Top 25 Read Articles
- September 2006
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America's
Top 50 Restaurants
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Survey
Names Top Five Hotel Brands for Business Travel and Leisure Travel
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Food
Servers Employing the Internet to Divulge Names of Customers Who Tip Less
then 17%
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Zero-Based
Budgeting in the Hospitality Industry / Jose Acosta
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Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing What / September 2006
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The
Habits of Highly Successful Hotel Sales People Ramp Up for 2006! / Carol
Verret
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It�s
Time To Give Hotel Guests What They REALLY Need and Want Daily! - Key Basics
Some Hotels Still Fall Short On / Doug Kennedy
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Does
Hotel Room Size Matter? / Harry Nobles
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Deals
Signed for 15 Wyndham Hotels in Major Markets, Including New York
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Starwood
Names New Extended-stay Chain ELEMENT Hotels; The First ELEMENT a Company-built
Hotel in Lexington, Massachusetts
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Developing
Engaged Employees: The Difference Engaged Employees Make In Providing
Great Guest Service / Chris Longstreet
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The
Phenomenon of "Flipping" Cropping Up Amongst Hotel Investors; The Typical
Holding Period on Prime Hotel Properties Shrinking
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Constructing
a Fortune: Robert Rowling, the Fifth-richest Texan and Owner of the Omni
Hotels Chain
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Andre
Agassi and Stefanie Graf Finalize Agreement to Develop a Luxury Mountain
Project, Fairmont Tamarack, at Idaho's Tamarack Resort
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Blackstone's
LXR Luxury Hotels Subsidiary Planning a $20 million Conversion of a 38
Year Old Fort Lauderdale Holiday Inn into its New Lodging Concept - Stay
Social
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Now
I�ve Seen Everything - �Food Servers Employing the Internet to Divulge
Names of Customers Who Tip Less than 17%� / Harry Nobles
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Hotel
Room Health Risks Difficult to Spot
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You
Cannot Microwave Experience: New Generation of Hotel Sales Professionals
/ David M. Brudney
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Wealthy
Americans Rate Print Ads For Four Seasons, RockResorts and Mandarin Oriental
Most Effective Hotel Ads in First Half of 2006
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Hotels
Employ New Strategies to Thwart Online Travel Agencies
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Next
Chapter for Chicago Restaurateur, Larry Levy, Are Luxury Hotels in
South Beach and Cabo San Lucas
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Ensuring
Credit Card Security via PCI Compliance: What Hotels Need to Know
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Your
Hotel Laundry Room / Larry Mundy
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Hotel
Brands Feeling Competitive Pressure - Luring Customers in What Resembles
an Interior Design Arms Race
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Ashford
Signs Agreement To Acquire Portfolio of Seven Full Service Hotels for $267.2
Million ($133,333 per key)
September 28, 2006
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First
Playboy Club in More than 25 Years Opens at the Palms Casino Resort, Las
Vegas
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New
Orleans' Tourism Industry Thriving in Fourth Quarter 2006
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Strategic
Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Acquiring 15 floors of the To-be-built Aqua
Building in Chicago for $82.4 million; Space to be Completed as 200 Hotel
Rooms and 20,000 square foot Ballroom
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Former
Heidelberg Hotel and Capitol House, Two Historic Baton Rouge Hotels Opens
as the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center after $60 Million Restoration
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Omni
Hotels' Mini-bars a Part of the Chain's Sensory Branding Initiative; Adding
Memorable Items that Reflect the Local Culture
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With
Two Years to Do the Planning, the Logistics of Reserving 20,000 Minneapolis
/ St Paul Hotel Rooms for the September 2008 Republican National Convention
Is a Daunting Task
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The
Just Opened Paris Courtyard by Marriott Colombes Serves as Prototype for
European Expansion
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Tourism
Authority of Thailand to Focus on Brand Building and New Marketing
Slogan, �Thailand Unforgettable�
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Chehalis
Tribe and Great Wolf Resorts Plan Expanded Number of Guest Suites and Amenities
from Original Plan for the Grand Mound, Washington Great Wolf Lodge
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LaSalle
Hotel Properties Acquiring the 138-room Holiday Inn Wall Street for approximately
$51.5 million
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Reducing
the Loss of Potential Booking ~ Featuring �Insufficient Inventory Report�;
Pelican System facilitates operations for a Hotelier tracking denied reservation
requests due to shortages of room allotment in the system
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Buena
Vista Hospitality Group Acquires the 1,100 room Sheraton World Orlando
Resort; Plans to Drop Sheraton Affiliation and Convert to a Condo Hotel
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Weiler's
NP Limited and Platinum Ridge Properties Begin Work on the $54 million
Polaris Hilton and Conference Center North of Downtown Columbus, Ohio
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Edward
Steiner Named Senior Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean for
One&Only Resorts and Managing Director, One&Only Palmilla
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A
Double Shot of Revenue Management - Two Web Casts October 2, 2006
September 27, 2006
September 27, 2006
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Embassy
Suites Hotels Initiates Upgrade Program Supported by Brand and Hotel Owners;
Includes Enhancements to Breakfast, Team Member Uniforms, Bedding, Bath
Amenities, Fitness Equipment
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Indoor
Waterparks Add Value to Hotel & Resort Mixed Use Projects / Jeff Coy
and Bill Haralson
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Minneapolis'
Landmark Foshay Tower to Be Transformed into a W Hotel
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Italian-born,
Houston-based Developer Giorgio Borlenghi Opens the First Luxury Extended-stay
Hotel in Houston, the 130 room Granduca (Grand Duke)
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Meaningful
Dialogue Should Be the �Best First Step� to Dispute Resolution; Fair franchise
agreements are not impossible to negotiate or terminate / Steven J. Belmonte
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Managing
the Consultant: Careful Not to Doom the Project / David M. Brudney
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Starwood's
New Brand, aloft, Has Opportunity to Do Right by the Environment from the
Start
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Coyle
Hospitality Group Launches �Peak Performances Module�; Interactive Online
Tool Helps Hype Hospitality Heroes
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A
Crisis So Immediate and Obvious, You May Have Already Missed It; Hotels
Facing a Severe Shortage of Reliable Workers / Brecca Loh and John R. Hendrie
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Benchmark
Completes Restoration of Historic Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort
Casino; First of Three Championship Courses at Resort Destination to Open
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MHI
Hospitality Obtains Crowne Plaza Franchise for the Redeveloped Former Ambassador
Hotel in Hollywood, Florida; The 310-unit Condo-hotel Will Be Known as
Crowne Plaza Hollywood, FL-SIAN Waterway Resort
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Wyndham
Hotel Group Appoints Valerie Capers Workman as Vice President of Franchise
Administration
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Seven
Executives Appointed to Management Team at Outrigger's 421-suite Embassy
Suites Hotel - Waikiki Beach Walk
September 26, 2006
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Top
Executives from Marriott, Travelocity, Priceline, Carlson Wagonlit, Hilton
and American Airlines Give their Expert Predictions on the Future of Travel
Distribution
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Softscribe®
Inc. Wins Two New Clients; MEGA International, The Rainmaker Group Boost
Visibility, Growth
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Survey
Names Top Five Hotel Brands for Business Travel and Leisure Travel
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America's
Top 50 Restaurants
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Appraisal
and Market Analysis of Indoor Waterpark Resorts / David J. Sangree
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Exorbitant
Surgical Costs in the United States the Basis of Growing Medical Tourism
in Thailand, India and Malaysia
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Impulsive
Group Turning New York City's Century-Old Portland Square Hotel into Luxury
Boutique Property
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Nobody
Asked Me, But� No. 17 - AAHOA�s 12 Points of Fair Franchising, Protected
Territories / Stanley Turkel
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Denver
Hotel Developer CDS Hotel Investors Sells the JW Marriott Denver at Cherry
Creek to a Sage Hospitality-JP Morgan JV
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Jumeirah
Signs Agreement with Beetham Organization to Create 261 room Jumeirah
Hotel at Beetham Tower, a New Glass Tower Landmark for London
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Sonnenblick-Eichner
Company Arranges $41.5 million of First Mortgage Financing for Hotel 1000
in Seattle, Washington
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MHI
Hospitality Corporation Acquires the 186-room Louisville Ramada Riverfront
Inn for Approximately $7.6 million, or $41,000 per room
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Hospitality
Management Corporation Signs Management Contract for the Regency Hotel
and Conference Center in Dallas, Texas, Formerly Holiday Inn Select Northeast
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Hilton
Garden Inn Announces Promotions of Vice Presidents and Senior Directors
of Hotel Performance Support
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Lee
Hanke Named Controller and Caitlin Doyle HR Manager for Destination Resorts
Snowmass in Snowmass Village, Colorado
September 25, 2006
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The
Hotel Coffee Shop is Beyond Passe; Holiday Inns and Resorts Teams with
the Sporting News to Create a Prototype Grill and Sports Bar at the Holiday
Inn Select/Dallas Love Field
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Constructing
a Fortune: Robert Rowling, the Fifth-richest Texan and Owner of the Omni
Hotels Chain
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In
an Election Conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, a Majority
of Jurys Boston Hotel Employees Voted to Cut Ties with Unite HERE, Local
26; Union Claims There Will be Serious Consequences
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What
Makes a Successful Condo-Hotel Project? / Excerpts from a Panel Discussion
at JMBM's The Hotel Developers Conference�
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Hotel
Energy Management Systems 101 / Larry Mundy
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Raffles
Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Hamburg / How We Built The Most Famous Hotels /
Andreas Augustin
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Attendance
at the Baltimore Convention Center Dropped 25% in the First Quarter of
2006; Forward Bookings Looking Good
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Coup
d'e'tat Has Limited Impact on Thailand's Travel and Tourism Industries
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Benderson
Development Planning to Raze the Former Radisson Hotel Across from Buffalo
International Airport to Make Way for Two Hotels, a Courtyard by Marriott
and a Fairfield Inn
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Harrah's
Opens 450-room, $170 million Harrah's New Orleans Hotel; First Completely
New Hotel to Open in New Orleans Since Hurricane Katrina
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Hotel
Financing Specialists - Pacifica Real Estate Brokerage Arrange Another
Successful Hotel Refinance
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The
Knowland Group Begins Service in Jacksonville, FL ; Market Intelligence
Firm Provides Service to Hoteliers on Florida�s Northeast Coast
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A
Double Shot of Revenue Management � Two Web Casts October 2, 2006
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Hotel-Online
and BuildCentral Add/Update 71 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction
Projects Database
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Steve
Belmonte Named CEO, President, and Partner of The Lexington Collection,
Vantage Hospitality's Membership Brand in the Upscale Segment
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Richard
Behr Named General Manager of Miramonte Resort & Spa in Indian Wells,
