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The Tokyu Group Names Hisashi Konno President of the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, Kohala Coast, Hawaii / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive KOHALA COAST, Big Island of Hawaii, September 21, 2007 --- The Tokyu Group, owner of the acclaimed Mauna Lani Resort, has appointed Hisashi Konno new president. Konno will lead Mauna Lani's executive team in the operation of the iconic Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, the championship Francis H. I'i Brown Golf Courses and the award-winning Mauna Lani Spa. Most recently, Konno was the Vice President of Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts, also a Tokyu Group company. He has also served as General Manager of the Pan Pacific Hotel Yokohama in Japan and General Manager of Tokyu's Resor...
Howard C. Karawan Named Chief Operating Officer, Fontainebleau Resorts, LLC; Will Oversee Fontainebleau Las Vegas and Fontainebleau Miami Beach / Sept
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive LAS VEGAS, Nev. (September 19, 2007) Fontainebleau Resorts, LLC, a Las Vegas-based resort and casino developer, today appointed Howard C. Karawan as Chief Operating Officer. A widely respected veteran of the leisure and gaming industry, Karawan will oversee the operations of the company, including the $2.9 billion Fontainebleau Las Vegas being built on The Strip, Fontainebleau Miami Beach, which is currently undergoing a $500 million renovation, and potential future destination resorts. He also will be responsible for marketing, human resources, retail and informatio...
The 2009 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) Will be Held June 22-29, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anah
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive . AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA (September 25, 2007) Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) announced today that the 2009 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) will be June 22-29 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. Anaheim and the surrounding area is a dense location for the hospitality industry, said Frank Wolfe, CAE, CEO of HFTP. It is only fitting that HITEC, the worlds largest hospitality technology exposition and conference, would be held in an area so rich with hospitality industry properties and companies....
A View from the West – HIS Reports for July 2007 show Ups & Downs of Meetings Business in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Phoenix/Scottsdale.
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Walnut Creek, CA. September 4, 2007. In the meetings market, experienced sales and catering managers understand how to use market intelligence to increase market share for their hotels, according to Hospitality Information Services (HIS), which tracks the meetings industry in 44 markets in the U.S. and Canada. A comparison of the July 2007 HIS Monthly Market Summaries with the reports for the previous July for San Francisco, Santa Clara County (Silicon Valley), CA, and Phoenix/Scottsdale shows the unique dynamics of their meetings markets, as well as of the Ten Most Active Properties in th...
Chef Chat: Michael Rhoades, Executive Chef of the Newly Renovated Holiday Inn and CoCo Key Water Resort, Omaha, Nebraska / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Nichole Aksamit, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 27, 2007 - Since arriving on the Omaha culinary scene 12 years ago, chef Michael Rhoades has worked in four restaurants (including three he helped launch) and headed kitchens at a country club and a downtown hotel. His resume reveals a man not afraid to climb ladders, take a plunge or make a splash. It is, perhaps, fitting then that the England-born, Dallas-trained chef now works in a hotel that's home to five dining establishments, six kitch...
HEDNA Conference in Singapore, October 18, 2007, Will Focus Electronic Distribution in The Asia-Pacifice Travel Market / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive SINGAPORE (September 27, 2007 - Is the concept of electronic distribution new to you? Or are you a seasoned travel industry professional who'd like to know the latest trends in electronic distribution? Whether you're new or an experienced pro, you'll gain valuable information and tips at the HEDNA conference in Singapore, 18 October 2007 to be held at Grand Hyatt. HEDNA is bringing together top industry gurus for this important meeting. The meeting kicks off with a keynote address by Craig Hewett , CEO of Bezurk, a leading online travel source for the ASPAC region. HEDNA has l...
HEDNA's December 2007 Conference Looks at Shaping the Future of Digital Travel; Keynote speakers are Henry H. Harteveldt of Forrester Research an
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Sept. 12, 2007, Washington, DC - How can the travel industry build on its know-how and create a digital travel experience that gets raves from customers? Find out by attending HEDNA's conference, "Shaping the Future: Turning History into Success," to be held December 3-5, 2007 at the Pointe South Mountain Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. This thought-provoking conference features a certain-to-be-notable opening keynote speech by Henry H. Harteveldt, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research. Harteveldt will draw on his latest research on how the digital trav...
The Asian American Hotel Owners Association Rallys its 8,000 Members to Call on Congress to Extend the H-2B Visa Program / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Extending Seasonal Worker Exemption Critical ATLANTA, Sept. 27, 2007 - With an important seasonal worker exemption set to expire on September 30, the nation's largest association of hotel owners is rallying its 8,000 members to call on Congress to help ensure that the lodging industry can meet the short- and long-term need for workers. The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), whose members own nearly 37 percent of all lodging properties in the United States, says that unless Congress acts to extend an exemption to the H-2B visa program for repeat seasonal workers,...
