Top 25 Articles - March 2006
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General
Manager of the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel Arrested; Refused to Provide
Police with List of All Hotel Guest Names and Addresses
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All
The Hotel Guest Wanted Was a Burger and a Beer -- or Six -- at the Clarion
Hotel in Irving, Texas; What Happened Next Surprised Him
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Benchmark's
Top Ten Hospitality Trends For 2006
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The
USA's Largest Hotel Union Targeting Hilton Hotels in New York City for
a Major Labor Battle
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Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing What March 2006
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Hotel
Spas as Independent Profit Centers / Andrea Foster and Adam Wohlberg
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The
755 room María Isabel-Sheraton Ordered Closed; Hotel Is At Center
of Diplomatic Spat Between the United States and Mexico Over Trade with
Cuba
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Ask
the Hotel Lawyer� - The Evolution of Rental Revenue Splits and Expense
Allocations
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The
Fontainebleau Closes for Two Year Renovation; Unite Here's South Florida
Union Loses Hundreds of Its Members
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Hotels
Charging Fees and Surcharges for Just About Anything; PwC Forecasting
7% Increase for U.S. Lodging Industry in 2006
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Bob
Alter Built Sunstone, Now Thinks Luxury / Sandi Cain
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Five
Tips for Driving Sales through Search Engine Optimized Public Relations
Writing / Polly Wade
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Cendant�s
Hospitality Spin-Off to be Named Wyndham Worldwide; Cendant Name Will be
Retired
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RockResorts
Management Agreement Ended at Cheeca Lodge & Spa
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.travel
- a New Top-Level Domain Has Some Heavy Hitters on Board; Disney, Expedia,
British Airways, Marriott, Carnival Cruise Lines
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The
Embassy Suites Hotel in Downtown Denver To Be Converted to a Ritz-Carlton
at a Cost of $75 million
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Choosing
the Right Hotel, Hospitality or Tourism School � 10 Basics to Know / Jitendra
Jain
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Hotel
Cleaning 101: Tips from Executive Housekeepers with National Trust Historic
Hotels of America
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Do
What It Takes To WOW: Orchestrating �Branded Moments of Truth� / Rick Hendrie
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Nobody
Asked Me, But�.No. 7 / Stanley Turkel
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Landmark
Hyatt Dorado Beach Resort to Close its Doors After 48 Years in Operation
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When
Looking for that Brand �Differentiator�, Don�t Overlook the Obvious / Milton
Velinsky and Steven Belmonte
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Shortage
of High-end Hotel Rooms Near Orlando's Convention Center May Soon Be Over;
Three New Projects Adding 2,600 First-class Rooms
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The
Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau Riddled with Staff Departures, 43
Employees have Left in the Last Two Years; Some Say Board too Involved,
Blame High Pressure Environment
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Making
the Right Impression at the Front Desk: How Proper Etiquette Helps Sell
Walk-Ins and Creates Long-Term Patronage / Nicole Ollis
March 31, 2006
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Ohio�s
Lodging Market: Historical Analysis & 2006 Forecast / David J. Sangree,
Laurel A. Keller, and Joseph Pierce
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Bird
Enthusiasts React with Anger - Two Nesting Hawks Shot Down by Federal
Agents on Grounds of Villas of Grand Cypress Golf Resort in Orlando
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City
of Atlanta Files Suit Against 12 Internet Companies that Book Hotel Rooms,
Claiming They Charge Customers for Taxes that Are Never Forwarded to the
City
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Hard
Rock International Inc. May Be Developing a $1 billion Casino Hotel in
Atlantic City
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The
Greater Minneapolis Convention & Visitors Association Booked 279 Future
Meetings, Creating $313 Million in Economic Impact; Makes Point for New
Convention Hotel
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Panel
of CVB and Hotel Executives to Discuss Maximizing Relationships; Web-based
Seminar Set for April 4, 2006
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Sea
Island's Fabled Flagship Hotel, The Cloister at Sea Island, Reopens Following
a three-year Renovation
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An
Estate in Vermont, a Former Tavern on Martha�s Vineyard, An Old-world Florida
Inn and an Art Deco Hotel in Milwaukee Added to Historic Hotels of America
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M3
Hotel Accounting to Add 1000th Hotel in 2006
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InfoGenesis
Las Vegas to Open in May 2006; New Worldwide Solution and Briefing Center
to Showcase the Latest Products and Solutions from InfoGenesis and its
Partners
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Hotelbeds
Endorses RateTiger to its Hotel Partners to Manage Online Distribution
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Dieter
Huckestein, Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award; Hospitality Industry's
Top Honor Bestowed by the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences
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Springs
Hotel LLC Finalizes $2.8 million Purchase of the Park Plaza, Colorado Springs;
Will be Renamed the SilverWood Hotel and Conference Center and Undergo
$400,000 Renovation
March 30, 2006
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Ohio�s
Lodging Market: Historical Analysis & 2006 Forecast / David J. Sangree,
Laurel A. Keller, and Joseph Pierce
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Philadelphia,
Boston End Spat Over Convention Center Marketing Tagline
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Mystery
Shopping - Taking the Mystery Out
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Hotel
Cleaning 101: Tips from Executive Housekeepers with National Trust Historic
Hotels of America
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Despite
the Death of its President and CEO, the Salt Lake County Convention &
Visitors Bureau had One of its Most Successful Years in 2005
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Large
Hotel Near Park City, Utah Seems Unlikely; Developer Wants to Build 140
Condos, County Agreement Called for 140 Hotel Rooms
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Two
Hotels Tied as the Top Performing Hotels in the Doubletree Brand with the
Highest Overall Hotel Performance Scores: Doubletree Guest Suites Naples,
Florida and Doubletree Hotel Bay City, Michigan
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Renovations
Under Way at Two of Walt Disney World's Original Resorts, the Contemporary
and the Polynesian Hotels
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Hampton
Inn Becomes 750th Hotel to Install M-Tech�s Preventive Maintenance Solution
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Holiday
Inn Beaumont Plaza and Convention Center, Hit by Hurricane Rita 7 Months
Ago, Re-opens Following $10 million in Renovations
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Cornell
Hotel School Names Cathy Enz Associate Dean for Industry Research and Affairs
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Hilton
Chongqing Appoints Sven Isberg as General Manager, Fintan O�Doherty and
Andreas Bruck as Director of Operations and Executive Chef Respectively
March 29, 2006
March 28, 2006
March 27, 2006
March 24,2006
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Nobody
Asked Me, But�.No. 7 / Stanley Turkel
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Joint
Venture to Build 1,400 room Hilton Hotel in Orlando Near Orange County
Convention Center
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The
Lodge at Woodloch, a $37-million Destination Spa in Pennsylvania, Set to
Open; The Vision of John and Ginny Lopis
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All
The Hotel Guest Wanted Was a Burger and a Beer -- or Six -- at the Clarion
Hotel in Irving, Texas; What Happened Next Surprised Him
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The
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Report Profit before Non-operating Items Increased
by 39% for Year Ending 2005; Peninsula Hotels are Either the Leader or
Amongst the Leaders in Room Rate and RevPAR In Their Respective Cities
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LRA
Worldwide Is retained by Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos to �Operationalize�
the Rock �n� Roll Guest Experience
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Select
Hospitality Systems Distributes Energy Eye� EMS in Canada
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HVS/American
Hospitality Management Company Takes Over As Asset Manager for the Fisher
Island Club Hotel and Resort, Miami Beach, Florida
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Carnus
Systems Lays Roadmap for the Future of the Hospitality Industry
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Venezuelan
Developer, Vitorrio De Stefano, Opens 200 room Clarion Hotel on Island
of Curacao
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Greektown
Casino Considering a $200-million, 35-story Tower With a 400 room Hotel
on Top of a 3,100-space Parking Garage in Downtown Detroit
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Hilton
Hotels Corporation Sells the 821-room Hilton Minneapolis for Approximately
$92 million
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Microtel
Inns & Suites Sold 83 Franchises in 2005, Currently 260 Microtel Hotels
Open
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Hampton®
on Pace to Open 90 - 100 Hotels in 2006; Western, Urban and International
Development Lead Expansion Efforts
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Mövenpick
Hotels & Resorts Focus on Swiss Quality and Service Drives Positive
Results; Hotel Portfolio Grows to 54 at End of 2005
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Kahler
Grand Hotel in Rochester Carves Out a 19 Room Super Luxury International
Hotel as Part of $2.8 million Remodeling Project
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Diane
Wesley Named Director of Sales for Hotel Vitale, San Francisco
March 22, 2006
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General
Manager of the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel Arrested; Refused to Provide Police
with List of All Hotel Guest Names and Addresses
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Landmark
Hyatt Dorado Beach Resort to Close its Doors After 48 Years in Operation
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Basico
Hotel in Playa del Carmen, Mexico Sets New Standards for Innovation;
Industrial Water Tanks Which Serve as Pools
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Seventy-five
Years Ago the State of Nevada Legalized Casino Gambling; A Brilliant Decision
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Donald
Trump's Las Vegas Project, the $500 million Trump International Hotel
& Tower, Not Beset by Problems Facing Other Proposed Vegas High
Rises
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The
Providence Group Offers Training for General Managers New Service Comes
with a Satisfaction Guarantee
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�Turn,
Turn, Turn:� Making (Marketing) Plans for the Long-Term
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Dallas
Convention & Visitors Bureau Bookings Up 19% Compared to Same Time
Last Year
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The
Fort Lauderdale Grande, Formerly the Fort Lauderdale Marina Marriott,
Receiving $50 million Renovation
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Planners
to Arrange More Meetings, Have Increased Budgets in 2006 / HSMAI Survey
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Terri
Ryan Appointed General Manager for the Melrose Hotel, Washington, DC
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A
Family Story: Chicago Is... President, Michael O'Connor Receives Award
Named for His Mother
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Hersha
Hospitality Management Names Keith C. Poehlman Vice President and Corporate
Controller
March 21, 2006
March 20, 2006
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Bob
Alter Built Sunstone, Now Thinks Luxury / Sandi Cain
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Melrose
Hotel New York to Pay $800,000 in Damages to 13 Former Hispanic Employees;
EEOC Wins Lawsuit Claiming Hotel Imposed English-Only Rule, Harassed Hispanics
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Hotels
Charging Fees and Surcharges for Just About Anything; PwC Forecasting 7%
Increase for U.S. Lodging Industry in 2006
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Spring
Break 2006 Has Been Very Soft on South Padre Island; Some Say the Island
Keeps Pricing Itself Out of the Market
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The
Capsule Hotel, a Quirky and Inexpensive Lodging Option in Japan, Brings
New Meaning to the Term "'Hole-in-the-Wall'
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Daufuskie
Island Club & Resort Looking for Investors to Step up Development
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Marcus
Hotels and Resorts to Purchase the Westin Columbus Hotel; Transaction Leverages
Historic Hotel Experience and Expands Presence in the Midwest
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Luxury
Travel Now and What's Next for 2006 / Karen Weiner Escalera
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Six
Month Old HSMAI Asia Pacific Names Leadership & Board of Directors,
2006 Agenda
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Hotel-Online
and BuildCentral Add/Update 48 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction
Projects Database
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Benchmark
Hospitality Appoints Michael J. Taylor General Manager for The Heldrich,
a New $110 million Mixed Use Property in New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Frank
I. Wolfe to Remain HFTP's Executive Vice President/CEO through March 2009
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Bryce
Chalmers-Stairs Appointed Area General Manager for Bellstar's Four Condo-Resorts
in Canmore, Alberta
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Sue
Lawrence Joins Visual One Systems(Europe) Ltd.
