Carter wears smudged crown as USA's 'dirtiest hotel'

According to this article Days Inn has 3 of the top ten dirtiest hotels

Earlier this week there was a similar list form the UK. It appears that none of the hotels on the list were Branded chain hotels. On the US list 50% are branded. Doesn't say much for the value of choosing a chain hotel over an independant.

Sternlicht Seeks $100 Million for Luxury Hotel Firm

Restaurant Industry Outlook Softens as the Restaurant Performance Index Fell to a Record Low in December

Moody's may lower some of Starbucks' ratings

Tough Road Ahead for Starwood Hotels

International Financial Reporting Standards Impact On Hotels

I have worked under both and it appears to me that IFRS is a lot better than US standards

2-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: Cheesecake Factory?

Starwood Hotels Net Income Falls 46% on Travel Slump

Starbucks cutting jobs, closing more stores

Admiral Taverns puts another 47 pubs on the market

Red Lion Hotels adopts poison pill plan to make it harder for a hostile takeover to occur

Debt Service Coverage and Values Decline, Foreclosures and Bankruptcies To Rise

Trianon Palace Versailles joins the Waldorf Astoria Collection

This is interesting. As I mentioned below in a previous post are "non-chain" hotels on the decline. Can they surive in this economy. The Waldorf collection, it appears to me, is actually trying to compete with Leading Hotels of the World , and the likes.

Fast-food industry tests outsourcing

Look at this... in the furture you will pull into a fast food restaurant drive through and your order will be taken by someone in India. Just like Dell support.....

Resort on Daufuskie Island files for bankruptcy

I have never heard of this resort. But this does make one ponder the question, is it detrimental in this economy to be a non brand, non chain hotel?