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Top 25 Read Articles - June 2011 Flash Sales: What Revenue Managers Need to Know / Bonnie Spalding Travelodge Future Of Sleep Study: Augmented Reality To Revolutionise Our Slumber; How Advanced Hotel Room Technology in 2030 Will Almost "Be Alive" All Eyes on the Luxury Sector / Karen L. Johnson U.S. High School Student on a Spanish Club Trip in Costa Rica Shot and Killed by a Hotel Security Guard Is the Cosmopolitan Too Big to Fail? What I Learned from Playing My Marriott Hotel for 36 Hours Straight / Susan Deluzain Barry Benchmark Hospitality International Acquires MTM Luxury Lodging; Launches Personal Luxury Collection with 13 Properties Jim Abrahamson Appointed as President and COO of Interstate Hotels & Resorts If HITEC Were Five Days; A recap of personal experiences from the Hospitality Upgrade and Hotel-Online Staff / Geneva Rinehart Nine Fired Resorts Casino Hotel Waitresses Hire High-Profile Lawyer, Gloria Allred, in Discrimination Lawsuit Over "Skimpy" Costumes IHG Appoints Kirk Kinsell as President, The Americas, Following the Resignation of Jim Abrahamson Big Debt, Bad Economy Steering the Ritz-Carlton at Lake Tahoe to Foreclosure Miami, Florida Commissioners Approve $700 Million Mega-project in City Core to Include Hotel Here's a Tip: It looks Like Steve Wynn Wins Again LaSalle Hotel Properties Enters Agreement to Acquire The Park Central Hotel in New York City for $405.5 million Why the Cloud is Right for Hospitality / Gregg Hopkins A Sample Social Media Policy for Hotels / Daniel Edward Craig Owners of Three Tucson, Arizona Hotels File for Bankruptcy Protection in Effort to Stave Off Scheduled Auction U.S. News Media Group Ranks the Best U.S. Hotels Across 49 Destinations Complimentary Service That is Uncomplimentary to Service / Roberta Nedry World Hotel Waterpark Construction Report: 19 Hotel Waterpark Resorts Open in USA in 2010; Twenty-Five More Launch Outside North America / Jeff Coy Service Excellence 101: How to Serve a VIP / Dr. Bryan K. Williams The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Outlines Global Expansion Initiative; Plans to Add 36 Hotels and Residential Projects From Morocco to Mexico Through 2016 A Chef's Painful Road to Rehab: The Pressures of the Kitchen Drive an Untold Number of Chefs into Substance Abuse New World Hospitality Hotel Management Company Acquires Rosewood Hotels & Resorts for $229.5 Million June 29, 2011 At InterMountain's 74-Property Guest-Focused Company, Success is in the Details; iPad helps hotel ServicePro transform property preventative maintenance into profitability Sabre Holdings acquires SoftHotel; Company poised to offer a complete, fully integrated web-based solution for hotels Red Roof® Selects VFM Leonardo to Strengthen their Online Visual Presence Lodging Econometrics Reports China is the First Country to Bounce Back and Exceed its Previous Construction Pipeline Peaks Set in Q2 2008 Coyle Hospitality Group Reveals Trends and Priorities of Today's Spa Consumer; 2011 Global Spa Report Completed by 1,025 Respondents from 34 Countries on 6 Continents in March 2011 Lessons from the Field™ A Training Exercise and Tips for Ways to Reduce Wasting Time in Hotels, Restaurants, Inns and Hospitality Businesses / Dr. John Hogan The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, Virginia to Relaunch Luxury Rail Travel in America; The Greenbrier Presidential Express to Debut in Summer 2012 Location aware experiences seen as a "game-changing" phenomenon in the travel sector / Ritesh Gupta Kiran Patel Must Begin Construction by February 2012 on Clearwater Beach, Florida Resort Project or Risk Losing Development Order Hawaii's Visitor Spending up $50.9 Million in May Marking the 13th Consecutive Month of Increased Spending Boomerang Hotels Sells Shoney's® Inn Franchise 297-room Sheraton Medina Hotel and 178-room Four Points by Sheraton Medina to Open in Medina, Saudi Arabia Owned by Saudi Brothers Commercial Vail Resorts Names Kirsten Lynch as Chief Marketing Officer Dolce Hotels and Resorts Appoints Jan-Willem den Ridder as Vice President of Development for Europe, the Middle East and Africa Supertel Hospitality Appoints Krista Arkfeld Director Corporate Communications White Lodging Appoints Jerry Keyes as General Manager at the Courtyard by Marriott on Chicago's Magnificent Mile Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. Appoints Kim Randall General Manager for the 94-room Hilton Garden Inn Chattanooga Downtown June 28, 2011 Knowland Launches SmartPhone Leads App for iPhone; Cutting edge business development firm releases innovative Location Aware Augmented Reality app for mobile platforms TravelShark Secures $5 Million in Funding; World's largest online travel network to continue expansion of content-rich global travel sites and product offerings to hospitality companies and traveling consumers Wyndham Hotel Group Taps VFM to Enhance Online Photo Distribution Bathers Oblivious to Beach and Pool Etiquette; Number 1 Annoyance - Blasting Loud Music / TripAdvisor Survey A Sample Social Media Policy for Hotels / Daniel Edward Craig Professor at UNLV's William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration Promoting Las Vegas as Hospitality Technology Hub Hotel Lawyer: What you need to know about the "ancillary benefits" of setting up a captive insurance company / Jim Butler & Gordon Schaller Warmbrodt Hotel Investments Advises in the Sale of the Residence Inn by Marriott, San Antonio, Texas PSAV Awarded Highest Video Production Honors at 32nd Annual Telly Awards $39 Million, 168-unit Embassy Suites Hotel & Marina Proposed by Massalina Investments for Downtown Panama City, Florida Two New Joint-Venture Companies to Form to Develop $9.8 Billion Mixed-use Projects in Singapore and Malaysia to Include Hotel Components 144-room Hilton Garden Inn Santiago Airport Opens in Chile 113-suite SpringHill Suites by Marriott Opens in Bloomington, Minnesota Owned by Summit Hotel Properties and Managed by Interstate Hotels & Resorts Crowne Plaza Lexington - The Campbell House in Lexington, Kentucky Sold for $9 Million at Courthouse Sale The Dow Hotel Company Names Ellen Ruane as General Manager of the 304-room Hilton Long Island/Huntington in New York Kerzner International Appoints Dianna Upton as Director of Sales - Africa, Middle East and Indian Ocean June 27, 2011 InvoTech Expands Macau Casino Hotel Presence; Leader in Inventory Control Systems Will Implement GIMS™ Uniform System in Sheraton, Shangri-La, St. Regis and Traders Properties White Paper from Travel Industry Experts Provides Insight into Targeted Marketing and Meeting Consumers' Needs IHG Names Luke Mayhew to Serve as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee Replacing Ralph Kugler on as his Retirement from the Board Longtime Housekeeping Staff at 200-room Broadview Hotel in Wichita, Kansas Swapped Brooms for Jackhammers During Recent Renovation; New Hotel Owner Intent on Keeping Loyal Staff Employed Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida to Begin Construction of 110-room Alfond Inn at Rollins which will Generate Income to Fund Scholarships for Top Students Hotel AG Brokers Sale of Hilton Select Service Portfolio VingCard Elsafe Launches New Global Website; World's leading hospitality security and technology group unveils new single-source web presence with increased functionality, interactive tools and social media integration Promising Start Indicated in Recent Audit of the 757-room Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel in its Third Year of Operation 79-suite Homewood Suites by Hilton Fort Wayne Opens in Indiana, Managed by SuperHost Hospitality and Owned by Ash Lakhany 80-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott to Open in Fenton, Michigan Managed by Amerilodge Hospitality Group Strategic Hotels & Resorts Closes on the Acquisition of the Remaining 49% Interest in the Intercontinental Chicago Construction Begins on the Mixed-use $100 Million One Place Development in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Include Hotel HEI Hotels & Resorts Names Three General Managers; Dave Baxter, Daniel Bettencourt and Tom Mulroy Thomas Hanlon Named Executive Chef for the 138-room Nautical Beachfront Resort in Lake Havasu City, Arizona June 24, 2011 RevPAR Adjusted Budgets: The Only Ones Worth Looking At (Part 3 of 3) / Miguel Rivera If HITEC Were Five Days; A recap of personal experiences from the Hospitality Upgrade and Hotel-Online Staff / Geneva Rinehart Miami, Florida Commissioners Approve $700 Million Mega-project in City Core to Include Hotel Report Details the American Cities Where Hotel Rates Have Decreased or Increased the Most - Popular Summer Cities Raise Rates as Good Alternate Destinations Drop Prices Knowland Honored by American Business Awards as Best Overall Company of the Year, CEO Wins Executive of the Year; Innovative business development company joins select group, including American Express, Apple, Blackboard, and Cisco, to win multiple 2011 Stevie Awards Hosting Convention Planners' Event Pays off for Dallas Resulting in Planned Gatherings that will use 2,500 Hotel Rooms Bern Hotels & Resorts and Starwood Hotels to Open $100 Million 611-room Westin Playa Bonita Panamá in the Republic of Panamá 92-suite Residence Inn by Marriott Opens in Jackson, Tennessee Managed by Vista Host Baywood Hotels and Park Hospitality Opens 95-suite Home2 Suites by Hilton® in Baltimore, Maryland The Hotel Group Opens 149-room Hilton Garden Inn Eugene/Springfield in Oregon 8Hotels Acquires the 86-room Portal Hotel Brisbane in Australia The 289-room Philadelphia Marriott West Completes Multi-Million Dollar Renovation to Public Spaces Going with GOPPAR? Not so fast, RevPAR is still the best metric for revenue managers / Jean Francois Mourier Elite Island Resorts Appoints Paolo Rovoletto as General Manager of the 98-key Galley Bay Resort & Spa on Antigua Outrigger Enterprises Group Appoints Nicole Nagashima as Director of Sales & Marketing Kevin Sanford Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the 295-room Island Hotel Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California Joaquin Cruz Named Director of Sales and Marketing for JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa and CasaMagna Marriott Cancun Resort in Mexico JRK Hotel Group Appoints Veronica Anderson as Director of Sales and Marketing of the Holiday Inn Express Nashville Downtown in Tennessee June 23, 2011 Leisure Hotel Rates Realize Record Growth; Global Hotel Daily Rates Rise Almost +5% in May with Expected Bookings Increases of +10% Through Summer Flash Sales: What Revenue Managers Need to Know / Bonnie Spalding HITEC Perspective - Day Three; A recap of personal experiences from the Hospitality Upgrade and Hotel-Online Staff / Kris Burnett Al Weiss, President of Worldwide Operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, to Retire 84% of U.S. Lodging Owners Believe it is Important to Give Travelers the Option to Book Properties on Mobile Devices According to TripAdvisor Marketing Survey IHG Launches iPhone® Booking Apps for Each of its Seven Hotel Brands; Has Experienced 1,000 Percent Increase in Room Night Bookings from Mobile Devices in Just Over a Year Pegasus Introduces Enhanced Shopping Transaction to ShoppingNG; Transaction Reduces Pressure on Supplier CRSs from Excessive Look-to-books Pegasus Launches ContentHub™; Solution Simplifies Content Management for Hotels by Combining Image and Text Updates to Alternative and Global Distribution Systems Intelity ICE Expands Offerings to Include the Android Platform Lower Costs, Increased Revenue and Higher Guest Satisfaction…There's An App for That; Intelity's award-winning ICE provides the only guest services runtriz™ Asks: If Your Hotel Is Unique, Shouldn't Your Mobile App Be Unique Too? - runtriz™ launches the hotel industry's most flexible and customizable mobile app platform completely branded for each hotel's unique identity and guest experience Real Hospitality Group Retains Four Points Midtown Times Square; Gehr Development Acquires the 244 room Four Points Midtown Times Square, Strengthens Relationship with Management Group Shangri-La Hotel Development to Open 17 New Hotels in Sri Lanka Sheraton Set to Open Seven Properties in China This Summer W Hotels Worldwide Debuts in Russia with the Opening of the 137-room W St. Petersburg Owned by Real Estate Development Ltd Golfer Arnold Palmer to Develop a 109-room Springhill Suites by Marriott in Latrobe, Pennsylvania Al Hamra Real Estate Development and Hilton Worldwide Enter Management Agreement for the 249-room Al Hamra Fort Hotel in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates Urgo Hotels Joint Venture with The Carlyle Group Acquires 75-room Blue Moon Hotel and 71-room Winterhaven Hotel in South Beach, Florida Kris Singleton to Replace Outgoing Chief Information Officer at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas Berryfield Hotel Group Appoints Sam McKay as General Manager of the Staybridge Suites Tallahassee, Florida Acqualina Resort & Spa in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Appoints Deborah Yager Fleming as Vice Chairman and Principal June 22, 2011 EasyRMS Continues Expansion in Australasia and Europe with the Signing of 50 Properties in the Toga Hospitality Group; This new contract sees EzRMS™ installed in four distinctive brands, ranging from value hotels to award-winning apartment hotels, in a three-phase project spanning three countries iBAHN's New Bandwidth Management Solution Drives Cost Savings, Guest Satisfaction; Creates Revenue Opportunities VingCard Elsafe Enhances Guest Convenience and Mobility With NFC-based Locking Solution HITEC Perspective - Day Two; A recap of personal experiences from the Hospitality Upgrade and Hotel-Online Staff / Dean DeNeefe HITEC 2011 Opens; Ready to Cover the Latest in Hospitality Technology Pebblebrook Hotel Trust and Denihan Hospitality Group Form Equity Partnership Giving Pebblebrook 49% Ownership for Six of Denihan's New York City Hotels Gaylord Entertainment Plans $800 Million 1,500-room Resort and Convention Hotel in Aurora, Colorado The Stanley Cup Riots in Vancouver: a Case Study in Online Reputation Crisis Management / Daniel Edward Craig Tips for Small Hotels, Inns and Hospitality Businesses - A Baker's Dozen of Savings in the Office / Dr John Hogan Hotel Lawyer: Are you thinking about setting up a captive insurance company? Maybe you should be. . . / Jim Butler & Gordon Schaller LINQ 360 Innovation Center Selects InnLink as Official CRS Partner runtriz Makes Sure No Guest Requests are 'Lost in Translation'; runtriz™ launches a global communication platform and content management system that offer dynamic, multi-language capabilities for hotel staff and guest Hard Rock Files Documents with New Jersey DEP for $275 Million Atlantic City Casino Hotel to be Built in Phases Topping Out at 850 Rooms Fairmont Hotels & Resorts to Open 330-room Fairmont Taiyuan in Northern China Silk Way Airlines Signs Agreement with Starwood to Open the 207-room Sheraton Baku Airport Hotel in Azerbaijan Louvre Hotels Group Continues Development of Golden Tulip and Tulip Inn With the Brand Transition of Three Fully-Owned Hotels Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers Completes Phase One of $150 Million Renovation San Juan Capistrano, California Plans for 124-room Hotel Moving Forward with Selection of Developer, The Robert Green Co. El Paso, Texas City Council Approves Redevelopment of Downtown Building as a 44-room Hotel Ellicott Development Co. Plans to Build Five-story Comfort Inn Near Thruway in West Seneca, New York David Lewin Appointed as General Manager of the 802-room Hyatt Regency San Francisco Kent Duncan Appointed as Vice President, Sales and Revenue Strategy for Marcus Hotels & Resorts Buffalo Lodging Associates Appoints Shelley Kemp as General Manager of the 232-room Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada June 21, 2011 Cendyn Celebrates 15 Years of Innovation and Success; Online Hotel Interactive Marketing Leader Drives Revenue for 12,000+ Hotels and Destinations Worldwide EasyRMS Adds Innovative New Module to Industry Leading SaaS Revenue Management Suite; Ez-CONTRACT offers hotels almost complete visibility into all their contracted business Agilysys Introduces InfoGenesis™ Roam Mobile Software Solution; Enables Faster Food and Beverage Service, Increases Table Turn Times Whiteboard Labs Innovations in Hospitality Technology Cover Wide Spectrum Hotel Investors on Buying Spree in San Diego / Lori Weisberg HITEC Perspective - Day One; A recap of personal experiences from the Hospitality Upgrade and Hotel-Online Staff / Kate O'Neil Power Selling Basics Boot Camp - Sales Processes in a 2.0 World Webinar Series / Carol Verret IHG Sells 210-room Hotel Indigo San Diego to Chesapeake Lodging Trust for $55.5 Million New World Hospitality Hotel Management Company Acquires Rosewood Hotels & Resorts for $229.5 Million The Greenbrier Selects MICROS myfidelio.net to Improve Room Booking Process Sino Group of Hotels Selects MICROS OPERA Customer Information System; The Fullerton Hotel Singapore and The Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore will use OCIS for its guest recognition and reward program LodgeNet Broadband Adds Corning MobileAccess In-Building Cellular to Growing Portfolio of Solutions PAR Springer-Miller Names TripCraft Mobile Development Partner Yikes launches innovative solution at HITEC; Wireless proximity-based solution promises to enhance guest experience Libra OnDemand Introduces Full-Service Hospitality Marketing Solution; New end-to-end service ideally complements company's core CRM, email marketing and group sales modules Essential Amenities, Inc. Introduces 2 oz Liquids to the Tommy Bahama Collection VingCard Elsafe Celebrates Over Three Decades as the World Leader in Hospitality Security Solutions XETA Hospitality Solutions Expands Relationship with Eleven Wireless, Announces the XETA Business Center Powered by Eleven; Relationship enables seamless product integration for unified hospitality guest experience Knowland Hires Experienced Partnership Integration Director; Ground-breaking business development firm looks to the future and prepares for universal integration of products guestLINK Hires Brian Ross to Lead Business Development for the Connectivity Panel Bob Lowe Promoted to Vice President of Business Development at Shift4 PSAV Provides 900 iPods to Event Attendees at Sheraton Waikiki to View Schedules, Maps, and More Former Executives of Starwood, Disney, and American Express Join runtriz™ Optimum Hotel Brokerage Sells Litchfield Inn; Litchfield Hills Connecticut Boutique Hotel Sold iBAHN Launches New "Follow the Sun" Operations Organisation to Support its Global Hospitality Customers; Headed by Neil Williams, New Operations Organisation Takes Global Responsibility for Customer Support, Network Monitoring, and Network Best Practices CSI Virtual MasterCard® Team attends HITEC 2011 Uniguest Unveils New Products to Enhance Traveler Convenience and Connectivity; Global Leader in Hospitality Industry Touchpoints Launches Four New Solutions at 2011 HITEC Conference in Austin Centerstone Hotel Brand Rapidly Exceeding Growth Expectations New Jersey Restaurant Association (NJRA) will Produce the Foodservice Arena at The International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show® (IHMRS) Committee is Expected to Endorse a $2 Billion Expansion to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center; Plans Include 1,000-room Hotel Fairlawn Ohio Planning Commission Approves $11 Million Project for New 107-room Marriott Residence Inn Ritz-Carlton in Coconut Grove has a New Owner; A Joint Partnership Between Miami-based Gencom and The Continental Companies Brenny Properties Plan to Construct a Holiday Inn in Bemidji, Minnesota Moves Forward Buffalo Lodging Associates Appoints Stacy O'Reilly as General Manager at the 122-room Hampton Inn Portland/Downtown-Waterfront Hotel in Maine Derek McDonagh Named General Manager of the 115-room Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham, England June 20, 2011 EasyRMS Comes Through as Preferred Revenue Management Partner for 37 Guoman & Thistle Hotels Across the UK; Extensive market evaluation leads to selection of EzRMS in the company's deluxe Guoman properties in London and in its more informal Thistle hotels around the country EZYield to Unveil Fuzion Hospitality Suite at HITEC 2011; Fuzionlink, Fuzionsync and Fuzionbook represent the next generation of integrated revenue-enhancing hotel solutions Verve™ Living Systems Unveils New Line Of Hospitality Products At HITEC; Advanced Energy-Harvesting Radio Frequency Technology Enables Energy Savings and Uncompromised Guest Comfort TravelShark Unleashed at HITEC 2011; World's largest online travel network sinks its teeth into the industry's premier annual hospitality technology trade show with debut of new corporate identity Mobile Key by OpenWays: The 'SMARTER' and 'Greener' Check-In; At HITEC 2011, OpenWays will present -- with Ariane Systems and KABA® Saflok™ -- the 'SMARTEST' check-in solution deployed TODAY! Fixed or Variable? A Methodology for Analyzing Lodging Property Operating Cost Structures / Jason Bass Proposed East Harbor Hotel Will Select Limited-Service Brand; Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 168 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database New Owner for Pasadena Westin seeks GM: Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 130 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or Ownership Whiteboard Labs Introduces Telltales, Powered by FeedMagnet Leading UK Student Housing Provider Selects VingCard Elsafe's VISIONLINE Locking System; Opal Accommodations at University of Exeter Feature Cutting-Edge RF-Based Security Technology PAR Springer-Miller Systems and Newmarket International Define Collaboration Through the ATRIO Platform Partner Exchange John Q. Hammons Hotels Selects XETA Hospitality Solutions for High Speed Internet Access; XETA Hospitality to also provide network assessments, infrastructure upgrades and future upgrade planning The Public Chicago, Ian Schragers' Newest Hotel Venture to Open in Chicago's Trendy Gold Coast Selects Guest-Tek™ to Deliver the Latest Interactive Guest Services Hotel AG Reports 5 Hotel Closings Since June 1st; 1 Hotel Transaction Every 9 Days For The Past 7 Months Lodging Interactive Wins Top Honors at 2011 Interactive Media Awards Winning Multiple Design Awards Trust Reports Revenue Growth, Introduces New Products and Gains New Customers in First Half of 2011 Hershey School in Pennsylvania Seeks to Develop Chocolate Factory into Mixed Use Including a Boutique Hotel Plans for New Hotel, the 41-room Chestnut Hotel, in Morgantown, West Virginia Taking Shape Major Convention Center Planned for Puerto Penasco, or Rocky Point, Arizona June 17, 2011 Build Credibility, Generate Buzz, and Drive Revenue with Knowland's Target Net Social; Innovative dashboard makes social media profitable for hoteliers GoConcierge.net Releases iPad App for Web-based GoConcierge Software; New Application Transforms Presentation of Information to Guests VFM Leonardo Launches Mobile Media Player for VBrochure; The Latest Innovation from VFM Leonardo's VLabs is the VPowered Multi-Media Player for Mobile Devices Used on Hotel Websites and Major Travel Channels All Eyes on the Luxury Sector / Karen Johnson Europe, Middle East and Africa Pipeline Growth Muted As Developers Await Further Economic, Operational & Financing Improvements Omni Breaks Ground on 800-room Omni Nashville Hotel to Open in 2013 W Hotels 2011 Designers of the Future Award Winners Reveal Innovative Works at Design Miami/ Basel London Golf Club, Host Venue of the 2008 and 2009 European Open, Unveils Plans for a New 130-room Hotel and Spa in Ash, Kent, United Kingdom Starwood's Aloft, Element, and Four Points by Sheraton Portfolio Has Grown 67% in Last Three Years; Will Add Over 30 New Hotels in 2011 Elevated Terror Threat Warning Calls for Immediate Need for Increased Vigilance, Training, and Awareness Trump® Hotel Collection Brings Mobility to Its Guests with MICROS OPERA2Go; Trump Soho and Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago first to pilot Lodging Interactive Launches Chatter Guard For Restaurant Industry; Chatter Guard To Provide Service Attribute Scoring With Human Review Process To Restaurants Stoney Creek Inns Pilots New MICROS OPERA 9 Channel Management Module; Midwest hotel chain pilots the new user interface and "starter set" of channel management features, which