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                Michael R. Bloomberg  
                  Mayor of the City 
                  of New York | 
               
               
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                Jonathan M. Tisch 
                  Chairman & CEO, Loews Hotels 
                  Chairman, NYC 
                  & Company | 
               
               
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                Stephen Rushmore 
                  President and Founder, HVS 
                  International | 
               
               
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                Lalia Rach  
                  Ed.D, Associate Dean, The 
                  Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports 
                  Management | 
               
               
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                | Cristyne L. Nicholas President 
                  & CEO, NYC 
                  & Company | 
               
               
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                Mark Lomanno 
                  President, Smith 
                  Travel Research | 
               
               
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                Joseph Spinnato 
                  President & CEO, 
                  Hotel Association 
                  of NYC | 
               
               
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                Thomas J. Travers 
                  General Manager, Hotel Beacon 
                  President, Hospitality 
                  Sales & Marketing Association International Big Apple Chapter | 
               
               
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              Operating Statistics by Neighborhood 
              The following tables compare the performance of all reporting 
                hotels in Manhattan from 1999 through 2005; results are broken 
                down by neighborhood, including Midtown West, Midtown East, and 
                Downtown. 
              Midtown West 
              
                 
                  | Year | 
                   
                     Occupied Room Nights 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                   
                     Available Room Nights 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                   
                     Occupancy 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                   
                     Average Rate 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                   
                     RevPAR 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2000 | 
                   
                     8,268,323 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
                   | 
                   
                     26,825 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
                   | 
                   
                     84.4% 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
                   | 
                   
                     $214.99 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
                   | 
                   
                     $181.55 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2001 | 
                   
                     7,824,540 
                   | 
                   
                     (5.4)% 
                   | 
                   
                     28,140 
                   | 
                   
                     4.9% 
                   | 
                   
                     76.2% 
                   | 
                   
                     (9.8)% 
                   | 
                   
                     $189.49 
                   | 
                   
                     (11.9)% 
                   | 
                   
                     $144.35 
                   | 
                   
                     (20.5)% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2002 | 
                   
                     8,090,892 
                   | 
                   
                     3.4% 
                   | 
                   
                     29,195 
                   | 
                   
                     3.7% 
                   | 
                   
                     75.9% 
                   | 
                   
                     (0.3)% 
                   | 
                   
                     $182.88 
                   | 
                   
                     (3.5)% 
                   | 
                   
                     $138.86 
                   | 
                   
                     (3.8)% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2003 | 
                   
                     8,375,251 
                   | 
                   
                     3.5% 
                   | 
                   
                     29,980 
                   | 
                   
                     2.7% 
                   | 
                   
                     76.5% 
                   | 
                   
                     0.8% 
                   | 
                   
                     $180.08 
                   | 
                   
                     (1.5)% 
                   | 
                   
                     $137.83 
                   | 
                   
                     (0.7)% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2004 | 
                   
                     9,166,013 
                   | 
                   
                     9.4% 
                   | 
                   
                     29,836 
                   | 
                   
                     (0.5)% 
                   | 
                   
                     84.2% 
                   | 
                   
                     10.0% 
                   | 
                   
                     $200.24 
                   | 
                   
                     11.2% 
                   | 
                   
                     $168.54 
                   | 
                   
                     22.3% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2005 | 
                   
                     9,073,389 
                   | 
                   
                     (1.0)% 
                   | 
                   
                     29,098 
                   | 
                   
                     (2.5)% 
                   | 
                   
                     85.4% 
                   | 
                   
                     1.5% 
                   | 
                   
                     $232.62 
                   | 
                   
                     16.2% 
                   | 
                   
                     $198.73 
                   | 
                   
                     17.9% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | Average Annual Compounded Change: 2000-2005 | 
                   
                     1.9%  
                   | 
                   
                    
                   | 
                   
                     1.6% 
                   | 
                   
                    
                   | 
                   
                     0.2% 
                   | 
                   
                    
                   | 
                   
                     1.6% 
                   | 
                   
                    
                   | 
                   
                     1.8% 
                   | 
                 
               
              Source: Smith Travel Research 
                Note: Some figures may be subject to small rounding errors 
                Note: Statistics based on selected hotels from a large database 
                  
