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CSM Lodging Completes Full-scale Renovation of the Lincolnshire Homewood Suites by Hilton, in Lincolnshire, Ill., Formerly a Hawthorn Suites / Septemb
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report CSM Lodging Completes Full-scale Renovation of the Lincolnshire Homewood Suites by Hilton, in Lincolnshire, Ill., Formerly a Hawthorn Suites MINNEAPOLIS September 7, 2005 CSM Lodging announced today the opening of the Lincolnshire Homewood Suites by Hilton, in Lincolnshire, Ill. CSM purchased the hotel, formerly a Hawthorn Suites, in September of 2004 and completed a full-scale renovation of the property to meet Homewoods upscale standards. Located in the sophisticated northern Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire, the Homewood is CSMs third Hilton branded property. The Home...
California Lodging Industry Association and the Asian American Hotel Owners Association Jointly Producing the California Lodging Expo® and Confere
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report California Lodging Industry Association and the Asian American Hotel Owners Association Jointly Producing the California Lodging Expo® and Conference November 8-9, 2005 in Santa Clara SACRAMENTO, CA September 22, 2005 CLIA -- California Lodging Industry Association and the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) are joining forces to produce the California Lodging Expo® and Conference to be held November 8-9, 2005, at The Westin Santa Clara in Santa Clara, CA. The joint venture was created to meet the needs specific to lodging property owners and operators running businesse...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seeking Blocks of Rooms for Housing Evacuees and Emergency Contractors; AH&LA Leads Program to Provide 250,00
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seeking Blocks of Rooms for Housing Evacuees and Emergency Contractors; AH&LA Leads Program to Provide 250,000 Guestrooms September 7, 2005 - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is requesting AH&LA to secure blocks of rooms for housing of evacuees and emergency contractors. Evacuees are currently in hotels in 42 states and 250 shelters, and approximately 17,000 American Red Cross staff and volunteers are in place. Department of Homeland Security estimates that an additional 250,000 guestrooms are needed. Hotels in the affected areas will be gi...
Christopher W. Deegan Named Director of Food and Beverage at the Resort at Split Rock in the Western Pocono Mountains / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Christopher W. Deegan Named Director of Food and Beverage at the Resort at Split Rock in the Western Pocono Mountains LAKE HARMONY, Pa. - (September 14, 2005) - Maritza Rodriguez, resident manager of the Resort at Split Rock in the Western Pocono Mountains, announced today the appointment of Christopher W. Deegan as the director of food and beverage. Deegan will oversee the daily operations of the banquet food services, five lounges, and the numerous dining options available at the Resort, including the authentic Italian restaurant, Bell'Ago, the Galleria Restaurant, Split Rock Old-Fashio...
National Hotel Construction Reports; Hotel-Online Teams with BuildCentral to Offer Hotel Construction Project Reports / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report National Hotel Construction Reports - Hotel-Online Teams with BuildCentral to Offer Hotel Construction Project Reports Chicago, IL. - September 7, 2005 - Vendors and suppliers to the hotel industry can now access detailed profiles on thousands of hotel projects through New Hotel Construction Projects, a new online source available through Hotel-Online.com. Hotel Online has partnered with BuildCentral Inc. to offer an easy and economical way to search and access a database of more than 1,500 hotel construction project reports nationwide. Each report provides a detailed profile of the proje...
Hotel Projects Boom in Western United States / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Projects Boom in Western United States Chicago, IL. September 13, 2005 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 37 hotel projects in the last two weeks to the New Hotel Construction Projects database. Notable projects entered in the last two weeks include: The Majestic Building Hotel Conversion, Chicago IL San Manuel Village, Highland CA Sheraton Renovation, Tacoma WA Hilton Garden Inn, Santa Rosa CA Courtyard by Marriott and The Residence Inn, Grand Junction CO Marriott Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center, Glendale AZ Hampton Inn, Washingt...
Hurricane Katrina to Cause Hotel Revenue Growth in 2005 / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hurricane Katrina to Cause Hotel Revenue Growth in 2005 Chicago, IL. September 26, 2005 - Hotel-Online and BuildCentral have added or updated 47 hotel projects in the last two weeks to the New Hotel Construction Projects database. Notable projects entered in the last two weeks include: The Harrick, West Palm Beach FL Cascade Station, Portland OR Orlando Solis, Orlando FL HoliMont Ski Area Development, Ellicottville NY Riverfront Center, Newark NJ Rhyne Station, Charlotte NC Centennial Towers, Richmond VA Embassy Suites Hotel, Wauwatosa WI Sofitel Los Ang...
The Accuracy of Hotel Budgets / Robert Mandelbaum and David Murff / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Accuracy of Hotel Budgets By Robert Mandelbaum and David Murff - September 2005 Going into 2004, most U.S. hotel managers were hopeful for a continuation of the industry turnaround that began in the third quarter of 2003. After three consecutive years of declining revenues and profits, hotel operators were quite optimistic and anticipated strong increases in revenues leading to double-digit growth in profits for 2004. Were these expectations met, or do hotel managers need to scrape the paint off their rose colored glasses? As general managers, controllers, and director...
