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What Do You Do With an Old Hotel? / Room With a View – a Column by Larry Mundy / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Room With a View by Larry Mundy June 2006 In my travels, I like to stay at unique hotels whenever possible. I have stayed in hotels made from an old warehouse in Charleston, from a grain elevator in Akron, and from a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Savannah. There have been hotels made from strings of railroad cars, art-deco office buildings, and Im told even from giant blocks of ice (brrr). In what urban planners call adaptive re-use, probably just about every type of old building has been considered for conversion to some sort of lodging facility. But I have not seen a lot of re-use of old hotel buildings....
Mövenpick Opens First Non-smoking Hotel, the 288 room Mövenpick Hotel Frankfurt City; Bernhard Haller Opening GM / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Mövenpick Opens First Non-smoking Hotel, the 288 room Mövenpick Hotel Frankfurt City; Bernhard Haller Opening GM 8 June 2006 - The new Mövenpick Hotel Frankfurt City today welcomes its first guests, well in time for the start of the World Cup. Over the past 20 months Mövenpick, together with Vivico Real Estate GmbH, has erected a comfortable 4-star business and conference hotel; it is located right next to Frankfurts trade fair grounds and, with its contemporary furnishings and attractive architecture, meets all the requirements of executive travellers. It is also Mövenpicks first non...
Morning Star Hospitality Services, Inc., Selected to Manage the El Tropicano Hotel, on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Morning Star Hospitality Services, Inc., Selected to Manage the El Tropicano Hotel, on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas Dallas Texas - June 5, 2006 - Morning Star Hospitality Services, Inc., (MSHS) a Dallas, Texas based hotel management and consulting company, is proud to announce the companys most recent hotel management agreement. MSHS has been selected to manage the El Tropicano Hotel, located on the famous Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Originally open in 1962, the El Tropicano was the first full service hotel built on the famed Paso del Rio, now internationally rec...
Hotel Companies Experience Power of Mintek's Automated Asset Management Systems; Lodging Asset Management Suite Extends Asset Life, Improves Oper
February 28, 2006
Hotel Companies Experience Power of Minteks Automated Asset Management Systems . Lodging Asset Management Suite Extends Asset Life, Improves Operations, Increases Guest Satisfaction DUNEDIN, FLA. June 13, 2006 Leveraging the power of the Internet, sophisticated handheld technology and its own innovative software, Mintek Mobile Data Solutions is helping to change the way some of the worlds leading hotel companies manage their assets. At the core of the Dunedin, Fla.-based companys solutions is its Lodging Asset Management SuiteWinTrack PM, Maintenance Portal, Asset Director, Work Order Kiosk and Alerts. Increa...
Microtel Inns & Suites Adds 31 Executed Contracts During the First Quarter of 2006; The Majority of New Microtel Hotel Owners Have Never Owned a Hote
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Microtel Inns & Suites Adds 31 Executed Contracts During the First Quarter of 2006 . The Majority of New Microtel Hotel Owners Have Never Owned a Hotel Before ATLANTA (June 8, 2006) - Microtel Inns & Suites - the chain of all new-constructed, interior corridor budget/economy hotels - continues to demonstrate its leadership position in the economy lodging segment with increased levels of development activity, ringing in 31 executed contracts during the first quarter of 2006 alone. Year to date, the brand has sold nearly 50 franchises. The robust activity is also evident in Microtel's pipe...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Meyer Jabara Hotels Selects Cendyn's eConnectivity Services Automates Guest Data Collection from Multiple PMS & CRS for Consolidation Across Meyer Jabara Properties . BOCA RATON, FL (June, 2006) Meyer Jabara Hotels (www.meyerjabarahotels.com) has contracted with Cendyn (www.cendyn.com) for its eConnectivity services for use by their hotel properties and call center within the United States. All over the world hotel companies are exploring new ways to improve the speed and efficiency by which they do business. Fundamental to any of these strategies is the free and up-to-the-mome...
Two Companies with No Experience in the Gaming Industry Planning a 2,300 room Hotel/Casino on Las Vegas Strip Themed on Mens Life Style Magazine
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 6, 2006 - The north end of the Strip has picked up another potential tenant. Maxim magazine and Southern California-based real estate developer Concord Wilshire Partners announced plans Monday for an estimated $1.2 billion hotel-casino themed on the best-selling men's lifestyle magazine. The magazine's publishing company said it hoped to open a 2,300-room hotel with a 60,000-square-foot casino just north of Circus Circus and Riviera in 20...
