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Top 25 Read Articles - March 2009
  1. PKF Says Current Decline in the U.S. Lodging Industry Will be Deeper and Last Longer than Previously Predicted ; Nationally, RevPAR Expected to Drop 13.7% in 2009 
  2. Hilton Hotels Adds New Brand - Denizen Hotels; The Term Denizen Literally Means 'Citizen of the World" 
  3. The "AIG Effect" Hits the Miami Hotel Market Hard
  4. San Diego Hotels Experiencing Cancellations from the Newest Corporate Sin - Meetings and Events 
  5. Back to Hotel Sales Basics:  The Basics Have Changed Big Time! / Carol Verret
  6. A Lot of Speculation as to Who Might be Interested in Purchasing the Greenbrier Resort: MGM Mirage Casinos, Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Marriott, Donald Trump 
  7. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Adds Five Executives in Sales and Operations
  8. New Hotel Data and Revised Predictions for 2009 ; Increased Hotel Loan Stress, Falling NOI and Slumping Values The "D" Word / Jim Butler
  9. The Allerton Hotel Chicago Has the World's Best-designed Guest Rooms According to Prestigious Hotel Design Competition; Newly designed Rooms at the Michigan Avenue Landmark Singled-out Over Those at Las Vegas' Mirage and the Hyatt Regency Monterey 
  10. Former Shaner Hotel Group Telecommunications Manager Receives Prison Term for Receiving Vendor Kickbacks Totaling $113,966 
  11. Interstate Hotels & Resorts Reports Fourth-Quarter 2009 Net Loss of $16.5 million; Receives Notice of Suspension of Trading from NYSE, Last Close on March 11, 2009 was 30 cents 
  12. Sensible Marketing in Tough Times / Cindy Estis Green
  13. Marriott International Makes Executive Moves at the Top; Arne Sorenson Will Be President and Chief Operating Officer 
  14. Daufuskie Island Resort & Breathe Spa Lays off Remaining Staff, Closes Doors 
  15. A "New Sheriff" in Town, the Department of Justice Auditing Hotels for ADA Compliance; Cost Effective Steps for a Proactive ADA Compliance Program / Jim Butler
  16. Condo-Hotel Developer Robert Falor Indicted: Accused of Misappropriation of Funds Involving Fizzled Conversion of Hyatt Printers Row in Chicago 
  17. Dubai World Subsidiary Suing MGM Mirage over CityCenter; Claims Current Path of the Project is Unsustainable Given MGM's Financial Troubles 
  18. Turning to Twitter: Internet Tools Lift Up Myrtle Beach Area Hotels
  19. Some Are Speculating that One or Both of Las Vegas' Largest Casino Operators Could Wind Up in Bankruptcy; MGM Mirage Owns 10 and Harrah's Owns 8 Strip Hotel-casinos 
  20. Shangri-La Hotel, Chicago Hotel Project Suspended 
  21. How Good Are You at Managing Profitability?  In 2009, Operators Look to Flow-Through Reporting for Profitability Analysis; Aptech spotlights key measurement tool to build stronger managers, benefit owners and investors 
  22. Hotel Management and Marketing in a Recession; Insights and Suggestions to Thrive, Not Just Survive / Neil Salerno
  23. Lodgian Receives Audit Report with Substantial Doubt about the Company's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern; Lodgian Owns and Manages a Portfolio of 40 Hotels 
  24. The Employee "Forced" Choice Act Finds Increased Opposition; Taking Away the Private Ballot in the Workplace, While Congress Praises its Use in their Own Elections, Is Height of Hypocrisy 
  25. Benchmark Hospitality International's  2009 Top Ten Meeting Trends 


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  1. Here Is One that They Missed - The Ten Strangest Jobs in the Travel Industry 
  2. The Ten Strangest Jobs in the Travel Industry 
  3. Omni Hotels Drops Attrition Fees for New Group Business in 2009
  4. Trump Stiffs Bondholders, Resigns from Board of Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc 
  5. Ernst & Young LLP Identifies Ten Key Trends to Shape the Hotel Industry in 2009 
  6. 5 Star Leadership: What Does It Take to Be a 5-star Leader? 
