HOSPITALITY HEADLINES

• Hawaii dominates annual ranking of top U.S. beaches (The Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
• Owners of 4 upscale isle hotels consider selling properties (The Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
• Thais enter Myanmar hotel market with $260m stake (The Nation, Bangkok, Thailand / Asia News Network)
• Hotel operators defend Hilton's financial reputation (The Baltimore Sun)
• Plaza Hotel reduced to rubble (The Eagle, Bryan, Texas)
• Colonial Buzz: Hotel's colorful rebranding strategy plum choice for fans, golfers (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas)
• Partyers at Vegas pool clubs can't skirt strict dress codes (Las Vegas Sun)
• Boutique hotel in Stone Harbor breaks ground Thursday at site of Shelter Haven Hotel (The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.)
• BRIEF: I-Drive Econo Lodge will be gutted, renovated, renamed (The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.)
• EDITORIAL: EDITORIAL: Tourism authority idea back on track (The Sanford Herald, N.C.)
• Low gas prices fueling busy Memorial Day weekend at area hotels, rental businesses (The Island Packet, Hilton Head Island, S.C.)
• Catalina Hotel on South Beach hopes TV reality show 'monkey business' leads to actual business (The Miami Herald)
• Workers at New Haven's Omni Hotel to get raises under newly approved three-year contract (New Haven Register, Conn.)
• Hotel Hanford's Savoy has a look to love (The Orange County Register, Santa Ana, Calif.)
• Roberts Cos.' Dallas hotel files for bankruptcy (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
• Strong tourism summer predicted for Chattanooga area (Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.)
• Higley Flow celebrates groundbreaking for lodge, amenities (Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.)

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• Dress Code for Las Vegas Pool Clubs More Strict than Fine Dining Restaurants? Ladies - Wear Your Heels and Do Your Hair - Gents - No Sneakers or Sports Jerseys Allowed
• The Impact of State Incentivized Tourism Development / Eric B. Hansen
• IHG Chairman, David Webster, to Retire at Year-end, to be Replaced by Patrick Cescau on January 1, 2013
• Owners of Four Upscale Hotels on Three of the Hawaiian Islands Consider Selling Properties with Estimated Value Between $500 Million to $1 Billion; Local Analyst Sites Many Interested Investors for Island Properties
• Update on California's EB-5 Policy Regarding Designation of Targeted Employment Areas or TEAs / Jim Butler
• Orlando's I-Drive Econo Lodge to be Gutted, Renovated, Renamed Avanti Resort; Paramount Hospitality Management Chosen as Operator
• Operators for Balitmore's City Owned Hilton Defend its Financial Position
• General Manager, Victor Popp, and Staff of La Quinta Inn & Suites Paso Robles in California Create their Own Boutique Wine; Handcrafted Wine, From Harvest to Bottling, Launches in June 2012
• ProfitSword Expands Solutions Offerings to Include 'ProfitPace' Sales Pace Reporting - The Hotel Industry's First Multi-Brand, Multi-Hotel Pacing Tool
• Dallas, Texas Courtyard by Marriott Becomes the Final Roberts Company Hotel to Seek Bankruptcy Protection
• Boutique Hotel in Stone Harbor, New Jersey Breaks Ground at Site of Historic Shelter Haven Hotel; The 37-room Reeds at Shelter Haven is Set to Open Early in Summer 2013
• Thailand Hoteliers Invest Over $260 Million in Myanmar Hotel Market, Offering 1,896 Rooms in 11 Hotel Brands
• After a Three Month Closure and a $2.5 Million Renovation of its First Floor Public Spaces, the 424-room W Seattle in Washington Unveils Dramatic New Spaces
• Xanterra South Rim Completes Extensive Renovations of the Thunderbird and Kachina Lodges Located on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona
• Dolce Hotels and Resorts Names Michael Moros as General Manager and Gary Tarpinian as Director of Sales & Marketing of The Alexander Hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana; To Oversee the Late 2012 Opening of the New 209-room Property
• Buffalo Lodging Associates Hires Daniella Reategui as Area Sales Manager for Hilton Garden Inn Orlando and Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nearest Universal in Orlando, Florida
• Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Suya Davenport as Director of Sales & Marketing for the 124-room ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa in Miami Beach, Florida

