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Spreading the Love for Jaunted and Other News

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.

· Vote for Jaunted!: Our brothers over at Jaunted are up for Best Travel Blog in the 2008 Weblog Awards. Remember: hotels don't do you much good if you can't get to 'em, and Jaunted's always been helping you with travel info. Hit the polls!

· Travelers Still Love Mickey: Though the era of the Mickey Mouse sweater may be over, people still love Disneyworld: Orlando hotel occupancy is actually up. [Orlando Biz Journal]

· Another Take on the Mitt Romney at Marriott: We mentioned Mitt Romney re-joining the Marriott Board of Directors yesterday. The NY Times raises a pretty interesting point we didn't touch on. [New York Times]

· What Recession?: A company is seeking a permit to build the world's largest hotel in Las Vegas, coming in at 6,745 rooms. Economy be damned! [Hotel News Resource]

· Live-Tweeting Carnival?: The Renaissance Aruba wants to know if you'd be interested in seeing them live-Tweet Carnival next month. Um, DM them and say yes, yes, yes! [Twitter]