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SpaSoft Announces Interface to Merchant Link siteNET® Gateway / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report SpaSoft Announces Interface to Merchant Link siteNET® Gateway TORONTO, ON April 17, 2007 PAR Springer-Miller Systems, Inc. (PSMS) a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PTC) --- and the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems --- is pleased to announce that SpaSoft 3.0.5 Spa Management Software is certified by Merchant Link to interface to its siteNET® Gateway for RetailXml Transactions. Merchant Links siteNET allows merchants to send credit card transactions over a secure high-speed Internet network. The SpaSoft Point-of-Sale system...
What is the Difference Between a Five-star and a Six or Seven-star Hotel? / Barry Napier / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive What is the Difference Between a Five-star and a Six or Seven-star Hotel? by Barry Napier, April 2007 In 2006 I outlined the new national star-rating system for UK Hotels, which ranges from one-star basic to five-star plush. In another article I quoted an hotel owner in the south of England, who said that the new system was a waste of time, because it did not align itself with the international system. So, she increased facilities and luxury until she met what she envisaged to be the international system. There is only one problem what is the international system? In ...
Five Ways to Promote Your Hotel Web Site / Neil Salerno / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Five Ways to Promote Your Hotel Web Site By: Neil Salerno - April 2007 Having a web site, and not promoting it, is like buying a flashy new car and leaving it in your garage; great web site, but few people will ever see it. Some people still think that simply having a web site is enough to drive new business; wrong. The biggest problem with this thinking is that a web site needs to be found in order to be used by its visitors; and it needs to be structured to sell your hotel to get reservations. A hotel web sites visibility is largely dependent upon its generic search capabiliti...
WCI Communities Opens the $210 million The Resort at Singer Island, a Member of The Luxury Collection; The 239 All-suite Resort the Largest Hotel De
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report WCI Communities Opens the $210 million The Resort at Singer Island, a Member of The Luxury Collection; The 239 All-suite Resort the Largest Hotel Development in Palm Beach County Since 1991 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. & SINGER ISLAND, Fla. - April 12, 2007 - The Resort at Singer Island, a dramatic and modern take on Palm Beach luxury, makes its grand debut today, welcoming guests to one of the most expansive oceanfront destinations on the Eastern seaboard. The 21-story, all-suite Resort at Singer Island is this newest member of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.s (NYSE:HOT) The Luxury C...
Silverton Hotel Casino Set to Begin $500 million Expansion; The Off Strip Property Will Get New 360 room Hotel Tower and a $15 million Spa / April 2
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Arnold M. Knightly, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 13, 2007 - With the roadwork outside its door completed, the Silverton is scheduled to begin a $500 million expansion this June that will include doubling its hotel occupancy. The expansion's focus will be the addition of a 25-story, 360-room hotel tower that will include 63 suites ranging in size from 1,000-square feet to 3,000-square feet. "Our goal is to go from a solid performer in the off-Strip market to a destination resort p...
Sheraton Reflags Three Hotels in Japan, Guam; Following USD$50 million Renovation the Guam Palace Hotel Reflagged as Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort / Apr
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Sheraton Reflags Three Hotels in Japan, Guam; Following USD$50 million Renovation the Guam Palace Hotel Reflagged as Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort Singapore, 25th April 2007 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announces the opening of Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort and the debut of Sheraton brand in key cities of Japan Tokyo and Osaka Following extensive renovation, the 318-room Guam Palace Hotel is now reflagged as Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort. Owned by Ken Real Estate Lease Ltd, the resort joins The Westin Resort, Guam ( currently in operation ) to offer travelers to this island a...
The Public Documents of 44 Public Lodging Companies Analyzed for Interlocks, Insider Participation and Pay for Perfomance Practices / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Imtiaz Buqbil, Bangkok Post, ThailandMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 2, 2007 - A significant transition in corporate governance and executive pay is under way amongst the boards of public lodging companies, as shareholders seek accountability and transparency like never before, according to the 2006 Hotel Industry Board Survey by the HVS Global Hospitality Services. The consultancy last week released the results of its 8th annual survey of board practices and performance, with this year's analysis covering the pu...
Shanghai Cross Ocean Property Development CO. Ltd Building a Luxury Hotel in Shanghai, The Place Hotel & Spa; Frenchman Philippe Charraudeau Named Gen
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Shanghai Cross Ocean Property Development CO. Ltd Building a Luxury Hotel in Shanghai, The Place Hotel & Spa . Frenchman Philippe Charraudeau Named General Manager Hong Kong, April 20, 2007 - The Place Hotel & Spa, Shanghais only hotel reserved exclusively for the use of in-house guests, will be the latest addition to the citys luxury boutique hotel scene when it opens early next year. It will be an integral part of the Park Place development which is set to be a new business landmark on Nanjing Lu West. The hotel intends to carve out its own niche in the luxury lodging sector. T...