• Hotel Okura Switches to Sabre Hospitality Solutions for Distribution Services and Global Reservation Center Support; New agreement also includes renewal for recently acquired JAL Hotels
• Fujitsu Frontech North America Selects InvoTech's Cloud-based RFID System for its Solutions Center Grand Opening; Fujitsu Showcases Wireless GIMS UHF-RFID Uniform, Linen, and Laundry System to exhibit its Washable RFID tags
• When a Negative Experience Occurs, Fix it Before Check-Out; Issue Resolution and Current Room Amenities Most Important to Hotel Guests, According to Latest "Experience Radar" Report Released by PwC for the Hospitality Industry
• Consumer Reports Hotel Survey Ranks Ritz-Carlton Tops Once Again While Econo Lodge and Americas Best Value Inn  are Among Lowest-Rated Hotels; Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham is Top-rated Budget Hotel
• Google's Hotel Finder has Made Everyone Pay Attention
• Successful Joint Ventures for Hotel Development, Acquisition and Financing / Jim Butler
• Beset with Financial Troubles, Two High Profile Albany, New York Hotels Going Up for Auction - 74 State and the Historic Cambridge Hotel
• What May Seem Like a Small Piece of a Regions Economic Puzzle, Tourism is the Little Engine that Could
• A Whimsical Interview with Andrew Morrison, Executive Chef of the Fairmont Pittsburgh, Downtown
• Expotel Hospitality Ahead of the Curve - Embraces Fiber Optic Technology for Hotel Portfolio
• Mintek Mobile Data Solutions Announces New Hotel Enhancements and Improvements; EAM CMMS Hotel Enhancements 2nd Quarter 2012
• Magnolia Hotel Houston Achieves AAA Four-Diamond Rating for Three Years in a Row
• New Educational Institute Online Program Teaches Revenue Management Concepts
• PSAV Bringing Power to Presentations at The Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Toronto; As a preferred partner with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, PSAV is forging strong relationships at the property level and adding to bottom line revenues
• Construction has Begun for the $50 million Renovation of the 1,120-room Hyatt Regency Dallas in Texas; Project Managed by Woodbine Development Corporation, the Original Developer and Asset Manager of the Property
• With Rooftop Bars Being the Latest Trend, Menin Hotels to Open Drumbar Atop the Raffaello Hotel in Chicago, Illinois
• New Study Reveals How Travelers Consume and Seek Out News; Travelers look for all-in-one resource to stay connected
• Hospitality Companies Target India's Super Luxury Segment; Tapping the Country's Growing Number of High Net Worth Individuals and Companies Willing to Pay for Luxury
• Interstate Hotels & Resorts to Manage The 187-room Marker Hotel in Dublin, Ireland; Owned by Brehon Capital Partners and Midwest Holdings, the Hotel Will Open Early in 2013 as Part of the Leading Hotels of the World Family
• The 129-key Ritz-Carlton, Montreal in Quebec, Canada to Reopen Following Extensive $200 Million Restoration
• Hilton Worldwide Opens the 227-room DoubleTree by Hilton, Naha in Okinawa, Japan
• A July 2012 Opening is Planned for the 92-suite Residence Inn by Marriott in Bismarck, North Dakota Owned and Managed by TMI Hospitality
• Green Turtle Club in the Abaco, Bahamas' Green Turtle Cay Becomes Member of the Expedition Properties Portfolio by Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts
• Hotel Equities Names Kevin Butler as General Manager for the 108-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Lake Charles, Louisiana
• Anish Patney Appointed as General Manager of the 237-room Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut; Managed by Waterford Hotel Group
• Keith Hill Named General Manager for the Oceanfront 50-room Timber Cove Inn in Sonoma County, California
• John Metz, Executive Chairman of Metz Culinary Management, Named as the Walter J. Conti Professor of Hospitality Management in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development

Top five viewed pages during April 2012

• Starwood Promoting Internal Talent and Making Significant Organizational Changes Following Planned Retirement of Key Leaders Matt Avril, Miguel Ko and Denise Coll
• Pinterest - The Value Of Pinterest to Hotel Sales & Marketing / Carol Verret
• Conde Nast Traveler Unveils 16th Annual Hot List: 2012 List Features 121 New Hotels and Resorts, 35 Spas, and 20 New Restaurants
• Ever Stay at a Poorly Run Hotel? Meet the 'Fixer', Anthony Melchiorri, of Hotel Impossible
• KSL Capital Partners Enters Into Agreement to Acquire the Historic 512-room Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in Ashville, North Carolina From an Affiilate of Sammons Enterprises, Inc.