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Study Group: Wyndham Hotels Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 63

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as automotive manufacturing and dealerships, after market distribution, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, convenience stores, supermarkets, packaged goods manufacturing, department stores and discounters, jewelry and cosmetics, hotels and resorts, restaurants, casinos, and the travel industry, among others.

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Chicke Fitzgerald, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, LeisureLogix, LLCChicke Fitzgerald
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
LeisureLogix, LLC

Chicke Fitzgerald is the Chief Executive Officer of the Solutionz Group, a consulting company specializing in travel industry which she formed in 1995. She is also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of LeisureLogix, a technology company providing game changing integrated trip planning, booking,...

Christopher Dane, President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HOGG ROBINSON GROUP P L CChristopher Dane
President-HRG Afilliates, LLC
HOGG ROBINSON GROUP P L C

Chris Dane is the President of HRG Affiliates which is a part of Hogg Robinson Group, the third largest travel management company in the world, where he has worked since June 2006. At HRG, Mr. Dane has launched and oversees the North American Affiliates Program that is designed to allow large regional...

Gary Freund
President and CEO
Freund and Associates

Gary Freund is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer at Freund and Associates, a hotel consultancy firm, where he has worked since 1981. The company advises clients in all aspects of lodging, restaurants, food, and beverage, totaling over $10M in annual consulting revenue. Clients have...

Stephen Magrill, Adjunct Professor, The University of Phoenix IncStephen Magrill
Adjunct Professor
The University of Phoenix Inc

Stephen Magrill is an Adjunct Professor at UNLV and The University of Phoenix, where he has worked since 2004. Previously, he was Vice President of Global Club for Sunterra Corporation (now Diamond Resorts International) until January 2004, where he oversaw all marketing and club operations for more...

Steven Belmonte, President, CEO & Partner, The Lexington CollectionSteven Belmonte
President, CEO & Partner
The Lexington Collection

Steve Belmonte is CEO, President, & Partner of The Lexington Collection, Vantage Hospitality's mid to upscale hotel brand. Additionally, Mr. Belmonte is Chairman and Founder of Hospitality Solutions LLC, a full service nationwide consulting company responsible for negotiations of approx 100 hotel franchise...

Kenneth Free, President, Straightline Hospitality CorporationKenneth Free
President
Straightline Hospitality Corporation

Kenneth Free is currently the President of Straightline Hospitality Corporation, where he has worked since 1992. Straightline has operating subsidiaries Straightline Real Properties Group and Straightline Advisors. The various Straightline entities are involved in hotel consultancy, asset management,...

Morten Haure-Petersen
Chief Executive Officer
Apetito Catering GmbH

Morten Haure-Petersen (MHP) is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Apetito Catering, contract caterers in Germany, France and Holland, where he has worked since 2005. He is also the Chief Executing Officer at RVS Gmbh, a sales and marketing arm of the Apetito Group. Previously, he has served as...

Steven Nicholas, MBA
EVP of Asset Management
Noble Investment Group

Steven Nicholas is a Principal and Executive Vice President of Operations at Noble Investment Group, a Southeastern-based hotel ownership and management company, where he has worked since 1997. Mr. Nicholas has more than 20 years of hospitality experience and specializes in Hilton, Marriott, Starwood...

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Totally myopic view of the travel industry will not stimulate growth | 09-09-2008
Author: Chicke Fitzgerald, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, LeisureLogix, LLC

Orbitz stock fell 7.2% on Thursday, largely attributed to the fact that 87% of its bookings are US domestic and 74% of their product sold is comprised of air tickets. Priceline also fell, but not as substantially.  Only Expedia reported a rise in value. The following facts substantiate this observation...

Until we get to "intent-based, situationally relevant" search, there is no vision | 08-25-2008
Analysis of: Is Microsoft's Vision of Search Enough to Catch Google? | www.businessweek.com
Author: Chicke Fitzgerald, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, LeisureLogix, LLC

We are still in the world of Search 1.0 at best.  As long as search engines don't care what my intent is or what my current circumstances are, then I will still get 563,000 results when I enter Travel Tampa in a search bar.  Is there anyone out there that really thinks that this is effective...

Who will win - the device manufacturers, the carriers or the applications providers? | 06-16-2008
Author: Chicke Fitzgerald, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, LeisureLogix, LLC

Following Nokia's recent investment in Navteq and Apple's announcements last week about having full GPS on the iPhone, T-Mobile announced an investment in DeCarta, a leading provider of mapping tools and location based services. In the article, DeCarta CEO Kim Fennell states that he believes that Nokia...

Impact of Airline Capacity Cuts on the Hospitality Industry | 06-06-2008
Author: Chicke Fitzgerald, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, LeisureLogix, LLC

All key metrics are still up (occupancy, demand, supply, average daily room rate), but what impact  will the economic downturn and reduction in airline supply have on the hospitality industry? Air travel represents less than 12% of all travel in the US today by Americans, yet all tools in the industry...

International Travel to Canada is down for the same reason International Travel to the US is up YOY. | 05-27-2008
Analysis of: Travel to Canada hits 5th straight record low | www.thestar.com
Author: Christopher Dane, President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HOGG ROBINSON GROUP P L C

Paraphrasing President Bill Clinton's campaign strategist, James Carville... It is the Loonie stupid!  It is also the economy, price of gas. The reverse phenomenon is occurring in the US...where it is the dollar stupid!

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