Hotel.Online Hospitality News
October 6, 2009

• Guyana government to finance major unfinished hotel project (Caribbean Net News, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands)
• Guyana government to finance major unfinished hotel project (Caribbean Net News, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands)
• Aston adds Mainland resorts to portfolio (The Honolulu Advertiser)
• Landowners near Bellis Fair moving toward hotel rather than condos on site (The Bellingham Herald, Wash.)
• STUDENTS LEARN TOURISM, BUSINESS FROM THE PROS (The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.)
• Lawsuit likely after supervisors approve Tejon project (The Bakersfield Californian)
• BRIEF: Tiger Hotel project wins TIF funding (Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.)
• Columbus wins suit against hotels.com: Georgia Supreme Court rules site owes Columbus tax revenue based on rate customer pays for lodging (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.)
• Madison Beach Hotel To Be Demolished, New Hotel Built (The Hartford Courant, Conn.)
• Inspector fails to report Paris problems (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• Analyst: Gaming cannot save LV (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• Bibb County may push for hotel tax increase (The Macon Telegraph, Ga.)
• Casino firm could buy bankrupt Fontainebleau Las Vegas: A Pennsylvania casino company would bid less than $300 million for the bankrupt Fontainebleau Las Vegas, which has spent about $2 billion in development funds. Penn Gaming's deal should be official next week. (The Miami Herald)
• BRIEF: Greenbrier casino construction taking shape (Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.)
• Deer Creek Resort to close for a bit: 112 workers to be laid off as business falters in recession (The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio)
• Marriott developer optimistic about project (Journal Star, Peoria, Ill.)
• Kingdom keen to develop tourism industry: Sultan (Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
• St. Peters seeks FBI inquiry of hotel tax legislation (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
• Council OKs hotel liquor license change (Mt. Vernon Register-News, Ill.)
• Advisory group: Nearby development could wean Tamarack from Parkways Authority (The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.)
• Hilton closing call center (Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pa.)