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Elad's Las Vegas Plaza Project Will Include the Largest Casino on the Strip, 4,100 hotel rooms, 2,600 condominiums – All Modeled after Ne
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Arnold M. Knightly, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 20, 2007 - The latest multibillion-dollar project planned for the Strip has received its first round of approval from county officials. The Clark County Planning Commission late Tuesday unanimously approved the $5 billion Plaza project's development plans, which would include the largest casino on the Strip, for the New Frontier's 34.5-acre site. The project is scheduled to go before Clark County commissione...
Nylo's Plano Hotel Targeting a Discreet Group of Travelers; The $22.8 million, 176-room Property Designed to Look Like an Urban Loft, with Bric
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Suzanne Marta, The Dallas Morning NewsMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 18, 2007 - PLANO -- Inside the lobby of the Nylo Hotel, glass chandeliers are made to look like antlers, a pod chair hangs from the ceiling, guests check in at an electronic kiosk, and staff members are decked out in chic uniforms designed by Project Runway alum Daniel Vosovic. Around the corner, the "Game Room/Library" has a polished stainless steel bar reminiscent of an airplane wing, pink cowhide area rugs, ultrasuede upholstered banquettes and space...
Pan Pacific Hotels Adds Second Hotel in Singapore, the Negara on Claymore Will be Rebranded the Pan Pacific Orchard; Planning a New Build 342 room Pan
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Singapore --- December 20, 2007 - Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts announces its plans to debut in Tianjin, Chinas third largest city and add a second hotel in Singapore. This is part of its growth strategy to extend its brand footprint and establish and consolidate its presence in key cities around the world. Both Pan Pacific Tianjin, China and Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore will expand Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts current portfolio to 13 hotels. The Pan Pacific Tianjin in China and the Pan Pacific Orchard in Singapore mark our success in expanding our network and strength...
Paul Scanlon Named Director of Operations for Nita Lake Lodge in Whistler, British Columbia / December 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, December 18, 2007 The new Nita Lake Lodge is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Scanlon as Director of Operations for Boutique Hotels & Resorts new Nita Lake Lodge, set to open its doors in January 2008. Paul will be in charge of overseeing the entire operations of the hotel including planning, development, and delivery of the hotels first class service standards. Born and bred in British Columbia, Paul brings a wealth of experience and knowledge about the marketplace and hospitality industry to his new position. A resident of Whistler...
Palm Springs Offers Unprecedented Hotel Tax Rebates for Two Proposed Resorts, The Hard Rock Hotel and Mondrian Hotel / December 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Kimberly Pierceall, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 15, 2007 - Not wanting to lose two proposed hotels under the Hard Rock Hotel and Mondrian brands and hoping to encourage more like them to be built, Palm Springs is offering developers millions of dollars in tax rebates. An unprecedented hotel tax rebate approved unanimously Wednesday by the City Council would allow developers of eligible first-class hotels built after Jan. 1 to keep half of the transient occupancy taxes it gives to...
Athens Based Grace Hotels Appoints Philippe M.E. Requin Chief Executive Officer / December 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive 17 December, 2007 - Grace Hotels, the newly established luxury boutique hotel and residences group, today announced that Philippe M.E. Requin, former General Manager of the InterContinental Aphrodite Hills Resort Hotel in Cyprus has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment comes at the end on an exciting debut year for the group in which its first property, the Mykonos Grace won the European Hotel Design of the Year Award. Effective from February 1, 2008, the new CEO will have responsibility for defining and managing the strategic direction of the group inc...
Not As Great in 2008 for U.S. Hotels / PKF / December 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Not As Great in 2008 for U.S. Hotels . ATLANTA, Ga., December 10, 2007 PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR) is reaffirming their forecast for a modest slowdown in U.S. lodging industry performance in 2008. For the year, PKF-HR is projecting occupancy levels to experience a slight decline (-0.7 percent), while average daily room rates (ADR) should grow 5.3 percent. The net result is a 4.5 percent gain in revenue per available room (RevPAR), the slowest pace of RevPAR growth since recovering from the 2001 to 2003 industry recession. While the PKF-HR forecast ...
Paul Howard Named Director of Hospitality Industry Relations at Penn State School of Hospitality Management / December 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive December 2007 - Paul Howard has been named the new Director of Hospitality Industry Relations in the Penn State School of Hospitality Management, starting January 1, 2008 according to Hubert B. Van Hoof, Director and Professor, School of Hospitality Management, Penn State University Paul is a 1996 graduate of our program and a 2003 MBA graduate from the Smeal College of Business, where he specialized in Strategic Management and Marketing. As many of you know, Paul was an instructor in the School from 1998 - 2003 and from 2005 till now. In his industry career he was General Manage...
Orion Communities and R.L. Pearson & Associates Developing The Ritz-Carlton and The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Tampa Bay / December 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive CHEVY CHASE, Md. December 6, 2007 - The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., in cooperation with Orion Communities, Inc and R.L. Pearson & Associates, Inc., has announced plans for a 269-room hotel and 176 luxury residential units on the western coast of Florida. The Ritz-Carlton, Tampa Bay and The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Tampa Bay will be the most exclusive address in the Florida Suncoast region, with a scenic waterfront location in the Rocky Point area along Tampa Bay. Scheduled for a 2011 opening, this will be the tenth Ritz-Carlton in The Sunshine State. We a...
