Sunday, May 2, 2010

Court Says SF Can Levy Hotel Tax On Parking

The city of San Francisco is entitled to charge its 14 percent hotel tax on hotel parking spaces or valet parking, according to a state appeals court.

The Court of Appeal, in a ruling issued in San Francisco on Wednesday, rejected a San Mateo County woman's challenge to the application of the hotel tax to hotel parking.

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Wyndham Hotels Is On a Roll

Wyndham Hotels seems to have a fascination for hotels with numbers as part of their name. Among recent high-profile additions to the chain are the Graves 601 Wyndham Grand in Minneapolis, the Parc 55 Wyndham in San Francisco and the recently opened Fashion 26-A Wyndham Hotel in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood. While brand officials say the numerology is mere coincidence, the move toward quality isn’t.


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40% of Hilton's near-term hotel openings outside the USA

Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta took over as Hotel Check-In's guest-hotel-CEO blogger for April. (Here are links to his first and second posts.) Here is his final post as part of our 'Checking in with the Chief' series...


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Hoteliers boost outlook as recovery signs emerge

(Reuters) - Lodging companies Wyndham Worldwide Corp (WYN.N) and Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST.N) lifted their 2010 outlooks on Wednesday, spurred by signs that the industry can command higher rates and occupancies.

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