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We go back to the hotel instead of to the airplane.

We knew he was somehow going to touch it, whether or not he was going to hand it off to somebody else or take the shot. We had three straight timeouts to talk about it. We did a good job on the first two plays, and the third one they got us and got an open look. We're fortunate to be going back to the hotel with a win.

When a hotel is open, it's open for business.

We lost a couple of weekends in December because there weren't enough hotel rooms. We try and keep (the group) to 15 at the most, but we didn't have much choice.

What's happening is consumers on the Internet can find great deals, both way in advance and last minute. The Internet is used by many retailers as a way of getting rid of inventory. When they realize that they've got two more hotel rooms or airline seats left to book they just keep slashing prices and slashing prices until they're gone. It's a great opportunity for consumers.

When I started my hotel company, Joie de Vivre, at the age of 26, I saw this venture as my ticket to freedom.

with force and violence against her will by choking her with his hands around her neck while bending her over a chair in the hotel room.

We feel very strongly about having it here. We had it years ago in Tulsa when Oklahoma City didn't have the hotel capacity, but this is now our sixth-straight year here.

We feel this will create a unique, signature property off A1A. The city needs more high-caliber hotel rooms to support the expanded Ocean Center. It also will help to further improve the overall image of the area as a destination.

We felt there was a niche for this kind of upscale hotel on the beach. We wanted a balance between refined and relaxed.

We don't think that anyone can predict how the 8th Circuit will rule based on the questioning. We do think that a number of legal issue were brought to the forefront. It appears that the judges are very interested ... in whether Mrs. Jones' version of the conduct of Mr. Clinton in that hotel room was severe or not.

We're very pleased that the Beverly Hills Plaza Hotel has selected our guest-centric technology to streamline its property management functions, ... I'm confident that the projected efficiencies and ROI are only the tip of the iceberg of the value we bring our customers, and we look forward to an ongoing relationship with the Beverly Hills Plaza to provide the best possible hospitality technology solution and customer service.

We're very excited for this opportunity to install the Oxford Media product. Having these 6 new hotel sites gives us a good, solid base of hotel references. Moving forward looks good.

You don't have two 18-year-old kids go into a hotel and have a baby without medical training and say he's innocent. He did something wrong, but we're not sure what he did wrong.

You get to a certain age, and you start to rethink your life and rethink your priorities, ... Traveling to exotic locales like Romania is not as appealing as it used to be. When I was younger, you would go on a set and you would have affairs and you'd drink and it was just like summer camp. When you get older, it's like, 'Uh, I'm in another hotel room, in another town I really don't want to be in.'

We think people have missed the boat with the hotel market in San Marcos, ... But it's not our money, and we can talk until we are blue in the face and until someone takes a risk on a green market it is all talk.

We are very excited about the opportunity of having a Hard Rock Hotel at Copper Mountain. Hard Rock properties are truly four-star in every way, from outstanding amenities and service to a dedication to support and serve their communities. I have been very impressed with Hard Rock International as a company with a long philanthropic history that is a great match to Copper's own value system. We believe this partnership will have numerous benefits for Copper Mountain and the larger Summit County community.

Brown became like a father figure to me who insisted I live the life of a monk, let alone a minister. I had to stay in the hotel he stayed in, stay in my room, and he would almost select my girlfriends. He was very adamant that he had promised my mother that I would not go wayward on the road, and he enforced it. So even though I knew the entertainment world, I was not of the entertainment world -- and not by any choice of my own. He promised my mother that he'd make sure I was never on drugs, that I never lost my head, and that he'd take care of me himself. And he did.

Best Western welcomes the Clovis Inn and Suites to our chain. This hotel is a great addition to our growing portfolio of quality hotels in New Mexico.

Even if you come to this conference as a hotel investor or an institution who wants to learn about the hotel industry and do not consider yourself interested in time share, you will want to understand this product because it has become a part of the mix.

Between Texarkana and Little Rock, there's not a motel or hotel room to be found,

Bob brings with him nearly 20 years of hospitality real estate brokerage experience to PKF and adds significant bench strength to our firm. He has in-depth knowledge of West Coast hotel real estate in general and California specifically. Combined with our PKF Consulting practices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, we believe that PKF will have a substantial competitive advantage in the hotel brokerage community.