California
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Fred
Findlen Joins the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina
as General Manager
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Robert
E. Jones Appointed General Manager of the Holiday Inn � Capitol East in
Tallahassee
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Benchmark
Hospitality International Appoints Karin Seavey Director of National Accounts
September 22, 2006
September 21, 2006
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Worldwide
Electronic Hotel Revenue Up 13.7 Percent in Q2 2006; TravelCLICK eMonitor
Indicates Healthy Industry Growth with Rise in Room Nights Booked and ADR
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Hilton
Hotels Corporation Sells Five Canadian Hilton Properties to Westmont Hospitality
Group for Approximately CAD $243 million
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After
Five Years in the Westin Family of Hotels, the Westin Grand Bohemian in
Downtown Orlando will Move Forward as an Independent
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Dolce
International Selected to Manage the Ashman Court Conference Center and
Hotel in Midland, Michigan (formerly managed by Marriott); $20 million
Renovation Planned
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After
45 Years in the Hotel Business, Pioneering Long Island Hotelier Mel Goodman
Retiring
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David
Peckinpaugh, the New President and CEO of the San Diego Convention and
Visitors Bureau, Brings Enthusiasm to the Organization Beset with Steep
Cutbacks and Political Wrangling
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Fuscia
Floors and Lime-Green Tubs; Not Everyone Wants a �Home-like� Atmosphere
in a Hotel
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Le
Méridien Partners with LRA Worldwide to Achieve a More Consistent
Global Brand Experience
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Morgans
Hotel Group Reinforces Commitment to Innovation through Edgy Design
and Nightlife Partnerships
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Riu
Hotels & Resorts Building its Largest Resort Ever, the 900 room Riu
Santa Fe in Cabo San Lucas
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Carlson
Hotels Worldwide Adds Eight Properties to its Brands in August, 2006
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Speakers
Set for HTNG Lausanne Conference October 11-13, 2006; The Agenda Will Address
Buying and Selling Hotel Technology in Europe and the Middle East
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Tecton
Hospitality� Selected to Manage Seven Stars Luxury Resort & Residences
in the Turks & Caicos Islands
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CP
Hospitality Opens 86 room Microtel Inn Adjacent to the Bridgeport Conference
Center in in Charles Pointe, West Virginia
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Shilo
Inns Nearing Completion of its 160-room Shilo Inn Suites Hotel in Killeen,
Texas
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Gene
Murphy Appointed General Manager of Splash!, Sterling Resorts New Condo
Hotel in Panama City Beach, Florida
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Benchmark
Appoints Jean Ascher Controller for The Northland Inn, an Executive Conference
Center near Minneapolis
September 20, 2006
September 19, 2006
September 18, 2006
September 15, 2006
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Spain-based
Silken Hotels Group Renews Distribution Partnership With TravelCLICK
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Hotel
Room Health Risks Difficult to Spot
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The
Newest Independent (and Oldest Partially Independent) Franchise Association
in the Hotel Industry / Stanley Turkel
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�A
Bakers Dozen� of Strategies for Hoteliers: Safety and Security / Dr. John
Hogan
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Majority
Owner Robert Fuller Completes 11 Year Dream with the Grand Opening of the
$90 million Dolce Operated Zermatt Resort & Spa in Midway, Utah
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Arrowood
Development Names its New Destination Resort in Bend, Oregon Tetherow and
Selects Dolce International as Operator
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HVS/American
Hospitality Management Company Takes Over As Interim Manager for the Hotel
Icon, Houston, Texas
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Harrah's
Awarded a United States Patent for its Price Management Technology that
Maximizes Total Revenue Per Hotel Room
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Carroll
Property Investments Opens 150 suite Embassy Suites Hotel- Fort Myers,
Florida; Hotel Owners Along with Embassy Suites Hotels Donate $100,000
to the Resort and Hospitality Management Program at Florida Gulf Coast
University
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Sonnenblick-Eichner
Company Arranges $61.5 million of First Mortgage Financing for the Marriott
Monterey Hotel in Monterey, California
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MK
Capital Markets Secures Financing for Two Park City Hotels on Behalf of
Navnish Development, LLC
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Lafayette,
Louisiana Native Richard H. Bailey, Owner of Four InterContinental Resorts
in French Polynesia, Touted in Tahiti for Entrepreneurship and Eco-friendly
Developments
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European
Hotel Management Signs Golden Tulip Franchise Agreement for the 219 room
Former Le Meridien Apollo in Amsterdam
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Charterhouse
Boise Downtown Properties Planning $126 million Hotel/Condo Tower in Downtown
Boise, Idaho
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THE
WORLD�S TOP dmcs AND MEETING PLANNERS EXCHANGE IDEAS, Build relationships,
AT THE global events partners (GEP) 2006 SUMMIT
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New
Corporate Organizational Structure at Choice Hotels International; Joseph
M. Squeri Elected President and Chief Operating Officer
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Ralph
Singer Named Regional Vice President, Sales for Cambria Suites
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Larry
Flam Joins Marcus Hotels & Resorts as Director of Restaurant Operations
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Christophe
Langlois Appointed Resort Manager, One&Only Kanuhura, Maldives
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Benchmark
Appoints Warren Martinez Controller at Turtle Bay Resort
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Sandrine
Boutin Appointed Director of Sales at The Hilton Maldives Resort &
Spa
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SDD
Promotes Diane Estner to Vice President of Global Sales
September 13, 2006
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Ensuring
Credit Card Security via PCI Compliance: What Hotels Need to Know
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The
Habits of Highly Successful Hotel Sales People Ramp Up for 2006! / Carol
Verret
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Construction
Starts On the 60-story Elysian Hotel and Private Residences on Chicago's
Gold Coast; David Pisor, CEO of Elysian Worldwide LLC, Once Worked for
His Aunt, Alice Waters at Her Famous Restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley
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Developing
Engaged Employees: The Difference Engaged Employees Make In Providing Great
Guest Service
-
Wealthy
Americans Rate Print Ads For Four Seasons, RockResorts and Mandarin Oriental
Most Effective Hotel Ads in First Half of 2006
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Bruce
Neviaser, Great Wolf Resorts Co-founder and Board Chairman, Resigns
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Your
Hotel Laundry Room / Larry Mundy
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Florida
Leads the Nation in the Number of Condominium-Hotel Rooms in the Pipeline
with More than 31,500
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Miami-Dade
Entering Fray; Suing Expedia, Orbitz and Other Online Travel Agencies Claiming
County is Being Cheated Out of Bed-tax Dollars
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Under
New Ownership and Management Company the 146 suite Embassy Suites Hotel
and Spa - La Quinta, California Will Open
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Owners
Decide to Re-brand the Revered InterContinental Tequendama Bogota; Will
Re-position to the Crowne Plaza Brand
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The
Former Regent Almaty Hotel, a Landmark within Almaty - the Largest City
in Kazakhstan, Undergoing Refurbishment and Rebranding to InterContinental
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Long
Island Hotel & Lodging Association Donates $8,500 to the New York Institute
of Technology; Scholarship Donation to Support Culinary Arts and Hospitality
Management Students
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Crestline
Hotels & Resorts Appointed by Trinity Hotel Investors, LLC, to Manage
Two Crowne Plaza Hotels
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Helmut
Knipp Named Senior Vice President � Development, Langham Hotels International
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Eric
Hausler Joining Trump Entertainment Resorts as Senior Vice President of
Development
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James
Horsman Named Vice President/Managing Director and Jennifer Thorn as Director
of sales and Marketing for Stowe Mountain Lodge
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Benchmark
Hospitality Appoints Jeff Wardlaw Director of Rooms for Eaglewood Resort
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Leasa
Kennedy Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the new 150-room
Cove Lakeside Resort, Westbank, British Columbia
September 12, 2006
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Revenue
Management & Pricing in Travel 2006 is Less than One Month Away; EyeforTravel�s
Revenue Management and Pricing in Travel 2006 event is being held October
4-5 at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, Chicago
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Cendyn
Celbrates 10th Anniversary; Cendyn to exhibit at The Incentive Travel &
Meeting Executives Show in Chicago from September 26-28, 2006
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Memberships
at Vacation Clubs, also Known as Destination Clubs, Surging; Bankruptcy
Filing of Tanner & Haley with 874 Members Raises Eye Brows
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Harris
Rosen Opens Seventh Property; The 1,500 room, $300 million Rosen
Shingle Creek Opens with Nearly 1 million Rooms Booked
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Does
Hotel Room Size Matter? / Harry Nobles
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Gal-Tex
Hotel Corp. Acquiring the Historic Cliff House at Pikes Peak and the Wheeler
House Near Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Crowne
Plaza Hotel in Pleasanton, California Is Sold; Colliers International Hotels
Acts as Advisor to the Seller
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Hospitality
Financial and Technology Professionals Names 7 Industry Experts to Lead
Forums at the Hospitality Technology Professionals Forum Set for November
11 in New York City
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Pet
Travel Statistics Reported for Second Quarter of 2006
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Kor
Hotel Group Announces a Strategic Marketing Alliance with Clairvoyix; Luxury
hotel operator determined to get to know its guests closer by identifying
where they spend, when they spend, what they purchase and how often with
Clairvoyix� marketing automation tools
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Mintek
Mobile Data Solutions White Paper Makes Case for Automated Asset Management,
Preventive Maintenance
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Dave
Lawrence returns to Hawaii as Senior Vice President of Operations for Outrigger
Enterprises Group
-
T.
Steele Edwards, Jr. Named General Manager for the Rocky Gap Lodge &
Golf Resort, Cumberland, Maryland
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Stefano
Gegnacorsi and Davide Bertilaccio Take New General Manager Posts with Rocco
Forte�s Hotel Savoy and Le Richemond
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Benchmark
Hospitality International Appoints Eric Adame General Manager of Hotel
Contessa
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Henrik
Mansson Appointed Senior Vice President Human Resources, Mövenpick
Hotels & Resorts
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Adrian
Norbury Named Director of Marketing at the Hotel Crescent Court, A Rosewood
Hotel in Dallas, Texas
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KDS
Partners with Pegasus to Provide Access to Independent and Chain Hotels
Globally
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New
Guest Experience Management Solutions Expected From InfoGenesis
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Downtown
Disney® Hotels Appoint Several New Leaders in Food and Beverage Division
September 11, 2006
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Classical
Hotels in Greece Selects IDeaS for Deployment in its City Based Properties;
Roll-out begins in Athens, Thessaloniki, and Sofia locations
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The
Phenomenon of "Flipping" Cropping Up Amongst Hotel Investors; The Typical
Holding Period on Prime Hotel Properties Shrinking
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As
Head of UK's Travelodge Chain, Grant Hearn is Fond of the No-frills Approach;
All Rooms Are all the Same Once the Lights Are Off
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St.
