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Profile – Cyril Isnard, the Europe-trained General Manager of the San Jose Fairmont / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Michele Chandler, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 8, 2005 - So you think running one of San Jose's most upscale hotels is all glamour, glitz and scrumptious food? That's a big part of it, but there's a lot more. Just ask Cyril Isnard, the debonair, Europe-trained general manager of the San Jose Fairmont. As head of the landmark downtown hotel, he has experienced everything from the elegant to the mundane. While making his early morning rounds every day, Isnard keeps his eyes open for the little things guests expect at a luxury hotel that hosts conv...
First of its Kind Programme to Foster Next Generation of Hospitality IT Professionals in Hong Kong – CHIP (Certified Hospitality IT Professional
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report First of its Kind Programme to Foster Next Generation of Hospitality IT Professionals in Hong Kong CHIP (Certified Hospitality IT Professionals) May 9, 2005 - Today, Pertlink Limited have entered into an agreement with the School of Continuing Studies (SCS) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Community College (CUTW). This will see the creation of an innovative training programme leading to a professional qualification, targeting to foster a new generation of Hospitality IT professionals for the next gene...
Cynthia Draws-Smith Named Director of Sales and Marketing for The Washington Terrace Hotel in Washington, DC / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Cynthia Draws-Smith Named Director of Sales and Marketing for The Washington Terrace Hotel in Washington, DC WASHINGTON, DC May 19, 2005 - The Washington Terrace Hotel, managed by Memphis-based Davidson Hotel Company, announces that Cynthia Draws-Smith has been named Director of Sales and Marketing. Cynthia brings more than 16 years of sales and marketing experience to the hotel. Cynthia joined the Washington Terrace Hotel from The Jefferson, A Loews Hotel in Washington, DC, where she served as Director of Sales and Marketing. Prior to her position at The Jefferson, Cynthia serve...
The Caribbean Tourism Organization Honors Professor Carlos Diago with Lifetime Achievement Award / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Caribbean Tourism Organization Honors Professor Carlos Diago with Lifetime Achievement Award NEW YORK, NY (May 19, 2005) One of the regions most senior tourism professionals with over 40 years experience developing and promoting Caribbean tourism, is to receive the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)s most prestigious award. The CTO will honour Professor Carlos Diago with its Lifetime Achievement Award at the 32nd Annual Governments of the Caribbean State Ball on Friday, June 3, 2005 at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City. Carlos Diago is a pioneer in Caribbean tour...
The Travel Authority Inc. Becomes BusinessJet Class Subscriber / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Travel Authority Inc. Becomes BusinessJet Class Subscriber New York NY (May 24, 2005) -- BusinessJet Class, the private jet charter GDS, has signed a subscriber agreement with The Travel Authority, Inc. (TTA), one of America's top twenty travel management companies, giving TTA agents access to private jet charter booking technology that advances the company's aggressive marketing to corporate channels. BusinessJet Class brings a 24/7 agent-friendly, fully automated GDS-style booking system to the services The Travel Authority offers its clients, said Gus Alba, BusinessJet C...
BusinessJet Class Announces Partnership with Worldtek / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report New BusinessJet Class Web Site is Insiders Air Charter Resource New York, N.Y. (May 2, 2005) -- BusinessJet Class, the private jet GDS providing safe and simple access to the large and lucrative market of private jet charters, has unveiled a new Web site, www.businessjetclass.com, that underscores its service to travel agents, air charter operators, fixed base operators, passengers and even airlines. More than simply advising how to access the BusinessJet Class resources, the site offers an overview of the state of air charter service today, incorporating insig...
Travel Planners from the United Kingdom Provide Insight to Palm Springs Hoteliers to Attract Sun-seeking Brit Vacationers / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Kimberly Pierceall, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 19, 2005 - They love the heat. They golf. They've got euros to spare and a few weeks of holiday each summer. Still, European visitors account for about 4 percent of Coachella Valley tourists according to anecdotal evidence and past surveys from the Palm Springs Desert Resorts Convention and Visitors Authority. During the summer they account for about 6 percent, said authority spokesperson Mark Graves. "The numbers really spike," he said, attributing much of the summer growth to German touris...
Hotel Brandenburger Hof in Berlin, Germany Leaving Relais & Chateaux to Join Small Luxury Hotels of the World / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Brandenburger Hof in Berlin, Germany Leaving Relais & Chateaux to Join Small Luxury Hotels of the World May 27, 2005 - The 82 -room Hotel Brandenburger Hof in Berlin has left Relais & Chateaux to join Small Luxury Hotels of the World. The Hotel Brandenburger Hof becomes the first member of SLH in Berlin and the third total in Germany. The two other hotels that belong to the luxury brand that comprises 329 hotels in 57 countries are the Hotel Belle Epoque in Baden-Baden and the Hotel Die Hirschgasse Heidelberg in Heidelberg. The five-star hotel features a Michelin-star...
