Profit Optimization Is Everyone's Job - By Doug Kennedy
Regardless of whether RevPAR and bottom-line profits are trending upwards or downwards in your hotel's market, there's no better time than the precious present to make profit optimization everyone's job. ...more

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Airline Industry - The Encircling Gloom - Single Point Growth In The Fourth Quarter
Latest Passenger Forecasts - August 2008 ...more

Weekly U.S. Lodging Performance for the week ending August 9, 2008
The U.S. hotel industry posted declines in the key performance metrics of occupancy and revenue per available room during the week of 03 - 09 August, according to data from STR. ...more

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Scandic Implements OPERA Enterprise Solution and Hosts in MICROS's Frankfurt Datacenter
MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, is pleased to announce that the European hotel chain Scandic has selected the MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution as its next generation central system solution. ...more

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Shangri-La Appoints First Area Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Manager
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, has appointed Patricia Gallardo area corporate social responsibility and sustainability manager for Philippine properties. ...more

Former Starwood Executive, Tina Edmundson, Joins Marriott to Head Company's Lifestyle Brands
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) announced today that Tina Edmundson will join the company in a newly created role -- Senior Vice President, Lifestyle Brands and Renaissance Operations. ...more

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The Top10 Hotel Projects in Germany
Over 400 new hotels will be opened until 2012 - Two hotel projects with more than 1,000 rooms ...more

Nationally Acclaimed Restaurant Group to Launch Concepts in Chicago's theWit Hotel
Concentrics Restaurants to Oversee Concept Design and Management for Dining Options in New Hotel ...more

The Ritz-Carlton Club Portfolio Expands Into The Bahamas
The Ritz-Carlton Club has its sights on The Bahamas, and today the industry's leading private residence club announces its expansion at The Abaco Club on Winding Bay, A Ritz-Carlton Managed Club. ...more

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Full House Resorts Announces Three and Six Month Results for the Period Ended June 30, 2008
For the three months ended June 30, 2008, income from continuing operations was $33,343 compared to income from continuing operations of $158,149 in the prior-year period. ...more

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Blizzard Internet Marketing Experts Highlight Search Engine Strategies Conference
Carrie Hill and Mary Bowling, search engine marketing experts at Blizzard Internet Marketing, will be featured speakers at the 2008 SES Conference and Expo in San Jose, California. ...more

Accor North America Selects VFM Interactive to Distribute Rich Media Tours for Motel 6 Locations
Accor North America, one of the nation's largest owners and operators of economy lodging, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with VFM Interactive to provide rich media management and distribution services to its Motel 6 properties. ...more

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Choice Hotels Opens 60 New Hotels in July
The openings include hotels in 27 states and three countries, adding more than 4,800 rooms to the company's existing 460,000-plus rooms. ...more

First Newly Built Hyatt Place Hotel Opens in Malta, New York
Next Generation Hotel Concept Opens Just Minutes From Historic Saratoga Springs ...more

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1st CHART Restaurant and Hotel Training Professionals' Silent Auction Raises over $14,000 for Share Our Strength (SOS)
The first silent auction by the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART, www.chart.org) raised more than $14,000 for Share Our Strength (SOS, www.strength.org), the nation's leading organization working to end childhood hunger in America. ...more

How hotels help themselves to your money
If you think your hotel is done with you when you check out, think again. It might just be getting started. ...more

Inside 7-Star Hotel 'Emirates Palace'
The 7-star Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi was built at a cost of $3 billion - the most expensive hotel ever built. The Media Line's Felice Friedson traveled to Abu Dhabi where she was a guest of general manager Hans Olbertz at The Emirates Palace Hotel. The following is her conversation with Mr. Olbertz ...more

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