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Las Vegas Spending Huge Amounts to Protect Trademarked Slogan 'What happens here' / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Benjamin Spillman, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 11, 2007 - What happens in Vegas is getting reproduced all over the country, to the chagrin of Southern Nevada tourism boosters trying to protect Sin City's trademarked slogans. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority voted 11-0 Tuesday to oppose a trademark application by an Illinois woman who wants to sell shirts at the Kentucky Derby. The shirts, which would read "What happens at Derby stays at Derby," are too close for t...
The Ultimate Sales Managers' Guide / John Klymshyn / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Ultimate Sales Managers' Guide by John Klymshyn April 2007 - Sales managers are the great, unsung heroes who make a companys promises to its customers and investors come true, says John Klymshyn, author of THE ULTIMATE SALES MANAGERS GUIDE (Wiley; September 2006; $27.95; Hardcover). Sales is the engine that drives our economy. Nothing happens until someone in the sales force sells something and ultimately that sales force depends upon effective sales management. Yet sales management is a Herculean task. THE ULTIMATE SALES MANAGERS GUIDE shows how to ta...
Station Casinos Commits $500,000 to Help Lure Minority Students to Attend UNLV's William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Arnold M. Knightly, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 2, 2007 - The William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at UNLV is working to diversify, and locals casino giant Station Casinos is offering help. The casino company has committed $500,000 over the next five years to help lure minority students from Nevada into the program and, officials hope, into management careers with the company. While 21 percent of the college's faculty and staff today are from diverse backgrounds, th...
Nobody Asked Me, But – No. 27 / Hotel Franchise Agreements: Mediation, Arbitration or Litigation? / Stanley Turkel / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Nobody Asked Me, But No. 27 .. Hotel Franchise Agreements: Mediation, Arbitration or Litigation? By Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC April 2007 Many hotel franchise agreements stipulate arbitration over litigation. At first glance, this may appear to be more beneficial to franchisees but nothing could be further from the truth. Compulsory arbitration protects franchisor interests while diluting franchisee remedies. What are the disadvantages of arbitration? First, in court you can obtain a jury trial assuming that you have not waived this right elsewhere in the agreement. Having a ...
Heavenly Hospitality LLC Wants to Build a Westin Hotel Across from the BOK Center in Downtown Tulsa; Seeks $10 million in tax Incentives / April 200
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Brian Barber, Tulsa World, Okla.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 7, 2007 - An earlier proposal's controversial demands -- such as relocating the main bus terminal -- have been left out. A developer who wants to build a Westin Hotel across from the BOK Center has returned to the negotiating table without the controversial demands made in his earlier proposal. Gone is the requirement that the city relocate downtown's main bus terminal. Gone is the stipulation that two private properties be renovated or demoli...
City of Tucson Has Been Offering Incentives to Hotel Developers for 25 Years; No Takers So Far to Build a Posh Downtown Convention Hotel / April 200
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Rob O'Dell, The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 5, 2007 - Tucson is looking for a developer who can use the city's favorable financing to build a posh Downtown hotel. On Wednesday the City Council voted to give city staffers 30 days to come back with a plan to make it a reality. The decision left two local developers who have recently pitched large hotel proposals wondering where they stand. In fact, both of those developers pitched their plans to the council on Wednesday, immediately be...
Travelers Willing to Pay More to Be Green; TripAdvisor's Top Ten Environmentally-Friendly Hotels / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Travelers Willing to Pay More to Be Green; TripAdvisor's Top Ten Environmentally-Friendly Hotels Nearly 40 Percent of Travelers Surveyed Are Environmentally Concerned NEEDHAM, Mass., April 17, 2006 - TripAdvisor(R), the world's largest travel community, today announced the results of its ecotourism survey of more than 1,000 travelers worldwide. Eleven percent of respondents have taken and one-quarter are considering going on an ecotourism trip. Thirty-eight percent of respondents said that environmentally-friendly tourism is a consideration when traveling. Rolling Out the Green Carpet ...
Travelodge Leader Rui Barros Tells Franchisees Brand Marketing to Focus on Auto Racing, Fishing and Professional Bull Riding Enthusiasts; Enhanced Bat
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Travelodge Leader Rui Barros Tells Franchisees Brand Marketing to Focus on Auto Racing, Fishing and Professional Bull Riding Enthusiasts; Enhanced Bath Standards Effective 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. (April 17, 2007) Travelodge® marketing efforts this year focus on auto racing, bass fishing and professional bull riding enthusiasts, franchisees attending the brands conference here learned today. The brand has sponsored the National Guard race car for the third year in a row and expects to reach more than 40 million bass fishing fans by sponsoring professional angler Mark Tyl...
