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Luxury Link Sets Sail with Silversea Cruises; Partnership Anchors Website's New Section dedicated to Cruises and Private Yachts / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Luxury Link Sets Sail with Silversea Cruises . Partnership Anchors Websites New Section dedicated to Cruises and Private Yachts Los Angeles, CA March 12, 2007 Luxury Link (www.LuxuryLink.com), the online luxury travel marketplace that offers high-end vacations to destinations around the globe, has announced a partnership with Silversea Cruises, one of the worlds leading cruise companies, to offer select sailings on the websites newly created section, "Ultimate Cruises." Officially launched March 8, the section features everything from last chance auctions, an opportunity for ...
Luxe Worldwide Hotels Signs the Elegant Palladium Hotel in Mykonos / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Luxe Worldwide Hotels Signs the Elegant Palladium Hotel in Mykonos Los Angeles, CA, March 7, 2007 - Luxe Worldwide Hotels (www.luxehotels.com), a leading provider of marketing services within the hospitality industry, proudly announces its exclusive representation of the Palladium Hotel (www.hotelpalladium.gr) in the famous Greek island of Mykonos. This hotel is part of Luxe's ongoing representation of premier resorts in Europe and around the world. . . The Palladium is an exceptional property in one of Greece's finest holiday destinations. The hotel's decision to join Luxe is a testament ...
Shoes, Clothing and Cell Phone Chargers Are Among the Most Popular Items Left Behind in Hotel Rooms; Sometimes, though, People Leave Behind the valu
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Robert Boyer, Times-News, Burlington, N.C.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Mar. 18, 2007 - Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Does it make the brain grow more forgetful? Case in point: You are on vacation, or perhaps traveling for business. You check out of a hotel and hit the road. Miles or days later, a sick feeling hits you -- "Dang, I forgot something." Odds are, the item is relatively minor and replaceable, like a pair of shoes or jeans or a favorite tie. The loss stings for a moment but you quick...
Lorica Solutions Purchased by Hotel Technology Solutions; Industry Veterans and Equity Firms Attracted by Technology That Provides Relief to the Hosp
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Lorica Solutions Purchased by Hotel Technology Solutions . Industry Veterans and Equity Firms Attracted by Technology That Provides Relief to the Hospitality Industry Amherst, New York - March 22, 2007 - Hotel Technology Solutions (HTS), a company formed by Mark Holzberg and Seabury Capital, has acquired Lorica Solutions. Joining HTS as equity partners are New York based Enhanced Capital Partners and Stonehenge Capital Company. Lorica is the developer of the Lorica Room Center (LRC), a cutting edge, managed converged network specifically designed for the hospitality indu...
Solare Hotels & Resorts Creates the New Loisir Hotel Brand; Re-Brands Seven Properties, Aromatic Scent to Be the Fragrant Trademark of all Loisir Hote
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Solare Hotels & Resorts Creates the New Loisir Hotel Brand; Re-Brands Seven Properties, Aromatic Scent to Be the Fragrant Trademark of all Loisir Hotel Lobbies (Tokyo27, March 2007) On March 28th, 2007, Solare Hotels & Resorts Co. Ltd. (www.solarehotels.com) will create another Japan hotel industry first by re-branding seven of its hotels in the record time of a mere month. The new brand to be known as Loisir Hotel will become Solares Upscale Full Service brand offering upscale service with local flavor, including full banquet and wedding services. Totaling some 1,400 gues...
What Is Lifestyle Hotel Mixed-use Development All About? / Jim Butler / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report What Is Lifestyle Hotel Mixed-use Development All About? By Jim Butler, Hotel Lawyer | Author of www.HotelLawBlog.com 23 March 2007 - Hotel mixed-use has emerged as one of the few ways hotel developers may be able to make a new development economically feasible, with skyrocketing construction costs. It has also become one of the hottest things going as developers of other real estate uses (shopping centers, office, retail, residential and entertainment) discover the big IRR Premiums that may harvested from well-planned and tightly integrated hotel mixed-use projects. (See the perspectiv...
Lazer Lodging Appointed Asset Manager of Sheraton College Park / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Lazer Lodging Appointed Asset Manager of Sheraton College Park WASHINGTON, DC March 6, 2007 Lazer Lodging Asset Management®, a hospitality advisory and asset management firm that was launched mid-2006 by industry veteran Randall Carroll, today announced that is has been appointed by an affiliate of The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) to serve as asset manager for the 205-room Sheraton College Park Hotel in Beltsville, Maryland. Carlyle is a major global private equity firm with a controlling interest in a venture that recently acquired the Sheraton College Park. Fairfax, ...
Larkspur Hospitality Purchases Two Northern California Hotels; Company's Portfolio Reaches 23 Hotels / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Larkspur Hospitality Purchases Two Northern California Hotels; Company's Portfolio Reaches 23 Hotels LARKSPUR, Calif., March 21, 2007 - Larkspur Hospitality announced today that it has acquired both The Best Western Truckee Tahoe Inn in Truckee, California and the Holiday Inn Express Mill Valley-Sausalito in the Marin County community of Mill Valley, California. Larkspur acquired both hotels from affiliates of Pacific Valley Investors. "We are very excited to acquire two hotels in wonderful communities that serve as gateways to the natural treasures of California," said Karl Hoagla...
