 2008
-
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
April 1, 2008
-
"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
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Ivan
Lee Appointed General Manager of Pan Pacific Singapore
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