Las Vegas: Gambling. Orlando: Disney. New Orleans: Bourbon Street. Atlanta: Hmmm . . . / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 10, 2005 - Las Vegas: Gambling. Orlando: Disney. New Orleans: Bourbon Street. Atlanta: Hmmm . . . City leaders are trying to define Atlanta for tourists, conventioneers, businesses and even locals. Is it Scarlett O'Hara or Martin Luther King? Trees or traffic? Hip-hop or NASCAR? Major sports, big business or high art? That's the problem facing Brand Atlanta, made up of several city organizations that include the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Midtown Alliance, the Atlanta Convention & Visitor...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Scottsdale AZ (May 20, 2005) -- Blue Square Studios, a leading provider of Web-based business solutions for the hospitality industry, will unveil the latest, 2.2, version of its popular e-commerce product at HITEC in Los Angeles this June. The company's signature product, formerly known as Hotel Site Toolkit was re-branded Hospitality Toolkit with the upgrade and will be featured in their booth, #1227 at the show. The new name reflects the interest shown by restaurant, spa and club owners as well as the independent and group hotel companies that have adopted Blue Square Stu...
Hedge Fund Blackacre Institutional Capital Management May Buy Chicago's Palmer House for Upwards of $250 million / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Thomas A. Corfman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 26, 2005 --CHICAGO -- The real estate arm of a New York hedge fund is trying to put together a deal to buy Chicago's oldest hotel, the Palmer House Hilton, for close to $250 million. Blackacre Institutional Capital Management LLC, which owns the historic Eden Roc Resort and Spa in Miami Beach, would purchase the city's second-largest hotel from Hilton Hotels Corp., which would likely retain management of the Palmer House, according to sources familiar with the transaction. But sourc...
United Tribes Technical College Moving Forward with 250 room Hotel and 30,000 Sq Ft Convention Center in Bismarck, North Dakota; The Hotel Will Also
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Maggie Stehr, The Bismarck Tribune, N.D.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17, 2005 -The sign outside United Tribes Technical College echoes the college's plans for future growth. "United Tribes is soaring," said Bismarck Mayor John Warford, reciting the words posted near the school's entrance. "And the city of Bismarck is moving along with it." College and city officials provided a progress report Monday on plans to build a new full-service hotel and convention center in Bismarck-Mandan. But after more than a year of planning and two feasibility studies, progress on the 250-room ho...
Onnam Entertainment's First Casino Planned for Biloxi, a $250 million 500 room Resort / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 20, 2005 - BILOXI -- Havana Casino would bring Vegas-styled weddings to Biloxi in a $250 million resort proposed for the tip of the Biloxi peninsula. The developers cleared the first hurdle toward making the project a reality Thursday morning when the Mississippi Gaming Commission approved 10 acres on Clay Point, owned by Ray Sims, as a legal gambling site. The Cuban-themed resort would include a wedding chapel, a 500-room hotel with 35 suites, a 60,000-square-foot casino, restaurants, a theater, a night...
Bartech Develops Custom Minibar for the Famous Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas / May 2004
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Bartech Develops Custom Minibar for the Famous Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas - -- Minibar Leader Reaches More Than 15,000 Minibars in U.S. Casinos -- BWI CORRIDOR, MD (April 25, 2005) Bartech Systems International, a premier provider of minibar solutions and the leader in automatic minibar technology, today announced that it has developed a customized automatic minibar for new 300-room south tower of The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Known as one of Las Vegas hippest destinations, the Palms asked Bartech to design a minibar system satisfying the unique guest needs of t...
Hotel Bel-Air Selects Bartech Minibars for its Mobil Five-Star Luxury Hotel / May 2004
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Bel-Air Selects Bartech Minibars for its Mobil Five-Star Luxury Hotel Las Vegas - HD 2005 EXPO & Conference (May 5, 2005) Bartech Systems International, a premier provider of minibar solutions and the leader in automatic minibar technology, today announced that the celebrated Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles has selected Bartech minibars for its exclusive, luxury hotel. Hotel Bel-Air is installing Bartech minibars in all of its 91 rooms and suites. One of only 30 hotels in the U.S. to receive the coveted Mobil Five-Star Award for superlative level of service, quality, and amb...
About 3,500 Luxury Hotel Rooms Due to be Built Over the Next Two Years in Bangalore, India / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveThe Times of IndiaKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 20, 2005 - BANGALORE, India -- The prevailing accommodation crunch in the premium hotel category in Bangalore may soon be a thing of the past. About 3,500 luxury hotel rooms are due to be created over the next two to three years in the city, as some of the biggest global brands are preparing to set up properties here. When that happens, one can forget about staying in Chennai and travelling to Bangalore for work. The city currently has 1,600-odd rooms in the five-star category, but these have proved to be totally insufficient. Rea...
