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The Fourth Conrad Hotel in the United States and the First to be Constructed from the Ground-up – Conrad Indianapolis Opens / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Fourth Conrad Hotel in the United States and the First to be Constructed from the Ground-up - Conrad Indianapolis Opens INDIANAPOLIS - March 27, 2006 -- Conrad Indianapolis (NYSE:HLT) opens its doors on Monday, March 27, as the city's first true luxury hotel. It is the fourth Conrad hotel in the United States and the first to be constructed from the ground-up. The 23-story tower, which includes 241 guest rooms, two dining options in the hotel's restaurant and lounge, 10,000 square feet of state-of-the-art meeting space and a business center, Spa Chakra(TM)+, fitness facilities, ...
The Holiday Inn Dallas-Aristocrat to Be Converted to Hotel Indigo / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Holiday Inn Dallas-Aristocrat to Be Converted to Hotel Indigo ATLANTA (March 16, 2006) InterContinental Hotels Group began conversion on its second Hotel Indigo in Texas deep in the heart of downtown Dallas. The hotel is scheduled to open in mid-June 2006. A conversion from a Holiday Inn hotel, the 14-story property will be owned by Bijoy LLC and managed by Sandhu Management & Investments, LLC, under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group. Hotel Indigo Dallas Aristocrat, a one-of-a-kind hotel built in 1925 by Conrad Hilton and the first to ...
Indiana's 10 Gambling Boats Provided the State a Net Benefit of More than $700 million for the Fiscal Year 2005 / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Greg Hafkin, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 6, 2006 - Riverboat casinos cost Indiana $1 million worth of crime each week, according to an analysis of Indiana's casino industry commissioned by state lawmakers. Overall, however, the study found the state's 10 gambling boats provided a net benefit of more than $700 million for the fiscal year that ended in June 2005. The analysis, intended to present a neutral view of gambling in Indiana, concluded what many in the industry have long conte...
Kor Hotel Group Acquiring the Ikal del Mar Resort on Mexico's Mayan Riviera / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Kor Hotel Group Acquiring the Ikal del Mar Resort on Mexico's Mayan Riviera LOS ANGELES - March 29, 2006 -- Kor Hotel Group, the Los Angeles-based luxury hotel operator, brings its management finesse to the thriving, international milieu of Mexico's Mayan Riviera. Known for its signature fusion of progressive design elements, luxury amenities and impeccable service, Kor Hotel Group is to acquire the five-star Ikal del Mar resort located near the picturesque village of Xcalacoco on the Yucatan Peninsula, ten miles north of Playa Del Carmen. . . "The Ikal del Mar resort will allow us to enh...
IDeaS Adds to its Americas Sales Team with the Appointment of Two Long-time Hospitality Industry Professionals; Cliff Atkinson and Adam Werner to Sel
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report IDeaS Adds to its Americas Sales Team with the Appointment of Two Long-time Hospitality Industry Professionals , Cliff Atkinson and Adam Werner to Sell IDeaS Acclaimed ASP Solutions Minneapolis, Minnesota-February 28, 2006 IDeaS, the leading provider of hospitality revenue optimization solutions and one of the industrys fastest growing technology companies today announced that Cliff Atkinson and Adam Werner, both long time hospitality professionals, have joined the companys Americas based sales organization. As interest continues to flourish for IDeaS solutions around the world and ...
Accor Driving Economy Hotel Revolution in Asia; Signs Agreement to Operate 6 New Ibis Hotels in China, to Be Developed at a Cost of US$150 million / M
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Accor Driving Economy Hotel Revolution in Asia; Signs Agreement to Operate 6 New Ibis Hotels in China, to Be Developed at a Cost of US$150 million BANGKOK 2 March 2006 - Accor has signed a landmark agreement for 6 new Ibis hotels in Sichuan province, the largest single expansion of Accors economy brand in one province of China. The six hotels will be developed at a cost of US$150 million. The agreement was signed by new Accor CEO Gilles Pélisson for 3 Ibis hotels in Chengdu, plus 3 additional hotels in nearby cities Yi Bing, Ya An and De Yang in Sichuan Province. Also present for ...
General Manager of the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel Arrested; Refused to Provide Police with List of All Hotel Guest Names and Addresses / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Matt Elliott and Nicole Marshall, Tulsa World, Okla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 22, 2006 - A hotel manager who was concerned about guests' privacy was arrested Monday night on complaints alleging that she violated a municipal ordinance that requires hotels to provide registration information about guests when police request it. Police officers initially intended to write Charity Gugello, 31, a citation for allegedly refusing to tell them who was staying in a particular room at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel near 71...
Hotelbeds Endorses RateTiger to its Hotel Partners to Manage Online Distribution / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hotelbeds Endorses RateTiger to its Hotel Partners to Manage Online Distribution March 31, 2006 - RateTiger Allocator, the channel management solution by eRevMax Technologies Inc., entered into the market place of online distribution of hotel rooms with great speed. Since the launch 2 years ago of this time saving application, they have managed to sign up many large chains as well as small groups and independent hotels due to the apparent need to simplify the maze of internet distribution and the extranets of 3rd party websites. Chains and representation companies like Starwood, NH, Sol Mel...
