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January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Staffed and Catered by Taj Hotels & Resorts, Indias Luxury Train Tour, The Deccan Odyssey, Features Spa on Wheels By Bernard Burt January 2007 - Making weekly roundtrips from Mumbai (better known as Bombay), the Deccan Odyssey is operated and marketed by the government tourism development corporation for the state of Maharashtra in collaboration with Indian Railways. Staffed and catered by Taj Hotels & Resorts, the itinerary includes lunch stops at beach resorts where a swim in warm waters of the Indian Ocean revives spirits. Coordinated from a tiny communications cabin ...
Richfield Hospitality Working to Get the Situation at Decatur's Largest Hotel with 370 rooms and 50,000 sq ft Under Control; Holiday Inn Select
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Chris Lusvardi, Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Jan. 21, 2007 - DECATUR -- Chuck and Sandi Smith of Decatur have spent New Year's Eve with family and friends at the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel for more than a decade. The group, which has grown to include almost 100 people, chose the center because of everything it offers, including its suites, restaurants and pool. The Smiths want to see the tradition continue and would be hard-pressed to find another location that could house the large ...
Building a De-Commoditization Strategy in Hospitality / Max Starkov and Jason Price / February 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Building a De-Commoditization Strategy in Hospitality By Max Starkov and Jason Price, February 2007 In 2007, over one-third of all hotel bookings will be generated from the Internet in North America. This dramatic channel shift has created unprecedented price transparency and price-driven marketing in hospitality, thus further commoditizing the hotel product. How are hoteliers handling the increased commoditization of the hotel product, especially in the current rate parity and best rate guarantee environment? How can hoteliers de-commoditize their product offerings and provide a unique valu...
Fire at Days Inn Bahia Cabana Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida May Have Been Deliberately Set / January 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Macollvie Jean-Fran?ois, South Florida Sun-SentinelMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Jan. 31, 2007 - FORT LAUDERDALE -- A fire that caused $30,000 in damage to a popular waterfront hotel and restaurant Tuesday may have been deliberately set, a Fire-Rescue spokesman said. At about 1:30 a.m., bar patrons saw the flames on the facade of the Days Inn Bahia Cabana Beach Resort at 3001 Harbor Drive, said night employee Mark Michalak. They quickly grabbed extinguishers and sprayed the flames while Michalak dialed 911, he said. ...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Im Sorry that You Missed Your Flight Sir and Other Things You Dont Want to Say on the Morning of March 11, 2007 February 9, 2007 - Why would you? Well, here is the story, in 2005 Congress passed the Energy Policy Act which changed the start of Daylight Saving Time (DST) to begin on March 11, 2007. This is three weeks earlier than in pervious years, and will end one week later in the fall on Nov. 4, 2007. Canada has decided to follow the new U.S. schedule for DST while Mexico has not. Over and above the traditional ritual of the changing of guestroom clock radios ...
Hotel Online News – Email Archive – Day by Day / January – March 2007
January 30, 2007
Day by Day Index January - March 2007 Links to archives Top 25 Read Articles - March 2007 Seven Habits of Highly Effective Hotel Sales People / Brenda Fields A Woman Pretending to Be a Guest of Stanford University Walked Out on a Bill of Over $10,000 at Dinah's Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto Two Wynn Las Vegas Dealers File Lawsuits Accusing Steve Wynn of Losing his Temper and Launching into a Tirade During a Meeting with Employees to Discuss Tip Sharing Policy FY 2007 Per Diem Rates (Domestic) Shoes, Clothing and Cell Phone Chargers Are Among the Most Popular Items Left ...
InterContinental Hotels Group Signs Agreement to Manage a New-build, 500-room Hotel Under the Crowne Plaza Brand in Danang, Vietnam / January 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report InterContinental Hotels Group Signs Agreement to Manage a New-build, 500-room Hotel Under the Crowne Plaza Brand in Danang, Vietnam Singapore, 11 January, 2007 InterContinental Hotels Group has signed an agreement to manage a new-build, 500-room hotel under its Crowne Plaza brand in Danang, Vietnam. Developed by Hoangdat Silver Shores Exceptional International Entertainment Joint Venture Company, Crowne Plaza Danang is slated to open in early 2009. Situated along the prime beachfront district of Ngu Hanh Son, Crowne Plaza Danang will be 15 minutes south of Danang International Airport a...
