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Hotel developers Eric Snow and David Darling Planning Cape Cod's First New Hotel in 20 Years on Site of Americana Holiday Motel / November 2007
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Sarah Shemkus, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 8, 2007 - WEST YARMOUTH -- A group of hotel developers have completed the purchase of the Americana Holiday Motel and Suites, becoming the first to take advantage of new zoning initiatives intended to revitalize the Route 28 corridor. Fred Darling and his grandsons Eric Snow and David Darling said that they plan to raze the existing structures -- which include aging lodging buildings, a pool house and a coffee shop -- and replace them with what w...
What Were The Major Factors Affecting Hotel Capital Expenditures From 2000 To 2005? / Vi Thi Dang – HVS Canada / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive What Were The Major Factors Affecting Hotel Capital Expenditures From 2000 To 2005? CANADIAN LODGING OUTLOOK September 2007 The Canadian Lodging Outlook is a joint monthly publication of Smith Travel Research and HVS International, Vancouver and Toronto, Canada . By Vi Thi Dang - HVS Canada November 2007 Successful hotel performance depends on the ability of asset managers to foresee capital expenditures. It is thus essential for hotel consultants and mangers to be informed of current trends in capital expenditures and the factors that influence capital spending. "C...
Hotel Sales 2.0 – Online and Email RFP and Inquiry Response Web Cast – November 16, 2007 / Carol Verret / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Carol Verret Consulting and Training Consulting Training Seminars . . .Hotel Sales 2.0 - Online and Email RFP and Inquiry Response Web Cast . November 16, 2007 . Click here to register on PayPal In a recent survey of twenty four hotels, independent and franchise, all property types select serve and full serve, primary, secondary and third tier markets, only twelve responded. Of those twelve only ONE provided an acceptable response including all of the right questions and without spelling errors! I find this totally shocking! says Carol Verret. When I posted a blurb on the HotelSalesBl...
Craig Pearson Appointed Assistant General Manager for The Blackstone-A Renaissance Hotel, Chicago / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Chicago, IL November 12, 2007 - Fletcher Mayes, the general manager of The BlackstoneA Renaissance Hotel, has announced the appointment of Craig Pearson as assistant general manager for the hotel. The Blackstone, a Chicago architectural and cultural icon, is undergoing a $118 million showcase restoration transforming the BeauxArts, national landmark into a luxury Renaissance Hotel. Mr. Mayes described Mr. Pearson, whose career in the hospitality industry spans over 15 years, as an ideal fit to help lead the The Blackstone and to assist in establishing the hotel as a benc...
The Caribbean Hotel Association Pays Tribute to Four Travel Companies and Two Individuals for Significant Contributions Towards the Development of Car
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive LONDON, UK -- November 13, 2007 -- The Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) marked the 10TH anniversary of the Crystal Palm Awards of Excellence by paying tribute to four travel companies and two individuals that have made a significant and positive contribution over the past year to the development of Caribbean tourism in the United Kingdom and Europe. The awards were presented at the gala dinner on Saturday, November 10, 2007, at the Riverbank Park Plaza in London. More than 250 delegates from major supplier companies in the United Kingdom and Europe and the private and ...
R.D. Olson Development Opens the $37 million Burbank Marriott Residence Inn; Features A Light-emitting Diode (LED) Display Integrated into the Archite
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive IRVINE, Calif. - November 8, 2007 - R.D. Olson Development, a leading hotel developer, has opened the new $37 million Burbank Marriott Residence Inn, and literally flipped the switch on a lighted art-in-architecture jewel destined to become a landmark for the television industry capital of the world. The hotels design respects the aesthetic and functional importance to Burbank of its prime location, which neighbors Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros, NBC, DreamWorks SKG and Nickelodeon studios. It sits in the heart of the citys renewed core at the corner of First Street and Verdu...
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 105 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 105 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Chicago, IL. November 26, 2007 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 105 hotel projects in the last two weeks to the New Hotel Construction Projects database. Notable projects entered in the last two weeks include: Silver Cloud Hotel, Ruston WA Marriott Hotel, Winter Park FL The Westin Swan Point Resort & Spa, Issue MD Wyndham Orange County Expansion, Costa Mesa CA Sierra Suites Hotel, Shelton CT Comfort Inn & Suites, South Point OH Hyatt In...
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 101 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 101 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Chicago, IL. November 12, 2007 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 101 hotel projects in the last two weeks to the New Hotel Construction Projects database. Notable projects entered in the last two weeks include: Candlewood Suites, Cascade MI Sheraton Hotel, Tucson AZ Comfort Inn, Sanford ME Destiny USA Hotel, Syracuse NY Staybridge Suites Hotel, Austin TX La Quinta Inn & Suites, Port Orange FL Hyatt Place Suites, Buffalo G...