Availability of Smoking Rooms Shrinking; Hotels Latest Flash Point in Cultural Shift / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Christopher Boyd, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 15, 2006 - Hotel rooms are among the few remaining redoubts for cigarette smokers whose habit increasingly is relegated to benches on the peripheries of parking lots. In what could fast become a trend in the lodging industry, even the availability of those rooms is shrinking. At Westin Hotels and Resorts and Disneyland in California, smoking is out -- and ever more hotels and resorts are restricting where guests can light up. ...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Choosing the Right Hotel, Hospitality or Tourism School 10 Basics to Know A guide for students and parents interested in hotel, hospitality and tourism schools or universities by Jitendra Jain, March, 2006 Are you planning to study hotel management...or perhaps hospitality, tourism, business or a mix of one or more of these fields? With the myriad of choices out there, it is very easy to get lost or sidetracked into choosing the wrong institution. After all, education is big business these days...and hotel school marketers will go to great lengths to paint a rosy picture of the...
The Labor Pains of Hotel Closings; Optimal Strategies for Full or Partial Hotel Closings / Marta Fernandez – JMBM / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Global Hospitality Advisor The Labor Pains of Hotel Closings . Optimal Strategies for Full or Partial Hotel Closings by Marta Fernandez, March 2006 Hotel closings are hitting record levels, but for all the right reasons! Unlike closings caused by the great real estate depression of the early 1990s, hotels are closing today for positive reasons: major rehab and construction projects, conversions to condo hotel or residential condos and expansion. Hotel developers and owners are finding that construction is often so extensive that it is advisable to close the hotel while the wo...
A Panel on Property Management Systems at the Strategic Conference on Hospitality Operations and Technology Focuses on Need For Better Training Option
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report A Panel on Property Management Systems at the Strategic Conference on Hospitality Operations and Technology Focuses on Need For Better Training Options, OTA/HTNG Interfaces and Better Support Dallas, Texas - March 10, 2006 - A panel on Property Management Systems was held at the Strategic Conference on Hospitality Operations and Technology (HOT) on March 9, 2006. Moderated by Jon Inge, President of Jon Inge & Associates, the panelists were Ric Patrick, Director of Property Management Systems of Cendant Corporation Hotel Group, David Barbieri, Vice President and Chief...
Building a Blog Strategy in Hospitality; Grow Customer Relationships and Direct Online Revenue / Jason Price and Max Starkov / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Building a Blog Strategy in Hospitality . Grow Customer Relationships and Direct Online Revenue By Jason Price and Max Starkov, March 2006 The ease and ubiquity of blogs and their application in hotel marketing deserves a closer look. Must we act on such bold statements as blogs are the future and a blog is a marketing must? Also, what are the implications for blogs in hospitality? Should creating a blog become part of your own hotel marketing mix? Does hospitality require a different blog strategy than in other verticals? Are there alternatives to blogs? Can a blog help you differe...
The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Report Profit before Non-operating Items Increased by 39% for Year Ending 2005; Peninsula Hotels are Either the Leade
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Report Profit before Non-operating Items Increased by 39% for Year Ending 2005 - Peninsula Hotels are Either the Leader or Amongst the Leaders in Room Rate and RevPAR In Their Respective Cities Financial Highlights Key Financial Results Profit before non-operating items increased by 39% to HK$688 million Profit attributable to shareholders of HK$2.7 billion, including revaluation surpluses Shareholders' funds increased by 21% to HK$14.9 billion (HK$10.51 per share) as at 31 December 2005. This figure is stated after application...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report An Estate in Vermont, a Former Tavern on Marthas Vineyard, An Old-world Florida Inn and an Art Deco Hotel in Milwaukee Added to Historic Hotels of America WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31, 2006National Trust Historic Hotels of America announces the addition of four new members. This selection brings the programs total membership to 211 hotels, representing 41 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The new member hotels offer travelers a diversity of locales from an estate in Vermont to a former tavern on Marthas Vineyard, Mass., to an old-world Florida inn and an ...
Hilton Family of Hotels Rolls Out Multiple Website Enhancements – New Portals and Search Specials; Enhancements to Brand Websites Empower Guests
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Family of Hotels Rolls Out Multiple Website Enhancements - - New Portals and Search Specials; Enhancements to Brand Websites Empower Guests to Research and Book Specialized Stays; Shop & Compare Prior to Booking a Reservation BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - March 7, 2006 -- In an effort to provide an easy and uniquely tailored booking experience for guests, the Hilton Family of Hotels, including Hilton, Conrad, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Grand Vacations Company, Homewood Suites by Hilton and The Waldorf=Astoria Collecti...
