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National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2005 Robyn Parets	Kimpton Expands Boutique Concept Capitalizing on travelers' growing demand for boutique hotels with high style and personalized service, the newly formed Kimpton Hospitality Partners (KHP) plans to acquire $450 million in boutique hotel properties during the next two years.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets	Boutique Brand Alters Landscape InterContinental Hotels Group may have drawn inspiration from the wedding poem "Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue" when it conceptualized its Hotel Indigo brand.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets	Select-Service Hotels Entice Developers Following one of the worst industry downturns ever, hotel developers are back in full swing but with a new twist: An upscale product known as select service has emerged as one of the fastest growing and most lucrative niches in the industry.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 Matt Valley	Q & A An interview with Michael Depatie, president and CEO of San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, which owns and runs boutique hotels. In April, Kimpton announced it had closed on a $246 million institutional real estate fund.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Robyn Parets	Phase II of Hotel Recovery Now that Phase I of the hotel market's recovery is complete, with vital signs improving on all fronts, what's next? It may be a good time to buy hotels, but sellers are also reaping the rewards of escalating values.
Entrepreneur September 2004 Chris McGinnis	It's a Chic Thing While it might be comforting to know almost any megachain hotel is going to be the same whether you're in Miami or Milwaukee, you may find more bang for your travel buck, plus something regional or unique, at smaller chains.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets	The Belle of the Ball It's been a long wait for hotel investors, but finally their time has come. For nearly three years following 9/11, hotels were pretty much left out of the party as prices for other types of commercial property soared.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets	Survival Kit for Hotel Owners Even for the experienced hotel owner, operating a successful property is no walk in the park.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2002 Steve Webb	Upscale Hotel Brands Headed for Smaller Towns Can it be that the future of the Westin and Sheraton brands is in places like Normal, Ill.?
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2004 Hortense Leon	Hospitality's #1 Pick Limited service hotels are gaining popularity because they are easier and quicker to build than full-service properties
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2005 Robyn Parets	HEI Once Again Embarks on Hotel Buying Spree HEI Hospitality, which targets full-service hotels and resorts with 200 to 500 rooms, is in the beginning stages of a buying binge, powered by a $275 million private equity fund formed in June 2004.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Duprey	Luxury Lodging Lights Up Hilton will be branding the Waldorf name while a former Starwood exec looks for opulence. It's a smart move by the hoteliers. Investors, take note.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets	New Starwood CEO to Add Fizz? In a move designed to strengthen its already powerful brands, Starwood Hotels & Resorts ventured outside the real estate and hotel industries and selected Steven Heyer, former president and COO of The Coca-Cola Co., as its new CEO.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Robyn Parets	Extended-Stay Brands Roll Out Expansion Plans Brands Some developers are giving serious consideration to building economy extended-stay hotels. With lower operational costs than full-service and even limited-service properties, owners can often recoup costs faster and reap the rewards of higher profits.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Matt Hudgins	IHG's Strategy Pays Off InterContinental Hotel Group is lightening its load. The London-based hotelier is aggressively disposing of assets and ramping up its franchise and management lines of business.
National Real Estate Investor October 31, 2003 Parke Chapman	Starwood CEO Barry Sternlicht To Resign Barry Sternlicht, CEO of global hotel owner Starwood Hotels & Resorts, is stepping down after running the firm for eight years. Sternlicht's resignation will not become effective until a successor is found, at which point Sternlicht will become executive chairman.
Fast Company May 2005 Jena McGregor	Hotels, Jet Blue-Style Style on the cheap has never been easy to find on the road. An early look at new cheap-chic hotels.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets	Why Condo Hotels Are a Hot Concept Why have condo hotels become so hot? For starters, developers can sell off hotel units prior to construction, enabling them to obtain construction debt and equity more easily than if they were building a traditional hotel.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2005 Robyn Parets	Q & A An interview with Ted Darnall, president of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide's real estate group, about initial development activity and how aloft differs from other select-service brands, including Marriott's Courtyard, Hilton's Hilton Garden Inn, and even its own Four Points.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2005 Robyn Parets	Hilton Garden Inn is Fastest Growing Brand in the Family Long a dominant player in the full-service business and leisure hospitality sector, Hilton Hotels Corp. is relaunching an upscale brand.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2006 Joe Gose	Hilton Elevates Its Game Hotel chains couldn't have picked a better time to get aggressive. Quite simply, the debt and equity markets are hot for hotels.
BusinessWeek June 24, 2010	Hard Choices: Ian Schrager The father of the boutique hotel reflects on deciding not to brand, working with Marriott, and stopping rivals from stealing his ideas.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2006 H. Lee Murphy	Hotel Development Pipeline Swells Buoyed by strong occupancies and room rates, the hotel industry is poised to embark on its biggest construction binge since the go-go days of the late 1990s.
