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The 600-room Holiday Inn on the Bay San Diego Undergoing a $6 million Renovation / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The 600-room Holiday Inn on the Bay San Diego Undergoing a $6 million Renovation SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 17, 2007) - The 600-room Holiday Inn on the Bay San Diego has begun a $6 million renovation to its guest rooms and meeting facilities in order to provide business, leisure and convention attendees modern amenities and upgraded services. The Holiday Inn on the Bay is owned by FelCor Lodging Trust and managed by IHG. Tony Lovoy serves as the propertys Vice President of Operations and General Manager. The scope of the hotels transformation includes all new soft...
HFTP Names Five Tech Pioneers with the 2007 Hospitality Technology Award of Merit / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report HFTP Names Five Tech Pioneers with the 2007 Hospitality Technology Award of Merit Austin, Texas; April 18, 2007 - Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is proud to announce Joyce Christmas, William Duncan, Ed Hollinshead, Joseph Marco and William Sullivan as the 2007 Hospitality Technology Award of Merit recipients. The award, presented every five years, recognizes individuals who have made a significant innovation or breakthrough that established a path for others in hospitality technology. The five individuals will be recognized at the Opening Session of the 35th An...
Guest Satisfaction Crests at Two Outrigger Hotels; Oahu Properties Transform Guest Response Processes with Help of GuestWare / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Guest Satisfaction Crests at Two Outrigger Hotels -. Oahu Properties Transform Guest Response Processes with Help of GuestWare HONOLULU, HAWAIIApril 24, 2007Guests visiting the Outrigger Reef on the Beach and the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach are there for a reason: to experience all the natural beauty and culture that Oahu has to offerwithout having to worry about being inconvenienced during their stay. To make sure that does not happen, the two Outrigger hotels, both within steps of the warm Pacific Ocean, are using GuestWare to efficiently manage and respond to guest requests. GuestWare, customer relationship ...
After an Extensive $50 million Renovation The Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia Reopens / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive After an Extensive $50 million Renovation The Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia Reopens WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV, April 2, 2007 - After an extensive $50 million renovation project, The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia has reopened today, April 2, 2007. The legendary property will debut 63 updated guest rooms with new marble bathrooms that will have soaking tubs and walk-in showers, updated décor under the direction of renowned designer Carleton Varney with patterned fabrics and pastel wallpapers, executive-style desks with larger workspaces, and new furniture. All of t...
So You're Thinking About Building a Green Hotel — Or Making Your Existing Hotel a Little Greener? / Jim Butler / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive So You're Thinking About Building a Green Hotel -- Or Making Your Existing Hotel a Little Greener? By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com April 2007 Now may be the time to build or convert green hotels. I am not a passionate "activist" on much of anything except my hotel law and advisory practice (I LOVE being a hotel lawyer and am very passionate about that.). But I must say that the "Green movement" on hotels has really caught my attention recently and I am getting on the bandwagon. One of the most exciting concepts presented at our hotel mix...
New Image for the Grand Hotel Villa Medici in Florence; Adding a Modern Look to the 18th Century Palazzo / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive New Image for the Grand Hotel Villa Medici in Florence; Adding a Modern Look to the 18th Century Palazzo Florence, April 2007 Spring brings important news at the Grand Hotel Villa Medici in Florence, which for the new season has granted itself a new identity, modern, fresher and lighter. Elegance and tradition, that have that have made famous the hospitality of this historical palace dating back to the 18th century and that now leave the space for a contemporary style, thought to give the hotel a brand new look and a complete facelift. An important renovating touch...
Google, Yahoo! and MSN to Discuss Search Engines at HSMAI's 8th Travel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference in Las Vegas on April 4, 2007 / Apr
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Google, Yahoo! and MSN to Discuss Search Engines at HSMAI's 8th Travel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference in Las Vegas on April 4, 2007 MCLEAN, VA (March 30, 2007) Executives from Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft and PhoCusWright will be featured speakers at the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association Internationals (HSMAI) 8th Travel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference, to be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on April 4, 2007 from 11:30 am-5:30 pm. Featuring a state of the Internet marketing landscape, the program will include industry experts and Internet...
