AM Index: February 2006

Year that international arrivals peaked in U.S. at 2.16 million: 2000

Number of international arrivals in January 2005: 1.79 million

Average Internet hotel rate in 2005: $83.74

Average non-Internet hotel rate in 2005: $92.27

Projected increase in hotel industry profitability in 2006: 20.9%

Source: PricewaterhouseCooper's “2005 U.S. Lodging Industry Briefing”