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News Archive for January, 2002
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January 2, 2002
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TOPTRENDS FOR CHINA
THERITZ: JUDGMENT OF PARIS
FLORIDA'SHOTEL RATE DOWN 15 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER
ELECTRONICBOOKINGS FELL DURING THIRD QUARTER OF 2001
RECHARGEOR GO TO CHINA
BANYANTREE AIMS TO GROW LOCALLY
WORLDLYTHEME PARKS: FENG SHUI, SEAFOOD
SINGAPOREUNVEILS FREEBIES FOR DOMESTIC MARKET
January 3, 2002
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MARRIOTTPLANS TO SELL 8 HOTELS
ONLINETRAVEL BUSINESS REGAINS ALTITUDE
9/11SPELLS EMPTY ROOMS FOR HOTELS IN INDIA
TRAVELPORTALS REBOUND
CANADA'STRAVEL INDUSTRY CLAWS ITS WAY BACK
BUSINESSREBOUNDING IN JAMAICA'S HOTELS
HOTELSECTOR IN INDIA GETS SERVICE TAX WAIVER TILL MARCH 31
January 4, 2002
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HILTON SELLS RED LION CHAIN
LAS VEGAS' MAJOR HOTELS REPORT SELLOUTS FOR NEW YEAR'S
AUSTRALIAN HOTELIERS CALL ON GOVT TO RETHINK AIR MARSHAL PLAN
UK HOTELS UNMOVED BY COMING OF EURO
PHONE DEAL FOR MARRIOTT GUESTS
INDIAN GOVT INVITES BIDS FOR 3RD TRANCHE OF ITDC HOTELS
January 7, 2002
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2002- YEAR OF HOPE, OR GLORY?
SRS-WORLDHOTELS EXPANDS "PRIVATE LABEL" SERVICES
LODGING EXECUTIVES SENTIMENT SLIPS BACK - ROBUST FEELING OF FUTURE RECOVERY HAS WANED
TAJ GROUP TO SELL 7 HOTELS
THE EURO AND THAI TOURISM INDUSTRY
REED TRAVEL EXHIBITIONS TO CREATE COMPREHENSIVE MICE DATABASE
LONDON'S HOSPITALITY MANAGERS 'WORK HARD AND PLAY HARD'
January 8, 2002
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TOURISM BOOMING IN S.W. CHINA
PHUKET'S FUTURE IN QUESTION
LEELA TIES UP WITH KEMPINSKI FOR ITS THIRD HOTEL IN INDIA - THE LEELA PALACE, BANGALORE
SINGAPORE TOURISM WOUNDED BY 9/11, GLOBAL SLOWDOWN
CONRAD HOTELS EYES UK SITES
STARWOOD EARNS MORE TOP SPOTS ON CONDE NAST TRAVELER'S EELITE GOLD LIST THAN ANY OTHER HOTEL CHAIN
TAJ HOTELS EYE GLOBAL HOTEL CHAIN
IHC BUDGET HOTELS TO SPORT 'GATEWAY' NAME
PATA STRATEGIC INFORMATION CENTRE WORLDWATCH
January 9, 2002
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MARRIOTT HOTEL NEAR WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE REOPENS
LEGENDARY MOSCOW HOTEL CLOSES
RAFFLES INTERNATIONAL MARKS 2002 BY ASSUMING MANAGEMENT OF TWO WESTINS
FORMULE 1 CONTINUES JAPANESE EXPANSION WITH F 1 NUMAZU
HOTELIER SAYS TOKYO NEEDS TO PROMOTE TOURISM
UK TOURISM STILL ON SHAKY GROUND AFTER 9/11
January 10, 2002
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NEW HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY FORMED TO PROMOTE SIGNATURE CARMEL VALLEY RESORTS
CLUB MED CLOSES SIX MORE VILLAGES UNDER SHADOW OF TERRORISM
BERLIN TOURISM BUBBLE HAS BURST, BUT RECOVERY IN SIGHT
AFGHANISTAN SET TO BECOME TRENDY NEW TOURISM DESTINATION
HSMAI TRAVEL INDUSTRY AWARDS WILL INCLUDE HOTEL PROPERTY SELECTED AS E-MARKETER OF THE YEAR
January 11, 2002
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BHA LINES UP HOTEL HEAVYWEIGHT TO REPLACE JARVIS
ADAM'S MARK SALE OF SIX HOTELS IS OFF
HILTON MAKES FIRST INVESTMENT IN CROATIA
ICE HOTEL QUEBEC OPENS
TOURISM BROUGHT IN US$60 BILLION FOR CHINA LAST YEAR
JONES LANG LASALLE HOTELS PROMOTES MIKE BATCHELOR AND MICHAEL CLARKE
