http://www.ehotelier.com/ Global news from the hospitality and travel industries http://www.ehotelier.com/images/logo_small.jpg http://www.ehotelier.com/ Global news from the hospitality and travel industries http://ehotelier.com/browse/news_item.php?id=P13611 In a recent article, Frank Fahrenkopf the CEO of the American Gaming Association, made the point that the commercial gaming industry has been a significant jobs creator. Jobs have always been a factor in the decision making of jurisdictions across the country as they considering legalizing gaming. While we should all be proud of this contribution, the other edge of this successful sword is the increased competition for skilled talent. The answer may not only be at your competing... http://ehotelier.com/browse/news_item.php?id=P13622 Hospitality eBusiness Strategies, (HeBS), NYC has been recognized as an Official Honoree in the Tourism Website category by The Webby Awards, the leading international award honoring excellence on the Web. HeBS is proud thatthis distinction is the only one within the hospitality category this year, being acknowledged for work exhibiting remarkable achievement. The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states. http://ehotelier.com/browse/news_item.php?id=P13624 For many years, our friends at HVS have been collecting data on what they call "Major Hotel Transactions." These are single property transactions not portfolios where the transaction price exceeds $10 million. This first slide shows the number of major hotel transactions per year from 1990 through the present... By Jim Butler http://ehotelier.com/browse/news_item.php?id=P13625 The AA, celebrating one hundred years of quality and service in the hospitality industry, has announced the final shortlists for the AA B&B Awards 2008, to be held at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London on Wednesday 4 June. http://ehotelier.com/browse/news_item.php?id=P13623 We have finally broken free from the corsets of Victorian parenting.  According to a new survey we now put our kids first on holidays - no more ‘seen and not heard'!  In possibly the largest survey of its type, over 7000 UK mothers bared their soul on travelling as a family, letting children have cake and [almost] forgetting who the adult is. http://ehotelier.com/browse/news_item.php?id=P13620 Travel agents need to become sharp-tongued critics of hotel restaurants if they want to protect their executive market, according to a leading hotelier. http://ehotelier.com/browse/news_item.php?id=P13621 With less than a week to go before the EyeforTravel Travel Distribution Summit Europe 2008 in London, the industry is abuzz with anticipation, with all eagerly awaiting the revolutionary products and ideas the Summit is set to produce. One of the hot topics to be discussed is the complicated, yet vitally important, world of online inventory distribution and the new simplified solution to be launched by Allotz.com, which has a lot of people predicting the much-needed revolution of the... http://ehotelier.com/browse/news_item.php?id=P13619 Most celebrities have an intimate understanding of restaurants-especially since a plethora of them worked as waiters waiting for their big break. "You feel like you know everything once you've been a waitress," Sandra Bullock, a former server, once said. But who knew so many stars, like Bullock, would be inspired to return to their roots? Indeed, a number of celebrities have added "restaurateur" to their resumes. And many of them have the... http://ehotelier.com/browse/news_item.php?id=P13617 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed an exclusive agreement with MAK Hotel Holdings, a member of the M.A. Kharafi Group of Kuwait, to develop an InterContinental Hotel in the Syrian capital. Located in the city centre, the 370-room InterContinental Damascus, due for completion in 2010, will form part of the capital's only integrated development which will include a shopping mall, cinema complex and office space.  http://ehotelier.com/browse/news_item.php?id=P13609 Hotel Attorney at JMBM's Hotel Finance Conference: mood of the industry and where we go from here. It is May 8, 2008. JMBM's 18th annual hotel conference, Meet the Money® 2008 has wrapped up and more than 100 of the industry leaders have just shared their latest experiences and outlooks for the remainder of 2008 and beyond. By Jim Butler