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Mintek Mobile Data Solutions Named Top Hospitality Company by VSR Magazine; Florida Firm Recognized for Industry-Leading Maintenance Automation System
March 30, 2007
Mintek Mobile Data Solutions Named Top Hospitality Company by VSR Magazine . Florida Firm Recognized for Industry-Leading Maintenance Automation System DUNEDIN, FLA.September 25, 2007Mintek Mobile Data Solutions, based here in Dunedin, Fla., announced that it has been selected by Vertical Systems Reseller (VSR) magazine as the hospitality industry winner in the publications third annual All-Star Awards competition. The awards recognize the top value-added resellers (VARs), systems integrators (Sis) and solution providers for their outstanding achievement in serving businesses in VSRs target vertical markets. Mintek is...
It's Not Just About Winning – Improved Customer Service Pays off for Casinos; Market Metrix Introduces Customer Metrix 3.0 for Casinos R
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report SAN RAFAEL, Calif. September 26, 2007 -- Market Metrix, LLC, the leading provider of customer and employee feedback and performance tools for the hospitality industry, today announced Customer Metrix 3.0 for Casinos, designed specifically for the gaming industry. This real-time, hosted web-based system provides multi-channel survey, analysis and service improvement tools and benchmarking data for the casino industry. Survey Results that make an impact Casino companies such as Borgata Resort & Casino, IP Hotel & Casino and Pinnacle Entertainment are using Market Metrix systems to actively ...
Hotel and Lodging Merchant Account: Accept Credit Cards with Some Reservation / Andrew Lax / September 2007...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive by Andrew Lax, September 2007 Can you imagine a hotel, inn, or lodge that accepts only cash payments from its customers in todays marketplace? That is probably beyond the scope of anyones imagination, even if the establishment were located in the modern-day equivalent of Mayberry. As in almost all other industries today perhaps even more than in many other industries the hotel and lodging industry is expected to accept credit cards from customers. But, as many hotel and lodge owners will woefully attest, having a merchant account and accepting credit cards can be ...
Meeting Alliance Recognized as the Fastest-Growing Company in the Meeting Industry / September 2007...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive New Jersey-based Company is the Only Meeting Organization to Rank in both Entrepreneur Magazine's Hot 500 and Inc.'s 5,000 for 2007 Boasts Three-Year Sales Growth of 157.2%, and a Growing Roster of International Clients NEW YORK, September 20, 2007 Meeting Alliance, a rapidly-growing meeting planning organization that provides corporate clients with personalized service, and effective, cost-efficient meeting and event management, announced that it has been recognized as the fastest-growing company in the meeting planning industry, with a three-year growth rate o...
Recap HSMAI Hotel Sales Strategy Conference: Meeting and Event Professionals Tell Hotel Sales & Marketing Directors That Budgets Were Not Going Up and
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 6, 2007) Meeting and event professionals told a gathering of sales and marketing directors that budgets were not going up and they better get online for both RFPs and bookings. They also asked for more creativity in answering RFPs and transparency in negotiations and contracts so that everyone knows what they are getting. The advice came during the Voice of the Customer session that opened the first-ever Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Hotel Sales Strategy Conference for directors of sales and marketing held here th...
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March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Robbinsville, NJ September 5, 2007 Meeting Alliance, a rapidly-growing meeting planning organization that provides leading corporate clients with personalized service, and effective, cost-efficient meeting and event management, announced that it has made two additions, one to the management team and one to the operations team. They have also promoted a key executive. Michael Dolan was named Director of Sales; Maura Middleton was named Senior Meeting Planner; and John Huffman was promoted to Vice President of Sales. David P. DEletto, Managing Partner at Meeting Alliance, s...
Now Hotel Guests Can Plug into Hotel Entertainment Systems via the TeleAdapt MediaHub / September 2007...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Now Hotel Guests Can Plug into Hotel Entertainment Systems via the TeleAdapt MediaHub . Sparks, NV, USA September 20, 2007 TeleAdapt proudly announces that its highly anticipated MediaHub began shipping last month to hotels around the world. Orders for the new MediaHub have significantly outpaced initial forecasts. Therefore, TeleAdapt has quickly responded with increased production of units to meet the incredible demand expressed from hotel chains worldwide interested in further differentiating their in-room guest experience. The MediaHub is the result of cooperative research and ...
Brett Melzer Opens the Malikha Lodge; Designed by Jean Michel Gathy, the Lodge is Located Myanmar's Himalaya Rainforest Near the Border of Tibet
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive NEW YORK, September 2007 Silks, rattan, teak and bamboo embellish the brand-new luxury wilderness Malikha Lodge opening for its first full season from Oct. 5, 2007 through April 25, 2008 in Northern Kachin State, Myanmar on the border of Tibet and Northern India Designed by world-famous architect Jean Michel Gathy whose artistry is displayed at several Aman Resorts, this is one of the last great areas of subtropical and mountain rainforest in the Himalayas and is home to both Lisu and Rawang hill tribes. Its opening also heralds the highest possible level of commitment from ...
