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Sheraton Imperial General Manager Named Lodging Operator Of The Year (dBusinessNews.com)
Vacation Planning Trends for Italy’s Top Destinations by Vacation Rentals and Lodging Directory Rentalo.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Start Saving on Business Travel With Corporate Lodging Consultants (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Research and Markets: 2010 Trends Report for the U.S. Hotels & Motels Industry (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

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Sheraton Imperial General Manager Named Lodging Operator Of The Year (dBusinessNews.com)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:01 PM PST

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RALEIGH – Jay Mahan, President of Davidson and Jones Hotels, has announced that Michael J. Martino, general manager of the Sheraton Imperial Hotel, has been named the 2010 Lodging Operator of the Year. The award was given by the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association (NCRLA), an organization that serves as the voice of the restaurant and lodging industries in North Carolina. Martino received the award at the NCRLA's first Taste of North Carolina event on Feb. 8 at the Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club. More information about the Sheraton Imperial can be found at http://www.sheratonrtp.com/.

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"It's an honor to receive this award from the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association," said Martino. "Being named Lodging Operator of the Year is a great affirmation that my efforts to provide positive leadership at the Sheraton Imperial have been successful."

DETAILS:

-Martino has been with the Sheraton Imperial for almost 20 years.

-Martino has been recognized by Jay Mahan, president of Davidson and Jones Hotels, for his effective leadership during the economic crisis as he took steps to conserve capital and reduce costs.

-Martino serves on the advisory board of the East Carolina University Hospitality department.

-Martino has provided internships and culinary arts exchange programs through local school and colleges and hosted the 2009 NCRLA scholarship event.

-Martino serves on the Board of Trustees for the NC Hospitality Education Foundation.

-In 2010 Martino celebrated his 20 anniversary as General Manager of the Sheraton Imperial.

-For more information on NCRLA and the Taste of North Carolina event visit http://www.ncrla.biz/index.cfm.

ABOUT THE SHERATON IMPERIAL HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER:

The Sheraton Imperial Hotel, a full-service hotel located minutes from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, is the largest and most conveniently located meeting facility at an airport between Atlanta and Washington, D.C. The hotel includes 331 elegantly appointed guest rooms on 10 floors including 62 club level rooms with daily concierge service. The facility is managed by Davidson and Jones Hotel Corporation. More information is available at http://www.sheratonrtp.com.

Michelle Fowler

MMI Public Relations

(919) 233-6600

michelle@mmipublicrelations.com

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Vacation Planning Trends for Italy’s Top Destinations by Vacation Rentals and Lodging Directory Rentalo.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:30 PM PST

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Hotels Versus Vacation Rentals Comparison Shopping and Vacation Planning Trends for Leisure Travelers Visiting Italy's Top Destinations including Rome, Venice, Tuscany and Florence

Miami, FL (Vocus) -- Rentalo.com, a leading lodging and vacation rental web site, recently conducted a trend analysis on its database of 7,853 opted-in travelers searching for hotels, bed and breakfasts, and vacation rentals in Italy's top vacation spots from July 2008 to January 2010. The lodging directory is making these findings available to the travel industry in order to provide better understanding of consumer's level of interest in comparison shopping and vacation planning dynamics. The study data below confirms Rentalo's successful business strategy to facilitate comparison shopping and vacation planning for vacation and trip planners.

Italy's Top Family Vacation Destination: Rome
Forty-four percent of the vacation planners showed interest in comparison shopping among Rome vacation rentals, bed breakfasts, motels, and hotels. 31 percent were also interested in receiving offers from vacation houses, condos, guesthouses, inns, and hotels in Rome including Fiumicino, Grottaferrata, Frascati, and Lazio.

Fifty-six percent were early planners who started their Rome vacation planning 2 or more months in advance from the travel date, 27 percent of the inquiries were sent 1 to 2 months in advance, and 16 percent were from last minute travelers inquiring within the last 30 days prior to the arrival date.

Rome's most popular vacation theme is family with 35 percent of the traveler's inquiries requesting accommodations for groups of more than 4 adults, 27 percent for couples, 21 percent for families with children, and 17 percent for people traveling alone.

Italy's Top Romantic Vacation Destination: Venice
Sixty-nine percent of the vacation planners showed interest in comparison shopping among Venice Italy vacation rentals, bed and breakfasts, and hotels. 55 percent were also interested in receiving offers from vacation cabins, cottages, guesthouses, motels, and hotels near Venice including Mogliano, Casale Sul Sile, Mirano, Treviso, and Fossalta di Piave.

Fifty-four percent were early planners who started their Venice vacation planning 2 or more months in advance from the travel date, 16 percent of the inquiries were sent 1 to 2 months in advance, and 28 percent were from last minute travelers inquiring within the last 30 days prior to the arrival date.

Venice's most popular vacation theme is romance with 36 percent of the traveler's inquiries requesting accommodations for 2, 30 percent for groups of more than 4 adults, 28 percent for families with children, and 6 percent for people traveling alone.

Italy's Top Agriturismo Destination: Tuscany
Sixty-seven percent of the vacation planners showed interest in comparison shopping among Tuscany vacation rentals, bed and breakfasts, inns, and hotels. 21 percent were also interested in receiving offers from vacation homes, inns, resorts, and hotels from other cities in Tuscany such as Anghiari, Arcidosso, Arezzo, Artimino, Asciano, Aulla, Bagni di Lucca, Bagno a Ripoli, Barberino di Mugello, Barga, Bibbona, Bientina, Bivigliano, Borgo San Lorenzo, Campi Bisenzio, Capalbio, Carrara, Casciana Terme, and Cascina.

