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Waterfront Hotels in Hot Water with Guests over Odors; Don't drown in negative publicity from online reviews . . . Zontec Ozone Generators will
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Waterfront Hotels in Hot Water with Guests over Odors . Dont drown in negative publicity from online reviews . . . Zontec Ozone Generators will save your reputation while improving your indoor air quality By Dean Gruber, August 2006 High demand for hotel rooms this summer doesnt necessarily mean a high level of guest satisfaction among coastal-hotel patrons. According to recent reports by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the hotel industry will achieve a record number of roomnights this summer. Recent guest complaints, however, on travel review web sites show some oceanfront properties are in h...
Coastal Hotel Group Purchased by Senior Management Team Led by Yogi Hutsen, Coastal's President & Chief Executive Officer / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Coastal Hotel Group Purchased by Senior Management Team Led by Yogi Hutsen, Coastal's President & Chief Executive Officer .. SEATTLE, Washington - August 2006 - Coastal Hotel Group, a full-service hotel management and development services company, has been purchased by its senior management team. The announcement was made by Yogi Hutsen, Coastals President & Chief Executive Officer. Says Hutsen, This is an exciting new chapter for Coastal Hotels. Presently were working on five new development deals one each in California, Arizona, and Idaho, and two in Oregon. Coastal is also proud t...
Choice Hotels Franchises 34 New Hotels in July, 2006 / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Hotels Franchises 34 New Hotels in July, 2006 Silver Spring, Md. (August 21, 2006) Choice Hotels continues to grow with the announcement of these newly opened franchised properties: Sleep Inn & Suites 209 Enterprise Boulevard, Hewitt, TX 76643 Phone: (254) 420-3200 Fax: (254) 420-3205 This new 66-room Sleep Inn & Suites hotel is owned and operated by Sindha Corporation. The hotel offers an indoor heated pool, public whirlpool/hot tub, free continental breakfast, meeting room and exercise room. All guest rooms offer free wireless high-speed Internet access, refrigerator and in-r...
Choice Hotels Inks Agreement To Develop Ten Extended Stay Properties in Arizona With MCD / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Hotels Inks Agreement To Develop Ten Extended Stay Properties in Arizona With MCD . Silver Spring, MD (August 29, 2006) Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) today marked the continued progress of its Suburban Extended Stay Hotel and MainStay Suites brands, with strong segment performance coinciding with the recent signing of an agreement with MCD to develop ten extended stay properties in Arizona. Our extended stay division continues to perform strongly, and developers are extremely interested in the segment, as demand continues to outpace supply, said Kevin Lewis...
Joint Venture Creates Two Membership Hotel Brands in China – Chinas Best Value Inn and Lexington Collection / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Joint Venture Creates Two Membership Hotel Brands in China - Chinas Best Value Inn and Lexington Collection Pudong, Shanghai, PRC - August 17, 2006 - In a joint venture with Vantage Hospitality (USA), Martin Soran, CEO of Chinas Best Value Inn and Lexington Hotel Company, Ltd. Shanghai, PRC, will hold the master license to market and sell these two hotel brands throughout greater China. Vantage Hospitality, headquartered in Coral Springs, FL (USA), is the 12th largest hotel company worldwide. In only seven years of operation, Vantages economy to mid-level hotel brand, Americas Best Value ...
Union Contracts Set to Expire in Less than Two Weeks at Some of Chicago's Biggest Hotels / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Barbara Rose, Chicago TribuneMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Aug. 19, 2006 - With union contracts set to expire in less than two weeks at some of the Chicago-area's biggest hotels, workers are ratcheting up their push for settlements. The month-old talks, the first since 2002 when a strike was narrowly averted, are heating up just as the rebounding industry heads into its busiest season. A reinvigorated Unite Here, which represents nearly 7,000 Chicago-area workers, is pressuring large chains in major cities to set s...
Top Executives from Marriott, Hilton, Carlson, Starwood and Cendant Comment on the Latest Marketing and Distribution Trends / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Top Executives from Marriott, Hilton, Carlson, Starwood and Cendant Comment on the Latest Marketing and Distribution Trends Next Friday (18th August) is the last chance for delegates to take advantage of EyeforTravels special early bird rate for the Travel Distribution Summit North America 2006. Being held in Chicago on 4-5th October, this event will tackle issues such as; lowering your distribution costs, search engine marketing, corporate travel, CRM, revenue management, destination marketing, loyalty and user-generated content. Executives representing the leading travel suppliers a...
KoolConnect Appoints Award-Winning Entertainment Technology Executive Chet Smith as Chief Technical Officer / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report KoolConnect Appoints Award-Winning Entertainment Technology Executive Chet Smith as Chief Technical Officer NEEDHAM MA, AUGUST 23, 2006 - KoolConnect Technologies Inc., the hospitality industrys leading provider of advanced media on demand and high-definition in-room entertainment systems to luxury and upscale hotels worldwide, today announced that Chet Smith has been appointed as the companys new Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Mr. Smith joins KoolConnect from Bose Corporation, where he served as the companys Director of Software Engineering and was responsible for software development ...
