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BusinessWeek March 8, 2004 Timothy J. Mullaney	Design Your Own Discount Getaway If you've tried booking a vacation online lately, you may have gotten a new whiff of freedom. On travel sites Expedia, Travelocity, and Orbitz, you can mix and match airlines, hotels, car rentals, and even lift tickets or surfing lessons into one customized, money-saving package.
PC Magazine April 20, 2004 Alan Cohen	Trip the Sites Fantastic Top travel sites have evolved from bots to travel agents, pointing you beyond low-cost flights to a growing roster of package deals.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Stan Luxenberg	Wooing Hotel Customers Online At a time when the hotel industry is enjoying strong demand, chains are working hard to generate business through their own Web sites. An effective online system can cut costs and boost occupancy rates.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 Beth Mattson-Teig	Hotel Chains Take Back the Web Hotel companies are hoping to take back the customer connection and improve their profits by fortifying their Web sites and offering their excess inventory directly to consumers. The question now is whether the hotel companies can beat the discounters.
National Real Estate Investor January 14, 2004 Parke Chapman	MeriStar Sells Four More Hotels for $33.9M National hotel REIT MeriStar Hospitality Corp. has sold four hotels to two separate buyers.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Robyn Parets	Phase II of Hotel Recovery Now that Phase I of the hotel market's recovery is complete, with vital signs improving on all fronts, what's next? It may be a good time to buy hotels, but sellers are also reaping the rewards of escalating values.
Inc. October 1, 2009	Book Your Next Trip Using Tripware Make travel plans without going online with the new Tripware add-on for Microsoft Outlook.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Room Disservice An agreement to prominently feature Cendant's hotels and motels on InterActive's site is a nice marriage, but it's not as though either party is looking into monogamy.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Out of Orbitz Owning a traffic magnet like Orbitz would be a great way for Cendant to fill its rooms on its own terms, as it does with its own hotel sites and CheapTickets.com. If Cendant pulls this acquisition off, it will be laughing its way to the bank.
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Christopher Palmeri	The Light Is On At Hilton CEO Stephen Bollenbach made a well-timed bet on midpriced chains.
InternetNews April 4, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	Yahoo FareChase Gets You a Room Yahoo today expanded its FareChase travel search engine to include search for hotels.
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 Susan Garland	Dollar-Friendly Destinations: Europe Packages, cruises, and discount Web sites can help you stretch those euros.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets	The Belle of the Ball It's been a long wait for hotel investors, but finally their time has come. For nearly three years following 9/11, hotels were pretty much left out of the party as prices for other types of commercial property soared.
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Let the Good Times Roll This may be the best time to own a stabilized U.S. hotel property in five years. Fundamentals are improving fast, low interest rates continue to buoy the sales market, and the summer season --- that operational windfall --- is now here.
AskMen.com Christopher Arnolds	Get the Best Hotel Rate Planning a trip? Follow these 10 tips to save on hotel rates -- they won't leave you feeling like a cheapskate.
InsideFlyer April 2006	New Hotel Program May Attract Independent Properties Global Hotel Rewards, a point-based frequent guest program, will bring together 4- and 5-star hotels of different brands and independent properties around the world under one global program.
InsideFlyer May 2009	VOILA in Middle East VOILA Hotel Rewards has launched Hadaya, a loyalty program developed for guests of Coral Hotels & Resorts, a five-star brand created in Dubai that has nine hotels in the Middle East and North, South and East Africa.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Matt Hudgins	IHG's Strategy Pays Off InterContinental Hotel Group is lightening its load. The London-based hotelier is aggressively disposing of assets and ramping up its franchise and management lines of business.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Selective Hotel Strategy RLJ Development is one of a growing number of companies that view select-service hotels as favorable yield plays.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets	Select-Service Hotels Entice Developers Following one of the worst industry downturns ever, hotel developers are back in full swing but with a new twist: An upscale product known as select service has emerged as one of the fastest growing and most lucrative niches in the industry.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2010 Rich Duprey	Google's Threat to Online Travel Sites Disclosure of hotel prices on maps could mean less revenues for OTAs.
Entrepreneur July 2006 Julie Moline	Lofty Lodgings A new class of airy, open and affordable hotels is springing up.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Hilton's Not Halting The hotel operator caps off a successful turnaround year by topping fourth quarter estimates.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Robyn Parets	Extended-Stay Brands Roll Out Expansion Plans Brands Some developers are giving serious consideration to building economy extended-stay hotels. With lower operational costs than full-service and even limited-service properties, owners can often recoup costs faster and reap the rewards of higher profits.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets	Developers Check into Boutique Hotels Boutique hotels, which focus on high style, personalized service and trendy restaurants, are growing in number as more developers tap into this lucrative segment -- including some of the nation's largest hotel companies.
