Gulf Coast Tourism Declines Sharply from May to June Following Oil Spill

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Small and Medium-Sized Properties on Indian Tribal Lands Will Benefit from Rainmaker’s Software and Revenue Management Services via New Subscription-Based Offering

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Thistle has announced it is the first hotel group to be acknowledged with full Hospitality Assured accreditation throughout its entire portfolio having surpassed the strict assessment criteria within all of its hotels across the UK, a quarter of which achieving the highly-regarded ‘world class’ status .

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New opt-in initiative offers guests the choice to decline daily housekeeping with benefits for the environment and travellers alike

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Until this summer, the 16,000 gallons of groundwater that runs below the Mansion House Inn, Health Club & Spa was a nuisance. Because the inn’s subbasement sits in the middle of the groundwater, the water constantly had to be pumped away to protect the structure. Now, the water is an asset. How so?

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Back in December 2003, Smith Travel Research published a much discussed article titled, ‘The Billion Dollar Leak - The Impact of The Merchant Model on US Hotel Profits.’ In this article the authors attempted to quantify the financial impact of third party sites on U.S. hotel industry room revenues and profits. To describe this loss, they coined the term ‘leakage’: i.e. revenue ‘leaked’ from the hotel industry to third party sites in the form of abnormally high merchant commissions of 25% and higher.

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322 hotels/67,680 rooms are expected to open throughout EMEA in 2012. A three-year topping off period is expected for New Openings through 2012, as the Construction Pipeline empties itself of up to 72% of its projects.

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Motel 6 announces the opening of five new franchise locations during the month of July in the U.S. and Canada, with a total room count of 364.

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The Riu Grand Palace Tikida Golf, which opens in May 2011, will be the second hotel in the Grand Palace line, RIU’s most luxurious

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While there is oversupply of golf in many markets, the tertiary impact of golf on the financial performance of resorts remains the driving force for inclusion. This article explores the impacts of golf on occupancy, rate and revpar at golf resorts.

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