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March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Nobody Asked Me, But No. 32 .. Rhode Island Improves Franchise Rules, Whats Up With Canada? Conversion of a Jail Into a Hotel, The Richest (and Poorest) Places in the U.S. By Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC September 2007 1. Rhode Island Improves Franchise Rules - As I have written earlier, the place to improve the laws governing franchise rules is in the state capital. Recently, Rhode Island lawmakers tightened the states laws governing franchise contracts by extending the amount of notice franchisors must give franchisees before making significant changes in their agreem...
The Procaccianti Group Acquires the Tudor Hotel at the United Nations and the Holiday Inn SoHo; Appoints Louis Llach as Manhattan Area Manager / Septe
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 19, 2007 - Rhode Island-based real estate developer/hotelier, The Procaccianti Group, today announced the acquisition of two (2) New York City hotels; the 300-room Tudor Hotel at The United Nations and the 227-room Holiday Inn SoHo. The Procaccianti Group also announced the appointment of former Helmsley Enterprises Operations Director, Louis Llach, as Area Manager. "We have been interested in the NYC market for some time and, despite the significant asset appreciation that has occurred over the last few years, we believe it to be one of the b...
All Four of the Main Convention Center Hotel Operators — Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton and Sheraton Are Part of the Four Proposals Submitted to the
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Rob O'Dell, The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 8, 2007 - Tucson received four detailed plans for a top-of-the-line convention center hotel -- one short of the five expected because two developers combined their efforts into one proposal. Southwest Value Partners, a real estate investment firm founded by Phoenix Suns majority owner Robert Sarver, and General Growth Properties Inc., which owns Park Place mall, joined Texas-based Faulkner USA in pitching a 700-room, $188 million Hyatt hotel on the ...
TripAdvisor Surveys Reveals Marriott Favorite Hotel Chain for Business Travelers for Second Straight Year; Seventy-eight percent of Business Travelers
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . NEEDHAM, Mass., Sept. 19, 2007 - TripAdvisor(R), the world's largest travel community, today announced the results of its annual business travel survey of more than 1,500 travelers worldwide, revealing that most enjoy it. Sixty-two percent of respondents said they "often" enjoy business travel and 18 percent said they "always" enjoy it. The best part about traveling for work is "seeing new places," according to 34 percent. Business travelers' favorite luxuries are deluxe bedding and high-end bath products. Business or Pleasure? Almost half of respondents (49 percent) said they...
TravelCLICK Wins Nine International WebAwards for Outstanding Achievement in Website Development; Winning Websites Position TravelCLICK as a Leading I
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report TravelCLICK Wins Nine International WebAwards for Outstanding Achievement in Website Development . Winning Websites Position TravelCLICK as a Leading Internet Marketer for the Hotel Industry CHICAGO (Sept. 18, 2007) In its first year of competing, TravelCLICK has won nine awards for website design excellence in the Web Marketing Association's 2007 International WebAward competition. The premier award event for website developers worldwide, the WebAward competition sets the standard of excellence for website design and marketing on the Internet. TravelCLICK-designed sites awarded Outstand...
Tramline Development Signs Letter of Intent with Aspen Skinng Company to License the The Little Nell in Jackson Hole, Wyoming / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive September 28, 2007. (Jackson, WY) Tramline Development LLC (Tramline) and Aspen Skiing Company LLC (ASC), owner of The Little Nell have executed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to pursue a licensing agreement for development of The Little Nell in Jackson Hole, located slope side to the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The LOI will evolve into a binding agreement in ninety days, if both parties agree on terms. The project is scheduled to break ground summer 2008 and will open in 2010. This pending agreement reflects a continuation of planned expansion of The Little Nell brand which b...
Tech-focused Seminars Will Complement Nearly 200 Tech Exhibitors at International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show, November 10-13, 2007, New York City /
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive WHITE PLAINS, NY, September 19, 2007 The latest technologies making an impact on the hospitality industry will be featured at the 92nd annual International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® (IH/M&RS), as the market sustains last year's exceptional growth of this product category to feature nearly 200 technology-focused companies. Taking place November 10-13, 2007, at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, the IH/M&RS will serve as a comprehensive opportunity for tech-savvy attendees, offering cutting-edge resources on the Show floor, near-future technologies in Guestro...
TTI Brings 'Concierge on Demand' Services to Hotels as Guest-Service, Revenue Tool; Portland Square Hotel in NYC is first to use the self-se
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive New York SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 Hotels wishing to offer concierge services but cant justify associated labor costs can now benefit from a new Concierge on Demand service from TTI Technologies International. Concierge on Demand is a computer-based system which allows guests to view and book tours, buy show tickets via Telecharge, book transportation, etc. directly from a convenient lobby kiosk or PC workstation. Vouchers are printed immediately from the terminal. Whatever a traditional hotel concierge can do, Concierge on Demand can do for guests, said Steve Blidner, TTI...
