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Bally’s Las Vegas Plans Renovation of 756-room Tower and Re-Naming it Jubilee
June 24, 2013
June 24, 2013--Bally's Las Vegas plans to renovate 756 rooms in its South Tower and rename it the Jubilee Tower. Named after the longest-running burlesque act in Las Vegas, the new Jubilee Tower is slated to welcome its first guests in late summer. Rooms go on sale June 25, with nightly rates starting at $99. The majority of the remodeled rooms are over 450 square feet, decorated with chic lounge furniture, wall coverings dotted with red geometric designs, and dark wood furnishings. Each room will also feature a 37-inch flat-screen television, refrigerator and redesigned bathroom with glass-enclosed showers. Also included in the renova
The 287-room Marriott Pere Marquette in Peoria, Illinois Completes $30 Million Renovation
June 23, 2013
June 23, 2013--PEORIA -- Sometime Friday, probably around 3 p.m., the Marriott Pere Marquette is expected to welcome its first overnight guest. If that person enters the hotel through its Main Street doors, the front desk will be on the right. The lobby will abut a "great room" that takes up most of the first floor and includes a bar and restaurant. No walls will separate those spaces. Banquet rooms, including a ballroom with 24 crystal lighting fixtures, await at the top of a polished-marble staircase. All of it is to have a sleek, contemporary look. If the guest didn't look at the outside walls, he or she might not suspect the Pere M
Starwood to Sell Hotel Trio Near Philadelphia Pennsylvania International Airport
June 22, 2013
June 22, 2013 --Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is selling its trio of hotels near Philadelphia International Airport. The complex includes the 251-room Sheraton Suites Philadelphia Airport Hotel, the 177-room Four Points by Sheraton Philadelphia Airport and Aloft Philadelphia Airport with 136 rooms -- 564 rooms combined. Simon Turner, president of global development for Starwood, said Friday: "Starwood continues its systematic pursuit of an asset-light strategy by selling hotels to owners who share our vision for each property. We are fortunate to have a quality portfolio of owned assets in a number of high barrier-to-ent
Quebec Hotel Association Digs Deep into Data to Drive Strategy & Emphasize Service Across Region
TrustYou | June 21, 2013
TrustYou Partners with Destination to Deliver Semantic Analysis of Online Reviews & Feedback on Over 20 Topics, from Service to Cleanliness, Restaurants to Rooms & More Dallas, USA & Munich, Germany - June 24, 2013 - The Quebec Hotel Association (QHA) recognizes guest feedback is golden. Good or bad, the online opinions expressed by travelers to Quebec are rich in data and trends that help to drive strategy and underscore the importance of delivering exceptional service. QHA has partnered with TrustYou, an online reputation management (ORM) market leader and travel-technology company, to provide detailed semantic analysis to 90
Uniguest Helps Hotels Deliver a Consistent Connectivity Experience
Uniguest | June 21, 2013
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 24, 2013) - Increasing business and leisure traveler expectations for connectivity and access to information wherever they go and stay has created opportunities for hotels and resorts in every segment to distinguish themselves from the competition by providing seamless service in a consistent, trusted way. Given the spectrum of digital touch points in any hotel - fixed and mobile, from public-access computers to digital signs and interactive kiosks - hotel operators face a daunting technological and managerial challenge to ensure the information they present is up to date, consistent with brand standards and that
Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, Washington Gets New Owner, Could Reopen in August
June 21, 2013
June 21--BLAINE -- The new owners of Semiahmoo Resort say they hope to have the hotel open again by the end of August, although they aren't ready to make promises. The $19.5 million sale of the hotel was announced Friday, June 21. The new owner is Resort Semiahmoo LLC, with Wright Hotels Inc. of Seattle as managing member. Another member is Blue Ridge Cascadia, a real estate investment group based in Southern California. Coastal Hotel Group of Seattle will serve as resort manager. The former majority owner, the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, had been trying to sell the property for many months, and two tentative deals fell through before Fr
Danger of Carbon Monoxide Inside Hotels Gets New Scrutiny Following Recent North Carolina Deaths
June 16, 2013
June 16, 2013 --Three recent carbon monoxide deaths at a Boone hotel are only the latest cases in which the lethal gas has poisoned N.C. hotel guests. In early April, nine days before two people died in Boone, two Charlotte residents staying at a Winston-Salem hotel suffered for hours before they were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning, the Observer has learned. And in 2008, eight guests at a Super 8 Motel in Raleigh were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after a water heater malfunctioned. Before the recent deaths, at least eight hotel guests nationwide had died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the past three years, accordi
$100 Million Makeover Transforming Biloxi, Mississippi’s Oldest Casino into its Newest
June 16, 2013
Isle Casino to Become the Golden Nugget Casino Biloxi June 16, 2013 --BILOXI -- The action isn't just on the casino floor. It's everywhere, as staff and construction workers transform and re-brand the Isle Casino into the Golden Nugget Casino Biloxi in time for Friday's grand reveal. It takes more than paint and new signs to create the resort feel the Golden Nugget is known for, said Bradley Rhines, vice president of marketing. Every detail must be considered and executed before Friday's 1 p.m. ribbon-cutting and champagne toast ceremonially open the first phase of the $100 million renovation. New name tags for all employees? Check. N