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Winston Hotels Eyeing Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina for a 200 room Hotel with 250 Condos in a 25 Story Tower / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jack Hagel, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 14, 2007 - RALEIGH -- For 17 years, Rodney Marsh straightened bent saxophones, replaced clarinet keys and sold used fluegelhorns at 513 Hillsborough St. "I liked being on a main street," he said. "I liked my landlord; they didn't jack up the rent." But in January, Marsh decided to move Marsh Woodwinds to North Person Street in the city's Mordecai neighborhood. His old location, smack between emerging parts of downtown, was on a month-to-mo...
The Rainmaker Group Launches New Version of Multi-Family Housing Revenue Management System, revolution LRO; Revenue Management leader taps two math Ph
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report The Rainmaker Group Launches New Version of Multi-Family Housing Revenue Management System, revolution LRO > Revenue Management leader taps two math Ph.D.s, leverages data for more profitable business decisions by MFH operators ATLANTA, GA, May 8, 2007 The Rainmaker Group, the world leader in automated revenue management software and services to the multi-family housing and casinogaming hotel industries for total property profitability, announced it is releasing Version 8.0 of its revolution LRO SM Lease Rent Options system to deliver maximum profit lift for its multi-family housing ...
Carlson Hotels Investing $80 million in the Radisson Resort St. Martin, formerly L'Habitation de Lonvilliers Resort / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Carlson Hotels Investing $80 million in the Radisson Resort St. Martin, formerly L'Habitation de Lonvilliers Resort -Scheduled to Open Summer 2008- ST. MARTIN, May 9, 2007 Carlson Hotels Worldwide announced today that the Radisson Resort St. Martin is scheduled to open in the Summer of 2008. The premier beachfront resort property, located at the picturesque natural cove of Anse Marcel on the chic French side of the island, was previously known as L'Habitation de Lonvilliers Resort. Carlson will be investing over $80 million in the resort including extensive reno...
Roxann Reid-Severance Selected as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois /
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Roxann Reid-Severance Selected as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois Executive Chef Joshua Humphrey of Sam & Harrys Steakhouse named one of the Top 20 Best New Chefs in Chicago Schaumburg, Il. (May 23, 2007) Renaissance Hotels & Resorts announced today that Roxann Reid-Severance has been selected as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois. Mrs. Reid-Severance, former Regional Director of Marriott Global Sales National Group Accoun...
The Dow Hotel Company Promotes Randall King to Corporate Director of Marketing & Revenue Development / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Dow Hotel Company Promotes Randall King to Corporate Director of Marketing & Revenue Development : SEATTLE, Wash. April 30, 2007 -- The Dow Hotel Company, LLC, (DHC) a hotel ownership investment and management company, today announced that it has promoted Randall M. King to corporate director of marketing & revenue development. In the newly created position, King will be responsible for marketing the companys nationwide portfolio of upscale hotels through the industrys rapidly expanding electronic distribution channels and revenue management, as well as hote...
Robert Falor, Once a Leader in South Florida's Condo-hotel Conversion, Surrendors Management of the Royal Palm; Claims "No Market for Cond
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Douglas Hanks, The Miami HeraldMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 5, 2007--Robert Falor, whose acquisition of the Royal Palm hotel three years ago cemented his status as the leader in South Florida's condo-hotel conversion trend, has surrendered management of the property. Falor said his departure from the South Beach hotel signals the beginning of the end of his stormy tenure in South Florida real estate. His other South Beach project, the Breakwater and Edison hotels, are in bankruptcy. Falor...
The Magic Bullet the Providence Convention Industry Has Been Waiting For – the The Renaissance Providence Hotel Opening with 274 rooms and the
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Daniel Barbarisi, The Providence Journal, R.I.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 13, 2007 - For four days in the summer of 2003, more than 3,500 cops took over Providence, dining, meeting, touring, and partying as delegates to the national Fraternal Order of Police Convention. But fewer than half of them spent their nights in Providence. There weren't enough hotels to accommodate the largest convention the city ever hosted, and attendees were forced to stay as far away as Mystic, Conn. It was the high watermark for conventions...
Prism Hotels & Resorts to Manage Landmark Hilton in San Francisco's Financial District / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Prism Hotels & Resorts to Manage Landmark Hilton in San Francisco's Financial District DALLAS, May 21, 2007 - Dallas-based Prism Hotels & Resorts has been awarded the management contract for the 544-room Hilton San Francisco Financial District, a full-service, 27-story upscale hotel catering to business and leisure travelers. The landmark hotel, which opened in 2006 after undergoing a $45 million top-to-bottom redesign, is located at 750 Kearny Street in San Francisco's Financial District. "We're thrilled to add this stylish landmark hotel to our growing nationa...
