Jennifer Kim
Vice President - Simply Mumtaz Events
(310) 702-7680 phone (310) 496-1663 fax

How did you hear about HSMAI?
Affordable Meetings 2006, Long Beach and via friends & business partners in the meetings/events industry.

Why did you join HSMAI?
Foremost, education of the hospitality & meetings industry. Secondly, networking with colleagues in the industry for developing “great” working relationships with vendors & venues who are HSMAI members for my future meetings/events and for future clients need. Thirdly, sheer both professional and personal interest in our industry and other colleagues who share the same interest and passion for what we do!

Job duties:
Currently, our company is in the process of launching and expanding our newest division, Simply Mumtaz Meetings and Conventions Division. My main duty to my home company, Simply Mumtaz Events, is as its Vice President, marketing and managing various special events for our Corporate & non-profit clients. As the new head of our new division, I will be responsible for leading our new division to a new level and taking it to a national & international company. Also, one of my important & very enjoyable duties is representing our company in the multi-faucet client world along with in our own “meetings/events/hospitality” world to get our company name & most of all, our “quality” work known for all…

Other organizations I’m involved in:
MPI, ISES, ABC, LA INC., Palm Springs/Desert Area Visitors Bureau, and PCMA – professional organizations

Hobbies and/or Special Interests:
Snow Skiing, Rollerblading, Sun & Surf, Hiking, Meeting new industry friends at industry events and non-industry events alike, helping family & friends with their weddings & events, Animal Planet & “entertainment” reality shows such as “So You Think You Can Dance” & “American Idol” – (smiles, not ashamed to admit this to the world!)

Tell us about your immediate family:
Single so far, one brother with beautiful niece and wonderful nephew and a second niece on the way! Have the best mother in the whole wide world! Blessed to have a most loving & good-hearted family members around me.

Awards:
So far, personally nothing substantial, but keep your eye on me & Simply Mumtaz Events and Simply Mumtaz Meetings & Conventions for some great efforts & shows…

Other comments:
I look forward to my working relationship with the HSMAI members in our area in terms of actually contacting and “working” with my fellow members in the future with my events, meetings, wedding, conventions and shows! I am thrilled to be a part of this distinguished group of professional colleagues…

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FEATURED ARTICLE

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How to Protect Your Hotel in an Era of Terrorism | By Marvin Cetron PHD

Published in HSMAI's Sales & Marketing Review | Summer 06 | Today, doing everything possible to protect the safety of your guests is an absolute necessity. And while you may think that your property is an unlikely terrorist target, attacks on hotels and restaurants around the world prove that no hospitality provider can become complacent. This article offers sound advice about security measures that hotels can take to reassure guests, and also looks at what’s behind terrorism’s increasing focus on the hospitality industry.

ECONOMIC INSIGHTS

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Higher Gas Prices Causing Many Americans to Alter Vacations
16 August 2006 | NEW YORK, While two-thirds of American families say they haven't yet scaled back their summer vacations because of higher gas prices, the other one-third are significantly changing their travel plans, The Conference Board reports today in a special survey.

Preliminary U.S. Lodging Industry Performance for the Month of July, 2006 | Smith Travel Research
11 August 2006 | Smith Travel Research (STR) is the recognized leader in providing accurate, actionable information and analysis to the lodging industry. Since 1985, the company has served the industry operating on the key principals of integrity, confidentiality and customer service. STR provides timely information and analysis to all major North American hotel chains and a growing number of chains in Europe and Asia.

Hotel Real Estate Transactions Poised to Hit an All-Time High of $60 Billion Globally
9 August 2006 | Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels has reported that the volume of full-service hotel sales in 2006 will significantly surpass the $45 billion recorded in 2005 and could even exceed $60 billion – a 33% year on year increase – globally.

Hospitality Industry Welcomes Innovation | BtoBOnline.com
14 August 2006 | According to the American Hotel & Lodging Association, every company that tracks numbers on the lodging industry is predicting 2006 will set record numbers in just about every category. Smith Travel Research reports that in 2005, the U.S. lodging industry recorded its best year ever as it posted pretax profits of $22.6 billion from 1 billion room nights. The good news continues for 2006, as demand is predicted to increase 3.1% for the year.

