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Lone Oak Hospitality LTD Breaks Ground On 153 room Holiday Inn in Denton, Texas / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Lone Oak Hospitality LTD Breaks Ground On 153 room Holiday Inn in Denton, Texas Dallas, TX, August 1, 2005: With a ceremonial turn of the shovel, groundbreaking was completed on July 25, 2005, for the new Holiday Inn in Denton, Texas, and the journey began towards a Summer 2006 completion date. Denton city dignitaries present included Mayor Pro-Tem Dr. Perry McNeill; Chuck Carpenter, President of the Denton Chamber of Commerce; and officials from the Denton City Council and Chamber of Commerce. Lone Oak Hospitality LTD was represented by Gaylord Hall, Melvin Sanders, and Glenn Gunter. Att...
Le Meridien Khao Lak, Opened in November 2004 One month Before the Tsunami Struck, Plans to Re-open in October, 2005 / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Sujintana Hemtasilpa, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10, 2005 - Still confident in the tourism prospects of the Andaman region, the operators of Le Me'ridien Khao Lak Beach and Spa Resort expect to reopen in October after extensive renovations. Executives hope the reopening will help revive tourist prospects for the area, one of the hardest hit along the Andaman coast during the Dec 26 tsunami. Werner Senft, area director of sales and marketing for London-based Le Me'ridien Resorts, said it was import...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Starwood Hotels & Resorts Signs Definitive Agreements to Acquire the Le Meridien Brand and All Related Management and Franchise Business for the Brands 130 Hotels SINGAPORE August 25, 2005 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire the Le Meridien brand and all related management and franchise business for the brands more than 130 hotels and resorts. Separately, affiliates of Lehman Brothers and Starwood Capital Group Global LLC are forming a joint venture which is expected to acquire the owned and l...
Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau Reviving Idea for $80-100 million Convention Center Hotel / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 19, 2005 - Broward County plans to revive the idea of building a convention center hotel, a project that collapsed the last time it was proposed. The hotel would likely cost a minimum of $80 million to $100 million. The county would probably be asked by any developer to contribute land, financing or a direct subsidy to lessen the company's cost. Wrangling over the subsidy was one of the factors that killed an $81 million Wyndham convention center hot...
W Hotel Las Vegas Planning Lifestyle Elements That Will be Unheard of Even for Las Vegas; Will Compete with the Palms, Wynn Las Vegas and Four Seaso
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Hubble Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 24, 2005 - Starwood Hotels and Resorts plan to make its W hotel in Las Vegas a flagship property for the upscale brand's "global footprint," W Hotels Worldwide's president said Tuesday while giving details about the $1.7 billion project. The hotel at Harmon Avenue and Koval Lane will have a mix of 3,000 hotel and residential units, more than 10 restaurants and nightclubs, a 75,000-square-foot casino, 300,000 square feet of meeting space and a spa and gym, W's Ro...
Related Las Vegas and Centra Properties to Partner With George Clooney, Rande Gerber in $3 billion Hotel-Condominium-Casino Complex / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Related Las Vegas and Centra Properties to Partner With George Clooney, Rande Gerber in $3 billion Hotel-Condominium-Casino Complex Las Ramblas to be Designed by Philippe Starck, Arquitectonica and Keith Hobbs NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2005 - George Clooney and Rande Gerber are joining together with the preeminent real estate developers, Related Las Vegas and Centra Properties, to create Las Ramblas -- a world-class hotel, condominium and casino complex that will be the largest residential project in Las Vegas and continue to transform the city into a first-class urban destination. Las Ram...
Las Cruces CVB Reports Lodging Tax for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2005 up 7%, New Hotels Planned / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Brook Stockberger, Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10, 2005 - Donnie Storr knows hotels. As a pharmaceutical salesman, Storr said he's stayed in hotels all over the state of New Mexico. Thursday he was checked in at the SpringHill Suites located at 1611 Hickory Loop in Las Cruces. "I've stayed in Las Cruces a lot," the salesman said. "I come and go." Storr is one of many individuals who contribute to revenue for the city of Las Cruces. The tax bill for those staying at a hotel or motel in t...
Georgia Businessman Virgil Williams Plans to Acquire the Rights to Operate Lake Lanier Islands, Which Includes the 216-room Emerald Pointe Resort, C
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Maria Saporta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10, 2005 - Gwinnett businessman Virgil Williams is negotiating to buy the rights to operate Lake Lanier Islands, the 1,000-acre resort he hopes to rejuvenate into one of Georgia's premier recreational destinations. Williams' bid of $14.5 million to acquire the leasehold rights has already been accepted by Orlando-based CNL Hotels and Resorts, which holds a long-term lease on the property. Now Williams must get approval from the myriad other groups with ...
Owner Walter Banks Planning a $15 million Addition to the Lago Mar Resort & Spa, Fort Lauderdale / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 16, 2005 - The four-diamond Lago Mar Resort & Spa is getting a makeover, including a $15 million addition that will bump up rates to $800 a night in the winter. Owner Walter Banks has filed plans with Fort Lauderdale for a six-story wing of rooms that will include a floor of covered parking, much larger and more luxurious bathrooms and individual room balconies. The project would also replace a surface parking lot with a deck of tropical landsc...