Fort Lauderdale Leaders Resurrect Effort to Build a $300 million 750 room Hotel at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center / Sept
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Amy Sherman, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News September 14, 2005 - After Harley-Davidson held a large gathering at the Broward County Convention Center a few years ago, the group said it wouldn't be back anytime soon. The motorcyclists didn't complain about the food, sunny skies or the airport. The problem: no hotel at the convention center. Fears of losing similar lucrative conventions prompted the Broward County Commission on Tuesday to take the first official steps toward resurrecting an effort to build a hotel at the convention center a...
Hotel Broker, Joe McCann, Finds Success Working as the Intermediary Between the Buyer and Seller / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Pam Dawkins, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 5, 2005 - -FAIRFIELD -- There's no other word for it; the office is tiny. Joe McCann could almost literally pick up something from the other side of the room without leaving his chair. But with this rented house on Rowland Road in Fairfield as his base, McCann in the past year or so has brokered $300 million in hotel sales. McCann, 48, started Optimum Hotel Brokerage in late 2001 after 25 years in hotel management with companies like Hilton and Marriot...
The Briad Group Planning Twelve Extended and Limited-stay Hotels in the Northeast / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Briad Group Planning Twelve Extended and Limited-stay Hotels in the Northeast Livingston, NJ - 14 September 2005: Having successfully developed five Hilton and Marriott hotels to date in 2005, The Briad Hotel Division of The Briad Group announces the development of 12 additional projects for 2006 and 2007. The 2005 openings include the 123-room Homewood Suites in Somerset, NJ and 104-room Homewood Suites in Wallingford, CT, under the Hilton brand, and, under the Marriott brand, the 119-room Courtyard in Farmington, CT, and two Residence Inns, one with 96 rooms in Rocky Hill, CT, and one wit...
Brennan's, one of the Most Famous Restaurants in the French Quarter, Survives / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Gary Esgwick, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 5, 2005 - NEW ORLEANS -- Executive chef Lezone Randolph stands on the street outside of Brennan's, one of the most famous restaurants in the French Quarter. "Nothing is going to change the culture of the French Quarter," said Randolph, who has worked at the Creole-style restaurant for 41 years. "Everybody here is waiting for the word to go. ... People count on us and this community." Randolph, along with co-owner Jimmy Brennan and others, rode out Hurr...
The Historic Black Hawk Hotel in Cedar Falls, Iowa Entering Final Phase of Three and a Half Year Renovation / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Emily Christensen, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 6, 2005 - CEDAR FALLS --- It's been three and a half years in the making, but room renovations at the Black Hawk Hotel are entering into the final phase. Dan Tindall, a Grinnell developer and owner of the Black Hawk Hotel, purchased the historic hotel in 2002 with the hopes of turning it into a Cedar Valley destination. Work began almost immediately to upgrade the rooms and lobby, and he hopes to have the final piece of room construction finished ...
Biloxi Was On a Winning Streak Since the First Casino Opened in 1992 / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Gayle White, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 9, 2005 - BILOXI, Miss. -- The storm surge that came with Hurricane Katrina, washing giant casino barges ashore and tossing slot machines like dice, waterlogged a lot of hopes in this coastal city. Many of the bettors who brought their quarters, dollars and credit cards to glittery gaming rooms went away losers; Biloxi and its citizens have been on a winning streak since the first casino opened in 1992. "Some people say casino gambling is the engin...
Bermuda Wary of Boom; Now Importing Foreign Labor to Service 500,000 Tourists a Year / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Carol J. Williams, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 11, 2005 - In a rare collective pause for reflection, the people of this prosperous mid-Atlantic island are debating whether they want to bust their own boom. The envy of most nations, with per capita gross domestic product of $36,000 and 13,000 offshore businesses spending $1.5 billion a year, Bermuda's 65,000 people are facing the possibility -- some call it a threat -- of becoming another Hong Kong. Rents and living expenses here rival those in Hong Kong, a forme...
Benchmark Hospitality Cleans Up Island as Part of Special 25th Anniversary All Employee Outing / September 5, 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Hospitality Cleans Up Island as Part of Special 25th Anniversary All Employee Outing THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, August 2005 - Benchmark Hospitality International recently conducted its 25th Anniversary all-employee outing, gathering employees from across the company to a lobster and clam bake on Sheffield Island in Long Island Sound. The day concluded by putting into action a Benchmark "Hometown Hospitality" initiative. Representative employees from nearly all of Benchmark's 28 properties -- from Hawaii to New York -- celebrated the hospitality management company's milestone with ...