Everyone was interested, but it seemed like our hotel would end up as just an amenity in a 4,000-room resort. It wouldn't really be ours.

As soon as the bid goes out, we're scouting the area and buying hotel rooms.

Attendance was up, restaurant and hotel lodgings were up. Theme park attendance was up.

At the heart of all of our decisions is the comfort, well-being and quality of life for our guests. Industry research, as well as our own research, confirmed a clear consumer demand for a clean, smoke free hotel environment.

Anita has a tremendous track record of success. Her in-depth knowledge of this market, combined with her leadership skills and expertise in hospitality sales and operations, will be invaluable as we build North Orlando's premier hotel and conference facility.

Ed moved into the hotel so he could work with us,

Fly-in, fly-out curating nearly always produces superficial results; it's a practice that goes hand in hand with the fashion for applying the word 'curating' to everything that involves simply making a choice - radio playlists, hotel decor, even the food stalls in New York's High Line Park.

Fashion Week has always been about innovation in design and presenting fashion that draws an emotional connection, which is why it's the ideal place for aloft a-go-go to stop on its nationwide tour. This is where trendsetters come to see what's hot, exciting and new. The aloft a-go-go is a perfect way to communicate how aloft will change the status quo in the same way W has, to completely redefine the existing hotel landscape.

Fewer new rooms to absorb is good news for the hotel industry. We are still in a relatively strong economy and demand is there.

FEMA payments for hotel or motel rooms will end on Feb 7 for those who did not obtain a code. Once a family has their unique code, they will be eligible for a hotel reimbursement.

Everything is dependent on the hotel rooms that are going to be built in the future. That is really where our growth comes from.

It would be incredibly good to see a hotel there, and an office building in that vacant lot behind it would be wonderful.

I understand there are some differences between the hotel industry and the gaming industry. Why the gaming industry has embraced that approach toward value-added opportunities and the hotel industry hasn't is a mystery to me. There is no reason we can't move forward.

I used to say that winning the Oscar means being back at the Beverly Hills Hotel at 1 A.M. feeling empty. It's the industry voting. It doesn't come from God. It doesn't change your life, really.

The whole team does that. When I have a bad one on the road and my hotel room phone is ringing, it's a teammate saying he wants to come up and borrow my shoelaces and belt. By no means has it ever been to that point, but they like to have fun a little bit. To be honest, I think that has made it easier for me to deal with.

The whole purpose is to fill hotel rooms and create a synergy for the city that all the entertainment venues can appreciate. Because this crowd is such a mellow crowd, we don't anticipate any issues whatsoever.

The vice president maintains an active schedule which requires regular travel throughout the United States and at times that involves a hotel stay. There are certainly guidelines prepared for our volunteers assisting on the ground.

I've still got the boat, but if I'm in Nashville, I'm usually racking up hotel bills. We'll have 20 to 21-day runs on the road, and I'll just be in town for a day or two, ... But that's what it's about for me. I'm playing music because I love it. The guys on the road with me, they love the music.

It would take time for that to occur and during this period of adjustment -- some things might not get done -- maybe some crops won't be picked or some hotel rooms won't get cleaned.

It was the way of life. We didn't think about it much, except that it got lonely sometimes in the hotel room. The one thing we had was a home base, and we had great players who knew how to win. We didn't let it become a distraction of being nomads.

The Sheraton Hotel took very good care of us. I feel like I owe my life to the Sheraton Hotel, I do, ... My airline pulled out on me, but out there, hotels pulled out and abandoned their guests. Hotels all around us... I would much rather have had my airline pull out on me than my hotel.

The style of it is going to be a West Indies resort. We're taking the outside look of the hotel and carrying it all the way through. Our rooms are going to be as nice as any rooms down here, maybe even nicer.

The tax incentives in place for 'House of Cards' in Maryland have resulted in hundreds and hundreds of jobs and not just for actors, but for carpenters and waitresses and hotel workers. The amount of hotel nights and meals that the production of a television series brings to a state is staggering.

