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Kx Brings University of Kent and Canterbury (UK) into the 21st Century / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Kx Brings University of Kent and Canterbury (UK) into the 21st Century May 25, 2005 - In today's competitive market, it is imperative that university conference and meeting venues are as proactive as possible in addressing key issues that are crucial to develop and maintain new and existing customer relationships. Technology is a powerful support tool and can greatly assist the venue/client relationship if it is operationally specific to meet the evolving needs of both parties in the relationship. The University of Kent and Canterbury (UKC) realized that in order to achieve full financial capacity and efficiency, their outdated...
Pete Koerner Appointed Kimpton Hotel's National Director of Facilities / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Pete Koerner Appointed Kimpton Hotel's National Director of Facilities SAN FRANCISCO, April 28, 2005 Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is pleased to announce that Pete Koerner has joined the company as national director of facilities. Pete will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of facilities management in the hotels and restaurants. Pete brings with him outstanding experience in facility management, said Niki Leondakis, chief operating officer of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. We are extremely pleased to have him on board and are confident that his experience and in...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Cendant's Knights Inn Brand Outlines New Beginning LAS VEGAS (May 24, 2005) Franchisees attending the Knights Inn® conference here today learned about the brands plans to establish a new beginning based on a collaborative culture supported by training initiatives, enhanced communication and targeted marketing. Knights Inn President Rajiv Bhatia asked the owners and managers of the brands more than 200 hotels to help establish a collaborative, positive, willing-and-able brand culture by working together with the brand team to form a true partnership and take adv...
Hotelier Richard Kessler's Attention to Detail is Absolute; His Tastes Are the Kind Only a Lot of Money Can Buy / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Leonora LaPeter, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 13, 2005 - ST. PETERSBURG -- He revealed Thursday that he will spend $100-million building a luxury hotel and condo tower in downtown. On Saturday, he will pick up a baton and conduct the Orlando Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring. Richard C. Kessler, a 58-year-old globe-trotting hotelier with a Savannah drawl who collects art, instruments, watches, bronzes, rare books and other fine items, represents a new kind of developer for downtown St. Petersburg. "I love tra...
Developer Richard C. Kessler Planning New Grand Bohemian Hotel and Residences in St. Petersburg, Florida / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Developer Richard C. Kessler Planning New Grand Bohemian Hotel and Residences in St. Petersburg, Florida Orlando/St. Petersburg, FL (May 12, 2005) - Orlando-based hotel developer Richard C. Kessler, president and CEO of The Kessler Enterprise, Inc./The Kessler Collection will be announcing his new Grand Bohemian Hotel and Residences project during a press conference held today in St. Petersburg, Florida. Scheduled to break ground in January 2006, the dramatically-designed Grand Bohemian will be St. Petersburgs first luxury mixed-use, contemporary hotel and residential destination. T...
Kansas City the Nation's 13th Largest Casino Market / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Rick Alm, The Kansas City Star, Mo.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 10, 2005 - WE'RE NO. 13: Kansas City is the nation's 13th largest casino market. In its annual State of the States report released last week, the American Gaming Association for the first time ranked the nation's most significant commercial, tribal and racetrack-slots markets, based on 2004 gross gambling revenues. At $701.4 million, Kansas City ranked behind the 33-casino Boulder Strip area in suburban Las Vegas, which ranked No. 12 at $791.7 million. Surprisingly, Kansas City ranked just ahead of historic dow...
Chairman of the Langham Hotels International – Dr K.S. Lo Named Asia Pacific Hotelier of 2004 / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Chairman of the Langham Hotels International, Dr. K.S. Lo, Named Asia Pacific Hotelier of 2004 19 May 2005, Singapore - Dr. Lo Ka Shui, GBS JP, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of Great Eagle Holdings and Chairman of the Langham Hotels International Group was presented with the Asia Pacific Hotelier of 2004 award at today's 8th Asia Pacific Hotel Investment Conference held at the Ritz Carlton Millenia Singapore. The prestigious award is a tribute to Dr. Lo's dedication, commitment and achievement to the hotel industry in the region and particularly Hong Kong. As one of Hong ...
Innkeepers USA Trust Reports 1st Qtr Net income of $2.1 million / Hotel Operating Statistics / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Innkeepers USA Trust Reports 1st Qtr Net income of $2.1 million Hotel Operating Statistics RevPAR Increases 8.9 Percent PALM BEACH, Fla. - May 16, 2005 - Innkeepers USA Trust (NYSE: KPA), a hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) and a leading owner of upscale extended-stay hotel properties throughout the United States, today announced results for the first quarter 2005. 1Q 2005(a) 1Q 2004(a) % Change(a) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Net loss applicable to common ...
