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The Dow Hotel Company Names Ernie Catanzaro Vice President of Operations and Frank Rodriguez Named General Manager of the Doubletree Hotel Bellevue, W
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Dow Hotel Company Names Ernie Catanzaro Vice President of Operations and Frank Rodriguez Named General Manager of the Doubletree Hotel Bellevue, Washington SEATTLE, Wash., August 29, 2005 The Dow Hotel Company, LLC (DHC), a hotel owner/investor and management company, today announced two senior management appointments as a result of the companys recent expansion and acquisitions. Ernie Catanzaro has been promoted to vice president of operations, and Frank Rodriguez was named general manager of the Doubletree Hotel Bellevue, outside Seattle, Wash. Ernie Catanzaro In his new position...
Dow Hotel Company and AEW Capital Management Purchase 272-room Hilton Atlanta Northeast; Plans to Undergo Multi-million Dollar Renovation Upgrade / Au
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Dow Hotel Company and AEW Capital Management Purchase 272-room Hilton Atlanta Northeast; Plans to Undergo Multi-million Dollar Renovation Upgrade SEATTLE, Wash. August 24, 2005 -- The Dow Hotel Company, LLC (DHC), a hotel ownership investment and management company, today announced that it has purchased the 272-room Hilton Atlanta Northeast in a joint venture with AEW Partners V, L.P., a real estate opportunity fund managed by AEW Capital Management, L.P. DHC, which previously operated the hotel, will continue to manage the property under a long-term agreement. Located at 5993 P...
ARAMARK Harrison Lodging Assumes Management of Dodgertown Sports & Conference Center / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report ARAMARK Harrison Lodging Assumes Management of Dodgertown Sports & Conference Center Philadelphia, Pa. August 9, 2005 ARAMARK Harrison Lodging (AHL) is resuming management of the Dodgertown Sports & Conference Center, expanding into Florida its portfolio of more than 50 conference centers and university hotels. We are excited about this opportunity to once again operate the Dodgertown Sports & Conference Center, said Rory Loberg, president, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging. We operated the Dodgertown facility from 1976 to 2002 and are pleased to be back and to once again have a presen...
Disneyland Helped Cultivate Anaheim Convention Activity; Supported First Visitor and Convention Bureau in 1961 / Sandi Cain / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Disneyland Helped Cultivate Anaheim Convention Activity; Supported First Visitor and Convention Bureau in 1961 By Sandi Cain, August 2005 Orange County Business Journal Staff Disneyland is widely credited with putting Anaheim on the map. The theme park also has had a hand in making the city a convention destination. Disneyland was the impetus for a flurry of new hotels, motels and restaurants that sprung up after the theme park and Disneyland Hotel opened in 1955. The hotel was the first of the convention hotels, with 400 rooms by 1960 and a Top of the Park Lounge where events could b...
The Long-awaited Tourism Rebound Has Arrived in Southern California; Disneyland Said to be Drawing Thousands More Per Day than Expected / Sandi Cain /
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Long-awaited Tourism Rebound Has Arrived in Southern California; Disneyland Said to be Drawing Thousands More Per Day than Expected By Sandi Cain, August 2005 Orange County Business Journal Staff Disney-Driven Boom Plays Out The long-awaited tourism rebound is here, with Orange County in the midst of what looks to be a record-setting year for visitors and spending. Heading into the tail end of summer, hoteliers, travel agents and other tourism officials are harking back to pre-2001 days to describe the surge: Business feels as strong as it was in 2000, said Charles Ahle...
Diplomat Hotels Plans to Revitalize The Forty Year Old Decatur Inn in Decatur, Georgia / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Seth Burkett, The Decatur DailyKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 29, 2005 - Marble floors that guests walked across in 1965 as they checked into Decatur's first modern motel are now being torn up and carted off, sold along with the spiral staircase, chandelier, and other fixtures that would go to waste when the lobby building comes crashing down. The former Days Inn contains a restaurant and an upstairs ballroom that might have seated 500 people at one time -- the worn-out floor could never support them nowadays. "This was the finest hotel in town at one time. We're going to tr...
The Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn Providing a Workshop Designed to Share Service Philosophy with Detroit Area Businesses / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn Providing a Workshop Designed to Share Service Philosophy with Detroit Area Businesses August 29, 2005 - In an effort to address the lack of attention and understanding in the service aspect of business, The Ritz- Carlton, Dearborn will present the Service Excellence Symposium. The event is dedicated to the art of excellence in service. The Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn will reprise the Symposium, a day and a half long program open to area businesses on Wednesday, September 28 and Thursday, September 29. This workshop has been designed to share The Ritz-Carlton service philo...
Days Inns – Canada Has Five Hotels Under Construction in Canada / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Days Inns - Canada Has Five Hotels Under Construction in Canada TORONTO, ON, August 4, 2005 Its a flurry of activity at Days Inns - Canada with construction underway at five future Days Inn sites located from coast to coast. All five hotels are set to open by the end of this year, adding over 350 rooms to the chains portfolio. We are thrilled with the level of new construction growth across the chain, said Irwin Prince, President & COO, Days Inns - Canada. This level of new construction activity is unprecedented and I believe it speaks directly to the strength of the Days Inn...