The $160 million Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel Is One of the Most Significant Development Projects in Western New York's Southern Tier; Project
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The $160 million Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel Is One of the Most Significant Development Projects in Western New York's Southern Tier . Project Features 212-Room Luxury Hotel, 68,000 Square-Foot Casino SALAMANCA, N.Y., March 30, 2007 - With one snip of a giant pair of scissors, Seneca Nation of Indians President Maurice John kicked off the official celebration for one of the most significant development projects in Western New York's Southern Tier since railroad engines first rolled through Salamanca. The new, $160 million Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel celebrated its offic...
Screen Pilot Delivers Mobile Marketing & CRM Solutions for US Hospitality Industry / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Screen Pilot Delivers Mobile Marketing & CRM Solutions for US Hospitality Industry April 9, 2007 - Digital marketing & technology firm Screen Pilot announced today that it is to provide mobile marketing and mobile CRM solutions for the hospitality industry, enabling hotels and resorts to engage with over 95% of the US population aged between 18 and 65. By expanding its professional marketing services to mobile phones, Screen Pilot will offer the ability for travel marketers to execute experiential marketing that can reach consumers both online and offline by integrating mobil...
Saunders Hotel Group Purchases Sole Extended Stay Hotel in New Haven, Plans $3.3 Million Upgrade to New Haven Premiere Hotel and Suites / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Saunders Hotel Group Purchases Sole Extended Stay Hotel in New Haven, Plans $3.3 Million Upgrade to New Haven Premiere Hotel and Suites New Haven CT (April 23, 2007) - The Saunders Hotel Group, Ltd. of Boston, through its investment affiliate Old Bayside Partners LLC, has purchased New Haven's only all-suites, extended stay hotel, the Premiere Hotel and Suites, from LNR Partners, Inc. Located at 3 Long Wharf Drive, the hotel is one mile from Yale University. In addition to the $5.5 million purchase price, Saunders plans to invest $3.3 million in extensive upgrades. The ...
Sierra Management Co. Acquires Center Valley Club, a Highly Regarded Public Golf Course Near Allentown, PA; Plans to Add a 200 room Hotel and Confer
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Kurt Blumenau, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Mar. 31, 2007 - Center Valley Club, one of the Lehigh Valley's most highly regarded public golf courses, will be sold next week to a development company that promises upgrades but no drastic changes. The Upper Saucon Township golf course is being sold to Sierra Management Co. of Doylestown, Sierra President Greg Kessell confirmed Friday. Kessell's company plans to build a hotel and conference center next to the course, with construction slat...
Developer Sanket Patel Planning a Red Roof, Sleep Inn and a Cambria Suites All In Downtown Baltimore / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jill Rosen, The Baltimore SunMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 26, 2006 - 3 low-cost hotels proposed for downtown In Baltimore, where a downtown hotel stay easily costs $200 a night, a developer has ambitious plans that would bring three alternatives to the budget-conscious traveler. Sanket Patel, an Annapolis-based developer, plans to build side-by-side hotels, a $35 million project, on Front Street near the base of the Jones Falls Expressway. One would be a 63-room Sleep Inn to be built in the old ...
Sam Nazarian's Empire of Luxury Hotels to be Called SLS Hotels; The Le Meridien at Beverly Hills to be Transformed to SLS Los Angeles, Part of St
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report .VVSam Nazarian's Empire of Luxury Hotels to be Called SLS Hotels ; The Le Meridien at Beverly Hills to be Transformed to SLS Los Angeles, Part of Starwood's Luxury Collection LOS ANGELES, April 3, 2007 - SBE Hotel Group (SBEHG), a division of SBE Entertainment Group (SBE), today announced plans for the launch of its new luxury hotel concept, to be called SLS Hotels. The first SLS property will be operated under a management agreement with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT). As part of the agreement, The Le Meridien at Beverly Hills will undergo a complete transform...
Steven Heyer Resigns as Starwood's Chief Executive Officer; Board of Directors Loses Confidence in His Leadership, Management Style / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Steven Heyer Resigns as Starwood's Chief Executive Officer; Board of Directors Loses Confidence in His Leadership, Management Style WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - April 2, 2007 - The Board of Directors of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today that Steven J. Heyer has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and a director. Heyer, 54, had been CEO and a director since October 2004. Bruce W. Duncan, 55, Starwoods Chairman since 2005 and a director since 1995, will also serve as interim CEO while the Board conducts a search for a permanent replacement. Stephen R. Quazzo...
Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Hotel and Tourism Management Seeking Several Professor or Assistant Professor Appointees / April 200
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Hotel and Tourism Management Seeking Several Professor or Assistant Professor Appointees . April 19, 2007 - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is the largest UGC-funded tertiary institution in Hong Kong in terms of student numbers. The School of Hotel and Tourism Management is Asias leading university-level provider of hospitality and tourism education with 1,600 students at undergraduate, masters and PhD levels and 47 faculty members from 17 countries. According to the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research (August...