NEWS IN BRIEF FROM AROUND THE WORLD
January 14, 2002
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LE MERIDIEN HOTEL GROUP SENIOR APPOINTMENTS
JUDGING PANEL FINALISED FOR MIDDLE EAST HOTEL "OSCARS"
THAILAND TO DEVELOP "SECOND PHUKET" AS PLAYGROUND FOR THE RICH
NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD
THAILAND TO HOST IT&CMA IN 2002-2004
TOP E-TRAVEL BRANDS TO UNVEIL RADICAL NEXT PHASE IN ONLINE REVOLUTION AT GLOBAL CONFERENCE
CLUB MED WORKS TO MEND FORTUNES
FOUR SEASONS SEES AUTUMN AS RIGHT TIME FOR EXPANSION
IH/M&RS ANNOUNCES NEW CHAIRMAN AND MEMBER TO THE 2002 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
January 15, 2002
STARWOOD TO SELL CIGA HOTELS
January 16, 2002
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STRONG LAST QUARTER FOR EUROPE HOTEL DEALS BUT U.S. SUFFERS
TALKS BETWEEN MANDARIN ORIENTAL AND LEELA GROUP HIT ROADBLOCK
HONG KONG HOTELS WOO LOCAL MARKET
NEW VENTURE FOR MILLENNIUM HOTELS AND RESORTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
ACCOR SET TO BOOST UK PRESENCE
INDIAN HOTELS TO BEGIN FOREIGN ACQUISITIONS NEXT MONTH
MYANMAR URGES IMPROVEMENTS FOR LAGGING TOURISM INDUSTRY
PATA ANNUAL CONFERENCE AIMS FOR GREEN
PATA STRATEGIC INFORMATION CENTRE WORLDWATCH
AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM? AFGHAN OFFICIAL BELIEVES HE CAN ENTICE TOURISTS
RITZ-CARLTON BUCKS THE TREND WITH RECRUITMENT DRIVE
SOL MELIA COMPLETES TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 500 TRYP HOTEL EXECUTIVES
January 17, 2002
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VETERAN HOTELIERS FORM OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
BUDGET CHAINS EMERGE AS THE REAL WINNERS OF THE WORLDWIDE DOWNTURN
TRADE IDEA - NOMURA RECOMMENDS LIMITED SERVICE HOTELS
TOURIST PROJECT WITH 17 NEW HOTELS WORTH US$3 BN APPROVED IN MOSCOW
THAILAND HOTELS RECORD SLIGHT OCCUPANCY INCREASE IN 2001 OVER 2000
THISTLE HOTELS 'CAUTIOUS' AFTER DOWNBEAT TRADING
January 18, 2002
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JOE MCINERNEY, AH&LA PRESIDENT & CEO, REVEALS REORGANIZATION PLANS
WHAT'S AHEAD FOR THE INDUSTRY: WHY 2002 IS NOT 1992
TRY A LITTLE HOSPITALITY; LONDON LEARNING
ALFRED GORLICK NAMES HOTELIER OF THE YEAR BY BAHAMAS HOTEL ASSOCIATION
5TH ANNUAL INTL HOTEL INVESTMENT FORUM FINALIZES SPEAKERS FOR BERLIN CONFERENCE
MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE SECURES CONTRACTS TO MANAGE 2 HOTELS IN MIDDLE EAST
January 21, 2002
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STARWOOD AND SIX CONTINENTS END MERGER TALKS
ACCOR TAKES OVER 15 HOTELS IN GERMANY
HVS INTERNATIONAL ESTABLISHES SPECIAL HOSPITALITY ASSETS GROUP
SIX CONTINENTS DRIVES EGYPT RECOVERY
THE PROBLEM WITH LUXURY TIME-SHARES
THE BEST & WORST HOTEL BARS IN LONDON
HOTEL BUILDING BOOM IN POLAND CREATES OVERSUPPLY
VIETNAM REPORTS TOURIST ARRIVALS UP 9 PERCENT IN 2001
2002: AN ONLINE TRAVEL ODYSSEY
January 22, 2002
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FUND MANAGER WARNS SIX CONTINENTS ABOUT VALUE-DESTROYING ACQUISITIONS
29 NEW DUBAI HOTELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
WTO CHIEF SEES BLUE SKIES
NH HOTELES TO BUY GERMAN HOTEL CHAIN
INDIA CONFIDENT OF GETTING THE NUMBERS TO PATA
WHAT'S NEXT FOR SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD UNDER NEW CHAIRMAN?