Red Lion Hotels Acquiring the Leasehold Interest in the 314 room Radisson Hotel Maingate- Anaheim; Will Spend $10 million on Extensive Renovation / Se
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 24, 2007 - Red Lion Hotels Corporation (NYSE: RLH) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the leasehold interest in the 314 room Radisson Hotel Maingate- Anaheim in Orange County, California. The hotel is subject to a long-term lease which runs through 2107 if all extension options are exercised. The transaction is expected to close by the middle of October 2007 subject to customary closing conditions. The hotel is located on South Harbor Boulevard in Anaheim, California, adjacent to the Disneyland Resort, Disney's California Adv...
The Mail Rooms of Three Hotels in Palm Beach, The Breakers, Ritz-Carlton and the Four Seasons Used as Shipping Drop Locations in Marijuana Trafficki
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Rachael Joyner, South Florida Sun-SentinelMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 8, 2007 -- Police went to The Breakers hotel in Palm Beach expecting to investigate a suspicious package and ended up charging a man with trafficking nearly 50 pounds of marijuana. Authorities arrested Eduardo Cazadero-Vazquez, 30, after he allegedly tried to pick up a package Wednesday with 15 pounds of marijuana. The Breakers' mail room received a heavily taped large box via UPS from El Cajon, Calif., addressed to "Hector Prada." When they ...
Lodge of the Ozarks Drives Higher Profitability with Maestro at The Largest Convention Center in Branson; Maestro optimizes all hotel and conference c
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online .Special Report Lodge of the Ozarks Drives Higher Profitability with Maestro at The Largest Convention Center in Branson . Maestro optimizes all hotel and conference center operations on one database for greater staff productivity, stronger financial management and better guest tracking September 19, 2007 Branson, Missouri is a booming vacation destination that attracts hundreds of thousands of families annually to its award-winning headliner entertainment, theme parks, and golf courses. It is a favorite location for conferences and military and family reunions, and one of the largest spaces for con...
MTech Celebrates Milestone Installation of PMWorks Preventive-Maintenance Solution; Interstate-managed Hilton Garden Inn El Paso / September 2007...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report MIAMI SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 The Hilton Garden Inn El Paso (Texas) has become the 1,100th property to reap the benefits of MTechs PMWorks preventive-maintenance management software solution. Miami-based MTech is a leading innovator in developing solutions to help hotels improve communications, increase productivity and maximize guest satisfaction, with its Espresso! family of products, HotSOS (Hotel Service Optimization System, pronounced hot sauce) and PMWorks, the HotSOS-powered maintenance-management systemthe first ASP designed specifically to help hoteliers handle the day-to-day needs of h...
Mark Sanders Named Regional Vice President of Millennium Hotels' New York Properties and General Manager of the Millennium Broadway Hotel / Septe
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive September 21, 2007 (New York, NY) Millennium Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Sanders as Regional Vice President of the companys New York hotels and General Manager of the Millennium Broadway Hotel and The Premier. A highly accomplished hospitality executive with experience at prominent hotel properties throughout the U.S., Sanders is responsible for all operations at the two hotels, including overseeing the management team for each property. As Regional Vice President, Sanders will also oversee Millennium Hotels & Resorts other New York addr...
Michael Russell Named Executive Chef of Chicago's McCormick Place / September 2007...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Sylvia Rector, Detroit Free PressMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 13, 2007 - Certified Master Chef Michael Russell, who was executive chef of MotorCity Casino for more than 8 years, has been named executive chef of Chicago's McCormick Place, the largest convention complex in North America. Russell, 61, of Rochester Hills resigned his MotorCity Casino job 2 weeks ago "under very good terms," he says. His exit comes just 2 months before MotorCity is scheduled to open a new 18-story, 400...
Mark Riddell Named Director of Marketing for Lansdowne Resort Near Washington DC / September 2007...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, September 2007 ... Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Mark Riddell as director of marketing for Lansdowne Resort, located 30 miles west of Washington, DC near Leesburg, Virginia. Warren Breaux, Benchmarks director of sales & marketing at the resort, made the announcement. "It is a pleasure to welcome Mark to Lansdowne Resort, said Mr. Breaux. He brings important marketing and public relations experience within the entertainment segment of the hospitality industry to our resort. We look forward to h...
Hempel Properties and Morrissey Hospitality Co. Keep Hotel Plans, Drop Condos, On the Makeover of the the Midland Bank Building in Downtown Minneapo
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Susan Feyder, Star Tribune, MinneapolisMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 20, 2007 - The Midland Bank building in downtown Minneapolis is undergoing an ambitious makeover that will transform the building at 4th Street and 2nd Avenue S. into a 224-room hotel and restaurant. On Wednesday, Hempel Properties and Morrissey Hospitality Co., which operates the St. Paul Hotel, announced their revised plans for the building, which last year was proposed as a hotel and condominium project. Jon Hempel, president of the Maple ...
