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		<title>East, West Coast Hotel Companies Merge to Form Mega Boutique Brand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The West Coast&#8217;s leading boutique hotel company, San Francisco-based Joie de Vivre Hospitality, has merged with Thompson Hotels — a New York-based collection of 12 lifestyle hotels in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Miami, Toronto, and Washington, D.C. — to create a new multi-brand lifestyle hotel group, provisionally called JT Hospitality, the two companies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inn at the Presidio to Open in April 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first hotel in the history of San Francisco&#8217;s 235-year-old Presidio military base will open in April 2012. The Inn at the Presidio will be built at the base&#8217;s Pershing Hall and will include 22 rooms whose rates will range from $195 to $350 a night. The Inn&#8217;s stylish design and contemporary furnishings will pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Diego Gets Its First Five-Star Hotel by Forbes &#8211; The Grand Del Mar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Grand Del Mar resort in Carmel Valley became the first hotel in San Diego County to receive the coveted five-star rating from the Forbes Travel Guide, making it one of nine hotels in the state with such a distinction. The Grand Del Mar hotel in San Diego joins its spa and restaurant counterparts, The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles Opens After 2 Year Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hotel Bel-Air has been closed since 2009 for renovations. After two long years, Hotel Bel-Air now offers 12 more rooms, a new fitness studio, a 4,100-square foot spa, and a restaurant by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck. The property&#8217;s new presidential suite has more than 6,700 square feet of indoor and outdoor space. The 65 year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hotel Diva, A Personality Hotel, Undergoes A $2 Million Makeover</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Renowned style leader Hotel Diva, a Personality Hotel located in San Francisco, is currently undergoing a $2 million reinvention, slated for completion in November 2011. Led by Edmonds + Lee Architects, all guestrooms, common areas and the exterior are being re-envisioned with the dramatic yet clean, modern style signature of the San Francisco-based designer. Inspired [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Tips to Retaining Loyal Hotel Guests</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It costs 5 to 8 times more to gain new guests than to retaining existing guests. The cost in advertisement, marketing, sales people, etc. is far more than what it costs to make existing guests keep coming back. 68% of guests will not return if they feel unappreciated. These facts cannot be ignored in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Has Lowest Travel Taxes Rates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Discriminatory taxes are taxes that are applied specifically to travel services above and beyond general sales taxes. The U.S. cities with the lowest discriminatory travel tax rates in central city locations are: 1. Orange County, CA 2. San Diego, CA 3. San Jose, CA 4. Burbank, CA 5. Ontario, CA The cities that impose the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pineapple Hospitality Opens Hotel FIVE in Seattle, Washington</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pineapple Hospitality, the newly formed hotel management division of Columbia West Properties in Bellevue, Washington, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest property, Hotel FIVE. Previously the downtown Ramada, Hotel FIVE is an urban industrial-inspired boutique hotel located on 5th and Blanchard in the heart of downtown Seattle. Pineapple Hospitality unveiled the first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hotelblogs.com/pineapple-hospitality-opens-hotel-five-in-seattle-washington/</link>
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		<title>Ramada Worldwide Makes it Easier to Get Your West Coast Travel Experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With their website launch for west coast travels, Ramada has made it easier for travelers to complete their one-stop-shop for their west coast travels. Choose from Alaska, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Hawaii, Northern California, and Southern California. Find destinations, attractions, specials, things to do, and hotels! Discover exciting West Coast attractions from Lake Tahoe to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hotelblogs.com/ramada-worldwide-makes-it-easier-to-get-your-west-coast-travel-experience/</link>
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		<title>Gaia Sets the Bar in Napa Valley Wine Country, California</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1976 this region won worldwide acclaim in Paris when two Napa Valley wines outscored a venerable collection of French Bordeaux in a blind tasting. Today, there are over 500 wineries in the Napa and Sonoma Counties, specializing in different varieties. If you’ve hired a bike and feel a bit tipsy, take West Dry Creek [...]]]></description>
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