November 4, 2008 Today's Headlines: China Travel Market Similar To U.S. Interstate To Manage 'Futuristic' Moscow Resort EasyHotel Plans 15-20 More Hotels In 2009 Orient-Express Q3 Earnings Drop 72% Chicago Hotels Fill With Obama Supporters Four Points, Hampton Open In SoHo Manhattan Hotel Sets Up Storefront Mock Rooms With Models Futures Market For Hotel Rooms Debuts China Travel Market Similar To U.S. An American Express Business Travel survey finds that the China business travel market continues to be largely driven by demand for domestic travel and is becoming better managed, with more controls and methods to monitor travel expenses. Read the full story >> ADVERTISEMENT Keep Your Culinary Keen with Food & Beverage Bites Find out what's current and upcoming in the culinary corner of hotelkeeping with Food & Beverage Bites eNewsletter from HOTELS. This free monthly F&B briefing delivers food and beverage news, menu ideas and product information relevant to the world of hotelkeeping. Subscribe today! Interstate To Manage 'Futuristic' Moscow Resort Interstate Hotels & Resorts will manage the hotel component of a 3 million sq.-ft. futuristic indoor resort to be built outside Moscow. Freestyle Park will open in 2011. Read the full story >> EasyHotel Plans 15-20 More Hotels In 2009 EasyHotel plans to open between 15 and 20 more hotels next year as its expansion picks up pace. Read the full story >> Orient-Express Q3 Earnings Drop 72% Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. reports third-quarter net earnings of US$6.4 million on revenue of US$184.2 million, compared with net earnings of US$22.6 million on revenue of US$185.7 million in the third quarter of 2007. Read the full story >> Chicago Hotels Fill With Obama Supporters Many lake-view hotels along Michigan Avenue have reported a rush of Election Night reservations. Park-view rooms are largely booked. At the Hilton Chicago, reservations increased by 500% after Grant Park was announced as Obama's Election Night locale. Read the full story >> Four Points, Hampton Open In SoHo Manhattan Marshall Management Inc. has opened the 150-room Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan SoHo and 160-room Hampton Inn Manhattan SoHo, marking the company's second and third managed hotels in New York City. Read the full story >> Hotel Sets Up Storefront Mock Rooms With Models The two scantily-clad women lounging in the street-level hotel room in downtown Los Angeles barely get a notice from most passersby; nor, for that matter, do the three hunky men hanging off bunk beds in a similar windowed setup next door. Read the full story >> Futures Market For Hotel Rooms Debuts The company FirstDibz.com has teamed with Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel in Fort Lauderdale to offer lodging options for January 7 and 8, coinciding with college football's BCS National Championship Game 30 miles away in Miami. 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 PKF Revises 2009 U.S. Forecast Manhattan Pipeline Delays, Declines Guide To Online Advertising, Media Buying Raffles Expands To Greece U.S. Construction Pipeline At 5,652 Projects USA Through 2010: ADR Growth Should Hold 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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