Presidio Hotel Group, LLC Spending $46 million to Renovate the Former Fort Worth Plaza Hotel to the Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel and Spa; Property Origin
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report FORT WORTH, Texas & WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.May 30, 2007 - Presidio Hotel Group, LLC and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® have announced they will open their first Fort Worth property in late 2007. A formal construction kick-off is scheduled for June. Following an elaborate $46 million transformation of the property that formerly housed the Fort Worth Plaza Hotel, the Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel and Spa will include 430 guest rooms, 22,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit space and a business center with wireless connectivity. Additional amenities will include on-site catering, two restaur...
Pow Wow Brought 4,700 People to Anaheim; Sponsors Spent $5 million to Host Event / Sandi Cain / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Pow Wow Brought 4,700 People to Anaheim; Sponsors Spent $5 million to Host Event County Could See $350M in Travel Business By Sandi Cain, Orange County Business Journal Staff May 2007 - Last week, Anaheim hosted more than 4,700 people from around the world who came to see for themselves why Orange County and surrounding areas are a worthwhile destination for international tour groups. The convention, called Pow Wow, is an annual event put on by Washington, D.C.-based Travel Industry Association. It was the first time the convention was held in Anaheim. Event costs arent cheap. Abou...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and China Outbound Tourism Research Institute Complete Workshop in China Outbound Tourism 23 May 2007 - In response to a rapid growth in the outbound tourism market in China, the School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI) successfully hosted a workshop in China Outbound Tourism in Beijing on 15 May. Staged at the China World Trade Center, the Workshop provided a unique opportunity ...
The Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals Charters First Student Chapter in Asia at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report The Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals Charters Student Chapter in Asia at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University May 16, 2007 - The Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP), an international professional association headquartered in Texas in the US, has chartered its first Student Chapter in Asia at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. This marks yet another recognition of the world-class standing of PolyUs School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) as well as the rising importance of hospitality education in Asia. The PolyU Student Chapter is the se...
The Plasencia Group Retained by Lane Hospitality for Investment Advisory Assignment / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report The Plasencia Group Retained by Lane Hospitality for Investment Advisory Assignment TAMPA, Fla., May 9, 2007 - The Plasencia Group, Inc. (TPG) announced that it has been retained by Lane Hospitality to assist in implementing the company's strategic change in its ownership structure. Under the agreement, TPG will pursue new equity sources on behalf of Lane Hospitality's senior management team. The change in ownership structure is being undertaken to facilitate an aggressive growth plan, while meeting the diversification needs of the Lane family. This investment banking assignment is a continuat...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive May 16, 2007 - On April 30, 2007, Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell LLP and Mundt MacGregor LLP, on behalf of plaintiff James Schulevitz, filed a class action lawsuit in the Superior Court of Washington for King County (Seattle) against Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. The lawsuit seeks certification of a nationwide class of consumers from whom Starwood collected mandatory Bell Gratuity charges or mandatory Housekeeping Gratuity charges, in addition to the quoted rate for a room at certain Starwood hotels. The lawsuit alleges that Starwood breached it...
The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. Turing to Blogs and Web Sites to Attract Visitors / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Belden, The Philadelphia InquirerMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 15, 2007 - While people in pajamas who appear on TV may attract certain visitors to Philadelphia, the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. is turning to blogs and Web sites to attract a younger, more tech-savvy crowd. Since January, the agency's uwishunu.com blog has experimented with previews of cultural events and video about places for cheap dates in South Philadelphia. Uwishunu -- that's "you wish you knew" in standard English -- is ai...
The Environmental Protection Agency's Performance Track Program Adds The Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort in Death Valley National Park / May 200
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report The Environmental Protection Agency's Performance Track Program Adds The Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort in Death Valley National Park DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, May 23, 2007 - The Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort in Death Valley National Park has been accepted into the Environmental Protection Agency's Performance Track program. The EPA's Performance Track program recognizes top environmental performers that commit to "sound environmental management, continuous improvement, public outreach and sustained environmental compliance." National Environmental Performance Track Per...