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Mary
Kay Vrba Appointed Director of Dutchess (NY) County, Tourism
March 17, 2006
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Hospitality
Development Group Inc. Developing Palazzo del Lago, an $800 million
Resort in Orlando; Includes the InterContinental Resort & Residences
with a Mix of 1,260 Hotel and Condominium Units
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Highland
Hospitality Corporation Acquires the 585-suite Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs
Resort & Lookout Mountain Golf Club in Phoenix for $85 million
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The
Fontainebleau Closes for Two Year Renovation; Unite Here's South Florida
Union Loses Hundreds of Its Members
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Thomas
Enterprises Planning Luxury Hotel Condo Project, the Hotel Talavera, With
152 Hotel Rooms and 133 Condos In Northwest San Antonio
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Meeting
/ Convention Planners Rule! Rightfully, They Are Becoming More Demanding
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The
Holiday Inn Dallas-Aristocrat to Be Converted to Hotel Indigo
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Hospitality
Revenue Optimization Company Launches Virtual Revolution
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Starwood
Hotels Signs Exclusive Contract with Pepsi; Drops Coke Products, Plans
Integrated Marketing with Pepsi
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Robert
R. (Bob) King, Retired Chairman of the Board of StayOnline and Hospitality
Pioneer, Dies at 71
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Marriott
International, Inc. Receives the 2006 Ronald E. Harrison Award, from the
International Franchise Association, for Significant Contributions
to Minorities in Franchising
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Beijing
Modern Asia � Pacific Real Estate Co Ltd. Selects Starwood to Manage a
558-room Westin hotel at Chaoyang District, Beijing
March 16, 2006
March 15, 2006
March 14, 2006
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The
Ritz London Selects TravelCLICK iHotelier as Its Central Reservations System;
Website Booking Revenues Up 44%
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Res-Expo
- Three Top Travel Industry Trends for 2006; Use �Emotional Content� to
Market Websites; Chinese Do Not Use Credit Cards, but Changes Loom; Group
Travel�s 43% Increase in Online Event Bookings
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Some
Consumer Advocacy Groups Calling for Regulations Forcing Hotels to Offer
Flexible Check-in and Check-out Times and Rates for their Clients
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Benchmark's
Top Ten Hospitality Trends For 2006
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Choosing
the Right Hotel, Hospitality or Tourism School � 10 Basics to Know
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With
Acquisition by Blackstone Group Complete, La Quinta Management LLC Plans
to Focus on Corporate Owned Hotels, Will Convert About 100 Baymont Hotels
to La Quinta and Sell Baymont Flag
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Las
Vegas Sands Corp. and Hilton Hotels Planning a 1,200-room Hilton Hotel
and a 300-room Conrad Hotel to the Cotai Strip in the People's Republic
of China Special Administrative Region of Macau
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Harrah's
Raises the Ante In Bid for the Resort Project in Singapore; James
Cameron to Create "iPort" a Sixteen Story Immersive Entertainment Experience
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Amtrak
Revives Plan to Develop a Boutique Hotel Inside Baltimore's Historic Penn
Station
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Sonnenblick-Eichner
Company Arranges $67 million of First Mortgage Financing for Charleston
Place, Charleston, South Carolina
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Gatehouse
Capital and Aimbridge Hospitality Developing Five aloft Hotels in Frisco,
Plano, Las Colinas, Downtown Dallas and the Fort Worth TCU Area
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Great
Wolf Lodge in Kansas City Sustains Minor Tornado Damage; Resort Remains
Open Despite Damage to Skylight Area on the Roof of the Waterpark
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The
Days Inn & Conference Centre in Penticton, British Columbia Completes
$4 million Renovation
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Guang
Dong Teem Holdings Limited Contracts with Sheraton to Manage a 450 room
Hotel in Guangzhou, The Sheraton Guangzhou Hotel Part of the Mixed-use
Complex � Teem Plaza Development
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MonteLago
Village Resort, Lake Las Vegas, Appoints Larry Peterson as Director of
Sales
March 13, 2006
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IDeaS
Adds to its Americas Sales Team with the Appointment of Two Long-time Hospitality
Industry Professionals; Cliff Atkinson and Adam Werner to Sell IDeaS Acclaimed
ASP Solutions
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Jim
Butler on Condo Hotels; The Evolution of Rental Revenue Splits and Expense
Allocations
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When
Will The Bubble Burst? / Stephen Rushmore / Canadian Lodging Outlook -
January 2006
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Shortage
of High-end Hotel Rooms Near Orlando's Convention Center May Soon Be Over;
Three New Projects Adding 2,600 First-class Rooms
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Hotel
Owners Chase Profits During Spring's College-style Craziness
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Intrawest
sells the Majority of its Real Estate at the Town of Mammoth Lakes, California
to Barry Sternlicht's Starwood Capital for a $60 million Pre-tax Profit
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First
Three Missoni Branded Hotels Will be Located in Kuwait, Edinburgh, Dubai;
The Interior Design of Missoni Hotels is Being Conceptualized and Controlled
by Studio Thun
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DIFA
Completes €10.5 million Conversion of the �Wallhöfe� Building
Into the167 room Wallstreet Park Plaza, Berlin
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Dusit's
Brand, Royal Princess Hotels & Resorts, Contracts for First Resort
Property in Koh Chang, Thailand
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RateGain
Clinches Deal with Ramada Jarvis Hotels; Ramada Opts for YieldGain Channel
Management Solutions
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Increase
Revenue, Reduce Costs; Go "Green", and Market Your Commitment / John R
Hendrie
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The
352 room Casino Nova Scotia Hotel Branded The Halifax Marriott Harbourfront
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Grand
Traverse Resort & Spa Relies On Clairvoyix to Target Travelers
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Developers
of the West Edge Complex in Kansas City Select Gemstone Resorts to Manage
130 room Hotel
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Andrew
Schiavone Named General Manager for the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and
Waterfront Conference Center, Portsmouth, Virginia
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Jackie
Rhody Joins the Sheraton Orlando North at Maitland Center as Sales Manager
March 10, 2006
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RockResorts
Management Agreement Ended at Cheeca Lodge & Spa
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Owners
of Historic Black Point Inn on Maine's Coast Planning to Eliminate 60 Rooms
and Sell off Prime Waterfront Real Estate
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The
Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau Riddled with Staff Departures, 43
Employees have Left in the Last Two Years; Some Say Board too Involved,
Blame High Pressure Environment
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Unite
HERE Takes Aim at Organizing Phoenix Area Hotel Workers; Effort Launched
with Boycott of the Phoenician
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Indifference
To e-mail Could Cost Trump millions: His Lack of Electronic Records Could
Hurt his Lawsuit Against Former Partner and Other Backers of Florida Hard
Rock Casinos
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Do
What It Takes To WOW: Orchestrating �Branded Moments of Truth� / Rick Hendrie
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HFTP
Seeks to Create a Strong European Presence
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Aquilini
Investment Group Completes Rebranding of Hotels in Frederiction and Moncton
to the Crowne Plaza Brand; Both Properties Managed by Pacrim Hospitality
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Deal
of the Year Awards Presented at the International Hotel Investment Forum
in Berlin, Germany
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Neptune
Hospitality Advisors Advises Port Authority in Sale of the Two Largest
Hotels in Downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Independent
Hotels Hail Clairvoyix Database Marketing Solution; Broadmoor, ClubCorp
and Seaport Boston Reach their Preferred Guests through Affordable, Centralized,
Online Database Marketing
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Strategic
Hotel Capital, Inc. Acquires the La Solana Hotel and Villas Development
Site Adjacent to its Four Seasons Punta Mita Hotel, for $29.5 million
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For
Second Consecutive Year North Maple Inn is a "Best Place to Work in New
Jersey" According to Readers of NJ BIZ
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Matthew
Davis Named Senior National Sales Manager and Eddie Emeric as Senior Manager,
Trade Shows for New York City's CVB - NYC & Company
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LodgeWorks,
L.P., Parent Company of the Sierra Suites Hotel Chain, Opens Sixth Property
in Fishkill, New York
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Benchmark
Appoints Chrissandra G. Passafiume Controller for Danfords on the Sound
March 9, 2006
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JLT
Group, Inc. Developing The Westin Saint Paul Hotel & Residences; 30-story
Tower with 250 Hotel Rooms and 82 Residences, Will Anchor The Bridges
of Saint Paul Development
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Dieter
Huckestein Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Yellowstone
Club World, LLC.
