51.   Money once flowed into the hotel industry.

52.   Now the front-desk bell is ringing for the hidebound hotel industry.

53.   Patriot American Hospitality Inc. intends to keep growing rapidly, both in the hotel industry and related markets, said Chairman and Chief Executive Paul Nussbaum.

54.   Roffman said ITT, which has its own acquisition plans for the casino and hotel industries, will put up a tough defense.

55.   Rossello has privatized the government-owned shipping industry, the hotel industry and, most recently, the telephone industry.

56.   Rossello has privatized the government-owned shipping industry, the hotel industry, and most recently, the telephone industry.

57.   Such an infusion would depress the average occupancy rate though not to a point where the hotel industry stops turning a profit.

58.   The announcement clearly surprised financial analysts who follow the hotel industry.

59.   The bid comes amid confidence that the London hotel industry is leading a recovery in continental Europe, which has been battered by falling room yields and occupancy rates.

60.   The company has been the most aggressive buyer in what has been a record year for acquisitions in the hotel industry.