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Michael Lyman Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the JW Marriott Grand Rapids / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Michael Lyman Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the JW Marriott Grand Rapids May 3, 2006 - Michael Lyman has been named Director of Sales and Marketing of the new JW Marriott Grand Rapids hotel. Lyman will be responsible for all aspects of sales and marketing of the new hotel, which is currently under construction in downtown Grand Rapids and will welcome its first guests in fall 2007. He will also hire, train and manage the sales and catering team, and oversee both the hotel's public relations and marketing efforts. Lyman is a veteran in hospitality sales and marketing. H...
Michael Lennon Named General Manager for the 338 room Meritage Resort at Napa (California); Sean Dempsey, Jeff Longnecker and Ross Anderson Named to E
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Michael Lennon Named General Manager for the 338 room Meritage Resort at Napa (California); Sean Dempsey, Jeff Longnecker and Ross Anderson Named to Executive Team (NAPA, Calif.) Pacific Hospitality Group announces the executive team for the soon-to-open Meritage Resort at Napa. The luxury resort opens the end of May. Meritage General Manager Michael Lennon was formerly general manager of the four-diamond Omni San Francisco Hotel. Under Lennon's management, the Omni San Francisco was recognized on Conde Nast's Gold List and was honored as the 2005 winner of TripAdvisors' T...
Molinaro Koger Structures Shamrock-Hostmark Acquisition of Radisson Hotel Princeton, New Jersey / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Molinaro Koger Structures Shamrock-Hostmark Acquisition of Radisson Hotel Princeton, New Jersey McLean, Virginia May 30, 2006 Molinaro Koger (MK), announced today that the firm advised the seller in the disposition of the Radisson Hotel Princeton in Princeton, New Jersey, which was acquired by Shamrock-Hostmark Hotel Fund LP. Following the sale, the 241-room property will undergo an $8 million renovation and be converted to the Doubletree Hotel brand. This was a strategic acquisition for Shamrock-Hostmark and will be an asset to their growing hotel portfolio, commented Mark Morr...
Molinaro Koger Structures Sale of Fairfield Inn, Scottsdale / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Molinaro Koger Structures Sale of Fairfield Inn, Scottsdale Phoenix, ArizonaMay 1, 2006Bill Murney, Managing Director of Molinaro Koger (MK), announced today his role as advisor to LNR Partners Inc. (NYSE: LNR), one of the nations leading real estate investment, finance and management companies, in the sale of the Fairfield Inn, Scottsdale, Arizona. Located on Scottsdale Road across from the Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall, in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale, the 218-room property was purchased by Scottsdale Venetian Village, LLC. The purchaser plans to invest more than $3 millio...
Mitchell C. Hochberg Named President and Chief Operating Officer, Ian Schrager Company / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Mitchell C. Hochberg Named President and Chief Operating Officer, Ian Schrager Company (NEW YORK, NY - May 23, 2006) Following rapid and substantial growth and leading the way for further expansion, Ian Schrager Company (ISC) announced today the appointment of Mitchell C. Hochberg as President and Chief Operating Officer. In this new position, Hochberg will oversee the day-to-day operations of the company and report directly to Ian Schrager. Michael Overington, president of the development division and long-time partner of Ian Schrager, has been appointed Vice Chairman. These appo...
Morgans Hotel Group Reports a First Quarter 2006 Net Loss of $16.9 million on Revenues of $64.1 million / Hotel Operating Statistics / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Morgans Hotel Group Reports a First Quarter 2006 Net Loss of $16.9 million on Revenues of $64.1 million Hotel Operating Statistics NEW YORK - May 8, 2006 -- Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC), a fully integrated hospitality company that owns and operates boutique hotels in gateway cities under brands such as Delano and Mondrian, today reported financial results for the first quarter 2006. First quarter 2006 metrics are in line with the Company's expectations. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) for owned hotels was $196.25, a 4.1% increase over first quarter 2005 and a 23.8...
Benchmark Appoints Mark Bommarito Project Vice President of Sales and Marketing for French Lick Springs Resort & Casino / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Appoints Mark Bommarito Project Vice President of Sales and Marketing for French Lick Springs Resort & Casino The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, May 10, 2006 - Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Mark Bommarito as project vice president of sales and marketing for the historic French Lick Springs Resort & Casino. The resort, operated by Benchmark and located in French Lick, Indiana, is currently undergoing a complete restoration and expansion with an anticipated re-opening date of November 2006. Jack Schmidt, Benchmark's chief marketing officer, ...
