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March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive HOUSTON, Sept. 12, 2007Getting from here to there is more than just a question of transportation. Its a question of psychology, culture, luxury and finances. Understanding those factors is part of the foundation of two new classes on tourism at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management. The classes one designed for undergraduates and the other open to graduate students are taught by a new UH faculty member who brings her global experiences to a campus renowned for the international dimension of its educational offering...
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego Hires Jeff Walter as Executive Chef / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive San Diego, Calif., (September 13, 2007) Hard Rock Hotel San Diego announces today it has hired Jeff Walter as Executive Chef. With his credentials boasting an extensive array of culinary and hospitality industry experience, Walter is perfectly poised to lead the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego (HRHSD) food and beverage team. His responsibilities will consist of overseeing all culinary operations, including Maryjanes Coffee Shop, both Rande Gerber bars and pool menus, room service for the 420 guest rooms and Rock Star Suites and all banquets and catering for over 40,000 square fe...
James Rowe Named Director of Acquisitions and Development for Thayer Lodging Group / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ANNAPOLIS, Md., September 10, 2007Thayer Lodging Group today announced that James Rowe has joined the company as director of acquisitions and development. In his new role, he will seek out new growth opportunities for the company. James has an exceptional background in numerous aspects of real estate with a recent focus on hotels, said Leland Pillsbury, Thayer co-founder and co-chairman. He adds further depth to our development team, and will play a key role in our underwriting process as we continue to deliver above-market returns to our investors. Rowe will...
Jackie Nguyen Appointed Director, Sales & Marketing at the Marriott Calgary / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive CALGARY, AB September 24, 2007 - Marriott Calgary is pleased to announce the promotion of Jackie Nguyen to the role of Director, Sales & Marketing. Ms. Nguyen fills the position that was previously-held by Andy Bishop, who has been appointed Director, Sales & Marketing at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront in the U.S. Ms. Nguyen joined the Calgary Marriott team in March 2004, and was promoted to Senior Sales Manager in January 2007. During her time with the Calgary Marriott, Ms. Nguyen has worked with the Tour and Travel market, Corporate Group market, and most recently t...
Jason McLeod Appointed Executive Chef for The Grand Del Mar, Manchester Grand Resorts' 249 room Resort in Del Mar, California Opening in October
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Thierry Delourneaux Named Executive Pastry Chef . SAN DIEGO, Calif. (September 20, 2007) The Grand Del Mar, the much-anticipated 249-room luxury resort slated to open this October, has added a talented duo to its growing culinary team, with Jason McLeod taking charge as the new executive chef and Thierry Delourneaux as executive pastry chef. As executive chef for The Grand Del Mar, owned and operated by Manchester Grand Resorts, Jason McLeod will oversee all culinary operations including the stand-alone Clubhouse Grill; Amaya, the all-day Mediterranean bistro...
John Johnstone Named the Director of Food & Beverage at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV, September 26, 2007 John Johnstone, CMC, has been named the Director of Food & Beverage at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Johnstone returns to the resort where he previously served as Sous Chef from 1993-1995. He will oversee the entire Food & Beverage vision and day-to-day operations at the resorts 10 restaurants and bars, including the recently unveiled restaurant, Hemisphere, and lounge, 38°80. Prior to joining The Greenbrier, Johnstone served as the Executive Master Chef for The Ritz-Carlton, Naples Beach, a Mobil...
Jeff Erwin Appointed Managing Director Colcord Hotel, Oklahoma City / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive OKLAHOMA CITY Sept. 24, 2007 - Colcord Hotel today announced it has hired Jeff Erwin as its new managing director. Erwin joins the Colcord Hotel from the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, where he was the director of the state parks, golf and resorts. In his new position, Erwin will be responsible for all aspects of the hotels operation. He will also ensure that the quality accommodations and services will provide guests with unique and memorable experiences. Erwins previously worked with Marriott and Hilton hotels throughout the U.S. He is also a certified ...
The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester Appoints James R. Dangler as Executive Chef / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive White Plains, NY (September 2007) The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester, scheduled to open in mid-November, has appointed James R. Dangler of Upper Nyack, NY, as its Executive Chef. With more than 15 years of experience in the food service industry, Mr. Dangler has appeared on NBCs Today Show, catered a Grammy Awards post-show party for more than 4,000 guests, participated in NASCAR events with celebrity chefs, and created his classic European haute cuisine in restaurants from New York City to Greenwich, CT. For the past four years, he has served as Chef de Cuisine at Roys New Y...
