Analysis-Companies Boost Social and Climate Reporting Amid ESG Backlash
November 4th, 2024
Colleen A. Brzozowski Named Director of Sales, Grand Traverse Resort & Spa near Traverse City, Michigan / December 2007
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ACME, Mich., November 28, 2007 -- Grand Traverse Resort & Spa near Traverse City, Mich. has promoted Colleen A. Brzozowski to the position of Director of Sales. In her new position, Ms. Brzozowski is responsible for overseeing all facets of the 600-room Resort's 14-person group sales team including revenue management, travel, trade shows, and budgeting. Ms. Brzozowski has 14 years of experience in the hospitality and meetings industry. She has been with Grand Traverse Resort & Spa since November of 2001 when she began as an Executive Meeting Manager. Eight months later s...
With New Supply at a Near Standstill, Now Is the Time to Buy Hotel Assets / Rick Swig / December 2007
April 30, 2007
RSBA & Associates Hospitality Consulting Services 400 Spear Street, Suite 106 San Francisco, CA 94105 Email: rickswig@rsbaswig.com Web site: http://www.rsbaswig.com Email: rickswig@rsbaswig.com Web site: http://www.rsbaswig.com With New Supply at a Near Standstill, Now Is the Time to Buy Hotel Assets . .. by Rick Swig, December 2007 Speculating on whether to buy or build is very challenging. Looking back over 2007 offers a mixed bag of predictive indicators. The first quarter brought warnings of occupancy slowdowns from astute sources like Smith Travel Research, yet acquisition activity surged and continu...
Sunstone Hotels and Strategic Hotels Partner to Own and Operate BuyEfficient, an Internet Based Purchasing System for the Hospitality Industry / Decem
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. and CHICAGO, Dec. 10, 2007 - Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (NYSE: SHO) ("Sunstone") and Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: BEE) ("Strategic") announced today that they have entered into a partnership to own and operate BuyEfficient, an electronic purchasing platform that allows members to procure food, operating supplies, furniture, fixtures and equipment. Under the terms of the agreement, Strategic has acquired a fifty percent interest in BuyEfficient, LLC from Sunstone for a gross sales price of $6.3 million. Laurence Geller, President and Chief Execu...
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 128 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database / December 2007
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 128 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Chicago, IL. December 24, 2007 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 128 hotel projects in the last two weeks to the New Hotel Construction Projects database. Notable projects entered in the last two weeks include: Westin Element Hotel, Houston TX Fairfield Inn & Suites, Avon IN Mondrian Hotel, Palm Springs CA Hyatt Place, Baltimore MD Crowne Plaza Denver International Airport, Denver CO Holiday Inn, Tacoma WA Staybridge Suites, Mount Plea...
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 144 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database / December 2007
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 144 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Chicago, IL. December 10, 2007 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 144 hotel projects in the last two weeks to the New Hotel Construction Projects database. Notable projects entered in the last two weeks include: Microtel Inn & Suites Hotel, Greenville NC Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Boston MA The Maxwell Hotel, Seattle WA Candlewood Suites, Lafayette IN Westin La Cantera Expansion, San Antonio TX Comfort Suites, Lodi CA S...
The $13.3 million Renovation of the Hyatt Regency Buffalo Receiving a $5.1 million State Grant plus $1.16 million in Tax Breaks; the 396-room Hotel
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Dave Robinson, The Buffalo News, N.Y.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 11, 2007 - The $13.3 million renovation of the Hyatt Regency Buffalo got a further boost Monday when the Erie County Industrial Development Agency approved $1.16 million in tax breaks for the project. The agency voted unanimously to approve $962,000 in sales tax breaks and an additional $196,000 in mortgage tax savings for a project that the hotel's owners said is needed to bring the 23-yearold hotel up to the standards set by the Hyatt chain. The hotel ...
Budget Host Switches to InnLink, LLC for Reservation Services / December 2007
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Budget Host Switches to InnLink, LLC for Reservation Services HENDERSONVILLE, TN., December 3, 2007 InnLink Central Reservation Services today announced the signing and activation of Budget Host to InnLinks Central Reservation Services. Budget Host with 150 properties, has chosen to move from Magnuson Hotels to InnLink, LLC Central Reservation Services. Properties begin going active today. Budget Hosts properties will be using all InnLinks Core Services, including eLINK to maximize their online booking capability to GDS and internet channels, iLINK , the booking en...
V3 Hotel Management Breaks Ground On a 164 room Hotel Indigo in Downtown Brooklyn, New York; The Property Will be Managed by Graves World Hospitality
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive BROOKLYN, N.Y. - December 13, 2007 - The ongoing revitalization of Downtown Brooklyn got a major boost this week as V3 Hotels began construction on a new super-luxury, 164-room boutique Hotel Indigo to be located at 237 Duffield Street. Expected to open in early 2010, the facility will be one of the first Hotel Indigo properties in the New York metropolitan area. It is expected to help accommodate the lodging needs of a rapidly growing segment of business and leisure travelers to the area. In building this as their flagship facility, V3 Hotels, a hospitality company that specia...
