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HOTELS ( ISSN 1047-2975 ), Volume 49 , Number 4 . 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 © 2015 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 U . S . only 800-554-7470 or e-mail PrintCirc @ hotelsmag . com to begin , change or cancel a subscription . Select qualified readers may receive HOTELS for free . Paid subscriptions : USA US $ 135 1-year , outside USA $ 245 1-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 IMEX Global Solutions , P O Box 25542 , London ON N6C 6B2 .
AdvErTiSErS indEx
Aflac www . aflac . com / smallbiz Page 19 ( A )
ASSA ABLOY Hong Kong Ltd . www . assaabloyhospitality . com Page 50
BAUSCHEr NRA , Chicago , USA , Booth 5815 www . bauscher . com Page 65
Biro Mfg . Co . www . birosaw . com Page 68
Burba Hotel network www . Burba . com Page 28
Cambro Manufacturing Co . www . cambro . com / pro Page 6
duck island www . duckisland . co . uk Page 21 ( I )
Forbes industries www . forbesindustries . com Page 15
FrAnKE Kaffeemaschinen www . franke . com Page 29
Front of the House www . frontofthehouse . com ; www . roomthreesixty . com Pages 2 – 3
Groupe GM www . groupegm . com Page 25
Guy degrenne NRA , Chicago , USA , Booth 7045 www . degrenneparis . com Page 13 ( I )
Hilton Worldwide www . curio . com Page 17
Hospitality industry Technology Exposition and Conference 2015 www . hitec . org Page 8
indel B HOFEX , Hong Kong , China , Booth 1C500 ; Hospitality Design , Las Vegas , USA , Booth 4747 www . indelb . com Page 9
37th Annual international Hospitality industry investment Conference www . nyu . edu / hospitalityconference Page 61
international Treescapes www . treescapes . com Page 57
Jvd www . jvd . fr Page 27
Libbey inc . www . libbey . com Page 45 ( A )
Meetings & Conventions www . mcmag . com Page 58 ( I )
Ming Fai industrial www . mingfaigroup . com Page 66
northmace & Hendon www . northmace . com Page 63
Procter & Gamble www . pgpro . com Page 33 ( A )
Protect-A-Bed www . protectabed . com Page 35
Purchasing Management international www . pmiconnect . com Page 19 ( I )
rAK Porcelain Europe SA NRA , Chicago , USA , Booth 4420 www . rakporcelain . com Back Cover
resuinsa www . resuinsa . com Page 47
rivolta Carmignani SpA HOFEX , Hong Kong , China , c / o GHW Booth N . 1D-400 www . rivoltacarmignani . it Page 45 ( I )
rOCA www . roca . es Page 5
rubbermaid Commercial Products Page 21 ( A )
Saflok www . kabalodging . com Page 53
SALTO www . saltosystems . com Inside Back Cover
Sambonet Paderno www . sambonet . it Page 69
Scholl GmbH www . scholl-gastro . de Page 41
Sealy , inc . www . tempursealyhospitality . com / feeling Page 13 ( A )
Southern Aluminum Mfg . inc . www . southernaluminum . com Page 64
Spring USA Corporation www . springusa . com Page 39
Symmons industries , inc . www . symmons . com Page 58 ( A )
TOPHOTELPrOJECTS GmbH www . tophotelprojects . com Page 33 ( I )
villeroy & Boch NRA , Chicago , USA , Booth 6434 www . villeroy-boch . com / hotel Inside Front Cover – 1
vTech Communications www . vtechhotelphones . com / hmhc Page 49 ( I )
Wall Street Journal www . WSJ . com Page 49 ( A )
Zieher KG HOFEX , Hong Kong , China , Booth 1B342 ; NRA , Chicago , USA , Booth 9231 www . zieher . com Page 67
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