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Blanchard & Calhoun Commercial Proposes 100-room Hampton Inn for Carolina Beach, NC
October 17, 2013
Oct. 17--The Carolina Beach Town Council next month will consider a conditional-use permit for a Hampton Inn & Suites hotel that is proposed for the oceanfront near the Boardwalk. The hotel, which would go up at 1 Harper Ave., is proposed for eight stories and 100 rooms, said town senior planner Jeremy Hardison. Plans have been in motion for at least six years to build a beachfront hotel near Carolina Beach's Boardwalk. A proposal for a 200-room Hilton Garden Inn on the site that was approved in 2007 fell through, a victim of the recession. Current developers, Blanchard & Calhoun Commercial of Augusta, Ga., bought the land out o
Owners of Island View Casino in MS Sign 50-Year Lease, Plan $50 Million Restoration
October 16, 2013
Oct. 17--GULFPORT -- A 50-year lease was signed Thursday morning by officials with Island View Casino and the Mississippi State Port Authority. It begins with a 10-year lease and has multiple extensions. The terms require Island view to invest at least $30 million on the site south of U.S. 90. Island View owner Rick Carter recently announced he and co-owner Terry Green will spend $50 million to restore the former Gulfport Grand Casino tower on the beach. He said signing the lease allows them to move ahead with construction. "We're starting demolition (of the interior) within the next week of so," he said. The hotel will have 400 rooms a
Guests Introduce Jupiter Beach Resort to Over 30,000 Friends & Family in First 90 Days with Flip.to
Flip.to | October 16, 2013
Orlando, FL - October 17, 2013 - Flip.to is the brand advocate platform that helps hotels boost brand awareness and earn new guests with the help of their most trusted, untapped marketing source- their guests. In the first 90 days, the hotel has turned 24% of their guests into brand advocates reaching over 30,000 social connections. The property was looking for a way to identify socially active guests and encourage them to talk about the hotel before, during and after their stay. They felt that Flip.to could help them broaden their social reach by engaging those customers and marketing into their social networks in a way that feels natu
Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 112; Hotel History: The Drake Hotel in New York
Stanley Turkel, CMHS, ISHC | October 14, 2013
Marriott CEO Tells U.S. Congress: Get Back to Work; New York Investigating Airbnb and HomeAway; Quote of the Month; My New Book By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, ISHC 1. Hotel History: The Drake Hotel in New York On a front page story in the Metropolitan section (October 6, 2013), the New York Times reported "Harry Macklowe Gambles Again: A developer known for wild swings of fortune builds a Park Avenue apartment tower a quarter-mile high." On the site of the old Drake Hotel (demolished in 2007), Macklowe is building a luxurious apartment building which, upon completion, will be, at 1,398 feet the tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisp
Industry Preview: Customer Engagement Technology World (CETW) 2013
Customer Engagement Technology World (CETW) | October 14, 2013
By Lawrence Dvorchik,General Manager & Chief Content Officer, Customer Engagement Technology World What can you expect at Customer Engagement Technology World (CETW) this year? You'll be interested in hearing from South by Southwest (SXSW) Events' Scott Wilcox, a member of the Board of Directors for SXSW and their Director of Technology, about how they create communities through myriad technologies, including mobile apps, digital signage, social media, kiosks, Wi-Fi, streaming, RFID, QR codes, and a host of custom software. A big theme of the event is Customer Engagement Must Be 360 Degrees, 365 Days a Year, an issue that Dunkin' D
Jefferson County, Texas Seeks Proposals for a Ford Park Convention Hotel and Water Park
October 14, 2013
Oct. 14--The Jefferson County Commissioners' Court voted in a 3-1 decision to issue a request for development proposals (RFP) for a Ford Park convention hotel and water park at a meeting on Monday. Precinct 4 Commissioner Everette "Bo" Alfred opposed the motion, saying that it wasn't in a packet he had received regarding the project. The proposals -- which must include a transmittal letter, executive summary, a table of contents, offeror identifying information, offeror personnel and organization, project requirements and cost proposals -- are due no later than 11 a.m. on Nov. 19. The potential vendors will be evaluated and scored on a
Historic Atlantic City, NJ Hotel, the Madison House, Up for Sale, Again
October 13, 2013
Oct. 13--ATLANTIC CITY -- The sad saga of the Madison Hotel continues, with the historic hotel facing yet another sale and more uncertainty about its future. Shuttered since 2006, the 14-story building appeared to have finally found a new owner when it was sold at auction in May for $4 million. But the deal later collapsed, forcing another sale. Other attempts in recent years to sell the hotel also failed. The property is now listed at $5 million, a real estate broker said. The asking price was reduced from the $5.25 million that the hotel's owner, George Levin, was originally seeking this time around. "He's willing to negotiate," Willi
Akron, Ohio Business Leaders Believe New Modern Hotel is a Must to Rebuild Downtown Area
October 13, 2013
Oct. 13--The Akron Aeros must book 1,400 hotel room nights a season for visiting baseball teams. After the University of Akron converted the former Quaker Square hotel to student housing this summer, team owner Ken Babby had to find another place to host the visiting players, coaches and umpires for the rest of the season. Rather than going with the Akron Citicenter, the only remaining downtown Akron hotel, he chose hotels in the Fairlawn area. "The Citicenter does not meet the standards of the Eastern League and visiting teams," said Babby, who just finished his first season as the Aeros' new owner. Babby is among a cadre of business a