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Owners & Asset Managers: Need Expert Advice, Referral? Ask A Trusted Consultant / David Brudney ISHC / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Owners & Asset Managers: Need Expert Advice, Referral? Ask A Trusted Consultant By David M. Brudney, ISHC, May 2005 Ever wonder who cuts the barbers hair? Or how about who cooks when the chef dines out? And to whom does the dentist turn when the dentist needs dental work? Faced with pending elective surgery, wouldnt you ask your trusted primary care physician, Dr., if you were me, who would you choose to operate on you? Well then, why is it that so many owners, operators and senior management of hotels and resorts are either reluctant to or never think of asking trusted professional consultants for recommendations w...
Prospective Buyers Have Reserved 100% of the 1,282 Condominium Units in Donald Trump's 64-story Trump International Hotel and Tower Proposed fo
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-JournalKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 5, 2005 - Prospective buyers have reserved 100 percent of the available condominium units in Donald Trump's first planned Las Vegas development, a project representative said Wednesday. Now, the trick will be to turn those who deposited either $10,000 or $20,000 for one of the 1,282 high-rise dwellings into actual buyers. Trump, the New York developer who has flirted with expanding his business operations to Las Vegas over the years, said a few months ago that interest in the $500 million, 64-story Trump Int...
True North Hotel Group Opens 121-suite SpringHill Suites by Marriott and a Conference Center in Devens, Massachusetts / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report True North Hotel Group Opens 121-suite SpringHill Suites by Marriott and a Conference Center in Devens, Massachusetts Overland Park, Kan. May 16, 2005 True North Hotel Group, L.L.C. (TNHG), a national hotel development and management company based here, announced seven new projects in the development pipeline just days after opening the 20,000 square-foot Devens Conference Center in Devens, Mass. The Center is adjacent to TNHGs 121-suite SpringHill Suites by Marriott that opened in April. Lew Wiens, president, said that the companys seven future projects include six Marriot...
Travelodge Brand Seeks Improved Results through Training, Revised Standards for the Breakfast Program and New Standards for Staff Uniforms / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Travelodge Brand Seeks Improved Results through Training, Revised Standards for the Breakfast Program and New Standards for Staff Uniforms LAS VEGAS (May 25, 2005) Travelodge President Ken Greene told franchisees attending their national conference here today that the brand seeks to create the ultimate value equation for consumers by providing them with the product, services and rewards they want. Key to fulfilling that objective is a training initiative called the Strategic Training for Exceptional Performance, which features an improved version of the brands general man...
New EI Book Spotlights Second Wave of Best-Practice Winners in Tourism and Destination Management / March 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report New EI Book Spotlights Second Wave of Best-Practice Winners in Tourism and Destination Management LANSING, Mich., May 2005 The Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association has released the second volume of the Guide to Best Practices in Tourism and Destination Management. Written by Rich Harrill, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Tourism Research at the University of South Carolinas School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management, this book spotlights successful approaches in the areas of tourism and destination management research, funding, professional...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report All Grown Up in Anaheim; Tourisms Come a Long Way Since Disneyland Opened in the 1950s By Sandi Cain, May 2005 Orange County Business Journal Staff Anaheim was a sleepy, mostly agricultural town with about 30,000 residents when Walt Disney Co. picked it as home to Disneyland Park in the 1950s. It was just a town on the way to the beach, said former city manager Keith Murdoch, who helped Walt Disney put together the land for the amusement park. Today, tourism is huge not just for Anaheim, but also for the entire county. The sector accounts for about 11% of Orange Countys employme...
Lodgian Recruits Tom Poehailo to Head Up the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Macon / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Delawese Fulton, The Macon Telegraph, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23, 2005 - Tom Poehailos' first experiences in the hospitality industry began early and in the kitchen. "I was 13 years old. I had a job as a dishwasher at a yacht club in Connecticut where I grew up," said Poehailos, who now is general manager of the Crowne Plaza hotel in Macon. "The general manager of that yacht club had talked to me about hospitality as a career," Poehailos said. That humble beginning and a manager's interest in him as a youn...
Timeshare Cash-Flow Modeling and Market Feasibility / Canadian Lodging Outlook – March 2005 Year-to-Date
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Timeshare Cash-Flow Modeling and Market Feasibility CANADIAN LODGING OUTLOOK March 2005 Year-to-Date The Canadian Lodging Outlook is a joint monthly publication of Smith Travel Research and HVS International, Vancouver and Toronto, Canada . By: Kathleen Conroy, MAI - HVS Timeshare Consulting Services - Miami A timeshare market-feasibility study and cash-flow projection serves as the cornerstone for timeshare valuations of proposed developments. HVS Timeshare Consulting Services (a division of HVS International) built a new, state-of-the-art timeshare cash-flow financial model to he...