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March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Salisbury, MD (September 18, 2007) From complaints about dangerous food situations, to uninvited meeting guests, Knowland has heard it all! On behalf of our clients, our researchers and telesales professionals speak to meeting planners on a daily basis, and boy have we heard some unusual complaints! 1. Bankers and Beggars During a banking convention in a downtown southeastern city, one woman reports beggars, vagrants, and drifters running ramped throughout their hotel and meeting rooms. The coordinator for this particular group stated that the hotel was located next to ...
Michael Morton Named Corporate Vice President of Operations for BMC, formerly Boykin Management Company / September 2007...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . Charlotte, North Carolina, September 25, 2007 BMC is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Morton as Corporate Vice President of Operations. Michaels 20-plus years of industry experience will be a tremendous asset to our organization and managed hotels, said Joseph Smith, President of BMC. Michael has been involved in single property & corporate multi-hotel operations since 1985 working with such brands as Doubletree, Hilton, Holiday Inn, Hyatt & Marriott. He has a proven record of success as a results oriented leader, receiving many individual and brand acc...
Kirchert Pakonen Development Signs Chef Michael Mina to Create the five-star Dining at La Punta Papagayo, Costa Rica / September 2007...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive PAPAGAYO, Costa Rica (September 26th, 2007) - Kirchert Pakonen Development, in conjunction with Regent Hotels & Resorts, today announced an exclusive partnership with acclaimed chef and restaurateur Michael Mina to create the five-star dining at La Punta Papagayo. One of several ultra-high-end resorts underway on the breathtaking Gulf of Papagayo in Costa Rica's Guanacaste Province, the 60-acre La Punta Papagayo is the first to secure a partnership with a world-renowned chef. Comprising a hotel, private villas and estate homes, La Punta Papagayo is scheduled for a 2010 openin...
Martin J. Joyce Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for The Regent Boston at Battery Wharf. / September 2007...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive FORT LAUDERDALE September 4, 2007 Martin J. Joyce has been appointed director of sales and marketing for Regent Hotels & Resorts latest North American property, The Regent Boston at Battery Wharf. With over 20 years of experience in hotel sales, including positions at properties in Boston, Cambridge, Quincy and Hartford, Joyce will oversee sales, marketing, advertising and communications for The Regent Boston at Battery Wharf. Martins experience in Boston and New England, coupled with his sales and marketing background, makes him a natural fit, says Steve H...
Margarita Güitron Named Director of Sales of Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort / September 2007...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico (September 4, 2007) Margarita Güitron has been named Director of Sales of Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort, a AAA Five-Diamond all-inclusive luxury resort in Nuevo Vallarta. The announcement was made by Oscar Cruces, Director General of Grand Velas. "I am delighted and honored to be the new Director of Sales of Grand Velas. I have been with the resort since its conception in 2002, and joining the resort was the best decision of my life. said Margarita Güitron, Director of Sales, Grand Velas. Güitron has been part of the Grand Ve...
MGM MIRAGE, Kerzner International and Istithmar Finalize Definitive Agreements to Develop Multi-Billion Dollar Las Vegas Resort / September 2007...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive LAS VEGAS and PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas, Sept. 11, 2007 - MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM), Kerzner International Holdings Limited ("Kerzner" or "Kerzner International") and Istithmar Hotels FZE ("Istithmar") announced today that the companies have entered into definitive agreements forming their previously announced joint venture which will develop a multi-billion dollar integrated resort property on the Las Vegas Strip. Under the terms of the agreement, MGM MIRAGE will provide the land for the resort and Kerzner and Istithmar will provide cash equity. MGM MIRAGE, Kerzner and Istithmar wil...
Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chair and CEO of Carlson, Inducted into the American Society of Travel Agents Hall of Fame / September 2007...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 12, 2007) Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chair and CEO of Carlson, a global leader in the travel, hotel, restaurant, cruise and marketing industries, has been inducted into the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) Hall of Fame. The highest honor that ASTA gives to individuals, the award was presented during the organization's annual meeting Tuesday in Las Vegas. Nelson was cited for her ongoing contributions to the travel industry and outstanding industry leadership. She is currently chair of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, and a member...
Matthew Bailey Named Managing Director of the 780-room Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa in Maui, Hawaii / September 2007...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive MAUI, Hawaii - August 6, 2007 Matthew Bailey has been named managing director of the 780-room Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa in Maui, Hawaii. A veteran hospitality executive, Bailey brings more than 20 years experience working with four and five-star resorts and hotels. Bailey most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of operations at ResortQuest Hawaii, supervising its 27 properties on the four major Hawaiian islands. Prior to that, he was co-founder and chief operating officer of Fandango Resorts in Park City, Utah. Previous hospitality experience includes leadershi...
