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Midwestern Hotel Partners, LLC Completing $2.5 Million Renovation of Kansas City Airport Howard Johnson; Built in 1973 as the First Hotel to Serve the
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Midwestern Hotel Partners, LLC Completing $2.5 Million Renovation of Kansas City Airport Howard Johnson; Built in 1973 as the First Hotel to Serve the Brand new Kansas City International Airport KANSAS CITY, Mo - Aug. 1, 2006 -- Midwestern Hotel Partners, LLC, owner, of the Kansas City Airport Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel (http://www.kansascityhojo.com/), today announced that the $2.5 million renovation of the premises is moving along and should be completed by September, 2006. The hotel was first built in 1973 as a Sheraton by two TWA pilots and was the first hotel to serve the then brand ...
Hilton Hotels Corporation Reports 2nd Qtr Earnings of $144 million, Down from a Year-ago Profit of $202 million, Expenses Grow to $1.9 billion –
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Hotels Corporation Reports 2nd Qtr Earnings of $144 million, Down from a Year-ago Profit of $202 million, Expenses Grow to $1.9 billion - Double the Year-ago Figure - Hotel Operating Statistics BEVERLY HILLS, Calif - Aug. 1, 2006 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT - News) today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2006. Second quarter highlights are as follows: Recurring diluted EPS of $.32 vs. $.27 in 2005, an increase of 19%. Total company Adjusted EBITDA of $489 million, up 46%. Pro forma worldwide comparable owned Re...
SoftBrands Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Hotel Information Systems; Expects to Merge HIS Personnel, Products and Services into its Hospitality
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report SoftBrands Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Hotel Information Systems . Expects to Merge HIS Personnel, Products and Services into its Hospitality Operations August 3, 2006 - SoftBrands, Inc. , a global supplier of enterprise application software, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hotel Information Systems (HIS), the makers of the epitome(TM) hotel property management systems and core central reservations system. The transaction, which is expected to close in the next two weeks, is subject to customary closing conditions, as well as fina...
Holiday Inn Resort Phuket, Opened in 1987, Undergoes Multi million dollar Refurbishment / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Holiday Inn Resort Phuket, Opened in 1987, Undergoes Multi million dollar Refurbishment . Phuket, Thailand, 30 August 2006 The Holiday Inn Resort Phuket has recently undergone a series of refurbishments to provide guests with a more stylish environment and even greater choice. The redesign included upgrading all 265 of the resorts main wing rooms to modern superior rooms or de luxe sea view rooms, as well as a total makeover of the hotels public areas, including pool, restaurants and bars. This was coupled with the creation of new kids pools and kidsclubs. Holiday Inn Resort Phuket...
The Erawan Group Building a 367 room Holiday Inn on North Beach Road in Pattaya, Thailand / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Singapore, 31 August 2006 InterContinental Hotels Group today announced the latest addition of Holiday Inn Pattaya to its rapidly expanding portfolio in Thailand. The 367-room hotel is scheduled to open at the end of 2008. It will mark the award-winning Holiday Inn brands entry to Pattaya, a popular resort city less than two hours by road from capital city Bangkok and an hours drive from the new Suvarnabhumi international airport. Situated along the beach front, on the bustling North Beach Road, the hotel will offer panoramic views of Pattaya Bay and is a stones throw away from the citys ...
Magna Hospitality Group Set to Open 115 room Holiday Inn Express in Brooklyn, New York / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report ATLANTA (Aug. 4, 2006) InterContinental Hotels Group announced today a new Holiday Inn Express in Brooklyn, N.Y., expected to open this month adding 115 new hotel rooms to the New York metropolitan area. Holiday Inn Express opened its first hotel in Manhattan in the fall of 2005 and another is scheduled to open later this year in West Chelsea at 29th Street between 7th and 8th Ave. The Holiday Inn Express Brooklyn, which is owned by McSam Hospitality, LLC and managed by Magna Hospitality Group, LC, under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group, is located at 625...
Warmbrodt Hotel Investments (WHI) Advises FelCor Lodging Trust in the Sale of the Holiday Inn Central, Omaha, Nebraska / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Warmbrodt Hotel Investments (WHI) Advises FelCor Lodging Trust in the Sale of the Holiday Inn Central, Omaha, Nebraska KANSAS CITY, Missouri, August 4, 2006 -WARMBRODT HOTEL INVESTMENTS, INC. ("WHI"), a Kansas City based hotel real estate firm, announced today it advised FelCor Lodging Trust in the sale of the Holiday Inn Central located in Omaha, NE. This 6-story, 383-room property was purchased by WPH, Omaha, LLC for an undisclosed amount. The property amenities include, approximately 61,000 square feet of meeting space, indoor pool, whirlpool and fitness center. It also has two full-se...
