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Where Customization Leads – Cosmopolitan Hotel Hong Kong fashions a new dimension of comfort with its variety of Theme Suite / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Where Customization Leads - Cosmopolitan Hotel Hong Kong fashions a new dimension of comfort with its variety of Theme Suite . (Hong Kong, June 21, 2007) To customize space for different guests and to truly take recognition of different types of lifestyle, Cosmopolitan Hotel Hong Kong introduces a series of theme suites to accommodate ones model even on the road. Simple luxury and impeccable hospitality offered by a Hong Kong hotel are no longer adequate to keep discerning guests happy. Being customized and taking a step forward is where a forward-looking Hong ...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Cornell Roundtable Suggests that Innovation Comes from What Customers Dont Say Ithaca, NY, June 12, 2007 As hospitality industry marketers seek to innovate and improve operations, most work hard to learn what their customers want often asking them directly through surveys or focus groups. The problem with that approach, according to some industry marketers, is that customers are too likely to tell you what you want to hear, rather than what you really need to know. Finding and implementing innovative ideas was one of the sessions at the annual Cornell Marketing Roundtable, held in Ma...
Consumer Reports' Hotel Survey; Uncomfortable Bed Chief Culprits – Days Inn, Econo Lodge, Howard Johnson, Ramada, Travelodge / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Consumer Reports' Hotel Survey; Uncomfortable Bed Chief Culprits - Days Inn, Econo Lodge, Howard Johnson, Ramada, Travelodge YONKERS, N.Y., June 4, 2007 - The opulent Ritz-Carlton scored high in overall satisfaction while Homewood Suites and SpringHill Suites proved to also be excellent values, according to Consumer Reports' latest survey that rates the best hotels for any budget. In its latest report, Consumer Reports finds the hotel room market is changing, and not necessarily for the better for those in search of a great deal. With business and leisure travel on the rise, vacanci...
New U.S. Hotel Construction Increased by 64% in 2006, Highest Room Starts Increase Since 1994: PricewaterhouseCoopers / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report New U.S. Hotel Construction Increased by 64% in 2006, Highest Room Starts Increase Since 1994 PricewaterhouseCoopers NEW YORK, June 6, 2007 – PricewaterhouseCoopers' research, supplemented by Torto Wheaton Research data, shows that approximately 136,500 rooms began construction in 2006, a year-over-year increase of 64.2 percent, making the 2006 room starts increase the highest since 1994, when the new hotel construction increased by 67.2 percent. The room starts increase of 2006 reflects positive industry fundamentals including th...
February 28, 2007
Pegasus Solutions Signs New Agreement with Constellation Hotel Group . Largest Australian-owned Hotel Management Company Taps Unirez by Pegasus . DALLAS (June 7, 2007) Constellation Hotel Group, the largest Australian-owned hotel management company, has signed a three year agreement with Pegasus Solutions for representation of 35 of its hotels through Unirez by Pegasus with more targeted to come on-line later in the year. The arrangement establishes Pegasus as a preferred partner with Constellation for connection to the four major global distribution systems Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre and Worldspan and third-party W...
Negotiations Continue with Robert De Niro to Develop a Luxury Hotel in the “Clock Tower” Portion of the the Former Metropolitan Life Ins
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Judith Ben-Dak, Globes, Tel Aviv, IsraelMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jun. 26, 2007 - --Africa-Israel Investments chairman Lev Leviev has been holding serious negotiations with Robert De Niro to develop a luxury hotel in the landmark Clock Tower at 5 Madison Avenue in Manhattan. Africa-Israel Investments Ltd. (TASE:AFIL; Pink Sheets:AFIVY.PK) closed its $200 million purchase of the building last Wednesday. Sources in Hollywood told "Globes" that De Niro and Leviev have been in talks for over a...
PolyU to Host International Forum on China Hotel Brand Development / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive PolyU to Host International Forum on China Hotel Brand Development June 20, 2007 - Anticipating the need to help develop Chinese hotel chains to gain international reputation in the years to come, the School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is proud to pioneer this forum on hotel branding in China. Sponsored by K. Wah Group, this forum is jointly organised by Shenzhen Tourism College of Jinan University and China Tourist Hotels Association in Shenzhen on 3 and 4 July 2007. To be staged at the Shenzhen InterContinental, the...
Centrada Solutions Unveils New Hospitality PMS; SaaS Solution Rolls Out with Phoenix Inn Suites / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Centrada Solutions Unveils New Hospitality PMS; SaaS Solution Rolls Out with Phoenix Inn Suites . NOVEXSYS, meaning new standard in hotel systems, is Web-based, OTA-Compliant software that is sold as a service and operates with a hotels existing hardware . Built on the Microsoft .NET Framework, the solution is easy to use, afford FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS JUNE 21, 2007 A new, Web-based and OTA-compliant property-management system, built on the Microsoft .NET Framework, has arrived on the hospitality scene, making its debut at Phoenix Inn Suites hotels in Va...