CHIP HOSPITALITY HOTELS RAISE OVER US$113,000 TO FIGHT HOMELESNESS IN CANADA
January 23, 2002
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LEAKED LETTER HITS HOTELIER FOR SIX CONTINENTS
CLUB MED RIPE FOR TAKEOVER?
YEKUTIEL FEDERMAN, DAN HOTEL CHAIN FOUNDER, DIED AT 87
NEW YORK HOTEL OCCUPANCY HIGH IN DECEMBER
UK HOTELS TO TAKE PERSONAL SAFETY SERIOUSLY
SEOUL'S SWISS GRAND HOTEL TO CHANGE CORPORATE NAME TO HILTON
SIX SENSES PULLS OUT OF GALLERY SINGAPORE AND ANANDA BREAKS TIES WITH MANDARIN ORIENTAL
EFFICIENCY AND VARIETY - CAN THEY SAVE SINGAPORE?
January25, 2002
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STRATEGIC ALLIANCE PARTNERING IN HOSPITALITY - PART TWO
ACCOR AND JIN JIANG TARGET CHINA DOMESTIC BUSINESS
BRITISH TOURIST AUTHORITY PLANS ?5m "UKOK" CAMPAIGN IN SEVEN KEY MARKETS
TOURISM TAX CREDIT EARNS INDUSTRY SUPPORT
SOL MELIA TO OPEN ITS FIRST TWO HOTELS IN SWITZERLAND
January 28, 2002
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MAJOR HOTEL CHAINS LOSE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS
MILLENNIUM HOTELS AND RESORTS LAUNCHES NEW FREQUENT FLYER PARTNERSHIP WITH VIRGIN ATLANTIC
ISRAEL'S HOTEL OCCUPANCY FALLS TO RECORD LOW IN 2001
HOTEL COST IN LONDON "PUTTING OFF TOURIST"
FAIRMONT EXPECTS RISE IN 2002 EARNINGS
BUSINESS AT LONDON HOTELS STILL DOWN, BUT DECLINE IS SLOWING
January 29, 2002
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COPING IN FLUID TIMES: TIPS FOR HOTELIERS
EMPTY ROOMS ARE YOUR BIGGEST COMPETITORS
SHANGRI-LA ANNOUNCES US$130 MILLION INVESTMENT IN RENOVATIONS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS
ASEAN TOURISM FORUM 2002 HAILED A SUCCESS
RAFFLES CHIEF OUTLINES INITIATIVES FOR THE AMERICAS
SINGAPORE SCORES WITH 7.52 MILLION VISITORS
MORE GLOOM DOWN UNDER
NH HOTELES TO EXPAND
January 30, 2002
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JOE MCINERNEY, AH&LA PRESIDENT & CEO, DELIVERS HIS FIRST STATE OF THE LODGING INDUSTRY ADDRESS
THE STATE OF ASIA PACIFIC'S HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
HONG KONG REACHES A RECORD 13.7 MILLION VISITORS LAST YEAR
FOUR SEASONS OPENS FIRST HOTEL IN CHINA
CORNELL STUDY SHOWS THAT COMMONLY USED METHOD TO MEASURE HOTEL PERFORMANCE MAY BE FLAWED
January 31, 2002
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U.S. HOTEL ROOM REVENUES DOWN 7 PERCENT IN 2001
REGIONAL UK HOTEL MARKET ENDS 2001 IN POSITIVE TERRITORY
SEVEN PANDOX-OWNED HOTELS CHANGES BRAND
FROM TRANQUIL TO TRENDY: THE NEW HOTEL BAR SCENE
SEPT 11 ATTACKS COST 400,000 JOBS WORLDWIDE
NEW LUXURY HOTEL OVERLOOKS WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE
HOTEL DISCOUNTER'S STOCK SOARS
UK TOURISM DECLINE 'WORSE THAN FEARED'
AUSTRALIAN HOTELS RIPE FOR INVESTMENT
DATA ON HONG KONG HOTELS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE