Local hotel executives Robert Solmson and Ed Ansbro have partnered with a New York businessman to launch a hotel investment fund. Fairwood Capital LLC will acquire full service hotels and maintain offices in Memphis and New York City. Solmson founded and is the former CEO of Memphis-based RFS Hotel Investors Inc., a hotel real estate investment trust which was acquired CNL Properties in 2003 for $700 million.

ICBEMM 2009 : International Conference on Business, Economics, Management and Marketing

Organized by: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: Not available.

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Organized by: JAABC
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 6 February 2009

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Premiere conference for academics in all business disciplines. Refereed journal publication possible for papers presented at conference.

Website: http://ibsindia.org/
Contact name: Dr. S. Vijayalakshmi

Organized by: IBS, Hyderabad
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 15 September 2008

Don't miss the definitive conference that demonstrates the employee communicator's critical role in delivering profits, quality products and happy customers.

Maastricht Hotel Management School is a bachelor degree course in hospitality management. Moreover, Maastricht Hotel Management School offers two master's degree courses. On graduation, you can embark on a career as a manager or consultant with hospitality and service organizations such as hotels, restaurants, catering companies, and congress and conference centers.

When the Highlands amusement park existed at Forest Park, one of the most-popular rides was the Comet roller coaster. Real estate developers in the St. Louis region may feel like they have been on the Comet as of late with all up the ups and downs they have seen. But one developer that has close ties to the old amusement park seems to be riding on a carousel instead.

Pyramid Hotel Group, a Boston-based full service hotel management and advisory firm, was recently selected by Endicott College to manage the Wylie Inn & Conference Center located in Beverly, MA. The 92-room Inn is attached to the 17,500 square foot, IACC approved Wylie Conference Center and a 10,500 square foot historic mansion used for meetings and catering. The properties are owned by Endicott College.

Enrique De Marchena Kaluche, President of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), has emphasized the importance of the signing of the CARIFORUM-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement ( EPA) and the significance that this agreement represents to the Caribbean tourism industry.

The federal government says it will pay hotel expenses for some of the nearly 2 million people who fled their homes ahead of Hurricane Gustav, but exactly who will be eligible for assistance and how much it will cost taxpayers is uncertain. Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency planned a telephone news conference Thursday night to answer questions about the plan. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday in Baton Rouge that FEMA would pay hotel costs "to make sure that people don't feel economic pressure to return home prematurely, before it's safe."

Last week, the executives from JP Morgan proudly announced Trump Ocean Club's (TOC) second quarter results which were not only in line with the company's budget, but displayed how the project has passed some key milestones. TOC's ability to meet the 1.25x Collateralization Ratio satisfied any skeptics, while collection rates on deposits, which rose to 99% in May, have superseded even the most optimistic estimates.

After several years of working with manual and sub-par valet management systems, the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel chose STS's Valet System, CVPS, to enhance their valet operations. Because of Service Tracking Systems superior product, dedication and world-renowned client service and supporst, the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel replacedtheir valet system with CVPS because they knew they could rely on STS's product and support package.

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The largest hotel management group in Daytona Beach that operates 24 hotels, the majority along the beach front, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday morning.

Bray and Gillespie, Inc. doing business as Ocean Waters Development Inc., petitioned the court for Chapter 11 relief Friday morning.Bray and Gillespie are also huge real estate developers in the area and have undertaken a number of condominium projects in recent years.

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Encore Enterprises has announced that its Encore Hospitality subsidiary has acquired Destin-based Sterling Resorts LLC and Sterling Realty LLC from The Sterling Cos. through a stock purchase agreement.

Encore Hospitality is an integrated hotel company that acquires, develops and manages hospitality properties. The company includes Pineapple Management Services Inc., Pineapple Resorts, Encore Hospitality LLC, and now Sterling Resorts LLC and Sterling Realty LLC.

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