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Flyte Systems Installs Airline Flight Information Display at Javits Center for IH/M&R Show; Meet me at the FlyteBoard- IH/MRS attendees confirm airli
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive CHICAGO, November 9, 2007 Flyte Systems, the leading provider of airport flight information displays and airline digital signage content for hotels, convention centers and related businesses, announced it is providing attendees at the International Hotel Motel and Restaurant Show (IH/MRS) at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City with real-time flight information by installing its FlyteBoard display. Attendees can view real-time airline scheduling information at the convention center to verify flight times prior to departing for their airports. If flights are...
The Chicago O'Hare Crowne Plaza Attracts Business with Unique Technology Perks; Focus on the business traveler includes real-time flight informa
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Chicago, IL November 12, 2007 Turn on the television these days and chances are it wont take long before you see one or more commercials touting the amazing amenities offered by competing hotel brands. And, with more than 500 million business trips taken annually in the United States, according to the Travel Industry Association of America, corporate road warriors make up a large slice of that market pie. Is it any wonder then that a great many of those hotel amenities are aimed at pleasing business travelers? Take for instance the Crowne Plaza Chicago OHare, located di...
Fitness-Minded Hotels Join Fit Hotel Directory / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Fitness-Minded Hotels Join Fit Hotel Directory . Knoxville, TN November 27, 2007 Fit Hotel Directory (www.fithoteldirectory.com) announces the recent addition of five new hotels to its Web site: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, The Biltmore Hotel, Pink Shell Beach Resort & Spa, Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport and Hotel Derek. "We're excited that these world class hotels have joined us," states company spokesperson for Fit Hotel Directory, Brian Bailey. "Weve seen a huge increase in fitness-minded travelers over the past few years, and these hotels definit...
Hotels Catering To Fitness-Minded Guests Increase Exposure with Fit Hotel Directory / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Hotels Catering To Fitness-Minded Guests Increase Exposure with Fit Hotel Directory Knoxville, TN - November 20, 2007 - Gone are the days of searching for a hotel's tiny fitness room or gym, full of out-dated, bulky equipment. Guests have long been demanding quality, in-hotel fitness equipment and FitHotelDirectory.com is answering back resoundingly with its directory of hotels with top-notch gyms and fitness rooms. . . One of our primary goals is to help travelers get a great workout without having to scour the phone directory or ever leaving their hotel. Whether they are...
Microsoft Sues Fattal Hotels: Alleges Pirate Versions of its Windows Operating System and Office Software Used at the Large Israel Hotel Firm / Nove
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Noam Sharvit, Globes, Tel Aviv, IsraelMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 20, 2007 --Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) has filed a NIS 500,000 suit with the Tel Aviv District Court against Fattal Hotel Management and its owner and CEO David Fattal, alleging the hotel chain used pirate versions of its Windows operating system and Office software at its hotels. The company filed the suit under the auspices of the local branch of international anti-piracy trade group, Business Software Alliance (BSA). BSA Israel's legal advisers, A...
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April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive How Green is the Kitchen? TORONTO, November 15, 2007 - As part of Fairmonts Hotels & Resorts new commitment to organic, sustainable and local menus, measures are taken everyday at Fairmont hotels across the globe to also find creative ways to run an environmentally responsible kitchen. Going beyond simply purchasing sustainable food items, these efforts include recycling, reusing and donating, all resulting in an overall impact that lessens the luxury brands footprint on the planet. Fairmont properties have long had partnerships in place that provide them with the fr...
Franklin Smith Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Renaissance Concourse Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ATLANTA (November 2, 2007) The award-winning, AAA Four-Diamond Renaissance Concourse Hotel in south Atlanta has promoted Franklin Smith from director of group sales to director of sales and marketing. Smith is responsible for oversight of the sales and marketing business strategy and its full sales division. He oversees group, transient, association and corporate sales, manages and oversees the complete sales budget and serves as a member on the Renaissance Concourses executive board. Smith was the director of group sales for more than two years. He has been in th...
InterContinental Hotels Group Signs Multi-year Agreement with Online Travel Company Expedia; 3,800 IHG Branded Hotels Will Be Available for Booking on
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive London, 15 November 2007 IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG) and Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) today announced they have entered into a multi-year agreement under which consumers can now book IHG hotels on Expedia sites globally. The agreement will result in the addition of more than 3,800 hotels across all IHG brands, including InterContinental Hotels & Resorts®, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts®, Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts® and Holiday Inn Express®, to the hotel selection on Expedia® and hotels.com® branded points of sale globally, as well as Ho...
