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Hyatt Corp. Ready to Spend $175 million to Transform Many of the 146 AmeriSuites into a Sleek, Tech-centric Hyatt Place Branded Mid Price Product /
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Kathy Bergen, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 30, 2005 - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- When luxury-oriented Global Hyatt Corp. marched into the middle market late last year with its purchase of the AmeriSuites chain, the Chicago-based hotel company promised to "Hyatt-ize" the properties. And this week, under a broiling desert sun, the company unveiled just what that meant: A dramatic makeover aimed at the Generation X traveler on a budget. Over the next 18 to 24 months, the Pritzker family's hotel chain will spend $1...
Hotel Waterpark Resort Industry Report 2005 23 New Hotel Waterparks Open, 52 Under Construction / Jeff Coy and Bill Haralson / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Waterpark Resort Industry Report 2005 - 23 New Hotel Waterparks Open, 52 Under Construction By Jeff Coy and Bill Haralson, October 18, 2005 The USA hotel industry reached 64.3% for the first eight months of 2005, up almost two points over a year ago and nearly one point higher than benchmark Year 2000. Hotel room rates averaged $90.59, which is more than $4 higher than the last several years. USA HOTEL INDUSTRY TRENDS 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Occupancy 64.3% 62.7% 60.8% 61.2% 60.1% 63.7% ...
Hotel Spas – The New Recreational Vehicle For Hotel Profits/ Andrea Foster and Robert Mandelbaum / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Spas - The New Recreational Vehicle For Hotel Profits by Andrea Foster and Robert Mandelbaum, October 2005 While the spa experience may once have been considered a luxury to hotel guests, hotel owners and operators are fast realizing that it is necessary to have a spa to meet guest expectations and to remain competitive. In resort locations catering primarily to groups and individual leisure travelers, golf was once the buzzword for guest recreation and enjoyment. Now with a trend toward better lifestyles, an increase in disposable income, and less available time, spa ...
David J. Sangree Forms New National Hospitality Consulting Firm: Hotel & Leisure Advisors / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report David J. Sangree Forms New National Hospitality Consulting Firm: Hotel & Leisure Advisors Hotel & Leisure Advisors is a hospitality consulting and appraisal firm focused on hotels, indoor waterpark resorts, outdoor waterparks, resorts, and the leisure real estate market. President David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC, is an experienced appraiser and recognized expert in the hospitality field. CLEVELAND, OCT. 1, 2005 - David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC announces the formation of hospitality consulting firm Hotel & Leisure Advisors. Based in Cleveland, Hotel & Leisure Advisors (H&LA) spec...
Five Keys to Successful Condo Hotel Regimes / Jim Butler / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Global Hospitality Advisor Five Keys to Successful Condo Hotel Regimes Ask the Hotel Lawyer providing practical insight into timely legal issues October 2005 GHA It seems like everyone is doing a condo hotel project. Do they all work? Jim Butler: The latest reports show that 90,000 condo hotel rooms are in the pipeline. As a hotel lawyer and the leader of a team of condo hotel specialists that has been working on these projects for some time, it sometimes feels like we have talked to the developers of every one of those condo hotels in the pipeline (and a few more). O...
Ranking – Top Ten Worldwide Hotel Chains Growth 1995-2005 / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Ranking - Top Ten Worldwide Hotel Chains Growth 1995-2005 Paris, 26 October 2005 1995-2005: Results on ten years of growth for the hotel chains worldwide The first positions in the ranking did not experience any great upset in the last ten years: of the top ten groups in the ranking of 1995, eight are still among the Top 10 in 2005. Concerning the chains, the six leading brands have remained the same for ten years. The supply and demand of the groups however, has varied over the years: the growth rate of the ten group leaders between 1995 and 2000 has been on averag...
HSL Properties Drops Radisson Brand from 309 room Hotel In Downtown Tucson; Originally Opened in 1973 as the Braniff Place Hotel Will Now Operate In
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Thomas Stauffer, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 7, 2005 - Welcome to The Hotel Arizona. The former Radisson Hotel City Center at 181 W. Broadway has opted out of its affiliation with Radisson Hotels & Resorts, said Tom Tracy, president of The Lodging Co., a Tucson-based management company that has run the Downtown hotel since August. Tracy, who also is involved with a group working to redevelop the hotel, said a 15-year renewal with Radisson was not in the best interests of the property, which...
Milestone Capital Corporation the Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center and the Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center; To Undertake $11.0 Mill
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Milestone Capital Corporation the Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center and the Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center; To Undertake $11.0 Million in Planned Renovations October 10, 2005 - Boca Raton, Florida based Milestone Capital Corporation, owner of seventeen hotel properties in seven states, announced this morning their acquisition of the Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center located at 2300 Lincoln Highway East (Route 30) Lancaster, PA 17602 (Lancaster Host), and the Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, located at 366 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA 01566 ...