Green Heat For the Holidays: The innovative Buffet Burner from Pineapple Hospitality is so hot it can help keep the environment cool / November 2007.
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report . fresh ideas for hospitality The Pineapple has been a symbol of hospitality for centuries. According to legend, captains of New England would mount a pineapple on their fence posts when they had a safe return from sea. This served as an invitation for family and friends to visit and share a meal together. Today, the pineapple serves as a symbol for the highest quality in hospitality . . Green Heat For the Holidays: The innovative Buffet Burner from Pineapple Hospitality is so hot it can help keep the environment cool Saint Charles, Missouri Nov. 28, 2007 Do...
Groom Dies of Heart Attack Five Days Before Wedding; Buck Hotel in Feasterville, Pennsylvania – Has No Intention of Refunding the $21,725 Rece
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Megan Suermann, Philadelphia Daily NewsMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 26, 2007 - ON SEPT. 22, Vickie Jimenez thought she would finally marry the man of her dreams, in a ceremony she'd postponed for years because the couple simply couldn't afford it. Tragically, just five days before her wedding, her fiance, 37-year-old Patrick "Pat" Martin, died of a heart attack while doing power-washing work on a client's home. "It seems like a nightmare," Jimenez, 32, said, her voice still shaking with tears. "I lost my best fr...
Book4Time Launches Industry's First Ajax-enabled, Web-based Spa Management and Reservation Platform at this Year's ISPA Conference & Expo /
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . Toronto, ON - November 6, 2007 - Book4Time will be presenting the latest release of its Web-based Spa Management Software and Reservation platform at this years ISPA Conference & Expo on November 12, 2007 at 10am EST. Book4Times Spa Management and Reservation platform is a comprehensive product suite built around a real-time reservation engine, online booking, centralized CRM and extensive front and back office functionality designed specifically for multi-location Resort Spas, Day Spas and Medi-Spas. I have dealt with many software vendors in my career, and I am convince...
With Prices for Airfare, Hotel Rooms and Rental Cars Increasing, the Push and Pull Between Travel Buyers and Suppliers Intensifies / November 2007..
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Suzanne Marta, The Dallas Morning NewsMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 8, 2007 - Corporate travelers take note: It's going to be more expensive to hit the road next year. With prices for airfare, hotel rooms and rental cars increasing, the traditional push and pull between travel buyers and suppliers has intensified. Companies are looking to tightly control costs in an uncertain economy, while suppliers are battling rising energy costs and trying to leverage a seller's market. Much to the distress of corporate trave...
Benchmark Hospitality Chefs Invited by The James Beard Foundation to Cook at the Prestigious James Beard House in Manhattan; Benchmark Holiday Dinner,
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive New York, November 2007 - Benchmark Hospitality chefs from restaurants, hotels and resorts in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas have been invited by The James Beard Foundation to cook at the prestigious James Beard House in Manhattan. The dinner, entitled the "Benchmark Holiday Dinner," will take place on Thursday, December 27, 2007 beginning at 7:00 p.m. This is the third consecutive year that Benchmark Hospitality chefs have been invited by the James Beard Foundation to cook at the James Beard House. Each year the dinner has sold out weeks in advance. The Ben...
City of Bedford, Texas Seeks to Close the Bedford Plaza Hotel, formerly known as the Holiday Inn DFW West, for Failure to Pay Hotel-motel Taxes / No
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jessica Deleon, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, TexasMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 8, 2007 - --BEDFORD -- The city has asked the courts to shut down a local hotel after it failed to pay its hotel-motel taxes, although the hotel has already been closed for two weeks for remodeling. The city wants a temporary restraining order for the Bedford Plaza Hotel, formerly known as the Holiday Inn DFW West, at Airport Freeway and Murphy Drive, 3005 West Airport Freeway Bedford, TX. The city said the hotel owes $67,646 in taxes t...
NFS Hospitality Corporation Appoints Brian Primeau as Business Director of Operations for the New West Coast Office / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive NFS Hospitality Corporation Appoints Brian Primeau as Business Director of Operations for the New West Coast Office New York, NY (USA) November 28, 2007 NFS Hospitality Corporation, a supplier of event management software to the conference center industry since 1997, has added Brian Primeau as Business Director of Operations of their west coast office, located in Tempe, Arizona. Primeau will be charged with the pursuit of new corporate accounts for NFS and will play an important role in developing new opportunities in the US market for Rendezvous, a browser-based confe...
Bridget Oliva joins RoomLinX as VP Sales and Marketing; Industry veteran to expand awareness of In-Room Media and Entertainment System / November 2007
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . DENVER, CO Nov. 7, 2007 To spearhead growth and awareness of its premium In-Room Media and Entertainment System, Mike Wasik, Chief Executive Officer of RoomLinX, Inc., has hired Bridget Oliva as Vice President, Sales and Marketing. With nearly two decades of hospitality sales-and-marketing experience, Oliva will lead the companys expansion efforts in a number of markets. Bridgets integrity and reputation as a highly skilled hospitality sales-and-marketing executive made her appointment an easy decision, Wasik said. She brings a wealth of hotel technology develop...