La Quinta Inn & Suites San Antonio Convention Center Named Best New Hotel Development in San Antonio / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report La Quinta Inn & Suites San Antonio Convention Center Named Best New Hotel Development in San Antonio New High Rise Replaces the Original La Quinta, Opened in 1968, and is a Benchmark for Future Company Development SAN ANTONIO (August 1, 2005) La Quinta Inn & Suites San Antonio Convention Center was named the Best New Hotel Development as part of the San Antonio Business Journals Best in Commercial Real Estate Awards. The 212,000 square-foot hotel, which offers 14 stories and 350 guest rooms, a 2,500 square-foot lobby and more than 8,000 square-feet of meeting spa...
La Quinta Franchising Shines at Mid-Year; 36 New Agreements Executed in the Second Quarter, Franchised Properties Now Account for Nearly 40% of the La
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report La Quinta Franchising Shines at Mid-Year; 36 New Agreements Executed in the Second Quarter, Franchised Properties Now Account for Nearly 40% of the La Quinta System DALLAS (August 4, 2005) La Quinta Corporations (NYSE:LQI) second quarter franchise growth was strong with 36 new franchise agreements and a robust pipeline of new construction and conversion hotels coming on line for both the La Quinta and Baymont brands. Nine franchise properties were opened, more than 110 agreements are now in the pipeline, and franchise hotels now total 230, accounting for approximately 40% of the total nu...
La Cabana All Suite Beach Resort in Aruba is the Largest Hotel in the Caribbean to Achieve Green Globe 21 Certification for Environmental Practices /
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report La Cabana All Suite Beach Resort in Aruba is the Largest Hotel in the Caribbean to Achieve Green Globe 21 Certification for Environmental Practices ORANJESTAD, Aruba (August 9, 2005) La Cabana All Suite Beach Resort in Aruba has recently achieved the impressive Green Globe 21 Certification for the third consecutive year, in recognition of its environmentally-friendly practices. La Cabana is the only large resort on Aruba to have achieved the coveted status three years in a row and is the largest hotel in the Caribbean to hold this impressive honor. We recognize the necessity of implemen...
Blackstone Real Estate Advisors Combines 14 Wyndham Properties with Seven Other Owned Hotels to Form the LXR Luxury Resorts Brand / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Blackstone Real Estate Advisors Combines 14 Wyndham Properties with Seven Other Owned Hotels to Form the LXR Luxury Resorts Brand NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2005 - Having finalized the acquisition of Wyndham International, Inc., affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Advisors today announced the formation of LXR Luxury Resorts, an extraordinary new collection of luxury properties that will include some of the most treasured luxury hotels, resorts, spas, golf clubs and marinas in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. LXR Luxury Resorts will be comprised of 14 of Wyndhams premier owned and opera...
The Beverly Hilton and LRA Worldwide Renew Quality Assurance Partnership / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Beverly Hilton and LRA Worldwide Renew Quality Assurance Partnership BEVERLY HILLS, California/HORSHAM, Pennsylvania; August 8, 2005 The Beverly Hilton has retained LRA Worldwide, a leading provider of Customer Experience Management (CEM) services, to conduct monthly mystery shop site inspections at the Beverly Hills property. The program marks the continuation of a Beverly Hilton LRA relationship that was interrupted by the post-9/11 turmoil in the hospitality industry. Given our location and the expectations of our typical patron, we were seeking a vendor to provide a ...
Lisa Lyon Named Executive Chef at Hyatt Regency Boston / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Lisa Lyon Named Executive Chef at Hyatt Regency Boston Boston, MA, August, 2005: Lisa Lyon was recently named Executive Chef at Avenue One, Hyatt Regency Bostons award winning restaurant. She is responsible for all culinary aspects of the restaurant, as well as all banquets and functions at the hotel. Her unique dishes are always a hit with guests at Hyatt Regency Boston. Ms. Lyon has an extensive resume in the culinary industry, bringing nearly 20 years of experience to the Hyatt Regency Boston. She began her career in 1986 in San Francisco and has cooked her way around the world, study...
Levi to Solidify Infrastructure, Customer Integration at MSI; Leor Levi joins Multi-Systems Inc. as Director of Information Technology / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Levi to Solidify Infrastructure, Customer Integration at MSI; Leor Levi joins Multi-Systems Inc. as Director of Information Technology PHOENIX AUGUST 4, 2005 Multi-Systems Inc. (MSI), a leading provider of fully integrated property-management and marketing systems, is enhancing its technology infrastructure and customer integration capabilities. Leor Levi, newly appointed director of information technology, will lead the effort. During our relocation to a larger facility in April, Leor played a key roll as a contract employee in ensuring that all of MSI's technology transitioned sm...