Hilton Hotels Corporation Distributes More than $3 million dollars to 4,800 Employees at 32 North American Properties for Achieving Annual Goals / Mar
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Hotels Corporation Distributes More than $3 million dollars to 4,800 Employees at 32 North American Properties for Achieving Annual Goals BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-- March 15, 2006-- Hilton Hotels Corporation, one of the world's leading hospitality companies, announced today that 4,800 team members at 32 of its North American properties will share in the company's annual "Go For The Green" Award. The payout for 2005 totaled more than $3 million dollars, the highest payout in program history. Each year the Hilton Family of Hotels owned and managed hotels set their annual goals based on the...
Joint Venture to Build 1,400 room Hilton Hotel in Orlando Near Orange County Convention Center / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Joint Venture to Build 1,400 room Hilton Hotel in Orlando Near Orange County Convention Center ORLANDO, Fla. - (March 23, 2006) - Hilton Hotels Corporation, Apollo Real Estate Advisors and Rida Development Corporation announced today that they have formed a joint venture to build the Hilton Orlando Convention Center. The 1,400-room hotel will fill a void in high-end hotel rooms near the Orange County Convention Center. Located on 26.4 acres just south of the convention center, the 18-story hotel will offer direct access to the North Concourse through a pedestrian sky bridge. Construction of t...
Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Hilton Hotels Planning a 1,200-room Hilton Hotel and a 300-room Conrad Hotel to the Cotai Strip in the People's Republi
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Hilton Hotels Planning a 1,200-room Hilton Hotel and a 300-room Conrad Hotel to the Cotai Strip in the People's Republic of China Special Administrative Region of Macau LAS VEGAS, March 14, 2006 - Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) and Hilton Hotels (NYSE: HLT) announced today the addition of plans for a 1,200-room Hilton Hotel and a 300-room Conrad Hotel to the Cotai Strip(TM) currently being developed by Las Vegas Sands in the People's Republic of China Special Administrative Region of Macao. The parties have entered into a non-binding letter of intent and expect to ...
Fully Restored, the Historic Fort Worth Hotel Reopens Today as Hilton Fort Worth / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Fully Restored, the Historic Fort Worth Hotel Reopens Today as Hilton Fort Worth FORT WORTH, Texas - March 27, 2006 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation announced today the opening of the 294-room Hilton Fort Worth, previously operated as a Radisson, following a $10.5 million renovation. Built in the 1920s and originally known as the Hotel Texas, this celebrated hotel has housed presidents, celebrities and many noteworthy Texans throughout the decades. Registered as a national historic landmark, the hotel required special care to preserve its original character while infusing it with the technolog...
Highland Hospitality Corporation Acquiring the 240-room Melrose Hotel, Washington, D.C. for $76 million, Approximately $316,700 per Key / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Highland Hospitality Corporation Acquiring the 240-room Melrose Hotel, Washington, D.C. for $76 million, Approximately $316,700 per Key MCLEAN, VA, March 8, 2006 - Highland Hospitality Corporation (NYSE:HIH), a lodging real estate investment trust, or REIT, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the 240-room Melrose Hotel located in Washington, D.C. for a purchase price of $76 million, plus customary closing costs, or approximately $316,700 per key. The company expects to close this transaction within the next ten days and has selected Crestline Hotels & ...
Gilles Hervieux Appointed General Manager for the InterContinental Montréal, Quebec / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Gilles Hervieux Appointed General Manager for the InterContinental Montréal, Quebec March 28, 2006 - With more than 30 years of experience in the business, Gilles began his hospitality career as a Management Trainee with the Royal Court Hotel in London, England. He joined InterContinental Hotels in 1977 at the InterContinental Paris and has held several Food & Beverage positions of increasing responsibility, in Dubai, UAE, the Philippines and Thailand. Gilles transferred to the United States in 1990 with Le Meridien Hotels as the Executive Assistant Manager at their Chicago property....
Marriott International, Inc. Receives the 2006 Ronald E. Harrison Award, from the International Franchise Association, for Significant Contributions
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott International, Inc. Receives the 2006 Ronald E. Harrison Award, from the International Franchise Association, for Significant Contributions to Minorities in Franchising WASHINGTON, D.C. March 16, 2006 Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) received the 2006 Ronald E. Harrison Award, by the International Franchise Association (IFA), for its significant contributions to minorities in franchising. We are honored to be recognized with the IFAs highest award, said Stephen P. Joyce, executive vice president of Owner and Franchise Services and North American full-servic...
Hard Rock International Inc. May Be Developing a $1 billion Casino Hotel in Atlantic City / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Suzette Parmley, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 31, 2006 - --Hard Rock International Inc. plans to develop a $1 billion casino hotel in Atlantic City, the 13th in the resort town, according to developers familiar with the deal. The Orlando, Fla., company is buying a 20-acre parcel in the city's South Inlet section next to the Showboat casino for $74 million, and it intends to develop a gambling hall with slot machines and table games, the developers said. The casino would also be n...
