Archive for January, 2008

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03-01-2008 » Hotel industry news

There are currently 247 Energy Star labeled hotels listed on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star for Hospitality website.

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Jan
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03-01-2008 » Hotel industry news

Published in conjunction with STR (Smith Travel Research) and endorsed by the Hotel Association of Canada. This publication summarizes occupancy and average room rates from major cities in Canada.

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03-01-2008 » Hotel industry news

Molinaro Koger (MK) announced today they facilitated the sale of the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Richmond International Airport, located in Sandston, Virginia, on behalf of a joint venture between Driftwood Hospitality and Lehman Brothers.

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Jan
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03-01-2008 » Hotel industry news

In 2007 search engines in the US strengthened their Web 2.0 applications, in some cases via inorganic growth through acquisitions of social networking, review/ ratings sites and UGC sites.

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Jan
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02-01-2008 » Hotel industry news

Square Footage Meeting Space Occupied, Square Footage Catered, Estimated Number of Attendees

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02-01-2008 » Hotel industry news

This report includes occupancy (Occ), average daily rate (ADR), and revenue per available room (RevPAR) for selected markets and countries for February 2007.

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02-01-2008 » Hotel industry news

Weekly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States.

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02-01-2008 » Hotel industry news

Year end summaries are marvelous, allowing pundits to espouse their expertise and awe within their industry nooks and crannies. They analyze tirelessly, they assess vigorously. They note laboriously the trends, the winners and the losers. But, the big Hospitality secret is nothing really changed and has not changed dramatically since HO JO’s and Holiday Inn represented the Hospitality landscape.

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