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International Allegations of Wrongdoing in Fight Over The Sportsman Motor Inn in Myrtle Beach, SC
September 30, 2013
Sept. 30--MYRTLE BEACH -- The battle for control of an oceanfront hotel here is expected to play out in an Horry County courtroom this week, with two Chinese brothers -- one of them a retired general in that country's People's Liberation Army -- suing their Myrtle Beach-based business partner over allegations of missing construction materials and money. Chinese citizens Gengwu Qiu, the retired general who lives in China, and his brother, New York resident Geng Min Qiu, are suing Myrtle Beach hotelier Judy Tang over who will take control of The Sportsman Motor Inn property at 1405 S. Ocean Boulevard. Both sides say they entered into a pa
Las Vegas is on Pace with 2012 Visitor Volume; Average Daily Room Rate for August 2013 Up by 3.3%
September 30, 2013
Sept. 30--Las Vegas visitor volume inched upward in August, bringing the total number of travelers to Southern Nevada nearly even with last year over eight months. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported August visitor counts up 0.9 percent to 3.4 million for the month, bringing the 2013 total to 26.7 million. It was the second straight month of monthly percentage increases and the fifth increase in eight months this year. The average daily room rate was up 3.3 percent to $105.47 a night for the month. Strip room rates were up 4.7 percent to $113.70 while the downtown average daily room rate was off 2.6 percent $64.94.
Chestnut Hotel, a Brand-New Boutique Property in Morgantown, WV Celebrates Grand Opening
The Chestnut Boutique Hotel | September 28, 2013
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA – The Chestnut Hotel, located in the heart of downtown Morgantown, celebrated the official Grand Opening this week. As Morgantown's only boutique hotel, the venue has already received excellent reviews from out-of-town guests and the local community through TripAdvisor and YELP. Located at 345 Chestnut Street, the hotel is just steps away from local shopping, theatre, museums and transportation. The property features 41 oversized guest rooms and suites. Each room is uniquely decorated, and includes luxury bedding with Tivoli Elegance Pillow-Top mattresses, 42-inch LED television with DIRECTV, in-room safe, co
Google Says Overhaul of Search Engine Algorithm Will Affect Analysis of About 90% of Search Requests
September 28, 2013
A day before celebrating its 15th birthday, Google Inc. announced it had overhauled the search engine algorithm that performs millions of searches daily. The latest change in the way the ubiquitous Web company serves up results to users seeking information online could have a major impact on traffic to everyone else's websites, according to some experts. The redesign, which represents the most dramatic alteration to the search engine in three years, will affect the analysis of about 90 percent of the search requests that Google gets, according to Amit Singhal, a senior vice president for the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company. Google disc
Wakeup Call: Hotels Hone the Free Breakfast Offerings; It’s Important
September 28, 2013
Sept. 28--You awaken, and your brain quickly takes stock of where you are. You realize: It's time. You arise from your bed, brush your teeth, throw on some clothes -- what you're about to do is more important than how you look -- and slip out your hotel room door, taking a deep breath for the mission ahead: attacking the free breakfast. The free hotel breakfast is a rite of travel, and as much as we all love it, we also realize it's fraught with perils: the long line to the iron-it-yourself waffle machine; the woman who carefully picks every strawberry out of the fruit tray; the guy who stands in front of the coffee, blocking everyone e
MENA Hospitality & Tourism Rapidly Enhancing IT Resources to Meet Digital Demands of Guests
September 28, 2013
Sept. 28--The Middle East and North Africa region's hospitality and tourism sector is rapidly enhancing its IT infrastructure in order to meet the digital demands of guests, according to industry specialists. Regional tourism has high growth potential, according to the World Bank, and is especially strong in Gulf countries, with industry growth projected to increase from $19.2 billion in 2011 to $28.3 billion by 2016, according to a report from investment bank Alpen Capital. Guests are also increasingly connected, as 65 per cent of global travellers take their smartphones and 54 per cent take their computers with them, according to a re
Robert Peters, Returns “Home”, Becomes Manager of Peaks of Otter Lodge in Bedford, Virginia
September 28, 2013
Sept. 28--BEDFORD -- As a boy, Robert Peters and his Sunday school buddies from Roanoke hiked to the top of Sharp Top, one of the Peaks of Otter's twin mountains. More than three decades later, he has returned to the mountains, this time to manage the Peaks of Otter Lodge and Restaurant. Peters, 44, became the lodge's full-time manager last month, about a month after the venerable Blue Ridge Parkway attraction re-opened after a brief closure. Peters was one of the speakers during Friday's official grand opening ceremony, which included parkway officials, congressional staffers and other dignitaries. Gov. Bob McDonnell sent an official p
First Union Contract at Hawaii’s Modern Honolulu Easily Wins Workers’ Approval
September 28, 2013
Sept. 28--Employees at The Modern Honolulu, which has seen two management changes in the two years it has been open, have approved their first union contract. The five-year deal, which goes into effect Tuesday, provides hourly wage increases, two added holidays, improved workload for housekeepers and increased porterage for bell and valet staff. It also includes a successorship provision that secures workers' jobs if The Modern Honolulu is sold to another company or changes ownership or management. The contract between the Waikiki hotel and Unite Here Local 5 follows more than two years of negotiations and covers more than 250 Modern Ho