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Finding Success with the Americas Best Value Inn Brand, Franchisor Vantage Hospitality Group Moves Into the Upscale Lodging Segments with The Lexingto
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Finding Success with the Americas Best Value Inn Brand, Franchisor Vantage Hospitality Group Moves Into the Upscale Lodging Segments with The Lexington Collection - Already Has 12 Lexington Collection Hotels in its Portfolio Las Vegas, NV – December 19, 2005 – Vantage Hospitality Group, the company that brought you Americas Best Value Inn, the ‘Fastest Growing Hotel Chain in America,’ announces its newest venture into the upper-mid to upscale lodging segments, The Lexington Collection.  The Lexington Collection is comprised of four distinguished product lines - Lexington...
Chicago Loop Landmark, the 107-year-old Berghoff Restaurant, Closing / December 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Mike Hughlett. Staff Reporter Rick Popely Contributed To This Story, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 29, 2005 - First Marshall Field's, now The Berghoff. Chicago will lose another commercial and cultural icon when the 107-year-old Berghoff Restaurant, a Loop landmark, serves its last schnitzel on Feb. 28. Herman Berghoff, the 70-year-old grandson of the restaurant's founder, and his wife, Jan Berghoff, 68, are retiring. Herman Berghoff, who's been working at the German-style restaurant...
The Barceló Maya Colonial & The Barceló Tropical Beach Hotels Open at the Riviera Maya / December 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report  The Barceló Maya Colonial & The Barceló Tropical Beach Hotels Open at the Riviera Maya Riviera Maya, México/Miami FL – December 15, 2005 - Barceló Hotels & Resorts announces its two new five-star all-inclusive luxury Riviera Maya Hotels will celebrate their grand opening as scheduled on December 23rd. “We are delighted that these beautiful new properties are opening in time for the holiday season, said Oscar Serrano, Commercial Director for Barceló Hotels & Resorts. “The Barceló Riviera Maya Resort is operating at full service having escaped any major weather damage this summer....
Jerry Herman Joins with Hotel Investors William Lipnick and Dr. Robert Lipnick to Form BJB Hotels, LLC / December 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report  Jerry Herman Joins with Hotel Investors William Lipnick and Dr. Robert Lipnick to Form BJB Hotels, LLC Firm to Acquire and Develop Hotels with Focus on Mid-Atlantic States and Florida WASHINGTON, D.C., December 15, 2005 — Hotel veteran Jerry Herman has joined with Washington, D.C.-based real estate and hotel investors William Lipnick and Dr. Robert Lipnick to form BJB Hotels, LLC.  The new company plans to acquire and develop premium-branded and independent, upscale, full-service, all-suite, extended-stay and limited-service hotels, located in urban and top-tier suburban locations.Â...
Occupancy at Metro Atlanta's 93,000 Hotel Rooms At a Healthy 65.2% Through First 10 Months of 2005 / December 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 9, 2005 - Boosted by an increase in convention and business travelers and hotel stays of some Hurricane Katrina evacuees, Atlanta's hoteliers are on track to end this year in the best shape since 2000. It's a sea change from 2003, when the industry was mired in the deepest slump it had seen in a decade. Occupancy at the metro area's 93,000 or so hotel rooms was at a healthy 65.2 percent though October, according to Smith T...
Metro Hospitality Partners Acquires the Former AstroVillage Hotel Complex in Houston; Will Renovate 700 rooms and 52,000 Sq Ft of Conference Space /
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 1, 2005 - A real estate investment group has purchased a hotel property near Reliant Park with plans to renovate the main building and rename it for at least the fifth time in its history, which dates back to the 1960s. Houston-based Metro Hospitality Partners acquired the nine-story Park Plaza Hotel, along with two smaller hotels no longer in operation, for an undisclosed amount. One of the new owners' first changes is to rename it the Houston Grand P...
Arlington Hospitality Receives Court Approval for Sale of Substantially All Assets to Sunburst Hotel Holding, Inc. for Approximately $32.4 million / D
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Arlington Hospitality Receives Court Approval for Sale of Substantially All Assets to Sunburst Hotel Holding, Inc. for Approximately $32.4 million ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., December 12, 2005 -- Arlington Hospitality, Inc. and subsidiaries (HOST.PK) today announced that, on December 7, 2005, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois approved the sale of substantially all of the company’s assets. Sunburst Hotel Holding, Inc. and its affiliates (“Sunburst”), and SJB Equities, Inc. and its affiliates (“SJB”), both of which are unaffiliated with one another ...