Lucia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands Leading
the Caribbean Trend for Mixed Use Resort Development - Projects Containing
Timeshare Units, Villas and Traditional Hotel Rooms
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Ashford
Hospitality Trust, Inc. Acquiring the 525- room Westin O'Hare in Rosemont,
Illinois, for $125 million, $238,095 per key
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Of
US Upscale Lodging Projects Under Development - 40% Contain Spa Facilities
and Services / PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Fifth
Hotel Indigo Branded Hotel Opens in Dallas, 170-room Property Opens in
a 1925 Historical Landmark, Previously Known as the Holiday Inn Dallas-
Aristocrat
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Neptune
Hospitality Advisors Arranges $5 million Financing for Holiday Inn Mammoth
Lakes
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Apples
and Oranges - the Fruit Basket of the Guest Experience / John R. Hendrie
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Maritz
Research Marks Fourth Consecutive Year Sponsoring AMA�s Largest Conference;
Improving the Customer Experience is Maritz Research�s Headline Discussion
Topic and Booth Theme
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Visual
One Systems Moves U.S. Headquarters
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Destination
Hotels & Resorts Appoints Steve Migliara Director of Sales & Marketing
at Hamilton Park Hotel & Conference Center
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Sybase
Recognizes HotelEXPERT System in 2006 Innovator Awards
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MSI
Announces Dedicated Brand Managers for Its Customer Assistance Center
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Molinaro
Koger Structures Sale of Two Tempe, Arizona, Hotel Properties
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4th
Annual International Hotel Conference Moving its Venue to the Cavalieri
Hilton in Rome, October 11-13, 2006
-
Hotel-Online
and BuildCentral Add/Update 63 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction
Projects Database
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Columbia,
South Carolina Getting a 130 Unit Condo Hotel; Units to be Marketed to
Football Fans and State Lawmakers
-
Benchmark
Appoints Hector Morales Executive Chef at Turtle Bay Resort; A Former Chef
to the King of Norway
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Greg
Burnes and Jonathan Allard Named Operating Partners for The Generation
Companies LLC, an Extended Stay Hotel Operator
September 8, 2006
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Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing What / September 2006
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The
Knowland Group Has Once Again Begun Service in New Orleans, LA; �We considered
another firm who was trying to re-establish their presence in New Orleans�
but we found Knowland�s service superior�We were also more comfortable
with Knowland�s technical ability.�
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Blackstone's
LXR Luxury Hotels Subsidiary Planning a $20 million Conversion of a 38
Year Old Fort Lauderdale Holiday Inn into its New Lodging Concept - Stay
Social
-
Clash
Over the Domain Name leadinghotels.com Continues; Legal Dispute Between
The Leading Hotels of the World Ltd and Online Travel Group Ongoing Since
1997
-
The
Renovation and Expansion of San Bernardino's Historic Arrowhead Springs
Hotel from 135 rooms to 250, plus Another 300-room Hotel, Conference Center
and Spa Stalls Over Environmental Review
-
The
Historic Northern Hotel in Downtown Billings Enters Chapter 7 in Preparation
for Liquidation
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Overbuilding
Not to Blame for Colorado Springs Hotel Occupancy Problems, Rather Lack
of New Tourist Attractions or "Demand Generators" Creating Loss of
Market Share to Other Colorado Locations
-
NCL/National
Content Liquidators, Inc. Selected to Liquidate the Contents of the Luxurious
St. Regis Hotel, Washington, DC
-
Molinaro
Koger Structures Disposition of Westin Kierland Resort & Spa to Host
Hotels & Resorts for $393 Million
-
Built
in 1996 as the First of its Brand, the Wingate Inn-Alpharetta Receives
Extensive Re-do
-
New
at 2006 IH/M&RS - Designers and Hotel Owners/Operators Converge at
"Destination Design" for Comprehensive Lineup of Education, Resources and
Networking
-
Benchmark
Appoints Marc Reydams Director of Operations for Cheyenne Mountain Resort
-
Peter
Bruyere Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing at the The Sutton Place
Hotel, Vancouver
September 7, 2006
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Spain-based
AC Hotels Renews With TravelCLICK for iHotelier Web Booking Engine
-
Boyd
Gaming Hits �Jackpot� With Revenue Management Strategy; Focus on guest
value gives the advantage to the house
-
Baltimore's
Costliest Public Project Ever, the $305 million 757 room Hilton Convention
Center Hotel, Faces Significant Competition and Needs Increased Convention
Attendance to Succeed
-
Union
Workers for Four Hilton-operated Properties in Chicago Overwhelmingly Ratify
New Contract; Room Attendants Will Now Earn $13.20 per Hour and the 16
Room Daily Quota Reduced on Heavy Check Out Days
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The
Peabody Hotel, Bought at Auction 25 Years Ago for $400,000 by Belz Enterprises,
Now a Memphis Treasure
-
The
1,000 room Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa Seeking Approvals to Add 350
rooms; Likely to be a Condo-Hotel
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Partners
in the $382 million French Lick Springs Resort & Casino and the West
Baden Springs Resort To Go Before an Arbitrator; Judge Claims Current Organizational
Structure a Total Failure
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The
Erawan Group's CEO Kasama Punyagupta, a Former Investment Banker, Transforming
the Family Run Enterprise to One of Thailand's Leading Hotel Developers
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Carlson
Hotels Worldwide Adds 15 Branded Hotels to its Portfolio in June and July,
2006
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An
American Original Celebrates 80th Anniversary: Gurney's Inn Brought Thalassotherapy
to New York
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Crowne
Plaza Belem Opens in Belem, Para, Brazil; InterContinental Hotels Group's
First Hotel Brand was Founded in Belem, Brazil 60 Years Ago
-
Golden
Tulip Hospitality Appoints Kees Van Maaswaal to Chief Operating Officer
-
Florent
Gateau Appointed Managing Director of Acqualina, A Rosewood Resort in Sunny
Isles Beach, Florida
-
Mikhail
Shamkin Named General Manager of Bitter End Yacht Club Located on the North
Sound, Virgin Gorda, in the British Virgin Islands
-
Benchmark
Appoints Dan Weindruch Chief Financial Officer of French Lick Resort Casino
-
Jeffrey
Gurtman Joins LRA Worldwide as a Senior Consultant; Customer Experience
Management Consulting Firm Hires Host of Popular Television Show �Travel
Spies� for its Quality Assurance Practice
-
Inaugural
European Hospitality Technology Education Conference (EHTEC) Set for February
19-20 at the Hilton Amsterdam in the Netherlands
-
Jing�an
Chengjian Signs Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts to Manage 208-room
Deluxe Hotel Development in Foshan, Guangdong Province
September 6, 2006
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Rosewood
Hotels & Resorts Expands Relationship with SynXis to Include Call Center
Services; Luxury hotel group takes advantage of the SynXis private-label
voice services in South America to drive distribution for their properties
around the world
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Radios,
Text Pagers, Cell Phones�So Many Devices, So Much Confusion; Compelling
Reasons for a Single Wireless Communication Platform
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The
Sands Atlantic City Hotel & Casino Acquired by Pinnacle Entertainment;
Plans to Close, Demolish, and Build a Bigger Casino Hotel - 2,100 Employees
to Receive 60 Days Notice and Severance Packages
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Andre
Agassi and Stefanie Graf Finalize Agreement to Develop a Luxury Mountain
Project, Fairmont Tamarack, at Idaho's Tamarack Resort
-
When
at the Chef's Table, You Never Know What You're Going to Get; Chef's Table
Varies from Restaurant to Restaurant
-
Hotels
Employ New Strategies to Thwart Online Travel Agencies
-
BentleyForbes
Ventures into Hotels with Acquisition of The Four Seasons Resort and Club
in Las Colinas, Texas
-
Aquarius
Hotels Increase On-line Yield with Help from SensibleRez
-
Riu
Hotels & Resorts Preparing to Open its 12th Resort in Mexico, the 550
room Riu Vallarta in Puerto Vallarta
-
Optimum
Hotel Brokerage Sells Comfort Inn & Suites Brandywine Valley; Suburban
Philadelphia Hotel Sold to Regional Operator
-
ProHotel
International Sets Sights on Wordwide Expansion
-
John
Q Hammons Wants to Build a 350 room Embassy Suites In Downtown Wichita,
But Cannot Find the Land
-
Legacy
Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust Acquires the 398-room Delta Bow Valley
in Calgary, Alberta for Approximately $53.5 million (US$48 million)
-
Hospitality
Sales & Marketing Association International Seeking Nominations for
�Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Sales & Marketing� for 2006
-
Hersha
Hospitality Trust Acquires Two Long Island Limited Service Hotels for $37
million in Cash and Debt Assumption
-
Pegasus�
Industry-leading Technology Empowers Boscolo Hotels
-
Paul
Ratchford Named President and Managing Director of The Greenbrier; Succeeds
Ted Kleisner, Who is Retiring After 25 years
-
Sunstone
Hotel Investors, Inc. Makes Several Management Promotions; Jon D. Kline
Promoted to President
-
Stephen
Kilroy Named Director of Food & Beverage and Kristi Goodrum Director
of Reporting & Compliance for Davidson Hotel Company
September 5, 2006
September 1, 2006
Top 25 Read Articles - August 2006
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The
Top 10 Quirkiest Hotels from Around the World
-
Different
Views of Customer Service; The Airline �Passenger Experience� vs the Hotel
"Guest Experience"
-
What
Women (Really) Want Identifying the Unique Needs of the Woman Business
Traveler / Brenda Fields
-
�A
Bakers Dozen� of Strategies for Hotel Directors of Housekeeping / Dr. John
Hogan
-
The
Basic Hotel Shower-Tub Combination - a Relic?
-
Benchmark's
Top Five Dining Trends for 2006...and a Word About Wine
-
Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing What / August 2006
-
Revenue
Management for Dummies (Like Me) - Knowing Why is More Important than Knowing
How / Neil Salerno
-
Identifying
the WIIFM Factor � The Essential of Hotel Sales Success / Carol Verret
-
David
S. Feder, Former President of PGA National Resort & Spa, Sues PGA National;
Claims Employment Agreement Called for $8.5 million Kicker if Resort Sold
-
Fifteen
Hospitality Industry Leaders to Lecture at Cornell Hotel School as Part
of the Dean�s Distinguished Lecture Series
-
Have
You Listened To What Your Hotel Sales and Reservations Agents Are Saying
To Real Customers? / Doug Kennedy
-
New
Hotel Projects with Condo, Private Residence and Timeshare Componets Set
to Decline as Developers, Lenders and Consumers Turn Cautious
-
Artesia,
California Motel Sued for Failure to Prevent a Child from Accessing Adult
Television Channels
-
Boutique
Hotel Operator, Joie de Vivre, Adding Five New Hotels in California
-
Top
10 Group Events / July 2006 � North America & Selected Markets
-
Intrawest
Agrees to be Acquired by Fortress Investment Group LLC for about
$2.8 billion Including Debt Assumption
-
A
Dust-up Over Taxes Owed on Tip Income Has Las Vegas Bar and Restaurant
Workers Seething and the Internal Revenue Service Beating a Retreat
-
Nobody
Asked Me, But� No. 14 - Impact Studies, Stretching Segments, Short-Stay
Rentals, Smoke-free Marriotts, Franchising in China, Save the Belleview
Biltmore Hotel / Stanley Turkel
-
Taming
the Beast�What Hotel Managers Need to Know To Reduce Turnover / Neil Salerno
-
Two
Historic Texas Hotels Will Undergo over $50 million in Improvements;
Jeff Trigger to Oversee Renovation of The Stoneleigh Hotel and St. Anthony
Hotel
-
Zero-Based
Budgeting in the Hospitality Industry / Jose Acosta
-
Room
Service / Larry Mundy
-
Marriott
Has 16 Reservation Centers Around the World; the Omaha Center Is "the Mother
Church", Achieving 50% Conversion Rate
-
More
than 36 Condo-hotel Projects are Underway Across South Florida; Even with
Record Room Rates, Owning a Piece of the Condo-hotel Business Might Not
Be So Profitable
August 30, 2006
August 29, 2006
-
One
Month Left to Register for the Travel Distribution Summit USA 2006.