BusinessWeek October 14, 2010 Soller & Campbell	Boutique Hotel Bracketology The only way to accurately judge a boutique hotel is by evaluating, for lack of a better word, its boutiquey-ness.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2011 Alex Pape	Why This Is My Favorite Stock Today For big payoffs, do your own homework. About a year ago, I developed a thesis that hotels were systemically cheap. All the evidence was there.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2005 Robyn Parets	What's Next for Wyndham? On the heels of The Blackstone Group's announcement that it will acquire Wyndham International Inc., hotel industry insiders say the private investment group could emerge as a major player in the lodging business with brands spanning across all segments.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Growing Supply Clouds Hotel Forecast Hotel investors are enjoying increased travel plus a shallow construction pipeline, a combination that's boosted occupancies. But are the seeds of another downturn being planted as developers scramble to meet occupancy demand with a flurry of new projects?
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Selective Hotel Strategy RLJ Development is one of a growing number of companies that view select-service hotels as favorable yield plays.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2004 Joe Gose	Cornering College Towns and Capital Cities John Q. Hammons has been able to maintain or increase revenues while other hotel companies have suffered from double-digit revenue decreases. How? When a recession begins he continues developing.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2004 Joe Gose	Condo Hotel Wave Hits U.S. Again What's the attraction? Condo hotels can generate highly lucrative returns of 25% to 30% versus conventional hotels, which yield 10% to 12%. Pre-construction room sales also raise 25% to 40% in equity that ground-up projects need to secure financing.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2006 Sara Drummond	Investment Profile: In the Lap of Luxury It's hard to find an unhappy hotel owner, developer, or investor at any level this year. Buyers continue to book high-end hospitality assets. While REITs have been active participants in luxury hotel transactions, they are not the only buyers waiting in the reception area.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Steve Webb	Hotels: Still Too Much Room at the Inn No other corner of the commercial real estate industry has been victim to as many converging trends as the hotel sector: Corporations are cutting back on business trips, families are still avoiding airline travel and virtually everyone has less money to spend.
InsideFlyer April 2004	Four Hotel Companies Form Global Alliance The new Global Hotel Alliance has united 235 upscale and luxury hotels and resorts and over 63,000 guest rooms on five continents in a shared marketing partnership.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Dees Stribling	The Upside of Upscale Hotels The upscale segment of the lodging industry has earned bragging rights. It is the shining star in the eyes of hotel investors as 2006 begins, and for good reason: key measures of performance continue to rise, and supply is in check.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2006 Steve McLinden	Inn Favor With the Hip Crowd Cambria Suites is just one of three sleek, contemporary select-service brands rolling out nationally into retail and mixed-use sites, responding to a changing guest demographic that finds younger travelers slowly supplanting baby boomers as bigger hospitality spenders.
National Real Estate Investor October 8, 2002 Steve Webb	Suburbia is the next frontier for Sheraton and Westin Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has unveiled a strategy to expand its upscale Westin and Sheraton brands into secondary and tertiary markets with newly designed prototypes.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2007 Sibley Fleming	Rethinking the Brand With 59 existing hotels in China and another 55 in the pipeline, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is a head above its competition.
BusinessWeek September 10, 2007 Carol Matlack	Chi-Chi Meets Quirky Deluxe hotels try to raise their hip quotient.
Entrepreneur March 2004 Chris McGinnis	Need for Speed Hotels say hello to high-speed Internet access---and goodbye to high usage fees.
InsideFlyer April 2006	New Hotel Program May Attract Independent Properties Global Hotel Rewards, a point-based frequent guest program, will bring together 4- and 5-star hotels of different brands and independent properties around the world under one global program.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Sibley Fleming	Hotel Investors Celebrate What happens when hotel investors mix great property fundamentals, double-digit returns and an abundance of capital in a cocktail shaker of limited supply? The hospitality industry becomes the life of one big investment party.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2004 John W. O'Neill	The Inn Crowd A new study examines the traditional method for valuing hospitality properties.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2005 Robyn Parets	A Developer's Dream: Midscale Hotels A building boom is under way in the limited-service hotel sector, also known as midscale without food or beverage. Approximately 25,800 rooms are under construction -- and another 17,898 rooms are in the planning stages. What's the attraction?
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Let the Good Times Roll This may be the best time to own a stabilized U.S. hotel property in five years. Fundamentals are improving fast, low interest rates continue to buoy the sales market, and the summer season --- that operational windfall --- is now here.
Entrepreneur January 2010 Jason Daley	A Room at the Top How Hampton Inn broke into the Top 10 during one of the hotel industry's toughest years
The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Hotels in the News That Holiday Inn down the street from your office might have been around for 30 years, but don't assume the entire hotel industry is equally sleepy. Investors and guests alike might be intrigued by these recent developments.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Matt Valley	Hotel Growth Spurt Coming to India With a population of 1.1 billion, a GDP that's projected to grow about 8% annually until 2020, and a burgeoning middle class, India is on the radar screen of several hotel companies.
InsideFlyer May 2009	VOILA in Middle East VOILA Hotel Rewards has launched Hadaya, a loyalty program developed for guests of Coral Hotels & Resorts, a five-star brand created in Dubai that has nine hotels in the Middle East and North, South and East Africa.
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Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2003 Mark A. Lunt	Waiting for a Wake-Up Call Hospitality looks for signs of recovery as the economy remains uncertain.