AH&LA Releases Results Of The Most Comprehensive Study Of The Lodging Industry
1 August 2006 | Washington, The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) has released its 2006 Lodging Survey, considered the most comprehensive of its kind. Funded by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF), the not-for-profit affiliate of AH&LA, the survey tracks the size, scope, and emerging trends of the lodging industry.

Marketing to the MySpace Generation (and the Economics of Social Networking), Part 1 of 2 | marketingprofs.com
9 August 2006 | By Cliff Kurtzman. Last year, I wrote an article that began with, "Something truly extraordinary has been happening in the online world over the past two years, but unless you are between the ages of 16 and 25, you probably don't even know about it. But that won't last much longer." Those words have proven to be prophetic indeed.



HOTEL HIGHLIGHTS & OPENINGS

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[CAPTURED] First Hyatt Place™ Opens In Lombard, Illinois | First Select Service Hotel To Deliver The Hyatt Touch®
4 August 2006 | CHICAGO | Rolling out the welcome mat and inviting guests to a new lifestyle hotel experience, the staff of the first Hyatt Place and company executives celebrated the property’s grand opening today in Lombard, Ill.

Great Wolf Lodge Hard Hat Tour Reveals Ohio's Newest Family Destination
10 August 2006 | MASON, Ohio | Great Wolf Lodge opened its doors this morning for an exclusive Hard Hat Tour, offering attendees a sneak peak of the $100+ million northwoods-themed family resort destination, indoor waterpark and conference center, under construction in Mason, Ohio. The indoor waterpark resort is scheduled to open in December 2006, and the 40,000 square-foot conference center is slated to open in February 2007.

Morgans Hotel Group Announces Joint Venture to Create Its Fourth Mondrian in South Beach, Miami
9 August 2006 | Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC) ("MHG") today announced that it has formed a new joint venture that has purchased and will renovate an apartment building on Biscayne Bay in South Beach (Miami) into a hotel operated under MHG's Mondrian brand.

A Comeback, And A New Luxe | Schrager Revises His Style With The Gramercy Park Hotel | heraldtribune.com
9 August 2006 | One day last week Ian Schrager e-mailed a poem by Rudyard Kipling to his employees. ''It's the one that goes: 'If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs,''' he laughs ruefully.

Le Meridien Hotel to Anchor New Arizona Development
9 August 2006 | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) and SunCor Development Company announced today that a Le Meridien hotel is the latest addition to the stylish, mixed-use, master-planned project, Hayden Ferry Lakeside, in Tempe, Arizona. Le Meridien at Tempe Town Lake is the brand's first new build property since it was acquired by Starwood in November of 2005, and follows the May 2006 opening of Le Meridien San Francisco.

Hersha Hospitality Management Names Sylvia Headen Douglin as Director of Learning and Development
8 August 2006 | PHILADELPHIA, Hersha Hospitality Management (HHM), a hotel management company of nationally franchised, midscale and upscale hotels in the eastern United States, announced today that Sylvia Headen Douglin has been appointed Director of Learning and Development. Douglin will lead all training and development programs for HHM's corporate offices and properties.



FEATURED REPORT

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Preliminary U.S. Lodging Industry Performance for the Month of July, 2006 | Smith Travel Research
Smith Travel Research (STR) is the recognized leader in providing accurate, actionable information and analysis to the lodging industry. Since 1985, the company has served the industry operating on the key principals of integrity, confidentiality and customer service. STR provides timely information and analysis to all major North American hotel chains and a growing number of chains in Europe and Asia. Individual hotels, management companies, appraisers, consultants, lenders and other lodging industry analysts also rely on STR data for the accuracy they require.

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BUSINESS/MEETINGS

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Hsmai's Affordable Meetings® National Welcomes 69 New Companies To 17th Annual Conference, Limited Exhibition Space Still Available For Next Month's Event
15 August 2006 | MCLEAN, VA | Companies seeking to target quality meeting planners through one of the best trade expositions in the industry are encouraged to register for the 17th annual Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International's (HSMAI) Affordable Meetings® National show, taking place September 6-7, 2006 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Top 10 Group Events | July 2006 - North America & Selected Markets
1 August 2006 | Square Footage Meeting Space Occupied, Square Footage Catered, Estimated Number of Attendees | Data derived from reader board reports covering 521 hotels in 42 markets across 32 states and provinces* | Total number of events surveyed for time period: 18,003

Marriott Expands Online Pre-arrival Planning To Meetings And Conferences Worldwide
8 August 2006 | Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) announced today the expansion of At Your Service® pre-arrival planning to meetings and events worldwide.

