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Pegasus Solutions chosen by Distinguished Hotels for Reservation System, Internet and Voice Services Offerings / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Pegasus Solutions Chosen by Distinguished Hotels for Reservation System, Internet and Voice Services Offerings DALLAS and LONDON (August 16, 2005) Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEGS) today announced that Distinguished Hotels International has selected several Pegasus reservations services, including the RezView® central reservation system (CRS), NetBooker® Internet booking engine, and both private-label and Utell by Pegasus voice services. Distinguished Hotels is a collection of over 130 upscale boutique and lifestyle hotels in 20 countries around the world. Dallas-based Pegasus Solutions is a global leader in providi...
Three New Hotels Add Significant Inventory on Island of Palau / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Three New Hotels Add Significant Inventory on Island of Palau Los Angeles, CA (August 2005) Palau Visitors Authority is proud to announce three new hotel and resort properties in Palaus main city of Koror, adding 197 rooms to help accommodate Palaus anticipated growing number of visitors. "The opening of these new properties marks a significant milestone in Palau's tourism industry in providing accommodation for the niche market as well as five star international standard hotels for the high-end market." says Jackson Henry, chairman of the board of Palau Visitors Authority....
Seattle Partnership Acquires the Pacific Plaza Hotel Seattle; Plans Repositioning, Selects Executive Hotels & Resorts as Manager / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Seattle Partnership Acquires the Pacific Plaza Hotel Seattle; Plans Repositioning, Selects Executive Hotels & Resorts as Manager SEATTLE - Aug. 3, 2005 -- Executive Inn Group Corporation (TSX VENTURE:EIG) - Executive Hotel Seattle LLC, a Seattle based partnership led by the Executive Group, announced today that they have acquired the historic Pacific Plaza Hotel located at 4th Ave. and Spring St. in downtown Seattle. Long term management of the 160-room property has been awarded to Vancouver, B.C. based Executive Hotels & Resorts. Executive will immediately commence a major renovation o...
Patricia Steinmetz Promoted to Director of Food & Beverage Services at The Thayer Hotel / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Patricia Steinmetz Promoted to Director of Food & Beverage Services at The Thayer Hotel West Point, NY (August 2005) Patricia Steinmetz of Fort Montgomery, NY has recently been promoted to Director of Food & Beverage Services at the historic Thayer Hotel at West Point. Ms. Steinmetz began her career at the Thayer Hotel more than 20 years ago as a waitress, working in the dining room from 1983 to 1995. During that time, from 1994 to 1995, she also managed the Stateline and Alpine Lookout in New Jersey. In 1995, she was promoted to Assistant Food & Beverage Manager, and in 1999, s...
P.R.S. Oberoi to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report P.R.S. Oberoi to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific COSTA MESA, California, USA --- 8 August 2005 - Hosts of the upcoming 16th annual Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) have announced that Mr. P.R.S. Oberoi, chairman and CEO the Oberoi Groups flagship EIH Limited, will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the event, scheduled for 12-14 October 2005 at the InterContinental Hong Kong. In addition to providing leadership for the management of thirty hotels and five luxury cruisers across six countries, Oberoi serves as a mem...
Paul Joseph is Named General Manager at the Headquarters Plaza Hotel, Morristown, New Jersey, Soon to be Reflagged the Hyatt Morristown / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Paul Joseph is Named General Manager at the Headquarters Plaza Hotel, Morristown, New Jersey, Soon to be Reflagged the Hyatt Morristown Morristown, NJ (August 19, 2005) Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced Paul Joseph as the new General Manager of the Headquarters Plaza Hotel in Morristown, soon to be reflagged Hyatt Morristown. A Hyatt industry veteran, Joseph has recently begun his duties overseeing more than $10 million in renovations that will recreate the property into a distinctive, contemporary addition to the Hyatt family of hotels. Located in the heart of hip and historic Morri...
Pacifica Hotel Company Spends $1.6 million to Upgrade its California Properties / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Pacifica Hotel Company Spends $1.6 million to Upgrade its California Properties SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Aug. 9, 2005 -- Underscoring its commitment to providing outstanding value to its guests, Pacifica Hotel Company (PHC) has spent more than $1.6 million in the last year to upgrade and enhance its California properties in key coastal cities from San Diego to the Bay Area. "Our continued high occupancy rates, strong balance sheet and gains in market share have enabled Pacifica to complete an ambitious renovation program in the last year," said PHC President Dale J. Marquis. "We believe t...
Lumbermen's Investment Corp. and Marriott International Inc. Advance Plans with San Antonio to Develop a 1,000-room Hotel and Two 18-hole Golf
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Elizabeth Allen, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 12, 2005 - Lumbermen's Investment Corp. and Marriott International Inc. have made it official, just in time for Bexar County to move ahead in creating the taxing district they want for a golf resort in the northern part of the county. The land developer and the hotelier sent county officials a certificate late Thursday afternoon guaranteeing the two groups have entered into a formal agreement to develop a 1,000-room hotel, two 18-hole golf courses and a golf ...
