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Hotel Reflaggings | Wasn't that Hilton a Marriott last week? | washingtonpost.com (Hospitality Net) Wasn't that Hilton a Marriott last week? What travelers need to know as hotels suffer from an identity crisis. The hotel at 2100 Massachusetts Avenue NW near Dupont Circle in Washington has changed names. Again. When Al Gore grew up there in the '50s and '60s, the building was called the Fairfax Hotel, and it was home to the Jockey Club, a saloon for Washington's power players. The last time I ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Business events this week (Detroit Free Press) Fall Accounting Forum presented by the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Kensington Court Hotel, 610 Hilton Blvd., Ann Arbor. Member $215, registrant $315. Recommended continuing professional education credit: 8 hours (includes A&A and Ethics). To register, visit www.michcpa.org, Course Code: FAF or call 888-877-4273. us.rd.yahoo.com
Marriott Executive to Stake Out His Own Place in Hotel World (Washington Post) After 16 years at Marriott International, Norman Jenkins is walking away from what appears to be a secure corporate job and stepping out on his own at a time of high economic turbulence. us.rd.yahoo.com
Obama and You? A Strategy for the Big Day (New York Times) Get tips on hotel rooms, transportation and public access points for the parade on Inauguration Day. us.rd.yahoo.com
Newsome, Seagle biggest spenders during city trip (Dothan Eagle) Expense reports submitted by six Dothan City Commission members show disparity in what politicians were comfortable asking taxpayers to pay for on a recent trip to Washington, D.C. us.rd.yahoo.com
Calendar (The Bryan-College Station Eagle) Mark Your CalendarsCelebrate an old-fashioned Texas Christmas from 3 to 8 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Barrington Living History Farm at Washington-On-The-Brazos Stat ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Proposed Cowlitz casino concerns wary businesses (BizJournals) Critics of a proposed casino in La Center, Wash., could pry revenue from Portland-area hotels, restaurants and even the self-proclaimed “world’s classiest truck stop.†us.rd.yahoo.com
Office, hotel sectors feel the heat (The News Journal) WASHINGTON -- The full scope of the housing meltdown isn't clear and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis -- one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide. us.rd.yahoo.com
How Spas Manage Stress (Washington Post) So you want to escape from the economic malaise and set your mind adrift with a 50- minute deep facial or a 50-minute deep massage for $95 each. us.rd.yahoo.com
Mark Steyn (Jewish World Review) Whodunit!? http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | When terrorists attack, media analysts go into Sherlock Holmes mode, metaphorically prowling the crime scene for footprints, as if the way to solve the mystery is to add up all the clues. The Mumbai gunmen seized British and American tourists. us.rd.yahoo.com
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