June 2004 - Top Read Articles
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The
2004 Ranking of Hotel Groups; Including the Ten Hotel Groups with the Greatest
Increase in Number of Rooms
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Top
Ten Revenue Management Mistakes Hotels Can Make / Dr. Gabor Forgacs
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Yielding
Software � Must Have or Luxury?
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Woman
Who Claimed a Mouse in Her Soup Charged with Attempted Extortion and Conspiracy
to Commit a Felony
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10
Ways to Bulletproof Your Hotel Against Legal Attacks / Diana S. Barber
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Identity
Problem for Some of the Hotel Industry�s Biggest Frequent Guest Programs:
Members Cannot Correctly Identify all the Hotel Brands Within
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Marketing
Plans Must Be a "Living Being" / Hotel Common Sense They Cannot Sit On
Shelves!
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Leading
Hotel Chains and Online Intermediaries to Debate Revenue Management and
Pricing Strategies
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After
Doing the Math, Some Hotel Franchisees Consider Going Independent; Full
Utilization of Travel Web Sites an Alternative to Brand Franchise Fees
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Owner
Host Marriott Not Sure of the Fate for Marriott Mountain Shadows Resort,
Scottsdale
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After
Five Years of Litigation Strategy Starwood Prevails in Appeal of Woodley
Road Decision
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Leona
Helmsley, Now 83, Continues to Run Her New York Hotel Business; Occasional
Forgetfulness May Be a Problem
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Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing What / June 2004
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The
12 Classic Cocktails; In a Wave of Nostalgia Noble House Hotels Features
the Drinks Our Grandparents Used to Have
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Cendant�s
Hotel Group Consolidates Brand Leadership, Increases Field Support Staff
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Gaylord
Texan Resort & Convention Center Puts Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and
Austin on Notice That It's A Player
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Anschutz
Entertainment Plans to Build a 1,500-room Hotel and Entertainment Center
Near Staples Center; $1 billion Project Catches LA City Officials by Surprise
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Average
Daily Rates in the U.S. Lodging Industry Will Rise by 3.0% in 2004 / PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Starwood
Atlanta Cluster Converts 312% More Business With Cross-Property Lead Sharing
Solution; Achieves 42% Revenue Gain, 18-Month ROI on Technology Investment
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Have
You Hugged Your Travel Website Market Manager Today?
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Industry�s
First Seamless GDS Yield Management Reservation Profitability Tools at
HITEC; Client-Focused Rate Management Tutorials and Classes Provided
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A
Full Recovery of the Worldwide Hospitality Industry Possible within 1 to
2 Years; Potential Terrorism Attacks a Big Threat
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Foxwoods,
the World's Largest Casino, Expanding Again
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Highland
Hospitality Corporation Acquiring Four Wyndham Owned Hotels for $227 million;
Approximately $134,500 per Room
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Carlson
Hotels Worldwide Inititates New Brand Building Strategies
June 30, 2004
June 29, 2004
June 28, 2004
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Significant
Amount of New Development Money Entering the Mexican Hotel Investment Scene;
Mexico City An Active Market / Hans Desai, HVS
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Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing What / June 2004
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Merchandining
- Merchandising During the Dining Experience / Lee Simon
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Combined
Occupancy for Renaissance Grand Hotel and the Renaissance St. Louis Suites
40% in the 1st Qtr 2004; Reserves Tapped to Subsidize Operations and Cover
Debt Service on $98 million in Bonds
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Owner
of the Helena Holiday Inn Downtown Ponders Reorganization Under Bankruptcy
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InterContinental
Hotels Group Provides Incentive Program to Attract African-American, Hispanic
and Native American Entrepreneurs to Hotel Industry; Reduces the Initial
Application Fee to $10,000
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Orsini
Bros. Inns, Inc. Opens First Canadian Doubletree Resort - the 224 room
Doubletree Resort Lodge & Spa Fallsview - Niagara Falls
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Cendant's
Hotel Group Reports Online Bookings Two Months Ahead of Last Year, 2 million
Room-nights Booked So Far this Year
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Four
Seasons Opens the 242-room Four Seasons Resort in Whistler, B.C.
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David
Hart, CEO of Hart Hotels, Named Chairman of the Buffalo Niagara Convention
& Visitors Bureau
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Pegasus
Solutions Providing Global Internet Distribution Services for Accor Hotels
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Pebble
Beach Company Selects Springer-Miller Systems as Preferred PMS Vendor
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The
Plasencia Group Advises on the Sale of the Marriott Irvine, Orange County,
California
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Howard
Feiertag Awarded Virginia Tech's Excellence in Outreach Award
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Flag
Choice Hotels Appoints Pauline Clarke as Senior Director, Franchise Services
June 25, 2004
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Owner
Host Marriott Not Sure of the Fate for Marriott Mountain Shadows Resort,
Scottsdale
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Highland
Hospitality Corporation Acquiring Four Wyndham Owned Hotels for $227 million;
Approximately $134,500 per Room
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Donald
J. Trump Acquires Hollinger International's Interest in The Trump International
Hotel & Tower Chicago for $73 million; The 90-story Tower Has Pre-sold
$500 million in Condo-Hotel Units
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Contract
Negotiations Stall Between Los Angeles' 17 Union Hotels and HERE; Hotels
Seeking 5 Year Contract, Union Wants 2 Year Contract
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The
Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center, the City's Leading Convention Hotel,
Posted 50% Occupancy for the Past Three Years
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Stout
Properties Decides to Test the Waters, Puts the 289 room Holiday Inn Bordeaux,
Fayetteville, North Caroline Up for Sell
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Neptune
Hospitality Advisors Arranges Acquisition Financing of Nashville Hotel
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Delaware
North Companies Opens The 109 room Lodge & Conference Center at Geneva
State Park, Ohio; Owned by Ashtabula County and the State of Ohio, First
Ohio State Park Lodge Built in 13 Years
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The
12 Classic Cocktails; In a Wave of Nostalgia Noble House Hotels Features
the Drinks Our Grandparents Used to Have
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Martin
Sinclair Appointed General Manager Four Seasons Resort Nevis; Departing
General Manager Robert Whitfield to Take Helm at New Four Seasons Hotel
in Palo Alto, California
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San
Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau Rebrands itself �Only in San
Francisco.� New Theme Incorporated into Bureau�s Marketing Efforts
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Michael
Gallegos' Company, American Property Management Corp., Has Acquired 45
hotels and Sold Six 14 years; Recieves Ernst & Young Entrepreneur
of the Year Award
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2004
Luxury Spending Survey: Fear of Global Terrorism is Not Deterring the Elite
Affluent from Traveling Abroad This Summer
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Standing
Vacant Since the 1980s and 95 Years after Opening an Aberdeen, South Dakota
Hotel Ready to Re-Open
June 24, 2004
June 23, 2004
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Cendant�s
Hotel Group Consolidates Brand Leadership, Increases Field Support Staff
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JSC
Moskva Krasnye Holmy Appoints Raffles International to Manage a 235-room
Swissôtel Branded Hotel in Moscow
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French
Chain Hotel Performance On the Rise, May 2004 RevPAR Up +8.5% Over Previous
Year / MKG
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Bed
and Breakfast Innkeeper's Lifestyle; Finance, Marketing, Maintenance, Chef...
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Cayuga
Nation's $500-million Catskill Casino Holds Great Economic Promise
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Capital
Lodging's $300 million IPO Completion Date Unkwnown; Plans to Acquire 22
of 27 Crown American Hotels
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Best
Western Names David Kong Executive Vice President, International Operations
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Kerzner
and Istithmar Agree to Expand Atlantis, the Palm, Dubai to 2,000 Rooms,
Development
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Costs
Grow from $650 million to $1.1 billion
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Hotels
Accelerating Adoption of Advanced Technology Solutions to Manage Group
Business; Passkey
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Empowers
Hotels to Increase their Online Group Bookings
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Four
Vendors Demonstrate Live, Fully Automated Supply System to Distribution
Channel Integration at HITEC; Real-time bookings, automated PMS confirmation
and distribution channel updates happen before your eyes
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Blizzard
Internet Marketing Debuts Web Site Statistic-Tracking Programs; Blizzard
Tracker now provides enhanced, detailed reports enabling hotels to measure
the effectiveness of Web site marketing and promotions
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BIG
News From Sceptre At HITEC: Channel- and Revenue-Management Consulting
Now Available As Stand-Alone Service
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Larkspur
Hospitality Selects PrinterOn In-Room Guest Printing Services for All Hotels
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Pegasus
Announces New Customers for PegsTour� Service and New Agreements from Its
Hotel Company Customers
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Wynn
Las Vegas Selects Agilysys Materials Management System; Industry-Leading
Inventory and Procurement Software to Streamline Hotel Operations
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InfoGenesis
and Adaco Provide Return on Investment for Hoteliers
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Pueblo
Bonito Hotels & Resorts Acquires the Solare Vallarta Sunset Bay Resort;
Will Renovate and Reposition as Samba Vallarta
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DSRA,
LLC. Completes $2 million Renovation of the Former 165-room Howard Johnson
Hotel; Rebranded as Clarion Hotel, Chester, Virginia
June 22, 2004
June 21, 2004
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One-on-One
Audio Interview with Northwind's Warren Dehan: What's Next for Maestro
PMS?
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Choice
Hotels Commits to Cohorts® for Database Enhancement and Analysis: Testing
Proves Household-Based Segmentation Delivers ROI
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Hotelier
Morris Moinian Set to Buy Former 1,000-Room Hyatt Orlando; Plans to Renovate
and Include Time-shares
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The
Profits of Hotels Group Queens Moat Houses Wildly Over-stated for 10 Years
Before Its Near Collapse
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Pansy
Ho Chiu-king and MGM MIRAGE Will Co-own and Jointly Operate a Major Hotel
Casino in Macau S.A.R.
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Four
Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest Opens After a $110-million Restoration
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San
Antonio's Adam's Mark Hotel Getting $6.3 million Renovation, Will Rebrand
to Crowne Plaza
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Premier
Hotel Corporation, Gumbo Limbo Management & Development, and The Generation
Companies Named Suburban Franchise System's Top Franchisees
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Financial
Street Holding Co., Ltd. and Ritz Carlton Developing 256 room Hotel In
Beijing
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Molinaro
Koger Structures Sale of Sheraton Hotel Washington, DC
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Carol
Verret Consulting and Training / June WebCast: Presenting the Product and
Closing the Sale - June 30, 2004
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Fu
Wah International Group Appoints Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific to Manage
the First Park Plaza Hotel in China - The 216-room Park Plaza Wangfujing
Beijing
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HOFEX
2005 Exhibition in Hong Kong Teams Up with HOSTEC
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StayOnline
Announces New QuickResponseCoveragePlusSM Wireless HSIA Leader Sets Itself
Apart with Innovative Repair Program
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Exciting
New ASP From M-TECH Helps Hotels Deliver On Service Promises And Exceed
Guests� Expectations
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Produced
By Hoteliers For Hoteliers, �Essentials Of Hotel Ownership� Conference
Hailed By All Who Attend
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Bartech
Expands to Full Minibar Product Line; Introduces First Upgradeables and
Combination Automatic Minibar Plus Refrigerator
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Raffles
Knowledge, the Subsidiary Training Arm of Raffles International, Offers
Eighteen-month Hospitality Management Diploma Programme in Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam
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Scott
Robison Named Director of Sales for Lansdowne Resort, Virginia
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The
Plasencia Group Appoints Eric M. Holtze as Director of Financial Analysis
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Philip
Ommen Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing Grand Copthorne Waterfront
Hotel, Singapore
June 17, 2004
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CHIP
Hospitality Manages Online Travel Distribution Channels with EZ Yield
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SynXis
Debuts its Next Generation Reservation System at HITEC 2004 in Dallas;
Web-based, modular system includes a first-of-its-kind Dashboard
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Midscale
Operators Navigate with Centralized Business Intelligence, Enterprise Accounting;
Use 2/3 Less Accounting Staff
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Lexington
Services Introduces First-To-Market Hotel Website Package Booking Engine
; Package Select Delivers Higher RevPAR, Convenience
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New
Jersey Division on Civil Rights Rules Ladies Night Promotions Are Unfair,
Men Not Treated Equally
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Consolidation
of Nantucket's Luxury Hotels Continues; Stephen Karp Plans to Acquire the
60 room Jared Coffin House for $11 million
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Mandalay
Resort Group Board Meets for 7 Hours Before Accepting MGM Mirage Offer;
Deal Will Recieve Thorough FTC Investigation, Likely Causing Delay
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Big
Hotel Chains Have Legitimized the Time Share Business, However, Like the
Automoble, Most Time Shares Drop in Value Rather than Appreciate
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Carlson
Hotels Worldwide Recognizes Best in the Brands; Sean Shannon, GM of the
Radisson on John Deere Commons, Moline, Illinois Named Best Radisson General
Manager
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Operating
2,000 Hotel Rooms and 14 Restaurants in Yellowstone National Park, Concessioner
Xanterra Finds Uncommon Answers to Common Environmental Challenges
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After
an Eight Month Competitive Bidding Process, The Phoenix City Council Selects
Sheraton as Operator of a New 1,000-room Convention Hotel
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Private
Property Management Selects Conrad Hotels to Operate 350 room Hotel in
Dubai; The Conrad Dubai Scheduled to Open in 2007
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Radisson
SAS Hotels & Resorts Signs Management Contract for $30 million Radisson
SAS Palace Hotel Located in Ohrid, Macedonia, To Open in 2006
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Accelerated
Marketing Group Auctions 173-room Former Ramada Inn In Tucson, Arizona
for $4.2 million
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Hotel
Information Systems is Selected by Kimpton to Install Epitome Enterprise
and Property Management System to the Onyx and 70 Park Avenue
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Hawaii
Prince Hotel Waikiki and Golf Club Energizes Aloha Attitude, Transforms
Concierge Operations With GoConcierge.net�s Web-based Solution
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Millennium
Hotels & Resorts USA Announce Rollout of EzRMS�; Product Suite throughout
North America
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Thompson
Calhoun Fair, LLC, Brokers Sale of the Howard Johnson Express Inn - Fort
Myers, Florida
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BringYourPet.com
primes Pet Owners on Proper Hotel PETiquette
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Leading
Thai hotel company seeking General Manager for the opening of 200 room
luxury resort located in Southern Thailand. Requires Asian hotel experience
and opening hotel experience
June 16, 2004
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NORTHWIND
Successfully Completes Rollout of its Maestro ASP Front Office System to
65 Suburban Franchise System Properties
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Ramesys
Dominates as the Leader of UNIX and Web Based Property Management Systems
(PMS) and Brings Latest Enterprise Offerings to HITEC
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Le
Meridien Revs Up the Momentum; Obtains New Long-term Partnerships with
Several High-profile Asia Pacific Hotel Owners as Recapitalisation Strategy
Continues / Steve Shellum
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About
6,000 Hotels Around the World Now Provide Wi-Fi Access; Far More Important
than Designer Shampoo
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Leona
Helmsley, Now 83, Continues to Run Her New York Hotel Business; Occasional
Forgetfulness May Be a Problem
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The
Waterford Group Tackles 33-year Hotel in Downtown Hartford; Will Transform
into 392 room Hilton
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Mandalay
Resort Group Accepts $7.9 billion Buyout Offer from MGM Mirage; Will Be
World's Largest Gambling Company and Dominate Las Vegas Market
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Ted
Horner Inducted into the HFTP International Hospitality Technology Hall
of Fame
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Las
Vegas Hilton Buyer, Colony Capital, Obtains Gaming License; Will Invest
Up to $26 million for Renovations, Names Nicholas Ribis Key Executive
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Case
Study: With GuestWare�s Help, Service Teams at La Cabana All Suite Beach
Resort and Casino Drastically Reduce Room Defects, Accelerate Response
Time
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Thailand
Government Backed Initiative Seeks to Create Recognised Seal of Approval
for Thai Hotels and Resorts
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Steven
J. Belmonte Named To AAHOA Industry Relations Committee
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Park
Inn Brand Names Larry Wozniak of the Park Inn in Stevensville, Michigan
General Manager of the Year
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Aptech
Computer Systems Completes Rollout of its Profitvue® ASP Enterprise
Back Office Accounting System for Amerimar Enterprises, Inc.
-
Roland
Fasel Appointed General Manager at the 451 room InterContinental London
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Chris
Goblirsch Appointed Director of Information Technology for Benchmark Hospitality
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BringYourPet.com
Finds Hotels Catering to the Canine Crowd
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The
Revenue Management Machine Powered by Aspire � Continued Momentum in May
2004 with Outstanding Atlanta Event
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The
6-year-old Orange County (California) Tourism Council May be Victim of
Budget Cutbacks
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Resort
Data Processing (RDP), Inc. Announces the Selection of the RDP Software
for Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah
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AMResorts
Opens Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa
-
Terry
Logsdon Appointed Vice President of Development for Carlson Hotels Southeast
Region of the United States
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Assistant
Food & Beverage Director sought by The Tokyo American Club in Tokyo,
Japan. Requires two years experience in a similar position in the USA or
Asia and understanding of Japanese language
June 15, 2004
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Yielding
Software � Must Have or Luxury?
-
Lodgenet
Announces Major Milestones; More Than One Million Rooms Served Overall,
Nearly Half Of Company�s Interactive Room Base Now Digital, On-Screen Controls
Enhancing Entertainment In 435,000 Guest Rooms, Digital Control Rights
Secured From All Major Studios
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Meet
The Gold Standard to Manage ALL Online Travel Websites � EZ Yield.com,
Inc Booth # 312 at HITEC June 22-24 2004 Dallas Texas
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It's
Been 40 Years Since Harlem Got a New Hotel, Now About to Get Two
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Salt
Lake City's Core Group of Hotels Going Through a Musical Chairs-style Game
of Name Changes
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Hotel
Costs for Health Coverage, Utilities and Property Insurance Putting Damper
on 2004 Rebound
-
Developers
Have Plans for at Least Four New Hotels in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Area
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The
120 room Hamiltonian Hotel $844,943 in Arrears to City of Hamilton, Ohio;
Not in Best Interest of City to Foreclose
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Bonaventure
Resort & Spa's Original Developer, The Ireland Companies, to Redevelop
the 496 room Resort into 252 Condominiums; Wyndham to Manage the Resort
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Real
Estate Company Grupo Plan Assigns Starwood to Manage the 15 room Puerta
Campeche Hotel In Mexico's Yucatan
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Habitat
for Humanity Big Benefactor of Hotel Renovations
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Designing
For Optimum Global Ratings / Cheryl Griggs
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Peterson
Investment Group and Westbank Projects Developing a Downtown Vancouver
Hotel to be Managed by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
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Mintek
Mobile Data Solutions Celebrates 100th WinTrack PM Installation; System
Transforms Cheeca Lodge & Spa�s Preventative Maintenance Process
-
SDD
and Telemanager.net Announce Merger to Deliver New Next Generation Communications
Profiability Solutions
-
Blue
Square Studios Implements Custom Technology Solutions for Hilton Hotels'
