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Ian Shub Appointed Central Reservations Manager for Shilo Inns / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Ian Shub Appointed Central Reservations Manager for Shilo Inns PORTLAND, OR May 13, 2005 - Following up on its promise for the highest caliber of customer service in the hospitality industry, Shilo Inns announced today the hiring of Ian Shub as their new Central Reservations Manager. Mr. Shub has worked most recently with companies such as Wells Fargo Business Direct, and Metris Companies, Inc. in Arizona, managing and developing their call centers. At Shilo Inns, Mr. Shub will be responsible for managing the reservations/call center and he will continue Shilos on-going training p...
Ian Pullan is New General Manager at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Ian Pullan is New General Manager at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii Kohala Coast, Hawaiis Big Island (May 13, 2005) - Mr. Christof Luedi, Regional Vice President of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hawaii Region, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ian Pullan as General Manager for the 540-room Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii resort. Mr. Pullan brings more than 15 years of hospitality industry experience to his position. He most recently worked in Missouri as General Manager of The Fairmont Kansas City at the Plaza, the citys only Four Star, Four Diamond hotel. The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii...
The IH&RA National Association Chief Executives Council Invites Expedia to Annual Meeting; Will Hear Expedia's Explanation of its Own Hotel Clas
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The IH&RA National Association Chief Executives Council Invites Expedia to Annual Meeting; Will Hear Expedia's Explanation of its Own Hotel Classification System Paris, 26 May 2005 The International Hotel & Restaurant Association, "IH&RA", the only international trade association representing the hospitality industry worldwide, will convene its annual meeting of the Council of National Hotel & Restaurant Association Chief Executives - "NACE" - in Riga, Latvia on 3 June . This will be followed by a meeting of the IH&RA Board of Directors on 4 June. The NACE Council meets only ...
Interstate Hotels & Resorts Reports First-Quarter Net Loss of $1.4 million; Occupancy Rose 1.8% to 67.2 percent in the 2005 1st Qtr / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Interstate Hotels & Resorts Reports First-Quarter Net Loss of $1.4 million; Occupancy Rose 1.8% to 67.2 percent in the 2005 1st Qtr ARLINGTON, Va. - May 5, 2005 -- Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: IHR), the nation's largest independent hotel management company, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005. In addition, the company has raised earnings guidance for the full year. For the 2005 first quarter, net loss was $(1.4) million, or $(0.05) per diluted share, compared to $(3.7) million, or $(0.12) per diluted share, in the same period a year earlier. A...
Hotelex Shanghai 2005 Draws 587 Exhibitors from 14 Countries and 27,139 Attendees from 69 Countries / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hotelex Shanghai 2005 Draws 587 Exhibitors from 14 Countries and 27,139 Attendees from 69 Countries May 5, 2005 - Hotelex Shanghai 2005 was the largest in the Fair's 14-year history and set records in terms of visitors, exhibitors and exhibition space: Trade visitors increased 9 percent to 27,139 and were from 69 countries and regions. A record number of exhibitors participated: a total of 587 exhibitors from 14 countries and regions: U.S., Germany, Italy, Spain, South Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Turkey, France, Singapore, Britain, Canada, Switzerland, Mainland China, Taiwa...
Steigenberger Hotels AG will Manage the Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe in Dresden, Germany / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Steigenberger Hotels AG will Manage the Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe in Dresden, Germany Frankfurt am Main, 18th May 2005 - Spring 2006 marks another milestone: the Frankfurt-based Steigenberger Hotel Group has opened the Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe in the very heart of Dresden. The 185-room four-star Superior hotel opposite the Frauenkirche on Neumarkt square will cater for both business travellers and city tourists. A unique gem of a hotel has gone up in the centre of Dresden. The original Hotel de Saxe was one of the best hotels in the Saxony capital from 1786 to 1888; now, 117 years ...
Northridge Capital, LLC Acquires the 58 room Hotel Telluride in Telluride, Colorado; Intends to Convert into Condo Hotel / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Northridge Capital, LLC Acquires the 58 room Hotel Telluride in Telluride, Colorado; Intends to Convert into Condo Hotel WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 11, 2005) Real estate investment and asset management company, Northridge Capital, LLC recently acquired The Hotel Telluride, a boutique hotel located in Telluride, Colo. with the intent of converting the 58 hotel rooms into condominium units. The hotel will remain open during renovation and upscale condo units will be available for purchase this summer. "Given the very high barriers to enter the Telluride real estate market, we look fo...
