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The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Selected by East West Partners and Crescent Real Estate to Operate Lake Tahoe's First 5-Star Ski-in/Ski-out Resort
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Selected by East West Partners and Crescent Real Estate to Operate Lake Tahoe's First 5-Star Ski-in/Ski-out Resort . $300-million Resort Project Begins Construction in Summer 2006 TRUCKEE, Calif. - March 29, 2006 -- In a major boost to North Lake Tahoe's reputation as a world-class resort destination, East West Partners, veteran developer of award-winning resorts at prime ski locations including Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Vail, and its partner Crescent Real Estate Equities Company (NYSE: CEI), signed a letter of agreement today with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel C...
Investment Group Acquires the 548 room Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua; $40 million Renovation Planned / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Investment Group Acquires the 548 room Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua; $40 million Renovation Planned Miami, Florida March 14, 2006 A partnership consisting of The Gencom Group, Highgate Holdings and Whitehall Street Global Real Estate Limited Partnership 2005, as well as its affiliates, have acquired The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua resort on Mauis northwest shore. The 548-room, 5-diamond property, which sits on a 23,000-acre plantation that overlooks the Pacific Ocean, is Hawaiis premier golf resort hotel. Resort guests enjoy priority access to three championship golf courses that surround ...
Weas Development Planning a $70 million Renaissance ClubSport Marriott in Milwaukee, Wisconsin / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 2, 2006-- An 18-story building -- featuring a 150-room hotel, upscale health club and 30 condominiums -- is in the works for a site in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward neighborhood. Weas Development Co. plans to build the $70 million project at the southeast corner of N. Broadway and E. St. Paul Ave., kitty-corner from the new Milwaukee Public Market. It would be the tallest building in the Third Ward, where dozens of former warehouses an...
Four Floors of the of The St. Regis® Hotel, New York Ready to be Sold as Fractional and Wholly-owned Hotel Condominiums / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Four Floors of the of The St. Regis® Hotel, New York Ready to be Sold as Fractional and Wholly-owned Hotel Condominiums WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - --March 7, 2006 -- St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, the world-renowned luxury hotels and resorts brand, announced the unique opportunity to call The St. Regis® Hotel, New York your home in Manhattan. In 2006, four full floors (8 - 11) of the legendary property will be offered as exclusive residential dwellings. "Prompted by our guests' reluctance to leave The St. Regis Hotel, New York, we are delighted to introduce an exclusive number of fractional and who...
The $925 million Red Rock Resort Expected to Flourish on Las Vegas Valley's Western Edge / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 7, 2006 - When they sat down to design Red Rock Resort a few years ago, Frank Fertitta III and his brother, Lorenzo, harkened back to their days growing up in Las Vegas, when a big night out was at the Desert Inn or the Sands. The once-popular but long-since imploded Strip casinos possessed what the brothers considered a resort atmosphere mixed with contemporary elegance. Now, the Fertitta brothers hope Red Rock Resort has captured the cl...
RateGain Clinches Deal with Ramada Jarvis Hotels; Ramada Opts for YieldGain Channel Management Solutions / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report RateGain Clinches Deal with Ramada Jarvis Hotels; Ramada Opts for YieldGain Channel Management Solutions CHICAGO (March 8, 2006) RateGain (rategain.com), a leading US-based software services company providing web-based competitive price intelligence and channel management solutions to the hospitality industry, has signed a deal with Ramada Jarvis Hotels. As per the agreement, Ramada Jarvis has chosen YieldGain channel management solutions for all its 45 hotels. Jacqui Bentley Mckenna, Director of Reservations Services, Ramada Jarvis Hotels, said, We have been researching for some time t...
Robert L. Wentworth Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, California / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Robert L. Wentworth Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, California CENTURY CITY, CA (MARCH 20, 2006) Robert L. Wentworth has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, California. Wentworth will coordinate the sales and marketing efforts for the 728-room hotel. We are extremely pleased to have Robert championing our sales and marketing efforts, said David Horowitz, General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. Roberts twenty three years of H...
Robert Katz, 39, Vail Resorts' New Chief Executive Starts At Annual Base Salary of $815,000 / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 6--Robert Katz, Vail Resorts' new chief executive, will start off with an annual base salary of $815,000, plus the chance to make at least 80 percent of that in annual bonuses, according to a regulatory filing made Friday by the company. Katz, 39, will also be granted 30,000 restricted shares and 300,000 stock appreciation rights, both granted over the next three years. He will also be given $69,917 for services performed before he officially started. Katz, a long...
