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February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The 2006 Emerald Bowl Provided San Francisco with $18.1 million Economic Impact During The Week After Christmas, Not Usually a Busy Time for the Citys Hotels April 11, 2007 - The week after Christmas in San Francisco is not usually a busy time for the citys hotels. But the 2006 Emerald Bowl, the post-season college football game played at AT&T Park, attracted thousands of football enthusiasts from across the country and generated significant revenue for the city last December. Recently released data from the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau estimates that t...
Elite Meetings International Launches New Magazine Showcasing North America's Top Hotels and Resorts for Meetings; Elite Meetings magazine, along
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Elite Meetings International Launches New Magazine Showcasing North America's Top Hotels and Resorts for Meetings . Elite Meetings magazine, along with the newly launched Web site, are the ultimate resources for meeting and incentive planners (Santa Barbara, Calif.) April 26, 2007 - Elite Meetings International announces the launch of Elite Meetings magazine, a brand-new publication that takes the guesswork out of meeting planning by presenting an exclusive collection of North Americas top hotels and resorts for destination meetings and incentive travel. Elite Meetings magazine is the o...
Elite Meetings International Launches First-of-its-kind Website, Setting a New Standard for Meeting and Event Planning; Extensive database of North Am
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Elite Meetings International Launches First-of-its-kind Website, Setting a New Standard for Meeting and Event Planning . Extensive database of North America's top resorts and hotels establishes a one-stop-shop for planning professionals Santa Barbara, Calif. - April 11, 2007 - Elite Meetings International announces the launch of EliteMeetings.net, a brand-new Website debuting this week. The site offers planners a comprehensive and complimentary database of hundreds of top resorts and hotels to assist them in planning meetings and incentive trips. At the same time, innovative features such as...
Elfiq Networks Meets Guest Demands Cost Effectively / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Elfiq Networks Meets Guest Demands Cost Effectively April 9, 2007 - The number one amenity motivating a guest in choosing a hotel is high speed internet access according to a recent article in TechNews 2006. High Speed Internet Access (HSIA) has now made significant penetration into the hospitality marketplace which has transitioned guest purchasing decisions to not only choosing hotels that have HSIA but making decisions based on the HSIA experience. Hotels are now being forced to provide greater quality service to meet the increasing demands for bandwidth by the guest. ...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive EZ Yield.com Named Finalist in Travel Industry Associations New Innovator Award April 20, 2007 - EZ Yield.com was selected as a finalist in Travel Industry Associations New Innovator division. The New Innovator award for companies under 5 years was given out at TIAs TravelComm Res-Expo conference and trade show in Las Vegas last week. Winners were selected based on their innovative contributions to the travel industry. EZ Yield.com celebrated its 5th anniversary on April 6th and this is a wonderful way to begin our next 5 years. We are proud to be a finalist against ...
Chicago Hotels Partnering with Spa Companies to Create Destination Sites Attracting Not Only Guests but Locals as Well / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Glenn Jeffers, Chicago TribuneMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 12, 2007 - The 20th floor pool at The Peninsula Chicago, with its floor-to-ceiling windows and bright, southern view of Michigan Avenue, remains an aesthetic gem. But it may face some competition from its next-door neighbor. That neighbor is the revamped spa at the downtown luxury hotel, now known as The Peninsula Spa by ESPA. The whites and green pastels have disappeared, replaced with wood and brick and earth tones. The smell of eucalyptus and mint w...
Dusit's Internship in Hospitality Industry Project Offers On-site Training for Students Whom Do Not Have Good Opportuinities to Pursue Higher Edu
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Dusit's Internship in Hospitality Industry Project Offers On-site Training for Students Whom Do Not Have Good Opportuinities to Pursue Higher Education April 4, 2007 - As part of its ongoing efforts to help local communities nationwide, Dusit Thani Public Company Limited has entered into a joint project with the Thai Ministry of Labor (MOL) to offer on-site training for students, the majority of whom do not have the good opportuinities to pursue higher education, and in effect this new program seeks to provide them with specialized skills that will readily lead to obtaining bett...
Look for the Ducks / Harry Nobles / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Look for the Ducks E-mail: hospsvc001@aol.com If you mention ducks and hotels together, I believe that most people, hotel employees or the public, will think of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. There are many thousands of guests and other visitors who have actually seen the legendary ducks; there is probably an equal number who have never been to the Peabody, or even to Memphis yet are familiar with this 75-year old tradition. The Peabody is one of hundreds of historic hotels that have been faithfully and lovingly restored to the original 19th or 20th elegance and grandeur. Many of th...
Oxford Investment Group Completes Multi-million Dollar Transformation at the Freshly Rebranded Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center in Skokie, Illinoi
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Oxford Investment Group Completes Multi-million Dollar Transformation at the Freshly Rebranded Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center in Skokie, Illinois BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. / SKOKIE, Ill. April 19, 2007 The upscale Doubletree® brand returns to replant its roots in Chicagos North Shore, as a multi-million dollar transformation is completed at the Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center in Skokie. Now celebrating its grand reopening, the 369-room full-service property located just minutes from downtown Chicago is now pleasantly filled with sophisticated design and services that discri...
