La Quinta Inn comes to Panama

La Quinta hotel chain is a very successful no frills business model and I will be curious to see how well they will do here in Panama. They have been operating for many years in Costa Rica near the airport and you can always be assured of reasonable value and good customer service. Maybe they can help set a new standard here in Panama.


Goldberg said the limited-service brand, based in Dallas, is planning for “explosive” growth in Mexico, Latin America South America and continuing its “aggressive growth” in the U.S.

The numbers tell the story. Rajiv K. Trivedi, Executive Vice President of Franchise & Chief Development Officer, said La Quinta plans to open five hotels in Mexico this year and has up to 20 properties under development in Mexico, as well as 15 others in the pipeline in Central America. New construction on a hotel in Panama is expected to start this year and the brand is reviewing conversion opportunities in Panama.

Although no properties are in the pipeline for South America, Trivedi said the brand has started discussions and is establishing infrastructure with employees on the ground developing relationships.

“In the entire region, Columbia and Brazil have the biggest opportunities after Mexico,” he said.

Goldberg added that Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala are target markets. The company also is looking east, and plans to introduce its brand to China and India.

The challenge is to maintain control of the brand and, as Trivedi put it, find the right path. That means determining the right ownership structure -- a management contract, a franchise or a combination --  and building the type of hotel that will meet the changing needs of guests.

The model for select service is different internationally, Trivedi said, in that they should have a lounge and a small F&B operation. That’s a change in profile for the brand, he said.

New construction hotels are creating a mid-tier for the emerging middle class in Latin America. Some of these countries may have resorts, but they lack select-service properties.

“Because of all of these changes, it has become more appropriate for select service to be there,” he said. “It will provide better margins than any other segment of our industry.”

Entering Autos that took place at the Laquinta Inn in Dublin

Anyone with information in reference to entering Autos that took place at the Laquinta Inn in Dublin. The suspects were driving what is believed to be a late model Chevy Malibu with tinted windows and no hubcaps. Vehicle possibly has a dent on the right front fender near the top. The suspects were two black males weraring white t-shirts and possibly blue jeans.

Anyone with information in reference to entering Autos that 

La Quinta Inn & Suites Opens in Danbury, Connecticut

Diamond Properties and Meyer Jabara Hotels have opened a La Quinta Inns & Suites hotel in Danbury, Connecticut.

Located at 116 Newtown Road, the La Quinta Inn & Suites Danbury is a complete renovation of an existing structure and features easy access on and off Exit 8 on I-84. The hotel has 135 guest rooms, each given a fresh contemporary look in the renovation.

Rates start at $89 per night and as at all La Quinta hotels, the La Quina Danbury’s Bright Side Breakfast and high-speed Internet access are free.

The La Quinta Inn & Suites Danbury has meeting space to accommodate up to 100 guests, a business center, and a fitness center. An Outback Steakhouse is immediately adjacent to the property and accessible directly from the hotel lobby.

In addition, the hotel features four different room choices: a standard room with two full-size beds; a king room; a king room with a sofa/sleeper for longer stays; and 10 suites for families or business travelers desiring extra space. All rooms include a refrigerator and microwave oven. Other amenities in each room include a 32-inch flat panel television, an in-room coffee maker, a hair dryer and an iron with an ironing board.

“We have operated hotels in the greater Danbury area since 1977 and are proud to be associated with this exciting new property” says Richard Jabara, principal at Meyer Jabara Hotels.

This photograph shows the new La Quinta Inn & Suites at 116 Newtown Road, Danbury, Connecticut

“We are thrilled to be a part of the Danbury community and to make this completely refurbished property available again. It’s exciting to bring a fresh new hotel experience to both business and leisure travelers that includes many of the amenities you would expect from a full service hotel,” says Vickie Miele, general manager of the property and a 20-year veteran of Meyer Jabara Hotels.

Located close to Western Connecticut State University, Danbury Fair Mall, Candlewood Lake, Danbury Hospital and the corporate offices of General Electric, Pitney Bowes, Duracell and IBM, the La Quinta Inn and Suites is offering triple La Quinta Returns points for stays through October 2010.

Meyer Jabara Hotels owns and operates hotels in 12 states and has been in business for more than 35 years. The company’s portfolio of hotels includes properties trading under the Marriott, Hilton, Sheraton, Hampton Inn and IHG and La Quinta brands, as well as several independent hotels.

