Whether one calls it unbundling, or ancillary fees, the practice of retailing marked-up amenities or charging for items or services that used to be included is a hot debate within the industry. Radisson's new empathetic brand promise goes the other way, with lots of extras included.
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Lake George Comfort Suites files for Banruptcy protection
The Comfort Suites in Lake George, New York, filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday.
The 98-room hotel, on State Route 9, will remain open and operating while it reorganizes finances during bankruptcy.
The hotel reported $13.4 million in assets and $11.2 million of debt.
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The 98-room hotel, on State Route 9, will remain open and operating while it reorganizes finances during bankruptcy.
The hotel reported $13.4 million in assets and $11.2 million of debt.
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How to Gripe Effectively While You're Traveling
Anyone who travels knows something always goes wrong, and it usually happens in a sequence of bad events. I once counted about 47 different points of abuse awaiting travelers from the moment they buy their ticket until they return home. And I've always said that we define a successful journey by how much we minimize the abuse.
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And you thought it only happend in China, Philadelphia Police Bust Alleged Airport Hotel Prostitutes
Philly Police used ads posted online to bust an alleged prostitution ring that operated out of hotels near the Philadelphia International Airport.
Six women along with three male drivers were arrested during the sting, police said.
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Six women along with three male drivers were arrested during the sting, police said.
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Truth & Salvage Company Singer Files Suit Against Marriott Hotel Corporation
Tim Jones, one of the four singers/songwriters of the musical group Truth & Salvage Company, has filed a lawsuit against the Marriott Hotel Corporation. Why? He was shaken awake and ripped from his bed by hotel security and local police while sleeping at the Marriott Hotel in Visalia, California. Jones, a Marriott Rewards member and a registered guest staying the night at the Visalia Marriott in February 2010, was handcuffed, assaulted, taken to jail and cited for trespassing and resisting arrest in his own hotel room
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Omni to build Music City Center hotel
Texas-based Omni Hotels has beaten out Marriott International and will develop a headquarters hotel for the Music City Center convention hall under construction downtown. The project is expected to be 750 to 1,000 rooms and could cost up to $300 million.
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FelCor Completes Acquisition of the Fairmont Boston Copley Plaza Hotel
IRVING, Texas, Aug 19, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated /quotes/comstock/13*!fch/quotes/nls/fch (FCH 4.59, -0.24, -4.97%) today completed the previously announced purchase of the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel in Boston for $98.5 million. The purchase was funded with cash on hand.
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Historic Hotel Operator Furious at Sheraton
ST. LOUIS (CN) - Sheraton Operating Corp. grossly mismanaged an historic downtown hotel, costing a development company $16 million, Breckenridge Edison Development claims in City Court.
Breckenridge Edison claims that Sheraton loaned Donald Breckenridge several million dollars in the late 1990s to convert the historic Edison Brothers Warehouse into the Sheraton Hotel & Suites.
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Breckenridge Edison claims that Sheraton loaned Donald Breckenridge several million dollars in the late 1990s to convert the historic Edison Brothers Warehouse into the Sheraton Hotel & Suites.
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Starbucks Acquires Full Ownership of Starbucks Brazil
SAO PAULO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) announced today that it has assumed 100 percent ownership and operating control of Starbucks Brazil through the acquisition of Cafés Sereia do Brasil Participações S.A. Converting the market to a company-operated business allows Starbucks to focus on the enormous opportunity in Brazil through pursuing thoughtful growth while continuing to deliver unparalleled customer experience in the largest consumer market in South America.
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Extended-Stay Looks Up
The recession and business cost-cutting has hurt the hotel industry over the past two years—with one exception: extended-stay hotels.
As business travel tailed off in this market during the economic downturn, leisure travelers stepped in.
Occupancy in this part of the business rose 8.9% in July from a year earlier and demand was up 14.1%, according to data from hotel-industry research and consulting firm Smith Travel Research Inc.
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As business travel tailed off in this market during the economic downturn, leisure travelers stepped in.
Occupancy in this part of the business rose 8.9% in July from a year earlier and demand was up 14.1%, according to data from hotel-industry research and consulting firm Smith Travel Research Inc.
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