PAR Springer-Miller Selected by Scotland's Gleneagles® Hotel to Install Completely Integrated Property Management System; Famed Destination R
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report PAR Springer-Miller Selected by Scotlands Gleneagles® Hotel to Install Completely Integrated Property Management System . Famed Destination Resort Chooses Guest Centric SMS|Host Hospitality Management System NEW HARTFORD, NY SEPTEMBER 06, 2007 PAR Springer-Miller Systems, Inc. (PSMS) --- a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PTC) and the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems --- is pleased to announce that The Gleneagles® Hotel has chosen PARs SMS|Host® Hospitality Management System. Set in its own magnificent 850-acre est...
Great Wolf Resorts Selects the MICROS OPERA and MICROS 9700 HMS for Enterprise Deployment / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Great Wolf Resorts Selects the MICROS OPERA and MICROS 9700 HMS for Enterprise Deployment COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 12, 2007 - MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. has selected the MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution and MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management System (HMS) for its 10 resort properties. Deployment to the 8 existing Great Wolf Resort properties is complete with the two properties under construction scheduled for deployment in 2...
The $100-million, 24-story JW Marriott Hotel Grand Rapids Opens; City Hopes to Compete Better with Cities Such as Detroit and Chicago for the Smalle
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Greta Guest, Detroit Free PressMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 16--The high-end JW Marriott hotel that opens this week in Grand Rapids should help the city boost its national convention business and give larger cities like Detroit and Chicago increased competition for smaller corporate gatherings. The hotel and Grand Rapids got unintended national publicity this summer when an unusual marketing strategy to cater to female business travelers went down in flames. "It put us on the map -- a hotel in Michigan getting a...
The Wirth Companies Transitions the 403-room Grand Lodge Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota to Radisson Hotel Bloomington By Mall of America® / Septe
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., (Sept. 10, 2007) -- Radisson Hotels & Resorts®, a world leader in the hotel industry, today announced the 403-room former Grand Lodge Hotel on East American Boulevard in Bloomington, Minn. has been renamed as the Radisson Hotel Bloomington By Mall of America®. The hotel is owned by The Wirth Companies, based in Minneapolis. "Bringing this property under the Radisson brand greatly enhances our presence in the Twin Cities and improves our ability to connect with guests that appreciate the advantages and genuine hospitality a Radisson hotel offers," said...
Golden Tulip Hospitality Alters Strategy in the UK & Ireland, Following the Sale of its Master Franchisee Golden Tulip(UK) to Whitbread PLC / Septemb
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Amersfoort (NL)/Lausanne (CH), 27 September 2007 Golden Tulip Hospitality announces the intention of directly purchasing hotel assets in the UK, now that its Master Franchisee (Golden Tulip UK) has been sold to Whitbread PLC. Golden Tulip will make available for UK acquisitions an initial sum of GBP 50 million in pursuit of acquisitions. The hotel development will consist out of greenfields and conversions. In the course of five years, 30 hotels are expected to be developed of which 20 Tulip Inns and 10 Golden Tulips. Golden Tulip will announce its Management Team composit...
Texas Rangers Owner Tom Hicks Envisions 2-3 Hotels for $1 billion Glorypark Town Center Development Located Between the Rangers' Ballpark and t
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Andrea Ahles, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, TexasMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Sep. 12, 2007 - A Rangers Alley, a high-rise hotel and several parking garages are some of the buildings featured in a new rendering of Glorypark, released by Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks and developer Steiner + Associates. Developers of the proposed $479 million town-center project adjacent to the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington expect to break ground later this fall. Although the plans show several multistory buildings, the first Arlington residents ...
Heads Above the Rest? now available by subscription only / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Beverly Hills, CA (October 1, 2007) - Since its inception in 2000, Heads Above the Rest TM, the monthly newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm, has become one of the best tools for up-to-date information in our ever-changing hospitality world. If something happens, involving our industrys decision makers, Heads Above the Rest gets it first and gets it right. Heads Above the Rest has been one of the most avidly anticipated and read newsletters in the business. For the senior executive, Heads Above the Rest constantly updates the map of hospitality decision-making worldwid...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Global Update: Whos Where and Doing What September 2007 Heads Above the Rest The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm The Americas It took 60 candidates and Spencer Stuart did it, but here it is: Starwood has hired 46-year-old Frits van Paasschen as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 24. Harvard MBA van Paaschen is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Coors Brewing Company. He succeeds Bruce Duncan, who has served as interim CEO since April and will continue as Starwoods Chairman. Prior to joining Coors in 2005, van Paasschen spent seven years at Nike. ...