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Four
Seasons Reports a Net Loss of $28.2 million for the Full Year Ending Dec
31, 2005, Compared to Net Income of $25.7 in 2004; Takes $35.5 million
Charge in Switching the Senior Executives and Hotel General Managers from
an Unfunded Defined Benefit Retirement Plan to a Fully Funded Defined Contribution
Retirement Plan
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Joint
Partnership of Kimpton and ING Clarion Investing $22 million into the Former
Holiday Inn Select, Alexandria, Virginia to Transform the 227-room Property
into The Hotel Monaco
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Highland
Hospitality Corporation Acquiring the 240-room Melrose Hotel, Washington,
D.C. for $76 million, Approximately $316,700 per Key
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Dow
Hotel Company and AEW Capital Management Purchase 248-Suite Chicago Marriott
Suites Deerfield; Plans to Undergo Multi-million Dollar Renovation Upgrade
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Membership
Demand Continues For Small Luxury Hotels of the World; Smaller, Independent
Hotels Seek the Extra Leverage Provided by SLH
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Construction
of New Skokie Convention and Banquet Center Begins
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Jones
Lang LaSalle Hotels Select Service Division Seeking Hotel Sales Professionals
to Expand Operations in Los Angeles
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TravelCLICK
Showcases Integrated Distribution Solutions for Hotels at ITB Berlin; International
Casinos and European Estates Alike Choose the iHotelier CRS
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For
Sale - Former SpringHill Suites, Fort Lauderdale Airport
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The
Top Ten Hotel Brands in the European Union on January 1, 2006
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Benchmark
Appoints Jennifer DeMarle Director of Human Resources for Danfords on the
Sound
March 8, 2006
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Groople
and SynXis Announce Direct Connectivity for Group Travel
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The
$925 million Red Rock Resort Expected to Flourish on Las Vegas Valley's
Western Edge
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Indiana's
10 Gambling Boats Provided the State a Net Benefit of More than $700 million
for the Fiscal Year 2005
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Robert
Katz, 39, Vail Resorts' New Chief Executive Starts At Annual Base Salary
of $815,000
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Hampton
Inn West in Bloomington, Illinois Agrees to a Moral Responsibility to Pay
Workers of Bankrupt Company that Performed Housekeeping Duties at the Hotel
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When
Looking for that Brand �Differentiator�, Don�t Overlook the Obvious
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Hilton
Family of Hotels Rolls Out Multiple Website Enhancements - New Portals
and Search Specials; Enhancements to Brand Websites Empower Guests to Research
and Book Specialized Stays; Shop & Compare Prior to Booking a Reservation
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John
Q. Hammons to Develop 320 room Renaissance Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Neptune
Hospitality Advisors Arranges $25 million Financing of Downtown San Diego
Radisson Hotel
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Driftwood
Hospitality Adds their 21st Property to EZ Yield.com
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PhoneSuite
Installs 1,000th Hotel PBX At Comfort Inn Northeast near Orlando
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Makar
Properties Acquires the 238-Room Wyndham Orange County Hotel in Costa Mesa
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The
Membership Group, WORLDHOTELS, Grows to 525 Hotels in 2005, Up 17%
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Accor
2005 Results; Hotels and Services the Growth Drivers, Planning to Divest
Between 2005 and 2008, Around €1,500 million in Assets
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Greg
Smith Appointed Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Kimpton Hotels
& Restaurants
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George
Mahaffey Appointed Executive Chef for Hotel Jerome, Aspen
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Krisam
Group Appoints Directors of Sales, and Opens Offices in the Southeast,
Southern California; Debra Edwards Leads New Atlanta Office, Yolanda Hormozi
Heads Up Souther California
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Executive
Staff Appointments at the Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
Include Jeff Peller to the General Manager Post
March 7, 2006
March 6, 2006
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Hotel
Spas as Independent Profit Centers / Andrea Foster and Adam Wohlberg �
PKF
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The
Top Ten Hotel Brands in France; Nearly a Third of the Hotel Chain Supply
in France Changed Owners in 2005
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Hard
Rock International and Intrawest Corp. Planning a 320 Unit Condo Hotel
at Copper Mountain, Colorado
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Two
Aging Omaha Hotels, the former Regency and the Bellevue Days Inn, Receiving
Extensive Makeovers Featuring Indoor Water Parks
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Rodeway
Inn Brand Began 2005 with 160 Properties, Ended the Year with 180 Open
Hotels; Flat Fee Structure Replaces Revenue Percentage Fee Structure -
Franchisees Pay $25 per Room, per Month for the First Two Years
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A
Destination Under Scrutiny - Aruba - One Happy Island
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Aruba
Forging Ahead with a $230 million Investment in Tourism�the Island�s Largest
Expansion and Renovation Campaign in Years; 720 New Rooms Being Added at
Four Resorts
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For
Sale - Former SpringHill Suites, Fort Lauderdale Airport
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Pacifica
Real Estate Brokerage Arranges Acquisition Financing for Purchase of San
Diego Hotel
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Neptune
Hospitality Advisors Arranges Re-financing of Hilton Garden Inn Tampa North
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Big
Sky's Resort Property Management Buys Big Sky Division of ResortQuest
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PBL,
Australian Gaming and Entertainment Company, Acquires Subconcession from
Wynn Resorts, to Own and Operate Hotel Casinos in Macau
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Jebel
Ali International Hotels Opens 45 story Hotel Apartment Tower Adjacent
to Oasis Beach Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Kemp
Gallineau Promoted to SVP and General Manager of the Gaylord Palms Resort
and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida
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The
Al Futtaim Group Building a 350 room W Hotel in Dubai; Jean Nouvel Named
the Architect
March 2, 2006
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.travel
- a New Top-Level Domain Has Some Heavy Hitters on Board; Disney, Expedia,
British Airways, Marriott, Carnival Cruise Lines
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The
USA's Largest Hotel Union Targeting Hilton Hotels in New York City for
a Major Labor Battle
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Weas
Development Planning a $70 million Renaissance ClubSport Marriott in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
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Owner's
Representative: A Missing Link in the Design and Construction of Your Hotel
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Trump
Entertainment Resorts, Inc. Reports a Net Loss of $26.5 million from Date
of Reorganization through December 31, 2005; Operating and Cultural Changes
at the Proerties Will Take 18 months Before Benefits Seen
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DiamondRock
Hospitality, a Public Company Since May 2005, Reports a Net Loss of $7.3
million for the Year 2005; Acquired Nine Hotels During 2005 / Hotel Operating
Statistics
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$10
million Renovation at the Wyndham Miami Airport Hotel Includes 16,000 Sq
Ft Executive Meeting Center - First Purpose-built, Full-service, IACC-approved
Facility in South Florida
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For
Sale - Former SpringHill Suites, Fort Lauderdale Airport
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Neptune
Hospitality Advisors Arranges Sale of Radisson Convention Center Hotel
in Visalia, California
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ARAMARK
Harrison Lodging Awarded Eight Year Contract to Manage Deer Creek Resort
& Conference Center in Mt. Sterling, Ohio
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Accor
Driving Economy Hotel Revolution in Asia; Signs Agreement to Operate 6
New Ibis Hotels in China, to Be Developed at a Cost of US$150 million
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Noble
House Hotels & Resorts Partners With Clairvoyix to Target Gen-X Travelers
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SECURE-RES
Clients Announce Banner Year For 2005
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Boykin
Lodging Reports Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders for the
Year Ending 2005 of $25.0 million versus a Net Loss of $4.9 million for
the Year-earlier; Currently Owns 21 Hotels
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Sheraton
Suites Key West Sold to Ocean Properties for $35.8 Million
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Ex-Marriott
Executive Chad Waetzig to Spearhead Sheraton's New Marketing Strategy as
SVP of Marketing for Sheraton Hotels
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Steve
Giblin Appointed Chief Operating Officer and Debra Bates as Chief Investment
Officer at Dolce International
March 1, 2006
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The
755 room María Isabel-Sheraton Ordered Closed; Hotel Is At Center
of Diplomatic Spat Between the United States and Mexico Over Trade with
Cuba
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How
Venue Selection Impacts the Success of Your Meeting or Training Session;
Quantifying the Role a Venue Has on the Success Rate of Training or Meeting
Sessions
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Before
There�s Trouble: Protect Your Hotel, Restaurant from Damaging Effects of
Negative Media Exposure
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The
Long Dormant Plan for a 390-room Loew's Hotel in Boston Revived by Developer;
Now Tentatively Proposed as a 220 room W Hotel with 100 Residential Condos
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Shangri-La's
Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa Opens in Oman; Project Represents a Pioneering
Step in the Development of Oman as an International Tourist Destination
-
Strategic
Hotels & Resorts Completes First Full Year as a Public Company; Reports
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders of $14.0 million Compared to
a Net Loss of $9.4 million for the 4th Qtr of 2004
-
R.D.
Olson Development Receives Approvals to Build a $35 million Marriott Residence
Inn in Downtown Burbank, California
-
Starwood's
Luxury Collection Brand Will Manage the US Grant Hotel in San Diego Following
$52 million Restoration
-
Thailand
Hotels Urged to Join Thai Ratings System; 119 Hotels out of 5,000
Properties Participating So Far - One to Five Stars Make for Fair Pricing
in Industry
-
Despite
Four Hurricanes that Raked Florida in 2004 and 2005, a Record 85.8 million
Tourists Blew into the State in 2005
-
Columbia
Sussex Completes Conversion of the 312 room Wyndham Atlanta to a Full-Service
Marriott Hotel
-
For
Sale � the 127 room boutique Belamar Hotel, Manhattan Beach, California.
Re-opened last year after undergoing a $9.5M renovation
-
Hotel
Booking Solutions Incorporated Enters into Alliance with IBS Group to Expand
Its Ability to Offer Leading Demand ManagementSM Solutions for the Travel
Industry
-
California
Hotel & Lodging Association Names Kim Akers, General Manager, Glorietta
Bay Inn in Coronado, the Outstanding General Manager of the Year
-
Christopher
Lee Owens Appointed Director of Food & Beverage at Pink Shell Beach
Resort & Spa, Ft Myers Beach, Florida
-
Lodgian
Names James A. MacLennan EVP and Chief Financial Officer
Top 25 Articles - February 2006
-
Optimum
Hotel Brokerage Named Hotel Broker of the Year at 2006 Hotel Brokers International
Convention
-
Indoor
Waterparks and Hotels - Year end 2005 Overview / David J. Sangree
-
Peter
Morton's Planned $1 billion Condo Hotel Expansion of the Hard Rock Hotel