Food & Beverage Operations
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StayOnline
Offers Smooth Sailing/Surfing at Sailport Resort
-
ARAMARK
Harrison Lodging Selects LexKeySM by Maxim Revenue Management Solutions
for Company-Wide Deployment
-
Steven
J. Belmonte, Founder to Keynote at the Washington State Hotel & Lodging
Association�s Annual Convention
-
Eduard
Hoogeweegen Appointed General Manager, Dusit Inya Lake Resort, Myanmar
-
Independent
European Hotel Groups, Hampshire Hospitality & Leisure and Partner
Hotels Europe Collaborate
June 14, 2004
-
Starwood
Atlanta Cluster Converts 312% More Business With Cross-Property Lead Sharing
Solution; Achieves 42% Revenue Gain, 18-Month ROI on Technology Investment
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Worth
Noting | "Technology Strategies for the Hospitality Industry"; Listen to
Author Peter Nyheim Discuss this Book - Hospitality and the Future of Technology
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Proposed
MGM Mirage-Mandalay Merger Might Eliminate Some Deep Discounting of Room
Rates on the Internet
-
Gaylord
Texan Resort & Convention Center Puts Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and
Austin on Notice That It's A Player
-
Portland
Developer Paul Brenneke Awarded the Avalon Hotel & Spa In Settlement
with Former Partners; Grand Heritage Hotels Appointed Manager
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Average
Daily Rates in the U.S. Lodging Industry Will Rise by 3.0% in 2004 / PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Environmentally
Responsible Cuisine Decisions Stretches Through All of Xanterra Parks &
Resort's 64 Restaurants
-
JeCheon
City, South Korea in Design Phase for Massive Ski and Golf Resort Project
Expected to Cost $822 million
-
Colorado
Reports 11.2 million Ski Visitors in 2003-04, Down 3.4% from Previous Year;
International Ski Visitors up 10%
-
Wynn
Macau to Include 600-room Hotel and 100,000-square-foot Casino; Expected
to Cost $705 million
-
Acquired
by Joo Kim for $4.05 million, The Royal Hotel in Richland, Washington Will
Receive $2 million Renovation, Rebranded Clarion; Hotel Originally Built
as a Holiday Inn in 1973
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Visual
One
Systems to Introduce Web-based PMS at HITEC; �V1Net� is Designed for Chains,
Management Companies, and Limited Service Properties
-
Vail
Resorts Inc. Reports 3rd Qtr Net Income of $62.5 million; Best Ever Third
Quarter
-
Towne
Park Ltd. Chooses Educational Institute for Training, Certification
-
The
Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti Providing Three-week Intensive Training Program
Prior to Resort�s Opening
-
Gloria
Shirk Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Fredericksburg Inn
& Suites in Fredericksburg, Texas
June 11, 2004
June 10, 2004
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Developer
Intell Boston Harbor LLC Begins Construction on 424-room InterContinental
Hotel in Boston
-
When
Completed, the $250 Million Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa near Palm
Springs Will Set a New Standard for Tribal Casinos in California
-
Pyramid
Advisors and the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund Spending $6.5 million
to Convert the Adam's Mark Hotel & Suites in Indianapolis to a Hilton
-
Real
Estate Developer Joseph Chetrit May or May Not Buy the Bankrupt Roney Palace
Hotel and Condominiums for $153.5-million
-
Unique
Agreement With Non-Profit Salvation Army Allows for Contruction of Homewood
Suites by Hilton in Salt Lake City
-
Detroit
Officials Favor Expanding Cobo Center from 700,000 sq ft to 900,000 sq
ft Over New $1-billion Convention Center
-
David
Thompson Named Vice President and Controller of Hilton Hotels Corporation
-
Choice
Hotels Joins HotelRooms.com
-
The
Antlers Hotel Preparing for Brand Change; Miguel Martin Appointed Food
and Beverage Director
-
Nasser
Samman, GM of The Garden City Hotel Named �2004 General Manager of the
Year� by the HSMAI Big Apple Chapter
-
Thompson
Calhoun Fair Brokers Sale of the Amerihost Inn in Le Mars, Iowa and the
Amerihost Inn in LaGrange, Georgia
-
Molinaro
Koger Advises in the Sale of Miami Beach Ritz Plaza Hotel; Kimpton to Rebrand
and Manage
-
The
Sports Club/LA Company Installs priZem international Labor Reporting Database
System
-
Farooq
M. Rehmatwala, Area Vice President and General Manager of the Hilton Miami
Airport Named the �2004 South Florida Tourism Professional of the Year�
-
MAI
Canada, Ltd Will Exhibit at HITEC for the First Time; Showing New �Vision�
Sales & Catering Application
-
Winegardner
& Hammons Completes Renovation and Rebranding of the former Radisson
Airport Hotel, Now Columbus Airport Marriott
-
REI
Real Estate Services Building a 136 Hilton Garden Inn in Downtown Bloomington,
Indiana
-
Philippe
Sizaret named General Manager of Te Tiare Beach, an Outrigger Resort
-
Sunset
Beach Resort & Spa and its Sister Resort, Sunset at the Palms, Receiving
$27 million Investment; Themed Water Park to be Built
June 9, 2004
June 8, 2004
June 7, 2004
June 3, 2004
June 2, 2004
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NORTHWIND
Expands Operations as Sole Provider of its Maestro Suite of Property Management
Solutions in North America, Adds UK Distributors, Strengthens Support Standards
-
Anschutz
Entertainment Plans to Build a 1,500-room Hotel and Entertainment Center
Near Staples Center; $1 billion Project Catches LA City Officials by Surprise
-
Florida
Officials Looking at Truth in Menu Issues Related to "Fresh catch" or "Catch
of the day"
-
State
of Florida Files Racial Bias Suit Against the Southern Inn in Perry; State
Has 13 Witnesses
-
Woman
Who Claimed a Mouse in Her Soup Charged with Attempted Extortion and Conspiracy
to Commit a Felony
-
Sunburst
Hospitality Completes Long-Term Disposition Plan, Reduces Debt, Improves
Year-Over-Year RevPAR
-
Ocean
Properties Ltd. Receives Nod to Build a 400-room Hotel and Condo Next to
Palm Beach County Convention Center; Taxpayers to Front Subsidy of Approximately
$14.5 million
-
Developer
Charles Wang Proposing 300 room Hyatt Regency on Long Island, New York
-
Kane
Realty Corporation and Concord Hospitality Partner to Build 240 room Renaissance
Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina
-
Have
You Hugged Your Travel Website Market Manager Today?
-
Innovative
Training Option Offered by HotelTraining.com
-
Michael
Tatro and Steve Cross Appointed to Vice President Positions with Marshall
Management, Inc.
-
Bali
Boutique Resorts Use Pelican System to Manage Limited Room Allotments
-
PRpro
Tapped By Multi-Systems Inc. To Pump Up Marketing, Sales Effort
-
Thompson
Calhoun Fair, LLC, Brokers Sale of the former HomeGate Studios and Suites
- El Paso, Texas
-
College
Station Property Goes Fully Wireless; Lane Hospitality Taps StayOnline
Again
-
Ameristar
Casinos to Buy the Former Black Hawk Casino by Hyatt for $115 million;
Will Invest $75 million for 300 room Hotel
-
Long-delayed
$45.4 million Renovation of the Historic President Hotel on Track, Developer
Ron Jury Obtains Permanent Construction Loan for the 214-room Boutique
Hotel in Downtown Kansas City
-
Meadowood,
Napa Valley's First Luxury Hotel, Undergoing Improvements
June 1, 2004
May 2004 - Top Read Articles
-
What
Do Meeting Planners Want? Hotel Sales Managers Want to Know! / Carol Verret
-
What
It Takes to be a Hotel Professional: The Things You Can Control /
Chris Longstreet
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Hotel
Revenue Management this Summer - a Game of Skill, Art and Most of All Nerves
/ Carol Verret
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Eight
Markets Likely to Outperform the U.S. Hotel Industry�s Improving Operating
Trends in �04
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50
Most-Popular Destinations for Memorial Day 2004
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Accepting
Minor Guests in Your Hotel; A Checklist for Handling the Challenges
of Underage Guests / Diana S. Barber
-
U.S.
Summer Travel Season Will Start With a Bang; Top Ten Destinations
Travelers Would Most Like to Visit This Summer
-
Third
Party Websites Deliver Potential Trouble for Hotels; "You Get What You
Pay For"
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Marriott
Spartanburg Four Months Late on $400,000 Land Lease Payment to the City
-
Hyatt
International Appoints Four to GM Posts
-
The
New Market Segmentation and Pricing Model for Independent Hotels / Brenda
Fields
-
Cornell
Study Quantifies the Destination Spa Experience -- Differentiates the Merits
of a Destination Spa Vacation from Other Vacation Experiences
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Resorts
Seeking Wireless High-speed Internet Access Should Exercise Caution
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Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing What March/April 2004
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2003
U.S. Hotel Profit Loss To Be Reversed in 2004; Expense Creep and Control
Influence Profitability / PKF
-
The
Westin Innisbrook Resort Owners Seeking to Hand Over the Resort Instead
of Repaying $102-million in Outstanding Loans
-
Hilton,
Kimpton, Sol Melia, Best Western, Hotwire, Priceline and WorldRes to Discuss
Revenue Optimization Strategies in the Hospitality Sector
-
Hotel
Life Expectancy / Stephen Rushmore
-
Giant
Leap In Dubai, 31 Hotels Being Built or Confirmed for Future Construction
-
InterContinental
Hotels Group Provides Rigorous and Structured Training for Hotel Revenue
Managers
-
Highlights
and Predictions from the 2004 AH&LA U.S. Lodging Summit
-
Tampa's
Fifth-largest Hotel, The Ashley Plaza, Shutters 200 Rooms Following Complaints
about Deplorable Conditions
-
Marriott
Honors 12 Employees Out of Approximately 128,000 with its J. Willard Marriott
Award of Excellence
May 28, 2004
May 27, 2004
May 26, 2004
-
Web
Based PMS Solutions Offer Chains a Painless Solution to Issues of Legacy
Systems, Varying Ownership and Data Sharing
-
Hotels
First Ventured into Retail Amenity Sales Offering Robes for Sale, Now Guests
Are Laying Out $4,000 for a Complete Ritz Carlton Bed Set; The Broadmoor
Generates $500,000 a Year Selling Room Amenities
-
Hotel
Operators Can Gain Market Share Through Distinctive Brand Images; A 100-room
boutique hotel can develop more identity within a market than its 1,000-room
competitor through customer impact points / Rick Swig
-
Stanford
Hotels Appoints Jim Durbin as General Manager of Downtown San Diego Hotel
Property Currently Undergoing a $38 Million Renovation
-
InterContinental
Hotels Group Signs Nine New Management Contracts in China
-
Marriott
Honors 12 Employees Out of Approximately 128,000 with its J. Willard Marriott
Award of Excellence
-
Hotel
Owner Leadership Development Program Created by The Owners� Association
of InterContinental Hotels and InterContinental Hotels Group
-
Warmbrodt
Hotel Investments, Inc. Advises FelCor in the Sale of the Holiday Inn-Westport,
St. Louis, Missouri and Also Selected to Advise on Disposition of 360 room
Holiday Inn - Albuquerque, New Mexico
-
The
National Trust for Historic Preservation Includes Detroit's Derelict Madison-Lenox
Hotel to Most Endangered Historic Places in America
-
Seminole
Hard Rock Hotel & Casinos Roll with Bartech Minibars; Hollywood and
Tampa Locations Install Automated Minibars in 750+ rooms
-
Affinia
Hospitality of New York Finds the EZ Solution to Managing All Those Travel
Websites
-
Visual
One Exhibits at the Dubai Hotel Show
-
SuiteSpeed
Ranks No. 2 on List of Fastest Growing Companies; Increases Revenue 900%
with HSIA Installations Nationwide
-
PHR
Managed Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Books First Group; Opening Scheduled
February 2005
-
Michael
Cicutto Appointed Director of Conference Services for The Georgian Terrace
Hotel, Atlanta
May 25, 2004
May 24, 2004
-
AH&LA
Drops Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association's Membership for $70,000
Unpaid Dues
-
Ski
Resorts Expand Year Round Revenues, Add Outdoor & Indoor Waterparks
/ Jeff Coy & Bill Haralson
-
Peabody
Hotel Group Proposing $135 million, 500-room Peabody Hotel in Nashville;
Would Seek up to $40 million in Public Assistance
-
Rezidor
SAS Hospitality Takes Over Management of Seven Hotels in France, Acquired
by the Financial Group Darthall B.V.
