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www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition HotelMotel.com | H&MM June 2, 2008 In This Issue 3 www.HotelMotel.com Online Extras! Lobby seating Get more information about trends in public space and lobby seating, as a companion to this issue’s design coverage about seating. BY HEATHER GUNTER | ASSOCIATE EDITOR www.HotelMotel.com/seating Pest control options Find out more about how to keep pests away from your property for good, and the latest trends in green products for pest management. BY EMILY HANNA | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR www.HotelMotel.com/pestcontrol Web Resources Newsletters Week in Review H&MM’s comprehensive Week in Review hits mailboxes every Friday with a complete roundup of the people and companies that make headlines each week. H&MM Technology Report Once a quarter, get a comprehensive roundup of hospitality industry technology news and online exclusive features from our staff and contributing editors. www.HotelMotel.com/techreport Hotel Design e-News www.HotelMotel.com/wir 4 H&MM Marketing Report Once a quarter, receive insights on how companies reinvigorate their marketing programs as well as a roundup of news about sales and marketing initiatives. News 4 State programs help deﬁne green hotels BY HEATHER GUNTER | ASSOCIATE EDITOR From our sister publication, HOTEL DESIGN: a monthly e-mail newsletter collecting the latest announcements about openings, renovations, and the creative people who inspire the hospitality design industry. www.HotelMotel.com/marketingreport www.HotelDesignMagazine.com/enews 54 42 Luxury landscape keeps pushing higher BY ALLIE JOHNSON | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR 4 AmericInn boosts its American presence BY EMILY HANNA | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Departments 6 Perspective BY PAUL HENEY | EDITORIAL DIRECTOR 20 Cornell Insights BY GLENN WITHIAM 4 Questex, The Bench to host Russia event 22 Energy Star Update BY ANNA STARK Technology 44 PTACs BY JASON Q. FREED | ASSOCIATE EDITOR 6 Letter to the Editor 8 Legally Speaking BY KAREN MORRIS 24 Maintenance Doctor BY DAVID MADDY Special Report 32 Finding ﬁnancing challenges developers BY CHRISTINE BLANK | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR 26 Management Trends BY JEANNE D’ORLEANS Design 46 Casegoods BY HEATHER GUNTER | ASSOCIATE EDITOR 8 Guest Column BY MICHAEL DUFFY 28 Trends & Stats BY JAN FREITAG 36 Credit crunch still tops list of lawyers’ concerns BY ALLIE JOHNSON | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR 10 Marketing Matters BY MARK D. THOMPSON 47 Seating BY HEATHER GUNTER | ASSOCIATE EDITOR 45 Events 51 Transactions 52 Supplier News 56 Awards 58 People 70 Ad/Edit Index 72 Marketplace 73 Classiﬁeds 78 Checking Out 12 Consultant’s Corner BY JON INGE 36 Mixed-use funding bleak, panelists say BY CHRISTINE BLANK | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Hotel Operations 48 Energy controls and sensors BY EMILY HANNA | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR 14 Satisfaction Trends BY JONATHAN BARSKY AND LENNY NASH 49 Pest control BY EMILY HANNA | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR 16 On Finance BY JEFF WILDER Hot Products 50 Electronic locks 18 Travel Trends BY PETER C. YESAWICH Timeshare 54 Timeshare misconceptions still prevalent 46 BY CHRISTINE BLANK | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR HOTEL & MOTEL MANAGEMENT (ISSN 0018-6082) is published semi-monthly, except monthly in January and August (22 issues yearly), by Questex Media Group, Inc., 306 W. Michigan St., Suite 200, Duluth, MN 55802. Subscription rates: $53.50 for 1 year, $90 for 2 years in the United States & Possessions; $74 for 1 year, $119 for 2 years in Canada and Mexico; all other countries $130 for 1 year, $213 for two years. Single copies (prepaid only): $4.60 in the United States; $5.60 in Canada and Mexico; $11.25 all other countries. Back issues, if available are $9 in the U.S.; $11 in Mexico and Canada; $22 for all other countries. International subscriptions will be subjected to $75 per annual order for air-expedited service. Include $6.50 per order plus $2 per additional copy for U.S. postage and handling. Periodicals postage paid at Duluth, MN 55806 and additional mailing ofﬁces. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Hotel & Motel Management, PO Box 1268 Skokie, IL 60076-8268. Canadian G.S.T. number: 840 033 278 RT0001, Publications Mail Agreement Number 40017597. Printed in the U.S.A. http://HotelMotel.com http://www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition http://www.HotelMotel.com http://www.HotelMotel.com/seating http://www.HotelMotel.com/pestcontrol http://www.HotelMotel.com/techreport http://www.HotelMotel.com/wir http://www.HotelDesignMagazine.com/enews http://www.HotelMotel.com/marketingreport

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Hotel & Motel Management - June 2, 2008 Contents State Programs Help Define Green Hotels AmericInn Boosts its American Presence Questex, The Bench to Host Russia Event Perspective Letter to the Editor Legally Speaking Guest Column Marketing Matters Consultant's Corner Satisfaction Trends On Finance Travel Trends Cornell Insights Energy Star Update Maintenance Doctor Management Trends Trends & Stats Finding Financing Challenges Developers Credit Crunch Still Tops List of Lawyers' Concerns Mixed-use Funding Bleak, Panelists Say Luxury Landscape Keeps Pushing Higher PTACs Events Casegoods Seating Energy Controls and Sensors Pest Control Electronic Locks Transactions Supplier News Timeshare Misconceptions Still Prevalent Awards People Ad/Edit Index Marketplace Classifieds Checking Out

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