World Cup Boost - Record Breaking Revpar Growth For German Hoteliers
20 July 2006 | Ten days ago the World Cup came to a dramatic end in Germany. Latest preliminary data from the HotelBenchmark™ Survey by Deloitte shows revenue per available room (revPAR) was up 36.7% in June – the largest growth recorded since the survey was launched in 1997.



INTERNATIONAL

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HSMAI's Asia Pacific Chapter Sets The Stage For The Second Asia Connect Conference With An Impressive Agenda And Speakers Headline
1 August 2006 | SINGAPORE | Continuing the momentum from the launch of its Inaugural Asia Connect Conference in October of 2005 and the debut of the region’s first Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Revenue Management Strategy Conference held in Hong Kong on 27 June 2006, HSMAI’s Asia Pacific Chapter is set to deliver its second Asia Connect Conference with an impressive program and line up of speakers.

Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts bags coveted China Hotel Pioneer Award
11 August 2006 | Singapore | Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts was recently honoured with the prestigious China Hotel Pioneer Award in Beijing. Presented at the China Hotel Development and Financing Seminar, hosted by Horwath Asia Pacific, Sonnenblick-Goldman and the China Tourist Hotels Association, the award recognises the groundbreaking work and tremendous success of Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts in China.

Wyndham Hotel Group to Partner With Corinthia Group in EMEA Countries
11 August 2006 | PARSIPPANY, N.J., Wyndham Hotel Group and the Corinthia Group of Companies today signed an agreement in principle to jointly manage hotels under the Wyndham(R) and Ramada(R) brands in the EMEA region: Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Moscow Ritz Carlton Hotel to replace Intourist Hotel
11 August 2006 | Merrill Lynch Capital Markets Bank and Germany's Aareal Bank have signed the EUR160 mln (US$205 mln) re-financing of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Moscow. The new credit facility for the five star hotel is the biggest re-financing transaction in Moscow's hospitality and commercial real estate history.

Destination Properties Appoints Alila Hotels To Manage New Lifestyle Resort In Phuket
9 August 2006 | Destination Properties Co. Ltd. announces an agreement with ALiLA Hotels and Resorts to manage their 200-room lifestyle resort property in Phuket, Thailand. Formerly known as Kamala Bay Terrace Resort, it will be re-branded as ALiLA Phuket.

Hilton to Explore Alternatives for Scandic Brand; Hilton Expects to List 10 Hotels for Sale in Europe
9 August 2006 | BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. | Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) said today that it is exploring strategic alternatives for the company's Scandic brand of hotels, including the possible sale of all or part of the business. The company acquired the Scandic brand as part of its recent acquisition of the lodging assets of Hilton Group plc. Citigroup Global Markets Limited has been retained to advise Hilton.





TRAVEL INTERNET MARKETING FOCUS

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Yahoo!, eMarketer Executives Among Industry Experts To Discuss Trends At Hsmai’s 7th Travel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference Set For Dec. 6, 2006 In Fl
15 August 2006 | MCLEAN, VA | Leading industry experts will gather to discuss the hottest issues and trends in Internet marketing when the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) holds its 7th Travel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference on Dec. 6, 2006 at the Trump International Sonesta Beach Resort in Sunny Isles, FL.

Online travel spending up 15 percent in first half of 2006 | comScore Reports
3 August 2006 | RESTON, Va., comScore Networks today reported its e-commerce sales estimates for the first six months of 2006 and forecasts for the entire year. From January through June, total online spending by consumers totaled $80.8 billion, representing a 20.1 percent increase over the same period in 2005.

Applying Web 2.0 To The Travel Industry: Engaging Your Key Consumers Through The Emergence Of Social Media And Social Communities | By Jacki Kelley, Yahoo! Category Development Officer, Travel
14 August 2006 | Understanding, engaging and motivating consumers has always been at the heart of marketing initiatives. Today, the consumer is in the driver’s seat like never before and technology can help facilitate the conversation. As BusinessWeek recently reported in its story entitled, It’s A Whole New Web, “It's no longer all about idly surfing and passively reading, listening, or watching.

