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Destination Properties Company Limited Acquires the Kamala Bay Terrace Resort in Phuket; Plans to Turn Property into a 5-star Resort / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Destination Properties Company Limited Acquires the Kamala Bay Terrace Resort in Phuket; Plans to Turn Property into a 5-star Resort Bangkok, 27 June 2006 - Destination Properties Company Limited (www.destinationproperties.com), a premier resort property investor and developer based in Bangkok, Thailand has recently acquired the Kamala Bay Terrace Resort in Phuket under a plan to turn the prime beachfront property into a high-end 5-star boutique resort. Kamala Bay Terrace Resort in Phuket is a beachfront property situated in Kamala Beach, an area which is home to upscale multi-million doll...
Kalahari Resorts Selects Signature Worldwide for Reservation Training / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Kalahari Resorts Selects Signature Worldwide for Reservation Training COLUMBUS, Ohio (June 12, 2006) Kalahari Resorts, home to the largest indoor Waterparks in Ohio and Wisconsin, plans to enhance its guest reservation experience by engaging Signature Worldwide, the leading provider of hospitality training outsourcing solutions, to deliver training development for its central reservations associates. The continuing education will begin this month and take place onsite at the Kalahari Resort central reservations office in Wisconsin Dells where associates handle reservation calls for both locations. In anticipation of the Aug...
The Kahala Hotel and Resort Seeks the Power of an Integrated Distribution Solution from TravelCLICK; Legendary hideaway island resort selects iHotelie
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Kahala Hotel and Resort Seeks the Power of an Integrated Distribution Solution from TravelCLICK . Legendary hideaway island resort selects iHotelier to drive greater web conversion CHICAGO (June 1, 2006) TravelCLICK Inc., a leading provider of hotel business process management (BPM) solutions, announced today that The Kahala Hotel and Resort in Honolulu, Hawaii, has selected the iHotelier central reservation system (CRS) featuring its award-winning web booking engine to maximize online reservations. As part of a total distribution solution, the property also utilizes TravelCLICK...
The $8.5 million Remodeling Project for the 1,000 room Kansas City Marriott Downtown Should Help Attract More Conventions / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Kevin Collison, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 6, 2006 - The Kansas City Marriott Downtown is spending $8.5 million to remodel its almost 1,000 rooms, an overhaul sparked in part by all the new investment occurring around it. The Marriott complex ---- which consists of a tower completed in 1985 at 12th and Wyandotte streets linked to the historic former Muehlebach Hotel across Wyandotte ---- has not had its guest rooms upgraded in 10 years. The bathrooms in the 22-story tower have not been...
Intrawest Corporation Joins K2 Developments in the Operation of Solara Canmore Resort and Spa in Alberta / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Intrawest Corporation Joins K2 Developments in the Operation of Solara Canmore Resort and Spa in Alberta Canmore, AB - June 2, 2006 K2 Developments Ltd. announced today a strategic partnership with Intrawest Corporation as operator of its 214-suite condo-hotel, Solara Canmore Resort & Spa. The alliance is Intrawests first hospitality venture in Alberta and its first third-party management contract in Canada. The publicly traded company is known for its ownership and management of mountain resorts including Whistler Blackcomb and Panorama in British Columbia, Blue Mountain in Ontario and M...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Journeys End Resort in Belize Repositions Itself with $2 million Renovation Amberguis Caye, Belize, (June 26, 2006) Journeys End Resort, situated on the edge of the second largest barrier reef in the world and just three and a half miles from the bustling town of San Pedro, has repositioned itself as Belizes foremost upscale resort, offering visitors an exotic Island retreat they will not forget. The property has completed a makeover that paid close attention to the smallest of details inside and out. Each of its 48 lodging units, including a mixture of private ocean fr...
The Previously Announced $3 billion Las Ramblas Project in Las Vegas Pulls the Plug; Construction Costs Came In More than Twice the Estimates / June
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Matthew Haggman, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 6, 2006 - Miami developer Jorge Perez and actor George Clooney have pulled the plug on their proposed 11-tower hotel, condominium and casino complex in Las Vegas, ending months of speculation about its fate. The Perez-led group sold the 25-acre parcel for $202 million -- more than doubling their money in a little over a year. In March 2005, the group bought the site for roughly $90 million to build the Las Ramblas project, Perez said. E...
Jonathan Tisch Receives Tourism Achievement Award for Dedication to New York City / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Jonathan Tisch Receives Tourism Achievement Award for Dedication to New York City HSMAI Big Apple Chapter Past Presidents Bestow Honor NEW YORK, NY (June 14, 2006) -- Jonathan M. Tisch, Chairman & CEO of Loews Hotels was selected and honored as the recipient of the 13th annual Frank W. Berkman Tourism Achievement Award by the Big Apple Chapter of the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI). The award was created in 1994 by the Past Presidents Council of the HSMAI Chapter to recognize those individuals or organizations that have made a significant contrib...