Canceled; Sales Staff Let Go, Buyers Offered Refunds
-
MeriStar
Hospitality Agrees to be Acquired by The Blackstone Group in Transaction
Valued at Approximately $2.6 billion
-
Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing What / February 2006
-
The
Top 10 Hotel Chains and the Top 10 Hotel Brands in the European Union
-
Luxury
Link Announces First Annual World�s Best Hotel Award Winners
-
Intercontinental,
Club Med, Hilton, Starwood and More Debate the Latest Sales and Marketing
Strategies
-
Two
Florida Hotel Investors Admit to Bilking Mortgage Lenders in a $67 million
Loan Scheme to Finance Hotels in Orlando and South Florida; Used Fraudulent
Appraisals and False Hotel Income and Occupancy Rates
-
Hilton
Hotels Corporation Names its Top Developers for its Focused Service
Brands - Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Hilton Garden Inn
and Homewood Suites by Hilton
-
More
than 100 Guests, Workers Fall Ill From Event at the Drake Hotel;
Chicago Department of Public Health Probe Mystery Virus
-
The
Blackstone Group Now Controls 1,430 Hotels; Some Speculate Blackstone Preparing
an Initial Public Offering
-
The
Hotel Manager's Scheme to Establishing Guest Relationships: "Room
the Guest"/ John R. Hendrie
-
$70
million Lawsuit Against the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic
City Will Test How Far an Employer Can Go in Promoting Image Standards
-
Affiliate
of The Blackstone Group Acquiring 9 Hotels and Golf Club from MeriStar
for Approximately $367
-
Selling
Up! Taking Group Room Revenue to a New Level / Carol Verret
-
Want
Better Results? Then Expect Better Sales People / Brenda Fields
-
Motel's
"Do not rent" List Subject of a Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit
-
Hotel
Capitalization Rates Continue to Plunge
-
Good
Employee Retention Strategies Can Break the Myth ... The Grass
Is Greener / John R Hendrie
-
Four
Star vs Mobil Four Star / Harry Nobles
-
More
than 5,000 Lower-cost Las Vegas Strip Hotel Rooms Have Been Taken Off --
or Could Soon be Taken Off -- the Market; Your Chance of Finding
a Bargain Room is Shrinking
-
With
a 100 Hotel Portfolio, White Lodging Services Realigns its Organizational
Structure
-
Noble
Investment Group Planning to Build an aloft - Starwood's New Brand,
in Charlotte; 176 room Hotel Will be Built Above Entertainment-Retail Complex
-
EZ
Yield.com Public Apology to the Hotel Industry
February 28, 2006
-
Five
Tips for Driving Sales through Search Engine Optimized Public Relations
Writing / Polly Wade
-
Stratus
Performance Group Debuts Hospitality Event in Santa Barbara; Elite Meetings
Alliance Unites Luxury Hoteliers with Top Corporate Buyers
-
The
Blackstone Group Now Controls 1,430 Hotels; Some Speculate Blackstone Preparing
an Initial Public Offering
-
Charlotte
Experiencing Mini-boom in Hotel Development, Three Full Service Properties
Expected to Open by Late 2008
-
Moroccan/Kuwaiti
Development Company CMKD and Golden Tulip Enter into Management Agreement
for the Five Farah Hotels in the Kingdom of Morocco
-
Frank
Scott Dies 78; Las Vegas Mover and Shaker, a Founder of the Plaza Hotel
& Casino
-
PAS
Introduces Hospitality Daily and Monthly Reporting eService; New PAS Hospitality
eService focuses on automating daily and monthly operational information
reporting for multi-hotel organizations
-
For
Sale - Former SpringHill Suites, Fort Lauderdale Airport
-
Manugistics
Scientist Dr. Jon Higbie to Address Travel Pricing Strategies at Res-Expo;
Manugistics to Showcase Best-of-Breed Solutions spanning the Hospitality,
Airline and Travel Industries
-
Hotelex
Shanghai on April 4-7, 2006 Expecting 30,000 Hospitality Decision-makers
from Over 70 Countries
-
Training
Bytes Web Cast: Revenue Management and Sales & Marketing � Strategic
Alignment / Carol Verret Web Cast
-
Collegiate
Hospitality, LLC, Completes First Year As the Hospitality Management Company
for The Inn at Harvard, Owned by Harvard University
-
Peppertree
Inns & Suites Reap the Benefits of MSI Two-way Interface; Best Western
member properties maximize room revenue via two-way CRS rate-tiering feature
-
ASSA
ABLOY Hospitality, Inc. Strengthens Global Security Positioning With Marc
Freundlich Leading the Way
-
Optimum
Hotel Brokerage Sells Days Hotel Airport in Rochester, New York
-
Trial
Concludes in US$35m Damages Suit Against Starwood
-
Developer
CMA Companies Expects to Raise Prices as 200 of 1,300 Condo/hotel Residences
Sell in 24 Hours; The Blue Rose Resort Yet to Break Ground in Orlando
-
HFTP
to Feature the RFI for Club Technology at Club Managers' Association of
America's 79th World Conference
-
Ken
Dittrich Appointed Managing Director of Paradisus Puerto Rico
-
Mohonk
Mountain House Appoints Barbara Stirewalt Spa Director of the New, $13
million, 30,000-square-foot Spa
February 27, 2006
February 24, 2005
-
More
than 5,000 Lower-cost Las Vegas Strip Hotel Rooms Have Been Taken Off �
or Could Soon be Taken Off -- the Market; Your Chance of Finding a Bargain
Room is Shrinking
-
Novare
Group, Faison Enterprises and Levine Properties Jointly Developing TWELVE
Hotels and Residences in Charlotte, North Carolina
-
Proposed
196-room Hotel and 127-unit Condominium in Downtown Escondido, California
Faces Building Height and Parking Concerns
-
Homeowners
Protest a Proposed Three-story Hilton Hotel in Tyler, Texas
-
Despite
Closure of Beau Rivage, MGM MIRAGE 2005 4th Qtr Net Income Grows to $97.8
million Compared with $74.9 million a Year Ago
-
Wynn
Resorts Reports a 4th Qtr Net Loss of $11.4 million; Opened Wynn Las Vegas
on Time and on Budget on April 28, 2005, Wynn Macau Expected to Open in
the 3rd Qtr 2006
-
Hilton
Hotels Corporation Names Jim Holthouser SVP of Embassy Suites Hotels, Rebecca
Wyatt SVP of Homewood Suites by Hilton
-
Four
Chefs from Historic Hotels of America Present "History is Hot" Menu at
Famed James Beard House in New York
-
Aqua
Hotels & Resorts Reclassifies Their Eight Waikiki Properties;
Adds Aqua Lite Hotels for Value Conscious Travelers
-
New
Survey Reveals How Sales and Revenue Managers Handle Internet Marketing
and Distribution; 10% of Hotels Still Do Not Have a Dedicated Web Site
-
The
150-room Sheraton Midwest City Hotel & Conference Center Opens; Owned
by the City of Midwest City and Managed by De Palma Hotel Corporation
-
Prior
to Acquisition by Kingdom Hotels and Colony Capital, Fairmont Reports 2005
Year End Net income of $167.5 million Compared to the Prior Year's Net
Income of $155.8 million
-
Krabbe�s,
LLC Opens 64-room AmericInn Lodge & Suites in Appleton, Wisconsin -
Including a Splash Bay Adventure Indoor Recreation Area
February 23, 2005
-
New
Lodging Supply Growth in Check / Robert Mandelbaum
-
Ashford
Hospitality Trust Acquiring the 338-room Pan Pacific San Francisco Hotel
for $95.0 million, $281,065 per Key; Plans to Invest $10 million in Re-branding
and Renovation
-
LaSalle
Hotel Properties Acquiring the 367 room House of Blues Hotel in Chicago,
Illinois for $114.5 Million
-
Embassy
Suites Hotels Recognizes Top Hotels of 2005; Peter Steketee, GM of the
Embassy Suites Hotel - Tampa, Named General Manager of Year
-
Host
Marriott Corporation 4th Quarter Net Income Rose to $74 million from $61
million a Year Earlier; New Name: Host Hotels & Resorts / Hotel Operating
Statistics
-
LaSalle
Hotel Properties Reports Net Income to Common Shareholders of $20.8 million
for the Year Ended December 31, 2005, Compared to Net Income of $10.7
million for the Prior Year; RevPAR Increases 11.2%
-
Boca
Raton Resort & Club Embarks on a Multi-million dollar Refurbishment
Headed Up by Three Designers: Thierry Despont, Alexandra Champalimaud,
and Tony Chi
-
Orient-Express
Hotels Ltd. Reports 4th Quarter Net Earnings of $4.4 million Down 48% from
Net Earnings of $8.4 million in the Year Earlier; Adverse Impact on the
Quarter Was the Consequence of Hurricanes on the Maroma Resort and Spa
on the Mayan Riviera in Mexico and the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans
-
Biloxi
City Council Unanimously Approves Plans for the $500 million Bacaran Bay
Casino and Resort
-
Hong
Kong PolyU Takes Steps to Advance World-class Hospitality Education
-
Sonnenblick-Eichner
Company Arranges Permanent Financing for The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Phoenix,
Arizona
-
Las
Vegas Sands Corp. and Starwood Hotels Reach Agreement on Management Deal;
Starwood to Manage Planned 1,200-room Sheraton and a 300-room St. Regis
on the Cotai Strip, Macao
-
Mitchell
Presnick, Super 8 Hotels China Chief Executive, Named Top Leader in Chinese
Hospitality Industry
-
The
First Tower of the Radisson SAS Hotel Dubai Media City Opens; Siegfried
Nierhaus the Opening General Manager
-
Winegardner
& Hammons, Inc. Appoints Brad Swales General Manager of the Embassy
Suites Hotel Lexington
-
MSI
Announces Management Promotions - Sales and service capabilities further
enhanced as MSI anticipates a year of unprecedented success
February 22, 2006
-
Condo
Hotels and the Americans with Disabilities Act: Is Your Condo Hotel
a �Residence� or a �Place of Public Accommodation�?
-
Beverly
Clark�s WeddingLocation.com Celebrates its Sixth Anniversary with a Whole
New Look
-
Connecticut's
Two Casinos, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods, Offer Insights to Friendly Competition
-
Five
Major Innovations for Your Hotel�s Performance; Technology innovations
designed to positively impact your hotel�s bottom line / Tim Henthorn
-
Great
Wolf Resorts Reports a 4th Qtr 2005 Net Loss of $38 million; Year-over-Year
4th Qtr Occupancy and RevPAR Decreased / Hotel Operating Statistics
-
Cornerstone
Awards Kimpton Hotels the Management Contract of The MUSE, New York City
-
The
Procaccianti Group Acquires the 311-room Wyndham Colorado Springs; Plans
$11 million Renovation and Conversion to Marriott Brand
-
Novare
Group's TWELVE Hotels and Residences Planning a 35-story Tower in Charlotte;
400 Condos on Top of 150 Hotel Suites
-
120
Smoke Free Hotels Join the www.freshstay.com Online Directory in 1st Month
-
Luxe
Worldwide Hotels Continues Rapid Expansion, Revenues and Newly Signed Members
Part of Global Success Story
-
Home-Towne
Suites Selects AnyRate Software to Provide Competitive Rate Intelligence
-
Interstate
Hotels & Resorts Reports 4th Qtr 2005 Net Income of $7.2 million; Incentive
Management Fees Up 40.2% / Hotel Operating Statistics
-
Outrigger's
Waikiki Beach Walk "Tops Out"; Biggest Development in Waikiki's History
to Feature Hotels, Restaurants, Premier Shops in Hawaiian-Style Setting
-
Doug
Housley Named General Manager of the 277-room Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco
-
Choice
Hotels International Names Dan Couture to the Position of Regional Vice
President, Extended Stay Development
-
The
88th and 89th Staybridge Suites Hotels Open in Las Cruces, New Mexico and
Newark, Delaware
-
TeleAdapt
Unveils New Guest Room Solutions at HOSTEC
-
Lyle
J. Bolyard Joins The Lodge At Woodloch As Executive Chef
-
Jeanine
Korm Glendon Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing for The Churchill
Hotel in Washington, DC
February 21, 2006
February 17, 2006
-
RedSky
IT Reveals How to Increase Sales and Gain Greater Customer Satisfaction
at Hostec-Eurhotec
-
Morgans
Hotel Group Provides Update on Growth Plans with its Brands Delano and
Mondrian
-
Four
Star vs Mobil Four Star / Harry Nobles
-
Host
Marriott Selling the Fort Lauderdale Marina Marriott and the Swissotel
The Drake, New York for Approximately $586 million
-
Components
of a Hotel Impact Study / Rachel Roginsky
-
The
Publicly Financed 756-room Baltimore Hilton Breaks Ground; 27 Hours of
Public Hearings Set a City Record
-
HEI
Hospitality Has Closed on a $425 million Discretionary Private Equity Fund
to Primarily Acquire Full-service Hotels
-
Corporate
Housing Providers Association Announces 2006 Tower of Excellence Award
Winners; Shamrock Corporate Housing Named "Company of the Year"
-
Oxford
Lodging and Longwing Acquire the The 357-room Inn of Chicago
-
JMBM's
Global Hospitality Group® to Host The Hotel Developers Conference�
-
Joe
Blee, Expert Waterpark Insurance Advisor, Helps Developers Navigate From
Start To (Successful) Finish
-
Optimum
Hotel Brokerage Sells Best Western Hotel in Lawton, Oklahoma; Teams with
HBI Member-Broker Alan Brock and Associates to Sell Full Service Hotel
-
Hotel
Travel Alliance Sales & Marketing Program Now Available for US Hotels
and Resorts Interested in the European and UK Markets
-
Warmbrodt
Hotel Investments Selected to Advise in the Disposition of the Best Western
Seville Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri
-
Doubletree
Hotel Los Angeles International Airport Sold; Colliers International Hotels
Acts as Advisor to the Seller
-
TCK
Group, Vietnam�s First International Hotel Consultancy Group Is Launched
-
Highland
Hospitality Acquiring the 673-room Renaissance Nashville for $77 million,
Approximately $114,000 per Key
-
HSMAI's
Travel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference Set for New York City on
April 19, 2006
-
Melissa
St. John Appointed General Manager at Country Inns & Suites By Carlson
in Elizabeth, N.J.
