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Tom Borges Named General Manager of the Kahana Sunset Resort on Maui / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Tom Borges Named General Manager of the Kahana Sunset Resort on Maui . PARK CITY, Utah (Aug. 24, 2006) - Premier Resorts, the Park City, Utah-based resort property management company located in eight states plus Mexico, has appointed Tom Borges as General Manager of the Kahana Sunset resort on Maui. He replaces former General Manager Leanna Roberts who transferred to Premier Resorts' Manor Vail property in Colorado. Borges, 46, has over 25 years experience in the hospitality/resort industry and is a native of Hawaii. He was most recently employed as the Director of Owner Relations for The Kapa...
Destination Hotels & Resorts to Manage Stowe Mountain Lodge / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Destination Hotels & Resorts to Manage Stowe Mountain Lodge August 15, 2006 - Destination Hotels & Resorts continues to grow its collection of luxury resort properties with the addition of Stowe Mountain Lodge in Stowe, Vt., "The Ski Capital of the East" according to SKI magazine. The 132-room luxury lodge at the base of Stowe Mountain Resort's Mt. Mansfield, Vermont's highest peak, will be part of an alpine village offering a four season experience. The property is schedule to open in fall 2007. Stowe Mountain Lodge is the ne...
Branson, Missouri's StoneBridge Village Golf Resort Undergoing a Major Expansion / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Branson, Missouri August 31, 2006 - StoneBridge Village, a 2,000-acre golf resort community with nightly rentals near Branson, Missouri is undergoing a major expansion. Owner and real estate development and sales company Missouri Partners, Inc. (MPI) has already completed work on dozens of custom homes, patio homes, lodges and condominiums, along with a new fine-dining restaurant. MPI president Robert Allen said there are plans for even more homes in a new area of the community called Forest Lake. Located along the banks of Roark Creek, just minutes from Branson, Table Rock Lake and Silver D...
StayOnline Signs Exclusive Distribution Deal with Australia-based icableholder / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report StayOnline Signs Exclusive Distribution Deal with Australia-based icableholder Commitment to organizational goals pay off for Atlanta-based StayOnline as brand association goes global ATLANTA (August 17, 2006 ) Australia-based icableholder has selected StayOnline, the nations market leader in premier High Speed Internet Solutions (HSIS) for the hospitality sector, as the exclusive North American distributor of its products. "The icableholder has been designed in close association with some of the world's leading hotel brands to ensure effective and stylish support of their in-...
StayOnline to Help Military Officers Stay Connected on Base / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report StayOnline to Help Military Officers Stay Connected on Base Atlanta, GA August 11, 2006 -- Chenega Federal Systems, LLC, which is a services provider to several branches of the US Military, has won a major contract to manage technology installations at 16 bases across the country. Chenega Federal, in partnership with ISP-provider AT&T Government Solutions, has selected Atlanta-based StayOnline to provide High Speed Internet Access (HSIA) for this significant contract. StayOnlines premier wireless HSIA will ensure that officers visiting BOQs (Bachelor Officer Quarters) while on duty can...
Local Investor Group Spending $3 million to Renovate the Statehouse Inn in Downtown Boise; Will Rename Hotel 43 / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Idaho Statesman, BoiseMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Aug. 18, 2006 - A local investor group that is spending $3 million to renovate the Statehouse Inn in Downtown Boise announced Thursday that the hotel has been renamed Hotel 43. Cameron S-Sixteen Hospitality LLC, a joint venture between Cameron Investments and the S-16 Limited Partnership representing the grandchildren of Idaho billionaire J.R. Simplot, said the hotel also will have a new restaurant operator when renovations are completed sometime in 2007. Chandle...
Springhill Suites Part of Office Building Project Planned for Cheyenne, Wyoming / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jessica Lowell, Wyoming Tribune-EagleMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Aug. 11, 2006 - CHEYENNE -- Ground work started this week on a project that will bring a new hotel and two Class A office buildings to East Fox Farm Road. Kim Andereck, a member of the group that is developing the Gateway South project, said the hotel is going to be a SpringHill Suites. That facility, made up all of suites, is intended for visitors who need to stay here for several weeks at a time. "It's a product that goes beyond hotel rooms, and ...
LaSalle Hotel Properties Acquires the 235 room Hotel Solamar in San Diego, California, for $87.0 million / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report LaSalle Hotel Properties Acquires the 235 room Hotel Solamar in San Diego, California, for $87.0 million BETHESDA, Md. - --Aug. 1, 2006 -- LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO) today announced it has acquired the Hotel Solamar in San Diego, California, for $87.0 million. The 235-room, newly built, independent full-service hotel is located in the heart of downtown San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter Historic District. The hotel sits on the corner of Sixth Avenue and J Street, two blocks from Petco Park and three blocks from the San Diego Convention Center. The hotel is also surrounded by the city's tren...