LRA Worldwide Appoints John Roberto to Lead Quality Assurance Group; Hospitality Industry Veteran to Oversee Multiple Brand Teams and More Than 4,000
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report LRA Worldwide Appoints John Roberto to Lead Quality Assurance Group . Hospitality Industry Veteran to Oversee Multiple Brand Teams and More Than 4,000 Annual Site Visits HORSHAM, Pennsylvania; June 21, 2006 - LRA Worldwide, Inc., a leading consulting, organizational development and research firm in the growing sector of Customer Experience Management (CEM), announced that Executive Vice President John Roberto has been named to head its Quality Assurance Group. Roberto has worked at LRA for 12 years, the past six of those as a member of the firm's Management Committee; in his tenure at LR...
James Hovark Named Vice President, Asset Management at Lazer Lodging Asset Management / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Lazer Lodging Appoints James Hovark as Vice President, Asset Management Washington, DC June 21, 2006 Lazer Lodging Asset ManagementSM, an independent, third-party hotel asset management and advisory firm founded by industry veteran Randy Carroll earlier this year, announced today that James Hovark has joined the company in the position of Vice President, Asset Management. Mr. Hovark will focus on optimizing the profitability and valuation of the hospitality properties owned by Lazers varied client base through the application of dedicated, sophisticated and proactive asset management. ...
Benchmark Appoints Jerry Gleason Managing Director for West Baden Springs Hotel / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Appoints Jerry Gleason Managing Director for West Baden Springs Hotel The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, June 9, 2006 - Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Jerry Gleason as managing director for West Baden Springs Hotel. The historic property, located in West Baden Springs, Indiana, is being comprehensively renovated with anticipated re-opening date of June 2007. The West Baden Springs Hotel will be part of the French Lick Resort & Casino of French Lick, Indiana, located one mile away. Ellen Sinclair, vice president for Benchmark, made the announce...
James Douglas Named General Manager for Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside and Pan Pacific Whistler Village Centre / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report James Douglas Named General Manager for Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside and Pan Pacific Whistler Village Centre (Whistler, BC) June 21, 2006 - --- Steve Halliday, Vice Chairman of Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts, North America and General Manager of Pan Pacific Vancouver, recently announced the appointment of James (Jim) Edward Douglas as the new General Manager for Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside and Pan Pacific Whistler Village Centre. Jim is replacing Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts veteran Tim Morrison, who will evolve his 19-year hospitality career working wit...
A Proposed 100-room Hotel and Conference Center Raises Many Concerns with the Isle of Wight County (Virginia) Planning Commission; Proposal too Vagu
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Veronica Gorley Chufo, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.McClatchy-Tribune Business News Jun. 28, 2006 - ISLE OF WIGHT -- A proposed 100-room hotel, restaurant and conference center raised 34 red flags Tuesday. Members of the Isle of Wight County Planning Commission and the Planning and Zoning Department listed 34 concerns about the proposal to build along Brewer's Neck Boulevard just east of Queen Anne's Court on a giant white tablet and asked the developer to address them. "Too many unknowns," Planning Commission...
Travel Hotlink Enters Into a Strategic Alliance with ZDirect, the Leading Hospitality Electronic Marketing Company / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Travel Hotlink Enters Into a Strategic Alliance with ZDirect, the Leading Hospitality Electronic Marketing Company Ft. Lauderdale, Florida June 29, 2006 Invicta Group Inc. (IVGA) announced today the company has signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement with ZDirect, Inc. ZDirect specializes in Electronic Customer Relationship Management creating targeted profiles of Email databases. The Strategic Alliance will enhance subsidiary Travel Hot Links www.travelhotlink.com ability to create a stronger relationship with its Opt-in Email database and generate customer loyalty by providing a target...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Intergroups Tandy O. Lofland Arranges Equity and Management for Florida To-be-built Sheraton Prototype June 5, 2006 - Tandy O. Lofland, president of the Intergroup Companies, announced the recent completion of his firms latest assignment arranging equity and management for the 159-unit Sheraton prototype to be developed at a prime location in south Jacksonville, FL. To be owned and developed by a venture including Deerfield Hospitality Properties, LLC and Driftwood Hospitality Management, the 5-story hotel will be among the first of a new generation of Sheratons with newly designed...
InnLink CRS and REMco Software Forge Alliance / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report InnLink CRS and REMco Software Forge Alliance Hendersonville, TN - June 8, 2006 - InnLink, LLC, a leading provider of central reservation services and technology, announced today that they have forged an alliance with REMco Software, Inc, a property management software company headquartered in Dickinson, North Dakota. With installations in over 2000 hotels and resorts worldwide, REMco Software is known throughout the industry for their innovative, easy-to-use, comprehensive property management systems. Through InnLink, reservations can now be processed and automatically downloaded into the REMc...