Some Hotels May Be Doctoring Photos on Their Internet Sites / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Betty Lin-Fisher, Akron Beacon Journal, OhioKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22, 2005 - As you dream about your next vacation and look at photos of the hotel and beaches on the Internet, can you trust that the photo is reality? It depends. Many hotels are doctoring the photos they post online. Some may just accentuate their amenities, while others may be downright lying. For a magazine story in the May issue of Smart Money, Senior Editor Leigh Gallagher followed a hotel photographer as he worked on some shots for a Jamaican resort. She described how a photo of a woman in a bamb...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Doctors Prescribe Cure for Poor Property Performance Veteran hoteliers Morris Lasky and John Cauvin use 60 years of management and operations expertise to help heal ailing hotels CHICAGO AND SCOTTSDALE, AZ (May 2, 2005) Properties showing symptoms of weakening management, below par marketing, sickly occupancy or poor revenue margins in this somewhat healthy hospitality market are advised to call the Hotel Doctors, better known as Morris Lasky and John Cauvin. Although not licensed medical physicians, Lasky and Cauvin have taken-on these honorary nicknames since heali...
Hong Kong Tourism Officials Forecasting Over 27 million Visitors in 2006; Vastly Improved from 2003 with 15.5 million Visitors / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Boonsong Kositchotethana, Bangkok Post, ThailandKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 11, 2005 - Having invested more than US$4 billion over the past five years in a series of new tourist attractions including the region's first Disneyland, Hong Kong is working to ensure the investments pay off in terms of more visitors. The territory has set its sights on attracting at least 50 million visitors who would contribute more than HK$210 billion (1.05 trillion baht) to its economy in 2005 and 2006 as part of the "Discover Hong Kong Year" campaign. Buoyed by the recent trend, Hong Kong to...
Cendant's Howard Johnson Brand New Initiatives Include High-speed Internet Service and Enhanced Bathroom Amenities / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Cendant's Howard Johnson Brand New Initiatives Include High-speed Internet Service and Enhanced Bathroom Amenities LAS VEGAS (May 24, 2005) Howard Johnson International soon will introduce free training resources, high-speed Internet service and enhanced bathroom amenities, franchisees learned today at their brand conference here. Howard Johnson International President Ken Greene said the initiatives are designed to add guest value while boosting franchisees return on investment. Working in cooperation with the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Lodging Assoc...
Hilton Listed in FT Best Workplace List 2005 / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Listed in FT Best Workplace List 2005 LONDON (May 2, 2005) -- Hilton UK & Ireland has become the only hospitality and service company in the UK to be included in the 'FT Best Workplaces UK 2005' list. In an award ceremony at Vinopolis on Tuesday 26 April, Hilton UK & Ireland was named at 39th place in the list of the UK's top 50 employers, alongside companies such as American Express, Carphone Warehouse and Lehman Brothers. The annual FT Best Workplace UK list is compiled by the Great Place to Work Institute and is open to any organisation w...
Newly-designed Hilton Technology Room a Laboratory for Gathering Customer Feedback; Helps Determine Which Pieces Appropriate for Full-scale Deployment
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Newly-designed Hilton Technology Room a Laboratory for Gathering Customer Feedback; Helps Determine Which Pieces Appropriate for Full-scale Deployment BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - April 29, 2005 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation announced today the launch of the newly-designed Hilton Technology Room, a fully-functioning guestroom "laboratory" for gathering customer feedback on new and emerging technologies. The room is a testament to Hilton Hotels Corporation's commitment to satisfying customers with industry-leading innovations in comfort, convenience and control. "The Technology Room is designed ...
Noble Investment Group Opens the Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk and Suffolk Conference Center in Virginia, a $30-million Public/private Project / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Noble Investment Group Opens the Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk and Suffolk Conference Center in Virginia, a $30-million Public/private Project SUFFOLK, Va., May 16, 2005Officials of Noble Investment Group today announced the opening of the Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk and Suffolk Conference Center in Virginia. The $30-million public/private project is the result of a major urban revitalization program that began in 1998. The hotel is part of a three-piece revitalization program for the downtown Suffolk area that includes the construction of a cultural center in the local high school and re...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton International Preparing to Open the 501 room Hilton Sanya Resort & Spa On the Southernmost Tip of Hainan Island, the Hawaii of China Dirk De Cuyper the Opening GM Singapore, May 03, 2005 .. Hilton Sanya Resort & Spa, a 501-room low-rise beachfront resort is due to soft open later this year in what has been hailed by tourism officials as the Hawaii of China. Located in Yalong Bay on the southernmost tip of Hainan Island and separated from the mainland by a 20-kilometre stretch of South China Sea, the luxury hotel will be Hiltons first Worldwide Resort in the Peoples Re...
The 204 room Hilton Monterey Reportedly Sold for More than $20 million; MeriStar Hospitality Selling to Ocean Park Hotels / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Victoria Manley, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 25, 2005 -- Hilton Monterey is being sold to a Southern California company whose top executive comes from Carmel. The 204-room hotel off Highway 1 on Aguajito Road is a leading property for the Monterey Peninsula's tourism industry. Terms of the sale to Valencia-based Ocean Park Hotels Inc. Ñ expected to close Thursday were not disclosed, but those close to the industry say it was reportedly for more than $20 million. Aside from a $5 million renovation plan set t...
