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Check In Kiosks: Coming to a Hotel Lobby Near You? / Jerry W. Sheldon / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Check In Kiosks: Coming to a Hotel Lobby Near You? This article is from the Fall 2005 issue of Hospitality Upgrade magazine.To view more articles covering technology for the hospitality industry please visit the Hospitality Upgrade Web site or to request a free publication please call (678) 802-5307 or e-mail. By Jerry W. Sheldon Although behind the airlines and retailers at this point, self-service kiosks in hotels are on the rise and we expect to see continued acceptance in a variety of hotel and resort formats in the coming years. Every year IHL Consulting Group p...
Lodging Market Impact: Additional Thoughts on Katrina / PKF Hospitality Research / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Lodging Market Impact: Additional Thoughts on Katrina - PKF Hospitality Research October 18, 2005 - F.E.M.A. and scores of other federal, state and local officials continue to sort through the damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The toll on human life, while devastating, has fortunately turned out to be far less than the initial estimates of 10,000+ lives lost. Positive news has also begun to surface from the New Orleans hotel community. The New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitor's Bureau ("NOMCVB") recently announced that many hotels in the city would be "back in...
Katrina & Rita: Silver Lining or Opportunity? / Harry Nobles & Cheryl Griggs / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Katrina & Rita: Silver Lining or Opportunity? E-mail: info@optimumrating.com Harry Nobles & Cheryl Griggs - October 2005 We have delayed publishing this article for a few weeks because we did not want to appear to be jumping on the already overloaded bandwagon. We were also trying to find an appropriate alternative to silver lining. In our opinion the use of such a term in the wake of a tragedy of this proportion is not only wrong; it is insensitive and even obscene. People suffered and died, pets died, an entire way of life was greatly and horribly affected; in some c...
Kurt Ritter of Rezidor SAS Hospitality to Chair 2006 International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin, Germany / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Kurt Ritter of Rezidor SAS Hospitality to Chair 2006 International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin, Germany LONDON, United Kingdom, 4 October 2005 - Hosts of the 9th International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) have announced that Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of Rezidor SAS Hospitality will serve as chairman of the event to be held 6-8 March 2006 at the InterContinental Hotel in Berlin, Germany. About Ritters selection, IHIF co-host Jonathan Worsley of CB Richard Ellis said, Kurt Ritter is a visionary for our industry and we are delighted he has agreed to be the Chair of the Internat...
Former Executive of GoodTimes Entertainment and American Express Named President of St. Regis and The Luxury Collection; Kerry D. Hatch Joins Starwood
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Former Executive of GoodTimes Entertainment and American Express Named President of St. Regis and The Luxury Collection; Kerry D. Hatch Joins Starwood as Highest Ranking Female WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Oct. 4, 2005--Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc (NYSE:HOT) announced today the appointment of Kerry D. Hatch to President of St. Regis and The Luxury Collection. In this newly created role, Ms. Hatch will report to Steven J. Heyer, Starwood's Chief Executive Officer, and will be based in the company's headquarters in White Plains, NY. Ms. Hatch joins the company as its highest ranking woman a...
Task Force Determines Kansas City's Main Competition in the Convention Industry is not Top Tier Cities but Rather Second-tier Cities Such as Om
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Rick Alm, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 26, 2005 - Kansas City should consider creating an agency to more efficiently manage and market its growing inventory of arenas, convention facilities and tourism attractions, the Civic Council said Tuesday. The recommendation was presented to the executive board of the Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association by James A. Heeter, a former city councilman and mayoral candidate who is chairman of the Civic Council's Tourism Task Force, which studied the issue fo...
John W. Marriott III, EVP – Lodging of Marriott International, Inc. Resigning in January 2006 / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report John W. Marriott III, EVP - Lodging of Marriott International, Inc. Resigning in January 2006 Washington , DC - 21 October 2005 - John W. Marriott III, executive vice president - lodging of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) announced today that he will leave the company in January 2006 to serve as chief executive officer of J.W.M. Family Enterprises, L.P., a private partnership. Mr. Marriott also has accepted the position of vice chairman of Marriott Internationals Board of Directors. Mr. Marriott said he will focus on aggressively growing J.W.M. Family Enterprises, which he laun...
Aspen's Hotel Jerome Offering 10 Night Package for $1 million; Certain Restrictions Apply / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Aspen's Hotel Jerome Offering 10 Night Package for $1 million; Certain Restrictions Apply ASPEN, CO, October 24, 2005 For those who have been very, very good this year, Hotel Jerome, an icon of excellence in Aspen, has something truly special in store: the keys to a brand new, customized Maybach luxury automobile. The decadent ten-night Holiday High Life package, priced at a cool $1,000,000, includes all the trimmings to top off the year in style. From sumptuous accommodations with private butler, a masseuse on-call and his and her makeovers at Pascal Bensimon, to unlimited m...
