August 5, 2008 Today's Headlines: Shanghai Blissfully Unaffected By Olympics Analysts Sour On 2009 Vegas Projections Tropical Storm Edouard Hits Gulf Coast Interstate Adds 4 Hyatt Places New Candlewood Prototype Debuts MGM Mirage Cancels Project In Jean, Nevada Trying Times Loom For Sands In Macau Blog: Why Aren't Guests Aware Of Green? Shanghai Blissfully Unaffected By Olympics While Beijing waits for the Olympic tourism gold rush to materialize, the financial hub of Shanghai appears to be blissfully unaffected by the Games. Read the full story >> ADVERTISEMENT Filmbank brings Hollywood to hotel rooms Filmbank is the leading provider of Hollywood movies and TV programmes to hotels internationally. Filmbank work with technology providers to enable hotel guests to see films before DVD or Pay TV release. This means that hotels can host their very own in-room film première events after cinema release. Click Here for more information. Analysts Sour On 2009 Vegas Projections Ah, 2009. The year of the city's rebirth, when tens upon thousands of new residents march toward Las Vegas to fill new resort jobs, thereby lifting the housing market out of its doldrums. Or so local economists and housing analysts believed before Friday morning, when they heard news of a nine- to 12-month delay in construction of Boyd Gaming Corp.'s US$4.8 billion Echelon resort on the Strip. Read the full story >> Tropical Storm Edouard Hits Gulf Coast Tropical Storm Edouard is pounding the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast, but tourism officials say many vacationers are planning to stay, hoping the area isn't hit as hard as South Padre Island was by Hurricane Dolly two weeks ago. Read the full story >> Interstate Adds 4 Hyatt Places Interstate Hotels & Resorts will manage four Hyatt Place hotels in Texas. The former AmeriSuites hotels were converted to Hyatt Place hotels in December by FFC Capital Corp. Read the full story >> New Candlewood Prototype Debuts The new Candlewood Suites prototype design has debuted with the opening of the Candlewood Suites Sheridan. The recently opened hotel features a comfortable residential look and feel incorporating a new exterior design and paint scheme, an expanded lobby and environmentally-friendly amenities. Read the full story >> MGM Mirage Cancels Project In Jean, Nevada MGM Mirage Inc. has ended a housing and casino project in Jean, Nevada. A company spokesman says it is not the right time for the project, given the state of the U.S. economy. Read the full story >> Trying Times Loom For Sands In Macau Visa restrictions imposed by the China government that curtail mass-market visitation to Macau hurt Las Vegas Sands Corp. more than any other casino operator. But did Beijing act deliberately to punish Sands? Read the full story >> Blog: Why Aren't Guests Aware Of Green? Green blogger Ray Burger takes a look at some of the reasons guests are not as familiar with hotel green initiatives as many hoteliers might hope, and what can be done about it. Read the full story >> Click here for all news headlines ADVERTISEMENT HOTELS' Hotelier Radio Listen in as industry's leading hoteliers discuss their experiences, challenges, future plans, vision and outlook on the industry in podcasts featured on HOTELS' Hotelier Radio. Click here to tune in to Hotelier Radio. readers' choice - our most popular web pages Athens Hotel Industry After Athens Olympics Monetizing Free Wi-Fi Guests Less Satisfied With Amenities, Guestroom Features Well-Kept Hotels Reach Value Appreciation At Age 28 HOTELS' Renovation Report HOTELS’ 325 HOTELS' Daily News Service is edited by Jeff Weinstein +1 630 288 8260. Copyright © 2007 Reed Business Information. All rights reserved. For information about sponsorship opportunities, contact David Wood +1 630 288 8267.

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