http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-08-22T00:07:57Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20News%20Briefs http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/20/172649/446 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/pipehotel.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.</i><p>&#183; <a href="http://weburbanist.com/2007/12/20/7-of-the-smallest-hotels-and-hotel-rooms-in-the-world-from-pipe-rooms-to-capsule-hotels/"><b>Teeny Tiny Hotel Rooms</b></a>: NYC is notorious for having small hotel rooms but these hotels beat 'em all! [Web Urbanist]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/technology/orbit-honors-customers-favorite-hotels-best-stay-awards/"><b>Orbitz Hands Out "Best in Stay" Awards</b></a>:Taking its name from the dog shows, Orbitz rounds up their top hotel based on reviews by the guests. [Fox Biz]<p>&#183; <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2008/08/dc_delegation_throwdown_fenty.html"><b>Drama in the DNC</b></a>: In-fighting in the Democratic party forced DC delegates to switch hotels. [WaPo]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.petergreenberg.com/2008/08/20/hotel-concierges-going-mobile/"><b>Keeping in Touch with the Koncierges</b></a>: Peter Greenberg reports that hotel concierges are going juliana 2008-08-20T17:27:55-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/19/15553/9559 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif" align="right"><i>There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.</i><p>&#183; <a href="http://www.jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/081908/D92L8NC80.shtml"><b>Ultimate Meth Hotel Hell</b></a>: A woman in Pensacola, Florida had a black backpack fall from the ceiling of her hotel room. Inside it? A portable meth lab. Oy. [AP News]<p><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/aug2008/gb20080819_224722.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_global+business"><b>Beijing Hotels Still Empty</b></a>: While swimming and NBC Olympics ratings probably had their best Olympics ever, Beijing hotels still are suffering. [BusinessWeek]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/media/pokertek-installs-pokerpro-excalibur-hotel-casino-las-vegas/"><b>Excalibur Goes Electronic</b></a>: While the outside of the Excalibur Hotel &amp; Casino still looks like bad interpretation of medieval fantasy, inside the poker rooms are going electronic! juliana 2008-08-19T17:00:13-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/14/162538/229 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/mssurfacesheraton_2.png" class="imgborder"><p><i>There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.</i><p>&#183; <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/08/11/daily53.html"><b>Starwood Exec Migrates to Marriott</b></a>: Former Starwood exec Tina Edmundson was named senior vice president of Marriott's lifestyle brands and Renaissance operations. [Washington BizJournal]<p>&#183; <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/374884_msftsurface14.html?source=mypi"><b>Microsoft Surface Computers Come to Sheratons</b></a>: 5 Microsoft Surface Computers made their debuts in Sheraton lobbies in Seattle, New York, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco. [Seattle PI]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/content/business/stories/2008/08/14/acvb_hotel_occupancy.html"><b>Rough Times for Atlanta Tourism</b></a>: Hotel occupancy is down almost 5% in Atlanta -- so low that the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau had to make some Jenna 2008-08-14T17:00:10-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/13/16425/6019 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/monalisahotel.png" class="imgborder"><p><i>There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.</i><p>&#183; <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mona-lisa-suite-hotel-opens/story.aspx?guid=%7BB58AE08A-F323-47FE-99F5-750B1C79D600%7D&amp;dist=hppr"><b>Mona Lisa Suite Hotel Opens in Celebration, FL</b></a>: An <a href="http://www.monalisasuitehotel.com/">all-suite hotel</a> named after Da Vinci's famous portrait sitter has opened in Celebration FL aka near Orlando. The hotel is offering 30 percent off room rates through the end of the year. [MarketWatch]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.khon2.com/home/ticker/26896369.html"><b>Barack Obama Lands in Hawaii</b></a>: And the Kahala Hotel is there to greet him. Over 500 people who paid $2,300 dollars a ticket will attend a fundraiser for Obama at the hotel.[KHON]<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b23558_jlo_seeking_tv_maid.html"><b>"Maid In Manhattan" juliana 2008-08-13T17:00:10-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/12/163846/245 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/marriott_DNCtwitter.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.</i><p>&#183; <a href="http://twitter.com/MarriottIntl/statuses/885513290"><b>We Heart Marriott's Twitter Account</b></a>: And we actually mean that. Marriott folks are keeping us very up-to-date with what's going on. Just don't tell us Bill Marriott is doing the tweeting. <p>&#183; <a href="http://current.newsweek.com/budgettravel/2008/08/nothing_to_sneeze_at_allergyfr.html"><b>Wyndham Now Kind To Allergy Sufferers</b></a>: Wyndham is introducing <a href="http://www.wyndham.com/ClearAir">allergy-free zones</a> in their hotels by the end of next year. 1 out of 10 rooms will be safe for allergy-sufferers. Let's just hope they aren't near the pet-friendly rooms. [Budget Travel]<p>&#183; <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/food/374478_tf212.html"><b>Grape-a-licious</b></a>: A Japanese hotel juliana 2008-08-12T16:47:05-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/