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The International SPA Association and Resort Hotel Association Develop Code of Conduct Detailing Rights and Responsibilities of Spa Guests / January 2
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report The International SPA Association and Resort Hotel Association Develop Code of Conduct Detailing Rights and Responsibilities of Spa Guests LEXINGTON, Ky. – January 19, 2007 - With one in four American adults having visited a spa and more people working in the spa industry than ever before, the partnership between the spa professional and the spa guest is more important than ever. There are potential risks inherent within spas, yet few, if any, risk management tools to address them. The International SPA Association recognized this, and in partnership with the Resort Hotel Association, took a pro...
Of the 198 Companies That Went Public in 2006, An Economy Hotel Chain in China, Home Inns, Named 2006 IPO of the Year / January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Of the 198 Companies That Went Public in 2006, An Economy Hotel Chain in China, Home Inns, Named 2006 IPO of the Year SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 17, 2007 - Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (Nasdaq: HMIN), a leading economy hotel chain in China, today announced that it was recently named ''2006 IPO of the Year'' by Renaissance Capital's IPO research committee. Home Inns is the first non-U.S. company to receive this award from Renaissance Capital. Selected from a pool of the 198 companies that went public in 2006, Home Inns was chosen based on its aggressive expansion, consist...
The InterContinental Moscow Going Up on the Site of the former Minsk Hotel, Located Close to the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia / January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report  The InterContinental Moscow Going Up on the Site of the Former Minsk Hotel, Located Close to the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia Singapore, 29 January 2007 – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced today the signing of the InterContinental Moscow, scheduled to open in 2010.  The InterContinental Moscow is being developed by Rossiyskiy Kredit Bank and will be managed by IHG. The 205-room new-build hotel is located on the site of the former Minsk Hotel at 22 Tverskaya, close to the Kremlin, City Hall and Pushkin Square. . Minsk Hotel, Moscow, Russia In 2003 Moscow authorities have ...
Sumitomo Realty Appoints InterContinental Hotels Group to Reflag and Manage the former Park Hyatt Los Angeles / January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Sumitomo Realty Appoints InterContinental Hotels Group to Reflag and Manage the former Park Hyatt Los Angeles LONDON, Jan. 9, 2007 - InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] and Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. announce today the debut of the InterContinental Los Angeles Century City, located at 2151 Avenue of the Stars in Los Angeles, California. The 363-room hotel, owned by Tokyo-based Sumitomo Realty, will be managed by IHG's Americas operations division, The Hotel Management Group, under a long term management contract, effective January 10th 2...
Miami Dolphins Owner and Former CEO of Extended Stay America Planning Two Limited Service Hotels in West Palm Beach, Florida / January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Pat Beall, The Palm Beach Post, Fla.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Jan. 5, 2007 - A hospitality enterprise headed by uber-businessmen Wayne Huizenga Sr. and George Johnson Jr. is prepped to break ground on two hotel projects in West Palm Beach. The Miami Dolphins owner and the former CEO of Extended Stay America are behind OTO Development Inc., a Spartan, S.C., firm that will build hotels for Hilton and Marriott at the southwest corner of Interstate 95 and 45th Street. Plans call for a five-story, 114-room Homewood S...
Interstate Hotels & Resorts Acquiring the 297-room Hilton Houston Westchase Hotel for $50.5 million, or $170,000 per Key / January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Interstate Hotels & Resorts Acquiring the 297-room Hilton Houston Westchase Hotel for $50.5 million, or $170,000 per Key ARLINGTON, Va., January 10, 2007—Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: IHR), one of the nation’s largest independent hotel management companies, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the 297-room Hilton Houston Westchase hotel in Texas for $50.5 million, or $170,000 per key, from affiliates of The Blackstone Group. Interstate intends to finance the acquisition with approximately $33 million of non-recourse mortgage debt and ...
In the Past Two Decades, Vacation Rentals (homes, town houses and condominiums) Have Moved from the Fringes of Orlando's Lodging Industry to i
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Christopher Boyd, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Jan. 16, 2007 -- Some of the hottest vacation accommodations in Central Florida are hiding in plain view, cloaked so completely in the commonplace that they are in a sense invisible. Thousands of single-family homes, town houses and condominiums clustered in newly built subdivisions near Walt Disney World are in fact vacation homes available for short-term rental. They cater to economy-minded group travelers who can save hundreds of dollars in hotel bills by...
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January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report  DiNapoli Capital Partners Acquires Denver’s Hotel Teatro  DENVER, Colo. (January 5, 2007) - DiNapoli Capital Partners of Los Angeles, Calif., announces the acquisition of Denver’s Hotel Teatro. Occupying a prime location in downtown Denver, Hotel Teatro is a 111-room luxury boutique hotel that neighbors Larimer Square and “LoDo.” They acquired the property from Michael Brenneman and Jeff Selby, who had the foresight to turn the Tramway Tower into a luxury hotel and to assemble the management team that made Hotel Teatro one of the most respected boutique hotels in the country.  ...
LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels Signs Exclusive Deal with Ralph Pucci to Develop the First Hotel Ralph Pucci. The Georgetown Inn in Washington DC to Unde
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels Signs Exclusive Deal with Ralph Pucci to Develop the First Hotel Ralph Pucci . The Georgetown Inn in Washington DC to Undergo Transformation to the new 96-room Hotel Ralph Pucci (New York, NY – January 5, 2007) – LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels has signed an exclusive deal with esteemed furniture design gallery owner Ralph Pucci to develop the first Hotel Ralph Pucci. The Georgetown Inn will undergo a transformation and debut as the new 96-room Hotel Ralph Pucci in Fall 2007, and be the first of its kind in a unique collaboration between a de...
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January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Fantastic Bathroom, Comfortable Bed and Wow, Look at that View…I’ll Take It! . The captivating effect of a virtual tour adds further stickiness to your web exposure and goes a long way towards getting your guests to click on the book now button January 8, 2007 - Now with the collaboration between Hotel Plus and VFM Interactive you can give your guests good reason to book. And increase the return on your virtual tour investment. You’ve already spent money on rich media with VFM, so you know just how powerful a tool rich media is. Visuals are a great way to make your pro...
Chip Conley Has Interior Design Guideline for Sacramento $55 million Hotel Project: "Authentic," "Influential," "Surprising,
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Bob Shallit, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Jan. 22, 2007 - After holding four focus groups and hearing from hundreds of Sacramentans, boutique hotel magnate Chip Conley finally has the framework for his downtown Sacramento project. It's five words: "authentic," "influential," "surprising," "classic/All-American" and "eclectic." OK, maybe that's six. Whatever, those were the adjectives used by focus group participants to describe their city. And Conley says they'll be the guide for i...
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January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report High-Tech Hotel 1000 Taps HotSOS, Vocera to Streamline Guest-Response  . MTech’s Internet-based Hotel Service Optimization System raises the bar for guest service at luxury mixed-use development in Seattle MIAMI — JANUARY 3, 2007 —When Seattle’s Hotel 1000 opened June 2006—one of the most technologically-advanced mixed use development properties of the 21st century—they wanted a guest-response system that could anticipate and support the individual needs of every guest. To streamline communications, increase productivity and maximize guest satisfaction, the property partnered with ...
Greek Peak Ski Resort Developing a 106-room Condo Hotel – The Lexington Resort and Villas in Cortland, New York / January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Greek Peak Ski Resort Developing a 106-room Condo Hotel - The Lexington Resort and Villas in Cortland, New York Cleveland, OH January 11, 2007 – Phase one of the Cortland, NY Hope Lake Lodge is scheduled to begin construction within the next 60 days. The year-round family resort will include the renowned Greek Peak Ski Resort, a new 106-room Lexington Resort and Villas, an indoor water park, restaurant, and a Cascades International Spa. “This is a very exciting time for us,” said Sam Kryger, Vice President of Peak Resorts, Inc., a family-managed company that has operate...
Homewood Suites by Hilton® Details Core Initiatives for 2007, Includes Employee Training with Video iPods / January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report  Homewood Suites by Hilton® Details Core Initiatives for 2007, Includes Employee Training with Video iPods MEMPHIS, Tenn. - January 23, 2007 - Today, Homewood Suites by Hilton®, the national brand of upscale, all-suite, residential-style hotels, unveiled the brand's core initiatives for 2007 at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit during a breakfast event during ALIS in Century City, Calif. Brand executives provided an overview of: The new Suite Selection online reservation tool by allowing event attendees to navigate through a real time demonstration; Mobile Le...
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January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive LA QUINTA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KSL Resorts, owner and operator of some of the most iconic resorts in the U.S., today announced the addition of the historic resort The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA and renowned Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, TX to its management portfolio. KSL Resorts was awarded the management contracts for the two resorts by ClubCorp, Inc., following the acquisition of ClubCorp by KSL Capital Partners on December 26, 2006. The Homestead and Barton Creek Resort & Spa bring to six the number of...
National Trust Historic Hotels Names the 2007 Board of Advisors; Jim Bradbury, GM of La Fonda in Santa Fe, N.M., Named Chair / January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report  National Trust Historic Hotels Names the 2007 Board of Advisors; Jim Bradbury, GM of La Fonda in Santa Fe, N.M., Named Chair WASHINGTON, D.C., January 30, 2007 -- National Trust Historic Hotels of America, a collection of 207 historically significant hotels, announced its 2007 board of advisors. Jim Bradbury, general manager of La Fonda in Santa Fe, N.M., was named chair of the advisory board. He previously served as the board's chairman from 1999-2000. La Fonda has been a member of Historic Hotels of America since 1992. Tina Harlow, regional director of operations for Gr...
