Owned by White Lodging and Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, The Westin Austin at The Domain offers 340 guestrooms.

There are some lessons to be learned as result of the recent economic struggles within the hospitality industry. We can learn from history that what we are doing today will not work.

Related's development team includes Hilton Worldwide, Coastal Construction, Catafulmo Construction and Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Assoc. architecture.

The Best Western South Hill Inn in South Hill, Va., is owned by Dave Ratia.

Before coming to Vantage, Bill Hanley was the managing director of the International Hotel Division and SVP of Cendant Corporation.

Especially given the current domestic recession, many brands are looking to add franchisees or build new hotels overseas.

Hotel companies have taken a hard look at their balance sheets and are now implementing strategies on how to spend their cash. Executives from Starwood, Rezidor, Jumeirah, Marriott and Hilton talked development at the International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin.

Richard Carlson will lead Red Lion's lodging development and franchise business in addition to overseeing existing franchisee relations in this newly created position.

The development pipeline in Europe involves nearly 30 projects, including the Renaissance Moscow Monarch Center Hotel (2010), the Courtyard by Marriott Budapest (2010) and the JW Marriott Hotel Ankara (2010).

At the International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin, CEOs from Wyndham, Choice, Accor, Carlson and NH Hoteles debated the value of branding and loyalty programs.