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Shangri-La Hotel, Hangzhou Blazed Path for Joint Ventures; In 1985 It Was First Chinese Hotel Partly Owned and Managed by a Private Company / March
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Bob Quick, The Santa Fe New Mexican Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 26, 2006 - The Hangzhou Hotel, the first in China partly owned and managed by the growing Hong Kong-based Shangri-La chain, has been leading the way for a long time with information about running a joint venture in China. But first a little background. The eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou is a tourist destination with numerous hotels to accommodate visitors. The original Hangzhou Hotel, the city's largest and best, was built with Sovi...
Housed in a Newly Constructed Nine-story Building, Hersha Hospitality Opens 65 room Hampton Inn Manhattan/Seaport / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Housed in a Newly Constructed Nine-story Building, Hersha Hospitality Opens 65 room Hampton Inn Manhattan/Seaport NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., March 29, 2006Hersha Hospitality Management, a hotel management company of nationally franchised, midscale and upscale hotels in the eastern United States, today announced that it has opened the 65-room Hampton Inn Manhattan/Seaport-Financial District. Hersha Hospitality Management will operate the property on behalf of BCM Seaport, LLC. New York continues to be one of the hottest hotel markets in the nation, said Sal Shahriar, executive vice presi...
Hampton® on Pace to Open 90 – 100 Hotels in 2006; Western, Urban and International Development Lead Expansion Efforts / February 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hampton® on Pace to Open 90 - 100 Hotels in 2006; Western, Urban and International Development Lead Expansion Efforts MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 23, 2006Hampton, the national brand of more than 1,300 mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, today announced that it is on pace to open between 90 and 100 hotels during 2006 and possibly set a record for openings in 2007. Leading the expansion will be development in the western U.S., urban and international locations. Currently, Hampton expects to open its landmark 1,400th hotel during the 4th quarter of 20...
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January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hampton Inn Becomes 750th Hotel to Install M-Techs Preventive Maintenance Solution . North Carolina property is latest to reap the benefits of PMWorks, the first service designed specifically to help handle the day-to-day needs of hotel preventive maintenance MIAMI MARCH 30, 2006 The Hampton Inn-Jacksonville (N.C.) last month became the 750th lodging property to have M-Techs PMWorks preventive maintenance service installed as part of its overall property-management solution. PMWorks, powered by M-Techs award-winning HotSOS (Hotel Service Optimization System, pronounced hot sauc...
When John Q. Hammons Says He's Going to Build a Hotel, Experience Says You Can Expect It Will Happen / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Steve Lackmeyer, The Daily Oklahoman Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 7, 2006 - When John Q. Hammons speaks, you can't help but listen. The Springfield, Mo., hotel developer sounds like a billionaire. He looks like a billionaire. But he's of a different generation of billionaires -- one in which a man's word and handshake meant something -- and attorneys and accountants are an inconvenience at best. Hammons arrived in downtown Oklahoma City at a time when we weren't quite sure about our future. Residents had ...
John Q. Hammons to Develop 320 room Renaissance Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report John Q. Hammons to Develop 320 room Renaissance Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. and SPRINGFIELD, Mo. March 7, 2006 Mr. John Q. Hammons today announced his plans to develop a 10-story, 320-room Renaissance Hotel®, part of the Marriott brand, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Designed with a unique European flair that combines old world charm with refined amenities, the luxury hotel will provide 80,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 40,000-square-foot ballroom, with a majestic view of Pikes Peak. The hotel will be managed by Springfield, Mo.-based Joh...
The 352 room Casino Nova Scotia Hotel Branded The Halifax Marriott Harbourfront / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The 352 room Casino Nova Scotia Hotel Branded The Halifax Marriott Harbourfront TORONTO, ON March 13, 2006 Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) is pleased to announce that the first full-service Marriott hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront, is now open for business. Located at 1919 Upper Water Street West in Halifax, this six floor property features 352 guest rooms, 15 meeting rooms, two on-site restaurants and an on-site spa. The property is owned and operated by Westerkirk Harbourfront Limited Partnership. Were very excited to be a part of...
HVS/American Hospitality Management Company Takes Over As Asset Manager for the Fisher Island Club Hotel and Resort, Miami Beach, Florida / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report HVS/American Hospitality Management Company Takes Over As Asset Manager for the Fisher Island Club Hotel and Resort, Miami Beach, Florida Tiverton, RI March 21, 2006HVS/American Hospitality Management Company. has taken over the asset management of one of the nations most acclaimed resort hotels: the Fisher Island Club Hotel and Resort, selected by the Zagat Survey as Miamis Best Resort Hotel and by Condé Nast Travelers readers as one of Americas favorite exclusive destination properties. HVS/American Hospitality Management Company is a venture between hospitality consultancy ...