Senior Executives Representing the Leading Travel Companies Convene to
Debate the Latest Industry Trends
-
Weakening
Demand for Condos Leads to Re-evaluation of the Canyon Ranch Living Community
in Bethesda, Maryland / Bernard Burt
-
Maximizing
Revenue Through Strategic Use of Technology / Terry Cunningham, President
and CEO, InfoGenesis
-
The
86-year-old Italian Renaissance Drake Hotel on Chicago's North Michigan
Avenue Expected to Be Purchased By a Group Consisting of Walton Street
Capital LLC, Lodging Capital Partners and Westbrook Partners LLC
-
Grand
Heritage Hotel Group Sets Itself Apart with GH Chain Code through Pegasus
Solutions; Also Renews use of Pegasus� HotelFactory CRS, Voice and Distribution
Services
-
Millenia
Hotel Private Limited Appoints Capella Hotels & Resorts, to Jointly
Create and Operate the Capella Singapore; the Project, on the Island of
Sentosa, Expected to Cost $250 million
-
Melview
Viaduct Harbour Limited and Starwood Hotels Planning a 173-room Westin
Hotel On Auckland's Waterfront
-
Rocco
Forte�s Hotels in Berlin and Rome Take Names of Historic Significance -
Hotel de Rome and Hotel de Russie
-
Harrah's
Reinventing the 60 Year Old Flamingo Las Vegas; All-new Technologically
Advanced Guest Rooms with Splashes of Signature Flamingo Pink
-
Your
Hotel Parking Lot / Larry Mundy
-
Accuracy,
Automation, Artificial Intelligence: An All-In-One Approach to Revenue
& Labor Management; Carnus Systems unveils Auto-RLM, the first automated
Revenue & Labor Management System that uses artificial intelligence
technology
-
GenaRes
to Offer Competitive Rate Shopping Tools Via Interface with AnyRate Software;
Leading-Edge Rate Intelligence Software Now Available to all GenaRes Customers
-
Lack
of Unionized Hotel Workers in Denver Will Hurt its Chances of Landing the
2008 National Democratic Convention; UNITE HERE Has 13 Organized Hotels
in Downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul
-
Kelly
Inns Limited Opening its Third Hotel in Billings, the 90 room Best Western
Kelly Inn
-
Stephen
Griffin Joins The Dow Hotel Company as Senior VP of Finance
-
Benchmark
Appoints Sheryl Sorem Director of Sales For The Northland Inn
-
John
Marks, Former CEO of the San Francisco CVB, Joins SearchWide as Executive
Consultant
August 28, 2006
-
IDeaS
Announces Certified Integration with Visual One; Integration Between IDeaS
Revenue Optimization and Visual One Property Management System
-
Trade
Shows, Convention Centers Going Green; Recycling Stations, Organic Food,
Hemp Drapes, Natural Light / Sandi Cain and Darlene Gudea
-
Developer
Beau King Teams Up with Kimpton Hotels for a Planned $100 million 230-room
Palomar Hotel with 38 Condominium Units in Midtown, Atlanta
-
More
than 36 Condo-hotel Projects are Underway Across South Florida; Even with
Record Room Rates, Owning a Piece of the Condo-hotel Business Might Not
Be So Profitable
-
Not
Everyone is Happy About the Huge Resort Project on Tiny Bimini; the $850
million Project Will Include a 250 room Conrad Hotel, Golf Course, Casino
-
New
Orleans' French Quarter Back Onto the Top 50 Labor Day 2006 Destinations
After a One-year Absence; New York City's Upper Midtown Neighborhood the
#1 Most-Requested
-
Caribbean
Hotel Association Updates its Image for the First Time in Over 40 Years
-
Marshall
Management Contracts to Operate The Kalorama Guest House in Washington,
D.C.
-
Noble
House Hotels & Resorts Stays with Pegasus for Distribution and Reservation
Services, Adds More Services
-
Hotel-Online
and BuildCentral Add/Update 68 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction
Projects Database
-
Sunburst
Hospitality Corporation Names Executive Kevin Hanley President, Expands
Executive Team
-
Premier
Hotels & Resorts Reflagging the 318-room Guam Palace Hotel to the Sheraton
Laguna Guam
-
2006
Wisconsin Lodging Conference & Trade Show To Be Held In Lake Geneva
October 30�31, 2006
August 25, 2006
-
David
S. Feder, Former President of PGA National Resort & Spa, Sues PGA National;
Claims Employment Agreement Called for $8.5 million Kicker if Resort Sold
-
Benchmark's
Top Five Dining Trends for 2006... and a Word About Wine
-
Coastal
Hotel Group Purchased by Senior Management Team Led by Yogi Hutsen, Coastal's
President & Chief Executive Officer
-
Fifteen
Hospitality Industry Leaders to Lecture at Cornell Hotel School as Part
of the Dean�s Distinguished Lecture Series
-
The
Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau: Grassroots Marketing
Marks New Direction / Sandi Cain
-
Columbus,
Ohio Officials Grapple with Proposals to Add Downtown Hotel Rooms; Providing
Cash Subsidies and Tax Abatements to Hotel Developers an Unresolved Issue
-
Restoration
of the Largest Building in Mississippi, The 1,740 room Beau Rivage Resort
& Casino, Completed on an 8-month Schedule, Following Three Months
of Debris Removal
-
Tom
Borges Named General Manager of the Kahana Sunset Resort on Maui
-
HSMAI
Holding Workshop - �Strategic Thinking: Innovative Training for Improving
Hotel Profitability,� Oct. 23-25, 2006 in Partnership with Lynn University,
Boca Raton, Florida
-
Windsor
Hospitality Group Names Dave Dreher General Manager and Jim Cacabelos Director
of Sales at the Embassy Suites Bellevue
-
The
Knowland Group Begins Service in San Antonio, TX; Market Intelligence Firm
to Begin Offering Its Service To City Known As A Crossroads
August 24, 2006
-
War
Ended 39 Months of Israeli Tourism Growth
-
FreshStay®
Reports 2,700% Gain in Smoke-free Hotels; With 2,300 Marriott properties�
going smoke free, more than 5% of U.S. hotels will be 100% non-smoking
-
Artesia,
California Motel Sued for Failure to Prevent a Child from Accessing Adult
Television Channels
-
Despite
Pressure from Conservative Groups to Eliminate Adult Films in Hotel Rooms,
Most Hotels Not Changing their Ways
-
The
Couples Resort Group Building a 370-room Resort in Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
-
The
Sands Macao Completes Expansion of Casino Floor Area to Over 229,000
square feet, Holding 740 Tables
-
Strategic
Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Selling the Hilton Burbank Airport for $125
million, or $256,000 per room
-
Orco
Property Group Rolls Two Separate Brands into New Single Brand - MaMaison
Hotels & Apartments
-
Coastal
Hotels in Hot Water with Guests over Odors; Don�t drown in negative publicity
from online reviews . . . Zontec Ozone Generators will save your
reputation while improving your indoor air quality
-
Dubai
International Capital Plans Aggressive Expansion of Travelodge Hotels,
Focus on Low Pricing
-
Scott
L. White Named to Head San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau; Formerly
the EVP of Greater Phoenix CVB
-
Blue
Square Studios Produces Dramatic Online Revenue Results for Portola Plaza
Hotel
-
HFTP
and the Caribbean Hotel Association to Host First Ever Caribbean Finance
Technology Professionals Conference in Puerto Rico
-
Steve
Contos Promoted to VP and Managing Director of Grande Lakes Orlando and
Peter Kacheris Named General Manager of the JW Marriott Orlando
-
Millennium
& Copthorne International Limited Appoints Michael Sengol as Executive
Vice President, Asia Pacific
-
Luc
Bollen Named General Manager of Hilton Hefei
-
Choice
Hotels International Promotes Cynthia Lakas to Vice President, Database
and Direct Marketing
-
Steve
Mayers Appointed General Manager of the Best Western Inn at Hunt�s Landing,
Matamoras, PA
August 23, 2006
-
A
Dust-up Over Taxes Owed on Tip Income Has Las Vegas Bar and Restaurant
Workers Seething and the Internal Revenue Service Beating a Retreat
-
The
Rainmaker Group to Share Expertise at Revenue Management and Pricing Conference;
Rainmaker Executive VP, Tom Walker, will speak at EyeforTravel Revenue
Management and Pricing in Travel 2006 Conference
-
Habits
of Highly Successful Hotel Revenue Managers � Average to Awesome!
