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Fractional Ownership and Hotel Condos an Integral Part of Strategic Hotel Capital's Redevelopment Plans for Chicago's Intercontinental and F
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Fractional Ownership and Hotel Condos an Integral Part of Strategic Hotel Capital's Redevelopment Plans for Chicago's Intercontinental and Fairmont Hotels CHICAGO, Nov. 1, 2005 - Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc. (NYSE: SLH) today announced that the company has begun redevelopment plans for its two major Chicago hotels, the InterContinental and Fairmont. The company has filed plans with the city of Chicago for a new 71-story tower at the InterContinental on Michigan Avenue to replace the existing North Tower, in addition to the creation of 11,000 square feet of high-end retail space in the previou...
Hoteliers Representing 200 Independent Luxury Hotels from 45 Countries Gather at Small Luxury Hotels of the World Conference; a Platform for the Excha
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hoteliers Representing 200 Independent Luxury Hotels from 45 Countries Gather at Small Luxury Hotels of the World Conference . a Platform for the Exchange of Ideas to Ensure that the Brand Remains Dynamic LONDON, November 22, 2005 Close to 300 hoteliers representing 200 independent luxury hotels from 45 countries gathered recently in London for Small Luxury Hotels of the Worlds 13th Annual International Conference. Representatives of the global luxury hotel brand, whose properties range from Miami to the Maldives and Switzerland to Singapore, were first given an up...
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April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Sam Nazarians SBE Entertainment Group Acquires the Le Meridien Hotel Beverly Hills; Plans to Redesign the 297 room Property Los Angeles, November 9, 2005- SBE Hotel Group (SBEHG), a division of Sam Nazarians SBE Entertainment Group, is pleased to announce the purchase of the Le Meridien Hotel Beverly Hills from Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts. The Le Meridien Beverly Hills is a spectacular property in a strategic location. It is a landmark destination in an elegant district of Los Angeles and is conveniently adjacent to major business centers, cultural attractions and LAs nightl...
Rocco Forte Hotels Creating a 101 room Hotel at Prague's St Thomas Monastery, which Dates to the 1400s / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Rocco Forte Hotels Creating a 101 room Hotel at Prague's St Thomas Monastery, which Dates to the 1400s 21 November 2005 - Rocco Forte Hotels is to open a five-star hotel in the heart of the Czech Republic capital, in the immediate neighbourhood of Prague Castle. The 101-room property will be created from a complex of five buildings, most of which are historical monuments. The largest and most important structure is St Thomass Monastery, which dates to the 1400s. The Prague hotel is a joint venture between Rocco Forte Hotels and Bank of Scotland. Work is due to star...
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Planning Fractional Ownership Properties in Miami Beach and San Francisco / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Planning Fractional Ownership Properties in Miami Beach and San Francisco ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 15, 2005 - Today, The Ritz-Carlton Club, the established leader in the fractional ownership industry, introduces two new properties to its portfolio. Miami's South Beach and San Francisco bring further diversity to the brand and offer Members an unparalleled residential lifestyle -- and all with legendary Ritz-Carlton service. Furthermore, San Francisco represents the first urban location for the brand. "We could not be more overjoyed with these new additions to the bra...
Hotels Are in the Drivers' Seats; Some Hotels Walking Away from Deals that Don't Meet their Pricing Demands / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Suzanne Marta, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 24, 2005--Travelers, prepare to pay more for hotel rooms next year. For the last four years, road warriors and vacationers firmly held the reins when it came to pricing, pushing hoteliers to discount rates to put heads in beds. But that's expected to change soon. Demand has strengthened considerably during the last year, and with little new supply to compete, hotels are feeling emboldened to raise prices. As corporate travel manage...
LXR Luxury Resorts Plans Refurbishment and Repositioning of the Rihga Royal Hotel in New York City and the Bel Age in West Hollywood; Renaming The Lon
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report LXR Luxury Resorts Plans Refurbishment and Repositioning of the Rihga Royal Hotel in New York City and the Bel Age in West Hollywood - Renaming The London NYC and The London LA Respectively (New York, NY November 10, 2005) - LXR Luxury Resorts (http://www.LuxuryResorts.com) announced today its plans for the complete redesign, refurbishment and repositioning of two of its prized properties, the Rihga Royal Hotel in New York City and the Bel Age in West Hollywood, California, into The London NYC and The London LA respectively. Situated in the very best locations of their respective cities...
Summit Property Development Co. Opens the 511 room Regent Shanghai, Managed by Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Summit Property Development Co. Opens the 511 room Regent Shanghai, Managed by Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 8, 2005 - Regent International Hotels today announced the opening of its first luxury hotel in China. The Regent Shanghai, with its spectacular architecture and design, premier location and world-class facilities, is Shanghai's newest luxury landmark. The 511-room hotel is owned by Summit Property Development Co. and managed by Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific. Norman Rafelson, General Manager of The Regent Shanghai, said: "As a major regional gateway city and ...
