Hotel.Online Hospitality News
October 20, 2009

• Dellis Cay developer blames Britain for resort's failure (Turks and Caicos Net News, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands)
• Convention Center expansion in running for national award (The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.)
• Lawsuit says DoubleTree owner's tax-incentive deal with city was violated (El Paso Times, Texas)
• Tax breaks offered for tourism industry (The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.)
• BRIEF: Hotel occupancy rates rise in Springs (The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo.)
• Marin hotels get glimmer of good news (The Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif.)
• Hotels' doors are open wide as vacancies drag on: But, none has had to close its doors due to the downturn (The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville)
• Kingdom witnesses slight increase in visitors through September (Jordan Times, Amman)
• Security Guards on Trial for Stealing Hotel Guests' Belongings (Khaleej Times, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
• MGM taking more than $1 billion in impairment related to CityCenter (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• Harrah's hires former Disney exec as development chief (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• Wynn won't quiet views: Executive invites others to join his Obama criticism (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• Developer wants to demolish Capitola Village theater, build hotel (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Calif.)
• Hyatt Hotels estimates shares will sell for $23-$26 in initial public offering: Hotel chain's revised IPO filing warns of risks related to Pritzker family's infighting (Chicago Tribune)
• Yuli Ofer's CEE buys Inventech; Inventech buys CEE hotels: Inventech is now the real estate company's hotelier. (Globes, Tel Aviv, Israel)
• Pasco examining tourism tax spending (Tampa Tribune, Fla.)