Fifty-two percent were early planners who started their Tuscany vacation planning 2 or more months in advance from the travel date, 23 percent of the inquiries were sent 1 to 2 months in advance, and 23 percent were from last minute travelers inquiring within the last 30 days prior to the arrival date.

Italy's Top City Destination: Florence (part of Tuscany)
Sixty-six percent of the vacation planners showed interest in comparison shopping among Florence vacation rentals, b&bs, inns, and small hotels. 48 percent were also interested in receiving offers from other accommodations such as vacation cabins, inns, and boutique hotels near Florence such as Fiesole, Campi Bisenzio, Prato, Figline Valdarno, and Certaldo.

Fifty-five percent were early planners who started their Florence vacation planning 2 or more months in advance from the travel date, 14 percent of the inquiries were sent 1 to 2 months in advance, and 30 percent were from last minute travelers inquiring within the last 30 days prior to the arrival date.

Florence's most popular vacation theme is family with 38 percent of the traveler's inquiries requesting accommodations for groups of more than 4 adults, 32 percent for couples, 24 percent for families with children, and 6 percent for people traveling alone.

In today's economic uncertainty, consumers are showing increased interest in comparison shopping. "At Rentalo.com, finding the best values in lodgings takes little time mainly because the information is easily accessible to consumers." says Alfredo Purrinos, President and Founder of Rentalo.com "Our free inquiry service allows travelers to easily and quickly compare lodging options."

The lodging directory has helped over 400,000 travelers find the best values in vacation rentals, hotels, and bed and breakfasts since July of 2008. Additional trends and analysis data is available from Rentalo.com on its opted-in database of close to one million travelers and vacation rental listing owners in close to 15,000 vacation destinations worldwide.

About Rentalo.com
Rentalo.com is a leading online travel lodging and vacation rental website. Its broad inventory of vacation rentals, bed and breakfasts, and hotels is available online and via RSS feeds, affiliate distribution partners, as well as thousands of journalists and editors through e-mail, press releases, and travel publications. Through selected partnerships, Rentalo's inventory is available to an online audience of more than 100 million travelers in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit http://rentalo.com or call 1(305) 558-5577.

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Start Saving on Business Travel With Corporate Lodging Consultants (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:15 AM PST

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WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Travel savings that start in Vegas - don't have to stay in Vegas. That's what Corporate Lodging Consultants (CLC) offers as it brings its workforce travel solutions to retailers and brand managers at GlobalShop 2010 in Las Vegas March 10-12.

CLC provides savings and service to thousands of companies whose employees travel for business through its custom lodging solutions and savings card programs.

"Companies that are losing bids for new business may find it's because their competitors are paying 20 to 30 percent less for their hotel rooms," says Gary Shaw, CLC's Executive Vice President of Sales. "Their hotel costs are lower because they are working with Corporate Lodging Consultants to create custom solutions for their business lodging needs."

In addition to corporate lodging discounts on room rates at thousands of hotels, CLC clients enjoy operational benefits such as direct billing, improved tracking and reporting, and 24-hour support for travelers on the road.

"Acosta's relationship with CLC has been extremely positive," says Brad Smith, Executive Vice President of Retail Operations for Acosta Sales & Marketing. "The billing is simple for our accounting department in that we receive one consolidated statement for all of our travelers, and our field teams find the reservation process to be simple with many lodging options. As for cost savings, that's been the greatest benefit. Our average nightly costs are down over 20% due to the negotiating power that CLC has."

Because CLC's services extend to a wide variety of companies with construction crews, delivery drivers and field service teams, CLC also will attend the 2010 NARMS (National Association for Retail Marketing Services) Annual Conference April 17-20 in Tampa, Fla. CLC also will be at the Electric Power Conference and Exhibition May 18-20 in Baltimore, Md.

To take advantage of cost-effective solutions for company lodging, call (866) 362-0739, e-mail sales@corplodging.com or visit CLC Booth 5032 during GlobalShop. Businesses ready to sign up for CheckINN Direct can use key code GSPR for special pricing.

Corporate Lodging Consultants (http://www.corplodging.com) is a division of FleetCor, the Global Fleet Card Company. CLC has more than 30 years experience as a leading provider of lodging management programs to businesses, serving thousands of clients in North America. CLC's clients purchase more than 9 million room nights annually across CLC's proprietary network of thousands of hotels.

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Research and Markets: 2010 Trends Report for the U.S. Hotels & Motels Industry (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:20 AM PST

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/54ec62/2010_trendology_u) has announced the addition of the "2010 Trendology: U.S. Hotels & Motels" report to their offering.

The 2010 Trendology report on the U.S. Hotels & Motels industry characterizes the industry in three descriptive methods: qualitative analysis, quantitative data and lists of major industry players. The written analysis includes financial issues, technology issues, human resources issues, supplier issues, consumer issues, government regulations, global factors, major industry news highlights, major earnings and profit reports, major mergers and acquisitions, and our exclusive industry SWOT analysis (industry internal strengths, internal weaknesses, external opportunities and external threats). Along with the trend analysis, quantitative data includes five-year trends (2007-2011) on number of establishments, industry and number of employees. This data is developed through Trendology's economic model using regression analysis based on historical industry trend data. Forecasts are available for 2011. Quantitative data for current year 2010 is provided for the U.S., 50 U.S. states, and 900 metro areas. The report also lists up to ten of the industry's major players, their current sales and stock symbol (for public companies). Color charts and graphs run throughout the report to highlight trends and are ready for presentations and displays. Links to Internet sources in the report are useful for additional research and data gathering.

Industry Definition and Related Industries

NAICS 72111: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing short-term lodging in facilities known as hotels, motor hotels, resort hotels, and motels. The establishments in this industry may offer services, such as food and beverage services, recreational services, conference rooms and convention services, laundry services, parking, and other services.

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