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AdvErTiSErS indEx
AAHOA Convention & Trade Show 2015 www . aahoa . com / registration Page 9
Aflac www . aflac . com / business Page 47 ( A )
Boutique Lifestyle Lodging Association www . BLLAevents . com Page 23 ( I )
Cambro Manufacturing Co www . cambro . com / pro Page 3
CHriS / HOLA 2015 www . CHRISconference . com ; www . HOLAconference . com Page 31
duck island www . duckisland . co . uk Page 17 ( I )
Hd Expo www . hdexpo . com Page 37 ( A )
Equipando . com www . equipando . com Page 60
Front of the House www . frontofthehouse . com Page 2
HiCAP Update 2015 www . HICAPconference . com Pages 10 – 11
HOFEx 2015 www . HOFEX . com Page 29
Hoshizaki America , inc . www . hoshizakiamerica . com Page 17 ( A )
Hotel Technologies www . hoteltechnologies . com Page 23 ( A )
Hunter Hotel Conference 2015 www . hunterconference . com Page 27 ( A )
interval international www . resortdeveloper . com ; www . intervalworld . com Page 5
Mercedes-Benz USA www . mbsprinterusa . com Page 8
Micros-Fidelio GmbH www . micros-fidelio . eu / mobility Page 27 ( I )
Moreillon Gastrotechnik www . moreillon-gastro . ch Page 61
northmace & Hendon www . northmace . com Page 59
Meetings & Conventions www . mcmag . com Page 47 ( I )
rAK Porcelain Europe SA Sirha , Lyon , France ; Gulfood , Dubai , UAE ; Ambiente , Frankfurt , Germany www . rakporcelain . com C-4
SALTO www . saltosystems . com C-3
Schoenwald Ambiente , Frankfurt , Germany , Hall 4.2 , Stand C20 ; NAFEM , Anaheim , USA , Booth 4837 ( Libbey ); Internorga , Hamburg , Germany , Hall B7 , Stand B7.500 www . schoenwald . com Page 43
Scholl GmbH Gulfood , Dubai , UAE , Za _ abeel Hall , German Pavilion , Z-R 21 www . scholl-gastro . de Page 41
Spring USA Corporation www . springusa . com Page 38
Starwood Hotels & resorts www . starwoodhotels . com / development Page 6
Tide / P & G Professional www . pgpro . com Page 19
TOPHOTELPrOJECTS GmbH www . tophotelprojects . com Page 37 ( I )
villeroy & Boch Internorga , Hamburg , Germany , Hall B5 , Stand B5.202 www . villeroy-boch . com / hotel Pages C-2 – 1
Wall Street Journal www . WSJ . com Page 21
Wyndham Hotel Group www . whgdevelopment . com French Cover
Zieher KG www . zieher . com Page 57
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