HOSPITALITY HEADLINES

• A peak inside the Hyatt: Officials welcome the $17 million, 124-room hotel to downtown Bethlehem. (The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.)
• Firings bring NLRB action: Latham hotel owner allegedly terminated three employees for trying to organize union (Albany Times Union, N.Y.)
• Hilton Baltimore receives AAA four-diamond rating: Hotel among a dozen Maryland lodging and restaurants awarded top marks (The Baltimore Sun)
• Contractor seeking damages after falling down Hotel Clovis elevator shaft (Clovis News Journal, N.M.)
• Tourism touted as city's new industry (The Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pa.)
• Suit takes aim at Soffer empire: Title companies facing $600 million in contractor claims on the bankrupt Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino want the parent of Fontainebleau Miami Beach to step into the Vegas fight. (The Miami Herald)
• Development proposal for Novato's Hanna Ranch well-received (The Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif.)
• Tourism bureau seeks partner for hotel, convention center (The Indianapolis Star)
• Earnings stay flat for Ameristar (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• A Focus On The Future: MGM shrugs off quarterly loss, says CityCenter will spur rebound (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• Judge rules M Resort must reinstate two fired security guards (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• IGT reports $21.3 million fourth quarter loss (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• Pacific Grove council OKs plan for hotel near Holman site: Hotel would have worker housing (The Monterey County Herald, Calif.)
• Former foes joined to push for casinos: Collaboration kept under rug until after vote (The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio)
• Fox Cities and Green Bay Area convention and visitors bureaus honored for work on getting soccer tournament 2011 U.S. Midwest Regional Championship (The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis.)
• Unions may enroll casino workers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
• Convention Center halfway to its big rebirth (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
• Tri-Cities Visitor and Convention Bureau recognizes region's tourism pioneers (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.)
• BRIEF: Springhill Suites debuts downtown (Savannah Morning News, Ga.)
• Hyatt Hotels shares rise in first day of trading (Chicago Tribune)
• Library, Edgewater Hotel proposals face continued hurdles (The Wisconsin State Journal)

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• SAFLOK™ and INNCOM Introduce New RF Interface; Hyatt Regency Chicago to Upgrade Security and Energy Management Solutions
• Sixteen Hotels Achieve 2009 AAA Five Diamond Status For the First Time; Complete List of 113 Hotels and 52 Restaurants
• Hyatt Hotels Shares Make Strong Showing in First Day of IPO Trading
• New Law Suit Takes Aim at Soffer Empire; Claims Family Created a "Corporate Shell Game" to Borrow Nearly $3 billion for the Fontainebleau Las Vegas
• Does AAA Approval Help? / Harry Nobles
• MGM Mirage Shrugs off 3rd Quarter Loss of $750.4 million, Claims CityCenter will Spur Rebound
• Hotel Occupancy Tax Alert - Update; Transient occupancy tax litigation by cities and local governments continues to mushroom
• eRevMax / RateTiger announces strategic growth plan; Leading hospitality technology provider prepares for new global position, Sascha Hausmann named CEO
• Thistle and Guoman Hotels Choose EZYield.com Channel Management Solution For Combined Property Portfolio; Technological advantages, including the integration of booking information, placed EZYield.com ahead of key competitors for the major UK hotel group
• Benchmark Hospitality International Adds The Villas of Grand Cypress Resort, Orlando, Florida, to its Portfolio
• Hotel Common Sense - The Annual Review: Options to Avoid Struggling to Measure Staff Performance (Part 2 of 2) / Dr John Hogan
• Philadelphia's $786 million Convention Center Halfway to its Big Rebirth
• Nader Agha's Revamped Proposal for a 300-plus Room Hotel in Pacific Grove, CA Includes a Desalination System and Low Cost Housing
• A Latham, New York Hotel Owner Facing National Labor Relations Board Action for Allegedly Terminating Three Employees for Trying to Organize Union
• HSMAI Holds First Hotel Management Company Marketing Executive Roundtable
• Two Unions Seeking to Organize Thousands of Rivers Casino Workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Amid Charges Casino Trying to Block Effort
• Edgewater Hotel Proposals Face Continued Hurdles in Madison, Wisconsin
• Ileana Rousseau Named Group Development Manager for Almond Resorts, U.S. and Canada
• Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Robb A. Rybicki Director of Catering for Eaglewood Resort & Spa

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• SAFLOK™ Integrates with Control4®; Electronic Lock Leader Completes Agreement to Enable Smart Room Interoperability With Control4
• Consultants Predict 13 Restaurant and Hotel Food and Dining Trends for 2010
• Interstate Hotels & Resorts to Assume Management of Hilton Pittsburgh, Downtown as Part of Ownership Change; The Related Group and Stephen Ross Finalizing Purchase From Shubh Hotels, LLC
• New $45 million 21c Art Hotel to Open in Cincinnati, Ohio
• The Charanachitta Family Plans Major Expansion into Hotel Development in Thailand with Seven Projects in the Next Year
• Tilman Fertitta of Landry's Restaurants Makes Buyout Offer to Take Golden Nugget Casino Private
• Wynn Resorts Ltd. Withdraws from Aqueduct Racetrack Bidding in New York City
• The Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels Appoints the Rocco Forte Collection to Manage The Shepheard Hotel in Cairo Following a Full Renovation
• IH&RA Head Joins OpenWays as Advisor; Abraham Rosental, former Director General of the International Hotel & Restaurant Association, joins OpenWays Advisory Board
• AboutAnywhere.com Partners with EZYield.com Channel Management Solution to Automate Extranet Updates
• Libra OnDemand Selected as Finalist in Force.com Forty Innovation Showcase; Comprehensive suite of hospitality-specific applications consolidates customer information, develops deep profiles and delivers guest satisfaction
• TTI's Scan2PMS / roomMaster 2000 Interface is Receiving Rave Reviews Coast to Coast
• The 2009 European Hotel Design Awards Winners Recap
• Seagate Hospitality Group Opens the 162-room Seagate Hotel & Spa in Downtown Delray Beach, Florida
• Malaysia's Tourism Continues to Grow and The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Wins International Awards
• Morgans Hotel Group Names David Curell General Manager and Diane Wesley Director of Marketing for Clift, San Francisco, California

Top five viewed pages during October 2009

1. The Attorney for ESPN Reporter Erin Andrews Criticizes Hotel Where Alleged Peephole Incident Occurred
2. Conde Nast Readers Name the Top Hotels Around the World: The Top Hotel United States - 21c Museum Hotel, Louisville and the Top Resort Mainland U.S. - Sanctuary at Kiawah Island
3. Do You Think Like a Leader or a Manager? / William P. Fisher, Ph.D.
4. Taking Back Hotels by Foreclosure or by Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure:  Lenders Beware / Rob Nicholas
5. Seven Independent U.S. Properties Come Together to Form Kindred Resorts and Hotels; A New Logo and Website Kicks Off the Initial Phase