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Dolce International Selects the Knowland Group for Group Sales Leads / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Dolce International Selects the Knowland Group for Group Sales Leads . Knowland Continues Stunning Growth Group Sales Leads / Market Intelligence Now Offered in Underserved Markets Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2006) The Knowland Group announced today that it has been selected by Dolce International to provide lead generation and market intelligence services to all properties within the United States. Dolce International, a hospitality industry heavyweight with 21 properties worldwide, including the world famous Aspen Meadows Institute in Aspen, Colorado, the Hayes Mansion in San Jose, Ca...
Fears About an Overbuilt Downtown Denver Hotel Market Dissipating as Occupancy Rates Rose 13 Percentage Points in March, 2006 Compared with a Year A
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Julie Dunn, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 21, 2006--Fears about an overbuilt downtown Denver hotel market are dissipating as a new report shows occupancy and room rates continuing to rise. Downtown occupancy rates rose more than 13 percentage points in March compared with a year ago, evidence the market has already absorbed the 1,100-room Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center, which opened in late December. The $285 million Hyatt Regency saw its highest average occup...
The Historic Dearborn Inn, Owned by Ford Motor Land Development Corporation, Receiving Multi-Million Dollar Renovation; Built by Henry Ford in 1931 wi
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Historic Dearborn Inn, Owned by Ford Motor Land Development Corporation, Receiving Multi-Million Dollar Renovation; Built by Henry Ford in 1931 with a Vision to Create One of the World's First Airport Hotels DEARBORN, Mich., April 17, 2006 - The Dearborn Inn, A Marriott Hotel -- one of Henry Ford's many life accomplishments -- will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year with the kick-off of a multi-million dollar renovation. "Over the past 75 years, The Dearborn Inn has served as a shining example of what a great American hotel should be," said Bob Pierce, the General Manager. "Whil...
The Hilton Cleveland South Rebranded Doubletree Hotel Cleveland South, Receiving $2 Million Renovation / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Hilton Cleveland South Rebranded Doubletree Hotel Cleveland South, Receiving $2 Million Renovation CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2006--The Doubletree(R) Hotel Cleveland South (NYSE:HLT), representing the first Doubletree full-service hotel in Cleveland, proudly announces the arrival of the brand's signature Sweet Dreams by Doubletree Sleep Experience. Located in suburban Independence just 15 minutes from both downtown Cleveland and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, the upscale, full-service hotel is in the midst of a $2 million multi-phase renovation that will reinvig...
Hotel Online News – Email Archive – Day by Day / April – June 2006
February 28, 2006
Day by Day Index April - June 2006 Links to archives Top 25 Read Articles - June 2006 Four Obstacles Preventing Hotels from Implementing Service at the Level of Creating Truly Memorable Experiences / Peter McAlpine Global Update: Whos Where and Doing What / June 2006 St. Regis Resort, Bora Bora Opens in French Polynesia; Milton Sgarbi, the Opening GM The Politics of Revenue Management / Doug Kennedy Curse of the Hotel Lobby-Dwellers / Larry Mundy Revenue Management for Dummies Smaller Hotels Should Reap the Benefits Too / Neil Salerno A Future Vision for Hotel Revenue Management...
David Sanderson Named General Manager for the Mission Point Resort, Mackinac Island / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report David Sanderson Named General Manager for the Mission Point Resort, Mackinac Island Mackinac Island, MI - April 5, 2006 - The Grand Heritage Hotel Group, operators of the historic Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island, announced the appointment of David Sanderson to general manager. Mr. Sanderson joins Mission Point Resort from the Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort in Cumberland, MD. The Mission Point Resort will open for the 2006 season on May 3rd with special family and golf packages. Mr. Sanderson brings an extensive hospitality resort management background to his new position at...
King Pacific Lodge, A Rosewood Resort, Names Daniel Ilias General Manager of the Floating Wilderness Lodge in British Columbia / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report King Pacific Lodge, A Rosewood Resort, Names Daniel Ilias General Manager of the Floating Wilderness Lodge in British Columbia PRINCESS ROYAL ISLAND, British Columbia, Canada, April 6, 2006 - King Pacific Lodge, A Rosewood Resort, has named Daniel Ilias the new general manager of the award-winning luxury lodge located in pristine wilderness in British Columbia, announced President Michael Uehara. Ilias joins King Pacific Lodge from Celebrity Cruises, the luxury brand of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, where he served in a variety of management positions over the past 13 years and has be...
Debra Harris Named Director of Sales at Chateau Avalon, Kansas City, Kansas / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Debra Harris Named Director of Sales at Chateau Avalon, Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, Kan., [April 11, 2006] --- Yogi Hutsen, President & CEO of Seattle-based Coastal Hotel Group, today announced that Debra Harris has been named director of sales at Chateau Avalon, a 62-room luxury hotel located in the Village West district in Kansas City, Kan., near Cabelas, Nebraska Furniture Mart and Kansas Speedway. Harris began her career at Kansas Citys Playboy Club and most recently was director of sales at the Comfort Suites hotel in Olathe, Kan. Her tenure in hospitality sales and marke...
