January
2004 - Top Read Articles
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Hospitality
Industry Top 10 Thoughts for 2004 / Ernst & Young LLP
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Demand
in the Full-service Hotel Sector is Expected to Increase by 6.3% in 2004;
Best and Worst Hotel Markets in Terms of RevPAR Growth / PKF Consulting
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25
Most Extraordinary Sales and Marketing Minds in Hospitality and Travel;
HSMAI
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The
Evolving Relationship Between Hotel Sales Managers and Meeting Planners;
What's in the Minds of Meeting Planners Today?
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Benchmark's
Top Ten Meeting Industry Trends for 2004
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Difficult
but Necessary; The 803 room Greenbrier Resort Now Off-Limits to All but
Registered Guests and Club Members
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Hotelier�s
2004 Top Ten Internet Strategy Resolutions / Max Starkov and Jason Price
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HBE
Corporation Sells Eight Adam�s Mark Hotels for $236 million to Pyramid
Advisors/Morgan Stanley Joint Venture; Re-flagging in Progress
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Adam's
Mark Hotel in Jacksonville, Fla., Changes Managers Again Seventh Manager
Since 2001
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Hospitality
Heavyweights Debate Groundbreaking Sales and Marketing Strategies
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The
Common Bedbug, Cimex Lectularius, Makes Big Comeback
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The
Comfort Inn Fire that Killed Six People Sparks Talk of Increasing Safety
Measures at Hotels
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Don�t
Compromise Your Goals In 2004; Five New Year�s Resolutions You Will Want
To Keep / Neil Salerno
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New
Year's Eve Partying Forces Ramada Inn and Convention Center to Evacuate
in Southfield, Michigan
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Owned
by Olympus Real Estate Corp and Managed by Dolce International, the 271-room
Hastings Hotel and Conference Center in Hartford Closes Abruptly
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#2
Ranked Management Firm Projects 100% Growth\ in Next 5 Years; Leverages
Data to Multiply Loyal Guests and Please Investors
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Don't
Wait for Signs of a Better 2004! Hoteliers Will Realize the Gains So Desperately
Sought by Giving Customers Exactly What They Want / William F. Orilio
January 30, 2004
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January 27, 2004
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January 22, 2004
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ADSL
or Wireless in the MxU Environment? It�s Quite Easy to Assume that Deploying
Wireless HSIA in a Hospitality MxU Environment Would Be the Most Cost Effective
and User-friendly Access Technology � If One Believes the Hype. Read the
facts
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Pennsylvania
State Legislature First in Country to Hear Testimony for "Nan's Law", Requiring
Hoteliers to Conduct Criminal Background Checks on Employees with Access
to Guest Rooms
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Tale
of Two Converntions; Las Vegas Versus Anaheim: Trade Groups Take Opposite
Tack in Convention Plans / Sandi Cain
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Amerimar
Enterprises and Angelo, Gordon Purchase The Westin Morristown; Will Revitalize
Property with $15.2 Million Renovation
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Hong
Kong Hotel Occupancy for First Eleven Months of 2003 was 68%, Compared
with 84% for the Same Period in 2002; Mainland China Visitors a Key to
Recovery
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The
Hotel Jaragua, Which Helped Usher International Travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil
in the 1950's, Completes $17 million Transformation to the 480-Room Holiday
Inn Select Jaragua
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Westin
Grand Bohemian Recognized as the Number One of 123 Westin Hotels for Overall
Guest Satisfaction
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Groupe
Lucien Barrière Proceeds with Accelerated Roll-out of EzRMS� Throughout
the Group
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Boyd
Gaming to Acquire Harrah's Shreveport, a 514-room Hotel and Casino, for
$190 million
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Vicki
Denfeld Promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing For Crestline
Hotels & Resorts
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Hotel
Information Systems to Seamlessly Connect Expedia Directly to its epitome
Enterprise and Property Management Systems; Independent Hoteliers to Benefit
from Expedia�s Low-Cost Operating Environment
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Kevin
Clayton Named National Director of Full Service Development for Choice
Hotels
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The
CARINO Collection Celebrates Record Setting Year of Growth and Expansion
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Linda
Hodgson Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing at Langham Hotel, Boston
January 21, 2004
January 20, 2004
January 13, 2004
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ADSL
or HPNA in the MxU Environment? / Paradyne's customers are not relying
on problematic HPNA equipment to satisfy important guest connectivity needs
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25
Most Extraordinary Sales and Marketing Minds in Hospitality and Travel;
HSMAI
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�Trees,�
the Theme for Doubletree Advertising Campaign
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Harrah's
Entertainment Reaches an Agreement in Principle to Acquire Binion's Horseshoe;
Two Strong Assets - the Horseshoe Brand and the World Series of Poker
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Bolstered
by the New Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City's 12 Casinos Had
Best Year Ever
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500
Culinary Schools in America Yet Only a Few with a Program to Learn Front
End of the House
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The
2,300 Meeting Planners of PCMA Will Receive Fawning Treatment in Indianapolis
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Complete
Network for Broadband Hotel / Benefits of Wireline and Wireless
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ThompsonCalhounFair
Closes 1 Hotel Transaction Every 7 Days in 2003
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New
Hospitality Intelligence Report Tracks User Satisfaction and Website Performance;
Based on Feedback from Over 72,000 Actual Website Visitors to Hotel Brand
Websites
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Merlot
Communications, Inc. and iFone, S.A de C.V, Today Announced a Partnership
to Deliver Enhanced High Speed Internet Access Solutions to Strategic Markets
in Mexico
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Built
In 1927, the 48 room Hotel Bothwell, Sedalia, MO, Now a Clarion Collection
Hotel
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Hilton