Hotel Construction Poised to Escalate in Anchorage; Occupancy Rose in 2005, Encouraging Lenders to Move Ahead / December 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Sarana Schell, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News December 6, 2005 -Demand for Anchorage hotel rooms hiccupped in 2003 but recovered last year and stayed strong this year, according to Seattle-based consultants Kennedy & Mohn. Room prices held steady as well, said consultant Michael Mohn, and more hotels are on the horizon. On average, 70 percent of hotel rooms were full this year and last, nearly 10 percentage points better than the national occupancy rate, consultants said in a recent report for state lending agency Alaska Indu...
Hilton Hotel Corp Sells the 600 room Anchorage Hilton for $65 million / December 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Hotel Corp Sells the 600 room Anchorage Hilton for $65 million BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Dec. 28, 2005 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) announced today that it has sold the 600-room Anchorage Hilton to CP Anchorage Hotel 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for approximately $65 million. It is estimated that the new ownership will spend $12 million in additional capital to upgrade the property. The hotel will continue to operate as a Hilton branded property under the terms of a 20-year franchise agreement. "We are pleased to have received an attractive price for this pr...
Hilton Hotels Corporation Awarded the Management Contract of the 1,606 room Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas; Will be Reflagged a Hilton in January, 200
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Hotels Corporation Awarded the Management Contract of the 1,606 room Wyndham Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas; Will be Reflagged a Hilton in January, 2006, Owner Crow Holdings Planning a $30 million Renovation BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-- Dec. 12, 2005-- Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) announced today that it has been awarded the management contract of the legendary Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Currently operating under the Wyndham brand name, the 1,606-room hotel will begin to take advantage of Hilton's industry-leading service, amenities and reservations system immedia...
Wright Investment Properties Inc. Seeks to Acquire the Shuttered Citi Centre Plaza Hotel in Downtown Kansas City; Built in 1925 as the Aladdin, the
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Rick Alm, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 13, 2005 - The former Citi Centre Plaza Hotel at 1215 Wyandotte St. may soon undergo another reincarnation -- and second go-round as a Holiday Inn. Built in 1925 and opened as the Aladdin Hotel, the 16-story structure is under a $5.1 million sales option to privately held, Memphis-based Wright Investment Properties Inc. President Larry F. Wright Sr. said Friday the property was to be renamed the Aladdin Holiday Inn and restored to its ...
Westmead Business Group Limited and Century Casinos, Inc. Plan to Develop The Aerodrome Hotel in Croydon, UK into a Mid-size Casino Destination / Dece
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report  Westmead Business Group Limited and Century Casinos, Inc. Plan to Develop The Aerodrome Hotel in Croydon, UK into a Mid-size Casino Destination COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 19, 2005 - In its first move into the UK, Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNTY; Vienna Stock Exchange) today announced plans to develop and operate a casino in Croydon, greater London, UK. Century Casinos' partner in the project is the Westmead Business Group Limited, owner and operator of the Airport House and the Aerodrome Hotel in Croydon. The project will comprise a Large Casino (as defined in the UK Gambling Act 2005...
Uncertainty of Adam's Mark hotel in Charlotte Creates Concern for Hundreds of Hotel Workers and Dozens of Groups with Bookings / December 2005..
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Leigh Dyer, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Wed, Dec. 07, 2005 - Uncertainty hangs over hundreds of workers and dozens of groups whose fortunes are tied to the Adam's Mark hotel in uptown Charlotte. And the fallout could hurt the city-owned Charlotte Convention Center, at least temporarily. The city's visitors bureau is working with at least 63 groups with bookings at the Adam's Mark, including guests for February's CIAA basketball tournament, who need other accommodations because of the hotel's uncertain future. And the Adam's...
The Adam's Mark in Charlotte Converting from a 613-room Hotel to a 308-room Boutique / December 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Stan Choe, The Charlotte Observer, N.C., The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 17, 2005 - The Adam's Mark hotel will get a new life in February. The uptown hotel had been facing an uncertain future, with its managers telling employees last month their jobs would officially end Dec. 23. On Friday, the hotel's owners said they hired a New York boutique-hotel owner to turn one of the Adam's Mark's two towers into the trendy Blake Hotel. Rooms will be geared toward "a hip, professio...
Adaco Services Software Processes $2 billion-plus in Hotel Purchases Worldwide / December 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report  Adaco Services Software Processes $2 billion-plus in Hotel Purchases Worldwide December 12, 2005 - With the addition of the Sheraton Amsterdam, Adaco Services, LLC (www.AdacoServices.com) has topped the $2 billion mark in helping its hotel clients control their “annual spend”.  More than 500 hotel properties in 52 countries are using Adaco’s procurement software. Adaco is now enabling hotels to control more than $2 billion in their “annual spend”, according to Mark Pinsley, President of Adaco, based in Williamsville, NY.  “This is a major milestone for Adaco Services,” P...