The thing about New Orleans is that you step out of your hotel and you feel the energy and see the fans decked out in school colors, ... And then of course, after the game you knew you had a place to celebrate.

The things that attract people to condominium-hotels is they are connected to hotels. Residential ownership with hotel services and amenities, which varies from one hotel to the next, that's very appealing.

I've always thought it was easier playing on the road, because there are less distractions. It's you and your teammates. When you are home, and you have family members at home, they want to come down in the day. They need hotel rooms. There is just a lot less distractions. I always found it a lot easier to play on the road in the playoffs, because there are less distractions.

Sometimes a new hotel needs a little help getting the word out, so they'll have a great special.

Sometimes I take it paradoxically--to the extent that it is unthinkable, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was kind enough to recognize my hotel suite as my office for four months,

Rooms go fast. Luckily, there are numerous areas within an hour's drive of the city. But hotel rooms in Detroit have been gone for a while.

Right now we have 140 rooms throughout the hotel to renovate,

Radisson is quickly earning a reputation as a leader in the global hospitality industry by striving to achieve total guest satisfaction and keeping attune to the needs of today's independent-minded frequent traveler who desires to have some control over their hotel experience. And that is evident in the amenities and service we offer at the Radisson University Hotel.

People expect to see something a little nicer in a hotel room than they have at home. During the past five to seven years, people have spent a lot on enhancing their homes. So it is harder for hotel operators to keep up with things that people have installed in their own houses.

No roommate. I had my own hotel room.

After reaching the hotel we realized it was no use going to the ground.

The old restaurant, College Street Station, was really here to serve the hotel guests, and it wasn't making money. Last year, at the end of July, we lost money.

After I defended my title the first time when I beat Sarah Kaufman, I went back to my room, and my friend ordered all these trays of hot wings. They came into the room, and the little hotel sheet thing was draped over it, and I go to open it up, and it's breaded and boneless. I cried.

After considerable repair and renovation work, we are pleased to support this community by re-opening our doors and providing Lake Charles with much-needed additional hotel capacity.

The most responsive group relative to potential near-term changes is the hotel sector. If the economy is expanding and business spending is picking up, so will business travel.

Adam's Mark is the first hotel chain of its kind to take such comprehensive affirmative steps to prevent discrimination in its hotels,

On Command has been a technology leader in the hospitality industry since its earliest beginnings. This patent is further evidence of our position as the leader in innovation and groundbreaking technology for the hospitality industry. This patent secures our methodology of delivering video-on-demand to the guest and our foundation for advancing new applications to drive revenue for our hotel customers.

During my second draft pass on my last book I made 20,000 words happen in a week, which is practically supernatural for me, and it would never have been possible without three nights in a hotel in my own city.

Demand by corporations for Las Vegas group and meeting hotel space is huge, even incredible, because of the diversity of the city's product. As we search for availability in Las Vegas for corporate groups, we do so smarter, not necessarily harder these days.

Days Inn didn't have much damage. It was mostly contained to the truck. We did evacuate the south side of the hotel and kept water on it until we could get foam hooked up so we could put out the fire. We had to use 30 gallons of foam to put out the fire.

Developers are in a position, as in the hotel industry, to enjoy economies of scale by investing in a variety of products.

Denver's hotel market is just starting to turn around, so I think we're going to continue to see more and more sales in Colorado.

As far as I know, the hotel project at Providence, close to the stadium, has enough cement in supply at the site. The shortage is basically affecting the small man rather than big companies.

As far as what's going on in the coaching world - my focus is on Oklahoma State and Oklahoma State only. If we're fortunate enough to win that game, we will go back to the hotel and watch film of our next opponent.

As a global organization, HFTP really needed to develop a presence outside of North America. The HFTP Board of Directors has worked hard to develop quality services like our CHAE and CHTP certifications, online educational programs, HITEC, and our newest initiative Guestroom 2010, a hotel prototype guestroom and pavilion debuting at HITEC 2006. We will continue to add more educational components to our membership benefits as the year progresses.