Managing Online Consumer Awareness for Your Hotel / Tim Henthorn / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Managing Online Consumer Awareness for Your Hotel CHICAGO, APRIL 2006: In todays online marketplace, it is difficult to keep your hotel in front of the consumer. Consumers have thousands of ways to find your hotel Search Engines, Online Travel Agencies, Travel Meta Search Engines, Consumer Review Sites, Brand Web Sites, and Individual Property Web Sites. Each of the sites in these categories presents numerous opportunities for you to build the awareness of your hotel, make a brand impression, and attract a shopper to your preferred distribution channel or web site. Give...
Hilton Hotels Corporation and Shanghai Li Xing Hotel Company Ltd Sign Management Contract for Conrad Shanghai / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Hotels Corporation and Shanghai Li Xing Hotel Company Ltd Sign Management Contract for Conrad Shanghai SHANGHAI - --April 10, 2006 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT), a world-leading hospitality company, and Shanghai Li Xing Hotel Company Ltd recently announced the signing of an agreement for Hilton to manage Conrad Shanghai, Shanghai's newest and most spectacular hotel development. Scheduled to be completed in 2008, the striking Conrad Shanghai will be located in the heart of the vibrant Xintiandi district. The hotel's ultra-contemporary design has been inspired...
Benchmark Hospitality International Introduces The Benchmark Conference Plan; Benchmark's Brand Promise Repositions the Complete Meeting Package
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Hospitality International Introduces The Benchmark Conference Plan; Benchmark's Brand Promise Repositions the Complete Meeting Package The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, April 3, 2006 ... Benchmark Hospitality International, the leading hospitality management company in the United States with a specialty in group meetings, has announced the Benchmark Conference Plan, which is now the company's signature meeting product. Sam Haigh, president and chief operating officer, made the announcement. "After 25 years as a leader in the operation of high end conference centers, hotels and ...
At Home in a Hotel – a Condotel Provides Luxury, Service and Ownership Rights / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Carrie Alexander, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News April 2, 2006 - You have worked up quite an appetite after an afternoon on the golf course, and a filet mignon with a side of fries sounds good about now. No worries. The chef will broil it medium-rare. Just the way you like it. Oh, and you have just remembered you will need your blue suit cleaned for tomorrow's meeting. Again, no problem. The concierge will handle it. Later, maybe you will have a soak in the hot tub with a chocolate martini in hand. Relax, the bartender will pou...
Hottest New Hotels, Restaurants, Spas, and Clubs in the U.S. Named by Conde Nast Traveler / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hottest New Hotels, Restaurants, Spas, and Clubs in the U.S. Named by Conde Nast Traveler NEW YORK, April 19, 2006 - Conde Nast Traveler's 10th annual May "Hot List" issue is the insider's guide to the newest, hottest, sexiest hotels, restaurants, spas, and nightclubs opened all over the world in the past year. To develop the list, the magazine's editors checked out hundreds of new properties around the globe, rigorously evaluating each one on a standard set of criteria. The result is a definitive guide to the world's most exciting new establishments. The Hot List featur...
Vision Hospitality Group Inc. Acquires Downtown Chattanooga's Clarion Hotel for $7 million, Plans to Put Another $7 million in Renovation and R
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Bob Gary Jr., Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 23, 2006 - For Mitch Patel, the decision to buy downtown Chattanooga's Clarion hotel hinged on the front door. The 34-year-old lodging is on Chestnut Street, but the main entrance is on one side, facing the 401 Building next door. Mr. Patel, president and CEO of Vision Hospitality Group Inc., said that layout didn't do much for him. "We felt the hotel needed a better sense of arrival," he said. "When I realized we could ...
Choice Hotels International Announces Development Opportunities Seminar at Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines, Iowa; Evening Planned for Hote
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Hotels International Announces Development Opportunities Seminar at Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines, Iowa . Evening Planned for Hotel Owners, Developers, Brokers and Builders Silver Spring, Md. (April 12, 2006) Executives from Choice Hotels International, Inc., (CHH), one of the worlds largest lodging franchisors, will host a lodging development opportunities seminar at the Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, May 2, 2006, from 4:00 5:30 p.m. "Hotel development opportunities in the Midwest are at an all-time high," said Richard T. Spr...
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Receap - HSMAI's Affordable Meetings® Mid-America Show at Chicagos Navy Pier Sixth Annual Show Welcomed 1,048 Qualified Meeting Planners MCLEAN, VA (April 7, 2006) The debut of a critical issue general session, three-hour intensive workshops, new branding, exhibitor booth awards and a sell-out exposition with a record number of exhibitors kicked off the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association Internationals (HSMAI) Affordable Meetings® Mid-America show, the first of three events on the 2006 calendar. The sixth annual two-day show took place March 29-30, 2...
