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One of Perth’s leading hotels, the Novotel Langley Perth, has been put to the market by Tourism Asset Holdings Limited (TAHL) in a move to capitalise on the increasing investor demand for hotel assets located in Western Australia. Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels will exclusively market the asset for sale.

As everyone scrambles to meet the March 15, 2012 deadline for complying with the new ADA Standards, the mandatory pool lift requirement is getting a lot of attention. Here is the latest from my partner, Marty Orlick, head of our ADA defense and compliance team.

Pro Forma RevPAR – 8.3% increase for comparable 11-hotel portfolio over the same period in 2010.

Praise for President Obama's Travel & Tourism Strategy; Proposed Queens Convention Center is a Poor Idea; Hotel Rooms and Floors Created Just For Women; Quote of the Month

The 219-room DoubleTree by Hilton Portland Maine, is situated directly off the Maine Turnpike, just two miles from the Portland International Jetport (PWM) and directly across from The Maine Mall, one of northern New England’s largest shopping malls.

VIZERGY One of the First Hospitality Digital Marketing Companies to Utilize BrightEdge

Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) announced today that it has signed agreements with Prime Hospitality S.A. to manage its first two hotels in the Central African nation of Gabon: an upscale, 250-room Marriott Hotels & Resorts branded hotel and a 40-unit Marriott Executive Apartments extended stay hotel in Libreville.

The collection welcomes The Saint, Blue Moon and Winter Haven Hotels in early 2012, on track to achieve goal of 60 hotels by end of year.

A key principle for finding personal fulfillment in the never-ending journey to hospitality service excellence is realizing that when we bring out the best in others, we simultaneously bring out the best in ourselves every day, every shift, and with just about every guest we encounter.

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and Southern States Management today announced the opening of Hyatt Place Raleigh West/RBC Center, one of the first LEED certified hotel buildings in the Raleigh area.