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UOL Group Limited Acquires the Pan Pacific Hotel Brand from Tokyu Corporation / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive UOL Group Limited Acquires the Pan Pacific Hotel Brand from Tokyu Corporation SINGAPORE, July 5, 2007 - Following the announcement by UOL Group Limited (UOLG) on the completion of the acquisition of Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts Pte Ltd from Tokyu Corporation, Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts is now fully assimilated into the hotel division of UOLG. UOLG's hotel division currently owns 13 hotels and Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts will add a further 11 hotels in America, Bangladesh, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, Palau, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand....
UNLV Creates One Hour Webinars for the Busy Professional! / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive UNLV Creates One Hour Webinars for the Busy Professional! Las Vegas, NV. July 18, 2007/- Webinars will be presented by UNLV faculty and distinguished faculty from other prominent hotel colleges, as well as by leading industry professionals. Each webinar explores a specific topic area and is designed to be a stand-alone learning experience. In one hour, on your computer, you can learn specific, relevant information to enhance your performance. Topic categories include hotel management, hotel marketing, food and beverage, meetings, events and entertainment. Inform...
John Bowen, Dean of the UH Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, to Speak at the International Conference on Casino Development
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive John Bowen, Dean of the UH Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, to Speak at the International Conference on Casino Development and Strategy HOUSTON, July 6, 2007Casinos and the employees who run them are on the agenda when the worlds leading gaming experts, including two from the University of Houston, gather in Seoul, Korea, for the International Conference on Casino Development and Strategy. The event is planned for July 10 and 11. John Bowen, dean of the UH Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, and Ki-J...
The AH&LA Information Center, Housed at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, Celebrating Five-year A
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The AH&LA Information Center, Housed at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, Celebrating Five-year Anniversary HOUSTON, July 19, 2007 Think of it as the Google of the lodging industry. The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) Information Center, housed at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, will celebrate the five-year anniversary of its partnership with the college this September. . With a strong presence on Capitol Hill, AH&LA has a Government Affairs D...
The United Auto Workers Union Files Allegations of Unfair Labor Practices Against Foxwoods Resort Casino; UAW Seeks to Unionize a Third of Foxwoods&
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Mark Peters, The Hartford Courant, Conn.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jul. 11, 2007 - The United Auto Workers union is accusing Foxwoods Resort Casino of using unfair labor practices, including bribery and threatening, to stop its efforts to organize thousands of workers. The UAW filed three allegations of unfair labor practices with the National Labor Relations Board this week. Foxwoods "has interfered with, restrained and coerced employees in the exercise of their right to join a unio...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Nobody Asked Me, But No. 30 .. Impertinent Questions In Search of Pertinent Answers: Carbon monoxide detectors, exterior-corridor properties By Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC July 2007 1. How come the advertisements of the largest hotel franchise companies never mention areas of protection and encroachment, termination and liquidated damages, arbitration vs. litigation, transferability of the license agreement, reservation conversion ratio & productivity, venues for law suits, etc.? 2. Since most hotel operations need immigrant labor to fill housekeeping, porter, kitchen, laun...
City of Tucson Drops Gaylord Hotels from Candidate List to Build Downtown Convention Hotel; Adds Condition Requiring the Future Hotel Workers Be Uni
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Rob O'Dell, The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jun. 30, 2007 - Tucson announced Friday it has dropped two candidates to build its Downtown Convention Center hotel but added a condition that will require the hotel's future workers to be unionized. The union language is just a paragraph slipped into the hotel request for proposals requiring a "labor peace agreement" between the hotel operator and any labor organization that seeks to represent employees there. In turn, the peace agreement requires...
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago Expected to Open December 2007; The Hotel, Comprising Floors 14-27 of a 92-story Residential Tower, Feature
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago Expected to Open December 2007; The Hotel, Comprising Floors 14-27 of a 92-story Residential Tower, Features 339 Guestrooms CHICAGO, July 26, 2007 - Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, located in the heart of the city on Wabash Ave., astride the fabled Chicago River, will welcome its first hotel guests in December 2007. The hotel, comprising floors 14-27 of a 92-story residential tower in development by the Trump Organization, features 339 luxuriously appointed guestrooms -- including one-, two- and three-bedroom...
Bill Yung Completes $11 million Renovation of the Former Ramada Express; The 1,500 room Laughlin Casino Renamed Tropicana Express, John Maskovich Appo
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Bill Yung Completes $11 million Renovation of the Former Ramada Express; The 1,500 room Laughlin Casino Renamed Tropicana Express, John Maskovich Appointed GM FT. MITCHELL, Ky. - July 9, 2007 - Tropicana Casinos and Resorts announced today that the company is changing the name of its property in Laughlin, Nevada, to Tropicana Express. The change, which aims to leverage the brand awareness of its legendary sister on the in Las Vegas strip, takes effect July 28 and will be ushered in with special promotions for visitors and a player event program. To mark the occasion, ...
