1.   Among the active small companies was Kuok Philippine Properties Inc., a hotel operator and developer building an office tower in the Makati business district.

2.   Among the hot property stocks this year is Marco Polo Developments Ltd., a hotel operator that has diversified into real estate.

3.   And for now, hotel operators say they are doing all they can to avoid layoffs.

4.   At least one area hotel operator seems to like the idea.

5.   Before that, he worked at hotel operator Accor SA.

6.   A few short years ago, New York hotel operators were cursing the darkness.

7.   A major hotel operator has to be selected and the design work completed.

8.   A hotel operator failed to wake Rider from his afternoon nap.

9.   A major Atlanta-based hotel franchising company Tuesday announced formation of an organization to help independent hotel operators become more competitive.

10.   But hotel operators throughout the city are nervous about the killings, and whether they will affect the bottom line.