The Bluestone Project – a New Generation Short-break Destination Resort in Wales, UK / Barry Napier / December 2007
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive by Barry Napier, December 2007 Wales, UK, consists of green valleys, beautiful mountains, and grand coastal views. The main towns tend to be on either the south or north coasts, with a few smaller conurbations in between. The central and western areas are mainly rural. Because the population is sparse in these places, Wales has never really built up a reasonable economy since the demise of coal-mining, which pushed the principality into near-terminal decline. Wales already has a vast resource of beauty, majesty and natural interest. And its southern valleys, once crammed with h...
City of Baltimore Collects First Profit-sharing Check -$819,826 for Fiscal 2006 from the 733 room Marriott Waterfront Hotel / December 2007
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore SunMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 21, 2007 - Baltimore has collected its first profit-sharing check from one of the major development projects that got tax breaks from the city over the past decade to help spur economic growth. The Baltimore Development Corp. said yesterday that the city received $819,826 for fiscal 2006 from the Marriott Waterfront Hotel. The hotel was one of the first big projects that helped transform Harbor East from an industrial stre...
Developer Joseph Posh Receiving $14.9 million Pennsylvania State Loan to Finance a $16.5 million Hyatt Place Hotel in Downtown Bethlehem, Pennsylvan
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Daryl Nerl, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 7--Once-grand plans to take a downtown Bethlehem parking lot and build the Lehigh Valley's tallest skyscraper -- with an upscale business hotel, penthouse condominiums and a fancy Italian eatery -- have now been reduced to a simple six-story hotel based on a corporate prototype. But Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan is not complaining about revised plans for a Hyatt Place hotel at Guetter and North streets, which were filed this week in the city's Pla...
Barron Hilton Contributes $1.2 Billion from Sale of Hilton Hotels & Harrah's to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Expands Philanthropic Legacy of
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive LOS ANGELES - December 26, 2007 - The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has announced that its Chairman, Barron Hilton, is building on the philanthropic legacy of his father by contributing approximately $1.2 billion of proceeds from the sale of Hilton Hotels Corporation and the pending sale of Harrahs Entertainment into a charitable remainder unitrust that will eventually benefit the foundation. This brings the total value of the Hilton Foundation and its related charitable entities to approximately $4.5 billion. Barron Hilton also indicated at a recent meeting of the Conrad N. Hi...
Charlotte's Ballantyne Resort, with a Helipad, a $300 Signature Drink and Commanding Exterior Presence May Send Message to Locals to Pass it By
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Celeste Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 16, 2007 - It's got a helipad, a $300 "Ballantini" signature drink, and a presidential package going for $2,750 a night. Still, it surprises general manager Steven Kalczynski that more folks aren't choosing Ballantyne Resort as simply a place to hang out. "I can't believe the people I meet that just drive by and don't stop in," Kalczynski said. "We've done a lot in the last couple of years to get people to come in." Like: Friday nigh...
New Compact Between the State of Florida and the Seminole Tribe Will Allow Blackjack and Baccarat at Two Hardrock Casinos in Florida / December 2007
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Mike Clary, South Florida Sun-SentinelMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Dec. 27, 2007 - Blackjack is the most popular table game among American gamblers, and if the compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe is approved, expect to hear players calling "hit me" at green felt gambling pits all around the tribe's casinos. But it is the lesser-known table game of baccarat, also permitted by the compact, that could prove to be the biggest winner for the Seminoles and an elite subset of high rollers who prefer to risk their mone...
Bruce Grosbety Named Vice President of Operations for Terra Resort Group and General Manager for Hotel Terra Jackson Hole / December 2007
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive December, 2007 (Jackson Hole, Wyo.) Terra Resort Group, the Jackson Hole-based hotel management company,announces today that Bruce Grosbety will serve as Vice President of Operations for Terra Resort Group and General Manager of Hotel Terra Jackson Hole, its flagship eco-boutique hotel opening in January. In addition, the company has selected Afsi Behnam to be Hotel Manager for Hotel Terra. Both Grosbety and Benham bring a wealth of luxury hotel experience to the new hotel, underscoring the companys commitment to the highest service standards and guest amenities amidst an e...
HSMAI Announces Brenda Fields of Fields & Company Among its 2007 Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales & Marketing / December 2007
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report HSMAI Announces Brenda Fields of Fields & Company Among its 2007 "Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales & Marketing" 5th Annual Hot List Recognizes Outstanding Work MCLEAN, VA (December 17, 2007) Making the hot list of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association Internationals (HSMAI) Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing for 2007 is Brenda Fields of Fields & Company. The annual ranking pays tribute to the best minds in hospitality, travel and tourism sales and marketing, saluting outstanding individuals who define innovation, vision, and ac...
