In the next 13 months more than 2,100 new first class and luxury hotel projects will be opened worldwide. According to tophotelprojects.com(R), the ten largest hotel construction projects combine more than 39,000 new hotel rooms. The largest new hotel which is scheduled to be opened in 2010 is the 6,500 room Asia Asia hotel in Dubai Land.

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Sam Singer, Singer Associates, Appointed for Hotel Council Communications

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In 2009, HVS provided valuation and expert testimony for the Yellowstone Club in US Court. The appraisal of the private club, resort and master planned community, financed by Credit Suisse, shares insights into causes of the global financial crisis.

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The U.S. hotel industry posted declines in all three key performance measurements during the week of 8-14 November 2009, according to data from STR.

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By now, most properties with a Website know the importance of hotel Internet marketing, specifically SEO. So the question is: Is it best to keep SEO in-house or outsource it?

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The Central/South America hotel development pipeline includes 138 projects with 21,451 rooms, according to the October 2009 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report released this week.

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Revenue per available room (revPAR) performance in European hotels was down 19.2% to €58. This decline was driven by a 12.3% drop in average room rates to €108, while occupancy levels fell to 61.6%.

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Don\’t be a Scrooge. Light up the holidays with Pineapple Hospitality\’s energy-efficient LED holiday lighting - and save more money than the miser!

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Standard places focus on importance of hotel crib safety

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Expanded Worldwide Site Selection and eRFP Service to be Showcased at the 2009 EIBTM Exhibition

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