The Doubletree Hotel Denver Completes $8.2 million Hotelwide Renovation; Breathe New Life Into Emerging Stapleton Community / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Doubletree Hotel Denver Completes $8.2 million Hotelwide Renovation; Breathe New Life Into Emerging Stapleton Community DENVER (April 23, 2007) The Doubletree Hotel Denver has announced the completion of an $8.2 million hotelwide renovation. Located between downtown Denver and Denver International Airport adjacent to the incredibly, successful community redevelopment project of Stapleton, this upscale, full-service hotel has transformed its guest rooms, meeting space, dining outlets, recreation facilities and much more. The 560-room Doubletree is managed by Hilton ...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Doubletree Hotel Portlands Carbon Offset Program Includes the Elimination of Airport Shuttle, Installation of Low-flow Showerheads PORTLAND, Ore. April 5, 2007 - The Doubletree® Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland-Lloyd Center announced today that the property has created an innovative carbon offset program with The Climate Trust. This carbon offset program is the latest accomplishment in the Doubletrees systematic efforts to build sustainable practices into its entire operations. The 476-room Doubletree is the first lodging property in Oregon to be cert...
Dolce International and Behringer Harvard Compete Multi-million Redevelopment, Re-branding and Renaming of the Lakeway Resort and Spa / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Dolce International and Behringer Harvard Compete Multi-million Redevelopment, Re-branding and Renaming of the Lakeway Resort and Spa AUSTIN, Texas (April 18, 2007) ~ More than 200 guests from across the nation joined Dolce International, Behringer Harvard and country singer-songwriter Kelly Willis in a weekend celebrating the launch of Lakeway Resort and Spa, the legendary resort situated on the shores of Lake Travis in Austin, Texas. Unmistakably unique as Austin itself, Lakeway Resort and Spa underwent a multi-million redevelopment, re-branding and renaming over the past two years, when ...
Future of Demand Modeling Is Focus of HSMAI Revenue Management Strategy Conference / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Future of Demand Modeling Is Focus of HSMAI Revenue Management Strategy Conference Event Will Be Held in Orlando, FL on June 25, 2007 in Conjunction with HITEC MCLEAN, VA (April 12, 2007) The date is set for the fourth Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Revenue Management Strategy Conference June 25, 2007 in Orlando, FL at the citys Convention Center. Held in conjunction with HITEC and presented by HSMAIs Revenue Management Advisory Board, the conference will feature a keynote address from Dr. Garrett van Ryzin, Professor of Business, Colum...
French Quarter Hospitality, LLP May Acquire the Shut Del Lago Resort in Conroe, Texas; Plans to Invest $100 million to Purchase and Renovate the 357
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Renee C. Lee, Houston ChronicleMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 16, 2007--CONROE -- A proposal to revitalize an aging hotel and conference center on Lake Conroe into a premier tourist destination has received a key economic boost. With approved 10-year tax abatement agreements from the city of Conroe and Montgomery County, French Quarter Hospitality, LLP, an Atlanta-based company, can afford to invest $100 million to purchase and renovate the Del Lago Golf Resort and Conference Center, which shut down in January. ...
Hotel Online News – Email Archive – Day by Day / April – June 2007
February 28, 2007
Day by Day Index April - June 2007 Links to archives Top 25 Read Articles - June 2007 Patrick Imbardelli Resigns Abruptly from his Position as Chief Executive, Asia Pacific Region for InterContinental Hotels Group; Academic Qualifications Do Not Hold Up Under Scrutiny Three Service Rules: The Golden Rule, Platinum Rule and Double Platinum Rule / Bryan K. Williams Marriott International Partnering with Ian Schrager to Create a New Hotel Brand with as Many as 100 Distinct Properties; Plan to Radically Rethink the Boutique Hotel Concept Will the Schrager-Marriott Marriage Lead to Eternal Bliss or End in ...
Douglas Wojick Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the 301-room Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa and Convention Center, Branson, Missouri / April
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Douglas Wojick Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the 301-room Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa and Convention Center, Branson, Missouri BRANSON, Mo., -- April 12, 2007 - Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa and Convention Center (www.chateauonthelake.com) today announced that Douglas Wojick has been named Director of Sales and Marketing for the 301-room luxury, European-style property, which is owned and managed by Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, LLC (www.jqhhotels.com), the nations leading independent builder, developer, owner and manager of upscale, full-s...