Hoteliers.com Speeds Up Market Penetration by Connecting to RateTiger / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hoteliers.com Speeds Up Market Penetration by Connecting to RateTiger Hoteliers.com, a new type of 3rd party distributor, chooses RateTiger by eRevMax as first partner for a connection between the Hoteliers.com marketing platform and the channel management tools from RateTiger. November 2005 - Hoteliers.com recently launched with a different distribution model than most Internet providers. They are a 3rd party distributor, however, contrary to most of their competitors, they also allow their consumers to go from their website directly to the chain website, and they give out the complet...
BookIt Teams Up with RateTiger to Strengthen Hotel Relationships / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report BookIt Teams Up with RateTiger to Strengthen Hotel Relationships Amsterdam, November 11, 2005 - Bookit the market leader in short-break holidays in the Netherlands has integrated its extranet into RateTigers channel management platform by eRevMax Technologies. To strengthen their relationship with their hotels, Bookit has chosen to integrate its extranet into the RateTiger channel management platform. At Bookit we strive to be a user friendly company towards both consumers and hoteliers. We simply acknowledge the fact that hotels will work with more then just a few distribution companies, ...
40,000 Anticipated Visitors to IH/M&RS, NYC Nov 13-15 Hotels get to Sample the Best the Industry has to Offer – including Centralized PMS from R
April 30, 2005
40,000 Anticipated Visitors to IH/M&RS, NYC Nov 13-15 Hotels get to Sample the Best the Industry has to Offer - including Centralized PMS from Ramesys Hospitality November 9, 2005 - Hotel management and owners have the chance to sample some of the best quality that suppliers have to offer at the upcoming International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Show in New York November 13-15. Technology features among the five sectors served the others being Decor, Restaurant, Flavors and Essentials and consultants from Ramesys will be on hand to discuss its revolutionary centralized PMS, Entirety. Entirety gives hotel owners and c...
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April 30, 2005
Aimbridge Hospitality, Demands Quick Installation and Maximum Flexibility, Chooses Ramesys Entirety PMS November 2, 2005 - Aimbridge Hospitality (TX), recently awarded the management contract for the Marina Hotel San Pedro (CA), needed a flexible and novel approach to technology and awarded Ramesys Hospitality (NJ) a contract to implement its Entirety PMS on a short term basis. The implementation will allow the Marina Hotel to conduct its major renovation in parallel with the introduction of new technology. Ramesys PMS will consist of Entirety Front Office, Web Reservations, and MPower. Aimbridge Hospitality is a hotel...
Radisson Hotels & Resorts to Provide Complimentary High-speed Internet Access in All Hotel Guestrooms in the Americas / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Radisson Hotels & Resorts to Provide Complimentary High-speed Internet Access in All Hotel Guestrooms in the Americas MINNEAPOLIS (Nov. 14, 2005) Radisson Hotels & Resorts® today announced that on Jan. 1, 2006, it will begin offering complimentary high-speed Internet access in the guestrooms at its properties in the Americas. Radisson is among the first upscale hotel brands to provide the service as a complimentary in-room amenity to all guests. There is no program to join to obtain connectivity, and, depending upon the technological infrastructure of individual properties,...
HEI Hospitality Names Russell Urban SVP Development; Will Seek Development Opportunities for Premium-branded Hotels / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report HEI Hospitality Names Russell Urban SVP Development; Will Seek Development Opportunities for Premium-branded Hotels NORWALK, Conn., November 29, 2005 HEI Hospitality, a rapidly growing hospitality investment and operating company, today announced that Russell D. Urban has joined the company as senior vice president development to spearhead a newly created hotel development division. Urban will be responsible for sourcing and negotiating new development opportunities for premium-branded hotels. Targeted brands range from the recently announced aloft brand by Starwood,...
Robert Rycroft Named Corporate Controller for Broughton Hospitality Group / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Robert Rycroft Named Corporate Controller for Broughton Hospitality Group Huntington Beach, California November 21, 2005 - Larry Broughton, president of Broughton Hospitality Group (BHG) headquartered here, has announced the appointment of Robert Rycroft as Corporate Controller. As a member of BHGs executive team, Rycroft is responsible for all financial services provided to each hotel property; accounting functions for the management company as well as owner/investor financial reporting. He has more than twenty years of experience in the hospitality industry. Most recently, Rycroft was ...
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April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report More Than $5 Million in Group Business Booked at RGH Hospitality Marketings Private Meetings Summit Santa Barbara, Calif. RGH Hospitality Marketing notes that more than $5 million in meeting and incentive business has been booked since last weeks Private Meetings Summit at the Greenbrier in White Sulfur Springs, W.Va. The three-day event united top meeting and incentive planners with key decision-makers from some of the worlds best hotels and resorts, all of whom had the common goal of booking group business. RGH expects bookings will exceed $100 million as a direct result of its S...
