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r f « r 20 - MANCHESTER HERALD. Mon., Feb. 8. 1982 BUSINESS___________ Cummings readies Forst wants U.S. in wrong town rernap more troopers in Ei Salvador Airport hotels ore really taking off ... p a g e 3 ... page 18 ... p a g e 6 .V ITEM; The airport hotel division is now the fastest- meetings are held at an airport bot^l. Time-consuming and (while I ’ve found this untrustworthy) say growing sector in the entire hotel industry. Occupancy W- trips and expensive taxi fares are eliminated. Hie provide service during the office-hours when it is fill but ^ rates for airport hotels are 15 percent higher than rates Merrlott Corp., pioneer in this segment of the in­ Tmpossible to get a taxi and impossible ib carry y<w Partly sunny, Manchester, Cohn. for all other hotels in major cities. Your dustry, opened five airport hotels in the last year alone; own luggage. Most do have restaurants that, rwnam „ Money's New York, Atlanta, Seattle, Nashville. Tenn., and Tam­ open much or all of the time and 24-hour room se i^ ce if cold Wednesday Tues., Feb. 9, 1982 ITEM: Construction and renovation of airport hotels pa, Fla. It is completing hotels in DallM/Ft. Worth and the restaurant is cldSed. are going on at a rate 12 times greater than the rate of Greensboro, N.C. The informed forecast is that the de­ It was way back in 1932 — a half-century ago — ; - — See page 2 25 Cents the past two years. After a short period of slack in the Worth mand for rooms for conventions and meetings will in­ the first airport hotel was built by Henry Ford in . early 1970s, the hotels are again in a growth resurgence Sylvia Porter crease 9 percent by 1963. bom, Mich., to serve executives using the nearby Ford and there is widespread confidence the trend will con­ At ^Guardia, for instance, the Marriott’s convention Airport. By the late 1950s, the airport hotel Influstry WM tinue under rising demand from conventions and room seats 650 and can be divided into smaller rooms. ' booming — and it didn’t reach its peak until the early,! assa meetings. T^e stress is on conventions and I personally have 1970s. ITEM ; The occupancy rate at airport hotels in major for what I took for granted was better service. (Even watched the excellent communications facilities Now with their mistakes behind them and with their cities is close to 90 percent, compared to 70 percent for though I rarely, had the time to use the available ser­ provided for visitors to their back-at-home offices. location making them an undeniable bargain, they well* all other hotels in these cities. The breakdown of vices.) “ With regional airline service rapidly expanding, a may be the deliberate choice for those of us who want customers shows, as you would expect, that business Now, though. I ’ve switched to the airport hotel in different type of business)and pleasure traveler is convenience, comfort and efficiency on our o v e m l^ t emerging,” says Jurgen Moritz, general manager of the travelers and conference participants are the principal many cases when I ’m out of town on business or just stays. Votes split occupants at 83.8 percent. Tourists are a meager second stopping over in a city before proceeding to another LaGuardia Marriott. For the tourist occupant (9.6 ( “ Sylvia Porter’s 1982 Income Tax Book,” her com­ prehensive guide to income taxes, is now available* at 9.6 percent. destination for pleasure. The hotels are convenient, percent), there are such features as swimming pools, in-room movies and health clubs, including sauna, through her column. Send $3.95 plus 31 for mailing and Only a few years ago, an airport hotel would certainly comfortable, cost-efficient and offer a range of handling to “ Sylvia Porter’s 1982 Income Tax Book,” in- not have been my first choice of Accommodation. Even amenities I hadn’t anticipated. And the old cliches about hydrotherapy pool, exercise rooms, etc. care of this newspaper, 4400 Johnson Drive, Fairway,- though my stay was merely overnight, I automatically their “ types” of customers just don’t seem to apply. The hotels always are close enough to the airport so Kan. 66205. Make checks payable to Universal Press. made reservations at a downtown hotel, suffered an ad­ Their unique location is, of course, their No. 1 attrac­ travelers can make a flight at any hour. Most offer com­ plimentary limousine service to and from the airport Syndicate.) on closing ditional hour-long trek, paid the higher prices in return tion. Travel time is drastically shortened when 9 Firms talk new ideas Income rises of schools NEW YORK — Colt Industries’ net earnings in but most fear change 1981 were |109 million, equal to 34.01 a common share on sales of 32.2 billion. This compares with By Nancy