Doug Ramsay Appointed General Manager of the Embassy Suites Hotel La Quinta, California / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Doug Ramsay Appointed General Manager of the Embassy Suites Hotel La Quinta, California La quinta, Ca, March 27, 2007 THE EMBASSY SUITES LA QUINTA HOTEL & SPA, OWNED AND OPERATED BY VILLAGE RESORTS LLC, TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT DOUG RAMSAY HAS BEEN APPOINTED GENERAL MANAGER OF THE NEW EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL LOCATED AT 50-777 SANTA ROSA PLAZA, LA QUINTA, CA 92253. THE 146 SUITE HOTEL WITH 123 CASITAS, OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2006. As general manager, Ramsay will direct all areas of the hotels operations, including guest services, sales and marketing efforts, and hotel administration. Ba...
Hotel Groups Ranked on How They Treat Online Customers in Q2 2007; Website Functionality Improves as Hotels Look to Drive Increased Direct Bookings /
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Groups Ranked on How They Treat Online Customers in Q2 2007; Website Functionality Improves as Hotels Look to Drive Increased Direct Bookings IPSWICH, Mass., April 23, 2007--The Customer Respect Group, an international research and consulting firm that focuses on how corporations treat their online customers, today released findings from its Second Quarter 2007 Online Customer Respect Study of the Hotel Industry. The study evaluated the top 14 hotel group websites using a common set of criteria; it is the only study to bring objective measurement to the analysis of online performan...
Golfers Lee Trevino and Natalie Gulbis Featured in Crowne Plaza's First Multi-million dollar National TV Campaign / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Golfers Lee Trevino and Natalie Gulbis Featured in Crowne Plaza's First Multi-million dollar National TV Campaign ATLANTA (April 11, 2007) Two professional golfers, two golf journalists, one Latino comic and a heavy metal rocker arrive at a meeting room the set-up for a comedy skit? Nope, its the setting for Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts first national television advertising campaign. Slated to debut April 12, the multi-million dollar TV and online campaign features national golf commentator/journalist David Feherty attempting to moderate an entirely unscripted conversation amon...
Developer ASHA Companies Appoints American Resort Management, LLC to Operate The Crosswinds Resort in Lithicum Heights, Maryland; Expected to Cost $37
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Developer ASHA Companies Appoints American Resort Management, LLC to Operate The Crosswinds Resort in Lithicum Heights, Maryland; . Expected to Cost $375 million, the Resort & Conference Center Will Include 4 Hotels, Waterpark Baltimore, Maryland (April 23, 2007) - Jay Patel, CEO/CFO of the ASHA Companies, has announced development of The Crosswinds Resort, scheduled to open in 2009. Ideally located, The Crosswinds Resort will be just minutes from the Baltimore Washington International Airport, Baltimores famed Inner Harbor and a short drive from Washington D.C. Situated on 3...
The Cosmopolitan's Two 600-foot Towers Containing 3,000 Condominium-Hotel Rooms Completes First Year of Construction in Las Vegas; Condos 90% S
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Arnold M. Knightly, Las Vegas Review-JournalMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 10, 2007 - After a year of digging down, construction on the Cosmopolitan began its ascent skyward Monday with the placement of its first 50-foot high steel beam. "I think when you have construction as complex as this you take it in pieces," New York developer Bruce Eichner said. "First was the excavation because you have site constraints." The placing of the steel beam cornerstone was part of a Japanese ceremony traditional in con...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Following a $15 Million Renovation, The Colony Palms Hotel, One of Palm Springs Most Historic Properties Set to Reopen PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Colony Palms Hotel, one of Palm Springs most historic properties, will reopen April 26, 2007 after an extensive $15 million renovation. The newly refurbished hotel includes completely redesigned guestrooms, casitas and suites by famed celebrity designer, Martyn Lawrence Bullard, as well as a new poolside restaurant and intimate spa facility. The Spanish-style hotels décor harkens back to 1940s glamour with an exotic sl...
The I Hate Cold Calls Web Cast II – / Carol Verret / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Carol Verret Consulting and Training Consulting Training Seminars . . . . The "I Hate Cold Calls" Web Cast II - . Creating Communities of Clients April 9, 2007 - What if you could walk into an association meeting and there were no other hotel sales people in the room? What if you were the only hotel sales person in a room full of potential prospects and influencers? Our Customers want to buy but they don't want to be sold! Find out how to stay in touch and create a community of clients and prospective clients so that they think of you when they are ready to buy. This web cast will outline the steps...
Coakley & Williams Hotel Management Company Appoints Key Corporate and Hotel Personnel / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Coakley & Williams Hotel Management Company Appoints Key Corporate and Hotel Personnel April 10, 2007 - Coakley & Williams Hotel Management Company announces the appointments and promotions of key corporate and property personnel. Keith Acker as General Manager at the Royal Mansions Resort, Cape Canaveral, FL. Acker served previously as general manager at the Wingate Inn La Guardia, Flushing, NY, and in the same position at the Four Points by Sheraton in Woburn, MA. Acker has served in various positions in the hotel industry for the past ten years. Acker has a Bachelor of Profession...
