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Michael Bonadies and Chett Abramson to Spearhead the Development of the New 21c Museum Hotel Brand Nationally; Hotels Will Feature a Collection of 21s
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Michael Bonadies and Chett Abramson to Spearhead the Development of the New 21c Museum Hotel Brand Nationally; Hotels Will Feature a Collection of 21st Century Art LOUISVILLE, Ky. (April 17, 2007) - - Michael Bonadies and Chett Abramson, both formerly of The Myriad Restaurant Group, will spearhead the development of the new 21c Museum Hotel brand nationally. They will join other 21c Museum Hotel owners Laura Lee Brown, Steve Wilson and Craig Greenberg. Bonadies will also serve as president and CEO of the new venture. Abramson will serve as vice president and COO. Former Myriad ...
Award-Winning Spa Designers Blu Spas to Create Exclusive Spa for La Punta Papagayo, Costa Rica / November 2006...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Award-Winning Spa Designers Blu Spas to Create Exclusive Spa for La Punta Papagayo, Costa Rica PAPAGAYO, Costa Rica (April 23, 2007) Kirchert Pakonen Development and Regent Hotels & Resorts have selected the internationally-renowned spa consultancy Blu Spas to create and manage the luxury spa at La Punta Papagayo, a new 60-acre, five-star resort development featuring a luxury Regent hotel, private villas, estate homes and a retail village. Blu Spas has been a pioneer in creating luxury spas that capture the beauty and serenity of indigenous settings, paired with exceptional therapies als...
Blogging For Lodging; Are You Blogging Yet? / Benu Aggarwal / April 2007...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Blogging For Lodging . Are You Blogging Yet? April 2007 - Blogs are the hottest growing medium of communication for businesses and individuals. Based on Technorati research (blog search engines), there are almost 3 million blogs created every month and bloggers create over 1.6 million posts per day. What are Blogs? Blogs are websites with content management systems that allow visitors to the site to add content. They are forums for organizations and individuals to exchange ideas and communicate with their partners, customers, employees, etc. You can create pages rele...
The Colosseum, a $60 million Sports Condominium Hotel Planned for Blacksburg, Virginia; Plans to Target Virginia Tech's Wealthy, Baby Boomer Al
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Angela Manese-Lee, The Roanoke Times, Va.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 7, 2007- In 2009, a six-story, $60 million sports condominium hotel will rise on South Main Street in Blacksburg. Dubbed The Colosseum, the project promises unrivaled luxury to avid Virginia Tech sports fans willing to plunk down between $170,000 and the low $800,000s for one of its 172 units. Fully furnished and equipped with wedding space, a private clubhouse and a day spa, The Colosseum punctuates a game day condo-development tre...
Bavaria Hotels International opens the Bavaria City Suites Doha, Architecturally Impressive Design with 4 Towers Containing 2,200 Suites / April 2007
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Bavaria Hotels International opens the Bavaria City Suites Doha, Architecturally Impressive Design with 4 Towers Containing 2,200 Suites Dubai: April 3, 2007 - Bavaria City Suites Doha, operated by Bavaria Hotels International opens its doors to guests seeking spacious suite accommodation for medium or long term visits to Qatar in March 2007. Commenting on this soft opening, Thomas H F Gertz, CEO Bavaria Hotels International added: Bavaria Hotels International is delighted and honoured to be establishing a firm presence in Qatar with the opening of Bavaria City Suites Doha...
Bruce Wiles Joins Thayer Lodging Group as Managing Director and Principal / April 2007...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Bruce Wiles Joins Thayer Lodging Group as Managing Director and Principal Company Sells Two Hotels, Launches New Growth Phase ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 16, 2007-- Thayer Lodging Group today announced that hotel veteran Bruce Wiles has joined the company as managing director and principal. Concurrently, Thayer said that it has completed the final phase of its previously announced strategic disposition plan with the sale of two hotels and is launching a new growth phase. Bruce brings more than 30 years of expertise in the hotel and real estate industries, said Fred Malek, Thaye...
MK Capital Markets Welcomes Equity Specialist Bracken White / April 2007...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report MK Capital Markets Welcomes Equity Specialist Bracken White McLean, Virginia - March 29, 2007 - The Capital Markets Group of Molinaro Koger (MK) announced today that Bracken White, an investment banker with expertise in the international sourcing of hospitality equity, has joined the firm. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mr. Whites role is Managing Director, Capital Markets. His efforts will be focused on sourcing equity and other capital for an array of hospitality projects. During his career in lodging and investment banking Mr. White has been involved in more than $4 billion in...
Hotel Construction in the Asia Pacific Region is at a Torrid Pace; For the Brands, Asian Development is a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity / April 2007.
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Construction in the Asia Pacific Region is at a Torrid Pace . For the Brands, Asian Development is a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity New Openings are Forecasted to be Heavy Over the Next 7 Quarters Portsmouth, NH, U.S.A. Lodging Econometrics (LE), the Global Authority for Hotel Real Estate, reported there are 962 hotels having 259,588 rooms in the Asia Pacific Pipeline at the end of 1Q 07. Projects average 270 rooms in size. Patrick Ford, President said, Developers across the region are constructing new hotels at a torrid pace. LEs forecast for...