offer new technologies and a new understanding to Revenue Managers RateTiger launches RTConnect version 3.5 at HITEC 2011; Premium channel manager unveils its latest XML gateway Roomlinx signs deal with new Hyatt Regency New Orleans to install Interactive TV; 1,193 guestroom install to begin July, 2011 AAHOA and InnLink Partner to Create a Customized Portal Distribution Channel HFTP Joins PCI Security Standards Council as Newest Participating Organization; HFTP to participate in key standards-setting body protecting payment cardholder data BEST WESTERN PLUS Flowers Hotel Opens in Moldova's Capital City, Chisinau VJH Hospitality and IHG Open 83-room Candlewood Suites Avondale-New Orleans in Louisiana to be Managed by Hajari Hospitality Management Wyndham Adds Tulsa Oklahoma Hotel to Portfolio with the 315-room Wyndham Tulsa Owned by Ruffin Hotel of Tulsa 8Hotels Chosen to Manage the 96 room Pensione Hotel in Perth, Australia Kent DeVantier Appointed General Manager and Ciaran Daly Named Area Director of Sales and Marketing at the 183-room Doubletree Hotel Atlanta-Northlake in Georgia Shirley Geerman Appointed as General Manager of 80-room Lodge Kura Hulanda and Beach Club in Willemstad, Curaçao Danny Williams Appointed as General Manager of the 600-room Wyndham Rio Mar Beach Resort and Spa in Puerto Rico Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces Appoints Lisa Iaquez and Frances Maxwell to Sales & Marketing Team June 16, 2011 Best Practices to Drive Online Revenue from HSMAI and VIZERGY®; "Engaging Online Travel Shoppers through Integrated Marketing" White Paper to be Released on June 20 GrandLife Hotels Selects Property Management Solution by Agilysys; New York City Luxury Properties Implement Guest 360 Property Management System KABA and The Peninsula Hotels Announce Working Partnership on Door Locking Systems; KABA Saflok RFID System Will Replace All Door Locking System Access for Peninsula Properties Worldwide Milestone Internet Marketing Launches eBuzz Connect 2.0 Reviews Monitoring System; Second generation system offers key features to enhance hotel performance from online reviews and social media channels Swiftrank Changes Name to TravelShark Because It's a Better Name; In a corporate "aha" moment, online travel startup sheds old name for much cooler name and gets a mascot, t-shirts, and really pumped employees Lowe Enterprises Investors Affiliate Completes Purchase of Red Lion Hotel in Seattle, Washington for $71 Million or $239,000 a Key; Will Remain a Red Lion Hotel to be Managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts / June 2011 Grupo Zarate S.A. and Hilton Worldwide Enter Management Agreement for New-Build Hilton Garden Inn Zarate in Argentina's Buenos Aires Province Two South Beach Art Deco Hotels, the Winter Haven and the Blue Moon, Sold to Urgo Hotels for $26.5 million Complimentary Service That is Uncomplimentary to Service / Roberta Nedry What I Learned from Playing My Marriott Hotel for 36 Hours Straight / Susan Deluzain Barry Power Selling Basics Boot Camp - Sales Processes in a 2.0 World Webinar Series / Carol Verret HSMAI Greater New York Chapter Presents Annual Hospitality Industry Honors, Frank W. Berkman Tourism Achievement Award Rob Howell Chosen as the 2011 United States General Manager of the Year by the AH&LA AH&LA Honors Hotels With National Achievement Awards; Hotels with Innovative IT, Environmental, Service Programs Recognized AH&LA Honors Outstanding Hotel Employees with Annual Stars of the Industry Awards FCS Computer Systems Solution Now Rated "Avaya Compliant"; FCS WinExpress Version 2 application is compatible with key Avaya IP telephony solutions, and helps businesses like chain hotels or boutique hotels that require a reliable and economic call billing and voicemail solution to service their guests Bartech to Showcase Revolutionary Profit-Generating Minibar Technologies at HITEC 2011; Advanced new customizable minibar design and technology helps hoteliers increase profit, operational efficiency and guest satisfaction Guest Printing is About to Change for the Better; Vertical Systems, Inc. is set to introduce a revolutionary new way for hotel guests to print directly from their computer PAR Springer-Miller Moves Hospitality to the Cloud with the ATRIO Guest Experience Management System Morning Star Hospitality Services, LLC Appoints Tom Gillespie as Director of Operations Libra OnDemand Helps Viceroy Hotel Group Better Understand, Connect With Guests; Cloud-based platform's deep, wholly customizable CRM solution gives luxury hotel company unprecedented 360-degree view of customers AHLEI Names 2011 CHA Emeritus Recipients American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute Honors 2011 Leaders in Hospitality Training and Education Partner Lodging Associations Honored by AH&LA for Outstanding Leadership and Growth David Kong and Montine McNulty Receive AH&LA Lawson Odde Award Look Who's 40! - A Most Unique Recommended Reading / Dr. John Hogan Choice Hotels International Opens 35 New Hotels in May 100-suite SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Grand Junction, Colorado Opens, Owned by Western Hospitality and Managed by Nine 7 Oh Hospitality Howard Johnson Canada Expands in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada with the 133-room Howard Johnson Fort Howe Plaza Hotel and Convention Centre Davidson Hotel Company Unveils New Name, Logo; Reflects Company's 37 Year Evolution from Roadside Limited Service to Full Service Luxury Salem Waterfront Hotel in Massachusetts is Planning a Large Expansion to Double its Size The Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Set to Reopen after Renovations Choice Hotels Appoints Christine Lynn as Vice President of Marketing Services CHI Hotels & Resorts Appoints James Farrow as Senior Vice President of Sales Midas Hospitality Appoints Donna Price, Corporate Director of Human Resources Chris Claydon Named Senior Sales Manager at The Westin Westminster in Westminster, Colorado Rick Whorf Appointed as Head Chef at Lake Lanier Islands Resort in Buford, Georgia Daniele Cason and John McCosh Join the Restaurant Team at Biscotti at the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok in Thailand Corey Shoemaker Appointed as Chef at Mii amo, a Destination Spa at Enchantment Resort in Sedona, Arizona June 15, 2011 Own Your Own Cloud - The Best of Both Worlds: Cost Savings, Operating Efficiency, And Remote Data Access; NORTHWIND Maestro PMS Delivers Advanced Cloud-Based Systems to Independent Operators to Reduce Expenses and Generate Revenue Aptech Launches Suite of New Financial Solutions at HITEC; Enhancements include Ease of Use; Streamlined and Automation Capabilities; Improved Ad-hoc and Analysis including Text Interpretation Brandstand Products introduces the Brandstand Cubie - A stylish, yet affordable, way to add power to the hotel guest room! Sabre Hospitality Solutions Offers Online Reputation Monitoring to its Global Customers via ReviewPro's Proven Tools OpenWays Unveils its Next Generation Door Lock Upgrade Module for Mobile Key Front Desk Bypass Service EZYield's Exceptional Global Growth Triggers Build-out of Leading Edge Cloud Network and Data Center Infrastructure; Extensive data center and server enhancements provide increased bandwidth, the fastest networking speed available and the prevention of potential system disruptions Lawsuits Pile up as Alleged Assaults by Las Vegas Casino Security Personnel Continue Palms Casino Resort and TPG Opportunity Partners Form Partnership to Significantly Reduce Estimated Debt of $400 million Garden Grove, California City Council Approves Plan for 3 Hotels Including a 19-story 400-room Resort Property Egencia Releases 2011 Corporate Global Travel Benchmarking Study and Travel Manager Research Detroit's Greektown Casino-Hotel is Ready to Move Forward as Michigan Gaming Contol Approves Michael Puggi as New CEO; $18 million Renovation Planned The Review Clinic is Open / Daniel Edward Craig Hyatt and Bahagia Investment Corporation Unveil Plans for 412-room Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia Soho/Hudson Square Development Site Sells for $12.75 Million; Eastern Consolidated Represents Seller and Procures Buyer of 523-25 Greenwich Street The Rainmaker Group Supports HSMAI Revenue Optimization Conference to Advance Innovation for Hospitality Revenue Growth; Thought Leaders Gather to Present Best Practices, Latest Trends INNCOM's Automated In-Room Controls Now on Intelity's ICE Touch for iPad SkyWire Media, Inc. enters into agreement with JC Resorts for Mobile Hotel Check-In Alerts and Mobile Marketing guestLINK™ Connectivity Panel a featured product in two new Westmont Hospitality Group projects Trust International and TrustYou Introduce New "Review Collector" to Gather and Analyse Online Hotel Reviews ELLE Fashion Magazine to Open Elle Spa at the Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach in Florida Langham Hospitality Group Opens 93-room Eaton Smart, New Delhi Airport Transit Hotel inside Terminal 3 of the New Delhi Airport in India Hotel Equities and BDK Associates Open the 108-suite SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Lake Charles, Louisiana Gemstone Hotels & Resorts Partners with RSR Hospitality Benchmark Hospitality International Announces Nationwide Partnership with the USO in Support of the Country's Troops and their Families Waterford Hotel Group Appoints Gregory Smith as Vice President, Business Development Julie Orton Appointed as General Manager of The Hotel School Sydney in Australia Waterford Hotel Group Appoints Timothy Santos as General Manager of the 120-room Courtyard by Marriott in Norwich, Connecticut Robert Czeschka Appointed as the Executive Chef at the Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas in Thailand June 14, 2011 Cendyn Wins Five IMA Awards for Social Marketing and Web Development; Cendyn Earns Coveted Interactive Media Awards for Outstanding Achievement with The Breakers Palm Beach, Hotel Le St. James, Universal Hollywood, and Abbington Banquets Flyte Systems Signs Agreement with LodgeNet; Provides Real-Time Airline Flight Information to Guestroom TVs at 1,100-Room Hyatt Regency O'Hare Using In-Room TV Remote Fiesta Americana Vacation Club Signs with Regatta Travel Solutions; Launches New Site Armed with Regatta Booking Engine Sabre Hospitality Solutions launches first of its kind product suite, SocialConversion, to help hotels engage and convert guests through social media McLaren Technologies Delivers the Latest in Guest Service Technology from MTech to the Internationally Renowned InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong U.S. News Media Group Ranks the Best U.S. Hotels Across 49 Destinations Hotel Food and Beverage: Locals Up, Lounges Down / Robert Mandelbaum Hotel Problems Solved Once and For All (Part 1 of 3) / Jim Hartigan Boutique Hotels, Particularly in London, Set to Grow as Investors and Operators Look to the Sector for Expansion Cosmopolitan, Straight Up: Slick and Homespun; Self-important and Unpretentious; Expensive and Inclusive Grenadian Hotelier Sir Royston O. Hopkin, KCMG, Receives Caribbean Tourism Organization Lifetime Achievement Award Steve Wilson Named CEO of The Service Companies, North America's Leading Hospitality and Casino Outsourcing Firm runtriz Bringing Right Vibe to Guests Via Prescriptive Music Partnership INNCOM Unveils 'INNcontrol 3' Room Management System with 3D Real-Time Status Monitoring Centerstone Hotels Selects Whiteboard Labs for CRS and GDS Connectivity, Support SoftBrands to Deliver Session on Profitability at HITEC 2011; "Doing Business Your Way – For Profit" Will Help Hotels Learn to Drive Profitability with Technology PSAV® Honored with 'Staged Events Award' at InfoComm 2011 in Orlando Amadeus Showcases IT and Business Transformation Opportunities for Hoteliers at HITEC 2011 HFTP's Inaugural Asian Hospitality Technology Education Conference, AHTEC@HOFEX, Exceeds Expectations; Planning Begins on AHTEC 2.0 262-room Hotel ICON opens in Hong Kong First Hospitality Group Hopes to Begin $18 million Conversion of Downtown Milwaukee Property into 128-room Hilton Garden Inn by Fall Today Show, Al Roker, Surprises Las Vegas Culinary Academy with $1.5 million in Gifts as Part of Lend a Hand Program New Daufuskie Resort & Breathe Spa Owner There to Stay; Learning to Crawl and then Walk for Revamp of Property Salamander Hotels & Resorts Chosen to Manage 302-villa Fishing Lodge Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic The Dow Hotel Company to Manage the 375-suite Embassy Suites Anaheim South in Garden Grove, California, Owned by Landmark Companies June 13, 2011 Lane Hospitality Succeeds Through Tradition of Service Across All Brands; hotel ServicePro Helps Maintain Tradition by Boosting Guest Satisfaction 5% in 3 Months Finding the one that's juuust right at HITEC: A Hospitality International Case Study IDeaS Announces First Round of Winners of 2011 IDeaS Cornell Revenue Management Scholarship Is the Cosmopolitan Too Big to Fail? IHG Appoints Kirk Kinsell as President, The Americas, Following the Resignation of Jim Abrahamson Jim Abrahamson Appointed as President and COO of Interstate Hotels & Resorts Don't Let A Culture Of Profitable Mediocrity Infiltrate Your Hotel / Doug Kennedy Joe Montana Expected to Pitch Hotel Project to Santa Clara City Council in California Optimum Hotel Brokerage Sells JFK Plaza Hotel; Represented Trustee in Bankruptcy Sale of New York City Hotel New ProfitWizard Ad-Hoc Reporting Tool Takes Center Stage for ProfitSword at this Year's HITEC in Austin VSi is Raising the Bar on Mobile Applications; As a company built on innovation, Vertical Systems once again affirms its industry leadership role by focusing on operational efficiencies through mobile applications Roomlinx Continues Rollout of iTV Platform 3.0 with Signing of Prestigious Delamar Hotel; Advanced in-room technology blends seamlessly with old world ambiance at Delamar Greenwich Harbor Intelity Introduces the Future of Hospitality at HITEC; Award Winning ICE Technology continues to revolutionize the hospitality industry The 180-suite Ramada Netanya to Open this Summer in Netanya, Israel Hilton Hotels & Resorts Opens Hilton Bodrum Turkbuku Resort & Spa in South Western Turkey Sleep Inn Celebrates First Property to Open with Entirely New Prototype, The Sleep Inn & Suites Hotel in Norton, Kansas Redmond Marriott Town Center in Redmond, Washington Completes Million Dollar Renovation Benchmark Hospitality Appoints John Santangelo Director of Food & Beverage for 295-room Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca, Illinois Chris Moore Named as Guest Service Manager of 183-room Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center in Glen Allen, Virginia June 10, 2011 hotel SystemsPro Launches Mobile-Optimized hotel WebSpace; Property-Based Search Engine Optimized Sales Solution Enables Hoteliers to Capture Smartphone Business Linked to Popular Nearby Events OpenWays and KABA Unveil All-In-One Saflok RFID Lock with Factory-Integrated OpenWays Mobile Key Travelodge Future Of Sleep Study: Augmented Reality To Revolutionise Our Slumber - How Advanced Hotel Room Technology in 2030 Will Almost "Be Alive" / Dr. Ian Pearson Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Acquires the 235-room W Boston for $89.5 million; Management to Remain with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Jim FitzGibbon, President Worldwide Hotel Operations of Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, to Retire; New Senior Leadership Appointments Include Chris Hart, President, Hotel Operations - Asia Pacific and Craig Reid, President, Hotel Operations - Americas Why is Las Vegas Sands President Michael Leven Smiling? $800 million Investment in Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem Appears to Have Paid Off Hoteliers Attend Boot-Camp to Get Schooled in Reputation Management What's for Brunch? A Sting at Pennsylvania's Hotel Bethlehem Mexico City, Mexico Continues to See an Increase in Hospitality Development for 2011 Protecting Your Brand from Discounts; The Real Economic Impact of Losing Rate Discipline / Jean Francois Mourier HSMAI Greater New York Chapter Names Adele Gutman Milne of HKHotels Sales & Marketing Executive of the Year HITEC 2011 App for iPhone and Android Available for Free Download AHLEI Promotes Chris Jack to Vice President, Professional Certification HSMAI Introduces New, Cutting-Edge Event - MEET: Meetings, Events, Education, Technology Marriott Helps to Launch Hospitality Sustainable Purchasing Consortium; an Industrywide Index to Provide Standards for Sustainable Purchasing of Hotel Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment Dickinson, North Dakota's Hotel Expansion Continues; Two More Hotels May Go Up in Addition to Five Already Built or in Progress Hampton Hotels Opens 10 New Hotels in First Quarter of 2011 Totaling 873 New Rooms Real Hospitality Group & Starwood Open Aloft New York Brooklyn; Karl Baugher Opening General Manager Shaner Hotel Group and Marriott Open the 83-room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 84-suite TownePlace Suites by Marriott Opens in Elko, Nevada, Owned by Ruby Vista Lodging Associates, Managed by Zions Hospitality Management Services 108-room Dream South Beach Opens in Miami, Florida Orient-Express Hotels Appoints Bob Lovejoy as Chairman of the Board and Names Two New Directors to its Eight Member Board O'Reilly Hospitality Management, LLC Appoints L. Scott Tarwater as Chief Development Officer Buffalo Lodging Associates Appoints Peter Marks as General Manager for the 114-suite Homewood Suites Holyoke/Springfield-North in Massachusetts Tod Roadarmel Appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing for the 800-room Omni Nashville Hotel in Tennessee Mauro Gomez Named as Executive Chef for W Maldives Retreat & Spa Destination Hotels and Resorts Appoints Cody Vasek as Executive Chef at Stowe Mountain Lodge in Stowe, Vermont Benchmark Hospitality International Appoints Fekade A. Wolde Director of Food & Beverage at Hotel Granduca in Houston, Texas June 9, 2011 MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas Manages 90,000-Piece Garment Inventory with InvoTech Uniform Tracking System; 'Barcodes Function as a License Plate for Clothes;' Accurate Inventory Software Reports Keep Departments on Budget; Uniforms Delivered Ready to Wear in 30 Seconds at Employee Clock-In Cendyn President Charles Deyo Anchors Panel on 'Driving Marketing ROI' at Loyalty Expo; Deyo Tells How to Use Emerging Communication Tools to Increase Marketing ROI and Build Loyalty U.S. Hotel Transaction Volume Reaches $4.9 Billion Through May, Triple the Volume for Same Period Last Year Reports Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels; Investors' 'buy' intentions are at six-year high A Shortage of Hotel Inventory in Paris Could Push Values to Record Highs by 2015 According to New Report from HVS London Union Workers at Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa Support Boycott of the Hotel in an Attempt to Gain Leverage in Contract Discussions The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Outlines Global Expansion Initiative; Plans to Add 36 Hotels and Residential Projects From Morocco to Mexico Through 2016 Westin GM Estimates $11 Million Loss to Area Hotels as a Result of Proposed 500-room Convention Center Hotel on Hutchinson Island, Georgia Bankruptcy Trustee for the Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino Resort Seeks to Recover Millions in Lawsuit Against Property Developer Three Key Steps to Help Hotel Marketers Mine Social Customer Feedback Intelligently / Ashish Gambhir First TRYP by Wyndham Hotel in Colombia Opens in Medellín Rezidor Hotel Group to Open 133-room Radisson Blu Golden Horn Hotel in Istanbul in the First Quarter of 2013 The Lodge & Spa at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia Owned and Operated by Noble Investment Group Joins Autograph Collection Saint Lucia Poised for Strong 2011 as its Tourist Board Describes Significant Island-Wide Travel Industry Development EZYield upgrades connection to Travel Tripper’s RezTrip booking engine SoftBrands Showcases Profit-focused Solutions for Hotels at HITEC 2011; Applications for all key departments will be demonstrated Hoteliers Should Remove Barriers Between Technology, Marketing and Operations to Unlock Growth, says Amadeus Industry Report; Greater integration between business and IT priorities vital to speed hotel growth in the next three years Sign, Save and Send Proposals, Contracts and BEOs from anywhere in the world with Target Net; The Knowland Group partners with EchoSign to give clients the ability to sign any document on the spot Purcell Consulting Services to Represent AHLEI in Canada Pegasus Solutions Announces New Revenue Generation Team to Manage Customer Growth Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Completes Acquisiton of Hotel Monaco Baltimore and B&O American Brasserie for Approximately $33 million Midas Hospitality and Marriott to Open the 82-room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Paducah, Kentucky Jayson's LTD and IHG Open the 104-key New-build Holiday Inn Express San Antonio NW Near SeaWorld in Texas Ascend Collection from Choice Hotels Debuts in New Hampshire with the 40-room Lane Hotel in Keene Operated by Colwen Management 726-key Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Bangkok, Thailand Completes $35 Million Renovation 397-key Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel in New Jersey Completes Multi-Million Dollar Renovation ResortCom International Appoints Daniel Ortiz as Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Barry Named Director of Sales of the 251-room Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation on Georgia's Lake Oconee InterContinental San Juan Resort & Casino Appoints Jackie Raccuglia and Lissette Carlo to Sales Mangement Team June 8, 2011 KABA Installs Saflok RFID Upgrade at Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch and Comfort Inn Shady Grove; Saflok RFID Ranks First in Reliability, Guest Satisfaction Hilton Worldwide renews multi-year distribution agreement with Sabre Hospitality Solutions; Industry icon reconfirms its commitment to provide real-time inventory to Sabre Connected travel agents RevPAR Adjusted Budgets: The Only Ones Worth Looking At (Part 2 of 3) / Miguel Rivera Lead Nurturing – The Art of Watering and Fertilizing Prospects! / Carol Verret 19 Hotel Waterpark Resorts Open in USA in 2010; Twenty-Five More Launch Outside North America / Jeff Coy San Diego's Hotel La Jolla, Which Faced Foreclosure, Purchased by an Affiliate of Westport Capital Partners; Ongoing Renovations to Continue / Lori Weisberg Element Times Square in New York City Becomes Nation's First Hotel to Partner with a Community Sponsored Agriculture Group, Family-Owned Holton Farms, To Bring Fresh, Seasonal Produce to Guests and Neighbors Marriott International Planning 12 New JW Marriott Brand Hotels to Open by 2012 in India, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Maldives, Peru, Vietnam, UAE and South Korea Rezidor Hotel Group to Open Two New Park Inn by Radisson Hotels in Africa, Park Inn Polokwane in Limpopo and Park Inn Nairobi Westlands in Kenya JW Marriott Teams Up with Luxury Brands in Nutrition, Culinary, Art, Culture, Accessories and Wellness as Part of Global Brand Initiativeto Deliver a Deeper Luxury Customer Experience Singapore Will Likely Overtake Las Vegas as Gaming Hub; Singapore's Revenue Estimates for 2011 are $6.4 billion, Las Vegas Revenue for 2010 was $5.8 billion The Liquidation Sale of the Sahara Hotel and Casino opens Thursday, June 16th at 10:00 a.m. Sale will be conducted by NCL/ National Content Liquidators, Inc EasyRMS Brings in Industry Expert; Gavin Simonds Appointed as Non-Executive Chairman Roomlinx Launches iTV Platform 3.0; iTV Platform 3.0 - much more than VoD and takes Interactive TV to a whole new level Eccleston Square Hotel Introduces Virtual Concierge to Europe With iPad 2 Featuring Intelity ICE Technology; The Newly Refurbished Hotel Will Be First in Europe to Launch Virtual Concierge Utilizing the iPad 2 with Intelity Technology Brazilian-based Pmweb Expands Offerings With EZYield's Channel Management Tool; Prominent Brazilian hotel marketing technology and CRM provider adds the industry's leading channel management solution to their hospitality product portfolio One Ocean Resort "Exceeds Expectations" - with MEETINGScope Emeril's in the Lowes Hotel Miami Beach to Close in August; Decision is Mutual Citing Inability to