Daniel Poray Named Human Resources Manager for Westminster Hotel in Livingston, N.J. / January 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Daniel Poray Named Human Resources Manager for Westminster Hotel in Livingston, N.J. LIVINGSTON, N.J., Jan. 25, 2007 The Four-Diamond luxury Westminster Hotel in Livingston, N.J., has named Daniel Joseph Poray of Piscataway, N.J. as Human Resources Manager. In his new position, Poray is responsible for recruiting, screening and interviewing job applicants, assisting with company benefits, policies and procedures, and developing and implementing employee training and recognition programs. Opened in 2002, the award-winning Westminster Hotel features 183 luxury guest rooms, ...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Destination Hotels & Resorts Inducts 32 Sales Leaders into Inaugural Chairmans Club Englewood, Colo. Jan. 24, 2007 In 2006, Destination Hotels & Resorts launched its Chairmans Club sales associate recognition program to award and reward sales leaders in the company. Earlier this month at the companys annual Sales & Marketing Conference at Miramonte Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, Calif., the company recognized the first 32 sales associates to be inducted into the inaugural Chairmans Club. The Chairmans Club program promotes healthy competition within our sales te...
Donna Frost Appointed Director of Human Resources for Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, Colorado / January 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Donna Frost Appointed Director of Human Resources for Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, Colorado The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, January 30, 2007 - Benchmark Hospitality International has appointed Donna Frost director of human resources for Cheyenne Mountain Resort of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Laura Neumann, vice president and general manager, made the announcement. "It is my pleasure to welcome Donna to Cheyenne Mountain Resort," said Ms. Neumann. "She brings to her new role nearly two decades of human resources leadership gained in the public and manufacturing sectors,...
The BROADMOOR Appoints David C. Fine as Director of Sales and Marketing / January 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The BROADMOOR Appoints David C. Fine as Director of Sales and Marketing COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- January 24, 2007 - The BROADMOOR, the longest-winning Five-Star Five-Diamond resort in the U.S., announces that Mr. David C. Fine has taken the position as Director of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Fine comes to The BROADMOOR with 26 years of experience in sales and senior executive management positions. He began in hotel sales working for Hyatt Corporation as Sales Manager/Corporate Management Trainee for the Hyatt Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, California. From 1984 to 1994 Mr. F...
The Carlyle Group/Davidson Hotel Company Joint Venture Acquires Houston Sofitel Hotel; Property To Be Immediately Converted to Crowne Plaza and Underg
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report The Carlyle Group/Davidson Hotel Company Joint Venture Acquires Houston Sofitel Hotel; Property To Be Immediately Converted to Crowne Plaza and Undergo $12 Million Renovation MEMPHIS, Tenn., January 31, 2007Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group and Davidson Hotel Company, one of the nations largest hotel management companies, today announced that the two companies have formed a joint venture and acquired the Houston Sofitel Hotel from Accor Worldwide, out of Paris, France, for an undisclosed amount. Davidson holds a minority interest in the partnership and will mana...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Yunnan Metropolitan Construction Investment Co Ltd Building the 540-room Crowne Plaza Sun Palace Beijing; IHGs Fourth Crowne Plaza Hotel in Beijing Singapore, 31 January 2007 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] announced today the signing of the Crowne Plaza Sun Palace Beijing, scheduled to open in early 2008. This announcement highlights the pace of IHGs growth in Greater China, where it now has a total portfolio of 125 hotels 65 in operation and an additional 60 in the development pipeline. A. Patrick Imbardelli, chief executive of IHG Asia P...
Crescent Hotels & Resorts Acquires the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield and Adds Two third-party Management Contracts / January 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Crescent Hotels & Resorts Acquires the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield and Adds Two third-party Management Contracts WASHINGTON, D.C., January 16, 2007 Officials of Crescent Hotels & Resorts, a rapidly growing hotel and resort management and ownership company, today announced it has acquired the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield and has signed binding purchase agreements to acquire two additional first-class, full-service hotels. Upon consummation of the three separate transactions, the three properties combined will undergo approximately $18 million in renovations, with proper...
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive WASHINGTON January 9, 2007 Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) announced that the 152-room Courtyard by Marriott in Arlington Heights, Illinois has recently completed a major renovation of its guest rooms, lobby and public spaces. The enhancements are based on feedback from hotel guests and are part of Courtyards nationwide hotel reinvention designed to meet the needs of todays travelers. Courtyard was launched based on the needs and desires of business travelers and now we are reinventing the brand on the basis of new ...
Cordish Company Lawsuit Charges Collusion and Bid Rigging In the Sale of Hard Rock Cafes to the Seminole Tribe / January 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Cordish Company Lawsuit Charges Collusion and Bid Rigging In the Sale of Hard Rock Cafes to the Seminole Tribe HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Jan. 2, 2007 - The management of Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. colluded with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to rig the bidding so that the Tribe would be the successful bidder for the restaurant and hotel/casino chain, according to a lawsuit filed by the Cordish Company and its affiliate Power Plant Entertainment, LLC. Power Plant Entertainment, LLC was the developer of the Seminole Tribe's two highly successful Seminole Hard Rock Hotels and C...
