<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Hospitality-industry News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=69&amp;catid=147</link><description>News Feed for - Hospitality-industry</description><item><title>comScore to Speak at the 2009 FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference on December </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96348376&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T16:40:00</pubDate><description>RESTON, Va., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced that Dr. Magid Abraham, CEO &amp; Co-Founder, will present at the 2009 </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>First Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Management Agreement Signed in Saudi Arabia</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96475433&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T19:36:00</pubDate><description>BusinessWire - Hilton Worldwide today announced the signing of a management agreement with Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Almousa Trading Group for the first Doubletree by Hilton in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Rachael Ray taps Holiday Inn for Thanksgiving-themed episode lodging and fundraiser</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96469831&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T18:49:00</pubDate><description>The Holiday Inn chain nabbed a role in Rachael Ray's Thanksgiving-themed TV show, set to airÂ today. (Watch theÂ trailer.) Twitter: Follow me Hilton HHonors: More on the point cost hike scheduled for </description><source>USA Today</source></item><item><title>The St. Regis Atlanta Presents Unparalleled Holiday Offerings Including Georgia's </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96416963&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:46:00</pubDate><description>ATLANTA Skate into the holidays with The St. Regis Atlanta Together with Ice Rink Events, the company responsible for New York's With the debut of the Astor Holiday Rink at The St. Regis Atlanta, families </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Hotel paying pop star Rihanna $500,000 to perform New Year's Eve show</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96475425&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T15:19:00</pubDate><description>A palatial hotel in the United Arab Emirates is paying pop star Rihanna $500,000 to performÂ onÂ New Year's Eve, according to a story in the National, the English paperÂ from the UAE. TWITTER: Follow </description><source>USA Today</source></item><item><title>Strategic Hotels &amp; Resorts Extends Stockholder Rights Plan</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96472602&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T14:55:00</pubDate><description>CHICAGO, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Strategic Hotels &amp; Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: BEE) today announced that its Board of Directors extended the expiration date of its stockholder rights plan on the same </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>McCann private detective arrested</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96358923&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T13:07:00</pubDate><description>Kevin Halligen, arrested in Oxford over unpaid hotel bill, was involved with search for missing girl and is wanted in the US  A security consultant who was once paid Â£300,000 to help find Madeleine McCann </description><source>Guardian.co.uk</source></item><item><title>2010 Earth, Wind &amp; Power Awards to Debut in the City of Angels at the Los Angeles </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96459922&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T11:52:00</pubDate><description>Who: Linda Adams, Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency will provide opening remarks at 2nd Annual Earth, Wind &amp; Power Awards. Christine Karbowiak, Executive Vice President, Bridgestone </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Hotel Guests Are the Same Shade of Green at Home and Away</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96448955&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T08:15:00</pubDate><description>LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Nov 25 (MARKET WIRE) -- Jurys Inns has polled its guests to find out just how green they really are when staying at a hotel. Seven out of 10 guests claim they don't forget to pack </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Hotel odd jobs range from duckmaster to mud manager and mermaid</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96429289&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T19:36:00</pubDate><description>The hotel industry includes an array of odd jobs that you won't find just anywhere. They include duckmaster, at the Peabody hotel in Memphis, Tenn., who cares for ducks that live in a penthouse on the </description><source>SmartBrief</source></item><item><title>Disney names new head of worldwide channels</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96413967&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T15:24:00</pubDate><description>BURBANK, Calif. --Walt Disney Co. has named Carolina Lightcap as president of Disney Channels Worldwide. She replaces Rich Ross, who was promoted to serve as the company's movie studios chairman in October. </description><source>Boston Globe</source></item><item><title>Marriott's Last-Minute Travel Deals</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96465125&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T12:53:00</pubDate><description>BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- For travelers planning quick weekend getaways or unexpected trips, Marriott International, Inc. (MAR), one of the world's leading lodging companies, now offers an </description><source>Houston