Reach Lease Agreement Hilton Garden Inn and Adjoining Pivot Point Conference Center in Yuma, Arizona Going on Auction Block in a Trustee Sale Abriendo Inn, on the National Register of Historic Places, in Pueblo, Colorado Goes Silent Due to Foreclosure Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tenants File Lawsuit Claiming Tribe isn't Playing by its Own Rules Managed by A.G. Hospitality, New 131-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott to Open in Wichita, Kansas Berlin's Foremost Hospitality Opens its Sixth Holiday Inn Express in Dresden City Centre with Plans for 20 Hotels by 2016 Martein van Wagenberg Named Managing Director of the LasVentanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort, in Los Cabos, Mexico Jaclyn Payne Named Sales Manager for 110-room Hotel Teatro in Denver, Colorado Rich Hinojosa Appointed Executive Chef at Hotel Jerome, A RockResort in Aspen, Colorado Martin Steiner Named as Executive Chef for Soon to Open Jumeirah Frankfurt Hotel June 7, 2011 Cendyn President Charles Deyo Anchors Panel on 'Driving Marketing ROI' at Loyalty Expo; Deyo Tells How to Use Emerging Communication Tools to Increase Marketing ROI and Build Loyalty Knowland's Target Net Leads Revolution in Hotel Meetings Management, Social Media Integration; Innovative platform now features streamlined booking process, improved BEO interface, integrated social media dashboard, and more A Chef's Painful Road to Rehab: The Pressures of the Kitchen Drive an Untold Number of Chefs into Substance Abuse Oil Prices and Lodging Risk: When Will Oil Prices Impact The Lodging Industry? Trust - The Secret Sauce in Building Team Member Engagement / Jim Hartigan Hotel Lawyer in New York with pre-NYU industry forecast: Sunny with occasional clouds and NO storms on the horizon / Jim Butler Service Excellence 101: How to Serve a VIP / Dr. Bryan K. Williams, DM A Sermon on Service: Chattanooga, Tennessee Prepares for How to Best Serve Tourism Industry South Florida Hotels Discover Scents Make Sense Developers of Oklahoma City's Bricktown District Confirm Construction to Move Forward on Two Planned Hotel Projects Owners of Three Tucson, Arizona Hotels File for Bankruptcy Protection in Effort to Stave Off Scheduled Auction Hilton Worldwide's Annual Development Forum in Mexico City Reinforces Expansion Plans in Mexico Crowne Plaza Houston near Reliant Park Generates 1,000 Room Nights through eMax Vanity Website Hospitality Softnet, Inc. Appoints Lisa Francisco Director of Learning Services Santa Fe, New Mexico Bed and Breakfasts Owners, While 'Not Recovered Yet', Remain Optimistic About Summer Season Owned and Managed by Concord Hospitality, New 124-room Courtyard Washington Meadow Lands to Open in Washington, Pennsylvania Pinnacle Hospitality Partners & IHG Open the Holiday Inn Express Nashville West I-40/Whitebridge Rd., Formerly the Baymont Inn, Following $1.5 million Enhancement Winner Hotel Corporation and Carlson Open Park Inn by Radisson in Sharon, Pennsylvania Prism Hotels & Resorts Selected to Manage Sheraton Charleston Airport Hotel Mary Kay Caschetta Appointed Vice President of Loyalty for Carlson Hotels Greystone Hotels and OSM Investment Company Appoint Greg Rizzi as General Manager and Dennis Hofilena as Director of Sales & Marketing for Soon to Debut The Hotel Wilshire in Los Angeles, California Manuel De Luca Named Executive Chef for the Sheraton Hacienda del Mar Golf & Spa Resort in Los Cabos Jean-Paul Peluffo Named Executive Chef & Food & Beverage Director for Stonepine Estate Resort in Carmel Valley, California Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston Names Brian Dandro as Executive Chef June 6, 2011 Crescent Hotels & Resorts Goes to The Cloud to Manage Sales for 66 Properties; hotel SalesPro Increases Sales Performance Online at Less Cost to Owners IDeaS Expands in Strategic Markets with New Executive Appointments VingCard Elsafe's VISIONLINE Locking System Selected by 5-Star Siam Kempinski Bangkok; Thailand's Newest Luxury Hotel Implements Hospitality Industry's Leading RF-Based Security Technology Loews Hotels CEO Jonathan M. Tisch Delivers Opening Speech at the NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference; Calls America's Aging Infrastructure System the "Challenge of the Next 20 Years" Special Report of Preliminary Findings From Comprehensive Analysis of Hotel Distribution Channels by AH&LA and STR Presented at NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference; Report Will be Published by HSMAI Foundation Big Debt, Bad Economy Steering the Ritz-Carlton at Lake Tahoe to Foreclosure LaSalle Hotel Properties Enters Agreement to Acquire The Park Central Hotel in New York City for $405.5 million RevPAR-Adjusted Budgets: The Only Ones Worth Looking At (Part 1 of 3) / Miguel Rivera Here's a Tip: It looks Like Steve Wynn Wins Again Full-Service Miramar Hotel to Break Ground in Q4 2011: Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 155 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database New GM For 312-room Chicago Area Hyatt: Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 111 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or Ownership Potential Business Lost by Hotel Sales Department Interruptions and Lack of Focus / David Brudney Nobody Asked me, But... No. 77: Public Relations Trumps Common Sense; Nobody Does It Better; Plaza Hotel’s Oak Room to Close; Pay Attention to State Franchise Laws; Quote of the Month / Stanley Turkel Social Media: Tips to Get Them at "Hello" / Brenda Fields DO's and DON'Ts of Hotel Technology v3.0 / Terence Ronson U.S. Transaction Prices Continue to Accelerate as Cap Rates are at Pre-Recession Lows During Q1 2011; Average Selling Price at Record High of $125,946 Per Room, a 30% YoY Increase from Q1 2010’s $97,084 per room Hyatt Affiliate Acquires Three All-Suites Hotels from The Hardage Group for $76.5 million; All to be Re-branded as Hyatt Summerfield Suites with $15 million Planned for Renovations / Lori Weisberg HEI Hotels & Resorts Sells the 174-room Algonquin Hotel in New York City; HEI Will Retain Management Responsibilities Marriott Hotels & Resorts Adding to Global Pipeline Nearly 50 New Hotels and Resorts Over Next Four Years; Focus is on Worldwide Emerging Destinations Starwood Plans to Open One Hotel Every Two Weeks in China with Over 90 New Hotels in the Pipeline The Dow Hotel Company, in a Joint Venture with Prudential Insurance Company of America, Acquires the 304-room Hilton Long Island/Huntington in Melville, New York O’Neill Hotels & Resorts to Manage the 224-suite Embassy Suites Phoenix-Tempe Recently Purchased by Sunstone U.S. Opp. Realty Trust for $19 million ; Multi-million Dollar Renovations are Planned ProfitSword Experiences Rapid Growth Despite Tough Economy HITEC 2011 To Feature Two Valuable Sessions on PCI Compliance on Monday, June 20 New Hotel Projects in Canadian Pipeline Showing Modest Increases According to Lodging Econmetrics Spring Report A Baker's Dozen of Formulas to Thrive (and not merely survive) in the Service and Hospitality Industry! / Dr. John Hogan InSite Group and Cube Capital to Convert Miami's Continental South Beach Oceanfront Hotel to B Hotels & Resorts Newly Built, the all seasons Bangkok Victory Monument, Accor's Economy Brand, Opens Winners From Twelve Categories were Honored at the First Ever HSMAI European Travel Marketer Awards 2011 Peter Regan of Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center Named Sales Leader of the Year for 2010 by Wyndham Hotels and Resorts HRI Properties Appoints Marlene Macaluso General Manager at Hilton Garden Inn Jackson Downtown in Historic King Edward Building Boris Manriquez Named General Manager of the Best Western Westchase Mini-Suites in Houston, Texas Meri Goldstein Joins The Hotel Group As Director of Acquisitions and Business Development The Inn at Pocono Manor Appoints John Gadbois Sales Manager The Wilderman Group Appoints Andrea M. Powers as Director of Sales for Richmond Hill City Center, a Conference Center Located in Richmond Hill, Georgia Dan Hotels Appoints Eitan Sasson as Director of Marketing and Sales, North America Pan Pacific Hotels Group Appoints Scott Sutliff as Manager, Global Sales for North America Driftwood Hospitality Management Appoints Brian Quinn as Executive Vice President & Principal, Development Kim Martinez Named Director of Sales at Benchmark's Lansdowne Resort in Virginia Rodolfo Denz Named Regional Revenue Manager, Latin America & Caribbean, for Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) June 3, 2011 Cendyn Acquires RoundTableHQ; RoundTableHQ's Web-Based getplanning Solution Streamlines the Planning Process by Providing Secure Real-Time Communications between Meeting Planners and Hotel Conference Teams VFM Leonardo Announces New Facebook App for VBrochure; Facebook Application that Adds VPowered Multi-Media Player to Hotel Facebook Pages is the Latest Innovation from VFM Leonardo's VLabs Team. U.S. High School Student on a Spanish Club Trip in Costa Rica Shot and Killed by a Hotel Security Guard The Lodging Opportunities Group Is Formed to Acquire, Operate Hotels; Focus Will be on Troubled U.S. Properties HEI Hotels & Resorts' Fund III Acquires the 350-room Westin Pasadena in Pasadena, California Investcorp Real Estate Acquires the 176-room Residence Inn Manhattan Beach for Approximately $40 million and Plans Renovation of Property Apple Nine Hospitality Takes Over Ownership of the 224-room Hilton Dallas-Park Cities in Dallas, Texas Choice Hotels International Recognizes its Top Franchise Hotels & Owners at 2011 Convention; Top Hotels Awarded "Inn of the Year," "Premier Alliance" and "Developer of the Year" Recognitions Groupon and Expedia Partner to Launch Travel Deals Site for Consumers; Groupon Getaways With Expedia Latin American Hospitality Management and IHG, Through a Franchise Agreement, Announce New Build 198-room Holiday Inn Express Panama City Unite Here Organizing Housekeepers Nationwide by Launching Campaign to End Silence on Their Views of Hotel Dangers Hotel Lawyer with the Executive Roundtable Results; Debt is returning, equity is out looking, and we've passed the bottom of the trough. Why now is the time to purchase a hotel. / Jim Butler Optimum Hotel Brokerage Sells Bank REO Hotel; Pennsylvania Distressed Hotel Sold for Regional Bank Libra OnDemand Collaborates with sbe to Provide Intuitive Service and Higher Levels of Customer Satisfaction Starwood's The Luxury Collection Rated #1 In Guest Satisfaction For Q1 2011, Caesars Palace Las Vegas Provides Best "Casino Experience"; Market Metrix Announces First Quarter 2011 Hospitality Index Results SkyWire Media, Inc. is Awarded Patent on Mobile Offers, Coupons, Trigger Events and Viral Messages Knowland VIP Client, Tonia Noonan, Featured in Join the Revolution Ad Campaign; "I felt like a movie star!" said Noonan, VPOSM for Sunburst Hospitality and Knowland Target Net customer Lowe Enterprises Places the Seven-year-old, 210-room Estancia La Jolla Hotel and Spa, Located Adjacent to UC San Diego Campus up for Sale / Lori Weisberg Raymond Management Co. Contemplating Building an Eight-story Hampton Inn & Suites Near Fort Worth Convention Center IHG Signs 54 Hotels in Europe Adding over 7,800 Rooms Across Crowne Plaza, Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Hotel Indigo Brands Best Rest Management and IHG Open the 123-room Holiday Inn Express San Diego Airport - Old Town Following a $2 million Conversion Destination Hotels & Resorts to Manage The Woodmark Hotel, Yacht Club & Spa in Kirkland, Washington; John T. Murphy Named General Manager June 1, 2011 Sycuan Casino Upgrades Garment Inventory Tracking System to InvoTech GIMS UHF-RFID; Sycuan Renovates Casino, Relies on Accurate Reports to Manage Tribal Assets of 20,000 Uniforms used by 1,600 Team Members Concord Hospitality Upgrades to Latest BI Technology with Execuvue; iPhone- and iPad-Compatible Execuvue Provides Actionable Insights Everywhere Sol Casinos Selects Inventory and Procurement Solution by Agilysys; Stratton Warren System Implemented at Casino Del Sol and Casino of the Sun Inmates at the North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women Successfully Generate Tourism to the Tarheel State, the Only Program of its Kind Nationwide to Succeed Nine Fired Resorts Casino Hotel Waitresses Hire High-Profile Lawyer, Gloria Allred, in Discrimination Lawsuit Over Skimpy Costumes Benchmark Hospitality International Acquires MTM Luxury Lodging; Launches Personal Luxury Collection® with 13 Properties Capital Hotel Management (CHM) Acquires Santa Monica Hotel Group Adding West Coast Presence Help with Yelp for Hotels / Daniel Edward Craig The Compliance Audit & Hospitality Theft / Errick Calloway Why the Cloud is Right for Hospitality / Gregg Hopkins Hawaii's Tourism Optimism Growing as Visitors Arrivals in April Increased 5.3% and Spending Up by 20.2% HVS Executive Search Presents Top-Performing CEO Award to Mark S. Hoplamazian of Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Top-Performing Board to LaSalle Hotel Properties Accor Ramps up Development in Indonesia with Planned Additions of 21 New Hotels Sunstone Hotel Investors Helps to Drive the Dreams of Youth in the San Clemente Area; 26th Annual Golf Tournament benefiting Boys & Girls Club in San Clemente sells out! Percipia Networks Launches Frequency PBX To Offer Hoteliers More Cost Effective IP Phone System New Rainmaker Group Corporate Office Earns Prestigious 'Gold Design' Award; Carson Guest Interior Design Firm Recognized for Rainmaker's Upscale High-Tech Workspace Hotel Monteleone Announces Launch of ZDirects' New Mobile Passport for Guests; New application for smart phones makes travel easier before and after arrival Warmbrodt Hotel Investments Selected to Advise in the Sale of the Best Western Plus Hotel and Suites-Olathe, Kansas Cimetics, the First Company Dedicated Exclusively to 100% Bed Bug Eradication, Debuts in Manhattan; Single Objective is to Tackle and Completely Eliminate the Growing Bed Bug Infestation throughout Greater New York Metro Area Hotel Boom in Cards for Stafford, Virginia? Four New Projects in Planning Stages Due to Growth from Marine Corps Base Quantico Renaissance Hotels Expands in Turkey with the 212-room Renaissance Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel to Open in Early 2012 Rezidor Hotel Group to Open the 235-room Park Inn London Wembley First Quarter 2012 Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki and Golf Club Begins $5 million Renovation Timed for APEC Convention Hilton Hotels & Resorts Opens 187-room Hilton Malabo in Equatorial Guinea, Marking Hilton's Entrance into its 78th Country Sonesta Collection Opens 112-room Sonesta Hotel Guayaquil in Equador; Managed by GHL Hoteles Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hosts International Forum on China Hotel Brand Development at Hotel ICON Anticipating a Need for an Additional 90,000 Employees in the Next Five Years in China, IHG Signs Three New IHG Academies Top 25 Read Articles - May 2011 Expedia Reveals 2011 "Insiders' Select" List Featuring the World's Top Hotels for Quality and Value; 500 Hotels Earn Designation as Insider Select Properties PGA Earns a Triple Bogey for Undisclosed Resort Fees; Guests at Florida Golfing Resort Surprised with Surcharge and File $25 Million Class Action Lawsuit Bankrupt Sè San Diego Hotel Along with The House of Blues Sells for $49 million to Kimpton Hotels, Far Short of Amount Owed to Lender and Creditors / Lori Weisberg Marriott Recognizes Eight Employees with its Highest Honor, the J. Willard Marriott Award of Excellence Internal Theft in the Hospitality Industry / Errick Calloway California Lawmakers to Address Hotel Sheets: Flat or fitted? Union-backed bill intended to cut down on worker injuries / Lori Weisberg New Owner of Daufuskie Island Resort Vows to Revitalize Project; Ideas Include Branding with a Luxury Flag Hospitality Pricing: What's Up With That? Six Truths Hoteliers and Restaurateurs Can Learn From Each Other / David K. Hayes, Allisha A. Miller & Joshua D. Hayes Chatham Lodging Emerges as Winning Bidder at Two Separate Bankruptcy Auctions Related to Innkeepers USA Trust Hotels Tropicana's $180 million Renovation Turning Heads; Moving from Number 80 in Customer Rankings of Top Las Vegas Hotels Before the Re-do to Number 20 How to Optimize Your TripAdvisor Listing / Daniel Edward Craig The Lender for Troubled 404-room Ritz-Carlton Kapalua in Hawaii, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, Purchased its Investment at Foreclusure Auction for $75 Million World's First Gay Wedding Certification Course Announces New Dates After Successful Launch Thanks for the Memories! - A Tribute to Harry Nobles / Michelle Renn KSL Capital Partners Acquires the InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona; The 293 room Resort Opened in 2008 at a Cost of $330 million Google Announces Hotel Mobile Statistics M Waikiki LLC, Owners of Hawaii's Waikiki Edition Hotel File Suit Against Marriott Intl. and Ian Schrager Claiming Gross Mismanagement of the Asset DoubleTree By Hilton Launching Year-Long Global Rebranding Initiative Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 118 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or Ownership; New General Manager to Start at Kimpton Hotel in June 2011 Hotelier Harry Mullikin, (1927 - 2011) "The Man Behind the Megahotels" Passes Away Virgin Galactic, Operators of Spaceport America, Eyeing Plans for Luxury Hotel to Accommodate Guests Spending $200K a Seat to be Launched into Suborbital Space Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Shuttered Since Hurricane Katrina, Set to Open in October 2011 Following a $275 Million Redesign Hotel Lawyer with Updates on Hotel Cap Rates, Values and Transactions from JMBM's Meet the Money® 2011 / Jim Butler The 2011 Lodging Industry Investment Council Top Ten: Annual Survey of Lodging Investment Trends; Overall Investor Expectations Bullish; Regardless of Anxiety and REIT Envy Thayer Lodging Group Acquires the JW Marriott in San Francisco, the Hotel Palomar in Atlanta, Georgia and Completes a $128 Million Corporate Recapitalization of Interstate Hotels & Resorts; Owned in a 50/50 Joint Venture with Jin Jiang Hotels May 31, 2011 Softscribe Inc. Signs InvoTech Systems, Inc.; Public Relations and Hospitality Marketing Firm Increases 2010 Fiscal Sales 53%, Revenue 13%; Teams with Leader in Inventory Tracking Systems to Add Industry Value Barbados Launches its own OTA Evision Worldwide Partners Launches Comprehensive Digital Marketing Campaign for Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel Global Hotel Leader Implements EZYield's 1-way Reservation Delivery Solution to Streamline Online Reservations; FRHI Holdings Limited integrates CRS with existing Channel Management partner for delivery of online reservations and maximum booking efficiencies. M Waikiki LLC, Owners of Hawaii's Waikiki Edition Hotel File Suit Against Marriott Intl. and Ian Schrager Claiming Gross Mismanagement of the Asset Competing for Conventions: Stakes are High for Proposed $900 million Convention Center Expansion for Balitmore's Inner Harbor Professor Kaye Chon, of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Honoured by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation with the UNWTO Ulysses Prize New Owner of Daufuskie Island Resort Vows to Revitalize Project; Ideas Include Branding with a Luxury Flag Outrigger Sells Ohana Islander Waikiki Hotel to Hilton Grand Vacations; Property to be Transformed to Time Share Units Built in 1888, the Hotel del Coronado, Becomes the Oldest Hotel in U.S. to Receive Green Seal Certification Oil Boom Brings New Lodging; Dickinson, North Dakota Expected to Open Doors on Five Additional Hotels by End of 2012 Watson, R.M.™ Gives "Lightning-Fast" Access to Labor Metrics Wolfgang Puck: Chattin' up the Original Celebrity Chef Islamorada, Florida's Holiday Isle Resort Getting a $10.5 million Makeover La Costa Resort Nearing Completion of $50 million Makeover Research Reveals Key Influence Drivers for Each Phase of the Travel Decision-Making Process Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Opens the 300-room Hotel Achieving Over 80% Occupancy Steigenberger Grandhotel and Spa on the Baltic Island of Usedom Opens IHG Opens Global Sales Office in Mumbai and New Delhi, India Robert McPherrin Named Director of Sales and Marketing of Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas May 27, 2011 Bankrupt Sè San Diego Hotel Along with The House of Blues Sells for $49 million to Kimpton Hotels, Far Short of Amount Owed to Lender and Creditors / Lori Weisberg China's Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Motel 168 for US $470 million Adding 281 Hotels in 81 Cities to Portfolio Tropicana's $180 million Renovation Turning Heads; Moving from Number 80 in Customer Rankings of Top Las Vegas Hotels Before the Re-do to Number 20 Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Acquires the 148-room Viceroy Miami Hotel for $36.5 million; Viceroy Hotel Group will Continue as Property Manager Macon-Bibb County Development Authority Reach Agreement on Terms for Development of $50 million Renaissance on the River Project Which Includes an Upscale Hotel Pacific Hotel Development Venture Proposing a 'Concierge' Hotel in Palo Alto, California The Doubletree Hotel Tucson at Reid Park's Owners, Reid Park Properties, File for Bankruptcy Protection; Property was Scheduled for Foreclosure Auction Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces Enters Management Contract With JK Hotels To Launch 161-room Taj Palace, Marrakech Carlson Hotels and Mortenson Development Break Ground on the 500-room, $137.5 million Radisson Blu at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota The End of Channel Management as We Know It / Jean Francois Mourier Cooking for a Cause: 100 Percent of Proceeds from Chefs to the Rescue to Benefit Alabama Tornado Victims Frank Wolfe, CAE to be Inducted into International Hospitality Technology Hall of Fame Business Travel Dips in April; Impact of World Events and Easter Holiday Cause Temporary Slow-down in Corporate Travel as Leisure Market Sustains Double-Digit Growth, According to Pegasus Solutions Shift4 to Host Tokenization Webinar for Hospitality Professionals Pirate Exhibitor Prevention Maintains HITEC 2011's High-Value Operating Under a Management Agreement with United Africa Group, Hilton Windhoek Opens As Hilton Worldwide's 50th Hotel in the Middle East and Africa in the Republic of Namibia Developed by Tainui Group Holdings in Partnership with Operators Auckland Airport and Accor, the $65 million Novatel Aukland Airport Opens Holiday Inn Express Replaces the Former Comfort Inn Hotel Damaged by Fire in 2008 in East Franklin, Pennsylvania Hilton Worldwide Names Haitham Matter As Regional Vice President of Sales for Middle East & Africa, Eastern Europe, Turkey & Russia The Westin New York at Times Square Promotes Jim Mooney to Director of Sales & Marketing for the 863-Room Hotel Steve Sicinski Appointed Executive Chef of Topnotch Resort and Spa in Stowe, Vermont The InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco Names Joseph Ferragamo Food & Beverage Manager May 26, 2011 Thanks for the Memories! A Tribute to Harry Nobles IHG Enters Strategic Cooperation with Poly Real Estate for Three Brand, Six Hotel Management Deal Throughout China; Poly Real Estate to Invest Over $565 million in Development of Hotels Restaurants and Hotels Developing a Growing Appetite for Gluten-free Products; Excluding Food Service, Americans Spent an Estimated $2.64 billion Last Year From Retailers, up from $935 million in 2006 DoubleTree By Hilton Launching Year-Long Global Rebranding Initiative Hard Rock International Moving Forward with Plans for $300 million Boutique Casino Hotel in Atlantic City Stop Changing. Start "Doing It Differently" at Your Hotel! / Jim Hartigan Employment Law, Service Innovation, and Brand Management Addressed at the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research Spring Roundtables HEI Hotels & Resorts' Fund III Acquires Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Virginia Brand New Limited Service Hotel For Sale On Manhattan's Lower East Side Priced At $19 Million; Eastern Consolidated Exclusively Retained to Market 5 Allen Street Flagged by Howard Johnson; Under Construction, with a Completion Date of Fourth Quarter 2011l RateTiger Forms Closer Ties with Online Channel Partners; New service further connects hotels and travel websites Hospitality Conversations™: Different Approaches Deliver Success In