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Brad Colton Named Resident Resort Manager at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Brad Colton Named Resident Resort Manager at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix Phoenix, AZ, May 8, 2006 JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa announced today the appointment of Brad Colton as its new resident Resort Manager. Colton, who was most recently in charge of Marriotts Residence Inn and Towne Place Suites, both extended stay brands, brings more than 20 years experience to JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa. We are so fortunate to have Brad join us, said Steve Hart, General Manager of JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa and Vice Presid...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Aztec Group Arranges the Sale of the Stirling Suites (Formerly SpringHill Suites Fort Lauderdale Airport) in Dania Beach, Florida Miami, Florida -- May 11, 2006 - Aztec Group, Inc., Floridas leading real estate investment and merchant banking firm, is pleased to announce the sale of the Stirling Suites (formerly SpringHill Suites by Marriott Fort Lauderdale Airport) in Dania Beach, Florida. JHM Hotels acquired the property for $17,400,000 from Oakridge Hotel I, Ltd. Boaz Ashbel, Managing Director of Aztec Group, Inc., advised both parties in the sale of the 168-suite hotel. . ....
Aztec Group Arranges the Sale of the Hampton Inn & Suites Ft. Lauderdale – Airport in Hollywood, Florida / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Aztec Group Arranges the Sale of the Hampton Inn & Suites Ft. Lauderdale - Airport in Hollywood, Florida Miami, Florida -- May 16, 2006 - Aztec Group, Inc., Floridas leading real estate investment and merchant banking firm, is pleased to announce the sale of the Hampton Inn & Suites Ft. Lauderdale - Airport in Hollywood, Florida. The sale price, on a per room basis, is the highest on record for a comparable select, branded hotel in the Fort Lauderdale market area. Boaz Ashbel, Managing Director of Aztec Group, Inc. advised the seller, Stirling Hotel Associates, Ltd. in the sale of the 104-r...
The Augusta (Georgia) Inn & Conference Center Likely to Be Demolished, to be Replaced with a Hilton Garden Inn and a 150 room Sheraton / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tony Lombardo, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 26, 2006 - The days and hotel stays at the Augusta Inn & Conference Center are numbered. The old Stevens Creek Road hotel could be demolished as early as the year's end in order to make room for two new facilities. "All good things sometimes have to come to an end," said Surinder Jit Singh, the lead developer of the hotel project. Mr. Singh received the building permit Thursday to begin construction on a Hilton Garden Inn,...
Home-Towne Suites Acquires Arbor Suites Located in Prattville and Auburn, Alabama / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Home-Towne Suites Acquires Arbor Suites Located in Prattville and Auburn, Alabama May 9, 2006 - The rapidly expanding extended stay chain, Home-Towne Suites, has acquired Arbor Suites, which has locations in Prattville, AL and Auburn, AL. Michael Tetterton, the President of Home-Towne Suites, plans to re-flag the properties under the Home-Towne Suites name. The 64 unit properties consist of extended stay studios and 1-bedroom suites, which include fully equipped kitchens. To stay consistent with the Home Towne Suites brand, each property will undergo a complete renovati...
Recap – AmericInn 11th Annual Franchise Convention; AmericInn of Mountain Iron/Virginia, Minnesota Named Lodging Property of the Year / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Recap - AmericInn 11th Annual Franchise Convention; . AmericInn of Mountain Iron/Virginia, Minnesota Named Lodging Property of the Year Chanhassen, MN (May 2, 2006) AmericInn concludes 11th annual franchise convention with record attendance and a positive brand outlook. The conference was held April 23-25, 2006 at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) in Duluth, Minnesota. Over 640 registered attendees including 450 franchise owners and managers represented the AmericInn Lodging System during the three-day networking and educational event. The lineup of keyno...
Starwood's aloft Select Service Brand Will Franchise Two New Build Hotels in Toronto and at Montreal's International Airport / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Starwood's aloft Select Service Brand Will Franchise Two New Build Hotels in Toronto and at Montreal's International Airport TORONTO, May 16, 2006 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today at the Canadian Hotel Investment Conference, plans for two aloft hotels in Canada. These aloft properties, part of Starwood's new select service hotel brand, will be located in downtown Toronto and in Dorval at the Montreal Airport, and will be franchised under long-term license agreements with Starwood. In the same way W Hotels broke through the clutter of conformity in the u...
Accor Asia Pacific Appoints Seven GMs at Hotels in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Accor Asia Pacific Appoints Seven GMs at Hotels in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines BANGKOK, 4 May 2006 Accor Asia Pacific is pleased to announce the following appointments at Accor hotels in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines. Remko Kroesen is the new General Manager of Sofitel central Hua Hin Resort. Remko joined Accor from Crowne Princess Kuala Lumpur where he was General Manager since 2003. Previously, Remko held general manager positions with Federal Hotels and Stamford Hotels & Resorts in Australia and Malaysia as well as with other groups in New Zealand and The Netherland...