InsideFlyer February 2013	Priority Club Award Changes Priority Club Rewards has changed its award chart for the second time in two years, effective Jan. 18, 2013. Last year, the program introduced additional point levels within each hotel brand.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2004 Hortense Leon	Hospitality's #1 Pick Limited service hotels are gaining popularity because they are easier and quicker to build than full-service properties
The Motley Fool November 10, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Expedia Explains It All Expedia's latest quarter runs sluggish, but there's more there than meets the eye. Investors, take note.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Robyn Parets	HEI Once Again Embarks on Hotel Buying Spree HEI Hospitality, which targets full-service hotels and resorts with 200 to 500 rooms, is in the beginning stages of a buying binge, powered by a $275 million private equity fund formed in June 2004.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Duprey	Luxury Lodging Lights Up Hilton will be branding the Waldorf name while a former Starwood exec looks for opulence. It's a smart move by the hoteliers. Investors, take note.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Matt Valley	Hotel Growth Spurt Coming to India With a population of 1.1 billion, a GDP that's projected to grow about 8% annually until 2020, and a burgeoning middle class, India is on the radar screen of several hotel companies.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Hilton Goes Worldwide The Hilton Hotel name becomes united under a single banner. The stock has room to move to the upside without becoming overpriced. With a simple-to-integrate acquisition ahead, its long-term growth prospects have been greatly enhanced.
InsideFlyer April 2010	Loyalty Traveler- Hotel Value Proposition Hotel points are a safety net against fluctuating hotel rates.
InsideFlyer December 2013	60 Seconds with Jeff Low, founder and CEO, Stash Hotel Rewards Stash Hotel Rewards initially focused on hotels in San Francisco, New York and Seattle and has now expanded to other cities in the U.S. We spoke with Jeff Low, founder and CEO.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2011 Alex Pape	Why This Is My Favorite Stock Today For big payoffs, do your own homework. About a year ago, I developed a thesis that hotels were systemically cheap. All the evidence was there.
InsideFlyer April 2004	Four Hotel Companies Form Global Alliance The new Global Hotel Alliance has united 235 upscale and luxury hotels and resorts and over 63,000 guest rooms on five continents in a shared marketing partnership.
InsideFlyer August 2009	AAA Starwood Vacations AAA members can take advantage of special discounts and benefits at select Starwood Hotels this summer.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets	Survival Kit for Hotel Owners Even for the experienced hotel owner, operating a successful property is no walk in the park.
BusinessWeek June 24, 2010	Hard Choices: Ian Schrager The father of the boutique hotel reflects on deciding not to brand, working with Marriott, and stopping rivals from stealing his ideas.
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Timothy J. Mullaney	The Travel Agent Bosses Love Online services have drawbacks, but that's not slowing them down.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2006 Joe Gose	Hilton Elevates Its Game Hotel chains couldn't have picked a better time to get aggressive. Quite simply, the debt and equity markets are hot for hotels.
InsideFlyer March 2010 Ric Garrido	HHonors Points Inflation Hilton HHonors makes a system-wide loyalty points devaluation.
InsideFlyer April 2012	Marriott Rewards Category Changes Marriott Rewards announced their 2012 hotel category changes a little over a week after SPG's announcement.
National Real Estate Investor December 24, 2003	Hotel Partnership Buys Two Properties for $212 Million A partnership between CNL Hospitality Properties Inc. and Hilton Hotels has bought two hotels.
InsideFlyer May 2011	Hilton HHonors Changes Hilton HHonors has added new award options for members.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Joe Gose	Condo Hotel Wave Hits U.S. Again What's the attraction? Condo hotels can generate highly lucrative returns of 25% to 30% versus conventional hotels, which yield 10% to 12%. Pre-construction room sales also raise 25% to 40% in equity that ground-up projects need to secure financing.
InsideFlyer May 2013	Loyalty Traveler The reassignment of hotels on March 28, 2013 to 10 HHonors hotel award categories, combined with peak season rates, has many members reassessing the value of their HHonors points.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2011 Rebecca Lipman	Hotel Stocks: Tourism Industry Predicts Record Spending for 2011 Here are seven stocks that could benefit from increased tourism: Marriott International... Starwood Hotels... Hyatt Hotels... Wyndham... Expedia... Choice Hotels... Gaylord...
Entrepreneur March 2004 Chris McGinnis	Need for Speed Hotels say hello to high-speed Internet access---and goodbye to high usage fees.
InsideFlyer September 2011	60 Seconds with Peter Gorla, Vice President & CMO of Voila Hotel Rewards A conversation with Peter Gorla, Vice President & CMO of VOILA Hotel Rewards, which offers an alternative to big hotel chains, about this rewards program.