Hospitality Internships / Dr. John Hogan Bill Approved Seeking to Jump Start Three Stalled Casino Resort Projects by Giving Tax Breaks to St. Croix Hotel Developers Developer Proposing 108-room Hotel for Oakdale's Oak Marsh Golf Course in Oakdale, Minnesota Corporation for Travel Promotion CEO, Jim Evans, Pledges Strong Collaboration with Partners to Achieve Maximum Return on Investment at International Pow Wow Carlson Opens the 136-room Radisson Hotel Menomonee Falls in Menomonee, Wisconsin The Beverly Hills Hotel Unveils Two New Presidential Bungalows as the First Addition to Property in Over 50 Years Kristin Campbell Joins Hilton Worldwide as Executive Vice President and General Counsel Choice Hotels Names Robert McDowell Senior Vice President, Global Distribution Carlson Appoints Alan J. Buddendeck Vice President and Chief Communications Officer Marcus® Hotels & Resorts Promotes Chris Anderson To Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing And Brand Development Robert D. Guidice Named General Manager of the Aruba Marriott Resort's Stellaris Casino May 25, 2011 Cendyn Launches eFaceTime Video Sales Capability for eProposal; Boost Conversion Rates and Buy-In through Video Personal Enthusiasm plus Show and Tell VingCard Elsafe Taps Industry Veteran Bob Aquilino as President, Americas; Proven corporate leader to accelerate growth for VingCard Elsafe brands in the Americas region Holiday Inn Express & Suites Modesto Meets Online Travel Shopper Demands for Video; There is Nothing "Muy Modesto" about this VFM Leonardo Merchandising Hero's Online E-Business Success Ian Schrager Launches PUBLIC Chicago Transforming the Ambassador East to a New Class of Hotel; Brand to Debut Fall 2011 CEO of Revel Casino Surprises Gaming Congress by Disclosing that the $2.4 billion Megaresort in Atlantic City Will Open May 15, 2012 Cedar Rapids City Council Commits to up to $35.4 million in Bond Debt for Downtown Hotel; Filing Formal Application to Secure Doubletree by Hilton Franchise Mom and Pop Ice Cream Parlor Could be Displaced to Make Room for 700-room Upscale Hotel in Garden Grove, California Architectural ADA Compliance Best Practices for Hospitality / Stanley Tang ADA Defense Lawyer: How to Quickly Lose Business. (No ADA-Compliant Reservation System) / Jim Butler & David Sudeck Hotel Sales - The Clients You Want versus The Clients You Get! / Carol Verret Orlando is First U.S. Travel Destination to Draw More Than 50 million Visitors in a Single Year Los Angeles Overtakes Miami Rising to the Number Two Destination Spot in United States for Overseas Visitors with a 33% Increase in 2010 Compared with 2009 St. Louis County, Missouri Officials Being Asked for $250,000 to Help Pay for Convention of Officials Who Decide Where to Hold Conventions Lodging Econometrics Reports Latin America Pipeline Increased for a Fifth Consecutive Quarter to 517 Projects/83,939 rooms; Growth Propelled by Global Brand Expansion Megapolis Investment Group and Hard Rock International to Open the 66-story Hard Rock Hotel Panama Megapolisas, the First Hard Rock Property in Latin America; Managed by Decameron Hotels & Resorts Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts and OAO Sistema-Hals Sign Management Agreement for Development of the Swissôtel Sochi Kamelia Located Along the Black Sea in the Russian City of Sochi Tradition Meets Technology: Branding in the 21st Century / Jennifer Rodrigues Quake-Damaged 27-storey Hotel Grand Chancellor in Christchurch, New Zealand to Come Down as Launch to Recovery Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel in Worley, Idaho Unveils Completion of $75 million Resort Expansion; Home of Circling Raven Golf Club Adds New Spa, Steakhouse, Center Bar, Outdoor Amphitheater and 98 Hotel Rooms Jennie Hoffman Promoted to Area Director of Sales & Marketing for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Doral Golf Resort & Spa, a Marriott Resort, Appoints Chris Bracken as Director of Sales & Marketing VIE Hotel Bangkok and V Villas Hua Hin Appoints Wanida Tardivel as Director of Business Development & Strategy May 24, 2011 InvoTech Announces GIMS™ UHF-RFID Linen and Uniform Tracking System; New UHF-RFID System (GIMS™) Eliminates Hand Counts, Creates Greater Laundry Efficiency, Reduces Lost Items to Save Money Solid RevPAR Growth Anticipated to Continue into 2012 According to PwC US Lodging Industry Forecast How to Optimize Your TripAdvisor Listing / Daniel Edward Craig Choice Hotels International Unveils New Design Concept For Flagship Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites Following Commitment to Brand Revitalization Growing Security Concerns Make Quality Training For Hotel Frontline Staff a Must New Jersey AFL-CIO Urging Conventions to Boycott Tropicana Casino & Resort Until Contract Dispute is Settled with Three Trade Unions Noble Investment Group Acquires the Former Holiday Inn Atlanta Decatur Hotel and Conference Center; 184-room Hotel to Undergo a Comprehensive Redevelopment and be Rebranded as a Courtyard by Marriott $40 million Redevelopment of Former Hotel Lafayette in Buffalo, New York Set to Begin Including a 34-room Boutique Hotel Trump Marina Officially Becomes Golden Nugget; Owner, Tilman Fertitta, to Sink $100 million into Badly Needed Face-Lift HeBS Digital Celebrates 10 Years of ROI Driven Hotel Website Design and Digital Marketing Campaigns; Hospitality eBusiness Strategies (HeBS Digital) commemorates 10 years of excellence and innovation with a new logo, new website, client appreciation discounts, Facebook contest, and more. Google Announces Hotel Mobile Statistics 'Guest Service Gold' Program Wins Bronze Telly Award Lodging Interactive Launches Brand Field Marketing Services Libra OnDemand Keeps Sales Flowing At Historic Basin Harbor Hotel; More than just a cutting-edge CRM solution, Libra OnDemand enables nimble, efficient guest communications and sales management. Jekyll Island Authority Development Partners Showcase Plans for New Hotel Offerings; Hilton, Westin & Marriott are Top Contenders for Management of 200-room Full-Service Property Newly Formed Corporation for Travel Promotion Looks to Raise Money to Promote U.S. Tourism Ernst & Young Benchmark Survey for Middle East Indicates Occupancy at Beirut Hotels Drops to 50% in Q1 Compared to 72% Same Period Last Year New Inspection Standards at Hotels and Restaurants to be Upgraded Throughout Jordan Sonesta Collection Opens 118-room Sonesta Hotel Cartagena in Colombia, South America; Managed by GHL Hoteles Fred Sawyers Promoted to Complex Manager; Responibilities Now Include DoubleTree by Hilton New Orleans in Additon to General Manager of the 1622-room Hilton New Orleans Riverside May 23, 2011 Orient-Express Hotels Signs with Pegasus Solutions; Renowned International Chain Plans Move to Pegasus’ Next Generation Technology to Manage Inventory and Sell Hotels, Trains and Cruises through One Booking Itinerary Security Threats - the Hospitality Industry is on the Front Line / Commissioner (ret.) Assaf Heffetz New Operator for Portland Hotel Seeks GM: Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 118 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or Ownership Strategic Hotels & Resorts to Acquire to Acquire the Remaining 49% Interest in the InterContinental Chicago KSL Capital Partners Acquires the InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona Hyatt Affiliate Purchases Three California Woodfin Suites Properties for $76.5 million; Hotels Will Be Rebranded as Hyatt Summerfield Suites And Will Undergo $15 million in Renovations Architect Selection for $24 million LEED Inn/Conference Center in July: Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 206 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Embassy Suites Hotels Honors Top 2010 Brand Performers; Russell Tanakaya Named General Manager of the Year of the Embassy Suites Brea - North Orange County Bill to Allow Gambling in Rooms at Hotel-Casinos in Nevada Advances Long Planned $50 million, 135-room Boutique Hotel for Short North Outside of Columbus, Ohio Receives Conditional Approvals Virgin Islands Goverment Employees Retirement System Planning to Build Hotel and Conference Center on St. Thomas Hilton Worldwide and Dar Al Bayan Real Estate Development Enter Management Agreement for New Build, 430-key Hilton Al Jubail in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia Trust International Launches Direct Interface with TL-Lincoln in Japan; Solare Hotels & Resorts is first Trust hotel client to connect to TL Lincoln Construction of the $500 million, 1,001-room Omni Dallas Convention Center Hotel Ahead of Schedule and Will Open Early Upscale, Luxury Segments Dominating Hotel Projects in Pipeline in the Middle East and Africa Accounting for More than 75% of Development Frank Hernandez, a Halekulani Lobby Concierge and Member of the Elite Les Clefs d'Or Gives Hotel a Glow While Providing Experiences Growing Talent Does Not Happen Without Focused Effort in Hospitality (Part 2 of Meeting the Need for Talent) / Dr. John Hogan Golden Nugget Preparing to De-Trump the Trump Marina Hotel Casino in Atlantic City Once $38 million Sale Approved New Owner of Grayl's Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida Planning Complete Renovation of Property Including Name Change Managed by Atlific Hotels, New Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott to Open in Winnipeg, Manitoba Washington Dulles Airport Marriott Completes $9.3 Million Renovation; Design Concept Based On Eero Saarinen's Original Design Of Dulles Airport Vision Hospitality Group Appoints Jeff Hollis General Manager for Hampton Inn & Suites Chattanooga Downtown Darla Cook Named Sales Manager for Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado JW Marriott® Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona Names Owen Williams Chef de Cuisine Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston Names Troy Clarke Director of Food and Beverage Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center Names Lisa Bainbridge as Catering Sales Manager May 20, 2011 Travelclick® Hosts Webinar-2011 First Quarter Hotel Industry Update: Adapting to the Changing Revenue Management and Marketing Landscape; Complimentary Webinar Taking Place May 25 & 26, 2011 Intelity and OpenWays Joining Forces to Offer the Most Comprehensive Mobile Guest Experience with Hotel Efficiency in Mind Knowland Completes Major Expansion, Now Has Office Space for More Than 400 Employees; Due to Increased Demand from Major Enterprise Accounts, Innovative Business Development Firm Completes Upgrades of Three Main Locations to more than 40,000 sq feet of Class A Office Space Attention Destination Marketing and State Tourism Officials - You probably have limited money in your Budgets - Time to get Creative / John Hendrie DiamondRock Hospitality Acquires the JW Marriott Denver for $72.6 Million; Sage Hospitality Retains Management Contract Brack Capital Real Estate and IHG, Through a Joint Venture, to Develop 290-room Hotel Indigo on Lower East Side of Manhattan Built in 1926, the Historic Boutique Hotel, Park Manor Suites in San Diego Sold for $11.5 million to Illinois Company Specializing in Time Shares / Lori Weisberg Carlson Recognizes Nine Employees for Outstanding Career Achievement with 2010 Carlson Fellows Awards Hotel Lawyer with Fresh Perspectives on the Hotel Industry from Smith Travel / Jim Butler Hotels Fear Backlash as City of Duluth, Minnesota Sues Major Travel Website A Tale of Two Strategies; Contrasting boutique and chain hotel revenue management approaches / Jean Francois Mourier Appreciation and Recognition are the "Special Order of the Day": Hospitality Should Celebrate National Waiters and Waitresses Day / Dr. John Hogan Plus Services Company Sees Benefits from Watson, R.M.™ Global Travel Network Swiftrank Ranks On List Of Hottest Online Travel Companies; MomentumIndex declares travel-planning company a 'Start-Up We Like.' Proposed $650 million Miami Beach Convention Center Expansion Prompts Private Investment Discussions with Hilton & Marriott World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) President & CEO, David Scowsill, Calls for a Global Coalition for Travel & Tourism to Power Growth Ernst & Young Releases Report on Global Infrastructure: Trillions of Dollars Spent Rebuilding and Expanding Around the World, but not in U.S., Which Seriously Pales by Comparison Hilton Hotels & Resorts Enters New Zealand’s South Island With Opening Of Hilton Queenstown Latitude Management Real Estate Investors, Inc. to Rebrand Former Crowne Plaza Omaha into Sheraton Omaha Hotel Following $4 million Renovation Shreemay Hospitality and Carlson Open Country Inns & Suites By Carlson in Norcorss, Georgia Vista Investments Opens Red Lion Inn Rancho Cordova in Sacramento, California Following Conversion to Brand Benchmark Hospitality International Names Michael J. Taylor General Manager for Hotel 718, Brooklyn Craig Waterman Named General Manager for Tucson, Arizona's Westward Look Resort Alisha Case Appointed As Director Of Sales For Homewood Suites By Hilton In Ithaca, New York The Rosseau, A JW Marriott Resort & Spa, Minett, Ontario Welcomes Shaun Crymble as Executive Chef May 18, 2011 Independent Operators Share Online Marketing Strategies That Earned 5,319% Return with Maestro Integrated ResWave Direct Website and Mobile Bookings; Increased Website Visits, Search Engine Optimization, Email Campaigns, Social Media and Web Ads Generate $100,000 in Online Revenue and 100% Increase Over 2010 Heritage Hotels & Resorts Runs Seven Southwestern Hotels from the Cloud; Properties in Arizona and New Mexico Deliver Same-Day Performance Management Reports Historic Hotels of America® Connects History and Historic Hotels With Dynamic New Website; Comprehensive site developed by Sabre Hospitality Solutions boasts exclusive functionality, content, and more Steve Belmonte Launches Centerstone Inns, Hotels & Plaza Hotels; New Three-Segment Brand Designed by Hoteliers to Remove Unreasonable Mandates on Franchisees DiamondRock Enters Purchase Agreement to Acquire 712-Room Hotel Lexington in Midtown New York for $335 million Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Shuttered Since Hurricane Katrina, Set to Open in October 2011 Following a $275 Million Redesign Hilton Worldwide Set To Triple Presence In Saudi Arabia And Hire 9,000 Team Members To Support Growth; Company Signs Six New Hotels as Part of the Jabal Omar Development in Makkah and Partners with the Prince Sultan College for Tourism and Business to Boost Recruitment Jabal Omar Development Company Choses Marriott International to Manage 3 Hotels in Makkah, Saudi Arabia Hospitality Lawyers with PKF and Mark Woodworth's Lodging Overview / Jim Butler HEI Hotels & Resorts Acquires Foreclosed 309-room Sheraton Dallas North in Texas Westin Hotels Makes Debut in South America with the Opening of The Westin Lima Hotel & Convention Center in Lima, Peru Under a Franchise Agreement with Grupo Libertador and Starwood Hutchinson City, Kansas Council Approves $6.3 Million in Bonds for New Fairfield Inn Pelorus Group Buys Bankrupt Daufuskie Resort Property in Hilton Head, South Carolina Concord Hospitality Acquires Partnership Interest in 194-room Hampton Inn Cleveland-Downtown in Ohio Owned by The Ferchill Group SpringHill Suites Annual Travel Survey Shows Americans "Need" Vacations for Mental Break; Surprising Revelations Include Men Worry More About Their Hair and Women Worry More About Money Lajitas Resort Raises the Bar for Service-with GUESTScope™ Ariane Systems Signs Vendor Distribution Agreement With Estonia Firm Hansab for Baltic States; Hotels in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to have widespread access to Ariane's revolutionary check-in/out technologies BridgeStreet® Appoints Colin Sanderson as Senior Vice President of Sales U.S. Travel and Tourism Report Highlights Increased Spending of International Visitors to the U.S. by $134.4 Billion in 2010 Compared to 2009 Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference Shows Optimism for Recovery in Region; Massive Chinese Investment in Region Garners Most Interest Villa Group Opens Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa at the Islands of Loreto in Baja Sur, Mexico Carlson Opens First Park Inn by Radisson Hotel in Brazil with the 233-room Park Inn by Radisson Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo Interstate Hotels & Resorts Assumes Management of Homewood Suites Jackson-Ridgeland in Mississippi and the Staybridge Suites Denver Cherry Creek in Colorado Increasing to 67 the Number of Hotels Managed for Summit Hotel Properties Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay in Florida Completes $31 Million Renovation Seattle Marriott Waterfront in Washington Completes $4 Million Renovation New "Social Media and Restaurant Topics" Course Offered at Stratford University in Falls Church, Virginia HSMAI Affordable Meetings® West Program to Feature Meeting And Event ROI, Web Strategies, and Contracts Sessions on June 15-16, in Long Beach, California Buffalo Lodging Appoints Tasha Horton as Director of Sales for the Hampton Inn Portland/Downtown - Waterfront Hotel in Portland, Maine Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Appoints Karin Salinas as the Director of Marketing of Rosewood Mayakobá in the Riviera Maya, Mexico May 17, 2011 Knowland Completes Major Expansion, Now Has Office Space for More Than 400 Employees; Due to Increased Demand from Major Enterprise Accounts,Innovative Business Development Firm Completes Upgrades of Three Main Locations to more than 40,000 sq feet of Class A Office Space Rainmaker Appoints Steve Cover VP of Software Development; Former Microsoft Exec to Lead Product Teams, Oversee QA and Business Intelligence Acquire, Engage and Convert - key components to increasing hotel online sales; Japanese property experiences 166% increase in Website bookings after switching to Sabre Hospitality Solutions' Guest Connect booking engine and Internet Marketing Services Puerto Rico Signs Up for Regatta OTA Software Libra OnDemand's Cloud Continues To Grow; Cutting-edge hospitality technology solution enters new markets with major gaming industry implementations and upcoming Middle East expansion MGM Resorts Confirms $1.5 billion IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for its Joint Venture in China with Pansy Ho, MGM China Holdings Ltd. PKF Reports U.S. Hotel Profits Grew 9.8 Percent in 2010; Profit Growth Rate Varies by Hotel Segment Jim Evans to Lead America's First International Travel Promotion Program as the First CEO of the Corporation for Travel Promotion Hotel Lawyers' Updates on Capital and Debt Markets for Hotels, Transaction Sales Data and Financings / Jim Butler Wichita City Council Poised to Approve $12 Million Required Bonds for Construction of Marriott Fairfield Inn at WaterWalk Hotel in Wichita, Kansas Marriott Recognizes Eight Employees with its Highest Honor, the J. Willard Marriott Award of Excellence Intelity ICE Ushers High Tech Hospitality Into the Windy City; Chicago becomes the latest city to embrace the guest services technology trend Renown Innovator Petra Michael Launches Revolutionary Bed Bug Solution; Her New Company - SkyBlue™ - Introduces First Bedding Protection Technology with Style for Global Hospitality and Retail Industries at the HD Expo & Conference, Booth #3763 Hotel Technologies Debuts Space Saving Alarm Clock Radio with iPad Docking; In order to give hotel guests a wider range of docking, charging and listening options while in their rooms, Hotel Technologies debuts its HiD37 Sertifi Challenges Hotels to 'Axe the Fax' and Switch to an eSignature Platform; Electronic signing solution that integrates with Salesforce.com is reducing costs associated with sending paper documents via fax and increasing the number of contracts signed Yellow Dog Software Provides Alisal Guest Ranch and Golf Resort with Retail and Food & Beverage Inventory Management Local Banks Look to Leisure Real Estate Advisors to Dispose of Distressed Hotel Assets Unity House Seeking Bankruptcy Court Approval to Sell 51-room Lotus at Diamond Head Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii to Interested Investor Global Hotel Chains Customizing Mid-Market and Economy Brand Business Model for India Hilton Hotels Blue Paper Survey Shows Travelers Trending Toward Shorter Booking Cycle for Resort Vacations for Summer 2011 The Dorchester Collection to Open 45 Park Lane in London, England U.S. Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts Reports Fourth Quarter 2010; Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Growth for Travel and Tourism Spending Shangri-La Releases First Sustainability Report Outlining Company's Progress in its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programs Caribbean Hotel & Tourism (CHTA) Education Foundation Receives Largest Donation to Date, $50,000, Presented by Intervale International and Participating Caribbean Member Resorts Hilton Worldwide Names Anne Marie Chua as Director, Corporate Communications, Asia Pacific Mazy Cheng Named Director of Human Resources at 782-room Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers May 16, 2011 Hospitality Pricing: What's Up With That? Six Truths Hoteliers and Restaurateurs Can Learn From Each Other / David K. Hayes Ph.D., Allisha A. Miller, and Joshua D. Hayes, MS. Hampton Inn & Suites Woodland Installs FlyteBoard for Guest Convenience; Airport-Bound Business Guests Rely on Accurate Arrival and Departure Information for Sacramento International ReviewAnalyst Launches Restaurant Review Monitoring with Hard Rock International; Social Media and Customer Review Monitoring to be Utilized across more than 75 Venues in 14 Countries San Diego Hoteliers Asked to Pay $30 million a Year for Convention Center Expansion / Lori Weisberg and Roger Showley Nobody Asked me, But... No. 76: Empire State Building's 80th Anniversary and the Waldorf-Astoria; "Defying Time: 100+ Year-Old Hotels in New York"; Impertinent Question Seeking a Pertinent Answer; Wyndham Hotel Group Reports; Save the Belleview Biltmore Hotel; Quote of the Month / Stanley Turkel PGA Earns a Triple Bogey for Undisclosed Resort Fees; Guests at Florida Golfing Resort Surprised with Surcharge and File $25 Million Class Action Lawsuit End of an Era - The Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Closes Causing More than 1,000 Employees to Lose their Jobs Taxes and the Deficit; Summarizing Recent Federal Legislation Impacting Hotels / Kevin F Reilly Future of Planned Waveyard Water Park & 1,500-room Gaylord Resort in Mesa, Arizona in Doubt as Recession Takes Toll Hotel Lawyer with Updates on Hotel Cap Rates, Values and Transactions / Jim Butler Galaxy Macau Opens Bringing Together Banyan Tree Macau, Hotel Okura Macau and Galaxy Hotel to Offer a Total of 2,200 Rooms, Suites and Villas in One Integrated Resort in Macau Real Hotels and Resorts and Marriott International Open 120-Room Courtyard by Marriott Panama City MetroMall in Panama City, Panama Lodging Interactive Partners With The State of Georgia Tapping into Your Team's Talent / Caroline Cooper Greektown Casino Hotel in Detroit, Michigan Seeks Stability a Year After Emerging from Insolvency Tourism Rebounds but is it Soon Enough for Hotel Business in Williamsburg, Virginia? The 58th International Congress of Les Clefs d'Or Concierges Addresses Emerging Trends in Guest Satisfaction and Exceptional Guest Experiences Around the World A Conversation with Joel Ballesteros, Director of LGBT Marketing at Resorts Casino Hotel Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) UPDATE Attendees Optimistic About Recovery 119-room Clinton Inn Hotel in Tenafly, New Jersey, Managed by Concord Hospitality, Completes Final Stage of Four-Year, $6 Million Renovation Program Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) Program Honors Staff Members of The Phoenix Convention Center as New Tourism Ambassadors Tim Miller to Lead EDITION Hotels, Marriott's Luxury Lifestyle Brand Buffalo Lodging Appoints Scott Layman as Director of Sales for the 158-room Hilton Garden Inn Orlando - International Drive North in Orlando, Florida Nickole Moriarty Promoted to Leisure Sales Manager at Vail Cascade Resort in Colorado Managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts May 13, 2011 That Commitment to Excellence is Harry Mullikin's Legacy / David Brudney Merchandising Health Index: VFM Leonardo's Online Tool Lets Hotels Compare their Online Marketing to their Competitors' / May 2011 Disney Ready to Hire 800 Workers for the Aulani Resort in West Oahu, Hawaii Costa Rica's