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February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Global Hospitality Advisor . What Makes a Successful Condo-Hotel Project? Excerpts from a Panel Discussion at JMBM's The Hotel Developers Conference Part One The following dialogue is excerpted from a panel discussion at The Hotel Developers Conference held in Rancho Mirage, California in March, 2006 and sponsored by JMBMs Global Hospitality Group®. Panelists included Peter Connolly, Palladian Development; Robert Haiman, Remington Hotel Corporation; Tom Ito, Gensler & Associates; Jim Ratkovich, James Ratkovich & Associates, Inc., and Michael Mahoney, Triyar Hospitalit...
Clairvoyix Releases Database Marketing Software Upgrades at HITEC / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Clairvoyix Releases Database Marketing Software Upgrades at HITEC .. The Clairvoyix Knowledge Factory Upgrade Version 4.0 and the Clairvoyix Hospitality Solution Upgrade Version 3.8.1 are designed to help hotels identify best-guests faster and more intuitively than ever before, and with access to more detailed reports and reservations data; Visit Booth No. 343 at HITEC LAS VEGAS JUNE 19, 2006 Clairvoyix continues to provide enhanced technology support to it growing portfolio of hotel customers by releasing two new software upgrades for its Clairvoyix Knowledge Factory (CKF) and Clairvoyix Hospitality Solution (CHS). T...
February 28, 2006
Clairvoyix Maps Out Best-Guest Marketing Strategies for Grand Heritage Hotels & Resorts .. Database marketing tools provide customized, personalized E-marketing campaigns that help Grand Heritage better identify and reach its ideal guests; Hotel group touts the benefits of using aligned technologies of Clairvoyix and Digital Alchemy LAS VEGAS JUNE 7, 2006 Grand Heritage Hotel Group, one of the nations premier owner operators of independent luxury hotels and resorts, has partnered with database marketing authority Clairvoyix to pinpoint its marketing effort and curb unnecessary spending by instantly identifying i...
MGM MIRAGE Begins a Transformation of the Las Vegas Strip with the $7 billion Urban Metropolis – Project CityCenter / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report MGM MIRAGE Begins a Transformation of the Las Vegas Strip with the $7 billion Urban Metropolis - Project CityCenter LAS VEGAS, June 26, 2006 - With more than 10,000 cubic yards of concrete delivered by convoy, MGM MIRAGE set the foundation today for the transformation of the Las Vegas Strip. Project CityCenter, an unprecedented $7 billion urban metropolis, will be defined by spectacular architecture, renowned for premier experiences and unrivaled as the address to live and live it up. A design collaboration between MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM - News) and six internationally acclaimed architects, C...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Seven Franchisees Awarded Marriotts Highest Honor, the Partnership Circle Award Washington , DC - 8 June 2006 -Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) honored top select service and extended stay segment franchisees for 2005 at its annual Owners Conference held recently at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, Ariz. Seven companies Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company, Hospitality Specialists, Inc., InnVentures, Inc., S & S Hotels, Sivica Hospitality, True North Hotel Group Inc., and White Lodging Services Corp. were awarded Marriotts highest honor...
Choice Hotels Names Eleven Properties Inn of the Year Winners for 2006 / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Hotels Names Eleven Properties Inn of the Year Winners for 2006 Unyielding Commitment to Customer Satisfaction, Brand Quality and Brand Consistency are Hallmarks of 2006 Awardees Silver Spring, Md. (June 26, 2006) -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) today announced that 11 properties have received honors as the 2006 Inn of the Year award winning hotels. The awards were announced at the company's annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee. From Colorado to Virginia to Texas to Tennessee, and from Sweden to Japan, this year's winners represent the "best of the best" i...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report A Record 33.04 million Domestic and Overseas Travelers Visited Chicago in 2005 Up 3.5% over 2004 (Chicago) June 1, 2006 The Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau (CCTB) and the Chicago Office of Tourism (COT) announced today that Chicago surpassed a national travel forecast for an increase in 2005 visitor volume. According to data released by the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau (CCTB), a record 33.04 million domestic and overseas travelers visited Chicago in 2005 an increase of 3.5% over 2004. Domestic business and leisure travel experienced a marked increase over 2004. In 20...
Looking for a CRM Solution at HITEC? Checklist Helps Find Best-Fit Solution / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Spot Light HITEC 2006 Looking for a CRM Solution at HITEC? Checklist Helps Find Best-Fit Solution .. Hoteliers searching for an e-marketing solution at HITEC that helps reach/retain online customers through e-mail initiatives are encouraged to use the CRM Checklist provided by Digital Alchemy FORT WORTH, TEXAS JUNE 13, 2006 If you are attending the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC) in Minneapolis and youre looking for a business partner to help with your e-marketing and customer-relationship management campaigns, Digital Alchemy has prepared a features checklist to help in narrowi...