Garden Inn(R) Completes Installation of Complimentary High Speed Internet
Access at all 180+ Hotels
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State
of South Carolina Considering Privatizing the Operation of 80 Motel Rooms,
Two 18-hole Golf Courses and Campsites at State Parks
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Highland
Hospitality Acquires the 158-room Hilton Garden Inn BWI Airport for $21.9
million
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Roy
Cordeiro and Peter Thoene Appointed Directors of Sales & Marketing
for Outrigger's Marriott and Waikiki Beachfront Properties
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Craig
Chandler Appointed to Head the National Sales Program for Suburban Franchise
Systems
January 12, 2004
January 8, 2004
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SynXis
and hubX Announce Merger of Companies and Technology; Two industry leaders
join forces to strengthen their competitive offering with the best of breed
reservation systems
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HBE
Corporation Sells Eight Adam�s Mark Hotels for $236 million to Pyramid
Advisors/Morgan Stanley Joint Venture; Re-flagging in Progress
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The
Radisson Hotel South in Bloomington, Considered a Flagship of the Radisson
Chain, To be Rebranded Sheraton; Radisson Founder Curt Carlson Built the
565-room Hotel in 1970
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The
Standard Check-in by 3:00 pm and Check-out the Following Day at 12 noon
No Longer Applies at Raffles Hotels; Flexible 24 hour Check-in/Check-out
Initiated
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The
Hospitality Industry Losses a Great Leader, Sonny Look
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Tokyo's
Top Three Hotels, the Imperial Hotel, Hotel New Otani and the Hotel Okura,
Facing New Competition
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Waterford
Group Designated as Preferred Developer for the 390-room Hartford Hilton;
Will Retain Hilton's Unionized Workers
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Warner
Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, California; Tishman Hotel Corporation
Appointed New Manager of 476-room Hotel
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Shell
Vacations Receives Multi-million Dollar Global Refinancing Commitment
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Highland
Hospitality Appoints Crestline to Manage the Plaza San Antonio Marriott
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Clarence
Tan Appointed Vice President Business Support, Asia Pacific for InterContinental
Hotels Group
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InterContinental
Hotels Offering Current and Prospective Franchisees a Multi-brand Marketing
Platform
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ALIS
�Professors� Featured in New Hotel Asset Management Book from Educational
Institute of AH&LA
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Dieter
Huckestein, President of Hilton Hotel Operations, Joins Austin City Officials
to Open the 800 room Hilton Austin
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Jean-Luc
Maumus Appointed General Manager of Elk Mountain Resort, Ridgeway, Colorado
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Bishop�s
Lodge Resort Opens the SháNah Spa and Wellness Center
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Shift4�s
Direct, High Speed Connection to Fifth Third Bank Now Certified for Debit
January 7, 2004
January 6, 2004
January 5, 2004
January 2, 2004
December
2003 Top Read Articles:
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Branding
Experts Claim Hilton Hotels Founder Conrad Hilton's Great-Granddaughter
Brings Publicity Money Can't Buy
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Arizona
Attorney General's Office Looking into Suspicious Holiday Inn Newspaper
Ad Promoting Special Rates
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Merchant
Model or Web Booking Engine? Turning over unsold inventory to third-party
distributors is an option, but it may not be the only or best solution
for hotels that want to maintain control of rates and inventory and improve
yield / Ed Brill
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Taking
Over a Hotel Is an Art If Orchestrated Properly, Or It Could Be a Disaster
Hotel Management Takeover / Bill Huigens
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Family
Seeks millions for Death and Injuries Caused by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
at Vail Resort's Snake River Lodge & Spa in Teton Village
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Six
Strategies to Maximize Hotel Revenue Through High-speed Internet Access
SuiteSpeed Internet Solutions Provide Hotels with the Ability to Control
and Grow Revenue
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No
More Whining About Third-Party Suppliers; You Control Your Own Fate On
The Net / Neil Salerno
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Hotel
Development Cost Survey 2003 / Elaine Sahlins
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Exclusive
Resorts and Private Retreats Fight Over Stolen Ideas, Poached Clients
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Kalahari
Resort Opens Nation's Largest Indoor Water Park; High Stakes Game of Who
Can Build the Biggest
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Motivating
And Retaining Employees / Michael Hampton
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Rich
Content Such as Internet Videos, Virtual Tours and Flash Presentations
Significantly Impact the Buying Decision of Consumers Researching and Booking
Hotels Online
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Hotels.com
Booked Approximately 8 million Room Nights in 2003; Top Ten Destinations
for 2003
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Turning
Problems into Opportunities: Guest Response Systems Provide the Data Needed
to Eliminate Defects, Improve Processes and Increase Guest Satisfaction
/ Mike Benjamin
December 31,
2003
December 30, 2003
December 29, 2003
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Gómez
Performance Index (GPI) for Hotels and Third Party Web Sites; Expedia,
Choice Hotels, Marriott and Hotels.com Set Themselves Apart
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The
International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® Reduces Exhibitor
Days to Three; John Russell Named Chairman of the Board of Directors of
the 2004 IH/M&RS
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The
Condo-hotel Model Catching on In Chicago
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Optimizing
New Employee Performance And Productivity or Getting New-Hires Up To Speed
Quickly / Michael Hampton
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The
Seneca Nation Developing a 26-story, $140 million Casino Resort Hotel in
Niagara Falls, New York
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Las
Vegas Hilton Sold to Colony Capital; Intends to Enhance and Reposition
the 3,174 room Property
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California
Ranks Number One in Spending by Domestic Travelers, Florida Number One
in Spending by International Travelers
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Benchmark
Set to Open The Hotel ICON, $35-million Reinvention of Houston's Former