Tourism Businesses Optimistic for the Future as Massive $30 Million Convention Center Project in Barreal de Heredia is Approved Choice Hotels International Opens 23 New Hotels in April in 14 States and 3 Additional Countries RIU Hotels & Resorts Opens the 390-room ClubHotel Riu Palm Azur on the Island of Djerba in Tunisia 8Hotels Chosen to Manage the 14-villa Hepburn at Hepburn Luxury Villas in Hepburn Springs Victoria, Australia Galleria Properties and IHG Open the New 112-room Holiday Inn Birmingham-Hoover in Birmingham, Alabama Alieu Secka Joins Blueprint RF as Chief Technical Officer Grand Hyatt DFW Hotel Near Fort Worth, Texas, to Begin $13 Million Renovation Surfside, Florida Approves Controversial Hotel Project Proposal for a Four-story, 175 Room Hotel Work Could Resume Soon on Long-unfinished Addition for Former Hilton Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Following Decision by Bankruptcy Judge to Approve Reorganization Plan Best Western Coconut Waikiki in Hawaii, Managed by Aqua Hotels, has been Upgraded to a "BEST WESTERN PLUS" Hotel InterContinental Hotels Group Bolsters Development Team with Three New Appointments in the United Kingdom, Russia and Africa Dolce Hotels and Resorts Appoints Miguel Batista as Director of Development for North America Campbell Lodging Appoints Michael Sean Johnson as Director of Sales & Marketing The Skelwith Group Appoints Richard Mansell as General Manager of Raithwaite Hall Country Retreat in Whitby, England, Operated by West Paces May 12, 2011 Cendyn and Trump International Las Vegas Deploy SMS Text Service to Deliver Revenue-Generating Offers to Mobile Phones; Mobile Alerts Create More Effective Promotions that Drive Revenue Hospitality Industry Growth Fuels Expansion; VIZERGY® Adds Key Personnel to Meet Increased Hotel Internet Marketing Demand What's In Store for Hotels in the Gogobot Era / Jennifer Rodrigues Hotel Lawyer with nuggets from JMBM's Meet the Money® 2011 / Jim Butler Las Vegas Sands Casino Revenue Tanks 47% in Qrt. 1 After Cutting Comps Hersha Hospitality Trust to Acquire 260-room Marriott Courtyard Westside in Los Angeles, California for $47.5 Million or $182,500 Per Key Oriens' Hotel PURE Brand Targets its First Real Estate Acquisition Entering Negotiations to Purchase Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia Starwood and Desarrollos Hoteleros Guanagaste Open the 406-room Westin Resort & Spa, Playa Conchal in Costa Rica, Starwood's First All-inclusive Resor t Overhaul Resumes at the Many Glacier Hotel in Glacier National Park in Montana Continuing an Effort Begun in 2001 U.S. Travel Industry Presents Plan to Create 1.3 Million American Jobs and Reform America's Visa System for Foreign Visitors Which is Strangling the Economy Envision Life Launches to Sell Special Shirts for Global Giving's Japan Relief Fund Efforts Former Goldman Sachs Exec Launches Hospitality Industry Asset Management and Transaction Advisory Firm; Fulcrum Hospitality LLC to assist institutional and individual investors in hotels and casinos achieve enhanced property operations and maximize asset value A Quiz on Effective Hospitality Marketing in 2011: Understanding and Using Complementary Tools / Dr. John Hogan Aloft, Starwood's Tech-savvy Brand, Rolling Out Automatic RFID Check-In Technology at Additional Properties Worldwide The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas Opens its Private Lanai Suites Usually Reserved for High Rollers to the General Public Park Place Associates and Wilson Hotel Management Open the Holiday Inn Express & Suites at Parkstone Place in Jackson, Tennessee White/Peterman Properties and Marriott International to Open the 155-suite Residence Inn by Marriott in Fairfax, Virginia Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau Relaunches Miami Lifestyle & Boutique Hotel Website And Directory Warwick International Hotels Chosen by Winter Valley Tourism Investment Company to Manage the 161-room Winter Valley/Warwick Resort & Spa, Dead Sea, Jordan 317-room DoubleTree by Hilton Alana Waikiki in Hawaii Completes $16 Million Hotel Transformation JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek in Colorado Completes More than $5 Million Renovation of its 196 Guest Rooms and Public Spaces Kristian Eligh Named Chef de Cuisine at Hawksworth Restaurant at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Karsten Hart Named Chef de Cuisine at the Castle Hill Inn in Newport, Rhode Island May 11, 2011 World's First Gay Wedding Certification Course Announces New Dates After Successful Launch Ariane Systems Selected To Represent France In Prestigious 2011 European Business Awards; Electronic hotel self-service check-in software company honored with invitation to compete for title of Europe's best company Swiftrank Expands Presence in Middle Eastern Markets With New 'Featured Hotel' Clients in Israel; Dan Hotels Israel, Rimonim Hotels & Resorts, and Inbal Jerusalem Hotel join network of 12,000 location-based travel sites You Can't Win if You Don't Play - Hotel Team Member Engagement Takes Participation! / Jim Hartigan Cornell Hospitality Research Summit Participants Say that the Focus of Internet Presence Must be on Customer Experiences to Build Your Brand The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Unveils Rebranding with New Logo Illustrating the Association's New Mission and Focus with a Commitment to Sustainable Hotel Revenue Growth Hotels Increasingly Offering a New Amenity - Access to a Luxury Car The Hotel Business of Experience and the Transformations / Osvaldo Torres Cruz Chesapeake Lodging Trust Acquires Starwood's W Chicago - City Center for $128.8 Million or $350,000 Per Key; Hotel Will Continue to be Managed by Starwood Under the W Flag Thayer Lodging Group Acquires the 337-room JW Marriott in San Francisco and the 304-room Hotel Palomar in Atlanta, Georgia and Completes a $128 Million Corporate Recapitalization of Interstate Hotels & Resorts Owned in a 50/50 Joint Venture with Jin Jiang Hotels RIU Hotels & Resorts Opens Two Hotels in Morocco, the 54-room Riu Grand Palace Tikida Golf Hotel in Agadir and the 255-room Riu Tikida Garden Hotel in Marrakech; A Third Opening is Planned with the 462-room Riu Palace Tikida Agadir Summit Hotel Properties Closes on Initial Three Acquisitions, with Plans for a Fourth RockBridge Partners Completes $8.5 Million Renovation and Rebranding of 197-room Ann Arbor Four Points by Sheraton Unveiling the New Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel in Michigan; Davidson Hotel Company Continues to Manage the Property Operating in a Franchise Agreement with Sheraton Taj Airport Garden Hotel, Colombo in Sri Lanka Rebranded as The Gateway Hotel Airport Garden Colombo; the First International Hotel for the Gateway Brand of the Taj Group Bauer Property Management Proposes Upscale 80-room Hotel to be Built Near the Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport in North Dakota Cedar Rapids, Iowa City Council Seeks New Management for Convention Complex and Hotel Project The Crowne Plaza Lexington - The Campbell House in Lexington, Kentucky, Owned by Thoroughbred Campbell House LLC, is in Default on its $21 Million Mortgage and Will be Sold at Auction Elite Concord Group Defaults on Mortgage for Red Lion Hotel in Concord, California Which Closed its Doors Abruptly in Late April Hilton Worldwide Appoints Carlos Baruki as Regional Vice President, Sales and Marketing - Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean Destination Hotels & Resorts Appoints Jim Horsman as Managing Director, Gavin Phillip as Hotel Manager and Doug Camp as the Director of Sales and Marketing at the 353-room Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C Jennifer Williams Appointed as National Sales Manager for Vail Cascade Resort in Colorado Managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts Globiwest Hospitality Appoints LaPrell Sprayberry as General Manager for the New Holiday Inn Express - Ridgeland, Mississippi May 10, 2011 MSR-FSR Installs InvoTech's GIMS UHF-RFID Asset Tracking System for Efficient Laundry Operations of Cleanroom Uniforms; Class 10 Cleanroom Article Provider Uses UHF-RFID Technology to Verify Stringent Ultra Cleanroom Standards The Knowland Group is Named a Top Place to Work; The Washington Business Journal announces Knowland is one of the Top 50 Best Places to Work in Greater Washington 2011 VIZERGY® Adds to Awards Collection with Prestigious Interactive Media Awards IHG Posts a 35% Rise in Operating Profit Q1 2011 to $112 million Compared with $83 million in the Same Period a Year Earlier; Global RevPAR Up 6.9% Overall; Greater China Reporting RevPAR Growth of 18.8% Chatham Lodging Trust Release First Quarter 2011 Results; Earnings Flat with Modest ADR Increase of 1.4%; Will Double Size After Innkeepers Investments Hospitality Examples Observed From TSA Airline Security Staff / Doug Kennedy European Hotel Industry Showing Steady Signs of Growth According to Date Released by American Express Business Insights; The United Kingdom, France and Germany Lead the Recovery, While Spain and Italy Lag Las Vegas Hilton Reports Increased Room Revenue During the First Quarter While Casino Revenue Continued to Fall Dubai to Host The Middle East Hotel Marketing Conference in October 2011, the Region's Largest Gathering of Hotel Marketing Experts International Trading and Investment Co. and Marriott International to Introduce Residence Inn Brand in Bahrain with a 78-unit Property in the Juffair District of Manama California's Largest Boutique Hotel Collection Selects MICROS OPERA For Central Systems In Advance of Its National Expansion; Joie de Vivre Hospitality adds to its OPERA Enterprise Solution Hilton Inn at Penn and Intelity Ice Partner to Create Green Luxury; Two revolutionary brands bring sustainability and technology together and make a difference Expotel Hospitality Services, LLC Celebrates 'Arizona Diamonds in the Desert' DOS of the Year Award Fairmont Hotels & Resorts to Open 380-room Fairmont Jakarta in Indonesia Developed by Senayan Trikarya Sempana Interstate Hotels & Resorts Opens the 88-room Four Points by Sheraton Long Island City/Queensboro Bridge Hotel in Queens, New York, Owned by 39th Ave Holding LLC Commonwealth Hotels and Marriott International Open the 153-suite SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Aurora, Colorado Owned by Corporex-Select Service Hotels, L LC Crown Group of Hotels (KG Hotels) Acquires the 30-room Arran Hotel in Bloomsbury, London, England Marasa Holdings Opens Chobe Safari Lodge in Unexplored Area of Uganda's Murchison Falls National Park Capital Hotel Group Renovating and Re-branding The Ramada Plaza Hotel in South Charleston West Virginia as a Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites The Olympia Companies to Build a 130-room Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Durham, North Carolina Garth Solly Appointed as General Manager for the 212-room Holiday Inn Cochin in Kerala, India Wendell Bush Named General Manager and Melanie Koscelnak Named Director of Sales and Marketing at the 332-room Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Hotel in Illinois Waterford Hotel Group Appoints Robin Ann Brown as Director of Sales and Catering of The 49-room Lord Jeffery Inn in Amherst, Massachusetts Owned by an Affiliate of Amherst College, the Amherst Inn Company Stuart Katake Named Director of Food and Beverage and Charles Keegan Named Director of Catering and Conference Services at the 338-room Kahala Hotel & Resort in Honolulu, Hawaii May 9, 2011 MGM Closes 500-room Hotel Tower at Gold Strike Casino in Jean, Nevada and Lays off 64 Workers California Lawmakers to Address Hotel Sheets: Flat or Fitted? Union-backed bill intended to cut down on worker injuries / Lori Weisberg Internal Theft in the Hospitality Industry / Errick Calloway Why Travelers Choose Vacation Rentals; Primary motivators for vacation rental travel indicate trend is here to stay Life Can be Full of (Pleasant) Surprises; Especially When a Property Sets its Mind and Heart into Doing it Right / Terence Ronson Room/Lobby Renovations Planned at Doubletree Boston-Bayside: Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 208 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Caesars Entertainment Unveils Caesars Global Life Unit to Develop Non-Gaming Hotels and Restaurants Caesars Entertainment Names Alexander Mirza as Head of Caesars Hospitality Ventures and Head of Caesars Global Life, the New Unit for Nongaming Development New General Manager to Start at Kimpton Hotel in June 2011: Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 118 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or Ownership Corinthia Hotels Opens the 294-room Corinthia London Overlooking Trafalgar Square in London, England RIU Hotels & Resorts Opens the All Inclusive Riu Touareg on the Island of Boavista in The Republic of Cape Verde Mediator Appointed in Bankruptcy Case Between Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Florida and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Co. Improved Revenue and Occupancy Rates in North San Diego County in California Fueling a Wave of Hotel Construction Hotel AG Sells Former Holiday Inn in Matteson, Illinois EasyRMS Selected as RM Partner by The Cavendish London for Accurate Forecasting & Advanced Business Intelligence Renaissance Hotels Completes its $245 Million Restoration and Opens the 245-room St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London, England Multi-Million Dollar Complete Renovation Means all New Guest rooms at the 95-room Orlando on Third in Los Angeles, California to be Complete Summer 2011 The Courtyard New Haven Wallingford in Connecticut Completes $800,000 Renovation of its Public Spaces The Hampton Inn Scranton at Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania Operated by Interstate Hotels Unveils New Look After Completing a Multi-Million Dollar Renovation to Public Spaces and all 129 Guestrooms Greenfire Development On-Track to Begin Development of High-end Hotel and Spa in SunTrust Building in Downtown Durham, North Carolina Kerzner International Appoints Paul Burke as Chief Operating Officer for Atlantis, Paradise Island Resort in The Bahamas Scott C. Gage Returns to the Carlson Board of Directors Swissôtel Hotels Appoints Ferry Warnke as General Manager of Swissôtel Kolkata in India and Daniel Fueglister as General Manager of Swissôtel Sydney in Australia Vision Hospitality Group Names Sandy Gurgone Corporate Director of Sales and Marketing for the Entire VISION Portfolio Summar Heavin Named Human Resource Manager for Vision Hospitality Group LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels Appoints Steve Garner as Director of Sales & Marketing at 1,104-room Buena Vista Palace Resort & Spa in the Walt Disney World Resort® at Downtown Disney® in Lake Buena Vista, Florida Stephanie Snapkoski Named Director of Sales & Marketing for 458-room Hilton McLean Tysons Corner in Mclean, Virginia May 6, 2011 Expedia Reveals 2011 "Insiders' Select" List Featuring the World's Top Hotels for Quality and Value; 500 Hotels Earn Designation as Insider Select Properties The 2011 Lodging Industry Investment Council Top Ten: Annual Survey of Lodging Investment Trends Hotelier Harry Mullikin, (1927 - 2011) "The Man Behind the Megahotels" Passes Away The Lender for Troubled 404-room Ritz-Carlton Kapalua in Hawaii, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, Purchased its Investment at Foreclusure Auction for $75 Million Pennsylvania Tourism & Lodging Association Names the Finalists and Recipients of the 2011 Spirit of Hospitality Awards Sunstone Reports a 1st Qtr 2011 Net Income of $45.7 million Compared with a Loss of $26.2 million Same Period Prior Year; RevPAR Grows 7.6% Strategic Hotels & Resorts Reports 1st Qtr 2011 Net Loss of $35.4 million Compared to $40.3 million Last Year; U.S. Same Store Portfolio RevPAR Increases 16.6% Red Lion Hotels Reports 1st Qtr 2011 Net Loss of $4.8 million Compared with Net Loss of $4.2 million Same Period 2010; Revenue for Qtr Declines Slightly to $30.2 million from $30.6 million; RevPAR Grows .02% Mohegan Sun Partners with Concord Associates to Develop $600 Million 258-room Catskill Resort Hotel & Casino to be Built at the Site of the Former Concord Hotel in Thompson, New York As its Initital Lodging Investment, Carey Watermark Investors, Through a Joint Venture with Ensemble Hotel Partners, Acquires Two Long Beach, California Waterfront Hotels for Approximately $88 million CORRECTED: Red Lion Hotels Corporation to Sell 297-room Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue in Seattle, Washington to Lowe Enterprises Affiliate for $71 Million; Property will be Managed by Lowe's Subsidiary, Destination Hotels & Resorts Abdulsalam Alrafi Group LLC Signs Agreement with Starwood Hotels to Open the New 660-key Sheraton Dubai Sheikh Zayed Road Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dr. Hassan Ahmad Ibrahim Al Marzouqi in a Partnership with Starwood Hotels to Open 220-room Four Points by Sheraton Sharjah Hotel in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates SunVesta Holding AG and DIA S.A. in Partnership with Paradisus Resorts to Open a New 381-room Eco Resort in Papagayo Bay, Guanacaste, Costa Rica to be Named Paradisus Papagayo Bay Stash Now the Fastest-Growing Hotel Loyalty Program in America; Proven Value for Independent Hotels Propels Network Growth Trust International Dubai Customer Conference Hones in on Customization, Flexibility and Integration New Concierge Book Highlights All Aspects of Profession Hospitality Professionals From Over 10 Countries to Gather at AHTEC@HOFEX Hotel Common Sense™: Meeting the Need for Talent: A Baker's Dozen of Questions (Part 1 of 2 ) / Dr. John Hogan Pearl Hospitality Completes $400,000 Renovation and Re-Launch Project for the New 66-room Holiday Inn Express Salt Lake City South - Midvale, formerly the Comfort Suites, in Midvale, Utah Miami Airport Hilton in Miami, Florida, Begins Renovation of its 500 Guest Rooms and Suites and Much of its Public Space $3 Million Guestroom Renovation Completed at 191-room Kimpton's Monaco Chicago in Illinois Renovation Completed at the 186-suite Residence Inn by Marriott Beverly Hills in California Choice Hotels Promotes Erich Hoefer to Vice President, Corporate Development and Innovation Las Vegas Sands Names John Caparella President of the Venetian, Palazzo and Sands Expo Center Crestline Hotels & Resorts Promotes Three to Executive Positions: Edward Hoganson as EVP of Finance & Business Development; Carolee Ettline Moore as VP of Sales and Ryan Hymel as Director of Finance & Business Development Chance Jorgensen Appointed General Manager of 120-room Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa in Saratoga Springs, New York Todd Gillespie Named Vice President of Sales and Robert Mickey Named Senior Resort Manager of The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, Virginia May 4, 2011 Chatham Lodging Emerges as Winning Bidder at Two Separate Bankruptcy Auctions Related to Innkeepers USA Trust Hotels; One, Through a Joint Venture with Cerberus Capital Management, for a Purchase Price of $1.125 billion for 64 Properties; the Second, for a Purchase Price of $195 million for Five Additional Hotels Aptech Announces Profitvue V 14.5 Upgrade for Single and Multi-Property Accounting; Comprehensive Upgrade Includes Enhanced Multi-Company Processing; 1-Button PDF, Excel Report Conversion; Automated ACH Processing Agua Caliente Casino Properties Select Rainmaker's TribalREV Revenue Management Solution; Rainmaker's Software and Professional Staff to Increase Revenue for American Indian Casinos MGM Resorts International Reports Q1 2011 Net Loss of $90 million Compared to $97 million Q1 2010; Rooms Revenue up 13% Led by a 16% Increase in Las Vegas RevPAR Orient-Express Hotels Reports 1st Qtr 2011 Revenue up 17% to $99.6 million, up $14.2 million from the First Quarter of 2010; RevPAR Up 8% in US Dollars Tax Breaks for Downtown Los Angeles Hotels Raises Some Eyebrows; City Could Forfeit $640 million Over Three Decades Distressed Hotel Loans in San Diego and Riverside Counties Fall Slightly in First Quarter; Overall California Still Leads Nation in Troubled Hotel Loans Red Lion Hotels Corporation to Sell 297-room Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue in Seattle, Washington to Lowe Enterprises Affiliate for $71 Million; Property will be Managed by Lowe's Subsidiary, Destination Hotels & Resorts Chesapeake Lodging Trust Acquires Homewood Suites Seattle Convention Center for $53 million, or Approximately $272,000 per key Hotel Performance in Hawaii Increased in March Despite the Downturn of Japanese Visitors Development at Tulsa, Oklahoma Site of Demolished Celebration Station Moves Forward with Construction of 107-room Hilton Garden Inn and Plans for a 103-room Residence Inn by Marriott and a 93-room Holiday Inn Express Graves Hospitality Corporation to Launch New-build 64-room Hotel Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York Real Hospitality Group Grows Portfolio 9% in 2011; Adds three new hotels in first four months of 2011 after establishing over 2,552 guest rooms in the company portfolio during last half of 2010 Smart Meetings Magazine Wins Prestigious Maggie Award; Publication Also Earned Finalist Designation in Four Additional Categories Are You Generating More Revenue with Local SEO? myHomeMatching.com is a new revolutionary FREE Online Community just for Real Estate, transforming the exchange of information when buying, selling, renting and exchanging all types of property Can Self Service Mean More Service? 