La Quinta’s New Logo Crucial to the Texas Based Hotel Chain’s Plan to Become a Bigger Player in the North American Hotel Industry / Marc
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Suzanne Marta, The Dallas Morning NewsMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Mar. 20, 2007 - La Quinta is betting on a sunburst. The Irving-based hotel chain's new logo is crucial to its plan to become a bigger player in the North American hotel industry. The sunny symbol is replacing the chain's Southwestern motif as the company works to broaden its appeal outside the Sun Belt. It's a dramatic shift for a hotel chain whose logos and architecture reflected its San Antonio beginnings. La Quinta's last advertising campa...
KioskCom Self Service Expo Announces Updated Speaker Roster; The Largest and Longest Running Conference and Tradeshow of Its Kind to Feature Top Notch
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive KioskCom Self Service Expo Announces Updated Speaker Roster . The Largest and Longest Running Conference and Tradeshow of Its Kind to Feature Top Notch Speakers and Special Presentations on Self Service Technology TRUMBULL, CT (March, 2007) KioskCom's Self Service Expo is pleased to once again welcome a prestigious speaker roster to the Las Vegas event, April 25-27, 2007! Hear directly from companies who have deployed self-service technologies to increase their digital reach. Can you afford to miss it? The current speaker list includes: Geoff Baird, Senior Directo...
British Columbia's King Pacific Lodge Initiates Multi-faceted Plan to Reduce the Lodge's Carbon Footprint by 50% Over the Next Five Years /
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report British Columbia's King Pacific Lodge Initiates Multi-faceted Plan to Reduce the Lodge's Carbon Footprint by 50% Over the Next Five Years GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST, British Columbia, Canada, March 5, 2007 - King Pacific Lodge, A Rosewood Resort is breaking new ground in ecologically responsible tourism by announcing a plan to reduce its carbon footprint by half, including a first in the hospitality industry: in addition to offsetting the carbon emissions of all lodge operations and employee travel, also offsetting guests' air travel to and from the lodge - creating a truly carbon-neutral ...
The DoubleTree Grand Key Resort in Key West Working to Earn Back its Certificate of Occupancy / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Christine Braden, Florida Keys Keynoter, MarathonMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Feb. 28, 2007 --Two months after carbon monoxide fumes killed a guest at the DoubleTree Grand Key Resort in Key West, the hotel plans to reopen Thursday - but without its former general manager. Hotel officials say Steve Robbins, who was general manager when the Dec. 29 death occurred, has resigned. Robbins, who did not return any phone calls made by the Keynoter, announced he was no longer with the DoubleTree hotel at a local Rotary Club meeting...
Softbrands and Kerry Hotels Announce the Karyon Collection by Kerry Hotels / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Softbrands and Kerry Hotels Announce the "Karyon Collection by Kerry Hotels" MINNEAPOLIS March 12, 2007 SoftBrands Inc. (AMEX: SBN), a global supplier of enterprise application software, today announced a sales and marketing services partnership agreement between SoftBrands and Kerry Hotels. This partnership launches a new hotel group in the hospitality marketplace, The Karyon Collection, by Kerry Hotels. Kerry Hotels is known for Rocking the World of Traditional Hotel Marketing by delivering unique sales and marketing solutions to more than 50 independent boutique hotels around th...
EZ Yield.com Taps Kim Stephenson to Join the Team as Corporate Director of Operations / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive EZ Yield.com taps Kim Stephenson to Join the Team as Corporate Director of Operations February 28, 2007 Orlando FL, EZ Yield.com is pleased to announce that Kim Stephenson, the former Director of Internet Sales and Central Reservations for Rosen Hotels and Resorts, recently joined EZ Yield.com as Corporate Director of Operations. Kim brings 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry to EZ Yield. She has a vast knowledge of accounting, sales, reservations, operations and technology. She spent half of the past 10 years with the IT Department as an application support sp...
Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Kris Reagan Director of Sales & Marketing for The Chattanoogan / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Kris Reagan Director of Sales & Marketing for The Chattanoogan The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, March 29, 2007 - Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Kris Reagan as director of sales and marketing for The Chattanoogan. Scott Spann, Benchmark's general manager for the property, which is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, made the announcement. "I am very pleased to announce Kris' promotion," said Mr. Spann. "She is a superb leader and has demonstrated the ability to motivate her team to significantly increas...
Gemstone Resorts Chosen to Run 131-room Boutique Hotel Planned as Part of $116 million West Edge Project in Kansas City, Missouri / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Kevin Collison, The Kansas City Star, Mo.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Mar. 1, 2007 --The West Edge, Bob Bernstein's mixed-use development going up near the Country Club Plaza, has recruited a hip hotel operator to accompany its world-class design. Gemstone Resorts International, which operates such posh places as the Hotel ZaZa in Dallas and the Mosaic Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., has been chosen to run the 131-room boutique hotel that is part of the $116 million West Edge project. "It's going to be something ve...