Union National Bank Building; Includes a Jean-Georges Vongerichten Restaurant
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Dallas
Real Estate Developer Jackson-Shaw Building $100 million Las Vegas Renaissance
Hotel; With 548 rooms Will be the Largest Non-casino Hotel in Nevada
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Developer
FaulknerUSA Incorporated Latest Advances in Design and Construction for
800 room HIlton Austin
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Emergency
Management, Safety and Security Cannot be Relegated Only to a Few, but
Require Comprehensive Organizational Involvement
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Prospera
Companies Acquires 138 room Ramada Inn Hotel, Greenville, Texas; Will Rebrand
to a Days Inn Franchise
December 22, 2003
December 19, 2003
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Pegasus
acquires Unirez: VIP buys Lexington. Will the consolidation amongst reservation
companies continue? What happens after an acquisition? Listen to the Hotel
Online One-on-One interview this week with Kelly Blake, President and CEO
of VIP International Corporation who discusses what happens after an acquisition
and where the industry might be headed
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#1
Hotel Investor Christmas Gift: Real-Time Property Performance Data
/ O.H. Hospitality Secures New Investors for 2004 Expansion Plans; Timely,
Accurate Financial Data Creates Foundation for New Builds
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What
Innkeepers Want Every Christmas? Fill Those Empty Rooms / David M. Brudney
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Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing / December 2003
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MeriStar
Hospitality Completes Sale of Seven Hotels for Aggregate $31.5 Million;
Year to date, 14 Hotels for Total Proceeds of $122.4 million
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Consumers
Highly Inclined To Purchase Vacation Packages Online, But Frustrated With
Lack of Flexibility in Planning
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Travel
Industry Association of America�s Forecasting Americans Will Take 213.4
million Person-trips this Winter; Increase of 2.3% Over 2002-2003 Winter
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Bed-and-Breakfast
and Country Inns Suffer Less than Hotels / Robert Mandelbaum
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Recovery
for the Long-beleagured U.S. Hotel Industry; Top Ten Markets for Full-service
Hotels, in Terms of RevPAR Growth / HRG and TRW
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The
Béltico Group and Interstate Hotels & Resorts Opens Praia D�El
Rey Marriott Golf & Beach Resort in Portugal
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Hyatt
Development Corp. Wants to Give Up Hotel Site on South Boston Waterfront
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Sonnenblick-Eichner
Company Arranges $22 Million of Permanent Financing for the Maui Coast
Hotel, Maui, Hawaii
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John
Bell Assumes Presidency of the International Hotel & Restaurant Association
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TravelCLICK's
RateVIEW Endorsed by InterContinental Hotels Group's Asia-Pacific Properties
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Outrigger
Hotels & Resorts Opens the Boutique-style Outrigger Queenstown at the
Beacon; Ken Harris Appointed GM
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Larkspur
Hotels, LLC Acquires the 115 room Toll House Hotel, Los Gatos, California
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Ceri
Ittensohn Appointed Vice President Human Resources, Asia Pacific, InterContinental
Hotels Group
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Kathy
Hollenhorst to Lead New Unit at Carlson, the Development of Customer Relationship
and Data Strategies
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Steven
Boswell Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing, The Portofino
Hotel & Yacht Club, Redondo Beach, California
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Carlson
Hospitality Worldwide Reservations Services Completes Connectivity with
Sabre, Galileo, and Amadeus
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For
sale - Bahamas hotel/marina/restaurant. 68-seat restaurant, 6-unit hotel,
manager�s residence, pools, 13 boat slips. Asking $2,990,000
December 17, 2003
December 16, 2003
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Taking
Over a Hotel Is an Art If Orchestrated Properly, Or It Could Be a Disaster
/ Bill Huigens
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A
Six-year Loss of 1.23 million Skiers Threatens Colorado's Signature Industry
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Mandarin
Oriental Hotel Developers Turn Down $15 million Loan from Department of
HUD for $230 million Hotel and Condo Project in Boston
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The
67-year-old Camelback Inn Resort & Spa in Scottsdale Rebranded a JW
Marriott Resort
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Designers
Provide Tips on Historic Integrity and Ambiance; Designing for the Ages,
National Trust Historic Hotels of America®
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Well-known
Greek Hoteliers, the Sbokos Family, Aligning The Blue Palace Resort in
Crete with Starwood's Luxury Collection Brand
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Highland
Hospitality Corporation (HIH), a REIT, Expects IPO Proceeds of $342.3 million;
Organized to Take Advantage of Lodging Investment Opportunities
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Cendant's
Nine Hotel Brands Report Holiday Bookings Up 11%; Attributes Much of the
Gain to Web Sites Activiity
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Intrawest
Breaks Ground on The Appalachian; Will Elevate New Jersey Ski Slope from
a Day Trip Locale to a Destination Resort
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CNL
Hospitality Properties, Inc. Acquires Wyndham Montreal, Re-flags Property
as Hyatt Regency
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Legacy
Property Group Acquires the 80-year-old Glenn Building in Downtown Atlanta;
Plans 120 room Hotel
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The
Hotel Group: �The Time is Right for Acquisitions"
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Hostmark
Hospitality Group Selects Hotel Site ToolkitTM and Starts by Launching
the Edgy, New Amalfi Hotel Chicago
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EventHero
Provides 17 CVBs With Online Tool For Selling Packages
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Kohler
Co. Selects Springer-Miller Systems
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Two
New Management Contracts Awarded to Accor for Hotels in Pattaya
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Park
Inn by Rezidor SAS Opens Three Hotels in Scandinavia; Two Conversions from
the Radisson Brand
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Jeff
Homad Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the 190-room Daufuskie
Island Resort
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Jim
Burba Named President of Horwath Hospitality Investment Advisors
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For
Sale - Sleep Inn located 3 miles from KCI Airport in Kansas City, Mo.