-
Benchmark
Appoints Bruce Clifton Director of Human Resources at Scottsdale Resort
& Conference Center
-
Rosa
Lei Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for Raffles Beijing Hotel
February 15, 2006
-
Intrawest
Corporation Building a 12 story, 256 unit Condo Hotel, The Westin Imagine
Orlando Residences, as Phase One at the Village of Imagine, Orlando
-
Good
Employee Retention Strategies Can Break the Myth ... The Grass Is
Greener / John R Hendrie
-
Global
Hyatt Corporation and JER Partners Acquiring London's Great Eastern Hotel
from Conran Holdings and the Blackstone Group; Hotel Will Be Rebranded
Hyatt Regency
-
The
Las Vegas Convention Center Planning $737 million in Improvements, Expansion;
Opened in 1959, Nine Separate Expansions Have Increased Size to 3.2 million
square feet
-
Plaza
Resort & Spa Sales Closeout Registrations Show Strong Condo-Hotel Market
Response in Daytona Beach
-
Choice
Hotels Reports Full Year 2005 Net Income of $87.6 million Compared to Prior
Year Net Income of $74.3 million; Executes 639 New Domestic Hotel Franchise
Contracts / Hotel Operating Statistics
-
Benchmark
Hospitality Launches "Chairman's Award of Excellence"; Inaugural Award
Presented to Mario Herrera, North Maple Inn, Basking Ridge, NJ
-
BITAC
Brings Top Hospitality Technology Buyers and Suppliers Together in a Unique
Forum; HeBS Provides Leadership Role in Planning for Hospitality Technology
Conference
-
StayOnline
Provides Proprietary Bandwidth Shaping Tool to Clients; New GuestPass Director
is Next-Generation Firewall for HSIS
-
Marc
Vaccaro, the Co-founder of Great Wolf Resorts Inc., Resigns from the Company's
Board
-
New
Orleans, Cocktail's Birthplace, Hosts Convention of Spirited Experts From
Around the World, July 19-23, 2006
-
The
Venetian Resort Hotel Casino Selects TIG Global as their Internet Marketing
Agency of Record; TIG Global to drive direct online traffic to the Venetian
Resort Hotel Casino
-
Henny
Schaeffer General Manager of Hotel Astor in Miami Beach, Florida
February 14, 2006
-
Nantucket
Island Resorts Installs Maestro Multi-Property Management System; 5-Property
Chain with 240-Slip Marina Centralized Operations on Maestro Single-Image
Database Software to Ensure Accurate Chain-wide Availability for Cross
Selling
-
Shutters
on the Beach and Hotel Casa del Mar Select TravelCLICK�s iHotelier CRS
for Enhanced Website Booking Solution; Cutting-Edge Booking Engine Complements
Website Branding, Increases Online Revenue and Enhances the Guest Experience
for Luxury Independent Hotels
-
Privately
held RLJ Development, LLC Acquiring 100 Hotels from White Lodging
Services Corporation for Approximately $1.7 billion
-
Shortage
of Sites, Rising Expenses Should Keep Hotel Development in Check / Rick
Swig
-
Joie
de Vivre's Chip Conley Took One Look at Sacramento's Historic Cal Western
Life Building and Concluded: "That Looks Like a Hotel"
-
Tiny
Macau, the 'Las Vegas of the East'; Targeting 60,000 More Hotel Rooms in
Ten Years
-
Seattle
Hotelier John Oppenheimer Honored by the Seattle Hotel Association
-
Gaylord
Entertainment Co. Reports a Net Loss of $33.9 million for the Full Year
2005; Plans 500-Room Expansion of Gaylord National / Hotel Operating
Statistics
-
Warmbrodt
Hotel Investments Advising The Procaccianti Group in the Disposition of
The Elms Hotel and Spa Located in Excelsior Springs, Missouri
-
Neil
Morris Promoted to Vice President, Franchise Services & Operations
For US Franchise Systems
-
Sivica
Hospitality Adds 15th Management Contract with Wingate Alpharetta
-
Adaco
Services, LLC Announces Five New Hotel Clients
-
Pelican
Introduces Travel Agent Reservation System
-
Visual
One Exhibits at Hostec in London
-
Hampton
Opens 13 New construction Hotels in December 2005 and January 2006
-
Keith
A. Moses Named General Manager of Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan, Wisconsin
-
The
Scottsdale Plaza Resort Promotes Kelly Moenter-Nofal to Director of Sales
and Marti Waicelunas to Director of Conference Services
-
Grande
Equity Development Company Limited Signs Starwood's New Brand Le Meridien
to Manage 250 room Resort in Pattaya, Thailand
-
The
2006 WORLDHOTELS Annual Conference Hosted by Corinthia Towers Hotel in
Prague, Czech Republic
February 13, 2006
-
Intercontinental,
Club Med, Hilton, Starwood and More Debate the Latest Sales and Marketing
Strategies
-
The
Threat of Hurricanes, Floods, Fires, Earthquakes and Tsunamis Pose Difficult
Questions for Meeting Planners, Hotel and Convention Center Managers
-
Want
Better Results? Then Expect Better Sales People / Brenda Fields
-
City
Ordinances to Restrict Chain Restaurants -- But not Chain Hotels -- Considered
to Preserve Charm of San Antonio's River Walk
-
Nonunion
Housekeepers at San Diego's Largest Hotel, the Manchester Grand Hyatt San
Diego, Performing One Hour Public Protests Claiming More Work with No Pay
Increase
-
With
a 100 Hotel Portfolio, White Lodging Services Realigns its Organizational
Structure
-
MGM
Mirage Ups Cost of Project CityCenter to $7 billion from $5 billion; Enhances
the Strip Project's Hotel Operations, Adds Monorail Component
-
HFTP
Seeking New Technologies for its GUESTROOM 2010 Model Guestroom
-
John
Q. Hammons Makes $25 million Commitment to Missouri State University to
be Used for a $60 Million 12,000 Seat Campus Arena
-
Established
in 1993 as Marriott Video Conferencing Network, Marriott"s Event Management,
Satellite Broadcasting and Production Services Evolves into Eventcom International
by Marriott
-
Pete
Sears Named Senior Vice President Field Operations, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
-
Five
RockResorts Chefs Invited to the James Beard House
February 10, 2006
-
Noble
Investment Group Planning to Build an aloft - Starwood's New Brand,
in Charlotte; 176 room Hotel Will be Built Above Entertainment-Retail Complex
-
Low
Cap Rates Drive Gains in Hotel Values / Suzanne R. Mellen / Canadian Lodging
Outlook - December 2005 Year-to-Date
-
City
of San Diego Claims Claims Travel Web Sites Not Paying What They Owe in
Hotel Occupancy Taxes; Files Lawsuit Seeking $30 million
-
White
Lodging Services Preparing to Open Uniquely Designed Hotel Facility in
Austin, TX; Two Marriott Branded Hotels with 449 rooms in One Building
in Downtown Austin, Texas
-
CMA
Cos. Planning $850 million Luxury Hotel Near Orlando's Orange Country Convention
Center; Called the Blue Rose Resort, Includes 1,300 rooms and 1,000 seat
Theater
-
Oxford
Lodging and Dubai Investment Group Jointly Receive the ALIS� �2005 Single
Asset Transaction� Award for the $440 million Purchase of New York's Essex
House
-
In
2005, Rezidor SAS Signed 29 Hotel Contracts (15 Radisson SAS, 13
Park Inn and One Lifestyle) Totaling Nearly 5,000 rooms
-
Mandarin
Oriental Selected to Manage an Exclusive Resort on China�s Hainan Island;
The 292-room Resort Being Developed by Hainan New Superior Industry Company
Limited
-
Pelican
System Powers-up TTG Travel Club in Online Hotel Reservation System
-
Aston
Hotels, the Newest Independent Hotel Group in the UK Signs with Visual
One
-
Stephen
Ford Named Vice President, Area Managing Director for Starwood Hotels &
Resorts in New Delhi, India
-
InterContinental
Hotels Group Receives 12 Awards for Marketing Excellence During the 2006
Adrian Awards
-
The
International Company for Touristic Investments Ltd. Opens the 338 room
Mövenpick Hotel Sana�a in Yemen
-
Benchmark's
Brendan Slaven, Executive Chef at Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference
Center, Wins National Copper Skillet Culinary Competition
-
Henry
DeLozier Incoming President of the National Golf Course Owners Association
February 9, 2006
-
Market
Metrix Announces Fourth Quarter 2005 Hospitality Index Results; Kimpton
Hotels Ranked Number One in Hotel Customer Satisfaction
-
City
of Bellingham Files Federal Lawsuit Against Hotels.com, Priceline.com,
Travelocity.com and Other Booking Web Sites Claiming Evasion of Lodging
Tax
-
Marriott
Reports 4th Quarter Profit Up 25%; Continues to Sell Properties and Retain
Management Contracts / Hotel Operating Statistics
-
Behringer
Harvard Acquires Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Westwood; Substantial Redevelopment,
Kimpton Management Planned
-
Online
Travel Website, Quikbook, Reveals Hotels Receiving the Most Bookings in
New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington D.C.
-
Tim
Roby Named President of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau
-
The
Hotel Developers Conference is "The Conference" for developers on the cutting
edge of hotel & resort mixed-use development for stand alone and mixed-use,
condo hotels and hotel condos, residences clubs and fractionals. March
8-9, 2006, Rancho Las Palmas Marriott Resort & Spa
-
Carlson
Hotels Worldwide Adds Eight Franchise Locations to its Portfolio of Brands
in January 2006
-
Construction
of 40,000 New Rooms in Las Vegas Likely Over Next 5 Years; Some Worry
About Effect, Some Don't
-
Orient-Express
Hotels Acquires 75% Shareholding in Casa de Sierra Nevada, San Miguel de
Allende, Mexico, its 50th Property
-
The
Rebuilt Barceló Tucancun Beach Hotel Set to Reopen; Expectations
Are the Beach will be Restored by the Government
-
Federico
Echaiz Named Resort Manager of Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort
-
Choice
Hotels Hires Elaine Clancy Vice President, Corporate and Real Estate Development
-
Royal
Plaza on Scotts Singapore Named Hotel of the Year Asia Pacific 2005 by
the Preferred Hotel Group
February 8, 2006
-
Best
Western International Partners With TravelCLICK; Hotel Chain Endorses TravelCLICK�s
Hotel Solutions including Competitive Intelligence, Travel Agent Media
and Preferred Placement Products
-
More
than 100 Guests, Workers Fall Ill From Event at the Drake Hotel; Chicago
Department of Public Health Probe Mystery Virus
-
The
Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark Opens in Upstate New
York Under the Watchful Eye of a Reviewer
-
Hotelier
Rebuts Article Concerning Third-party Online Aggregators / Neil Salerno
-
George
Millay, Theme-park Visionary Who Founded SeaWorld and Wet 'n Wild, Dies
at 76
-
6th
Annual Resort Management Conference Agenda Set for March 19-21, 2006 at
Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina
-
FelCor
Lodging Trust Appoints Chairman, CEO and CFO
-
Nine
Miami-Dade Hotels Scratched from the 2007 Super Bowl Block; 2,175 NFL Contracted
Rooms Move North to Broward and Palm Beach County Hotels
-
FelCor,
Owner of 117 Hotels, Takes a 4th Qtr Charge of $263.1 million for Hotel
Portfolio Repositioning and Amendments of it's Agreement with InterContinental
Hotels Group; Net Loss For Fiscal Year 2005 $297.5 million Compared to
2004 Net Loss of $135.3 million
-
Highland
Hospitality Corporation Reports 4th Qtr 2005 Net Income Available to Common
Stockholders of $3.1 million; RevPAR Increased by 15.6% at Stabilized Hotels
-
2006
Projections for the Boston/Cambridge Lodging Market / Pinnacle Advisory
Group
-
Optimum
Hotel Brokerage Named Hotel Broker of the Year at 2006 Hotel Brokers International
Convention
-
Cincinnati
Office of Molinaro Koger Sells Holiday Inn Cincinnati North
-
Sonnenblick-Eichner
Company Arranges $54 million of Leasehold Renovation Financing for The
Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort, Anaheim, California
-
Dolce
Internationals� Newest Resort Zermatt Resort & Spa Installs Hotel Information
Systems epitome Solution with Condo-Hotel Integration
-
Benchmark
Appoints Vic Kungli Controller for Cheyenne Mountain Resort
-
Benchmark
Appoints Joshua Brown Director of Sales & Marketing at The Chattanoogan
-
The
Longtime Radisson Hotel in San Bernardino Now a Clarion Franchise
-
Grupo
Casa Grande Opens Microtel Inn & Suites in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
February 7, 2006
February 6, 2006
February 3, 2006
February 1, 2006
-
The
Peninsula Hotels Implement New Chain (PN) Code with SynXis; RedX� Distribution
Management System creates a seamless integrated distribution solution
-
Kenneth
C. Knudson, Founder of the Midwest Hotel Chain - Sybaris Suites, Killed
in Private Plane Crash Near Chicago
-
Cape
Cod's Ocean Edge Resort & Club Planning a $20 million Renovation; ClubCorp
Contracted to Run the 335 room Resort
-
Hawaii
Hotelier Andre Tatibouet Lines Up $40.5 million Loan Blocking a Possible
Foreclosure on the Coral Reef Hotel in Waikiki
-
Hilton
Hotels Corporation Names its Top Developers for its Focused Service Brands
- Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood
Suites by Hilton
-
H.P.