Trianon Palace & Spa, A Westin Hotel in Versailles, France Undergoing Complete Redesign and Refurbishment / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Trianon Palace & Spa, A Westin Hotel in Versailles, France Undergoing Complete Redesign and Refurbishment Transformation of 5-Star Luxury Property Includes Interiors by Fiona Thompson, Landscape Design by Louis Benech, and Fully Refurbished Spa (Versailles, France July 23, 2007) The legendary Trianon Palace & Spa in Versailles will undergo a complete refurbishment and transformation this summer. Noted interior designer Fiona Thompson will oversee the renovation of the 200-room property, located just steps away from the famed Chateau de Versailles, while l...
UK's Travelodge Removes Adult TV From its 20,000 In Room Television Sets / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive UK's Travelodge Removes Adult TV From its 20,000 In Room Television Sets July 21, 2007 - Travelodge today became the first major hotel chain to reject pay-per-view adult TV by removing pornographic content from its 20,000 in room televisions. The change is designed to appeal to the ever growing number of families staying with the budget hotel chain. The pay-per-view content and conventional televisions will be replaced by a £10m roll-out of new flat screen, digital TVs with 18 free, family-friendly channels such as Cbeebies. ( Digital channels include: BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, C...
TravelCLICK Selected by Voyages Hotels & Resorts For Reservations and Internet Distribution Solutions; Australian Hotel Company Implements iHotelier C
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report TravelCLICK Selected by Voyages Hotels & Resorts For Reservations and Internet Distribution Solutions . Australian Hotel Company Implements iHotelier CRS, ChannelDirect at Select Properties CHICAGO (July 31, 2007) TravelCLICK, Inc., the leading provider of emarketing solutions for the hotel industry, announced today that Voyages Hotels & Resorts, one of Australias leading hotel companies, has selected TravelCLICK for its central reservations and Internet distribution solutions for select properties throughout Australia. The Sydney-based company is using the iHotelier central reservations...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Overcoming - Now Is Just Not A Good Time For Training by Doug Kennedy, July 2007 Being in the business of providing outside training support for hotels representing all market segments, I never cease to be amazed by numerous reasons hotel managers give for not being able to schedule training just yet. We first need to get the right manager in place to lead the staff. Once we install our new system then well have more time for training. Its just too busy now we cant spare the staff. Its just too slow now we have to cut b...
Torgerson Properties Appoints Lisa Giaimo as Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Bob Smith Vice President of Facilities Maintenance / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Torgerson Properties Appoints Lisa Giaimo as Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Bob Smith Vice President of Facilities Maintenance MINNEAPOLIS July 26, 2007 Torgerson Properties, a Minnesota-based developer, owner and operator of hotels and restaurants, announces two executive appointments in the areas of sales and marketing and facilities maintenance. Lisa Giaimo has joined Torgerson Properties as vice president of sales and marketing and Bob Smith has been promoted to vice president of facilities maintenance. Both are newly created positions for Torge...
Sage Hospitality Details Efforts to Earn High Marks for its Eco Friendly Restoration for Portland's Meier & Frank Department Store into The Nines
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Sage Hospitality Details Efforts to Earn High Marks for its Eco Friendly Restoration for Portland's Meier & Frank Department Store into The Nines, a 331 room Hotel Portland, Oregon - -July 19, 2007- -Sage Hospitality Resources, the Denver, Co based hospitality company that is converting the nine upper floors of the historic Meier & Frank department store into The Nines, a 331-room Starwood Luxury Collection hotel, is looking to earn high marks for its eco friendly restoration design and construction. Sage will seek LEED Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building...
The Landings St Lucia, One of the Largest Resort Projects in the History of St. Lucia, Selects RockResorts to Operate the 231 Suite Development / July
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Landings St Lucia, One of the Largest Resort Projects in the History of St. Lucia, Selects RockResorts to Operate the 231 Suite Development BROOMFIELD, Colo., July 2, 2007 - RockResorts International, LLC announced today it will expand its international luxury hotel portfolio with the addition of The Landings St. Lucia, A RockResort, located on Rodney Bay, St. Lucia, in the West Indies. RockResorts has been selected by The Landing Ltd., a St. Lucian-registered development company, to manage resort operations. In addition to managing 231 luxury suites, spa facil...