Capital Properties Acquires the Historic Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod for $166 million; First Hospitality Venture for Capital Properties / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Capital Properties Acquires the Historic Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod for $166 million; First Hospitality Venture for Capital Properties NEW YORK - June 6, 2006 -- Capital Properties, the New York-based residential and commercial real estate development and management firm, has purchased the historic Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod. Per the agreement signed with Great American Life Insurance Company, a Cincinnati-based insurance and financial holding company and the property's former owner, the final sale price stood at $166 million. The transaction marks the first venture into hosp...
Owner Operator Lodging Industry Inc. Grows by Exceeding Brand Standards; 24-property hotel company builds loyalty by delivering value, guest security
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Owner Operator Lodging Industry Inc. Grows by Exceeding Brand Standards . 24-property hotel company builds loyalty by delivering value, guest security June 12, 2006 - Ohio-based owner operator Lodging Industry, Inc. did not start out in the hotel business. Thirty-five years ago it opened a restaurant. That operation was so successful the company decided to build a hotel next door and its hospitality business has grown ever since. Today Lodging Industry, Inc. owns 24 franchised and independent hotels and a restaurant group, achieving success with a company policy of offering their guests...
Create a Sales Proposal in Less than 60 Seconds with Cendyn's eProposal Tool / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Create a Sales Proposal in Less than 60 Seconds with Cendyn's eProposal Tool A Success for More than 700 Hotels Worldwide . eProposal Featured at HITEC Booth #942 BOCA RATON, FL (June, 2006) Cendyns eProposal allows hotel sales staff to deliver custom proposals in less than 60 seconds to meeting planner clients. Currently installed in more than 700 hotels worldwide including Hyatt, Marriott, Renaissance, Radisson, Starwood which includes Westin, Sheraton, Four Points, St. Regis and Luxury Collection; and smaller portfolio and independent hotels, eProposals exquisite gr...
Grand Heritage Hotels Group Giving the Casa del Mar Beach, Golf & Spa Resort a $2 million-plus Renovation; General Manager of the Cabo San Lucas, Mexi
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Grand Heritage Hotels Group Giving the Casa del Mar Beach, Golf & Spa Resort a $2 million-plus Renovation; General Manager of the Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Resort is Oscar Ornelas CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (June 19, 2006) Casa del Mar Beach Golf & Spa, an intimate hacienda-style luxury resort located in the trendy Tourist Corridor of Cabo San Lucas, announces a spectacular US$2 million-plus renovation and refurbishment, some of which has already begun. Under new ownership and management by Grand Heritage Hotels Group, one of North America's premier owner-operators of independent luxury hote...
Daniel Carusone Named General Manager of the Westin Columbus, Ohio / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Daniel Carusone Named General Manager of the Westin Columbus, Ohio MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 1, 2006Marcus Hotels and Resorts, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS), today announced that it has named Daniel E. Carusone as general manager of the historic 186-room Westin Columbus (Ohio) hotel. Marcus acquired the AA four-diamond hotel earlier this month. Carusone, a native of Youngstown, Ohio, brings more than two decades of experience in the operation of four- and five-diamond hotels, including management stints at such highly regarded properties as The Wigwam Resort near Phoenix...
Accurate Forecasts Achieved Using Carnus Systems Automated Software at 966-Room Hyatt Hotel / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Accurate Forecasts Achieved Using Carnus Systems Automated Software at 966-Room Hyatt Hotel Carnus Systems automated forecasting software successfully demonstrated its ability to accurately forecast restaurant and room service covers at one of the largest hotels on the US East Coast; hotel purchases subscription. . SAN FRANCISCO, June, 5, 2006 The Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, which is owned by Oxford Lodging Advisory & Investment Group, LLC and was the headquarters hotel for Super Bowl XXXIX, purchased a two-year subscription to a hospitality forecasting software develo...
Carlson Hotels Adds 12 Properties to Portfolio of Brands in April, 2006 / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Carlson Hotels Adds 12 Properties to Portfolio of Brands in April, 2006 MINNEAPOLIS (June 6, 2006) ---- Carlson Hotels Worldwide today announced that it has added 12 locations to its global portfolio of brands in April. These include a Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts hotel in Germany; four Radisson Hotels & Resorts® properties in the U.S.; four Country Inns & Suites By Carlsonsm hotels in the U.S.; one new Park Plaza® Hotels & Resorts in the U.S.; and two Park Inn® properties in Austria and the U.K. The new additions bring Carlson's global portfolio to 932 hotels with 147,097 rooms in 70 count...
Guest at Royal Solaris Hotel in Cancun Falls to Death in Elevator Accident / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Steven Henshaw, Reading Eagle, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 24, 2006 - A Wilson High School student fell to his death in an elevator shaft in a resort hotel in Cancun, Mexico, his family said Friday. Andrew R. Smith, 16, son of Harold D. and Nancy A. Smith of 2513 Simon Drive, Spring Township, died of severe internal injuries after falling Wednesday in Royal Solaris hotel, his mother said. The U.S. Consulate in Cancun confirmed that Smith died Wednesday of an accidental fall but provided no deta...
