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Articles in May 3, 2004 issue of Hotel & Motel Management

• Vacuum covers
• Hotel RevPAR within segments varies widely
• Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide's board of directors voted unanimously to declassify its board in favor of annual elections of all its directors
  by Elaine Simon
• The former Renaissance Hotel Dallas North has become the Doubletree Hotel Dallas Near The Galleria
  by John Walsh
• Conrad Hotels, the luxury brand of the Hilton family of hotels, and Majestic Resorts are developing the 378-suite Majestic Resort and Residences Las Vegas, which will be a Conrad hotel
• The construction pipeline increased 4.1 percent in the first quarter of the year, but year-over-year, the pipeline is down 11,310 guestrooms and 12 projects, according to Lodging Econometrics
• The Gillmann Group is planning to build a hotel and casino in Bonner Springs, Kan., adjacent to the Kansas Speedway
  by John Walsh
• IR Security & Safety's electronic access-control division offers an online, Web-based service that lets distributors, dealers and end users configure their own electronic access-control system, browse a library of wiring diagrams, download catalogs an
  by Bruce Adams
• In-room coffee
• The Ocean Place Resort & Spa
  by Bruce Adams
• Radisson Kauai Beach Resort
  by Bruce Adams
• Mystic Marriott Hotel and Spa
  by Bruce Adams
• Having their cake and eating it too
• Wireless applications enable guest services
  by Bruce Adams
• Corporate strategies target energy savings
  by Robyn Taylor Parets
• Good operators can create value in underperforming assets
  by James T. Merkel
• On the rise: increasing rate, occupancy expected to enhance hotel profits during 2004
  by Bruce Adams
• The Pueblo of Pojoaque is developing a 387-room Hilton and a 79-suite Homewood Suites by Hilton that are part of the $250-million Buffalo Thunder Resort just north of Santa Fe, N.M
  by John Walsh
• Serta will offer FireBlocker, a proprietary open-flame resistant system, in its 2004 contract mattresses
  by Bruce Adams
• Millennium & Copthorne Hotels PLC said all 14 Millennium properties throughout North America will install Teledex's ExpressNet high-speed Internet access
  by Bruce Adams
• Eggshell finish
• Dishmachine
• Pointe South Mountain Resort
  by Bruce Adams
• Mandarin Oriental, Miami
  by Bruce Adams
• By the numbers
• Brokers see boost in business: hotels bought, sold for strategic needs
  by John P. Walsh
• Furniture
• Clarification
• Outsourcing challenges occupancy
  by Patricia Alisau
• The Adam's Mark St. Louis is enhancing all 910 guestrooms with new wallcoverings, draperies, artwork, bedding, business desks and business chairs
  by Elaine Simon
• The 742-room Doubletree Hotel at the entrance to Universal Orlando was converted from the Radisson Hotel Orlando
  by John Walsh
• InterContinental Hotels Group is adopting a standard for selling room inventory via online travel companies that includes working only with distributors that do not engage in confusing and potentially unclear marketing practices
• Sunterra Corp. acquired a $93-million portfolio of more than 11,000 vacation interest receivables from Prudential Securities Credit Corp. LLC for about $44 million in cash
  by Elaine Simon
• The Steritech Group, a provider of food safety and environmental hygiene services, offers a brand integrity auditing program that provides a platform for monitoring consistency and quality, especially in highly franchised operations
  by Bruce Adams
• 8-pound vacuum
• The Atlantic
  by Bruce Adams
• Best Western Aku Tiki Inn
  by Bruce Adams
• 70 Park Avenue Hotel
  by Bruce Adams
• InterContinental Hotels Group integrated its newest brand, Candlewood Suites, into the Priority Club Rewards program March 29
  by Bruce Adams
• Hold-sell analysis requires look at hotel's present, future
  by Rachel Roginsky
• After the bell
• Although gasoline prices are at a record high and are expected to increase more before the start of the summer travel season
  by Elaine Simon
• Cheap operational initiatives help hotels save money, energy
  by Bill Hirsch
• Transactions
  by John Walsh
• Year-to-date U.S. revenue per available room is up 7.7 percent through March compared with last year, according to numbers released by Smith Travel Research
• M.S. Walker & Associates is planning to build an 80-room, four-story Candlewood Suites in Bakersfield, Calif
  by John Walsh
• TravelClick released its RateView 2.0 and signed Wyndham International as its 3,000th hotel client
  by Bruce Adams
• Laptop use, lifestyle impact chair, seating selections
  by Lisa Matte
• Hotel hot spot
• Ypsilanti
  by Bruce Adams
• Carefree Resort & Villas
  by Bruce Adams
• The Georgian Terrace Hotel
  by Bruce Adams
• Quotable
• Fees critical to keep resorts running smoothly
  by William Atkinson
• C-Corps increase, REITs decline 3 percent
• Weglarz Co. and White Lodging Services are building a 174-guestroom Hilton Garden Inn at Chicago's Midway Airport
• Hydrotherapy bath
• Entertainment options
• Turning back time
• Foreign fluctuation: weak U.S. dollar spurs increase of international travelers to America
  by Robert Selwitz
• The Travel Business Roundtable released a white paper that includes recommendations to fortify America's borders while sustaining travel
  by Elaine Simon
• The Center of New Hampshire Holiday Inn was reflagged the Radisson Hotel Manchester at the Center of New Hampshire
  by John Walsh
• Donald J. Trump and Talon International Development are developing a condominium and hotel residence in Toronto
• CNL Hospitality Properties completed its acquisition of KSL Recreation Corp. and its six resorts
• Communication helps owners feel comfortable
  by William Atkinson
• The Las Vegas Area Technical Training Center adopted Newmarket International's Delphi v9.1.2 as the automated sales and catering technology standard for its hospitality operations program
  by Bruce Adams
• Banquet chairs
• Vanity tops
• The Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
  by Bruce Adams
• ResidenSea Ltd
  by Bruce Adams
• Elk Mountain Resort
  by Bruce Adams
• Rollouts are rare prizes for technology suppliers
  by Bruce Adams
• Cendant Corp. exercised its option to redeem Marriott International's interest in the Two Flags joint venture, which owns the trademarks and licenses for the Ramada and Days Inn brands in the United States
  by Elaine Simon
• Events
• Better preparation needed for negotiating group business
  by Howard Feiertag
• Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend U.S. lodging occupancy will be 69.1 percent, the highest since 2000 when occupancy reached 72.1 percent, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers
• John Q. Hammons is building a 120-room, four-story Holiday Inn Express in Springfield, Mo
  by John Walsh
• VFM Interactive, a provider of media-content to the lodging and travel industries, and L.E.T. Group, a provider of hotel Internet and e-mail marketing services to hotel management companies, will enhance each other's hotel content-distribution services
  by Bruce Adams
• Royal Host Real Estate Investment Trust, a hotel ownership and management company, will install DataValet's high-speed wireless Internet service at 36 locations
  by Bruce Adams
• Courtyard by Marriott Miami Beach Oceanfront
  by Bruce Adams

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