Rama, Chairman and CEO, JHM Hotels, Receives ISHC 2006 Pioneer Award
-
Affiliate
of The Blackstone Group Acquiring 9 Hotels and Golf Club from MeriStar
for Approximately $367 million
-
Fresh
Bulb(�) Helps Hotels Eliminate Odors & Cut Lighting Costs 62 to 77%
-
2005
A Record Year for Pinnacle Realty Investments with $1.4 Billion in Hotel
Transactions
-
VFM
Interactive's Vscape® Selected by La Quinta to Distribute Hotel Company's
Photograph Images
-
Hotel
and Resort Internet Booking Engine Production up by 51.7% in 2005
-
Myrtle
Beach City Council Debate Options for the City Financed 402-room Sheraton;
Next Three Years Could Require $5 million from the City
-
Serge
Denis, Managing Director of the Langham Hotel Boston, Named General Manager
of the Year (large properties) by the Massachusetts Lodging Association
-
Peter
Stewart Elected Global President of the International Association of Conference
Centres
-
Bob
Sassani Appointed General Manager of The Water Club in San Juan, Puerto
Rico
-
Marriott
ExecuStay Adds Luxury Bedding, Creates New Tag Line "Live Like a Local"
-
Tom
Conophy Named Chief Information Officer, InterContinental Hotels Group
PLC
Top 25 Read Articles - January 2006
-
Revenue
Management 2006 - The Risks and Rewards / Carol Verret
-
Hospitality
Industry Top 10 Thoughts for 2006 / Ernst & Young
-
Woman
Seeks $600,000 in Compensatory Damages from Towneplace Suites by Marriott
in Chesapeake, Virginia Over Smoking Spat
-
The
25 Most Extraordinary Sales and Marketing Minds in Hospitality & Travel
-
Hilton
Hotels New Luxury Brand, The Waldorf=Astoria Collection, Adds Three CNL
Owned Resorts - Grand Wailea Resort, Arizona Biltmore Resort and La Quinta
Resort
-
Fairmont
Announces Agreement To Be Acquired By Kingdom Hotels and Colony Capital;
Fairmont and Raffles to Combine, Creating a US$5.5 Billion Global
Luxury Hotel Leader
-
Top
3 Must-Dos to Boost Revenue for Hotel Franchisees
-
Marriott
Planning a Revolutionary Transformation of Lobbies and Public Space With
the Great Room Concept
-
Barry
Sternlicht's Privately Held Starwood Capital Group Planning a Luxury
Hotel Brand Called the Crillon; The Crillon's Flagship is the Hotel
de Crillon in Paris
-
Are
Two Hotels, Comparable in Size, Location, Age and Condition, Worth the
Same if One is a Ritz-Carlton and the Other is an Unbranded Unknown? Hotel
Valuation Is a Taxing Issue
-
Hotelier�s
2006 Top Ten Internet Marketing Resolutions / Max Starkov & Jason Price
-
Recognizing
the Moments of Truth for Your Hotel Guests / Rick Hendrie
-
Owner
of the Shore Club Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, Files Multi-million dollar
Suit Against Morgans Hotel Group Management, LLC, Formerly Known
as Ian Schrager Hotel Management
-
Mandarin
Oriental Edges Out Ritz-Carlton and Four Seasons as Brand that Delivers
Best Customer Experience
-
Ending
Hotel Room Boredom: Finer Hotel Rooms Looking More Like Something Out of
a Fabulous Home
-
The
Employee Selection Process; Seeking Talent vs Seeking Warm Bodies
/ John R Hendrie
-
The
Board of Directors of Hilton Hotels Corporation Approves Several Key Executive
Appointments
-
In
Today�s Hotel Acquisition Market, How Much Do Cap Rates Matter? /
Rick Swig
-
The
Fort Lauderdale Marina Marriott Hotel Cancels Room Blocks Amid Sale Speculation
-
Shrinking
Labor Force is Top Challenge for Global Hospitality, Tourism & Service
Industries / Jeff Coy
-
FelCor
Identifies 38 Hotels for Sale, Expects Proceeds of Between $500 million
and $550 million; The New FelCor Will Own 90 Hotels
-
UNITE
HERE President John Wilhelm Hints at Nationwide Hotel Workers Strike; Labor
Contracts at 200 Hotels in Six Cities Expiring this Year
-
Some
Hoteliers Still Don�t Recognize the Benefits Derived from Third-party Listings;
Shame, Shame, Shame on You! / Neil Salerno
-
Nobody
Asked Me, But�. / Stanley Turkel
-
A
Burgeoning Number of New Hotel Brands Being Rolled Out in Chicago
January 31, 2006
January 30, 2006
-
Fairmont
To Be Acquired By Kingdom Hotels And Colony Capital; Fairmont and Raffles
to Combine, Creating a US$5.5 Billion Global Luxury Hotel Company�
go to
-
UNITE
HERE President John Wilhelm Hints at Nationwide Hotel Workers Strike; Labor
Contracts at 200 Hotels in Six Cities Expiring this Year � go to
-
A
Struggling City, East Palo Alto, and a Luxury Hotel, Four Seasons, Create
the Perfect Match � go to
-
The
Vacated Coco Palms Resort on the Island of Kaua'i Receiving a $220 million
Restoration, Will Retain Much of the Resort's Original Ambience � go
to
-
LaSalle
Hotel Properties Acquiring the 751 room Westin Michigan Avenue in Chicago,
Illinois for $215.0 million � go to
-
Great
Opportunity for Independent Hotels - Cash-in on Electronic Sales / Neil
Salerno � go to
-
Qualified
Developer Sought for Condo Hotel in San Luis Obispo Area � go to
-
Projects
and Programs Represent an Enormous Investment of Financial and Human Capital
in the Hotel Industry; Project Portfolio Management Tools Can Help Hotel
Companies Manage All of Their Projects Across their Portfolio Like the
Investments They Truly Are � go to
-
Isle
of Capri Casinos, Inc. Corporate Headquarters to Relocate to Creve Coeur,
Missouri; Moving 150 Corporate Positions at an Estimated Cost of Approximately
$10 million � go to
-
Vail
Resorts Chairman and CEO Adam Aron Resigns Following Ten-year Tenure
� go to
-
The
Board of Directors of Hilton Hotels Corporation Approves Several Key Executive
Appointments � go to
-
Campbell
Black Named Regional Director of Operations and General Manager for
InterContinental's Three Properties on The Cleveland Clinic Campus
� go to
-
Donald
Drnek Named Executive Chef for the Swissôtel The Drake, New York
� go to
-
Texas
A&M University's Memorial Student Center Hotel Expecting Sweeping Changes
� go to
-
Ventana
Hotels & Resorts Names Steven R. Chelew Chief Operating Officer
� go to
-
Jean
Patrick Thiry Named Managing Director for the Domina Hotel Group �
go to
-
Renzo
Macchiavello Named Executive Chef for Hotel Huntington Beach in Huntington
Beach, California � go to
-
Spice
Island Beach Resort on Grand Anse Beach in Grenada Reopens Following a
15-month, US$12 million Rebuilding Project � go to
January 27, 2006
-
Sunstone
Hotel Investors, Inc. Acquiring the 444 room Hilton Times Square, New York
City for Approximately $242.5 million
-
Tourism
for Tomorrow Awards 2006 Showcases the World�s Leading Examples of Best
Practice in Tourism Development
-
Waterford
Hotel Group Holds 16th Annual Leadership Conference; Names 2005 Top Performers
Award Winners
-
One
Day Left to Register: CVCT Training Bytes - Revenue Management Web Cast
-
The
Procaccianti Group Acquires 8 Hotels in 2005; Portfolio Now at 40 Hotels
in 15 States
-
Asian
Hotel Brands, Such as Banyan Tree, Shangri-La, Marco Polo and Dusit Thani,
Likely to Grow at a Stronger Pace in the International Market as Investors
Shy Away from American Hotel Chains Over Fears About Terrorism
-
InterContinental
Hotels Group Names Ronen Nissenbaum, Regional Vice President Operations,
South Central Region for InterContinental Hotels
-
Cendant
Hotel Group Providing International Franchisees and their Hotel Employees
Hospitality Management Courses through Cornell University and eCornell
-
Qatari
Royal Family Names Boston Firm to Design New Hotel in Capital City of Doha
-
Lori
C. Main Appointed General Manager for the New Pan Pacific Seattle
-
Aqua
Hotels & Resorts Named to Manage the 247 room Coral Reef Hotel, the
Waikiki Hotel Owned by Andre Tatibouet Since 1973
-
Ashford
Hospitality Trust Acquiring the 225- room Marriott at Research Triangle
Park in Durham, NC for $28.0 million
-
Toyoko
Inn Co., a Japanese Hotel Chain, Admits to Removal of Some Mandatory Parking
for the Disabled; President of Company Pledges Rebuilding the Modified
Areas and Do All it Can to Regain Public Trust
-
LBA
Properties Opens Springhill Suites by Marriott in Clearwater, Florida,
Begins Construction on 84 room Courtyard by Marriott in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
-
Shift4
Doubles Merchant Base in 2005; Shift4 Corporation Approaches $15 Billion
in Payments Processed
January 26, 2006
-
Hospitality
Industry Top 10 Thoughts for 2006 / Ernst & Young
-
Recognizing
the Moments of Truth for Your Hotel Guests / Rick Hendrie
-
Walter
Isenberg, the Founder of Sage Hospitality, Opens Fourth Downtown Denver
Hotel, the $44 million Residence Inn by Marriott
-
Neighbors
Forcing the Boca Raton Resort & Club to Modify Development Plans
-
La
Quinta Corporation Appoints Wayne B. Goldberg President and Chief Executive
Officer and Alan L. Tallis to President and Chief Development Officer
-
Riu
Hotels Investing (US) $208 million On Three New Resorts in the Caribbean
-
Arizona
Hotel & Lodging Association Recognizes the 100 Year Old El Tovar Hotel
-
Jerry
Gibson Named General Manager, Grand Hyatt New York
-
InterContinental
Hong Kong's 7,000 Sq. Ft. Presidential Suite Constructed at a Cost of US$2.5
million
-
Passkey
Hires Top Hospitality Industry Professionals; Key Additions to Sales Team
Broadens National Coverage
-
The
Crowne Plaza Hotel de Mexico,Owned and Managed by Comercial Hotelera Mexicana,
Opens Adjacent to the Mexico City World Trade Center Conference Center
-
Talbot
S.A. Opens Seventh Holiday Inn Express, the 105 room Holiday Inn Express
in Puerto Montt, Chile
-
Ventana
Hotels & Resorts Selected to Manage The Villa Capri, Miami Beach
January 25, 2006
-
Are
Two Hotels, Comparable in Size, Location, Age and Condition, Worth the
Same if One is a Ritz-Carlton and the Other is an Unbranded Unknown? Hotel
Valuation Is a Taxing Issue
-
FelCor
Identifies 38 Hotels for Sale, Expects Proceeds of Between $500 million
and $550 million; The New FelCor Will Own 90 Hotels
-
Noble
Investment Group Aacquires the 460-room Westin Long Beach from Starwood
Hotels & Resorts for $88.4 million
-
The
Opening of the Doubletree Guest Suites in Anaheim Caps a 40-year Career
for Hotelier Bill O�Connell
-
Banner
Year for the Gaming Industry's Bix Six (MGM Mirage, Harrah's Entertainment,
Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts, Boyd Gaming Corp. and Station Casinos)
-
Hospitality
Properties Trust Agrees to Purchase 9 Hotels for $196.2 Million; Seven
Hotels Are Being Purchased from FelCor Lodging Trust and Two from InterContinental
Hotels Group
-
Costa
Bonita Resort in Culebra, Puerto Rico Brings on Key Management Group for
Operations and Brand Development
-
Optimum
Hotel Brokerage Brokers Sale of Southbury Hilton in Southbury, Connecticut
-
Visual
One Selected for Nunsmere Hall, Cheshire
-
Strand
Development Company LLC Acquires Management Contract of Carolinian Hotel,
Columbia, South Carolina
-
The
272-room Melbourne-Oceanfront Crowne Plaza in Florida, Opens Following
a 15-month Renovation and Conversion from the Holiday Inn Brand
-
Small
Luxury Hotels of the World Finishes Up 10% In Revenue For 2005, Online
Booking Jumps 26%
-
Are
Oregon Truffles Better than Europe's?
