The high price of land and spiralling construction costs have kept developers out of the hotel market in recent years.

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Rosewood Hotels & Resort announced the appointment of George Fong to the position of Senior Vice President Architecture and Design, effective May 1, 2007.

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Almost every hotel investment conference I have recently attended has had a discussion focused on the investment opportunities in India and China. These huge population centers with growing middle-classes and improving transportation infrastructures appear ideal for new development.

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Robert D. Roy has been named General Manager of Loews Hotel Vogue in Montréal.

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Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE: OEH) today announced it had accelerated the acquisition of the remaining 50 per cent of The Royal Scotsman luxury tourist train from the L&R Group.

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Re-flags Timeshare Resort in Old Town Alexandria as Wyndham Property

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Data Shows International Travel on the Rise, but as Prices Climb

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The Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration welcomes Greg Dollarhyde, executive chairman of the Board of Directors of Pacific Island Restaurants, Inc., as the featured speaker in its ‘Conversations with Entrepreneurs’ series on May 1, 2007. Dollarhyde will present from noon - 1:00 p.m., in 291 Statler Hall.

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TravelCLICK’s eMonitor Reports Annual Growth for Room Nights at 8.4 Percent, ADR at 7.4 Percent

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Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) today announced agreement to sell up to 10 hotels (approx. 3,330 rooms) to a fund managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate for approximately €566 million (or approximately US$770 million).

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