Engaging Service Part 1: Not Just for the Chic / Bryan K. Williams / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report . For those who believe that engaging service only happens in fancy places like chic hotels and restaurants, allow me to share a recent story with you. A few weeks ago, my wife and I were running some errands, and we decided to stop in at a restaurant for lunch. As soon as we entered, there was a huge welcome awaiting us. The hostess, manager, and at least two of the servers all gave a hearty greeting, and made sure we felt like royalty. This was followed by the hostess asking for our permission to be led to our table. Along the way, she explained the history of the restaurant, along with t...
EliteMeetings.net to Launch First-Ever Online Community for the Luxury Meetings Market / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report EliteMeetings.net to Launch First-Ever Online Community for the Luxury Meetings Market SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 14, 2007Elite Meetings International (EMI) announced today the November 27 launch of the new community components on EliteMeetings.net. The new blog and forum tools, designed to encourage member interaction and contribution, represent the first of many new tools that will be available on EliteMeetings.net. A full complement of new features will be unveiled in January 2008, upon completion of a newly designed version of the site. New discussion forums on the seven-month-old site enco...
Ten Exhibitors Receive Editors' Choice Awards at the 92nd Annual International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® (IH/M&RS); INNCOM International
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive NEW YORK, NY, November 11, 2007 Ten exhibitors were honored with Editors Choice Awards during the Opening Ceremonies of the 92nd annual International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® (IH/M&RS), Sunday, November 11, 2007, at New York Citys Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. This year, the Awards program was expanded to include a green equivalent to each of the competitions five traditional categories of décor, essentials, luxury, restaurant and technology. From the 10 winners, the Kenneth F. Hine Best of Show Award was selected. The 2007 IH/M&RS Editors Choice Awar...
Hilton Garden Inn Placing the All-natural Hot Beverage Paper Cup, ecotainerTM, at 340 Locations Across North America / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - November 13, 2007 - Hilton Garden Inn®, the award-winning mid-priced hotel brand, today announced the introduction of the ecotainerTM, an environmentally friendly coffee cup, in more than 340 locations across North America. Developed by International Paper, the cup is the only all-natural hot beverage paper cup available that is coated with a corn-based plastic that requires less energy and generates less greenhouse gas during manufacturing. The corn-based coating also allows the cups to be composted, rather than landfilled. Hilton Garden Inn locations ...
PAR Springer-Miller Systems & EasyRMS Announce Final Certification of Full 2-way Interface Between EzRMS and the SMS|Host Hospitality Management Syste
April 30, 2007
PAR Springer-Miller Systems & EasyRMS Announce Final Certification of Full 2-way Interface Between EzRMS and the SMS|Host Hospitality Management System Vermont 5th November 2007: PAR Springer-Miller Systems & EasyRMS announced today the successful certification and activation of the EzRMS / SMS|Host 2-way interface, this following extensive QA from both organizations over the past months. Rob Selwah, Director of Research & Development for PAR Springer-Miller Systems is delighted by this latest certified integration to his technology platform stating EasyRMS is one of the leading Revenue Management System vendor...
Golden Nugget Strikes Gold in EZ Yield / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive October 31, 2007 Altamonte Springs, Fl - I have been an EZ Yield client for several years and am impressed at how they are always looking to improve the system. EZ Yield seeks client input so that they continue to meet the needs of the hotelier. EZ Yields V3 has made an already great tool more robust, flexible and user friendly. My favorite part of V3 is the ability to yield multiple dates at once. This innovative channel management program is a must for any property! John Coughlin, Revenue Manager. Golden Nugget Las Vegas "EZ Yield continues to innovate the mo...
New European Hotel Brand, citizenM, Launches with Integrated Online Campaign Powered by Web 2.0 and Achieves Immediate Results; Award-winning E-site M
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report New European Hotel Brand, citizenM, Launches with Integrated Online Campaign Powered by Web 2.0 and Achieves Immediate Results . Award-winning E-site Marketing partners with Dutch hotel group and creates an innovative Internet Marketing campaign yielding a high ROI BETHESDA, Maryland 07 November 2007 - E-site Marketing, the Sabre Holdings premier internet marketing company specializing in online business solutions exclusively for the hospitality industry, recently helped launch an innovative new hotel brand in Europe by applying the latest in Web 2.0 technology and marketing. citizenM (...
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April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . MEMPHIS, Tenn.- November 2, 2007 - Embassy Suites Hotels, the leading brand of upscale, all-suite hotels, nears its goal of 300 hotels by 2010 with the opening today of its first property in Californias Santa Clarita Valley, the Embassy Suites Valencia. The hotel opened today at 28508 Westinghouse Place in Valencia, California and is owned by Innkeepers USA and managed by Island Hospitality, marking the first Embassy Suites in the companys portfolio. . . We could not be happier to bring the Embassy Suites concept to Valencia, increasing the brands presenc...