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, December 2007 Burt Cabañas, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Benchmark Hospitality International, has been selected as one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanic Leaders for 2007 by Hispanic Business, a leading national business publication targeting the Hispanic community. HispanTelligence, the research arm of Hispanic Business magazine, chose the 2007 influential members based on the following criteria: Hispanic leaders were of U.S citizenship and have had recent and national impact, and whose achievements inspire other Hispanics to similar ...
Brian Allen Appointed Executive Food and Beverage Director for the Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa Dallas / December 2007
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive DALLAS December 4, 2007 La Corsha Hospitality Group and the Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa Dallas are pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Allen as the Food and Beverage Director. Allen will responsible for directing and operating all aspects of food and beverage operation within the historical Dallas icon, which plans to re-open at the end of this year under new management and ownership by Prescott Realty Group and Apollo Real Estate Advisors, L.P. Allen joins the Stoneleigh Hotel & Spa with over 14 years of experience in the hotel industry. Prior to joining t...
Driftwood Hospitality Driving Revenue with Help of AnyRate Competitive Rate Intelligence Tools; Leading-Edge Pricing Tools to be Deployed at Additiona
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Driftwood Hospitality Driving Revenue with Help of AnyRate Competitive Rate Intelligence Tools . Leading-Edge Pricing Tools to be Deployed at Additional Properties in 2008 Jupiter, Florida & Germantown, Tennessee December 11, 2007 Driftwood Hospitality today announced that it will continue to support and enhance its management of pricing for their hotels with further adoption of the AnyRate competitive rate intelligence tools in 2008. Driftwood will expand its already successful utilization of the AnyRate reports and tools at additional key DHM properties throughout the United States. ...
Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Andrew Zinni General Manager for Costa d'Este Beach Resort, Vero Beach, Florida / December 2007
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, December 2007 - Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Andrew Zinni as general manager for Costa d'Este Beach Resort, the new personal luxury property nearing completion in Vero Beach, Florida. Bill Upshaw, regional vice president, made the announcement. "I am very pleased to announce Andy's appointment as general manager for this remarkable new personal luxury resort, Costa d'Este," said Mr. Upshaw. "He brings important operational experience to his new role which will serve this exquisite new property well as ...
Adam J. Roston Appointed to the Pan Pacific Seattle as Regional Director of Marketing, North America for Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts / December 200
April 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive (Seattle, WA --- December 14, 2007) Adam J. Roston has been appointed to the Pan Pacific Seattle as Regional Director of Marketing, North America for Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts, effective December, 17 2007. Adam joins the company from the W Seattle, where he was Director of Sales. Adam's primary focus will be managing all the sales and marketing responsebilities at the Pan Pacific Seattle. Additionally, Adam will eventually provide marketing support to Pan Pacific's North American properties. In addition to his position with W Seattle, Adam's experience encompasses sales...
Hotelier's Confession: Second Voyage Confirms There is a Difference in Cruise Experiences / David Brudney / December 2007
April 30, 2007
By David M. Brudney, ISHC, December 2007 When I wrote an article following Karen and my first ever cruise to Alaska this summer, several readers admonished me not to judge the cruise experience based on a single voyage. I agreed. So did the strategic marketing director for Regent Seven Seas Cruises. After reading my article, Regent offered to host Karen and me on any seven day Regent cruise if I would write a follow up comparison piece identifying Regent as the cruise line. And I was assured that I would have sole control of editorial content. We selected the Seven Seas Voyager Caribbean cruise because we had lived in Puer...
UNITE HERE files Initiative to Control Condo Development Near Ritz Carlton Huntington Hotel and Spa; Union Seeks to Protect Hotel Workers Jobs / Septe
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . PASADENA, Calif. - September 12, 2007 - UNITE HERE Local 11 took the first step towards filing an initiative for the June 2008 election. Earlier this week, a Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition and Initiative language were submitted to the Pasadena's City Clerk. The initiative seeks to strengthen existing zoning language to preserve the Huntington Hotel and the unique character of the surrounding neighborhoods. If successful, the initiative will also protect hotel workers' jobs from potential condo conversions or new high-density residential development. The Hunting...
Novare Group Holdings, LLC Opens Second Atlanta Hotel/Condo Property – TWELVE Hotels & Residences Centennial Park with 102 Hotel Suites and 517
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ATLANTA - September 19, 2007 - TWELVE® Hotel & Residences Centennial Park opened its doors today in Atlantas burgeoning downtown destination district. It is located on the corner of West Peachtree Street and Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard near CNN Center, Centennial Olympic Park, Georgia Aquarium and the World of Coca-Cola. TWELVE Centennial Park is opening at a time when boutique hotels are challenging traditional hotels in popularity and are outpacing the industry average with a per-room revenue (RevPAR) growth of about 11 percent annually. This is the second development for the...