M3 Hotel Accounting Now Offers Flex Budgeting; Management Listened Carefully / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report M3 Hotel Accounting Now Offers Flex Budgeting - Management Listened Carefully Gainesville, GA, MAY 17, 2006 Launched in 1998, M3 became the first to offer hosted accounting applications, specifically for the hotel industry. Since that time, the program has been updated numerous times as a direct result of client needs. M3 software now offers Flex Budgeting as part of AccKnowledge, which is M3s proprietary application comprised of hotel-specific and traditional accounting modules. Our clients expressed interest in having this tool. We created it for them and added it at no additi...
Loews Makes Comeback in Washington DC Hotel Market, Signs Management Contract for the Madison Hotel / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jen Haberkorn, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15, 2006 - Loews is making a comeback in the Washington hotel market. The chain is now managing the Madison hotel, at 15th and M streets in Northwest. Loews had a 30-year history managing hotels in the city until last May, when the two hotels it managed were sold. "In a matter of weeks, we were out of D.C.," said James LoBosco, general manager at the Madison. "It was important for Loews to be back in D.C. So many of our clients are right here i...
Hotel Liquidators Have Little Room for Error / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Randy Diamond, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9, 2006 - CLEARWATER -- As hotels upgrade their rooms with plasma-screen TVs and luxurious beds to capitalize on the recovering travel market, the old stuff has to go. For Clearwater entrepreneur Doug Hausladen, the old mattress, mauve couch and armoire mean potential profit. If he works it right, the used furniture he happily purchased for a pittance will grace the motel rooms of other hospitality merchants, many equally happy to buy th...
Joint Venture Between Golden Tulip and the Leyland Group will Focus on Developing Hotels in India and Pakistan / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Joint Venture Between Golden Tulip and the Leyland Group Will Focus on Developing Hotels in India and Pakistan Amersfoort (NL) / Lausanne (CH) / New Delhi (I), 03 May 2006 Golden Tulip Hospitality Group is proud to announce the opening of a development office in New Delhi - India. Golden Tulip Southern Asia, a joint venture between Golden Tulip and the Leyland Group will focus on developing and servicing hotels in the Indian Sub Continent focusing primarily in India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Golden Tulip Southern Asia aims to establish Golden Tulip Hotels,...
Donna Leong and Ruthann Yamanaka Appointed to Senior Vice President Positions with Outrigger Enterprises Inc. / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Donna Leong and Ruthann Yamanaka Appointed to Senior Vice President Positions with Outrigger Enterprises Inc. May 17, 2006 - HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII -- Two new senior-level executives have been named at Outrigger Enterprises Inc. Donna Leong has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer and assumed her position on May 15. Ruthann Yamanaka has been appointed Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Planning and will be joining the company effective May 29. Both Leong and Yamanaka will report directly to the company's President and CEO, David Carey. "We are proud to have two ...
Leonardo Launches WebGallery – A New Concept for Enhancing Web-based Marketing / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Leonardo Launches WebGallery - A New Concept for Enhancing Web-based Marketing Companies clamouring for richer online images now have them, thanks to new technique that takes still images and converts them to eye-catching, daily-updateable visuals NEW YORK MAY 9, 2006 Leonardo, an international leader in providing online content management and distribution solutions, has responded to customer demand for more active and rich media content that can greatly enhance a hotels or hotel companys Web-based marketing profile. The company has developed WebGallery, a new online m...
Leonardo and ICE Expand Products to Satisfy Growing Demand for Online Rich Media Content / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Leonardo and ICE Expand Products to Satisfy Growing Demand for Online Rich Media Content - Leonardo/ICE Portal complete Phase One Content Integration Partnership LONDON / MIAMI MAY 17, 2006 Leonardo, the leading provider of hotel image content and online channel solutions for travel industry, announced that Phase One of its Content Integration Partnership with Miami, Fla.-based ICE Portal is now complete. Content integration with ICE will enable all Leonardo customers now more than 90 hotel brands - to provide enhanced animated images and virtual tours/video to more than 2...
Unfinished $71 million Embassy Suites in La Quinta, California Has Been Foreclosed On, Franchise Yanked / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Kimberly Pierceall, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 21, 2006 - A La Quinta hotel project that lost its Embassy Suites brand and spent more than $71 million on construction but never opened has foreclosed. County records show Chicago Title, which helped finance the project, paid $2 million and $1.54 million for the property's two deeds in February. Last week, the Florida-based title company paid the city of La Quinta $111,835 for what the development's separate co...
Gemstone Resorts to manage the Historic, 107-room La Posada de Albuquerque in New Mexico; Poperty Currently Closed While it Completes a $12 million Re
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Gemstone Resorts to manage the Historic, 107-room La Posada de Albuquerque in New Mexico; Poperty Currently Closed While it Completes a $12 million Restoration May 12, 2006 - Officials of Gemstone Resorts International, LLC, a leading resort and hotel management company, today announced that it has signed a contract to manage the historic, 107-room La Posada de Albuquerque in New Mexico. The property currently is closed while it completes a $12 million restoration and is expected to re-open in the first quarter of 2007. "La Posada is a perfect complement to our portfolio of unique hotels an...
