Report indicates hotel market beginning to recover (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hospitality Advisors LLC says hotel occupancy in Hawaii increased during four of the past five months, indicating the market is beginning to recover.
L.A. police search for man who scams, steals from hotel guests (USA Today)
A well-dressed man who talked his way into a Florida sugar baron's hotel room and stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry may be the same person who pulled similar scams on a Mexican soccer team, a salsa band and an Israeli basketball team when they visited Los Angeles, police said Tuesday.
Report Indicates Hotel Market Beginning To Recover (CBS News)
Report: Hotel Occupancy In Hawaii Increasing, Indicating Market Beginning To Recover
Boston zoning board explains pet hotel decision (Boston Herald)
The chairman of Zoning Board of Appeals is defending a controversial decision to approve a "pet hotel"...
Police warn about 5 sex offenders at hotel (Orange County Register)
HUNTINGTON BEACH – Police officers handed out fliers at the Extended Stay of America in Huntington Beach to alert visitors that five registered sex offenders are living at the hotel. The flier says Joseph Gazafy, Steven Paff, Chad Stephens, John...
Best Western Hotel Launches Online Booking Widget to Reach Customers via Desktops, Facebook and the Web with WorkLight (SYS-CON Media)
Widget technology will be used by this Best Western hotel to reach customers and do business where it is most convenient for them – from within Facebook, directly from their desktop, cable TV box or on their smartphone, as opposed to making them go to a website. read more
Hotel Staff To Be Trained To Recognize Children At Risk (CJOB News First)
Hotel staff in Manitoba are going to be trained to recognize how to spot children at risk of sexual exploitation. The Hotel Association and Manitoba's Family Services Minister Gord Mackintosh rolled out the program Wednesday morning:
Residents, city councilors blast hotel over fees (Taipei Times)
Shouting “Arrogant Grand Hotel,” a dozen local residents joined Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) city councilors yesterday to protest against the hotel for blocking the entrance to a hiking trail and their houses with a parking lot, forcing hundreds of residents to pay exorbitant parking fees.
Union Properties In Talks For Ritz-Carlton Hotel Sale, 24/7 Says (Bloomberg)
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Union Properties PJSC is holding talks with two investors from the U.S. and Qatar for the sale of its Ritz-Carlton hotel at the Dubai International Financial Centre, Emirates Business 24/7 reported, citing sources it didn’t identify.
Landlord hopes hotel will reopen by end of month (Otago Daily Times)
It is unclear exactly when the Beach Hotel in St Kilda will reopen as the landlord tries to recover "a substantial amount" owed by the former lessee. read more