1.   Bass said it appointed three presidents to head its main hotel brands -- Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express.

2.   A recent string of acquisitions, which include real estate brokerages Coldwell Banker Corp. and Electronic Realty Associates and the Travelodge hotel brand helped boost earnings.

3.   Corporate development will include driving development of related business outside of the current hotel brands, such as vacation ownership.

4.   HFS is trying to breathe new life into an aging, moderately priced hotel brand.

5.   HFS franchises Days Inns, Howard Johnsons and other hotel brands.

6.   HFS franchises the Howard Johnsons and Days Inn hotel brands, among others.

7.   HFS, based in Parsippany, New Jersey, owns hotel brands, real estate brokerages and rental car company Avis Inc., among others.

8.   HFS, based in Parsippany, N.J., owns the trademarks to Howard Johnson, Days Inn, Ramada Inn and other hotel brands.

9.   If my face felt dry I would slather on some lotion from my eclectic collection of hotel brands.

10.   In fact, Hospitality Franchise may seek to expand in the real estate business by acquiring other chains, as it did with hotel brands, he said.