Tony Potter, CEO of Malta-based Corinthia Hotels International, Sets Up Separate Luxury Collection of Hotels, Re-organizes Marketing Department / Sept
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive September 24, 2007 New York, NY --In a press briefing to travel industry journalists, Tony Potter, Chief Executive Officer of Malta-based Corinthia Hotels International, described the many exciting changes that have strengthened Corinthias five-star properties into The Corinthia Hotel Luxury Collection in the past year. The briefing took place at Tavern on the Green in New York City. Key among these are the ascension of Corinthia as a top choice for the North-American Meetings/Incentives/Conference/Events (MICE) market as well as for corporate travel; the joint venture with ...
TIG Global Collects International WebAwards for Superior Website Design; Grand Hotel Esplanade Berlin and LXR Luxury Resorts and Hotels Receive Web De
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive TIG Global Collects International WebAwards for Superior Website Design . Grand Hotel Esplanade Berlin and LXR Luxury Resorts and Hotels Receive Web Design Honors WASHINGTON, DC September 24, 2007 TIG Global (www.TIGglobal.com), the leading interactive marketing company for hospitality, recently announced the receipt of two WebAwards for excellence in website design and strategy. This years international competition, held by the Web Marketing Association, received 2,400 entries from over 40 countries. Websites were judged on design, innovation, content, interactivit...
The Hotel Group Will Manage Three Hotels Being Developed by A&A Construction in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Seward Alaska / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive EDMONDS, Wash., Sept. 18, 2007 - The Hotel Group (THG), the largest independent hotel management company in the Pacific Northwest, has plans to expand its portfolio of properties in Alaska to a total of nine which includes the new construction of a new Full Service Hotel at the Anchorage airport and a Holiday Inn Express in Fairbanks. Work is also underway for the expansion of an existing Holiday Inn Express in Seward Harbor. All three hotels are being developed by A&A Construction and Development who has been active in Alaska hospitality since 1992. Upon completion of these proj...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . Senior Travel Executives Convene in Las Vegas to Discuss the Latest Trends in Online Marketing, Distribution and Technology Attendee List Now Available to View In the last three months over 600 travel executives have signed up to attend the Travel Distribution Summit North America, being held on the 9-10 October in Las Vegas. Hundreds of senior-level travel suppliers and intermediaries will be in attendance, all looking to exchange business cards, discuss the latest technolog...
March 30, 2007
Carol Verret Consulting and Training Consulting Training Seminars . . . . Habits of Highly Successful Hotel Sales People A Seismic Shift in 2008! . September 2007 This annual update of successful habits finds that the process of hotel sales (and hotel sales training that goes with it!) has undergone a seismic shift. If anyone doubts this, read the HSMAI report on the recent hotel sales strategy conference where a panel of meeting and event planners tells hotel sales people that they had better get online for RFPs and bookings. (HSMAI, 9/07) Its not big that eat the small, its t...
UNITE HERE and Affiliates Claim a $80 million Strike Fund Available to Support a Potential Strike of More than 13,000 Casino and Laundry Workers in La
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive LAS VEGAS, Sept. 4, 2007 - The Culinary Workers Union Local 226, Bartenders Union Local 165 and their international parent union, UNITE HERE, announced today that through a combination of the local and international strike funds and a line of credit, they will have more than $80 million available to support the potential strike of more than 13,000 casino and laundry workers in Las Vegas and Reno. "Of course no one wants a strike," explained D. Taylor, Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer, "Unfortunately, some casino owners have made it clear that if we want to keep the Las Vegas ...
The Most Famous Hotels in the World – The Strand Yangon / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Most Famous Hotels in the World - The Strand Yangon . Myanmars oldest hotel, one of the most famous hotels in the world, The Strand is the only hotel in Yangon left over from the colonial era . by Andreas Augustin, Edited by Thomas Cane September 2007 Once again, I am taking you on a journey into a historic grand hotel. This one is in Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, where it overlooks the banks of the citys main river, on Strand Road. It is The Strand. By Andreas Augustin . The Strand in Yangon 92 Strand Road Yangon, Myanmar . There is no fate so unc...
A Hotel Guest at the Embassy Suites – St. Paul Facing Up to 2 Years Prison Time for Killing a Duck in the Hotels Ornamental Pond / September 2
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Meersman, Star Tribune, MinneapolisMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 23, 2007 - A guest at the Embassy Suites hotel in St. Paul could face jail time and a $5,000 fine for ripping the head off a tame duck. The 26-year-old Denver businessman is in jail on suspicion of felony animal cruelty and is scheduled to appear in court Monday. The Star Tribune generally does not identify suspects until they are formally charged. According to police, the hotel keeps an ornamental pond with ab...
