HOSPITALITY HEADLINES

• Proposal seeks to help temporary hospitality employees find permanent jobs (WXIN-TV, Indianapolis)
• Warren's tourism impact rises 3.5% (Daily News, Bowling Green, Ky.)
• SouthPark residents oppose rezoning for 5-story hotel (The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)
• Hotels slow to sell in Poland's Wroclaw for Euro 2012 (dpa, Berlin)
• Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas facing wage, overtime lawsuit (Las Vegas Sun)
• Cybersecurity at issue as Gaming Policy Committee discusses Internet gambling (Las Vegas Sun)
• Hotels want out of deal to pay ad settlement (The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.)
• Kuwait travel expo seeks to unlock ME tourism potential -- Emerging tourism trends on display (Kuwait Times)
• Panel charges former Kentucky tourism chief with ethics violation (The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.)
• Connecticut's past is its future in tourism branding campaign (The Day, New London, Conn.)
• Oklahoma City hotel tax collections surpassing estimates (The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City)
• Another hotel proposed for Orlando's downtown core (The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.)
• EDITORIAL: Tourism puzzle coming together (Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.)
• Full house at Horseshoe Casino opening in Cleveland (The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio)
• Great Wolf Lodge resorts sold (The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.)
• EDITORIAL: Casino gaming off to rocky start (The Salem News, Beverly, Mass.)

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DAILY EMAIL NEWS

• Cendyn Wins Four Esteemed Awards for Superior Website Design and Social Media Marketing; Cendyn Earns Coveted Communicator Awards for Creative Achievement with the National Hotel, Trump Hotel Las Vegas, Crescent Hotels & Resorts Canada and Hay Creek Hotels
• Maestro Launches the New Face of Hotel Operations; Mobilizes Staff with Xpress iPad Check-In to Extend a Great Customer Experience; Enables Staff to Get Out From Behind the Desk and in Front of Guests for the Ultimate in Personalized Service and Upsell Capability
• Omni Hotels & Resorts to Pilot Rainmaker's New GroupREV Group Forecasting and Pricing Product; Adding More Science to Group Forecasting and Pricing Will Benefit Luxury Hotel, Meeting Planners and Consumers Alike
• Nobody Asked me, But...No. 89; The Beat Goes On; Good News: U.S. Hotel Profit Recovery; Surprise: Nearly Half of NYC Hotel Developments are Outside Manhattan; Hotel History: The Mission Inn, Riverside, CA; Quote of the Month / Stanley Turkel
• Indianapolis City Leaders Submit Amendment Proposing an End to Contracts Between Hotels and Temporary Staffing Agencies
• Noble Investment Group Acquires the 148-room Hilton Garden Inn Boston Waltham in Waltham, Massachusetts
• Al Faisal Holding's ARTIC Subsidiary Enters Strategic Partnership with Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and Magellan Development Group to Acquire the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago, Illinois
• Marriott Awards Eight Employees With Company's Highest Honor, the J. Willard Marriott Award of Excellence
• Sale of Great Wolf Resorts to Apollo Global Complete for Nearly $800 million
• Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Facing Wage & Overtime Lawsuit; Former Employee Seeking Class Action Status
• Ameranth Signs a New Patent License with Skywire Media Inc. for its Patented 21st Century Communications Web/Wireless Synchronization Inventions
• Hospitality Softnet, Inc. Adds its 10th Course Installment to theCampus with the Addition of a Double Lesson, Prospecting Skills. More Courses on the Way.
• Blueprint RF Appoints Kevin Bennett as Chief Financial Officer
• Does Your In-Room Programming Speak to International Travelers? If your hotel strives to provide the in-room entertainment services your guests want, then it's time to add NHK World TV -- an HD and SD English-language broadcasting service -- to your TV Channel lineup
• G1 Group plc Prepares for Further Expansion with MICROS; Scotland's leading independent leisure operator selects market-leading MICROS technologies for its growing portfolio of restaurants, bars, clubs, cinemas and hotels
• HITEC 2012 Agenda to Tackle Gaming Industry Technology Issues; Gaming Sessions to Occur the First Day of the June 25-28 Conference in Baltimore, Maryland
• Agenda Set for the Caribbean Tourism Summit June 15-16 in Jamaica; To Focus on Crucial Air Access for Region, Culminates with CHTA 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee Gala
• RiverView Terrace, the New Outdoor Waterfront Event Venue at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center Near Washington, D.C. Opens
• The Rezidor Hotel Group to Open the 100-room Radisson Blu Resort, Tsinandali in Georgia in 2014
• The 254-room Hyatt French Quarter Opens in New Orleans, Louisiana Following an $18M Renovation to the Historic Hotel Property
• Fairmont Raffles Hotels International Appoints Gao Zhi Xiong as Vice President, Development, China; Responsible for Portfolio Growth in China Across all Three FRHI Leading Brands
• Aqua Hotels & Resorts Makes Key Appointments within their Operations Group
• Lloyd Williams Named General Manager of the 310-key Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia; Resort is Owned by LaSalle Hotel Properties and Managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts
• Denver, Colorado Boutique, the 109-room Hotel Teatro, Names Matthew Hamann as Director of Revenue