Five Things About the Grand Hotel, the Mackinac Island Landmark / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Detroit Free PressMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jul. 10--Today is the 120th anniversary of the Mackinac Island landmark. BIG AND OLD A ferry company and two railroads teamed up to start work on the world's largest summer hotel in 1886, and it opened on July 10, 1887, with rates of $3 to $5 a night. Today, nightly rates are $250 to $665. The hotel was designed by the Detroit firm Mason & Rice, which included architect George D. Mason, who designed the Masonic Temple, Century Club and Gem Theatre in Detroit. ...
Lowe Enterprises Developing and Building a $450 million Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California; Destination Hotels & Resorts to Manage the
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Lowe Enterprises Developing and Building a $450 million Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California; Destination Hotels & Resorts to Manage the 582 room Resort Set to Open in 2009 LOS ANGELES, Calif. July 16, 2007 Robert J. Lowe, Jr. , president of Lowe Hospitality Group, recently announced that Destination Hotels & Resorts, a Lowe Enterprises affiliate company, will manage the new 102-acre Terranea Resort, a coastal resort in the Los Angeles-area community of Rancho Palos Verdes. The 582-room Mediterranean-style resort is situated upon a bluff overlooking th...
10 Ways Preventive Maintenance Can Help Minimize Your Legal Exposure; Compliments of Mintek Mobile Data Solutions / June 2007
March 30, 2007
10 Ways Preventive Maintenance Can Help Minimize Your Legal Exposure . Compliments of Mintek Mobile Data Solutions DUNEDIN, FLA. July 2, 2007If an accident occurs in your hotel because of improper preventive maintenance (PM), will you be ready to pay? Over and over? The total cost of an accident can snowball over time. Legal and settlement costs, higher insurance rates, lost productivity if a worker is involved, and even lost business if the incident is publicized, can all add up to one hefty bill. Costs associated with incidents where a hotel is at fault have been going nowhere but up lately. Insurance companies have bee...
Talisker Acquiring the The Canyons Resort Located Near Park City, Utah for Approximately $100.0 million in Cash; Includes 17 Ski Lifts, the Grand Summ
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Talisker Acquiring the The Canyons Resort Located Near Park City, Utah for Approximately $100.0 million in Cash . Includes 17 Ski Lifts, the Grand Summit Hotel, Sundial Lodge and 18 Hole Championship Golf Course PARK CITY, Utah - July 16, 2007 - American Skiing Company (OTCBB: AESK) announced today that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its subsidiary ASC Utah, Inc., the owner and operator of The Canyons resort, located near Park City, Utah, to Talisker Canyons Finance Co. LLC, an affiliate of Talisker Corporation, for $100.0 million in cash. The purchas...
Trump's Bid to Unload Trio of Atlantic City Casinos Falters; Question Now Is Who's In Charge / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Suzette Parmley, The Philadelphia InquirerMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jul. 3, 2007 - ATLANTIC CITY -- Unable to strike a deal to sell his namesake company's trio of Atlantic City casinos, celebrity deal-maker Donald J. Trump said yesterday that he would like to run them himself. Trump, who owns 31 percent of Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. and is chairman of the company's board of directors, said his fellow directors were "dying for me to run the company like I did 12 or 13 years ago. I used to kill everybody. Nobody -- n...
After Disappoing Winter Season South Lake Tahoe Resort Operators Facing More Economic Fallout From Devastating Forest Fire / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Gilbert Chan, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jul. 12, 2007 - South Lake Tahoe officials are turning up the celebrity quotient to revive the tourism industry on which their residents depend as the region continues to try to mute the economic fallout from the devastating Angora fire. Fresh off last week's pitch by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, business leaders are now counting on new radio spots by one-time "Saturday Night Live" comedian Kevin Nealon and a nationally broadc...
The Westin Seattle Appoints Theresa Segal Director of Human Resources / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Westin Seattle Appoints Theresa Segal Director of Human Resources SEATTLE JuLY 30, 2007 - The Westin Seattle, Seattle's premier convention, business, and leisure hotel featuring 891 upscale rooms, announced today that Theresa Segal has been named director of human resources. Bringing 13 years of experience in human resources, including 10 years in the hospitality industry, Segal is focused on labor relations, recruiting, compensation and benefits. Segal's hospitality industry human resources experience includes opening the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas and Caesars ...
Thomas B. Meier Named Vice President, Operations for Raffles Hotels & Resorts / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Thomas B. Meier Named Vice President, Operations for Raffles Hotels & Resorts SINGAPORE, July 10, 2007 - Raffles Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Thomas B. Meier as vice president, operations as it continues to extend its footprint globally. In his new role, Mr Meier will assist Mrs Diana Ee-Tan, managing director of Raffles Hotels & Resorts, to oversee the operations of existing hotels, as well as future openings of new hotels under the Raffles portfolio. Over the past 12 months, eight new hotels and resorts have been announced. Over the past t...