107-rooms, interior corridors, six years old, excellent visibility
December 15, 2003
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After
Ten Years of Successful Four Seasons Management, Regent Properties Become
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok and Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai
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Why
Indian Hotelier Jagsish Rai Sood Chose to Partner with Shangri-La to Operate
His Latest Property in New Delhi
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City
of Chicago Sues Congress Plaza Hotel; Building Department Finds 68 Violations
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San
Jose City Council Awards 10-year Contract to Dolce International to Operate
the 214 room Hayes Mansion
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Wide-ranging
Redevelopment Plans of the Famed Concord Hotel Property in the Catskill
Mountains Taking New Course
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Democratic
Convention Hotel Assignments; No One Staying at the Ritz, Montana Delegation
Opts for College Dormitory
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Disney
World opens the 2,880 room Pop Century Resort; Disney Orlando Hotel Portfolio
Grows 10% to more than 25,000 rooms
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Always
a Rate War Going On; Average Room Rates for Toledo Area Hotels Up Just
$4 over the Last Five years to $61
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Princess
Tours Spending $26 Million to Expand Two Lodges near Denali National Park
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John
Emery Named Chief Executive Officer of The Great Lakes Companies; Owner,
Operator of Destination Resorts Under the Great Wolf Lodge Brand Name
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Raffles
International Hotels in Singapore Award Contract to HMC
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Ocean
Properties, Guest-Tek Partner to Deliver High-speed Internet Access to
Hotels
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Top
Talent Flocks to EZ Yield
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Radiant
Systems, Inc. to Acquire Aloha Technologies for Approximately $45 million
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Visual
One to Install Property Management, Spa, and Condominium Accounting Software
at Kalahari Resort
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The
Plasencia Group Advises on the Sale of Interest in the Don Cesar Beach
Resort
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LaSalle
Hotel Properties Completes $65 Million Secured Debt Financing; Five-Year,
5.25 percent
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Fixed-Rate
Loan Secured by San Diego Paradise Point Resort
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The
Carneros Inn Opens in Napa Valley's Winegrowing District
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Lodgian
Sells West Palm Beach Office Building, Retains Ownership of Connecting
Crowne Plaza Hotel
December 12, 2003
December 11, 2003
December 10, 2003
December 9, 2003
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Arizona
Attorney General's Office Looking into Suspicious Holiday Inn Newspaper
Ad Promoting Special Rates
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The
Sanctuary on Kiawah Island Making Moves for Five Stars Months Before Opening;
the $125 million Resort Concentrating On its Human Assets
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No
More Whining About Third-Party Suppliers; You Control Your Own Fate On
The Net
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Hotels.com
Booked Approximately 8 million Room Nights in 2003; Top Ten Destinations
for 2003
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Horseshoe
Bay Resort Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Marriott�s first Resort
Hotel in Texas, On Schedule for October 2004 Opening
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Washington,
D.C Hotelier, Nayan Patel, Named Chairman of the Best Western Board of
Directors
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Antigua's
Rob Sherman Takes Over Leadership Of Caribbean Hotel Foundation; To Expand
Scholarship Program
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Graphis
International Creates Artful, Distinctive Graphics in This Year�s Most
Anticipated Hotels
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Radisson
SAS Signs Deal for Destination Golf/Spa Resort in Ireland
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Top
Executives at Leading Hospitality Companies, Intermediaries and Search
Engines Participating in HSMAI Hotel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference
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Small
Luxury Hotels of the World Forecasting $55 million dollars in Global Reservations
for 2003; Within 10% of the pre-9/11 High of $60 million
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IFA
Hotels & Resorts Project on the Palm-Jumeirah, Man-made Islands Off
the Coast of Dubai, Affiliates with RCI
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Dutch
Hotel Owners Converting Two Properties to the Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns
& Resorts Franchise Brand
December 8, 2003
December 5, 2003
December 3, 2003
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Merv
Griffin May Have Buyer for Flagship Beverly Hilton Hotel; Purchase Price
Expected to be about $130 million, $220,000 per room
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Golf
Industry Set to �Tee Up� in Central & Eastern Europe; Currently Fifteen
Golf Courses Under Construction / KPMG
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Are
Guests Willing to Bypass the Personal Touch at the Front Desk in Favor
of Kiosks; Several Hotel Chains Running Tests to See
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National
Labor Relations Board Issues Complaint Against Hilton Hartford Management
For Bad Faith Bargaining with Hotel Workers
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Vail
Resorts Offers Stock Options to Top 100 Executives, Despite Annual Loss
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City
of Fort Worth Begins Formal Negotiations with Two Companies, Austin Commercial
and Omni Hotels, to Develop Luxury 500+ room Convention Center Hotel
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Tax
Lien Slapped on Binion's Horseshoe Casino in Downtown Las Vegas; $5 million
in Past Due Payroll Taxes
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Conceived
and Developed by Accor, the First Purpose-built Hostel Opens in Wellington,
New Zealand - base backpackers Wellington
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Bali
Resorts See First Gain in Tourist Arrivals in 12 Months; Island�s Hotels
Spend millions to Refurbish
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Bunaken
National Marine Park in North Sulawesi, Indonesia Voted the Global Winner
of 2003 British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Awards
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Skagit
Valley Casino Resort Selects IAD's Materials Management System
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Interactive
Sites Produces Results for The New York Palace Hotel Web Site
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High
Speed Hotel Directory Adds Canadian Hotels With Broadband Service
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The
Raffles Hotel Group Rebrands Merchant Court Hotel in Sydney as Swissôtel
Sydney
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Country
Inns & Suites By Carlson® Opens Hotels in Georgia, Texas
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Trinaf
Hotels Rebrands the Holiday Inn & Conference Center in Everett, Washington
to Quality Inn Hotel
December 2, 2003
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Rich
Content Such as Internet Videos, Virtual Tours and Flash Presentations
Significantly Impact the Buying Decision of Consumers Researching and Booking
Hotels Online
-
#1
Owner Group Priority: Performance Management for Investors; The Melrose
Hotel Company Studies New Process to Hospitality That Includes Goal Setting,
Goal Tracking, and Data Analysis
-
The
High Court of Singapore Finds Starwood Guilty of Breach of Contract with
Asia Hotel Investments
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Privately
Held Omni Hotels Has Invested $800 million in New Construction and Renovations
Since 1996
-
The
Indiana Convention Center Expanded by 100,000 sq ft in 2000; Time to Add
Another 200,000 sq ft
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Embrace
Design Drivers; Challenges Breed Creativity / Drawing Conclusions
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The
Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites Will be First Addition to the Salem,
Massachusetts Hotel Supply in Fifty Years
-
Hersha
Hospitality Trust Acquires Ownership Interest in Hilton Garden Inn, Glastonbury,
Connecticut; First Acquisition with Proceeds from $83 million Secondary
Public Offering
-
Biloxi
Best, LLC, Invests $5 million to Rebrand the Former Quality Hotel to The
Holiday Inn - Biloxi
-
The
Spa At The Hotel Hershey, Opened Three Years Ago, Will Expand to Double
Its Size
-
Interstate
Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Promotes Mark Purcell and Melissa Thompson to
Vice President
December 1, 2003
November
2003 - Top Read Articles
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If
You Could Stay at any Hotel Chain of Your Choice, Which One Would You Pick?
