International Business News - GET http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Country singer Stonewall Jackson has settled his federal age discrimination lawsuit against the Grand Ole Opry and its management. The terms of the settlement filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Nashville were not disclosed. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/146236-opry-lawsuit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/stonewall-jackson-grand-ole-opry-settle-lawsuit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/stonewall-jackson-grand-ole-opry-settle-lawsuit.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:51:59 EDT Country singer Stonewall Jackson has settled his federal age discrimination lawsuit against the Grand Ole Opry and its management. The terms of the settlement filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Nashville were not disclosed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/stonewall-jackson-grand-ole-opry-settle-lawsuit.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:10:57 EDT Shares of major hotel companies remained mixed on Friday afternoon, following the U.S. House of Representatives' approval of a $700 billion financial bailout package. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/hotel-companies-shares-are-mixed-after-house-vote.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:53:25 EDT Shares of hotel operators were mixed in the third quarter as investors fled companies most exposed to weakening leisure and business trends for those with more defensive business models. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/hotel-companies-trade-mixed-in-3rd-quarter.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:50:31 EDT Shares of hotel companies dropped on Monday--and plunged further after the House rejected a $700 billion bailout of the U.S. financial system--as the travel outlook for 2009 grew gloomier amid the escalating economic crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/hotel-stocks-drop-as-2009-travel-outlook-worsens.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:15:41 EDT A key metric of the lodging sector's performance declined at U.S. hotels in August as an increase in room rates failed to offset declining occupancy, a market research firm said on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/us-hotels-post-room-revenue-decline-in-august.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:41:18 EDT Shares of hotel companies fluctuated widely Thursday afternoon as JPMorgan cut its ratings on the sector and analysts said hurricane-related relief efforts and a shift in the Yom Kippur holiday skewed U.S. lodging industry occupancy rates last week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/sector-snap-hotel-stocks-downgraded.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:22:40 EDT A JPMorgan analyst on Thursday said the lodging industry will be hurt by declining corporate travel business, growing room cancellations and tough rate negotiations with corporate clients, as well as softening international revenue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/ahead-of-the-bell-lodging-industry.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:28:52 EDT Shares of hotel owners and operators surged with the broader market on Friday as government plans to rescue banks from billions of dollars in bad debt calmed some of investors' anxiety about fallout for the lodging sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/hotel-stocks-surge-after-government-action.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:53:46 EDT This week's problems in the financing sector may have a longer-term impact on the hotel industry's development pipeline and help balance supply and demand, an analyst said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/hotel-industrys-longer-term-pipeline-may-shrink.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:41:25 EDT Shares of hotel owners and operators fell sharply on Wednesday as the turmoil in the financial sector stoked concerns about the status of development projects. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/sector-snap-hotel-operators-fall.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:25:10 EDT Occupancy at U.S. hotels continued to fall in the first week of September, a market research firm said Thursday, although room rates remained steady. For the week ended Sept. 6, Smith Travel Research said occupancy at U.S. hotels dropped 7.3 percent year-over-year to 54.3 percent. The industry's average daily rate grew 1.2 percent to $100.73. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/us-hotel-demand-declines-continue-into-september.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:11:03 EDT Hotel sector stocks dropped with the broader market on Thursday as disappointing back-to-school retail sales and a spike in workers applying for unemployment benefits stoked investors' fears about the outlook for consumer spending. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/sector-glance-hotel-stocks-down-on-gloomy-data.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:45:08 EDT Gaylord Entertainment Co. said Wednesday it will buy 100 acres outside Phoenix in order to build a resort, convention center and hotel designed to attract business meeting planners. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/gaylord-entertainment-plans-to-build-ariz-resort.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:16:32 EDT Call it getting out the God vote. Democrats are borrowing traditionally Republican tactics to court religious voters, airing ads on Christian radio, inserting ads in church bulletins and throwing faith-focused house parties. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/democrats-seek-to-get-out-the-faith-vote.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:54:19 EDT Forgive some of the 84,000 people amassed at Invesco Field Thursday if their thumbs are a bit weary by the time Barack Obama takes the stage for a triumphant acceptance of his presidential nomination. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/118205-democratic-convention.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/obama-uses-speech-for-high-tech-outreach.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/obama-uses-speech-for-high-tech-outreach.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:04:39 EDT Shares of most hotel companies were boosted with the broader market on Friday as oil prices retreated and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated the central bank is unlikely to soon raise interest rates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/hotel-companies-shares-jump-as-oil-prices-retreat.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:09:59 EDT Occupancy at hotels in the U.S. has continued to decline through the first half of August, a market research firm said Thursday, leading analysts to predict that the industry will begin reducing rates to fill rooms. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/us-hotel-demand-declines-in-1st-half-of-august.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:52:43 EDT The U.S. hotel industry continued to post occupancy and revenue per available room declines in the first week of August, according to data collected by a market research firm. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/us-hotel-industry-continues-declines-last-week.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:55:25 EDT Gaylord Entertainment Co., which owns the Grand Ole Opry and a network of meetings-focused resorts, said Tuesday that its board has adopted a shareholder rights plan to prevent a hostile takeover of the company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/gaylord-entertainment-adopts-poison-pill-provision.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:50:56 EDT