Accor Asia Pacific Appoints Four to GM Posts in China / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Accor Asia Pacific Appoints Four to GM Posts in China BANGKOK, 9 May 2006 Accor Asia Pacific is pleased to announce the following appointments to hotels in China. Gerhard Zimmer has been promoted to General Manager Delegate Beijing of Sofitel Wanda Beijing, and will be based at the pre-opening office until it opens in 2007. Gerhard joined Accor in 1992 with the opening of Sofitel Hyland Shanghai and later held a number of senior operational positions in the Philippines and China. This included overseeing the opening of the Sofitel Boao, Hainan Island. He was most recently...
Augusto Negrete Named Director of Operations for Embassy Suites Hotel® Tampa-Downtown Convention Center / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Augusto Negrete Named Director of Operations for Embassy Suites Hotel® Tampa-Downtown Convention Center Tampa FL, May 5, 2006 Augusto Negrete has been named Director of Operations of the new Embassy Suites Hotel® Tampa-Downtown Convention Center, opening this summer. The hotel will be attached to the Tampa Convention Center via a skybridge. Negrete is responsible for all operational aspects of the 360 room all-suite hotel. Prior to joining Embassy Suites Downtown Tampa, Negrete was Director of Food and Beverage of the Embassy Suites Hotel & Casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Embassy S...
Mohonk Mountain House's Chef Andrew Comey Earns Certified Executive Pastry Chef (CEPC) Through the American Culinary Federation / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Mohonk Mountain House's Chef Andrew Comey Earns Certified Executive Pastry Chef (CEPC) Through the American Culinary Federation New Paltz, N.Y. - (May 11, 2006) - Mohonk Mountain House, a Victorian-castle resort 90-miles north of New York City, today announced that Executive Pastry Chef, Andrew Comey, has achieved a coveted certification through the American Culinary Federation. He will now carry the title, Certified Executive Pastry Chef. Certification is gained after meeting requirements of both education and experience acquired through class work, industry experience, competitions, seminar...
If You Disagree With Your AAA Rating / Harry Nobles / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report If You Disagree With Your AAA Rating E-mail: hospsvc001@aol.com Harry Nobles - May 2006 Whether your property is rated at one diamond or five diamonds, at some point you will question AAAs rating decision. What are your options when you disagree with the results of the annual evaluation? AAA has an internal committee to review and resolve appeals from lodging, restaurant, and campground operators. This committee considers each case individually and is empowered to support or reject an appeal based on the information available. While the appeals committee is a good forum for ...
AAA Evaluation Procedure: Is It Fair? / Harry Nobles / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report AAA Evaluation Procedure: Is It Fair? E-mail: hospsvc001@aol.com Harry Nobles - May 2006 AAAs current evaluation and rating policy is actually quite simple: an anonymous and unannounced evaluation is conducted annually. The final diamond rating for the next AAA TourBook cycle, normally 12 months, is based on that evaluation. Is it fair to base the 12-month rating of a large and complex lodging operation on a one day visit? In the case of properties rated 1, 2, and 3 Diamonds, the annual visit is limited to a walk through physical inspection that may be completed in one hour; on...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report artotel, Park Plaza's Quirky Art-focused Hotel Brand, Adding Fifth Hotel in Bucharest, Romania June 15, 2006 - Executives at Park Plaza Hotels Europe today reveal plans for a new hotel in Bucharest, further strengthening the companys aggressive expansion pattern across Europe. The hotel site is that of an existing office building which, undergoing its extensive conversion under the leadership of local architects Constantin Ciurea and their design firm Architect Service, is due for completion at the end of 2007. Located in the old centre of the city near Cismigiu Park, Miha...
Mohammad Zolfagharian, Room Service Server at the Calgary Marriott Hotel, Receives the J. Willard Marriott Award of Excellence / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Mohammad Zolfagharian, Room Service Server at the Calgary Marriott Hotel, Receives the J. Willard Marriott Award of Excellence WASHINGTON June 7, 2006 Local resident Mohammad Zolfagharian, room service server at the Calgary Marriott Hotel, will be among 10 select Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) worldwide employees honoured tonight with the J. Willard Marriott Award of Excellence, the 143,000-employee company's highest form of recognition. A native of Iran, Zolfagharian first came to Alberta in 1990 in an attempt to flee the political unrest and persecution of his home country, w...
Several New Hotels Planned for Yuma, Arizona, Including a 172 room La Jolla Suites & Spa / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Joyce Lobeck Comings & Goings, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 4, 2006 - Add La Jolla Suites & Spa to the list of new hotels planned for Yuma, this one to be built on the property north of 16th Street along Redondo Center Drive between Arizona Western College Career Center and the Arco AM/PM. Realtor Colleen Newman confirmed last week that the property, a 13-plus-acre parcel, has been purchased by Jerry and Peggy Philipps, owners of La Fuente Inn in Yuma and other hotel properties else- where. ...
