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Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 37 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 37 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Chicago, IL. June 19, 2006 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 37 hotel projects in the last two weeks to the New Hotel Construction Projects database. Notable projects entered in the last two weeks include: Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Renovations, Beaver Creek CO Hotel Casino Black, Hawk CO Hotel and Waterpark, Hoffman Estates IL Hotel/Condominium Tower, Seattle WA Hill Country Resort at Stabewood Springs Ranch, Hunt TX Ritz-Carlton ...
Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 62 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel-Online and BuildCentral Add/Update 62 Hotel Projects to the New Hotel Construction Projects Database Chicago, IL. June 5, 2006 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 62 hotel projects in the last two weeks to the New Hotel Construction Projects database. Notable projects entered in the last two weeks include: Staybridge Hotel, Carmel NY Holiday Inn, Fort Myers FL Value Place Hotel, McKinney TX Saint Paul Hotel, Saint Paul MN Hilton and Waldorf Astoria Hotels at Bonnet Creek, Orlando FL Homewood Suites by Hilton, Denver CO Resor...
Who are your Online Customers? Does Broadband Effect How They Find Your Web Site? / Neil Salerno & David Hart / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Who Are Your Online Customers? . Does Broadband Effect How They Find Your Web Site? A Collaborative Article: Neil Salerno & David Hart, June 2006 The first of these questions is an obvious one to ask, the second not so apparent for hotels operators who are trying to make the most of their marketing budget. This is especially true of the growing number of hoteliers who realize the tremendous opportunities that marketing their hotel on the Internet provides for them. Changes in home Internet usage in general, and the effect of broadband access on that usage in particular, is a phenomenon ...
Successful Hotel Brand Differentiation Means Connecting With Customers / Rick Swig / RSBA Associates / June 2006
February 28, 2006
RSBA & Associates Hospitality Consulting Services 400 Spear Street, Suite 106 San Francisco, CA 94105 Email: rickswig@rsbaswig.com Web site: http://www.rsbaswig.com Email: rickswig@rsbaswig.com Web site: http://www.rsbaswig.com Successful Hotel Brand Differentiation Means Connecting With Customers .. by Rick Swig, June 2006 Branding has become increasingly important in the hospitality segment. There are, of course, the large hotel brands, which seem to grow larger every day with strategic market segment tiers, and then the well-known, single-entity hotels, which will never be more than brands of one. Yet...
Twenty-two Years after Detroit's Book-Cadillac Hotel Closed, The Ferchill Group's $176-million Rehab is Close to Happening – Plans C
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 17, 2006 - Twenty-two years after the Book-Cadillac Hotel closed, and almost three years after a previous renovation effort fell apart, the deal to reopen the vacant landmark finally started to come together this week. Beginning Wednesday and continuing Friday and into next week, dozens of lawyers have spent days inside the Butzel Long law firm at 150 W. Jefferson Ave. to close on the approximately $176-million financial package that will make reopen...
Even as Hurricane Scientists Predict a Cycle of More Storms, The Blackstone Group Has Acquired 17 Waterfront Hotels in Florida During the Last 18 Mo
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 11, 2006 -- If a hurricane wallops Florida this year, Blackstone Group may need some blue tarps. Over the past 18 months, the New York private equity firm has spent at least $1.5 billion to buy 17 waterfront hotels in the state. It now owns the biggest hotel in Palm Beach County, four resorts in Fort Lauderdale, two trophy properties in vulnerable Key West and a half-dozen hotels in Sanibel and Captiva that have barely rebounded fro...
Mississippi Gaming Commission Approves a $250million Isle of Capri Casino and a $400 million Foxwoods Resort / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 16, 2006 - JACKSON -- The lands where Isle of Capri Casinos and Foxwoods Development Co. intend to build resorts are legal gambling sites, the Mississippi Gaming Commission ruled Thursday. Isle of Capri plans a $250 million to $300 million development at the western end of Harrison County near Interstate 10. Foxwoods is budgeting $400 million or more that will be included in a billion-dollar-plus development on the Biloxi Broadwater property....
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Beyond Outrageous, and Legendary Customer Service Training: Creating Ordinary Excellence, Daily! By Doug Kennedy , June 2006 Its time for a new approach to hospitality and customer service training in the lodging industry. Its true that the industry has been innovative in other areas in the last 15 years; witness the re-invention of our product many times over, as we have seen the standard hotel room morph itself into a plethora of versions of the four walls and a bed that comprised our un-exciting inventory in 1990. Now, most destinations feature hotels ranging f...