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February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report San Franciscos Argent Hotel Emerges from a Major Renovation to Become The Westin San Francisco Market Street SAN FRANCISCO / WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (April 12, 2007) -- Highgate Holdings, Whitehall Street Global Real Estate Limited Partnership 2005 and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced that the Argent Hotel in San Francisco has transformed itself to become The Westin San Francisco Market Street. (Opened in 1987 as Le Meridien the property also operated as ANA Hotel and became the Argent in the late 1990s) The extensive renovation of the hotel encompassed a...
The Historic Arctic Building in Seattle Being Transformed into a 120-room Hotel; Arctic Club Hotel Seattle Will Be Managed by The Hotel Group / April
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report The Historic Arctic Building in Seattle Being Transformed into a 120-room Hotel - Arctic Club Hotel Seattle Will Be Managed by The Hotel Group SEATTLE, March 30, 2007 - A beloved piece of Seattle history is embracing a very promising future as one of the city's most unique luxury hotels. Arctic Club Hotel Seattle will open in January 2008 at the Arctic Building at 700 Third Avenue. The property was purchased in spring 2006 by owners Arctic Club Hotel LLC, comprised of Spokane-based developers Bill Lawson and Chris Ashenbrener and Conover Bond Development. The ownership set into motion...
Hyatt Adds New Lodging Brand Andaz; The Great Eastern Hotel in London First to be Rebranded / April 2007...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Hyatt Adds New Lodging Brand "Andaz"; The Great Eastern Hotel in London First to be Rebranded CHICAGO - April 12, 2007 - Global Hyatt Corporation President and CEO Mark Hoplamazian today announced the launch of Andaz tm, the companys newest addition to its global brand portfolio. The Company plans to launch several hotels under the new brand this year, with properties already slated for New York and London, and others under discussion in other parts of the world including Beijing and Moscow. The word Andaz means personal style. In addition to a focus on personal style and independenc...
Ameristar Casinos, Acquiring Resorts East Chicago for $675 million in Cash; Plans to Expand and Renovate the Indiana Casino / April 2007...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Ameristar Casinos, Acquiring Resorts East Chicago for $675 million in Cash; Plans to Expand and Renovate the Indiana Casino/Hotel Provides Entry to Underserved Chicagoland Market - Diversifies Cash Flow and Enhances Distribution Channels - Acquisition and Expansion Potential Aligned with Key Growth Strategies - Las Vegas, Nevada, April 4, 2007 Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: ASCA) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Resorts International Holdings, LLC to acquire its subsidiary that owns and operates Resorts East Chicago for ...
Albuquerque Hotel General Manger Subject of Sex Discrimination and Harassment Lawsuit / April 2007...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Sharpe, The Santa Fe New MexicanMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 7, 2007 - A Santa Fe woman is suing an Albuquerque hotel, claiming its general manager sexually harassed her, including bragging about having sex with another female employee. Lawyer Stephen Tinkler filed a complaint on behalf of Marie Vasquez this week against the Hilton Hotels Corp., Homewood Suites by Hilton, 7101 Arvada Ave. NE, and against the hotel's general manager, Keith Stuckey. Stuckey did not return a phone message seeking comme...
Wright Investment Properties Inc. Re-opens the Aladdin Hotel in Downtown Kansas City Following a $15 million Renovation / April 2007...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Rick Alm, The Kansas City Star, Mo.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 27, 2007 - Like a cat with nine lives, the venerable downtown Aladdin Hotel will reopen -- again -- on May 4. The event will mark the 193-room, 16-story tower's second go-round as a Holiday Inn franchise after two stints as Embassy on the Park, a stretch under the Days Inn flag and most recently as the independent Citi Centre Plaza Hotel when it was last closed in February 2004. But the hotel's past failures no longer matter, said Larry F. ...
Accor North America Opens Seventeen New Franchise Locations, Includes Seven Red Roof Inn's and Ten Motel 6 Properties / April 2007...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Accor North America Opens Seventeen New Franchise Locations, Includes Seven Red Roof Inn's and Ten Motel 6 Properties CARROLLTON, Texas (April 24, 2007) Accor North America, one of the nations largest owner/operators of economy lodging, announced the opening of seventeen new franchise locations, which include seven Red Roof Inn properties and ten Motel 6 properties. In line with Accors plans to double the number of franchise properties for its economy brands, the following locations are now open: Motel 6: Chandler, AZ- 7445 W. Chandler Boulevard, Chandler, Arizona, (480) 940-0308 ...
BPG Properties, Ltd. Selects Access Hotel Management to Manage Planned Westin and Element Hotels in Chantilly, Virginia / April 2007...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report BPG Properties, Ltd. Selects Access Hotel Management to Manage Planned Westin and Element Hotels in Chantilly, Virginia LAS COLINAS, Texas, April 18, 2007 - Access Hotel Management, a hospitality management and consulting firm, announced today that is has been retained by Commonwealth Centre Investors, LLC, an affiliate of BPG Properties, Ltd., to manage the company's two new hotels to be built in Chantilly, VA. The 211-room Westin Chantilly and the 123-room Element Hotel are part of Commonwealth's master planned development, "Commonwealth Centre," located in the largest undeveloped parcels of ...