Worldwide Electronic Hotel Revenue Up 19.3 Percent in Q4 2006; TravelCLICK's eMonitor Reports Annual Growth for Room Nights at 8.4 Percent, ADR a
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Worldwide Electronic Hotel Revenue Up 19.3 Percent in Q4 2006 .. TravelCLICKs eMonitor Reports Annual Growth for Room Nights at 8.4 Percent, ADR at 7.4 Percent CHICAGO (April 25, 2007) TravelCLICK's quarterly eMonitor results indicate continued robust health for the hotel industry based on electronic distribution performance for the fourth quarter of 2006. The data shows that worldwide electronic hotel revenue from the Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and key Internet sites increased 19.3 percent over the fourth quarter of 2005. The number of electronic room nights b...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report TravelCLICK Honored with ITAs CityLIGHTS Award CHICAGO (April 20, 2007) The Illinois Information Technology Association (ITA) has honored TravelCLICK with its CityLIGHTS CEO of the Year Award. CityLIGHTS celebrates the fast-growing technology community in Illinois and honors the states outstanding information technology companies and executives. Robert Post received the CEO of the Year Award in acknowledgement of TravelCLICKs unprecedented growth and impact in the travel marketplace. From 2004 to 2006, through both organic growth and acquisitions, the companys revenues more than doub...
TravelCLICK Selected by Dover Downs Hotel & Casino For Complete Property Merchandising Solution / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report TravelCLICK Selected by Dover Downs Hotel & Casino For Complete Property Merchandising Solution CHICAGO (April 16, 2007) TravelCLICK Inc., a leading provider of hotel business process management (BPM) solutions, announced today that Dover Downs Hotel & Casino in Dover, DE has selected TravelCLICK to provide a suite of distribution and marketing solutions that together deliver a complete hotel merchandising solution, including reservations, market intelligence and eMarketing. Dover Downs Hotel & Casino is using the iHotelier central reservation system (CRS) as a merchandising platform for...
Monarch Hotels & Resorts Selected to Manage The Blue at Doral, a Resort Being Developed Alongside the Fairways of the Blue Monster / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Monarch Hotels & Resorts Selected to Manage The Blue at Doral, a Resort Being Developed Alongside the Fairways of the Blue Monster MIAMI, Fla. (April 4, 2007) Monarch Hotels & Resorts has been named as the official hotel management company for The Blue at Doral, the first and only resort to be developed alongside the fairways of the legendary Blue Monster. Monarch Hotels & Resorts bring a comprehensive package to the table, offering results-oriented management and marketing, superior amenities and overall guest satisfaction. Identifying Monarch Hotels & Resorts is our finishing t...
Alex. Brown Realty, Inc. and Presidian Companies to Partner on Development of a 203-room Hilton Garden Inn in Sugar Land, Texas / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Alex. Brown Realty, Inc. and Presidian Companies to Partner on Development of a 203-room Hilton Garden Inn in Sugar Land, Texas Baltimore, MD (April 26, 2007) - Alex. Brown Realty, Inc. (ABR), a national real estate investment company, has entered into a joint venture with Presidian Companies (Presidian) to develop a 203-room Hilton Garden Inn in Sugar Land, Texas. Sugar Land is located approximately 20 miles southwest of Houston in Fort Bend County. ABR Chesapeake Fund III, a value-added real estate investment fund sponsored by ABR, provided an equity investment of more than $3.6 mill...
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces Now Operates 59 Hotels Across India and 16 International Hotels / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Lijee Philip, The Economic Times, IndiaMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 10, 2007 - MUMBAI, India -- Indian Hotels, owners of the Taj chain of resorts and hotels, is re-wiring its business strategy to ensure that one-third of its revenues comes from global acquisitions. Currently, overseas acquisitions account for around 20 percent of its revenues. After its three large acquisitions since 2005 -- W Sydney hotel in Woolloomooloo, Sydney, Ritz Carlton in Boston and Campton Place in San Francisco -- the company is eyeing the ...
Boykin Management Company Names Thomas J. O'Leary General Manager for the Ellis Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Boykin Management Company Names Thomas J. O'Leary General Manager for the Ellis Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia Cleveland, Ohio, April 9, 2007 - Thomas J. O'Leary has been appointed General Manager of the Ellis Hotel, located in Atlanta, Georgia. Tom most recently served as the Interim General Manager at the Boykin managed Doubletree Hotel JFK Airport, located in Jamaica, New York. This is Tom's third Atlanta assignment in the city he calls home. Tom is a 30-year industry veteran and has held property-level and senior oversight positions with Marriott, Doubletree, Ginn Developmen...
TIG Global's E-Mail Marketing Campaign Receives National Honors; The Web Marketing Association Awards TIG Global'Best E-mail Message' f
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive TIG Globals E-Mail Marketing Campaign Receives National Honors . The Web Marketing Association Awards TIG Global Best E-mail Message for The Rittenhouse WASHINGTON, DC March 26, 2007 TIG Global, the leading interactive marketing company for hospitality, today announced receipt of the award for Best E-mail Message in the 2007 Internet Advertising Competition held by the Web Marketing Association (www.WebMarketingAssociation.org). The annual, international competition recognizes outstanding achievement and results for online marketing. The winning e-mail message (ww...