-
Spring
Capital Group Completing Multimillion-dollar Renovation of the Salishan
Lodge and Golf Resort
-
Seneca
Niagara Casino Is Cash Cow for G. Michael "Mickey" Brown and Lim Kok Thay;
Tribe Seeks More Accountability
-
The
880 room Le Meridien Heathrow Receives £15m Renovation, Reflagged
to the Park Inn Brand
-
Designed
for Yield Management Professionals, the HSMAI Revenue Management Strategy
Conference Set for Monday, June 21, 2004 in Dallas
-
Merlot
Communications Launches U.S. Channel Partner Program
-
Susan
Lemmen Appointed General Manager for the AmericInn Lodge & Suites in
Oswego, Illinois
-
Craig
W. Johnson Appointed General Manager for The Mansion on Forsyth Park and
historic Kehoe House, Savannah, Geogia
-
Nicole
La Valette Appointed Sales Manager for Wyndham Sunshine Suites, Grand Cayman
May 21, 2004
-
Maintaining
the Marketing Investment; Examing How U.S. Hotels Answered the Marketing
Investment Question During the Industry Recession / Robert Mandelbaum
-
Cornell
Report Aims to Maximize the Economic Value of the Hospitality Workforce
-
The
Average Selling Price per Hotel Room in 2003 was $70,308, 16% Increase
from Prior Year / Lodging Econometrics
-
Saunders
Hotel Advisory Group Acquires The Residence Inn, Merrimack, New Hampshire
for $9.3 million
-
Rossi
Ralenkotter Named President and CEO of The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors
Authority
-
Sonnenblick-Eichner
Company Arranges $43.35 million in Financing for Two Historic Hotels
-
Designer
Adam Tihany Redefines the Las Vegas Buffet; The Mirage Buffet Revolutionizes
All-you-can-eat Dining
-
Educational
Institute Releases Three New Titles in �10-Minute Trainer� Series
-
William
J. Heaney Appointed Vice President of Sales, WestCoast Hospitality Corporation
-
David
Kurland Named Managing Director and Deborah Yager Fleming the Director
of Sales and Marketing for Rosewood's Acqualina on Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
-
Kevin
E. Mallory Appointed Senior Managing Director with CB Richard Ellis' Hotel
Practice
-
Richard
Behr Named General Manager of Merv Griffin's Hilton Scottsdale Resort &
Villas
-
Efficient
Ways to Distribute Room Rates and Room Inventory / Allotment
-
Institut
de Management Hotelier International Plans Hotel Internet Marketing Strategy
Conference, London, May 28, 2004
-
Pet
Friendly Lodge Triples First Quarter Earnings with BringYourPet.com
-
Caroline
B. Wilsey Appointed Director of Conference Services for Cheyenne Mountain
Resort, Colorado Springs, Colorado
May 20, 2004
-
Federal
Judge Orders Developer R. Donahue Peebles to Pay $12 million to Contractors
Over Delays in the Construction of the Royal Palm Crowne Plaza
-
The
Shuttered Hastings Hotel and Conference Center in Hartford, Conn. May Find
New Life as Culinary School
-
Hotel
Appraisals Becoming More Difficult in Face of Demands to Value Intangible
Assets / Lawrence E. Henry, MAI
-
Environmental
Management Practices in US Hotels / Ishmael Mensah
-
The
Top 10 Asia-Pacific Destination Markets for Total GDS Room Nights in Asia-Pacific
in in 2004 Q1; Electronic Room Nights Grew 26% According to TravelCLICK
-
Choice
Hotels Names the Best Hotel Within Each Brand; The 2004 Inn of the Year
Awards
-
Jones
Lang LaSalle Names David Baffsky �Asia Pacific Hotelier of 2003�; Grows
Accor Asia Pacific from 44 Hotels in 1993 to 210 Today
-
NCL/National
Content Liquidators Announces the Opening Dates for Two Hotel Liquidation
Sales; the 208 room InterContinental Central Park South Hotel, NYC &
and the 146 room Holiday Inn Madeira Beach, FL
-
Cheyenne,
Wyoming Task Force Considers Site, Financing for $30+ million Convention
Center
-
Snyder
Nationwide Real Estate Negotiates Sale of Four Points Destin / Fort Walton
Beach, Florida
-
Diversification
Continues; Mixed-Use Shouldn't Mean Mixed-Message
-
Innkeepers
USA Trust Acquires the 216-room Four Points by Sheraton in Ft. Walton Beach,
Florida, for $30 million
-
LaSalle
Investment Management Giving the Karon Villa Phuket Beach Resort a US$20
million refurbishment, Appoints InterContinental Hotel Group to Manage
as a Crowne Plaza Hotel
-
Woodstock,
Vermont Inns Committing Nearly $2 million to Improvements
-
Hyatt
International Appoints Four to GM Posts
May 19, 2004
-
Vintage
Inns Chain Increases GDS and Web Reservations 500%; Four-Property Hotel
Group Leverages NORTHWIND�s Maestro Yield Management, GDS Interface for
Projected $1M in e-Bookings
-
Eight
Markets Likely to Outperform the U.S. Hotel Industry�s Improving Operating
Trends in �04, Lodging Econometrics
-
After
Being Vacant for 15 Years a Redevelopment Plan for Historic Skirvin Hotel
Is Approved by Council in Oklahoma City
-
PRIME
Hotels & Resorts Adds Fifth Property with the Conversion of the Wyndham
Sunnyvale to PRIME Hotel Sunnyvale
-
U.S.
Summer Travel Season Will Start With a Bang; Top Ten Destinations Travelers
Would Most Like to Visit This Summer
-
New
Castle Hotels and Resorts Renovating the 155 room Ramada Plaza Hotel in
Shelton, Conn; Will Rebrand Marriott Courtyard
-
Houston
Hotels Enjoyed 31% Jump in Revenue in January and February; Super Bowl
Provides Spike in Revenue but Not Occupancy
-
Crown
Realty & Development Planning to Spend Up to $30 million Sprucing Up
The Doubletree La Posada Resort in Paradise Valley, Arizona
-
Molinaro
Koger Structures Sale of SpringHill Suites BWI to Ashford Hospitality Trust
on Behalf of The Buccini/Pollin Group
-
Thompson
Calhoun Fair, LLC, Brokers Sale of the Days Inn MainGate East - Orlando,
Florida
-
Small
Luxury Hotels of the World Adds Three New Member Hotels in The Americas
Region
-
John
Unwin Named Senior Vice President for Hotel Operations at Caesars Palace;
Leaving Post as Chief Operating Officer for Ian Schrager Hotels
-
Great
Wolf Lodge, Kansas City, Kansas, Enjoyed Outstanding First Year of Business
-
Brett
Boreing Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing for The Northland Inn,
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
-
Coming
to a City Near You - Revenue Management 101; Understanding the Fundamentals
of Revenue Management to Drive RevPAR and Market Share in as little as
30 days!