The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston Graduates 70 Seniors; Joseph Machicote Providing Commence
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston Graduating 70 Seniors; Joseph Machicote Providing Commencement Address Compass Group VP returns to inspire and motivate seniors seeking hospitality careers. May 6, 2005 - The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston, home to a world-class hospitality management program, will graduate more than 70 seniors this semester. The Hilton College announces Spring 2005 Commencement is scheduled for Friday, May 13, at 10:00 a.m. in the Grand B...
Hilton Hotels Corporation Recognizes 2004 Development Awards; Lawrence Lui, Stanford Hotels Corporation Named Developer Of The Year for Hilton Hotels
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Hotels Corporation Recognizes 2004 Development Awards - Lawrence Lui, Stanford Hotels Corporation Named Developer Of The Year for Hilton Hotels & Resorts Brand BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - May 16, 2005 -- The Hilton Hotels & Resorts(R), Doubletree Hotels, Resorts, Guest Suites and Clubs(R) and Embassy Suites Hotels(R) brands recognized the top development champions of 2004 during the Hilton Hotels Corporation Full-Service Brands Owners Summit, held May 3-6 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Hotel development awards across the three brands were presented in four distinct categories: Best Con...
Hersha Hospitality Trust to Acquire Five-Hotel Portfolio in Philadelphia and Wilmington Metros; 480 Limited Service Rooms for $48.9 million / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hersha Hospitality Trust to Acquire Five-Hotel Portfolio in Philadelphia and Wilmington Metros; 480 Limited Service Rooms for $48.9 million PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 5, 2005Hersha Hospitality Trust (AMEX: HT), a real estate investment trust (REIT) and owner of nationally franchised, upscale and mid-scale hotels, today announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire a five-hotel portfolio in the Philadelphia and Wilmington metropolitan region for $48.9 million in cash. The hotel REIT said the purchase consists of a Marriott Courtyard, 3 Holiday Inn Expresses, and an independ...
Heavlin Management Company Chooses ProfitSword to Provide High-tech Business Intelligence Solution / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Heavlin Management Company Chooses ProfitSword to Provide High-tech Business Intelligence Solution CHANDLER, ARIZONA May 9, 2005 Heavlin Management Company, a Chandler, Arizona based newly incorporated hotel management firm, has chosen ProfitSword, LLC, as its provider for the innovative, web-based intelligence and reporting platform - ProfitSage. The move will provide Heavlin Management Company the technology it needs to support its aggressive growth plans over the next several years. The ProfitSage Financial Suite gathers detailed information from several systems within ...
Thompson Calhoun Fair and Maxim Hotel Brokerage Broker Sale of the Hawthorn Suites – Orange, California / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Thompson Calhoun Fair and Maxim Hotel Brokerage Broker Sale of the Hawthorn Suites - Orange, California ATLANTA, Georgia, May 20, 2005 - Thompson Calhoun Fair, LLC, an Atlanta-based hotel real estate firm, and Maxim Hotel Brokerage of Newport Beach, California, announced today that they advised an undisclosed New York investment bank in the disposition of the Hawthorn Suites in Orange (Anaheim), California. The Hawthorn Suites is a 142-key hotel situated on an approximate 2.5-acre parcel of land, adjacent to the 375,000-square foot office building known as Orange City Square. The hotel was...
Hartford, Connecticut Fights Hard, But Loses Bid to Host 12,000 Person American Legion Convention / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Jeffrey B. Cohen, The Hartford Courant, Conn.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3, 2005--INDIANAPOLIS -- Deep in the crowd of graying men greeting each other with calls of, "Hi, old buddy," was former Hartford Mayor Mike Peters, hard at work in this downtown hotel lobby, autographing bottles of beer labeled with his smiling mug and a simple phrase, "If you like my beer ... you'll love my city." Peters was in Indy as an "ambassador," one of several from Hartford in town to sell Connecticut's capital city to the American Legion for its 2010 annual convention -- a 12,000 person, wee...
Hampton® Completes First Stage of “Make it Hampton,” Upgrades Entire Hotels Portfolio / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hampton® Completes First Stage of “Make it Hampton,” Upgrades Entire Hotel Portfolio MEMPHIS, Tenn. (May 2, 2005) -- Hampton, the national brand of more than 1,300 mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, today announced that it has completed the first stage of its new “Make It Hampton” program. The brand and its franchisees invested more than $100 million to dramatically “raise the bar” on the quality and service standards in the upper tier of the focused-service hotel segment. Response...
Gaming Industry Chief Information Officers Form Special Interest Group Within the HTNG Organization; Will Address Interopoerability Issues Unique to C
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Gaming Industry Chief Information Officers Form "Special Interest Group" Within the HTNG Organization; Will Address Interopoerability Issues Unique to Casino Hotels LAS VEGAS (May 25, 2005) -- Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) and a group of gaming industry Chief Information Officers announced today a new "Special Interest Group" that will operate within the HTNG organizational structure, but that will focus on gaming systems.. "Gaming is an important part of the hospitality industry, but their requirements go well beyond those of most hotels," said Douglas Rice, Executive Dire...