/ Web Cast - August 28, 2006
-
The
US$3 billion Marina Bay Sands on Track With Signing of Development Agreement;
One of the Largest Investments in the World for a Single Integrated Resort
-
The
City of Boston Expecting More than $1.4 billion in Future Convention Business
After Hosting the American Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting
& Exposition
-
Assisted
Living Management Experience Gives Hoteliers An Edge / Mark Hamister
-
It's
Been 24 Years Since Monterey, California Hotel Workers Went on Strike,
That Era May Be Nearing Its End
-
New
Hotel Directory Lists Hotel Accommodations and Brings Affordable Advertising
Options to Hoteliers
-
Starwood
Hotels and Intrawest Planning the Westin Verasa Napa, a 160-unit Condominium
Hotel located in Downtown Napa, California; The Hotel Will be Managed
by Intrawest's Hospitality Management Division
-
KSL
Building 35 Whole-ownership, Limited-term-use Condominiums at Historic
Hotel del Coronado
-
KoolConnect
Appoints Award-Winning Entertainment Technology Executive Chet Smith as
Chief Technical Officer
-
The
Knowland Group Begins Service in Monterey, CA; Market Intelligence Firm
Adds City That Prides Itself On Its Universal Appeal
-
Scott
Enterprises Planning a 100 room Hilton Garden Inn to be Built Behind Their
Owned Courtyard by Marriott in Erie, Pennsylvania
August 22, 2006
August 21, 2006
-
Indoor
Waterpark Resort Numbers Increase in �06 / David J. Sangree
-
South
Florida's Leading Hotel Union, Unite Here Local 355, in the Midst
of an Internal Corruption Probe Targeting Two Top Organizers
-
Union
Contracts Set to Expire in Less than Two Weeks at Some of Chicago's Biggest
Hotels
-
IPIX
Liquidation Puts 360-degree Virtual Tour Technology, All Assets Up for
Bid
-
Two
Years have Passed since Since the City of Dallas Unveiled Plans for a 1,000
room City Subsidized Convention Center Hotel; The Chosen Developer, Woodbine
Development Corp, Still Crunching Numbers
-
The
Renaissance Fort Lauderdale-Plantation Hotel's Comforts Make for a Happy
Miami Dolphin's Football Team During Training Camp
-
Historic
1923 Donald Ross Course at Landmark Bedford Springs Resort Under Restoration;
Includes Vintage Holes by Oldham, 1895; Tillinghast, 1912; Ross, 1923
-
Marriott
International Will Manage a 1,000-room Hotel at the Hong Kong International
Airport Under an Agreement reached with Union Sky Holdings Limited
-
Twenty
Hotels and Restaurants with Compelling Design Elements Named as Finalists
for the Annual Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design; David
Rockwell to be Honored as �Designer of the Year�
-
Dubai
International Capital Acquires Travelodge, Operator of 291 Hotels
in the UK, Ireland and Spain, for £675 million
-
Hotel
Capitalization Rates Remain Aggressive But Demonstrate Some Moderation
/ Jeffrey H. Walker, MAI, CHME and Rajesh Shah
-
Grupo
Poma of El Salvador Signs Franchise Agreement with Marriott International
for a Planned 310 room JW Marriott Resort in Guanacaste on the North Pacific
Coast of Costa Rica
-
Resort
Suites of Scottsdale Joins Summit Hotels & Resorts ; First Hotel in
Arizona Named One of the Best Independent Luxury Hotels & Resorts
-
Choice
Hotels Franchises 34 New Hotels in July, 2006
-
1901
Oil Boom Meant Big Business for Beaumont, Texas Hotels
-
Jason
Kycek Rejoins KSL Resorts as Corporate Director of Travel Industry Sales
-
Michael
A. Slivka Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Clarion Scranton
Hotel, Scranton, Pennsylvania
August 18, 2006
-
Marriott
Has 16 Reservation Centers Around the World; the Omaha Center Is "the Mother
Church", Achieving 50% Conversion Rate
-
Redecorate
Your Elevator Cabs, Every Fall / Larry Mundy
-
Market
Metrix Announces Second Quarter 2006 Hospitality Index Results; Drury Inns
Ranked Number 1 in Customer Satisfaction for the Hotel Industry
-
Sandcastle
Resorts & Hotels and Wood Partners Planning a 300 room Hilton Topped
with 192 Condominiums in the Buckhead Area of Atlanta
-
Noble
Investment Group Acquires the 467-room Sheraton Colony Square in Midtown
Atlanta; Following $50 million Renovation, the Hotel Will be Converted
into a W Hotel
-
Perchance
to Dream - The Hotel Guest Room of the Future (Is it Already Here?) / John
R Hendrie
-
Kessler
Enterprises Completes Acquisition of the El Monte Sagrado Living
Resort and Spa, Taos, New Mexico; Plans to Add 48 New Guest Rooms
-
Joint
Venture Creates Two Membership Hotel Brands in China - Chinas Best Value
Inn and Lexington Collection
-
StayOnline
Signs Exclusive Distribution Deal with Australia-based icableholder
-
HFTP
Board of Directors Approves Landmark Changes to CHTP and CHAE Programs;
Changes Include Creation of a Code of Ethics
-
The
$224 million Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center Opens
with a $200,000 Grand Opening Party
-
Twin
Tier Hospitality Acquires the Radisson Hotel Cleveland Airport
-
Holladay
Properties and Swift Hospitality Group Open 100 room Country Inns &
Suites By Carlson in Portage, Indiana; Marks the 400th Country Inns Branded
Hotel
-
Intrawest
Opens the The Appalachian Condominium Hotel Located Slopeside at the Mountain
Creek Resort in Vernon, New Jersey
-
Dominican
Republic Allocates $30 million to Improvements in Puerto Plata Related
to Beach Preservation, Water Processing and Sanitation Systems; Desires
to Maximize Use for Substantial Boost in Tourism
-
Local
Investor Group Spending $3 million to Renovate the Statehouse Inn in Downtown
Boise; Will Rename Hotel 43
-
Holiday
Inn Denver International Airport Hotel and John Q. Hammons Convention Center
Complete Four-year $10 million Makeover
-
The
Caribbean Hotel Foundation Awards 39 Academic Scholarships Totaling $144,500
to Caribbean Students
-
Choice
Hotels International Promotes Fran Taloricco to Vice President, Conversion
Franchise Sales and Brad LeBlanc to Vice President, New Construction Franchise
Sales
August 16, 2006
-
Nobody
Asked Me, But� No. 14; Impact Studies, Stretching Segments, Short-Stay
Rentals, Smoke-free Marriotts, Franchising in China, Save the Belleview
Biltmore Hotel / Stanley Turkel
-
Industry
Veteran Brian Cunningham Launches ActivityTec, a Technology, Revenue Management
and Distribution Best Practices Consultancy to Resort Centric Activity
Providers
-
The
City of Oceanside, California May Invest $27 million to Help Developer
S.D. Malkin Properties Inc. Build a $187 million Westin Resort
-
A
330 room Fairmont Managed Resort Being Built Adjacent to the the Bayonet
and Black Horse Golf Courses in Seaside, California
-
Rosewood
Hotels & Resorts Appoints Philippe LeBoeuf as Vice President of Operations
-
Piedmont
Holdings Contracts with Crescent Hospitality to Re-flag and Manage Two
Downtown Atlanta Properties; Two Marriott Branded Properties Receiving
Multi-million dollar Refurbishments Prior to Conversion to the Wyndham
Brands
-
John
Emery, Great Wolf Resorts' CEO, Says Company Not for Sale
-
The
Renaissance Dallas Hotel Acquired by a Subsidiary of JWM Family Enterprises,
L.P; The 518 room Landmark Will Continue to be Operated by Marriott International
-
Long
Island Convention and Visitors Bureau On Rebound from Scandal of Previous
Leader; Still Struggling for Financial Footing
-
CNL
Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Reports Net Income of $47 million for
the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006; Year-to-date RevPAR Up 9.0%
-
$6
million Spa Chateau Opens at the 301-room Chateau on the Lake Resort in
Branson, Missouri
-
B
F Saul Selects the Knowland Group for Group Sales Leads
-
Following
a $20 million Renovation, The 705 room Radisson Lexington Hotel, NYC, Emerges
with Six Distinct Dining and Entertainment Outlets
-
Thermae
Bath Spa - Only Place in Britain Where Hot Springs Bubble to the Surface
-
Benchmark
Hospitality Appoints Andrew Christie Director of Operations for North Maple
Inn
-
John
Tesar Named Executive Chef for The Mansion on Turtle Creek, A Rosewood
Hotel
August 15, 2006
-
HTNG,
OpenTravel Alliance, ATME, JupiterResearch and ASTA Unveil their Latest
Research in an Array of Free Seminars Being Held on 4-5th October in Chicago
-
Springfield�s
Krystal Aire Inn & Suites Introduces Another Fresh Idea; All Non-Smoking
Hotel Installs Energy Efficient, Odor-Neutralizing Light Bulbs
-
Empty
Farmer's Field in Kansas May be Transformed into a Mega Tourism Attraction;
$787 million Proposal Would Include Legoland Theme Park and Resort Hotel
-
New
Hotel Projects with Condo, Private Residence and Timeshare Componets Set
to Decline as Developers, Lenders and Consumers Turn Cautious
-
Silver
Companies Building a 139 room Hyatt Place, Will be Fourth Hotel within
the Celebrate Virginia Development
-
Hotel
Curb Appeal / Vincent Lubrano III
-
Access
Hotel Advisors Contracted to Manage the Belmont Hotel at Dilbeck Court
in Dallas, Texas
-
Boutique
Hotels & Resorts of British Columbia Opening the 150 Suite Cove Lakeside
Resort, Kelowna, British Columbia
-
KoolConnect
Discloses Influx Of Significant Amounts of New Investment Capital
-
Hotel-Online
and BuildCentral Add/Update 77 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction
Projects Database
-
HSMAI's
7th Travel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference Set for Dec. 6, 2006
in Sunny Isles, Florida
-
Beau
Rivage Resort & Casino will Reopen 12 months After Hurricane Katrina;
New Restaurants, Redesigned Guest Rooms
-
Destination
Hotels & Resorts to Manage Stowe Mountain Lodge
-
Michael
Dunne Named General Manager of San Jose Doubletree Hotel
-
Aqua
Hotels & Resorts Restructures Operations Group; Albert Roque Promoted
to Director of Operations
-
Wendy
Ramirez Named National Sales Manager at the San Francisco Convention &
Visitors Bureau
-
Marilyn
Cafone, Controller of the Westminster Hotel in Livingston, N.J., Elected
Vice President of the Mid-Jersey Chapter of Hospitality Financial and Technology
Professionals
August 14, 2006
-
What
Women (Really) Want; Identifying the Unique Needs of the Woman Business
Traveler / Brenda Fields
-
Habits
of Highly Successful Hotel Revenue Managers � Average to Awesome! Web Cast
- August 28, 2006
-
The
Wide Diversity of Hotel Brands Opens New Marketing Opportunities for Independent
Hotels
-
Devleoper
Clement Chen Moving Ahead on $70 million 208 room Luxury Hotel in Monterey,
California; The Site Plan for the Hotel was Approved 23 Years Ago
-
Mexico
City Tourism Slowed - Ragtag Protest Camp Added to Usual Image Problems
- Taxi Muggings, Corrupt Cops, Infamous Smog
-
Redesigning
the Urban Spa Experience, Park Hyatt Washington Walk-in Bath Adds Glamor
to $24 million Upgrade
-
Canadian
First Half of the Year Winners Are Calgary, Edmonton, Alberta
North, and Downtown Vancouver with Occupancies Over 70% and Average Room
Rates Exceeding $100
-
Choice
Hotels Adds to its Cambria Suites Brand Executive Team in the Areas of
Brand Management, Design and Construction
-
Meeting
Planners Complaining About Panhandlers in Downtown Atlanta; Atlanta Convention
& Visitors Bureau Claims Panhandling Ordinance Not Being Enforced
-
Luxe
Worldwide Hotels Adds Flemings Mayfair Hotel in London
-
The
Knowland Group Begins Service in Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL; Market Intelligence
Firm Continues Expansion in Florida
-
Springhill
Suites Part of Office Building Project Planned for Cheyenne, Wyoming
-
An
80-room Hampton Inn Hopes to Boost Tourism to Gloucester, Virginia
-
Fountainhead
