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2008-05-22 News Highlights

Features

Experience Innovation - The Next Generation - By Rob Rush
Oh no, not another article on innovation, your brain is screaming from every synapse. Please don't subject me to another rapturous ode to Southwest Airlines, Ritz Carlton or - gasp - Disney. ...more

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Trends

Global Spa Economy Estimated at $255 billion/year
The global spa economy is estimated to be over $250 billion, according to a major report unveiled this week at the 2008 Global Spa Summit in New York ...more

I'll have the room that matches my dress please - By Lorenza Alessie
There is an emerging group of guests who are looking for more individualized hotels. In response, hotel operators and developers have created new brands or partnered with well established brands to differentiate themselves from the competition. ...more

Beirut Market Snapshot
An overview of the Beirut market ...more

Weekly U.S. Lodging Performance for the week of May 11, 2008 - May 17, 2008
Weekly summary of Occupancy, ADR and REVPar for the United States. ...more

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Technology

RovAir Wireless Mobile Broadband Data Cards Now Available With No Long Term Contracts
Travelers enjoy non-stop connectivity via a 24-hour 'day pass' that delivers Internet access anywhere ordinary cell phone reception exists. ...more

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Sales and Marketing

Crowne Plaza Williamsburg at Fort Magruder Introduces Summer Specials
Crowne Plaza Williamsburg at Fort Magruder, a popular choice in Colonial Williamsburg hotels, is stepping up to the fast approaching summer season with packages that focus on fun but also respond to the current travel market. ...more

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Development

Milmark Arranges Sale of Hospitality Inn & Suites, Milwaukee
Milmark Hotel/Motel Investments, LLC announced today that the real estate firm's brokers, Ronald McCord and Jennifer Church, have closed on the sale of the Hospitality Inn & Suites located at 4400 S. 27th Street in Milwaukee. ...more

IHG Announces Joint Crowne Plaza and Hotel Indigo Project in Irving, Texas
Adjoining properties coming to prestigious Las Colinas area ...more

Lake Lawn Resort Receives Unanimous Plan Commission Approval for Next Phase of Development
Delavan Resort Holdings announced today that it has received unanimous approval from the City of Delavan Plan Commission to move forward with its next phase of redevelopment at Lake Lawn Resort. ...more

RockResorts Terminates Chateau at Heavenly Village Agreements
In light of the recent announcement by Lake Tahoe Development Company (LTDC), the third party developer of the Chateau at Heavenly Village project, that it has placed the project on hold due to financing issues, RockResorts has terminated marketing license and technical services agreements associated with the project. ...more

Crestline Hotels & Resorts to Manage The New Hilton Garden Inn, Blacksburg, VA Opening Spring 2009
Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. today announced its appointment as the management company for the new Hilton Garden Inn Blacksburg, VA. The 137 guestroom hotel is under construction and is scheduled to open in the Spring of 2009. ...more

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Openings

Luxury Designer Hotel opens in the Australian Capital
Eight Hotels Australia redefines the luxury hotel landscape by introducing the Diamant Hotel Canberra. ...more

IHG Announces the Opening of The Holiday Inn City of Knowledge at the Panama Canal
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), (LSE:IHG) (NYSE:IHG) announced the opening of the 137-room Holiday Inn City of Knowledge at the Panama Canal, in the Republic of Panama. ...more

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Other

BedandBreakfast.com Survey Shows Americans Poised to Travel Memorial Day Weekend and Beyond
Nearly 65% of innkeepers say Memorial Day and summer bookings ahead of last year, crediting increases to more international visitors, economic stimulus checks, and one-tank trips ...more

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