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2| Contents » September 2007 www.LuxuryHotelier.com Departments 40 | INSPIRE | Spa design 44 | DELIVER | Music 56 | INNOVATE | Wireless networks 62 | INDULGE | Kitchen equipment 66 | CONNECT | E-marketing, holidays 40 62 44 66 In This Issue 4 | EDITOR’S LETTER | By Jeff Higley 6 | PUBLISHER’S LETTER | By John McMahon 8 | INFORM | News and notes 14 | NETWORK | People 28 | INSIGHT | Smith Travel Research / The Bench 30 | INSIGHT | Ypartnership 52 | INSIGHT | Cornell University 58 | DEVELOPMENT | Global project pipeline 65 | INSIGHT | Conerly Consulting 68 | UPDATE | HOTEC Asia 72 | DOSSIER | Maria Razumich-Zec at The Peninsula Chicago 72 56 Luxury Hotelier (ISSN 1932 - 8990 ) is published six times per year by Questex Media Group, Inc., 306 W. Michigan St., Suite 200, Duluth, MN 55802. Subscription rates: $33.00 for 1 year, $55.50 for 2 years in the United States & Possessions; $45.50 for 1 year, $76.50 for 2 years in Canada and Mexico; all other countries $80.00 for 1 year, $134.50 for two years. Single copies (prepaid only): $6.50 in the United States; $8.00 in Canada and Mexico; $15.00 all other countries. Back issues, if available are $7.00 in the U.S.; $10.00 in Mexico and Canada; $15.00 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. Application to Mail at Periodicals Postage is Pending at Duluth MN 55806 and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Luxury Hotelier, PO Box 5050, Brentwood, TN 37024-5050. Canadian G.S.T. number: 840 033 278 RT0001, Publications Mail Agreement Number 40017597. Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright © 2007 Questex Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopy, recording or information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by Questex Media Group for libraries and other users registered with the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Dr., Danvers, MA 01923; phone: (978) 750-8400; fax (978) 750-4470; call for copying beyond that permitted by Sections 107 or 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law. For those not registered with the CCC, send permission request to questexpermissions@reprintbuyer.com Luxury Hotelier does not verify any claims or other information appearing in any of the advertisements contained in the publication, and cannot take any responsibility for any losses or other damages incurred by readers in reliance on such content. Luxury Hotelier welcomes unsolicited articles, manuscripts, photographs, illustrations and other materials but cannot be held responsible for their safekeeping or return. Questex Media Group provides certain customer contact data (such as customers’ names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses) to third parties who wish to promote relevant products, services and other opportunities which may be of interest to you. If you do not want Questex Media Group to make your contact information available to third parties for marketing purposes, simply call toll-free (866) 344-1315 between the hours of 8.30 am and 5 pm CT and a customer service representative will assist you in removing your name from Questex’s lists. Outside the U.S., please phone (615) 377-3322. Luxury Hotelier | September 2007 | www.LuxuryHotelier.com http://www.LuxuryHotelier.com http://www.LuxuryHotelier.com

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EDITOR’S LETTER PUBLISHER’S LETTER INFORM NETWORK PERSONALITIES INSIGHT INSIGHT PROPERTIES ROPERTIES INSPIRE DELIVER PROTOCOLS INSIGHT INNOVATE DEVELOPMENT INDULGE INSIGHT CONNECT UPDATE DOSSIER

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