Hotel.Online Hospitality News
October 18, 2009

• Hotel and conference center on drawing board for Kent (The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio)
• Ward 6: Contest is centered on downtown hotel: Kozachik is convinced Trasoff-backed plan could bankrupt city (The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson)
• Hotel on campus on track: Niche market touted as strong point for the 100-room facility; area occupancy rates down (The Daily News, Bowling Green, Ky.)
• Tourism boost not in the Cards (The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff)
• Wawona Hotel extends closure (The Fresno Bee, Calif.)
• Developers have big plans for Spring Lake (The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.)
• Gulf Tourism Doing Well Despite Recession (Khaleej Times, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
• GAMBLING EXPANSION: BETTING ON BETTINGMore cash-strapped states turning to gambling to fill coffers: Casino operators lack cash to expand (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• Las Vegas Review-Journal Howard Stutz column: INSIDE GAMING: Wynn's political voice gets louder (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• Vancouver on the verge of waterfront deal: City council plans to vote Monday on a development pact (The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.)