Thayer Lodging Group Planning a 575 room Expansion at the Wyndham Miami Airport Hotel and Executive Meeting Center / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Thayer Lodging Group Planning a 575 room Expansion at the Wyndham Miami Airport Hotel and Executive Meeting Center June 6, 2006 - Thayer Lodging Group, owner of the Wyndham Miami Airport Hotel and Executive Meeting Center, is please to announce its plans for expansion. Thomas Kammerer, Managing Director of Thayer, said, Were looking at a 575 room expansion and a 50,000 SF addition of meeting space. We expect a defined scope decision by the end of the third quarter. The plans follow a recent renovation to the hotel and construction of an Executive Meeting Center. Thayer has recen...
Neptune Hospitality Advisors Arranges $22 million Acquisition of Wyndham Dallas Hotel/ June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online .Special Report Neptune Hospitality Advisors Arranges $22 million Acquisition of Wyndham Dallas Hotel SAN DIEGO, California - - June 20, 2006 - - Neptune Hospitality Advisors announced today that it has arranged the senior financing for the 310-room Wyndham in Dallas, Texas. Built in 1978, the 14-story full-service hotel is located steps away from the Galleria Mall. The hotel was acquired by American Property Hospitality Management, an affiliate of the 5th largest independent hotel management company American Property Management Corporation. APHM plans a renovation and repositioning of the hotel to a Sh...
The Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Hotel and Spa at Bonnet Creek Resort To Be Centerpiece of a Nine-tower Vacation Ownership Resort Being Developed and Mana
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Hotel and Spa at Bonnet Creek Resort To Be Centerpiece of a Nine-tower Vacation Ownership Resort Being Developed and Managed by Fairfield Resorts®, a Wyndham Vacation Ownership Company PARSIPPANY, N.J. (June 5, 2006) Wyndham Worldwide today announced the planned development of a 400-room Wyndham® hotel and spa at the Fairfield Orlando at Bonnet Creek Resort adjacent to the Walt Disney World® Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Hotel and Spa at Bonnet Creek Resort will become the centerpiece of a nine-tower vacation ownership r...
District Court Dismisses Securities Class Action Suit Against Great Wolf Resorts / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report District Court Dismisses Securities Class Action Suit Against Great Wolf Resorts MADISON, Wis., June 14, 2006Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: WOLF), Americas leading family of indoor waterpark resorts, today announced that the United States District Court of the Western District of Wisconsin has dismissed in its entirety the pending consolidated class action complaint alleging that the company violated securities laws with regard to its 2004 initial public offering and its July 2005 announcement that earnings fell short of expectations for the second quarter of 2005. About Great Wolf Re...
Starwood's Preopening Squad Performs the "White Glove" Test on the New 790 room Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 18, 2006 - For the past two weeks, Shawn Black has been pulling double-duty: midlevel hotel executive by day, finicky guest by night. Black is one of about 120 managers who work around the country for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. This month, the managers have been on special assignment preparing for Wednesday's opening of the new Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, the Hub's biggest in 22 years. Their job: Sleep in all 790 rooms and make...
The Westin Chain Goes Smoke Free in Australia & Fiji / May 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Westin Chain Goes Smoke Free in Australia & Fiji June 5, 2006 - Beginning July 31st, The Westin Sydney, The Westin Melbourne and The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa Fiji will be totally smoke free and join Westins 77 North America hotels that introduced a smoke-free policy this past January. This new policy also reinforces Westins new brand positioning around personal renewal and offering guests the services, products and amenities that allow them to relax, rejuvenate and restore during their stay. The hotels have not only made a 12 month jump start on non-smoking legislation that...
Westin to Manage the Former Wyndham Resort on Aruba; Starwood Vacation Ownership Building 154 two-bedroom Villas Adjacent to the Hotel / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Westin to Manage the Former Wyndham Resort on Aruba; Starwood Vacation Ownership Building 154 two-bedroom Villas Adjacent to the Hotel WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - June 12, 2006 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) and Belfonti Capital Partners announce an agreement to re-flag Belfonti's newly-acquired 478-room Aruba Resort Spa & Casino as The Westin Aruba Resort & Spa. The property will raise the Westin flag in late 2006 upon completion of a renovation to further enhance the property's AAA Four Diamond rating. The hotel also features the 12,000 square-foot Casablanca Casino, one of...
More Hotel Web Site Hints, Tips, and Tricks – Unwrapped / Neil Salerno / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report More Hotel Web Site Hints, Tips, and Tricks - Unwrapped By: Neil Salerno June 2006 When it comes to boosting web site sales, search engine optimization (SEO) has become the first and last choice by many web marketing companies. It seems that SEO has become the current Rx prescription for non-producing web sites. In itself, SEO can be very beneficial, but it is certainly not the cure-all that some web marketers claim. The ironic thing about search engine optimization is that it actually needs to begin with the structure of the site itself. Applying SEO to an improperly designed hotel ...
