Hospitality

	Tuesday July 15, 2008
Annemarie Roscello Reference Librarian	Cruise Industry - Cruise Lines - Gaming Regulation - Golf Industry - Ski Industry
	Cruise Industry
		Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) - CLIA is the official trade organization of the cruise industry. International Council of Cruise Lines - The International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL) participates actively in the regulatory and policy development process and promotes measures to foster a safe, secure and healthy cruise ship environment. Royal Caribbean Cruises - Royal Caribbean Cruises owns and operates the following cruise line brands: Royal Caribbean International; Celebrity Cruises; and Island Cruises. Carnival Corporation - Carnival Corporation owns the following cruise line brands: Carnival Cruise Lines; Princess Cruises; Costa Crociere; Holland America Line; AIDA Cruises; P&O Cruises UK; Cunard Line; P&O Cruises Australia; Ocean Village; Windstar Cruises; Seabourn Cruise Line; and Swan Hellenic. Genting Group - The Genting Group, Malaysia's largest corporation, owns Norwegian Cruise Line, Star Cruises and Orient Lines, as well as Avana Hotels & Resorts, Avana Vacations, and Genting International College.
	Cruise Lines
		AIDA Cruises - AIDA Das Clubschiff, or AIDA Cruises, is a German-based cruise line that began operating around 1996. Carnival Cruise Lines - Carnival Cruise Lines sails to Alaska, the Bahamas, Europe, the Caribbean, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, across the Atlantic, Bermuda and more. Celebrity Cruises - In 1997 Celebrity Cruises merged with Royal Caribbean International to form Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Celebrity Cruises is now a brand name cruise line belonging to Royal Caribbean Cruises. Costa Cruises - Costa Crociere S.p.A., an Italian company, is the premiere European cruise group, and a market leader in Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland and South America. It has the most modern fleet of all European cruise companies. Cunard Line - Cunard Line Limited, a member of the Carnival Corporation Group, operates the Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth 2, Caronia and Queen Victoria (which joined the fleet in March, 2005). Cunard was a leading transatlantic passenger ship company during the golden era of oceanic ship travel in the early 20th century. Holland America Line - Holland America has been in business for over 130 years. They have cruises to all seven continents, including Antarctica. Island Cruises - Island Cruises is the product of a joint venture between First Choice Holidays and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line in May 2000. They aim for "casual cruising". Louis Cruise Lines - Louis Cruise Lines, one of the biggest cruise companies world-wide, boards more passengers in Limassol than any other cruise line in the Mediterranean. MSC Cruises - MSC Cruises is one of the leading cruise lines in Europe. MSC Cruises Australia - MSC features an Italian style, including Italian cuisine. The line is owned by the Mediterranean Shipping Company. Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) offers tours to such locales as Alaska, Australia, the Caribbean, and South America. Ocean Village - Owned by Carnival Corporation, Ocean Village aims to be less of a cruising line than a vacation-destination-hopping program. It aims to attract passengers who would not normally be interested in taking a cruise. P&O Cruises - P&O Cruises offered the first cruise holiday program in 1905, gradually evolving from a scheduled passenger and cargo line to a focused cruise line. Princess Cruises - From its beginnings in 1965 with a single ship cruising to Mexico, Princess has become one of the premiere cruise lines in the world. Pullmantur Cruises - Pullmantur is one of Europe's leading cruise lines. Royal Caribbean International - Royal Caribbean International began as Royal Caribbean Cruise Line in 1968. They launched their first company-owned ship in 1970 (Song of Norway). Seabourn Cruise Line - Seabourn Cruise, an ultra luxury cruise line, provides voyages to Alaska, Mediterranean, Scandinavia, Russia and the Rivers of Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Star Cruises - Star Cruises offers cruises to more than 200 destinations worldwide. Owned by the Star Group, which includes Norwegian Cruise Line and Orient Lines. Swan Hellenic - Its earliest history can be traced to a cruise to the Greek Islands undertaken by the Swan Travel Bureau in 1954. Swan is known for its guest speakers and luxury class accommodations. Thomson Holidays - Thomson Holidays not only runs a cruise business, but operates a travel television station, travel agencies, a charter airline and travel shops. Windstar Cruises - Windstar Cruises is a luxury sailing ship cruise line.
	Gaming Regulation
		American Gaming Association - The association represents the commercial casino entertainment industry by addressing federal legislative and regulatory issues affecting its members and their employees and customers. California Nations Indian Gaming Association - A gathering place for information on legal issues affecting Indian Gaming. Links are provided on legislative information ranging from the state Senator's homepage to the federal Library of Congress and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Institute for Problem Gambling - A non-profit citizens group dedicated to increasing public awareness of problem gambling. Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) - A non-profit, government-benefit association owned and operated by its 22 member lotteries. Each member offers one or more of the games administered by MUSL. All profits are retained by the state lottery and are used to fund projects approved by the state legislatures. National Indian Gaming Association - A non-profit organization of 168 Indian Nations with other non-voting associate members representing organizations, tribes and businesses engaged in tribal gaming enterprises from around the country. North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) - An active association of state and provincial lotteries representing 47 lottery organizations throughout North America, offering information on state and provincial lotteries, history of gaming, gambling studies, national gambling issues, compulsive gambling and more. The International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL) - A non-profit association of attorneys, gaming regulators and gaming executives dedicated to education, advancement of the gaming law profession and exchange of professional information regarding local and global practices and development of all aspects of gaming law. The North American Gaming Regulators Association (NAGRA) - Comprised of federal, state, local, tribal, and provincial government agencies who are responsible for the regulation of legalized gaming activities.
