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Boyd Gaming Corp. Plans to Tear Down the Stardust Hotel and Casino to Make Way for a $4 billion Mega Complex; Will Include Four Hotels with 5,300 room
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Boyd Gaming Corp. Plans to Tear Down the Stardust Hotel and Casino to Make Way for a $4 billion Mega Complex - Will Include Four Hotels with 5,300 rooms, Convention Space Will Exceed One million Square Feet - Bob Boughner to Lead Experienced Development Team - LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2005 - Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) today announced that it will develop a multi-faceted, world-class resort complex on its 63-acre site on the Las Vegas Strip. The development, scheduled to open in early 2010, is expected to be among the most significant projects in Las Vegas' ongoing evolution, which ...
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January 30, 2006
Best Western International, The Worlds Largest Hotel Chain®, Selects EasyRMS as Its Preferred Revenue Management Vendor PHOENIX, 9th January 2006 - Best Western International, Inc. (BWI), The Worlds Largest Hotel Chain® announced today that they have entered into a Preferred Vendor agreement with EasyRMS, the leading provider of web based Revenue Management Solutions, and that they plan to promote the EzRMS Product Suite exclusively to their 4,100 + Best Western brand hotel portfolio. This agreement is currently the sole agreement that BWI has entered into for the provision of Revenue Management products and pr...
A Struggling City, East Palo Alto, and a Luxury Hotel, Four Seasons, Create the Perfect Match / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Kim Vo, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 29, 2006 - The new Four Seasons hotel in East Palo Alto opens Monday. Call to book a room or massage, and you might talk with Leo Kusuma. After you check in, bell staff -- wearing blue jackets and hats issued by Henrietta Walton -- will show you to your room, where Rodney Davis helped oversee the technology behind the telephone system, plasma television and WiFi Internet access. Kusuma, Walton and Davis all live in East Palo Alto, in keeping with ...
Hospitality Industry Top 10 Thoughts for 2006 / Ernst & Young / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Hospitality Industry Top 10 Thoughts for 2006 - Ernst & Young 1. CAPITAL MARKET ACTIVITY /Asset Class of Choice, Appetite for Hotels Remains High Favorable lodging industry fundamentals, a low interest rate environment, and attractive pricing among the publicly traded lodging stocks combined to create another exceptional year for the capital markets. While the year 2004 was characterized by increased IPOs, secondary offerings, and a considerable amount of mergers and acquisitions, activity in 2005 brought aggressive share buy-back programs among the large publicly traded com...
Joie de Vivre Hospitality Named E-Marketer of the Year by TravelCLICK and HSMAI at 49th Annual Adrian Awards, Charlotte St. Martin recognized as Indus
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Joie de Vivre Hospitality Named E-Marketer of the Year by TravelCLICK and HSMAI at 49th Annual Adrian Awards - Charlotte St. Martin recognized as Industry Achievement award recipient CHICAGO (January 31, 2006) TravelCLICK Inc., a leading provider of hotel business process management (BPM) solutions, in conjunction with the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), named Joie de Vivre Hospitality as the 2005 E-Marketer of the Year last night at the 49th Annual Adrian Awards Gala. Sponsored by TravelCLICK for four years, the E-Marketer of the Year Awards honor ho...
Newly Renovated Doubletree Beach Resort Tampa Bay / North Redington Beach Opens, Formerly a Hilton Hotel / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Newly Renovated Doubletree Beach Resort Tampa Bay / North Redington Beach Opens, Formerly a Hilton Hotel TAMPA, Fla. - Jan. 20, 2006--Doubletree(R) Hotels (NYSE:HLT) proudly announces the opening of the Doubletree Beach Resort Tampa Bay / North Redington Beach, representing the first resort this year to join the brand's portfolio of more than 150 fine properties across North America. Situated directly on the Gulf of Mexico, just 30 minutes from all airports, business districts and tourist attractions in the Greater Tampa / St. Petersburg / Clearwater area, the upscale, fu...