InnLink set to showcase new features at HITEC 2006 / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report InnLink Set to Showcase New features at HITEC 2006 . Booth 848 Hendersonville, TN - June 13, 2006 - As one of the leading providers of central reservation services and technology, InnLink CRS delivers reservation management tools required to help hotel owners and managers achieve higher occupancy and revenues. InnLink provides voice, electronic, internet and marketing services to over 1000 independent and corporate owned, managed, or franchised hotels, resorts, inns, condominiums and extended-stay properties. Located in a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee, InnLink has experienced steady grow...
Owned and Managed by Driftwood Hospitality, the 140 room Hotel Indigo Houston Opens; Fourth Property for the InterContinental Hotels Group New Brand /
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Owned and Managed by Driftwood Hospitality, the 140 room Hotel Indigo Houston Opens Fourth Property for the InterContinental Hotels Group New Brand MIAMI, FL (June 29, 2006) Driftwood Hospitality Management and InterContinental Hotels Group are pleased to announce the grand opening of the Hotel Indigo in Houston, Texas, on June 29, 2006. Located in the uptown business district at 5160 Hidalgo Street, the lifestyle boutique hotel is the first Hotel Indigo owned and managed by Driftwood Hospitality and the fourth location for the brand. We are very excited to have the Hot...
American Indian Gaming Fuels Opportunities for Hospitality Industry / Global Hospitality Advisor / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report American Indian Gaming Fuels Opportunities for Hospitality Industry by Valerie Red-Horse, June 2006 Approximately 3,000 conference participants attended symposia, workshops and roundtables at the annual meeting and trade show sponsored by the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) in Albuquerque, New Mexico this past April. In attendance were more than 400 exhibiting companies, including a number of companies from the hospitality sector. As Native American Indian tribes seek to leverage the economic success derived through Indian gaming, some are finding rewards by developing lodging and le...
The Informed Meetings Exchange (INMEX) Launches with the Support of over 100 Organizations / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Informed Meetings Exchange (INMEX) Launches with the Support of over 100 Organizations June 28, 2006 - More than 100 subscribers representing approximately $200 million in annual direct hotel expenditures formally announce the creation of the Informed Meetings Exchange (INMEX). INMEX is an organization that researches, analyzes and distributes information about the global hospitality industry to subscribers. INMEX is a clearinghouse of information, services and best practices for consumers in the meetings market. At its launch on June 28, INMEX subscribers already represent some of ...
Pre-Show Report: 2006 International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Show – November 11-14, 2006 / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Pre-Show Report: - 2006 International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Show November 11-14, 2006 June 14, 2006 - New products, new ideas and new inspiration will highlight the 2006 International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Show® (IH/M&RS), the premier hospitality event connecting more than 35,000 industry professionals from around the world with 1,400 trend-setting exhibitors. Taking place November 11-14, 2006, at New York Citys Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, the 91st annual edition will offer new and exciting resources for hospitality designers and hotel owners and operators, ...
TRUST.WIZCOM and IDeaS implement one of the first interfaces using new industry standards; New interface allows seamless exchange of data between IDea
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report TRUST.WIZCOM and IDeaS Implement One of the First Interfaces Using New Industry Standards , New interface allows seamless exchange of data between IDeaS revenue management solution and Voyager Central Reservation System Langley and Minneapolis, Minnesota June 19, 2006 IDeaS, the leading provider of hospitality revenue optimization solutions and one of the industrys fastest growing technology companies today announced the successful development and implementation of a Web Services interface between Voyager Central Reservation System (CRS) and IDeaS revenue management solution. T...
Houston Looks Again at Suing Online Travel Companies for Uncollected Hotel Occupancy Tax / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Houston Looks Again at Suing Online Travel Companies for Uncollected Hotel Occupancy Tax By Alexis Grant, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 2, 2006 - It's become a common practice: Travelers use third-party Web sites like Travelocity.com or Expedia.com to make hotel reservations instead of contacting hotels directly. But while booking over the Internet has made it quicker and easier for customers to compare prices, states and municipalities now face the complicated question of how to collect tax on rooms rented through online travel compani...
What's New in the Hotel Guestroom? Digital, HD or IP Televisions / Ashok Kumar / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report What's New in the Hotel Guestroom? . Digital, HD or IP Televisions This article is from the Summer 2006 issue of Hospitality Upgrade magazine.To view more articles covering technology for the hospitality industry please visit the Hospitality Upgrade Web site or to request a free publication please call (678) 802-5307 or e-mail. by Ashok Kumar, June 2006 Nowadays, TVs are in the news, rather than the other way around. The top two electronics retailers in the country had record quarters recently largely due to increased demand for advanced televisions. This consumer trend, relate...
