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La Quinta Corporation Appoints Wayne B. Goldberg President and Chief Executive Officer and Alan L. Tallis to President and Chief Development Officer
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report La Quinta Corporation Appoints Wayne B. Goldberg President and Chief Executive Officer and Alan L. Tallis to President and Chief Development Officer Hotel Company Plans Major Capital Investment and Aggressive Growth DALLAS (Jan. 25, 2006) La Quinta announced that Wayne B. Goldberg has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and Alan L. Tallis has been appointed President and Chief Development Officer to lead the company following the close of the acquisition by affiliates of The Blackstone Group on January 25, 2006. Mr. Goldberg will direct the company...
Visual One Selected for Nunsmere Hall, Cheshire / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Visual One Selected for Nunsmere Hall, Cheshire 25th January 2006 - Visual One Systems are delighted to announce that Nunsmere Hall and Restaurant, near Chester, have placed an order for their integrated Front Office, Sales Ledger, Point of Sale, Sales & Catering and Web Bookings. Malcolm McHardy, Director, commented, After an extensive review process we believe that Visual One has the expertise to assist Nunsmere Hall with our ongoing business developments. The selection of Visual One is key to our future plans for expanding Nunsmere Hall and with Visual Ones extensive product range, ...
Villager Franchise Systems Gets Court Order for Former Villager Inn Franchisee to Pay $167,000 / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Al Greenwood, The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 31, 2006 - FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- A Superior Court judge ordered on Monday the owner of the Regency Inn to pay his former franchiser $167,000. The owner, Subodh Thakur, said he will talk with lawyers to determine how he should respond to the order. The Regency Inn is at 521 Ramsey St. It was once the Villager Lodge, a franchise of Villager Franchise Systems. The Villager brand has since merged with the Knights Inn. Thakur's ...
Ventana Hotels & Resorts Selected to Manage The Villa Capri, Miami Beach / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Ventana Hotels & Resorts Selected to Manage The Villa Capri, Miami Beach Scottsdale, AZ, January 25, 2006 - Ventana Hotels & Resorts, a leader in the deployment of entrepreneurial management practices throughout the hospitality industry, proudly announces its management role at The Villa Capri (www.caprimiami.com), located in Miami's famed South Beach district. The Villa Capri joins Ventana's portfolio of boutique and iconic hotels, including other properties in the same market: The Blue Moon, Winterhaven and Essex House. "Ventana welcomes this strategic partnership with Villa C...
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January 30, 2006
Carol Verret Consulting and Training Consulting Training Seminars . . .. Sales and Revenue Management Web Casts We Heard You! January 10th, 2006 Carol Verret Consulting & Training is pleased to announce that beginning January 30, we will be offering web casts in the areas of sales and revenue management. Web casts is the second most popular page on our web site the market is telling us there is a need that can be filled by offering the Training Bytes series in the areas of revenue management and sales, says Carol Verret. I receive emails from across the US and the world looking for trainin...
Victor Lopez Promoted to Senior Vice President of Development for Hyatt Corporation / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Victor Lopez Promoted to Senior Vice President of Development for Hyatt Corporation CORAL GABLES, FL (January 17, 2006)- Victor Lopez has been promoted to senior vice president of development for Hyatt Corporation. In his new role, Mr. Lopez will focus on international acquisition and development primarily in Latin America and Caribbean. He will report to Michael Shindler, senior vice president, development for Hyatt International. Most recently, Mr. Lopez as senior vice President, field operations for Hyatt Hotels Corporation. In this capacity, he directed the operations of 23 proper...
Are Oregon Truffles Better than Europe's? / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Leslie Cole, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24, 2006 - That faint rumble you hear through the rain? It's the buzz that's building about Oregon truffles. And please, we're not talking about chocolate. Local chefs, even those weaned on truffles from France and Italy, are embracing our knobby native underground fungi, lacing their risottos and reduction sauces with their heady perfume. Commercial pickers and starry-eyed amateur mycologists scour forests from the Cascades to the coas...
Online Lodging Reviewer, TripAdvisor, Ranks Top 10 Bargain Hotels in the World / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Online Lodging Reviewer, TripAdvisor, Ranks Top 10 Bargain Hotels in the World January 18, 2006 - TripAdvisor today announced its 2005 Travelers' Choice award winners. Unlike any other hotel awards programs that survey perhaps thousands of people, TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice winners are uniquely "selected" by the millions of travelers from around the world who provide their real and unbiased reviews or opinions about hotels on tripadvisor.com(TM) and across the web. The 2005 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice awards recognized the best hotels in the following categories: Best Lu...