Cendyn Is Tapped for Interactive Marketing Services by The Trump Organization / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Cendyn Is Tapped for Interactive Marketing Services by The Trump Organization BOCA RATON, FL (June 21, 2007) Cendyn, the leader in interactive marketing for the hospitality industry, has been selected as The Trump Organizations exclusive interactive marketing agency. Implementation of Cendyns products and services will enhance The Trump Organizations global online presence which includes the website www.trump.com, along with more than 50 private label websites for Trump owned properties and investments (real estate, golf and hotel). The Trump Hotel Collection, which includes Trump Int...
In Ever-changing Missouri Casino Regulations Riverboats No Longer Have to Be on a River, They Don't Have to Cruise, They Don't Have to Tou
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tim Barker, St. Louis Post-DispatchMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jun. 22, 2007 --Here's the problem: You have to get a boat nearly 1,000 feet away from the river without using any water to move it. This is the obstacle faced by companies operating in a world of ever-changing casino regulation. Riverboats no longer have to be on a river. They don't have to cruise. In fact, they often don't even have to touch river water. But still they must float. It is a challenge that has been ...
Great Wolf Resorts Planned $100 million Water Park Resort Triggers a Battle of Incentives Between Potential Sites / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Adam Bell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jun. 25, 2007 --A planned $100 million indoor water park and resort hotel has triggered a battle of incentives between the Carolinas and a war of words over water use. Great Wolf Resorts is choosing between Concord and Fort Mill, S.C., for its new resort, Cabarrus County officials said. The company will pick a Charlotte-area site in two to three months, said Jennifer Beranek, spokeswoman for the Wisconsin company. It's a lucrative project. The resort...
Carnus Systems Forecasting Technologies Featured in Three Leading Hospitality Industry Publications; Carnus Systems' artificial intelligence fore
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Carnus Systems Forecasting Technologies Featured in Three Leading Hospitality Industry Publications .. Carnus Systems artificial intelligence forecasting technology is showcased as leading business intelligence in the Food Service and Hospitality, HOTELS, and Cornell Hotel School magazine SAN FRANCISCO, June 12 , 2007 Carnus Systems artificial intelligence demand and labor forecasting technologies has emerged as a leading business intelligence system within the hospitality sector. Carnus Systems is the first and only company to offer an artificial intelligence technology, patent-pen...
Caribbean Tourism Investment Fund Gathers Force; Fund Will Foster Regional Entrepreneurship / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Caribbean Tourism Investment Fund Gathers Force; Fund Will Foster Regional Entrepreneurship SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (June 4, 2007) A highlight of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) held in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles last month, was the announcement by Peter J. Odle, Chairman, Mango Bay Resorts, and President, Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), that CHA had engaged KPMG and Caribbean Financial Services Corporation (CFSC) as advisors to a Tourism Investment Fund (the Fund) that CHA is seeking to introduce to the market, to help fill a "financing gap" in the r...
Carey Houston Equips Its Entire Chauffeur-Driven Fleet with Wireless Internet Access / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Carey Houston Equips Its Entire Chauffeur-Driven Fleet with Wireless Internet Access Washington, DC (June 18, 2007) -- Carey Houston, a member of the Carey International, Inc.'s global franchise system of chauffeured vehicle service companies, announced today that it is installing wireless internet equipment in its entire fleet of vehicles. All Carey Houston customers will now be able to access the Internet during trips through either a Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection. "This value-added service will be offered in all of our vehicles for no additional charge" said Thomas...
CapEx Discussions Require Balancing Brand, Owner Needs; The current fervor of standard compliance may simply be a reasonable process to catch up on po
February 28, 2007
RSBA & Associates Hospitality Consulting Services 400 Spear Street, Suite 106 San Francisco, CA 94105 Email: rickswig@rsbaswig.com Web site: http://www.rsbaswig.com Email: rickswig@rsbaswig.com Web site: http://www.rsbaswig.com CapEx Discussions Require Balancing Brand, Owner Needs . The current fervor of standard compliance may simply be a reasonable process to catch up on postponed necessities .. by Rick Swig, June 2007 When all the costs are considered, are hotel brand standards affordable, effective and efficient in supporting an individual hotels asset value? Although the answer is not simple, the...
Cambrian Development Building a $160 million Vegas Style Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Cambrian Development Building a $160 million Vegas Style Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin . WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis., June 20, 2007 - Cambrian Development today unveiled luxury designers on their $160 million Grand Cambrian Resort. In a meticulous effort to bring a new look and true luxury to the Wisconsin Dells, the Grand Cambrian Resort has selected an exterior Mediterranean style with arched windows and balconies. Each condo-hotel unit's interior will feature a sophisticated style led by world-renowned Italian designer Massimo Iosa Ghini's Gioconda kitchen made by luxury Italian cabinet man...