-
Interactive Web Cast - Presenter:
Carol Verret, Consultant and Trainer for the hospitality industry in the
areas of sales, marketing and customer service. Date & Time: May 21,
2004, 12:00 Noon, Mountain Daylight Time (last day to register)
May 18, 2004
-
2003
U.S. Hotel Profit Loss To Be Reversed in 2004; Expense Creep and Control
Influence Profitability
-
Doubletree
Novi Doubles In-Room Entertainment Revenue, Enhances Guest Service With
Interactive TV Upgrade; Suburban Detroit Hotel Riding Wave of Regional
Turnaround, Boosts In-Room Revenue 100%
-
The
New Market Segmentation and Pricing Model for Independent Hotels / Brenda
Fields
-
Marriott
Expects to Add Up to 95,000 Rooms Over The Next Three Years; Since 1990,
Portfolio of Properties Outside the U.S. has Grown from 15 Hotels to Nearly
550
-
Capital
Lodging, a Newly Organized REIT Acquiring 22 Hotels from Crown Hotel Holding
Co., Prism Hotels Will Manage Hotels
-
Le
Meridien to Operate Three New Hotels in Thailand and Cambodia Owned by
TCC Property Management Co
-
First
American Operated Gaming Facility, The Sands Macao, Opens in The People's
Republic of China's Special Administrative Region of Macao
-
Grand
America Hotel in Salt Lake City Selects TravelCLICK as Electronic Distribution
Partner
-
Lodgian's
179-room Mayfair House Hotel in Miami Sold for $14.7 million
-
Thompson
Calhoun Fair, LLC, Brokers Sale of the Holiday Inn University Area - South
Bend, Indiana
-
Franchisees
and General Managers Gain Direct Control Over their Property Pages and
Marketing Messages on Suburban Franchise Systems Redesigned Web Site
-
David
Merritt Appointed Senior Vice President of Development, Lane Hospitality
-
Jeffrey
Stephen Parker, Director of Information Systems for Magnolia Hotels, Named
2004 CHTP of the Year
May 17, 2004
May 14, 2004
-
Crowne
Plaza Tackles Guest Sleep Deprivation; Brand's Sleep Advantage Program
Provides Seven Pillows per Bed, Ear Plugs, Eye Masks and More
-
Wrap
Up: Fourth Annual Resort Management Conference; Paul Schultz Chosen
the Resort Executive of the Year for 2003
-
Caneel
Bay Resort Acquired By CBI Acquisition LLC
-
REIT
Equity Inns Maintains Stable Dividend Since 9/11, May Acquire a Dozen Hotels
to Existing Portfolio of 92
-
The
Historic Paradise Inn in Mount Rainier National Park Will Receive $10.8
million Renovation
-
Molinaro
Koger Structures Sale of Hilton Hotel Pasadena, California
-
Hawaii's
First Smoke-Free Hotel, OHANA Reef Lanai in Waikiki, Sees Double-digit
Increases in Occupancy Since Converting in November 2003
-
Betty
Price, Front Desk Associate at the Baymont Inn & Suites � Albuquerque
Receives New Mexico Lodgers Association Employee of the Year Award
-
Collins
Plaza Hotel in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Receiving Multi-million-dollar Renovation,
Will Be Rebranded as the Cedar Rapids Marriott
-
The
Hotel Phoenix Yogyakarta Completes Renovation, Rebranded as Grand Mercure
Phoenix Yogyakarta
-
Michael
D. Hirsch and William Fitzgerald Named Area Vice President, South Central
for Hilton Hotels Corporation
-
Wolfgang
Grimm Speaks to the 2004 Southern Cross University/Hotel School InterContinental
Graduates
-
NOVA
and Shift4 Team Up for High Speed Communications
-
Gary
Marshall Named Vice President of the Great Hotels Organisation Asia Pacific
-
Employees
of Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Sign Collective Bargaining
Agreement with Management
May 12, 2004
-
Holiday
Inn Sydney at Rooty Hill Selects Maestro Enterprise Suite to Automate Front
Office, Sales & Catering and Work Order Scheduling
-
Meet
the Money Conference Wrap Up - Hallways Buzzing with Deals Among the Nearly
400 Attendees
-
Secretive
UK Hotel Owner, Andrew Davis Has Acquired 16 Hotels, Has 10 On a To Buy
List
-
The
318-room Radisson Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Owned by MeriStar, May
Be Sold to High End Condominium Developer
-
New
Format for the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® - A
Day Long Hospitality Conference, for Upper Level Hospitality Management
on Saturday, November 13, 2004, Precedes IH/M&RS Exhibits
-
Prime
Hospitality Corp. Converts Wyndham Salt Lake City to The PRIME Hotel Salt
Lake City
-
Convention
Center; 11 more Wyndham Conversions Planned
-
RIU
Hotels & Resorts Achieves a High Degree of Loyalty, Average for Repeat
Guests is 45%
-
Outrigger
Hotels & Resorts Assumes Management of the Exclusive Te Tiare Beach
Resort in the Society Islands of French Polynesia
-
Cities
from Anaheim to Laguna Beach, Rife with New Resorts, Look to Grab Summer
Business; Sunnier Outlook Ahead for Summer Travel Season
-
New
Florida Hard Rock Casino Hotels Select Unirez by Pegasus for Electronic
Distribution Services
-
Amalfi
Hotel Connects with StayOnline
-
The
Travel Industry Association of America's Quarterly Traveler Sentiment Index
Declined Nearly 5% in 2nd Qtr 2004; Concerns About the Affordability of
Travel
-
Nigeria-based
Shelter Suites Limited, LLC Constructing a Hawthorn Suites Property in
Abuja, Nigeria's Capitol City
-
Philadelphia
Leisure Tourism Jumps 39% Compared to 8% National Average; Convention Center
Bookings Down 26.4% from 2002 to 2003
-
Hefei
Haiheng Estate Group Selects Accor to Brand its 261 room Hotel in Hefei,
The Sofitel Grand Park Hefei
-
Independent
Hotels in Majorca and Riga Align with Boutique Hotels & Resorts International
-
BringYourPet.com
Takes on a �Pet� Project for a Good Cause
May 11, 2004
-
GL
Resorts to Implement a Web Based, Multi-Property PMS, Online Reservation
and CRM Solution from Ramesys
-
Extended
Stay America Founder George Dean Johnson Expected to Net More Than $150
million After Sale to Blackstone Group
-
Highland
Hospitality Corporation Acquires the 491- room Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
Marriott hotel for $59 million in Cash
-
Hotel
Life Expectancy / by Stephen Rushmore / Canadian Lodging Outlook - March
2004 YTD
-
TravelCLICK
Reports 9.5% Increase in Electronic Hotel Room Nights Worldwide in Q1;
Surprisingly,
-
Hotel
Revenue from Travel Agents Increased by 13.3% Year-over-year
-
John
Q. Hammons Hotels Decision to Increase Sales and Marketing Budgets Played
Significant Role in Q1 Success
-
The
New $375 million 928-room Tower at the Bellagio Expected to Cut the Resorts
Overhead Cost Per Room by 7.5%
-
Wynn
Las Vegas Construction Cost Per-room May Run Nearly $900,000; Plans to
Raise $270 million with Second Public Stock Offering
-
Developer
John Weeman, Faulker USA, and Marcus Hotels and Resorts Investing $27.9
million in Oklahoma City Skirvin Hotel Renovation; Seek City Loan up to
$18.4 million for $46.4 million Project
-
David
Thomas Resigning after Seven Years as Chief Executive Whitbread PLC
-
Nearly
450 New Hotel Rooms Set to Open Anchorage, Alaska
-
Ayres
Hotel Group Standardizes with epitome PMS From Hotel Information
Systems
-
Thayer
Interactive Group�s Independent Clients Quadruple Industry�s Year-Over-Year
Online Revenue Growth
-
HITEC
Adds Full Day of Sessions - Monday Sessions Will Focus on the Fundamentals
of Hospitality Technology and the Essentials of Different System Types
-
La
Quinta Corporation Promotes Brent LeBlanc and Gary Zodrow to Vice President
Positions
-
Trigild
International, Inc. Awarded Management Contract for the La Posada de Albuquerque
Hotel
-
Lonestar
Hospitality of Houston, Texas, Opens the Comfort Suites Tulsa Airport after
$450,000 Renovation
-
Conrad
Properties Converting an Additional 11 Apartments to 11 Hotel Suites at
the Clayton on the Park, St. Louis
-
Christian
Pageot Appointed Executive Chef for The Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti
-
Outrigger
Hotels and Resorts seeking an experienced General Manager for a small,
four star, full service resort in French Polynesia. Position requires five
to ten years of hotel experience, Pacific experience, French language skills
May 10, 2004
May 7, 2004
May 6, 2004
-
Hilton,
Kimpton, Sol Melia, Best Western, Hotwire, Priceline and WorldRes to Discuss
Revenue Optimization Strategies in the Hospitality Sector
-
Dr.
Hubert B. Van Hoof Selected to Lead New Penn State School of Hospitality
Management
-
Manny
Cortez, President and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Resigning; Helped Guide Las Vegas' Evolution as a Resort Destination
-
Golf
Trust of America Has Sold 38 of its 47 Golf Courses; Needs to Complete
Fire Sale Before Going Out of Business
-
The
Westin Innisbrook Resort Owners Seeking to Hand over the Resort Instead
of Repaying $102-million in Outstanding Loans
-
Wyndham
Reports Net Loss of $29.4 million for 1st Qtr 2004 Compared to Prior Year
Loss of $107.4 million; Sold 11 Hotels During First Quarter / Hotel
Operating Statistics
-
What
It Takes to be a Hotel Professional: The Things You Can Control / Chris
Longstreet, CHA
-
Four
Seasons Records 2004 1st Qtr Net Earnings of $11.5 million Compared to
a Loss of $9.3 million in Prior Year; Schedule of Hotels Under Construction
and Development / Hotel Operating Statistics
-
Meyer
Jabara Hotels Renovates 113-year-old Boston Landmark into the The Courtyard
by Marriott -- Boston Copley Square
-
MeriStar
Reports 1st Qtr 2004 Net Loss of $40.2 million, Improvement Over Prior
Year Net Loss of $69.7 million; Sold 11 Hotels During First Quarter
-
A
Complete Set; Pineapple Management Services Signs with StayOnline to Install
Wireless HSIA in Remainder of Properties
-
American
Skiing Company deploys Datavision�s Budgeting & Forecasting Module
-
Rezidor
SAS Enters the Iranian Hotel Market; Will Manage the Dariush Grand Hotel
on Kish Island
-
Pet
Friendly Hotels Provide Shelter During Disasters
-
Hampton
Opens Seven Hotels in April 2004, Representing 647 New Construction Rooms
-
National
Corporation for Tourism & Hotels in Abu Dhabi Has Two Resorts Set to