Indian Hotels Vice-Chairman Seeks Apology from Orient Express Hotel's CEO Paul White For Putting Taj Hotel's Business in Poor Light / Decemb
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Indian Hotels Vice-Chairman Seeks Apology from Orient Express Hotel's CEO Paul White For Putting Taj Hotel's Business in Poor Light The Economic Times, IndiaMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News NEW YORK: 20 Dec, 2007 - Tatas have sought an apology from Orient-Express Hotels for its "libellous" remark that sought to show the Indian conglomerate's hospitality business in poor light. In a strongly worded letter to OEH's CEO Paul White, Indian Hotels Vice-Chairman R K Krishna Kumar said that "the purpose of this letter is not to pursue a dialogue directly with you but inst...
Linchris Hotel Corp. Acquries $100 Million Hotel Portfolio from Fine Hotel Corp. / December 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive BOSTON, Nov. 30, 2007 - Fine Hotel Corp. of Wellesley, MA, sells portfolio of five hotels to Linchris Hotel Corp., of Hanover, MA. The 855 room portfolio includes hotels in Massachusetts and Maine. They are: the 227- room Hampton Inn Boston-Logan Airport, the 225- room Holiday Inn Brookline, the 202- room Holiday Inn Mansfield, MA and the 102- room Holiday Inn and the 99- room Comfort Inn, Augusta, ME. Broker Jim O'Connell of O'Connell Hospitality Group, LLC said, ""Fine Hotels Corp. took advantage of a strong hotel investment market. OHG received ...
Noble Investment Group Implements Aptech's Targetvue Budgeting and Forecasting System, Execuvue Business Intelligence; Noble automates business
April 30, 2007
Noble Investment Group Implements Aptech's Targetvue Budgeting and Forecasting System, Execuvue Business Intelligence Noble automates business analysis, budget planning to support growth of rapidly expanding portfolio PITTSBURGH, December 5, 2007 Aptech Computer Systems, Inc. announced today that Noble Investment Group has installed Aptechs Execuvue® business intelligence system and Targetvue enterprise planning hotel software solution to streamline data gathering, business analysis, performance management, budgeting and forecasting for its rapidly expanding 40-property organization. Noble completed in...
Niagara County Community College Selects the First Floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Niagara Falls as Home for New Hospitality and Tourism Institute /
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Paul Westmoore, The Buffalo News, N.Y.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 20, 2007 - Niagara County Community College has something big cooking for downtown Niagara Falls. College trustees Monday voted to authorize NCCC President James P. Klyczek to negotiate a lease to open a new hospitality school in the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Klyczek said he hopes as many as 600 students will one day cut their teeth in culinary, tourism and business management programs at what will be called the NCCC Hos...
Ski Resort Have Everything to Lose from Global Warming; Taking Steps to Reduce Substantial Carbon Footprints / December 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Eric Billingsley, Albuquerque Journal, N.M.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 25, 2007 - New Mexico ski areas have everything to lose from global warming, industry experts say. If scientists' estimates are correct, average temperatures in the state could increase by 5 degrees Fahrenheit this century and decrease the winter sport's lifeline: snowpack. "The more we learn about climate change the more we realize how it directly affects ski areas," says Adriana Blake, marketing director for...
Nicholas Emery and Jennifer Harding Appointed to General Manager Positions with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts / December 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive TORONTO, DECEMBER 13, 2007 - In response to recent development activity and portfolio growth, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has announced appointments at two of its key international destinations. Nicholas Emery has been named the general manager of Fairmont Beijing and Jennifer Harding will take on the role of general manager of The Fairmont Royal Pavilion in Barbados. A 22-year veteran to the hospitality industry, Nicholas Emery has held progressive positions at various international properties in London, Pittsburgh and Chicago. Emery joined the company in 1999 at The Fairmont ...
Milestone Capital Corporation Acquires the Doubletree Hotel Greensboro; Doubletree Franchise Awarded to the Former Howard Johnson Hotel Upon Completio
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive December 2007 - Boca Raton, Florida based Milestone Capital Corporation, owner of fourteen hotel properties in seven states, announced this morning their acquisition of the Doubletree Hotel Greensboro (3030 High Point Road, Greensboro, North Carolina 27403 / formerly the Howard Johnson Hotel Greensboro). The announcement was made at Milestones corporate headquarters located in Boca Raton, Florida. The property will be managed by Milestones operating affiliate, Milestone Hospitality Management, LLC, and owned by Hospitality Associates of Greensboro, L.P. The Doubletree ...