ANA to Sell 13 Hotels to Morgan Stanley for $2.37 billion; Hotel Names Will Not Change, IHG ANA Hotels Continue as Operator / April 2007...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Kyodo News International, TokyoMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 13, 2007 - TOKYO -- All Nippon Airways Co. said Friday it will sell 13 domestic hotels to U.S. brokerage group Morgan Stanley for 281.3 billion yen (US$2.37 billion) as part of retrenchment measures. Under the deal, decided at an ANA board meeting earlier in the day, the land and buildings of the hotels will be sold, and the airline will continue to operate the hotels, the airline said. ANA is expected to reap about 130 billion yen in profit from ...
The Repositioning of the Flagship ANA Hotel Tokyo to ANA InterContinental Tokyo Completed / April 2007...
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report The Repositioning of the Flagship ANA Hotel Tokyo to ANA InterContinental Tokyo Completed Tokyo, 2 April 2007 ANA InterContinental Tokyo, IHG ANA Hotels Group Japans first co-branded ANA InterContinental property, opened yesterday amid springtime cheers and festive revelry. Guests and hotel employees, along with their family and friends, gathered for a ceremonial unveil of the new hotel signage, as well as a celebratory champagne toast in the hotels main lobby. IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan was formed on 1 December 2006 as the hotel operating joint venture of IHG, the worlds lar...
The Korman Communities Expanding AKA, its Extended-stay Brand; Two Properties Opening in New York City, AKA Central Park and AKA Times Square / April
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report The Korman Communities Expanding AKA, its Extended-stay Brand; Two Properties Opening in New York City, AKA Central Park and AKA Times Square AKA Central Park Will Be the Flagship New York April 25, 2007 Korman Communities, a prominent Pennsylvania-based residential real estate company with over thirty years as pioneers in the long-term stay market, is aggressively expanding with the growth of AKA, its luxury, extended-stay brand for world-class urban markets. The AKA brand was developed to fill an unmet need in the high-end, long-term stay market. On April 30, K...
Colony Capital L.L.C. Mulling a $1 billion Expansion of Atlantic City's Smallest Casino Hotel – Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort / Apri
February 28, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Suzette Parmley, The Philadelphia InquirerMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Apr. 20, 2007 - Atlantic City's smallest casino wants to expand into the big time and has plans to more than double its size. Tony Rodio, president of the Atlantic City Hilton and Resorts casinos, said last night that the Hilton might soon undergo a $1-billion-plus expansion to add a 1,000-room hotel tower, 60,000 square feet of gambling floor space, shops, restaurants, and a 3,500-seat multipurpose room that will be used as a ballroom, conventi...
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January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Rocco Forte Hotels Selling The St Davids Hotel & Spa in Cardiff to Principal Hotels for £32.5 million (US$63.3m) 16 March 2007 - Rocco Forte Hotels has agreed to sell The St Davids Hotel & Spa in Cardiff to Principal Hotels for £32.5m. The proceeds from the sale will be used to fund further expansion of the brand in Europe. Hotels already under development in Munich, Geneva and Prague, as well as a golf resort in Sicily, will open within the next year. . The St David's Hotel & Spa Havannah Street, Cardiff Wales The £25M Hotel was completed in January 1999 . Rocco...
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January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report St. Regis Hotel, Shanghai Appoints Tom Sprayoon as Director of Sales & Marketing Shanghai, April 2007 St. Regis Hotel, Shanghai recently appointed Tom Sprayoon as Director of Sales & Marketing. Graduated in the UK with an Honor Degree in a field of Hospitality Management, Mr. Tom Sprayoon has over 13 years sales and marketing experience in many world-class renowned hotels and resorts in Thailand. He recently held a position as Director of Sales & Marketing at Millennium Hilton Bangkok before joining St. Regis Hotel, Shanghai. Mr. Sprayoon will be overseeing all sales an...
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January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Westin Resort Hilton Head Island Opens the First Heavenly Spa by Westin in the Continental United States HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC (March 22, 2007) The Westin Resort Hilton Head Island will open the first Heavenly Spa by Westin in the Continental United States in April 2007, according to the resorts General Manager Jim McGlashan. Developed exclusively for Westin Hotels & Resorts, the Heavenly Spa by Westin is a retreat for guests seeking a moment to renew, relax and be pampered. This marks the fourth Heavenly Spa by Westin to grace the brands portfo...
Many Elite Hotel Brands Continue to Move into South Florida; Where Will the Middle Class Stay? / March 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-SentinelMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Mar. 20, 2007 - For years, one of the great bargains in tourism was spending the winter in Fort Lauderdale. Or Hollywood. Or Pompano Beach. Even Palm Beach County, amid the high society, had its pockets of affordability. Now all that is on the way out. There are still reasonable hotels within walking distance of a beach in South Florida. But their days are numbered. Every year more are torn down. Rising in their place are rooms for the ri...