Innkeepers USA Trust Believes a Hotel General Manager Misappropriated Approximately $430,000; Postpones Release of 1st Qtr Results Until Issues Are R
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Innkeepers USA Trust Believes a Hotel General Manager Misappropriated Approximately $430,000; Postpones Release of 1st Qtr Results Until Issues Are Resolved PALM BEACH, Fla., May 10, 2005 Innkeepers USA Trust (NYSE: KPA), a hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) and a leading owner of upscale extended-stay hotel properties throughout the United States, today announced that it is postponing release of its first quarter financial results and the conference call to discuss first quarter results previously scheduled for today, Tuesday, May 10, 2005. The company recently became...
Kansas City's Landmark Restaurants Boast Decades of History; Abundance of Independent Restaurants Makes Kansas City Unusual / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Joyce Smith, The Kansas City Star, Mo.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3, 2005 - It's a title many area restaurateurs would like to claim: "Oldest restaurant in Kansas City." The title bestows an air of success and historic significance that sets a restaurant apart from the hundreds of other food operations across the area. And several area restaurants have the history to support such a claim. For example: The Savoy Grill dates to 1903. It shut down for 10 days in 1937, so some sticklers say it hasn't operated continuously. The New York Bakery & Delicatessen claims to be 100 years...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Papal transition Impact on Daily Hotel Performance in Rome May 25, 2005 - In April the death of John Paul II and the inauguration of the new Pope Benedict XVI focused the world's attention on the Vatican and Rome. This brought an influx of visitors to the city and into its hotels. Using our new service Daily HotelBenchmark by Deloitte, we can see the impact these historical events had on Rome's hotel performance each day in April. Praying for the Pope Over the Easter period, the world awaited news of the health of John Paul II. During the days before and after the announcement of his...
MHI Hospitality Corp Buys the Hilton Jacksonville Riverfront for $22 millio / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Christopher Calnan, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 24, 2005 - A Virginia real estate investment trust said Monday it has an agreement to buy the Hilton Jacksonville Riverfront, the city's fourth-largest hotel, for $22 million MHI Hospitality Corp., based in Williamsburg, Va., said it was buying the 292-room hotel on the Southbank from the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust, which MHI's predecessor company went into partnership with when the AFL-CIO bought the property in 1996. MHI Hospita...
Joseph M. Squeri Promoted to Choice Hotels' Executive Vice President, Operations, and Chief Financial Officer / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Joseph M. Squeri Promoted to Choice Hotels' Executive Vice President, Operations, and Chief Financial Officer SILVER SPRING, Md. - May 3, 2005 -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) today announced that its board of directors has promoted Joseph M. Squeri to the position of executive vice president, operations, and chief financial officer, taking on additional operating responsibilities in the areas of franchise services, partner services and information technology. Squeri previously had been executive vice president and chief financial officer and oversees the finan...
James E. Sichta Promoted to Partner & Vice-President-Operations at Broughton Hospitality Group / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report James E. Sichta Promoted to Partner & Vice-President Operations at Broughton Hospitality Group Huntington Beach, California - May 5, 2005, Larry Broughton, president of Broughton Hospitality Group (BHG) headquartered here, has announced the promotion of James E. Sichta to Partner & Vice-President-Operations. Previously, Sichta was Director of Operations and served as General Manager at several BHG hotels beginning in 2001. As a member of BHG's executive team, Sichta provides leadership and direction for general managers at all BHG properties in the areas of Rooms Management; Food & Bever...
Joe Massar Named Director of Sales and Marketing for The Melrose Hotel, Dallas / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Joe Massar Named Director of Sales and Marketing for The Melrose Hotel, Dallas DALLAS, Texas - (May 24, 2005) - J. Thomas Baker, general manager at The Melrose Hotel, Dallas, announced today that Joe Massar has been named director of sales and marketing for the property. With more than 16 years experience in the hospitality industry, Massar comes to the Dallas property from a position as director of sales and marketing at the Wyndham Arlington Hotel in Dallas/Ft. Worth. "Melrose Hotels have earned a reputation as luxury hotels high in customer service and guest satisfaction and as...
John W. Maibach Appointed General Manager for the 84 room Black Point Inn on the Maine Coast / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report John W. Maibach Appointed General Manager for the 84 room Black Point Inn on the Maine Coast Prouts Neck, Scarborough, Maine, May, 2005 - The Black Point Inn is pleased to announce that John W. Maibach has been appointed general manager for the historic 84-guestroom seaside resort, which reopened for the season under new ownership on April 26, 2005. Maibach, a veteran of the hospitality industry with extensive experience at the luxury end of the hotel spectrum, will be overseeing the Black Point Inns permanent and seasonal staff of 90 employees. Top priorities include the implement...
