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    <description>Franchising.com provideds the latest in hotel franchise industry news from over 1,000 franchise companies and business opportunities worldwide. Covering: general announcements, mergers, acquisitions, personnel changes, business expansion, media coverage, conference calls,earnings claims, product announcements, and strategic alliances.</description>
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  <title>Starwood Announces Early Tender Results Of Its Cash Tender Offer For Up To $300,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount Of Certain Of Its Outstanding Notes</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), today announced that, as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 19, 2009 (the "Early Tender Date"), $193,652,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7â...ž% Senior Notes due...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:10:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel Unveils $70 Million Renovation </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Sheraton Hotels &amp; Resorts announced today the culmination of a $70 million renovation to the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Colorado's largest hotel. Sheraton Denver's extensive renovation is part of a $6 billion brand-wide global revitalization...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:40:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Westin Hotels Opens Six Hotels In Six Weeks </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announces the opening of six new Westin hotels the remaining six weeks of the year. The upcoming openings underscore the Westin brand's focus on international expansion and will include...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:35:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Holiday Inn Express Continues Growth In California </title>
    <description><![CDATA[IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced today that the Holiday Inn Express Cal Expo will open within the month. The hotel has 57 standard guest rooms and 24...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:55:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Cambria Suites Breaks Ground In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Horizon Hospitality, the Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Lodging Associates and Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) celebrated the official ground breaking of a new Cambria Suites hotel, the all-suite brand from Choice Hotels designed to...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/13642/</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:10:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Americans Say Travel Would Be Sweeter With A Suite According To New Research From Cambria Suites And, The Lengths Travelers Would Go To Be Upgraded</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Nearly half of American adults (46 percent) feel that travel would be less stressful if they could be upgraded to a suite whenever they stayed at a hotel, according to new research from Cambria Suites,* the newest all-suite brand from Choice Hotels...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/13626/</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Women On Their Way Announces "Local Nation" Travel Writing Contest </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Women on Their Way by Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN), the hospitality industry's longest-running branded program dedicated entirely to female travelers, is kicking off The Local Nation travel writing contest to find ten adventurous individuals who feel...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/13615/</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Sheraton Puerto Rico Convention Center Hotel &amp; Casino Celebrates Grand Opening </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc (NYSE:HOT) and Interlink Group announced today the grand opening of the new Sheraton Puerto Rico Convention Center Hotel &amp; Casino. Located adjacent to the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan's newest...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/13612/</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:35:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>AmericInn Is First Iowa Hotel To Host Electric Car Charging Station </title>
    <description><![CDATA[The national hotel chain AmericInn(R) announces the opening of a public electric vehicle charging station at its Elk Horn, Iowa, property located off of Interstate 80 between Omaha and Des Moines. This AmericInn location is the first official...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/13610/</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:15:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Starwood Becomes Senior Partner For Cornell School Of Hotel Administration's Leadership Development Program </title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Cornell School of Hotel Administration and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), two recognized leaders in the hospitality industry, have developed a corporate alliance that will begin Starwood's three-year senior partnership...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/13608/</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:25:00 PST</pubDate>
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