Lodge, Once Oklahoma's Premiere Resort, Auctioned Off Piece by Piece
August 11, 2006
August 10, 2006
August 9, 2006
-
Winston
Hotels Signs Agreements to Acquire Two Under Construction Hotels in New
York City for $55 million Each; The Tribeca and Chelsea Area Hotels
Would be Operated as Hilton Garden Inns
-
Have
You Listened To What Your Hotel Sales and Reservations Agents Are Saying
To Real Customers? / Doug Kennedy
-
Taming
the Beast�What Hotel Managers Need to Know To Reduce Turnover
-
Morgans
Hotel Group and an Affiliate of Condo Developer Hudson Capital Form Joint
Venture to Create a 342 unit Mondrian Branded Hotel in South Beach, Miami
-
Hilton
May Sale All or Part of the Scandic Brand, Representing 130 Hotels; Also
Names 10 Hilton Hotels for Sale in Europe
-
Le
Meridien Hotel to Anchor Mixed-use Project, Hayden Ferry Lakeside, in Tempe,
Arizona; 183 room Hotel Will be Operated by APMC
-
Half
a Dozen Hotels Planned for Downtown Philadelphia and Airport Area; Downtown
Occupancies Running at a Healthy 72-73%
-
Developer
Hank Freid Creates New 125 room Budget Hotel in New York's Upper West Side,
The Marrakech Hotel NYC
-
Seven
ARAMARK Harrison Lodging Conference Centers Receive Prestigious 2006 Pinnacle
Awards
-
Boom
in Providence Continues through Hotel Ground Breakings and Expansions
-
The
148 room Best Western Regency in Downtown Greeley, Colorado Taken Back
by Owner from Leasee; Owner Art Cormier Promises to Put a Shine on Hotel's
Tarnished Reputation
-
Parkroyal
Hotels & Resorts Accelerates its Rollout of IDeaS at All its Singapore
Properties
-
Novotel
Yogyakarta Reopens After Earthquake; Gives Tourism in Central Java a Boost
-
Westin's
Decision to Go Smoke-free Reinforces the Brand's Positioning Around Personal
Renewal
-
Peter
Serena Named General Manager of the Vero Beach Hotel & Club, Vero Beach,
Florida
-
Jeffrey
Foresman Appointed Executive Chef of Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort
and Spa, San Antonio
-
The
Kessler Collection Names Courtney Tai Hotel Manager at The Sundy House
in Delray Beach Florida
August 8, 2006
-
TierOne
Hospitality Solutions, Inc. Partners with Chase Business Systems Ltd. to
Bring Premier Spa+, the Internationally Renowned Spa Management Software,
to the USA and Canada
-
The
Basic Hotel Shower-Tub Combination - a Relic? / Larry Mundy
-
Two
Downtown Houston Hotels, the Crowne Plaza and the Magnolia, May Get Relief
from City Sponsored HUD Loans; Providing More Time to Pay Better then Foreclosing
-
Top
Corporate Meeting and Incentive Planner, Luxury Hotelier Gathering in September
Has a Few Remaining Openings
-
Revenue
Management for Dummies � Part Two; Knowing Why is More Important than Knowing
How / Neil Salerno
-
Jin
Jiang Hotels Completes Development of its New Hotel Brand Identity
-
Thompson
Hotels Takes Over the Management of the 23-room Gaige House, Glen Ellen,
California
-
Innkeepers
USA Trust Acquiring the 155-room Sheraton Rockville in Maryland from Starwood
Hotels & Resorts for $23.3 million, or $150,000 per key
-
Be
the Brand / John R. Hendrie & Rick Hendrie
-
Golden
Tulip Works for 8 months Developing the Concept for In-house Restaurant,
Bar & Lounge: The Lodge
-
Benchmark
Announces the Appointment of David Swartzel as Head Golf Course Superintendent
for Bedford Springs Resort
-
Molinaro
Koger Welcomes Industry Veteran David Altobello as Vice President
-
Northwest
Hospitality Group Reopens the 46 room Inn at Port Hadlock in Washington
State Following a Complete Renovation
-
Hilton's
Hampton Inn and Hampton Inn & Suites Brands On Pace for Opening 90-100
Hotels in 2006, Opens 13 Hotels in July
August 7, 2006
August 4, 2006
-
Walton
Street Capital LLC, Known for Renovations, May Buy the 25 Year-old PGA
National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
-
Courtroom
Struggle Between Partners Clouds the Future of the $382 million French
Lick Casino Project; Lawsuit Documents Claim Incompetency, Secret Meetings
-
One-Screen
vs. Multi-Step Booking Engines! You Have to Look at the Whole Picture /
Neil Salerno
-
Boutique
Hotel Operator, Joie de Vivre, Adding Five New Hotels in California
-
John
Q. Hammons Recipient of ALIS 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award in Recognition
of his Accomplishments in the Lodging Industry and Community Service
-
San
Antonio City Council Not Happy with Faulkner USA's Design for 1,000 room
Convention Center Hotel, Calling it a "Regular Looking Hotel"
-
HVS/American
Hospitality Management Appointed by Bank of the West to Manage, Improve
the 133 room Downtown Erie Hotel; Prepare it For Sale
-
The
Greater Minneapolis Convention & Visitors Association Changes Name
to �Meet Minneapolis�, Official Convention + Visitors Association�
-
Two
Hilton Head Island Resorts, the Westin and Marriott Adding On-site Spas
- Now a Necessity for Resorts
-
Warmbrodt
Hotel Investments (WHI) Advises FelCor Lodging Trust in the Sale of the
Holiday Inn Central, Omaha, Nebraska
-
American
Resort Management, LLC Chosen as Management Company for the Glacier Lakes
Resort and Aquazonia Indoor Water World Near Rochester, New York
-
SoftBrands
Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Hotel Information Systems; Expects
to Merge HIS Personnel, Products and Services into its Hospitality Operations
-
Magna
Hospitality Group Set to Open 115 room Holiday Inn Express in Brooklyn,
New York
-
Daniel
Keyser Named Director of Sales and Marketing at the 444 room Rancho Las
Palmas Resort & Spa, Rancho Mirage, California
-
Kevin
Pasek Joins Atlas Hospitality Group
-
Key
West Inns Franchisees Benefit from Unique Program � the Franchisee Success
Coach
-
Jan-Paul
Kroese Appointed Resident Manager, InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam
-
Benchmark
Hospitality Appoints Guy Smalling Controller At Glen Cove Mansion Hotel
and Conference Center
-
New
Releases for TeleAdapt's DeskPoint� In-Room Wi-Fi / Wired Access Point
-
After
22 Months of Hurricane Reconstruction and $15 million dollars Invested,
Boykin Lodging Company Reopens The Doubletree Guest Suites Melbourne Beach
Oceanfront
August 2, 2006
-
TravelCLICK
Selected by The Hotel Windsor in Melbourne for Integrated Distribution
and Marketing Solution; Total solution � featuring iHotelier advanced central
reservations and web booking engine � provides revenue delivery platform
-
Qualified
developer/operator sought for a condo-hotel project in California's exciting
Central Coast area in San Luis Obispo County. The 81 unit property will
have 145 keys. Permits and approvals are in place
-
New
Plans for a 800 room Convention Center Hotel Being Drawn Up in Fort Lauderdale;
Broward County Looking for Private Parties to Cover the Estimated $200
million Cost � go to
-
Scam
Alert: Canadian Hotel Offering Jobs Via e-mail a Trick to Steal Info
-
Hotel
Maintenance Creep: Nuts, Bolts, and Bodies / PKF
-
LXR
Resorts Settles with State of Florida After 4 Years of Litigation Concerning
Improperly Imposed Resort Fees, Resort Tariffs, Energy Surcharges
-
Visitor
Count to San Francisco in Year 2005 Was 15.7 million, Up 4.1% from
2004; January-May, 2006 Hotel Occupancy up 2.6% to 72.6%
-
LaSalle
Hotel Properties Acquires the 235 room Hotel Solamar in San Diego, California,
for $87.0 million
-
Coral
Hospitality Selected to Manage Two Golf Clubs in Florida; The Quarry in
Naples and Somerset at the Plantation in Fort Myers
-
Turkish
Businessman Serdar Bilgili Signs Starwood to anage a 130 room W Hotel in
Istanbul, Turkey
-
The
Owners� Association of InterContinental Hotels Group Offering 3-day General
Manager Academy for Its Members; Focuses on Leadership and Human Resource
Issues
-
DNA,
HTNG and OTA Providing Free Seminar for Hotel Industry Participants - October
5, Chicago; Will Highlight the Roles of the Major Industry Associations
in the Hotel Marketing, Sales, and Distribution Environment
-
FelCor
Completes $4 million Renovation of the 221-suite Embassy Suites Hotel
Piscataway � Somerset
-
Small
Luxury Hotels of the World Reports 2006 Q2 Reservations Revenue Up 27%
Over Prior Year
-
Edith
Macy Conference Center Celebrates 25th Anniversary; Honors Employees Who
Provided a Quarter Century of Service
-
Multimillion
Dollar Renovation and Redesign Converts the Former Doubletree Guest Suites
to a 345-suite Hilton Suites Chicago Magnificent Mile
-
Benchmark
Appoints Greg Poplewko Project VP of Food & Beverage at French Lick
Resort Casino
-
CSM
Lodging Competes Full-scale Renovation of its Residence Inn Portland North
in Vancouver, Washington
August 1, 2006
-
Fresh
Approaches to a Fully Integrated Revenue Management Strategy to be Debated
by Ritz Carlton, Dollar Thrifty, Hyatt International, Omni Hotels, JetBlue,
Delta, Resort Quest Hawaii, Harrah�s, WestJet and Many More
-
Merritt
Hospitality Installs Aptech�s Market-Leading Business Intelligence Solutions;
Merritt uses BI solutions to gather, analyze daily data from 31 properties;
eyes growth and $500 million in acquisitions annually
-
Different
Views of Customer Service - The Airline �Passenger Experience� vs the Hotel
"Guest Experience" / Larry Mundy
-
The
Top 10 Quirkiest Hotels from Around the World
-
Top
10 Group Events � July 2006 � North America & Selected Markets
-
JER
Partners Acquires all Outstanding Shares of Jameson Inns, Inc. for $2.97
a share or Approximately $371 million; Jameson Operates 107 Limited Service
Hotels
-
Hilton
Hotels Corporation Reports 2nd Qtr Earnings of $144 million, Down from
a Year-ago Profit of $202 million, Expenses Grow to $1.9 billion - Double
the Year-ago Figure; Hotel Operating Statistics
-
AAA
Now Assessing an Application Fee to First-time Lodging Applicants and Repeat
Applicants that Previously Failed an Evaluation
-
Davidson
Hotel Company Names the Hilton Kansas City Airport Hotel the Company�s
2005 Hotel of the Year
-
Robert
F. Cotter, Fomer President and COO for Starwood Hotels, Elected to FelCor's
Board of Directors
-
Summer
Camp for Teens in Pennsylvania Carries the Canyon Ranch Brand Name; Chefs
from the Canyon Ranch Resorts Create the Camp's Menus
-
Adam
M. Aron, Former Chairman and CEO of Vail Resorts, Appointed to Starwood
Hotels' Board of Directors
-
Midwestern
Hotel Partners, LLC Completing $2.5 Million Renovation of Kansas City Airport
Howard Johnson; Built in 1973 as the First Hotel to Serve the Brand new
Kansas City International Airport
-
The
Reorganized Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. Reports 2nd Qtr 2006 Net
Loss of $4.9 million; Trump Taj Mahal Adding New 800-room Hotel Tower
-
Wyndham
Worldwide Spins Off From Cendant, Begins Trading as WYN
Top 25 Read Articles - July, 2006
-
Besting
the Guest from Hell / Steven Ferry
-
Hotel
Waterpark Resorts Construction Report 2006; 73 Are Under Construction,
Another 108 are planned / Jeff Coy and Bill Haralson
-
Without
Trademark Concerns, Nicky Hilton, Younger Sister to Paris Hilton, Licenses
Her Name to the Falor Co. for a Hotel Brand; Miami Hotel/Condo Project
Will be Named "Nicky O, a Nicky Hilton Hotel"
-
Global
Update: Who�s Where and Doing What / July 2006
-
The
Hotel Guest With Half a Brain / Larry Mundy
-
Think
Your Hotel Has "Caring" Service? Read This! / Peter McAlpine
-
Bathroom
Origami - That Tiny Detail of Carefully Triangulated Toilet Paper / Larry
Mundy
-
�A
Bakers Dozen� of Strategies for Hotel Front Office Managers / Dr. John
Hogan
-
Ask
the Hotel Lawyer� - Condo Hotels: Who Owns What? Who Controls
What? Who Pays for What?
