Friday, July 07, 2006

Summer 2006: Hotels Profit, Guests Pay | PKF Reports 



ATLANTA, Two conclusions from a recent report issued by PKF Hospitality Research are likely to have an impact on travelers staying at hotels this summer. First, hotel rooms will be harder to find, compared to last year, and, second, travelers will pay more for these rooms. In fact, summer travelers are forecast to spend an average of 6.0 percent more to rent a hotel room this summer compared to
Source: www.hospitalitynet.org

Incites | Interleague play sells tickets, and that's all that matters 
Baseball's annual journey into interleague play has drawn the annual bleats and laments from traditionalists who want the "experiment" abandoned.
Source: www.philly.com

Priceline.com Releases Top 50 Destinations List For Summer 2006 
NORWALK, Conn.----June 28, 2006--Priceline.com today released the results of its study of the Top 50 Destinations for Summer 2006. The study is based on a sampling of more than 100,000 opaque hotel room booking requests made by priceline.com customers for the period between June 15 and August 15, 2006.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Taking a spin 
Six months into his pilot training for the U.S. Air Force, Greg Ulrich decided to spend part of his four-day vacation in his old stomping grounds. Ulrich and his wife, Theresa, traveled from their home in Del Rio, Texas to participate in the Vacaville Gran Prix team relay on Sunday with friends Christine Huber from Seattle and Greg Hammond from
Source: www.thereporter.com

Out & About 
Washington and Oregon officials will meet at 2 p.m. today by telephone to review summer chinook fisheries in the lower Columbia River. A new forecast of the run, along with updates on sport and commercial fisheries, will be available.
Source: www.columbian.com