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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, 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.
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.
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 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 October 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets	Developers Check into Boutique Hotels Boutique hotels, which focus on high style, personalized service and trendy restaurants, are growing in number as more developers tap into this lucrative segment -- including some of the nation's largest hotel companies.
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 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.?
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 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 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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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
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 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.
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.
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 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 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.
National Real Estate Investor January 14, 2004 Parke Chapman	MeriStar Sells Four More Hotels for $33.9M National hotel REIT MeriStar Hospitality Corp. has sold four hotels to two separate buyers.
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 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 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 March 1, 2006 Dees Stribling	M&A Wave During the first quarter of 2006, hotel mergers and acquisitions are heating up internationally. However, much depends on continued strong global hotel fundamentals.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Joe Gose	Condo Hotel Chase Afoot The condo hotel industry is coming to grips with its first-ever construction boom. But more questions than answers surround condo hotels, including whether there is enough demand to support the proposed developments.
InsideFlyer August 2007	Hilton Blackstone Merger Hilton's Board of Directors recently approved Blackstone Group's proposal to purchase the Hilton Hotels Corporation.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2005 Lawrence Meyers	Ashford Hospitality Hands Out Money The hotel REIT raises its dividend. Again. One reason for the dividend increase: a recent deal Ashford negotiated using some clever financing strategies, something CEO Montgomery J. Bennett is famous for.
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, 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.
Entrepreneur March 2004 Chris McGinnis	Need for Speed Hotels say hello to high-speed Internet access---and goodbye to high usage fees.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Sean P. Smith	Host's Earnings Not So Inviting The hotel REIT delivers solid but unspectacular quarterly results.
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.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Matt Valley	Will Developers Spoil the Hotel Party? Atlanta -- the nation's fourth-largest hotel market with an inventory of 92,000 rooms -- serves as a microcosm of the bigger hotel picture. And there are signs that the pre-development pipeline is beginning to fill up.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2004 Parke Chapman	Let's Make A Deal An eagerly awaited uptick in occupancy and daily rates has sparked a seller's market for prime hotel properties.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 Matt Gove	Will Sale of 14 Wyndham Hotels Break the Transaction Logjam? If hotel sales finally rebound in 2003, market watchers may point to one of the last deals of 2002 as a crucial moment.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2015 Patrick H. Ford	Lodging Sector Update Hotel investment settles in for a long stay.
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Christopher Palmeri	Rating Frequent-Sleeper Plans Just like the airlines, nearly every major hotel chain now boasts a customer-loyalty program to lure repeat guests.
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Christopher Palmeri	The Light Is On At Hilton CEO Stephen Bollenbach made a well-timed bet on midpriced chains.
InsideFlyer May 2012	Hilton HHonors Category Changes Hilton HHonors has announced the list of hotels that will be changing award categories this year.
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.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2005 Matt Thurmond	Reservations Over Host Marriott This hotel REIT is on the upswing, but the price is a downer. Since assets and profits don't measure up, investors should forgo this high-scale hotel owner for something more economy-priced. Luxury isn't always better.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Starwood Makes Room The hotel chain sells 38 properties to Host Marriott for $4 billion in cash and stock. While there is some near-term uncertainty for Host shareholders as Starwood owners decide whether to keep or unload their new shares, the outlook for Starwood appears brighter than ever.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2010 Alex Pape	Rising Star Buy: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Take advantage of this company's expertise.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	Exit-Strategy Gurus While they craft a new relationship as deal advisors to investors and owners, both individual managers and third-party hotel asset management firms have found their core skills are in hot demand.
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 January 23, 2004 Morris Newman	Despite Weakness in the Sector, Lenders Are Optimistic About Hotel Recovery The hotel industry is ripe for recovery, and many banks and lending institutions seem eager to write loans on hospitality projects that were shunned two years ago, according to a group of hotel lenders who spoke Tuesday at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit in Los Angeles.