Sonnenblick-Eichner Company Arranges $41.5 million of First Mortgage Financing for the Maui Coast Hotel in Maui, Hawaii / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Sonnenblick-Eichner Company Arranges $41.5 million of First Mortgage Financing for the Maui Coast Hotel in Maui, Hawaii Los Angeles, CA, June 27, 2006 Sonnenblick-Eichner Company announced today that it has arranged $41,500,000 in first mortgage financing for the fee simple interest in Maui Coast Hotel in Maui, Hawaii. The 10-year fixed rate financing was provided by a European based financial institution. The financing replaces a $22 million, 10-year fixed rate loan which Sonnenblick-Eichner Company arranged in December 2003. The 6-story, 265-room Maui Coast Hotel is located in the...
The Development of Cotai Strip Helps Complete a Personal Vision for 72-year-old Sheldon Adelson – Creating a Second Las Vegas; Up to 3 billion
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28, 2006 - The first time he saw China's planned Cotai Strip development four years ago, Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson thought the Chinese government was banishing him to some faraway no-man's land. Much of the Cotai Strip was submerged under several feet of water. Engineers were just beginning to reclaim land from the South China Sea and transform the area into an industrial complex. Adelson had other ideas. ...
Benchmark Hospitality International Appoints Mike Wilkins Director of Sales & Marketing for Turtle Bay Resort / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Hospitality International Appoints Mike Wilkins Director of Sales & Marketing for Turtle Bay Resort The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, June 5, 2006 - Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Mike Wilkins as director of sales & marketing for Turtle Bay Resort, the signature property located on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Bob Boyle, managing director for Benchmark at the resort, made the announcement. "I am very pleased to welcome Mike Wilkins to the Turtle Bay Resort,"said Mr. Boyle. "He comes to us with decades of sales & marketin...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Hotels Names Mark Weiner as Vice President, Customer Care; Move a Part of Choices Emphasis on Guest Satisfaction Silver Spring, MD (June 28, 2006) Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) today announced that it has hired Mark Weiner as vice president, customer care. In this newly created position, which is part of the company's recent increased emphasis on guest satisfaction, Weiner will oversee the company's customer service initiatives. He will develop and execute the company's Customer Care strategy, working with various departments to deliver exceptional services and impr...
Marriott Vacation Club International Building 88 Villas Within St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino Property / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott Vacation Club International Building 88 Villas Within St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino Property ORLANDO, Fla. June 21, 2006 Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI), the vacation ownership division of Marriott International Inc. (NYSE:MAR), announced today the development and sales start of its first resort in the West Indies on the island of St. Kitts. Slated for occupancy in January 2007, Marriotts St. Kitts Beach Club will be located on-property with the AAA Four Diamond St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino, and is proposed to includ...
Mark Theis Named Executive Vice President, Sales, Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Mark Theis Named Executive Vice President, Sales, Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau (Chicago, IL) June 2, 2006 Tim Roby, president of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau (CCTB), today announced the appointment of Mark Theis to the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Sales. He will join the CCTB on July 17. Theis joins the CCTB with sixteen years of experience in the meetings and convention industry, having led the sales efforts for organizations including the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau, Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau (LA Inc.) an...
MGM Grand Las Vegas Turns to MTech to Streamline Guest Services Work Flow; HotSOS Internet-based guest services tool helps world-class Vegas venue imp
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report MGM Grand Las Vegas Turns to MTech to Streamline Guest Services Work Flow . HotSOS Internet-based guest services tool helps world-class Vegas venue improve on even its own high standards of operation MIAMI JUNE 26, 2006 As they say in Las Vegas, the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino has gone all in and installed MTechs Hotel Service Optimization System to better deliver the world-class guest services for which its known worldwide. MGM Grand Las Vegas, one of most recognizable resort properties in Las Vegas, features 5,034 guest rooms in four, 280-foot tall towers. There are also 30 private ...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Leading Chicago Hotel Migrates to HotSOS to Maximize Guest Services, Satisfaction . InterContinental Chicago now features MTechs Internet-based Hotel Service Optimization System to streamline service response MIAMI JUNE 26, 2006 Having experienced the value and effectiveness of M-Techs long-popular Espresso! hotel quality-management software, the InterContinental Chicago has migrated its guest-services and engineering maintenance data to MTechs revolutionary, Internet-based Hotel Service Optimization System (HotSOS, pronounced hot sauce), which wirelessly connects servic...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report New York City-based DHG Chooses HotSOS to Enhance High Guest-Service Standards . Owner of Affinia and The Benjamin upscale/luxury brands installing MTechs Internet-based guest-service system in all its hotels MIAMI JUNE 26, 2005 DHG (Denihan Hospitality Group), a family-owned hotel-ownership/management firm based in New York City, has signed an agreement with Miami-based MTech to install MTechs state-of-the-art, Internet-based Hotel Service Optimization System in all of its properties. Since 1993, Miami-based M-Tech has developed and installed solutions to help hotels improve...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report MSI Features New Self-Service POS Solution and Pocket Concierge at HITECs Guestroom 2010 . Celebrating 15 Years of Hospitality Service, MSI will showcase its coveted WinPM and EnterprisePM solutions in Booth No. 1015; New Web-booking Module, LIVE two-way interface from WinPM to Voyager CRS and WinPM to Pegasus CRS and more to be displayed PHOENIX JUNE 19, 2006 GUESTROOM 2010, a prototype hotel room and pavilion at the 34th Annual Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC) June 19-22 at the Minneapolis (Minn.) Convention Center, will showcase for the first time ...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Pegasus Scottsdale Data Center Becomes Hosting Facility for MSIs Web-based Solutions Leading property-management solutions provider is first in the industry to use the newly-opened 14,000 square-foot facility; Data Center will provide reliable back-up, high-speed Internet connectivity and diagnostics to support MSIs new Web booking engine, ASP-based PMS and Corporate Services solution PHOENIX JUNE 14, 2006 A significant force in the hospitality technology, marketing and services arenas, Multi-Systems Inc. (MSI) has recently expanded its property-management system series to include...