Millcraft Industries, Inc. Opens 2nd Hilton Branded Hotel In Pittsburgh – the 135 room Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh Airport / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Millcraft Industries, Inc. Opens 2nd Hilton Branded Hotel In Pittsburgh - the 135 room Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh Airport Award-Winning Jacksons Restaurant and Multi-Million Renovation Mark Return of Hotel as a Premier Community Gathering Place in Moon Township PITTSBURGH (January 19, 2005) Doubletree Hotels proudly announces the opening of the Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh Airport, representing the newest airport hotel addition to join the brands portfolio of more than 150 fine properties across North America. More than a year has been spent on transforming the former R...
Owned by Acorn Asset Managment, The Former Radisson Atlanta / Windy Hill Rebranded Doubletree / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Owned by Acorn Asset Managment, The Former Radisson Atlanta / Windy Hill Rebranded Doubletree ATLANTA (January 19, 2005) Doubletree Hotels has announced the debut of the Doubletree Hotel Atlanta Northwest - Marietta, representing the newest full-service addition to join the brands portfolio of more than 150 fine properties across North America. Located near the intersection of Interstates 75 & 285, the 223-room hotel is within 10 miles of all Greater Atlanta business centers, shopping districts and tourist attractions including the Georgia World Congress Center, World of ...
Driftwood Hospitality Management Reflags the Hyatt Regency Houston Airport as the Doubletree Hotel Houston Intercontinental Airport / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Driftwood Hospitality Management Reflags the Hyatt Regency Houston Airport as the Doubletree Hotel Houston Intercontinental Airport Jupiter, Florida (January 2, 2006) Driftwood Hospitality Management recently announced a franchise agreement with Hilton Hotels Corporation, the most recognized name in the global lodging industry. The Hyatt Regency Houston Airport property was officially reflagged a Doubletree Hotel on Thursday, November 17, 2005. Doubletree Hotel Houston Intercontinental Airport is located just one mile from the citys largest and most popular airport, George Bush Inter...
Formerly a Holiday Inn, the 347-room Doubletree Hotel Dearborn Completes Multi-Million-Dollar Enhancement Project / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Formerly a Holiday Inn, the 347-room Doubletree Hotel Dearborn Completes Multi-Million-Dollar Enhancement Project DETROIT (January 19, 2005) Doubletree Hotels proudly announces the opening of the Doubletree Hotel Dearborn, representing the latest full-service addition to join the brands portfolio of more than 150 fine properties across North America. Located halfway between downtown Detroit and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, and across from Ford World Headquarters, the Doubletree Hotel Dearborn offers easy access to all of the Motor City's major attractions...
Hotel Online News – Email Archive – Day by Day / January – March 2006...
January 30, 2006
Day by Day Index October - December 2005 Links to archives Top 25 Articles - March 2006 General Manager of the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel Arrested; Refused to Provide Police with List of All Hotel Guest Names and Addresses All The Hotel Guest Wanted Was a Burger and a Beer -- or Six -- at the Clarion Hotel in Irving, Texas; What Happened Next Surprised Him Benchmark's Top Ten Hospitality Trends For 2006 The USA's Largest Hotel Union Targeting Hilton Hotels in New York City for a Major Labor Battle Global Update: Whos Where and Doing What March 2006 Hotel Spas as Independent Profit Cente...
Don Robinson, Former Managing Director of Hong Kong Disneyland, Appointed President of Baha Mar, the Planned Resort Metropolis in The Bahamas / Januar
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Don Robinson, Former Managing Director of Hong Kong Disneyland, Appointed President of Baha Mar, the Planned Resort Metropolis in The Bahamas NASSAU, The Bahamas - Jan. 9, 2006 -- Don C. Robinson, a 34-year career veteran of The Walt Disney Company, has been appointed president of Baha Mar Resorts Ltd., effective February 1, 2006. The announcement was made today by Sarkis Izmirlian, CEO, Baha Mar Resorts. "As Baha Mar has evolved from its acquisition, finance and planning stages to a full-fledged hotel and resort operator and developer, we are carefully seeking the industry's leading individ...
