The Greatest Hotel People I Have Never Met...and the lessons I learned from them - By Neil Salerno
Writing articles, as often as I do, has opened up a completely new world of communication for me. I truly value the wonderful feedback and encouraging comments, I have received, from the many great hoteliers that I have never met. ...more

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Domestic Travel to Rise to 2.005 Billion Person-Trips in 2008
International Arrivals to Advance by 4.4% - U.S. Travel Resilient Despite Economic Challenges ...more

U.S. Airline Industry Headed Toward 'Catastrophe' at Current Oil Prices
Several Airlines Likely to Fail, Affordable, Frequent Air Travel and Jobs at Risk ...more

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Newmarket International and Worktopia Enable Direct Online Connectivity Between Meeting Planners and Suppliers
Newmarket signs Worktopia as its newest MeetingBrokerSM enabled channel partner ...more

Omni Hotels Plans New Central Reservations System Implementation
Luxury Hotel Brand Working With MICROS Products to Restructure Platform ...more

Fontainebleau to Deliver a Better Event Booking Experience with Passkey
Passkey, the worldwide leader in online group reservations, today announced that Fontainebleau Resorts, LLC has chosen to deploy Passkey with the aim of offering its group attendees and planners a more convenient booking experience. ...more

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Red Lion Hotels Corporation Promotes Barry Hughes to Senior Vice President, Distribution and Marketing
Mr. Hughes has served Red Lion Hotels Corporation as Vice President, Distribution and Marketing since November 2002. He reports directly to Red Lion Hotels President and Chief Executive Officer Anupam Narayan. ...more

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The 10 Major Issues in Contemporary Hotel Management Agreements
Our lawyers spend a lot of time negotiating hotel management agreements in many jurisdictions and particularly in the Asia Pacific region. In fact, we have been doing this solidly in our Australian offices for about 20 years. ...more

New Marketplace Format Attracts Large Number of First-Time Hotel Buyers
High Interest Despite Large Drop in Industry First Quarter Transactions ...more

Molinaro Koger Structures Sale of Hampton Inn & Suites Lakeland, Florida
Molinaro Koger (MK) announced today they facilitated the marketing and sale of the Hampton Inn & Suites located in Lakeland, Florida, on behalf of Platinum Ridge Florida, LLC. ...more

Crowne Plaza Hotel Coming to Downtown Orlando
Conversion property will be fourth Crowne Plaza in Orlando market ...more

Hotel Indigo Coming to St. Petersburg, Fla.
Downtown St. Petersburg's Heritage Hotel has been purchased by BayStar Hotel Group and is slated to open as Hotel Indigo in early 2009 ...more

Rezidor Announces a New Radisson Resort in Saïdia/Morocco
The Rezidor Hotel Group (STO:REZT) announces the Radisson Resort & Spa Saïdia in Morocco - the property featuring 384 rooms and 97 villas is scheduled to open in Q3 2010. ...more

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Delta Hotels Expands Green Initiatives with Hybrid Heating
Partnership with Sempa Power reduces GHG emissions at Delta Whistler Village Suites by 45 per cent ...more

Online Global Photo Competition - Our Climate Solutions
UNWTO launches its 2008 Photo Competition around this year's World Tourism Day (WTD) theme: 'Tourism Responding to the Challenge of Climate Change'. This competition is part of the year-long campaign highlighting the call for action towards a climate neutral planet. ...more

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TIG Global And Ice Portal Form Strategic Alliance To Provide Comprehensive Interactive Marketing Services For The Hospitality Industry
In a move designed to enable hoteliers to raise online visibility and drive direct Internet revenue and ROI, TIG Global, the leading Internet marketing company for hospitality and travel, and ICE Portal, the industry leader in the production, management, and distribution of rich visual content, announced today an agreement that strategically positions the two companies to offer the most comprehensive interactive marketing services for the hospitality industry. ...more

Crowne Plaza Houston Hotel I-10 West Launches New Website, Search Engine Optimization Effort
The Crowne Plaza Houston Hotel I-10 West, a popular Houston lodging located in the city's famous 'Energy Corridor', recently launched an entirely revamped and redesigned website. The update affects only the property's 'independent' site, as distinguished from its 'brand' site that is maintained by the Crowne Plaza brand-holder, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). ...more

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Four Seasons opens two new European properties
Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus and Four Seasons Hotel Firenze ...more

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Stark Service Solutions Reveals Hospitality Industry's Best Kept Secret with New Client, The Wyndham Phoenix
Formula 10(TM) and Touch Systems(TM) earn continued praise as the industry's most innovative customer satisfaction and training programs ...more

Sales Commence for Wyndham Vacation Resorts Lake Marion
Wyndham Vacation Ownership has commenced sales at its new resort near picturesque Lake Marion in Santee, S.C. Customers can now purchase ownership interests to Wyndham Vacation Resorts Lake Marion which is affiliated with the company's FairShare Plus by Wyndham points-based vacation ownership exchange program. ...more

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