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Global Travel and Tourism Summit Affirms U.S. Should Ease Facilitation of Visitors to the U.S. and the Creation of a Significant International Marketi
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Global Travel and Tourism Summit Affirms U.S. Should Ease Facilitation of Visitors to the U.S. and the Creation of a Significant International Marketing Campaign WASHINGTON, DC -- April 12, 2006 - The successful Global Travel & Tourism Summit attended by more than 700 travel ministers and industry leaders this week affirms the need for the U.S. to adopt a national travel and tourism policy and create a sustained international marketing campaign to attract travelers to the U.S. from around the globe, key U.S. travel industry leaders said today. Jonathan Tisch, Chairman of the Travel Busines...
Olivier Glattfelder Appointed Rooms Division Manager, Barton Creek Resort & Spa – Austin, Texas / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Olivier Glattfelder Appointed Rooms Division Manager, Barton Creek Resort & Spa - Austin, Texas AUSTIN, TX, April 5, 2006 - Barton Creek Resort & Spa announces the hiring of Olivier Glattfelder as the resorts new Rooms Division Manager. Glattfelder, a native of Switzerland, joins Barton Creek after serving the past six years as General Manager of The Porches Inn in North Adams, Massachusetts. During his tenure at Porches Inn, it was accepted as a Historic Hotel of America, and named One of the Top 101 Hotels in the World by Tatler Magazine. We are very pleased that Olivier has ...
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February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report GenaRes Offers Enhanced Hotel Reservations Channel Management through System Integration with Ez Yield; New York Citys Flatotel is GenaRes First Hotel Customer to Benefit Dallas, TX & Orlando, FL April 12, 2006 GenaRes Worldwide Reservation ServicesSM Ltd., the global hotel industrys newest representation and reservations company, announced that it is the first central reservations system (CRS) to be fully integrated with the Ez Yield.com V2 system. The Ez Yield V2 platform provides a way for hoteliers to easily and automatically update and manage their rates and availability ...
Gemstone Resorts International to Manage House of Blues Hotel in Chicago / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Gemstone Resorts International to Manage House of Blues Hotel in Chicago PARK CITY, Utah, April 6, 2006 Gemstone Resorts International, LLC, a leading resort and hotel management company, today announced that it has signed a contract to manage the 367-room House of Blues hotel in downtown Chicago, Ill. The property recently was acquired by LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO). Gemstone specializes in the management of unique, urban hotels and resorts, and the House of Blues certainly fits within that model, said Thomas Prins, Gemstone principal. We will focus on creating a one...
Dallas Hotel Development Firm Gatehouse Capital Expands Executive Team / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Dallas Hotel Development Firm Gatehouse Capital Expands Executive Team DALLAS, TX - April 25, 2006 - Gatehouse Capital Corporation, a national real estate investment and development firm specializing in distinctive mixed-use and hotel projects, has expanded its executive team with the addition of key personnel experienced in capital markets, construction and design, public/private partnerships, project management, and civil engineering. "With these recent executive additions and the support of Hicks Holdings LLC as our investment partner, Gatehouse Capital is positioned for continued growth in...
Greg Wolkom Appointed Chief Financial Officer, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Greg Wolkom Appointed Chief Financial Officer, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants SAN FRANCISCO, April 4, 2006 Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is pleased to announce Greg Wolkom as the companys new Chief Financial Officer. Wolkoms extensive experience arranging financing for many leading lodging, leisure, and real estate companies will be of significant importance in supporting Kimptons aggressive growth strategy. Wolkom brings to Kimpton a wealth of expertise in both corporate finance and in mergers and acquisitions. During his comprehensive career in banking and investment bank...
Every Franchising Obstacle Presents an Opportunity to Improve Your Position / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Every Franchising Obstacle Presents an Opportunity to Improve Your Position Hospitality Solutions LLC assists California franchisee facing $110,000 in liquidated damages in exiting the franchise contract with zero LDs; As of April 1, owner is flying a new flag after negotiating a flexible year-to-year, flat-fee contract with a new franchisor . By Barbara A. Worcester, April 2006 Let me tell you a story: In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants an...
The Fontainebleau's Contents, Tinged with Nostalgia, Being Sold Piece by Piece as the Resort Awaits a Two-year, $450 million Renovation / April
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Margaria Fichtner, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 9, 2006 - With her overblown spaces, sensuous curves and tin-can French pedigree, she was for decades Miami Beach's most voluptuous floozy, a stupefying, gilded splendor, so laughable, so vulgar, so gorgeous, so adored. But now more than 900 of her rooms are being emptied, even the Goldfinger penthouse stripped to its tiny fireplace and lurid carpeting. In the lobby just beyond the mattresses stacked high on the bowtie-patterned marble floor, workmen...