Plans to Build a 528-room, $125 million Hotel at Denver International Airport Could be Resurrected / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Julie Dunn, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 12, 2006 - Long-delayed plans to build a 528-room, $125 million hotel at Denver International Airport could be resurrected as early as this spring, according to Stan Koniz, the airport's chief financial officer. The hotel project was shelved in early 2003 due to the financial turmoil at United Airlines and the economic downturn. Now that United plans to exit bankruptcy early next month and the local economy is rebounding, it's time to revisit the idea, Koniz ...
Donald Drnek Named Executive Chef for the Swissôtel The Drake, New York / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Donald Drnek Named Executive Chef for the Swissôtel The Drake, New York New York January 27, 2006 Swissôtel The Drake, New York announces Donald Drnek as Executive Chef for the 495 room luxury hotel located at 440 Park Avenue. We are delighted to welcome Chef Drnek to Swissôtel The Drake, New York with his invaluable experience and culinary expertise and we look forward to building on existing strengths already in place in the catering department, said David Gibbons, General Manager. Chef Drnek, a New York native, joins Swissôtel The Drake, New York with more than 20 years o...
Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc. Acquiring the Four Seasons Washington, D.C. for $168.9 million / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc. Acquiring the Four Seasons Washington, D.C. for $168.9 million CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2006 - Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc. (NYSE: SLH), which operates as Strategic Hotels & Resorts, today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the Four Seasons Washington, D.C. hotel from an entity controlled by the Louis Dreyfus Property Group for a purchase price of $168.9 million. The acquisition, which is expected to close during the first quarter 2006, remains subject to customary closing conditions. The 211-room luxury hotel is located in Georgetown, just ...
Qualified Developer sought for Condo Hotel in San Luis Obispo Area / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Qualified Developer Sought for Condo Hotel in San Luis Obispo Area January 30, 2006 - We are looking for a qualified developer to build, sell and then operate an 81 unit condo-hotel with up to 145 keys. The general plan amendment, development and tentative tract map have all been approved. There are approximately ten acres where the condo-hotel units including a restaurant, spa, reception area, back office space and meeting rooms will be located. Additional amenities that provide overflow possibilities include two existing buildings, totaling 10,000 square feet, on a nearby five acre lake-fr...
Northstar Hotels Group, Inc. Rebrands the Former Hilton Southbury to Crowne Plaza, in Southbury, Connecticut / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Northstar Hotels Group, Inc. Rebrands the Former Hilton Southbury to Crowne Plaza, in Southbury, Connecticut ATLANTA (Jan. 20, 2006) - InterContinental Hotels Group announced today the opening of its latest Crowne Plaza hotel in Southbury, Conn. The Crowne Plaza Southbury, which is owned by Northstar Hotels Group, Inc., and managed by Northstar Southbury Management, Inc., under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group is located at 1284 Strongtown Rd., Southbury, Conn., 06488. Telephone: (203) 598-7600; Facsimile: (203) 598-0492. The hote...
The Crowne Plaza Hotel de Mexico,Owned and Managed by Comercial Hotelera Mexicana, Opens Adjacent to the Mexico City World Trade Center Conference Cen
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Crowne Plaza Hotel de Mexico,Owned and Managed by Comercial Hotelera Mexicana, Opens Adjacent to the Mexico City World Trade Center Conference Center ATLANTA (Jan. 26, 2006) - InterContinental Hotels Group, the largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced today the addition of its newest 310-room Crowne Plaza hotel in Mexico City. The Crowne Plaza Hotel de Mexico, which is owned and managed by Comercial Hotelera Mexicana, under a license agreement with a company in the InterContinental Hotels Group, is located at Dakota 95, Col. Napoles, C.P., 03810, Mexico Ci...