Golden Tulip Hospitality Takes Over Hotel Lease Agreements for Five Hotels Previously Managed by the German Hotel Development Company, RIMC / March 20
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Golden Tulip Hospitality Takes Over Hotel Lease Agreements for Five Hotels Previously Managed by the German Hotel Development Company, RIMC Amersfoort (NL)/Lausanne (CH), 15th of March 2006 Golden Tulip Hospitality announces its expansion in Germany and Austria through the taking over of the hotel lease agreements for five hotels previously managed by German based RIMC. The acquisition is effective the 1st of April. Four hotels are already open and the Golden Tulip Hamburg Aviation will open as per the fall 2006 when the brand new hotels will open its doors. They are as follow...
The Providence Group Offers Training for General Managers New Service Comes with a Satisfaction Guarantee / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Providence Group Offers Training for General Managers . New Service Comes with a Satisfaction Guarantee Mar. 22, 2006Duxbury, Mass. The Providence Group of Duxbury, Mass., has formed a new division, GM Training, to assist hotels and resorts in creating skilled managers for their operations. The need for such a service was revealed at the recent Hotel Investment in Atlanta, says Jed C. Heller, president. The necessity for professional management at all segments has never been more apparent, he says. In my discussions with hotel and resort executives, they bemoaned the lack of ca...
Before There’s Trouble: Protect Your Hotel, Restaurant from Damaging Effects of Negative Media Exposure / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Before There’s Trouble: Protect Your Hotel, Restaurant from Damaging Effects of Negative Media Exposure by Joe Blee, March 2006 Not much spreads faster than bad news. One negative story, one angry customer, one accident or even one close call and the result can be a battered bottom line, tarnished brand name, or worse, a closed business. Resorts, hotels and others in the hospitality recreational industry, along with restaurant owners, are particularly at risk for the damaging effects of negative media exposure. Here’s a very real ...
Hersha Hospitality Management Names Keith C. Poehlman Vice President and Corporate Controller / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hersha Hospitality Management Names Keith C. Poehlman Vice President and Corporate Controller PHILADELPHIA, March 22, 2006 - Hersha Hospitality Management, a hotel management and asset management company of nationally franchised, upper upscale, upscale and midscale hotels in the eastern United States, today announced that Keith C. Poehlman has joined the company as vice president and corporate controller. In this position, Poehlman will lead the finance and accounting team that provides property-level and consolidated accounting information, payables management and internal audit. ...
Planners to Arrange More Meetings, Have Increased Budgets in 2006 / HSMAI Survey / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Planners to Arrange More Meetings, Have Increased Budgets in 2006 / HSMAI Survey MCLEAN, VA (March 21, 2006) According to a survey of pre-registrants attending the sixth annual Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association Internationals (HSMAI) Affordable Meetings® Mid-America show March 29 30, 2006 at Chicagos Navy Pier, the majority of the respondents (67.2 percent) expect to plan more meetings in 2006 and beyond. Most of those respondents anticipate planning one 10 more meetings (79.3 percent). On a positive and potentially lucrative note for venues and suppliers in ...
Value Place Calls on PhoneSuite to be its Preferred PBX Vendor / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Value Place Calls on PhoneSuite to Be Its Preferred PBX Vendor BROOMFIELD, COLO. March 21, 2006 Value Place, a rapidly growing, economy-priced extended-stay chain based in Wichita, Kan., has named PhoneSuite its PBX provider of choice for all of its company-owned properties. PhoneSuite, based here, is a division of Call Management Products and has been supplying PBX systems to independent hotels and limited-service franchised properties since 1999. The PhoneSuite PBX, an economical but feature-rich system specifically designed for independent hotels and limited-service franchise propertie...
The Days Inn & Conference Centre in Penticton, British Columbia Completes $4 million Renovation / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Days Inn & Conference Centre in Penticton, British Columbia Completes $4 million Renovation TORONTO, ON, March 13, 2006 - The recently expanded Penticton Days Inn & Conference Centre has completed over $4 million in guestroom and facility renovations. The four-year project has seen the hotel nearly double in size, making it one of South Okanagan's premier hotel facilities. "As British Columbia gets ready to welcome the world during the 2010 Olympics, we too wanted to prepare by offering everything tourists are looking for," said Joe Morelli Jr., General Manager, Penti...
Benchmark Appoints Chrissandra G. Passafiume Controller for Danfords on the Sound / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Appoints Chrissandra G. Passafiume Controller for Danfords on the Sound The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, March 2006 - Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Chrissandra G. Passafiume as controller for the 86-guestroom Danfords on the Sound, located in Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York. Stewart Weiner, general manager of the property, made the announcement. The position is a reappointment for Ms. Passafiume, who has held the same role at the property since 2000 under previous management. "Chrissandra is a first rate professional and we value her con...