Southern Miss Volleyball Earns LaQuinta Inn Invitational Crown with 3-0 Sweep of Kennesaw State

Offensively junior Ashley Mell posted a team-best 16 kills, while sophomore Halie Ecker also had double-digit kills with 10 and junior Lauren Sears was third on the team with eight. Setter Kelsea Seymour recorded 38 assists, nine digs, two kills and three blocks. Junior libero Lisa Knecht registered 16 digs. SJ Bowden led the Eagles in blocks with five and Sears was second on the team with four.

The Golden Eagles totaled 45 kills, 43 assists, three aces, 52 digs and 10.0 total team blocks. The Owls finished the match with a .188 attack percentage, 47 kills, 43 assists, 56 digs and 7.0 team blocks.

Mell was named the Invitational MVP, while both Seymour and Sears were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Kennesaw opened the match with a kill by Sabrita Gulley 1-0 lead, but Southern Miss came right back to tie it at 1-1 on an Ecker kill. USM took the lead on an Owl attack error before Mell added to the lead with back-to-back kills for a 4-1 advantage. KSU's Alyssa Lang connected on a kill to get within three, but Bowden answered with a kill for the Eagles to keep a three-point advantage. Following KSU miscue, Mell kill and a dual block by Mell and Sears put USM up, 8-2, forcing the Owls to take a timeout. Southern Miss ran its lead to 11-2, before Kennesaw reeled off four straight points behind three kills by Lang. Southern Miss ended the streak with a kill by Mell for a 12-6 lead. The Owls got back on track using a 9-4 run to cut the lead to one, 16-15. The squads began trading points as the Eagles were able to maintain a three-point advantage until KSU called its second timeout trailing 22-19. From there, Gulley took over, producing three kills and a block to tie the match at 23-23. Following a USM timeout, Ecker put down a kill for a 24-23 lead, but Gulley answered immediately to tie the set again. After trading points, Bowden and Seymour got a block and Mell ended the set with a kill for a 27-25 win.

The Owls ran out to a 4-1 lead early as Southern Miss had trouble running its offense. Mell finally put down a kill and KSU had an attack error to pull the Eagles within on, 4-3. Southern Miss was able to tie the set at 5-5, but the Owls got back-to-back points for a 7-5 advantage. The Eagles then ran off four straight points to take the lead, 10-7. Southern Miss did not trail again as the Eagles outscored Kennesaw State, 11-9, for a 21-16 lead. USM held on for a 25-19 victory.

The third set started with seven ties, until KSU got three straight kills for an 11-8 lead. Southern Miss got within one, 12-11, following an Amelia Hendrickson kill and two Owls errors, but KSU forced the Eagles to take a time out following a kill and Mell attack error, giving the Owls a 14-11 lead. The USM timeout proved to be effective as KSU had a service error. Both teams traded points, midway through the set. With the Owls leading, 19-16, Southern Miss got a big block from Bowden and Henderickson, a kill from Seymour and two errors by the Owls to tie the set at 20-20. After a Kennesaw timeout, USM took the lead on a block by Bowden and Seymour, but it was short lived as KSU put down a kill to tie the set. Mell answered with a kill and a block with Sears to give USM a 23-21 lead. The Owls got back-to-back kills from Lang and forced the Eagles to take their final timeout with the score tied at 23-23. KSU regained the lead on an Eagle error, but Mell answered with a kill. Lang gave the Owls a 25-24 lead before Sears knotted the score at 25-25 on a kill. Southern Miss finished the set with an Owl attack error and an ace by Mell for the 27-25 win.

Lang led Kennesaw with a match-high 19 kills to go with 10 digs, while Gulley added 12 kills and 12 digs for the visitors.

Southern Miss travels to Middle Tennessee for the MT Blue Raider Bash where they will play Georgia Southern in the opening match on Sept. 3. The Golden Eagles will play host Middle Tennessee and Miami (Fla.) on Sept. 4 and closed out the tournament with a match against Auburn, Sept. 5.

