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German Hotel Development Group, Feuring Assigned the Development of a Hotel Portfolio in the Middle East by the Kuwait National Real Estate Company /
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report German Hotel Development Group, Feuring Assigned the Development of a Hotel Portfolio in the Middle East by the Kuwait National Real Estate Company Mainz, October 11, 2005 - Feuring Visionary Hotel Development has been assigned with the development of a hotel portfolio in the Middle East by the Kuwait National Real Estate Company (NREC) who are planning to build 50 new hotels in the upper three-star segment within the next few years. In the first edition of its corporate magazine WINDROSE, Feuring Visionary Hotel Development announced that work on the first of these projects, a ...
The Boston Red Sox In Preliminary Talks to Partner in a $140 million Hotel and Condominium Project at the Foot of Fenway Park / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Steve Bailey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 28, 2005 - The Boston Red Sox have launched a partnership to build a 200-room hotel and 160 condominiums at the foot of historic Fenway Park, according to an executive who helped negotiate the agreement. The Red Sox have signed a letter of intent with the Sage family for a joint venture to tear down the family's aging 94-room Howard Johnson's motor lodge on Boylston Street and replace it with a hotel twice its size and market-rate condos, the executive said. The executive put the project's cost...
Sheriff Seizes Title to Fairfield Inn in Columbia, Missouri to Collect a Sexual Harassment Judgment Levied Against the Franchise Owner; Failure to P
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Kevin Coleman, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 3, 2005 - A Columbia hotel likely will be "going, going, gone" this week when the Boone County sheriff auctions it off on the Boone County Courthouse steps to collect a sexual harassment judgment levied against the franchise owner. But the property, Columbia's Fairfield Inn at 2904 Clark Lane, might not be a bargain. It's loaded with debt. Sheriff Dwayne Carey has "seized all right, title and interest" to the hotel property to collect a $236,670 judgm...
The Florida Lodging Association Merging with the Florida Restaurant Association; Represents Passing of an Era – The Florida Lodging Association
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Florida Lodging Association Merging with the Florida Restaurant Association; Represents Passing of an Era - The Florida Lodging Association Had Been in Business Since 1912 By Jerry W. Jackson, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 13, 2005 - The Florida Lodging Association is merging with the Florida Restaurant Association, creating a powerful lobbying giant in Tallahassee. "This is a very positive move," said Bill McCreary, president of Tishman Hotel Corp. in Orlando. "The more the industry speaks with a single voice, the more...
South Florida Hotels Hustle to Assess Storm Damage; The Amount of Destruction Quite Startling / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 26, 2005 - Pieces of the roof coming off the 18-unit Martindale motel on Fort Lauderdale beach smashed the windows of the nearby Shell motel, driving guest Phil Jones into a walk-in closet on Monday morning. As Hurricane Wilma sent roof-mounted air conditioners and planks full of roofing nails flying, Jones poured himself a glass of wine. He stayed put for four hours. "It was frightening at some times," the Toronto resident said on Tuesday while wait...
The Tianjin University of Commerce Completing $30 million Complex Where Students Will Study Hospitality and Tourism Management in a Joint Program wi
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Doreen Hemlock, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 16, 2005 --TIANJIN, China -- Just past the ponds where turtles are bred, out toward flat lands once used for farming, a 20-story tower is rising as the hub of a new China-Florida partnership in education. A team of 500 workers is building a floor a week on the $30 million-plus complex, where students in this northern Chinese city will soon study hospitality and tourism management in a joint program with Florida International University. Many construction wor...
Fairmont Hotels Reports Lower 3rd Qtr Income of $69 million, a 47% Drop from Prior Year 3rd Qtr Income of $131.8 million; Worldwide RevPar Increased 1
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Fairmont Hotels Reports Lower 3rd Qtr Income of $69 million, a 47% Drop from Prior Year 3rd Qtr Income of $131.8 million; Worldwide RevPar Increased 12.3% Driven by Strong U.S. Performance Hotel Operating Statistics TORONTO, Oct. 26, 2005 - Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. ("FHR" or the "Company") (TSX/NYSE: FHR) today announced its unaudited financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. These financial results have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. All amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars. Third Quarter 2005 Highl...
Hotel Managers Have Learned New and Unfamiliar Roles While Housing Katrina Evacuees / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Suzanne Marta, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 27, 2005 - ALLEN -- At the Amerihost Inn, they're stocking extra soap and shampoo in the rooms and ordering more milk to serve families who have fled the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast. The operators of Dallas-based Motel 6 and Studio 6 are budgeting for extra wear and tear, because full-time residents are tougher on things than business travelers. For hotels across North Texas, hurricanes Katrina and Rita have filled thousands of rooms, boosting occupancy ...