-
Revenue
Management for Hotel GMs - What You Don�t Know Can Jump Up and Bite You!
/ Carol Verret
-
What's
More Difficult than a Free Lunch? A Comp Room / Robert Mandelbaum
-
Next
Step In Revenue Optimization: Train Your Front Desk and Reservations Staff
To �Maintain The Rate Fences� / Doug Kennedy
-
Holiday
Inn Select Dallas-North Subject of Lawsuit Alleging Up to 25 Members of
a Group Had Credit Card Numbers Fraudulently Charged after Checking Out
-
Wyndham
Debuts Three New Hotel Prototypes Featuring Guest Rooms, Lobbies, Smart
Chair
-
It
Was 25 Years Ago the Skywalks Collapsed at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency
Killing 114 People
-
A
Chain, a System, a Franchise, a Collection, a Group, a Brand... / Larry
Mundy
-
All
Marriott Lodging Brands in the United States and Canada (2,300 hotels)
Will be 100% Smoke-free Effective September 30, 2006 / Lodging Industry's
Largest Move Ever to a Smoke-Free Environment
-
What
Makes a Successful Condo-Hotel Project? Excerpts from a Panel Discussion
at JMBM's The Hotel Developers Conference�
-
The
Forensic Hotel Housekeeper / Larry Mundy
-
How
Spas Can Increase Revenue by Tapping the Male Market �Indulge� versus �Pamper"
/ Richard Warnick
-
Some
Words of Encouragement to Those Who Think That Creating Service at the
Level of Truly Memorable Experiences is Just a Dream / Peter McAlpine
-
Closed
for Three Years, The Hyatt Orlando to Be Redeveloped as the 378 room Landmark
Sun and Spa
-
A
True Story About Two Women Who Walked into a Restaurant Equipment Showroom...
/ Lee Simon
-
Twelve
Atlantic City Casinos Do the Unimaginable, All Gambling Operations Ceased;
First Citywide Shutdown in Atlantic City's 28-year Casino History
-
Budgeting
For 2007? Hotel Rooms Will Be Easier, But Not Easy, To Find / R Mark Woodworth
July 31, 2006
July 28, 2006
-
Orange
County Holdings, LLC and Cook Family Reiterate Commitment to French Lick
Springs Hotel, the West Baden Springs Hotel and the Casino Development
-
Sage
Hospitality Spending $30 million to Remodel the Shuttered 336-room Executive
Tower Inn; Will Reopen as a Pop Culture-themed Hotel Called The Curtis
-
A
Working Retirement - Owning the 26 room Westlake Waterfront Inn in Hardy,
Virginia
-
Hilton
Garden Inn to Open Three Mid-priced Hotels in Germany and Italy
-
Biggest
Ballroom in Arkansas, at 42,000 sq ft, Opened by John Q Hammons in Rogers,
Arkansas
-
Ameritel
Planning Two Hotels in Twin Falls, Idaho
-
Equity
Inns Signs Agreement to Purchase Three Marriott Branded Hotels for $26.16
million, Approximately $69,000 per Key
-
The
Knowland Group Begins Service in Toronto, Canada; Market Intelligence Firm
Becomes
International Service Provider
-
Benchmark
Hospitality Appoints Brenda Sorley as Financial Controller for French Lick
Resort Casino
-
Marc
Becker Appointed Director of Convention Sales and Services at Paragon Casino
Resort, Marksville, Louisiana
July 27, 2006
-
How
Spas Can Increase Revenue by Tapping the Male Market; �Indulge� versus
�Pamper�/ Richard Warnick
-
Innkeepers
USA Trust Acquiring from an Affiliate of RLJ Development Four California
Hotels for $215 million, or $231,000 per room
-
Starwood
Reports 2nd Qtr 2006 Net Income Soars to $680 million from $145 million
- $511 million from One-time Gains on the Sale of 33 Hotels to Host Hotels
/ Hotel Operating Statistics
-
Castle
& Cooke Spending $50-million to Renovate and Rebrand The Lodge at Koele
to Four Seasons Resort Lana'i, The Lodge at Koele; Also Adding $10 million
in Meeting Space to the Four Seasons Resort Lana`i at Manele Bay
-
The
Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau Books $191 Million in New Business
for Future Years
-
The
Preserve at Botany Bay, a Multi-use Resort on the Western Tip of St. Thomas,
Virgin Islands, Receives Government Approval
-
Joie
de Vivre's Chip Conley Visiting with Sacramento Arts and Business Groups
to Develop Ideas for the Name, Design and Character of the 200-room Hotel
Going into the Former Cal Western Life Building
-
Hilton
Signs Management Agreement with Bangkok-based Destination Properties Co.
Ltd., to Operate a 358-room Golf Resort and Spa near Sriracha, Thailand;
Will Be First Doubletree Branded Hotel in Asia/Pacific Region
-
The
Transformation of the RIHGA Royal Hotel into The London NYC Poised to Set
the Next Level of Hotel Design
-
The
West Paces Hotel Group Selects TIG Global as their Internet Marketing Partner
for the Solís Brand
-
Jack
Binion to Join Wynn Resorts; Will Be Senior Executive for Wynn Macau
-
Maybourne
Hotel Group Names Stephen Alden Chief Executive Officer, Formerly SVP of
St. Regis Hotels
July 26, 2006
-
Crowne
Plaza the First Hotel Brand to Title Sponsor a PGA TOUR Golf Tournament
-the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial; Now it Needs to Add a Hotel
to the Fort Worth Market
-
The
Hotel Guest With Half a Brain / Larry Mundy
-
Starwood
Hotels & Resorts Names Matt Ouimet President, Hotel Group; Will Oversee
Nine hotel Brands Consisting of 850 Hotels in 95 Countries
-
$10
million-plus Turns a Super 8 into a Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites In Lakeville,
Minnesota
-
Struever
Bros. Planning a 122 room Hotel in a Former Providence, R.I. Power Plant;
$139-million Mixed Use Development Includes Museum, Offices
-
Philadelphia
Convention & Visitors Bureau Continues to Energize the Hospitality
Industry; Generates More Than $1 Billion in Future Convention & Tourism
Bookings
-
Dolce
International Takes Over Management of the 284-room Bedford Glen Hotel,
near Boston; Names Michael McNeill as General Manager
-
Choice
Hotels Reports Net Income Up 12% to $24.1 million for 2nd Qtr 2006, Domestic
System-wide RevPAR Increased 7.7% / Operating Statistics by Brand
-
Skål
International Orlando Hosting the 2006 Tourism Leadership Summit - September
13-15, 2006 in Orlando; Designed for Travel and Tourism Executives Emphasizing
Personal Development
-
Fred
Cerrone Brings 14 Hotel Management Contracts to Hotel Equities, Inc.
-
Ed
Grier Named President of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California
-
Cendant
Hotel Group Appoints Greg Hill as SVP Human Resources
-
Laurie
Leh Joins Northwest Hospitality Group as Vice President � Sales And
Marketing
-
Waterford
Hotel Group, Inc. Appoints Arthur Germain III and Peter Parker to General
Manager Posts
July 25, 2006
-
Online
Consumer Research Panel Gives Industry Marketers Insight on e-Travelers
-
Aqua
Hotels and Resorts Selects TravelCLICK for Integrated Hotel Distribution
and Marketing Solution
-
The
2006 North America Guest Satisfaction Index Study; Smoke-free Environment
is Poised to Make Strong Impact on Satisfaction / J.D. Power and Associates
-
Budgeting
For 2007? Hotel Revenues, Expenses, and Profits All Up
-
The
Latest Thing - Fractional Ownership Of Things or "FOOT" Financing for Hotels
-
Gobble-Up
Your Hotel's Competition: Start with the Basics, Add a Pinch of Research,
and a Dash of Common-Sense
-
Hilton
Hotels Upgrades In Room Coffee Amenity with Lavazza Coffee from Italy and
Cuisinart Coffeemaker
-
ING
CLARION Planning Luxury Hotel and Residences at �Village Center� In Greenwood
Village
-
Cancun,
Mexico Revamps Its Resort Golf Courses
-
Kathleen
Taylor Appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Four Seasons
Hotels Inc., Replacing the Retiring Wolf Hengst
-
Chicago
Hotel Workers Union Separates Hilton and Hyatt Contract Negotiations from
Other Chicago Hotels; Threatens a Strike as Soon as September 1
-
Boston
Convention & Exhibition Center Settles Lawsuit for $24 million; Opened
in June 2004 the $800 million Building Suffered from a Leaky Roof, Defective
Heat and Air Conditioning, Frozen Pipes and Faulty Public Address
System
-
The
Boom Times for Miami's Hotel Industry Will End in 2007 - Or Will It?
