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ARAMARK Integrates ARAMARK Harrison Lodging with its Parks and Resorts Business; Bruce W. Fears Named President, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging / September
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Hotel Online Special Report ARAMARK Integrates ARAMARK Harrison Lodging with its Parks and Resorts Business; Bruce W. Fears Named President, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging PHILADELPHIA (September 22, 2005) -- ARAMARK (NYSE: RMK), a world leader in managed services, today announced the integration of ARAMARK Harrison Lodging with its Parks and Resorts business. The new division will be called ARAMARK Harrison Lodging as of October 1, 2005. ARAMARK Harrison Lodging will operate under the leadership of Bruce W. Fears. Fears previously served as executive vice president of ARAMARK Parks and Resorts. Bringing together thes...
The Bed and Breakfast Business -a Business and Lifestyle that Continues to Attract Entrepreneurs / September 2005...
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Rachel Peterson, The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18, 2005 - Lucrative? No. Thriving? Probably not. But it's a business and lifestyle that continues to attract entrepreneurs, and fits today's tourism demand. Even through $3 a gallon gas rates, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and an overall drop in international tourism, the bed and breakfast business here is growing, said Joe Sanchez, a member of Flagstaff's tourism commission and owner of Aspen Inn. Sanchez has been in the industry about nin...
Tecton Hospitality Appoints Three to GM Posts / September 2005...
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Hotel Online Special Report Roger Aufieri Named Executive Vice President and COO for Merritt Hospitality; Formerly the President and COO at White Lodging Services NORWALK, Conn., September 23, 2005 Merritt Hospitality, LLC, an independent hotel management company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of HEI Hospitality, LLC, today announced that Roger Aufieri has been named to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief operating officer. He joins the firm from White Lodging Services, where he was president and chief operating officer of that companys hospitality management subsidiary. Roger has ...
Hotel Occupancy in Atlanta from January through July of 2005 Averaged about 64%; Expecting About 2% Growth in New Rooms During Next 3-5 Years / Sept
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 29, 2005 - If Atlanta's success in attracting 100,000-plus mega-conventions lies in building more large intown hotels, the city is out of luck. The number of rooms in Atlanta is expected to grow only about 2 percent annually over the next three to five years because of sluggish demand and escalating construction costs, according to PKF Consulting, a national firm that annually assesses Atlanta's accommodations health. What will come online will ...
Arte Nathan, SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer for Wynn Resorts Ltd., Wants to Be the Greatest Human Resources Executive in the World / Septembe
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Rod Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 11, 2005 - EXEC FOLLOWS REBELLIOUS SPIRIT FIRST TO FAMILY BUSINESS, THEN TO GAMING JOB: When he was growing up, Arte Nathan always felt he had a choice between becoming a rabbi and becoming a lawyer. So in the spirit of being a rebellious child of the '60s, which he is, Nathan chose to become a businessman, ultimately joining the family's iron and steel mill operation in Utica, N.Y. He was lucky even before he went to college, drawing one of the highest num...
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Hotel Online Special Report Aqua Palms Opens As Waikikis Newest Hotel; The 260 unit Condotel Formerly the Waikiki Parkside Hotel September 1, 2005 - HONOLULU, Hawaii - After a blessing and soft opening in August, the 260-room Aqua Palms officially opens for business today, nearly a year after Aqua Hotels & Resorts took over management of the property (from Aston Hotels). The property has undergone extensive renovations and is the newest hotel in Waikiki, said Mike Paulin, Aquas president and CEO. The entire building was gutted - including the walls, and reconstructed in a stylish, retro-Hawaiian moti...
Two Weeks after Katrina Laid Waste to the Gulf Coast's Gaming Industry, It's 14,000 Casino Workers Grow Anxious About the Future / Septemb
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 8, 2005 - Less than two weeks after Hurricane Katrina laid waste to the Gulf Coast's gaming industry, some of the area's 14,000 casino workers are growing anxious about the future. While several gaming companies, notably Harrah's Entertainment and Pinnacle Entertainment, have said they will rebuild their destroyed casinos, others have been noncommittal while building engineers and company leaders assess and evaluate casino barges and structures. MGM Mirag...
HEI Hospitality Now Owns or Operates 26 Hotels Throughout the United States Following Acquistion of Algonquin, its First Hotel In Manhattan / Septem
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Richard Lee, The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 23, 2005 - HEI Hospitality, the Norwalk-based hotel ownership and operating company, has added one of the nation's most historic hotels to its portfolio with the acquisition of the 174-room Algonquin Hotel in New York City. The Algonquin, 59 W. 44th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, was acquired for an undisclosed amount from Miller Global Properties LLC. Merritt Hospitality, a subsidiary of HEI, will operate the hotel. The property may be...
