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January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Five Major Innovations for Your Hotels Performance . Technology Innovations Designed to Positively Impact Your Hotels Bottom Line By Tim Henthorn, February 2006 Over the last 10 to 15 years, technology has changed dramatically in the hotel industry. Lets take a closer look at five different innovations and their impact on hospitality. These five innovations offer solutions that leverage the power of the Internet and software technologies. They also create opportunities for new revenue, reduced costs, improved productivity, heightened guest service, and a more holis...
For Barden Nevada Gaming, the 638-room Fitzgeralds in Downtown Las Vegas has Brought Good Fortune / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Robisondby Jennifer Robison, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 24, 2006 - Signs in the parking garage at Fitzgeralds in downtown Las Vegas exhort customers to "have a lucky day." For Barden Nevada Gaming, the 638-room hotel-casino has certainly brought good fortune. Barden Nevada, a subsidiary of Detroit-based Barden Cos., has invested "millions" in upgrading Fitzgeralds since it bought the property in 2002, said Fitzgeralds Vice President and General Manager Mike Darley. Among the imp...
Moroccan/Kuwaiti Development Company CMKD and Golden Tulip Enter into Management Agreement for the Five Farah Hotels in the Kingdom of Morocco / Febr
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Moroccan/Kuwaiti Development Company CMKD and Golden Tulip Enter into Management Agreement for the Five Farah Hotels in the Kingdom of Morocco Amersfoort (NL)/Lausanne (CH), 28th of February 2006 Golden Tulip Hospitality announces its expansion into the Kingdom of Morocco through the signing of a hotel management agreement for the five existing Farah Hotels. The Superior First Class and Luxury hotels are all located in strategic Moroccan destinations and have all been under operation by parent CMKD for the last 5 years. The hotels, which all will become Golden Tulip branded hotels effectiv...
Frank Scott Dies 78; Las Vegas Mover and Shaker, a Founder of the Plaza Hotel & Casino / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jennifer Robison, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25, 2006 - Frank Scott, a founder of the Plaza Hotel and Casino and a longtime local banker, died Wednesday. He was 85. Scott's protean business interests ranged from Tonopah's Mizpah Hotel -- which he bought, restored and sold in the 1970s -- to efforts to develop a magnetic-levitation train that would connect the Strip and downtown Las Vegas. "He was an active guy. He was one of the leading citizens of Las Vegas," said Sen. Bill Rag...
Prior to Acquisition by Kingdom Hotels and Colony Capital, Fairmont Reports 2005 Year End Net income of $167.5 million Compared to the Prior Year'
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Prior to Acquisition by Kingdom Hotels and Colony Capital, Fairmont Reports 2005 Year End Net income of $167.5 million Compared to the Prior Year's Net Income of $155.8 million TORONTO, Feb. 24, 2006 - Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. ("FHR" or the "Company") (TSX/NYSE: FHR) today announced its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2005. These financial results have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. All amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars. Fourth Quarter 2005 Highlights - Diluted income per share...
Federico Echaiz Named Resort Manager of Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Federico Echaiz Named Resort Manager of Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort LOS CABOS, Mexico, February 8, 2006 - Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort has named Federico Echaiz the resort manager of the internationally renowned property, announced Managing Director Andres Araya. Mr. Echaiz comes to Las Ventanas with more than two decades of experience at luxury hotels and resorts in countries around the world. Most recently, he was the executive assistant manager in charge of food and beverage at The Ritz-Carlton Santiago, Chile. "With his extensive international...
FelCor, Owner of 117 Hotels, Takes a 4th Qtr Charge of $263.1 million for Hotel Portfolio Repositioning and Amendments of it's Agreement with Int
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report FelCor, Owner of 117 Hotels, Takes a 4th Qtr Charge of $263.1 million for Hotel Portfolio Repositioning and Amendments of it's Agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group; . Net Loss For Fiscal Year 2005 $297.5 million Compared to 2004 Net Loss of $135.3 million IRVING, Texas, Feb. 7, 2006 - FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE: FCH), one of the nation's largest hotel real estate investment trusts (REITs), today reported operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. Fourth Quarter Results: Revenue Per Available Room ("RevPAR") increased 16.2 percent, c...
Intercontinental, Club Med, Hilton, Starwood and More Debate the Latest Sales and Marketing Strategies / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Intercontinental, Club Med, Hilton, Starwood and More Debate the Latest Sales and Marketing Strategies On 3-4th May, 2006 at the Venetian in Las Vegas EyeforTravel will be holding its annual Sales and Marketing in Travel 2006 conference. This hard hitting event will address the issues that are critical to any sales or marketing professional: getting the right marketing mix, email marketing, content, comparison shopping, CRM and destination marketing are all on the agenda. This two day conference and exhibition will bring together sales an...
