Atlanta conference: Data signals better times

The data guys have spoken: Things are looking up for the hotel industry. During a general session at the 22nd annual Hunter Hotel Investment Conference, Jan Freitag of STR said spring has sprung for U.S. hotels, Mark Woodworth of PKF Hospitality noted that 2010 is the year of the white tiger on the Asian calendar and the tiger represents the autumn of a cycle, and Steve Swope of Rubicon said forward-looking bookings are easily outpacing what...