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2008-04-02 News Highlights

Trends

Great Hotels Organisation predicts Middle East hotel bubble could burst by 2010
Supply set to overtake demand forcing hotels to attract international guests ...more

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Appointments

Fairmont Announces Key Appointments Overseas
Taking on new roles within the company are Steven Jones, vice president, design & construction, Middle East & Africa, Paul Nelson, regional director, brand marketing, Europe, Africa & Middle East, and Trudy Moreno, director, sales & marketing, Fairmont Beijing. ...more

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Names Denise Coll President North America Division
30-Year Veteran Rose Through Ranks to Lead Starwood's Largest Division ...more

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Development

CHM Selected as Hotel Asset Manager of the Renaissance M Street Hotel - Washington, D.C.
European Investment Firm Recognizes Value of a Hotel Asset Manager ...more

IHG enjoys robust growth in India with 14 new-look Holiday Inn hotels under development
Brand expansion to 11 cities ...more

St. Louis to Get Third Hotel Indigo
The property is a conversion of the Daniele Hotel in downtown Clayton, originally built in 1964, and is scheduled to open in early 2009. ...more

DLF-Hilton Announce Seven New Hotel Developments in India
DLF-Hilton Reveals New Projects Under the Hilton, Hilton Garden Innand Homewood Suites by Hilton Brands, Part of the Overall Plans to Develop and Operate 75 Hotels in India in the Next Five to Seven Years ...more

Four Points by Sheraton Plans to Open Six New Hotels in Asia Pacific This Year
Five new hotels in China and its first in Malaysia and Vietnam ...more

John Q. Hammons Announces New, European-style Hotel near Branson, Mo., Two Miles from Branson Regional Airport in Popular Branson Creek
At a press conference held today in John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts' headquarters city of Springfield, Mo., hotel legend Mr. John Q. Hammons announced his plans to develop a new, European-style hotel at the burgeoning 7,500-acre Branson Creek, Branson, Mo. area's premier master planned community. ...more

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Environmental

Sustainable Travel International Refines Industry's Premier Custom Carbon Footprint Calculator
Sustainable Travel International, a leading non-profit organization committed to sustainable tourism development, introduced recent upgrades to the first travel-related carbon footprint calculator today, complimenting a globally recognized carbon offset portfolio. ...more

CityFlats Hotel Exudes Green in Historic Holland, Michigan - By Glenn Hasek
Here in the heart of Holland, Mich., a town known for its roots in Dutch culture, a new eco-boutique style hotel has opened that is anything but traditional. The five-story, 56-room CityFlats Hotel is proof that powerful things can happen when sleek, modern design meets environmental coolness. ...more

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Other

Research experts launch STR Global to serve worldwide hotel benchmarking market
Concise, accurate and thorough hotel-industry research around the globe is one step closer as three of the most successful names in the market-Smith Travel Research (STR), Deloitte's HotelBenchmark(TM) and The Bench - have launched STR Global. ...more

Le Grand Lodge Mont-Tremblant, Member Hotel Of Distinguished International Hotels, Residences & Resorts, Big Winner At This Years Grands Prix Du Tourisme
Le Grand Lodge's restaurant Chez Borivage receives the most awards of all candidates from all categories combined in Tourisme Laurentides' recent Grands Prix du Tourisme Desjardins Gala Awards. ...more

AH&LA Hosts 2008 Summer Summit in Oklahoma City, June 8-12
Hospitality Leaders Convene to Develop Industry Initiatives and Recognize Lodging Achievement ...more

Hotel Brokers International Presents Leadership Award to Ron McCord
Hotel Brokers International (HBI), the nation's largest brokerage organization with more than 30 offices coast to coast, today announced that Wisconsin-based broker Ron McCord, CHB, CHA, has received HBI's top leadership honor, the Noah L. Canfield Distinguished Service Award. First presented in 1994, the award recognizes HBI member brokers or associates who have demonstrated distinctive leadership within the organization and the hospitality industry at large. ...more

California Hotel & Lodging Association Announces USA TODAY Stars of the Industry Award Winners
The California Hotel & Lodging Association announced the Stars of the Industry award winners at the Sheraton Hotel in Sacramento. The Stars of the Industry awards, presented by USA TODAY, were given for employee, manager, and general manager of the year, as well as the lodging property achievement awards for community service, guest relations, and the environmental category of good earthkeeping. ...more

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