Marriott ExecuStay Adds Luxury Bedding, Creates New Tag Line Live Like a Local / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott ExecuStay Adds Luxury Bedding, Creates New Tag Line "Live Like a Local" WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2006 - Marriott ExecuStay, the temporary- housing brand of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR - News), is inviting guests coast-to-coast to experience its new ELITE DREAMER(TM) luxury bedding collection and several personalized touches that help them make their temporary communities their own. "Our guests today, especially those on temporary assignment who find themselves living in a city for a few months or more, want the same tangible and intangible things they find in their own homes...
Established in 1993 as Marriott Video Conferencing Network, Marriotts Event Management, Satellite Broadcasting and Production Services Evolves into Ev
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Established in 1993 as Marriott Video Conferencing Network, Marriott"s Event Management, Satellite Broadcasting and Production Services Evolves into Eventcom International by Marriott ROSEMONT, Ill., Feb. 13, 2006 - Eventcom International by Marriott, formerly EventCom Technologies®, is reinventing itself with a new look, a new name and new goals to reach meeting planners across the globe. Eventcom International offers hands-on event management, high-tech satellite broadcasting, staging, and production services. By introducing a new look and brand image, the company hopes to better communi...
The Top 10 Hotel Chains and the Top 10 Hotel Brands in the European Union / MKG Consulting / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Top 10 Hotel Chains and the Top 10 Hotel Brands in the European Union Paris, 6th February 2006 Hotel chains are waging a fierce war behind accor, the french leader unchallenged in europe Investment funds get in the game with considerable resources. Five chains post an annual growth rate of more than 4 000 rooms. With more than 4 000 additional rooms in 2005, the French giant Accor remains the leader of the European hotel industry. With the take over of Meridien, Starwood Hotels & Resorts joins the Top 10 of European Union hotel chains. In preview of the detailed result...
Proposed 196-room Hotel and 127-unit Condominium in Downtown Escondido, California Faces Building Height and Parking Concerns / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Quinn Eastman, North County Times, Escondido, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 23, 2006 - ESCONDIDO ---- The developer of a hotel and condominium complex proposed for downtown Escondido faced some of the project's critics at the city's public library Wednesday morning. Speaking to a crowd of about 50 people, La Jolla-based developer Craig Clark presented the latest designs for his proposed Marriott hotel that would be built between City Hall and the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. The project also i...
Embassy Suites Hotels Recognizes Top Hotels of 2005; Peter Steketee, GM of the Embassy Suites Hotel – Tampa, Named General Manager of Year / Feb
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Embassy Suites Hotels Recognizes Top Hotels of 2005 - Peter Steketee, GM of the Embassy Suites Hotel - Tampa, Named General Manager of Year MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Feb. 22, 2006 -- Embassy Suites Hotels recognized its top hotels during an awards ceremony at the brand's annual General Manager and Directors of Sales conference, held in Austin, Texas, February 18-22. More than 40 awards were presented to hotels chosen from the brand's portfolio of more than 180 hotels throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and South America. Each honored hotel received a trophy, monetary prize and individua...
January 30, 2006
Managing Online Wholesalers Just Got EZer February, 2006 - EZ YIELD.com, the original inventor of online travel website extranet automation (Channel Management), announces the release of S.P.I.D.E.R. V2 software. This state-of-the art version of EZ Yield boasts unparalleled features and benefits never before seen in the industry. For the first time, EZ Yield.com clients can self-customize settings to allow yielding the way they want. Within this new software lies the most innovative improvement, Sessionized Yielding. By allowing an hotelier the option to load information into the system, then storing that inform...
Driftwood Hospitality Adds their 21st Property to EZ Yield.com / March 2006
January 30, 2006
Driftwood Hospitality Adds their 21st Property to EZ Yield.com Orlando FL, March 8, 2006 - Driftwood Hospitality has added its 21st property to the EZ Yield.com system today. EZ Yield has been helping Driftwood tackle the management of Online Travel Wholesalers for over two years and is excited to announce this addition to its customer base. From my first exposure to EZ Yield, I was impressed by the enthusiasm of its sales force and the companys willingness to grow with the help of customers. They have proven that multiple times, by taking feedback and enhancing their product. EZYield turns yielding third party ...