HEI Hospitality Acquires the 174-room Algonquin Hotel in New York City from Miller Global Properties L.L.C. for Approximately $74 million / September
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Hotel Online Special Report HEI Hospitality Acquires the 174-room Algonquin Hotel in New York City from Miller Global Properties L.L.C. for Approximately $74 million NORWALK, Conn., September 22, 2005 HEI Hospitality, a rapidly growing hotel ownership and operating company, today announced that it has acquired the 174-room historic Algonquin Hotel in New York City for an undisclosed amount from Miller Global Properties LLC, a partnership between Miller Properties Group and Global Holdings, Inc. Merritt Hospitality, a wholly owned subsidiary of HEI, will operate the hotel. Located off of Times Square at 59 West ...
Crescent Heights Signs Agreement with Outrigger Hotels to Provide Hotel and Condominium Management Services for the Ala Moana Hotel / September 2005..
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Hotel Online Special Report Crescent Heights Signs Agreement with Outrigger Hotels to Provide Hotel and Condominium Management Services for the Ala Moana Hotel HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII - Outrigger Hotels & Resorts and Ala Moana Hotel Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of national condominium company Crescent Heights, have announced that they have entered into an interim consulting agreement whereby Outrigger Hotels & Resorts will provide advisory services in hotel operations, condominium management and marketing to take the well-known Ala Moana Hotel to the next level. Subject to the agreement of both parties, this agr...
Agri-tourism: $240 a Night plus Chores / September 2005...
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jenna Russell, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 7, 2005 - ROCHESTER, Vt. -- On their last morning at Liberty Hill Farm, Isadora and Rayna Shamah rushed to the front porch to pull on dusty barn boots and set off eagerly for the big red barn and its wonders: massive Holstein cows in need of feed and milking; week-old calves and newborn kittens; steaming piles of fresh manure ready to be shoveled. Much had changed for the 6-year-old twins, residents of a New York City suburb, in the five days since they came to stay at...
Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas Selects Materials Management System from Agilysys, Inc. / September 2005...
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Hotel Online Special Report Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas Selects Materials Management System from Agilysys, Inc. . Industry-Leading Software System Chosen for Inventory & Procurement Operations CLEVELAND September 13, 2005 Agilysys, Inc., (NASDAQ: AGYS) a leading provider of enterprise computer solutions and hospitality software solutions, announced that Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas has selected the Materials Management System (MMS) to streamline inventory and procurement operations at the 430-room property. MMS, the industrys leading procurement and inventory system, is a turnkey software solution wi...
Angela Rafuse-Tahir Named Director of Marketing & Sales for Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour / September 2005...
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Hotel Online Special Report Angela Rafuse-Tahir Named Director of Marketing & Sales for Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour Victoria, British Columbia, September 2005 The award winning Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour is pleased to announce the executive appointments of Angela Rafuse-Tahir to Director of Marketing & Sales and Andrew Dickinson to Restaurant Chef, Fire & Water Fish and Chop House. Angela Rafuse-Tahir brings several years of hotel experience to the Victoria Marriott including various sales, revenue management & operations positions at Westin, Sheraton, Shangri-La, and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, (formerly Canad...
AMC Delancey Group, Inc. and Paramount Hotel Group Acquire the 394-room Orlando North Hotel in Maitland, Florida; Will Renovate and Reposition / Septe
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Hotel Online Special Report AMC Delancey Group, Inc. and Paramount Hotel Group Acquire the 394-room Orlando North Hotel in Maitland, Florida; Will Renovate and Reposition MAITLAND, FL, SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 -- AMC Delancey Group, Inc., a Philadelphia-based national real estate investment company, and its partner, Paramount Hotel Group, LLC, have announced their third joint hotel acquisition, this time in Maitland, Florida within the bustling Orlando market. The 394-room hotel, formerly known as Orlando North Hotel, was acquired from LaSalle Bank National Association. The property, which was once the premier landmark h...
Second Arabian Hotel Investment Conference Scheduled for Dubai in 2006; Every Hotel Chain Is Eyeing the Middle East / September 2005...
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Hotel Online Special Report Second Arabian Hotel Investment Conference Scheduled for Dubai in 2006; Every Hotel Chain Is Eyeing the Middle East (Dubai, August 2005): Following the success of the first Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, launched in Dubai this April, organisers are evaluating delegate survey responses to fine-tune content of the second event, scheduled for April 29 May 2, 2006 at the Madinat Jumeirah. According to AHIC organiser Jonathan Worsley, the conference was in the right place at the right time, and the theme of the second will reflect the ongoing development of the hotel investment se...
Andrew N. Gajary Appointed Hotel Manager at the InterContinental Hotel Cleveland / September 2005...
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Hotel Online Special Report Andrew N. Gajary Appointed Hotel Manager at the InterContinental Hotel Cleveland CLEVELAND September 19, 2005 InterContinental Hotel Cleveland announces the promotion of Andrew N. Gajary to hotel manager responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the 300 room, AAA Four Diamond award-winning hotel. With more than 25 years of experience in the hotel industry, Gajary most recently served as manager for InterContinentals other properties on The Cleveland Clinic campus, the InterContinental Suite Hotel and The Cleveland Clinic Guesthouse. Throughout my c...