Ownership and Management Change at Jacksonville's Largest Hotel Having Positive Effects on City's Future Convention Business / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Christopher Calnan, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News National Dental Association expected to spend nearly $1 million during its stay Jacksonville tourism officials are all smiles over the National Dental Association's plan to hold its annual convention in the city in 2009. A projected 1,500 to 2,000 NDA delegates are due to attend the nine-day event and spend nearly $1 million during their stay. Although it won't be the largest convention Jacksonville has hosted, officials expect it to have a far-reaching effect on fu...
Jennifer Morse Named Director of Sales for The Avista Resort, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Jennifer Morse Named Director of Sales for The Avista Resort, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina October 20, 2005, North Myrtle Beach, S.C. - The Avista Resort has named Jennifer Morse Director of Sales. Her responsibilities include setting monthly, quarterly and annual sales goals and objectives; spearheading and driving the Avista's sales and marketing strategies; managing the inbound and outbound sales channels; creating budgets and schedules; as well as assigning and monitoring job responsibilities and providing direction for the Resort's sales team. Prior to joining the Avista Re...
Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Select Service Division Closes 10 Hotel Transactions / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Select Service Division Closes 10 Hotel Transactions ATLANTA October 4, 2005 Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Select Service Division announced today that they advised multiple sellers in the disposition of 10 hotels in the month of September. Located in urban and suburban markets across the country, the properties comprised 2,612 rooms, which included these assets: . Property Location Rooms Hotel Syracuse Syracuse, New York 638 Holiday Inn Express Gadsden, Alabama 141 Ramada Inn Woodlawn Charlotte, North Carolina 432 Econo Lodge...
Joseph Klein Appointed General Manager at Deerhurst Resort, Muskoka, Ontario / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Joseph Klein Appointed General Manager at Deerhurst Resort, Muskoka, Ontario Muskoka, ON (October 24, 2005) Deerhurst Resort announced today the appointment of Mr. Joseph Klein to the position of General Manager effective November 14, 2005. Mr. Klein comes to Deerhurst Resort from the Fairmont Algonquin Hotel in New Brunswick, where he has held the position of General Manager since February 2003. "It is truly an honour to be named General Manager of such a renowned Canadian destination landmark as Deerhurst Resort," said Klein. "Deerhurst has a long history o...
Jim Burba Appointed to the California Travel and Tourism Commission / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Jim Burba Appointed to the California Travel and Tourism Commission COSTA MESA, California ---October 3, 2005 - Burba Hotel Network (BHN) president Jim Burba has been appointed to the California Travel and Tourism Commission by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governors office recently announced. The 37-member California Travel & Tourism Commission is comprised of individuals from all 12 regions of the state that make the travel and tourism one of their top priorities. Members represent four principal industry sectors: Accommodations, Attractions, Restaurant & Retail, and Transport...
New Castle Hotels Selects J/Brice Design of Boston for $13 Million Renovation of Woodcliff Lake Hilton in Bergen County, New Jersey / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report New Castle Hotels Selects J/Brice Design of Boston for $13 Million Renovation of Woodcliff Lake Hilton in Bergen County, New Jersey Shelton, CT - --- New Castle Hotels, (www.newcastlehotels.com) an independent operator and developer of upscale hotels, resorts and conference centers in the US and Canada, named J/Brice Design International, Inc. of Boston to renovate its Woodcliff Lake and Hilton in Bergen County, NJ. This will be J/Brice Design¹s third renovation of the property New Castle regards as a Crown Jewel. Founded in 1989 by Jeff Ornstein, chief executive officer, J/Brice Design Inte...
Interactive Sites Inc., Played Key Engineering Role in Development of hotelbook.com / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Interactive Sites Inc., Played Key Engineering Role in Development of hotelbook.com SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., October 12, 2005 - Interactive Sites Inc. described today the key role it played in the development of the new hotelbook.com tm site, launched in July by Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEGS). hotelbook.com is focused on independent hotels with unique personalities and small hotel groups with one-of-a-kind properties. Through the site's broad range of search criteria, travelers can identify the best possible hotels to meet their needs. Users also have the option to save results for futu...
Hotels' Inspection Scores Vary; 'Do We Allow People to Live Like This?' / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Renee Beasley Jones, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 9, 2005 - Flies and gnats buzzed around the room. The corner of a soiled mattress was exposed by rumpled and stained bed linens. Feces or blood had dried on the toilet seat. Trash overflowed from a white canister. Gray tape sealed the outside edges of the room's only window. That's what room 110 at 231 Motel on Triplett Street looked like on a recent Friday afternoon. Sharon Sharp, executive director of the Help Office of Owensbo...