Hotel Technology Next Generation 2nd Annual Conference Draws 250 Hotel Technology Leaders; Six Individuals Win Leadership Awards / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Technology Next Generation 2nd Annual Conference Draws 250 Hotel Technology Leaders; Six Individuals Win Leadership Awards CHICAGO (March 16, 2006) 250 hotel technology leaders gathered in Dallas last week for the second annual conference of Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG). They celebrated the accomplishments of HTNGs workgroups, assessed its priorities for the coming year, and enjoyed the first in a series of Thought Leadership programs for hospitality technology. The record attendance included more than 100 C-level executives from both hotels and technology vendors...
Panel of CVB and Hotel Executives to Discuss Maximizing Relationships; Web-based Seminar Set for April 4, 2006 / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Panel of CVB and Hotel Executives to Discuss Maximizing Relationships; Web-based Seminar Set for April 4, 2006 HSMAI & Destination Marketing Association International Join Forces to Deliver Three Part Webinar Series on Partnering for Success MCLEAN, VA (March 30, 2006) The power of partnership will be the driving theme in a new webinar series created by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) and Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI). The three-part Partnering for Success series, created specifically for sales and m...
HSMAI Names the Frank W. Berkman Chapter Award Winners for 2005 / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report HSMAI Names the Frank W. Berkman Chapter Award Winners for 2005 MCLEAN, VA (March 27, 2006) Recognizing the Best-of-the-Best in chapter practices from 58 entries and 18 chapters, the 26th Annual Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Frank W. Berkman Chapter Awards Program was presented at the 2006 HSMAI Chapter Leadership Forum held in Orlando, FL. Chapter leaders from around the world including Singapore, Canada, Mexico and the U.S. were in attendance. This is the time we get to single out work that is outstanding, creative and noteworthy, while also ...
HFTP's Board of Directors Considering a HITEC Europe as Early as Februay 2007 / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report HFTP's Board of Directors Considering a HITEC Europe as Early as Februay 2007 Austin, Texas USA and Maastricht, the Netherlands; March 14, 2006 - Hospitality Finanacial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) announced today that it is in the later stages of due diligence research to determine the feasibility of producing a version of its Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC(R)) in Europe. The 35-year-old event is the largest hospitality technology conference and exposition in the world, and has traditionally been held in alternating, large cities throughout...
Holiday Inn Beaumont Plaza and Convention Center, Hit by Hurricane Rita 7 Months Ago, Re-opens Following $10 million in Renovations / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Holiday Inn Beaumont Plaza and Convention Center, Hit by Hurricane Rita 7 Months Ago, Re-opens Following $10 million in Renovations BEAUMONT, Texas, and SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - March 28, 2006 John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, LLC today announced that the Holiday Inn® Beaumont Plaza and Convention Center, which was hit by Hurricane Rita, has re-opened after undergoing $10 million in renovations. Along with its meeting space and convention center, 156 of the Holiday Inns 253 inviting guest rooms are open for business. The hotels restaurant, The Greenery, which serves Am...
GUESTROOM 2010 and HFTP Announce Printed Media Sponsors LODGING and Hospitality Upgrade / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report GUESTROOM 2010 and HFTP Announce Printed Media Sponsors LODGING and Hospitality Upgrade AUSTIN, TX; March 20, 2006 * Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) announces it has chosen two exclusive printed media sponsors for GUESTROOM 2010, LODGING magazine and Hospitality Upgrade magazine. "LODGING magazine is delighted to partner with HFTP in this original and innovative program," said LODGING Publisher Bob Ryan. "GUESTROOM 2010 goes straight to the heart of LODGING magazine's mission of providing hotel owners and operators with access to new and vital issues...
HFTP Seeks to Create a Strong European Presence / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report HFTP Seeks to Create a Strong European Presence AUSTIN, TEXAS; March 9, 2006 * Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) Executive Vice President and CEO, Frank Wolfe, CAE, spoke in Berlin Wednesday afternoon to a group of 35 senior chain executives and association CEOs. Wolfe discussed HFTPs partnership with the International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA), HFTP's mission, some of HFTPs members' most recent contributions to the industry, and the association's expansion initiatives at a joint meeting of IH&RA's Chains Council and National Association of Chief Execut...
UNITE HERE Local 11 Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Four Points Sheraton LAX; Union Alleges Hotel Management Used Coercion, Intimidation a
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report UNITE HERE Local 11 Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Four Points Sheraton LAX . Union Alleges Hotel Management Used Coercion, Intimidation and Harassment to Discourage Worker Organizing Efforts LOS ANGELES - March 21, 2006 -- Workers went public with a union organizing drive earlier this year at three hotels on Century Boulevard, including the Four Points Sheraton LAX. As part of this organizing campaign, community members have joined workers in marches and picket lines outside the hotel. UNITE HERE Local 11 alleges that in response to worker organizing efforts, the hotel is c...
Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated Enters into Alliance with IBS Group to Expand Its Ability to Offer Leading Demand ManagementSM Solutions for the
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated Enters into Alliance with IBS Group to Expand Its Ability to Offer Leading Demand ManagementSMSolutions for the Travel Industry Atlanta, Georgia, (February 22, 2006) Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated (HBSI), a leading provider of Demand ManagementSM technologies and services to the global travel industry, has announced an alliance with IBS Group (IBS), a leading information technology solutions provider to the global travel, transportation and logistics industries. This new alliance enables HBSI to considerably expand its IT and product development capab...
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January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Guang Dong Teem Holdings Limited Contracts with Sheraton to Manage a 450 room Hotel in Guangzhou, The Sheraton Guangzhou Hotel Part of the Mixed-use Complex Teem Plaza Development Singapore, 14 March 2006 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc (NYSE: HOT) and Guang Dong Teem Holdings Limited have announced an agreement whereby Starwood will manage the Sheraton Guangzhou Hotel in the Guangdong province of China. The newly built 450-room Sheraton Guangzhou Hotel is scheduled to open in late 2008. We are honored to partner with Guang Dong Teem Holdings Limited to establish Sherato...
Makar Properties Acquires the 238-Room Wyndham Orange County Hotel in Costa Mesa / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Makar Properties Acquires the 238-Room Wyndham Orange County Hotel in Costa Mesa COSTA MESA, Calif. (March 7, 2006) - Grubb & Ellis Company (OTC:GBEL), one of the leading providers of integrated real estate services, today announced that an affiliate of Makar Properties has purchased the 238-room Wyndham Orange County Hotel in Costa Mesa from an undisclosed seller. The hotel is centrally located at 3350 Avenue of the Arts in close proximity to South Coast Plaza, the Orange County Performing Arts Center, the many neighboring office buildings and John Wayne International Airport. The sale price w...
Greg Smith Appointed Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Greg Smith Appointed Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants San Francisco, March 7, 2006 Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is pleased to announce Greg Smith has joined the company as its new senior vice president of human resources. Smith has significant experience directing diverse teams of employees, spearheading innovative employee programs as well as developing a systematic approach to succession planning. His background is complimentary to Kimptons human resource needs fueled by the companys growth. One of the most exciting programs Sm...
Seattle Hotels Adopt EcoRooms from Green Suites International to Save Money, Help Protect Environment / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Seattle Hotels Adopt EcoRooms from Green Suites International to Save Money, Help Protect Environment Two Seattle hotels are the first in the region to implement Green Suites Internationals EcoRooms, which offer hotels a host of environmentally friendly products that save money and help protect the environment. SEATTLE March 21, 2006 - Two area hotels have been saving money and the environment, thanks to a host of environmentally enhanced products from Green Suites International, a California-based supplier of environmental products and programs to the lodging industry. Weve ...
Greektown Casino Considering a $200-million, 35-story Tower With a 400 room Hotel on Top of a 3,100-space Parking Garage in Downtown Detroit / March 2
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Greektown Casino plan puts hotel atop garage Approval from city needed to build $200-million tower March 24, 2006 - Greektown Casino, beset by delays and obstacles in starting on its permanent casino complex, has a new plan that would stack a hotel on top of a 3,100-space parking garage on the edge of Greektown. The casino hopes to gain approval from the City of Detroit for a $200-million, 33-to-35-story tower on the site of a municipal garage at St. Antoine and Monroe that it plans to purchas...
Increase Revenue, Reduce Costs; Go Green, and Market Your Commitment / John R Hendrie / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Increase Revenue, Reduce Costs . Go "Green", and Market Your Commitment by John R. Hendrie, March 2006 Tree Huggers, Hippies, woodchucks, back to earth, planet earth - the derogatory labeling is staggering. How about savvy, successful Hospitality business people? We can talk about diminishing natural resources and responsible stewardship of the environment. The Northeast has experienced warm winters, absence of snow, and acid rain. The world knows cruel weather and natural disasters. We can watch Detroit try to dig out of their automotive hole. We can bemoan the huge profits of ...
GoConcierge Helps Keep Guest Service on the Right Track at InterContinental The Barclay New York / March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report GoConcierge Helps Keep Guest Service on the Right Track at InterContinental The Barclay New York .. Historic Railroad Hotel Adds Efficiencies to Work Flow with Web-based Solution NEW YORKMarch 7, 2006InterContinental The Barclay New York, originally built by the New York Central Railroad, is moving full steam ahead with the streamlining of its guest service processes with the help of GoConcierge, the lodging industrys leading guest service operations solution. The hotel is the second InterContinental property to implement the system. The first was the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Fr...