Sharon Glees Joins Crescent Hotels & Resorts as Senior VP of Human Resources / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Sharon Glees Joins Crescent Hotels & Resorts as Senior VP of Human Resources WASHINGTON, D.C., April 25, 2007Crescent Hotels & Resorts, a rapidly growing hotel and resort management and ownership company, today announced that Sharon Glees has joined the company as senior vice president of Human Resources. In the new position, she will be responsible for enhancing the companys service culture across its diverse portfolio of managed and owned hotels. How you treat your associates directly relates to how your guests are treated, said Michael George, Crescent president and CEO. Ou...
San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau Announces New Marketing Division Structure And Public Relations Staffing / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau Announces New Marketing Division Structure And Public Relations Staffing Armstrong and Houseman in new roles, Jackson and Vasquez join the SFCVB April 11, 2007 - The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB) has combined its Marketing and Public Relations departments into one new department, Marketing & Communications, and announced several staff changes within the Public Relations team. Laurie Armstrong has been named Vice President, Marketing & Communications. She has been with the SFCVB since 1998 as Vice Presiden...
Sylvain Chauvet Appointed General Manager of the Corinthia Atlantic Hotel in Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Sylvain Chauvet Appointed General Manager of the Corinthia Atlantic Hotel in Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa (New York, NY - April 13, 2007) Corinthia Hotels recently appointed a new General Manager, Sylvain Chauvet, for the four-star Corinthia Atlantic Hotel in Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa. Mr. Chauvet brings with him almost ten years of travel industry experience in Africa, having just come from Zanzibar, Tanzania where he was General Manager at Karafuu, a five-star beach resort, for five years. Prior to that he spent four years as Director and Operations Manager for T...
Upon Completion, the Roco Ki Destination Resort, Dominican Republic, Will be Among the Largest Resort Community Developments in the Caribbean / April
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Upon Completion, the Roco Ki Destination Resort, Dominican Republic, Will be Among the Largest Resort Community Developments in the Caribbean ROCO KI, Dominican Republic - (April 26, 2007) - Now in count-down mode prior to opening of Phase I in Spring 2008, construction of the multi-billion-dollar Roco Ki resort and residential community is advancing rapidly, including The Westin Roco Ki Beach & Golf Resort (A Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Hotel), the 18-hole, par-72 Nick Faldo-designed signature championship golf course and Roco Ki's many private residences. As floors of the...
LTD Management Company, L.L.C. Building a 135 room aloft in Richmond, Virginia / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report LTD Management Company, L.L.C. Building a 135 room aloft in Richmond, Virginia (RICHMOND, VA) - April 11, 2007 - Richmonds first aloft hotel the new form and function focused hotel brand from the W Hotel line is breaking ground at the West Broad Village Town Center in Short Pump in the Fall of 2007. Chesapeake, Virginia-based LTD Management Company, L.L.C. (LTD), owns and manages the project, slated to open in Fall 2008. The high end aloft in Short Pump is one of only three slated to be developed in Virginia over the next two years. This is LTDs second aloft in Virginia- the oth...
February 28, 2007
Carol Verret Consulting and Training Consulting Training Seminars . . . . The Jigsaw Puzzle The Fit of the Revenue Management and Internet Group Sales Pieces . April 2, 2007 - A recent study by HSMAI and PhocusWright suggests that the meetings market will be very strong in 2007. However, they also indicate that Groups and meeting inventory and rates must be centralized and well integrated into other core systems, including hotel property management, revenue (yield) management, central reservations, customer relationship management, e-commerce and dynamic packaging. The study goes on to say ...
Westbrook Partners and Northview Hotel Group, LLC. Complete $25.2 million Make-over of the Renaissance M Street Hotel, Washington D.C. / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Westbrook Partners and Northview Hotel Group, LLC. Complete $25.2 million Make-over of the Renaissance M Street Hotel, Washington D.C. Washington, D.C. April 16, 2007- Renaissance Hotels & Resorts announced today the opening of the Renaissance M Street Hotel, following an extensive $25.2 million make-over. The 355-room hotel, located at the corner of M Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW, has been converted from a Wyndham hotel to a Renaissance after completing a total redesign of its guest rooms, meeting space, great room lobby, restaurant and lounge to provide out-of-town guests and W...
Starwood Demolishing The 645-room Sheraton Bal Harbour, Issues Lay-off Notice for its 648 Workers; Will be Replaced with Three 27 story Towers with
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Douglas Hanks, The Miami HeraldMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 27, 2007 - After months of delay, the owner of the Sheraton Bal Harbour announced Thursday it would demolish the hotel to make way for a luxury St. Regis resort -- a project expected to generate more than $1 billion in condominium sales. The decision by Starwood Hotels and Resorts ends months of uncertainty over the oceanfront project, as the New York company wrestled with building a massive condominium complex in South Florida's cooling real estate m...