Best Value Inn Brand Membership Exceeds 650 properties in Seven Years of Operation / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Best Value Inn Brand Membership Exceeds 650 Properties in Seven Years of Operation (Cleveland, OH) June 15, 2006 Americas Best Value Inn has been recognized by Lodging Hospitality Magazine, a Penton Media, Inc. publication, as the Fastest Growing Hotel Chain in the country for the fourth consecutive year. Posting the largest growth in U.S. hotel rooms between March 2004 and 2005, the brand added 8,117 rooms, an increase of 29.7 percent from the previous year. In only seven years of operation, Americas Best Value Inn has opened over 650 properties throughout the United States, Canada, and ...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Bermuda Hotel Association Creates Hurricane Guarantee Program, 16 of the Islands Resorts Participating NEW YORK, NY, June 6, 2006 Visitors planning trips to the famed pink sand beaches of Bermuda over the coming months can now do so with greater peace of mind due to the first-ever Hurricane Guarantee program offered by 16 of the islands top resorts. While the occurrence of hurricanes hitting the island has historically been rare, Bermudas Hurricane Guarantee takes the worry out of booking and provides guests with complete confidence that they will be able to enjoy a Berm...
Benchmark Hospitality Selected to Manage the Naples Bay Resort, a Four Star Mixed-use Destination Resort Being Constructed in Naples, Florida / June
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Hospitality Selected to Manage the Naples Bay Resort, a Four Star Mixed-use Destination Resort Being Constructed in Naples, Florida The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, June 22, 2006 - Benchmark Hospitality International, which manages 31 award-winning resorts, conference centers and hotels in the United States and Japan, announces the addition to its management portfolio of the Naples Bay Resort, a new project under construction in Naples, Florida. Burt Cabanas, chairman and chief executive officer, made the announcement. "We welcome Naples Bay Resort to the Benchmark Hospitality fam...
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Will Reopen 12 Months After Katrina; Will Employ 3,800 Mississippians / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Will Reopen 12 Months After Katrina; Will Employ 3,800 Mississippians BILOXI, Miss., June 21, 2006 - Fueled by the unyielding spirit of Biloxi and the resilience of its people, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino will open its doors for business August 29, 2006 -- 12 months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast. In addition to employing nearly 4,000 Mississippians, the opening will have an immediate, significant impact on the local economy while simultaneously helping to revitalize Biloxi tourism as the premier resort destination on the Coast. "We're anxious to ...
Best Western Sebastian Hotel & Suites in Sebastian, Florida Scores 1,000 Points Out of a Possible 1,000 for Cleanliness and Maintenance / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Best Western Sebastian Hotel & Suites in Sebastian, Florida Scores 1,000 Points Out of a Possible 1,000 for Cleanliness and Maintenance SEBASTIAN, Fla. - June 1, 2006 -- The Best Western Sebastian Hotel & Suites in Sebastian, Florida has received the Best Western Chairman's Award, the hotel chain's highest honor for outstanding quality standards. The Chairman's Award recognizes Best Western International hotels with a cleanliness and maintenance inspection score of 1,000 points out of a possible 1,000. Hotels must also meet Best Western's requirements for design and high customer service s...
Bill Peeper, Longtime President of the Orlando/Orange County CVB, Retiring at the End of 2006 / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jerry W. Jackson, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 24, 2006 - Bill Peeper, a veteran tourism leader in Orlando, is leaving a key position at a critical time for the industry. Peeper, longtime president of the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, is retiring at the end of the year, spokeswoman Danielle Courtenay confirmed Friday. Industry leaders said Peeper, 62, had been considering retirement for some time, but his skills and clout will be difficult to ...
Bill Oates Named to Passkey Board of Directors / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Bill Oates Named to Passkey Board of Directors - (Quincy, MA - June 6, 2006) Passkey, the world's leading online group reservation system, today announced the appointment of Bill Oates, the former senior vice president and chief information officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., to the company's Board of Directors. Bill will also serve as the head of Passkey's Technology Committee. Greg Pesik, president and CEO of Passkey said, "Bill's addition to the Board provides the Company with the counsel and insight necessary to ensure that we continue to strengthen our capabilities acr...
Brandon McCarter Named Regional Director of Operations for Florida for Noble House Hotels & Resorts / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Brandon McCarter Named Regional Director of Operations for Florida for Noble House Hotels & Resorts SEATTLE, WA (June 6, 2006)-- Brandon McCarter has been named regional director of operations for Florida for Noble House Hotels & Resorts, a privately held real estate development company which owns and manages boutique resorts across the country. According to Greg Champion, president of Noble House Hotels & Resorts, in his new position, McCarter will be based in Miami, where he will oversee three of the companys four Florida properties, including the Ocean Key Resort in Key West; the Li...