  7. "Is That the Best Rate You Have?" How to Train Your Voice Reservations Agents To Handle Today's Deal-Seekers / Doug Kennedy 
  8. Hilton Selects Fairfax County Virginia for Headquarters Location; Will Receive $4.6 million in Incentives 
  9. Stimulate Hotel Revenue; The Economic Stimulus Package Opportunities  / Carol Verret
  10. Chilean Sea Bass and Blue Fin Tuna Eliminated Chainwide From All Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Restaurant Menus 
  11. In a Recession�Hotel Sales Basics Still Work / Neil Salerno
  12. This is No time for Hotels to Cut Back on Sales and Marketing / David M. Brudney
  13. "The Conference of Doom and Gloom"; Soundbites from the 2009 Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) Conference / Jim Butler
  14. Six of the 11 Existing Atlantic City Casino Hotels Are in Bankruptcy or Threatened with It, Four Glitzy New Resorts Planned Are Now, at Best, on Hold 
  15. City of Anaheim Awarded $21.3 Million in Transient Occupancy Taxes from Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline, Travelocity and Others; Online Travel Companies File Action to Overturn 
  16. PKF Analysis; U.S. Hotel Profitability During Recessions / R. Mark Woodworth and Robert Mandelbaum
  17. Luxury Travelers Still Traveling - Media Recognizes Luxury Link 
  18. Marriott Lost $10 million in the 4th Qtr of 2008 Compared to Year-earlier Net Income of $176 million, Worldwide REVPAR Declined 8.4% 
  19. Destination Hotels & Resorts Announces Series of Meeting Stimulus Packages at its More than 30 Conference and Meeting Facilities
  20. Greater Pittsburgh CVB President and CEO Defends Salary that is Twice as Much as Governor of Pennsylvania and Three Times as Much as the Mayor of Pittsburgh 
  21. The Related Group Seeking a Buyer or an Investor for the Just Opened Viceroy Hotel at Icon Brickell in Miami's Financial District 
  22. Wyndham Reports 4th Quarter Loss of $1.36 billion Compared with Year-earlier Profit of $104 million; Takes Charge of $1.3 billion Related to Adverse Financial Markets and the Reduction of its Vacation Ownership Business 
  23. One Suggested Fate of the 80-room Homewood Suites in Fort Wayne, Indiana Includes Demolition of What Has Been Called One of the Worst Construction Jobs in Local History 
  24. Wyndham Hotel Group Appoints Six to Executive Leadership Positions 
  25. TravelCLICK Forms Strategic Agreement with Google 
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Top 25 Read Articles - January 2009
  1. Top 10 Filthiest U.S. Hotels Identified Based on Traveler Cleanliness Ratings
  2. 5 Stars vs. 4 Stars: What�s the Difference?
  3. The 2009 Mobil Five-Stars Awarded to 44 Hotels; 20 Restaurants; Also 137 Hotels and 159 Restaurants Win Four-Star Award Mobil Travel Guide Recognizes Great Service and Hospitality for the 51st Year
  4. Hilton Hotels Corporation Relocating Global Headquarters from Beverly Hills to Washington, DC Area 
  5. The Walt Disney Co. Offers Buyout Packages to 619 Executives at its U.S. Parks and Resorts 
  6. Interstate Hotels & Resorts Implements Cost-savings Program,  Expects to Reduce Corporate Overhead by $13 Million; Eliminates 45 Corporate Positions, Pay Reductions Up to 10%  for Senior Management
  7. Greenbrier Resort to Lay off 650 Employees; Cites a Sharper Seasonal Decline in Business
  8. New President of Wyndham Ignores the Real Issues; Restoration of the Historic U.S. Grant Hotel; Hotel Franchises Compared to Auto Dealer Franchises
  9. Good News Formula For RevPar in 2009 /  Doug Kennedy 
  10. The Greenbrier Resort's Parent Company, CSX, Hires Goldman Sachs to Conduct "Strategic Review" Following a $35 million Loss in 2008
  11. Revenue Management Doesn�t Take a Back Seat During a Downturn / Bruce W Mainzer
  12. Hotel Foreclosures and Bankruptcies to Rise PKF-HR Expecting a 25% Increase in Full Service U.S. Hotels Lacking the Cash Flow to Pay their Debt Service in 2009
  13. Hotel Revenue Management Meets the Recession � Are You Prepared to Fight for Business in '09? / Neil Salerno
  14. Historic Cheeca Lodge & Spa in Islamorada, Florida Closes Indefinitely Following New Year's Eve Fire; The Biggest Blaze in the Keys in 20 Years, No Injuries
  15. Hotel Industry Trends in 2009: A Lighthearted Approach / Daniel Edward Craig
  16. Foreclosure Sale Set for February 2, 2009 for the $265 million, 1,083-room St Louis Renaissance Grand & Suites Hotel
  17. What You Did Not Do During Good Times Is Biting You Now /  Ragsdale Hendrie
  18. Las Vegas New Resort Boom Fizzles
  19. Six Hotel Internet Marketing Experts Share Best Practices and Thoughts on Things to Come in 2009
  20. The AIG Effect:  Companies Cutting, Scaling Back Meetings to Appear Financially Responsible in Hard Times / Sandi Cain
  21. Maintaining Hotel Employee Productivity and Morale in the Face of Doom and Gloom / Joseph M. Gravish
  22. Largest Shareholder, Robert Rowling, Wants Greater Role in Running Gaylord Entertainment; Rowling, Who Owns Omni Hotels, Claims Gaylord Underperforming
  23. Hotelier�s 2009 Top Ten Internet Marketing Resolutions / Max Starkov & Jason Price
  24. A Hoteliers Guide to Job Hunting in the Online World
  25. Starwood Reports 4th Qtr Net Income of $79 million, Down 46% from a Year Earlier; RevPAR Decreased 19.6% at Owned Hotels / 12 Month Hotel Operating Statistics


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