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HOTELS ( ISSN 1047-2975 ), Volume 46 , Number 6 . Published monthly ( except for combined Jan / Feb and July / Aug issues ) by Marketing & Technology Group Inc ., 1415 N . Dayton St ., Chicago IL 60642-2643 ; 312-266-3311 ; fax 312-266-3363 . Periodicals postage paid at Chicago IL and at additional mailing offices . Copyright © 2012 Marketing & Technology Group Inc . All rights reserved . Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited . POSTMASTER : Send address changes to HOTELS , 1209 Dundee Ave # 8 ., Elgin IL 60120 . SUBSCRIPTIONS : call 800-554-7470 to begin , change or cancel a subscription . Select qualified readers may receive HOTELS for free . Paid subscriptions : USA US $ 135 1-year , US $ 210 2-year ; Canada US $ 190 1-year , US $ 295 2-year ; Mexico US $ 190 1-year , US $ 295 2-year ; all other countries ( air expedited ) US $ 245 1-year , US $ 399 2-year . Except for special issues where price changes are indicated , single copies are available for US $ 20.00 USA and US $ 30.00 foreign ( plus postage ). Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement # 40612608 . Canada returns to be sent to : Bleuchip International , P O Box 25542 , London ON NBC682 .

Advertisers Index

Alto-Shaam Inc . www . alto-shaam . com / bistro-to-banquet . aspx Page C-3

American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute www . ahlei . org / guestservicegold Page 45

Andy Mannhart AG Hotel Show , Colombo , Sri Lanka Restaurant & Bar , Hong Kong www . andymannhart . com Page 4 ( I )

Best Western International Inc . www . bestwesterndevelopers . com Page 35

C2G www . c2gconnect . com Page 53

Cambro Manufacturing Co www . cambro . com / trust Page C-2

Candol www . candol . com Page 21 ( I )

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group www . carlsonrezidor . com Pages 28-29 , 37

Cintas www . docandamelia . com www . cintaslodging . com Page 19 ( A )

D . W . Haber & Son , Inc . www . habersilver . com Page 85

DEDON International Contract Department www . dedoncontract . com Page 6

Dongguan Diamond Life Lighting www . diamond-life . net Page 82

Galaxy Hotel Systems www . galaxyhotelsystems . com Page 12

Groupe GM www . groupegm . com Page 15

Hartmann Tresore www . hartmann-tresore . de Page 81

Hilton Worldwide www . hiltonworldwide . com / development Pages 24-25

Hoshizaki America Inc . www . hoshizakiamerica . com Page 43 ( A )

Hotel Vanities International www . HotelVanities . com Page 61 ( A )

Indel B Equip ´ Hotel , Paris , France SIA Guest , Rimini , Italy www . indelb . com Page 9

InterContinental Hotels Group www . ihg . com / development Page 27

International Hotel , Motel + Restaurant Show ( IHMRS ) www . ihmrs . com Page 47

Interstate Hotels & Resorts www . interstatehotels . com Page 12

Interval International www . SharedOwnershipInvestment . com Page 41

KAHLA www . kahlaporzellan . com Pages 2-3

Kenwood USA Corp , Communications Sector www . nextedge . kenwood . com Page 69

Kreek ’ s www . kreeks . fr Page 67 ( I )

La Quinta Inns & Suites www . LaQuintaFranchise . com Page 39

LODGING UNLIMITED Page 75

MEIKO Maschinenbau www . meiko . de Page 65

MELITTA Systemservice www . melittasystemservice . de Page 67

Micros Systems www . micros . com Page 71 ( A )

Micros-Fidelio GmbH www . micros-fidelio . eu Page 71 ( I )

Nissan North America , Inc . www . nissancommercialvehicles . com Page 21 ( A )

Northmace & Hendon www . northmace . com Page 79

Northstar Travel Media www . ntmllc . com Page 59 ( I )

Philips TV www . philips . com / hospitality Page 59 ( A )

POST Integrations , Inc . www . postint . com Page 73

Procure it Direct www . procureitdirect . com Page 80

Protect-A-Bed www . protectabed . com Page 77

Purchasing Management International www . pmiconnect . com Page 19 ( I )

RAK Porcelain Europe SA www . rakporcelain . com Page C-4

Rivolta Carmignani SpA IHMRS , New York , USA , Booth # 2210 www . rivoltacarmignani . it Page 17

Saflok www . kabalodging . com Page 57

Schletterer www . schletterer . com Page 21 ( I )

Scholl GmbH www . scholl-gastro . de Page 65

ShowMaster Vertriebs GmbH www . show-master . de Page 86

Southern Aluminum Mfg . Inc . www . southernaluminum . com / golinenless Page 67 ( A )

Spring USA Corporation www . springusa . com Page 51

Starwood Hotels & Resorts www . starwoodhotels . com / development Page 31

Sunbeam Corporation www . SunbeamHospitality . com / International Page 83

Taj Hotels , Resorts & Palaces www . tajhotels . com Page 33

TOPHOTELPROJECTS GmbH www . tophotelprojects . com Page 61 ( I )

TV5MONDE www . tv5monde . com Page 43 ( I )

Villeroy & Boch www . villeroy-boch . com / hotel Page 1

Vita Mix Corp . www . vitamix . com Page 5

VTech Communications www . vtechhotelphones . com Page 8

Wyndham Hotel Group www . whgdevelopment . com Page 22

Zieher KG www . zieher . com Page 13