Marriott International Will Manage a 1,000-room Hotel at the Hong Kong International Airport Under an Agreement reached with Union Sky Holdings Limite
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott International Will Manage a 1,000-room Hotel at the Hong Kong International Airport Under an Agreement Reached with Union Sky Holdings Limited . Washington , DC - 15 August 2006 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) will manage what will ultimately be a 1,000-room hotel at the Hong Kong International Airport under an agreement reached with Union Sky Holdings Limited, a partnership between Shun Tak Holdings Limited and Dragages Hong Kong Limited. When opened in the second half of 2008, the hotel will be Marriott Internationals fifth hotel in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong SkyCit...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report By: Neil Salerno August 2006 After performing literally hundreds of web site analyses, it amazes me how many hotel web sites are either totally or partially dysfunctional. There are so many sites which are not in-step with even basic search engine requirements; sites with poorly written text content; inadequate navigation; dense photography too slow to download; and sites which are not designed to sell rooms. Benchmark Number of monthly reservations If your site is producing only a few online reservations each month, stop consoling yourself by believing that people are visiting your site, but c...
Silver Companies Building a 139 room Hyatt Place, Will be Fourth Hotel within the Celebrate Virginia Development / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Silver Companies Building a 139 room Hyatt Place, Will be Fourth Hotel within the Celebrate Virginia Development FREDERICKSBURG, VA / METRO WASHINGTON D.C August 14, 2006 Silver Companies announced today plans to build a fourth hotel to serve the Fredericksburg/Metro Washington D.C. market. Located within Celebrate Virginias tourism and conference campus, Hyatt Place a brand new select service hotel concept by Global Hyatt Corporation will join the previously-announced three Hilton-brand hotels. Celebrate Virginias 148-room Hilton Garden Inn opened November...
Innkeepers USA Trust Acquiring the 155-room Sheraton Rockville in Maryland from Starwood Hotels & Resorts for $23.3 million, or $150,000 per key / Aug
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Innkeepers USA Trust Acquiring the 155-room Sheraton Rockville in Maryland from Starwood Hotels & Resorts for $23.3 million, or $150,000 per key Hotel Scheduled to Open in October 2006 PALM BEACH, Fla., August 7, 2006Innkeepers USA Trust (NYSE: KPA), a hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) and a leading owner of upscale properties throughout the United States, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the 155-room Sheraton Rockville in Maryland from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) for $23.3 million, or $150,000 per key, in a deal negoti...
Sheraton Hotel Krakow, Poland Sold to Quinn Group for €45 Million in Transaction Structured by Molinaro Koger / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Sheraton Hotel Krakow, Poland Sold to Quinn Group for €45 Million in Transaction Structured by Molinaro Koger London, United Kingdon 9 August 2006 Molinaro Koger (MK), announced today that they advised Besix, NDI SA, PKO Bank Polski SA and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. in the disposition of the 232-room Sheraton Hotel Krakow to the Irish-based Quinn Group for €45 million. The hotel opened in April 2004 as a newly developed five-star property. It will continue to be managed by Starwood and will retain the Sheraton brand. The Quinn Group has existing properties in th...
Noble Investment Group Acquires the 467-room Sheraton Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta; Following $50 million Renovation, the Hotel Will be Converted
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Noble Investment Group Acquires the 467-room Sheraton Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta; Following $50 million Renovation, the Hotel Will be Converted into a W Hotel . ATLANTA, Ga., August 16th, 2006 Noble Investment Group, one of the industrys leading owner/operators of luxury and upscale hotels and resorts, and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT), one of the worlds largest hotel and leisure companies, announced today the completed acquisition of the 28-story, 467-room Sheraton Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta. The property was acquired from Starwood for $48.5 mil...
Benchmarks's Hometown Hospitality Community Outreach Initiative Put In Action on Historic Sheffield Island in Long Island Sound / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, August 2006 ... Benchmark Hospitality International recently hosted 85 employees from its 31 properties for the company's annual lobster and clam bake on Sheffield Island in Long Island Sound. For dessert, they served up a helping of the company's community outreach initiative, Hometown Hospitality. "We love Sheffield Island and visit it every year for our company's annual summer picnic," said Sam Haigh, Benchmark's President and COO. "It seemed right to leave the island better off than when we came, since we enjoy so many great times there each summer. It was...
Scott L. White Named to Head San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau; Formerly the EVP of Greater Phoenix CVB / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Melissa S. Monroe, San Antonio Express-NewsMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Aug. 23, 2006 - After going for more than a year without a leader, the city's tourism industry has a new boss in Scott L. White, who will head the convention bureau starting Oct. 2, the city manager's office said Tuesday. White, 39, currently is executive vice president of the Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau, where he's been for eight years. He brings more than 20 years of convention and tourism experience to the city. His appoi...