Hotel Occupancy in Downtown Dallas Hotels Forecasted at Only 54% Through 2006, While the Entire Dallas Area Hotel Occupancy Expected to be 63% / Aug
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Suzanne Marta, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 24, 2005 - Dallas' hotel market continues to improve, but it will probably be five years before properties once again see the heady profits of 2000, according to an annual forecast released Tuesday by PKF Consulting. "We are in recovery and we have seen the bottom," said Greg Crown, a Dallas-based hospitality industry consultant with the firm. "The good times are beginning to come back." Occupancy for Dallas-area hotels is expected to be flat through nex...
DiamondRock Hospitality Company Reports Quarterly Net Loss of $5.8 million for its Initial Portfolio of Seven Hotels / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report DiamondRock Hospitality Company Reports Quarterly Net Loss of $5.8 million for its Initial Portfolio of Seven Hotels BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 1, 2005 - DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company") (NYSE: DRH) an owner and acquirer of high quality premium branded hotels, today announced results of operations for the second quarter ended June 17, 2005. Highlights Successfully completed initial public offering of 29.8 million shares of common stock, including the exercise of an additional 3.7 million shares from the over-allotment option, for a total of $288.7 million in net proceeds...
Harrah's Promotes Don Marrandino, John Koster, and Wade Faul to Lead Seven Resorts in Nevada / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Harrah's Promotes Don Marrandino, John Koster and Wade Faul to Lead Seven Resorts in Nevada LAS VEGAS - Aug. 24, 2005 -- Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:HET - News) today announced the company is promoting three of its top Nevada executives to lead seven Harrah's resorts in Nevada. Innovative gaming industry executive Don Marrandino, president of Harrah's Northern Nevada, was named president of Harrah's Las Vegas and Flamingo Las Vegas. Succeeding Marrandino as president, Northern Nevada Region, with responsibility for Harrah's, Harveys, and Bill's in Lake Tahoe, as well as Harrah's Ren...
JAI Investments, Led by Nitin Jariwala, Building Nine New La Quinta Inn & Suites in the Dallas Fort Worth Area / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report JAI Investments, Led by Nitin Jariwala, Building Nine New La Quinta Inn & Suites in the Dallas Fort Worth Area DALLAS (August 30, 2005) La Quinta Corporation (NYSE:LQI) announced it has reached an agreement to add nine franchised La Quinta Inn & Suites hotels, totaling close to 600 rooms, in cities throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and surrounding area. All of the locations are projected to open in the next three years. The cities that will gain new La Quinta Inn & Suites hotels are: Gainesville, Texas DeSoto/Lancaster, Texas Lake Worth, Texas Hillsboro, Texas ...
New York's Department of Environmental Conservation Taking Over a Year to Issue Decision on the Proposed Belleayre Resort in the Catskills / A
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Alan Wechsler, Times Union, Albany, N.Y.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 2, 2005 -ALBANY -- Nearly a year after the end of a hearing on the impact of the proposed Belleayre Resort in the Catskills, there still is no word on whether a state administrative law judge thinks the project is good to go. Last August, an 18-day issues conference was held on the two-hotel, two-golf-course project, which would be built mostly on undeveloped forest land in the towns of Middletown and Shandaken in Delaware and Ulster counties and surround the state-owned Belleayre Mountain Ski Center. A d...
Starwood Sells the 193-room St. Regis Hotel, Washington, D.C. for $47 million; Hotel Will Remain in the St. Regis Portfolio, Acquired by Joint Venture
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Starwood Sells the 193-room St. Regis Hotel, Washington, D.C. for $47 million; Hotel Will Remain in the St. Regis Portfolio, Acquired by Joint Venture of Brickman Associates and New Valley Corporation WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Aug. 10, 2005 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today that it has completed the sale of the 193-room St. Regis Hotel, Washington, D.C. to a joint venture between Brickman Associates and New Valley Corporation for $47 million. The hotel will continue to be managed by St. Regis Hotels & Resorts and will remain in the St. Regis brand portfo...
David Bayes Named Managing Director of Choice Hotels Australasia / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report David Bayes Named Managing Director of Choice Hotels Australasia SILVER SPRING, Md., (August 25, 2005) Choice Hotels International, Inc., (NYSE:CHH) today announced that Australian native David Bayes has been named managing director of Choice Hotels Australasia, effective October 17, 2005. Prior to joining Choice Hotels Australasia, Bayes, 58, served as chief operating officer for Mortgage Choice, Australias leading mortgage broker where he was responsible for the sales and operational functions of the company. Previously, he held the post of chief executive officer and di...
Global Events Partners (GEP) Appoints Dawn Barbeau as Director of Sales for GEP Chicago / July 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Global Events Partners (GEP) Appoints Dawn Barbeau as Director of Sales for GEP Chicago Washington, D.C. (August 11, 2005) . . . . Global Events Partners (GEP), a worldwide partnership of destination management companies, announced that Dawn Barbeau has been appointed Director of Sales in GEPs Chicago Office. In that role, she has responsibility for the organizations sales, client service and management functions throughout GEPs Chicago region. Chris White, GEPs Chairman and CEO, said, Dawn is an accomplished and talented destination professional whose service-orientation, work ethi...
