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Comprehensive Syndicated Travel And Tourism Study Of Gays And Lesbians Will Examine Leisure Travel Preferences, Attitudes, And Activities
New national survey by Harris Interactive, Travel Industry Association, and Witeck-Combs Communications also will explore attributes that define a destination or travel supplier as 'gay-friendly' ...more
Recent Statistics Demonstrate Puerto Rico Continues to be a Leader in Caribbean Tourism
Research from the World Tourism Organization places the island as a premier destination based on visitor numbers and room revenues ...more
Weekly U.S. lodging performance for the week of Sep 10, 2006 - Sep 16, 2006
Weekly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States. ...more
Caribbean Hotels Profitable In 2005: Region Attracts New Development -By Scott Smith, MAI
Caribbean hotels continue to be profitable for owners and operators due to increasing rates of travel to the region spurred by a strong U.S. economy. In 2005, Caribbean hotels averaged $111,414 per available room (PAR) and $25,541 PAR in profits. ...more
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Technology
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Worldwide Electronic Hotel Revenue Up 13.7 Percent in Q2 2006
TravelCLICK eMonitor Indicates Healthy Industry Growth with Rise in Room Nights Booked and ADR ...more
InformationWeek 500 Ranks Marriott Seventh Most Innovative User of Technology in the U.S.
Company Again Tops in the Hospitality and Travel Industry ...more
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Appointments
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InterContinental Hotels Group Appoints Christian Hempell, Vice President, Strategy, Americas Region
Based in Atlanta and reporting to Gavin Flynn, senior vice president, strategy and corporate development, IHG, Hempell provides leadership to a strategy function that provides support and analysis to drive revenue and profit growth of the Americas region, which is instrumental to IHG's overall global growth ambition. ...more
Nicholas Clayton Appointed President of Kor Hotel Group
Seasoned hospitality veteran named to lead Los Angeles-based company in expansion efforts both nationally and overseas ...more
Steve Belmonte to Lead The Lexington Collection
Former head of Ramada is now CEO, President, and Partner of Vantage Hospitality's upscale hotel brand ...more
Carlson Hotels - The Americas Announces Realignment and New Leaders to Support Guest Experience Strategies
Carlson Hotels Worldwide - The Americas (CHAM) announced company realignment to support its customer- centered strategies, which includes the creation of a dedicated research and development team, a guest experience and brand standards area, and new leaders. ...more
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Development
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Hilton Hotels Corporation Announces Plans to Develop Manhattan's First Purpose-Built Timeshare Property
Hilton Hotels Corporation through its timeshare division, Hilton Grand Vacations Company (HGVC), announced plans today to develop the first purpose-built timeshare property in New York City, New York. ...more
W Hotels to Develop Hotel in Downtown Atlanta
Built by Barry Real Estate Cos., W Atlanta Downtown Hotel & Residences to Debut with Heliport as the Newest Addition to Allen Plaza ...more
Hilton Hotels sells five Canadian hotel properties for $243 million
Hilton Hotels Corp. (NYSE:HLT) has sold five hotel properties in three provinces to privately owned hotel management company Westmont Hospitality Group and InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:INN.UN) for $243 million. ...more
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Openings
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Hilton Opens 1,000th Hotel Since Promus Acquisition
Hilton Hotels Corporation announced the grand opening of the 150-suite Embassy Suites Hotel(R) - Fort Myers/Estero in Florida, representing the 1,000th hotel opened by the company since Hilton's highly successful acquisition of Promus Hotel Corporation at the end of 1999. ...more
Kansas City Welcomes Its First Four Points By Sheraton
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced the opening of the Four Points By Sheraton Kansas City Airport, a newly renovated property minutes from Kansas City International Airport. ...more
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Other
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Cornell Researcher Invites Industry to Participate in Novel Housekeeping Study
Hotel managers use many methods to ensure that their rooms are cleaned in a consistent manner, but an objective, reliable metric has proved elusive. ...more
HFTP's 2008 Annual Convention & Tradeshow To Be in Nashville, Tennessee
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) announced today that its 2008 Annual Convention & Tradeshow will be September 24 - 27 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. ...more
Surcharges - How Much? Many Answers
There is no talking your way out of a mandatory $1-a-night telephone service charge at the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas. And when Dennis C. Tucker saw the surcharge on his bill recently, he did not even try. ...more
EMEA Hospitality Enews - Week Ending September 15 - 2006
Weekly Hotel Industry News Roundup from Europe, Middle East and Africa ...more
Asia Pacific Hospitality Enews - Week Ending September 15 - 2006
Weekly Hotel Industry News Roundup from Asia Pacific ...more
When irate guests pounce: Should hotels have a blacklist?
Ben Buckley recalls the night he was working at a hotel front desk when an irate guest 'demanded that I climb into the restaurant dumpster to dig for scraps of meat for her dog. She was upset that her partner had told the waitress to take away the dinner plates ... and when she came back from the bathroom she was enraged that her plate was gone, and with it the scraps of meat she was going to save for her dog.' ...more
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