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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. |
InsideFlyer July 2010 |
Loyalty Traveler How long can major chains like Hilton, Starwood, Best Western, Marriott and Carlson offer guests deals like two, three, or four stays to earn a free night at any or most hotels in the chain? |
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Christopher Palmeri |
The Light Is On At Hilton CEO Stephen Bollenbach made a well-timed bet on midpriced chains. |
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 October 27, 2003 Christopher Palmeri |
Home Sweet Hotel For inns to rate with our readers, they need comfy rooms, high-speed Net access, and some little extras thrown in. |
PC Magazine October 1, 2003 Alan Cohen |
Hotel Sites Forget reality television. For real competition, check out the major hotel reservation sites. In a Survivor-like battle for market share, each site promises exclusive rates for thousands of hotels that won't be beat elsewhere. Alas, not all of these deals are so hot -- or so exclusive. |
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. |
InsideFlyer April 2009 |
Hotel Value for Frequent Guests You're going to love what this columnist has to say about hotel loyalty programs. |
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 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. |
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Christopher Palmeri |
Rating Frequent-Sleeper Plans Just like the airlines, nearly every major hotel chain now boasts a customer-loyalty program to lure repeat guests. |
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 August 1, 2005 Robyn Parets |
Kimpton Expands Boutique Concept Capitalizing on travelers' growing demand for boutique hotels with high style and personalized service, the newly formed Kimpton Hospitality Partners (KHP) plans to acquire $450 million in boutique hotel properties during the next two years. |
InsideFlyer April 2010 |
Loyalty Traveler- Hotel Value Proposition Hotel points are a safety net against fluctuating hotel rates. |
The Motley Fool August 15, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Bell Hop at Home Inns China's value-priced lodging chain, Home Inns & Hotels, checks in nicely, but not cheaply. However, it stands to be one of the big beneficiaries next year when the summer Olympic Games come to Beijing. |
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. |
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. |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 |
Our Readers Rate the Hotels Here are more results of our first online survey about business hotels. |
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2005 Robyn Parets |
Hilton Garden Inn is Fastest Growing Brand in the Family Long a dominant player in the full-service business and leisure hospitality sector, Hilton Hotels Corp. is relaunching an upscale brand. |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Steve Webb |
Hotels: Still Too Much Room at the Inn No other corner of the commercial real estate industry has been victim to as many converging trends as the hotel sector: Corporations are cutting back on business trips, families are still avoiding airline travel and virtually everyone has less money to spend. |
InsideFlyer January 2011 |
Loyalty Traveler-Confessions of a Former 'Mile'ionaire Major hotel brands are rapidly growing with the travel industry recovery. Hopefully hotel competition will continue to benefit the frequent guest in 2011 with real loyalty program enhancements and high value promotions. |
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. |
BusinessWeek December 9, 2010 Devin Leonard |
The Eventi: Kimpton's Hotel Long Shot Under Thomas Mathes' guidance, the luxury hotel in Manhattan is trying to counter the financial crisis with service and style |
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. |
InsideFlyer September 2010 |
A Hotel Recovery Without Leisure Travelers? Three key performance metrics reported by Smith Travel Research finally revealed positive signs for the upscale, upper-upscale and luxury segments of the U.S. hotel industry. |
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Joe Gose |
Condo Hotel Chase Afoot The condo hotel industry is coming to grips with its first-ever construction boom. But more questions than answers surround condo hotels, including whether there is enough demand to support the proposed developments. |
The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Hotels in the News That Holiday Inn down the street from your office might have been around for 30 years, but don't assume the entire hotel industry is equally sleepy. Investors and guests alike might be intrigued by these recent developments. |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 H. Lee Murphy |
Hotel Development Pipeline Swells Buoyed by strong occupancies and room rates, the hotel industry is poised to embark on its biggest construction binge since the go-go days of the late 1990s. |
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 November 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets |
Boutique Brand Alters Landscape InterContinental Hotels Group may have drawn inspiration from the wedding poem "Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue" when it conceptualized its Hotel Indigo brand. |
InsideFlyer August 2010 |
Marriott Seniors Here's a reminder that if you're 62 or older, you can take advantage of Marriott's Senior Hotel Discounts. |
PC Magazine June 20, 2007 Sascha Segan |
Hotel Rooms Get PC-Friendly Hotel rooms are now welcoming a new kind of guest: your PC. |
CIO January 1, 2001 Eric Berkman |
Heartbreak Hotels Alignment doesn't come easy, especially in an industry built on human contact. The hospitality industry has not fully embraced customer relationship management. |
The Motley Fool April 15, 2004 W.D. Crotty |
Strikeout or Home Run? Luxury resort owner Wyndham is looking like an interesting gamble. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2004 Alyce Lomax |
Marriott's Traveling Ways The hotel chain is the latest to predict an improved year for travel. |
National Real Estate Investor February 2, 2004 Parke Chapman |
Report: Internet Hotel Bookings On the Rise Internet hotel bookings are expected to double its share of total lodging demand through 2005, reports PricewaterhouseCoopers. Hotel bookings made on the Web are expected to increase from 13% in 2003 to 24% in 2005. |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Throw This Stock Away If you find something better than Marriott Hotels, get it. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman |
Growing Supply Clouds Hotel Forecast Hotel investors are enjoying increased travel plus a shallow construction pipeline, a combination that's boosted occupancies. But are the seeds of another downturn being planted as developers scramble to meet occupancy demand with a flurry of new projects? |
InsideFlyer June 2011 |
Flash Sales and Free Hotels Sample Daily Getaways Travel Offers... Are free night promotions coming to an end?... |
InsideFlyer May 2011 |
Loyalty Traveler Several major loyalty programs such as Club Carlson and Expedia Rewards have relaunched. |
InsideFlyer October 2011 |
Loyalty Traveler - Matching Hotel Promotions to Your Travel Style The best loyalty promotion for October to December 2011 hotel stays depends on your travel needs and desires. |
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Dees Stribling |
The Upside of Upscale Hotels The upscale segment of the lodging industry has earned bragging rights. It is the shining star in the eyes of hotel investors as 2006 begins, and for good reason: key measures of performance continue to rise, and supply is in check. |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Sibley Fleming |
Hotel Investors Celebrate What happens when hotel investors mix great property fundamentals, double-digit returns and an abundance of capital in a cocktail shaker of limited supply? The hospitality industry becomes the life of one big investment party. |
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. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets |
Why Condo Hotels Are a Hot Concept Why have condo hotels become so hot? For starters, developers can sell off hotel units prior to construction, enabling them to obtain construction debt and equity more easily than if they were building a traditional hotel. |
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. |