The 3-Ps of Successful Hotel Management / Bruce Wienberg / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The 3-Ps of Successful Hotel Management By Bruce Wienberg, CHA, April 2005 Having observed many hotels, both as a General Manager for 12 years and as Regional Service Manager for Best Western (where I work with almost 50 properties), the common thread in a successful operation can be summarized in three Ps: - Price, People and Property. These three basic principles need to be addressed daily by the General Manager and owner, with equal emphasis, to ensure a balanced, well run hotel that can focus on satisfying its guests. The 3-Ps Price: also known as your rate. You need to ...
While Global Hotel Chains Are Trying to Get to Grips with Third-party Online Providers, Smaller Hotel Groups and Independents Are Welcoming Them with
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report While Global Hotel Chains Are Trying to Get to Grips with Third-party Online Providers, Smaller Hotel Groups and Independents Are Welcoming Them with Open Arms By Steve Shellum, Publisher/Editor, HOTEL Asia Pacific, May 2005 While global chains are trying to get to grips with third-party online travel providers, smaller groups and independents are welcoming them with open arms. AS GLOBAL hotel giants such as InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) slog it out with the third-party online distributors, small groups and independents are happy to sit back and watch their hotels fill up with sav...
President Bush's Push for Tax Reform; Any Impact on the Hospitality Industry? / Kevin F. Reilly / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report President Bush's Push for Tax Reform; Any Impact on the Hospitality Industry? by Kevin F. Reilly, JD, CPA , May 2005 . Everything is on the Table President Bush discussing tax reform Dont tax you, dont tax me; tax the fellow behind the tree. Former Senator Russell Long discussing tax reform . President Bush is starting off his second term with a bang. He has proposed a number of massive changes to the way Congress and the American people do business; not the least of which is a reform of social security and a review of the tax code. In his first term...
Developer Leon Cohen Considering Twin 110-story Towers in Downtown Miami with 500 Apartment-hotel Units and 1,000 Condo Units / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Matthew Haggman, The Miami HeraldKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 5, 2005 - The South Florida building boom may be reaching new heights, with a developer proposing what could be the world's tallest condominium in downtown Miami. Leon Cohen is preparing to submit plans with the city of Miami to build a condo tower and apartment-hotel tower that would each rise 1,200 feet along Biscayne Boulevard. If built, both 110-story skyscrapers would be the tallest in Florida, and the condo tower would rank as the tallest residential high-rise in the world, Cohen said. The 21st Century Tow...
Taj Hotels Resorts May Replace Four Seasons as Operator of The Pierre; Indian Hotels Company, Which Runs the Taj Chain, Would Invest Up to $35 million
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Taj Hotels Resorts May Replace Four Seasons as Operator of The Pierre - Indian Hotels Company, Which Runs the Taj Chain, Would Invest Up to $35 million to Renovate the 224 room Luxury Hotel Business Standard Corporate Bureau / New Delhi May 20, 2005 - The Tata-promoted Indian Hotels Company, which runs the Taj chain of hotels, resorts and palaces, is set to sign a management contract deal with The Pierre, a super luxury hotel in New York. The Tatas are expected to invest $35mn to renovate and refurbish the hotel. The deal will mark the re-entry of Taj in the worlds commercial cap...
Thomas Niles Appointed Executive Vice President of Development for The Procaccianti Group / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Thomas Niles Appointed Executive Vice President of Development for The Procaccianti Group PROVIDENCE, RI (April 29, 2005) The Procaccianti Group (TPG) announced today it has hired Thomas Niles, a two-decade industry veteran, as Executive Vice President of Development. Niles joins TPG from NPV Development, LLC, in Needham, MA. As President of NPV, he oversaw development of major projects for NPV and for a broad range of clients and real estate fund advisors across the country, including, Archon Group, Commonwealth Ventures, Evergreen Walk, LLC, GTECH Corporation and the Somer...
TJ Angeleno Named General Manager of the Residence Inn by Marriott on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report TJ Angeleno Named General Manager of the Residence Inn by Marriott on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC May 6, 2005 The Residence Inn by Marriott on Hilton Head Island located at 12 Park Lane, and Vista Host proudly announces that TJ Angeleno has assumed the position of General Manager. Mr. Angeleno joins the islands only all-suite hotel with more than eleven years hotel industry experience. Most recently he was the Assistant General Manager for one of Vista Hosts Pittsburgh hotels. Primarily his experience has been in managing guest expectati...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report TIG Globals New RFP Tracking & Reporting Captures More Meetings and Group Business for Hotel Clients Internet Marketing Firm Continues to Enhance Hotel Client Performance and Deliver Unrivaled ROI Washington, D.C. May 11, 2005 TIG Global, the leading provider of interactive marketing services for hotels and resorts, has announced the successful launch and implementation of its RFP tracking and reporting system. TIG Globals RFP Availability Reports, which compile all individual inquiries and group leads submitted through websites RFP and Contact Us forms, enable hote...
Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. Reports Net Loss for the 2005 1st Qtr of $45.4 million / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. Reports Net Loss for the 2005 1st Qtr of $45.4 million NEW YORK - May 6, 2005 -- Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. ("THCR" or the "Company") (OTCBB:DJTCQ.OB) today reported consolidated net revenues (defined as gross revenues less promotional allowances) for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 of $267.2 million, compared to $273.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. Consolidated income from operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 was $14.4 million, compared to $25.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. During the 2005...
Thompson Calhoun Fair Brokers Sale of Hotel Telluride in Telluride, Colorado / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Thompson Calhoun Fair Brokers Sale of Hotel Telluride in Telluride, Colorado ATLANTA, Georgia, May 17, 2005 - Thompson Calhoun Fair, LLC, an Atlanta-based hotel real estate firm, announced today that it advised Printup Hotel Associates, Ltd. in the disposition of The Hotel Telluride in Telluride, Colorado. The Hotel Telluride is located at 199 North Cornet Street in the City of Telluride overlooking the San Juan Mountains. Hotel Telluride is a unique luxury property with 58 oversized guest rooms. Guest amenities include the hotel's upscale tavern, the Bistro, a day spa and an outdoor hot t...
Thompson Calhoun Fair Brokers Sale of the Radisson Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Thompson Calhoun Fair Brokers Sale of the Radisson Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee ATLANTA, Georgia, May 4, 2005 - Thompson Calhoun Fair, LLC, an Atlanta-based hotel real estate firm, announced today that it advised a Texas-based lender in the disposition of the Radisson Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. The Radisson is located at 2411 Winchester Road in Memphis, Tennessee at the Memphis International Airport. The property is a two- and three-story, interior corridor building featuring 211 guest rooms, an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness center, a restaurant and lounge and approximately 5,000 square ...
Thompson Calhoun Fair Brokers Sale of the Quality Inn in Charlotte, North Carolina / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Thompson Calhoun Fair Brokers Sale of the Quality Inn in Charlotte, North Carolina ATLANTA, Georgia, May 4, 2005 - Thompson Calhoun Fair, LLC, an Atlanta-based hotel real estate firm, announced today that it advised GMAC Commercial Mortgage in the disposition of Quality Inn (formerly the Hampton Inn) in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Quality Inn is situated on approximately 2.56 acres within the Executive Park business park located at Interstate 77 and Tyvola Road, six miles from the Charlotte/Douglas International Airport and three miles south of downtown Charlotte. The property is a four-st...
Ted Arps Joins Davidson Hotel Company as Senior Vice President-Business Development / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Ted Arps Joins Davidson Hotel Company as Senior Vice President-Business Development MEMPHIS, TN May 6, 2005 - Memphis-based Davidson Hotel Company announces that Ted Arps has joined the company as Senior Vice President - Business Development. Ted has an extensive operations background, and was most recently with Crow Holdings, Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based real estate investment firm. John Belden, Executive Vice President - Business Development of Davidson Hotel Company, says, Ted played a critical role in developing our relationship with Crow Holdings. His skills will greatly impact o...
Larkspur Hospitality Selects SynXis Distribution Management Products and Services / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Larkspur Hospitality Selects SynXis Distribution Management Products and Services Revenue Management Tools Cited as Top Reason for Selecting the Leading Reservation Management System McLean, VA, May 10 - SynXis, a Sabre Holdings (NYSE:TSG) company, announced today that Larkspur Hospitality, an owner and operator of 19 hotels comprised of several brands in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, has selected the SynXis Reservation Management System to manage their reservations. We like the SynXis approach to customized services that allows us to maintain our flexibility. We als...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Southwestern Pennsylvanias Summit Inn Placed on National Register of Historic Places May 17, 2005, Farmington, PA The Summit Inn Resort, formerly the Summit Hotel, opens this season as a designated historic building on the prestigious National Register of Historic Places. The hotel, located along the National Road, is situated in the beautiful Laurel Highlands and is just 45 miles south of Pittsburgh. The Summit Inn, a favorite getaway for many vacationers, proudly holds a three diamond rating from AAA. The well-maintained hotel sits on 1000 contiguous pristine acres atop the ...
Historic Marriott Stone Mountain Inn Receives $630,000 Room Renovation; 40 Years of Hospitality in Stone Mountain Park, Georgia / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Historic Marriott Stone Mountain Inn Receives $630,000 Room Renovation; 40 Years of Hospitality in Stone Mountain Park, Georgia Stone Mountain, GA., May 10, 2005 The 92-room, Stone Mountain Inn, a carefully preserved replica of a nineteenth century plantation is celebrating 40-years of timeless southern hospitality in the heart of Stone Mountain Park. With the dawn of the millennium, guests will experience the results of a charming $630,000 room renovation, boasting new marble bathrooms, richly appointed carpeting, wall treatments and bedding, as well as beautiful enhancements to the s...
