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Foreign Hotels Raise the Bar in Japan (BusinessWeek)
Customer service is a Japanese specialty, but when it comes to high-end hotels, it's the outsiders that earn most of the highest marks

KOTA KINABALU TO FACILITATE APPROVAL FOR BUDGET HOTELS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KOTA KINABALU, May 9 (Bernama) -- Kota Kinabalu City Hall (KKCH) will approve applications to operate budget hotels offering "bed and breakfast" services provided they are in compliance with the by-laws, mayor Datuk Iliyas Ibrahim said today.

DiCicco Development plans hotels along Pittsburgh's Parkway West (Pittsburgh Business Times)
A Moon Township-based development company has secured two franchise deals for hotels that will be built along the Parkway West.

Perth hotels almost at capacity (Perth Now)
PERTH hotels are almost at capacity - fuller than 165 other cities - and room rates are about to soar, a survey has found.

Hilton Hotels Announces Opening of Third Miami Hotel (Hospitality Net)
Travelers to Miami will have even more to choose from as Hilton Hotels & Resorts opened the doors to its newest metropolitan property, the Hilton Miami Downtown. Located in Miami’s bustling and burgeoning downtown district, the contemporary 527-room hotel features newly renovated guestrooms, including 58 suites that overlook Biscayne Bay and the downtown skyline.