-
Vista
Host Named Management Company for the Under Construction Hampton Inn &
Suites in Jackson, TN
January 24, 2006
January 23, 2006
-
Barry
Sternlicht's Privately Held Starwood Capital Group Planning a Luxury Hotel
Brand Called the Crillon; The Crillon's Flagship is the Hotel de Crillon
in Paris
-
Affiliate
of Trinity Investments, LLC Acquries the Kahala Mandarin Oriental; The
Legendary Kahala Will Carry Its Own Flag With New Management
-
Portman
Holdings and Phelps Development, Co-developers of the 1,190-room Hilton
San Diego Convention Center, Set to Start Construction; $348 million Project
Completely Financed with Private Capital
-
Strategic
Hotel Capital, Inc. Acquiring the Four Seasons Washington, D.C. for
$168.9 million
-
Nine
Months after Winning and Signing Deal with City of Fort Worth, Omni Hotels
Seeks Additional $18 million in Tax Rebates and Cash for 600 room
Convention Center Hotel
-
Bjorn
Gullaksen and Nancy Johnson Assume New Executive Vice President Roles at
Carlson Hotels
-
The
Lodging Development Pipeline is Rapidly Accelerating; Construction Pipeline
Grows to 3,067 Projects Having 415,977 rooms
-
Hotel
Waterpark Developers to Meet in Indianapolis - March 9, 2006
-
Northstar
Hotels Group, Inc. Rebrands the Former Hilton Southbury to Crowne Plaza,
in Southbury, Connecticut
-
HFTP
to Underwrite Guestroom 2010 at HITEC 2006, a Guestroom Prototype with
the Latest and Near-future Technologies for the Modern Hotel Room
-
Formerly
a Holiday Inn, the 347-room Doubletree Hotel Dearborn Completes Multi-Million-Dollar
Enhancement Project
-
Around
155 Hotels Under Active Development in India; Bangalore Most Active with
27 new hotels with 6,100 Rooms
-
Candlewood
Suites Hotel to Open in Ft. Lauderdale; 71 room Hotel Owned by 84 Investments,
Inc.
January 20, 2006
-
Stability
Returns to the Meetings Market / Robert Mandelbaum
-
City
of Baltimore Selling $301.7 million in Revenue Bonds to Finance the Publicly
Owned 756-room Hilton; City Expects an Interest Rate Below 5%
-
Dallas
Investor Tom Hicks Expecting to Partner with Developer Marty Collins on
Several W Hotel and Condominium Projects
-
Shamrock
� Hostmark Hotel Fund LP Makes First Acquisition, Under Contract for Second
Property
-
The
Harp Group Acquires The Ambassador East and Pump Room in Chicago and the
Courtyard Cleveland Beachwood by Marriott
-
Owned
by Acorn Asset Managment, The Former Radisson Atlanta / Windy Hill Rebranded
Doubletree
-
Millcraft
Industries, Inc. Opens 2nd Hilton Branded Hotel In Pittsburgh - the 135
room Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh Airport
-
Newly
Renovated Doubletree Beach Resort Tampa Bay / North Redington Beach Opens,
Formerly a Hilton Hotel
-
The
42-year-old Rose Garden Country Resort & Hotel Near Bangkok Undergoing
Facelift, Name Change
-
The
394-room Orlando North Hotel, Maitland, Florida Will Re-open Under Sheraton
Flag Following Extensive Renovation
-
Ben
Seidel Named Vice President, Development for Waterford Hotel Group, Inc.
-
The
Scottsdale Plaza Resort Promotes Michael Teed to President
-
Carlos
Cabrera Named Senior Vice President, Field Operations Florida and Caribbean
for Hyatt Hotels Corporation
-
Ken
Gorzycki, Director of Golf Course Management at Barton Creek Resort &
Spa in Austin, Texas, Receives Special Service Award from Texas A&M's
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
January 19, 2005
-
RedSky
IT Creates Buzz with Optimistic Start to 2006
-
Former
Wyndham-Controlled Hotels Install Profitvue? Back Office to Improve Accounting;
Properties Previously Operated by Wyndham Install Aptech Accounting to
Support Independent Operations
-
Some
Clearwater, Florida Officials Uneasy with Planned Clearwater Beach Hyatt
Morphing from a Hotel to a Condominium-hotel
-
Long
Running Controversy Continues Over Financial Operations at the Sloan Convention
Center, Owned by the City of Bowling Green, KY and Managed by John Q. Hammons,
Inc.
-
Online
Lodging Reviewer, TripAdvisor, Ranks Top 10 Bargain Hotels in the World
-
Owners
of the Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, Urbana, Illinois Expand
- with an Adjacent 74 room Holiday Inn Express; the Pairing of Full-service
and Limited-service Becoming More Common
-
Plasencia
Group, Inc. Offers Aggressive Lodging Investment Roadmap for 2006
-
HUD
Awards City of Reading, Pennsylvania $2.5 million in Grants and Loans for
a 200 room Convention Hotel; Project Still Needs a Parking Garage and a
Hotelier
-
Las
Vegas' Travel Industry Is Growing Faster than its Airport and Roadways
Can Handle; Ended 2005 with Approximately 134,200 Hotel Rooms, Up from
90,046 in 1995
-
Westgate
Resorts Breaks Ground on $750 Million 50-Story Vacation Ownership and Condominium
Tower Directly Connected to the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
-
Luxe
Worldwide Hotels Adds The Salt Lake Plaza Hotel
-
Sonnenblick-Eichner
Company Arranges $58.5 million of Long Term Financing for the Benson Hotel
and Paramount Seattle Hotel
-
RevPAR
and Average Rate Rankings for Top European Cities
-
Hersha
Hospitality Trust Acquiring Two Hilton Branded Hotels and a Marriott Branded
Hotel for Approximately $76 million
-
Tianjin
Urban Construction Group Selects Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific to Operate
238 room Radisson Plaza Hotel Tianjin in China
-
Hilton
Concord's $1 million+ Renovation Focuses on Tech and Recreation
January 18, 2006
-
Owner
of the Shore Club Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, Files Multi-million dollar
Suit Against Morgans Hotel Group Management, LLC, Formerly Known
as Ian Schrager Hotel Management
-
Mandarin
Oriental Edges Out Ritz-Carlton and Four Seasons as Brand that Delivers
Best Customer Experience / Luxury Institute Survey
-
The
Fort Lauderdale Marina Marriott Hotel Cancels Room Blocks Amid Sale Speculation
-
KSL
Resorts Moves its Focus to Acquisition and Development Opportunities Following
Sell to Hilton of Management Contracts for Arizona Biltmore, Grand Wailea
and La Quinta Resort & Club
-
Presidio
Hotel Group Planning Acquisition, Renovation and Rebranding of the 434
room Fort Worth Plaza Hotel; Originally Opened in 1974 as the Fort Worth
Hilton Inn
-
Four
Seasons Hotels and Resorts Finalize Cotai Strip Management Deal; Also Signs
Agreements for Hotels in Barbados, Shanghai and Taipei
-
Marriott
International, Inc. Appoints Robert J. McCarthy as President, North American
Lodging Operations
-
Noble
Investment Group Adds Depth to Development Division, Formerly Known as
Stormont Noble Development; Currently Has More than $600 million in Projects
Under Design and Development
-
Sonnenblick-Eichner
Company Arranges $44 million in Financing for National Hotel Portfolio
-
Aspire
Opens its Exclusive Beyond Revenue Boot Camp Program to All Hospitality
Professionals
-
MSI�s
WinPM to Become the First-Ever �Brand Standard� PMS Platform for Hawthorn
Suites Hotels
-
Victor
Lopez Promoted to Senior Vice President of Development for Hyatt Corporation
-
Legendary
Reid�s Palace on the Island of Madeira Receiving a $10.3 million Refurbishment
-
Aqua
Hotels to Manage the Former Mauka Tower in Waikiki; 72 room Hotel Renamed
Ocean Tower Hotel at Waikiki Beach
-
Patrick
Kozuma Appointed General Manager of the ResortQuest Paki Maui in Lahaina,
Maui
-
Adolfo
Mesa Named General Manager of the Wave Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla.