B2B Reservation System- New Perspective in organizing reservation from Travel Agents / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report B2B Reservation System New Perspective in Organizing Reservation from Travel Agents Pelican offers B2B Reservation System as a new perspective for hoteliers in dealing with negotiated / special rates from travel agents and corporate clients who want to deal directly with the hotel without intermediary channel June 2006 - The key role of Travel Agents in contributing to room reservations has long been obvious, where the number of corporate clients is steadily growing. Managing this business-to-business (b2b) market has as easy as selling rooms to b2c. Therefore, Pelican System has c...
Hyatt Regency Azulera Resort & Spa and a Greg Norman Designed Golf Course Part of $300 Million Resort Village in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica / Jun
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hyatt Regency Azulera Resort & Spa and a Greg Norman Designed Golf Course Part of $300 Million Resort Village in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - June 13, 2006 -- Global Financial Group, Morristown, NJ, has announced plans to develop Azulera Resort Village, a $300 million resort community, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The company first revealed their plans on May 18 in San Jose, Costa Rica, before an audience of 170 leading Costa Rican government officials and dignitaries, including newly elected President Oscar Arias. The resort village will overlook Brasilito Bay on t...
Atlas Hospitality Group Structures Sale of Palm Springs Riviera Resort & Racquet Club / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Atlas Hospitality Group Structures Sale of Palm Springs Riviera Resort & Racquet Club Irvine, Calif. May 31st, 2006 Atlas Hospitality Group announced today the sale of the iconic Palm Springs Riviera Resort and Racquet Club for an undisclosed price. Atlas Senior Vice President Tim L. Edgar represented both the seller, an affiliate of the $4.5 billion Southwest Carpenters Union Pension Trust Fund, and the buyer, a joint-venture between Phoenix-based HBF Holdings, LLC and Seattle-based Noble House Hotels & Resorts. The 476-room Riviera, the largest hotel in Palm Springs, sits on about 21...
Pennsylvania Starts Adding 61,000 Slot Machines from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and Casinos in Atlantic City Reinventing Itself As a Getaway for Vac
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Spencer Soper, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 18, 2006 - When high-rolling casino executives in Atlantic City talk about the emerging gambling market in Pennsylvania, they sound a lot like the maitre d' at a fancy French restaurant commenting on a McDonald's popping up across the street. They use put-downs such as "slot shacks" and "convenience gaming" to describe the Keystone State, reserving "destination" and "attraction" to identify the Garden State's gaming resort. So wh...
Starwood Selected to Manage the Astir Palace Hotel Complex in Greece; The Three Hotels to be Branded a Westin, Luxury Collection and a W Hotel / June
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Starwood Selected to Manage the Astir Palace Hotel Complex in Greece; The Three Hotels to be Branded a Westin, Luxury Collection and a W Hotel WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - June 15, 2006 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) and Astir Palace Vouliagmeni S.A. announced today that Starwood was chosen to oversee hotel operations for the famed Astir Palace Hotel complex near Athens, Greece. The world-renowned Astir Palace is a luxury resort on the Athenian Riviera, consisting of three five-star hotels, the Arion, Nafsika and Aphrodite, and seventy-six bungalows, with a total of 526 ...
The Asian Spa Market Experiencing Brand Expansion / Bernard Burt / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Asian Spa Market Experiences Brand Expansion By Bernard Burt, Spa Management Journal, June 2006 East meets West at the spas of Mandarin Oriental Hotels, whether in New York, Miami, Washington, London or Bangkok. First clue: therapist washes your feet. Traditional in biblical times to welcome travelers, its an elegantly relaxing ritual. Then Oriental Harmony skin care and bodywork from the Orient to the Mediterranean, with Italian Comfort Zone and British Aromatherapy Associates products. Asian spas are all about ritual. Healing traditions for todays lifestyles. Setting the pace wor...
The Former America's Best Inn & Suites in Memphis Being Converted to an Artisan Hotel, Fashioned After the Artisan Hotel in Las Vegas / June 20
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Rob Robertson, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 9, 2006 - The property that has been an America's Best Inn & Suites on the corner of Union and McLean in Midtown is undergoing a conversion to a more upscale property. The 94,000-square-foot, eight-story hotel and adjoining two-level garage was sold for $2.9 million last month to a private investment group that is converting the property to an Artisan Hotel, a Las Vegas-based boutique hotel franchise. Jonathan Barrera, the h...
Destination Development Initiative Unfolds in the Caribbean / June 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Destination Development Initiative Unfolds in the Caribbean Boston, June 15, 2006: Hospitality Performance, engaged by the Anguilla BWI Board of Tourism, commenced the first phase of their Destination Development Program in early June. Their strategy focuses upon four (4) components - all directed to influence the Visitor Experience in Anguilla: Research, Education, Hospitality/Quality Assurance and Marketing/Branding. As Principal, John Hendrie, noted "We and the Tourist Board have undertaken the next step to elevate a wonderful Experience to the Remarkable. Visitors already appreciate ...