Family Life Insurance Company

Employers provide group Universal life insurance to their employees. Such a policy is a fantastic addition to the list of benefits given by the company. It can be entirely employee or employer paid. Employees who are with their employers benefit on taking group Universal life insurance as companies or organizations get good discounts on insurances because many people in the group are being covered under the insurance. If universal life insurance policies are purchased by individuals, they would not get any discount. The policy will remain the same and will continue once an employee quits his job and the individual coverage will become expensive.

Premiums are paid biweekly or monthly as deductions and payroll. This system continues till the employee does not wish to participate any longer or the company decides not to offer the benefit anymore. Employees will be able to take part in a group Universal life insurance without having to be subjected to medical examinations. This is possible when enrollment is done at particular time periods as indicated by the owner of the company. Employees will be happy to know that the money invested in a group Universal life insurance policy is tax-deferred as time goes by. If the company offers a 401(k) policy, too, one will have two opportunities to save significantly for retirement and also have a tool for seeing to it that money will be available after retirement as a lump sum payment or as equal payments given over the life of the holder of the policy.

The employee will have to ensure that he remains in the company for a very long time so that he can benefit from this great savings tool. Human resource development professionals could use the group Universal life insurance as bait in order to lure talented and qualified employees to the company as and when they need people. Employers even offer group universal life insurance to the dependents of the employees, too, which makes the offer even more enticing. It is unlikely that the employee will be in a hurry to quit the job. These policies will also come with ancillary programs when an employee purchases them, like legal help will be given when an employee wants to prepare a personal will.

Planning of the estate might also be given. These added benefits will help individuals to save a big sum of money. Those who avail of the services of lawyers regarding the same problems but are not covered under the group universal life insurance policy will be shelling out huge amounts of money. If such a policy is being offered to employees they should not think twice before taking advantage of the offer. Many people start considering retirement, estates and bills when they reach middle age because young people feel that they have a lot of time left to retire or they probably do not have adequate assets as to be important to them.

Employers can take advantage of group universal life-insurance programs so that they can own the policies and also make use of these accumulated over time tax-free funds in case of liabilities in the future. As you can see, both the employer as well as the employee benefits under group Universal life insurance programs.

Universal Life Insurance

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Do Some Research and Calculations When Planning Your Retirement

Once you have found an answer to this question, you can continue to assume that you need a term life insurance or whole life insurance. By investing in a term life insurance or whole life insurance cash received tax free, unlike other retirement plans. It is one of the most important parts of your retirement you need to make sure you organize and put together properly. Of course in order to determine what is best for their retirement and to support his family after they are gone you will have to do some research and calculations. Retirement planning is time, patience, knowledge, and of course life insurance.

Unlike IRA’s or 401(k)’s with whole life insurance and in some cases with term life insurance your retirement plan doesn’t have the complicated and unnecessary restrictions. With these investments for your future and retirement you and your family have a 10% tax penalty should the money be withdrawn before the age of 59 and a half amongst many others. You will need to do the proper research to determine whether this applies to you and if the other restrictions involved with alternative retirement plans will restrict your investment too much. Another great part to investing in whole life insurance is that most insurance companies actually use your money on the market and you have a chance of highly increasing your investment without the risk of losing it.

Put in to mind on whether you may need money in the work of your retirement, & it’s lovely to consult together with your financial planner & have them look in to any penalties or adverse tax consequences ought to you need to pull money from your insurance plan. Though the investment in whole life insurance is greatly beneficial there’s also some downfalls, which you will need to think about.

Speak to your planner and insurance consultant about the benefits and of course the basis of the contract. The premium that has been paid is important as well as the gain. Speak to them about what part of your money back is taxable and what will happen should you cancel or decide to pull your money earlier than expected.

Keep in mind though that in the event you cancel your loan or pass the date on the term life insurance policy owner the money becomes taxable. But make positive that you pay them back as they will reduce the benefit from your insurance. What’s great is that if your beneficiaries do not depend on you for financial support you can use your whole life insurance as an additional fund for your retirement. There’s also other options to getting money for your retirement so you don’t pull from your whole life insurance plan or term life insurance plan such as a loan against your life.

In general, your life insurance policy, or if you are over your term life insurance policy is your best selection for your retirement plan, this can be used if your beneficiaries still need support for your finances or if you just are looking to invest have a softer more retirement funds. Either way, it is a great investment and a source of money for the future, either for yourself or your family.

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