January 17, 2006
-
Hilton
Hotels New Luxury Brand, The Waldorf=Astoria Collection, Adds Three CNL
Owned Resorts - Grand Wailea Resort, Arizona Biltmore Resort and
La Quinta Resort
-
Some
Hoteliers Still Don�t Recognize the Benefits Derived from Third-party Listings;
Shame, Shame, Shame on You! / Neil Salerno
-
Holiday
Inn in Marietta, Ga. Temporarily Closes Following Fatal Fire; Fire Spread
Quickly Because the 30 Year Old Hotel Did Not Have Sprinklers
-
The
517 room Radisson Plaza in Downtown Ft Worth Planning a $10.5 million Renovation,
Brand Change to Hilton
-
AEG
Finds New Partner for Entertainment Complex near Staples Center; 56-story,
1,100-room Convention Center Hotel Back on Track
-
Shared
Management Agreement Ends for the Bernardus Lodge and Quail Lodge, both
Located in Carmel, California
-
First
Hospitality Group, Inc. Assumes Management of the Radisson Hotel &
Conference Center in Pleasant Prairie, WI
-
Encore
Enterprises and its Management Company, Pineapple Management Services,
Survived 2 Hurricanes, Lost their Corporate Offices and Acquired 15 Hotels
in 2005
-
The
Employee Selection Process; Seeking Talent vs Seeking Warm Bodies / John
Hendrie
-
HTNG
Workgroup to Focus on Content Management for Distribution Channels; Global
Hyatt Corp. and Starwood Hotels Among Initial Sponsors
-
Jones
Lang LaSalle Hotels Select Service Division Closes the Sale of 19 Hotel
Transactions in December
-
Stephen
B. Algood Named Chief Operating Officer for Personality Hotels
-
Benchmark
Hospitality Chefs Showcase Talents at Renowned James Beard House in New
York
-
Stefanie
Smith Named Corporate Food and Beverage Director for Singh Hotels &
Resorts
January 13, 2006
-
Some
Readers View the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly
as Being Too Academic; The Journal�s Editor Michael Sturman Responds
-
Ending
Hotel Room Boredom; Finer Hotel Rooms Looking More Like Something Out of
a Fabulous Home
-
Marriott
Planning a Revolutionary Transformation of Lobbies and Public Space With
the Great Room Concept; The Welcome Zone, the Individual Zone, the Social
Zone, and the Business Zone
-
Hotel
Design: The Trick for Any Brand is to Define the Standard But Not to Stifle
Innovation / Patrick Goff
-
The
Manhattan/Times Square Residence Inn Opens with 357 Suites Featuring Five
Zones for Cooking, Dining, Working, Relaxing and Sleeping
-
Hilton
Hotels Kicks Off $1 billion Re-ignition Campaign; Includes Physical Improvements,
New Ads and Developing Partnerships with Companies Such as Starbucks
-
The
25 Most Extraordinary Sales and Marketing Minds in Hospitality & Travel
-
Developer
David Gostfand Names Kimpton Hotels as Operator for 138 unit Condo Hotel
in West Palm Beach, Florida - The Harrick
-
Plans
to Build a 528-room, $125 million Hotel at Denver International Airport
Could be Resurrected
-
RLJ
Development LLC Secures Deal with the City of Norfolk, Virginia for a Proposed
240 room Hilton
-
John
Ferchill of The Ferchill Group Leading the $89 million Redevelopment to
Resurrect the Historic Bedford Springs Hotel
-
Top
5 New Years Resolutions For Marketing My Hotel; Leading travel content-management
and -distribution companies Leonardo and ICE Portal advise on making
the Internet your best marketing tool in 2006
-
Jones
Lang LaSalle Hotels Select Service Division Closes a Nine-Property Hampton
Inn Portfolio
-
Conde
Nast Johansens Names the Recipients for the 2006 Americas Awards for Excellence
-
Aaron
Katz, Choice Hotels VP, Brand Strategy and Corporate Development, to Oversee
New Team; Managing the Major Lifecycle Events for Properties in the System
-
Boykin
Lodging Company Acquires the Banana Bay Resort & Marina - Marathon,
Florida for $12.0 million
-
The
150 room Luna di Lusso, Italian for �Moon of Luxury,� Opening in MonteLago
Village on Lake Las Vegas
-
Crestline
Hotels & Resorts Restructures and Adds Four New Executive Management
Positions
-
The
120 room Radisson SAS Bosphorus Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey Opens; Philippe
Pellaud the Opening GM
-
Leland
Lewis Named General Manager for the InterContinental The Barclay New York
-
PKF
Capital Markets Group Opens West Coast Office in Orange County, Calif.;
Hotel Real Estate Veteran Bob Perlman Named Director
January 11, 2006
-
Customer
Stories Drive Sales and Reduce Marketing Costs / Julie Keyser-Squires,
APR
-
In
Today�s Hotel Acquisition Market, How Much Do Cap Rates Matter? / Rick
Swig
-
Developer
Gene Carlisle's Planned Hotel/Condo in Downtown Memphis Receives 20 Year
Tax Break Even though Project Includes Residential Component
-
Providence
Preservation Society Calls Proposed 162 room Sierra Suites Hotel Out of
Scale and Unattractive; Developers Plan to Redesign the Hotel to Incorporate
the Visual Character of the Downtown Provdence Neighborhood
-
Sales
and Revenue Management Web Casts � We Heard You!
-
Fire
Damage to Windsor Hospitality Group's Embassy Suites Lompoc Was Minimal,
There is No Reason to Believe it Was Arson
-
Gilles
Pelisson, Chief Executive Officer of Accor, Names 11 Managers to Executive
Committee
-
TIA
National Chairman Jay Rasulo Calls for New Industry Strategy to Compete
in World Tourism Market
-
The
Plasencia Group, Inc. Advises Islandia Associates, LTD in Sale of Hyatt
Regency Islandia Hotel
-
ARAMARK
Harrison Lodging Announces Strategic Alliance with Chief Learning Officer
Magazine; Leading conference center operator aligns with top publication
for Fortune 500 learning officers
-
StayOnline
Inks Exclusive Deal with Omni Hotels; Wireless HSIA Provider Adds Another
Luxury Brand to its Footprint
-
Mark
Murphy Appointed General Manager of The Hotel Telluride Condominium in
Colorado
-
Two
Professors at Michigan State University's School of Hospitality Business
Identify Seven Dimensions of a Consumer Experience
-
TravelCLICK
Launches International Call Center Supporting iHotelier CRS Customers Worldwide
-
The
Westin Arlington Gateway, a $75 million, 336-room, New Construction Hotel
Set to Open March 2006
-
Gail
Harding Named Assistant Director of Marketing for ResortQuest Hawaii Portfolio
of 28 Properties
-
Thomas
J. Mathes, GM, Hotel Burnham, Elected to the Board of Directors of the
Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association
-
Sandra
Updegraph Named Director of Sales at the Eastland Park Hotel in Portland,
Maine
January 10, 2006
-
Top
3 Must-Dos to Boost Revenue for Hotel Franchisees
-
Fresh
Air: The New Hospitality Amenity; Pineapple Hospitality Launches FreshStay�,
an Online Directory of Hotels Offering Better Indoor Air Quality
-
Bank
of America Receives Permission from Federal Bank Regulators to Build and
Own a $60 million Ritz-Carlton Hotel Next to its Charlotte Headquarters
-
Jury
Trial Ends Suddenly; Bacara Resort & Spa Owners Reach Settlement Over
Alleged Building Defects
-
Harrah's
Entertainment Plans to Invest More than $1 billion to Build Two Casinos
in Biloxi
-
Rating
Condominiums / Harry Nobles & Cheryl Griggs
-
Asia
Hotel Investments Ltd., Lawsuit Against Starwood Hotels & Resorts Enters
the Final Damages Phase
-
LaSalle
Hotel Properties Acquiring the Le Parc Suite Hotel in West Hollywood, California,
for $47.0 million
-
Cornell
Hotel School, The Culinary Institute of America Create Dual Degree Program
-
Warnick
& Company Sells Hotel Development Site Located Within Westgate City
Center
-
Three
Oaks Hospitality Signs Exclusive Deal with PUNTACANA Resort & Club
to Create Private Club
-
Warmbrodt
Hotel Investments Structures Sale of Park Inn Hotel, Omaha, NE; Assists
In Restructure of Tax-Exempt Bond Financing
-
Driftwood
Hospitality Management Reflags the Hyatt Regency Houston Airport as the
Doubletree Hotel Houston Intercontinental Airport
-
JER
Partners Acquires Six TownePlace Suites by Marriott Hotels Located in the
Denver, Colorado Area for $53 million
-
Don
Robinson, Former Managing Director of Hong Kong Disneyland, Appointed President
of Baha Mar, the Planned Resort Metropolis in The Bahamas
-
Andres
Araya Named Managing Director of Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort
-
Linda
Hodgson Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the InterContinental
The Barclay New York
January 9, 2006
January 6, 2006
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Columbia
Sussex Now Owns the Hilton Anchorage and the Anchorage Marriott Downtown
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ITC
Welcomegroup and Sheraton Hotels & Resorts May Part Ways After 30 Years
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Amstar
Group Acquires the 296 room Hilton Pasadena for $65 million
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The
Providence Group Poised for Growth in 2006
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The
Final Phase of St. John's Golf & Conference Center in Plymouth, Michigan
Set to Open - the 118 room Inn at St. John's
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Carnus
Systems Releases Hospitality Forecasting Software; Artificial Intelligence
Forecasting Software Proves Very Effective at Accurately Predicting Restaurant
Covers and Staffing at Pan Pacific
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Leading
Hotels Adds Blue Square Studios to Leading Service Provider Network
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Warmbrodt
Hotel Investments Advises FelCor Lodging Trust in the Sale of the Doubletree
Guest Suites, Omaha, NE and Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center,
Davenport, IA
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Benchmark
Hospitality Assumes Management of Landmark Glen Cove Mansion & Conference
Center in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York
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Gordon
Companies Opens Hampton Inn in Bennington Vermont
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Paramount
Hotel Group Appoints Peter N. Valenzuela General Manager at the Sheraton
at Maitland Center, Orlando
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Benchmark
Appoints Stewart Weiner GM for Danfords on the Sound, Area Manager
for Montauk Yacht Club & Marina
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REH
Capital Partners, LLC Sells the 144 unit Lake Cecile Suites and Resort
in Orlando, Florida for $10 million
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2006
Convention Year Off to a Big Start in San Francisco - MacWorld and Fancy
Food Show To Bring 46,500 People, $44.3 Million Economic Impact
January 5, 2006
January 4, 2006
January 3, 2006
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Shrinking
Labor Force is Top Challenge for Global Hospitality, Tourism & Service
Industries / Jeff Coym ISHC
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Revenue
Management 2006 - The Risks and Rewards / Carol Verret
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Tokyo's
Big Three - , the Imperial Hotel, Hotel New Otani and Hotel Okura Largely
Unaffected by Many Luxury Foreign Hotels Opening
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A
Burgeoning Number of New Hotel Brands Being Rolled Out in Chicago
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Fairmont
to Take Equity Interest in the Wight Group's Hotel and Condo Development
in the Turks & Caicos
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The
Valencia Group Takes Over Management of the Lancaster Hotel in Downtown
Houston
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Developers
of Oklahoma City's Skirvin Hotel Expect March 2007 Opening
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Carol
M. Smith Named Director of Sales & Marketing for the Stonewall Jackson
Hotel & Conference Center, Staunton, Virginia
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Debra
Williams Named Director of Sales and Marketing and Jana Howser as Sales
Manager at the Garrett Creek Ranch Conference Center, of Paradise, Texas
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Top
Ten Global Issues and Challenges In the Hospitality Industry for 2006 /
ISHC � go to
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Mandarin
Oriental Selling The Mark, New York, for $150 million � go to
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Developer
Ron Jury, Putting Finishing Touches on $45.4 million Restoration of the
President Hotel in Downtown Kansas City; Will Reopen as a the 213
room Hilton President Kansas City � go to
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The
National Park Service Maintains a Negative Outlook on the Rebuilding of
the Hurricane Damaged Flamingo Lodge in Everglades National Park �
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Marriott
International, Inc. Sells Land Underlying 75 Courtyard by Marriott Hotels
for Approximately $246 million to CBM Land JV Limited Partnership �
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Lodgian
Reopens the 219-room Crowne Plaza West Palm Beach in Florida; Hurricane
Damaged Hotel Restored to Like-New Condition Following Multi-million Dollar
Makeover � go to
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