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Articles in Feb 21, 2005 issue of Hotel & Motel Management

• Hotels say 'I do' to destination weddings, ring in profits
  by Shannon McMullen-Coyne
• Leaner GuestHouse set for steady growth
  by Heather Gunter
• A 29-room Rodeway Inn opened in Ridgecrest, Calif
  by Heather Gunter
• Benjamin West
  by Stacey Higgins
• Ancient technique
• Woodfin Suite Hotels
  by Heather Gunter
• Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii
  by Heather Gunter
• Solutions to maintenance problems often fast, affordable
  by George Padula
• Fortessa, a designer of tableware in Sterling, Va., signed an agreement with Avendra to supply tableware to members of the procurement organization
  by Stacey Higgins
• Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel in Chicago is offering a package called Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years
  by Heather Gunter
• Holiday Inn Family Suites
  by Heather Gunter
• Hilton Hotels Corp.'s Hampton Inn & Suites opened four franchised new-build hotels in the United States in October and November 2004
  by Bruce Adams
• Midscale-without-F&B segment performs better during hard times
  by Mark V. Lomanno
• John Q. Hammons Hotels and its principal stockholder, John Q. Hammons, through the end of February are exclusively negotiating a possible merger with an investor group led by JQH Acquisition LLC, which has offered $24 per share
• Events
• San Antonio
• Handcrafted pendants
• The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co
  by Heather Gunter
• Starz Encore Group LLC plans to roll out a new corporate name, Starz Entertainment Group LLC, a new channel lineup, which includes renaming several Starz channels and adding the Encore name to several theme channels, and a new logo with updated on-air gra
  by Stacey Higgins
• Bartech Systems International, a provider of minibar technology, added Mickey Wallis as managing director
  by Stacey Higgins
• Future moms will feel at home with the Mom-To-Be package at the Millennium Hotel in Minneapolis
  by Heather Gunter
• Savvy development plans drive industry's progress
  by Jeff Higley
• Super 8 franchisees call for compliance
  by Stacey Mieyal Higgins
• Hilton Hotels Corp. and Hilton International plan to open up to 50 Conrad hotels by 2010, and named Dieter Huckestein chairman and c.e.o. of Conrad Hotels and president of Hilton Global Alliance
• Construction has begun on the 500-room Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center, which is slated to open in 2006
  by Bruce Adams
• Loews Hotel
  by Heather Gunter
• ShimmerScreen by BCM Architectural in Mount Vernon, N.Y., was selected for use in two Reebok boutiques in Chicago
  by Stacey Higgins
• Strategies help private hospitality companies raise capital
  by Bill Boyar
• An affiliate of Archon Group's hospitality sector, W2001 Eastern Hotel Realty LP, acquired 22 properties with a total of 3,383 guestrooms from affiliates of Crown American Hotels Co
• The 50-room Econo Lodge Inn & Suites in Garden Grove, Calif., is open
  by Heather Gunter
• Master-Bilt, a manufacturer of commercial refrigeration in New Albany, Miss., announced that new walk-in coolers and freezers will feature a deadbolt locking handle at no extra charge
  by Stacey Higgins
• Teak selection
• Listening to feedback helps hotels improve
  by Stacey Mieyal Higgins
• Hunter Douglas Window Fashions, which is based in Upper Saddle River, N.J., was honored by the Network of Executive Women in Hospitality for donating 45 blinds to transitional housing for abused families and their children
  by Stacey Higgins
• Hoteliers bank on smart marketing
  by Shannon McMullen-Coyne
• Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Intrawest Corp. plan to build a 230-unit condominium/hotel in Mammoth Lakes, Calif
  by Bruce Adams
• The American Hotel & Lodging Assn. partnered with Aetna to provide dental, medical and employee assistance programs to members
  by Elaine Simon
• Guests of the Sheraton Old San Juan Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, can book a vacation package that includes a chance to win the brand's Sweet Sleeper Bed
  by Heather Gunter
• Private funds fuel transactions
  by Jeff Higley
• Promotions help during offseason
  by Patricia Alisau
• Hilton considers liquidating some assets
• The Comfort Inn hotel is now open in Hammond, La. Formerly an Executive Inn & Suites, the hotel underwent a $1.5-million renovation and conversion, including the addition of a new exercise facility and pool, improved landscaping and new furniture, car
  by Heather Gunter
• La Quinta Corp
  by Heather Gunter
• Guest-Tek
  by Stacey Higgins
• IDeaS
  by Stacey Higgins
• Noble Investment Group
  by Heather Gunter
• Marriott International has expanded its goals for its Diversity Outreach Initiative with a $1-billion pledge to minority-and women-owned suppliers over the next four years
• The American Hotel & Lodging Assn. established a new training and education advisory council to assist the Educational Institute in its development of targeted training resources for the hospitality industry
  by Elaine Simon
• ClubCorp
  by Heather Gunter
• Expedia recently launched the Expedia!fun brand, which follows the acquisition of Activity World last March
  by Stacey Higgins
• TravelCLICK International
  by Stacey Higgins
• Paying reasonable tribute to a lawyer, writer
  by Jeff Higley
• Hyatt considers public standing
• Days Inn shoots for the sun.
  by Jeff Higley
• AAHOA convention, trade show offers many opportunities
  by Nash Patel
• Aramark-Wearguard, the apparel division of the Philadelphia foodservice company
  by Stacey Higgins
• AmericInn International LLC announced the franchise signing and development plans for the new AmericInn Lodge & Suites of McAlester, Okla
  by Bruce Adams
• Xanterra Parks & Resorts
  by Heather Gunter
• American Hotel Register Co., a Vernon Hills, Ill.-based supplier, launched the American Hotel Furnishings Co
  by Stacey Higgins
• Diligence is the easiest way to improve hospitality sales
  by Howard Feiertag
• Transactions
  by Paul Rusnak
• InterContinental Hotels Group opened 25 new-build hotels representing 2,368 rooms in the Americas from July through October 2004
  by Bruce Adams
• Classic Hospitality
  by Heather Gunter
• ClubCorp
  by Heather Gunter
• Girlfriends seeking quality time together can choose the Ladies Spa & Shop package at the Mandarin Oriental in Miami
  by Heather Gunter
• Tharaldson, Vickers lead list of conference agenda speakers
• Business and convention travel is recovering, according to the Travel Industry Association of America
• The Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire has partnered with a hotel school in Switzerland, the Glion Institute of Higher Education, to provide hospitality students with an international internship
  by Elaine Simon
• San Diego
• Carlson Hotels Worldwide's Country Inns & Suites brand opened five new hotels representing 405 guestrooms in the United States in October and November
  by Bruce Adams
• Glass selection
• Park Lodge Hotel Group
  by Heather Gunter
• Sealy introduced a Stearns & Foster Hospitality Collection, which is the company's ultra luxury sleep system
  by Stacey Higgins
• Columbia, Md.-based Micros Systems acquired JTECH Communications, a provider of wireless paging systems in Boca Raton, Fla
  by Stacey Higgins
• Paramount Hotel Group
  by Heather Gunter
• Philips Lighting Co. announced topics and dates for its 2005 Lighting Application Workshop Series, which is a program of public seminars hosted at the Lighting Application Center in Somerset, N.J
  by Stacey Higgins
• Exercise precaution when it comes to offering fitness rooms
  by Anthony Marshall