InterContinental Hotels Group Concerned about Alleged Activities on Dec. 31, 2005 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel-Airport in Orlando / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive InterContinental Hotels Group Concerned about Alleged Activities on Dec. 31, 2005 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel-Airport in Orlando By Christopher Sherman, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan 3, 2006 - Exposed breasts and diamond-studded thongs displayed in public areas of their hotels are not condoned by the corporate owner of the Crowne Plaza Hotel brand. InterContinental Hotels Group "is extremely concerned about the alleged activities on Dec. 31, 2005," the international hotelier said in a prepared statement Tuesday. Parents, in Central Flori...
The 272-room Melbourne-Oceanfront Crowne Plaza in Florida, Opens Following a 15-month Renovation and Conversion from the Holiday Inn Brand / January 2
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The 272-room Melbourne-Oceanfront Crowne Plaza in Florida, Opens Following a 15-month Renovation and Conversion from the Holiday Inn Brand ATLANTA, Ga., January 25, 2006 Lodgian, Inc. (AMEX: LGN), one of the nations largest independent owners and operators of full-service hotels, today announced the opening of the 272-room Melbourne-Oceanfront Crowne Plaza in Florida, following completion of a 15-month renovation and conversion from the Holiday Inn brand. The hotel had been closed due to severe damage sustained during the 2004 hurricanes that struck Florida. The hot...
Barry Sternlicht's Privately Held Starwood Capital Group Planning a Luxury Hotel Brand Called the Crillon; The Crillon's Flagship is the Hot
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Barry Sternlicht's Privately Held Starwood Capital Group Planning a Luxury Hotel Brand Called the Crillon; The Crillon's Flagship is the Hotel de Crillon in Paris GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 23, 2006 - Starwood Capital Group today announced plans to launch a new international luxury brand called the Crillon through its Societe du Louvre affiliate. The company will develop European-style Crillon hotels and serviced residences in major destinations throughout the world. The Crillon's flagship is the Hotel de Crillon in Paris, located on Place de la Concorde and one of only six Palace hotels (six-st...
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Corporate Headquarters to Relocate to Creve Coeur, Missouri; Moving 150 Corporate Positions at an estimated Cost of Approx
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. Corporate Headquarters to Relocate to Creve Coeur, Missouri; Moving 150 Corporate Positions at an Estimated Cost of Approximately $10 million BILOXI, Miss., Jan. 29, 2006 - Isle of Capri Casino, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISLE - News) announced today that the company will relocate its corporate headquarters to the St. Louis County municipality of Creve Coeur while maintaining a regional presence in Biloxi, Miss. The Company plans to relocate approximately 150 corporate positions at an estimated cost of approximately $10 million over the next eight months. The relocation process...
Crestline Hotels & Resorts Restructures and Adds Four New Executive Management Positions / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Crestline Hotels & Resorts Restructures and Adds Four New Executive Management Positions January 13, 2006 - Dave Durbin, President and CEO of Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc., today announced that the Company is gearing up for continued growth in 2006 with the restructuring and addition of four new executive management positions. Crestline presently manages 39 hotels and resorts in 11 states and the District of Columbia, including nearly 9,000 guest rooms. During the past 16 months the Company has added 16 properties to its managed portfolio including three newly built properties. ...
Costa Bonita Resort in Culebra, Puerto Rico Brings on Key Management Group for Operations and Brand Development / January 2006...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Costa Bonita Resort in Culebra, Puerto Rico Brings on Key Management Group for Operations and Brand Development CULEBRA, PUERTO RICO (Jan. 24, 2006) Costa Bonita Resort, located at Ensenada Honda in Culebra, Puerto Rico, has recently contracted New Jersey-based Key Management Group (KMG) to handle the $45 million propertys operations. With combined experience in hotel operation and vanguard marketing strategies, Key Management Group will develop the Costa Bonita brand and lead the newly-renovated property to greater profitability. Albert Laclé, CEO of Key Management Group...
