HOSPITALITY HEADLINES

• Revel to begin eight-week preview with opening on April 2 (The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.)
• Filipino-Chinese traders urged to invest in tourism (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News Network)
• Local hotels, restaurants profit from January political activity (The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.)
• US issues warning on travel to Mexico (El Paso Times, Texas)
• Okada gets favorable ruling in case against Wynn Resorts (Las Vegas Sun)
• OPINION: Creativity, strong support system make for thriving city (Las Vegas Sun)
• BRIEF: Deadly Hilton fire was 31 years ago today (Las Vegas Sun)
• Sonoma County tourism on the rise (The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Calif.)
• Raise your glass to the beer cocktail (Los Angeles Times)
• Friday Travel Ticker: Tired of taking off your shoes? (Los Angeles Times)
• York Planning Commission supports hotel conversion (Daily Press, Newport News, Va.)
• EDITORIAL: Cutting restaurant minimum wages (The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.)
• BD30m blow to four-star hotels (Gulf Daily News, Manama, Bahrain)
• Wording of hotel ballot issue draws questions from voters (The Wichita Eagle, Kan.)

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DAILY EMAIL NEWS

• Chartres Lodging Group and Apollo Global Real Estate Management Partner and Purchase the 480-room Novotel New York Times Square; Plans Call for Complete Renovation of Property, Accor to Remain as Operator
• The Peabody Ducks Are Marching with a New Duckmaster; Anthony Petrina Steps into the Role at The Peabody Memphis in Tennessee where the Tradition Began 70 Years Ago
• Winning Hand Goes to Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas as Nation's Most-Popular 5-Star Hotel for Valentine's Weekend According to Priceline.com Survey
• Board Member Kazuo Okada Gains Favorable Ruling in Case Against Wynn Resorts Over Right to Inspect Business Documents
• David Lewin, General Manager of the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, Shares Lessons Learned in a Lifetime of Hospitality
• U.S. Issues Warning on Travel to Mexico Yet Resort Areas such as Puerto Vallarta Remain Safe for Tourists
• Bahrain Hotel Room Bookings Plummet by 50% in the Last Year Due to Unrest
• Cruise Industry Associations Adopt New Muster Drill Policy; Best Practices Identified Through Operational Safety Review in Response to Concordia Incident
• Revel Entertainment Group to Open its $2.4 Billion Megaresort in Atlantic City, New Jersey Ahead of Schedule; The First New Casino in the Area in Nine Years Will Welcome Guests on April 2, 2012
• Innovative Hotel Technologies Sought for Newest Version of GUESTROOM 20X; Submission Deadline for Technologies is March 1, 2012
• 'Desert Cool' and a World of Opportunity Greet Planners and Hotels at the Elite Meetings Alliance (EMA), at Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa; 'All Systems Go' for 2012 -  as Elite Brings Buyers and Suppliers Together to Book Business, Share Knowledge and Reflect on Community Responsibility
• Knowland Expands Service to Australia; Comprehensive, Next-Day Field Research Now Being Delivered to Sydney Hoteliers
• 3 Easy Steps to Booking More Rooms This Summer / Joy Gendusa
• Hotel Association of Canada Commitmed to Expanding Tourism from China; Creates Hospitality for Chinese Guests Update
• Multi-million Dollar Renovations Complete for the 218-room Bourbon Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana
• The 400-room Dallas Marriott City Center in Texas Unveils Complete Makeover
• Dorchester Collection Appoints John Scanlon as Hotel Manager for The Dorchester in London, England
• Michelle Le Sage Appointed as Hotel Manager and Sarah Henderson Named Rooms Division Manager for the 100-room Oak Bay Beach Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Hotel Nears Reopening Following its $52 Million Rebuild
• Langham Hospitality Group Appoints Anita Hemrajani as Director of Global Sales - MICE
• International Association of Conference Centers Names Murray Hall as Canadian Conference Center Chef of the Year; Set to Compete in IACC's Ninth International Copper Skillet Competition
• Serene Sanders Appointed Spa Director of Mii Amo at Enchantment Resort in Sedona, Arizona