Open in 2004
-
Oliver
Jordan, President and CEO of the Barbados Tourism Authority Resigns
-
Thomas
J. DeSousa Appointed General Manager of the 290-room Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Buckhead
-
Nancy
Chapman Ramos Appointed Director of Human Resources for Turtle Bay Resort,
Oahu
May 5, 2004
-
Technology
Update - ASP Solutions: Latest Benefits and Lower Costs Without the IT
Headaches
-
Tampa's
Fifth-largest Hotel, The Ashley Plaza, Shutters 200 Rooms Following Complaints
about Deplorable Conditions; Just Recently Lost its Holiday Inn Franchise
-
Orlando
Area Hotels Generate a Whopping 23% Increase in Occupancy Taxes for March
2004 Compared to Previous Year
-
Third
Party Websites Deliver Potential Trouble for Hotels
-
Host
Marriott Names Three General Managers of the Year - Stan Turner, Todd Walther,
and Bill Skoglund
-
Concord
Hospitality and Oxford Development Presented �Historic Preservation Award�
By the City of Pittsburgh for the Development of The Courtyard by Marriott,
Downtown Pittsburgh
-
PKF
Consulting/HRG Survey Forecasts Banner Year for Hotel Transactions; Investors
Favoring the Full-service Segment
-
AmeriTel
Inns Selects PrinterOn for Guest Printing Services; AmeriTel Adds Convenient
Guest Printing to its Complimentary High-Speed Internet Access
-
Automated
Solutions Such as WinTrack PM Add Efficiencies to Preventative Maintenance,
Rounds, Work Orders and Room Inspection Processes
-
Oregon
2003 Governor's Tourism Award Presented to Scott West, Executive Director
of the Oregon Lodging Association
-
Abu
Dhabi-based National Corporation for Tourism & Hotels Acquires 15%
Stake in the Hilton Rabat in Morocco
-
The
Former Waikiki Terrace Hotel Receives $11 Million in Renovations, Rebranded
as Outrigger Luana Waikiki, a Condominium Hotel
-
Rezidor
SAS to Open Cerruti Hotels in Vienna, Dubai and Kuwait
-
Interstate
Hotels & Resorts Reports 2004 1st Qtr Net Loss of $3.7 million
Compared to Net Income of $4.4 million in the 2003 1st Qtr; RevPAR Improved
7.2% and Occupancy Up 4.6% to 66.3%
-
Purchased
By Curzon Group, the Clarion Hotel Waco Now Managed by Richfield Hospitality
Inc.; Steve Fisher Named General Manager
-
Resort
Data Processing, Inc. (RDP), Announces Two-hundredth Installation of the
Internet Reservation Module
-
Hong
Kong Entrepreneur Gordon Oldham Building a 30 Villa Balinese Themed Resort
at Bang Tao Bay
-
Encore
Enterprises to Complete in 2004 the Renovation of 9 Marriott Branded Hotels
-
Choice
Hotels Promotes Joseph M. Squeri to Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
-
Benchmark
Hospitality Appoints Kenneth Gerhardt Director of Food & Beverage for
The Georgian Terrace Hotel, Atlanta
-
Susan
C. Fischer-Croggon Rejoins Benchmark Hospitality as Regional Director of
Sales for the Northeast
-
Steven
L. Falsetti Appointed Executive Chef at Turtle Bay Resort, Oahu
May 4, 2004
-
Power
Line Internet Access Rapidly Penetrating Hotel Market. Telkonet CEO Ron
Picket Tells Why in Hotel Online's One-on-One Audio Interview
-
Poll
Shows Hotel Company Operated Web Sites Have Room to Improve
-
Hotel
Performance of Four Key Markets Where SARS Was Reported; Beijing, Hong
Kong, Singapore and Taipei at End of First Quarter 2004 / Deloitte
-
Orbitz
and Travelweb Settle Dispute; Travelweb Remains Exclusive Third-party Provider
of
-
Inventory
on Orbitz from Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, InterContinental and Starwood
-
Market
Metrix Announces First Quarter 2004 Hospitality Index Results / Staybridge
Suites, Jet Blue Airways and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Take Top Industry Categories
-
The
146-suite Homewood Suites on San Antonio�s Riverwalk Acquired by Innkeepers
USA Trust for $21 million
-
InterContinental
Hotels Group Provides Rigorous and Structured Training for Hotel Revenue
Managers
-
A
Year from Opening, Wynn Las Vegas Resort Plans $198 million Expansion
-
Hampton
Save-A-Landmark� Program Seeking More Sites to Help in Program That Has
Already Seen 19 Saved
-
Le
Montreux Palace in Switzerland, Managed by Raffles International, Now Known
as Raffles Le Montreux Palace
-
The
National Corporation for Tourism & Hotels in Abu Dhabi Opening the
Emirate�s First Boutique Resort, The Al Raha Beach Hotel
-
High-Speed
Internet Leader Broadband Hospitality Named Endorsed Vendor by Choice Hotels
International
-
Interactive
Sites' Mayan Resorts Website Produces Results for Mexican Vacation Real
Estate Leader
-
Foxwoods,
the Largest Resort Casino in the World, Selects Eatec�s Back-Office Solution
to
-
Manage
Foodservice Operations
-
VIP
Adds Website Services and Merchant Express to Drive Property Bookings,
Maximize Rates
-
Kerzer
Wants the Water Park Business to be Centerpiece of the Atlantis Brand and
Significant Contributor to the Bottom Line; Hires Chief Marine Officer
-
Realty
Capital and Harrell Hospitality Partner to Purchase and Renovate the 434
room Fort Worth Ramada Plaza Hotel
-
Pan
Pacific Hotels and Resorts Offer Tips for Business Travelers to Asia; Honing
International Relations Skills
-
Cam
C. Cooper Named President of The Owners� Association of InterContinental
Hotels Group
-
Keith
Battaglia Appointed Director of Sales for The Northland Inn in Brooklyn
Park, Minnesota
-
Nancy
Helms Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Avalon Hotel &
Spa, Portland
May 3, 2004
-
What
Do Meeting Planners Want? Hotel Sales Managers Want to Know! / Carol Verret
-
Accepting
Minor Guests in Your Hotel; A Checklist for Handling the Challenges of
Underage Guests / Diana S. Barber
-
Omni
Hotels Proposing $90 million, 600-room Hotel Across from the Fort Worth
Convention Center; Seeking $25 million in Tax Rebates and Public Incentives
-
Maine
Innkeepers Association Claims Summer Labor Situation is Desperate; Worst-case
Scenario - 30 to 40% Understaffed
-
Marriott
Spartanburg Four Months Late on $400,000 Land Lease Payment to the City;
General Manager Brian Czechowski, a 26-year Veteran of Marriott, Removed
-
Chefs
at 57 Ritz-Carlton Hotels Tackle Childhood Obesity by Revising Kid Menus
-
Susan Sweeney,
author of Internet Marketing for Your Tourism Business, has two 2-day Tourism
Internet Marketing Bootcamps coming up - Toronto (May 17/18) and Raleigh
(June 7/8). Details and comprehensive agenda
-
Giant
Leap In Dubai, 31 Hotels Being Built or Confirmed for Future Construction
-
Qatar
Tourism Masterplan Includes US$15 billion Investment in Resorts, Hotels,
Sports Facilities
-
StayOnline
Connects Atlanta�s Historic Georgian Terrace Hotel; Complimentary Wireless
Internet Service Now Available for Guests
-
First
Quarter Net Loss for Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Doubles to $48.8
million from $24 million a Year Earlier, Revenue Falls 1%
-
The
Fairmont Orchid Partners with the University of Hawaii-Hilo to Protect
Coral Reef Ecosystem Located off the Oceanfront Resort
-
Sydney
Joung to Lead Sales and Marketing Efforts for the Amalfi Hotel Chicago
April 2004 - Top Read Articles
-
What
We Do in Hotels When No One's Looking: "Hotel Habits" Survey
-
Losses
for 3,000-room Bellagio Mount; Unknown Event Compromised the Main Power
Line Leading Into the Megaresort, Damaging Thousands of Feet of Cable Beyond
Repair
-
Hotel
Capitalization Rates Drop Again / David J. Sangree
-
Best
and Worst Performance for Airline, Hotel and Online Travel Agency Web Sites
-
Hospitality
Industry Icon Larry Chervenak Dies; Known as Hotel Technology Guru
-
Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing What - March/April 2004
-
High
Wired: The Hotel Room of the Future / Kelly Stanford
-
General
Manager Firing at Adam's Mark Hotel in Buffalo Gets Full Attention of NAACP
-
Online
Customer Respect Survey Studies How Hotel Companies Treat Their Customers
Online
-
InterContinental
Hotels Group Takes Bold Action to Address Problems with Online Travel Distributors
-
Class
Action Suit Initiated on Behalf Guests Who Were Improperly Assessed "Resort
Fees"at Starwood Hotels
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Hotel
Common Sense � Recognizing the Value of the �Small Meetings� Markets /
John Hogan
-
Revenue
Management: The Integration of Revenue Drivers / Carol Verret
-
Hoteliers
Are Selecting Ultra Thin Web Based Property Management Solutions (PMS)
that Are Simple to Install, Require Little IT Expertise and Are Reliable
and Cost Effective
-
Intercontinental
Hotels Group Embarks on Seventh Brand; The Hotel Indigo (TM) Brand Created
Primarily for Conversions
-
HSMAI
Recognizes the �Best-of-the-Best� in Chapter Practices
-
CNL
Hospitality Completes Acquisition of Six KSL Resorts for $1.4 billion in
Cash and Assumption of $794 million Debt; KSL Appointed Interim Management
Company
-
Service
Industry Experts Discuss When to Tip
-
�It�s
Soup� Hotel Industry Endures the Worst Period in Decades
-
Top
Toques Weigh in on the Season's Biggest Food Trends and Flops in New York
-
Is
Your Hotel�s Online Revenue Falling Behind? Learn the 5 Basic Steps to
Stay Ahead
April 30, 2004
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General
Manager Firing at Adam's Mark Hotel in Buffalo Gets Full Attention of NAACP
-
Las
Vegas Distances Itself from Chicago, Orlando, New York as Nation's Top
Convention City
-
Executives
at HSMAI Hotel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference Urge Partnerships
Between Hoteliers and Third Party Intermediaries, Search Engines; Support
Best Price Guarantees on Brand Web Sites
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Clayton
on the Park Provides Humorous Solution to Low-Flow Toilet Problem
-
AMResorts
Converting Three Properties in Mexico to New Brand - Dreams Resorts &
Spas
-
Host
Marriott Reports Net loss of $31 million for the 1st Qtr 2004 Compared