BringYourPet.com Launches Monthly Marketing Campaign with Value Added Services / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report BringYourPet.com Launches Monthly Marketing Campaign with Value Added Services Knoxville, TN May 11, 2005 Tongues and tails are wagging about the launch of BringYourPet.com's new all-inclusive monthly pet friendly marketing plan. The plan features monthly property accounts combined with a full range of marketing strategies aimed to maximize hotels exposure to the niche pet friendly travel market. At an introductory rate of only $149 per month, properties receive: BringYourPet.com property listing - $399 value Additional property listing on DogFriendlyDirectory.com - $299 value ...
Serious About A Hotel Sales Career? Here are 10 Recommendations / Ed Iannarella / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Serious About A Hotel Sales Career? Here are 10 Recommendations May 2005 - Is hotel sales your current or desired career path? If so, sincere congratulations! Good salespeople (rooms or catering) are in demand in all segments. But why settle for good when excellence is within your reach? Great salespeople can virtually write their own tickets. Debbi Fields (of Mrs. Fields cookie fame) had excellence in mind when she developed her tagline, Good enough never is! So what can we do as aspiring salespeople to get to the next level? Here are 10 of my favorite recommendations: If y...
Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani and Mohamed Ali Alabbar Sign 'Armani Hotels and Resorts' Agreement for International Collection of Luxury Ho
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani and Mohamed Ali Alabbar Sign 'Armani Hotels and Resorts' Agreement for International Collection of Luxury Hotels and Resorts MILAN, Italy - May 31, 2005 -- Following the signing of a Letter of Intent in 2004, Giorgio Armani S.p.A. and EMAAR Hotels & Resorts LLC are pleased to announce that their respective Chairmen, Mr. Giorgio Armani and Mr. Mohamed Ali Alabbar, have today executed the formal contractual agreement between the two companies for the development of a unique international collection of 'Armani Hotels and Resorts'. Under the terms of the...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Aqua Hotels & Resorts Enters Fourth Year of Business; Hawaii Chain Refining Key Amenities into the Seven Pillars of the Aqua Brand HONOLULU, Hawaii May 16, 2005 - Aqua Hotels & Resorts has refined the Aqua brand by including key amenities and services that upgrade their property facilities, increase value and enhance the guest experience. According to Mike Paulin, CEO of Aqua Hotels & Resorts, As the company approaches its fourth year of doing business, we are removing price as the companys value proposition and replacing it with branded amenities comprising the s...
The AmericInn Annual Convention Draws 400 Franchise Owners and Managers; Scott Doble, Manager of AmericInn of Rochester, MN, Receives Annual Innkeeper
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The AmericInn Annual Convention Draws 400 Franchise Owners and Managers - Scott Doble, Manager of AmericInn of Rochester, MN, Receives Annual Innkeeper's Award Chanhassen, MN (April 25, 2005) AmericInn International, LLC is pleased to report shining results from the 2005 AmericInn Annual Convention. The 14th annual franchise meeting, held April 17-19 at RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota, was an AmericInn Fame Show debut. Close to 400 franchise owners and managers represented the AmericInn Lodging System during the three-day networking and educational event. The Amer...
Arlington Hospitality Opens the AmeriHost Inn & Suites in Lansing, Michigan; Randy Paradine the Opening General Manager / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Arlington Hospitality Opens the AmeriHost Inn & Suites in Lansing, Michigan; Randy Paradine the Opening General Manager ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (May 5, 2005) -- Arlington Hospitality, Inc. (Nasdaq / SmallCap: HOST), a hotel development and management company, today announced their new AmeriHost Inn & Suites hotel in Lansing, Michigan will open its doors for business today, on May 5, 2005. This new AmeriHost Inn & Suites is conveniently located off I-96, at the intersection of Davis Highway and Lansing Road, near the Summit at the Capital Centre. This AmeriHost Inn & Suites w...
Disconnect — Aligning the Revenue Management and Sales Strategies / Carol Verret / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Carol Verret Consulting and Training Consulting Training Seminars . . . . Disconnect -- Aligning the Revenue Management and Sales Strategies by Carol Verret, May 2005 It became apparent at a recent Revenue Management conference that not only is there a "disconnect" between the sales department and revenue management but at times, it manifests in outright frustration. I was the "token" sales person at the conference. Following my presentation on Sales and the Revenue Management Strategy, it became apparent that I had touched a nerve -- that not all was well in the relationship between Revenue Management and...
Adaco Services, LLC Adds Several New Hotel Clients in the U.S. and Around the World / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Adaco Services, LLC Adds Several New Hotel Clients in the U.S. and Around the World May 6, 2005 - Adaco Services, LLC, a leader in hospitality software, announces several new hotel clients in the U.S. and around the world. Since 1985, Adaco, based in Williamsville, NY, has managed all aspects of the hospitality industrys procurement and operations needs and currently serves more than 500 properties in 48 countries. The following new clients have purchased Adaco Eclipse: Jumeirah International, Bab Al Shams Desert Resort, Dubai Starwood Hotels, Sheraton La Caleta, Spain Shera...