MSI Launches Web-Booking Engine at HITEC; To increase property revenues and attract a new online customer base for hotels / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report MSI Launches Web-Booking Engine at HITEC . To increase property revenues and attract a new online customer base for hotels, MSI now offers the ability for travelers to make reservations direct via a hotels Web site Visit Booth No. 1015 at HITEC for details PHOENIX JUNE 19, 2006 According to industry research firm PhocusWright, one third of all travel purchases are presently made online and that number will continue to grow at a rate of 30 percent each year. To help hotels increase reservations bookings online, Multi-Systems Inc., a leading supplier of property-management and in...
MSI Celebrates 15 Years of Hospitality Service; Leading provider of property-management and integrated operations/marketing technologies reflects on g
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report MSI Celebrates 15 Years of Hospitality Service . Leading provider of property-management and integrated operations/marketing technologies reflects on growth and industry success; Company achieves more than 2,800 hotel installs and business partnerships with leading hotel companies PHOENIX JUNE 19, 2006 Hospitality solutions provider Multi-Systems Inc. (MSI) is celebrating 15 years of dedicated service to the hospitality industry. Founded in 1985 as International Property Control Systems (IPCS) to develop central-reservation systems with fully integrated property-management syste...
Mari Palace Named General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott in Warwick, Rhode Island / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Mari Palace Named General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott in Warwick, Rhode Island (Waterford, CT - June 8, 2006) --- Waterford Hotel Group today announced the appointment of Mari Palace as General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott in Warwick, Rhode Island. The property is professionally managed by Waterford Hotel Group, Inc., a national hotel management firm currently operating 27 properties. Palace will oversee all operational, sales and administrative aspects of the hotel. The Courtyard by Marriott, Warwick has been open since May 2003 and features 92 guest rooms, Courtya...
Hilton Petaling Jaya Appoints Markus Kaliss as Director of Business Development / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Petaling Jaya Appoints Markus Kaliss as Director of Business Development Tuesday, 20 June, 2006, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Hilton Petaling Jaya has recently appointed Markus Kaliss as Director of Business Development. Markus will spearhead five divisions, Revenue, Sales, Banquet, Marketing Communications and the Hilton Diamond Club Loyalty Program. Leading a team of around 35 team members, Markus, with over 10 years of hospitality experience, is tasked with the handling of Business Development and Sales and Marketing strategies. He will lead and direct the team to increase the ...
The Spanish Hotel Industry has Finally Seen the Light at the End of the Tunnel / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Spanish Hotel Industry has Finally Seen the Light at the End of the Tunnel Paris, 6 June 2006 Following three consecutive years of declines in RevPAR, the Spanish hotel industry is finally posting positive results (a 5% increase in RevPAR in late April) This growth was twice as rapid as European growth in late April 2006 Thanks to the very competitive conference and seminar segment, which is enjoying a boom, Madrid and, to a greater extent, Barcelona, have gained market shares from traditional destinations. For example, the 3GSM World Congress, previously held in Cannes, has booste...
Marc-Henri Dumur Named GM of the Meritus Chiang Mai Riverside Spa Resort in Thailand / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Marc-Henri Dumur Named GM of the Meritus Chiang Mai Riverside Spa Resort in Thailand June 16, 2006 - Meritus Hotels & Resorts welcomes Mr Marc-Henri Dumur to head up the new Meritus Chiang Mai Riverside Spa Resort in Thailand, scheduled to open in October 2006. Born and raised in Switzerland, Mr Dumur brings his extensive international experience in the hospitality industry to Meritus. A master of six languages, with an additional ten years of service in Thailand, where he has acquired a great wealth of knowledge in what personalised service and boutique is all about, both of which Meritus Ch...