to $34 million for 2003; Acquires the 455-room Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown-Lakefront
for Approximately $89 million / Hotel Operating Statistics
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FelCor
Reports Net Loss for the 1st Qtr of 2004 of $27.4 million Compared to Prior
Year 1st Qtr Net Loss of $27.8 million; Occupancy Up 5.2%, to 64.4%
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La
Quinta Corporation Reports 1st Qtr Net loss of $12.2 million versus Net
Loss of $50.2 million in
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2003;
RevPAR for Owned hotels Up 11% / Hotel Operating Statistics
-
Guest-Tek�s
Broadband Network Solution to be Installed in 51 FelCor-Owned Hotels
-
Concord
Hospitality Intends to Renovate the Historic Buckeye Federal Savings and
Loan Building in
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Columbus,
Ohio to a 125-room Residence Inn by Marriott
-
US
Leisure Travel Reached a Record High in 2003; However, the Share of Leisure
Traveler Visits to National and State Parks Reached a 10-year Low
-
Following
$7 million Renovation the Monterey DoubleTree Hotel Drops Flag and Goes
Independent as the Portola Plaza Hotel
-
Pre-Fab
Construction Utilized at New Best Western Ocean City, MD Hotel & Suites
-
MeriStar
Reflags its 742-room Radisson Hotel at Universal Studios Theme Park in
Orlando, Florida to the Doubletree Brand
-
Odessa
Businessman John Bushman Acquiring the 245-room Holiday Inn Odessa from
FelCor; Believes Hotel Success Tied to Local Ownership
-
Accor
Reports Hotel Occupancy, RevPAR by Market Segment and Country for 1st Qtr
2004
-
Fairmont
and Obrascon Huarte Lain, S.A. Building 401-room Luxury Resort near Playa
del Carmen, Mexico
-
Visual
One Selected for Woodlands Hotel, Leeds
-
Developer
Bobby Gosal Building a 110 room Baymont Inn & Suites in Sacramento,
California
-
InterContinental
Hotels Group Appointments Carmen Lam as its Vice President, Sales and Marketing,
Asia Pacific
-
Two
John Q. Hammons Hotels General Managers, Bill Maguire and Jay Johnson,
Receive Awards From Marriott International
-
The
Assocation of Australian Hotel Schools Hosts Lecture by Stephen Rushmore
April 28, 2004
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The
Bane of the Cruise Industry, Gastro-intestinal Illnesses, Now a Topic with
the Hotel Industry
-
Hotel
Branded Web Sites Capture 75% of Internet Reservations, Third Party and
GDS Sites Share the
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Remaining
25% / HSMAI and Smith Travel Research Survey
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Guest
Feedback Prompts Wyndham to Slash Mini Bar Prices Chain Wide
-
Quantifying
Hotel Demand Growth Projections / Jeffrey H. Walker, MAI, CHME
-
Indoor
Waterpark Resorts Expand Nationwide / David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC
-
Hilton
Reports 1st Qtr Net Income of $37 million, Nearly 4 Times Higher than a
Year Ago; Timeshare Income up 45% / Hotel Operating Statistics
-
Bev
Kordsmeier, Hyatt Sales� First Lady / David M. Brudney
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Destination
Hotels & Resorts Enters Agreement to Manage The Richardson Hotel in
the North Dallas, the Former Omni Richardson Hotel; Kathy Faulk Appointed
General Manager
-
AMC
Delancey Group, Inc. and Paramount Hotel GroupAcquire the 167 room Southpoint
Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida
-
The
293-room, $45 million Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza Pre-Plans
for 4-Star Rating
-
Hotel
Websites Have Much to Do to Increase User Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty;
New Report Tracking User Satisfaction and Website Performance Now Available
-
www.usbesthotels.com
Expands Direct-to-Consumer Sales in Agreement With Choice Hotels and Phoenix
Inn Suites; Innovative Hospitality Marketing Model Delivers Online Travelers,
Protects Hotel Inventory and Increases RevPar
-
Hotel
Online Payment Facility for Travel Agents and Corporate Clients
-
A
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Loan for $2.6 million
Brings Back the Historic Eklund Hotel, Clayton, New Mexico
-
Small
Luxury Hotels of the World Convened 12th Annual Global Conference in Bangkok
-
Atlific
Hotels & Resorts Opens the 236-room Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour
-
FelCor's
EVP and CFO Richard J. O�Brien Resigns
April 27, 2004
April 26, 2004
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Online
Customer Respect Survey Studies How Hotel Companies Treat Their Customers
Online; Marriott Scored Highest While Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts
Scored Lowest
-
What
We Do in Hotels When No One's Looking: "Hotel Habits" Survey
-
�It�s
Soup": Hotel Industry Endures the Worst Period in Decades / By Michael
G. Frenkel
-
Premier
Lodge, a 120 Property UK Budget Chain, Receives Bid of About UKpound 560
million
-
AmericInn
Lodging System Names 2004 Top Performing Franchise Owners and Employees
-
Six
months and Several million Dollars Later Half the Black-mold Infestated
Rooms Kingsmill Golf Resort Are Back On Line
-
The
Royal Suite at The Waldorf Towers Receives $1 million Restoration
-
Dover
Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. and Dover Motorsports, Inc. Are
Not Leaving Employee Engagement to Chance; Sister Companies Partner with
LRA to Measure Employee Engagement
-
HSMAI
Recognizes the �Best-of-the-Best� in Chapter Practices
-
InterContinental
Hotels Group Focus on E-commerce Provides Asia Pacific Hotels a 158% Growth
in Internet Revenues for the 1st Qtr of 2004 as Compared to 2003
-
Federal
Grand Jury Indicts President of Ask Alaska Travel and Tours On Credit Card
Fraud
-
SunVest
Realty Group, Inc. Acquires the 242-unit Oak Plantation Vacation Ownership
Resort, Kissimmee, Florida
-
Charles
Burton Reid, LLC Used Choice Hotel's �Room In a Can� Design Concept
to Develop the 123-unit Comfort Inn Executive Center, Richmond, Virginia
-
Radisson
Hotel Utica Centre Receives Presidents Award for 3rd Straight Year
April 23, 2004
April 22, 2004
-
Marriott
1st Qtr 2004 Net Income Falls to $114 million from $116 million Prior Year;
Timeshare Business Doubles, Adds 7,380 Hotel Rooms and Timeshare Units
/ Hotel Operating Statistics
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Starwood
Posts a First Quarter Net Profit of $34 million Compared with a Loss of
$116 million in 2003; Anticipating a Full Year Net Income of $265 million,
Plans to Convert a Portion of St. Regis New York into Residential Condominiums
/ Hotel Operating Statistics
-
Choice
Hotels Reports First Quarter 2004 Net Income of $10.6 million, Up from
$9.7 million Reported for First Quarter 2003, 12% Growth in Domestic Royalty
Revenue / Hotel Operating Statistics by Brand
-
Capital
Lodging, a REIT, Acquiring 22 of Crown American's 27 Hotels
-
Extended
Stay America Notifies 82 Corporate Employees of Job Loss Pending Shareholder
Approval of Sale to the Blackstone Group
-
Hotel
Construction Pipeline Up Slightly for 1st Quarter 2004; Marriott the Largest
in Both New Construction and Conversion/Reflagging Activity, at 48,109
rooms in 312 Hotels
-
U.S.
Lodging Occupancy for Summer 2004 to be Highest Since 2000
-
London
Hotel Occupancies Return to Boom Levels, Occupancies Averaged 74% in the
First Quarter of 2004
-
LaSalle
Hotel Properties Reports 1st Qtr Net Loss of $6.2 million, Compared to
a Net Loss of $6.3 million for the Prior Year Same Period; Expects a Net
Income for the Full Year 2004 Between $2.3 million and $4.5 million
-
With
811 Suites, La Cabana the Largest Resort in the Caribbean to be Green Globe
Certified
-
Marc
Pujalet Appointed President and Chief Marketing Officer for Noble House
Hotels and Resorts
-
Mary
Jo Martin, a SVP with PKF Consulting, Recipient of Richard L. Swig Hospitality
Leadership Award
-
Historic
New England Inns and Resorts Association Focuses on 21st Century Service
for 320 Member Properties
-
Larco
Hospitality Opens the 249 room Renaissance Toronto Airport Hotel
-
Shift4�s
Enhanced Interface to MICROS® Offers Signature Capture, Gift Card Processing,
Dynamic Currency Conversion & PINned Debit
-
Signature,
Inc., Recognized for Sales to Costa Rica
-
Benchmark
Hospitality Appoints Gregory D. Fulton as Director of Sales & Marketing
for The Georgian Terrace Hotel, Atlanta
-
Brian
D. Keys Named Director of Food and Beverage of the 486-room Hilton Costa
Mesa
-
The
InterContinental Resort & Casino San Juan Appoints Fernando Sá
as the Director of Catering and Convention Services
April 21, 2004
-
GoConcierge.net
Defies the Odds, Doubles Client Base to More than 100 in One Year; Boca
Raton Resort & Club, InterContinental Mark Hopkins are Latest to Adopt
Web-Based System
-
MGM
MIRAGE Reports Significant Incremental Progress in its Diversity Efforts
in Employment, Purchasing, Construction, Sales, Diversity Relations and
Philanthropy
-
Noble
Investment Group Completes Acquisition of 603-Room Winston-Salem Adam�s
Mark Hotel; Will Convert Facility into Two Hotels, Marriott and Embassy
Suites
-
Chicago
Hotels Hurt by Splintered National Hardware Show; 700 Exhibitors This Year
vs 1,969 Exhibitors Previous Year
-
Procaccianti
Group Spending $4.5 million to Move Tulsa's Doubletree Hotel Away From
the Traditional Three-restaurant, One-ballroom Formula Common During the
1980s
-
MGM
MIRAGE Reports 1st Qtr 2004 Net Profit of $105.8 million Double from 2003;
Most Profitable Quarter Ever
-
Harrah's
Reports 1st Quarter Net Income of $81.7 million Slightly Better than the
$81.1 million Recorded in 2003; Southern Nevada Properties Particularly
Strong
-
Sage
Hospitality Resources, the 7th Largest Hotel Management Company, Selects
SuiteSpeed As Preferred Provider for High Speed Internet Access
-
High-Speed
Internet Leader Broadband Hospitality to Provide Windy City�s The Whitehall