Texas Attorney General Settles Price Gouging Complaint of Customers at San Antonio's St. Anthony Hotel; Hotel Will Pay $190,000 in Consumer Res
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Melissa S. Monroe, San Antonio Express-NewsMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 22, 2007 - Two years ago, Ken Coulter, his wife and his two sons fled Lake Jackson, south of Houston, out of fear that Hurricane Rita might destroy their home. His home survived, but his wallet suffered from the one night his family spent in San Antonio. The St. Anthony hotel downtown charged Coulter $300 for one night when the typical rate at the historic downtown hotel at the time was about half of that. He wasn't alone. ...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (September 10, 2007) The Caribbean has shown to have tremendous investment potential for Spanish hotel interests, which have steadily expanded their presence beyond their successful ventures in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba, and are growing throughout the region from the Bahamas in the north to Aruba in the south. In recognizing the role of Spanish investors in the sustainable development of Caribbean tourism, Peter J. Odle, President of the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), and Senator the Hon. Allen Chastanet, chairman of the Caribbean Tou...
Sonnenblick-Eichner Company Arranges $33,000,000 of First Mortgage Financing for Hilton Fort Lee at the George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, New Jersey
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Sonnenblick-Eichner Company Arranges $33,000,000 of First Mortgage Financing for Hilton Fort Lee at the George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, New Jersey Los Angeles, CA September 10, 2007 - Sonnenblick-Eichner Company announced today that it has arranged $33 million of first mortgage financing for the fee simple interest in the Hilton Fort Lee at the George Washington Bridge, a Three-Star full-service hotel located in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The 14-story, 237-room hotel is located approximately two miles west of Manhattan and is the closest hotel to the George Washington Bridge. The p...
Mainsail Management Group Selects SoftBrands Epitome Property Management System / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Mainsail Management Group Selects SoftBrands' Epitome Property Management System Minneapolis, Minn , Sept 10, 2007 -- SoftBrands, Inc. (AMEX: SBN), a global supplier of enterprise application software, today announced that Mainsail Management Group, Inc. has selected SoftBrands Epitome property management system (PMS) for its hotels. SoftBrands Epitome PMS is built on the Microsoft .Net Internet framework and provides a highly functional and scaleable system in a centrally deployed Internet native environment, which means workstations only require a web browser to operate. Addit...
Report Predicts Dramatic Changes in Hotel Marketing Discipline as Result of Consumers' Use of Social Media; The Cost to Use these Tools is Low an
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive HSMAI Foundation, TIA Combine Efforts on Research MCLEAN, VA (Sept. 4, 2007) There is a tsunami coming that few fully anticipate and it will dramatically change the marketing landscape in all industries, not just travel, according to Cindy Estis Green, author of a report on Social Media and managing partner of The Estis Group. Working together to focus on emerging topics of importance to travel marketers, the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI), under the auspices of the HSMAI Foundation, and the Travel Industry Association (TIA) ha...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By: Neil Salerno September 2007 Theres a lot being written lately about Social Media. Some people talk about it like its something new; but, social media have been with us for several years; does anyone remember AOL? Some experts believe that it is flourishing because more and more people are using free web sites like My Space, You Tube, and others as a base for work/play on the Internet and to fill their need to belong to a social Internet community. Now, there are those related to the hotel industry, mainly vendors, who would like us to believe that social media needs to ...
SmartCube Replaces AutoClassic as #1 Automated Minibar in the Hotel Market / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Rockville, MD. (September 10, 2007) SmartCube, the next generation minibar released in 2006 has replaced AutoClassic as the #1 fully automated minibar in the U.S. hotel market. Over the past 12 years Minibar Systems, the industrys leading minibar company, has installed thousands of the AutoClassic line of automated minibars throughout North America. As the co-designer of the AutoClassic, Minibar Systems will continue to support all hotels with AutoClassic for the next several years and advises hotels that have the AutoClassic system to call 1-877-464-6422 for immediate t...
March 30, 2007
Signature Worldwide Introduces Industry's First Comprehensive Customer Experience Program . Customer Experience Edge Earns Impressive Returns for Program's First Participants COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sept. 20, 2007) As many as 80 percent of customers who leave one company for another say they were satisfied with the company they left,* proving satisfaction doesn't always translate to loyalty. Signature Worldwide's (www.signatureworldwide.com) newest solution, Customer Experience Edge, closes that critical gap between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty by implementing an organization-wide approach to customer experience. ...