Forbes Hamilton Management Company Awarded Management Contracts for the Holiday Inn Orange Park, the Boat Slip Resort, and the Hawaiian Inn / April 20
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Forbes Hamilton Management Company Awarded Management Contracts for the Holiday Inn Orange Park, the Boat Slip Resort, and the Hawaiian Inn ORLANDO, Fla., April 21, 2006 Forbes Hamilton Management Company has been awarded management contracts for the Holiday Inn Orange Park, the Boat Slip Resort, and the Hawaiian Inn. Forbes Hamiltons President Tom Johnsen made the announcement on Friday. We are pleased to welcome all three of these very unique hotels into our rapidly expanding portfolio, said Tom Johnsen, president of Forbes Hamilton. We feel confident that our expertise...
Let Them Eat Cake: The Growing Contribution of Hotel Food and Beverage to the Bottom Line / Gregory J. Miller – PKF / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Let Them Eat Cake: The Growing Contribution of Hotel Food and Beverage to the Bottom Line by: Gregory J. Miller, April 2006 Over the past decade, the food and beverage department (F&B) at hotels has transitioned significantly. Hotels with restaurants continue to improve their F&B operations, from expanding menus to creating unique offerings for guests. On the other end of the spectrum, hotels without restaurants primarily focus on maximizing profit in the rooms department. However, it is not surprising that one of the fastest-growing segments of hotels under development is...
Fenwick Inn Opens New Indoor Year-Round Water Experience; Completes Major Upgrade of Landmark Ocean City Hotel / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Fenwick Inn Opens New Indoor Year-Round Water Experience; Completes Major Upgrade of Landmark Ocean City Hotel OCEAN CITY, Md., April 10, 2006 The Fenwick Inn, located in north Ocean City at 138th Street and Coastal Highway, announced today the grand opening of the Indoor Aqua Fun Center, transforming the landmark resort into a year-round destination. The new indoor water experience, targeted for both kids and adults, is the final stage of a major make-over of the hotel, which includes a complete renovation of all guest rooms, as well as a total modernization of the prope...
Fairmont Sharehoders Accept a $3.9-billion Takeover Offer from a Consortium that Includes Saudi Billionaire Price Alwaleed bin Talal/ April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Fairmont Sharehoders Accept a $3.9-billion Takeover Offer from a Consortium that Includes Saudi Billionaire Price Alwaleed bin Talal TORONTO, April 18, 2006 - Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. ("Fairmont" or the "Company") (TSX/NYSE: FHR) today announced that its shareholders approved the acquisition of all of the Company's outstanding common shares by a company (the "Purchaser") owned by affiliates of Kingdom Hotels International and Colony Capital at its Special Meeting of Shareholders held this morning. Shareholders representing more than 70 percent of all shares outstanding and approximately ...
Holiday Inn Express Brand Inititates Triple Sheeted Bedding; Expected Cost is $53 million for 1,400 North American Properties / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Holiday Inn Express Brand Inititates Triple Sheeted Bedding; Expected Cost is $53 million for 1,400 North American Properties ATLANTA, April 19, 2006 - Holiday Inn Express hit the showers last year for a Simply Smart(TM) bathroom upgrade. Now the brand takes on bedding with the introduction of the Simply Smart(TM) bedding collection. The program is a $53 million investment that is being rolled out to the more than 1,400 North American properties beginning this month. The essence of Simply Smart bedding is triple sheeting, which creates a softer feeling, more inviting bed for guests. Simply S...
What Are Hotel Employees Worth? / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report What Are Hotel Employees Worth? . by Joseph M. Gravish, April 2006 Its 4:56 AM and Isabella clocks-in. Shes done so every workday since the beginning of 2006, precisely at the same time. Well, almost every workday at least 67 of the last 70 workdays. I presume shes been doing that for years; theres no need to check further. Isabellas worked here for 25 years. She cleans the hotel lobby, public areas and restrooms. She makes slightly more than $10 an hour. Nothing more no health benefits, no vacation time, no paid-time-off, no 401(k), no STD or LTD insurance, no educatio...
Embassy Suites Hotels Refines Cooked-to-Order Breakfast Experience; 10 Ingredient Options for Omelets, Improved Signage and Equipment / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Embassy Suites Hotels Refines Cooked-to-Order Breakfast Experience; 10 Ingredient Options for Omelets, Improved Signage and Equipment MEMPHIS, Tenn. - April 26, 2006 -- Embassy Suites Hotels is refining what it does best, exceeding guests' expectations with an enhanced breakfast layout and design, as well as a new brand standard of offering 10 ingredients within cooked-to-order omelets, up from four available at all hotels. The upscale, all-suite hotel brand was the first and remains the only upscale, full-service, all-suite hotel brand to offer guests a complimentary cooked-to-...
Dubai-based Emaar Group and Indian Partner MGF Planning 10 Luxury and 15 to 20 Budget Hotels in India / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Rajesh Unnikrishnan, The Economic Times, India Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 5, 2006 - MUMBAI, India -- The Dubai-based real estate company, Emaar Group, and its Indian joint venture partner MGF have decided to enter the Indian hospitality sector with an investment of at least $1bn. Emaar-MGF has acquired 15 acres of land in Delhi and Hyderabad together for around Rs 400 crore to set up its luxury hotel chain. The combine has acquired a 10,257 sq m plot for Rs 199.5 crore and another 8,909 sq m plot for Rs...
