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China Fuels Growth in Asian Hotel Performance / Deloitte / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report China Fuels Growth in Asian Hotel Performance October 12, 2005 - Hotels in China continue to fuel revenue per available room (revPAR) growth throughout the Asia Pacific region according to latest hotel performance data from the HotelBenchmark Survey by Deloitte. During the first eight months of 2005 Chinese hotel markets have witnessed above average revPAR growth at 14.3%. Major commercial markets have fared even better with Beijing, Taipei and Hong Kong reporting growth in excess of 20%. Even in Shanghai where hotel construction is at a fever pitch, revPAR grew 17%. The robust performance ...
Christian P. Sargent Named President Limited-Service Division and Miguel Coder Named President – Full-service Division for Dellisart Lodging / O
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Christian P. Sargent Named President Limited-Service Division and Miguel Coder Named President - Full-service Division for Dellisart Lodging ALPHARETTA, Ga., October 26, 2005 Dellisart Lodging, a hotel ownership, management, development and acquisition group, today announced that it has reconfigured its executive team to support its strategic growth program. In a series of moves, Douglas E. Artusio has been named chairman and chief executive officer; Christian P. Sargent, president of the limited-service division; and Miguel Coder, president of the full-service division. As Dellisar...
Dellisart Lodging LLC Forms Joint Venture to Manage Hotels in China; Signs First Two Management Contracts / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Dellisart Lodging LLC Forms Joint Venture to Manage Hotels in China; Signs First Two Management Contracts ALPHARETTA, Ga., October 4, 2005 Officials of Dellisart Lodging, a hotel ownership, management, development and acquisition group, and Bestride Holding Ltd, A Hong Kong-based company, today announced that they had formed a joint venture, Dellisart American Hotels & Resorts Ltd., to manage hotels in China. The joint ventures goal is to own and operate 60 four- and five-star hotels throughout China over the next five years. The companies also announced that the joint venture h...
Oromocto First Nations Tribe Open an 81 room Days Inn in Oromocto, New Brunswick / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Oromocto First Nations Tribe Open an 81 room Days Inn in Oromocto, New Brunswick TORONTO, ON, OCTOBER 10, 2005 - Days Inns - Canada is pleased to announce the opening of a new-construction Days Inn in Oromocto, New Brunswick. As the only full service hotel in Oromocto, the 81-room hotel offers a host of features and amenities that will appeal to business and leisure travellers alike. "We are thrilled to welcome Days Inn - Oromocto to the Days Inn family and to continue our growth in Atlantic Canada," said Irwin Prince, President & COO, Days Inns - Canada. "This is a remarkable hotel in...
Hotel Online News – Email Archive – Day by Day / October – December 2005
April 30, 2005
Day by Day Index October - December 2005 Links to archives Top 25 Read Articles - December 2005 My Experience Applying for a Hotel Job - A Real Eye Opener / Barry Williams, December Opening a New Hotel? Announcing a Renovation? Here Are 10 Surefire Ways to Get the Publicity You Need to Get Heads in Beds / Glenn Hasek Hotels Increase Amenities for Guests as Room Rates Rise; Some Amenities Are New to the Industry 64 Dos and Donts of Hotel Technology / Terence Ronson The Condo Hotel Boom - What Does it Mean for the Hotel Industry / The Global Hospitality Advisor Outlook 2006: A Roun...
Darren W. Law Named Managing Director of The Oceanside Holding Company in the Turks and Caicos Islands / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Darren W. Law Named Managing Director of The Oceanside Holding Company in the Turks and Caicos Islands PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS (October 6, 2005) Darren W. Law has been named Managing Director of The Oceanside Holding Company. The announcement was made by Stan Hartling, CEO of The Oceanside Holding Company. The appointment is effective immediately. Law is responsible for management, operations and marketing for The Palms, Turks & Caicos, a $95 million, luxury resort and member of The Leading Small Hotels of the World and The Sands at Grace Bay, a 116-suite resort. ...
Destination Damage Control Starts with that Single Visitor Complaint / John R Hendrie / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Destination "Damage Control" Starts with that Single Visitor Complaint By John R. Hendrie, CEO, Hospitality Performance, Inc., October 2005 Hospitality Destinations are beset with situations beyond their control and many within. Whether it be man-made or natural, the effect of an unfortunate event does impact your Destinations livelihood and reputation. How you respond to these situations will dictate your credibility in the eyes of the Consumer, provide confidence and reliability for their visit to your Destination, and enhance your distinction or not. In the last several years we...
Dennis Kolodziejski Named Director of Food & Beverage at The Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Dennis Kolodziejski Named Director of Food & Beverage at The Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center ORLANDO, Fla., - October 28, 2005 The Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center, recently named Dennis Kolodziejski as the new Director of Food & Beverage. Formerly Executive Chef at the 2,000-room, award-winning, full-service resort and convention property, Kolodziejski brings more than 24 years hospitality experience. Serving as an invaluable leader throughout the past four years, the Orlando World Center Marriotts world-class cu...
