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Behringer Harvard Acquires Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Westwood; Substantial Redevelopment, Kimpton Management Planned / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Behringer Harvard Acquires Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Westwood; Substantial Redevelopment, Kimpton Management Planned DALLAS, Feb. 8, 2006 - Behringer Harvard Strategic Opportunity Fund I LP announces its acquisition of Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Westwood, an 18-story hotel in the heart of Los Angeles posh and trendy West Side. Behringer Harvard will redevelop and reposition the property, located on the famous Golden Mile at 10740 Wilshire Blvd., as a boutique hotel managed by the Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Group. The property is slated for conversion...
The Publicly Financed 756-room Baltimore Hilton Breaks Ground; 27 Hours of Public Hearings Set a City Record / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By June Arney, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17, 2006 - Baltimore's long-awaited convention hotel is finally under way, Hilton Hotel Corp. announced yesterday. The start of construction means that the city's convention sales team can start marketing the publicly owned hotel. Hilton, too, will open a sales office in Baltimore in August to promote what will be the city's largest hotel with its largest ballroom. Yesterday, an elated M.J. "Jay" Brodie, Baltimore Development Corp. president and he...
Biloxi City Council Unanimously Approves Plans for the $500 million Bacaran Bay Casino and Resort / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 22, 2006 - BILOXI -- Without much discussion, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved plans for the $500 million Bacaran Bay casino and resort, which is to be located on Caillavet Street next to Keegan Bayou. The casino project, with a 21-story, 445-unit condo building on-site, would have a 40-lane bowling alley, seven restaurants, and a 20,000-square-foot blues club. The new casino development also would have a dog hotel and two...
Strand Development Company LLC Acquires Management Contract of Best Western Sterling Hotel and Suites, Charlotte, North Carolina / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Strand Development Company LLC Acquires Management Contract of Best Western Sterling Hotel and Suites, Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, NC, February 7, 2006-Strand Development Company LLC based in Myrtle Beach, SC announced that they have added the Best Western Sterling Hotel and Suites as the 26th hotel to its management portfolio. The management company change is a result of the sale of the hotel to an independent owner. Strand Development Company, LLC will oversee all areas of the hotels operations, including guest services, sales and marketing and hotel administrati...
Winegardner & Hammons, Inc. Appoints Brad Swales General Manager of the Embassy Suites Hotel Lexington / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Winegardner & Hammons, Inc. Appoints Brad Swales General Manager of the Embassy Suites Hotel Lexington Lexington, KY, (Febraury 17, 2006) - Winegardner & Hammons, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Brad Swales, as General Manager of the Embassy Suites Hotel Lexington. Swales is a veteran of the hospitality industry with more than 20 years hotel managerial experience, many of it with the Embassy Suites brand in Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey. He earned his B.S. degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management from Pennsylvania State University. I am very excited t...
Benchmark's Brendan Slaven, Executive Chef at Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center, Wins National Copper Skillet Culinary Competition /
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark's Brendan Slaven, Executive Chef at Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center, Wins National Copper Skillet Culinary Competition Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, February 9, 2006 - Benchmark Hospitality International has announced that Brendan Slaven, executive chef at Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center, has placed First in the United States' division of the international "Copper Skillet" culinary competition. The competition is hosted annually by the prestigious International Association of Conference Centers (IACC). "Benchmark is extremely proud of Brendan's acco...
BITAC Brings Top Hospitality Technology Buyers and Suppliers Together in a Unique Forum; HeBS Provides Leadership Role in Planning for Hospitality T
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report BITAC Brings Top Hospitality Technology Buyers and Suppliers Together in a Unique Forum , HeBS Provides Leadership Role in Planning for Hospitality Buyers Conference (BITAC) New York, NY – February 15, 2006 – Hospitality eBusiness Strategies (HeBS), a leading Internet, eMarketing and eDistribution consulting firm for the travel and hospitality industry, announced today the firm has been appointed a leadership role on the steering committee of the Hospitality Technology Buyers Conference (BITAC). The conference, scheduled at the ...
Benchmark Appoints Bruce Clifton Director of Human Resources at Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Appoints Bruce Clifton Director of Human Resources at Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, February 2006 - Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Bruce Clifton as director of human resources for Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center. Brenda Weskamp, general manager for the 326-guestroom luxury resort located in Scottsdale, Arizona, made the announcement. "It is with great pleasure that I welcome Bruce Clifton to Benchmark's Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center," said Ms. Weskamp. "An accomplished Human Resources pro...
