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Hospitality Upgrade Magazine Honored with 2007 GAMMA Award / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Hospitality Upgrade Magazine Honored with 2007 GAMMA Award Atlanta, Georgia - May 18, 2007 -- At the recent 17th Annual Magazine Association of the Southeast (MAGS) Conference held in Atlanta, Hospitality Upgrade was honored with the Gold GAMMA award for Best Single Issue for its Fall 2006 publication. The conference, held April 25, 2007, brought together magazine publishers from six Southeast states including Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. Membership to the MAGS association includes national titles such as PINK, Paste!, Oz Magazine...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Putting the Hospitality Back in the Hospitality Industry by Brenda Fields, May 21, 2007 What other industry is so directly involved with serving its customers in many significant areas to their well being? Food, drink, and sleep are three of the most important needs of an individual. But just meeting these needs does not ensure a successful operation or client loyalty. Nor does it ensure that the customers needs were met with good service in a hospitable manner. As an industry, we discuss service and more often than not, rely on the integrity and good nature of the employee...
Ocean Properties Vows Start Soon on Hollywood, Florida Hotel: $80 million, 323 room Marriott Ocean Village and Resort Project OK'd in 2005 / Ma
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Ihosvani Rodriguez, South Florida Sun-SentinelMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 3, 2007 - HOLLYWOOD -- The developer of a planned luxury hotel and resort on city-owned beach land assured Hollywood officials on Wednesday they are not checking out of their project. Officials asked representatives of the $80 million, 323-room Marriott Ocean Village and Resort to provide an update on their progress. The proposal by Ocean Properties, of Delray Beach, was first approved in 2005 in hopes it would spur development. But while there h...
Magic Johnson's Private Equity Fund and Lowe Enterprises Purchase the 1,119 room Hilton Washington for $290 Million; Planning a $100+ Million Re
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report "Magic" Johnson's Private Equity Fund and Lowe Enterprises Purchase the 1,119 room Hilton Washington for $290 Million Planning a $100+ Million Renovation for the Irreplaceable Property WASHINGTON - May 31, 2007 - In one of the largest hotel acquisitions in Washington, D.C. history, the Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund (CJUF) and Lowe Enterprises Investors today announced the purchase from Hilton Hotels Corporation of the iconic Hilton Washington hotel near Dupont Circle for $290 million. The new ownership team will invest in excess of $100 million in a top-to-bottom renovation of the legendary ho...
Apollo Real Estate Advisors and Rida Development Corporation Break Ground on $380 million 1,400 room Hilton Orlando Hotel; Hilton Hotels Corporation
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ORLANDO, Fla. - May 18, 2007 - Hilton Hotels Corporation, Apollo Real Estate Advisors and Rida Development Corporation announced today the groundbreaking of the 1400-room Hilton hotel located south of the Orange County Convention Center. Hilton Hotels Corporation will manage the hotel with a minority ownership interest, while Apollo Real Estate Investment Fund V and Rida Development Corporation will have majority ownership of the hotel. The 18-story hotel, which sits on 26.4 acres, is expected to cost approximat...
Davidson Hotel Company/RockBridge Partners Joint Venture Acquires Hilton Memphis; Davidson to Continue Operating Hotel / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Davidson Hotel Company/RockBridge Partners Joint Venture Acquires Hilton Memphis; Davidson to Continue Operating Hotel .. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 15, 2007RockBridge Partners, an affiliate of RockBridge Capital, LLC, and Davidson Hotel Company, one of the nations largest hotel management companies, today announced the joint venture acquisition of the 405-room Hilton in Memphis, Tennessee, from CHD Memphis I, LLC, a joint venture comprised of Wilton D. Chick Hill and Dallas-based Crow Holdings, for an unspecified amount. Davidson will continue to operate the property. The hotel rece...
Lake Tahoe Development Selects RockResorts to Operate The Chateau at Heavenly Village, the Condo Hotel Part of $410 million Development at Base of Hea
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Lake Tahoe Development Selects RockResorts to Operate The Chateau at Heavenly Village, the Condo Hotel Part of $410 million Development at Base of Heavenly Mountain Resort, South Lake Tahoe, California BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 10, 2007 - Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) confirmed today the announcement of Lake Tahoe Development Co that RockResorts International, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vail Resorts, has been selected to operate The Chateau at Heavenly Village at the base of Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev. Construction of the redevelopment ...
Nothing to Sneeze At: Health-Friendly Hotels / Barry Napier / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Nothing to Sneeze At: Health-Friendly Hotels . by Barry Napier, May 2007 Only a few people with ill health are actually aware that an allergy may be triggering their problems. From my own past work in the health field I know that many more are unaware of how their environment can make them feel unwell, if not make them seriously ill. We all know about peanut allergies, but there are countless others. For some this article will be a diatribe that ought not be found in an hospitality publication. It is far more than mere diatribe it is about people who cannot st...