Large Hotel Near Park City, Utah Seems Unlikely; Developer Wants to Build 140 Condos, County Agreement Called for 140 Hotel Rooms / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Christopher Smart, The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 29, 2006 - A Chicago development firm could get a thumbs down today from the Summit County Commission on a proposed hotel near Park City. Terrace Development had proposed a 275,000-square-foot complex in the Sun Peak neighborhood, just north and over the hill from the Utah Olympic Park. The 1994 agreement between Summit County and the original Sun Peak developer allowed for a 140-room hotel. But earlier this year, Sun Peak residents argued that approval was f...
Sol Meliá Hotels Studies How to Position and Differentiate its Meliá and Paradisus All-inclusive Resort Brands / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Sol Meliá Hotels Studies How to Position and Differentiate its Meliá and Paradisus All-inclusive Resort Brands Miami, FL - March 28, 2006- In an effort to provide a competitive guest experience across its four- and five-star all-inclusive resort brands, Sol Meliá Hotels and Resorts recently completed one of the largest market studies in the all inclusive category, which included qualitative and quantitative research designed to identify and measure the strength of its Meliá all-inclusive and Paradisus resort brands within the industry, while analyzing the range of services and amenities ...
PBL, Australian Gaming and Entertainment Company, Acquires Subconcession from Wynn Resorts, to Own and Operate Hotel Casinos in Macau / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report PBL, Australian Gaming and Entertainment Company, Acquires Subconcession from Wynn Resorts, to Own and Operate Hotel Casinos in Macau LAS VEGAS --March 5, 2006 -- Wynn Resorts, Limited (Nasdaq:WYNN) announced today that Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (ASX:PBL - News) has signed an agreement to purchase a subconcession from Wynn Resorts in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China for $900 million. The subconcession will allow PBL to own and operate hotel casino resorts in Macau SAR. This transaction is subject to Macau government approval. "...
Owner's Representative: A Missing Link in the Design and Construction of Your Hotel / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Drawing Conclusions Foodservice Design By Lee Simon / The General Group / March 2006 Once upon a time most design teams included a professional called an owners representative, or owners rep as they are more commonly referred to throughout the design and construction industry. That time, however, is no more. Rather, the role of this individual in the design process, much like the way I began this column, is reminiscent of a fairy tale. Although the owners rep was more commonly involved in larger or high profile projects, their role was (and still is) extremely valuable for projects of all shapes and sizes...
Hospitality Development Group Inc. Developing Palazzo del Lago, an $800 million Resort in Orlando; Includes the InterContinental Resort & Residences
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hospitality Development Group Inc. Developing Palazzo del Lago, an $800 million Resort in Orlando; Includes the InterContinental Resort & Residences with a Mix of 1,260 Hotel and Condominium Units March 17, 2006 - Hospitality Development Group Inc. (HDG) of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida has announced plans to develop Palazzo del Lago, an $800 million, luxury destination resort in Central Florida. Palazzo del Lago will include the InterContinental Resort & Residences Orlando, the largest InterContinental hotel worldwide, with a mix of 1,260 luxury hotel and hotel condominium units. The re...
Shortage of High-end Hotel Rooms Near Orlando's Convention Center May Soon Be Over; Three New Projects Adding 2,600 First-class Rooms / March 2
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Christopher Boyd, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 13, 2006 - After years of relative stagnation, the convention-area luxury-hotel market is beginning to percolate. The 891-room Peabody Hotel Orlando is about to announce a 750-room expansion across the street from the center, and I-Drive hotelier Harris Rosen expects to open the 1,500-room Rosen Shingle Creek Resort about a mile to the south. And ground was broken this month on the 470-room Westin Imagine Orlando Residences at the Village of Imagi...
Bird Enthusiasts React with Anger – Two Nesting Hawks Shot Down by Federal Agents on Grounds of Villas of Grand Cypress Golf Resort in Orlando
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Kevin Spear, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 31, 2006 - Bird experts and enthusiasts reacted with surprise and anger Thursday when they learned that two nesting hawks at an exclusive golf resort in Orange County were shot down by federal agents. The red-shouldered hawks were killed Wednesday morning near the clubhouse of the Villas of Grand Cypress Golf Resort near Interstate 4 and south of the Dr. Phillips community. About a dozen guests had complained of being attacked. The matin...
Omni Hotels Takes Over San Antonio's La Mansion del Rio Hotel and Watermark Hotel and Spa; John Rusty Wallace Named General Manager / March 2006.
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Omni Hotels Takes Over San Antonio's La Mansion del Rio Hotel and Watermark Hotel and Spa 0 John "Rusty" Wallace Named General Manager IRVING, Texas, March 16, 2006 - Omni Hotels today welcomed San Antonio's famed La Mansion del Rio Hotel and Watermark Hotel and Spa to its portfolio of destinations with the official transfer of ownership to the luxury hotel company. "We will embrace the time-honored traditions and fine details that have garnered prominent status for these beautiful hotels," said Michael Deitemeyer, president of Omni Hotels. "Along with exceptional service, each of our hot...