For Sale – Former SpringHill Suites, Fort Lauderdale Airport / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report For Sale - Former SpringHill Suites, Fort Lauderdale Airport UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT LAUDERDALE DIVISION www.flsb.uscourts.gov In re: OAKRIDGE HOTEL I, LTD., Debtor. Chapter 11 case Case No. 05-28289-BKC-RBR . NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF DEBTOR’S HOTEL PROPERTY FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL LIENS, CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, ENCUMBRANCES AND OTHER...
Aztec Group, Inc. Arranges the $12 Million Sale of the Comfort Inn Airport/Cruise Port South, Hollywood, Florida / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Aztec Group, Inc. Arranges the $12 Million Sale of the Comfort Inn Airport/Cruise Port South, Hollywood, Florida Miami, Florida -- February 17, 2006 - Aztec Group, Inc., Florida's leading real estate investment and merchant banking firm based in Miami, is pleased to announce the sale of the Comfort Inn Airport/Cruise Port South in Hollywood, Florida. The property was acquired by 2520 Stirling Management LLC for $12,000,000 from Stirling Properties Associates I, Ltd. Boaz Ashbel, Managing Director of Aztec Group, Inc., advised both parties in this transaction. . . The Comfort Inn Airpo...
Trial Concludes in US$35m Damages Suit Against Starwood / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Trial Concludes in US$35m Damages Suit Against Starwood Singapore, February 28, 2006 - The hearing of the trial on a claim for damages brought by Asia Hotel Investments Ltd. against Starwood Hotels & Resorts has concluded with the Judge's final verdict expected in the coming months. In late 2004, the Supreme Court of Singapore found Starwood guilty of breach of contract with Asia Hotel and ordered damages to be assessed. The Supreme Court found that Starwood had "brazenly disregarded its contractual obligation" to Asia Hotel. The damages sought by Asia Hotel are in excess of US$35m. In ...
Aqua Hotels & Resorts Reclassifies Their Eight Waikiki Properties; Adds Aqua Lite Hotels for Value Conscious Travelers / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Aqua Hotels & Resorts Reclassifies Their Eight Waikiki Properties; Adds Aqua Lite Hotels for Value Conscious Travelers February 23, 2006 - Waikiki Beach, Hawaii - Aqua Hotels & Resorts has reclassified their eight Waikiki properties. "Since several hotels have recently been added to our portfolio, the timing was appropriate for Aqua to further define our product line," said Elizabeth Churchill, Vice President Marketing & Guest Relations for Aqua Hotels. "The reclassification enables consumers to easily differentiate the product offering in each group." Formed in 2001 to manage and op...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Krabbes, LLC Opens 64-room AmericInn Lodge & Suites in Appleton, Wisconsin - Including a Splash Bay Adventure Indoor Recreation Area Chanhassen, MN (February 24, 2006) AmericInn International, LLC announces the opening of the AmericInn Lodge & Suites in Appleton, Wisconsin. Located at 3900 Gateway Drive, the 64-room hotel opened February 10, 2006. The property ownership group; Krabbes, LLC is pleased to open the new Lodge & Suites to provide the Appleton community and traveling guests with quality lodging and Quiet Nights, Rest Assured. . . The new AmericInn of Appleton provides a u...
Home-Towne Suites Selects AnyRate Software to Provide Competitive Rate Intelligence / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Home-Towne Suites Selects AnyRate Software to Provide Competitive Rate Intelligence All Home-Towne Suites Properties to Utilize AnyRate Tools Lexington, Kentucky & Germantown, Tennessee February 22, 2006 Home-Towne Suites today announced it has selected AnyRate Software to provide competitive rate shopping reports and tools to all of its properties. The agreement will allow AnyRates leading-edge competitive rate shopping tools to become an immediate part of Home-Towne Suites enhanced revenue management and pricing focus for 2006. Michael Tetterton, President of Home-Towne S...
The Fordham Company's Planned Transformation of Chicago's Ambassador East Hotel Includes Renovated Condominium-Hotel Units and a Revitalized
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Fordham Company's Planned Transformation of Chicago's Ambassador East Hotel Includes Renovated Condominium-Hotel Units and a Revitalized Pump Room CHICAGO, Feb. 2, 2006 - The Fordham Company today announced the acquisition and redevelopment of Chicago's famed Ambassador East Hotel, located at 1301 N. State Parkway in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. The complete transformation of the classic 1926 hotel will include exquisite condominium-hotel units designed by Laurie Miller and a revitalized Pump Room. Financing was provided by Fremont Investment and Loan. "With an incr...