The broader trend is private-equity interests in hotel assets.

Barcelona has the best urban regeneration in Europe. They've changed 3.75 miles of rusting port and foul sand into the most beautiful beach where you can practically dive in from your hotel bedroom.

That's not including the cost of attending events or cost of getting to and from Indianapolis. And it's incredibly conservative. It doesn't take into consideration the premium on hotel rates and the additional fans who came without a ticket.

You're looking at 50,000 people coming into the city for the game. You're looking at hotel rooms over a minimum of three days for those 50,000 people. So that's huge.

You really need a shredder if you have information you want to get rid off, but you do not want to throw away in a hotel waste paper basket,

You might have someone who calls in (to a cell phone provider) and says her name is Jane Smith and that she is on the road and has a problem and needs to have her phone records faxed to the hotel so she can fix it. Unfortunately, cell phone carriers will often do that.

This is definitely an issue for each individual hotel. The hotel general managers are aware that they're going to have to hire an increased number of people with language capacity and also look into training in terms of the cultural nuances.

This is the first time that the Civil Rights Division in the Department of Justice has filed against a hotel chain on a nationwide basis.

This is not the English hunt club. This is the W Hotel vs. the Marriott. We wanted to break the mold of what stadiums should look like.

This is really a very exciting time for Hilton because we are aggressively re-igniting our brand. Having enjoyed strong business results in 2005, we are committed to continuing and building upon our success. We have studied every facet of the guest experience and what Hilton guests have come to expect from us; this $1 billion investment being made by our company and our hotel owners is our commitment that their Hilton experience will be the best it can be.

This is one of our premier events. The reason for that is because it's something our hotel and restaurant industry can rely on a consistent basis.

This is obviously great news for the airline and hotel companies, but travel managers might be less positive, as they are the ones facing potential cost increases next year.

This is the central issue of my career. If a hotel is renowned for its service, how much of the room rate and hotel income is really attributable to the real estate? Tough question.

This condo hotel thing -- those are really starting to pop up all over the place." ()

This fits into the ICVA's strategy of going after the size of events that would fit into a single hotel with convention space. We would welcome the opportunity to work with the IMS on sales and marketing.

This area was previously a hotel and after an arson incident a few years ago, (they) had the idea to reconstruct and open new stores,

Third, and probably the most critical factor, is the hospitality of the people of this region. They are the most welcoming people in NASCAR, which is mandated because we've only got 6,000 hotel rooms and we will have close to 200,000 people here. The police say there are 20,000 to 30,000 people camped or parked around here without tickets.

This illustrates once again the kind of horrible world we live in -- a world in which people go to a hotel in order to spend a holiday with their children, with their families, and get blown up.

This happened in July. If the downtown hotel wants to charge a nightly rate in the upper 10 or 20 percent of hotel rates, that doesn't bode well. I have to decide if I want them on our roster and tie up their inventories if I might not be able to sell them.

They think they will get a four-star hotel and great accommodations, and it turns out to be a rat hole.

They still have a plaque on the wall saying Dean and I lived there and never paid any rent. But the truth is we often put on shows for birthday parties and weddings for hotel guests. That helped keep the wolf from the door.

They seem to have gotten into a horse race to see how fast they can get this grant done. I have a real concern with that. They've been so focused on moving ahead, they're unwilling to listen to others. ... (The proposal) has got a real hotel feel to it.

They put us up in a hotel and told us we can only stay up to three days. That was it,

A lot of days when you don't play you're just sitting at the hotel doing nothing.

A lot of guys say they can't find a hotel room. Katrina has done a job on us. But we expect a lot.

Although you hear great things about hotel recovery, the industry is still not back. Lots of inner-city construction is not feasible for a pure and simple hotel. It doesn't work.

A lot of people who've had hotel reservations for months have had them canceled.

A lot of the location decision related to what I did in the hotel business. Although I didn't have to decide where to build those hotels, I did have to decide who my market was.

A lot of people make hotel reservations for next year and hope they get picked in the lottery.

A market like Tampa is an A-level market. We're a B-level market, and we struggle to be there because we keep losing hotel rooms.