A Boom in Weekend Hotel Occupancy Means That Philly's More Fun for Restaurants and Shops Too (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) More weekend visitors sleeping over in Philadelphia hotels means big business for area restaurants and shops, according to a new research study of downtown hotel visitors released by the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation ....more...Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau Announces 2007 Meetings and Conventions Schedule - Worth Nearly $660 Million ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) PHILADELPHIA----The Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau today released the convention schedule for 2007; 245 meetings and conventions will generate more than 482,993 total room nights for Philadelphia and $656 million in economic impact....more... Finding a new niche in indoor water parks at hotels (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) To boost business at lagging hotels throughout the country, a Milwaukee development firm and a Denver hotel operator have concocted a simple formula:...more... 2007 Political Calendar (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News) The following is an updated calendar of major upcoming political events....more... Hersha Hospitality Management Names Anne Matthews as Director of Talent Acquisition (Hospitality Net) PHILADELPHIA, Hersha Hospitality Management (HHM), a hotel management company of nationally franchised, upper-upscale, upscale and mid-scale hotels in the Northeastern United States, today announced that Anne Matthews has been appointed Director of Talent Acquisition. In this role, Matthews will lead recruiting efforts, identifying and attracting key leadership positions for the rapid growth of ......more... Sleep Like a King in Philadelphia (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Last chance, last chance!...more... Blackstone Finds Vornado No Pushover in REIT Buyout (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Just when everyone thought Blackstone Group LP, led by Stephen Schwarzman, could get whatever it wanted in the buyout world, along comes Steven Roth of Vornado Realty Trust to spoil his party....more... 2007 Politics and Elections Calender (New York Times) The following is an updated calendar of major upcoming political events. Events directly related to the ?off-year? elections of 2007 are in italics. ? Jan. 24-26 (Wed.-Fri.): The U.S. Conference of Mayors holds its winter meeting in Washington, D.C....more... 2007 Politics and Elections Calender (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News) The following is an updated calendar of major upcoming political events. Events directly related to the ?off-year? elections of 2007 are in italics....more... |