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Lafayette Hotel booked solid; waiting list stands at 700 (The Marietta Times)

By Sam Shawver The Marietta Times sshawver@mariettatimes.com Like many other sternwheel festival enthusiasts, Dale and Vicki Carner of London, Ohio, have a standing reservation at the Lafayette Hotel. "We've been coming here for 20 years, and this is the place to stay. You can just park the car and go," Dale Carner said.

Homegrown gold: The Colony’s Williams shines on ‘Redeem Team’ (The Colony Courier-Leader)

Hours after Deron Williams helped lead the USA men’s basketball team to a gold medal Sunday at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Tommy Thomas sat with his former all-state standout in a hotel room discussing items on the player’s to-do list.

Clueless in Cleveland? Use Your Thumb (New York Times)

From showing you the nearest sushi bar in London to telling you how to say ?Where?s the toilet?? in Cantonese, travel apps for the iPhone are proving to be a useful tool.

HRG Hotel Survey Shows U.S. Rates Leveling, Elsewhere Strong (Business Travel News)

SEPTEMBER 02, 2008 -- Hotel rates for corporate travelers leveled off in North America for the first half of 2008, while other regions—particularly Eastern Europe and Asia/Pacific—continued to show strong rate hikes, according to six-month hotel surveys recently released by HRG.