Hotel with Wired, Wireless Solutions
-
Six
Sigma Black Belt Hired to Sell Industry Leading GuestWare Software
-
Lasky
Launches 'Lodging Unlimited � West' At Hotel Ownership Conference In New
York
-
Thompson
Calhoun Fair, LLC, Brokers Sale of the Radisson Hotel Atlanta Airport -
Atlanta, Georgia
-
Day
Hospitality Group Earns 25 Top Honors for Accomplishments with Marriott
Branded Hotels
-
Ben
Fusco Named Area Vice President, Hilton Resorts - Arizona
-
Size
of Online Travel Commerce in Asia will Reach over US$16 Billion by 2006
-
Five
Industry-Leading Awards From The American Hotel & Lodging Association
Presented to Hilton Managers/Hotels
-
Hotels
Reach Traveling Pet Owners with BringYourPet.com
-
Shift4
Partners with Planet Payment to Offer Dynamic Currency Conversion at the
Point-of-Sale Revenue Sharing and Ease of Integration Among Key Features
-
MeriStar
Hospitality Promotes William Reynolds to Executive Vice President and Chief
Investment Officer
-
Faye
Ishikawa Appointed Regional Sales Manager for Western Region - Pan Pacific
Hotels
April 20, 2004
April 19, 2004
-
What
Value Quality? Most Hospitality Operators Use the Term �Quality� In their
Advertising. What Exactly Does that Mean? / John R. Hendrie
-
Mike
Leven, CEO and President of U.S. Franchise Systems Inc., Reminds Johnson
& Wales University Hospitality Students that Customer Service a Priority;
First Occupant of Johnson & Wales' Tiefel Professional Chair
-
Validity
of Online Hotel Ratings / Cheryl Griggs
-
Maintain
Control Over Rates and Allotments with Online Contracting
-
Anthony
Berger Named Chief Operating Officer Cendant's Hotel Group; Other Appointments
Made to Improve Franchisee and Company Value
-
Intercontinental
Hotels Group Franchise Owners Association to Hold 64 Regional Franchise
Meetings; Pricing Strategy, Best Practices Top the Agenda
-
The
Leading Hotels of the World Ltd Loses Trademark Application in South Africa
-
Hotelier
Richard Kessler Hand Selecting Over 200 Pieces of European and American
Artwork for the 126-room Mansion on Forsyth Park, Savannah, Georgia
-
Oneida
Indian Nation�s Turning Stone Resort and Casino Opens 98-suite hotel, The
Lodge
-
RD
Management To Attempt Renovation of the Long Boarded Up Winecoff Hotel
in Downtown Atlanta
-
The
Red Rock Station, a 400 room $450 million Casino Breaks Ground in Las Vegas;
Station Casinos Most Expensive Project
-
Pechanga
Resort & Casino, Just Two Years Old, Building a $158 million Expansion
-
Tipping
- Still a Mystery to Many Consumers
-
Glorietta
Bay Inn, Coronado, California Receives AH&LA's Best Guest Relations
Program Award for Properties with 150 rooms or Less
-
Bill
Mitchell Appointed General Manager and Amy Burke as Director of Sales for
the St. Christopher Hotel, New Orleans
-
Sherri
Lee Appointed Corporate Director of Marketing, The Kessler Collection
-
Jason
Greene Named Executive Chef, The Kehoe House Inn, Savannah, Georgia
April 15, 2004
April 14, 2004
April 13, 2004
-
Losses
for 3,000-room Bellagio Mount; Unknown Event Compromised the Main Power
Line Leading Into the Megaresort, Damaging Thousands of Feet of Cable Beyond
Repair
-
IT
Security: Pebble Beach Company Powers Toward a Perfect 10; Parent Company
Of Three-Time Conde Naste Winner Uses Advanced Security Tools For High-Speed
Internet Access
-
Is
Your Hotel�s Online Revenue Falling Behind? Learn the 5 Basic Steps to
Stay Ahead
-
Scott
Butera, the 37 Year Old EVP of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Has Tall
Order - Building Trust Between Bondholders and Donald Trump
-
Seasonal
Worker Visas Capped Restricting Young Employees from Jamaica, Poland, Slovakia,
Czech Republic From Taking Summer Positions at New England Resorts
-
Developers
Novare Group and Wood Partners Building a Condo / Hotel in Atlanta's Atlantic
Station Village; 404 Condos and 101 Hotel Rooms
-
Profile:
Renee West, President and COO of Primm Valley Resorts, a Multicasino Resort
Destination
-
Downtown
Houston�s Hotel ICON, Benchmark Hospitality�s First Personal Luxury Hotel
Property,
-
Installs
GuestWare to Enhance Personalized Service
-
Sceptre
Brings Personalized, Channel-Management Expertise To Urban, Boutique Market;
Boutique Hotel Management Group LLC teams with e-distribution expert for
its two New York hotels
-
Boston�s
First African American Owned Hotel - the New 175 room Hampton Inn &
Suites Boston Crosstown Center Set to Open
-
Pelican
Announces the Launch of www.hoteldealdirect.com
-
�Essentials
Of Hotel Ownership� Event Proving To Be In Big Demand in Big Apple; Scheduled
for April 23, 2004 at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
-
Eric
Walters Named General Manager of the 353-room Doubletree® Hotel Bellevue,
Washington
-
Dan
Carnes Named General Manager of the Hampton Inn and Suites Lake Mary, Florida
-
Brian
Ebbs and Mark Pearson Appointed MainStay Suites Franchise Sales Directors
-
Mark
T. Bischoff First Recipient of the Master Hotel Supplier-Design Professional
Certification from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel &
Lodging Association
April 12, 2004
-
European
Hotel Transactions 2003 - Country Analysis / Canadian Lodging Outlook -
February 2004 Year-to-Date
-
Tribal
Council Chairman Richard Milanovich Issues Statment on the Flawed Union
Events of April 8 at Agua Caliente Casino and Spa Resort Casino in Palm
Springs; Time for the Facts After Meaningless Protest by the H.E.R.E. Union
-
La
Quinta Inn & Suites-Beaumont (TX) West and the La Quinta Inn-Clearwater
(FL) the 2003 La Quinta Inn of the Year Recipients; Janko Hospitality Named
the 2003 Franchisee of the Year
-
HSMAI
Organizes Strategy Conference for Revenue and Yield Management Professionals;
Scheduled in Conjunction with HITEC on June 21, 2004
-
Joie
de Vivre Hospitality Set to Open the Massively Renovated Hotel Montgomery
in Downtown San Jose; The 86-room Hotel Considered "Cutting Edge" When
it Opened in 1911
-
During
Last Two Weeks Eight Motel Robberies, Occurring Between Midnight and 7
a.m., Hit Lexington, Kentucky
-
Le
Me'ridien Wins 10 Year Contract to Run the Hotel Plaza Athenee, Bangkok;
Five-star Hotel Owned Charoen Sirivadhanabhakd
-
Owners
of the Woodlands Resort & Conference Center Retain The Greenwich Group
International to Sell the Resort
-
Accelerated
Marketing Group in Cooperation with Tucson Realty & Trust Retained
to Conduct U.S. Bankruptcy Court Ordered Auction of the 176 Room (former
Ramada) at 5251 S. Julian Drive, Tucson on May 13, 2004
-
Raymond
Management Company Starts Construction of 253 room Hilton Garden Inn®
Chicago � O�Hare Airport in Des Plaines, Illinois
-
New
62 room Baymont Inn & Suites Opens in Plymouth, Wisconsin; Kathy Dunn
Opening GM
-
Newly
Launched Caribbean Wedding Association Created to Position Caribbean as
Destination of Choice for Island Weddings; Unified Approach Secures Greater
Share of Market
-
Florida
Tourism and Hospitality Industry Finds Friend In Famed Fine Art Photographer
Alan S. Maltz� Captures Florida�s Essence
-
Buccini/Pollin
Group Tops Off 150-suite Embassy Suites Hotel at Washington Dulles International
Airport; $38 million Development Includes Adjoining 90-suite Homewood Suites
-
Scottsdale
Plaza Resort Realizes ROI with InfoGenesis
-
HSMAI
Foundation Spnsors Reduced Fee Registration for Upcoming Workshops
-
SRS-WORLDHOTELS
Now Includes the Timeshare Industry in its Distribution System
-
Peter
Krause Named Moderator for the AH&LA's 2004 U.S. Lodging Industry Summit
-
Dani
Stern Appointed General Manager of the 430 room Westin Tabor Center, Denver
-
Noble
Investment Group Appoints Kimberley Ann Lowthers and Lisa Smith to Regional
Director of Sales & Marketing Positions
-
Catering
and Special Events Expert Scott L. Vogel Joins the HSMAI University Program
April 8, 2004
April 7, 2004
April 6, 2004
April 5, 2004
-
CNL
Hospitality Completes Acquisition of Six KSL Resorts for $1.4 billion in
Cash and Assumption of $794 million Debt; KSL Appointed Interim Management
Company
-
Hotel
Common Sense � Recognizing the Value of the �Small Meetings� Markets
-
After
Six Years of Planning and Development the C$1 billion Niagara Fallsview
Casino Resort Expected to Revitalize Niagara Falls, Ontario
-
Profile:
George Vera, the Front-door Manager at Caesars Palace
-
Boyd
Gaming's Corp. Sam's Town, Built 25 Years Ago in the Middle of Nowhere,
Helped Define the Locals Gaming Market
-
Central
Florida Hotels Produce 28% Jump in Room Tax Compared to Same Month Last
Year
-
The
Mirage Merging Two Concepts, Gourmet Dining and Buffet-style Restaurant;
The 32,000 sq ft, 600-seat Cravings Expects to Serve A $32 Buffet for 3-4.000
Daily
-
The
Spokane Teachers Credit Union Provides $2.9 million Loan for 36-room Boutique
Hotel in Spokane
-
Wren's
Hotel Group and Fitzwilliam Hotel Group Expanding the Park Plaza Brand
in Croatia and Ireland
-
Kurt
Ritter, President & CEO of Rezidor SAS Hospitality, Receives the International
Hotel Investment Forum Lifetime Achievement Award
-
Choice
Hotels' Minot Reservations Call Center Produced $74.5 million in Revenue
in 2003; Sales Representative Christa Bjordahl the Top Revenue Producer
-
Gaylord
Texan Installs InfoGenesis Technology Solution
-
Molinaro
Koger Structures Sale of Radisson Hotel Charleston
-
Boykin
Lodging Rebrands the 208 room Doubletree Hotel Yakima Valley to Clarion
Hotel & Conference Center
-
Crestline
Names Desiree Hackley,Radisson Barcelo Washington DC, Sales Person of the
Year
-
Caribbean
Hotel Association Seeks Collaboration with the British Government On the
Importance of Caribbean Tourism; Tourism Investment Fund a Priority
-
Benchmark
Hospitality Appoints Three Hotel Executives to Management Positions at
Turtle Bay Resort located on Oahu's North Shore
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