Bold Design and High-Tech Amenities Are the Foundation for Phase II of Flamingo Las Vegas Room Renovations; More Than Five Hundred Hotel Rooms and Sui
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Bold Design and High-Tech Amenities Are the Foundation for Phase II of Flamingo Las Vegas Room Renovations; More Than Five Hundred Hotel Rooms and Suites Get a New Look in 2007 LAS VEGAS - April 3, 2007 - The famous Flamingo Las Vegas recently began the second phase of its extensive room renovation. The redesign will include the transformation of more than 500 hotel rooms and suites into luxurious, stylish and technologically advanced Flamingo GO Rooms. The GO Room name was inspired by a derivative of the property name FlaminGO. Phase II will introduce three new stylized suite typ...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Global Update: Whos Where and Doing What April 2007 Heads Above the Rest The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm The Americas Steven Heyer has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Starwood, where he had been chosen thirty months ago to succeed Barry Sternlicht. Heyer was previously the President and Chief Operating Officer of Coca Cola. No successor has been announced by Starwood. Kerzner International has appointed Robert Cotter President. He was most recently the President and Chief Operating Officer of Starwood Hotels, from which he had retired in December 2005. Cotter ...
Johnson Capital Creates Global Hospitality Group for International Hotel and Resort Investment Banking; Dr. Donald W. Wise Named Managing Partner / Ap
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Johnson Capital Creates Global Hospitality Group for International Hotel and Resort Investment Banking . Dr. Donald W. Wise Named Managing Partner April 25, 2007 - Hospitality industry veteran Dr. Donald W. Wise has joined Johnson Capital, to shepherd the newly created Global Hospitality Group as the Global Hospitality Industry, Managing Partner. We are extremely pleased to launch this new division of our twenty-year old firm with one of the most well known senior level investment banking professionals in the hospitality industry. The Global Hospitality Group will roun...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report The 97-year-old Gibbs Building in Downtown San Antonio Being Transformed into a 91-room Hotel Indigo; IHGs The Hotel Management Group to Operate the Hotel ATLANTA (April 4, 2007) IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the worlds largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced plans for a 91-room Hotel Indigo at the Alamo in the historical Gibbs Building in downtown San Antonio. The conversion property, owned by 1909 Ltd, will be managed by IHGs Americas operations division, The Hotel Management Group, under a long term management contract, effective Jun...
G. Michael Thomas named President and Chief Operating Officer of Horseshoe Bay Resort / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive G. Michael Thomas named President and Chief Operating Officer of Horseshoe Bay Resort Horseshoe Bay, Texas April 3, 2007 Horseshoe Bay Resort today announced the appointment of G. Michael Thomas, CHA as president and chief operating officer of the Resort. Thomas brings more than 30 years of experience in the resort industry where he has gained significant experience in resort management and developed a broad and deep understanding of the specific business and financial requirements needed in order for a resort to be successful. He is responsible for all resort and cl...
Carey International Inc. Selects Gary Kessler as CEO and President / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Carey International Inc. Selects Gary Kessler as CEO and President WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 25, 2007) -- Gary L. Kessler has been selected as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Carey International, Inc. In January, the Carey International, Inc. Board of Directors named Kessler President and Chief Operating Officer. "We conducted an exhaustive search to locate the absolute best person we could find to retain Carey's leadership in the chauffeured services industry, and it is no surprise to us that Gary fits that description in every way," said Robert J. Tarr...
Choice Hotels Comfort Suites Brand To Go Smoke Free May 1, 2007; The decision adds another 433 U.S. hotels to the ever-growing ranks of FreshStay.com&
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report . fresh ideas for hospitality The Pineapple has been a symbol of hospitality for centuries. According to legend, captains of New England would mount a pineapple on their fence posts when they had a safe return from sea. This served as an invitation for family and friends to visit and share a meal together. Today, the pineapple serves as a symbol for the highest quality in hospitality . Choice Hotels Comfort Suites Brand To Go Smoke Free May 1, 2007 The decision adds another 433 U.S. hotels to the ever-growing ranks of FreshStay.coms directory of smoke-free lodging faciliti...
Fitness-Minded Hotels Increase Incremental Revenues with Fit Hotel Directory / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Fitness-Minded Hotels Increase Incremental Revenues with Fit Hotel Directory Knoxville, TN April 20, 2007 - Gone are the days of searching for a hotel's tiny fitness room or gym, full of out-dated, bulky equipment. Guests have long been demanding quality, in-hotel fitness equipment and FitHotelDirectory.com is answering back resoundingly with its directory of hotels with top-notch gyms and fitness rooms. One of our primary goals is to help travelers get a great workout without having to scour the phone directory or ever leaving their hotel. Whether they are looking for a t...
If You Build It, They Will Come: How to Finance Hotel Construction / Kenneth E. MacKenzie / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive If You Build It, They Will Come: How to Finance Hotel Construction By Kenneth E. MacKenzie, April 2007 While the hotel industry is enjoying an extended period of robust economic performance, there is virtually no way to make the numbers work for traditional ground-up construction of any new fullservice hotel building. The costs of construction are simply too high. In its Hospitality Industry Top 10 Thoughts for 2007, professional services firm Ernst & Young identified construction costs as a key trend influencing decisionmaking in the industry. With increasing competition ...
