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For the first time, Lodging Econometrics (LE) has compiled and announced its forecast for New Hotel Openings for 2011. New hotel openings are projected at 759 hotels/74,493 rooms. LE has also adjusted its forecasts for 2009 and 2010. The 2009 forecast has been reduced to 1,425 new hotels/156,653 rooms, down by 5,036 rooms, a decrease of 3%. The 2010 forecast has been adjusted to 1,073 projects/124,439 rooms, down 21,277 rooms or 15%.

via 2011 U.S. Pipeline Forecast From LE – 7/27/2009 2:20:00 PM – Hotels.

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Interstate Hotels & Resorts has successfully appealed a NYSE ruling in March under which Interstate’s stock was suspended from trading for failing to meet the minimum $15 million market capitalization requirement. The NYSE has now determined that Interstate’s stock will resume trading on Wednesday, July 29 under its previous symbol IHR.

via Interstate Hotels Successfully Appeals NYSE Ruling – 7/27/2009 2:21:00 PM – Hotels.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.  (July 28, 2009) – Carlson, the parent company of Carlson Hotels Worldwide, today announced that Hubert Joly, Carlson President and Chief Executive Officer, will now also personally lead Carlson’s hotel business, supported by a global hotel management team.

via Joly To Head Carlson Hotel Business, Too – 7/28/2009 9:42:00 AM – Hotels.

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The full impact the recession has had on the UK’s hotel industry was laid bare today by new figures showing that sector insolvencies soared 120% since last June

via HOTEL BANKRUPTCIES SOARING ON RECESSION, STUDY SAYS – July 27, 2009 Monday – HOTELS.

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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire/ — Even though reduced demand has caused hotel properties to slash operating costs and reduce staff, hotel guest satisfaction has improved in 2009, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study(SM) released today.

via J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Despite Industry Downturn, Satisfaction With Hotels Increases as Guests Seek Comfort and Value; Drury Inn & Suites, Embassy Suites Hotels, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Hilton Garden Inn, Microtel Inns & Suites and Staybridge Suites Rank Highest in Customer Satisfaction – July 28, 2009 Tuesday 8:00 AM EST – HOTELS.

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Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Dubrovnik Sun Gardens is now open as the largest resort on Croatia’s picturesque Dalmatian coast. The 408-key property includes 201 guestrooms with balconies overlooking the Adriatic Sea, plus 207 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with private kitchenettes.

via Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Dubrovnik Sun Gardens – 7/24/2009 2:13:00 PM – Hotels.

If you’re not protesting an election or promoting a product, Twitter, the microblogging site that has been getting so much attention these days, can be easy to dismiss.

via GOT A TRAVEL GRIPE? TWITTER TO THE RESCUE Got a travel gripe? Twitter to the rescue – July 26, 2009 Sunday – HOTELS.

Richard Gere and his wife Carey Lowell have been inundated by fans desperate to catch a glimpse of the ‘Pretty Woman’ star since they renovated and started running a luxury hotel earlier this year.

On one occasion, Gere was forced to confront a team of women who were side-stepping along a high stone wall near the Bedford Post Inn, New York in a bid to be close to him.

via Fans flock to Gere hotel venture – July 27, 2009 Monday 08:06 AM GMT – HOTELS.

Carlson Hotels Worldwide today announced that it has added 33 new hotels and resorts to its worldwide portfolio of brands in the second quarter of 2009. The new properties span 13 countries, including 13 Radisson and Radisson Blu properties; 15 Country Inns & Suites By Carlson properties; and five Park Inn locations.

via Carlson Opens 33 Hotels In Q2, Signs For 20 More – 7/27/2009 11:21:00 AM – Hotels.