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Ad/Editorial Index Advertiser Index Circle Number A 101 A 1 Textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 102 AH & LA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 103 ATM Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 104 Ambath. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 105 Americas Best Franchise. . . . . . . . . 40 106 Applied Media Technologies . . . . . . 22 149 Arthur J Gallagher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 148 Hunter Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 H&MM October 1, 2007 | HotelMotel.com www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition W 151 West LG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 145 World Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 I 126 INNCOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 127 IHG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 128 IHG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 142 Interval International . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Page Number Marketplace 320 Electronic DND By Axxess Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 329 Lighting Line By Besa Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 328 Mounting Solution By Chief Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . 57 333 Chaise Lounge By DDE Outdoor Furniture . . . . . . . . 57 331 Projection Screens By Epson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 321 Granite Tops, Bases By Hotel Vanities International . . . . . 57 336 Porcelain Tile By IIva. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 322 Electronic Lock By Kaba Lodging Systems . . . . . . . 57 337 Waterless Urinals By Kohler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 335 Stacking Chairs By Metal Crest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 323 SMARTcube Minibar By Minibar Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 325 Broker Services By The Mumford Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 327 Instant Cocktails By Mystique Brands. . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 324 Electronic Safes By Onity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 332 Air Puriﬁers By Oreck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 334 Upright Vacuums By Royal Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 326 Lock Technology By Saﬂok. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 330 Two-Handled Faucet By Symmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 French Lick Resort Casino . . . . . . . . . . . 51 J 129 Jani King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 How to contact the HOTEL & MOTEL MANAGEMENT sales staff K 130 Kenyon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 L 131 LG Appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 132 LG Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 152 Budgetel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 184 Benjamin West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 108 Burba Hotel Network ALIS . . . . 49 & 66 M 133 Micros Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 134 Midas Financial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 146 CBRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 109 Choice Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 110 Commtrans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 112 Continental Girbau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 113 Cybex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 N 135 Noble Pine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Matt Waddell Publisher mwaddell@questex.com (773) 880-2240 Mary Malloy Northeast, Int’l. mmalloy@questex.com (216) 706-3790 Brian Levine Southeast blevine@questex.com (212) 895-8285 P 136 Panasonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 R 137 Reﬁnishing Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 138 Rockbridge Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 150 Daimler Chrysler . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19 114 Denver Mattress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 115 Directv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-31 S 139 Specialty Finance Group . . . . . . . . . 27 151 Starwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 116 ECR International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 117 Educational Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 147 Echota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 T 140 Tecton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 141 Tempur Pedic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Jason Wallace West jwallace@questex.com (801) 499-9999 Mary Jo Cotner Midwest, Canada mcotner@questex.com (216) 706-3793 Brian Olesinski Account Executive bolesinski@questex.com (216) 706-3794 G 118 GE Appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 119 George Little Mgmt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 U 142 US Franchise Systems. . . . . . . . . . . 23 143 US Vinyl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 H 120 Home Box Ofﬁce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 V 144 Vantage Hospitality ABVI . . . . . . . . . 13 G-H-I-J-K Hospitality Sales & Marketing Assn. Intl. . . 1 Host Hotels and Resorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 InterContinental Hotels Group . . . . . . . . . 43 Inverness Hotel and Conference Center. . 51 L-M-N-O-P Hot Products Company Page Number 383 Anichini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 386 Cuddledown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 384 Frette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 385 J.S. Fiber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 MDC Wallcoverings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 MGM Mirage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Microtel Inns & Suites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Miraval Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Morgans Hotel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Morningstar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Muzak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 New Castle Hotels and Resorts. . . . . . . . 56 Outrigger Hotels & Resorts . . . . . . . . . . 36 Omnova Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Peabody Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Pebble Beach Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Editorial Index Company A-B-C aloft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 American Hotel & Lodging Assn.. . . . . . . 50 Applied Media Technologies Corp. . . . . . 22 Benchmark Hospitality International . . . . 38 Page Number Preferred Hotel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Pyramid Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Q-R-S R.D. Olson Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sage Hospitality Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Silver Cos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Smith Travel Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide . 1, 4 Sunstone Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Get connected and get free information on products and services featured in HOTEL & MOTEL MANAGEMENT magazine. The hospitality industry’s leading source of news and information since 1875, HOTEL & MOTEL MANAGEMENT now provides information precisely the way you want it—quickly and conveniently. Plug into one of three simple ways to get what you need: Online: Cutting-edge and lightning quick, our LEADnet ® Service operates without the hassle and delay of ﬁlling out a Reader Service Inquiry Card. Just log on and get the information you need. Here’s how: 1. 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Hotel & Motel Management - October 1, 2007 Contents Independents Rely on Guest Feedback Models Showcase Aloft, Element Brands Trainers Emphasize Communication, Cooperation Perspective At Your Risk Satisfaction Trends Sales Clinic Energy Star Update HotelWorld Update Trends & Stats Dressing Walls in 'Green' Music Programming Provides a Sound Solution Remote Check-In/Out for Leisure Travelers Q&A: Western U.S. Pipeline Softgoods - Beds and Bedding Transactions A Cause Célèbre Awards People on the Move Events Cleaning and Maintenance Solutions Marketplace Ad/Editorial Index Classifieds Checking Out

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