EZ Yield.com Public Apology to the Hotel Industry / February 2006
January 30, 2006
EZ Yield.com Public Apology to the Hotel Industry February 27, 2006 To all Revenue Managers and Hoteliers, EZ Yield.com would like to apologize publicly for changing the way you do business. Our developers did not realize that our V2 Channel Management software would affect you in such a way. Who knew that some hoteliers enjoyed data entry and markup calculations when dealing with their Online Wholesalers, and these same hoteliers would be wildly upset about a software that would stop them from having to endure hours upon hours of tedious, unnecessary, and seemingly endless data entry? When developing our revolutiona...
Choice Hotels Hires Elaine Clancy Vice President, Corporate and Real Estate Development / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Hotels Hires Elaine Clancy Vice President, Corporate and Real Estate Development SILVER SPRING, Md. (February 8, 2006) Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) today announced that it has hired Elaine Clancy as vice president, corporate and real estate development. In this new position, Clancy will identify and assess development opportunities in key markets for Choice's hotel brands, with an emphasis on evaluating and recommending investment strategies for the companys new, select-service upscale brand, Cambria Suites. In addition, Clancy will work with Choices develop...
More than 100 Guests, Workers Fall Ill From Event at the Drake Hotel; Chicago Department of Public Health Probe Mystery Virus / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive More than 100 Guests, Workers Fall Ill From Event at the Drake Hotel; Chicago Department of Public Health Probe Mystery Virus By Gerry Doyle, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News February 8, 2006 - More than 100 guests, workers and attendees of a fundraising event at the Drake Hotel became ill over the weekend, sickened by what health officials said was an ingested virus. The outbreak was caused by a norovirus, a bug that causes nasty stomach symptoms, including nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, said Tim Hadac, a spokesman for the Ch...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Dolce Internationals Newest Resort Zermatt Resort & Spa Installs Hotel Information Systems epitome Solution with Condo-Hotel Integration Lake Forest, CA (February 8, 2006)... Hotel Information Systems announces it is implementing its epitome Solution at Zermatt Resort & Spa making this the 12th Dolce International property to utilize this system. However, this is will be the first property within the Dolce Properties to use the integrated Condo Hotel Accounting and Management Solution by CondotelWare with Hotel Information Systems epitome PMS. The implementation of epitome PMS at these p...
Dolce International Honors Sales Force at Annual Sales Conference; Paul Dolce Named General Manager of the Year / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Dolce International Honors Sales Force at Annual Sales Conference; Paul Dolce Named General Manager of the Year Montvale, NJ (February 03, 2006) How does a conference center company make a splash at their own annual meeting? Dolce International the global hospitality company specializing in the meetings experience for its customers, recently held its annual international sales conference, at Dolce Hayes Mansion in San Jose, CA. In between a "refresher" course on the art of negotiating, handing out awards to its top sales executives for 2005, and revving up for 2006, sales associates k...
Shortage of Sites, Rising Expenses Should Keep Hotel Development in Check / Rick Swig / RSBA Associates / February 2006
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 Shortage of Sites, Rising Expenses Should Keep Hotel Development in Check - Competition has sent land costs skyrocketing, and when added to the cost of construction, the potential for return becomes difficult. .. by Rick Swig, February 2006 The hotel business is well again. The last six months of 2005 indicated strong performance in most markets throughout the country, and hotel o...
Days Inns – Canada Recognizes Exceptional Hotels and Staff / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Days Inns - Canada Recognizes Exceptional Hotels and Staff TORONTO, ON, February 3, 2006 Days Inns - Canada recently presented 24 awards to its top hotels at its conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The prominent Awards of Recognition and Chairmans Awards are presented annually to the leading Days Inns in Canada. Our owners and their teams continue to excel, and were proud to celebrate their success and the continued strong, positive growth of the Days Inn brand, said Irwin Prince, President & COO, Days Inns - Canada. The company introduced a new Award of Recognition this y...
Doug Housley Named General Manager of the 277-room Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Doug Housley Named General Manager of the 277-room Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO (February 21, 2006) -- Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco recently welcomed Mr. Doug Housley as General Manager, to oversee the daily operations and management of the 277-room, five-star property, located in the heart of the citys Yerba Buena District. Mr. Housley arrives in San Francisco from Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence in Egypt, where he served as General Manager. Representing Dougs ninth move with the company since joining Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts...
Choice Hotels International Names Dan Couture to the Position of Regional Vice President, Extended Stay Development / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Hotels International Names Dan Couture to the Position of Regional Vice President, Extended Stay Development Silver Spring, Md. (February 22, 2006) -- Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) recently announced the promotion of Dan Couture to the position of regional vice president, extended stay development. In his new position, Couture will oversee the companys newly created national extended stay franchise sales force and be responsible for overseeing the strategic growth of both the MainStay Suites and Suburban brands in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Couture wil...
