Gone fishing — for tourists City: Come one, come all
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Nils Stolzlechner, general manager of the 820-bed Corpus Christi Omni Hotels — the largest of the city's 208 hotels — said his convention sales staff ...

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What to do if you're trapped in a culture clash.

As the Gators and their fans gear up for their season opener, some local store owners are just as excited. Gators Plus store manager Christina Rodenwoldt said her store plans their entire year around football season. Indiana resident Tim Sousley said he has planned for a while to come to Gainesville . . .

Ruger honors 'Gunsmoke' with commemorative guns
Dodge City Daily Globe
Mike Martin, regional sales manager for Ruger Firearms, holds one of two commemorative guns created for the "Gunsmoke" 55th anniversary. ...

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Holiday Inn welcomes workers
Wausau Daily Herald
Williams is the new group sales manager. She has several years of experience in both sales and operations from independent hotels in Florida. ...

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Allpro Parking, a Buffalo-based parking facility operator, appointed Alan E. Kraemer vice president of business development and Robb Rice business development manager. Kraemer most recently was national sales manager/Pittsburgh area manager with Parking Company of America Airports.

The Knowland Group, a Lewes-based business development firm, is set to hire as many as 180 employees for its Salisbury, Md, office and call center in the coming months to handle growth in its business with the hotel industry.

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Foreclosure filed on ex-Hilton
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Tom Martini, general manager of the Westin Convention Center Hotel, said the Hilton's uncertain status is worrisome for Downtown. "That hotel is a huge part ...
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Stripped of its ties to the Hilton chain, Downtown's biggest hotel faces a second crisis: Mortgage holder Black Rock Financial Management Inc. foreclosed on the property.

Australians staying in central Christchurch are fine and being looked after, their hotel manager says.

Australians staying in central Christchurch are fine and being looked after says hotel manager.

More guests are bringing their own devices, taking a small but significant bite out of the bottom line as the hospitality industry struggles to pull out of a deep slump. The nation's hotel industry, already struggling to pull out of its worst slump in decades, is now suffering from another loss in revenue because of the booming popularity of cellphones and laptop computers.

Hotel revenue from phone calls, in-room movies drying up
Los Angeles Times
It has hotel managers scrambling to make up for the loss by offering other entertainment, such as Saturday night movies by the pool, Sunday morning brunches ...

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Irish Times
Hoteliers cheer opening of convention centre
Irish Times
Maldron Hotel group marketing and sales manager Karina Dunne said the real benefits of the CCD will only be apparent after it is opened and she praised ...

Globe and Mail
Along N.C. coast, visitors return as Earl departs
Sacramento Bee
Guests at her hotel evacuated Thursday, and while many of them canceled their weekend reservations, others want to take their places. ...
Preparing for a deluge, hoping for the bestBoston Globe
Hotels take different tacks with guests during Hurricane EarlTMCnet

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PHOTOS Labor Day tourism for Collier, Lee relies heavily on Florida travelers
Naples Daily News
At the Hampton Inn in Bonita Springs, Ruth Oberholtzer, the general manager, is staying positive, though she knows her 92-room hotel won't be full this ...

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Fantasia Barrino surprised clubgoers on karaoke night at the Dusk lounge in New York.

REXBURG, Idaho -- A 22-year-old woman who has been working as a housekeeper at a Rexburg hotel to save money for college turned in $5,000 she found in a bank envelope while cleaning a room. Kelsey Ricks says it was simply a matter of doing "what's right." Springhill Suites Marriott sales manager Ben Lee says the hotel was able to return the money to the businessman who had stayed in the room ...

A 22-year-old woman who has been working as a housekeeper at a Rexburg hotel to save money for college turned in $5,000 she found in a bank envelope while cleaning a room.

Six Months After Opening, the JW Marriott Hotel Welcomes Its 100,000th Guest, Serves as Headquarter Hotel for ASAE and Promotes Revitalization of Downtown Los Angeles