WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,
2008
10:45-12:15 CONCURRENT
THINK TANKS
W-2 Follow Your Compass to Find Out Where We Are Headed
in 2009
W-3 Capital Availability: What Savvy Investors Know
About Getting Money Right Now
W-4 Hotel Valuation and Financial Structure
W-5 Eco-friendly Design Concepts and Product Trends
W-6 Ghost Stories: Will Hotel Properties Escape the
Global Business Slowdown?2:00-5:30
THE DEAL CORRAL
Meet one-on-one with
representatives from a variety of hotel
industry-related companies including
franchise, design, brokerage,
management, and finance. Attendees - please complete the
Deal Corral
Registration and forward along with your
Think Tank
Registration,
Golf/Tennis and Conference Registration forms. If you would
like
to reserve a table in the Deal Corral, please call us at 800 252-3540.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
11:15-12:45 CONCURRENT THINK TANKS
T-2 Hot Sectors and Global Opportunities
T-3 Project Design, Planning and Development
T-4 Treasure Hunt: Moneymaking Strategies for the Hotel
Investor
T-5 Turning Underperforming Hotels into Profit Centers
T-6 Marking a New Trail with Trendsetting Boutique
Hotels
T-7 The Formula for a Successful Joint Venture
2:00-3:30 CONCURRENT THINK TANKS
T-8 Lucrative Mixed-use Projects
T-9 Overview of the Mid-Market Segment
T-10 Innovations in Technology
T-11 Keeping Track of Where You Are: Hotel Ownership
Issues and Answers
T-12 Field Trip: New Investment, Development and
Franchise Opportunities
in Emerging Global Markets
T-13 Closing the Deal
T-14 Tug of War: Territorial Encroachment
4:00-5:30 CONCURRENT THINK TANKS
T-15 Cabin with a View: How Luxury Hotels Meet Four and
Five Star
Standards and Performance Goals
T-16 Understanding Yield Management
T-17 Coming In First: Maximizing the Performance and ROI
of Your Hotel
T-18 Picking Teams: Choosing a Management Company
T-19 Checking In: Successful Sales & Marketing
Strategies, Rewards
Programs and Guest Incentives
T-20 Capture the Flag: Franchising Issues and Answers
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008
9:00-10:15
CONCURRENT THINK TANKS
F-1 Green Hotels Workshop: Initiatives That Save Money
and Conserve Resources
F-2 Meeting the Staffing Needs of the Hospitality
Industry
F-3 Franchise vs. Independent
F-4 Please Send Money: Where to Find Financing in
Today’s Economic Climate
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