[CAPTURED] Aloft Hotels to Be the First Hotel Brand to Open Its Doors in Virtual Reality
8 August 2006 | This September, aloft, A Vision Of W Hotels(SM), will become the world's first hotel brand to place a 3-D computer generated replica inside a virtual world when it debuts an aloft hotel inside the popular online game Second Life.

Travel Category Report July, 2006 | Hitwise
11 August 2006 | Monthly online Travel Report from Hitwise, an online measurement company, that takes a look at the recent activity among Travel websites.

Online Travel Worldwide: A Mosaic of Separate Markets ¦ Emarketer.com
7 August 2006 | Online travel markets are at various stages of development. In the US, the world's largest market, growth is strong, but slowing. Europe, less than half the size of the US market, still has upside potential. But in the Asia-Pacific region, China and India are on the way to becoming market powerhouses.

The Network Effect of Tagging and Trip Planning | By John Bray| PhocusWright FYI
10 August 2006 | Social networking and consumer-generated content are cornerstones of Travel 2.0. Whether for purely time-starved, or simply voyeuristic reasons, consumers are increasingly turning to tagging, a mashup of both social networking and consumer-generated content, to sift, sort, and share information about travel planning and buying.

Website Optimization vs. Search Engine Optimization | By Max Starkov and Jason Price
9 August 2006 | Many hotel websites are performing poorly as far as online distribution and search engine strategy are concerned. Why? Many hotel websites have been developed by web designers who know nothing about the hospitality industry, based on input from hoteliers who are not experts on Internet strategy, online distribution, and eMarketing.



FEATURED DOCUMENT DOWNLOAD

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Hitwise Travel Category Report july, 2006
Monthly online Travel Report from Hitwise, an online measurement company, that takes a look at the recent activity among Travel websites. The report provides Hitwise data on: Website Ranks showing the Top 20 sites for the month of July 2006 based on visits; Weekly Market Share of Visits Chart showing the percentage of traffic to the Travel industry online; Industry Search Terms listing the most popular terms typed into a search engine over the 4 weeks ending 08/05/2006, that resulted in traffic to websites classified by Hitwise within the 'Travel' industry; Fast Movers indicating sites which have witnessed substantial increases in rank in the 'Travel' online industry.

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REVENUE MANAGEMENT FOCUS

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Identifying the WIIFM Factor - The Essential of Hotel Sales Success | By Carol Verret
8 August 2006 | Hotel Sales Training that focuses on the sales process alone misses the point. There is no shortage of hotel sales people that know the process. The pace of business is so fast that a salesperson that continues to go through the 'steps' often fails to hear buying signals. Has anyone noticed in those Smith Travel reports that the demand side of the REVPAR equation is little bit delicate?

Revenue Management for Dummies (like me) – Part Two | Knowing Why is More Important than Knowing How | By: Neil Salerno
3 August 2006 | I received such an overwhelming response from my last article on revenue management; I thought this might be a good opportunity to amplify my thoughts a bit. I was pleased to also hear from hoteliers in several foreign countries who share a strong interest in revenue management procedures. I truly believe that revenue or yield management can benefit hotels of any size, anywhere, for it is as much a state-of-mind as it is a technique.

Interview with Chris Silcock, vice president, Revenue & Service Delivery, Hilton International | EyeforTravel
20 July 2006 | Chris Silcock, vice president, Revenue & Service Delivery, Hilton International, says, “The move to dynamic pricing enhances this capability but has to be driven in combination with the market rather than in spite of it.



RESORT MARKETING FOCUS

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Intrawest Corporation announces agreement to be acquired by Fortress Investment Group LLC for US$35.00 per share or US$2.8 billion in total transaction value
14 August 2006 | VANCOUVER and NEW YORK | Intrawest Corporation ("Intrawest" or "the company") and Fortress Investment Group LLC ("Fortress") announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which funds managed by affiliates of Fortress will acquire all of Intrawest's outstanding common shares at a price of $35.00 per share payable in cash.

Five Spa Trends, From Wellness To Good Food | usatoday.com
10 August 2006 | America's top spas gathered in New York recently for the annual meeting of the International Spa Association. But nobody at the meeting used the word "beauty." Instead, today's spas are integrating cosmetic treatments like facials and manicures into holistic approaches to well-being. You can still get that pedicure, but your spa visit will also include fitness, health, relaxation and even spirituality.