The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa Appoints Todd Berry to the Position of Executive Chef / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa Appoints Todd Berry to the Position of Executive Chef SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 16, 2007 - Berry, who already has several years of executive chef experience under his belt, was selected from a deep pool of candidates to take the resort to the next level with his creative execution, forward- thinking approach to cooking and strong desire to teach and mentor his staff. Berry joined the Westin Kierland team in April of 2006 as head of the resort's banquet department. He was quickly noticed for his ability to keep cool under pressure and ...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report SynXis Provides Dynamic Pricing by Integrating with IDeaS V5i Revenue Management Solution . RedX® Property Connect enables hotels to set Best Available Rate using arrival date and length of stay from IDeaS V5i MINNEAPOLIS, MN AND SOUTHLAKE, TX APRIL 04, 2007 IDeaS, the leading provider of hospitality revenue optimization solutions and one of Americas fastest growing technology companies, and SynXis, the Sabre Holdings company that provides reservation distribution technology globally, announce the completion and joint certification of integration between SynXis RedX Distrib...
Swissotel Chicago Undergoing a $47 million Meeting and Conference Expansion Plan / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Swissotel Chicago Undergoing a $47 million Meeting and Conference Expansion Plan CHICAGO, April 20, 2007 - Renowned for its architecture and location, the AAA Four-Diamond Swissotel Chicago is proud to announce a $47 million meeting and conference expansion plan, which will further enhance its high profile status in Chicago. "This expansion will essentially change the entire dynamic of the hotel by doubling the amount of meeting space, allowing the property to compete for extensive meeting business," stated Thomas Klein, Swissotel's vice president business development, T...
Innkeepers USA Trust Sells the 96-suite Sunrise Suites – Tinton Falls, New Jersey for $6.4 million, or $66,000 per Key / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Innkeepers USA Trust Sells the 96-suite Sunrise Suites - Tinton Falls, New Jersey for $6.4 million, or $66,000 per Key PALM BEACH, Fla., April 13, 2007Innkeepers USA Trust (NYSE: KPA), a hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) and a leading owner of upscale properties throughout the United States, today announced that it has sold the 96-suite Sunrise Suites - Tinton Falls, 3 Centre Plaza, Tinton Falls, New Jersey for $6.4 million, or $66,000 per key, to an undisclosed buyer. The sales price represents a capitalization rate of approximately 4.5 percent based upon the propertys tra...
The First Cambria Suites, Owned and Operated by The Summit Group Inc., Opens in Boise / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report The First Cambria Suites, Owned and Operated by The Summit Group Inc., Opens in Boise Silver Spring, MD and Boise, ID, (April 25, 2007) Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH) today announced that its first Cambria Suites hotel opened on April 13 in Boise, Idaho. Cambria Suites hotels are designed for guests who want to take their lifestyle with them when traveling, and hotels feature a stylish design that is more intimate than traditional hotel décor, with guest suites that are 25 percent larger than standard hotel rooms. The 119-suite Cambria Suites Boise Airport hotel is owned and oper...
Steigenberger Hotel Group (82 Hotels) Achieved Record Results in 2006; Six New Steigenberger Hotels Opened in 2006 / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Steigenberger Hotel Group (82 Hotels) Achieved Record Results in 2006; Six New Steigenberger Hotels Opened in 2006 April 2007 - The Steigenberger Hotel Group brought the 2006 financial year to a successful conclusion. Against the backdrop of global economic growth and the lasting effects of the 2006 FIFA World Cup the Frankfurt-based hotel company was able to increase both its turnover and the adjusted operating profit. The average occupancy increased by 1.5 percentage points to 64.5 percent, the room price rose by 8 percent or 6.12 Euros to 82.73 Euros and the yield was up over 10 perc...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Seven Existing Sheraton Hotels in India Will be Re-flagged Under Starwoods The Luxury Collection Brand White Plains, N.Y. / Singapore April 17, 2007 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announces eleven new franchise agreements with ITC Limited. Illustrating Starwoods strategy to aggressively grow its footprint in India the fastest growing Asia Pacific market for international spending the franchise agreements also represent the introduction of The Luxury Collection brand and the expansion of the Sheraton brand into the country. As a result of Starwoods e...
Touchy Subject: Hotel Spas Slow to Implementing Yield Management Strategies / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Suzanne Marta, The Dallas Morning NewsMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 7, 2007 - Bargain-minded spa customers may soon book facials and massages the same way they buy airline tickets. Just as airlines discount seats for flights with low demand, hotel spas are beginning to offer discounts or special offers for off-peak bookings. It's a signal that the hotel spa industry is maturing as owners look to maximize profits and keep their treatment rooms and therapists occupied. "We thought we understood the...