• Devising Travel Marketing Strategies Based on the Strength of the Devices / Ritesh Gupta
• Odawa Casino Resort Installs InvoTech GIMS RFID Uniform Tracking System; New High-Tech Uniform Management System Helps Move Native American Company Forward; Reduces Costs in Non-Revenue Producing Department
• ADA Defense and Compliance Lawyer Advisory: DOJ Clarifies March 15, 2012 Mandatory Pool Lift Requirement! (Uh-oh!) / Jim Butler & Martin Orlick
• Bringing Out The Best In Guests, Brings Out The Best In Frontline Colleagues / Doug Kennedy
• JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Set To Be World's Tallest Hotel at 1,164 feet When Doors Open to Guests in Q4 2012
• Roger Greene, General Manager of the Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland/Twinsburg, Honored With the 2011 Barbara Bejan General Manager of the Year Award
• Embassy Suites Hotels Honors its Top 10% of 2011 Based on Quality Assurance Audit and Guest Satisfaction Scores; Nebraska's Omaha-La Vista Hotel & Conference Center Tops List for Third Consecutive Year
• Sunstone Hotel Investors Re-Positioning to Higher-end Properties? Two California Hotels, the San Diego Marriott Del Mar, and the Del Mar Hilton on the Market / Lori Weisberg
• Chesapeake Lodging Trust Rebounds to Profit in Q4 2011 Recording Earnings of $2.9 million Compared to a $1.5 million Loss in the Same Quarter 2010
• The 650-room Old Lady Luck Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas Currently Gutted and Undergoing $100 Million Renovation is Slated to Reopen in April 2013 as the Downtown Grand
• Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Enters Purchase Agreement for the 130-room Hilton Garden Inn, Birmingham, Alabama for $11.9 million
• Tropicana Entertainment Weighing Strategic Alternatives to Maximize Value for its 1,001-room River Palms Casino in Laughlin, Nevada
• The Ogden Marriott Hotel in Utah Up for Auction; Taxable Value Listed at $8.3 Million
• Rapidly Expanding Soluxe Hospitality Group Taps Trust International's Distribution for International Presence
• Homewood Suites by Hilton Increasing Canadian Footprint by 30%; to Open First Properties in Alberta and Adds Two New Dual-Branded Hotels to Market
• The 219-room DoubleTree by Hilton Portland Maine Opens in the Redesigned Former Wyndham; Property is Owned by VanEastland
• R.D. Olson Development Opens the 130-suite Residence Inn by Marriott in San Juan Capistrano, California
• Hyatt Hotels and Southern States Management Open the LEED Certified 132-room Hyatt Place West Raleigh/RBC Center in North Carolina
• Accor Opens its 150th hotel in Brazil with the 166-room Novotel Porto Alegre Aeroporto; Aiming at a Network of 250 hotels in Brazil by 2015
• Sandos Hotels & Resorts Prepares to Open the 214- room Sandos Cancun Luxury Experience Resort, Formerly Under Starwood's Le Meridian Flag
• Cayuga Sustainable Hospitality Adds the 40-room Hotel Grano de Oro in San José, Costa Rica to its Portfolio
• The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia Launches $25 Million Transformation to be Complete Summer 2012
• MJS Hotels Launches Phase Two of  Renovation for the Nautical Beachfront Resort in Lake Havusu City, Arizona
• Sandor Winkler Named as Chief Operating Officer for Palace Resorts
• Andre Zotoff Appointed as General Manager for The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada
• Boniene Scroggs Named Director of Sales and Marketing for The Kirkland Center at the National Labor College in Maryland
• Rodger MacDonald Named Director of Marketing and Robert Hickcox Named Director of Safety & Security for the 1,240-room Hilton Waikoloa Village in Hawaii
• Kara Owen Named as Director of Group Sales for the Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Washington Managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts

Top five viewed pages during January 2012

• Business Traveler Sues Starwood Hotel Chain for Negligence after Man Claiming to be her Husband is Given the Key to her Room and Joins her in Bed
• HSMAI Names the Top 25 Minds in Hospitality Sales and Marketing for 2011; Winners to be Honored at Reception and Adrian Awards Gala February 27, 2012
• Sex for Sale in Las Vegas and The Consumer Electronics Show / Terence Ronson
• What Is The Difference Between Hospitality Excellence and Mediocrity? / Doug Kennedy
• Where Does the President of the United States Stay While in Las Vegas? The Eco-Chic Element of Course