Joint Venture to Showcase Restaurant Excellence and Promote Sales; The Ultimate Marketing Program! / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Joint Venture to Showcase Restaurant Excellence and Promote Sales - The Ultimate Marketing Program! Boston, MA: By providing restaurant customers with appropriate information to make a dining decision and Restaurants the opportunity to promote their distinctive experience, we8There and Hospitality Performance have created the perfect balance through their "Excellence in Dining" Program. John Hendrie, the CEO of Hospitality Performance, noted that restaurant success is based upon that Dining Experience. "What do Customers want? They want to be satisfied that the food is good, that the service...
Some Early Concerns Over Hong Kong Disneyland's Future / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20, 2005 - HONG KONG -- More than one month has passed since Hong Kong Disneyland threw open its gates to the public amid growing concerns over whether Walt Disney Co. can gain a foothold in the world's most populous country. At the opening ceremony on Sept. 12, Michael Eisner, then chief executive officer of Walt Disney, said a six-year-long dream had been realized. Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong also attended the luxurious celebrations with Disney characters compe...
City Commissioners in Hollyood, Florida Seeking to Approve an $80 million Resort to Transform a Sleepy Beach into a Hot Tourist Destination. / Octob
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Shannon O'Boye, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 30, 2005 - HOLLYWOOD -- An $80 million luxury hotel and resort with oceanfront and Intracoastal views could transform sleepy Hollywood beach back into a hot tourist destination. That's what city commissioners are hoping. On Thursday, after years of grand plans and stalled efforts that included a successful lawsuit against the city, they endorsed a plan by Ocean Properties, of Delray Beach, to build the Marriott Ocean Village and Resort on 5.5 acres of...
Real Estate Developer Daniel Bailey Planning $200 million San Antonio Destination Resort; Will Include 625 time-share Units and a Two-acre Water Par
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Melissa S. Monroe, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 6, 2005 - The Hyatt Hill Country and Westin Resorts could have a new competitor within two years, as plans are under way for a 350-room, four-star hotel resort to include time shares. HollyHills Development acquired more than 1,000 acres at Briggs Ranch last spring, but it only recently talked about some of its plans for a lavish destination hotel. The project, in Southwest Bexar County, is estimated to cost more than $200 million and include a resor...
National Trust Historic Hotels of America Adds Nine Historically and Culturally Rich Hotels / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report National Trust Historic Hotels of America Adds Nine Historically and Culturally Rich Hotels WASHINGTON, D.C., October 3, 2005 National Trust Historic Hotels of America announces the addition of nine new members. This selection brings the programs total membership to 210 hotels, representing 41 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Historic Hotels of America represents some of Americas classic properties and destinations. Travelers can visit a ranch in Wickenburg, Ariz., one of the souths grande dames in Memphis, Tenn., two mountain resorts in New Hampshire, a hotel at a mil...
The 552-room Hilton San Francisco Financial District In Final Stages of $34 million Renovation, Randall King Appointed General Manager / October 2005.
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The 552-room Hilton San Francisco Financial District In Final Stages of $34 million Renovation, Randall King Appointed General Manager SAN FRANCISCO (October 12, 2005) Randall King, newly appointed general manager of the Hilton San Francisco Financial District, has announced that the upscale business hotel, located at one of San Franciscos prime business addresses, is scheduled for a January 2006 opening. Currently in the final stages of an all-encompassing, $34-million renovation, the new Hilton will emerge as one of the citys most desirably located, graciously contemporary, ser...
Hilton Modifying 160 Resident Athlete Dorm Rooms at the Colorado Springs U.S. Olympic Training Center; Will Optimize the Sleep Environment / October,
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Modifying 160 Resident Athlete Dorm Rooms at the Colorado Springs U.S. Olympic Training Center; Will Optimize the Sleep Environment BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Oct. 6, 2005 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation, an official sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Team, is combining its renowned hospitality expertise with the power of science to give U.S. Olympians a competitive edge in the upcoming Olympic Winter Games. Working with Dr. Mark Rosekind, a former NASA scientist and president of Alertness Solutions, Hilton will modify 160 resident athlete dorm rooms at the Colorado Springs U.S. Olympic Training...
Hilton Hotels Corporation In Discussions to Acquire Hilton Group's Lodging Business / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Hotels Corporation In Discussions to Acquire Hilton Group's Lodging Business BEVERLY HILLS, Calif - Oct. 14, 2005 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) said today that the company is currently engaged in discussions with U.K.-based Hilton Group PLC with respect to a potential acquisition of the latter company's lodging business. While discussions are ongoing, a definitive agreement has not been signed, and there can be no assurance that any transaction will result from such discussions. Hilton Hotels Corporation does not intend to make any further announcements with r...