TravelCLICK Launches International Call Center Supporting iHotelier CRS Customers Worldwide / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report TravelCLICK Launches International Call Center Supporting iHotelier CRS Customers Worldwide - International call operators provide multilingual and cross-culture hotel reservations handling with focus on customer satisfaction and conversion CHICAGO (January 11, 2006) TravelCLICK Inc., a leading provider of hotel business process management (BPM) solutions, announced today the expansion of its call handling solution for customers of the iHotelier Central Reservation System (CRS) to include multilingual agents throughout the world. Through partnerships with industry leading call center ...
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January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Irelands Carton House Selects TravelCLICK for Central Reservation System Solution iHotelier provides a robust distribution and marketing platform to drive reservations for internationally ranked golf course and resort . CHICAGO (January 4, 2006) TravelCLICK Inc., a leading provider of hotel business process management (BPM) solutions, announced today that Carton House, a 160-room luxury resort recognized for its internationally ranked golf courses, has selected the TravelCLICK iHotelier Central Reservation System (CRS) for website reservations and GDS connectivity as it opens its door...
Toyoko Inn Co., a Japanese Hotel Chain, Admits to Removal of Some Mandatory Parking for the Disabled; President of Company Pledges Rebuilding the Mo
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27, 2006 - TOKYO - Business hotel chain Toyoko Inn Co. on Friday admitted to allegations that two of its hotels in Yokohama removed mandatory parking facilities for the disabled after the hotels had passed inspection. Toyoko Inn President Norimasa Nishida told a press conference, convened hastily following the Asahi Shimbun's report on the matter, that he knew the move violated the law. One of the hotels, a 10-story, 133-room hotel in Naka Ward in ...
Tokyo's Big Three – , the Imperial Hotel, Hotel New Otani and Hotel Okura Largely Unaffected by Many Luxury Foreign Hotels Opening / Janu
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Akiko Kondo, Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1, 2006 - TOKYO -- A tourist or a business person visiting Tokyo may be surprised to see so many luxurious foreign hotels springing up in the heart of Japan's busiest city. Hong Kong-based Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group International Ltd. opened a new luxury hotel in a redeveloped area of Nihombashi, Chuo Ward, in December. This came after Hilton Hotels Corp.'s high-end brand Conrad Hotel made a flashy debut this summer in the newly developed...
Three Oaks Hospitality Signs Exclusive Deal with PUNTACANA Resort & Club to Create Private Club / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Three Oaks Hospitality Signs Exclusive Deal with PUNTACANA Resort & Club to Create Private Club BOCA RATON, FLA, January 2, 2006 PUNTACANA Resort & Club, located in the Dominican Republic has retained Three Oaks Hospitality based in Boca Raton, Florida to market and develop a private members club at the resort. The private club launch will coincide with the introduction of Corales, the exclusive residential area, located within the PUNTACANA resort community. Corales is a small enclave, home to international personalities like Oscar De La Renta, Julio Iglesias and Mikhail Baryshnikov, as w...
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January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Some Hoteliers Still Dont Recognize the Benefits Derived from Third-party Listings; Shame, Shame, Shame on You! By: Neil Salerno January 2006 Every now and then, I read an article that really gets my blood boiling. Recently, I came across one such article; it implied that there are some hotels and airlines that are discriminating between direct-booked guests versus those coming through a commissioned third-party. If there is even a modicum of truth to this, I can honestly say that now, Ive seen and heard it all. Wasnt it bad enough when the franchises woke-up from their deep...
Texas A&M University's Memorial Student Center Hotel Expecting Sweeping Changes / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Josh Baugh, The Eagle, Bryan, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27, 2006 - The future of the Memorial Student Center hotel is uncertain, though Texas A&M University and system leaders agree that sweeping changes must be made. University President Robert Gates proposed to the A&M system's board of regents Thursday that only the facility's six suites be kept functioning. The six deluxe rooms and 34 standard rooms should be converted to student meeting space to address the shortage of places student organizations c...
Tecton's Desires Hotel Portfolio Grows to Eight Properties in 2005 / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Tecton's Desires Hotel Portfolio Grows to Eight Properties in 2005 MIAMI, Jan. 23, 2006 Desires Hotels, the boutique division of Tecton Hospitality, today announced it has doubled in size in 2005. Desires Hotels was launched in January 2005 to provide boutique hotel owners with successful operational and financial management, sales and marketing and human resources services while maintaining their assets unique identities. To date, Desires has grown from four boutique properties to eight priorities. The additions included: the 40-room Hotel Astor, the 87-room condo hotel The Stran...