Dave Cocks Named Gemstone Resort's Director of Transitions; Will Spearhead the $390 million Expansion and Renovation of Lake Lawn Resort in Lake
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Dave Cocks Named Gemstone Resort's Director of Transitions; Will Spearhead the $390 million Expansion and Renovation of Lake Lawn Resort in Lake Delevan, Wisconsin PARK CITY, Utah, October 11, 2005 Gemstone Resorts International, LLC, a leading resort management company that specializes in managing and asset managing four- and five-diamond-quality, unique urban hotels and lifestyle resorts, today announced that it has named Dave Cocks director of transitions. In his new position, he will provide leadership to newly acquired and under construction properties to execute master plans and ...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Douglas E. Artusio, Chairman and CEO of Dellisart Lodging, Receives Deans Award from Niagara University College of Hospitality and Tourism Management ALPHARETTA, Ga., October 18, 2005Officials of Dellisart Lodging, a hotel ownership, management, development and acquisition group, today announced that Douglas E. Artusio, chairman and CEO, has received the Deans Award from Niagara University College of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Artusio is a graduate of Niagara Universitys School of Travel. I have long felt that by giving back to institutions of higher learn...
The Former Radisson Hotel Clayton Completes Renovation, Rebranded Crowne Plaza St. Louis-Clayton / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Former Radisson Hotel Clayton Completes Renovation, Rebranded Crowne Plaza St. Louis-Clayton ATLANTA (Oct. 21, 2005) - InterContinental Hotels Group announced today the opening of its newest 255-room Crowne Plaza hotel in St. Louis, Mo. The Crowne Plaza St. Louis-Clayton is Missouri's second Crowne Plaza hotel. "This is the 15th property to be added to the Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts portfolio in North America this year," said Kevin Kowalski, vice president, brand management, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts. Formerly the landmark Radisson Hotel Clayton, the Crowne Plaza S...
Crescent Hospitality Adds Two Management Contracts, Including the Highly Rated Independent Hotel – The Inn at Nichols Village in Clarks Summit,
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Crescent Hospitality Adds Two Management Contracts, Including the Highly Rated Independent Hotel - The Inn at Nichols Village in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania FAIRFAX, Va., October 6, 2005 Crescent Hospitality Corporation, a rapidly growing hotel management company, today announced that it has signed two new management contracts: The Inn at Nichols Village in Clarks Summit, Pa., and the Best Western Premiere Inn in Whiteville, N.C. The addition of the two properties to Crescents management portfolio represents a continuation of the companys strategic expansion plans announced this pa...
Hotel Waterpark Resorts – Construction Report 2005; 52 Are Under Construction or Will Break Ground in 2005 / Jeff Coy and Bill Haralson / Octob
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Waterpark Resorts Construction Report 2005 - 52 Are Under Construction or Will Break Ground in 2005 By Jeff Coy and Bill Haralson October 3, 2005 --- Hotels with indoor waterparks are growing from 28% to 36% annually while the overall hotel industry expects new supply to grow less than 1.0% in 2005 and 2006. In 2000, there were only 18 hotel waterpark resorts. Today, over 100 are open nationwide. Twenty-five new additions and expansion projects are expected to open by year end. Hotel waterpark projects under construction have grown from 8 in 2000 to 52 that are under constructi...
George P. Corchis Jr. Appointed President of Beau Rivage Resort & Casino; Will Lead Reconstruction / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 13, 2005 - BILOXI - George P. Corchis Jr., the brother of the man who temporarily took the helm at Beau Rivage after the August departure of Jeff Dahl, is the casino resort's new president. Corchis comes to Biloxi from Tunica, where he worked for Harrah's Entertainment Inc. as general manager of the Horseshoe and Sheraton casinos. Beau Rivage is owned by MGM Mirage. "His experience in the region provides invaluable insight, and his background and expe...
Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center Picks Up At Least Ten Displaced Shows from New Orleans; Surge in Business Requires Hiring More Employee
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 26, 2005 - Atlanta's surge in business from conventions relocating from New Orleans is forcing the Georgia World Congress Center to revise its fiscal 2006 budget and hire more people. At least 117,000 people are expected to attend 10 shows the GWCC has picked up from New Orleans since August, said Dan Graveline, the GWCC's executive director, on Tuesday. That number doesn't include the thousands expected to pack the Georgia Dome for the Jan. 2 Sugar Bow...
Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Richard Cimilluca Director of Sales & Marketing at The Heldrich; $110 Million Property Rising in the Heart of New Bruns
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Richard Cimilluca Director of Sales & Marketing at The Heldrich; $110 Million Property Rising in the Heart of New Brunswick, NJ New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 4, 2005 - Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Richard Cimilluca as director of sales & marketing for The Heldrich. The new $110 million mixed use property, which Benchmark will manage and that includes a 250-guestroom hotel and state-of-the-art conference center, is under construction in downtown New Brunswick. Cimilluca will lead the pre-opening and post-opening sal...
