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Founders of La Quinta, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises to Enter Hospitality Hall of Honor
Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management | September 5, 2013
HOUSTON—Pioneering hotelier Sam Barshop and successful restaurateur Richard Melman will be inducted into the Hospitality Industry Hall of Honor this year at the University of Houston's Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management. The Hall of Honor, which is housed at Hilton College, was created in 1995 to recognize industry leaders who have made extraordinary contributions to American and international business and society. Barshop, founder of La Quinta Inns & Suites and creator of the limited-service hotel concept, is a Texas native whose lodging career began in San Antonio in 1963. In 1968, he opened the first tw
The $8.6 million Phase One Remodel of the Albuquerque Convention Center Complete
September 5, 2013
Sept. 05--Contractor Gerald A. Martin Ltd. in said Thursday it has completed the $8.6 million Albuquerque Convention Center Phase 1 Remodel. The project consisted of demolition and reconstruction, and was the first phase of a multi-phase upgrade to the outdated facility, the company said in a news release. Phase I consisted of demolition and reconstruction of five major areas of the facility: a 33,000-square-foot ballroom; an 11,000-square-foot commercial kitchen; a new service area elevator; and, the demolition and back-fill of an underground 15 foot x 125 foot covered concrete vehicle ramp in preparation for the second phase of the pr
Reacting to Current Market, Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal & Trump Plaza to Layoff Staff; Extent Unknown
September 5, 2013
Sept. 05--Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc., will be laying off employees at its Atlantic City properties, though the extent of the cutbacks remain unknown. Brian Cahill, a spokesman for Trump, confirmed that Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort and Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino will both see a reduction in staff. He declined to say how many employees will be affected. "Unfortunately, we need to react to the current market situation," he said, adding that the situation is one that many shore businesses experience after the summer season ends. Wages have also been reduced for what Cahill called a "small percentage" of on-call and part-time person
R.D. Olson Development Pitches 170-room Grandview Suites Hotel for Downtown Glendale, CA
September 4, 2013
Sept. 04--The Planning Board on Monday will consider a proposal to build a five-story, 170-room business hotel with 136 parking spots in downtown Burbank, officials said. An Irvine-based developer has proposed constructing a Grandview Suites hotel on South San Fernando Boulevard between Providencia and Santa Anita avenues, just a block away from the eventual site of a six-story, 210-room Hilton Garden Inn that was approved for construction in May. The proposed Grandview Suites will include a pool, spa, convenience market, meeting space and exercise room, but no on-site convention facility, according to the application submitted by R.D.
Virginia Reaps Benefits of Record $21.2 billion in Travel and Tourism Spending in 2012, Up 4%
September 4, 2013
Sept. 04--Travel and tourism spending grew a healthy 4 percent in Virginia last year, figures released this afternoon said. In 2012, travelers spent $21.2 billion in the Old Dominion -- a new state record -- according to the study conducted for the Virginia Tourism Corp. "Virginia's tourism industry continues to generate more revenue and create more good jobs," said Gov. Bob McDonnell in a statement. Travel spending directly supported 210,000 jobs in the state last year, or 7 percent of total private-industry employment, the study said. That makes the travel industry Virginia's fifth largest private employer. Travel-related workers in V
Rob Kunkle Named General Manager for Las Vegas’ Riviera Hotel Casino
September 4, 2013
Sept. 04--Longtime Southern Nevada gaming executive Rob Kunkle has been named general manager of the Riviera. Kunkle was most recently vice president and general manager of Station Casinos' Texas Station property. He held several positions with Station, including general manager of the company's Wildfire Gaming division and vice president and general manager of Fiesta Rancho. Prior to joining Station, Kunkle was the director of food and beverage for Caesars Entertainment's Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind., and served as general manager of the Silverton in Las Vegas. Kunkle replaces Andy Choy, who held the title of CEO at the Strip prop
Jeffrey Soffer Reportedly Close to Buying Back Dubai’s Stake in Miami’s Fontainebleau
September 3, 2013
Sept. 03--Are the Soffers getting ready to own all of the Fontainebleau again? Media outlets are reporting that the Soffers' big-name partner in the Miami Beach resort, the government of Dubai, is ready to sell its 50 percent stake back to the family's Turnberry Associates. The deal would mark a satisfying bookend for Jeffrey Soffer, who spearheaded buying the resort in 2005 and then completing a $700 million renovation in 2008 on the eve of the financial crisis. A year earlier, Dubai's Nakheel Hotels paid $375 million for half the hotel, at a time when Soffer faced a cash crunch in both Miami Beach and Las Vegas. The Fontainebleau Miam
Carpenter Family and Torgerson Properties Begin Work on 108-room Homewood Suites in Rochester, Minn.
September 3, 2013
Sept. 03--Construction of Rochester's latest hotel began near Saint Marys Hospital last week. Crews began moving dirt on an open lot on the 1300 block of Second Street Southwest to prepare for construction of a new 108-room, six-story Homewood Suites extended stay hotel. If construction stays on track, it's anticipated to open in the late summer of 2014. The hotel will feature studios and one-bedroom and two-bedroom suites, all with with full kitchens. It will also have an indoor swimming pool and exercise center. Rochester's Carpenter family and Torgerson Properties, of Willmar, are building the Homewood next door to their Courtyard by