Big Island Chef Peter Merriman Expanding to the Kapalua Resort on Maui / December 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Celebrity Chef to Operate Oceanfront Location of the Former Bay Club LAHAINA, Hawaii - December 18, 2007 - Kapalua Resort today announced that celebrity chef and restaurateur Peter Merriman will open Merrimans Kapalua at the oceanfront site of the former Bay Club. Merrimans Kapalua will be a chef-driven, fine dining restaurant specializing in locally grown, raised and caught foods. The new restaurant is expected to open to the public by June of next year. Merrimans Kapalua will be a Farm to Table restaurant featuring seasonal selections that will change regular...
Prince Resorts Spending $150 million on Repairs and Renovations to the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Mauna Kea Golf Course; Scheduled to Reopen in Decembe
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive MAUNA KEA RESORT, Hawaii, Dec. 11, 2007 - Prince Resorts Hawaii (PRH) announced today that $150 million is being spent on repairs and renovations to the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Mauna Kea Golf Course. The hotel is planning to reopen in December 2008, following its closure on December 1, 2006, due to structural damage and safety concerns resulting from earthquakes off Hawaii's Big Island. PRH President Donn Takahashi commented, "The earthquake required us to close the hotel for an extended period of time. We realized that the extensive repair and closure of the hotel presented a...
Travelodge Offering Couples Called Mary and Joseph a Free Night's Stay At 322 UK Hotels; Offer Makes Up for the Hotel Industry Not Having Any Roo
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive December 11, 2007 - No room at the inn? Not this year. To evoke the true spirit of Christmas, Travelodge is opening its doors and offering couples called Mary and Joseph a free night's stay; at any one of its 322 UK hotels. The 'gift' of a free night's stay is to make up for the hotel industry not having any rooms left on Christmas Eve over 2000 years ago when the original 'Mary and Joseph' had to settle for the night in a stable. Today's Mary and Joseph will stay in a spacious Travelodge family room which can also cater for a baby and a manger. A free car-parking space will b...
The 600-room MGM Grand Macau Resort Casino Opens; The $1.25 billion Project a 50/50 Joint Venture Between MGM MIRAGE and Pansy Ho Chiu-king, the Daugh
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive MACAU, China, Dec. 18, 2007 - MGM Grand Macau officially opened its doors this evening at 10:50 p.m. local time, to thousands of guests eager to experience the burgeoning gaming destination's latest grand resort. Owned by MGM Grand Paradise, a 50/50 joint venture between MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM) and Pansy Ho Chiu-king, the 600-room MGM Grand Macau resort casino marks the powerful partnership's first venture into the rapidly growing Macau gaming market. With its compelling design this resort makes an architectural statement setting a new standard of luxury in Asia. "We have long ...
Michelle K. White Appointed Director of Sales of the Homewood Suites by Hilton, Frisco, Texas / December 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive FRISCO, Tx., December 19, 2007 Homewood Suites by Hilton® today announced that Michelle K. White has been appointed as director of sales of the new Homewood Suites by Hilton® hotel located at 3240 Parkwood Boulevard. The 117-suite hotel, currently under construction, is scheduled to open in late December 2007. As director of sales, White will direct all areas of the hotels sales operations including group accommodations, corporate sales and meeting services. Based on Michelles outstanding record in sales, we are confident that she will be instrumental in ensuring ...
Gemstone Hotels & Resorts Names Michael Straube Regional Director of Operations; Will Operate out of the Carlton on Madison Avenue in New York City /
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive PARK CITY, Utah, December 13, 2007 Gemstone Hotels & Resorts, LLC, a leading hotel and resort management company, today announced that it has named Michael Straube regional director of operations. Straube will operate out of the Gemstone-managed Carlton on Madison Avenue in New York City, where he will oversee the repositioning initiative currently under way at the property, as well as the rooms and public spaces renovation process. Additionally, Straube will be an active participant in other Gemstone projects and properties in the northeastern U.S. With his strong backg...
Developers of Two Minneapolis Hotel Projects Put Plans on Hold Citing Difficult Financing Conditions / December 2007...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Susan Feyder, Star Tribune, MinneapolisMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 19, 2007 - The Uptown area, which earlier this year looked as if it would be getting two new hotels, might not be getting any. Developers of two projects just a couple of blocks away from each other said this week they have put their plans to build hotels on hold. Both cited the more difficult financing conditions affecting commercial projects since the summer meltdown in the home lending market. The hotels -- a 140-room Graves Hotel originally...
Tom Chase, John Holland, Kirby Payne, Candice Sweeney Inducted Into Minnesota Hospitality Hall of Fame; AmericInn of Mt. Iron/Virginia, Bluefin Bay on
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA - December 7, 2007 - Tom Chase, John Holland, Kirby Payne, CHA and Candice Sweeney are the 2007 lodging inductees into the Minnesota Hospitality Hall of Fame. They will be honored at the Minnesota Lodging Association's Holiday Party Thursday, December 13, at the Minneapolis Marriott Southwest in Minnetonka. Chase is a recently-retired general manager of the Minneapolis City Center Marriott, Holland is the owner of The Lodge on Lake Detroit and Best Western Holland House & Suites in Detroit Lakes and the Best Western Superior Inn and Suites in Grand Marais and...