HBSI Signs Agreement with Intercontinental Hotels Group to Provide Demand Management Solution to Expand Distribution Channels / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report HBSI Signs Agreement with Intercontinental Hotels Group to Provide Demand Management Solution to Expand Distribution Channels Atlanta, Georgia (August 30, 2006) Hotel Booking Solutions (HBSI) today announced a comprehensive agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) for the deployment of the HBSI Demand Management suite of products and services. IHG, the worlds largest hotel group by number of rooms, will use the HBSI technology and services to greatly expand the number of online distribution channels and third-party interfaces available to the IHG properties worldwide. Through...
Perchance to Dream – The Hotel Guest Room of the Future (Is it Already Here?) / John R Hendrie / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Perchance to Dream - The Hotel Guest Room of the Future (Is it Already Here?) By John R. Hendrie, Hospitality Performance August 2006 Once upon a time, our Guest was thrilled with a good mattress, a clean bathroom, and access to a pool. Room amenities and design were not a loss leader, for your prices reflected a recoup of the costs, minimal, as they once were. Then, the evolution began, and you had to be quite clever to gain and retain that competitive edge, cost effectively. You witnessed the changes. A simple tub begat a Jacuzzi, siring the Spa. Cable television accelerated into Movie...
Grupo Poma of El Salvador Signs Franchise Agreement with Marriott International for a Planned 310 room JW Marriott Resort in Guanacaste on the North P
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Grupo Poma of El Salvador Signs Franchise Agreement with Marriott International for a Planned 310 room JW Marriott Resort in Guanacaste on the North Pacific Coast of Costa Rica Washington , DC - 17 August 2006 - The seventh JW Marriott Hotel in Latin America will open in 2008 in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, under a franchise agreement reached between Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) and Hotel Real de Pinilla, S.A. , a subsidiary of Grupo Poma of El Salvador. Grupo Pomas hotel division, known as Real Hotels & Resorts, is comprised of 23 properties including the Puebla Marriott Hote...
Premier Hotels & Resorts Reflagging the 318-room Guam Palace Hotel to the Sheraton Laguna Guam / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Singapore, 28th August 2006 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today a franchise agreement with Premier Hotels & Resorts Guam, Inc., a subsidiary of Ken Real Estate Lease Ltd. Following extensive renovation, the 318-room Guam Palace Hotel will be reflagged as Sheraton Laguna Guam as of April 2007. Sheraton Laguna Guam will join The Westin Resort, Guam ( currently in operation ) to offer travelers to this island all the distinguished signature services and experiences that guests come to expect from these two luxury brands. "We are delighted that Ken Real Estate L...
Trade Shows, Convention Centers Going Green; Recycling Stations, Organic Food, Hemp Drapes, Natural Light / Sandi Cain and Darlene Gudea / August
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Trade Shows, Convention Centers Going Green; Recycling Stations, Organic Food, Hemp Drapes, Natural Light By Sandi Cain, Orange County Business Journal Staff and Darlene Gudea (Excerpted with permission from Trade Show Executive magazine. Gudea is publisher and editor of Trade Show Executive) August 2006 - Trade shows, convention centers and service providers have taken a shine to the green movement. Facilities that once emptied piles of trash in the nearest dumpster are now competing for the coveted Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED ratings, the stan...
The 148 room Best Western Regency in Downtown Greeley, Colorado Taken Back by Owner from Leasee; Owner Art Cormier Promises to Put a Shine on Hotel&
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Aug. 9, 2006 - A downtown Greeley hotel is back in the hands of an owner who gave it up for lease more than three years ago and now promises to put a shine on its tarnished reputation. Arthur Cormier earlier this summer took the Best Western Regency, 701 8th St., back by force, when Paul Patel and P&S Hotels ran out his lease with Cormier. Patel has contested, denying he was in default, but Weld District Court Judge Roger Klein has said his efforts may not b...
The Venerable Book-Cadillac in Downtown Detroit will Operate Under the Westin Flag After Undergoing a Massive $180 million Renovation / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Venerable Book-Cadillac in Downtown Detroit will Operate Under the Westin Flag After Undergoing a Massive $180 million Renovation WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.- Aug. 4, 2006--Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today that the venerable Book-Cadillac in downtown Detroit will operate under the Westin flag after undergoing a massive $180 million renovation. The Westin Book-Cadillac Detroit hotel, a four-star, full-service property, will also feature The Westin Book-Cadillac Detroit Residences, consisting of 67 luxury condos on the top eight floors of the ho...
Twenty Hotels and Restaurants with Compelling Design Elements Named as Finalists for the Annual Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design;
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Twenty Hotels and Restaurants with Compelling Design Elements Named as Finalists for the Annual Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design . David Rockwell to be Honored as Designer of the Year . WHITE PLAINS, NY, August 21, 2006 Twenty hospitality properties, featuring innovative themes and compelling design elements, have been named as finalists for the 26th annual Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design. The finalists were selected from 150 submissions representing 76 design firms and properties in 19 countries, making this years Awards the most diverse and...