AEG Breaks Ground on $1 Billion Sports and Entertainment District in Downtown Los Angeles; Hilton Selected as Operator of 1,100 room Convention Center
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Hotel Online Special Report AEG Breaks Ground on $1 Billion Sports and Entertainment District in Downtown Los Angeles; Hilton Selected as Operator of 1,100 room Convention Center Hotel LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15, 2005 - AEG President and CEO Timothy J. Leiweke was joined by elected officials, business leaders, and new business partners for the official groundbreaking of l.a. live, a more than $1 billion, 4 million square-foot Downtown Los Angeles sports and entertainment district. Located adjacent to STAPLES Center, the l.a. live project, considered the largest development in Los Angeles history, will be host to an exciting ...
HITEC 2005 Has a 10% Attendance Increase from Previous Year; Already 75% of the Exhibit Hall is Sold Out for Next Year's Show at the Minneapolis
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Hotel Online Special Report HITEC 2005 Has a 10% Attendance Increase from Previous Year; Already 75% of the Exhibit Hall is Sold Out for Next Year's Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center Austin, Texas; July 12, 2005 - Thousands of hospitality professionals arrived at the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC ®) with an interest in investing in new technology. HITEC 2005, produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center and featured 303 companies in 625 booths with 5,008 attendees. "For Data Plus, this was ...
Orient-Express Appoints Executive Chef James van Biljon to Oversee Botswana's Safari Camp Dining / July 2005...
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Hotel Online Special Report Orient-Express Appoints Executive Chef James van Biljon to Oversee Botswana's Safari Camp Dining July 1, 2005 Orient-Express Safaris, three of the most perfectly located safari camps in the world (Savute Elephant Camp, Khwai River Lodge and Eagle Island Camp) on the mighty Okavango Delta, is pleased to welcome new Executive Chef James van Biljon, who is now overseeing all three kitchens and producing some of the finest food to be found in Botswana. Far surpassing offerings of most remote safari lodges with fresh ingredients flown in regularly from Johannesburg, Van Biljon pre...
All 104 of Cancun's Hotels Have Reopened Following Hurricane Emily, However, 90% of Hotels in Playa del Carmen, 42 miles South of Cancun, Recei
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jim Wyss, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 20, 2005--Sunbathers are back on the beach, and the streets of Cancun, Mexico, are largely free of debris just two days after Hurricane Emily battered one of the hemisphere's top tourist destinations, local officials said. The president of the Cancun Hotel Association, Jesus Almaguer, said all 104 of the city hotels in the association have reopened. "Thank God the damage was minor -- some windows, some thatched roofs, signs -- things of that nature," he said. The Category Four hurricane...
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Hotel Online Special Report Xanterras 64 Restaurants Add Innovations to Sustainable Cuisine Offerings DENVER, July 22, 2005 What began with a company-wide seafood policy that ensured Xanterra Parks & Resorts served only sustainable seafood in its 64 restaurants is now an aggressive program that includes a wide variety of new innovations in sustainable cuisine. Our chefs have created some of the most innovative sustainable offerings weve ever seen, said Tim Stein director of food and beverage and quality for Xanterra Parks & Resorts. Particularly in the most remote locations like the Lake Yellowstone Hotel, th...
Video Used for Bartender Certification in Wyoming Comes Under Scrutiny / July 2005...
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Juliette Rule, Wyoming Tribune-EagleKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 8, 2005 - CHEYENNE -- A new city ordinance requires bartenders and other servers to do two things: watch a video and become a certified alcohol server within 90 days of hiring. It would seem simple enough, but that 10-minute video is raising ire here, for both the powers who support its distribution and a lobbyist promoting safe serving. The video's proponents say it wasn't designed to be comprehensive and in no way replaces certified alcohol server training. A lobbyist says it hardly matters -- some of the in...
Former NHL Player Len Barrie's Development Company Chooses the Westin Brand for Bear Mountain (Vancouver Island) Hotel Accommodations / July 2005
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Hotel Online Special Report Former NHL Player Len Barrie's Development Company Chooses the Westin Brand for Bear Mountain (Vancouver Island) Hotel Accommodations WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - July 13, 2005 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announces a franchise agreement for Bear Mountain, British Columbia, Canada's, signature hotel accommodations, the 65-room "Fairways" and 91-room "Clubhouse" to be collectively known as The Westin Bear Mountain Victoria Resort & Spa. The Fairways phase of the resort opened in December 2004 and the Clubhouse phase is scheduled to open in May 2006. The primary investor a...
Regent Partners and Starwood Hotels Complete Agreement for a 319-room Westin Hotel in Old Town, Alexandria, VA; Hotel will Include 79 Condominiums /
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Hotel Online Special Report Regent Partners and Starwood Hotels Complete Agreement for a 319-room Westin Hotel in Old Town, Alexandria, VA Hotel Will Include 79 Condominiums WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - July 18, 2005 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) has completed an agreement with Regent Partners of Atlanta, Georgia to operate a new 319-room luxury hotel under its upper-upscale Westin brand in the Carlyle section of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. The hotel will be the brand's first property in Alexandria, its second in Virginia and its fourth hotel in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. ar...