When is a Service False? / Barry Napier / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report When is a Service False? by Barry Napier, April 2007 Ever stood by a shop counter waiting for several assistants to stop chatting to each other? I used to do that until I got wiser. Now, I walk away and shop somewhere else. Or, if I actually need to speak to someone say, with a query about something I have bought, or with a problem, I just wade in with my query, disregarding the hostile looks! If necessary I will demand to speak with the highest manager there, not just a supervisor. If I am rattled enough I will write to the CEO of the company. But, nothing those assistants do can be calle...
Jin Jiang and Fairmont Form JV Company Which Will Renovate and Reopen The Peace Hotel, a Shanghai Landmark, As the Fairmont Peace Hotel Shanghai in 20
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Jin Jiang and Fairmont Form JV Company Which Will Renovate and Reopen The Peace Hotel, a Shanghai Landmark, As the Fairmont Peace Hotel Shanghai in 2010 TORONTO, April 16, 2007 - Jin Jiang International Group (Jin Jiang) and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (Fairmont) announced today that they have formed a joint venture company to be named Jin Jiang Fairmont Hotel Management Company, LTD, which will renovate and reopen The Peace Hotel, a Shanghai landmark for over a century. The hotel is scheduled to close during the refurbishment period and reopen in 2010. Peace Hotel 20 Nanjing ...
The Condo-Hotel Market Has Sobered Up; In South Florida the Pace of Presales has Slowed Dramatically Over the Past Six Months / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-SentinelMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 1, 2007 - A few years ago, condo-hotels practically sold themselves. With real estate prices marching upward, the idea of owning a condo unit on the beach and covering some of the expenses through hotel rental payments seemed irresistible. "We weren't salespeople, we were order takers," recalled Joel Greene, president of North Miami-based Condo Hotel Center. "I was averaging a sale every third day and I didn't even meet many of my c...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Barry H. Gump, Ph.D. Joins FIUs Hospitality School as First Holder of Harvey R. Chaplin Eminent Scholars Chair in Beverage Management MIAMI - April 10, 2007 - Dr. Joseph West, Dean of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida International University (FIU), announced today that Barry H. Gump, Ph.D., has been named the first holder of the Harvey R. Chaplin Eminent Scholars Chair in Beverage Management at FIUs School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. The appointment is effective August 14, 2007. According to Dr. West, the creation of the Harvey ...
Marshall Investments Corp Seeking to Foreclose on the 600 room Executive Inn Rivermont, Owensboro, Kentucky; Hotel Owes $10.74 million Plus Annual I
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive y James Mayse, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 20, 2007 - A Minnesota company has filed a motion in Daviess Circuit Court asking the court to foreclose on the Executive Inn Rivermont. Marshall Investments Corp. filed a "third party motion" Wednesday. Marshall's actions came after Disaster Team Inc. filed a mechanics lien in December against the Executive Inn for $2.09 million, for work the company did at the hotel after a fire broke out last September. In January, Disaster Team fi...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Gloria and Emilio Estefan and Benchmark Hospitality Developing a Personal Luxury Resort, the 94 room Costa d'Este in Vero Beach, Florida The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, April 19, 2007 - Benchmark Hospitality International, which manages 31 resorts, hotels, conference centers and condominium resorts throughout the United States and in Japan, announces the addition of Costa d'Este to its burgeoning portfolio. Costa d'Este, Benchmark's newest Personal Luxury Resort, will be located ocean-side in Vero Beach, Florida, an area renowned for superb white sand beaches, thriving arts ...
Epoque Hotels Introduces New Private Label Chain Code in GDS / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Epoque Hotels Introduces New Private Label Chain Code in GDS Miami, FL, April 6, 2007 - Epoque Hotels (www.epoquehotels.com), one of the leading representatives of luxury boutique hotels throughout the world, proudly announces its new private label chain code, "EP," for inclusion in the Global Distribution Systems (GDS) which became effective in all systems on March 28, 2007. This service seamlessly consolidates Epoque's properties into one chain code. The new EP chain code will further increase brand awareness for our growing network of acclaimed hotels in some of the most ...
Habib M. Enayetullah Moves from Global Hyatt Corporation to Senior Vice President of Development, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Habib M. Enayetullah Moves from Global Hyatt Corporation to SVP of Development, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., April 26, 2007 - Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (NYSE: SHO) today announced that Habib M. Enayetullah has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Development. Mr. Enayetullah brings over 14 years of experience in hotel asset/project management, investment, operations and corporate finance. For the past six years, Mr. Enayetullah held several positions at Global Hyatt Corporation including, Director Development Finance and Administration, Assist...