Bedford Resort Partners, Ltd. Begins $90 million Restoration of the Historic Bedford Springs Hotel; Benchmark Hospitality Will Manage the 218 room Des
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Bedford Resort Partners, Ltd. Begins $90 million Restoration of the Historic Bedford Springs Hotel; Benchmark Hospitality Will Manage the 218 room Destination Resort and Conference Facility Was Summer White House for President James Buchanan BEDFORD, PENNSYLVANIA, September 1, 2005 - The historic Bedford Springs Hotel will be comprehensively restored and expanded it was announced today. Pennsylvania State Senator Bob Jubelirer joined in the announcement with a commitment from the State of Pennsylvania for $24.9 million in Redevelopment Capital Assistance Program grant monies to help...
MGM MIRAGE Comes to the Aid of 3,400 Beau Rivage Emloyees; Commits to Rebuild and Rebuild Quickly / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report MGM MIRAGE Comes to the Aid of 3,400 Beau Rivage Emloyees Commits to Rebuild and Rebuild Quickly in Biloxi, Mississippi September 8, 2005 - MGM MIRAGE announced today that plans for recovery and rebuilding its Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, MS are underway. As the assessment process has begun, the company will commit to rebuild the resort, utilize employees in recovery and reconstruction wherever possible and aid impacted employees. MGM MIRAGE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Terry Lanni and other senior executives toured the Beau Rivage site on Tuesday, evaluating damage with exper...
La Quinta Owned Baymont Inn & Suites Opens 100th Franchised Property / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report La Quinta Owned Baymont Inn & Suites Opens 100th Franchised Property DALLAS (Sept. 20, 2005) Marking a significant milestone for its franchise program, La Quinta Corporation proudly announces the opening of its 100th Baymont-branded franchise property. The Baymont Inn & SuitesLas Vegas Nellis is the brands first location in the Las Vegas market. The three-story, 87- room Baymont Inn & Suites-Las Vegas Nellis, owned by Grace Hotels LLC, and operated by Pacific Inns, LLC, is located at 4035 N. Nellis Blvd. Since acquiring the Baymont franchise system of 87 hotels as part of its $418...
Lucien Barrière Group Chooses RateTiger to Manage 3rd Party Websites / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Lucien Barrière Group Chooses RateTiger to Manage 3rd Party Websites September 9, 2005 - With the continuous growth of ecommerce revenues for the French hotel market the Lucien Barrière Groupe has selected RateTigers channel management solution, RTAllocator, to manage their internet distribution. RTAllocator, the extranet of extranets, allows a hotel to manage rates, availability, cut offs, MLOS restrictions, etc from one screen for all distributors simultaneously. It interfaces to over 110 different 3rd party websites and tour operators. After having compared and tested the various pr...
Urgo Hotels Plans to Sell the 188 unit Marriott Residence Inn in Downtown Baltimore to RLJ Development LLC / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By June Arney, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 22, 2005 - Robert L. Johnson, the Black Entertainment Television co-founder whose once leading role in building a Baltimore convention hotel has become uncertain, is buying the new Marriott Residence Inn downtown, Baltimore Development Corp. officials said yesterday. That 188-unit hotel, located at Light and Redwood Streets, is owned by Bethesda developer Urgo Hotels and opened its doors in July. It is located about four blocks northeast of the Baltimore Convention Cent...
Jean-Pierre Bagnato Appointed Executive Chef of The Mark, New York / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Jean-Pierre Bagnato Appointed Executive Chef of The Mark, New York NEW YORK Sept. 28, 2005 Bringing to New York nearly twenty years of experience on the worldwide culinary scene, Jean-Pierre Bagnato arrives as Executive Chef of The Mark, New York with a fresh vision. Most recently Chef Patron at Margaux at the five-star Kowloon Shangri-la Hotel in Hong Kong, Bagnato originally hails from the southern region of France. Beginning his career in London in the mid 80s, the young Chef Bagnato trained with Marco Pierre White as Chef de Partie at famed two Michelin star restaurant Har...
Bob Ulery Named General Manager of ResortQuest Outer Banks, NC / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Bob Ulery Named General Manager of ResortQuest Outer Banks, NC NASHVILLE, Tenn. - September 8, 2005 - ResortQuest, the nation's largest vacation rental property company, has named Bob Ulery general manager of ResortQuest Outer Banks in North Carolina. In his new position, Ulrey will be responsible for the management of the company's vacation rental properties, including beachside homes and condominiums, as well as overseeing guest services. Ulery brings with him 27 years of experience in the property management and hospitality industry. He comes to ResortQuest from Pre...
Beverly Hills Plaza Hotel Selects SMS|Host Hospitality Management System / September 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Beverly Hills Plaza Hotel Selects SMS|Host Hospitality Management System Unique All-Suite Hotel opts for PAR Springer-Miller Systems Technology New Hartford, NY ---September 15, 2005 --- PAR Springer-Miller Systems Inc. (PSMS), a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PTC) --- and the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems to hotels, resorts and spas--- is pleased to announce that the Beverly Hills Plaza Hotel has chosen SMS|Host Hospitality Management System as the technology of choice for their hotel in Los Angeles, CA. The S...