Brett Miller Named General Manager of Nashville¹s Union Station Hotel, a Wyndham Historic Hotel / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 2007) -- Brett Miller, formerly assistant general manager of the Hilton Nashville Downtown, has been named general manager of Nashville¹s Union Station Hotel, a Wyndham Historic Hotel. Miller assumed his new role just as a $10 million, two-year renovation project was being completed. The hotel has 125 guestrooms, 12,000 square feet of meeting space and a new restaurant, Prime 108. Prior to the Hilton, Miller¹s career had focused on food and beverage. He has worked in restaurants, country clubs and hotels in Florida, New York City and California, ...
Chef Laurent Tourondel's BLT Burger Restaurant Replacing The Mirage's White Tiger Habitat / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Gaming column Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 11, 2007 - BIG CATS' HABITAT OUT, BURGER JOINT IN AT MIRAGE: The Mirage's white tiger habitat is giving way to an upscale burger joint. Siegfried & Roy's famous exotic animals, however, aren't vacating the Strip resort. MGM Mirage quietly closed the tiger habitat near the hotel's south entrance last week and announced that BLT Burger, a stylish hamburger restaurant from Chef Laurent Tourondel, will occupy the space b...
WexTrust Capital, LLC Expanding into Hotels, Forms Axela Hospitality, LLC Headed Elmer Coppoolse / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive CHICAGO November 27, 2007 WexTrust Capital, LLC, a globally diversified private equity and specialty finance company, announced today its expansion into hotels and resorts with the formation of a new subsidiary called Axela Hospitality, LLC. WexTrust Capital also announced that it has appointed thirty-year hotel veteran Elmer Coppoolse as CEO of Axela. WexTrust Capital has a strong history of delivering superior returns to investors through its diverse portfolio of real estate assets. Since 2003, the company has acquired dozens of properties ranging from office parks an...
Interstate Hotels & Resorts Partnering with Avalon Report for Travel 2.0 Solutions / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . San Diego, CA, November 15, 2007: Avalon Report Corporation (www.avalonreport.com), leading provider of web content management solutions for hotels, today announced a preferred partnership with Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: IHR), one of the nations largest independent hotel management companies. The San Diego based Avalon will provide Travel 2.0 monitoring services for participating hotels within the prestigious portfolio. Adoption of the social media concept has exploded within the travel sector of the Internet and has made it imperative that hotel management understa...
Atlanta Hotels Addressing Georgia's Ongoing Drought with Water-reduction Measures / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 20, 2007 --If you have relatives planning a stay at a metro Atlanta hotel soon, tell them to hold onto their towels. They're going to need them. The city's hospitality community is addressing the state's ongoing drought with a number of water-reduction measures, including asking hotel guests to reuse towels instead of asking for new ones. Other measures include serving water in restaurants only upon request and turning off decorative fountains....
Gregor Andréewitch Named General Manager of the Conrad Tokyo / November 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive 29 November 2007: Gregor Andréewitch has joined the global contemporary luxury brand, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, as General Manager of the Conrad Tokyo, effective immediately. Gregor will manage all operational efforts with a focus on further enhancing the Conrad Tokyo's position as one of the city's most prestigious luxury hotels. Gregor replaces the former, highly regarded General Manager, Keith Allardice, who recently returned to his native Australia. An Austrian national, Gregor has over 25 years experience in the hospitality industry, spanning five continents. He jo...
Hyatt's Break with Tradition; London's Former Great Eastern Hotel Re-Opens as the 236 room Andaz Liverpool Street; Five Restaurants and Fo
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Kathy Bergen, Chicago TribuneMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Nov. 14, 2007 - A year after debuting the Hyatt Place brand for the young and the budget-minded, Chicago-based Global Hyatt Corp. is expanding its reach again, this time with a luxury boutique brand aimed at the young and the flush. The hotel company run by the billionaire Pritzker family on Friday will unveil the conversion of the historic Great Eastern Hotel in London's financial district into its first "Andaz," an Urdu word meaning "personal style." Hyatt will div...
Andaz Liverpool Street, London Opens; Hyatt's New Brand Seeks Travelers and Developers Who Are Looking for Casual and Relaxed Boutique Hotel Expe
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . November 19, 2007 - November 16, 2007 marks the launch of Andaz Liverpool Street, London (formerly the Great Eastern Hotel). The property, located at 40 Liverpool Street, is first in a series to launch globally under the new Andaz brand operated by Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, and fuse a five-star offering with a boutique, design driven product. A completely new hotel concept, created in response to customer demand for a different type of luxury experience than is currently offered in the market, Andaz engages guests with a fresh, uncomplicated and more personalized service m...
