Select Financial Performance - By Robert Mandelbaum and Steven Nicholas CHA
The great investment return that the limited-service segment can provide is probably the worst kept secret in the hospitality business. Gone are the days that any hospitality professional will say, 'No one will stay at a hotel without all the bells and whistles of a full-service hotel.' ...more

Personalized Hospitality Excellence Still A Deliverable! - By Doug Kennedy
Despite all the negative publicity we read these days about the erosion of customer service, genuine, authentic hospitality is still being delivered daily by frontline superstars. ...more

Why Sensitivity Training Is Insensitive and Patronizing - By Simma Lieberman
I've often been asked if I 'do sensitivity training' - I found myself getting irritated by the very term 'sensitivity training', and didn't know why I had such a visceral reaction. ...more

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Monthly U.S. Lodging Performance May 2008
Monthly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States. ...more

Canadian Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR - Week Ending June 14, 2008
Published in conjunction with STR (Smith Travel Research) and endorsed by the Hotel Association of Canada. This publication summarizes weekly occupancy and average room rates from major cities in Canada. ...more

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New Name For HFTP's Guestoom of the Future Announced
After a successful third year at Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC(R)), Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP(R)) announced a new name for its innovative model hotel room exhibit. GUESTROOM 2010 will now be called G2X (GUESTROOM 20X). ...more

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La Quinta Announces Temple H. Weiss as Chief Financial Officer
La Quinta announces Temple H. Weiss has been selected as executive vice president and chief financial officer to succeed Robert Harshbarger, who retired in May. Mr. Weiss will report to Wayne Goldberg, La Quinta's president and chief executive officer. ...more

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Rezidor Announces the Park Inn Graz
The Rezidor Hotel Group (STO:REZT) announces the Park Inn Graz - the 194-room property is scheduled to welcome the first guests in Q3 2010. ...more

Wyndham Vacation Ownership Begins Construction of the Great Smokies Lodge
Resort to Become Company's Newest Smoky Mountains Retreat ...more

Staybridge Suites Debuts Outside The Americas
Liverpool home to the UK's first Staybridge Suites - Launch of Staybridge Suites Cairo CityStars this weekend - Expansion to Russia as first two Staybridge Suites hotels signed ...more

American Hotel Development Partners Break Ground on Holiday Inn Express Savannah
American Hotel Development Partners, LLC announced today that they celebrated groundbreaking on their Holiday Inn Express Inn & Suites project located in Savannah, Georgia. Executives from American Hotel Development Partners (AHDP) were joined by local dignitaries for the June 19th ground breaking ceremony and reception. ...more

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Embassy Suites Opens First Alaskan Property
Embassy Suites Hotels today announced the brand's debut in The Last Frontier - Alaska - with the opening of the Embassy Suites Anchorage. ...more

Interstate Hotels & Resorts and The John Buck Company Open First U.S. aloft Hotel
aloft Ontario-Rancho Cucamonga Developed in Joint Venture Partnership - First in a Series of aloft Hotels JV Will Build ...more

First Small Luxury Hotel Opens in Dominican Republic
The Peninsula House Brings European Flair to Samana ...more

Hilton Columbus/Polaris Officially Opens It Doors Making It the Sixth Hilton Hotel in the Buckeye State
Travelers to Ohio's largest city have a new option for where to prepare for or rest their heads after a busy day. Hilton Hotels Corporation and FLG Hospitality announced the opening of the Hilton Columbus/Polaris, a nine-story, 252-guest room hotel featuring contemporary designed and world-class meeting facilities. ...more

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