Pegasus Solutions Acquires GuestClick; Acquisition Places Pegasus in Position to Provide Next-Generation Hospitality Engine / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Pegasus Solutions Acquires GuestClick . Acquisition Places Pegasus in Position to Provide Next-Generation Hospitality Engine . DALLAS (May 2, 2007) Pegasus Solutions today announced that it has acquired GuestClick, Inc., a provider of Web-based software and services for the hospitality industry. The acquisition will provide Pegasus with a foundation to build a next-generation hospitality engine to serve as one of the industrys first major overhauls of the central reservation system (CRS). While Pegasus possesses one of the most comprehensive CRS offerings in the marketplace today, it is through this acquisition t...
R. Donahue Peebles Fighting to Take Charge of the 417-room Royal Palm Hotel Again; Accuses Robert Falor and Partners of "Gross Negligence"
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Douglas Hanks, The Miami HeraldMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 3, 2007 - Three years after giving up control of the Royal Palm Hotel in a sale, R. Donahue Peebles is fighting to take charge of the resort again. The Coral Gables developer retained a 12 percent stake in the South Beach hotel when he sold it to condominium converter Robert Falor and partners in 2004. Now Peebles wants his company installed as the 417-room hotel's manager, accusing Falor of "gross negligence" in running it -- including a $12 million loss last ...
Hyatt Reaches Agreement with Patagonia Virgin for a 138-room Luxury Hotel & Spa in the heart of the Chilean Patagonia / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Hyatt Reaches Agreement with Patagonia Virgin for a 138-room Luxury Hotel & Spa in the heart of the Chilean Patagonia CHICAGO May 23, 2007 - Global Hyatt Corporation announced today that it has reached an agreement in principle with Patagonia Virgin for the management of Park Hyatt Patagonia Resort in Frutillar, Chile, slated to open in 2009. The project will mark the first entry of an international hotel company into the Patagonia region of South America. Park Hyatt Patagonia Resort, Frutillar, Chile will be part of a mixed-use residential resort in the northern region of Patagonia, ...
Travel Industry Leaders Claim Majority of Americans Still Confused Over Passport Requirements; A Passport Now Required Regardless of the Country from
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Travel Industry Leaders Claim Majority of Americans Still Confused Over Passport Requirements . A Passport Now Required Regardless of the Country from Which U.S. Citizens are Returning Including Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean Washington DC (May 3, 2007) Travel industry leaders today called for more communications outreach from the federal government after a new survey of nearly 2,000 travelers revealed that the majority of Americans do not know a passport is now required when returning to the U.S. via air from other Western Hemisphere countries. While the U....
The Board of Paducah-McCracken County Convention Center Plans to Buy the 434 room Executive Inn and Manage it While Seeking Proposals From Private C
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun, Ky.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 24, 2007 - The Paducah-McCracken County Convention Center Board will buy the Executive Inn next week and manage it while seeking proposals from private developers to decide its future. The two major options for the 25-year-old hotel-convention center complex are finding a buyer who would renovate the facilities, or tearing them down and finding a developer to build a smaller hotel and add to the five-year-old Paducah Expo Center. The latter would not be ...
Peter Koehler Appointed General Manager for the New InterContinental San Francisco / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Peter Koehler Appointed General Manager for the New InterContinental San Francisco San Francisco May 2007: The InterContinental Hotels Group has appointed Peter Koehler as General Manager for the new InterContinental San Francisco currently under construction at 888 Howard Street. Also, Wendy Coale comes on board as Senior Sales Manager. Peter has over 25 years of experience with luxury hotels in the US, Europe and Africa with 12 of those as General Manager. He began his career as a Chef in South Africa, was Assistant Food and Beverage Director for the Carlyle ...
PKF Capital Provides Integrated Service Platform to Hotel Clients; Result of PKF Consulting and Colliers International Hotels Merger / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report PKF Capital Provides Integrated Service Platform to Hotel Clients; Result of PKF Consulting and Colliers International Hotels Merger SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 1, 2007 PKF Consulting, a real estate consulting firm specializing in the hospitality industry, today announced the formation of PKF Capital, a multi-service hotel brokerage firm. PKF Capital is the result of the merger of PKF Consultings Capital Markets Group and Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Incs. (CMN) Colliers International Hotels (US) operations. In addition to the integrated research and brokerage services o...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report IHGs Patrick Imbardelli Named Asia Pacific Hotelier of the Year 2006 Singapore, May 17, 2007 A. Patrick Imbardelli, Chief Executive of IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) Asia Pacific, has been named Hotelier of the Year 2006 at the 10th Asia Pacific Hotel Investment Conference, organised and hosted by Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels. The eighth recipient to receive the prestigious award, Mr. Imbardelli has been leading many high-profile developments for the group since he took on his role at IHG Asia Pacific in 2003. IHG today has grown to 188 hotels in the region, with 105 more in the ...