LBA Properties Building 84-room Courtyard by Marriott in Hattiesburg, Mississippi / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report LBA Properties Building 84-room Courtyard by Marriott in Hattiesburg, Mississippi Dothan, Ala. Aug. 9, 2005 LBA Properties, a hotel development/management company based here, is expanding into its sixth state with this months construction start of an 84-room Courtyard by Marriott in Hattiesburg, Miss. The company also opened an 85-room Hampton Inn & Suites in Pensacola, Fla. in July. Barry Kraselsky, president and C.O.O. of LBA Properties, said that the Hattiesburg Courtyard by Marriott, three blocks from the University of Southern Mississippi in the new 40-acre Chauvert Square re...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report LAuberge du Lac Hotel & Casino Selects LMS Guest Express Handheld Check-In from Agilysys, Inc. . Wireless System Streamlines Check-In/Check-out at Exclusive New Property CLEVELAND August 23, 2005 Agilysys, Inc., (NASDAQ: AGYS) a leading provider of enterprise computer solutions and hospitality software solutions, announced that LAuberge du Lac Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, LA has selected LMS Guest Express Handheld Check-In to streamline operations and enhance guest service at the exclusive new property. LAuberge is owned by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Las Vegas. We wan...
Laurent André Promoted to Hotel Executive Chef at InterContinental Hong Kong; Tjaco van Eijken Appointed to Executive Chef of SPOON by Alain Du
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Laurent André Promoted to Hotel Executive Chef at InterContinental Hong Kong; Tjaco van Eijken Appointed to Executive Chef of SPOON by Alain Ducasse HONG KONG, August 12, 2005 -- InterContinental Hong Kong is pleased to announce the culinary appointments of Laurent André and Tjaco van Eiken. Laurent André has been promoted to Executive Chef of the entire hotel, leaving his post as Executive Chef of SPOON by Alain Ducasse at InterContinental Hong Kong. Taking over the position of Executive Chef at SPOON will be Tjaco van Eiken. . Chef Laurent André Chef Tja...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Who Posed for Her First Ad, for Suntan Lotion, On the Diving Board of the Hotel Roosevelt's Pool - Mae West, Cindy Crawford, Heather Locklear or Marilyn Monroe? . The Knowland Groups 8AM Comp Set Reports now include Hotel and Travel Trivia! and also detailed statistics on catered events, meeting room occupancy rates, trend information, historical details on groups and much more The Knowland Group Continues to revolutionize the Concept of a Reader Board Service Washington DC (August 30, 2005) - The Knowland Groups 8AM Comp Set Reports (CSRs) now include Hotel and Travel T...
The Knowland Group Expands Services by Teaming with Expotel / August 2005
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Knowland Group Expands Services by Teaming with Expotel In the first three months of using the service, the Knowland Group generated MULTIPLE bookings for new group business. Jill King, Director of Sales, Hunt Valley Embassy Suites . Washington, D.C. (August 3, 2005) - The Knowland Group, a market intelligence firm specializing in the hospitality industry, announced today that the company will provide lead generation and market intelligence services to all Expotel Hospitality Services, L.L.C. properties - including locations in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Illinois, Louis...
Kempinski Hotels, Following a Long and Careful USD 40 Million Renovation, Reopens the Legendary Kili Hotel in Tanzania's Port City of Dar es Sala
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Kempinski Hotels, Following a Long and Careful USD 40 Million Renovation, Reopens the Legendary "Kili" Hotel in Tanzania's Port City of Dar es Salaam; The 180 room Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski Totally Rebuilt DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Aug. 25, 2005 -- Kempinski Hotels, following a long and careful USD 40 Million renovation, reopened the legendary "Kili" hotel in Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam. The new luxurious 180-room Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski Dar es Salaam, located on the waterfront, will play a major role in the revitalization of the port of Dar es Salaam. "Kempinski's mag...
The Kahler Grand Hotel Spinning Off the 11th Floor to Create Ultra Exclusive 26 room Hotel – The International; Targets Affluent Mayo Clinic V
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Bob Freund, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 15, 2005 -- The typical traveler might not crave a five-course dinner at midnight. But some of the Kahler Grand Hotel's guests are accustomed to having what they want, when they want it. For those demanding customers, from the merely well-heeled to the royal, there soon will be an exclusive "hotel-within-a-hotel" atop the downtown Rochester hotel. Sunstone Hotel Properties will refurbish the 11th floor of the Kahler Grand this fall into The Internati...
Kerzner International Limited Reports Net Income for the 2nd Qtr 2005 of $10.5 million Compared to Net Income of $30.1 million in the Same Period Last
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Kerzner International Limited Reports Net Income for the 2nd Qtr 2005 of $10.5 million Compared to Net Income of $30.1 million in the Same Period Last Year / Hotel Operating Data PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas - Aug. 9, 2005 -- Kerzner International Limited (NYSE: KZL): Kerzner International Limited (NYSE: KZL) (the "Company"), a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels, today reported results for the second quarter of 2005. The Company reported net income in the quarter of $10.5 million compared to net income of $30.1 million in the same p...
