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Chef Michael Schlow Planning a 2nd Alta Strada at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Chef Michael Schlow Planning a 2nd Alta Strada at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods MASHANTUCKET, CT (June 28, 2007) Dining in Southeastern Connecticut will reach new heights when Chef Michael Schlows acclaimed Italian restaurant Alta Strada opens at the highly anticipated MGM Grand at Foxwoods next spring. The first of many celebrated chefs slated to join the hotels culinary scene, Schlows new restaurant is expected to bring excitement, style and a large fan base when it debuts. We are extremely excited to have Michael Schlow lead the way in helping to buil...
Mark Neppl Appointed Director of Online Distribution Development for the Vantage Hospitality Group / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Mark Neppl Appointed Director of Online Distribution Development for the Vantage Hospitality Group (Coral Springs, FL) - July 10, 2007 - Vantage Hospitality Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Neppl as Director of Online Distribution Development. Neppl brings over 10 years of E-commerce expertise to Vantage Hospitality's national brand affiliation. His areas of responsibilities include leading current and new online marketing and sales strategy development with such companies as Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire, Travelocity, Orbitz, Priceline, and ...
Major League Baseball's Official Hotel is Holiday Inn, So How Many Teams Stay at Holiday Inns When They're On Official Baseball Business?
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By David Whitley, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jul. 20, 2007 - With you-know-who barreling toward the home-run record, the last thing baseball needs is another embarrassment. Sorry, Mr. Selig, but this can no longer be ignored. Major League Baseball's official hotel is Holiday Inn. Guess how many teams stay at Holiday Inns when they're on official baseball business? If you said it's the same number of postgame buffets that C.C. Sabathia has skipped this year, you'd be right. Zer...
Mark Kerwin Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing of the Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Mark Kerwin Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing of the Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort LOS CABOS, Baja California, Mexico, July 9, 2007 - Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort has named Mark Kerwin director of sales and marketing of the internationally heralded five-diamond resort in Los Cabos, announced Managing Director Andres Araya. "With nearly two decades of experience in the luxury segment in senior positions with some of the world's finest properties, Mark is uniquely equipped to guide Las Ventanas' sales and marketing efforts...
Donald Trump Turns to Caesar's Casino Veteran Mark Juliano, As Interim CEO; Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. Shares at a New 52-week Low / July
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Suzette Parmley, The Philadelphia InquirerMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jul. 12, 2007 - Donald Trump, who last week proclaimed that he would run his casino empire himself, now plans to name a casino industry veteran to do the job. The executive, Mark Juliano, is now the interim chief executive officer of Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. His ascension to the permanent post comes as Trump's shares continue to slide after the celebrity deal-maker announced his plans to run the company. Tru...
Johnson Capital Welcomes Melinda Bush, CHA, President and Chief Executive Officer of HRW Holdings, LLC, to their Global Hospitality Industry Advisory
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Johnson Capital Welcomes Melinda Bush, CHA, President and Chief Executive Officer of HRW Holdings, LLC, to their Global Hospitality Industry Advisory Board . July 16, 2007 - Hospitality industry veteran Dr. Donald W. Wise is pleased to announce that Melinda Bush, CHA, President and Chief Executive Officer of HRW Holdings, LLC, has joined their Global Hospitality Industry Advisory Board. She is the second Advisory Board member with a Certified Hotel Administrator credential to join the firms Advisory Board, joining Stephen R Hennis, CHA, Managing Director of Arvada, Colorado-b...
Five Marriott Brands in the U.S. and Canada Numbering 1,500 Hotels Now Offer Free WiFi / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Five Marriott Brands in the U.S. and Canada Numbering 1,500 Hotels Now Offer Free WiFi WASHINGTON, July 24, 2007 - Today's fast-paced world demands mobile communications, but never at the expense of value. Five Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) brands including Courtyard, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn, TownePlace Suites and SpringHill Suites, now offer guests free WiFi hotels in the U.S. and Canada. That's more than 1,500 hotspots, and that's pretty cool. Having introduced free guest room high-speed and WiFi Internet access three years ago, these five Marriott brands...
Marriott 2nd Qtr 2007 Profit Climbs 11% on Higher Rates for Hotel Rooms / Hotel Operating Statistics / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Marriott 2nd Qtr 2007 Profit Climbs 11% on Higher Rates for Hotel Rooms Hotel Operating Statistics Washington, DC - 12 July 2007 - Worldwide systemwide comparable revenue per available room (REVPAR) rose 7.5 percent (6.4 percent using constant dollars) for the second quarter ended June 15; Worldwide company-operated house profit margins rose 160 basis points. House profit per available room increased 10.4 percent; Combined base management and franchise fees increased 10 percent to $249 million in the second quarter as a result of strong REVPAR growth...