-
Nakheel
Hotel & Resorts Partners with Jumeirah Group; Jumeirah Will Have Operating
and Management Responsibilities for Trump International Hotel & Tower,
The Palm Jumeirah
-
Southern
California Hotel Building Boom Fueled by More Tourist and Business Travelers
Willing to Pay More
-
John
Q. Hammons Building a 283-suite Embassy Suites Hotel® with Adjoining
80,000 sq ft Conference Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
-
The
Summit Group Planning a 162-room Courtyard by Marriott in Flagstaff,
Arizona
-
Meur
Management, LP Signs Hersha Hospitality Management to Manage the Newly
Built 117-room Radisson Hotel in Carteret, New Jersey
July 24, 2006
July 21, 2006
-
Important
Day in Chicago's Convention History as the National Restaurant Association
Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show Signs 5 Year Agreement to Stay at McCormick
Place; Las Vegas and Orlando Were Seriously Considered
-
Hotel
Web Sites: Building More Inbound Links to Your Hotel Web Site from Other
Web Sites / Keith Paulin
-
What's
More Difficult than a Free Lunch? A Comp Room / Robert Mandelbaum
-
White
Lodging Services Building a 1,000 Room Project in Downtown Austin, Texas;
The $185-Million Project Will Have Three Marriott Branded Hotels, 50,000
Sq Ft of Meting Space
-
$250
million Project with 300 Condos and a 250 room Hotel Planned for Baltimore's
Inner Harbor
-
Anekona
Development Group, Owner of the W Honolulu Hotel, Acquires the Former Renaissance
Ilikai Waikiki Hotel; Planning $40 million Redevelopment
-
Irish
Developer Garrett Kelleher Acquires the Land and Will Fund the 124-story
Hotel and Residential Tower Known as the "Fordham Spire" in Chicago
-
Marriott
Reports Over 400 Minority and Women Owned Hotels Now in the Marriott System
-
Wavestone
Properties Selects Kimpton to Operate the 250 room Solé On
the Ocean in Sunny Isles, Florida
-
Solare
Hotels & Resorts Takes Over Operation of The Okinawa Royal View Hotel;
Solare�s Fourth Resort Property in Okinawa
-
Turkish
Businessman, Seyfi Karaca, Opens Hawthorn Branded Resort in Bodrum, Turkey
-
InterContinental
Hotels Group Signs Crowne Plaza Management Agreement with the 380 room
Hotel Maruma Internacional in Maracaibo; The Crowne Plaza Maruma Maracaibo
Casino & Convention Center Will Be the First Crowne Plaza in Venezuela
-
LaSalle
Hotel Properties Reports 2nd Qtr Earnings Up 79% to $18.4 million, Compared
to $10.3 million in the Prior-year Period
-
Hilton
Irvine Completes $10 million Renovation; Goes 100% Smoke-Free
-
The
152 Hotel Condominium Residences at The Plaza Will Appeal to Purchasers
Who Want to �Own a Piece of the Plaza,� Share its History; Storied Hotel
Will Also Feature 130 Oversized Rooms for Guests
-
Anaheim/Orange
County VCB Partners With Passkey For Group Housing Management; Meeting
Planners Gain Complete Control Over Entire Event Housing
-
Jordan
Dubai Capital and Ishraq Gulf Real Estate Holding to Develop Three Express
by Holiday Inn Hotels in Jordan
-
Paul
van Wijk Named Managing Director of Dolce La Hulpe Brussels Hotel, Resort
& Conference Destination
-
David
C. Bland Appointed Managing Director of New Projects for Destination Hotels
& Resorts
-
Four
Marina del Rey Hotels Have New General Managers
-
Langham
Hotels Appoints Alice Wu Cota as Director of Sales � Western Region, North
America
July 19, 2006
July 18, 2006
-
Senior
Executives from America�s Leading Travel Companies Meet to Debate the Most
Profitable Distribution Strategies
-
How
a Flattening World Impacts Hoteliers / John Burns, Julie Keyser-Squires
and Michael Squires
-
Were
you caught on tape at HITEC?
-
Since
its Founding in 1999, America's Best Value Inn has Grown from Six to More
than 650 Hotels; Personal Integrity of the People Behind the Company a
Key to Growth
-
Aberdeen,
South Dakota Group Uses Super 8 Experience to Start Up New Hotel Chain
- Settle Inn & Suites
-
Atlanta
Hotels Watch Trends and Renovate Guest Rooms to Match Customer Expectations
-
Nobody
Asked Me, But� No. 12; Portman, Women Homeowners, Minimum Wage, Tipping,
Brooklyn Bridge, Chinese Tourism, Impact Studies / Stanley Turkel
-
Budgeting
For 2007? Hotel Rooms Will Be Easier, But Not Easy, To Find / PKF
-
Chronic
Overproduction and Unreliable Quality have Seriously Undermined French
Wine in the World Markets
-
The
Procaccianti Group Planning $10 million Renovation at the Just Acquired
185 room Hilton Resort, Scottsdale Arizona
-
Without
a Casino License the Mount Airy Resort & Casino Breaks Ground on $360
Million Project
-
Minneapolis
Looking at 1,300 New Hotel Rooms On Top of Current Inventory of 5,900
-
Hospes
Hotels Acquires the 60 room Hotel Lancaster, Paris for € 48 million
(US $60.2 million)
-
Six
New Homewood Suites by Hilton(R) in Second Quarter; Launched in 1989, the
Brand Has 175 hotels Open with 120 in the Pipeline
-
David
Sherwyn Appointed Academic Director of the Center for Hospitality Research
at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration
-
Michelle
Palmer Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for Zermatt Resort &
Spa, a DOLCE Conference Destination, Midway, Utah
-
Domina
Hotel Group appoints Michael Wieser Regional Operational Leader Egypt
July 17, 2006
July 14, 2006
July 13, 2006
July 12, 2006
July 11, 2006
July 10, 2006
-
A
Chain, a System, a Franchise, a Collection, a Group, a Brand...
-
Kelly
Capital Investing $75 Million in Upgrade of San Diego Landmark; MTM Luxury
Lodging Will Reopen the Maryland Hotel as the Ivy Hotel, a 159 room Luxury
Hotel
-
Survey:
Half of U.S. Adults Say They Are Unlikely to Visit a Casino in the Next
Year
-
Cornell
Hotel School Roundtable Examines Integrating Technology with Service
-
The
Scheduled Demolition of the Grand Hotel (aka Superstition Inn) Illustrates
the Cyclical Nature of Apache Junction, Arizona History; Once a Resort
Destination for Big Name Actors
-
The
434 room J.R.'s Executive Inn in Paducah, Kentucky Acquired by Bhupinder
Singh for $5.7 million; Millions Pledged for Renovations
-
A
$382 million Renovation at the Century Old French Lick Springs Resort Beginning
to Show the Grandeur the Hotel Once Knew
-
The
HKPU School of Hotel and Tourism Management Seeking a Project Director
for New Campus Teaching Hotel
-
Doug
Geoga Resigns as President of Global Hyatt Corporation, Search for Successor
Underway; Geoga Plans to Form a Hotel Investment and Advisory Firm
-
Northwest
Hospitality Group Assumes Management of the Best Western Inn & Suites,
Tillamook, Oregon
-
SECURE-RES
Signs with Webloyalty to Provide Benefits to Hospitality Clients
-
Hyatt
International Signs Agreement to Manage the new 300-room Hyatt Regency
Yekaterinburg, Russia
-
Benchmark
Appoints Malgorzata Bardzik-Cox Controller for the North Maple Inn, Basking
Ridge, New Jersey
-
Accor
to Operate the Grand Mercure Yalong Bay, Sanya; Accor�s Third Branded
Hotel in Hainan
July 7, 2006
July 6, 2006
-
Hotel
Waterpark Resorts - Construction Report 2006; 73 Are Under Construction,
Another 108 are planned / Jeff Coy and Bill Haralson
-
Boar�s
Head Inn Selects TravelCLICK for Web Booking Engine and GDS Connectivity
-
Adapt
Your Hotel Web Site To Lock-in More Corporate Transient Business
-
Atlantic
City's Shutdown Costing the 12 Casinos up to $16 million in Revenue per
Day
-
Hotel
Property Taxes: Long-Term Bargain, Short-Term Pain / PKF
-
Strategic
Hotels & Resorts Acquiring The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess for
$345 million; Fairmont will Continue to Manage the Property
-
Michael
D. Johnson Appointed Dean of the Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration
-
French
Quarter Hospitality Rebrands the 386-room Radisson Hotel JFK to Doubletree
Following $10 million Makeover
-
3
Rivers Eco Lodge in Dominica and Sandals Montego Bay Receive 2006 American
Express Caribbean Tourism Environmental Awards
-
A
Reply from IAHI, The Owners� Association of InterContinental Hotels Group,
to Stanley Turkel�s Column
-
EzRMS�
Implemented at 9 NH Hoteles Properties in Amsterdam for Complete Multi-Property
Optimisation and Performance
-
Hotel
Financial Strategies Arranges $400,000,000 in New Financing
-
Ambassador
Conference Resort wins Gold Value Chain Award for Cashless Vending Technology
Implementation; Kaba Lodging System�s ATLAS is Key Component
-
Pegasus
Solutions Drives More Green with GolfSwitch Service
-
Gencom
Group Names Troy Bennett Senior Vice President of Asset Management for
its Luxury Hotel Portfolio
-
Julie
Cary Named Executive Vice President Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer
for La Quinta
-
Henry
Perez Named General Manager of the Aqua Palms & Spa and Robin Harlow
to Director of Sales, Aqua Coral Reef Hotel
-
John
Shea Named Director of Food & Beverage for Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg,
Virginia
-
Alysia
DeSocio Appointed Director of Sales, The Garden City Hotel, Long Island,
New York
July 5, 2006
-
Twelve
Atlantic City Casinos Do the Unimaginable, All Gambling Operations Ceased;
First Citywide Shutdown in Atlantic City's 28-year Casino History
-
Worries
About an Active Hurricane Season Form an Undercurrent in Florida's Tourist
Industry
-
Developer
Richard Kessler Redesigning the $100-million the Grand Bohemian Hotel &
Residences with More Hotel Rooms and Fewer Condos; Weakening Condominium
Sales in St. Peterburg Prompts Change
-
Atlanta's
World Congress Convention Center's Profit Way Up; Big Help Was 10
Conventions that Moved from New Orleans to Atlanta
-
Top
10 Group Events June 2006 � North America & Selected Markets
-
Negotiating
Issues Between Hoteliers and Unions � It�s About the Money
-
A
True Story About Two Women Who Walked into a Restaurant Equipment Showroom...
/ Foodservice Design by Lee Simon
-
Salamander
Hospitality LLC Acquires the Woodlands Resort & Inn in Summerville,
South Carolina
-
Shell
Vacations' Vino Bello Resort Opens in Napa
-
Anthony
Bowen, Managing Director of the Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort,
St. Lucia, Named 2006 Caribbean Hotelier of the Year
-
ARAMARK
Harrison Lodging's Hosted Executive Education Facilities Place High on
Financial Times Executive Education List
-
HEI
Hospitality Acquires 410-Room Crowne Plaza San Antonio Downtown; Former
Adam's Mark Recently Upgraded
-
John
Q. Hammons to Develop 300 Suite Embassy Suites Hotel and 100,000-square-foot
Convention Center in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Located Between Salt Lake City
and Provo
-
Burt
Cabañas, Chairman & CEO of Benchmark Hospitality, Honored with
Two Awards from Florida International University
-
KoolConnect
Reports �Huge� Interest in IPTV and PVR at HITEC 2006; Strong interest
from hoteliers
-
Hotel-Online
and BuildCentral Add/Update 62 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction
Projects Database
-
Pegasus
Solutions Makes Online Rooms with a View Affordable
-
Interstate
Hotels & Resorts Names Larry Shupnick Senior VP, Development and Acquisitions
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Andrew
Zephirin Named General Manager at the The Crane Resort and Residences,
Barbados
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Benchmark
Hospitality International Appoints Patrick Bolt Director of Facilities
for Turtle Bay Resort, Oahu, Hawaii
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Martin
Wessels Named Director of Sales at The Kabul Serena Hotel
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