Canadian Gaming Veteran John MacFarlane Named Interim GM of Caesars' Two Nova Scotia Casinos / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Canadian Gaming Veteran John MacFarlane Named Interim GM of Caesars' Two Nova Scotia Casinos LAS VEGAS - May 20, 2005 -- Canadian gaming veteran John A. MacFarlane, currently vice president of finance for Casino Nova Scotia Halifax, today was named interim general manager of that property and Casino Nova Scotia Sydney. The announcement by Metropolitan Gaming Group, in which Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: CZR) has a controlling interest, follows the departure of Barry Robertson, who had served as general manager of both Nova Scotia casinos for the past five years. Robertson...
General Manager of the Year for Marriott International in 2004 – John Garth, Denver Marriott South / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report General Manager of the Year for Marriott International in 2004 - John Garth, Denver Marriott South May 2008 - John Garth of White Lodging Services was named General Manager of the Year at Marriott International's recent global conference, for his leadership role at the 279-room Denver Marriott South. This prestigious annual recognition is given to those select hotel general managers who have steadfastly, over time, been a role model of leadership. They have led their hotel teams to achieve excellence through their creativity and vision, their dedication to developing the best talen...
Gaylord Palms Resort General Manager John Caparella Named 'Outstanding GM of the Year' by American Hotel & Lodging Association / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Gaylord Palms Resort General Manager John Caparella Named 'Outstanding GM of the Year' by American Hotel & Lodging Association Kissimmee, Fla. (April 28, 2005) - It was announced today that John Caparella, Gaylord Palms Resort senior vice president and general manager, was recognized as the American Hotel & Lodging Association's Outstanding General Manager of the Year, for outstanding accomplishments and exceptional service in the lodging industry. The awards were presented during the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) Stars of the Industry Awards luncheon at the Las Ve...
Five Key Executives Form Greater China Leadership Team for InterContinental Hotels Group / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Five Key Executives Form Greater China Leadership Team for InterContinental Hotels Group Singapore, 25 April 2005 InterContinental Hotels Group is forging ahead with its growth strategy for Greater China. As part of this strategy, InterContinental Hotels Group has unveiled a Greater China leadership team to drive the initiatives that will reinforce the Groups leadership position in China. Reporting to Chief Operating Officer, North Asia, Mr Edmond Ip, the newly formed team comprises five seasoned hospitality professionals with impeccable track records and expertise ranging fro...
Ten Ways to Establish Yourself as a Hotel Industry Authority / Karen Weiner Escalera / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Ten Ways to Establish Yourself as a Hotel Industry Authority By Karen Weiner Escalera, May 2005 How many times have you thought I should have been quoted in the article? The authority on the panel? The profiled expert in the magazine? Getting known as an authority in your field or niche has tremendous benefits both for you and your company. For a new company or consultant, it builds credibility, prestige and awareness. For an established firm, it reinforces a leadership position, helps recruitment, and generates publicity. By building your credentials as an authority, you add to your m...
InterContinental Hotels Group Opens Second Hotel Indigo – Chicago-Gold Coast / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report InterContinental Hotels Group Opens Second Hotel Indigo - Chicago-Gold Coast ATLANTA (May 26, 2005) InterContinental Hotels Group officially opened the doors of the Hotel Indigo Chicago-Gold Coast. We are delighted to open our second Hotel Indigo in a destination like Chicago, said IHGs Jim Anhut, senior vice president, brand development for the Americas. We designed the brand to address the desires of style-conscious guests, who are seeking experience and quality, and with its worldwide notoriety among travelers, Chicago is the perfect city to continue to grow our rece...
IndeCorp Undergoing Corporate Name Change to the Preferred Hotel Group; Adding the Boutique Brand / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report IndeCorp Undergoing Corporate Name Change to the Preferred Hotel Group; Adding the Boutique Brand CHICAGO - May 10, 2005 -- IndeCorp announces today that it will move forward under the new name, Preferred Hotel Group, capping a year of exciting growth and change under the leadership of Chairman and CEO John Ueberroth. In addition to the corporate name change, the company's three current portfolios, Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Summit Hotels & Resorts, and Sterling Hotels (a connectivity service provider) will unveil a fresh creative identity. The group is also excited to announce the additi...
After Five Years Championing the Hospitality Industry, Peter Ilchuk Stepping Down as President of the Lodging Association of the Florida Keys and K
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Alyson Matley, Florida Keys Keynoter, MarathonKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 18, 2005 - After five years championing the hospitality industry in the Florida Keys, Peter Ilchuk is stepping down as president of the Lodging Association of the Florida Keys and Key West. "I was not anticipating resigning last week," said Ilchuk. "The chair and board members did not agree with my style of doing things." "We're hoping it will be a seamless transition," said Joy Smatt, chairwoman of the trade group and general manager of the Pier House Resort. "We are hoping he will be here long enou...