Dakota Lodging & Entertainment, LLC Opens 93 room Quality Inn & Suites in Sioux Falls, SD / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Dakota Lodging & Entertainment, LLC Opens 93 room Quality Inn & Suites in Sioux Falls, SD November 9, 2005 -The brand new Quality Inn & Suites is now open. It is located at 5410 N. Granite Lane in Sioux Falls, South Dakota just off the intersection of I-90 & I-29, Exit 83 on I-29 South. The property is managed by Jennifer Starnes. The hotel, owned by Dakota Lodging & Entertainment, LLC, features 93 guest rooms with 48 rooms featuring two queen-sized beds, 46 suites with one king sized bed and a large living area that includes a sofa sleeper and leather recliner. Two Executive Suites feature ...
Determining a Return on Investment for Your Quality Assurance Program / John R Hendrie / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Determining a Return on Investment for Your Quality Assurance Program by John R. Hendrie, November 2005 During an address on Destination Development and price/value relationships, a distinguished gentleman asked whether there were figures to support an increase in Guest Traffic when an independent property invests in a Quality Assurance Program. In my mind, QA has been costed out by many but never related to heads in beds or subjected to risk/reward analysis. It is simply the right way to conduct business. I had no numbers for him, in response. Perhaps I should have related the histo...
The $415 million Puerto Rico Convention Center Opens; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Seeks to Broaden the Island's Tourism Industry with Increas
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The $415 million Puerto Rico Convention Center Opens; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Seeks to Broaden the Island's Tourism Industry with Increased Group Business November 18, 2005 - The Puerto Rico Convention Center, a $415 million facility located in San Juan, Puerto Rico opened its doors for business today. The opening was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony that will kick-off three days of activities and special events for invited guests and VIPs at the Center, in and around San Juan. The all-new Puerto Rico Convention Center was conceived by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a ...
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April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Internet Content and Visibility Becoming More of a Factor than Actual Roadside Visibility by Craig W. Cooley, November 2005 Has Location, Location, Location given way to Content and Internet Visibility? Consider this scenario. A business traveler is booking a three day trip to Los Angeles. He / she can use their in house corporate Travel Agent or, like is happening more and more often, they are allowed to book their own reservations through Travleocity, Expedia, etc., using their business & commercial portals and negotiated corporate rates. Price and location are still important ...
Owned by Goldman Sachs Group, the Wyndham Pittsburgh Airport Hotel Reflagged Marriott, Undergoing $10 million in Improvements / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Owned by Goldman Sachs Group, the Wyndham Pittsburgh Airport Hotel Reflagged Marriott, Undergoing $10 million in Improvements WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2005 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) announced today that the Wyndham Pittsburgh Airport hotel in Coraopolis, Pa., has been re-flagged as the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott. Located at 777 Aten Road, the 316-room hotel will undergo a comprehensive $10 million renovation early next year. The property is owned by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and is operated by Interstate Hotels & Resorts. Were very excited to be part of ...
The Most Pioneering Hotel Initiatives and the Most Successful Projects Honored at The 6th Annual Worldwide Hospitality Awards / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Most Pioneering Hotel Initiatives and the Most Successful Projects Honored at The 6th Annual Worldwide Hospitality Awards 8 November 2005 - In the presence of Mr. Léon Bertrand, French Minister for Tourism, and Mr Paul Dubrule, Chairman of Maison de la France and co-founder of the Accor Group surrounded by nearly 600 managers and partners of the hotel industry, the award ceremony of the 2005 Hospitality Awards took place on November 7th, at the Hilton Paris Arc de Triomphe. It was chaired by Kurt Ritter, President & CEO, of Rezidor SAS Hospitality. This major event in the calendar of the...
Pineapple Hospitality is Now the Exclusive U.S. Supplier of Environmentally Sensitive Amenities / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Pineapple Hospitality is Now the Exclusive U.S. Supplier of Environmentally Sensitive Amenities fresh ideas for hospitality . The Pineapple has been a symbol of hospitality for centuries. According to legend, captains of New England would mount a pineapple on their fence posts when they had a safe return from sea. This served as an invitation for family and friends to visit and share a meal together. Today, the pineapple serves as a symbol for the highest quality in hospitality . Refreshing, Environmentally Sensitive Amenities SAINT CHARLES, MISSOURI NOV. 2, 200...
Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa Sets New Resort Standard in South Africa; the Most Environmentally Aware Development in the World / November 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa Sets New Resort Standard in South Africa; The Most Environmentally Aware Development in the World November 1, 2005 - High above the lagoon-side town of Knysna on the Western Capes Garden Route, lies Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa, the newest luxury resort hotel in Africa. Officially opened in February this year, the resort is located on Knysnas Eastern Head overlooking the lagoon and Indian Ocean coastline and takes full advantage of the epic drama of its surroundings. The luxury property combines an all-encompassing lifestyle brand offering an extensive...