PKF Consulting Launches Golf & Resort Group; Tim Wyman Named Director to Head New Division / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report PKF Consulting Launches Golf & Resort Group; Tim Wyman Named Director to Head New Division DALLAS, Tex., January 3, 2006 Officials of PKF Consulting, a consulting and real estate firm specializing in the hospitality industry, today announced that it has launched a new Golf & Resort Group to provide consulting and planning services to these two unique hospitality segments. The company also announced that it has named Tim Wyman as director of the new division. As has been well publicized, the golf industry has experienced dramatic shifts for the past 10 to 15 years, sai...
Thomas J. Mathes, GM, Hotel Burnham, Elected to the Board of Directors of the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Thomas J. Mathes, GM, Hotel Burnham, Elected to the Board of Directors of the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association CHICAGO (Jan. 10, 2006) Thomas J. Mathes, general manager of the award-winning Hotel Burnham, has been elected to the board of directors of the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association. He joins fellow industry executives in helping guide the overall mission and direction of the association. Mathes brings to the board years of luxury hospitality industry experience. Prior to becoming the Hotel Burnhams general manager, he held senior management positions the 483...
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January 30, 2006
RSBA & Associates Hospitality Consulting Services 400 Spear Street, Suite 106 San Francisco, CA 94105 Email: rickswig@rsbaswig.com Web site: http://www.rsbaswig.com Email: rickswig@rsbaswig.com Web site: http://www.rsbaswig.com In Todays Hotel Acquisition Market, How Much Do Cap Rates Matter? - When this year comes to an end, there will be a lot of post-game analysis on what buyers over- or under-paid for various hotel assets. . by Rick Swig, January 2006 There has been much discussion over cap rates and if they make sense. Whether a cap rate for an asset was 5%, 8%, 10% or 12% may be less important ...
The Lodging Development Pipeline is Rapidly Accelerating; Construction Pipeline Grows to 3,067 Projects Having 415,977 rooms / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Lodging Development Pipeline is Rapidly Accelerating; Construction Pipeline Grows to 3,067 Projects Having 415,977 rooms LE Increases its Supply Side Forecast for '06 and '07 Once Again PORTSMOUTH, NH January 23, 2006 - Lodging Econometrics (LE) in its 2006 report to the Lodging Industry, reported that the Construction Pipeline has grown to 3,067 projects having 415,977 rooms. Patrick Ford, President, said, Its the highest Pipeline total since 2000 and is growing at a rapid pace as 553 New Projects with 71,177 rooms were announced into the Pipeline in 4Q05, ...
Creating Results: Strategy vs. Knee-Jerk Reactions / Brenda Fields / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Creating Results: Strategy vs. Knee-Jerk Reactions by Brenda Fields, January 9, 2006 Who would not agree that a well thought out and well executed strategic plan is the basis for ensuring the best results? But how many times do we go off course when the results arent there or when the results arent there when we expect them? And how many times do we take short cuts in the planning process and are disappointed in the results? All of the planning goes out the window and we seize on any idea that may generate business. We look for that quick fix and more often than not, go deeper into...
Stefanie Smith Named Corporate Food and Beverage Director for Singh Hotels & Resorts / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Stefanie Smith Named Corporate Food and Beverage Director for Singh Hotels & Resorts MARATHON, Florida Keys (January 16, 2006) Stefanie Smith, whose professional catering and planning experience includes lavish events for the past three United States Presidents, Heads of State, Dignitaries and Houstons Social Elite has been named Corporate Food and Beverage Director for Singh Hotels & Resorts, a new family of signature resort residences with ownership privileges in the Florida Keys. Smith will manage catering and food & beverage operations at the growing number of Singh properties, in...
Hospitality Management Corporation Opens $8.5million Staybridge Suites in Brownsville, Texas / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hospitality Management Corporation Opens $8.5 million Staybridge Suites in Brownsville, Texas Dallas, TX, December 28, 2005: Hospitality Management Corporation (HMC) is pleased to announce the successful opening of the new Staybridge Suites in Brownsville, Texas, on November 14, 2005. The new extended-stay property features 99 spacious suites with full kitchens. Amenities include high-speed internet access, outdoor pool, jacuzzi, sport court, fitness center, and business center. The General Manager of the new hotel is Edgar Bernal, Connie Hensley is the Director of Sales and Mark...
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January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Tharaldson Communications Inc. Is StayOnline's First Premier Solutions Partner - Tharaldson to Provide StayOnlines Managed Network Services to Current and Future Customers Atlanta January 9, 2006 -- Two of the nations leaders in hospitality communications are joining forces in a unique partnership. Tharaldson Communications Inc. (TCI), a premier provider of telecommunication services to hotels and resorts, announces its collaboration with StayOnline, the leader in the wireless high-speed Internet access (HSIA) space in hospitality. As of January 1, Tharaldson is the first StayOnline...
