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Articles in May 17, 2004, issue of Hotel & Motel Management

• The U.S. timeshare industry generated a $66.7-billion economic impact on the U.S. economy in 2002
• Amenities cost owners
  by Jerry Rellihan
• Jackson-Shaw Co. is developing a $100-million
  by John Walsh
• Display units provide options, design element
  by John Jesitus
• Seven resorts in Divi Resorts' portfolio earned distinctions from Resort Condominiums International, a vacation-exchange company
  by Elaine Simon
• Wood doors
• By the numbers
• REIT stocks decline almost 5 percent
• Monitor-Receiver
• Hotel branded Web sites captured 75 percent of Internet reservations in 2003, according to a survey of 32 branded hotel chains by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Assn. and Smith Travel Research
• Lifeguards can rescue your legal risks from the deep end
  by Anthony Marshall
• Gas prices don't affect lodging demand
• Ownership issues arise when reflagging hotels
  by Bruce Adams
• Daedalus Real Estate Advisors LLC purchased the Swiss Hotel & Spa in Vail, Colo., and plans to replace it with One Willow Bridge Road
  by Elaine Simon
• Bathtub liners
• Music to their ears
• Kohala Coast, Hawaii
• Furniture collection
• Brand affiliation could be part of AAHOA's future
  by Jeff Higley
• J1 student visas offer an alternative for finding summer help
  by Robyn Taylor Parets
• AAHOA participates in 'private-label' mediation program
  by Hitesh Bhakta
• Hotel & motel management's 2004 franchising-fees guide
• The Luxe Hotel Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles opened the Luxe Sunset Ballroom, which cost $10 million
  by Elaine Simon
• Marriott Vacation Club International, the vacation-ownership division of Marriott International, is developing its eighth resort on Hilton Head Island, S.C
  by Elaine Simon
• In-room refreshment
• Dishmachine
• Livin' it up, Cajun-style
• New York
• New brands join franchising field: InterContinental launches Hotel Indigo
  by Bruce Adams
• Technology timeline: AmericInn standardizes PMS, HSIA to boost hotel performance
  by Bruce Adams
• Events
• Roadside hotel market has room to grow
  by John P. Walsh
• Baymont Inns & Suites unveiled its newly designed Web site, www.baymontinns.com
  by Bruce Adams
• An $80-million renovation is complete at the Marco Island Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa on Marco Island, Fla
  by Elaine Simon
• SRS-Worldhotels, the Americas, signed an agreement with Daily Management
  by Elaine Simon
• Prevents slips, falls
• Lamp finials, pulls
• New brands join franchising field: DeBoer debuts fourth extended-stay project
  by Jeff Higley
• IHG policy creates buzz at TravelCom
  by Harvey Chipkin
• Warranted equipment, maintenance keys to fitness center
  by Bill Hirsch
• Atlantic Beach, Fla
• All 131 Homewood Suites by Hilton hotels in the United States offer free high-speed Internet access in all guest suites, in at least one meeting room, and wireless access in the hotel's "lodge" off the lobby and business center
  by Bruce Adams
• A $1-million business-class room renovation project is complete at the Radisson Lexington Hotel in New York
  by Elaine Simon
• Ozone systems an energy-efficient laundry option
  by Russell Shaw
• Vacuum covers
• Window shades
• AAHOA resolves term freeze flap
  by Jeff Higley
• H&MM partners with HOTEC North America
• Meeting planners complain loudly about hotel salespeople
  by Howard Feiertag
• Raymond Management Co. and McShane Construction Corp. broke ground on a 253-guest-room Hilton Garden Inn in Des Plaines, Ill
  by John Walsh
• Westin Hotels & Resorts offers unlimited 24-hour high-speed Internet access, and local, toll-free and domestic long distance phone calls for a flat rate of $16 per day in its 65 hotels in the United States
  by Bruce Adams
• The Hawthorn Suites in Durham, N.C., reopened after a multimillion-dollar renovation
  by Elaine Simon
• Re-emergence of bedbugs creates pest-control issues
  by Elaine Yetzer Simon
• Hospitality dryer
• Hydrotherapy bath
• Visa cap pinches resorts
  by Robyn Taylor Parets
• IHG franchisees approve of new Hotel Indigo brand
  by Bruce Adams
• Transactions
  by John. Walsh
• Novare Group and Wood Partners are developing a second tower—a 26-story hotel and condo high-rise—at Atlantic Station in Atlanta
  by John Walsh
• AmericInn International named Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. its exclusive provider of high-speed Internet access for the AmericInn Lodging System
  by Bruce Adams
• The Sofitel Minneapolis completed a $4-million renovation project that transformed it into a contemporary European hotel
  by Elaine Simon
• Impact issues still pose challenges for the hotel industry
  by Mort Aronson
• Updated toilet
• British invasion
• U.S. hotel construction starts decreased 18 percent in the first quarter of 2004 compared with the first quarter of 2003, according to UBS Investment Research
• IHG Web-booking policy aims to change rules
  by Bruce Adams
• Know customers before redefining foodservice operations
  by Russell Shaw
• G. Holdings Corp. is developing a 357-suite Residence Inn in New York
  by John Walsh
• Small Luxury Hotels of the World extended its central-reservation system service contract agreement with Trust International
  by Bruce Adams
• High-end offerings the result of in-depth research
  by M.A. Baumann
• The American Hotel & Lodging Assn. released its Directory of Hotel & Lodging Companies
  by Elaine Simon
• Cool & calm
• Ice bin line
• Significantly more capital is available for hotel investment now compared with 2003, according to a survey by PKF Consulting and the Hospitality Research Group, which predicts that 2004 will be a banner year for hotel transactions
• All revved up
  by Chris Kornmayer
• National Restaurant Association®
• Howard J. Wurzak is developing a 131-suite Homewood Suites by Hilton in Philadelphia
  by John Walsh
• An American Airlines self-service check-in machine has been installed in the lobby of the Hilton Chicago O'Hare Airport
  by Bruce Adams
• Vacation-ownership net sales increase 7.6 percent in 2002
• Hotel hot spot