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With OpenWays' Mobile Key Recently Purchased Lexington Plaza Waterfront Hotel in Stockton, California to be Operated Independently as the University Plaza Waterfront Hotel by the Willis Family Trust dba Stockton Arena Hotel & Conference Center Morgans Hotel Group, Recently on a Selling Spree, Plans to Keep the Delano in South Beach, at Least for Now Pride Hospitality to Manage the 116-room Holiday Inn in College Station, Texas Home2 Suites By Hilton® Celebrates Second Property Grand Opening in Layton, Utah; Brand Commemorates Event with Local Business Community and Honors Partner Charity Buffalo Lodging Completes Full Renovation of SpringHill Suites Cleveland/Solon Hotel in Solon, Ohio Buffalo Lodging Associates Completes Renovation of the 232-room Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Presidian Appoints Carrie Groover as General Manager of 195-unit Marriott-Visalia Convention Center in Visalia, California and Judy Hemmes as Property Manager of the Ocean Club at Biloxi Beach Condominiums in Biloxi, Mississippi Worldhotels Promotes Gregory G. Habeeb to Vice President of Hotel Development-The Americas Joel Palleschi Appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing for the 199-room Doubletree by Hilton Grand Hotel Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida Jeff Vosburgh Appointed as Executive Chef at the 486-room Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa in Costa Mesa, California Matt Kido Appointed as Executive Meeting Manager at the InterContinental Tampa May 3, 2011 Elfiq Networks Releases Key White Paper on Hospitality Internet Access; Leading link balancer manufacturer publishes a document to help hoteliers plan and deploy Internet access for corporate and guest networks based on extensive site surveys of deployed bandwidth at 216 properties The Peabody Orlando Proactively Controlling Energy via MTech/Control Green Integration Westin Redefines Traditional Hotel Advertising with Innovative $30 Million Dollar Campaign; "For a Better You" Campaign Leverages Artistic Imagery To Bring the Westin Brand Experience to Life Hyatt Hotels Reports a 1st Quarter 2011 Net Income of $10 million Compared to $5 million Last Year; Revenue Decreases 4.2% to $434 million from $451 million Morgans Hotel Group 1st Qtr 2011 Net Loss at $32.9 million compared to a Loss of $16.1 million in the 1st Qtr 2010; System Wide RevPar up 4.6% / Hotel Operating Statistics Gaylord Entertainment Reports a Net Loss for the 1st Qtr 2011 of $2 million Compared to Net Loss of $1.85 million in the Year-ago Quarter; RevPAR Increased 0.5% / Hotel Operating Statistics A Declining Pipeline Points to a Future Cycle of Profitability for U.S. Hotel Operators According to New Lodging Econometrics Report Caught in the Crossfire - the Impact of the Recent Uprisings in the Arab World on Regional Hotel Values / Tim P. Smith Employee-Engagement in Your Hotel; Communication Across the Generations / Jim Hartigan White Lodging in a Joint Venture and Franchise Agreement with Hyatt to Build and Operate 296-room Hyatt Place Austin Downtown in Austin, Texas Brian L. Hightower, Certified Hospitality Technology Professional, to be Honored as 2011 CHTP of the Year During the Upcoming Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) HBI Brokers Sell Hampton Inn; Optimum Hotel Brokerage and ProCom Lodging Brokers, Inc. Team Up to Sell Upstate New York Hotel for $97,500 per Room The 1st Step of Service: Be Eager to Serve / Dr. Bryan K. Williams, DM StarCite Launches Nexus - A Groundbreaking Platform to Usher in a New Era of Meetings Management Success; Nexus Brings Meetings into "The Cloud" - Delivering Faster Innovation, Greater Value and a Better User Experience HFTP PCI Compliance Roundtable Held First Meeting in Dallas, Texas BPO Asesores Empresariales S.A in a Franchise Agreement with IHG Breaks Ground for 122-room Holiday Inn Guayaquil-Airport in Ecuador Midas Hospitality Selected to Operate the Crowne Plaza Hotel - Cincinnati North, Cincinnati, Ohio Delaware North Companies and Saratoga Casino & Raceway® Complete Million-Dollar Makeover of the 120 Guestrooms at Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa in Saratoga Springs, New York as Part of $20 Million Renovation of Entire Property Warwick Seattle Hotel in Seattle, Washington Completes the First Major Phase of Planned Multi-Million Dollar Renovation by Transforming 74 of its 230 Guest Rooms Courtyard Philadelphia Plymouth Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Completes Multi-Million Dollar Renovation to its Lobby, Guests Rooms and Meeting Space IHG Names Ricardo Lopez Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Latin America & Caribbean Tapestry Resorts Names Lauren Teranishi as General Manager of the Kona Reef Resort in Kona, Hawaii Tim Booth Appointed as General Manager of the 375-room Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico HPL Hotels & Resorts Appoints John Pang as Executive Assistant Manager of Concorde Hotel Singapore Brigette Bienvenu Appointed Director Of Sales And Marketing at the 373-key Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort May 2, 2011 Virgin Galactic, Operators of Spaceport America, Eyeing Plans for Luxury Hotel to Accommodate Guests Spending $200K a Seat to be Launched into Suborbital Space Giorgio Armani in Talks Regarding Funding for Plans of 200-plus room Luxury Hotel in London, His First in Britain Saudi Prince Al-Walled Bin Tall, Worth Billions, has Received Approval for a $26 Million Loan from the World Bank to Build a $103 Million 259-room Luxury Hotel in Ghana, West Africa Hatton Group, Through a Management Agreement with Hilton Worldwide, to Manage the 265-room Doubletree by Hilton, Melaka in Malaysia; Scheduled for Opening in 2014 Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Enters Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the 493-room Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh Located in Diplomatic Quarter and Adjacent to King Abdul Aziz Conference Centre; Set to Open in Summer 2011 Bavaria Hotels International to Open 160-bed Bavaria Creek Hotel in Dubai and Continues to Grow in the Middle East and North Africa - West Covina Convention Center, LLC and Brighton Management in a Franchise Agreement with Marriott to Open 110-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in West Covina, California Developer Ken Decor's Plans to Convert a Recently Purchased Chattanooga, Tennessee Office Building into a 200-room Hotel is a Sign the Continued Growth of the City's Hotel Industry which Enjoyed a 17.4 Percent Jump in Revenue in 2010 Hotel AG Brokers Sale of Four Points in Saginaw, Michigan The Liquidation Sale of the Best Western Origami Opens Thursday, May 5th at 10:00 a.m. Sale will be Conducted by NCL / National Content Liquidators, Inc.; Building Coming Down and Everything Goes! Last Year's Flood Slows Lodging Rebound in Middle Tennessee; Average Daily Room Rates are on the Rise When Compared to 2010, Yet Numbers Trail National Gains Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) 2011 Presents His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saied Al Actium with Their Inaugural 'Outstanding Achievement Award' and Gerald Lawless with Their 'Leadership Award' New Castle Hotels & Resorts in a Joint Venture Partnership with Rockbridge Capital to Manage Newly Acquired Eastland Park Hotel in Portland, Maine 38-room Gilbert's Resort in Key Largo, Florida Listed for Sale for $16 Million Hotel Hana-Maui, Operated by Green Tea LLC, to Become Tarrasa Hana in Hawaii as Property Converts to an All-Inclusive Model Amsterdam Hospitality Executing Complete Renovation of New York City's Modern Hotel Thailand's Remaining Three Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Chainmail, Holiday Inn Resort Regent Beach Cha-Am, and Holiday Inn Resort Phi Island, Complete Renovations as Part of US $1 billion Global Brand Refresh- Alicia Howell Appointed as Director of Spa & Recreation at the 212-room Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida Top 25 Read Articles - April 2011 The Top 10 Hotel Groups in the World: A New Landscape is Taking Shape; 2011’s Ranking of Worldwide Hotel Groups and Brands; IHG Retains Top Spot With Nearly 650,000 Rooms Sixteen Months Later, CityCenter Has Yet to Hit its Stride; As Spectacular as CityCenter is, it has Become Las Vegas' Tower of Babel Serving as a Symbol of What Could go Wrong Nobody Asked me, But… No. 75 - Blackstone Reportedly Prepping Hilton for Flotation; Things Are Seldom What They Seem, Skim Milk Masquerades As Cream; Quote of the Month; First Announcement / Stanley Turkel Six Ways to Identify a Company in Decline; Wise business lessons learned from a social psychologist - not a financial analyst / William P. Fisher, Ph.D. Report Details the Top Five North American Cities Where Hotel Rates Have Decreased the Most and the Top Five Cities Where Hotel Rates Have Experienced the Biggest Price Increase; Hotwire Hotel Rate Report for April 2011 Contracted Sheriff's Deputies Haunt a Los Angeles Hotel Lobby Round the Clock to Collect Millions in Unpaid Taxes; Their Orders: Seize the Cash that Flows into the Hotel Coffers Why Are Hotels Sending Their Website Visitors to OTA's? Are They Interpreting their Google Analytic Reports Correctly? / Alan Roy Hollander The Room Rate Conundrum: The Leap from Tactical to Strategic / Dr. Gabor Forgacs Hilton Worldwide Launches the "The Luxury Manifesto", a New Video Series Designed to Identify What Defines Luxury Today Newark, New Jersey's Mayor Booker and Tucker Development Corporation Celebrate Groundbreaking for Courtyard by Marriott at the Prudential Center; Newark's First New Hotel in Nearly Four Decades Palms Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas Facing $6.6 million Judgment for Injury to Customer When a Sports Book Patron Dove for a Water Bottle Thrown by an Independent Contractor Cheerleader Bill Targeting Reduction of Hotel Worker Injuries Passes California Senate Panel; Opponents Argue that the Fitted-sheet Requirement Alone Will Cost Industry About $15 million Cornell University Study Confirms "Billboard Effect" for Hotels Listed on Online Travel Agent Sites Validating Increased Reservation Volume on the Brands Site as a Result of Listing on the Third-Party Website Conde Nast Traveler Unveils its 15th Annual Hot List Featuring 124 New Hotels and Resorts, 21 Restaurants, and 40 Spas to be on Newstands April 19, 2011 Interstate Hotels & Resorts Assumes Management of 30-hotel Portfolio, Comprising 4,060 rooms, Owned by Inland American Real Estate Trust; Portfolio Now Includes 337 Properties Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Responds to Backlash Over Report on a Hotel & Lodging Blog Over Banned Transgender Guest An Eleventh-Hour Proposal in Florida's Legislature Would Allow Hotels to Reduce Taxes by Selling Rooms to Themselves at Reduced Prices; Designed to Provide Same Tax Treatment as OTA's (Note: Proposal was later dismissed) Fired Middle-aged Cocktail Servers Sue Resorts Casino Hotel in Controversy Over Skimpy Costumes Innocent Until Proven Guilty / The Proliferation of iPads / Terence Ronson Guest Satisfaction Index: the Next Big Measure of Hotel Performance? / Daniel Edward Craig Have You Got What it Takes to be an "Over the Top" Hotel Leader? / Jim Hartigan World-Class Service: The Double-Platinum Rule 2.0 / Dr. Bryan K. Williams, DM Morgans Hotel Group Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Sell the Royalton and Morgans Hotels for $140 Million to an Affiliate of FelCor Lodging Trust; Morgans Will Continue to Operate Hotels Under a Long Term Management Agreement The Hotel Front Desk Is a Distribution Channel / Doug Kennedy Pritzker Family Preparing to Decrease Ownership of Hyatt Hotel Chain to Less than 50% While Not Relinquishing Control; Family Members Would Maintain a 73% Voting Power April 29, 2011 Hybrid Meetings: An Idea Whose Time Has Come / David Brudney Condo Hotel Lawyer: What is happening with the condo hotel sector? / Jim Butler San Diego Hotel Foreclosures Continue to Rise; First Quarter of 2011 Number Grew to 17, a 183% Jump Over Prior Year / Lori Weisberg Choice Hotels Posts 1st Qtr 2011 Net Income of $15.7 million; RevPAR Increases 5.5% with Domestic Unit Growth of 1.3% Spokane Family, the Magnusons, Relocate to London to Establish a Foothold for Magnuson Hotels in the United Kingdom and Will Soon Sign their 100th U.K. Property Elite Hospitality Abruptly Ceases Operation of 189-room Red Lion Hotel in Concord, California The Great Debate: Humans vs. Automated RMS: Their strengths, weaknesses and what responsibilities are best suited for each / Jean Francois Mourier Knowland Partners with Interstate Hotels & Resorts in Global Expansion to China; Innovative hotel business development company signs on all Interstate China hotels Intelity Changing the Hotel Industry...One App at a Time; Award Winning ICE Technology Revolutionizes the Hotel Guest Experience Habits of Traveling Tablet-Toters Revealed in the 2011 Portrait of American Travelers Complaints Filed Against China's Tourism Industry Sharply Increase by More Than 15 Percent Over Previous Year According to The Green Book of China's Tourism Published by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Raymond Management Company in a Franchise Agreement with Marriott International to Open the 138-suite SpringHill Suites by Marriott in The Woodlands, Texas Sage Hospitality's The Oxford Hotel in Denver, Colorado, is Now Managing the Oxford Club, Spa & Salon After Completing a $35,000 Upgrade 2011 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Raises More than $2 Million for FIU School of Hospitality and Tourism Management; Participating Students Gained Unique Experience and Earned Scholarships International Association of Conference Centers - Americas Presents Scholarships and Awards to Deserving Hospitality Students, Leah Bernick, Eun Jin Lee, Christina Mott and Charlotte Dath Jahangir Hadjmohammadreza Appointed as General Manager of the 323-key Westin St. Maarten Dawn Beach Resort and Spa on the Caribbean Island of St. Maarten Victoria-Jungfrau Collection Hotels Appoints Markus Iseli as General Manager and Kerstin Rischmeyer as Chef de Cuisine at Palace Luzern in Luzern and Promotes Patrick Walther to Chef de Cuisine at Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa in Interlaken, Switzerland Philippe Thevenet Appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing for 203-room Conrad Miami in Florida Tallahassee, Florida's Hotel Duval Appoints Steven Adams as Director of Food & Beverage and Makes Three Other Key Food and Beverage Appointments April 28, 2011 An Eleventh-Hour Proposal in Florida's Legislature Would Allow Hotels to Reduce Taxes by Selling Rooms to Themselves at Reduced Prices; Designed to Provide Same Tax Treatment as OTA's Regatta Launches New Website for Palace Resorts Starwood Net Income in 1st Qtr 2011 $28 million Compared to $30 million Same Period a Year Earlier; RevPAR Up 10.4% / Systemwide Hotel Statistics Host Hotels Net Loss Reduced to $60 million from $84 million for 1st Quarter of 2011 Compared to Prior Year; RevPAR Up 5.4% / Hotel Operating Statistics Christopher J. Nassetta, President & CEO of Hilton Worldwide, Honored as "International Hotelier of the Year" at China Hotel Investment Conference Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Responds to Backlash Over Report on a Hotel & Lodging Blog Over Banned Transgender Guest Louvre Hotels and Golden Tulip Launch New Entity, Louvre Hotels Group, with a Portfolio of 7 Distinctive Brands with over 1,000 Hotels in 40 Countries The Chatwal New York, Through a License Agreement with Hampshire Hotels & Resorts, to Become Part of Starwoods Luxury Collection; Addition Marks New York City as Only City Worldwide to Carry All Nine Starwood Brands JHM Interstate Hotels India, a Joint Venture Management Company Between Interstate Hotels & Resorts and JHM Hotels has Opened and is Managing Two New-build Four Points by Sheraton Hotels in India - 217 Rooms in Pune and 123 Rooms in Visakhapatnam London Hotel Revenue per Booking Jumps Nearly +400% for Royal Wedding Weekend; Rate and Length of Stay Increases Translate to Greater Revenue per Booking for London Hotels, According to Data Released by Pegasus Solutions Lodging Interactive Advises: What Does Google+1 Mean For Hotels Hotel Common Sense: Questions I Wish You Would Ask Me: Karl Ruether CHA, CFBE, International Hotelier / Dr. John Hogan Expedia, Google, Livingsocial Experts To Address Revenue Optimization at HSMAI Conference; Focused on Hotel Revenue Growth, HSMAI Event Co-Located with HITEC Focuses on the Future of Distribution and Revenue Management New Association,YHS, Issues its First Hotel Company Employer Ranking Based on a Survey of Over 1500 Students from 42 Leading Hospitality Management Schools in 17 Countries The Fairmont Washington, D.C. Completes its Renovation of 415 Guest Rooms on Three Floors Buffalo Lodging Associates Selected as Management Company for the Under Development Hampton Inn Portland/Downtown-Waterfront, Portland, Maine Mike Spetter is Appointed External Advisor to the President of Newly Formed Louvre Hotels Group to Focus on Merging the Cultures of Louvre Hotels and Golden Tulip Calvin Belknap Named Resort Manager of The Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire Naoki Oto Appointed as General Manager of 172-room Hilton Odawara Resort & Spa Near Tokyo, Japan Marissa Yaki-Peplinski Named as the Director of Rooms Division at the 740-key Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona April 27, 2011 Cendyn Digital Marketing Strategy Propels Galt House Hotel to Hospitality Technology Visionary Award; Louisville Property Wins for Infrastructure and Back-office Innovation Worth $1 Million in Sales Imperial Treasure Restaurant Group in Singapore Selects Agilysys for Inventory and Procurement System; Upscale Chain Implements the Eatec® Inventory and Procurement Solution at 13 Site s WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT: How Hotels are Boosting Bookings through Visual Merchandising - Thursday, April 28, 2011, 1:00p.m. ET: Educational Webinar for Hotel and Management Company Marketing and E-Commerce Professionals. Wyndham Reports 1st Qtr 2011 Net income of $72 million, Up from $50 million a Year Earlier; RevPAR Increased 7.4% Downtown Seattle Four Seasons Hotel Owner, Seattle Hotel Group, Restructures Debt After 2009 Loan Default and Revealed Just How Deep Troubles Went; the 21-story, $180 million Complex was at Risk of Foreclosure or Bankruptcy Speculation on the Google/ITA Effect; What the Acquisition Could Mean for Travelers, OTAs and Hotels / Jennifer Rodrigues Casino Developer, Dan Lee, Reaches Settlement With Pinnacle Entertainment, Focus Shifts to Financing of $450 million Mojito Pointe Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana Les Clefs d'Or to Gather in Toronto, Canada for the 58th International Congress of Union Internationale des Concierges d'Hotels( UICH; Isadore Sharp, Founder and Chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Keynote Speaker In a Franchise Agreement with Shaner Ciocco S.r.I. Renaissance Hotels to Renovate and Re-Brand the Il Ciocco Hotel in Barga, Italy as the 200-room Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa Portland, Maine Brewery Co-owner Pitches Convention Center, 200- to 300-room Hotel and a Four-year Culinary School for the City Vancouver Developer, Jamil Kara, Purchases The Hotel Niagara in Niagara Falls, New York at Tuesday's Auction for $1.25 Million with Plans for a Mixture of Hotel and Condo Space for the Property Travel Tripper Adds Social Media and PMS Interfaces to RezTrip 2.0 Hotel Booking Engine Ariane Systems' Self-Service Check-In Technology Earns PCI Certification for Data Security; Electronic self-service check-in software and hotel kiosks exceed stringent international data security standards for payment systems The Gladstone Gets "Higher Intent to Return" with GUESTScope™ "Intrawest continues to grow its unique exchange program"; Club Intrawest's ExtraOrdinary Escapes Popular with Members Melissa Szulszteyn Named Lodging Employee of the Year by the Greater Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association Just a few Years after Struggling Through Unemployment; Other Employees and Hotels Recognized in 10 Additional Categories Dr. Adam Wu Will Address the Question "Why is China Spending Billions in the Caribbean?" at the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) May 10-12, 2011 in Montego Bay, Jamaica The International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show® (IHMRS) is Now Accepting Entries for the 2011 Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design; Entry Deadline is July 1, 2011 The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) and John Alexander to Host Free Webinar for Restaurant and Hotel Training Professionals on Food Training Safety on May 5, 2011 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Further Advances Hospitality Education with Upgraded Facilities and Launch of Hotel ICON Supertel Hospitality Implements Strategy of Using Four Regional Management Companies to Optimize Operating Results for its 105 Hotels in 23 States Delaware North Companies Completes Acquisition and Begins Operating 205-room Jumer's Casino & Hotel in Rock Island, Illinois Chesapeake Hospitality Signs Agreement to Manage Hackerman-Patz House on the St. Joseph Medical Center Campus in Towson, Maryland Olivier Poirot, CEO of Accor North America, Motel 6 and Studio6, to Expand Role as he Assumes Responsibility for the Novotel Network in Canada and the Accor Mexico Operations and is Appointed to Accor's Worldwide Management Committee BayStar Hotel Group Names Stephen Powell as Corporate Controller April 26, 2011 Why Are Hotels Sending Their Website Visitors to OTA's? Are They Interpreting their Google Analytic Reports Correctly? / Alan Roy Hollander Prospera Hospitality Leverages Centralized Financial Accounting to Achieve Investors' Business Goals; Web-based System Enables Daily Performance Visibility across 18-Property Portfolio Hotel Demand Outlook After a (Natural) Disaster / Daniel J Voellm The Hotel Front Desk Is a Distribution Channel / Doug Kennedy Hotel Team Member Engagement - Building Trust and Defeating the Robots / Jim Hartigan Abu Dhabi National Hotels and Ritz-Carlton to Open 532-key Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal, the First Ritz-Carlton in Abu Dhabi Sheraton Invests Over $100 Million to Upgrade More Than 120 Club Lounges Around the World and Will Now Keep Club Lounges Brand-wide Open Seven Days a Week New Property Manager and General Manager for Texas Marriott: Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 113 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or Ownership SPE LO Holdings, LLC and Starwood Hotels to Open 319-room Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Peoria in Illinois Design Work Underway for Four Seasons Hotel at Disney: Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 195 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database GS Consorcio Hotelero S. A. de C. V. and Hilton Worldwide to Open First DoubleTree by Hilton in Mexico with Four-story New-build Doubletree by Hilton Querétaro After a Decade of Planning Alexander & Baldwin to Finally Begin Construction on 138-room Courtyard by Marriott in Kahului on Maui, Hawaii Concord Eastridge Seeking Approval for Plans to Develop 155-room Cambria Suites near Lake Eola in Orlando, Florida JRK Hotel Group Growing Management Platform Hotel Lawyer: The hotel transaction market is heating up! / Jim Butler EasyRMS Moves into Taiwan through Partnership with Leading Hotel Software Provider in the Region; EasyRMS continues aggressive APAC expansion with addition of Fashion Information Technology to global partner base Grand Pacific Resort Management (GPRM) Hits Home Run at National Convention; Timeshare Resort Management Company Covers the Bases Wins Top Honors on Four Key Resort Management Functions Warmbrodt Hotel Investments Brokers Sale of Value Place Extended Stay, Murfreesboro, Tennessee Agenda and Speakers Set for Hotel Technology Next Generation's (HTNG) Inaugural Members Meeting in Dubai, May 15-16, 2011 Choice Hotels Opens 29-room Comfort Inn Hyde Park in London, England Midas Hospitality Selected to Operate the 110-room Wildwood Town Center Hotel in Wildwood, Missouri PT. Wismatama Indah Makmur Signs Management Agreement with IHG for Proposed 160-room Holiday Inn Express in Bali, Indonesia Renovation Completed on Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge in South Africa Further Enhancing its "One with Nature" Feel Davidson Hotel Company Appoints Peter Dunn as General Manager and Madeline Strother as Director of Sales of the New-build 256-room Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel in Louisiana Brent Gresham Named as General Manager of The Inn at Dos Brisas near Brenham, Texas Benchmark Hospitality International Names Monique Ladjili as Director of Sales and Marketing for Marenas Resort in Miami, Florida April 25, 2011 Sixteen Months Later, CityCenter Has Yet to Hit its Stride: As Spectacular as CityCenter is, it has Become Las Vegas' Tower of Babel Serving as a Symbol of What Could Go Wrong Merchandising Hero: The BROADMOOR Increases Bookings 25% through Visual Merchandising Morgans Hotel Group Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Sell the Mondrian Los Angeles for $137 million to an Affiliate of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust; Morgans Will Continue to Operate Hotel Under a Long Term Management Agreement FelCor Lodging Trust Posts 1st Qtr 2011 Loss of $41.3 million Compared to a Loss of $72 million in the Year-ago Quarter; RevPAR for its 80 Hotels Increased 6.3% for the Quarter / Hotel Operating Statistics LaSalle Hotel Properties Posts 1st Qtr Net Loss of $19.3 million Compared to $25.8 million in the Prior Year Quarter; RevPAR Was $114.68, an Increase of 7.1% / Hotel Operating Statistics 50 Years Ago Hilton Opened Hilton Hawaiian Village Gaining a Foothold in the Isles Which has Grown to 7 Properties, with 6,400 Employees on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii Sheraton Charleston Airport Hotel, in Charleston, South Carolina Now Under Receivership and Will Go Up for Sale The National Conference Center Presents New White Paper: "The Science of Food for Thought: Enhancing Meetings Through Food" TransGlobal Assets Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire White Lagoon Resort Development Project on the Black Sea in Bulgaria; Acquisition Currently Valued at More than $100 Million USD with Anticipated Value at Completion to be Over $400 Million USD AmericInn Expands with the Addition of Five New Franchised Locations Owned by Summit Hotel Properties and Managed by Interstate Hotels & Resorts Victoria, Texas Commissions Study to Identify the Needs for More Hotel/Motel Rooms and a Possible Convention Center with Hopes to Attract Development Last Days to Register: Summer Promotions - The Impact of Social Media and Google Webinar April 27, 2011 / Carol Verret Salisbury Moore Construction Company Uses Unique Knowledge of the Hotel Renovation Industry to Help Hotels Revamp Their Image and Generate Revenue; Recent Projects in Georgia Speak to the Firm's Growing Reputation Hotel AG Brokers Sale of The Driftwood Hotel in Ormond Beach Intelity ICE Becomes the Latest Technology to Help Hotels Reach Sustainability Goals; In-room guest facing technology delivers significant