Celebrity Chef Charlie Palmer Planning to Build build the Charlie Palmer Hotel, a 35-story 400 room Boutique Non-gaming Condo Hotel; John Sharpe, Fo
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Hubble Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7, 2006 - Celebrity chef and entrepreneur Charlie Palmer has always liked the restaurant business because he could see immediate results of his work. He's going to have to wait a couple of years in his newest endeavor. Palmer, owner of Aureole at Mandalay Bay and Charlie Palmer Steak at Four Seasons, plans to build Charlie Palmer Hotel, a 35-story boutique nongaming condo-hotel, on three acres at Tropicana Avenue and Dean Martin Dr...
Tandy O. Lofland of Intergroup Companies Structures Partnership for Casa del Mar Beach Golf & Spa Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Tandy O. Lofland of Intergroup Companies Structures Partnership for Casa del Mar Beach Golf & Spa Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico April 4, 2006 - Tandy O. Lofland, president of the Intergroup Companies, announced the finalization of a partnership for the operation, acquisition, and partial conversion into fractional units of the Casa del Mar Beach Golf & Spa Resort in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Lofland structured the new partnership with a group of international investors including an affiliate of long-time partner and client Concorde Finance and Investment, Inc.; Grupo Questro,...
Carlson Hotels Worldwide Honors Top- Performing Hotels, Managers and Employees / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Carlson Hotels Worldwide Honors Top- Performing Hotels, Managers and Employees MINNEAPOLIS -- April 10, 2006 - Carlson Hotels Worldwide honored its top- performing hotels, managers and employees at the company's annual business conference held recently in Las Vegas. Following are highlights of the top award winners for Radisson Hotels & Resorts®, Park Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Country Inns & Suites By Carlsonsm and Park Inn®. Special Recognition Awards Three special awards were presented at the annual business conference, including two Diamond Awards to two general managers...
Carlson Hotels Worldwide Adds Seven New Hotels to its Brands in March, 2006 / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Carlson Hotels Worldwide Adds Seven New Hotels to its Brands in March, 2006 MINNEAPOLIS (Apr. 24, 2006) ---- Carlson Hotels Worldwide today announced that the company has added seven new locations to its global portfolio of brands in March. These include a Radisson Hotels & Resorts® property in China, two Country Inns & Suites By Carlsonsm hotels in the U.S., two new Park Plaza® Hotels & Resorts in Canada and Germany, and two Park Inn® properties in Ireland and the Russian Federation. The new additions bring Carlson's global portfolio to 927 hotels with 146,302 rooms in 70 countries. "As ...
Canyon Ranch and The Penrose Group Planning a Wellness Complex in Bethesda, Maryland; Plans Include 157 Lifestyle Hotel Rooms and 434 Condominiums /
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Canyon Ranch and The Penrose Group Planning a Wellness Complex in Bethesda, Maryland; Plans Include 157 Lifestyle Hotel Rooms and 434 Condominiums TUCSON, Ariz. - April 25, 2006 -- Canyon Ranch of Tucson, Ariz. the pioneer and leader in wellness lifestyle, and The Penrose Group, a Virginia development company, today announced the finalization of an agreement that will pave the way for the development of a Canyon Ranch Living community in Bethesda, Maryland. With the first Canyon Ranch Living community currently under construction in Miami Beach, Fla., Canyon Ranch is now respon...
Scott Candland Named Vice President of Operations, Condominium/Timeshare Division for Outrigger Enterprises / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Scott Candland Named Vice President of Operations, Condominium / Timeshare Division for Outrigger Enterprises HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII - April 6, 2006 - Scott Candland has been named Vice President of Operations for Outrigger Enterprises' Condominium / Timeshare Division. In his new position, Candland will provide leadership, management and vision to ensure the condominium/timeshare division has the proper operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures, systems and people in place to grow the brand and to ensure financial strength and operating efficiency of the division. He wil...
Jinjiang Inn Company, Based in Shanghai, Appoints Christopher Sheldon as Vice President of Operations / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Jinjiang Inn Company, Based in Shanghai, Appoints Christopher Sheldon as Vice President of Operations April 18, 2006 - The Jinjiang Inn Company is China's fastest growing hotel brand. Jinjiang Inn operates in the economy hotel sector and is a subsidiary of Jinjiang International. The company's brand and development strategy requires the appointment of an experienced hotel operations executive and through the services of HVS Executive Search has appointed Christopher Sheldon as Vice President of Operation to contribute to leading their brand strategy forward. Founded in 1996, throug...
CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Reports Net Income of $6.9 million for the Year Ended December 31, 2005; Ended Year with 90 Properties / April 2006
February 28, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Reports Net Income of $6.9 million for the Year Ended December 31, 2005 - Ended Year with 90 Properties ORLANDO, Fla., April 5, 2006 - CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc. ("the Company"), the nation's second largest hotel real estate investment trust, announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. The following results are compared to the fourth quarter or fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2005 Performance Highlights Total revenue increased 11.1% to $349.0 million for the quarter, and 27.0% to $1...