Thompson Mrs. Becker commented. “ I will net earnings in 19M of 397 million, or 33.69 a com­ Herald Reporter go along on the Bentley School for the NEW YORK (UPI) - American and productive word — feedback,” he mon share, on sales of 32.1 billion. simple reason that the numbers business talks new ideas and new said. In 1981 compiared with the prior year, net ear­ Bentley School will close in June, make it necessary. I will not go products but fear of change is a domi­ But there are other reasons for a cor­ nings were up 12 percent on a 4 percent increase in followed by Highland Park School, along with Highland Park.” nant characteristic of most cor­ poration’s resistance to change. sales. Sales in 1981 were the highest and earnings probably within the next two years, School enrollment has declined by porations, says R. Donald Gamache. Compensation of top management, were the second highest in the company’s history. the Board of Education decided almost 1,000 students since the last Gamache, who heads Innotech Ck>rp., a Gamache said, often is tied to short-term Monday. school. Green School, was closed in Trumbull, Conn., management con­ profitability. ’Ibis creates an emotional 1978. sulting firm that finds new opportunities inability to make changes or even to The board named the two schools and new products for its clients, said tolerate changes and it is particularly New head named as those to close in split votes. The “ I THINK WE NEED more there is no shortage of new ideas but likely to be true in companies with high board approved the closing of study,” Mrs. Becker said. “ I don’t human elements often determine prolit or monopolistic businesses. Every BRIDGEPORT (U P I) — Charles W. HorsfaU of Bentley by an 8 to 1 margin, with think we should close a school only board member Richard W. without it.” whether they are accepted. new proposal seems inferior to what Westport has been selected to head the Litchfield Board Chairman Leonard Seader, The most critical stumbling block to management is used to and consequently County Water Co. subsidiary of Bridgeport Dyer dissenting. Dyer was joined by board who usually does not comment on innovation, he said, is “ top is discarded. Hydraulic Co. members Carolyn Becker and H. floor discussion, defended the plan­ management’s psychological and Ganiache also said inexperience and Horsfall will continue as vice president and emotional resistance to change” that unwillingness to become sufficiently secretary of Bridgeport Hydraulic and is expected John Malone in voting against the ning commitee’s recommendation often is instilled consciously or un­ knowledgeable about a new proposal in­ to be elected president of Litchfield County Water closing of Highland Park School, to close the two schools. which was approved in a 6 to 3 vote. consciously in employees. hibits change. Ironically, a precisely op­ Co. ^ n , Bridgeport Hydraulic President William \ Speakers during the public com­ “ 1 have agonized over this,” Dyer ment session at the beginning of the Gamache said there also are some per­ posite attitude is just as bad. Too many S. Warner said Thursday. told the board and the audience of meeting seemed to accept the vasive myths about new products. companies think they must get as much Horsfall succeeds Sherwood Lovejoy of Fairfield, about 100 people who came to hear Bentley School closing as inevitable, If you invest enough money in a search information rapidly about a new idea or who will direct an expanded watershed manage­ Herald photo by Tarquinlo F the vote on school closings. “ I can­ but asked the board to delay a deci­ . for a new product, goes one, you’re sure product as they have about their existing ment program being carried out by Bridgeport not, vote for the closing of Bentley sion on Highland Park. to come up with a winner. 'That just products and services. ’Diey may turn Hydraulic’s Forestry and Conservation Division in School’s out! down good opportunities because of this School nr Highland Park School. doesn’t happen, he said. Easton. •TN BUSINESS it’s a basic prin­ unrealistic expectation. and .stats, snow'clearanipe opfratiojris went pretty smoothly, too. Some companies offer vacation trips There wets no school today, thanks to the two-aind*ohe*half In­ “ I T E E L WE ABE acting too ciple that you maintain your Another irony, Gamache said, is the as prizes for ideas or fly teams to exotic ches of snow that fell eSrIy this morning, and Michael Varnl, of. State ahdlocalpoUcerspdi^MproblBI^^ ■”DaStiiy,” DyeHuBdr” ! fenl wehave operations;” R o y Behike said.' “ T o' “ we already have too many good ideas” island resorts to sit and ruminatd until 46 Walker St.; Jane Putnam, of 47 WalkerSt.

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