Frank Ashmore Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing for the Montelucia, a Solis Resort & Spa, in Paradise Valley, Arizona / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Frank Ashmore Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing for the Montelucia, a Solis Resort & Spa in Paradise Valley, Arizona ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2005 - Solis Hotels and Resorts, a new luxury hotel and resort brand based here, has named 20-year hotel industry veteran Frank Ashmore as Director of Sales & Marketing for its flagship resort, Montelucia, a Solis Resort & Spa set in Paradise Valley, Arizona (Phoenix/Scottsdale area). The Solis brand was created in response to discerning guests' quest for comfortable and enlightened experiences. "Frank brings a distinguished record o...
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April 30, 2005
Oceana Hotel Group to Implement the EzRMS Internet Product Suite in Three of their Top Locations Simultaneously Los Angeles, California - October 10, 2005 - The Oceana Hotel Group announced today that it has signed an agreement for the implementation of the EzRMS Internet Suite of Products at their three largest locations, two of which are in California: the Oceana Santa Barbara and Oceana Santa Monica as well as at the well known Roger Williams Hotel in Manhattan, New York City. The two California properties utilise the Resort Data Processing PMS system, RDP, and the Roger Williams utilizes the LANmark PMS - both of...
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April 30, 2005
Baha Mar Development Company Ltd. to Implement the EzRMS Internet Product Suite in Three Bahamian Locations Simultaneously Lyford Cay, New Providence, The Bahamas 24th October, 2005 - The Baha Mar Development Company Inc. announced today that it has implemented the EzRMS Internet Suite of Products at three locations on Cable Beach, The Bahamas - the Wyndham Nassau Resort and Crystal Palace Casino, the Radisson Cable Beach Resort and the Nassau Beach Hotel. Each of these properties use a different PMS system (Fidelio, LMS and Softbrands Medallion) to which EasyRMS currently has interfaces in operation thus mak...
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April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Energy-Eye Brings Affordable Wireless, RF Energy-Management to Hospitality Matthew Mrowczynski leads worldwide sales & marketing effort; Standalone system requires no wiring and no downtime for installation ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. October 31, 2005 A new, affordable, standalone Wireless Radio Frequency Energy-Management Solution is available for hotels that will maintain guest satisfaction while reducing room electricity expenses. The Energy Eye System uses a combination of advanced Passive Infrared (PIR) Sensors and Wireless technologies to independently control room heating, Ve...
Enablez Inc., Makers of ResortSuite, to Receive Supplier of the Year Award at the 17th Annual Pinnacle Awards Hosted by Hotelier Magazine / October 20
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online .Special Report Enablez Inc., Makers of ResortSuite, to Receive Supplier of the Year Award at the 17th Annual Pinnacle Awards Hosted by Hotelier Magazine Toronto, ON October 13, 2005 Enablez Inc., makers of ResortSuite and one of the hospitality industrys fastest growing technology companies, will be awarded the 2005 Supplier of the Year at the 17th Annual Pinnacle Awards presented by Hotelier magazine. The award will be presented at the hospitality industrys only national recognition program. For 17 years, Hotelier magazine has been presenting awards to individuals and companies that have made...
Downtown Denver's 367 room Embassy Suites Hotel May Get a New Brand or a New Use / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 2, 2005 - Downtown Denver's Embassy Suites Hotel may get a new brand or a new use, the hotel's new owner said Friday, declining to comment on published reports that a Ritz-Carlton is a possibility. Developer and hotel operator Charlie Biederman will determine what to do with the 367-room hotel, 1881 Curtis St., by the end of the year, and plans may not include a hotel, he said. The Embassy Suites franchise agreement on the property expires next year. Biederman...
Electrobug Integrates Rate Check with IDeaS Revenue Optimization / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Electrobug Integrates Rate Check with IDeaS Revenue Optimization IDeaS clients now have access to Electrobugs innovative rate checking service, adopted by clients ranging from Pegasus Solutions to Sol Melia, via Web Services. LONDON--October 27, 2005 - London-based Electrobug Technologies and Minneapolis-based IDeaS Revenue Optimization today announced full integration of the Electrobug Rate Check competitor rate shopping platform into IDeaS V5. The integration, using IDeaS and Electrobugs Web Services platforms, will enable users of the IDeaS Best Available Rate (BAR) functio...
Blue Square Studios Names Eric Chapman VP of Sales / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Scottsdale AZ (October 3, 2005) -- Blue Square Studios (www.bluesqstudios.com), award-winning provider of Web-based solutions for the hospitality industry has hired Internet distribution expert Eric Chapman as Vice President of Sales. He is responsible for all sales management and business development strategy for the company. Mr. Chapman brings sixteen years of experience to his position at Blue Square Studios. Most recently he was Director of Sales for Datalex PLC, a leader in Internet distribution platforms for airlines, hotels, train systems and other travel industry companies. Prior to that ...