Developer Gary Prosterman Set to Open $13 million Cumberland House Hotel Adjacent to the Knoxville Convention Center; Did Not Want to be a Typical F
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Cynthia Yeldell, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 23, 2005 - Workers are completing construction on a $13 million full-service hotel on the edge of downtown Knoxville and owners have begun taking room reservations for the property, which is expected to open by Sept. 20. Cumberland House Hotel, located at 1109 White Ave., is adjacent to the Knoxville Convention Center, World's Fair Park and the University of Tennessee. It is the downtown area's first newly constructed hotel since the 1982 Wo...
Crescent Hospitality Signs Two New Management Contracts for Hotels in Brookfield, Wisconsin and Sidney, Ohio / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Crescent Hospitality Signs Two New Management Contracts for Hotels in Brookfield, Wisconsin and Sidney, Ohio FAIRFAX, Va., August 1, 2005 Crescent Hospitality Corporation, a rapidly growing hotel management company, today announced that it has signed two new management contracts: the Marriott Residence Inn Milwaukee Brookfield in Wisconsin and the Holiday Inn Sidney in Ohio. The properties are the first to be added to Crescents management portfolio since the company announced plans in June to begin a strategic expansion plan over the next two years. These are quality...
Hotel Industry Consultant Opens Michigan Office; MSU Grad Rides Wave of Indoor Waterpark Growth / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Industry Consultant Opens Michigan Office; MSU Grad Rides Wave of Indoor Waterpark Growth July 29, 2005 --- Lansing, MI. - JLC Hospitality Consulting Inc, a Rochester MN-based hotel research and consulting firm will open an office in DeWitt, Michigan, effective August 1, according to Jeff Coy, its president and founder. "We decided we wanted to be closer to our current customers and potential developers to better provide development services and on-going management and market support," declared Coy, who in the last few years has become a leading authority on indoor waterparks as part ...
Core or Competitive Competence in Hospitality Industry? / Robin Trehan / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Core or Competitive Competence in Hospitality Industry? By Robin Trehan (B.A, MIB, MBA). Vice President, National Hotel Exchange and CBK Family, August 2005 Is there any core competence, and can it make you a winner? Actually No, I think there is only one competence that can make you a winner in the Hospitality industry; and that is competitive competence. The core competence is only useful as long as it is your competitive competence. Once the company looses there competitive competitiveness, they loose everything. Therefore in todays business world where competitive landscape ...
The Famed Casino Rooms in the Copacabana Palace Receiving Extensive Restoration / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Famed Casino Rooms in the Copacabana Palace Receiving Extensive Restoration RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 2 August 2005 - The famed Casino Rooms in the Copacabana Palace will reopen in March 2006 following a US$4 million renovation, adding more than 11,000 square feet of function space. The interior design of the rooms will echo their individuality and heritage: The columned Palm Room will have a tropical atmosphere, and in the Crystal Room, light will be reflected in cascading crystal chandeliers. We have worked for two years with the listed building authorities in Rio to conclude a p...
In San Antonio, The Benchmark Managed Hotel Contessa the Only Luxury Hotel Scheduled to Open in 2005 / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Adolfo Pesquera, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 6, 2005 - Some interruptions are a blessing. Had the hotel that was once to be named Embassy Suites started construction as originally planned, its first anniversary in business would have been marred by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and its bookings dried up by the travel drought that followed. Today, the timing is much better and the name is more appropriate. What is now the Hotel Contessa is, after all, on a bank of the San Antonio River in a form...
The Indonesian Company PT. Majumakmur Arthasentosa Appoints Conrad Hotels to Manage the Conrad Jakarta; Purpose-built 320-room Hotel Includes 50 Full
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Indonesian Company PT. Majumakmur Arthasentosa Appoints Conrad Hotels to Manage the Conrad Jakarta; Purpose-built 320-room Hotel Includes 50 Fully-serviced Conrad Residences BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. & JAKARTA, Indonesia - Aug. 8, 2005 -- Conrad(R) Hotels, the luxury brand of the Hilton Family of Hotels, reached an agreement on July 22nd with Indonesian company PT. Majumakmur Arthasentosa to manage the new Conrad Jakarta. This purpose-built, luxurious 320-room and suite hotel, including 50 fully-serviced Conrad Residences, will be built as part of the city's Sudirman Plaza, a multi-use complex...
Conferon Is No Household Name, But that Won't Stop the Seattle CVB and Downtown Hotels Treating It Like Royalty / August 2005...
March 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 22, 2005 - When it comes to selling Seattle as a hot spot for conventions, event planners this week will go all out to win over hundreds of influential conference planners. Lavish banquets, free liquor, discounted air fares, even comped rooms at top downtown hotels are part of the five-day extravaganza, which includes tonight's event at Chateau Ste. Michelle, where some 700 wine bottles will be uncorked. Coming later this week: a dinner-dance at Experience Music...
