HOSPITALITY HEADLINES

• Zozobra enters state's Tourism Hall of Fame (Albuquerque Journal, N.M.)
• Path to a cleaner harbor: Trash collector grabs debris before it floats past tourists (The Baltimore Sun)
• Urbana Lincoln Hotel owners don't want historic tag (The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.)
• Hotels already filling for 2009 (The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C.)
• Plaza Hotel failed health inspection (The Eagle, Bryan, Texas)
• Miami tourism pitch moves from skin to art (The Miami Herald)
• Century Casinos' revenue falls in Colorado: Fuel prices, economy, smoking ban blamed (The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo.)
• Increased hotel space will boost Miami tourism, director of bureau says (The Joplin Globe, Mo.)
• Topeka cheats Kansas tourism (The Kansas City Star, Mo.)
• Abu Dhabi: Zaya debuts with private Island Resort development (Middle East and North Africa Business Report, Amman, Jordan)
• Visitor revenue: State tourism fares well considering economic climate (The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis.)
• NIAGARA FALLS: Teaming up for tourism (Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
• Schoodic ecoresort plans aired (Bangor Daily News, Maine)
• Cedar Valley Tourism Awards given at UNI (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa)
• Oil prices fuel airfare stand-off: Airlines, consumers play waiting game amid relentless surge in fuel costs (Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.)
• Eilat tourism slips: Investors wait for Europeans to return before developing the city. (Globes, Tel Aviv, Israel)
• General Elliott Inn adds weekend restaurant (Aiken Standard, S.C.)
• O'Meara's restaurant charged with 26 alcohol violations (Manassas Journal Messenger, Va.)

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DAILY EMAIL NEWS

• Maestro 2008 Users Conference Energizes Operators to Boost Revenue, Increase Productivity; Operator take-away: Web Connection to increase online revenue, Diamond Plus Service and Maestro for Beginners Online Training
• High Drama on the High Seas… Famous Stained Glass Ceiling Dome Aboard Ocean Princess by Jancik Arts International Creates Memorable Guest Experience; Glass Magazine Recognizes JAI's Head-Turning Craftsmanship in Cover Contest
• The Former Jumer's Castle Lodge in Downtown Urbana, Illinois Trying to Avoid Local Landmark Status; Claims the Prospect of Being Declared a Landmark Is Driving Away Hotel Fanchise Brands
• Tactics to Drive Business in a 'Not So Hot' Summer / Carol Verret
• Report on Major Hotel Transactions by Suzanne Mellen of HVS / Jim Butler
• Recap: The 12th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference; Confidence High as Investment Community Looks at Caribbean for Future Development
• ID/Passport Scanners from TTI Tackles Charge-back, Identity Fraud Issues and More; TTI Technologies International offers the only system that imports text and images from passports and driver's licenses directly to a hotel's Windows-based property-management system in less than 10 seconds
• The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau New Tourism Campaign Embraces a Broad Definition of Art and Design; Sultry Looks and Skimpy Clothing Gone
• Hospitality eBusiness Strategies Receives "Official Honoree" Distinction for the 12th Annual Webby Awards in 2008
• Legacy Property Group Opens the Doubletree Hotel Atlanta NE/Northlake Following Completion of a Multi-Million-Dollar Renovation of the Former Radisson
• The Knowland Group Has Record-Breaking Month; Over 100 new clients signed in April
• MK Closes Portfolio Sale of Two Northeast Fairfield Inns To Accor North America
• Starwood Veteran Tom Monahan Joins Wyndham Hotel Group as Executive Vice President, International Development
• Gary Budge Appointed General Manager of the Historic 174-room Algonquin Hotel, New York City
• CPC Hospitality Names Rob Willard Senior Vice President of Operations
• Marco Gervasoni Appointed as the General Manager of the Hotel Russell, London
• Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Don Miller Director of Sales for Bedford Springs Resort in Bedford, Pennsylvania
• Hotel Equities Names Drew Salapka to the Position of Director of Revenue Management 
• Keith Battaglia Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing at the Montauk Yacht Club Resort & Marina, Montauk, Long Island, New York

• Red Roof Inns Partners With SoftBrands on Major Technology Upgrade; Will Deploy Full Range of Solutions Across 326 Properties
• 7 Principles to Fully Engage Your Customers - Part 2 / Bryan K. Williams
• Multi-Unit Study Finds 36% Reduction in Water Usage with HydroClean® Toilet Improvement System
• A New Logo for Super 8 Lodging Chain a Final Step in a Multiyear Revitalization
• The HVS Study Used as Main Justification for City of Dallas Owned Convention Center Hotel Comes Under Scrutiny from the Owner of the Anatole Hotel, Cites Flawed Methodology
• Finding Business Leads Can Be Easier Than You Think / Dr. John Hogan
• TownePlace Suites Has a New Design (A Lot of Red) and New Features - a Floor-to-ceiling TowneMap and "In a Pinch" Express Market
• The 1,504 room Fontainebleau Miami Beach Seeks to Reclaim Center Stage Upon Reopening Fall 2008; Resort Will Have 11 Restaurants and Lounges Including Three Signature Restaurants by Chefs Alfred Portale, Scott Conantan and Alan Yau
• The Oberoi Group Expands Trust International Contract to Include Trident Hotels
• A New Build Hotel Indigo Set for College Park, Georgia Near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
• HSMAI Honors 17 Chapters with the 2007 Best of the Best Awards
• William (Bill) T. Comstock is named General Manager of the Outrigger Reef on the Beach, Honolulu
• Danniella Crawford Appointed Director of Human Resources for Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Top five viewed pages during April 2008

1. Top Twenty Hotel Brands in the World at January 1, 2008, Also Top Ten Hotel Groups in the World
2. Why Everyone Gets a Hotel Room Upgrade... But You / Daniel Edward Craig
3. Night Manager of the Regency Inn in San Bruno, California Brutally Attacked by Rowdy Hotel Guests
4. Hilton Recognizes the Top Performing Hotels of 2007; Hilton Showcases Best of the Best Hotels with the Brand’s Annual Awards
5. Ownership of the Westin Casuarina Charging Attendees of a Dental Conference for the Organizer's $57,000 Past Due Bill; Convention Industry Veterans Question the Ethics and Legality of the Decision