Camp It Up With Luxury Tents & Tree Houses | concierge.com
9 August 2006 | When you were a kid, there were few things more exhilarating on a sultry summer night than sleeping in a tree house or tent, lighting sparklers, and counting fireflies. Now? Forget it—you'd need a lot more yoga to climb the swinging rope and fewer Frappuccinos to squeeze into that one-man cocoon. But at a new breed of top wilderness camps around the world, roughing it is pretty darn relative.

“Indulge” versus “Pamper" | How Spas Can Increase Revenue by Tapping the Male Market | By Richard Warnick
4 August 2006 | It is a well established fact that spa revenue in the U.S. is generated largely by women. According to the International Spa Association (“ISPA”), women account for over 75% of all spa visits. It is also a well established fact that spa utilization by males is increasing, driven by a combination of demographic and psychographic factors.



HOTEL DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING

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J.D. Power and Associates Reports: 'No Smoking' at Hotels Could be the Latest Marketing Strategy, as a Vast Majority of Travelers Prefer a Smoke-Free Hotel Environment
25 July 2006 | Drury Inn & Suites, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Hilton Garden Inn, Microtel Inns & Suites, Omni Hotels and Residence Inn Top Customer Satisfaction Rankings | WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Offering a completely smoke-free environment is poised to become the latest differentiator in the competitive hotel industry, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study(SM) released today.

Have you listened to what your hotel sales and reservations agents are saying? | By Doug Kennedy
10 August 2006 | In an effort to increase the effectiveness of their hotel sales and reservations staff, general managers traditionally have looked to outside "mystery shopping" companies to place test calls and then complete checklists that "score" an agent on their sales/service skills.

Smith Travel Research (STR) Announced Second Quarter And First Half 2006 Results For The U.S. Lodging Industry
25 July 2006 | Industry occupancy reached 66.8 percent in the three months ending June 2006, up 1.2 percent versus second quarter 2005. Second quarter average room rate gained 7.0 percent to $97.02 and revenue per available room (REVPAR) --- the combination of occupancy and average room rate and a key industry productivity measure --- increased 8.3 percent to $64.79.

Marketing ROI – Learn It, Love It, Act on It | By Brent Hieggelke
31 July 2006 | What’s your recipe for marketing success? One pound of strategy, six ounces of targeted media, two cups of breakthrough creative, three tablespoons of sheer luck and a pinch of Executive gut feel. Sound familiar? What may have worked in the past, simply doesn’t cut it anymore. It’s time for a new recipe. Marketing is maturing into a results-driven discipline.

Defining Your Target Audience | American Marketing Association
31 July 2006 | Small business owners know how important it is to be familiar with customer needs and preferences. But having a general idea of what customers want from your business is not enough to create truly effective advertising and marketing campaigns. Entrepreneurs must take that knowledge to the next level and define target audiences to connect with the customers they want to reach.



SALES & MARKETING FACULTY

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Silversea Cruises partners with Leading Hotel Schools of the World
10 August 2006 | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | Silversea Cruises, known for its exotic worldwide itineraries, luxurious all-suite accommodations, gracious service and sumptuous gourmet cuisine, has announced a unique hospitality training partnership with The Leading Hotel Schools of the World.

Redefining "FUN" | Cornell Quarterly Features Case Of Carnival Cruise Lines
3 August 2006 | Ithaca, NY | A case study of Carnival Cruise Lines, published in the August 2006 issue of Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, traces the development of the Carnival brand and how management took advantage of its theme of “Fun Ships” to earn mass-market appeal and industry-leading profits.

Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry, 10th Revised Edition, Available in September 2006
3 August 2006 | Austin, TX | The 10th revised edition of the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry, an important reference book for the lodging industry, is slated to be available in early September. The updated edition was produced in collaboration with Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), the Hotel Association of New York City, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) and AH&LA’s Educational Institute.

InterContinental Hotels Group Signs Agreement with Empresas Bern to Open the First Holiday Inn Hotel and School in the Republic Of Panama
8 August 2006 | The hotel and school are located in the City of Knowledge in Panama, and the hotel will have 110 rooms in its inital phase. It is the first educational institution for InterContinental Hotels Group Latin America. The City of Knowledge, where the hotel and school will be located, is an international complex for education, research, and innovation. There, students can find opportunities to help transform innovative ideas into tangible realities.