• How Can Hoteliers Take Full Advantage of Pinterest? / Erica Garza
• The Golden Touch: hotel SystemsPro Congratulates 4 Award-Winning Directors of Sales; Top Sales Professionals Demonstrate Community Involvement, Association Leadership
• Deadline Looms for Hotel Owners to Comply with Pool Accessibility Rules
• Polish Hotel 2011 Market One of the Best Performing in Europe; Warsaw Hotels Posting 8.3% Appreciation in Room Yield Over 2010 According to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Poland Hotel Intelligence Report
• Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas Reports Loss of $4 million During Q1 2012 Compared to a Profit of $82.8 million in the Year-ago Quarter; Property to Undergo $20 to $30 million Renovation
• Chattanooga's New $40 Million Embassy Suites Could be Hamilton County, Tennessee's Swankiest Hotel; Who Else Can Boast Room Service by Ruth's Chris Steakhouse?
• New Property Manager & General Manager for Chicago-area Holiday Inn Express; Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Have Updated 200 Hotels in the Last Two Weeks with Changes in Personnel, Property Management or Ownership
• New South Florida Hotels Range from Earthy to Ultra-luxe; Providing Something for Everyone in a Market that Continues to Thrive
• Hilton Worldwide Signs Management Agreement with Hoan Kiem Tourism & Trading Company Limited for the 86-room Hilton Garden Inn Hanoi in Vietnam; To Open Late in 2012, Marking the Debut of Hilton Garden Inn in Southeast Asia
• Do You Hate the OTA's - Part Deux? / Jean Francois Mourier
• Louvre Hotels Group Expands Distribution Reach with Pegasus Solutions; Global Chain's Three-year Renewal Adds Mobile App, MetaSearch Services and TravelSky Connection to Expand Booking Opportunities for More Than 1,100 Properties
• MindClick SGM Announces the Addition of Leading Hospitality Lighting Supplier Van Teal to the HSP Index; With the addition of Van Teal Hospitality, the HSP Index now includes participation from 15 supplier categories
• Orient-Express Implements MICROS OPERA Sales & Catering Module for Its Hotels Worldwide
• Yellow Dog Software Announces Jay Livingood as New President; Experienced Executive Well-Positioned to Drive Product and Company Growth
• Accor Eyes 22 New Hotels in the Middle East and Africa Region; Plans to Add 5,598 Rooms in the Market by 2014
• Historic Preservation Highlighted in Soon to Open Downtown Milwaukee 127-room Hilton Garden Inn Hotel
• Spanish Hotel Chain, IBEROSTAR Hotels & Resorts, Unveils New Hotel Segmentation; Now Offers Four Property Segments Across its Resorts Worldwide
• Sonesta International Hotels to Manage the 146-room Sonesta ES Suites Orlando in Florida through a Rebranding of the Current Staybridge Suites Orlando
• Jumeirah Group Makes Four Appointments to its Worldwide Sales Team
• Mark Schoenberg Appointed as Director of Food & Beverage of the 105-suite il Lugano in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Top five viewed pages during April 2012

• Starwood Promoting Internal Talent and Making Significant Organizational Changes Following Planned Retirement of Key Leaders Matt Avril, Miguel Ko and Denise Coll
• Pinterest - The Value Of Pinterest to Hotel Sales & Marketing / Carol Verret
• Conde Nast Traveler Unveils 16th Annual Hot List: 2012 List Features 121 New Hotels and Resorts, 35 Spas, and 20 New Restaurants
• Ever Stay at a Poorly Run Hotel? Meet the 'Fixer', Anthony Melchiorri, of Hotel Impossible
• KSL Capital Partners Enters Into Agreement to Acquire the Historic 512-room Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in Ashville, North Carolina From an Affiilate of Sammons Enterprises, Inc.