USFSI, The Franchisor of the Hawthorn Suites Brand, Names the Hawthorn Suites in Atlanta, Georgia 'Hotel of the Year' / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive USFSI, The Franchisor of the Hawthorn Suites Brand, Names the Hawthorn Suites in Atlanta, Georgia 'Hotel of the Year' Also Honored with Community Service Award ATLANTA (May 3, 2007) - The Hawthorn Suites off Windy Hill Road in Northwest Atlanta picked up two big honors at the Hawthorn Suites brand's recent conference in Atlanta: 'Hotel of the Year' and 'Community Service Award.' The awards were presented to Marc Greenberg, General Manager. The hotel, owned and operated by Atlanta-based Northwest Atlanta Hotel Partners, L.P., is located amidst a unique 13-acre la...
In the Continuing Game of One-upmanship in Atlantic City – Harrah’s Atlantic City Opens the Largest Indoor Pool in Town / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Suzette Parmley, The Philadelphia InquirerMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 26, 2007 - ATLANTIC CITY -- Tammy Nelson was in a rush to get into her bathing suit yesterday. But the avid slots player wasn't heading to the Boardwalk to frolic on the beach. Instead, she had her sights set on the Pool -- a 172,000-square-foot entertainment complex with an oblong, Olympic-size indoor pool amid a tropical setting -- at Harrah's casino here. "It looks great," said Nelson, 40, who had just arrived...
Hampton Brand Develops Mix-and-Match Wardrobe Program for its 1,400 Hotels, Drops the Typical Polyester Uniforms / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Hampton Brand Develops Mix-and-Match Wardrobe Program for its 1,400 Hotels, Drops the Typical Polyester Uniforms Lands End Develops Custom Color-Coordinated, Mix-and-Match Collection for Hampton MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 7, 2007 Hampton (www.hampton.com), the national brand of more than 1,400 mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, today announced that it has joined with Lands End to create a new wardrobe program entitled the I Am Hampton Collection, for all of its hotel team members. We listened to our team members and th...
City of Hampton, Virginia Sues Owners of the Hampton Marina Hotel for $3.335 million; The Former Radisson a Symbol of the Potential Perils of Public
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jim Hodges L, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 26, 2007 - HAMPTON -- Fed up with thwarted attempts to stop hemorrhaging money because of a two-decades-old partnership gone bad, the city of Hampton filed suit Friday, seeking $3.335 million from Jack H. Shiver and Buddy Watson. The two own the Hampton Marina Hotel, which for 20 years was the Radisson and was the focal point of a proposed downtown renaissance. It has since become a symbol of the potential perils of public-private partnerships. ...
Newly-elected HSMAI Foundation Board of Directors Restructures HSMAI Foundation with a Renewed Focus on Hospitality Industry Research, Education for M
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Newly-elected HSMAI Foundation Board of Directors Restructures HSMAI Foundation with a Renewed Focus on Hospitality Industry Research, Education for Members and Scholarships MCLEAN, VA (May 8, 2007) With a steadfast commitment to create relevance for members as well as the industry at-large, the newly-elected Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Foundation board of directors has restructured the HSMAI Foundation with a renewed focus on hospitality industry research, enhanced education for members and scholarships for students pursuing a career ...
HSMAI's Big Apple Chapter Wins Best of the Best for awards and Recognition Programs at National Leadership Conference / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive HSMAI's Big Apple Chapter Wins "Best of the Best" for Awards and Recognition Programs at National Leadership Conference NEW YORK May 7, 2007 - HSMAIs Big Apple Chapter 2006 Awards and Recognition Committee received the Best of the Best award at the HSMAI Leadership Conference, held in March at The Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. In accepting the award, Thomas J. Travers, general manager of the Hotel Beacon and president of the HSMAI Big Apple Chapter, cited the committee for its successful restructuring of the 2006 awards program that ultimately g...
Shuttered 100 room Howard Johnson Motel in Colton, California Sold at Auction for $4.5 million / May 2006
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Business Press, Ontario, Calif.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 28, 2007 - A Long Beach man has purchased a shuttered Howard Johnson's motel in Colton at auction for $4.25 million. Paul Bawa, a self-described commercial real estate broker, said he plans to refurbish the dilapidated property at 450 Sperry Drive and open it as a hotel. "Maybe a Days Inn or a Comfort Inn, something like that," he said. "We want to attach a big-name chain to it. But it will definitely be a hotel again." Bawa outbid about 50 othe...
PolyU Staged First Forum on China Hotel and Tourism Development in New York / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive PolyU Staged First Forum on China Hotel and Tourism Development in New York May 8, 2007 - In response to the fast expanding opportunities in the hotel and tourism market in China, the School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Hotel Online successfully hosted the first-ever Seminar on China Hotel and Tourism Development in New York on 27 April 2007. Staged at Le Parker Meridien hotel in New York City, the Seminar provided an excellent opportunity for business leaders, executives and academics to keep abreast of emerging trends ...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive In the Meetings Business, Every Market is Unique. HIS Reports for March 2007 Show Differing Dynamics of Meetings Business in Three Major U.S. Cities Reports by Hospitality Information Services tell managers how they stand in relation to competition for organizations business. Walnut Creek, CA. April 30, 2007. Every market is unique, is the old adage, and certainly the adage is true for the meetings market, according to Hospitality Information Services (HIS), which tracks the meetings industry in 44 markets in the U.S. and Canada. A comparison of the Ma...