March 30, 2005
Pegasus Weekly Commission Processing Proving to be Success Story for Hotels and Travel Agents / Enhanced Service Also Includes Weekly Direct Deposits in 20 Countries DALLAS (August 8, 2005) Four months after giving hoteliers the option to pay commissions to travel agents on a weekly basis, Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEGS) today reports that a number of prominent hotel chains have made the transition. Since the launch of the weekly option in late March, numerous chains have adopted the new system and are paying commissions to travel agents each week. Dallas-based Pegasus Solutions is a global leader in providing...
Tourism Leadership Summit Set for Sept. 22 – 24, 2005 at the Omni Orlando Resort; Designed for Senior Management in the Tourism Industry / Augus
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Tourism Leadership Summit Set for Sept. 22 - 24, 2005 at the Omni Orlando Resort; Designed for Senior Management in the Tourism Industry ORLANDO, Florida Tourism industry leaders, headed by Gary Sain, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown and Russell have organized an innovative Tourism Leadership Summit Sept. 22 - 24, 2005 at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate outside Orlando, Florida. The Tourism Leadership Summit offers senior travel executives the opportunity to gain insight from several of the brightest minds in the industry while ...
Orlando/Orange County Hotel Room Tax Sets Record Collections for June 2005, Up 11.5% Over Last Year June; Theme Parks "Bursting at the Seams&qu
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Jerry W. Jackson, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 3, 2005 - June was a rainy month in the Orlando area, but that didn't dampen the area's ongoing tourism rebound. Orange County's resort-tax collections for the month of June set another record, rising about 11.5 percent from the same month a year ago, Orange County Comptroller Martha Haynie reported Tuesday. The 5 percent tax, mostly on hotel rooms and other short-term rentals, generated $10.9 million, about $1.1 million more than in June 2004. Haynie said it was the highest amount ever collected for th...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Joe McCann of Optimum Hotel Brokerage Brokers Sale of Chicagos Legendary Palmer House Hilton, Represents Thor Properties in $230 Million Transaction Fairfield, Connecticut, August 17, 2005 Optimum Hotel Brokerage announced today that the firm has closed on the sale of the 1,639-room Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Joe McCann, president of Optimum Hotel Brokerage, represented the buyer, Thor Properties, in the transaction. The 80 year-old Chicagolandmark was sold by Hilton Hotels Corporation, who will retain the hotels management rights. Thor Properties plans to invest over $100 Millio...
Leading Hotels of the World Appeal Trademark Dismissal / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Leading Hotels of the World Appeal Trademark Dismissal SINGAPORE, August 9, 2005 - In 1998, The Leading Hotels of the World Ltd. applied for registration of the trademark THE LEADING HOTELS OF THE WORLD in respect of hotel services in South Africa. Online Travel Group, a South Africa based company, opposed the application on the basis that the trademark is not distinctive. The application was dismissed in 2004 by the Registrar of Trade Marks. Judge Spoelstra concluded the term LEADING HOTELS OF THE WORLD is purely descriptive and stated that, To my mind it is extremely unlikely tha...
Report Challenges a Favorable Gambling Study Prepared for the Greater Cleveland Partnership; Claims Shallow Research Conclusions and Flawed Economic A
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Report Challenges a Favorable Gambling Study Prepared for the Greater Cleveland Partnership; Claims Shallow Research Conclusions and Flawed Economic Assumptions Made for Supporting Casino Gambling in Ohio August 24, 2005 - The Ohio Roundtable today released a detailed analysis of the gambling study prepared for the Greater Cleveland Partnership and a select group of business leaders. The Roundtable criticized the Cleveland State College of Urban Affairs for publishing a report that they state was clearly biased and focused on manipulating voters. Roundtable President David Zanotti and Legisla...
Orient-Express Hotels Reports Second Quarter Net Earnings of $18.5 Million, Up 43% Over Prior Year / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Orient-Express Hotels Reports Second Quarter Net Earnings of $18.5 Million, Up 43% Over Prior Year HAMILTON, Bermuda, August 3, 2005 - Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE: OEH, ), owners of 49 deluxe hotel, restaurant, tourist train and river cruise properties in 25 countries, today announced its results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2005. For the quarter net earnings were $18.5 million ($0.47 per common share) on revenue of $130.5 million, an increase of 43% over net earnings of $12.9 million in the year earlier period. Earnings per common share were up 24% and r...