Benchmark Appoints Linda Perin Director of Casino Finance for French Lick Springs Resort & Casino / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Appoints Linda Perin Director of Casino Finance for French Lick Springs Resort & Casino The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, May 2, 2006 - Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Linda Perin as director of casino finance for the historic French Lick Springs Resort & Casino. The landmark property, located in French Lick, Indiana, is being comprehensively restored and expanded with anticipated re-opening date of November 2006. Ellen Sinclair, vice president for Benchmark, made the announcement. "Linda brings important financial management exp...
Laila Oinas Named Candlewood Suites-Sterling Operating Partner / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Laila Oinas Named Candlewood Suites - Sterling, Virginia Operating Partner (RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC) On April 1, Laila Oinas, general manager of Candlewood Suites-Sterling, VA, was named operating partner by The Generation Companies LLC (Generation), a Research Triangle Park-based real estate developer, asset manager and operator of extended stay hotels. The Operating Partner Program, pioneered in the hotel industry by Generation in 2000, promotes proven talented and ambitious hotel general managers to owner-partners, giving them not only more autonomy, but also more financial interest in ...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The 2006 LIIC The Lodging Industry Investment Council - Top Ten: An Annual Survey of Lodging Investment Trends and Challenges May 15, 2006 - Each year, the think tank members of LIIC The Lodging Industry Investment Council are surveyed to develop a list of the major hotel investment opportunities and challenges for the coming year. This survey results in the LIIC Top Ten; a highly regarded profile of investment sentiment and attitudes for the lodging industry for the forthcoming 12 months. All together, the members of LIIC represent acquisition and disposition control of billi...
Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated Chief Executive Lawrence Hall to Address Demand Management Strategies at Travel Distribution Summit / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated Chief Executive Lawrence Hall to Address Demand Management Strategies at Travel Distribution Summit Travel Distribution Summit Europe 2006 Business Design Centre, London June 5-6, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia, (April 26, 2006) Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated (HBSI), a leading provider of Demand ManagementSM technologies and services to the global travel industry, today announced that HBSIs Chief Executive, Larry Hall, will be speaking at the Travel Distribution Summit Europe 2006 event, the worlds largest event for travel pricing and distribution...
Kwek Leng Beng, Among Singapore's Three Richest Persons, Spearheaded the 543 room Millennium Hilton Hotel Development in Bangkok / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Umesh Pandey, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29, 2006 - Singapore's City Development Limited, one of the city state's largest property developers and hotel owners, is looking to expand its presence in Thailand both organically and through investment. "We have never said that we want to shy away from any kind of growth, if and when there is the right opportunity, we will look at it," said Kwek Leng Beng, the executive chairman of CDL. Mr Kwek, who is ranked among Singapore's three...
Federal Realty Investment Trust, Developers of Hotel Valencia, Planning a 27 story Hotel and Condominium Complex in Downtown San Antonio; Some Specu
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Rachel Stone, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 20, 2006 - The historic downtown Kress building is about to transform its five-and-dime past into a four-star hotel future. Kress owner Federal Realty Investment Trust, which brought San Antonio the glamorous Hotel Valencia, this week got preliminary conceptual approval to build a 27-story hotel and condominium complex on what is now a parking lot at East Houston and Jefferson streets. The adjacent six-story Kress building would be co...
The Knowland Group Begins Service in Seattle, WA / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Knowland Group Begins Service in Seattle, WA . Demand for Market Intelligence Firms Unique Service Continues as Hoteliers in Pacific Northwest Sign up for Service Washington, DC (May 17, 2006) The Knowland Group announced today that it has begun service in the Seattle, WA market. The Knowland Group, a provider of market intelligence to the hotel group sales sector, has begun service in yet another important market. Seattle, the home to so many leaders in their chosen industries, is a city that understands competition. Boeing Commercial Aircraft and Microsoft, two giants in the...
The Knowland Group Begins Service in Portland, OR / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Knowland Group Begins Service in Portland, OR . Market Intelligence Firm Continues Expansion Begins Service in Pacific Northwest Market Washington, DC (May 12, 2006) The Knowland Group announced today that it has begun service in the Portland, OR market. Once again, The Knowland Group, a national provider of market intelligence to the hotel group sales sector, is offering its service to the hospitality industry in one of Americas traveler-friendly cities. Portland combines cosmopolitan atmosphere with small-town friendliness, making it a perfect fit for travelers from...