Evergreen Motor Lodges Building a $9 million 103 room Cambria Suites Near the Indianapolis International Airport / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Bruce C. Smith, The Indianapolis StarMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Lifestyle hotel' to open - Facility will have fitness center, store and 'hip' amenities June 20, 2007 - One of the newest hotel concepts for the hip, upscale and tech-oriented traveler is under construction in Plainfield. Choice Hotels International's Cambria Suites will open a $9 million, four-story, 103-suite Plainfield facility, including a casual dining and gathering area and 24-hour food service for guests. There also will be a a full-service coffee bar Cambria Suites, t...
Burt Cabañas and a Group of Houston Area Marines Honor Fellow Marines with Monument in The Woodlands, Texas; Only Marines Medal of Honor Memori
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Burt Cabañas and a Group of Houston Area Marines Honor Fellow Marines with Monument in The Woodlands, Texas; Only Marines Medal of Honor Memorial in the State The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, June 2007 Burt Cabañas, founder, chairman and CEO of Benchmark Hospitality International, gathered with a group of Houston area Marines recently to dedicate a monument honoring Marine Medal of Honor recipients who were born or enlisted in Texas. This is the first monument of its kind in Texas. With their service in the Marine Corps as a common bond and after learning no such memorial existed in Tex...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Hotels, Motels and Resorts Claimed 27 lives During the Last 15 Years in the U.S / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Mike Gorrell, The Salt Lake TribuneMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Jun. 7, 2007 - Over a 15-year period, carbon monoxide poisoning at hotels, motels and resorts claimed 27 lives nationwide, according to a study by the medical director of LDS Hospital's Hyperbaric Medicine Center. The number is small, but what most disturbs Center Director and report author Lindell K. Weaver is that the frequency of carbon monoxide (CO) incidents held steady over the period of his study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Preventive...
Chauncey M. Copeland Appointed General Manager for The Regent South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Chauncey M. Copeland Appointed General Manager for The Regent South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida FORT LAUDERDALE - June 18, 2007 - Regent Hotels & Resorts, a global leader in luxury hospitality, has named Chauncey M. Copeland as general manager for The Regent South Beach. The first hotel to open in Miami's Art Deco district in 20 years, The Regent South Beach is a luxury boutique hotel with an innovative edge. The hotel is located on one of Miami's most vibrant boulevards between Collins Avenue and Ocean Drive. "Chauncey's expertise in managing luxury and boutique properties is a perfect match ...
Shilo Inns Promotes Christopher Campbell to Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Shilo Inns Promotes Christopher Campbell to Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer PORTLAND, OR June 18, 2007 - Shilo Inns, the largest independent, privately owned Hospitality Company in the western United States, has appointed their current Chief Financial Officer, Christopher Campbell to serve as their new Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Campbell has more than 25 years of hospitality experience, including restaurants, hotel accounting and operations. He received a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Golden Gate University, California....
Orient-Express Hotels Planning to Build a 40 room Luxury Property in Buzios, Brazil / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Orient-Express Hotels Planning to Build a 40 room Luxury Property in Buzios, Brazil HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 7, 2007 - Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE: OEH) (http://www.orient-express.com), owners or part-owners and managers of luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist trains and river cruise properties in 25 countries, today confirmed that it has signed an agreement to purchase 185,000 sqm parcel of land in Buzios, one of the most popular up-market destinations in Brazil, 180km north-east of Rio de Janeiro. The land will be used for the development of an all suite boutique resort of 40 roo...
Building a Green Hotel – The Challenges of Certification / Jim Butler / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Building a Green Hotel: The Challenges of Certification By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com 11 June 2007 Hotel Lawyer on developing GREEN hotels. Don't wait for the GREEN. It is here. First LEED Gold Certified hotel in U.S. is announced. The Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa has received the prestigious LEED Gold certification! This is the first time that the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded "LEED Gold" to a hotel. It marks a sea change. It is the first, but won't be the last. In fact, get ready to ride the new wave or drown in the lost opportunit...
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 90 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database / June 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 90 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Chicago, IL. June 25, 2007 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 90 hotel projects in the last three weeks to the New Hotel Construction Projects database. Notable projects entered in the last two weeks include: Springhill Suites by Marriott, Naples FL Marriott Springhill Suites, Alexandria VA Microtel Inn & Suites, Salamanca NY Hilton Garden Inn, Sugar Land TX Holiday Inn, Lincoln NE Winston Hotels, Lewiston ME Holiday Inn Expres...
