White Lodging announces the opening of the new Courtyard by Marriott and Champions Restaurant Downtown Fort Wayne today. The opening comes three weeks earlier than originally scheduled and in time to accommodate guests for the popular Cord Duesenberg Festival in Auburn, Indiana and the final home games of the year for the Fort Wayne Tin Caps.

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Customer Direct, LLC and Travel Tripper, LLC have created a new, best of breed call center offering for hotels in North America. The solution leverages Travel Tripper’s leading booking engine technology and Customer Direct’s award winning call center solution.

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The hospitality education of international students has continued to evolve and many programs have growing ratios of international to domestic students.

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Owned by Thornsett Group, Aloft Brussels Schuman introduces jet-setting style at a steal to Belgium. Located in the heart of the buzzing European Union district, the hotel will feature 147 loft-like guest rooms including three ‘Breezy Lofts’ (Aloft’s re-interpretation of a suite), a buzzing bar scene in the open lobby, an urban-inspired grab-and-go café and industrial design elements throughout.

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After seeing signs of improvement in the travel industry at the start of the year, conditions are beginning to get a bit murky. It’s too soon to tell whether the weakening demand was the result of travelers opting to take advantage of a stronger U.S. dollar and travel to Europe, or if it is a reflection of a more cautious consumer.

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Guoman Hotels has announced the appointment of Tim Cordon as general manager of The Cumberland hotel with immediate effect.

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Two New Hotels Poised to Aggressively Compete Online, Gain Denver Market Share

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$298,825 Awarded Via AH&LEF’s Core Scholarship Programs

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Since the premiere edition of the ‘Manhattan Hotel Report 2010,’ dealing with the Manhattan hotel industry, was released by Domain Properties in February 2010, hotel sales continue to go through the roof in New York City. Domain Properties assists buyers and sellers of ‘off market’ hotels and offer direct discreet buyer to seller meetings. With rising hotel rates and high occupancy levels, the Manhattan hotel industry is a lucrative market for investors. Luxury hotels are in highest demand – especially with international travelers who want to stay in Manhattan.

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This new hotel is the third Courtyard branded property in Shanghai and joins a local portfolio that includes the 318-room Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Shanghai Pudong and the 364-room Courtyard by Marriott Shanghai Xujiahui.

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