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Chicago
Jury Awards Motel 6 Guests $372,000 in Punitive Damages for Bedbug Bites;
Accor Economy Lodging Reviewing the Decision
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It�s
Time To Take Back Control Of Rates & Rooms - But Is The Enemy...Us?
/ Neil Salerno
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Starwood
Hotels Names Robert F. Cotter President and Chief Operating Officer
-
Actor
Robert De Niro's Luxury Hotel in Tribeca Neighborhood of NYC Obtains $38.9
million in Tax-free Liberty Bonds
-
Travelers
Plan to Spend More on Vacations in 2004, but Not on Business Travel; Five
Star Resort Vacations are Selling Well
-
Tired
of Fighting Fires? Proactive Hotel Managers Implement Guest CallCenters
to Deliver Outstanding Service, Save Thousands of Dollars
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Understanding
the Power of CRM / Neil Holm
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Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing What / November 2003
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Investors
Seeking Opportunistic Hotel Buys Are Likely to Come Up Empty Handed / Rick
Swig
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Patrick
Imbardelli, InterContinental Hotel Group�s Managing Director for Asia Pacific,
Is �Divorcing� Owners Who Don�t Fit In with the Group�s Values
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Small
Luxury Hotels Adds 44 Hotels, Rejects 150 Applications
-
Best
Western Rolling Out Free to Guest High Speed Internet Access at 2,300 Hotels
in the United States, Canada
-
Six
�Maxi�s � Guaranteed To Boost Hotel Sales / Neil Salerno
November 26, 2003
November 25, 2003
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Chicago
Jury Awards Motel 6 Guests $372,000 in Punitive Damages for Bedbug Bites;
Accor Economy Lodging Reviewing the Decision
-
South
African Hotel Reservation Company Claims The Leading Hotels of the World
Conducting Effort to Prevent Use of Their Domain Name leadinghotels.com
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The
Decline of New Hotel Construction is Giving Demand a Chance to Catch Up
with the Supply of Hotel Rooms
-
Terri
Haack, Managing Director at The Wild Dunes Resort, the Driving Force Behind
Resort's Financial
-
Turn
Around
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Texas
Legislative Approval Sought for $300 million Casino Destination Resort
on South Padre Island; Dean Torrence of the Jan & Dean Duo and Mike
Love of the Beach Boys Among the Developers
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Three
Key Components of Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts Meeting Package Help
Grow Group Meetings by 55% over 2002
-
The
Renaissance Aruba Beach Resort & Casino Finalizing a $15 million dollar
Renovation and Re-branding; Formerly Aruba Sonesta Beach Resort
-
Survey
Confirms the Importance of Music in Hotels; Musical Atmosphere an Integral
Part of Guest Satisfaction at Conrad Hotels
-
Hotelzon
and Hotel Booking Solutions Join Forces
-
Interstate
Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Names Hank Ciaffone President, International
Operations and
-
Development,
and C.A. Anderson EVP, Development
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Choice
Hotels to Receive $45 million from Sunburst Hospitality Note Prepayment
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Lodgian
Promotes Linda Philp to VP Chief Accounting Officer, Deborah Ethridge to
VP, Finance and Investor Relations
November 24, 2003
November 21, 2003
November 20, 2003
November 18, 2003
November 14, 2003
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Actor
Robert De Niro's Luxury Hotel in Tribeca Neighborhood of NYC Obtains $38.9
million in Tax-free Liberty Bonds
-
Gaylord
Opryland Texas Benefiting from Lessons Learned from Gaylord Palms Resort;
Adds New Entertainment Options
-
Political
Considerations Huge in Proposed Colorado Springs Bond Issue to Pay for
a 155,000 sq ft Convention Center and 400 room Hotel
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Facing
15% Health Insurance Cost Increases, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, Which Employ
11,000 Workers, Hiking the Costs to Employees
-
Park
Plaza Hotels & Resorts Adds Five New Hotels in North America; Plans
Unveiled for the New Riverbank Park Plaza in London, London's Largest New-build
Hotel in 30 Years
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The
New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau Partners with
Fourteen New Orleans Hotels to Grow the Corporate Meetings Market
-
Lodging
Enterprises of Wichita, Kansas Develops Unique Hotel for Rail Workers in
Cheektowaga, N.Y.
-
Hotel
Information Systems To Act As Reseller Of It Just Works Software Kiosk
and Wireless Technology
-
Germinal
Garcia Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the CasaMagna Marriott
Cancun Resort and JW Marriott Cancun Resort and Spa
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Cindy
Schulz Appointed General Manager of Doral Michigan Avenue
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Exclusive
Resorts, a club that manages global portfolio of luxurious multi-million
residences, seeking Concierges. Put your experience to use in building
a world-class concierge service from the ground up
November 13, 2003
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Hotel
Broadband Revitalized; An Up, Down, Up Five-year History / Amy Cravens
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Market
Metrix Third Quarter 2003 Hospitality Index Results; First-Ever Measure
of Satisfaction With Online Hotel Reservations Places Radisson and Yahoo!
