1. So what is in a name? Is Hyatt right to use the name Hyatt Place?
2. Is InterContinental or Hilton wrong not to include their name, as in Hilton Hampton Inn or Hampton Inn by Hilton? What is your opinion?
3. Which other areas of the United States are good potential locations for condotels and why?
4. Will condotels split into various segments like other lodging properties have?
In recent years, several new lodging brands have been introduced by leading hotel chains to the market. Among the names of these brands are DoubleTree, Candlewood Suites, Homewood Suites, Mainstay, Spring Hill Suites, and so on. In addition, there is Hyatt, which recently purchased AmeriSuites, which it has reno-vated and now calls Hyatt Place. A hot trend in lodging development is condo hotels, called condotels. With condotels, a developer can more quickly raise the funds necessary from investors than from other traditional sources such as banks and finance houses.