The Wisconsin Dells Getting Another Water Park Resort; Mac McDonald and Ron Flock Building $163 million Grand Cambrian Resort / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 22, 2006 - The Wisconsin Dells is getting another water park resort, this one with more than 300 vacation condominium rental units planned for 112 acres overlooking the Wisconsin River, the project's developers said Wednesday. Cambrian Development plans to begin building the units this fall at the $163 million Grand Cambrian Resort, which will be along Lynch Road in the Rocky Island region of the Lower Dells. Cambrian Development ...
Industry veteran Clive Taylor, Previously IT Director for the Savoy Group & CIO of Extended Stay of America Joins EasyRMS as Director of Sales & Opera
February 28, 2006
Industry veteran Clive Taylor, Previously IT Director for the Savoy Group & CIO of Extended Stay of America Joins EasyRMS as Director of Sales & Operations London 26th June 2006, EasyRMS welcomes Mr. Clive Taylor to the Senior Management Team as part of the global expansion and restructuring of their international operations. With over 10 years in the Hospitality Industry, serving most recently as CIO for Extended Stay Hotels and previously with The Savoy Group London, Clive has been charged with the development and implementation of IT Strategies that meet the business objectives of these companies as well as the mana...
Several CSM Lodging Employees Named for Excellence by Marriott International / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Several CSM Lodging Employees Named for Excellence by Marriott International MINNEAPOLIS June 8, 2006 CSM Lodging received several industry awards in recognition of the exceptional performance of its leaders. CSM Lodging associates were acknowledged for excellence in leadership skills, sales results, customer service and community involvement at the Marriott International Global Leadership Awards. Four CSM Lodging leaders and teams were recognized as regional winners and became nominees for the global awards. Dar Johnston, director of revenue management, won the Revenue Management L...
Christine Nevers Named General Manager of the Boutique Hotel Providence, Providence, Rhode Island / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Christine Nevers Named General Manager of the Boutique Hotel Providence, Providence, Rhode Island (Providence, RI) June 2006 -- The Four Diamond, boutique Hotel Providence is happy to announce the hiring of Christine Nevers , a fifteen-year hotel veteran with a strong New England background in hospitality and a focus on revenue management. Nevers' responsibilities at the 80-room SLH member hotel will include overall management of departments, streamlining service procedures to ensure the property's luxury standards for guests, as well as directing and overseeing the entire management o...
CMX Introduces New Online Prospecting Management Application; Readerboard Data Information Service Provides Group Sales and Catering Managers With New
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report CMX Introduces New Online Prospecting Management Application . Readerboard Data Information Service Provides Group Sales and Catering Managers With New Competitive Intelligence Tool Chicago, IL - June 6, 2006 - Competitive Marketing Exchange, Inc (CMX) announces the launch of its newly released online Readerboard Report Management Application. Property managers need their sales teams to quickly identify likely prospects in an efficient manner. One of the most cost effective ways of attaining that goal is through acquisition based prospecting and being able to identify potential clients wh...
Coral Hospitality Appoints Charles Burton General Manager of Brasstown Valley Resort / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Coral Hospitality Appoints Charles Burton General Manager of Brasstown Valley Resort ATLANTA (June 27, 2006) Coral Hospitality, a full-service hospitality management and investment company specializing in hotels, clubs and residential communities, today announced that Charles Burton has been appointed General Manager of Brasstown Valley Resort. The expansive mountain resort and conference center is situated within a 503-acre protected forest in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia. As General Manager, Burton will oversee all operations of the resort, which features 134 guest room...
GBCblue Teams With IKON and Canon U.S.A. To Deliver Self-Service Copy/Fax Stations To Hotels / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report GBCblue Teams With IKON and Canon U.S.A. To Deliver Self-Service Copy/Fax Stations To Hotels GBCblues new self-service, copier/faxing stations provides a new revenue stream and requires no additional staffing PORTLAND, ORE. JUNE 15, 2006 GBCblue, a provider of managed, secure, guest-use in-room, lobby and business-center personal computers has partnered with IKON, the worlds largest independent copier and printer technology dealer, and Canon U.S.A., the nations market share brand leader in digital imaging solutions*, to offer a revolutionary new guest-use, self-service busines...
Business JetClass Introduces Private Jet Specialist Program / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Business JetClass Introduces Private Jet Specialist Program New York NY (June 20, 2006) -- Many top executives flying private charter leave the arrangements to their secretaries and assistants. This represents thousands of dollars gone to intermediaries and brokers instead of travel agents who are knowledgeable partners for those executives' companies when it comes to every other form of travel. To counter that trend, Business JetClass, the the first marketing and automated distribution system for private jet charter, has created a Private Jet Specialist Program. The new program offers...