Travel on Top
-
Vail
Resorts Restates Prior Years' Net Income; Reductions to Net Income Total
$3.3 Million Due to Errors, Including Accounting for CEO's Compensation
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Westin,
Mandarin Oriental and Regent Hotel Projects in Boston Awarded $40 Million
in HUD Loans
-
Electronic
Bookings for European Hotels Increase 5.8% in Q3
-
Hotel
Workout Rooms Often Disappoint; Westin Installing Custom-designed Fitness
Rooms in All North American Properties
-
Rezidor
SAS Contracts for First Regent Hotel in Europe: the Regent Esplanade Hotel
in Zagreb, Croatia
-
Lees
Inns chooses InnLink for Private Label Voice, Seamless GDS, Internet, and
Booking Engine Services
-
Hotel
Information Systems To Act As Reseller Of It Just Works Software Kiosk
and Wireless Technology
-
Harrah's
Integration of Horseshoe Gaming, the Largest Acquisition in Company's History,
Involves Promotion of Three Senior Executives
-
Jim
Hill and Steve Winter Promoted to New Executive Positions with Outrigger�s
Condominium Collection
November 12, 2003
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"Brand
Comfort" Powering Time-share Growth; Sales Tactics Still Irritate Potential
Buyers
-
With
Six Resorts and 70,000 Timeshare Members, Disney World Putting More Focus
on Fast Growing Sideline Business
-
Trying
to Beat the Internet Game of Discount Pricing, Marriott International Launches
Hotel-Room-Rate Guarantee Program
-
How
Electrical Wiring in Your Walls Can Connect Guests and Help Your Hotel
Turn a Profit
-
Fort
Worth Officials Pick Four Hotel Developers to Interview for the Convention
Center Hotel Project
-
Hankyu
Corp. Creating New Hotel Company to Operate Approximately 38 Hotels in
Japan
-
Hotels,
Theme Parks in Orange County, California Start Aggressive Push for In-State
Visitors During Holidays
-
Orient-Express
Hotels Reports Net Income for 3rd Qtr 2003 of $8.2 million Compared with
Net Income of $9.1 million Previous Year; Declares First Cash Dividend,
Signs Letter Of Intent For Acquisition Of Hotel Group
-
John
Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. Reports Net Income $163,000 for the 2003 3rd Quarter,
Compared to a Loss of $1,063 million for the 2002 3rd quarter; RevPAR up
2.5%
-
China
World Hotel, Beijing, Receives Most Expensive Facelift In Local Hotel History
-
Bulgari
Hotels & Resorts and the Luxury Group of Marriott International Planning
Luxury Resort in Bali
-
Hersha
Hospitality Trust Declares 18th Consecutive Dividend Payment; Annual Yield
of 8% Maintained through 3rd Qtr 2003
-
Johnson
& Wales University Dedicates First Professorial Chair to Bill Tiefel,
Vice Chairman Retired, Marriott International Inc., and Chairman Emeritus
of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
-
Hong
Kong PolyU's School of Hotel and Tourism Management Organizes Five Day
Advanced Hotel Management Program; Targets Hotel Senior Executives
-
High
Speed Hotel Directory Delivers Hotels with Fast Internet Access
-
Michael
C. Shindler Named Senior Vice President, Hyatt Development Corporation
-
Roger
Clark Named Senior Vice President, Acquisitions, HEI Hospitality
-
William
H. "Bill" Jackson Named General Manager at The Conference Center Niagara
Falls, Opening Spring 2004
-
The
First-ever HSMAI Hotel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference Set for Miami,
Florida on Dec. 12, 2003
-
Kimberly
Denmead Named National Sales Manager for Crown American Hotels
-
Hotel
& Gaming Digital Dashboard - log onto via a web browser, provides updated
information from your systems and databases showing revenues, occupancy,
inventory levels, utility costs and many more other critical pieces of
information you need to know to manage your operations
November 11, 2003
November 10, 2003
November 7
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Online
Travel Agencies' Collection of Fees and Taxes Scrutinized by Taxing Authorities
with a Substantial Hotel Base
-
John
Q. Hammons Recognized by Peers for His Monumental Role in Shaping the U.S.
Hotel Industry; Named �Corporate Hotelier of the World� by Readers
of HOTELS Magazine
-
Firing
of Eugene Dilbeck, President of the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors
Bureau Leaves Bad Taste
-
Canada�s
Hotel Industry Has Seen More Prosperous Times / Colliers INNvestment Canada
- Third Quarter
-
Baymonts's
Strategy to Differentiate Brand from Competition Involves the Bed, the
Bath, Breakfast, Business Services, and Benefits
-
Richfield
Adds Tom Busch and Terri X. Radcliffe to Corporate Team; Will Provide Development
and Marketing Thrust
-
Guest
Feedback Prompts Fairmont to Re-Launch Website with High Impact Imagery,
Three Click Reservations
-
Orient-Express
Hotels Ltd. Sells the Hotel Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal for $40 million;
16 times Current Year EBITDA
-
Radisson
SAS Takes Over Crowne Plaza Hotel on Edinburgh�s Royal Mile
-
Bankrupt
Leisure Resorts' Assets Acquired by Celebrity Resorts
-
The
Generation Companies, LLC Forms Roll-Up Entity, Secures $39M Refinancing
November 5, 2003
-
Ramesys
Web Reservations Drive Down Costs and Improves Customer Service with Transaction
Fee-Free Bookings
-
Four