FelCor Giving the 160-room Holiday Inn Santa Barbara -Goleta a $2 million Renovation / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive FelCor Giving the 160-room Holiday Inn Santa Barbara - Goleta a $2 million Renovation GOLETA, Calif. (May 17, 2007) - The 160-room Holiday Inn Santa Barbara - Goleta has begun a $2 million renovation to its guest rooms and meeting facilities to provide a more modern and upgraded facility to business and leisure guests. The Holiday Inn Santa Barbara~Goleta is owned by FelCor Lodging Trust and managed by IHG. Gary Opdahl serves as the propertys General Manager. The scope of the hotels transformation includes new bedding soft goods in each guest room, newly ti...
HFTP Establishes Student Chapter at Hong Kong Polytechnic University; HFTP Also Bringing GUESTROOM 2010 Presentation to HOFEX / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report HFTP Establishes Student Chapter at Hong Kong Polytechnic University; HFTP Also Bringing GUESTROOM 2010 Presentation to HOFEX AUSTIN, TEXAS (May 10, 2007) Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) CEO and executive vice president, Frank Wolfe, CAE, and HFTPs international president, Agnes DeFranco, Ed.D., CHAE, will travel to Hong Kong to represent HFTP at one of the largest hospitality service industry shows in the world. While in Hong Kong they will participate in the education program of HOFEX 2007 (Asian International Exhibition of Food & Drink, Hotel, Restauran...
Reaching and Attracting the New 21st Century Traveler; Hotel Distribution Industry find personalization, peer-to-peer info is key to capturing Gen Y
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Reaching and Attracting the New 21st Century Traveler . Hotel Distribution Industry find personalization, peer-to-peer info is key to capturing Gen Y consumers 22 May 2007, DUBLIN, IRELAND Whether you call them Gen Y, the Millennials, Echo Boomers, the Net Generation or Worlders, the currently generation of 12 to 27 year olds is information savvy and media-oriented. To reach this segment of the market, the Hotel Distribution Industry will need to employ strategies that meet the needs of this hyper-technological group, say speakers at the 2007 Hotel Electronic Distributi...
The Hotel Electronic Distribution Industry Embarking on a New Stage of Its Evolution; Rapid Pace of Tech Trends Reshaping How Hotel Rooms are Booked
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Hotel Electronic Distribution Industry Embarking on a New Stage of Its Evolution . Rapid Pace of Tech Trends Reshaping How Hotel Rooms are Booked 21 May 2007, Dublin, Ireland The Hotel Distribution Industry is embarking on a new stage of its evolution as technologies drive new interactions between vendors and customers. Blogs, mobile phone technologies and the rapid pace of tech trends are all reshaping this important sector of the hospitality industry, according to speakers at the 2007 Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association (HEDNA) Conference be...
A Guest Experience That Cannot be Copied or Cloned.; Some Implications for the Hotel Industry / Peter McAlpine / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report A Guest Experience That Cannot be Copied or Cloned . Some Implications for the Hotel Industry Does nobody see anything obsolete about the tendency of hotels to copy each others guest experience, while the chains clone theirs throughout the hotel group? Its high time to move on from this practice. I would like hotels to understand that they can create a far more loving and caring guest experience that cannot be copied; one that increases the happiness and well-being of the staff and guests; and which puts the pervasive SOP/Customer Satisfaction (SOP/CS) guest experience in the shadows. This...
Four-Diamond Graves 601 Hotel Earns 'Gold List' Reputation with Service, Cutting-edge Technology; Advanced IP platform for guest room entert
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Four-Diamond Graves 601 Hotel Earns Gold List Reputation with Service, Cutting-edge Technology > Advanced IP platform for guest room entertainment, services helps staff exceed client expectations May 29, 2007 - The Graves 601 Hotel in the heart of downtown Minneapolis is the top destination for the city's A-list residents and jet-set visitors. With one of the state's Four-Star, Four Diamond restaurants and clubs, Cosmos, Graves 601 is regarded as the most sophisticated and luxurious hotel in the Midwest, earning the Conde Nast 'Gold List Reserve' title. As one c...
The 132 year-old Grand Hotel, a Timeless Landmark on Stockholm's Waterfront, Completes a Multi-million Dollar Refurbishment / May 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The 132 year-old Grand Hotel, a Timeless Landmark on Stockholm's Waterfront, Completes a Multi-million Dollar Refurbishment The Evolution of Grand Hotel Continues with New Dining Options, Accommodation and Conference Facilities Stockholm, May 23, 2007 - The 132 year-old Grand Hotel, a timeless classic and a beautiful landmark on Stockholm's waterfront, has completed a multi-million dollar refurbishment. The project, which started in July 2006, included the renovation of the Burmanska Palace, an adjoining building dating back to 1871, as well as the creation ...