Design and Installation Flaws Likely Caused a Roof Section to Collapse at an Eight-story Atrium at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Hunt Valley, Maryland
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Gina Davis, The Baltimore SunMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 1, 2007 --Design and installation flaws apparently caused one of two glass roof sections to collapse last month above an eight-story atrium at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Hunt Valley, a company spokeswoman said yesterday. The hotel will remain closed until the other glass roof section is removed and both are replaced, a process that began Monday, said Dawn Ray, a spokeswoman at the hotel chain's Memphis, Tenn., headquarters. ...
Davidson Hotel Company Names Erika Chesley Director of Sales for Hilton Pasadena / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive PASADENA, Calif./MEMPHIS, Tenn., October 30, 2007 Davidson Hotel Company (DHC), one of the nations 10 largest independent hotel management companies, today announced that it has named Erika Chesley as director of sales for the Hilton Pasadena in California. Erika has a proven sales and marketing record within the hospitality industry, as her 20-plus years of experience with a number of Hilton-branded properties attests, said Pat Lupsha, Davidson Chief Operating Officer & EVP-Operations. Her superior knowledge of the workings of both the brand and of our customer ba...
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April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Baltimore, MD (November 7, 2007) - Following a $1.6 million, 12-month renovation, the Doubletree Hotel Atlanta Airport has completed its conversion from a limited-service Doubletree Club hotel to a full-service Doubletree Hotel. The newly renovated and upgraded hotel, which is adjacent to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, will celebrate its re-branding starting November 8 and continuing through year end. As part of the re-branding effort, all renovations to the 220-room hotel were required to meet Doubletrees strict guest satisfaction standards. Ren...
Donnelly Development LLC Planning a $152 million Destination Entertainment Facility In Blaine, Minnesota; Includes Indoor Water Park and 400 to 500
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Susan Feyder, Star Tribune, MinneapolisMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 7, 2007 -- An Edina developer has revived and nearly doubled plans for a recreation and retail development near the National Sports Center in Blaine that would include a water park-hotel complex, a sports training facility, restaurants, shops and a family-oriented entertainment center. Blaine's City Council on Thursday is expected to hear details of the proposed 30-acre project, called SportsTown USA, from Donnelly Development LLC. Bryan Scha...
Dolce International Implements Changes in the Organizational Structure of their Senior Management Team / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . Montvale, NJ (November 1, 2007) - Following their recent recapitalization, Dolce International has implemented a number of changes in the organizational structure of their senior management team in a move to expedite their plans to expand throughout North America, Europe and Asia and to further develop their brand. Mark DePiero has been appointed as Senior Vice President Global Acquisitions & Development and will be instrumental in the expansion of Dolce International. Mark will be working with Director of Acquisitions & Development Europe, Jan Janssen, as the group looks to...
Doherty Hotels Appoints Accor to Manage the Historic Hadleys Hotel Hobart and the Doherty Ballarat Hotel & Convention Centre in Victoria / November 20
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive 12 November 2007: Australian hotel group, Doherty Hotels, has appointed Accor to manage their two hotels the historic Hadleys Hotel Hobart and the Doherty Ballarat Hotel & Convention Centre in Victoria. Enjoying a long and distinguished history, Hadleys Hotel is Tasmanias oldest continuously operating hotel, having opened in 1834. Originally built by convict labour, it is now classified by the National Trust. The hotel will be rebranded as Grand Mercure Hadleys Hotel Hobart. . Grand Mercure Hadleys Hotel Hobart 34 Murray St Hobart, Tasmania, Australia . In 2008, Hadl...
Reading a Restaurant's Decibels; Design Elements May Increase – or Diminish – Noise Levels / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Glenn Jeffers, Chicago TribuneMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 29, 2007 - -- Walk into a restaurant with a friend, spouse or significant other. Sit down, order a drink and start up a conversation in your normal voice. Can you hear them? Can they hear you? In many restaurants, the answer is no. And it's becoming the norm as dinner conversations drown in a sea of background bar chatter and surround-sound music systems. But if you think the people around you are to blame, think again. Instead, blame a few stapl...
A Web Cast Marathon — Three Web Casts December 7, 2007; A Double Shot of Hotel Sales Caffeine and a Single Shot of Revenue Management / Carol Ve
April 30, 2007
Carol Verret Consulting and Training Consulting Training Seminars . . .A Web Cast Marathon -- Three Web Casts December 7, 2007 .. A Double Shot of Hotel Sales Caffeine and a Single Shot of Revenue Management The three most popular web casts of 2007 with new and updated content they will not be repeated again, in 2008. Ramp up for 2008! The I Hate Cold Calls Web Cast The New Paradigm of Sales! You should hate cold calls especially to those lists that begin with A or those Business Journal lists of every industry in the local market! How much time do you and your staff spend on the...