John Q. Hammons Building a 263-suite Embassy Suites® Hotel with a 75,000-square-foot Convention Center in Loveland, Colorado / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive John Q. Hammons Building a 263-suite Embassy Suites® Hotel with a 75,000-square-foot Convention Center in Loveland, Colorado LOVELAND, Colo., & SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - July 24, 2007 - Mr. John Q. Hammons today announced his plans to build an eight-story, 263-suite Embassy Suites® Hotel and adjoining 75,000-square-foot convention center in Loveland, Colo. Located off I-25 and US-34, the development will join The Ranch and Budweiser Events Center, a 243-acre fairground and events complex in Larimer County. The all-suite, luxury hotel will be owned by Mr. Hammons and managed by ...
Tourism Cities: Long Beach and Anaheim – Both Have Significant Selling Points / Sandi Cain / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Tourism Cities: Long Beach and Anaheim - Both Have Significant Selling Points By Sandi Cain, Orange County Business Journal Staff July 2007 - Long Beach and Anaheim are friendly rivals, vying with each other for tourists and once squaring off in a bid to land Walt Disney Co.s second Southern California theme park. Anaheim ended up getting the park, Disneys California Adventure, which opened in 2001. Since then, the two cities have taken different redevelopment paths. Along with the new park, Anaheim expanded its convention center, saw hotels built or upgrade...
Over $11.5 billion in Luxury Lodging Facilities Changed Hands in the First Half of 2007; Maui Prince Makena Tops the List of Transactions at a Price o
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Over $11.5 billion in Luxury Lodging Facilities Changed Hands in the First Half of 2007; Maui Prince Makena Tops the List of Transactions at a Price of $575 million DENVER, Colorado July 12, 2007 Over $11.5 billion in upscale and luxury lodging facilities changed hands in the first half of 2007, according to Stephen Hennis, Managing Director of Hospitium. Through the second quarter, 177 assets have traded, exceeding the 158 transactions that occurred in the first half of 2006. The robust hotel investment landscape shows no immediate signs of tapering, Hennis sta...
Hotel Policy (Living too Close to the Hotel) Leaves Customer Seething / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jonathon Braden, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jul. 5, 2007 - With the wood floors of his Moberly home wet from a coat of polyurethane, Don Larimer tried to rent a room at the Best Western Moberly Inn but was surprised to learn the hotel doesn't rent to locals. Frustrated and confused, he peeled out of the parking in his minivan and drove to Moberly's Holiday Inn Express, where he got the same answer: Guests have to live at least 30 miles away to rent a room. Still upset, the 52-year-...
Canadian Lodging REIT Legacy Hotels, with a Portfolio of 25 Fairmont and Delta Hotels, to be Acquired for about C$2.5 billion, Including Debt / July
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Canadian Lodging REIT Legacy Hotels, with a Portfolio of 25 Fairmont and Delta Hotels, to be Acquired for about C$2.5 billion, Including Debt TORONTO, July 12, 2007 Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust (Legacy or the Trust) (TSX: LGY.UN), Cadbridge Investors LP (a limited partnership formed by Cadim, a division of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, and Westmont Hospitality Group, Cadbridge) and InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust (InnVest) (TSX: INN.UN) today announced that they have entered into a support agreement (the Support Agr...
Lane Hospitality Acquires of Two Hotels, Adds Two Management Contracts During the First Half of 2007 / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Lane Hospitality Acquires of Two Hotels, Adds Two Management Contracts During the First Half of 2007 NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 16, 2007 - Lane Hospitality of Northbrook, IL - one of the nation's leading management companies - reported today that it continued to grow its portfolio during the first half of 2007, with the acquisition of two hotels, engagement of two management contracts, and conversion and building of two additional hotels. With this recent growth, the company has also added several new senior staff members to its leadership team. "Our momentum contin...
LakeWatch Spa and Resort Development in the Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia Area Voted Down by Planning Commissioners / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Ruth L. Tisdale, The Roanoke Times, Va.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jul. 11, 2007 - In a narrow 4-3 vote, the Franklin County Planning Commission voted Tuesday night to recommend denying the 605-acre LakeWatch Spa and Resort development. "I am surprised," said Trey Park, the developer who brought the project before the commission. "I didn't think it would turn out this way." The recommendation will be given to the county supervisors, who will make a final decision on the project Aug. 28. Park proposed changin...
Hyatt Hotels Corporation Expands Partnership with LRA Worldwide; Philadelphia-Based Consulting Company to Design Quality Assurance Program for Hyatt S
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Hyatt Hotels Corporation Expands Partnership with LRA Worldwide . Philadelphia-Based Consulting Company to Design Quality Assurance Program for Hyatt Select Group CHICAGO, Illinois/HORSHAM, Pennsylvania; July 12, 2007 Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, one of the worlds premier hotel companies, has announced an expansion of its partnership with LRA Worldwide, Inc. Based just outside of Philadelphia, LRA currently conducts quality assurance site evaluations for all of the existing Hyatt Hotels & Resorts brands. Beginning this summer, LRA will launch customized programs for the latest branch of...