              Midtown East 
              
                 
                  | Year | 
                   
                     Occupied Room Nights 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                   
                     Available Room Nights 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                   
                     Occupancy 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                   
                     Average Rate 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                   
                     RevPAR 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2000 | 
                   
                     5,382,412 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
                   | 
                   
                     17,922 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
                   | 
                   
                     82.3% 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
                   | 
                   
                     $265.43 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
                   | 
                   
                     $218.41 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
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                  | 2001 | 
                   
                     4,686,829 
                   | 
                   
                     (12.9)% 
                   | 
                   
                     18,098 
                   | 
                   
                     1.0% 
                   | 
                   
                     70.9% 
                   | 
                   
                     (13.8)% 
                   | 
                   
                     $233.09 
                   | 
                   
                     (12.2)% 
                   | 
                   
                     $165.38 
                   | 
                   
                     (24.3)% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2002 | 
                   
                     4,888,429 
                   | 
                   
                     4.3% 
                   | 
                   
                     18,092 
                   | 
                   
                     (0.0)% 
                   | 
                   
                     74.0% 
                   | 
                   
                     4.3% 
                   | 
                   
                     $217.70 
                   | 
                   
                     (6.6)% 
                   | 
                   
                     $161.16 
                   | 
                   
                     (2.6)% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2003 | 
                   
                     4,934,096 
                   | 
                   
                     0.9% 
                   | 
                   
                     18,040 
                   | 
                   
                     (0.3)% 
                   | 
                   
                     74.9% 
                   | 
                   
                     1.2% 
                   | 
                   
                     $208.71 
                   | 
                   
                     (4.1)% 
                   | 
                   
                     $156.40 
                   | 
                   
                     (3.0)% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2004 | 
                   
                     5,164,268 
                   | 
                   
                     4.7% 
                   | 
                   
                     17,487 
                   | 
                   
                     (3.1)% 
                   | 
                   
                     80.9% 
                   | 
                   
                     8.0% 
                   | 
                   
                     $234.65 
                   | 
                   
                     12.4% 
                   | 
                   
                     $189.85 
                   | 
                   
                     21.4% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2005 | 
                   
                     5,436,989 
                   | 
                   
                     5.3% 
                   | 
                   
                     17,485 
                   | 
                   
                     (0.0)% 
                   | 
                   
                     85.2% 
                   | 
                   
                     5.3% 
                   | 
                   
                     $277.40 
                   | 
                   
                     18.2% 
                   | 
                   
                     $236.31 
                   | 
                   
                     24.5% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | Average Annual Compounded Change: 
                    2000-2005 | 
                   
                     0.2% 
                   | 
                   
                    
                   | 
                   
                     (0.5)% 
                   | 
                   
                    
                   | 
                   
                     0.7% 
                   | 
                   
                    
                   | 
                   
                     0.9% 
                   | 
                   
                    
                   | 
                   
                     1.6% 
                   | 
                 
               
              Source: Smith Travel Research 
                Note: Some figures may be subject to small rounding errors 
                Note: Statistics based on selected hotels from a large database 
               
              Downtown 
              
                 
                  | Year | 
                   
                     Occupied Room Nights 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                   
                     Available Room Nights 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                   
                     Occupancy 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                   
                     Average Rate 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                   
                     RevPAR 
                   | 
                   
                     % Change 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2000 | 
                   
                     758,282 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
                   | 
                   
                     2,532 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
                   | 
                   
                     82.1% 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
                   | 
                   
                     $267.45 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
                   | 
                   