Interpretations of the Hotel and its Environment Subject of Major Art Works for the Jumeirah Essex House Lobby in New York City / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Interpretations of the Hotel and its Environment Subject of Major Art Works for the Jumeirah Essex House Lobby in New York City Contemporary Works by Noted Korean Photographer Atta Kim and American Painter Mark Innerst NEW YORK - March 8, 2007 - This winter, Manhattans prestigious Jumeirah Essex House unveiled stunning new artwork in the hotels newly redesigned lobby as part of their new artists-in-residence program created and developed by the hotels curator, Katherine Gass. The hotel is uniquely situated at the southern base of New York Citys revered Central Park, an ...
Jim Quest Named First Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Cornell Hotel School / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Jim Quest Named First Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Cornell Hotel School Accomplished alumnus returns to campus to stimulate entrepreneurial instincts in students Ithaca, NY, March 20, 2007 Jim Quest has been appointed Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Cornell Hotel Schools Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship. Quest is the first to hold this position at the school and is the second appointee in Cornell Universitys Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program. The Hotel Schools EIR program is designed to give students a unique learni...
Crestline Hotels & Resorts Appoints Jason Mueller General Manager for The Silversmith Hotel & Suites in Chicago / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Crestline Hotels & Resorts Appoints Jason Mueller General Manager for The Silversmith Hotel & Suites in Chicago CHICAGO, March 28, 2007 - Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jason Mueller as General Manager for The Silversmith Hotel & Suites in Chicago. The hotel, which is located in downtown Chicago, is managed by Crestline Hotels & Resorts and previously was known as the Crowne Plaza Chicago - Silversmith. The upscale property is built in the style of the late 19th century Arts movement. The Silversmith, with 143 guestrooms including 63 suites...
2007 James Beard Foundation Special Honoree Awards; Lifetime Achievement, Humanitarian of the Year, Cookbook Hall of Fame, Who's Who of Food and
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive 2007 James Beard Foundation Special Honoree Awards: . Lifetime Achievement, Humanitarian of the Year, Cookbook Hall of Fame, Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America and America's Classics - Regional Restaurants New York City (March 19, 2007) - The 2007 James Beard Foundation Awards, the premier honors for food and beverage professionals in America, will take place on May 6 and 7 in New York City. More than 60 awards will be presented during the two-day celebration, honoring restaurateurs, chefs, book authors, media professionals, restaurant designers and graphic artists. ...
5 Star in Istria – Two Different Luxury Hotels / Barry Napier / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive 5 Star in Istria - Two Different Luxury Hotels by Barry Napier, March 2007 Presently, there are only two 5 star accommodations in Istria, with another being planned. Obviously, then, there is plenty of room for investors to get in on the ground floor of tourist residences. In this report we will look briefly at the existing two both are very different, and yet each reaches a five star level of luxury in different ways, giving an indication of what is current. Rezidencija Skiper & Kempinski Hotel Adriatic Really, to call these hotels is to misrepresent what they truly ar...
Franchise Negotiations Expert Selected to Spearhead Hospitality Solutions LLC; Steven Belmonte reunites with Charles Isola to lead growing franchise-s
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report RANDOLPH, N.J. MARCH 22, 2007 Steven J. Belmonte, President and C.E.O. of Hospitality Solutions LLC and also President and C.E.O. of The Lexington Collection, has named 15-year hospitality industry veteran Charles Isola as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the full-service franchise consulting firm. Isola previously worked with Belmonte at Cendant Hotel Group (now Wyndham Worldwide) when Belmonte served as President of Ramada Hotels. Hospitality Solutions LLC provides new franchise agreement negotiations, franchise termination and liquidated damage claim negotiations, me...
A Case Study in Interiors: When Renovating, Ambiance Can Equal Competitive Set Dominance / John Cullen & Anthony DiGuiseppe / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive A Case Study in Interiors: When Renovating, Ambiance Can Equal Competitive Set Dominance By John Cullen & Anthony DiGuiseppe, March 2007 If every hotel developer had unlimited time and money, then all upscale hotels would be picture-perfect, providing unparalleled service, and no amenity or guest offering would be lacking. But this is the real world. And in the real world of strategic choices and limited budgets, it is frequently assumed that once a hotel has reached a certain duration in its market, the changes that will have the greatest impact on bottom line, are changes asso...
InnLink Announces New Ownership / March 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive InnLink Announces New Ownership Hendersonville, TN InnLink LLC, a subsidiary of ShoLodge, Inc., was purchased by a group of private investors comprised of leading management executives from the hospitality and technology industry on March 1, 2007. InnLink, a leading provider of voice and electronic services, represents over 1,100 hospitality properties world-wide. This acquisition will combine InnLinks broad portfolio of hospitality services and management talent with new resources which will enhance client offerings. Company officials emphasized the deals ability to accel...