Hotel Rates Rose by 0.8% Year-on-year on a Global Level in the Second Quarter of 2007; Europe Year-on-year Hotel Prices Rose 5.2% While the U.S. Fell
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive LONDON, September 20, 2007 - Hotel rates rose by just 0.8% year-on-year on a global level in the second quarter of 2007, according to the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index, but in Europe year-on-year prices rose 5.2%. In contrast, there was a small rise of 0.6% in Asia, whilst prices in the US and the Rest of the World fell. The Hotels.com HPI is the most comprehensive and accurate source of global hotel pricing information. It is based on prices for 30,000 hotels across 1,500 locations around the world and on the actual prices paid by customers, rather than simply advertised rates. F...
Tom Giannopoulos Named 2007 Hospitality Executive of the Year by Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 10, 2007 - MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that A. L. (Tom) Giannopoulos, Chairman, President, & CEO, MICROS Systems, Inc., has been named the 2007 Hospitality Executive of the Year by the Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society. Mr. Giannopoulos will receive the award during the 46th Hospitality Executive of the Year Award Dinner on Sunday, November 11, at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. As part of the honor, Mr. Giannopoulos w...
Gettys Awarded Luxury Resort Project in Costa Rica; Completes Hurricane Recovery Renovation / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Gettys Awarded Luxury Resort Project in Costa Rica; Completes Hurricane Recovery Renovation . September 26, 2007 - Global hospitality design, architecture and procurement firm Gettys has been awarded the interior design commission for the exclusive hotel and spa at the $120mm Papagayo Princess Resort development in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The projects developer is Switzerland-based SunVesta, a global owner and operator of luxury hotel and resort destinations in world-class locations around the world. Papagayo lies on the north Pacific coast of Costa Rica in Guanacaste pro...
Leadership and Sustainability: Gettys Blazes a Trail In Green Hospitality Design / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Leadership and Sustainability: Gettys Blazes a Trail In Green Hospitality Design . . September 27, 2007 - The media, both within the hospitality and without, is abuzz with sustainability and green design topics. Some of the best and most effective efforts to this end are being embraced by the hospitality industry, and global hospitality design and procurement firm Gettys is staying ahead of the curve. Earlier this year, an ecotourism survey conducted by TripAdvisor® confirmed what many are already aware of travelers are willing to shell out more cash to stay in an enviro...
Gettys: Renowned Design Firm Goes Global / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Gettys: Renowned Design Firm Goes Global . September 25, 2007 - An expanding list of projects, which are predicted to grow hospitality design and architecture firm Gettys by 50 percent in the next two years, indicate big changes for the Chicago-based company. Projects throughout North America, the Caribbean, and Asia have created an opportunity for Gettys to open offices in Irvine, Calif., and Miami, in addition to its Chicago headquarters and broaden their reach for hospitality interior design, architecture and procurement management services. The firm also has created ...
Grapevine, Texas Approves Economic Incentives for Expansion to the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Adding 200,000 Sq Ft of Meeting Space a
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive NASHVILLE, Tenn.- September 5, 2007 - Gaylord Entertainment Company (NYSE: GET) today announced that the city of Grapevine, Texas approved economic incentives for a significant expansion to the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center. The expansion will add more than 200,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, approximately 500 luxury guestrooms, a resort pool and other recreational amenities. Upon completion of the expansion, Gaylord Texan will offer convention customers and meeting planners approximately 2,000 hotel rooms and more than 600,000 square feet of conven...
LRA Worldwide Senior Consultant Gary Tan to Serve as Panelist at HSMAI's ASIA Connect 2007 Forum in Singapore; Hospitality Expert to discuss Gues
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report LRA Worldwide Senior Consultant Gary Tan to Serve as Panelist at HSMAIs ASIA Connect 2007 Forum in Singapore Hospitality Expert to discuss Guest Experience and Hotel Standards in Asia Pacific Region PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, USA/SINGAPORE; September 28, 2007 LRA Senior Consultant Gary Tan will serve as an expert panelist at the 3rd Annual ASIA Connect Forum in Singapore. The event is being held at the M Hotel Singapore on Friday, October 5, 2007; Tans panel, titled Hospitality Rating Systems & Quality Assurance Standards, is part of a full days agenda centered on specif...
Gregory M. Smith Joins Denihan Hospitality Group as Executive Vice President, Human Resources / September 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Gregory M. Smith Joins Denihan Hospitality Group as Executive Vice President, Human Resources New York, NY (September 26, 2007) Gregory M. Smith has joined Denihan Hospitality Group as Executive Vice President, Human Resources. Most recently with Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Smith brings more than 20 years of experience to the post. In his new position, he will play a key role in the companys long-term plans to grow its Affinia and Benjamin hotel brands in the top 25 U.S. markets. His appointment was announced by Patrick Denihan, co-CEO of DHG and is effe...