Owner Robert Van Riper Believes He is Close to Showing a Profit at the Historic Northern Hotel in Billings, Montana; Three Years Behind on Back Taxe
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jan Falstad, Billings Gazette, Mont. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 7, 2005 - On Wednesday morning when a city of Billings employee came to shut off the water at the Northern Hotel, the owner of the historic hotel cut a check and a crisis was avoided. Despite seriously delinquent back taxes and bills, owner Robert Van Riper said he's slowly turning the Northern's financial situation around. "The hotel's bottom line will be in the black and it hasn't been in the black for about 15 years," he said. "The hotel will lose a ver...
Noble Investment Group Names Marcia K. Sheats Director of Group Sales and Rebecca Ivanov Director of Room Operations at Winston-Salem Hotel and Conve
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Noble Investment Group Names Marcia K. Sheats Director of Group Sales and Rebecca Ivanov Director of Room Operations at Winston-Salem Hotel and Convention Center Complex August 2, 2005 - Winston-Salem, NC - Noble Investment Group, one of the hospitality industrys leading owner/operators of upscale and premium branded hotels, has announced that Marcia K. Sheats has been selected as Director of Group Sales and Rebecca Ivanov has been named the Director of Room Operations for its new downtown Winston-Salem Marriott Hotel, Embassy Suites Hotel and Benton Convention Center complex named the Twin C...
Hampton Opens Nine Hotels in July 2005 / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hampton Opens Nine Hotels in July 2005 Brand continues expansion in Western United States MEMPHIS, Tenn., August, 3, 2005Hampton, the national brand of more than 1,300 mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, has opened nine properties in July 2005-- representing 682 new rooms. The nine new openings include six Hampton Inn hotels and three Hampton Inn & Suites. All openings are franchised, newly constructed hotels. In addition to the new openings, Hampton also broke ground on nine new hotels in the past month. "The brand continued to grow its presence in the western ...
Agenda Set for HSMAI / NYU Stategy Conference on ROI in Today's Changing Sales and Marketing Landscape / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Agenda Set for HSMAI / NYU Stategy Conference on ROI in Today's Changing Sales and Marketing Landscape 5th Annual Event to be Held in New York on Sept. 15, 2005 MCLEAN, VA (Aug. 25, 2005) Travel and hospitality industry leaders and sales and marketing experts in both the business and leisure travel sectors will find a dynamic agenda of hot topics relating to return on investment (ROI) in todays fast changing landscape for sales and marketing strategies when the Fifth Annual Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI)/NYU Industry Strategy Conference convenes in ...
HMB Management Opens Homewood Suites by Hilton Edgewater–New York City Area / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report HMB Management Opens Homewood Suites by Hilton Edgewater--New York City Area EDGEWATER, N.J. - Aug. 2, 2005 -- Homewood Suites by Hilton, a leading national brand of upscale all-suite, residential-style hotels introduced in 1989, has announced the grand opening of the Homewood Suites by Hilton Edgewater--New York City Area hotel, in Edgewater, N.J., the brand's first New York City metro-area property. The 122-suite hotel is owned by Atul Patel, Chairman and CEO of HMB Management. The ribbon-cutting event was attended by Jim Holthouser, senior vice president of brand management for Homewood Su...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report NCL/National Content Liquidators, Inc. Liquidating the Contents of the Park Hyatt Washington DC as First Phase of the Hotels $24 million Renovation and Redesign Project August 2005 Washington, DC - The Park Hyatt Washington closed August 1st to undergo a $24 Million renovation and redesign with a planned reopening in early 2006. The first phase of the renovation will be the liquidation of items surplus to the hotels needs. The liquidation sale opens August 11th and is open to both the hospitality industry and the general public. Items of interest for sale include: Marble top wri...
The Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association Sorting Through Changes in Funding, Leadership and its Role Serving the Area's Tourism Industry /
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 13, 2005 - The trade group for the beach's tourism industry is trying to find its place. The Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association - in the hunt for its second executive director this year - is sorting through changes in funding, leadership and its role serving the area's largest industry. It plans to drop services that other groups already provide, including trade-show participation, and focus on filling the needs of its 500-plus members thro...
Torrential Rains Bring Cancellations and 50% Occupancy to Mumbai, India Hotels / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveThe Economic Times, IndiaKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 4, 2005 - MUMBAI, India -- Hotels in Mumbai haven't had it easy. On Torrential Tuesday, occupancies soared over 90 percent as India Inc booked every luxury room available. However, once the rains subsided, occupancies are down to 50 percent thanks to cancellations of domestic and international flights. Naturally, food & beverage departments have been hard hit as many banquets and corporate events were cancelled. Hoteliers say tight occupancies raked in the revenues for two days, but food & beverages suffered. "Due to suppl...
Author Combines History with Delicious Gossip of the Colorful Golden Era of New York Hotels / August 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 New ...
