If you thought the travel bargains were unbelievable this year, just wait until 2010.

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Advertising Campaign Delivers Up to a 20-to-1 ROI

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Hotels in the Asia/Pacific region experienced decreases when reported in U.S. dollars for all three key performance metrics for August 2009, according to data compiled by STR Global.

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The Middle East/Africa region suffered declines in all three key measurements in year-over-year results when reported in U.S. dollars for August 2009, according to data compiled by STR Global.

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced the opening of Le Méridien Panama, the European rooted hotel brand\’s first property in Central America.

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If you make a lot of personnel decisions, or give advice to a wide range of people, then you are bound to run into a few that don\’t agree with your viewpoint and I\’m OK with that. It comes with the territory. What really frosts my bacon, though, is when you get feedback that is so out of context of what you are trying to communicate…it has to make you wonder.

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Distinguished(R) International Hotels, Residences and Resorts is pleased to welcome Alberto Zampi as the new Director of Development, Italy.

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VFM Leonardo, the leader in online visual content distribution for hotels, has launched a new video on VTV Channel featuring Henry H. Harteveldt, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research. Join Henry as he explores the topic of eBusiness for Hoteliers - Panacea or Pain? with a specific focus on the \’content-sensitive\’ segment of online travelers.

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James Hubbell and family pioneer \’beauty as a door to change,\’ green construction through straw bale techniques

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All housekeepers affected by August staff reductions at the three Hyatt hotels in Boston will be offered new full-time positions in the Boston market. The jobs, which will be provided by an affiliate of United Service Companies, will match the employees\’ previous Hyatt rate of pay through the end of 2010. The Boston Hyatt hotels will extend healthcare coverage through March 31, 2010 for the employees who choose to accept positions with United Service Companies, after which they will have the option to obtain health care benefits through their new employer.

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