An 80-room Hampton Inn Hopes to Boost Tourism to Gloucester, Virginia / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jon Cawley, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Aug. 12, 2006 - GLOUCESTER -- Lodging options for Gloucester visitors will get a significant boost next year with the construction of an 80-room Hampton Inn hotel. A group of Gloucester investors purchased franchise rights for a Hampton Inn expected to open next summer. Company officials plan to break ground this fall, and construction will take about 10 months, said Craig Larson, regional director of operations for Lane Hospitality, the Illinois-based...
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March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Global Update: Whos Where and Doing What August 2006 Heads Above the Rest The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm The Americas Wolf Hengst, who is currently President, Worldwide Hotel Operations, for Four Seasons, has announced his intention to retire at year-end. With his retirement, Four Seasons has appointed Kathleen Taylor as President and Chief Operating Officer. Jim FitzGibbon will become President, Worldwide Hotel Operations, effective January 1, 2007. Starwood has promoted Rip Gellein, to President, Global Development. Gellein has served as Chairman and Chief Execu...
American Resort Management, LLC Chosen as Management Company for the Glacier Lakes Resort and Aquazonia Indoor Water World Near Rochester, New York /
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report American Resort Management, LLC Chosen as Management Company for the Glacier Lakes Resort and Aquazonia Indoor Water World Near Rochester, New York Erie, PA August 4, 2006 American Resort Management, LLC which provides critically needed operational consultation and management services to the indoor water park & resort industry has been chosen as the management and consulting company for Glacier Lakes Resort and Aquazonia Indoor Water Park to be constructed in Farmington, New York. The Glacier Lakes Resort (www.glacierlakesresort.com), located just outside Rochester, New Y...
Thompson Hotels Takes Over the Management of the 23-room Gaige House, Glen Ellen, California / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Thompson Hotels Takes Over the Management of the 23-room Gaige House, Glen Ellen, California New York, NY (August 7, 2006) - - Thompson Hotels, the company behind runaway urban hotel successes 60 Thompson in New York and the Hollywood Roosevelt in Hollywood, California, has announced that they will extend their popular lifestyle experience to Californias Sonoma/Napa wine region when they take over the management of the 23-room boutique Gaige House, one of Sonomas best-kept secrets. Stephen Brandman, partner in Thompson Hotels said, Gaige House is a perfect complement to our hotels...
Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Guy Smalling Controller At Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, August 2, 2006 - Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Guy Smalling as controller for Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center, located in Glen Cove, New York. Sean McLaughlin, general manager, made the announcement. "It is with pleasure that I welcome Guy to Benchmark at Glen Cove Mansion," said Mr. McLaughlin. "He brings extensive experience in hospitality finance to his new role, as well as familiarity with the hotel, and we look forward to his active participation in the property's executive management team." Mr....
Benchmark Appoints Greg Poplewko Project VP of Food & Beverage at French Lick Resort Casino / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Appoints Greg Poplewko Project VP of Food & Beverage at French Lick Resort Casino The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, July 2006 - Benchmark Hospitality International has appointed Greg Poplewko project vice president of food and beverage for French Lick Resort Casino, located in French Lick, Indiana. Bob Zappatelli, Benchmark's vice president food & beverage, made the announcement. "Greg brings many years of casino food and beverage expertise to his new position at French Lick," said Mr. Zappatelli. "We welcome him and his vast knowledge to this magnificent resort in the heart ...
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March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Second Americas Session and Additional Program Added in the United Kingdom ATLANTA, August 1, 2006Following the success of last years inaugural General Manager Academy, IAHI, the Owners Association of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), is offering the program once again to its members. In addition, because of strong demand from its members, the IAHI has added a second session this year. This is due to the generous $50,000 grant from IHG. And, beyond that, interest in participating in this one-of-a-kind program has expanded outside the Americas. IAHI will launch a separate General Manage...
Gail Gerber Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the New InterContinental San Francisco Adjacent to the Moscone Convention Center / August 2006.
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Gail Gerber Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the New InterContinental San Francisco Adjacent to the Moscone Convention Center . San Francisco August 2006: The InterContinental Hotels Group has appointed Gail Gerber as Director of Sales and Marketing for the new InterContinental San Francisco currently under construction adjacent to the Moscone Convention Center. Gail was most recently the Director of Sales and Marketing for the InterContinental Mark Hopkins for the past 2 1/2 years and has over 17 years of selling experience in the hotel industry. She started her career in the ...
Non-Smoking Independent Hotels Love Their FreshStay® Links / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report . fresh ideas for hospitality The Pineapple has been a symbol of hospitality for centuries. According to legend, captains of New England would mount a pineapple on their fence posts when they had a safe return from sea. This served as an invitation for family and friends to visit and share a meal together. Today, the pineapple serves as a symbol for the highest quality in hospitality . . Non-Smoking Independent Hotels Love Their FreshStay® Links . SAINT CHARLES, MO. AUG. 30, 2006 The non-smoking trend in lodging is growing up and is quickly growing out. As the numbe...