LodgeNet Selected by Venetian Casino Resorts to Deliver Interactive Television Installation to World's Largest Resort Complex; Creating Customize
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report LodgeNet Selected by Venetian Casino Resorts to Deliver Interactive Television Installation to World's Largest Resort Complex . Creating Customized High-Definition Media Solution With Broad Array of Interactive Services To Connect, Inform and Entertain Resort Guests . Properties Include The Venetian, Venezia and The Palazzo; Deal Spans Over 7,000 Rooms with More than 14,000 Display Units SIOUX FALLS, S.D., July 12, 2007 LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: LNET) today announced that it has been selected by Venetian Casino Resorts, LLC, a division of the Las Vegas Sands Cor...
LaSalle Hotel Properties Reports 2nd Qtr 2007 Net Earnings of $25 million, Up from $24.7 million from Year-ago Period; Expecting RevPAR to grow betwee
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive LaSalle Hotel Properties Reports 2nd Qtr 2007 net earnings of $25 million, up from $24.7 million from year-ago period; Expecting RevPAR to grow between 5.5% and 6.5% for the Year Hotel Operating Data BETHESDA, Md - July 18, 2007 -- LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO) today reported net income to common shareholders of $19.4 million, or $0.48 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, compared to net income of $18.4 million, or $0.46 per diluted share for the prior year. The Company generated funds from operations ("FFO") of $42.3 million in the second quar...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive LEs Initial Forecast for 2009 Predicts that 1,354 Hotels with 159,368 Rooms Will Open in the U.S.; Private Equity Makes a Big Splash in the Lodging Industry Portsmouth, N.H. July 17, 2007 - Lodging Econometrics (LE), the Global Authority for Hotel Real Estate, in its mid-year report to the Lodging Industry has just released the highly anticipated Forecast for New Hotel Openings in 2009. LE predicts that 1,354 new hotels having 159,368 rooms will open in 09: a gross growth rate of 3.3% for that year, likely to net to slightly less than 3% after accounting for hot...
Top Ten Group Events – June 2007 / Knowland Group / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive TOP 10 GROUP EVENTS June 2007 North America Square Footage Meeting Space Occupied, Square Footage Catered, Estimated Number of Attendees Square Footage Meeting Space Occupied North America Event Property Sq Ft - Meeting Space Occupied 1. ALZHEIMER 'S ASSOCIATION PREVENTION CONFE...
The Knowland Group Opens 100 Seat Call Center in Salisbury MD; Market Intelligence Firm Continues Expansion, Opens Combined Call, Operations Center on
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Knowland Group Opens 100 Seat Call Center in Salisbury MD Market Intelligence Firm Continues Expansion, Opens Combined Call, Operations Center on Maryland's Eastern Shore Washington, DC (July 6, 2007) - The Knowland Group announced today that it opened a vastly expanded call/operations center in April, 2007. Anticipating that its growth will continue at the same rapid pace as in its first two and a half years, The Knowland Group has instituted a new call center to make communication between itself and its customers much more fluid. In addition to facilitati...
Kingdom Hotel Investments Acquires the Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta, Indonesia for US$48 million / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Kingdom Hotel Investments Acquires the Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta, Indonesia for US$48 million DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 26, 2007 - Kingdom Hotel Investments ("KHI"), the leading international hotel and resort investment company chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta for US$48 million. The acquisition is KHI's first in Indonesia and reflects the Group's investment and diversification strategy in high growth emerging markets. The hotel opened in 1995 as the Regent Jakarta ...
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive InvestWestFinancial/Pacifica Hotel Company, Hawaiian Investors Purchase King Kamehamehas Kona Beach Hotel Planning $25 million Renovation KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii - July 17, 2007 - InvestWestFinancial/Pacifica Hotel Company announced today that it has purchased the historic King Kamehamehas Kona Beach Hotel in conjunction with a group of Hawaii investors. Located in the heart of the Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii, the landmark oceanfront hotel is the first Hawaii purchase for InvestWestFinancial/Pacifica, which owns and operates hotels in California and Flori...
Northern Quest Casino, Near Spokane, Washington Undergoing $275 million Expansion Including a 350 room Hotel / July 2007
March 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Melodie Little, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jul. 24, 2007 - --Northern Quest Casino will undergo a $275 million expansion that will add a 350-room hotel with a nine-story glass atrium featuring indoor waterfalls and a winding river. Kent Caputo, chief operating officer for the Kalispel Tribe's economic enterprises, said it has taken a year and a half of planning to come up with designs, which include a casino that's nearly three times the size of the existing operation, a 2,300-seat event...