                     $219.46 
                   | 
                   
                     �� 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2001 | 
                   
                     720,566 
                   | 
                   
                     (5.0)% 
                   | 
                   
                     2,616 
                   | 
                   
                     3.3%  
                   | 
                   
                     75.5% 
                   | 
                   
                     (8.0)% 
                   | 
                   
                     $240.62 
                   | 
                   
                     (10.0)% 
                   | 
                   
                     $181.62 
                   | 
                   
                     (17.2)% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2002 | 
                   
                     758,844 
                   | 
                   
                     5.3% 
                   | 
                   
                     2,744 
                   | 
                   
                     4.9% 
                   | 
                   
                     75.8% 
                   | 
                   
                     0.4% 
                   | 
                   
                     $230.08 
                   | 
                   
                     (4.4)% 
                   | 
                   
                     $174.34 
                   | 
                   
                     (4.0)% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2003 | 
                   
                     911,047 
                   | 
                   
                     20.1% 
                   | 
                   
                     3,275 
                   | 
                   
                     19.4% 
                   | 
                   
                     76.2% 
                   | 
                   
                     0.6% 
                   | 
                   
                     $229.78 
                   | 
                   
                     (0.1)% 
                   | 
                   
                     $175.11 
                   | 
                   
                     0.4% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2004 | 
                   
                     999,426 
                   | 
                   
                     9.7% 
                   | 
                   
                     3,347 
                   | 
                   
                     2.2% 
                   | 
                   
                     81.8% 
                   | 
                   
                     7.4% 
                   | 
                   
                     $251.38 
                   | 
                   
                     9.4% 
                   | 
                   
                     $205.67 
                   | 
                   
                     17.4% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | 2005 | 
                   
                     1,029,638 
                   | 
                   
                     3.0% 
                   | 
                   
                     3,332 
                   | 
                   
                     (0.4)% 
                   | 
                   
                     84.7% 
                   | 
                   
                     3.5% 
                   | 
                   
                     $287.13 
                   | 
                   
                     14.2% 
                   | 
                   
                     $243.09 
                   | 
                   
                     18.2% 
                   | 
                 
                 
                  | Average Annual Compounded Change: 
                    2000-2005 | 
                   
                     6.3% 
                   | 
                   
                    
                   | 
                   
                     5.6% 
                   | 
                   
                    
                   | 
                   
                     0.6% 
                   | 
                   
                    
                   | 
                   
                     1.4% 
                   | 
                   
                    
                   | 
                   
                     2.1% 
                   | 
                 
               
              Source: Smith Travel Research 
                Note: Some figures may be subject to small rounding errors 
                Note: Statistics based on selected hotels from a large database 
                  
               
               
               
                Lalia Rach 
                  Ed.D, Associate Dean, The 
                  Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports 
                  Management 
                   
                  The Manhattan hotel market is the beneficiary of surging demand, 
                  diminished inventory, the weak dollar, and a positive economy. 
                  It is the era of exuberance as measured by rates, occupancy, 
                  and profits.  
                Dr. Lalia Rach Associate Dean and HVS International Chair Preston 
                  Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management 
                  New York University.  
               
              A review of the previous tables reveals the following. 
             
            
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The Downtown neighborhood experienced the 
                  most rapid supply growth between 1999 and 2005 at roundly 5.6%, 
                  while the Midtown West neighborhood experienced some growth 
                  and the Midtown East neighborhood decreased slightly during 
                  the same period. 
                   
                 
               
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All of the neighborhoods were negatively 
                  affected by the events of 9/11 as well as the adverse economic 
                  climate in 2001. Nevertheless, all neighborhoods have shown 
                  resilience in 2002 and 2003, recording slight to moderate increases 
                  in occupancies, with the exception of the Midtown West neighborhood, 
                  which recorded a slight decrease in occupancy in 2002. 
                   
                 
               
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In 2005, all of the neighborhoods recorded 
                  significant growth in their respective occupancies, with all 
                  neighborhoods exceeding their 2000 occupancy levels. The strong 
                  growth in occupancy was coupled with double-digit growth in 
                  average rates in all of the neighborhoods, which resulted in 
                  double-digit RevPAR growth in all neighborhoods, ranging from 
                  a low of roundly 17.9% in the Midtown West neighborhood to a 
                  high of roundly 24.5% in the Midtown East neighborhood. 
               
             
            
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