Seasons Hotels Inc. Reports 3rd Qtr Net Earnings of $4.7 million Compared
to a Net Loss of $12.3 million a Year Ago; Operating Environment Strengthens
Should Continue into the 4th Qtr / Hotel Operating Data
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Eugene
Dilbeck Fired as Denver's CVB President; Had Garnered Tremendous Respect
Within the Tourism Industry
-
Marriott
International Names Leisure Sports' Renaissance ClubSport Hotel & Fitness
Resort Best New Property For 2003
-
Pegasus
Solutions, Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire the Stock of Unirez, Inc. for
$38 million in Cash
-
HOFEX
Organisers Faced a Tough Choice When SARS Devastated Their Plans; Rescheduled
Event Poised to Bounce Back in Hong Kong
-
"Strategic
Objectives of the Caribbean in Tourism Development" Speech by Simón
B. Suárez, Dominican Hotelier and President, Caribbean Hotel Association
-
Omni
Hotel at CNN Center Set to Open 28-story 600 room Addition; Big Boost for
the Georgia World Congress Center
-
Accor
Reports Nine-Month HotelRevenue Down 3.9% / Hotel RevPAR by Country
-
SuiteSpeed
Showcases Wireless Internet Management Gateway at IH/M&RS in
NY
-
Robert
J. Morse Promoted from President of Hotel Operations to Chief Operating
Officer of Interstate Hotels & Resorts
-
Accor
Appoints Fumio Moroi as President & CEO for Japan and Senior Vice president
for Accor Asia Pacific
-
Hilton
Grand Vacations Company Opening Vacation Ownership Properties on the Las
Vegas Strip and Within the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort
-
Barbara
Piagari Named Director of Sales & Marketing for the Estanica La Jolla,
Opening in June 2004
-
Expotel
Hospitality Services, L.L.C. Appoints 3 Senior Hotel Executives
-
Telkonet
and ILC Provide High-Speed Internet Access to the Canadian Market; Field
Trials in Process with two Major Hotels in Vancouver
-
Steve
Genovesi, 18 Year Marriott Executive, Appointed VP Chattanooga Area CVB
-
Unirez,
Inc Names Pablo Alcalá Director of Business Development
-
The
Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers Completes US$ 45 million Refurbishment
of 782 Guest Rooms
-
Ty
Stroh Named General Manager of the Fantasy Springs Special Events Center
near Indio, California
November 4, 2003
-
Tired
of Fighting Fires? Proactive Hotel Managers Implement Guest Call Centers
to Deliver Outstanding Service, Save Thousands of Dollars
-
Understanding
the Power of CRM / Neil Holm
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Scientific
Study of Business Travelers Shows Significant Gap between Perception and
Reality; Hilton
-
Hotels
& Resorts Seeks to Identify Ways to Help Guests Perform Better
-
D/FW
Airport Officials Hope to Boost Nonaviation Revenue with Ownership of $58.7
million Grand Hyatt
-
Inspection
Delays Push Back the Opening of $80-million Westin Casuarina Hotel
and Spa Being Built on Site of the Former Maxim in Las Vegas
-
Two
Multibillion dollar Orlando Resorts, ChampionsGate and Reunion, Have Much
in Common -Multiple Golf Courses, Hotels, Shops and Restaurants; Each Anticipate
Completion by 2010
-
Hong
Kong-based Pioneer Global Group Acquires the Garden Beach Resort in Pattaya
for Approximately US$21 million
-
Marriott's
Updated Design Concepts Integral to Renovation at Courtyard by Marriott
in Chantilly, Virginia; Tharaldson Enterprises Opening 142-room Fairfield
Inn & Suites by Marriott in Las Vegas, Nevada
-
Five
Independently Owned and Managed Hotels Complete Preferred�s Standards of
Excellence Quality Assurance Program
-
The
2003 Worldwide Hospitality Awards; International Hotel Groups Recognized
for Creativity, Innovation
-
Resort
Data Processing Announces Two New Customers in Myrtle Beach South Carolina:
Dunes Village Resort & Spa and The Pan American Hotel
-
UniFocus
Launches ACTIONScope� to Compliment its Suite of Sophisticated Reporting
Capabilities
-
Temple
Gate Hotel Captures Prestigious HSMAI Award; Internet Reservation Volume
Sky-Rockets in 2003
-
Carol
Verret Consulting and Training November WebCast - The SMERF Market
-
Shangri-La
Hotels and Resorts Planning Hotel Developments in Chiang Mai, Thailand
and Chengdu, China
-
Xanterra
Parks and Resorts Receives ISO 14001 Certification for Lodging, Food Services
Operations in Zion, Bryce Canyon and Grand Canyon
-
The
SunBurst Resort Receiving a $6 million Renovation
-
Michael
Jaehrling Appointed General Manager of Hyatt Regency Johor Bahru
-
Randy
Wilcott Named Director of Marketing, Western Region for Sentry Hospitality
November 3, 2003
-
Patrick
Imbardelli, InterContinental Hotel Group�s Managing Director for Asia Pacific,
Is �Divorcing� Owners Who Don�t Fit In with the Group�s Values / Steve
Shellum, HOTEL Asia Pacific
-
Best
Western Rolling Out Free to Guest High Speed Internet Access at 2,300 hotels
in the United States, Canada
-
The
Board of the Denver Metro CVB Places Bureau Chief Eugene Dilbeck on Administrative
Leave
-
Electronic
Bookings Up 10.5% in Q3 for Hotels Worldwide; Consumer Internet Component
up 51.6% / TravelCLICK's eMonitor -
-
Over-pouring,
Illicit Freebies and Swindling Bartenders Remain Big Cost for Bars
-
If
You Could Stay at any Hotel Chain of Your Choice, Which One Would You Pick?