Elena Bruno Appointed General Manager of Hotel de Russie in Rome and Evelina Conti Named Director of Sales & Marketing / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Elena Bruno Appointed General Manager of Hotel de Russie in Rome and Evelina Conti Named Director of Sales & Marketing 24 October 2005 - Rocco Forte Hotels is delighted to announce the promotion of two long-serving colleagues. Elena Bruno will take on the role of General Manager of Hotel de Russie in Rome, while Evelina Conti will assume the position of Director of Sales & Marketing responsible for Rocco Forte Hotels two Italian properties Hotel Savoy in Florence and Hotel de Russie in Rome. Both appointments take effect on 1 November 2005. Elena Bruno assumes the General Man...
Focus Hospitality Services Building a $26 million Waterpark and 86 room Addition to Holiday Inn Express Located Next to Cabela's Dundee, Michig
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Larry P. Vellequette, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20, 2005 - DUNDEE - As the annual fall migration of hunters moving north begins, the village is adding another reason this week to draw visitors off the highway. And for this one, visitors don't need to have an ingrained appreciation of a 12-point rack. Focus Hospitality Services, a Valparaiso, Ind.-based hotel company with 22 properties in the Midwest, broke ground Tuesday on a hotel/indoor water park that is literally in the front yard of Michig...
A Consortium of 12 Regional Investors Will Finance the US $150 million Development of 20 Express by Holiday Inn's Across Five Countries in the GC
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report A Consortium of 12 Regional Investors Will Finance the US $150 million Development of 20 Express by Holiday Inn's Across Five Countries in the GCC Dubai International Capital the anchor investor; Addax structures ground-breaking deal; HMS named as operators (October 2 2005, Dubai, UAE): A consortium of 12 regional investors will finance the US$150 launch and development of more than 20 Express by Holiday Inn hotels across five countries in the GCC. The owning company for the hotels, Ishraq, will control the rights to the three-star brand the first international brand of its k...
Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors Considering Options for the Aging Doubletree Golf Resort San Diego / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Adrienne A. Aguirre, North County Times, Escondido, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News RANCHO PENASQUITOS, California October 12, 2005 -- Residents around the Doubletree Hotel and Golf Resort said they want the hotel to stay, during a planning meeting Tuesday night. The neighborhood meeting was called by Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors, which is considering renovating the 1970s resort or replacing it with a new development that could include housing, retail stores, an amphitheater or a community center. The Connecticut-based comp...
Owners Complete $3 million Renovation and Rebrand Wyndham Garden Hotel Brookfield to Doubletree Hotel Milwaukee/Brookfield / October 005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Owners Complete $3 million Renovation and Rebrand Wyndham Garden Hotel Brookfield to Doubletree Hotel Milwaukee/Brookfield BROOKFIELD, Wis. - Oct. 12, 2005 -- Doubletree(R) Hotels proudly announces that the Wyndham Garden Hotel Brookfield has become the Doubletree Hotel Milwaukee/Brookfield, representing the second Wisconsin full-service hotel this year to join the brand's portfolio of more than 150 fine properties across North America. Centrally situated 15 minutes from downtown Milwaukee, ten minutes from downtown Waukesha and 25 minutes from General Mitchell International Airport, the ups...
Where Dining Is Headed: Five Trends / Uncomplicated, Straight from the Garden & Sea, Inexpensive, Exploding with Flavor / October 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Where Dining Is Headed: Five Trends . Uncomplicated, Straight from the Garden & Sea, Inexpensive, Exploding with Flavor The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, October 2005 - Benchmark Hospitality International, which manages 28 award-winning hotels, resorts, and conference centers throughout the United States and in Asia, has announced Five Top Dining Trends for the Future, as observed by its properties. Trend #1 Build Your Own Meal! Today's consumers are educated in the kitchen and discerning in the restaurant. This is sparking a hot new trend toward customer freedom while dining out ...
Detroit's 32,000 Hotel Rooms are Plenty to Satisfy 100,000 Super Bowl XL Visitors; Detroit Host Committee Not Setting Up House-rental Program /
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 12, 2005 - Need a place to stay during Super Bowl XL? Bill Koczara may have the answer. Koczara says he'll rent you his own home on Sunningdale Drive in Grosse Pointe Woods, or two other houses he owns not far away, for a price to be determined. Carlton Nichols, meanwhile, says he'll move in with relatives for Super Bowl week so you can sub lease his eighth-floor condo with a view of the Detroit River in the 1300 Lafayette tower, a short walk from Ford Field...
Grappling with Progress, A Destination Denies Chains / John R Hendrie / September 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Grappling with Progress, A Destination Denies Chains By John R. Hendrie, CEO, Hospitality Performance, Inc., October 2005 The character of a destination. How will the community define itself, maintain its integrity, traits, history and essence, yet meet the expectations of the tourism engine which drives its commerce and livelihood. Ogunquit, Maine is the latest Destination to fight for independence, waging a campaign against the formula chain restaurant scourge, in the minds of many citizens. This battle is not new, with towns like Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, Bristol, RI, and even the ne...
