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Four-story Hampton Inn ready to rise in Farmington

Last updated Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 6:21pm

FARMINGTON — Work is about to begin on a four-story, 84-room Hampton Inn hotel.

“It is basically set to go. The building permit has been stamped. All we’re waiting for is the pre-construction meeting,” Farmington City Planner Dave Petersen said of the project to be built on nearly two acres of undeveloped property at the corner of Park Lane and Lagoon Drive.

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Jordan Garn named UHLA executive director

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, April 30, 2012 - 10:16pm

LAYTON — Layton entrepreneur Jordan Garn has been named as the new executive director for the Utah Hotel & Lodging Association.

Garn is a graduate of the BYU law school and founder of JG Consulting.

“(Garn) brings a unique set of skills that are well-suited to build upon the association’s past success,” UH&LA President Lance Syrett said.

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Philip Dailey is the general manager of the Andaz West Hollywood, in West Hollywood, California, which has remodeled its lobby to encourage tech-savvy guests to hang out. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

iHotel? Lobbies adjusted for high-tech check-in

Hugo Martin Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 4:44pm

LOS ANGELES -- Welcome to the iHotel, where you can check in -- but there's no check-in counter.

At the Andaz West Hollywood, a host stands near the entrance to register guests on an iPad tablet.

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Farmington officials consider rec center for sports participants

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 23, 2012 - 6:11am

FARMINGTON — This community is recreationally challenged.

There simply aren’t enough sports facilities to accommodate the growing needs of youths and adults to participate in their favorite sports, many leaders say.

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This undated photo provided Marriott International, shows J.W. Marriott Jr. the CEO of Marriott International Inc., the company his father founded with just a root beer stand in 1927. The hotel executive, who turns 80 on March 25, 2012, is stepping down as CEO but will remain at the company as chairman of the board. (AP Photo/Marriott International Inc.)

Bill Marriott reflects on four decades in the hotel business

Scott Mayerowitz The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 12:29pm

BETHESDA, Md. — Bill Marriott has revolutionized the hotel business over the past four decades.

As CEO of the company that bears his family’s name, Marriott led the industry in opening hotels next door to highway exits and suburban office parks. He was also a pioneer in catering to niche markets. In 1983, he launched Courtyard, a chain for cost-conscious business travelers. Today, Marriott has 18 brands, including Fairfield Inn for budget travelers and Ritz-Carlton for the luxury set.

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Layton hoteliers named 'Stars of the Industry'

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 11:46am

FARMINGTON -- Two Top of Utah "managers" with the Hilton Garden Inn/Davis Conference Center have captured statewide recognition from the Utah Hotel and Lodging Association.

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Visitors perk up Weber, Davis county tourism revenues

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 7:16am

LAYTON -- Tourism tax revenues in Weber and Davis counties are on the rise as the area has become more recognized by travelers and tourists.

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Young Samoyeds run with their handler during judging Friday at the Samoyed Dog Club of America show at the Legacy Events Center in Farmington. The eight-day show concludes today. (ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner)

More than 350 Samoyeds fluff up for Farmington's first hosting of competition

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 3:39pm

FARMINGTON -- To cool off under the Phoenix sun, Sitka, a 10-month-old Samoyed, enjoys swimming with his Labrador friends.

But for the most part, the white-haired dog, who upon full maturity could weigh 65 pounds, remains indoors where it's cool.

"(Sitka) is spoiled rotten and lives in the house," said handler Raygen Hensley.

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Cali Anderson, front, 17, plays the tenor drum with the Ben Lomond High School Bagpipe Corps on the roof of the Ben Lomond Suites in Ogden on Friday. The Ben Lomond Hotel held a media day to show off new renovations and Irish restaurant MacCool’s Public House.

Ben Lomond Suites boasts renovations

Scott Schwebke, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, June 3, 2011 - 11:53pm

OGDEN -- Dozens of people attended an open house Friday to show off $2 million in renovations at the Ben Lomond Suites and celebrate the formal opening of MacCool's Public House restaurant in the historic downtown hotel.

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(ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner) The new extended-say hotel in Layton.

Officials in Layton praise arrival of new hotel

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 9:01pm

LAYTON -- The second Home2 Suites by Hilton on the planet celebrated its grand opening Tuesday, and general manager Gabe Garn says this one is the best.

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New hotel for Layton

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Monday, April 18, 2011 - 8:24pm

LAYTON -- A new hotel is coming to Layton, but the hotel's brand flag is still not certain.

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Roping event to fill July date at Legacy Events Center in Farmington

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 10:59pm

FARMINGTON -- The Legacy Events Center has landed another multiday activity that is expected to generate overnight stays at local hotels and customers for area restaurants -- and to put at least $2,000 in the pocket of Davis County.

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Pictured is a studio suite at the newly opened Home2 Suites by Hilton, an extended stay hotel, in Layton on Thursday.

Layton Hilton opens extended stay

Janis Reid Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 7:57pm

LAYTON -- The lobby at the new Home2 Suites is not called a lobby, it's called the Oasis.

Geared toward extended stay guests, the Oasis in the Home2 Suites is more like a living room or a coffee shop with a large comfy banquette, tables for working and computer stations.

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Pictured is a studio suite at the newly opened Home2 Suites by Hilton, an extended stay hotel, taken Thursday, March 10, 2011 in Layton, Utah. (ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner)

Layton's new Home2 Suites by Hilton - March 10, 2011

Anthony Souffle

Last updated Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 5:47pm

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Lake Havasu City welcomes party hearty spring breakers

Marketwire

Last updated Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 1:03pm

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Az -- When spring break comes to Lake Havasu City, Ariz., in March and April, there will be drinking, subwoofers blaring loud music, and scantily-clad college students -- male and female -- ready to party hearty. What do city officials, restaurateurs and hoteliers in this town of 55,000 say about all this?

"Welcome."

For as far back as the early 1970s, this lakeside western Arizona oasis, home to the iconic London Bridge, has hosted an estimated 1 million students from U.S. and Canadian colleges on their spring break.

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