Chronicle</source></item><item><title>RK Krishna Kumar, VP, Indian Hotels Company</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96494172&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T19:53:00</pubDate><description>NOT just Ratan Tata, but the entire nation wants the Taj Mahal Palace &amp; Towers hotel to reclaim its original grandeur â?? and itâ??s this man and his team who are painstakingly making sure that the new </description><source>Economictimes</source></item><item><title>Hotels and restaurants convention in Kerala</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96493093&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T19:43:00</pubDate><description>CHENNAI: The annual convention of All India Hotels and Restaurants organised by The South India Hotels &amp; Restaurants Association (SIHRA) will be held in Thiruvananthapuram on December 7 and 8. The theme </description><source>The Hindu</source></item><item><title>Successful Hotelkeeping During Trying Times - 11/24/2009</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96489435&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T19:18:00</pubDate><description>Despite Americans love affair with hitting the roadways and airways, the past years events have put a halt to many Americans travel plans. A recent Maritz telephone survey, conducted in October 2009, </description><source>HOTELS Magazine</source></item><item><title>BT Openzone Gets Guests Online At Macdonald Hotels &amp; Resorts</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96477919&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T15:39:00</pubDate><description>(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Visitors to Macdonald Hotels &amp;amp; Resorts across the UK will be able to use high-speed wireless internet access (Wi-Fi) through BT Openzone. Wi-Fi access will </description><source>TMC Net</source></item><item><title>Madeleine 'fraudster'  is nicked</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96447685&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T16:33:00</pubDate><description>A DODGY "detective" on the run accused of swindling the Madeleine McCann fund out of ï¿½300,000 was nicked last night - thanks to The Sun. Kevin Halligen, 50, was led from his bolthole in handcuffs after </description><source>The Sun</source></item><item><title>GCC's top singers at Gulf Hotel</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96440431&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T15:16:00</pubDate><description>TWO of the GCC's top singers are set to take the stage at a concert at the Gulf Hotel's Gulf Convention Centre, Adliya, this weekend. Syrian singer George Wasouf and Lebanese singer Rola Saad will perform </description><source>Gulf Daily News</source></item><item><title>Kempinski to open first hotel in Mideast</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96443317&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T07:08:00</pubDate><description>Kempinski Residences &amp;amp; Suites, Doha, is currently in the final phases of construction and outfitting, to meet its expected launch date in March 2010 to be Kempinski's first residence property to open </description><source>Trade Arabia</source></item><item><title>Taj puts hotel in Australia on the block</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96435872&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:50:00</pubDate><description></description><source>Economictimes</source></item><item><title>Hotel case: police asked to reissue orders</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96432961&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:26:00</pubDate><description>BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Monday asked the Empire Group of Hotels to file a fresh application before the Bangalore City police for extension of time to operate beyond the midnight deadline. </description><source>The Hindu</source></item><item><title>Hotel industry sees signs of recovery</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96429335&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:57:00</pubDate><description>THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The South India Hotels and Restaurants Association (SIHRA) has said that the hotels in the State have been able to maintain their occupancy level during the non-peak period between </description><source>The Hindu</source></item><item><title>Davidson Appointed to Manage Westin Berkeley Heights</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96424181&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:08:00</pubDate><description>Connell Co. Appoints Hotel Management Giant at Connell Corporate Park The Connell Co., the owner of the 185-acre Connell Corporate Park in Berkeley Heights, has selected The Davidson Hotel Co. to manage </description><source>CoStar Group</source></item><item><title>Hotels and leisure centres offer free showers in flood areas</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96479246&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T19:44:00</pubDate><description>A number of hotels and sports facilities in Cork city are offering showers to residents affected by the water crisis. A number of hotels and sports facilities in Cork city are offering showers to residents </description><source>Eircom.net</source></item><item><title>It's Christmas Time in the City: Renaissance Seattle Hotel Announces Holiday Package </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96495697&amp;Channel_ID=69&amp;Category_ID=147</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:10:00</pubDate><description>The Make-A-Wish Come True Holiday Package offers an authentic Seattle experience featuring tickets to the Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker, one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies </description><source>Yahoo! Canada</source></item></channel></rss>