COLUMNS

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Behavior Ignored is Behavior Accepted | By Lizz Chambers, CHA, CHE
14 August 2006 | Scene One: You walk by the hotel reception area, you hear the phone ringing and ringing, five, six, seven times and you observe Robert at the front desk obviously checking in a guest and ignoring the phone. You run to the back office, handle the call and say nothing to Robert. What have you just told Robert?

Different Views of Customer Service | The Airline “Passenger Experience” vs the Hotel "Guest Experience" | By Larry Mundy
10 August 2006 | One thing you can say about hotels, they don’t tend to move around very much, even if they have serious foundation problems. Airplanes, on the other hand, tend to be moving all the time because they cost a gajillion dollars and make no money unless they’re going somewhere. I like hotels a lot better, because they rarely crash into mountainsides.

Email Marketing | Compliance With Can-spam Legislation Is Necessary For All Email Marketers, However... | By Duane Crandall
4 August 2006 | Some folks assume that ‘CAN-SPAM' means "we-can-spam," but the acronym for CAN-SPAM derives from the bill's full name: Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act of 2003.



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Maui ranks on Labor Day travel list
A survey of U.S. travelers finds 38 percent plan to travel for the Labor Day weekend and 34 percent of those will fly to their destinations.

NCL spiffs up frequent cruiser plan
NCL Corp., parent of NCL Hawaii, has launch a new version of its Latitudes program, analogous to airline frequent flier programs.

ASU downtown opening draws big crowd
It was standing room only for Arizona State University\'s grand opening celebration of its new downtown Phoenix campus Tuesday.

Marriott to run new Hong Kong hotel
Marriott International is set to run a hotel with a potential for nearly 1,000 rooms at Hong Kong International Airport.

Weekend arrivals show little falloff
Hawaii arrivals by air, which were down 10 percent Thursday amid anti-terrorism security delays, rebounded somewhat over the weekend.

Willamette Valley Vineyards Q2 down slightly
Willamette Valley Vineyards Inc. reported a weaker second quarter for 2006, compared with the second quarter of 2005, but the results for the first six months of 2006 are better than the same period of 2005.

Copper company reports $33M loss
Constellation Copper Corp. on Monday announced a net loss of $33.278 million, or minus 21 cents per share, for the second quarter of 2006, ended June 30.

Michael Mondavi joins Delicato Family Vineyards' board
Michael Mondavi, co-founder of the former Robert Mondavi Winery and longtime wine industry leader, has been named to the board of directors at Delicato Family Vineyards, officials there announced Monday, in a linkage of historic California wine families.

Regis adds two campuses
Regis University\'s School for Professional Studies (SPS) has new campuses in Aurora and Longmont.

Damaged gear to temporarily idle Lake Express
The Lake Express high-speed ferry will be out of service for three days this week due to unexpected damage to a large gear.

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Hot New Topics Head Agenda At HSMAI’s Five-City World Quest For International Meeting Planners
18 July 2006 | MCLEAN, VA -- Presenting one of the world’s most unique educational and networking events for meeting planners seeking international business partners, the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will kick off its third annual World Quest with a five-city tour beginning July 24, 2006.

HSMAI University Releases Series Of Webinars: Online Formats For Education And Learning
28 June 2006 | MCLEAN, VA | Kicking off the summer/fall program, the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) University has released three series of webinars designed specifically for sales and marketing professionals in travel and hospitality. Aligned with the HSMAI Special Interest Groups, topics range from revenue management to selling strategies.

HSMAI’s Revenue Management Strategy Conference Moves The Industry Forward With Impressive Speakers & Cutting-Edge Content
27 June 2006 | MCLEAN, VA | Topping all attendance records for its Revenue Management Strategy Conference, the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) presented a stimulating and informative forum on this burgeoning discipline to over 180 attendees in Minneapolis last week.

[MULTIMEDIA] HITEC 2006 Interview | HSMAI Releases First-ever Comprehensive Report On Revenue Management: 'Defining Revenue Management: Top Line To Bottom Line.'
26 June 2006 | The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Revenue Management Special Interest Group recently released the first-ever comprehensive report on revenue management: “Defining Revenue Management: Top Line to Bottom Line.”


FEATURED EVENTS

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HSMAI’s Affordable Meetings® National 2006 6 - 7 September 2006
Washington, DC

HSMAI's Affordable Meetings® is a unique, FREE trade show and conference for cost-conscious meeting planners, which takes place annually in three locations across the country.


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