A Partnership of The Carlyle Group and Highgate Holdings Open 369 room Hilton Garden Inn in New York City's Times Square / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report A Partnership of The Carlyle Group and Highgate Holdings Open 369 room Hilton Garden Inn in New York City's Times Square BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Oct. 18, 2005 -- Hilton Garden Inn(R) (HGI), the fastest growing brand within the Hilton Family of Hotels, today announced the opening of its 250th property -- the 369-room Hilton Garden Inn Times Square, located in the heart of Manhattan, New York at 48th and Eighth Avenue. An affiliate of The Carlyle Group owns the hotel in partnership with Highgate under a license agreement with Hilton Inns, Inc., a franchise subsidiary of Beverly Hills-based H...
Reuniting Hilton Hotels Corp. and Britain's Hilton Group Plc Would Create World's 5th Largest Hotel Company with over 453,000 Rooms / Octo
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Reuniting Hilton Hotels Corp. and Britain's Hilton Group Plc Would Create World's 5th Largest Hotel Company with over 453,000 Rooms Paris, October 20th 2005 After their split in 1964, the American business Hilton Hotels Corporation and its British equivalent, Hilton Group, could once again become one group. If the current negotiations are successful, it would result in the purchase of 395 Hilton International hotels by Hilton Hotels Corporation. By taking in the hotel capacity of the Hilton Group, the American Hilton Hotels Corporation would find a new place on the classification table...
The Hilton Brand Returns to the Philippines after 17 years; the 246 room Hilton Cebu Resort & Spa Opens On the island of Mactan in Cebu, the Philippin
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Hilton Brand Returns to the Philippines after 17 years; the 246 room Hilton Cebu Resort & Spa Opens On the Island of Mactan in Cebu, the Philippines Cebu, Singapore, October 26, 2005 Hilton International returns to the Philippines today with the official launch of its newest Hilton Worldwide Resort on the tropical island of Mactan in Cebu, the Philippines. The 246-room French Mediterranean inspired resort will appeal to a growing number of holidaymakers and dive enthusiasts seeking a classic beach getaway within a few hours flight of Asias major hub cities. The resort feature...
Hospitality eBusiness Strategies to Present at the Historic Hotels of America Annual Meeting; Important Panel Explores Emerging Channels of Distributi
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hospitality eBusiness Strategies to Present at the Historic Hotels of America Annual Meeting - Important Panel Explores Emerging Channels of Distribution New York, NY October xx, 2005 Hospitality eBusiness Strategies (HeBS), a leading Internet, eMarketing and eDistribution consulting firm for the travel and hospitality industry, announced today that for a third year in a row the firm had been chosen to present and comment on important Internet distribution and marketing issues at the National Trust Historic Hotels of America (HHA) annual meeting. This time HeBS principals will partici...
Hartford's Convention Center has 140,000 sq ft of Exhibition Space, Providence Has 100,000 sq ft; Rhode Island is Feeling the Pressure / Octobe
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Andrea L. Stape, The Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 30, 2005 - HARTFORD -- The Northeast's next great convention center. That's how Connecticut is selling the new Hartford convention center. And looking out of its 115-foot glass atrium, 10 stories above the Connecticut River, the view is impressive. The Connecticut Convention Center, which opened in June, features a gallery of local art and the floors are covered in custom carpet. Connected to the gleaming convention center stands a new $81-million...
HTNG Workgroup to Develop Open Standards Architecture for Hospitality Industry; Moving the Hotel Community and its Technology Partners Toward a Common
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report HTNG Workgroup to Develop Open Standards Architecture for Hospitality Industry; Moving the Hotel Community and its Technology Partners Toward a Common Vision CHICAGO (October 17, 2005) -- Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) today announced the charter members of a new workgroup that will put forward the first open standards based architecture guidelines for the hospitality industry. This workgroup the initial sponsors of which are Agilysys, Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, IBM, SAS, Sea Island Company, SSA Global/Infinium, and Station Casinos will work together to develop and define ...
HSMAI Seeks Nominees for 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality Sales and Marketing / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report HSMAI Seeks Nominees for "25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality Sales and Marketing" MCLEAN, VA (Oct. 7, 2005) Who would you nominate as the most extraordinary sales and marketers of hospitality and travel today? Whose strategies are truly innovative and clever? Whose campaigns are standouts? Who gets results? Whose work do you wish was yours? What unique things have you seen this year? The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is polling senior executives in the hospitality and travel marketplace in a quest to select the 25 Most Extraordinary M...
Starwood Net Income for 3rd Qtr 2005 Drops Sharply to $39 million Compared to Net Income of $107 million in the3rd Qtr 2004; Plans to Sell Up to $4 bi
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Starwood Net Income for 3rd Qtr 2005 Drops Sharply to $39 million Compared to Net Income of $107 million in the3rd Qtr 2004; Plans to Sell Up to $4 billion of Assets within the Next Year Hotel Operating Statistics Third Quarter 2005 Highlights: EPS from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2005 was $0.18, compared to $0.49 in the third quarter of 2004. Excluding special items which primarily relate to tax expense on the adoption of a plan to repatriate foreign earnings in accordance with the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and additional tax expense related to the 1998 dispos...