Haven Holidays Selects JDA Software to Deploy New Revenue Management System; Haven Partners to Leverage JDA's Revenue Management Solution to Maxi
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Haven Holidays Selects JDA Software to Deploy New Revenue Management System . Haven Partners to Leverage JDAs Revenue Management Solution to Maximize Sales Revenue Across its 36 U.K. Holiday Parks London September 28, 2007 JDA® Software Group, Inc. today announced it has signed an agreement with Haven Holidays, part of the Bourne Leisure Group, to implement the JDA® Tour Revenue Optimizer solution to deliver accurate demand forecasts and an automated revenue management and pricing solution. The key objective is to maximize turnover within the Holidays Division of H...
Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc. Paying $920 million for an Affiliate of the RLJ Development LLC / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Susan Diesenhouse, Chicago TribuneMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 21, 2007 - Cash-rich Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc. of Oak Brook has agreed to pay about $920 million for an affiliate of the largest African-American-owned hotel investment company in the nation, RLJ Development LLC. RLJ Urban Fund is among the lodging investment vehicles founded by Thomas J. Baltimore Jr. and Robert L. Johnson, who started the Black Entertainment Network. RLJ Development owns about 130 hotels across the country, valued at ...
Interstate Hotels Forms Joint Venture with Investcorp Real Estate Group; Will Acquire for $118 million from Afiliates of The Blackstone Group the 321-
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ARLINGTON, Va., September 19, 2007Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: IHR), one of the nations largest independent hotel management companies, today announced the formation of a joint venture partnership with Investcorp Internationals U.S. based Real Estate Group. The partnership, along with Interstate, have agreed to acquire three hotels from affiliates of The Blackstone Group L.P. for an aggregate price of $118 million: the 321-room Hilton Seelbach Louisville in Kentucky; the 226-room Crowne Plaza Madison in Wisconsin; and the 288-room Sheraton Columbia in Maryland. In...
IHG's Candlewood Suites Diverts 3,200 Mattresses and Box Springs and 4,000 Linen Sets from Landfills to 4,300 Families Across the U.S. / Septembe
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ATLANTA September 17, 2007 - IHGs (InterContinental Hotels Group) midscale extended-stay hotel brand, Candlewood Suites® diverted nearly 260 tons of material from landfills during bedding renovations at 55 hotels this summer. Candlewood Suites worked in partnership with the National Furniture Bank Association (NFBA) to repurpose the box springs and linens to benefit approximately 4,300 families in need across the U.S. An additional benefit of the reuse program was a cumulative savings of over $100,000 in disposal fees. According to the U.S. Environmental Protectio...
Orient-Express Spurns Indian Hotels' Overtures; The Indian Hotels Company Acquires 10% Stake in Orient-Express Hotels for US$ 211 million Seekin
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive September 17, 2007 - The Indian Hotels Company is looking forward to the process of discussions with Orient-Express Hotels to form an alliance. The alliance is aimed at leveraging global networks and building brand equity for both companies in a unique relationship. As a commitment to this proposed alliance, IHCL, through its wholly owned subsidiary Samsara Properties, has acquired a strategic stake of approximately 10 per cent in Orient-Express Hotels at a total investment of US$ 211.28 million. This is a reflection of its deep commitment to the possibility of an association wit...
ICE Portal Introduces New Multilingual Digital Brochures; Now Hotels Will Have Auto Translations for Eight Different Languages / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report ICE Portal Introduces New Multilingual Digital Brochures . Now Hotels Will Have Auto Translations for Eight Different Languages HOLLYWOOD, FL September 11, 2007 -- ICE is pleased to announce the implementation of a new multi-language feature within their online digital brochures. Now, aside from being able to customize their content, hoteliers will be able to promote their propertys rich media to worldwide markets in eight different languages. It will now be significantly easier for hoteliers to showcase their rich content around the globe through the use of mechanisms designed to manage ...
Kimpton Hotels Appoints Sholeh Katherina Kia as General Manager and Vicki Walker as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Hotel Palomar in Arlington
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Panel of Experts Offer Insight to Emerging Trends in Marketing Online WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 11, 2007) Social media is not just an online network for 15-year-olds; it can be used by hotels to deepen the brand and expand the relationship with the customer, said Cindy Estis Green, managing partner of The Estis Group, as she presented the findings of an extensive report on Social Media and its impact on both travel marketing and marketing in general. We are now in a conversation economy and the Internet is the social network, Estis said, adding: Two-thirds...