-
European
Budget Hotel Industry Shows Growth in RevPAR; Not as Cheerful in the Other
Hotel Segments / MKG September Results
-
Developer
Eric King Building $11.5 million 145-room Courtyard by Marriott in Saratoga
Springs, NY
-
Hotelier
Rajesh Randeria Investing $4 million in the Historic Hotel Governor Dinwiddie,
Portsmouth, VA
-
Safar
Hotels, Inc. Selects InnLink to Provide Complete Reservation Services for
New Hotel Brand and Membership Organization
-
EscapeWire
Solutions Installs High Speed Wireless Internet Access at the Hawthorn
Suites in South Burlington, Vermont
-
Accor
to Manage the Novotel Zhongguancun Located In Beijing�s Olympic Games Area
-
Golden
Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts Appoints Nicklas Sigurdsson as Development
Manager for Scandinavia
-
Cindy
Cheung, a Server at the Calgary Marriott Hotel, Nominated for 2003 Employee
of the Year Award by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada
October
30, 2003
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October 23, 2003
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The
Mobil Travel Guide 2004 Mobil Five-Star Awards; 30 Hotels, 13 Restaurants
/ Also 138 Hotels and 167 Restaurants Win Four-Star Award
-
Kingsmill
Resort, Williamsburg, Va., Suffers Black Mold Infestation, Shuts 400 Condos
for Extensive Repair; High Humidity from Hurricane Isabel Caused Explosive
Mold Reproduction
-
Brit
Millionaire, Guy Hands, Launching Boutique Hotel Chain - Hand Picked Hotels
-
Choice
Hotels International Reports Net income of $24.3 million, Up from
$21.9 million a Year Ago; New Domestic Hotel Franchise Contracts Rise 39%
Year-to-Date
-
Florida
International University Signs Agreement with the Tianjin University of
Commerce to Run a Hospitality Management School in China
-
Kerzner
International Limited Reports 3rd Qtr Net Income of $6.5 million;
Paradise Island Enjoyed Record Levels Rrevenue and EBITDA
-
MGM
Mirage Reports a 3rd Quarter drop of 34.6% in Earnings; Largely Caused
by a Decline in Table Game Luck
-
Stonebridge
Companies Acquire the Former The Crowne Plaza Ogden; Will Re-flag Hampton
Inn - to Better Match the Market
-
Big
Discrepancy Between Shrimp Cost at the Docks and How Much it Goes for at
Restaurants
-
RevPAR
for London Hoteliers Reverses 18 Month Trend; September, 2003 Indicates
Rise in RevPAR
-
Interstate
Hotels & Resorts Names Steve Jorns Chief Executive Officer
-
150%
Growth at Top Channel Marketing Provider Spurs Creation of VP-Strategic
Development Post to Drive Industry Partnerships
-
Paul
Sherlock Appointed to Director of Operations at the LaPlaya Beach &
Golf Resort in Naples, Florida
-
Alberico
Penati, Executive Chef at London�s Harry�s Bar, Open Restaurant at Rocco
Forte�s Hotel Amigo in Brussels
October 22, 2003
October 21, 2003
October 20, 2003
-
The
National Hardware Show Moving to Las Vegas in 2004; Chicago's McCormick
Place Hosted Show for 28 Years
-
Chiller
Replacement Project; How The Grand Hyatt Singapore Applied a Holistic Commercial
View / Robert Allender
-
CNL
Hospitality Properties, Inc. and KSL Recreation Corporation Acquiring Hotel
del Coronado from Lowe Enterprises Investment Management
-
Despite
Struggles, 95% of Innkeepers Own their Bed and Breakfast Inns for Seven
Years or More; Business Requires Total Immersion
-
Online
Travel Site, Travelocity.com, Expected to Lose $12 million from Operations
in 2003 Third Quarter
-
OHANA
Reef Lanai Hotel in Waikiki is Hawaii�s First Completely Smoke-free Hotel
-
Hotels
Are Profitable and Property Prices Are Firm - What Is All the Whinning
About?
-
San
Marcos Resort and Conference Center; an Economic Factor for Chandler, Arizona
Since Opening in 1912
-
Request
for Qualifications; Erie, Pennsylvania - Headquarters Hotel Development
-
Revenue
Boot Camp for Hotels - Intense Training Nov. 17-19, 2003, Jumpstarts and
Captures New Income
-
Econo
Lodge Brand Offering $25,000 Incentive, Issued As a Forgivable Loan, for
New Exterior Renovations to New Franchisees that Convert their non-Choice
Property to Econo Lodge by Dec. 31, 2003
-
Six
Hotels Open Under La Quinta Brand, Largest the 147 room La Quinta Inn and
Suites South Padre
-
Al
Sondos Suites by Le Meridien in Dubai Targets New Markets
-
Accor's
Economy Brand, Ibis, Launches Operations in South Korea, China and Hong
Kong
-
Rebecca
Huetter Named Las Ventanas al Paraiso Director of Sales & Marketing
-
Clifford
J. Reynolds Named General Manager of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference
Center
October 16, 2003
October 15, 2003
-
Extended-Stay
Developer Centralizes Operation of Six Long-Term Stay Properties, Drives
70-Day Average Length of Stay
-
Interstate
Hotels & Resorts Finds the Solution to Managing All Those Extranets
-
Host
Marriott Corporation Doubles 3rd Quarter Loss to $97 million, Compared
to Loss of $47 million Last Year; Likely Will Not Pay a 4th Qtr Dividend
/ Hotel Operational Data
-
Aztar's
$245 Million Investment in the Tropicana Casino and Resort is the Largest
Non-Gaming Expansion in Atlantic City's 25-year History
-
Cynthia
Harriss Resigns as President Disneyland Resort; Matt Ouimet, Currently
President Disney Cruise Line, Named as Successor
-
Richfield
Pursues Equity Investments
-
Hospitality
eBusiness Strategies to Help Historic Hotels of America Enhance Internet
Reservations
-
Noble
Investment Group Acquires Residence Inn by Marriott Winston-Salem, NC;
Hotel to Undergo $3 Million Complete Renovation
-
Steven
Keup Named General Manager of The Melrose Hotel, Washington, D.C.
-
Peter
Norman as Senior Vice President - Acquisitions & Development Europe,
Dolce International
-
BringYourPet.com
Attracts More Travelers to Pet Friendly Lodging
-
Telkonet
to Showcase High-Speed Internet Access Solution at HFTP Annual Conference
-
Boykin
Management Company Assumes Management of Radisson Suite Beach Resort Marco
Island
-
Robert
Webster Named General Manager Baymont Inn & Suites, Ontario, California
October 14, 2003
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