Boston is a pretty toney town, even though it has no classic song, like New York, Chicago or San Francisco (\’Down by the River Charles\’ and \’Charlie on the MTA\’ don\’t quite cut it). High end Retail is prominent, from iconic hotels, Newbury Street merchants, extraordinary cuisine, cultural institutions, attractions and a well read, traveled, educated consumer. Boston is a Destination of Choice.

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Reveals $140.6 Billion in Sales for 2008; Qualifies Consumer Characteristics and Expenditures

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The Buffalo Green Hospitality Initiative, formed in August 2007 to develop and maintain environmentally responsible practices and promote a green experience for travelers and conventioneers visiting the Buffalo Niagara region, is expanding with the launch of \’Green & Mean (It).\’

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In one of the largest and most anticipated initial public offerings in recent years, Hyatt Hotels will soon be in the hands of public shareholders - Or will it? So asks the hospitality union UNITE HERE\’s October 22nd report.

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Triyar Hospitality Scottsdale, LLC, owner of the W Scottsdale Hotel, announced that it has reached a resolution in its legal disputes with its lender and the hotel\’s construction contractors, which ends litigation between them and the lender\’s foreclosure proceedings.

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Economic Recovery Likely to Result in 35 Percent Annual Growth Rate for Medical Tourism by 2010

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VFM Leonardo, the leader in online visual content distribution for hotels, has launched a new video on VTV Channel featuring David Attardi, Director of E-Commerce for B.F. Saul Company\’s Hotel Division. Social media is on every hotelier\’s mind these days. In this episode, David shares his insights on the importance of supplementing \’blocking and tackling\’ strategies with social activities on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and TripAdvisor.

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Mr. Paynter has been with Crestline for several years on a special General Manager task force acting in a variety of operations positions. The Marriott Plaza San Antonio is a 251 room, upscale hotel and is located in the heart of San Antonio\’s downtown, just steps from the famous Riverwalk.

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All reports continue to show that meetings and corporate incentives are going to continue to be down so focus your sales efforts on the internet. Despite a lingering recession, the advantage of online sales is that your actions today can result in bottom line room night sales in as little as 4 weeks - and these last unexpected room sales will translate into RevPAR increase.

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The firestorm, which began when the negotiations between Choice Hotels and Expedia broke down on October 15th, stirred-up a lot of deep-seated feelings about OTA\’s and Expedia in particular. The article I wrote last week, with an alternative viewpoint from that which was presented by another Internet strategist, was well received, but it exposed some apparent sensitivities among hoteliers.

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