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FLORIDA HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER RECEIVES FLORIDA GREEN LODGING DESIGNATION

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today welcomed the Florida Hotel and Conference Center to the Florida Green Lodging Program. The Florida Hotel and Conference Center is the 80th in the

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

South Florida hotel makes upgrades in attempt to regain competitive edge.

By Douglas Hanks III, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 16--Lemon Danishes never mattered at the Cavalier Hotel. Then terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, tourism dried up in South Florida, and hotels like the Cavalier found their

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Florida Hotel is Recognized for Going Green.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has recently awarded the Courtyard Orlando Lake Buena Vista Hotel in the Marriott Village the distinguished honor of becoming part of the Florida Green Lodging group of hotels with the coveted Green Lodging certification. Having met all of

Publication: Ecology, Environment & Conservation

Economy Slowdown to Affect Florida Hotel Industry's Summer Business.

By Cara Buckley, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 19--The cooling economy is driving down corporate business travel, dampening Florida hotel revenues for the first time in years. But the slowdown's impact will not flesh itself out until summer, analysts say, when leisure

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

South Florida Hotel Officials Hopeful as Economy Improves.

By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--Last year at this time, Gill Hotels Inc., was keeping a lid on costs. Uncertainty about a looming war and anemic levels of travel spending, particularly by businesses, made caution the watchword. This year

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

The Florida Hotel and Conference Center Earns Prestigious Inner Circle Award by Association Meetings Magazine.(Conference notes)

Readers of Association Meetings magazine named The Florida Hotel and Conference Center, a member of WORLDHOTELS, First Class Collection of hotels and resorts as a coveted Inner Circle Award winner. Superior service, versatile function space, excellent food and beverage, and quality accommodations

Publication: Food Weekly News

Florida Hotel Developer Files for Bankruptcy.

By Noaki Schwartz, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 5--HOLLYWOOD, FlaThe company redeveloping the Ambassador Resort has filed for bankruptcy, jeopardizing the hotel and raising questions about how $20 million borrowed from a carpenter's pension fund will be

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Four Points by Sheraton Goes Green with New Florida Hotel.

A new Four Points by Sheraton in Tallahassee is expected to become the brand's first LEED-certified property, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced. Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee Downtown, which opens in the summer of 2011, is on track to receive certification from

Publication: Ecology, Environment & Conservation

South Florida Hotel Industry Benefits from Those Opting to Travel Domestically.

By Cara Buckley, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 29--Flying to Europe seemed a tad risky, so the young couple from Montreal, Canada, opted for a day-and-a-half drive to Miami instead. Had they not liked road trips so much, they said, they would have just as easily flown:

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Central Florida Hotel Legend Robert Langford Dies at 88.

By Doris Bloodsworth, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 2--Robert E. Langford was a visionary who built Central Florida's first air-conditioned hotel in the 1950s and foresaw the area's rise as a tourism powerhouse. He was also known as a storyteller, avid

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News