Adaco Services, LLC Announces Five New Hotel Clients / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Adaco Services, LLC Announces Five New Hotel Clients February 2006 - Adaco Services, LLC (www.AdacoServices.com), a leader in hospitality software, announces five new hotel clients. Since 1985, Adaco, based in Williamsville, NY, has managed all aspects of the hospitality industrys procurement and operations needs and currently serves more than 500 properties in 52 countries. New Installs Hotel Alfonso XIII, Spain 83 Rooms Adaco Eclipse SPE Windows Sheraton Amsterdam, Netherlands 406 Rooms Adaco Eclipse MPE Windows Browns Hotel, UK 117 Rooms/15 suites ...
Ashford Hospitality Trust Acquiring the 338-room Pan Pacific San Francisco Hotel for $95.0 million, $281,065 per Key / February 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report Ashford Hospitality Trust Acquiring the 338-room Pan Pacific San Francisco Hotel for $95.0 million, $281,065 per Key - Plans to Invest $10 million in Re-branding and Renovation DALLAS, Feb. 23, 2006 - Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the AAA four-diamond 338-room Pan Pacific San Francisco Hotel in San Francisco, CA, from W2001 Pac Realty, L.L.C., a joint venture between Whitehall Street Global Real Estate Limited Partnership 2001 and affiliates and Oxford Lodging Advisory & Investment Group, LLC for $95.0 million in cash ($2...
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online Special Report The Global Hospitality Advisor Condo Hotels and the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Case of Mistaken Identity? - Is your condo hotel a residence or a place of public accommodation? by Martin Orlick, February 2006 Condo hotels are not expressly mentioned in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) nor are they specifically included in the Americans with Disabilities Act Architectural Guidelines (ADAAG). This is not surprising. In 1990the year the ADA was enacted by Congressthere were relatively few condo hotels in existence, and they had not become a phenomenon....
A 137 year Old Former Mansion and Bordello Has Developed a Repution as One the Best Hotels to Stay in Buffalo, New York / April 2006
January 30, 2006
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Michelle Kearns, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 13, 2006 - The 137-year-old Delaware Avenue landmark was variously a mansion, a hotel, a bordello, a restaurant and a dilapidated wreck before the $3 million transformation that led to its latest, glamorous success as a hotel that for three years in a row has won one of the highest national rankings. The AAA traveler's group, which rates 32,000 lodgings nationwide on aesthetics and service, awarded The Mansion on Delaware Avenue yet anoth...
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April 30, 2005
Inside Hospitality Today Daily EMAIL NEWS October 10, 2005 Kimpton Hotels Signs with IDeaS; IDeaS Expertise in Centralized Control and Channel Management Maps Well to Hotel Group’s Busin...
David vs. Goliath: An Email Marketing Story / Don Hay / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report David vs. Goliath: An Email Marketing Story Armed with nothing more than a computer, a Web site and an interactive CRM program, todays smaller hotels are slaying the larger giants when battling for online reservations, e-marketing visibility and repeat bookings By Don Hay, October 2005 This summer I had the good fortune of sitting with some of the best and brightest minds in hospitality technology, from the smaller hotel chains and management companies to fellow service providers and some of the biggest brands in the industry. What we discussed or should I say, debated -- was th...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Whats your eMarketing Proficiency? Using Electronic Marketing Tools By: Neil Salerno October 2005 Electronic channels have changed hotel sales and marketing forever. Internet web site marketing, the Global Distribution System, and third-party aggregators have all presented new marketing opportunities to hotels around the world. In effect, the Internet has created the first affordable global marketplace for large and small hotels everywhere. For a while, it appeared like the Internet would be a simple answer to everyones occupancy problems; an inexpensive and effective way to se...
Jon Zwickel Named Executive Vice-President of Bellstar Hotels & Resorts / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Jon Zwickel Named Executive Vice-President of Bellstar Hotels & Resorts October 3, 2005 - Calgary, Alberta: Bellstar Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the promotion of Jon Zwickel to Executive Vice-President. In this capacity, Jon will spearhead Bellstar's expansion of resort development and management opportunities. He also becomes responsible for the resort operations team and is establishing the company's new procurement department. Jon brings more than 40 years of experience in the hospitality industry to the Bellstar management team. A third generation hotelier, he start...
Zagat's 2006 America's Top Restaurants Guide Points Out a Variety of National Dining Trends and Issues / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Zagat's 2006 America's Top Restaurants Guide Points Out a Variety of National Dining Trends and Issues October 26, 2005 - Zagat Survey today released its 2006 America's Top Restaurants guide. The book covers 1,352 eateries in 41 cities nationwide, surveyed by over 115,000 avid restaurant-goers. In addition to rating and reviewing the most significant eateries in each city, the Survey includes a great variety of comparative data regarding meal costs, tipping, favorite cuisines, customer complaints, frequency of dining out and much more. It also points to a variety of national dining trends and is...