The Charlotte Area Hotel Association Enacts By-law Changes to Expanded Membership / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Charlotte Area Hotel Association Enacts By-law Changes to Expanded Membership . (Charlotte, NC) - August 30, 2006 - The Charlotte Area Hotel Association (CAHA) has expanded its membership reach with a by-laws change enacted by the membership at an August meeting. Bill DeLoache, General Manager of the Doubletree Hotel Charlotte at Gateway Village, and current President of CAHA, said, "Originally started for the full-service convention and meetings hotels, there are a number of hotels that we would like to have in membership, that are currently excluded because of our definition of a full-...
The 450 room Charleston Place Hotel Marks the Epicenter Charleston's Economy; Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. Bought a 20% Stake and Took Over Manag
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Kyle Stock, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Aug. 28, 2006 - Twenty years ago this Sunday, Charleston Place threw open its doors to the public, letting in a flood of visitors, triggering a tide of commercial development and forever altering the landscape of the peninsula. At the time, Charleston Mayor Joe Riley sported dark hair and was a "young and aggressive" city leader, according to a report in the New York Times. City unemployment hovered around 15 percent. And to Lowcountry resident...
Accuracy, Automation, Artificial Intelligence: An All-In-One Approach to Revenue & Labor Management; Carnus Systems unveils Auto-RLM, the first automa
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Accuracy, Automation, Artificial Intelligence: An All-In-One Approach to Revenue & Labor Management Carnus Systems unveils Auto-RLM, the first automated Revenue & Labor Management System that uses artificial intelligence technology . SAN FRANCISCO, August, 29, 2006 -After consecutive successes with its highly accurate F&B Forecaster at major hotels such as the 966-room Hyatt Regency Jacksonville and the 338-room Pan Pacific Hotel San Francisco, Carnus Systems launched its latest product, the automated Revenue & Labor Management System (Auto-RLM). The Auto-RLM is based on the same pat...
Millenia Hotel Private Limited Appoints Capella Hotels & Resorts, to Jointly Create and Operate the Capella Singapore; the Project, on the Island of S
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Millenia Hotel Private Limited Appoints Capella Hotels & Resorts, to Jointly Create and Operate the Capella Singapore; the Project, on the Island of Sentosa, Expected to Cost $250 million ATLANTA (August 24, 2006) One creates hotels blending the magical mix of artistry and architecture to achieve a skilful rendition of the old and new, the East and West. The other provides exceptional, personalized service to the worlds most discerning travelers at the very top end of the market. Both always raise the bar. The people behind these exquisite tastes and passion for excellence -- Kwee Lion...
Hotel Capitalization Rates Remain Aggressive But Demonstrate Some Moderation / USRC Mid Year 2006 Hotel Investor Survey / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Capitalization Rates Remain Aggressive But Demonstrate Some Moderation by: Jeffrey H. Walker, MAI, CHME and Rajesh Shah August 21, 2006 - The Mid-Year 2006 USRC Hotel Investment Survey indicates that discount rates and capitalization rates for both limited-service and full-service hotels have continued to be aggressive, but have moderated somewhat from very strong levels seen in our last survey conducted approximately six months ago. While still very strong due to a healthy investment environment and continued anticipated growth in the industry, investment parameters have moderat...
Weakening Demand for Condos Leads to Re-evaluation of the Canyon Ranch Living Community in Bethesda, Maryland / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Weakening Demand for Condos Leads to Re-evaluation of the Canyon Ranch Living Community in Bethesda, Maryland . Special to Hotel Online By Bernard Burt, www.SpaGoer.com, August 2006 Canyon Ranch of Tucson, Ariz. the pioneer and leader in wellness lifestyle, and The Penrose Group, a Virginia development company, teamed up to build a Canyon Ranch Living community in Bethesda, Maryland, but disappointing sales of condominium residences forced suspension of the project mid August.. Located close to Washington, D.C., in an area that includes Marriott International headquarters, Strathmore Center fo...
Summer Camp for Teens in Pennsylvania Carries the Canyon Ranch Brand Name; Chefs from the Canyon Ranch Resorts Create the Camp's Menus / August
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tanya Barrientos, The Philadelphia InquirerMcClatchy-Tribune Business News Aug. 1, 2006 - Whatever you do, do not call this a spa camp. It makes the people at the Julian Krinsky Canyon Ranch Young Adult Summer Program tense. Frankly, they are sick and tired of folks focusing strictly on the manicures, pedicures, facials and massages that the 13-to-17-year-olds get as part of their stay at this $2,990-for-two-weeks camp on the campus of Bryn Mawr College. "We offer 150 different classes," says owner Tina Krinsky...
Developer Clement Chen Moving Ahead on $70 million 208 room Luxury Hotel in Monterey, California; The Site Plan for the Hotel was Approved 23 Years
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Andre Briscoe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Aug. 13, 2006 - Construction is set to begin on Cannery Row Hotel now that the Cannery Row Company has extended a 99-year land lease to San Mateo developer Clement Chen III. Work will begin next week, during which a section of Cannery Row will be closed to traffic. Ted Balestreri, Cannery Row Company general managing partner, said leasing the 2.7 acres was one of the project's last major hurdles. The project has been in the works since 19...