	Golf Industry
		American Golf Corp. - American Golf is the largest golf management company (as of 2004), managing about 280 premier, private, resort, and daily fee courses in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Arnold Palmer Golf Management - A golf management and instruction service provider. The company serves more than 26 properties in the United States and Europe (as of 2004). Benchmark Hospitality - Benchmark Hospitality specializes in management and marketing services for resorts, conference centers, conference hotels and golf clubs. Billy Casper Golf - Provides management services to private, semi-private, daily-fee, resort and municipal golf courses and clubs. As of 2004, Billy Casper was the fifth largest and second-fastest-growing golf management company, running 46 courses. Boca Resorts - Boca Resorts owns luxury resorts and golf clubs in Florida, which feature hotels, golf courses, spas, and conference facilities to attract upscale customers. ClubCorp - ClubCorp is the second-largest golf management company (as of 2004) owning and/or operating nearly 150 golf courses, country clubs, private business clubs and golf resorts. Crystal Springs Golf & Spa Resort - Crystal Springs Golf & Spa Resort operates a collection of upscale public New Jersey Golf Courses in the Northeast. Del Webb - Del Webb is a brand of active adult/lifestyle communities for people 55 and older. They built and operate communities in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, South Carolina, and Texas. Environmental Golf - As a subsidiary of Environmental Industries, one of the leading landscape development, construction and maintenance providers, Environmental Golf offers building and maintaining turnkey services to resorts and municipal golf courses. Evergreen Alliance Golf, Ltd. - EAGL operates over 30 golf courses in 9 states (as of 2004)with a portfolio that includes high-end, municipal, resort and daily fee golf courses as well as semi-private and private golf clubs. Golf Development Services - A golf management company, providing comprehensive, hands-on management and consultation for public, municipal, daily fee, private, semi-private, and resort facilities. It has worked for or is working for more than 20 projects in US, Australia, Malaysia and Taiwan. Gotham Golf Partners - Gotham Golf Partners is a full-service golf course acquisition, ownership and management company that owns and operates golf courses throughout the eastern United States. Most of the company's courses are in the Mid-Atlantic and the Southeast. Heritage Golf Group - Heritage Golf Group is the owner and operator of private, resort and daily fee golf facilities across the United States. Intrawest Golf - Intrawest Golf provides golf management and consulting services to over 40 golf courses (as of 2004). Its parent company, Intrawest, manages resorts. KemperSports - As of 2004, KemperSports is the fourth-largest golf management company, operating 57 golf courses throughout the United States. KSL Recreation Corporation - KSL Recreation Corporation has a collection of 20 golf courses, some of which are designed by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Greg Norman, Tom Weiskopf, Raymond Floyd, Jerry Pate and Pete Dye. Marriott Golf - Marriott Golf operates and manages over 30 golf courts in US and worldwide, such as in Costa Rica, Egypt and Spain (as of 2004). Matrix Golf and Hospitality - Matrix Golf and Hospitality is a division of Matrix Development Group, a real estate development company. Currently, Matrix Golf's portfolio includes more than eight clubs throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Meadowbrook Golf - Meadowbrook Golf is a golf course management, maintenance and supply company in the United States. As of 2004, Meadowbrook was the 6th largest golf management company, operating 46 courses. PGA National Resort & Spa - Located in Palm Beaches of Florida, PGA National Resort & Spa is the home of the Headquarters of the Professional Golfers' Association of America. Southworth Development LLC - Southworth Development LLC is a privately held company based in Newton, Massachusetts, specializing in the development of residential resort and hospitality branded real estate communities. Sterling Golf Management - Sterling Golf Management leases and operates golf courses in New England. Troon Golf - With about 130 golf courses in 20 countries, Troon is the third largest and fifth-fastest-growing golf management company (as of 2004). Troon Golf focuses on golf management, development, and marketing. Xanterra Parks & Resorts - Xanterra Parks & Resorts is a park-management company with a large collection of golf courses.
	Ski Industry
		American Skiing Company - American Skiing Company, headquartered in Newry, Maine, owns and operates resorts in different regions of the country. Booth Creek Ski Holdings - Booth Creek Ski Holdings is a ski resort owner and operator in North America. Boyne USA Resorts - Boyne USA Resorts owns and operates nearly a dozen ski and golf resorts and other attractions. Its portfolio includes Boyne Highlands and Boyne Mountain in Michigan, Big Sky Resort in Montana, and Cypress Mountain in British Columbia. Intrawest - Ski resort operator in North America, with resorts in California, Colorado, New Jersey, Vermont, and West Virginia, as well as in British Columbia, Quebec, and Ontario. Vail Resorts - As one of North America's major ski resort operators, Vail Resorts operates resorts in Colorado, Wyoming and California/Nevada border.
Annemarie Roscello Reference Librarian Sidney Silverman Library Bergen Community College Paramus, New Jersey 201-612-5569 aroscello@bergen.edu
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