The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center Readies for Dedication / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center Readies for Dedication BLACKSBURG, Va., Oct. 19, 2005 - Virginia Tech will formally dedicate its new Holtzman Alumni Center, Skelton Conference Center, and The Inn at Virginia Tech at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28. The celebration will be held in the complex's Latham Ballroom. The program will begin at 1 p.m. and will include tributes to major benefactors William B. Holtzman of Edinburg, Va., William E. Skelton of Blacksburg, and Margaret Skelton of Blacksburg. Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger will unveil plaques in their honor. . ...
Art of Gaining Inn-ternet Bookings / Amit Nagpal / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Art of Gaining Inn-ternet Bookings by: Amit Nagpal MS, CHA, General Manager Wingate Inn Commack/ Long Island October 2005 - The invention of internet added a new channel of room distribution for hotels. Hotel reservations have been made via Expedia and Travelocity (called third party websites or travel intermediaries) since 1996. However, most of the hotel owners and managers are clueless on seizing the opportunities provided by this distribution channel. Hotel managers tend to overlook the contribution of third party reservations either due to the impression that the markups are too high ...
The 280 room Hotel Ibis Myeong-dong Being Developed by Hanaland in the Former Seoul Bank Building / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The 280 room Hotel Ibis Myeong-dong Being Developed by Hanaland in the Former Seoul Bank Building Innovative economy-style hotel to be part of US$300 million retail and commercial development October 12, 2005 - The outstanding success of Accors first Hotel Ibis in Seoul has led to a second Ibis being approved for development, this time in Seouls most prestigious business and retail district of Myeong-dong, often considered the Ginza of Seoul.. The Hotel Ibis Myeong-dong is being developed as part of a US$300 million retail and hotel complex and is scheduled for completion in t...
Get Into the Picture with Interstate Hotels & Resorts / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report "Get Into the Picture" with Interstate Hotels & Resorts ARLINGTON, Va. - OCT. 11, 2005 - Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: IHR), the nation's largest independent hotel management company, offers meeting planners a LG portable DVD player with seven-inch monitor when booking a meeting or catered event worth $5,000 or more in revenue now through December 31, 2005* at up to 140 full-service locations across the United States. Additionally, when booking a meeting or event worth $20,000 or more, planners receive an LG EDTV monitor with 20-inch flat screen. As a special incentive for registering, m...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Kimpton Hotels Signs with IDeaS . IDeaS Expertise in Centralized Control and Channel Management Maps Well to Hotel Groups Business Processes and Long Term Vision Minneapolis Minnesota and San Francisco California - October 10, 2005 IDeaS, the leading provider of revenue optimization solutions and one of the industrys fastest growing technology companies has announced that Kimpton Hotels has signed with IDeaS Revenue Optimization. The product is being initially rolled out to 3 of its 39 hotels. Those hotels are, The Sir Francis Drake Hotel in SanFrancisco, the Hotel Monaco in Chicago a...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Major Travel Industry Alliance New Leonardo/ICE Portal Partnership Manages Rich Media Content for Over 25,000 Hotels with Distribution to 20,000+ Travel Channels! MIAMI October 5, 2005 World E-Marketing leader Leonardo and Florida-based ICE Portal have just joined forces to create the travel industrys foremost internet content distribution service. The new partnership now allows travel suppliers and hoteliers seamless distribution of internet sales content to over 20,000 leading travel websites including the four GDS-Global Distribution Systems. Now, from a central database, the co...
IACC Learning Network Offers a Full Day Educational Event for Successful Operations of a Conference Center / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report IACC Learning Network Offers a Full Day Educational Event for Successful Operations of a Conference Center IACC Infusion 2005: Knowledge Sharing for Conference Center Professionals ( Westchester, NY - October 2005 ) - The Learning Network of the International Association of Conference Centers promises to infuse practical ideas and approaches for successful conference center operation at Infusion 2005, a day-long event devoted to comprehensive discussions of key elements of a conference center including education sessions on meeting space, food & beverage, technology, ...
Strategic Hotel Capital Estimates Hyatt Regency New Orleans Losses Due to Storm Damage and Lost Business Could Exceed $100 million; Discussing Publi
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Kathy Bergen, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 1, 2005 - The Chicago-based owner of the hurricane-battered Hyatt Regency New Orleans is trying to negotiate a public/private partnership for the renovation of the hotel and its immediate neighborhood, which was suffering even pre-Hurricane Katrina. The talks with New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin come as the hotel's owner assesses whether to resurrect the 1,184-room convention hotel near the heavily damaged Louisiana Superdome and the New Orleans Arena. In a...
