Hey Benjo,
To your worry that the contract in question might be the Double Tree, I would say two things:
1) At least in the case of the quote from Prakash that I have in mind, it was definitely AFTER Double Tree. He was mentioning things in the works in addition to that (already known) deal.
2) There is a sense in which "Double-Tree Contract" is an ambiguous term. Because the contract that we all have in mind was for ONE Double-Tree Hotel. Obviously, there are LOTS more such hotels. Thus a new contract could pertain to one, several, or the whole chain!
I am a philosophy professor of sorts. I'm a PhD student, and do teach undergrad classes.
Actually, truth-be-told, I just recently decided that two MA's is enough, and that I'll be leaving the program.
Been studying philosophy for seven years, and I'm ready to make some money now. =P