energy savings and virtually eliminates in-room printing costs $2.4 billion Revel Focusing Hotel Layout and Amenities on Fun in Hopes of Dazzling Customers; Owners are Not Promoting Property as a "Casino" but Rather a "Lifestyle Resort with a Casino" Hip-Hop Deejay, DJ Bijal, to Launch New Musically Minded 75-room Hotel BPM (Beats per Minute) in Brooklyn, New York; DJ Bijal-selected Soundtrack to Play Throughout Public Areas Ontario, Canada Officials Hope New 175-room Embassy Suites will Help Establish City as a Destination Spot in the Region Midas Hospitality Selected to Operate Parke Hotel & Conference Center in Bloomington, Illinois Boykin+Prospera to Manage 172-room Hyatt Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina Owned by Small Brothers Annual Young Hoteliers Summit Results in New Association, YHS, Being Founded to Improve Professional Opportunities for Young Talents in Hospitality; Will Provide Hotel Company Employer Ranking Keith Halfmann Named Vice President of Operations for Marcus Hotels & Resorts Stout Street Hospitality Names Cindy Peaslee as General Manager of The LaSalle Hotel by Magnolia in Bryan, Texas Jonathan Crook is Appointed General Manager of 239-key The Peninsula New York in New York City Aston Hotels & Resorts Appoints Daniel Nakasone as General Manager of the Aston Waikiki Joy Hotel in Hawaii Gansevoort Hotel Group Appoints Karin Kopano as General Manager of the New 249-room Gansevoort Park Avenue NYC Hotel In Manhattan Cliff Brutus Named Director of Sales and Marketing for 95-key Cap Juluca on Anguilla, British West Indies Elias Van Niekerk Named Director of Food & Beverage at the Castle Hill Inn in Newport, Rhode Island April 22, 2011 Hyatt Regency Montreal Installs KABA Saflok RT RFID Door Locks; RT RFID Selected for 800 Doors; Security, Guest Safety of Prime Importance Risky? Perhaps - but Worth the Buzz; Hyatt Among Advertisers in Film Documentary Poking Fun at Product Placement Contracted Sheriff's Deputies Haunt a Los Angeles Hotel Lobby Round the Clock to Collect Millions in Unpaid Taxes; Their Orders: Seize the Cash that Flows into the Hotel Coffers Wyndham Hotel Group and MasterBUILT Announce Plans for 75 New Build Microtel Inn and Suites Hotels in Canada Over the Next 25 years Marriott Net Income for the 1st Qtr 2011 was $101 million, a 22% Increase Over Same Quarter 2010; Worldwide Comparable Systemwide REVPAR Rose 6.5% Mixed-Used Project Including a Hotel and Conference Center Being Proposed at Imperial Sugar Company Refinery Site in Sugarland,Texas Encompassing 700-acres Hotel Common Sense: Stronger Hiring Outlook Means Hospitality Employers Must Step Up Recruitment Efforts; The job markets are changing and candidates will soon have choices again. / Dr. John Hogan Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group Chooses Shift4's Payment Gateway RateTiger Launches Hotel Content Management Tool; Integrating content management and distribution in one tool Morgans Hotel Group Garners Visionary Award for Intelity ICE Touch on iPad at Royalton Hotel; ICE technology generates tens of thousands of dollars in food and beverage revenue Benchmark Hospitality International Presents the Chairman's Award of Excellence to Mike Willingham, IT Manager, The Chattanoogan Santa Cruz, California Planning Board Begrudgingly Endorses a 111-room Hyatt Place Hotel, Fraught with "Conditions" Gulph Creek Hotels Adds Two Properties to Management Portfolio; the 105-suite Staybridge Suites in Royersford, Pennsylvania and the 111-room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Millville, New Jersey Movita Hernandez Appointed Spa Director at Mokara Hotel & Spa, San Antonio, Texas April 20, 2011 2011 is the Year to Focus on Profitability Strategies - 16 Independent Properties Select Maestro Integrated PMS to Increase Revenue and Direct Bookings; High Touch Independent Operators Rely on Maestro 'True Multi-Property' Solution as Business Tool to Grow Profits, Online Reservations, and Centralize Operations The Boar's Head Combines Tradition with Cendyn Marketing Savvy for Strong Sales Growth; Award-Winning Luxury Hotel Partners with Cendyn to Boost Web Bookings and Revenue Palms Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas Facing $6.6 million Judgment for Injury to Customer When a Sports Book Patron Dove for a Water Bottle Thrown by an Independent Contractor Cheerleader Pritzker Family Preparing to Decrease Ownership of Hyatt Hotel Chain to Less than 50% While Not Relinquishing Control; Family Members Would Maintain a 73% Voting Power Convicted Victorville, California Hotel Owner Gets 270 Weekend Days in Jail Over $863,000 Orbitz Scam FREEBIES: Hotels Give Some Things for Nothing / Robert Mandelbaum Wynn Resorts Posts Sixfold Profit Increase in First Quarter 2011 to $173.8 million Due to Booming Buisness in Macau and Rebounds in Las Vegas Hotel Leela Chief, Captain CP Krishnan Nair, to Step Down in June, Handing Over Management of the Hotel Company to his Two Sons Hospitality Graduate Survey Results for 2011 Demonstrates Primary Interests Remains with Hotel Operations; Additionally, Culinary Department Interest is on the Rise Orlando Hotels Fill 80% of Rooms in March, a Rare Feat that has not Occurred in Three Years Hilton Hotels & Resorts Introduces New Lobby Design Incorporating Technology Innovations as Part of $40 Million Renovation of the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner in Mclean, Virginia IHG Awarded First Annual TravelCom 2011 Mobile Marketer of the Year Award Choice Hotels International Receives Gomez Best of the Web 2010 Silver Award for ChoiceHotels.com Website Performance Awarded by Compuware Hersha Hospitality Trust Acquires 112-room Holiday Inn Express Wall Street and the 81-room Hampton Inn Financial District in New York City Virgin Galactic Looking for Partner to Build Luxury Resort Near Spaceport America in Sierra County, New Mexico Hotel Price Index Shows Las Vegas is Still No. 1 Destination HMOnline's Hotel Training Software Offers Value and Consistency to Phoenix Hilton Garden Inn; Employee education streamlined; reduces turn-over, increases service, boosts revenue Ariane Systems Brings Self-Service Check-in Technology to Eastern Europe With Poland's First PURO Hotel; New Wroclaw-based hotel chain caters to global Gen Y travelers with installation of self-service check-in stations from Ariane Systems Gulf Oil Spill Looms Over Hotel Sales One Year Later; More than 60 percent of Gulf Coast hotels Knowland surveyed are still recuperating "If We Inspire Today We'll Convert Tomorrow": Engagement with the Consumer is Most Important for Optimizing Social Media and Measuring ROI / Ritesh Gupta First Cornell and SAS Hospitality Analytics Roundtable Focuses on the Level of Market Research Available through Social Media and Web Activities; Hospitality Firms Must Develop a Universal Approach in all Media to Learn what Customers Want Hilton Hotels & Resorts Opens 88-room Hilton Zamalek Residence Cairo in Egypt Desires Hotels International Opens Coral Lodge by Cuna de Vida, an Eco-Resort Featuring Over-the-Water Bungalows in Escribano Bay, Panama Offshore Key West, Florida, On-the-water Resort Proposed by Elevated Water Resorts Raises More Questions from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Planning Board in Boulder, Colorado to Consider Pedersen Development's Proposed Mixed-use Development Which Includes a 101-room Hotel Main Street Partners Development in Durham, North Carolina Hoping to Include 144-room Hampton Inn Carlson to Renew Contract with Joint Venture Partner, Chanakya Hotels, to Manage its Country Inn & Suites in India Hospitality Management Corporation Chosen to Manage 148-room Copper King Hotel and Convention Center in Butte, Montana NEWH, Inc, The Hospitality Industry Network, to Receive Hospitality Design (HD) Magazine's Visionary Award Students at The School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University Produce 60th Annual Les Gourmets Evening of Fine Dining for 200 Guests Huntington Hotel Group Names a Regional VP of Operations, Four General Managers, a Financial Analyst, and a Regional VP of Sales George I. Garcia Appointed General Manager of 382-room El San Juan Hotel & Casino, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico April 19, 2011 Cynthia Carpenter joins iBAHN as Vice President Marketing, Americas; Proven executive to support Americas growth strategy MTech's REX/Axxess Integration Fulfilling Guests' Requests for Service/No Service Jack DeBoer Returning to His Roots of Apartment Style Extended Stay Properties with Boutique Hotel Concept; Rebranded as the Hotel at Waterwalk, the Former Residence Inn in Wichita, Kansas, Will be First of Many A Four Firm Development Partnership Pens Agreement with Marriott International to Build a 377-room Hotel Tower Next to L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, California Online Reputation Manager: the Newest Position in Hotels? / Daniel Edward Craig Date Change: Summer Promotions - The Impact of Social Media and Google Webinar April 27, 2011 / Carol Verret The Timing is NOW - Register for Meet the Money® to Make the Most of 2011 Philippines Tops Google's Worldwide "Resorts" Search List InnLink Launches Facebook Hotel Booking Integration A Recent Survey of 500 Vacation Travelers Shows 83% Rely on Online Hotel Reviews in Making Property Selections Three Associates of Denver Hyatt Hotels, Monica Cheeks, Skip Harless, and Robert Kasnekaw, are Recognized by Hyatt Hotels for their Outstanding Service and Dedication Sage Hospitality Recognizes Top Performers Including Awarding Fred Traverny as Associate of the Year and the Residence Inn - Denver City Center as Their Hotel of the Year World Travel & Tourism Council President, David Scowsill, States Accurate Message Needs to be Shared Regarding Safety and Security in Japan as Efforts Continue to Aid for Tourism Rebound Poipu Beach Villas, LLC and Azul Hospitality Group Open 85-key Koloa Landing at Poipu Beach Wyndham Grand Resort in Hawaii Americas Best Value Inn/Canadas Best Value Inn's Growth Remains Strong with 28 New Properties in First Quarter of 2011 GR Hospitality Group to Manage 137-room Savannah Garden Inn Hotel & Suites in Savannah, Georgia Ian Schrager Company Names Ana Nekhamkin Vice President of Acquisitions and Development Buffalo Lodging Names Kimberly Tyger as Director of Sales for the Soon to Open 139-room Courtyard by Marriott Buffalo-Airport in Cheektowaga, New York Thua An Named as the Executive Chef of La Residence Hotel and Spa in Hue, Vietnam April 18, 2011 Hilton Worldwide Launches the "The Luxury Manifesto", a New Video Series Designed to Identify What Defines Luxury Today MGM Resorts International Enters Into Agreements with Pansy Ho Governing Proposed Initial Public Offering of Macau Joint Venture, MGM China Holdings Limited; Ownership to be Structured as 51% MGM, 29% Ms. Ho and 20% Public Shareholders Innocent Until Proven Guilty - The Proliferation of iPads / Terence Ronson DiamondRock Secures $100 million Through Secured Financing on the Hilton Minneapolis; Funds to be Used for Future Hotel Acquisitions Accounting for Service: How to Make Financial Roles Fantastic / Roberta Nedry Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC 2011) Highlights Growth Potential in Saudi Hotel Market Indicating a Need for 230,000 Hotel Rooms By 2020 To Meet Tourism Demands Davidson Hotel Company and Owner, The Carlyle Group, to Rebrand 368-room Radisson Los Angeles Westside Hotel as Doubletree by Hilton Los Angeles-Westside HEI Hotels & Resorts Gains Approval from Bellevue, Washington City Planners for 15-story 378-room Marriott Hotel Venture Capitalist, Tim Draper, has Purchased 99-room Benjamin Franklin Hotel in San Mateo, California, Creating New Hope for Long Vacant Property Dallas Area Hoteliers Sprucing Up for Company; Renovations on the Rise in Anticipation of Travelers Return New "No Contract" Offer From Lodgenet Broadband Increases Flexibility For Hoteliers iSIGN Media and RTown Communications: Changing the Way that Hotels and Advertisers Communicate with Guests Hotel AG Brokers Sale of Holiday Inn Express Saginaw, Michigan Hotel Common Sense™: Five Common Sense Steps to Stronger Public Relations / Dr. John Hogan Hilton Worldwide Opens 173-room DoubleTree Hotel in Aqaba, Jordan IHG Launches Version 2.0 of Green Engage, the Online Tool Helping Hotels Monitor, Reduce and Manage their Energy Use RCI and Sol Meliá Vacation Club Agree to a Multi-Year Renewal of Global Affiliation Aimbridge Hospitality Hosts Ribbon Cutting for the 455-room Hyatt Regency Tulsa, Formerly a Crowne Plaza Kurt Ritter to Remain Rezidor Hotel Group's President & CEO Waterford Hotel Group Appoints Alan Miller Assistant General Manager of 120-room Comfort Inn Mystic in Mystic, Connecticut HEI Hotels & Resorts Names Three General Managers and One Hotel Manager at Properties in Minneapolis, Atlanta and Philadelphia Kyra Fox Named Director of Sales for 110-room Hotel Teatro in Denver, Colorado John Braun Named as the Director of Food & Beverage at the 738-key Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona April 15, 2011 Social Media & Hotels Industry Survey: Is Your Hotel Making Waves in Social Media or Just Getting Your Toes Wet? Hotel Lawyer with good news! A new federal court decision upholds condo hotel structure. No "securities" involved as structured. Disgruntled condo hotel unit purchaser lawsuit dismissed. / Jim Butler Hotel Bars are the New Hip with a Whole New Vibe Hotel Makeover Contest Designed To Transform Customer Service Launches Nationwide; $50,000 In Free Signature Worldwide Training Will Transform Every Department For One Lucky Hotel New Orleans Achieves Major Tourism Milestone: 8.3 Million Visitors in 2010 Spent 5.3 Billion Dollars, The Most Visitor Spending in City History Costa Rican Lawmakers Create the Association of the Protection of Tourism, or PROTUR, Recognizing that the Country's Tourism Sector is in a State of Emergency Aiming for a Metropolitan Boutique Loft Feeling, Design for the Planned 10-story Northside Courtyard by Marriott in Akron, Ohio Took a Bit Longer; Will be the First New Hotel Downtown Since 1980, Groundbreaking Expected this Summer Design Miami/ Basel and W Hotels Worldwide Name Second Annual Award Recipients of the "W Hotels Designers of the Future Award" Plans for 300-room Hotel at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Still in the Works Pegasus Issues Special Edition of The Pegasus View to Address Impact of ASPAC Earthquakes and Political Unrest in EMEA on Travel Industry Veterans Shift4 Corporation and Squirrel Systems Collaborate to Offer a Powerful Payment Solution to the Hospitality Industry Westin Copley Place, Boston Completes $18 Million Renovation Project, its Fourth Since Inception in 1983 The Stafford London by Kempinski in London, England Nears Completion of $9.8 Million Renovation of its 24 Guest Rooms and all Public Areas BayStar Hotel Group Chosen by Bay Cities Bank to Manage Lakeland Hotel and Conference Center in Lakeland, Florida and the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport Inn (Former Best Western) in Clearwater The Inaugural Saudi Excellence in Tourism Awards in the Accommodation Category are Awarded to The Al-Faisaliah Hotel, the Avail Grand Hotel & Suite, and the Park Inn, Alkhobar Loews Coronado Bay in San Diego, California Appoints John Annicchiarico as Director of Marketing and Javaud Mushtaq as Director of Sales Chris Browne Appointed as Executive Chef at 94-key Whiteface Lodge in Lake Placid, New York, Managed by Gemstone Hotels & Resorts April 14, 2011 Bill Targeting Reduction of Hotel Worker Injuries Passes California Senate Panel; Opponents Argue that the Fitted-sheet Requirement Alone Will Cost Industry About $15 million hotel SystemsPro Adds Spanish to Growing Multi-Language Capability; Multi-Lingual Screens, Instruction Materials, Training Videos Extend International Presence for hotel SalesPro, hotel ServicePro, and hotel WebSpace KSL Capital Partners Acquires the Royal Palm Hotel in South Beach, Florida for $130 million, or Roughly $318,000 per key; Plans Include Complete Renovation and Rebranding as The James Royal Palm; Denihan Hospitality to Remain as Property Management Firm MODO Hotels Inks Agreement with Antares Investment Partners for Development of 10 MODO Hotel Projects in Major US Metropolitan Markets with Noble Management Group Chosen as Preferred Management Company Isle of Capri & Nemacolin Woodlands Casino Resort Project Chosen by Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for State's Final Category Three Gaming License; Lady Luck Nemacolin Casino, a $50 million Project, Expected to be Completed in Nine Months Walt Disney World's New Impact Study Indicates Disney is Responsible for One in Fifty Jobs in Florida and Generates $18.2 billion Annually for States Cumulative Gross Domestic Product St. Regis Hotels & Resorts Continues Global Growth with the Debut of Ten New Properties in the Next Twelve Months in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East Vancouver, Canada, the City Striving to Become the World's Greenest, Gets Hotel to Match with the Planned Opening of 169-room Eco-Conscious Element Vancouver Metrotown Owned by Bosa Properties to be Managed by Atlific Hotels Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson, Las Vegas, is Included in Station Casinos Inc Bankruptcy Filing and to be Purchased for $500 Million by an Affilitate of the Station's Founding Family, the Fertittas Hospitality eBusiness Strategies Takes Away Top IAC Awards, including Four Best of Industry Awards High Art Meets High Tech with the Arrival of Intelity's Award Winning ICE on iPad Technology in Hotel Beaux Arts Miami; The year's "most innovative" hospitality technology adds edgy flair to contemporary boutique hotel A Smile from HospitalityEducators.com - April 14 - International Moment of Laughter Day / Dr. John Hogan 181-room Holiday Inn & Suites St. Catharines North to Open in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada 124-suite Residence Inn by Marriott Owned and Managed by Kratsa Properties to Open in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Shangri-La Asia Opens 235-room Shangri-La Hotel, Manzhouli in Northeast China Innisfree Hotels and Hampton Hotels Open 160-room Hampton Inn & Suite Orange Beach Gulf Front in Orange Beach, Alabama Owned by Balmaqien Hospitality New-Build 160-room Holiday Inn San Jose Escazu in San Jose, Costa Rica Opens, Owned and Managed by Latin American Hospitality Management, a Division of Grupo AGRISAL Choice Hotels International Opens 27 New Hotels in March in 13 States and 2 Additional Countries After Three Losing Spins, Hope's are High that Proposals for a New Hotel Adjacent to the Wilmington Convention Center in North Carolina Will be a Winner MGM Resorts International to Name Kirk Kerkorian as Director Emeritus Outrigger Appoints Kevin Aucello as Vice President of Hawaii Development Bonnie Kiyabu Named General Manager of 451-room Ocean Resort Hotel Waikiki April 13, 2011 Social Media & Hotels: Is Your Hotel Making Waves in Social Media or Just Getting Your Toes Wet? Avenue Crowne Plaza Hotel Installs Flyte Systems' Flight Information Displays for O'Hare and Midway Airports; Travelers Rely on Updated Departure Times; Extend Stays When Notified of Flight Delays Google – ITA: King Maker, Not Category Killer / Carroll Rheem Report Details the Top Five North American Cities Where Hotel Rates Have Decreased the Most and the Top Five Cities Where Hotel Rates Have Experienced the Biggest Price Increase Guest Satisfaction Index: the Next Big Measure of Hotel Performance? / Daniel Edward Craig Summer Promotions – The Role of Social Media and Google in Customer Buying Habits Webinar April 20 / Carol Verret Lawsuit Seeking to Recoup Millions for Investors at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego Dismissed by Federal Judge / Lori Weisberg Doubletree Hotel Tucson at Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona Joins Roster of Hotels in Bankruptcy Grayl's Hotel, a Beach Drive, St. Petersburg, Florida, Bank Owned Property to be Sold in Public Online Auction Nikki Beach Accelerates Worldwide Growth with 8 New Projects Totaling $200 Million in the Pipeline in Europe, Africa and the Middle East Popularity in Canada of Starwood's Select Service Brands, Aloft, Element and Four Points by Sheraton, Propels Starwood to Reach 60th Hotel Milestone in Canada White Lodging Named Starwood's Full Service Developer of the Year for North America The Oberoi Group Opens 202- room The Oberoi, Gurgaon in New Delhi, India PAR Springer-Miller Supports HTNG at the Benefactor Level Wente Vineyards Selects Full-Bodied MEETINGScope™ Developers, Widewaters Group, Hopes to Turn the "Pink Palace" in Bradenton, Florida into a Hampton Inn & Suites May be Doomed Growth Properties Hospitality Management Selected as Receiver for 78-room Hampton Inn in Lehighton, Pennsylvania Patricia Richards, Head Mixologist for Wynn Las Vegas and Encore, Named America's Top Female Bartender Orient-Express Hotels Nominates Eight for it's Board of Directors Including Two New Independent Nominees; As Previously Announced Director Bob Lovejoy Expected to Become Chairman Thistle Hotels Appoints Paul Watson as General Manager of the Thistle London Heathrow Hotel in the United Kingdom Christopher Steele Named as Executive Chef at the 393-room Hilton Hartford Hotel in Hartford, Connecticut Robert Morris Named Food & Beverage Manager at Spruce Point Inn, Resort & Spa in Boothbay Harbor, Maine April 12, 2011 Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center Installs Saflok MT RFID Door Locks; Flexible, Reliable KABA Saflok RFID System Adds Security for Guests and Conferences Knowland Hires Record Breaking VP of Sales, Phil Saims; Award Winning Sales Executive Shatters Records in his First Two Months at the Helm Forbes Travel Guide Launches in Singapore with the Announcement of a Five-Star Spa and Five Four-Star Hotels; Five Luxury Hotels and Four Resort Spas Join an Elite Group of Star-Award Winners Worldwide, as the International Travel Company Extends its Asian Presence Conde Nast Traveler Unveils its 15th Annual Hot List Featuring 124 New Hotels and Resorts, 21 Restaurants, and 40 Spas to be on Newstands April 19, 2011 Cornell University Study Confirms "Billboard Effect" for Hotels Listed on Online Travel Agent Sites Validating Increased Reservation Volume on the Brands Site as a Result of Listing on Third-Party Websites Keynote Speaker and Agenda Set for the 15th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) May 10-12, 2011 in Montego Bay, Jamaica EDITORIAL: It is Difficult to Understand Why Pennsylvania Governor's Proposed Budget Includes Whopping 70% Cut on Tourism Promotion When Tourism Generates $33 Billion is Sales Statewide and Contributes $3.4 Billion in State and Local Tax Revenue Gran Prix Partners, Through a Franchise Agreement with Marriott International, to Open the 111-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Millville, New Jersey RIU Hotels & Resorts to Open the All Inclusive 290-room Riu Dolce Vita Hotel in the Golden Sands Tourist Zone of Bulgaria The 338-room Marriott Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California on the Sales Block, but it's No Fire Sale; With Hotel Sales Values Increasing Plenty of Interested Buyers are Expected Building Spree: Vision Hospitality Developing Four Hotel Projects in Chattanooga, Tennessee Area Kiplinger Magazine Names Las Vegas on List of "Comeback Cities for 2011" Despite Having the Nation's Highest Unemployment and Foreclosure Rates The Grand Hôtel Stockholm, One of Scandinavia's Leading Luxury Hotels, Chooses ZDirect's eCRM Platform to Enhance Guest Communication PAR Springer-Miller Grows Presence in Europe and Middle East; UK Office Expansion Focuses on Service and Business Development PSAV, QuickMobile Announce Partnership to Market, Support Event Mobile Solutions Amounts Spent on Opening for Las Vegas Properties, Cosmopolitan and CityCenter, Reveal Little About Ultimate Success Market Data Shows Increase in International Consumer Demand for Travel into San Francisco According to Expedia Discussions on Market Trends at Recent Revenue Management Summit Five Seasons Hotel, the Former Crowne Plaza in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Could Fly the Sheraton, DoubleTree or Radisson Flag as Each Negotiates with City Leaders; Kinseth Hospitality to Manage Property Wyndham Hotel Group Appoints Jurgen Schafers as General Manager and James Moss as Director of Sales and Marketing for the 400-key Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek