Hospitality R.O.I. METAPHOR - Let'S Play Ball! - By J. Ragsdale Hendrie
Hospitality is one intriguing game we have chosen. We play in splendid venues, our Fans are enthusiastic with high expectations. Our competition often has the marquee players, bench depth, ace pitching and storied coaches. We field the best Team we can, mindful of injuries, slumps, steroids and scandals. ...more

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PKF Predicts NBA Champs Using Hotel Performance Data
Should anyone really be surprised about this year's old-school NBA finals matchup? Not if they've been tracking the health of the hotel industry. According to PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR), the nation's leader in hospitality research and consulting, there is a strong relationship between hotel industry data and the NBA championship. ...more

Thailand's Tourism - waning confidence needs steady nerves - By Andrew J Wood
Thailand's Tourism industry faces a testing time. With Thai economic fundamentals taking a beating and a potentially weaker baht, what's in store for the Thai Tourism sector? ...more

HVS Market Intelligence Report: Reno, Nevada - By Desiree Flanary
New hotel, retail, recreation, and business developments are making 'America's Adventure Place' more welcoming than ever. ...more

Weekly U.S. Lodging Performance for the week of June 01, 2008 - June 07, 2008
Weekly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States. ...more

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The OpenTravel Alliance Publishes Specification Version 2008A
Featuring New Messages for the Tour Operator Market ...more

MGM Grand at Foxwoods(R) Selects MICROS 9700 Enterprise POS Solution and MICROS RES 4.0 POS Solution
MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading provider of information technology solutions to the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that the MGM Grand at Foxwoods(R) has selected the MICROS 9700 point-of-sale solution for its food and beverage operation. ...more

Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc. Launches GalexiTM Content Management System for Hospitality and Travel Market
Milestone Internet Marketing announced today the launch of its state-of-the-art, hosted Content Management System - GalexiTM, targeted at the hospitality and travel segments. ...more

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Best Western to be the largest hotel chain in the Middle East within three years
Best Western, The World's Largest Hotel Chain(R), has announced that it is currently developing as many as 25 hotels in Gulf Cooperation (GC) countries which will lead it to become the most extensive hotel chain in the Middle East within 2011. ...more

Hilton Hotels Corp. Announces Third Major UK Development Deal
Deal Expected to Result in 30 New Properties Focussed on the Hampton by Hilton Brand ...more

InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) launches Staybridge Suites brand in Kuwait
InterContinental Hotels Group and Bukhamseen Group Holding Company have signed an agreement to introduce IHG's upscale extended-stay brand to Kuwait. The signing initiates the development of two Staybridge Suites properties in Kuwait city - one in the Salmiya district and one in the Farwaniya airport area. ...more

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts to open Vietnam's tallest hotel in 2011
InterContinental Hanoi Landmark to occupy upper floors of a new 336-metre tower, one of the world's tallest buildings ...more

Raffles Moscow to Open in 2011
Raffles Hotels & Resorts has extended its presence to the Russian capital city of Moscow, in the Kitay-Gorod district. ...more

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First Canada Green Meeting Guide launched by The Innovolve Group
The inaugural Canada Green Meeting Guide (CGMG), is a print and online directory designed to assist the meeting, hotel and conventions industry adopt more environmentally friendly practices. Distribution of the Guide to 13,000 Canadian-based convention and meeting organizing professionals begins immediately. ...more

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Hotel eMarketing - Beyond Rooms! - Jitendra Jain
'We've come a long way, baby' claimed a high-spirited pop idol not so long ago, following up on the claim with an equally upbeat track. And so we have...in the world of Internet Marketing too. ...more

Wyndham Hotel Group Launches Multibrand Web Site for China Hotels
Wyndham Hotel Group has launched a multibrand booking Web site in the Chinese language that is designed to promote bookings at its Wyndham(R), Ramada(R), Days Inn(R), Howard Johnson(R) and Super 8(R) hotels in China. ...more

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U.S. Doc Implements Innovative Approach to the Survey
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI) announced today an innovative approach for enhancing travel data collection. The Survey of International Air Travelers program will begin to implement a new electronic survey data collection method. ...more

AH&LA Honors Most Outstanding Hotel Employees with Annual Stars of the Industry Awards
Nine Employees from Across the Country Recognized for Dedicated Service and Innovation ...more

HVS Renews Partnership with Cornell Center for Hospitality Research
HVS, one of the world's foremost hospitality consulting practices, has renewed its partnership with Cornell's Center for Hospitality Research. Suzanne R. Mellen, managing director of HVS, will continue as a member of the center's advisory board. ...more

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