Perseverance = Payoff: It took John Q. Hammons the Better Part of a Decade to Develop the Embassy Suites Hotel Charlotte-Concord Golf Resort and Spa
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Adam Bell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Jan. 21, 2007 - At age 12, John Q. Hammons learned a vital lesson about anticipating a competitor's moves. During the Great Depression, Hammons began trapping rabbits near his home on the Missouri prairie and selling the pelts for a nickel apiece. He'd wake up daily at 6 a.m. to collect the pelts from wooden traps he had built himself. One day he found the traps empty, and learned that a local bully had come by at 5 a.m. and swiped the rabbits. So ...
Hate Cold Calls? – Discover the New Paradigm of Hotel Sales / Carol Verret / January 2007
January 30, 2007
Carol Verret Consulting and Training Consulting Training Seminars . . . . Hate Cold Calls? - Discover the New Paradigm of Hotel Sales by Carol Verret, January 2006 There is a huge difference in pushing a product to new business prospects and pulling or attracting new business to the hotel. The sales paradigm is shifting not just in hotel sales but also in terms of the sales processes in most industries. The cold call, in person or on the phone, is pretty much dead -- no one misses it much. Anyone who is still using directories that begin with the letter A and end with total frustration kn...
Colorado Springs 2006 Hotel Occupancy Drops to 58.7% – Lowest Level in 15 Years / January 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Sarah Colwell, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Jan. 23, 2007 - Hotel occupancy rates in Colorado Springs in 2006 hit their lowest level in 15 years, according to a Rocky Mountain Lodging Report released Monday. The 2006 occupancy rate was 58.7 percent. The last time the rate was this low was in 1991, at 57.5 percent. "2006 was one of the weakest (years) I've seen in a long time," said Jackie Duff, president of the Pikes Peak Lodging Association and a 25-year hotel industry veteran i...
Only 210 Years Behind Schedule, The City Rooms in Leicester Finally Prepare to Open with Oasis PMS and POS / January 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Only 210 Years Behind Schedule, The City Rooms in Leicester Finally Prepare to Open with Oasis PMS and POS January 12, 2007 - Work started in 1796 to build the finest hotel in the centre of Leicester. In honour of this prestigious development, the street it was on was named Hotel Street. Unfortunately, the original developer ran out money before the hotel could open, and the building was never completed. The public rooms were open for the Leicester Derby Ball in 1803, and these function suites are the only part of the hotel that ever saw any guests. With a magnificent Bal...
Wyndham Vacation Ownership Acquires the 84-room Fechin Inn in Taos, New Mexico; Hotel to be Redevloped as a Timeshare Resort / January 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Chefs Share Variations of Traditional Chicken Soup Chicken Soup and Other Recipes to Ward Off Colds and Flu From Executive Chefs at Renaissance Hotels & Resorts WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2007 - With winter in full swing across the country, and blustery storms sweeping the nation from California to the Carolinas, cold and flu season seems to be at its peak. One of the most time- honored and tasty ways to minister to these ailments is a good dose of warm, hearty chicken soup, that just makes you feel better. Executive chefs at select Renaissance Hotels & Resorts across the ...
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago Undergoing First Major Redesign in its 18 Years; Spending $30 million to Update its Classic Old World Look / January 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Kathy Bergen, Chicago TribuneMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Jan. 21, 2007 - Playing king of the hill is a slippery game at the highest reaches of the Chicago hotel business, as long-running champion Four Seasons discovered when the Peninsula opened in 2001 and charmed its way to the top. And now a bevy of potential challengers are waiting in the wings, with names like Shangri-La, Mandarin Oriental, Trump and Elysian. With these luxury names, and others, expected to debut here in the next few years--and with Gen Xers...
Preservation Group Claims 8 story Hilton Hotel in Historic Charleston, South Carolina Would be a Detriment to the Area / January 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By David Slade, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Jan. 3, 2006 - In what was described as one of the most important zoning decisions Charleston has faced since the late 1970s, the Board of Zoning Appeals has relaxed the height limit on a hotel planned for Marion Square. Both supporters and opponents of the request to change the height limit described the King Street site as one of the most important properties in historic Charleston. The eight-story hotel would replace the former Charleston C...
The 159-room Park Plaza hotel in Chandler, Arizona Rebranded as the Radisson Phoenix-Chandler Following $4 million Renovation / January 2007
January 30, 2007
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The 159-room Park Plaza Hotel in Chandler, Arizona Rebranded as the Radisson Phoenix-Chandler Following $4 million Renovation CHANDLER, Ariz. (Jan. 15, 2007) Carlson Hotels Worldwide today announced the 159-room hotel located at 7475 West Chandler Blvd. in Chandler, Ariz., has been rebranded as the Radisson Phoenix-Chandler. The conversion of the former Park Plaza hotel, owned by Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT), a major hotel industry real estate investment trust, is part of a $4 million renovation that began in early 2005 when Carlson Hotels Worldwide first assumed m...
