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Strategies for booking hotels on a budget (AP via Yahoo! News)
When the economy was booming, many hotel companies began building new properties. Some of those are opening now, resulting in a 2.5 percent increase in hotel room supply this year, just as demand is dropping by around 1 percent or more, according to Jan Freitag of Smith Travel Research.
Top Hotels For Business Travelers (Forbes)
From San Francisco to Singapore, the spots with the most modern conveniences.
17 interesting travel deals and Web sites (Chicago Tribune)
Here are some of the more interesting deals and Web sites that came across our desk this week:
Touting eco-credentials is hot marketing trend for hotels (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BAYFIELD, Wis. -- I plopped down my bag in the room at Pinehurst Inn, a bed and breakfast on an old spacious estate in Bayfield, and surveyed my surroundings. ...
At hotels, there's plenty of room for bargains (Boston Herald)
NEW YORK - When the economy was booming, many hotel companies began building new properties. Some of those are opening now, resulting in a 2.5 percent increase in hotel room...
Property Finance (Nov. 16-22): Macerich Clearing 2009 Maturities (CoStar Group)
In this week's issue: Macerich lines up $380 million in financings. Boston Properties secures $375 million. Plus we give you new property finance deals and a valuable leads list of retail lenders on recent acquisitions and loans maturing in the next...
STAG Capital Kicks Off Industrial Fund with Anticipated $1.3B Buying Power (Commercial Property News)
STAG Capital Kicks Off Industrial Fund with Anticipated $1.3B Buying Power November 19, 2008 By Barbra Murray, Contributing Editor -- Boston-based STAG Capital Partners has initiated STAG Investments V L.P., a fund targeting commitments of $400 million for the acquisition of predominantly high-yield single-tenant industrial properties across the country.
Top 10 tasty trips to hotels around America (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Hotels.com has come up with its Top 10 Tasty Trips for travelers searching for hotels with fine cuisine and delicious treats. 1. Boston Omni Park House Hotel, creator of Boston Cream Pie. www.omnihotels.com 2. Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, rum...
TeleProspecting Services for Hotels (Hospitality Net)
With many markets being so competitive it is essential that hotels have a very proactive and aggressive direct sales effort. Searching for new sources of Group business is vital to a hotel's long term financial health. Depending upon staffing and turnover, it can be challenging at times for the hotel to meet their objectives in direct sales prospecting for new business. Hospitality Softnet has a ...
Few bargains, more pain expected in REIT sector (Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Joel Bloomer, a senior equity analyst for the real estate investment trust team at investment researcher Morningstar Inc, says that while virtually all REITs have sold off in recent months, only some categories are showing signs of becoming a bargain.