Scott Enterprises Planning a 100 room Hilton Garden Inn to be Built Behind Their Owned Courtyard by Marriott in Erie, Pennsylvania / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By John Guerriero, Erie Times-News, Pa.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Aug. 22, 2006 - Nick Scott Sr. is at it again. The Erie businessman is planning to build another hotel. This one will be a Hilton Garden Inn with about 100 rooms. Scott, the chief executive of Scott Enterprises, said his company probably will start building the hotel late this fall behind the Scott-owned Courtyard by Marriott hotel, 7792 Peach St. The Hilton eventually will replace the 83-room Motel 6, 7575 Peach St., which Scott said his compa...
Hilton May Sale All or Part of the Scandic Brand, Representing 130 Hotels; Also Names 10 Hilton Hotels for Sale in Europe / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report . BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Aug. 9, 2006 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) said today that it is exploring strategic alternatives for the company's Scandic brand of hotels, including the possible sale of all or part of the business. The company acquired the Scandic brand as part of its recent acquisition of the lodging assets of Hilton Group plc. Citigroup Global Markets Limited has been retained to advise Hilton. Scandic, a prominent and respected brand name located primarily in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark, includes 130 hotels and approximately 23,000 rooms. Of the 130 hotels, 120...
The Sands Macao Completes Expansion of Casino Floor Area to Over 229,000 square feet, Holding 740 Tables / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Sands Macao Completes Expansion of Casino Floor Area to Over 229,000 square feet, Holding 740 Tables LAS VEGAS, Aug. 24, 2006 - Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) announced that the Sands Macao, the first western-operated casino in Asia, has completed the expansion of its casino floor. The total casino area now measures over 229,000 square feet, and the 740 tables now on the casino floor position the Sands Macao as the largest casino in the world. "The Sands Macao continues to outpace the competition by offering an entertainment experience not found anywhere else in Asia," stated Bradle...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Nobody Asked Me, But No. 14 - Impact Studies, Stretching Segments, Short-Stay Rentals, Smoke-free Marriotts, Franchising in China, Save the Belleview Biltmore Hotel By Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC, August 2006 1. In June 2006, I wrote that The study of impact by a new hotel franchise on an existing franchise is an art not a science. The conclusions of impact studies are, therefore, subjective. Now, Steve Rushmore, president and founder of HVS International has confirmed my thesis that impact studies are at best educated guesses. Its like trying to guess what the Dow Jones Indus...
Benchmark Appoints Sheryl Sorem Director of Sales For The Northland Inn / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Appoints Sheryl Sorem Director of Sales For The Northland Inn The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, August 28, 2006 - Benchmark Hospitality International has appointed Sheryl Sorem as director of sales for The Northland Inn, located near Minneapolis, Minnesota. Charles Nehme, general manager, made the announcement. "It is my pleasure to welcome Sheryl to Benchmark at The Northland Inn," said Mr. Nehme. "She brings 15 years of hospitality experience to the property and we look forward to her strong leadership of our professional sales team." Previously, Ms. Sorem was national...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Steve Mayers Appointed General Manager of the Best Western Inn at Hunts Landing, Matamoras, PA Matamoras, August 23, 2006 Satish Duggal, president and owner of Twin Tier Hospitality announced today the appointment of Steve Mayers as General Manager of the Best Western Inn at Hunts Landing. Mr. Mayers has over 15 years experience in the hospitality industry, working in sales and operations management with Sandals Resorts International, Hilton, Radisson, Holiday Inn and most recently with Prime Hospitality. The hotel will begin an extensive renovation program in September, including the ...
Small Luxury Hotels of the World Reports 2006 Q2 Reservations Revenue Up 27% Over Prior Year / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Small Luxury Hotels of the World Reports 2006 Q2 Reservations Revenue Up 27% Over Prior Year NEW YORK, August 1, 2006 With summer travel heating up and many destinations enjoying peak season, Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) experienced a 27% growth in reservations revenue YTD over the same period last year. Many factors have assisted SLH see growing numbers as the year has moved on which include, but are not limited to, growth into new markets and addition of new member hotels increasing the global room count to nearly 20,000, as well as increased travel demand leading to higher room r...
Stephen Griffin Joins The Dow Hotel Company as Senior VP of Finance / August 2006
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Stephen Griffin Joins The Dow Hotel Company as Senior VP of Finance SEATTLE, Washington, August 29, 2006 -- The Dow Hotel Company, LLC, a hotel ownership investment and management company, today announced that it has appointed Stephen Griffin as senior vice president of finance. In the newly created position, Griffin will be responsible for all financial aspects of the companys investor relations and acquisitions, as well as oversee the companys proprietary hotel accounting systems and reporting. Griffin, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), holds a B.A. in Business Administration - A...