The Holiday Inn Elmhurst, Illinois Completes $30 million Water Park in Former Holidome / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Holiday Inn Elmhurst, Illinois Completes $30 million Water Park in Former Holidome ELMHURST, Ill. - -- April 5, 2006 -- Chicagoland's first indoor waterpark hotel opened today at the Holiday Inn Elmhurst. The exciting new 25,000 sq. ft. facility offers families two water slides, a large dumping bucket, long lazy river, water basketball, along with vortex, swirl and activity pools and a zero-depth children's interactive play station with two slides. The $30 million project includes the 120,000-gallon Mayan Adventure Indoor Waterpark featuring colorful Mayan themes such as primitive-l...
The Lodging Construction Pipeline Accelerates Forward for a 10th Consecutive Quarter; Mid-Market Projects Are Driving the Pipeline / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Lodging Construction Pipeline Accelerates Forward for a 10th Consecutive Quarter; Mid-Market Projects Are Driving the Pipeline PORTSMOUTH, NH April 19, 2006 - Lodging Econometrics (LE), the Industry Authority for Hotel Real Estate, reported that at the end of 1Q06 the Construction Pipeline grew to 3,377 projects having 448,156 rooms. Its just 536 projects / 97,493 rooms below the record level set in 3Q98. Patrick Ford, President said, The project count in the Construction Pipeline has increased for 10 consecutive quarters, the last five at an accelerated pace. Recent trends indi...
Benchmark Hospitality Executives Receive Prestigious Education Awards from International Association of Conference Centers / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Hospitality Executives Receive Prestigious Education Awards from International Association of Conference Centers The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, April 2006 - Benchmark Hospitality International has formally announced that two of its executives were honored with education awards at the Annual Conference of the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC), held recently at the company's Cheyenne Mountain Resort. Honored were Ellen Sinclair, vice president, who received the Pyramid Award - IACC's highest education award. Sean McLaughlin, general manager of Benchmark's Gl...
Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Ellen Ruane-Johnson General Manager of The Founders Inn / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Ellen Ruane-Johnson General Manager of The Founders Inn The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, April 10, 2006 - Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Ellen Ruane-Johnson as general manager for The Founders Inn, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ellen Sinclair, vice president for Benchmark, made the announcement. "It is with great pleasure that I announce the promotion of Ellen Ruane-Johnson to the position of general manager for The Founders Inn," said Ms. Sinclair. "She brings infectious energy, extraordinary dedica...
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February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Doubletree Guest Suites Naples, Florida a Success Story Named U.S. Best of the Best Doubletree for the Fourth Time Naples, Florida (March 23, 2006) Guest Services, Inc. is proud to announce that the Doubletree Guest Suites Naples, Florida has won Hilton Hotels Corporations highest honor, the Connie Award, for the fourth time in five years of operation. At a conference of all Doubletree branded properties, Hilton Hotels named the Doubletree Guest Suites Naples their number one rated property. Hilton honored the Naples property among a select group of ten Pride Award Qual...
Orangewood, LLC Opens the Doubletree Guest Suites® Anaheim Resort/Convention Center / April 2006...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Orangewood, LLC Opens the Doubletree Guest Suites® Anaheim Resort/Convention Center ANAHEIM, Calif. (April 5, 2006) Doubletree Hotels has announced the opening of the Doubletree Guest Suites® Anaheim Resort/Convention Center, representing the newest full-service addition to join the brands portfolio of more than 160 fine properties across North America. Located adjacent to the Anaheim Convention Center, this newly built, all-suite hotel is within walking distance to Disneyland® Park, Disney's California Adventure® Park and Downtown Disney® District and is just minutes from A...
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February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Some Hospitality Folks Are Humming the Tune Don't Worry, Be Happy" John R. Hendrie, April 2006 This Anthem for the Nineties seems flat for this decade, but we hear Hospitality folks humming the tune, a little like Nero fiddling, while Rome burns. The elephant is in the room, but we tend to avoid any acknowledgement that events and issues, many in our control, are swirling about which will affect our trade and livelihood. Easier to echo Annie with Tomorrow, tomorrow rather than pay the piper today. Manana is bueno! We should be rocking with Jim Morrison of the Doors, but no one ca...
Dolce International has Four Major Projects Underway and Two Properties Slated to be Opened: Zermatt Resort & Spa in Utah and La Hulpe in Belgium / Ap
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Dolce International has Four Major Projects Underway and Two Properties Slated to be Opened: Zermatt Resort & Spa in Utah and La Hulpe in Belgium Montvale, NJ (April 2006) Dolce International announced it is taking a fresh and innovative approach to current Dolce-managed development projects through 2007. The global hospitality company specializing in the meetings experience has four major projects underway which include two new properties slated to be opened: Zermatt Resort & Spa in Utah and La Hulpe in Belgium; and an expansion and renovation at Lakeway Resort and Spa in Texas and Aspen M...