Alfons Walsch appointed General Manager at the Royal Media Ljubljana Hotel & Casino in Ljubljana, Slovenia / December 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report  Alfons Walsch Appointed General Manager at the Royal Media Ljubljana Hotel & Casino in Ljubljana, Slovenia Ljubljana, 14th December 2005 – Alfons Walsch has been appointed General Manager at the Royal Media Ljubljana Hotel & Casino in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In his new role, Walsch will be responsible for managing the daily operations of the 217-room Royal Media Ljubljana Hotel & Casino, encompassing restaurant, wine bar, congress center, beauty center and casino and for ensuring that the quality of service and standards are maintained at the highest level of the hotel brand’s expectations. ...
Albuquerque Has More Weaknesses then Strengths as a Tourism Destination / December 2005...
April 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Rosalie Rayburn, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 12, 2005 - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Albuquerque still has a long way to go to before it becomes a tourism destination in a league with other Southwest cities such as San Antonio, Texas, and Denver. To outsiders who compared it with cities that are obviously urban, Albuquerque still has safety concerns, lack of upscale hotel rooms near the convention center and a dearth of activity downtown. That's the stark reality spelled out in a ...
Hotel Online Where the Hospitality Industry Meets...
April 30, 2005
Banner Advertising and Press Release Distribution Available on Hotel Online Contact: Sharon Lee Email: Sharon@hotel-online.com Phone: 678-802-5304 (Alpharetta)"Inside Hotel Online today" A...
Author Combines History with Delicious Gossip of the Colorful Golden Era of New York Hotels / July 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Author Combines History with Delicious Gossip of the Colorful Golden Era of New York Hotels New York - Aug. 1 2005 - "Life at the Top: Inside New York's Grand Hotels" (/ISBN-1-59393-O34-8/August 8, 2005) has no heroes, great history or noble purpose. It's simply a masterpiece of storytelling. Veteran Broadway columnist Ward Morehouse III (formerly with the New York Post and New York Sun, whose "Broadway After Dark" column currently appears in AM New York) chronicles the lives of some of the 20th Century's literary and artistic giants, many of whom made their permanent domicile at some of Ne...
Marriott Initiates New Marketing Approach with mSpot, a Live Times Square Billboard; Reaching Out for Next Generation of Marriott Customers / Septembe
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report  Marriott Initiates New Marketing Approach with 'mSpot', a Live Times Square Billboard; Reaching Out for Next Generation of Marriott Customers NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2005 - "m" marks the spot. Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR - News) today pulled back the curtains to reveal the mSpot, the hippest and most entertaining billboard ever to take on the bright neon of Times Square. Celebrating the company's hip new room design for its Marriott Hotels & Resorts brand, including the irresistible and luxurious Revive® Collection bedding, the mSpot is a four-day extravaganza complete with sizzli...
e-CRM and e-Business: How it Can Be Synergized in the Hospitality Industry / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report e-CRM and e-Business: How it Can Be Synergized in the Hospitality Industry By Robin Trehan (B.A, MIB, MBA). Vice President, National Hotel Exchange and CBK Family, September 2005 The concept of e-CRM is the result of the run into between customer relationship management and the information and communication technologies. A Forrester Research report defines it as being a “web centric approach to synchronizing customer relationships across communications channels, business functions, and audiences”. CRM automates and centralizes customer contacts. It allows the development of products and se...
Starwood Targeting the Select-Service Hotel Category with a New Brand – aloft; Wants 500 Properties by 2012 / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report  Starwood Targeting the Select-Service Hotel Category with a New Brand - aloft; Wants 500 Properties by 2012 Stylish Design, Technology and a Hip Urban Attitude to Transform Outdated Hotel Business Segment - Aloft; adverb: in or into a high place; high or higher up WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Sept. 28, 2005 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) and its stylish W Hotels division revealed today at the Phoenix Lodging Conference, the official name and concept details for its much-anticipated new brand in the select-service hotel category: aloft. Conceived by the same W Hotels ...
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Developing a 400-suite Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas Across from the Gaylord Texan; Will Include 80,000 sq ft Year-rou
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Developing a 400-suite Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas Across from the Gaylord Texan - Will Include 80,000 sq ft Year-round Waterpark MADISON, Wis - Sept. 13, 2005 -- Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:WOLF), the nation's largest owner, operator and developer of drive-to family resorts featuring indoor waterparks and other family-oriented entertainment activities, today announced intentions to develop a Great Wolf Lodge resort in Grapevine, Texas. The northwoods themed, six-story, approximately 400-suite resort will provide a comprehensive package of first-class...