Chuck West, Alaska's Tourism, Hotel and Cruise Ship Pioneer Dies / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Paula Dobbyn, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 5, 2005 - GIRDWOOD -- Chuck West, the tourism pioneer known as "Mr. Alaska," died at his cabin near Haines on Tuesday afternoon. West, 90, was surrounded by his wife, Marguerite, and several children and grandchildren when he passed away, said Jeffrey Krida, president and chief operating officer of CruiseWest, one of the many tourism companies West founded. West, who brought some of the first groups of tourists to Alaska in the 1940s, had spent the l...
Le Meridien Chicago Close to Being Acquired by Group of Investment Firms; Would Reflag to a Conrad / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 25, 2005 - Le Meridien Chicago hotel is close to being sold to a group of investment firms that will reflag it a Conrad, an emerging Hilton luxury brand that is poised for a major expansion. The deal would reintroduce the Conrad name to Chicago, where it was an icon for many years. The 311-room hotel at 521 N. Rush St., above the North Michigan Avenue shopping center anchored by Nordstrom, is expected command a price in the upper-$80 million range, said sources close to the deal ...
Hotel Financing Professionals – Pacifica Real Estate Brokerage – Arrange Refinance of Laguna Beach Hotel / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Financing Professionals - Pacifica Real Estate Brokerage - Arrange Refinance of Laguna Beach Hotel DANA POINT, CA: October, 2005 Chris A. Chiotis, Principal of Pacifica Real Estate Brokerage, is pleased to announce his firm arranged first mortgage financing for the refinance of the Casa Laguna Inn & Spa located in Laguna Beach, California. Pacifica arranged the long-term fixed rate deal through a Southern California based bank. Pacifica also secured a line of credit for the ownership. Casa Laguna Inn & Spa is a unique ocean-view, boutique hotel located on the coast in prestig...
Moonstone Hotel Properties Planning to Renovate and Expand the 81 Year Old Carmel River Inn in Carmel, California / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 11, 2005 - Plans to renovate and expand the 81-year-old Carmel River Inn just south of Carmel are being embraced by neighboring residents, project officials said Monday. The project is scheduled to be heard at 10 a.m. Wednesday by Monterey County planning commissioners at their meeting in Salinas. The proposal calls for increasing the number of guest units from 43 to 69, renovating 23 existing cottages and remodeling the main building. ...
Carlson Hotels Adds Five Radisson Hotels During the Month of September 2005; Three in Europe, One in India, and One in the U.S. / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Carlson Hotels Adds Five Radisson Hotels During the Month of September 2005; Three in Europe, One in India, and One in the U.S. MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 26, 2005) ---- Carlson Hotels Worldwide today announced that the company added five Radisson Hotels & Resorts and two Country Inns & Suites By Carlson properties during the month of September. Of the new Radisson hotels, three are in Europe, one is in India, and another is in the U.S. The two new Country Inns & Suites are located in India and the United States. The company's global portfolio now totals 907 hotels and 145,715 guestrooms in ...
The Cancun CVB Reports as of 12 noon October 28, 2005 / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Cancun CVB Reports as of 12 noon October 28, 2005 The CVB reports the following advances as of 12 noon October 28, 2005: Cancun, Quintana Roo MEXICO - As the result on an unprecedented federal and local response to Hurricane Wilma, the Cancun Convention & Visitor Bureau reports that recovery efforts are advancing steadily, and that normal resort operation is resuming in the coming days and weeks. Visitor Evacuations: of the estimated 35,000 tourists that were in Cancun and the surrounding resorts when Wilma struck on October 21-22, only approximately 2,600 still remain in ...
First Planeload of Tourists from the Hurricane-ravaged Yucatan Peninsula Arrived Tuesday Night in Denver / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive First Planeload of Tourists from the Hurricane-ravaged Yucatan Peninsula Arrived Tuesday Night in Denver By Kelly Yamanouchi and Robert Sanchez Denver Post Staff Writers Frontier's first planeload of tourists from the hurricane-ravaged Yucatan Peninsula touched down Tuesday night in Denver, delivering a teary-eyed but smiling payload. "The whole plane shook when we took off because everyone started cheering and clapping," said Devyn Gilstrap, 13, who had traveled to Cancun, Mexico, with her mother, Robyn, and 9-year-old sister, Connie. The Colorado Springs tri...
Ranking – Top Ten Worldwide Hotel Chains Growth 1995-2005 / October 2005
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Top 12 Destinations Canadians Are Most Interested in Visiting Portrait of Canadian Leisure Travelers ORLANDO, FLA. and VANCOUVER, B.C. (October 27, 2005) Canadians seek new and unique travel experiences according to a comprehensive new study analyzing the lifestyles, motivations and future vacation plans of Canadian leisure travelers. More than six in 10 of these travelers said it is extremely important to experience new things to do on vacation and to discover new and different destinations. The new 2005 Portrait of Canadian Leisure Travelers, a joint underta...