March 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 This Years Critical Issues Will Escalate If the Hotel Industry Doesnt Address Them Now . .. by Rick Swig, September 2007 At the start of the Year, The International Society of Hospitality Consultants determined what would be the top 10 issues for the industry in 2007. They were, in order: labor and skills shortages; construction costs; technology; changing demographics and their...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Doug Kennedy, September 2007 Inarguably, it is indeed true that hotels of all markets these days have access to far great resources for hospitality training, whether from their hotel brand or management company, the AH&LA EI, both of which have always been great resources, and from a number of hotel industry-specific training resource companies. Yet far too many of the front desk clerks that I stand facing an average 8 times per month are still more focused on their computer processes and electronic key systems than they are at welcoming guests with authentic warmth and ...
First Hilton Garden Inn Franchise Agreement in Costa Rica has Been Signed with Hoteles Aeropuerto H.A.L., S.R.L. / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Hilton Garden Inn Liberia Airport In Costa Rica Scheduled To Open in 2008 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - September 11, 2007 - Hilton Garden Inn®, the award-winning mid-priced brand that is part of the Hilton Family of Hotels, is pleased to announce that the first Hilton Garden Inn franchise agreement in Central America has been signed with Hoteles Aeropuerto H.A.L., S.R.L., of which Enjoy Group and DWL are partners. The Hilton Garden Inn Liberia Airport located in Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica is scheduled to open in Fall 2008. With Hoteles Aeropuerto H.A.L., S.R.L., Enjoy...
Hilton Hotels Corporation Recognizes Development Champions; William J. Yung, III, Columbia Sussex Corporation, Named the Hilton Brand Developer of the
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - September 27, 2007 - The Hilton, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection brands recognized the top development champions of 2006 during the 2007 Hilton Hotels Corporation Full-Service Brands Owners Summit, held September 24-26 in San Francisco. Hotel development awards across the brands were presented in four distinct categories: Best Conversion, Deal of the Year, Developer of the Year and Outstanding Achievement. "Following a year of remarkable global growth for our company, we are proud to recognize our 2006 development award...
Hospitality eBusiness Strategies Wins Five WebAwards / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Hospitality eBusiness Strategies Wins Five WebAwards New York, NY September 18, 2007 Hospitality eBusiness Strategies, (HeBS), New York City, today announced receipt of five 2007 Web Marketing Association WebAwards for exceptional achievement in website development, including the Outstanding Website in Hotel and Lodging award for New Harmony Inn in Indiana. Entries were judged on top web site design, ease of use, copy writing, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation, and use of technology. Along with Outstanding Website in Hotel and Lodging for 2007, HeBS received Hotel a...
Klaus Tenter, Former GM of the Four Seasons Toronto, Opens the 77 room Hazelton Hotel, Toronto / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive TORONTO, Sept. 18, 2007 - The Hazelton Hotel opened its doors to a buzz of excitement as the host of A-list industry guests and VIP screenings during the city's 2007 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). According to Suzanne Boyd, one of Canada's best-known style icons, The Hazelton has made Yorkville and Hazelton "the hottest corner in Canada". "These past few weeks we have welcomed some of the most discerning guests from the world of film and entertainment to our city," says Klaus Tenter, President and COO of The Hazelton Hotel. "We are proud that we have been able to off...
The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (Peninsula Hotels) Finds Demand for Quality Accommodation Remains Strong in 2007; The Peninsula New York Achieves Ave
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive September 12, 2007 The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited Interim Results for the Six Months ended 30th June, 2007 Key Financial Results Turnover increased by 17% to HK$1,998 million. EBITDA increased by 17% to HK$682 million. Profit before non-operating items increased by 22% to HK$484 million. Profit attributable to shareholders amounted to HK$1,271 million (2006: HK$728 million). Earnings per share excluding non-operating items increased by 42% to 27 cents. Shareholders funds as at 30 June 2007 amounted to HK$18.6 billion (HK$12.95 per share). ...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Produced in association with Human Resource Executive® magazine, Cornell University School of Hotel Administration,and Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, HR in Hotels track sheds light on hiring practices and building a competitive advantage Wynn Las Vegas, March 16 - 19, 2008 HORSHAM, PA. SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 Human resource practices for hotels takes center stage when the 2nd Annual HR in Hospitality Conference (www.HRinHospitality.com) kicks off March 16-19, 2008, at Wynn Las Vegas. The event is produced by Human Resource Executive® Confer...
Institute of Hospitality Charters New Branch in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Hotel and Tourism Management / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive 20 September 2007 - The Institute of Hospitality (IoH), a UK-based international professional body representing a worldwide membership from hotel, catering and tourism industries, has chartered its new Hong Kong Branch in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) on 19 September 2007. At the recent Annual General Meeting of the IoH Hong Kong Branch held in PolyU, Mr Edward Theobold, General Manager of The Park Lane Hong Kong, has been elected Chairman of the Branch and Ms Cynthia Leung, Assistant General Manager-General Catering Division of LSC Catering Hong Kong Ltd, has b...
