Average price per room declined 25% nationally, Western Canada led with highest number of transactions and room pricing

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Novotel strengthens its position as the leading four-star hotel brand in Indonesia

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Over 100 hospitality professionals gathered last week, March 16 - 17, at the Westin Tampa Harbour Island in Tampa, Fla. for the popular Club and Hotel Controllers Conference, a service of Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP(R)). The thematic thread of discussion was how to keep ahead during a tough economy, but conference-goers also attended educational sessions addressing important industry issues such as taxes, internal controls, legal matters and technology.

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Restaurant Industry Research Stresses Importance of Offering Both Methods, to Cater to Customer Needs for Convenience and Personal Touch

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New partnership will enable 100,000+ travel agents worldwide to offer pre-booked tickets on limousine bus services between Narita Airport and the Tokyo metropolitan area

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Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotel group, introduces CustomStay - a programme giving guests the flexibility to tailor make their own hotel package according to their personal preferences - on the group’s website www.shangri la.com recently.

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Apollo Hospitality Group is pleased to announce the addition of Lori DeMatteo to the company as Manager of the Design Division.

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It is all over the news: AIG, Merrill Lynch - why repeat the litany of culprits. Sadly, far too many companies fall into the category of inflated, arrogant Executives, chasing the quick buck and delivering disastrous results and institutional calamity. Where did all this bonus and contractual mayhem come from?

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According to the results of Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels’ annual Top Owner Survey, Australia’s top ten hotel owners saw little change in their portfolio holdings in 2008, accounting for a combined 12.9% of Australia’s total room supply, compared to 12.4% in 2007.

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The Rezidor Hotel Group has opened the very first Park Inn hotels in Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman: The Park Inn Al Khobar featuring 148 rooms and the Park Inn Muscat with 175 rooms have welcomed the first guests.

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