Currently Under Construction in Orlando, Florida Virginia McDowell to Become Chief Executive Officer of Isle of Capri Casinos Effective April 25, 2011 April 11, 2011 U.S. Travel Association Releases New Research Results Showing 49% of Travelers Alter Plans Due to High Travel Taxes; Launches Travel Tax Institute Chef's at the Fairmont Pittsburgh Hotel Take Recycling to a New Level While Getting All Lathered Up Elite Meetings International and Preferred Hotel Group™ Launch PHG Meetings; Powered by SpeedRFP, Website is the First Total Online RFP Management System Linking Hotel Sales Managers, Global Sales Offices, Hotels, and Planners Upscale 240-Room Hotel Gets New Owner, PM and GM: Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 119 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or Ownership China Now World's Third-Largest Tourism Destination Based on Number of International Arrivals According to United Nations World Tourism Organization India Hotel Development Turns Focus Toward Mid-market and Budget Segments; Luxury Hoteliers See Advantage to New Brand Additions Bogged Down for Nearly a Decade, the Proposed $100 million, 400-room Hilton Convention Center Hotel in West Palm Beach, Florida Would Require $27 million from Taxpayers; Facing Demise if Commissioners Opt Not to Spend Marriott International to Open 292-room Courtyard by Marriott Mexico City Airport in Mexico Owned by Penon S.A. de C.V. Las Vegas Records 12th Straight Month of Visitor Increases According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority New 125-Room Boutique Hotel Headed to State Commission: Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 180 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database City Council Talks Resume for $1.3 Billion Sweetwater Development for Decatur, Alabama; Initial Plans Include a Hotel, Restaurants and Retail Space Richfield Hospitality Improves Efficiencies, Productivity, and Profitability with ProfitSage Business Intelligence by ProfitSword Hotel AG Closes One Hotel Every Nine Days for Past Five Months Brazil’s Royal Palm Plaza Selects Signature RFID by VingCard Locking Solution; Renovated Flagship Property in Campinas Upgrades to Signature RFID for Its Advanced Security and NFC Mobile Phone Compatibility Swiftrank Expands Asia Pacific Footprint with New Hotel Clients in China, India; Online travel network drives 25% of its global business in the rapidly expanding Asia market EasyRMS Signs One of China's Most Prestigious and Historical Hotels; The award-winning Hotel Beijing implements EzRMS™ to improve efficiency and total revenue Saudi Kingdom's Tourism Industry Continues to Grow Benefiting from the Kingdom's Commitment to Improvements in the Hospitality Sector and its 2008 Establishment of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities Hospitality Management Corporation Chosen to Manage 107-suite Premiere Suites of Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska Budget Cuts Force William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at University of Nevada at Las Vegas to Eliminate Majors and Focus on Core Mission of Hospitality Management Through the eyes of the Hotel Butler: Functional Suggestions vs. Questions / Osvaldo Torres Cruz Glenwood Hospitality's Proposed 126-room Hampton Inn & Suites in Raleigh, North Carolina Wins City Approval North Carolina's New Hanover County Tourism Development Authority Considers Methods for Cooperation between the Visitors Bureau, Event Planners and Hoteliers in Determining the Economic Impact of Area Events Benchmark Hospitality International Completes its $20 Million Resort-Wide Renovation of 316-room Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado Embassy Suites in Montgomery, Alabama Modernizing Facility with $3.5 million Renovation in Effort to Remain Competitive Marriott International Completes $800,000 Lobby Renovation of 133-room Courtyard by Marriott in Santa Ana, California Crestline Hotels & Resorts Appoints Meredith Bottenfield General Manager for the 160-room Courtyard by Marriott 37th Street North, in Virginia Beach, Virginia April 8, 2011 As its Eleventh Acquisition Since Initial Public Offering in December of 2009, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Acquires the 189-room Hotel Monaco Seattle for $51.2 million, Transaction Funded Entirely with Cash; Property Management will Remain with Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants A Quirk in the Electrical System at the "Green" David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Has Cost Taxpayers $70,000 to $100,000 a Year Since 2003 in Wasted Power Penalties Dayclubs Becoming Mainstay of Offerings at Las Vegas Resorts; Two New Pool Parties Diving into "Daylife" Scene During Most Profitable Time of Year When Every Second Counts: Secrets for making the most out of the new last-minute booking trend / Jean Francois Mourier CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Alec Sanguinetti, States Bad Year Ahead for Caribbean Tourism as Industry is "Half Dead Already" Expedia, Inc. Plans to Separate Into Two Publicly Traded Companies, TripAdvisor and Expedia, Inc. Lotus at Diamond Head Hotel in Honolulu Assigned Receiver Amid Money Woes Lodging Interactive Launches Display Remarketing Program Club Intrawest Wins Gold at ARDA; Three Top Awards Bestowed on Private Vacation Club The Walt Disney Company in Joint Venture with Shanghai Shendi Group Breaks Ground on Shanghai Disney Resort, the First Disney Resort in Mainland China IHG Opens 227-suite Holiday Inn & Suites Phoenix - Airport North in Arizona; Owned by Jordan Hotels LLP and Managed by Ocean Properties LTD 119-room Courtyard by Marriott to Open in Westampton, New Jersey Managed by Ruchi Enterprises and Owned by Ruchi/SSN Westampton LLC Tim Peters Named General Manager of 139-room Nautical Beachfront Resort in Lake Havasu City, Arizonia April 7, 2011 Six Ways to Identify a Company in Decline; Wise business lessons learned from a social psychologist - not a financial analyst / William P. Fisher. Ph.D. Aptech Congratulates Clients Named to Hotel Business' List of "Top 100 Management Companies"; Eleven Top-Ranked Hotel Companies Rely on Aptech Business Intelligence and Accounting to Earn Leadership Kudos The PCI Veil of Secrecy Has Been Lifted...A Little / Dave Bleser Nevada Gaming Control Board Told that Marriott International Eventually Plans to Build a 3,500-room Resort Across From Las Vegas Convention Center Cornell Hospitality Research Summit Explored the Dimensions of Electronic Distribution and Revenue Management; Chief Thread is Need for Hotels to Establish and Maintain Price Integrity America Hits a Wine Milestone Surpassing France in Consumption; Millennial Generation Comes of Age Pushing Aside Generation X Preferences Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Acquires the 450-room Westin Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego, California for $110 Million with Plans for $23 Million in Property Enhancements Hotel Price Index (HPI) Reports a 4% Overall Increase in Asia Hotel Room Rates While Some Major Business Hubs in China Saw a 20% Increase; Caribbean and Latin American Rates Remain Steady as the Global Economy Rebounds Industry Executives Believe that Branded Hotels in India Will Double Number of Rooms to 125,000 in Five Years as Demand Increases Hilton Worldwide and Eros Group Sign Management Agreement for Two Hotels in India, the 173-room Hilton New Delhi Mayur Vihar and 196-room DoubleTree by Hilton New Delhi Mayur Vihar, Tripling Hilton's Presence in India Tropicana Las Vegas Resort & Casino to Hire 400 in Preparation for the Grand Opening of Nikki Beach Club and Club Nikki; Holding a "Personality Fair" on April 11 to Conduct Interviews Regal Hotels Group to Open New Build 300-room Regal Royale Hotel in Kunshan, China Owned by Ning Hu Real Estate Co Starwood Hotels to Open Newly Constructed 264-room Four Points by Sheraton Financial District in New York City Developed by the Lam Group Developer, Bruce Toll, Pays Trump Entertainment $5.5 Million to Lift Restriction to Build Casino at Former Playboy, World's Fair Casino Site in Atlantic City, New Jersey Foreclosed 98-room Inn at Morro Bay in San Luis Obispo, California Acquired by Pacifica Host Hotels for $9 million Economy and Gas Prices Continue to Affect Travel and Meetings Industry, According to HSMAI Survey; 75 Percent of Respondents Concerned with Rising Gas Prices Shift4 Brings a Higher Standard of Payment Processing to Microsoft Dynamics RMS Users Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, Virginia to Close Casino for the First Time Since Opening at the Request of Event Sponsor for Three-day Judicial Conference IHG Opens Two New Holiday Inns in Houston, Texas, the 130-room Holiday Inn Houston Westchase and the 111-room Holiday Inn Houston East The Kessler Collection's Kessler Canyon Homestead and Guesthouse in Colorado Joins Marriott's Autograph Collection McKibbon Hotel Group Begins Construction on the 115-loft-style room Aloft Hotel Asheville Downtown Located in Downtown Asheville, North Carolina Warwick International Hotels (WIH) Purchases 30,000 Square Feet of Land Adjacent to the Warwick Melrose Hotel, Dallas, Built in 1924, for Expansion Davidson Hotel Company Completes $12.3 Million Renovation of 367-suite Embassy Suites Chicago-Downtown Owned by Sunstone Hotel Investors The Casa Monica Hotel, a Kessler Collection and Marriott Autograph's Founding Property, in St. Augustine, Florida Completes Phase One of $1 Million Renovation Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Promotes Rolando Aedo to Executive Vice President-Chief Marketing Officer April 6, 2011 EZYield Earns Highest Level PCI Certification for Two-Way Hotel Reservation Transaction Process; Third-party audit ensures that EZYield's two-way transaction process between hotel guests and OTA's meets payment card industry's most stringent security requirements Signs of Continued North American Hotel Market Recovery Evident at ASFONA Board Meeting in Washington DC; Presentations of positive STR research and rapid growth of Starwood Hotels & Resorts' leading brands point to acceleration of hotel market recovery The Top 10 Hotel Groups in the World: A New Landscape is Taking Shape: 2011's Ranking of Worldwide Hotel Groups and Brands; IHG Retains Top Spot With Nearly 650,000 Rooms From Mobile Apps to Google Travel, and Don't Forget the FaceBook Booking Widget - It's Complicated for Revenue Managers! / Carol Verret Nobody Asked me, But... No. 75: Blackstone Reportedly Prepping Hilton for Flotation; Things Are Seldom What They Seem, Skim Milk Masquerades As Cream; Quote of the Month; First Announcement / Stanley Turkel $17 million on Proposal and Land has been Spent, Now Dreams for the $1.2 billion Point Molate Casino Resort at Richmond, California's Waterfront are Dead New Jersey Casino Control Commission Set to Approve New Ownership Structure for Trump Entertainment Resorts; New York Billionaire, Marc Lasry, and Hedge Fund, Avenue Capital Group, will Gain Ownership IHG in Joint Venture with Duet India Hotels Group to Develop 19 Holiday Inn Express Hotels Across India, Adding 3,300 Rooms to IHG's Current India Development Pipeline Marriott International in Joint Venture with SAMHI Hotels to Launch Fairfield by Marriott in India with Plans for 15 Hotels and 2,500 Guest Rooms The Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association Begins Research in Developing a Universal Standard for Boutique & Lifestyle Hotels Tapping the Knowledge of Hospitality Industry Thought-Leaders TRUMP HOTEL COLLECTION™ Selects Newmarket® International to Manage Group Distribution, Sales, and Event Execution KABA Saflok Quantum RFID Earns HA+D Design Award; Saflok Quantum Vintage Honored for Best Design, Product, and Materials by Readers of Hospitality Architecture + Design Penn's View Selects Roomlinx iTV SmartRoom® Technology; Roomlinx Completes Installation at Historic Philadelphia Property Hotel Common Sense™: Delivering Hospitality with Management by Objectives / Dr. John Hogan The Corporate Housing Providers Association Releases the Corporate Housing Industry Report 2011 Which Indicates an Industry Rebound After the Recession Describing a $2.47 Billion Industry Marriott International Expands Global Sales Organization to Support Company's Projected Growth in Russia Best Western Completes Renovation and Re-branding of 91-room Holiday Inn Express in Yuba City, California Rebranded and Renovated Provincetown's Cape Inn About to Debut as Harbor Hotel Provincetown Managed by Finard Coventry Hotel Management and Owned by Finard Properties and Turnstone Property Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Adds Two New Conferences for 2011 with Events Scheduled in Barbados and St. Lucia for June and October Finney County, Kansas Hoteliers Seeking Separation of the County Convention and Tourism Bureau from the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce Citing Fiscal Issues and Poor Performance MGM Hospitality and Asian Coast Development Name John Shigley President and C.O.O. of New Build 542-room MGM Grand Ho Tram in Vietnam Guido Polito Appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Baglioni Hotels Residence Inn Pontiac, Michigan Promotes Dodi Wicklund to General Manager April 5, 2011 Renovation Update: Mid-scale Hotel Operators Buy RFID Locks for Cool Factor, Efficiency; Holiday Inn Knoxville, Hotel Harrington in Washington DC, and Howard Johnson Admiral Inn Convert to Cost Saving 'Contactless' Locks Have You Got What it Takes to be an "Over the Top" Hotel Leader? / Jim Hartigan World-Class Service: The Double-Platinum Rule 2.0 / Dr. Bryan K. Williams, DM Opened in 1927, the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Known as the "Pink Place of the Pacific", to be the first Hotel in Hawaii to Become a Member of Historic Hotels of America, a Program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation The 289-room Sheraton Charleston Airport Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina Owned by APHM North Charleston LLC Appears Poised for Foreclosure Atlantic City Casino Earnings Fell 27 Percent in 2010; 11 Casino Hotels Operating Profits Also Down IHG Partners with Interior Design Students from Savannah College of Art and Design to Create Room-décor for Three New Hotels; the Staybridge Suites Tyler University Area, Texas, Staybridge Suites San Antonio in Stone Oak, Texas and Staybridge Suites Syracuse Liverpool in New York Slated for 2015 Opening, Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Jaguar Buildcon Private Limited to Develop New Build 350-room W Mumbai Marking W Hotels' Debut in India Hilton Worldwide Opens First DoubleTree by Hilton in the United Arab Emirates with 126-key DoubleTree by Hilton Ras Al Khaimah Starwood Hotels & Resorts Opens its First St. Regis in Thailand with the 227-room St. Regis Bangkok, Developed by Rajadamri Lodging Limited, Designed by Brennan Beer Gorman Architects Hilton Hotels & Resorts Open First Property in Cape Town, South Africa, the 137-room Hilton Cape Town City Centre Starwood Hotels & Resorts to Open Seven Additional Hotels in India in 2011 for a Total of 37 Properties in Portfolio; Plans to Double Footprint in Two Years and Accelerate Growth of Select Service Brands Starwood Hotels to Open 164-room Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee Downtown in Florida; Property is on Track to Become the Brand's First LEED Certified Hotel Meg Fasy Joins PSAV as VP, Industry Relations; Former MPI sales executive recruited to expand reach of company's coveted event-technology and consultative services Newark, New Jersey's Mayor Booker and Tucker Development Corporation Celebrate Groundbreaking for Courtyard by Marriott at the Prudential Center; Newark's First New Hotel in Nearly Four Decades Accor to Welcome 345-room Cairns Colonial Club of North Queensland, Australia; Property to be Marketed Under All Seasons Brand Moevenpick Hotels & Resorts Assumes Management of the Moevenpick Resorts & Spa Cebu on Mactan Island in the Philippines Adam Stewart, CEO of Sandals Resorts International, Awarded the Florida International University's School of Hospitality and Tourism Torch Award Being Recognized as an Outstanding Alumnus Abdullah Vural Appointed General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch in Beaver Creek, Colorado Courtyard by Marriott in Warwick, Rhode Island Appoints Judie Ritter as General Manager The Eldon Luxury Suites Hotel in Washington, DC Names Vinh Nguyen General Manager Buffalo Lodging Names Sheryl Rodgers New Director of Sales for Fairfield Inn & Suites Clearwater-Bayside, Clearwater, Florida Daniel Wells Appointed as Executive Chef at 56-room Tempo Miami, A RockResort in Miami, Florida April 4, 2011 Morgans Hotel Group Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Sell the Royalton and Morgans Hotels for $140 Million to an Affiliate of FelCor Lodging Trust; Morgans Will Continue to Operate Hotels Under a Long Term Management Agreement Interstate Hotels & Resorts Assumes Management of 30-hotel Portfolio, Comprising 4,060 rooms, Owned by Inland American Real Estate Trust; Portfolio Now Includes 337 Properties New Reports From Hawaii Tourism Authority Shows Hawaii Expecting 18.3% Decline in Japan Arrivals as a Result of Disaster Hawaii Hotels Saw Occupancy Rise 6.1% in February to 81.7%, Now with Japan's Disasters, Hope is Strong Marketing Can Help Offset Losses Bahrain Hoteliers Seek Extraordinary Action from their Government as Occupancy Rates Fall to Near Zero How Can Travel Websites Continue to Enhance the Overall Planning and Booking Journey? - An Interview with Jo Briody, Head of Marketing for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines / Ritesh Gupta Get Your Existing Customers Selling For You / Caroline Cooper Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City Begins $50 million Renovation of 2,000-room Hotel Tower Stuffy is Out, Creative is in for Atlanta's Hotel Restaurants with Attempts to Appeal to the Modern Consumer Then & Now: After 19 Years, International Pow Wow Returns to a "New" San Francisco with Expectation of $350 million in Tourism Business Miami's Redevelopment Agency OKs $9 Million Tax Rebate for Hotel in Omni District Developers for Stamford, Connecticut Ritz-Carlton Hotel Development Plan are Denied Zoning Extension for Project Kingfisher Bay Resort in Queensland, Australia to Join Accor's Mercure Brand; Will be Rebranded as Mercure Kingfisher Bay Resort Fraser Island Concord Hospitality Joint Venture with Lupert-Adler Sells 177-room Courtyard by Marriott Edmonton in Alberta, Canada to MIG Real Estate; Concord Stays on as Property Management Comfort Suites DFW Airport Hotel in Dallas, Texas, Completes $2 Million Renovation to Guest Rooms and Public Areas New AHLEI Hotel Security and Anti-Terrorism Training Program Focuses on Vital Role of Front-Line Employees EasyRMS Announces First Independent Hotel Client in China; China National Conference Centre Grand Hotel installs EzRMS™ to help drive business more efficiently, paving the way for further contracts of this type in the region Former WIRED Magazine Managing Editor, Peter Leyden, to Discuss "The Next Tech Paradigm Shift" During HITEC 2011; Presentation will Focus on Changes in New Media and Technology Hotel Association of Canada and MPI Foundation Launch Green Key Meetings, an Assessment Tool to Provide Meeting Planners with a Hotel's Level of Commitment to Environmental Issues GF Management Affiliate, LARC Associates, Selected to Manage the 173-room Lake Arrowhead Resort & Spa in Lake Arrowhead, California Olympia Companies Selected by JHR Development to Manage New Build 52-room Inn at Brunswick Station in Brunswick, Maine Chef Jamian Lewis of De Vere Venues Devonport House, London, United Kingdom Wins IACC's Chef of the Year Award in their Copper Skillet Competition American Resort Development Association Awards Janeth Olachea of Tapestry Resorts 2011 "Spirit of Hospitality" Award and Recognizes Several other Tapestry Resorts Employees with Awards Accor to Launch Fully Accredited "Optimum Service Standards" for China and India Markets in Australia; Designed to Meet Needs of Individual Cultures HSMAI Global Inducts Asia Pacific Region Welcoming Three New Chapters; Australia, Southeast Asia and Greater China Crestline Hotels & Resorts Appoints Gary J. Strehl as General Manager for the Courtyard by Marriott Jacksonville Butler Boulevard, in Jacksonville, Florida Waterford Hotel Group Appoints Robert Reeves as General Manager of The Lord Jeffery Inn in Amherst, Massachusetts Owned by an Affiliate of Amherst College, the Amherst Inn Company Oscar Avalos Named Director of Sales & Marketing at Marquis Los Cabos Resort Montage Hotels & Resorts Names Gabriel Ask as Executive Chef and Tim Dupree as Associate Director of Sales & Marketing for the 201-room Montage Beverly Hills in California April 1, 2011 The Room Rate Conundrum: The Leap from Tactical to Strategic / Dr. Gabor Forgacs Trust International Partners with VFM Leonardo to Simplify Image Management; Integration of VFM Leonardo's VScape System with Trust International's yourVoyager CRS Simplifies Hotel Image Management for Chains Fired Middle-aged Cocktail Servers Sue Resorts Casino Hotel in Controversy Over Skimpy Costumes HVS Publishes the 2011 U.S. Hotel Franchise Fee Guide: A Comparative Analysis of Hotel Brands UPDATE: Choice Hotels International Terminates Eleven Franchise Licenses with Summit Hotel Properties Next Gen Hotel Sales Pros Hungry for Storytelling / David Brudney Planned $110 million Fort Benning Army Lodge Will Boast 860-rooms, May Soon be Area's Largest Lodging Facility Oriens Travel & Hotel Mangement, Operating the Hotel PURE Brand, Enters Definitive Agreement with S.V. International Developers S.A for Development of a World Class Green Compliance Destination Resort in the Puntarenas Area of Costa Rica Wyndham Hotel Group Launches Planet Hollywood Hotel Development in Three Countries, Qatar, Panama and China IHG to Open Canada's Largest Holiday Inn, the 513-room Holiday Inn Toronto Downtown Centre W Hotels Worldwide to Open W Retreat & Spa Kanai - Riviera Maya in Mexico Designed by Richard Meier as Part of Multi-Property Development of Four Hotels and 600 Rooms W Hotels Worldwide to Open New Build 132-room W Hotel in Mexico City, Mexico Home2 Suites By Hilton® and The Generation Companies to Build 122-room North Charleston Home2 Suites in North Charleston, South Carolina Hilton Worldwide Opens First DoubleTree by Hilton in the Middle East with 172-room DoubleTree by Hilton Aqaba in Aqaba, Jordan Meet the Money®: Hotel Financing Renaissance is Underway! / Jim Butler IHG to Sell 121-room Staybridge Suites Denver Cherry Creek and the 143-room Holiday Inn Atlanta-Gwinnett Place to Summit Hotel Properties for $17 million Magnolia Hotels Branches Out as Stout Street Hospitality; Company Changes Name to Reflect Diversified Growth Strategy Knowland Chief Learning Officer Speaks at Elevate 2011 Conference, Hosted by the California Society of Association Executives; Social Media, Collaboration Tools, Rapid Learning Development Key to High Growth Businesses Cultuzz and RateTiger Simplify eBay Hotel Bookings; Channel manager integrates one of the largest ecommerce platforms Jumeirah Group Opens the 401-room Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai, its First Hotel in Pudong, China Dolce Hotels and Resorts to Manage 157-room New Build Hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana Unveiling its New Urban Hotel Model, a Hybrid of Center-City Lifestyle and Conference Hotel Hotel Equities and Premier Hotel Corporation Form Joint-Venture Partnership for Management of Seven Hotels in Premier's Portfolio Howard Johnson Canada Welcomes Two New Ownership Groups; The Howard Johnson Express Inn Calgary Purchased by Vishal & Munmun Comar and The Howard Johnson Express Inn Winnipeg-west Purchased by Jason Gauthier & Kiley Horvath American Resort Development Association Awards RCI, Wyndham's Vacation Exchange Business, ARDA Circle of Excellence Innovator Award Five Destination Marketing Organizations Attain Industry Accreditation Choice Hotels Promotes Kelly Kane to Vice President, Corporate Communications and Jeff Lobb to Vice President & Assistant General Counsel Montage Hotels & Resorts Names Jason Herthel Vice President of Acquisitions and Development Andre Fournier Appointed Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Destination Hotels & Resorts Hotel Equities Names Barry Stewart the Director of Condominium Hotel Services

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