David T. Smith Named General Manager of the Hilton Miami Airport / January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive David T. Smith Named General Manager of the Hilton Miami Airport BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - January 9, 2007 - David T. Smith has been named general manager of the Hilton Miami Airport hotel in Miami, Florida, effective immediately. Smith most recently served as general manager of the Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa Resort in Cancun, Mexico. During his 3 ½ years in Cancun, the property dramatically increased market share and profitability, garnered Hilton’s 2004 Connie Award for top performing resort, and annually exceeded all goals in financial and customer satisfaction categories. Sm...
Herlocher Properties Planning a Luxury Hotel-Condominium in Downtown, State College, Pennsylvania / January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Adam Smeltz, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Jan. 27, 2007 - STATE COLLEGE -- It would be a College Avenue landmark: a nine-story building with a boutique-style hotel, rooftop gardens and owner-occupied condominiums. An upscale restaurant would fill the top floor, retail space and an open-air pedestrian mall would be at the street level, and a basement parking garage would accommodate many dozens of cars. The concept plan, introduced to the borough Planning Commission this wee...
The Hay-Adams Wins Leaders Club Gold Award from The Leading Hotels of the World/ January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report The Hay-Adams Wins Leaders Club Gold Award from The Leading Hotels of the World Washington, D.C. (January 17, 2007)…The Hay-Adams, one of the world’s leading luxury hotels, located across from The White House, received the prestigious Gold Award from The Leading Hotels of the World, making the hotel the number one choice for discriminating travelers who belong to the organization’s Leaders Club guest loyalty and rewards program. Launched in 1995, Leaders Club is the exclusive guest loyalty and recognition program of The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. Members’ average individual net wor...
The Former Casuarina Beach Resort in Penang, Malaysia Undergoing Extensive Renovation; HPL Hotels & Resorts Repositioning the Resort as the 255-room H
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report  The Former Casuarina Beach Resort in Penang, Malaysia Undergoing Extensive Renovation; HPL Hotels & Resorts Repositioning the Resort as the 255-room Hard Rock Hotel Penang 31st January 2007, Singapore – Penang will be buzzing with rock 'n' roll energy when Malaysia’s first Hard Rock Hotel opens along Batu Ferringhi in late 2008 announced HPL Hotels & Resorts today. With its bustling nightlife and abundance of cultural opportunities Penang is the perfect location for Malaysia’s first Hard Rock Hotel. The first Hard Rock Hotel in Asia was opened in Bali in 1998. The 418-room Hard R...
Owners Take an Unassuming Motel in Oklahoma and Turn it into a Portal to the 1950s / January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Julie Bisbee, The Daily OklahomanMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Jan. 15, 2006 --MCALESTER -- For some, a night with Elvis Presley is hard to resist. If it includes a stay at the Happy Days Hotel, it's harder to pass up. Beth and Larry Bernhardt have taken an unassuming motel off U.S. 69 and turned it into a portal to the 1950s. Walking into the hotel lobby, a flashing Wurlitzer clicks as it changes records from Elvis to Fats Domino. Come back after dark, and you might catch guests with their shoes off in an imprompt...
Hampton Opens Eight Hotels in December 2006 / January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Hampton Opens Eight Hotels in December 2006 Brand shows aggressive development in 2006 with the opening of 96 hotels MEMPHIS, Tenn., January 11, 2006—Hampton (www.hampton.com), the national brand of more than 1,350 mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, has opened eight properties in December 2006—representing 759 new rooms. The new openings include two Hampton Inn hotels and six Hampton Inn & Suites properties. All openings are franchised newly constructed hotels.  “In 2006, we added 96 new hotels to our system, a...
Hampton Hotels Completes Mammoth Roll Out of 210,000 Dramatically Improved and Consistent Beds / January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Hampton Hotels Completes Mammoth Roll Out of 210,000 Dramatically Improved and Consistent Beds MEMPHIS, Tenn., January 4, 2006 — Out with the old, and in with the new. So the saying goes as we bid the old adieu and look forward to the New Year. Like billions around the world making New YearsÂ’ resolutions, Hampton Hotels is resolving to help guests get a better sleep while away from home. To that end, Hampton Hotels announced today that the hotel chainÂ’s guestrooms – equaling more than 140,000 rooms and approximately 210,000 beds – in more than 1,400 hotels now feature its new superior bed.Â...
John Q. Hammons Developing 520 Hotel Rooms, 100,000 square feet of Meeting Space in Pleasant Grove, Utah / January 2007...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive John Q. Hammons Developing 520 Hotel Rooms, 100,000 square feet of Meeting Space in Pleasant Grove, Utah PLEASANT GROVE, Utah, and SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Jan. 9, 2007 – At a press conference today, Mr. John Q. Hammons announced his expanded vision for developing 520 hotel rooms and more than 100,000 combined square feet of flexible meeting space in burgeoning Pleasant Grove, Utah, about a half-hour’s drive from Salt Lake City International Airport. Mr. Hammons recapped his plans to build a 10-story, 300-suite Embassy Suites Hotel ® along with an adjoining convention center. He al...