Canadian First Half of the Year Winners Are Calgary, Edmonton, Alberta North, and Downtown Vancouver with Occupancies Over 70% and Average Room Rate
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Canadian First Half of the Year Winners Are Calgary, Edmonton, Alberta North, and Downtown Vancouver with Occupancies Over 70% and Average Room Rates Exceeding $100 CANADIAN LODGING OUTLOOK June 2006 The Canadian Lodging Outlook is a joint monthly publication of Smith Travel Research and HVS International, Vancouver and Toronto, Canada . By: Betsy MacDonald, MAI, AACI, RIBC - HVS International Canada All the numbers are in for the first half of the year, and the winners are: Calgary, Edmonton, Alberta North, and Downtown Vancouver. All of these markets ...
Parkroyal Hotels & Resorts accelerates its rollout of IDeaS at all its Singapore properties / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Parkroyal Hotels & Resorts Accelerates its Rollout of IDeaS at All its Singapore Properties Singapore, 8th August 2006 - Cairnhill Group Holdings Pte Ltd, a strategically diversified hospitality corporation and a certified reseller of IDeaS Revenue Optimization, announced today that Parkroyal Hotels & Resorts will install IDeaS Revenue Optimization in two additional properties. Those properties, the New Park Hotel and Plaza Parkroyal Singapore, come after the successful deployment of the IDeaS solution at the Grand Plaza Parkroyal in 2005. Last year when we installed the IDeaS solution a...
Marilyn Cafone, Controller of the Westminster Hotel in Livingston, N.J., Elected Vice President of the Mid-Jersey Chapter of Hospitality Financial and
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Marilyn Cafone, Controller of the Westminster Hotel in Livingston, N.J., Elected Vice President of the Mid-Jersey Chapter of Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals LIVINGSTON, N.J., Aug. 14, 20006 Marilyn Cafone, controller of the luxury Four-Diamond Westminster Hotel in Livingston, N.J., has been elected vice president of the Mid-Jersey Chapter of Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP). HFTP is an international professional association for those who work in the financial and technology end of the hospitality industry. Formed in 1952, it h...
The Kessler Collection Names Courtney Tai Hotel Manager at The Sundy House in Delray Beach Florida / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Kessler Collection Names Courtney Tai Hotel Manager at The Sundy House in Delray Beach Florida ORLANDO/DELRAY BEACH, FL (August 9, 2006) -- The Kessler Collection is pleased to announce Courtney Tai as hotel manager to its new managed property - The Sundy House in Delray Beach Florida. As hotel manager, he will oversee the hotel's 11 luxury guest rooms and all hotel operations, including front desk, valet, housekeeping, engineering, security, accounting, and human resources. Courtney comes to The Kessler Collection from the prestigious Fisher Island Hotel and Resort in Miami, where h...
CSM Lodging Competes Full-scale Renovation of its Residence Inn Portland North in Vancouver, Washington / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report CSM Lodging Competes Full-scale Renovation of its Residence Inn Portland North in Vancouver, Washington MINNEAPOLIS August 1, 2006 CSM Lodging announced today the unveiling of the Residence Inn Portland North Vancouver in Vancouver, Wash. CSM Lodging completed a full-scale renovation to encompass Marriotts upscale standards for Residence Inn properties. The Residence Inn Portland North Vancouvers location in the greater Portland area alone made this an ideal purchase for CSM Lodging, said Rob Dann, president of CSM Lodging. By transforming the hotel into a stunning pro...
CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Reports Net Income of $47 million for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006; Year-to-date RevPAR Up 9.0% / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Reports Net Income of $47 million for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006; Year-to-date RevPAR Up 9.0% ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 15, 2006 - CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc., the nation's second largest hotel real estate investment trust, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006. The following results are compared to the second quarter ended June 30, 2005 or year-to-date period ended June 30, 2005, and where applicable, defined terms are included in the Notes to Financial and Portfolio Information section of this news release. Second Quarter Performa...
Choice Hotels International Promotes Cynthia Lakas to Vice President, Database and Direct Marketing / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Hotels International Promotes Cynthia Lakas to Vice President, Database and Direct Marketing Silver Spring, MD (August 24, 2006) Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) today announced the promotion of Cynthia Lakas to the newly created position of vice president, database and direct marketing. In this role, Lakas will focus on strengthening the companys database and direct marketing strategies to fully leverage the companys guest information and consumer marketing efforts to increase business delivery and reservations contributions to Choice properties. Lakas joined ...
The Caribbean Hotel Foundation Awards 39 Academic Scholarships Totaling $144,500 to Caribbean Students / August 2006...
March 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Caribbean Hotel Foundation Awards 39 Academic Scholarships Totaling $144,500 to Caribbean Students SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (August 16, 2006) The Caribbean Hotel Foundation awarded 39 academic scholarships totaling a record amount of US$144,500 to promising Caribbean students and industry professionals from 16 Caribbean islands. This is a new record for the non-profit subsidiary of the Caribbean Hotel Association, which reaffirms it as the largest scholarship program in the Caribbean hospitality industry and one of the top programs in the industry worldwide. Applications were rece...
