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Accovia Offers Blocked Space Allotments on Scheduled and Charter Flights / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Accovia Offers Blocked Space Allotments on Scheduled and Charter Flights Travel Service Providers Maximize Revenue and Control of Owned and Managed Air Inventory Montreal, Canada - May 2, 2005 - AccoviaR Inc., a global leader in travel packaging technology, today announced the immediate availability of block allotment module (BAM) technology. Accovia's BAM allows travel service providers to own, manage and sell allotted inventories on both scheduled airlines and charter flights. Travel service providers can now ensure availability with selected suppliers and control inventories a...
A Wisconsin Icon, The Abbey Resort on Geneva Lake, Receiving New Look with $40 million Renovation / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Mike Heine, The Janesville Gazette, Wis.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9, 2005 - FONTANA, Wis. -- Since 1963, the Abbey Resort and Fontana Spa has been an icon on the western shore of Geneva Lake. It's still there today, but with a whole new look, inside and out. Construction crews are putting the finishing touches on a $40 million renovation of the 90-acre site. General Manager Peter Walstra couldn't be more happy or relieved. "For me it's even more (exciting) because of the fact that I used to work here in the 1970s when the hotel was at its pinnacle," Walstra said. "To see...
Anthony Rodio Named President of the Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort and Spa / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Anthony Rodio Named President of the Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort and Spa ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - May 19, 2005 -- The Atlantic City Hilton announced today two senior level organizational changes highlighted by the appointment of a new President. Nicholas Ribis, Vice Chairman, President and CEO of Resorts International Holdings Inc. announced the appointment of Anthony Rodio to the position of President of the Atlantic City Hilton. The appointment is effective June 1, 2005. Mr. Rodio, a veteran casino executive, is a Hammonton, New Jersey native with more than 24 years of experience i...
Alistair Ballantine Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing, the Americas for Orient-Express Hotels, Trains and Cruises / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Alistair Ballantine Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing, the Americas for Orient-Express Hotels, Trains and Cruises NEW YORK, NY (May 18, 2005) - - Orient-Express Hotels, Trains and Cruises has announced the appointment of industry veteran Alistair Ballantine to the position of director of sales and marketing, the Americas for the luxury brands portfolio of more than 49 properties in 22 countries. Ballantine, most noted for his role as president of Abercrombie & Kent for 25 years, will be primarily responsible for strengthening Orient-Express relationship with top US travel...
The Former Marquis Resort in Palm Springs Reopening as Hotel Zoso / May 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Former Marquis Resort in Palm Springs Reopening as Hotel Zoso Palm Springs, Calif. (May 10, 2005) Visitors will soon find a stylish, new luxury resort in the heart of downtown Palm Springs when Hotel Zoso opens this September. The rejuvenated property (the former site of the Marquis Resort) will feature hip, modern design throughout the remodeled public space, 162 fashionably appointed guest rooms, spa, fine dining restaurant, café, and other complimentary amenities. A remade pool deck will be the figurative centerpiece of the property. "Zoso will provide a different lev...
Thriving New York City Nightlife Scene Surveyed by Zagat; Current Most Popular Nightspot Is a Restaurant with a Bar – Pastis; Shut Down –
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Thriving New York City Nightlife Scene Surveyed by Zagat; Current Most Popular Nightspot Is a Restaurant with a Bar - Pastis; Shut Down - the Fabled Spectrum where John Travolta Danced in Saturday Night Fever and the Oak Bar at the Plaza NEW YORK, June 13, 2005 - Zagat Survey, the world's leading provider of consumer survey-based leisure information, today released a new guide to the thriving New York City Nightlife scene. The guide includes over 1,300 establishments across the five boroughs and covers options from bars, clubs and lounges to coffeehouses and bowling alley...
PMS Vendor Gains Edge with ZDirect Expert Email Solution / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report PMS Vendor Gains Edge with ZDirect Expert Email Solution . NORTHWIND helps client Seaside Properties leverage targeted email strategy from ZDirect to fill rooms for 8 condo hotels, cut marketing costs June 16, 2005 - A holiday weekend is approaching and the occupancy at your Myrtle Beach properties could be improved. Not to worry; just send thousands of previous guests an automatically highly customized email campaign that grabs each individuals interest with a combination of words relevant to only that person such as beer, golf, and steak. Let golf enthusiasts know they can book a ...
Two Time Share Resorts on Cape Cod Close Unexpectedly / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Marc Parry, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 21, 2005 - SOUTH YARMOUTH -- The annual maintenance bill for her South Yarmouth time share is always due at a tough time: right after Christmas. But Janet Santackas, a $34,000-a-year office manager for a Cambridge publishing company, always scrapes together the $330. And this year, though she sent it in a little late, was no different. Except for one thing: Soon after mailing her check she got a letter saying The Yarmouth Condominiums would not be opening in 2005. It was broke. "I feel like they robbed ...
Wynn Las Vegas Average Daily Room Rate Was $308 During First Month of Operation; Revenues Exceeding Expectations / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Wynn Las Vegas Average Daily Room Rate Was $308 During First Month of Operation Revenues Exceeding Expectations LAS VEGAS - June 2, 2005 -- Wynn Resorts, Limited (Nasdaq: WYNN) today released operating data for Wynn Las Vegas through May 31, 2005, representing the property's first 34 days of operations. The initial reaction from customers has been overwhelmingly positive and revenue levels have exceeded our expectations. Wynn Las Vegas net gaming revenues for the first 34 days of operations were $64.3 million. The slot segment produced total net revenues of $20.2 million, with...
Wyndham International, Inc. Announces Agreement to Be Acquired by the Blackstone Group for $1.15 Per Share or Approximately $3.24 Billion / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Wyndham International, Inc. Announces Agreement to Be Acquired by the Blackstone Group for $1.15 Per Share or Approximately $3.24 Billion DALLAS -- June 14, 2005 -- Wyndham International, Inc. (AMEX:WBR) announced today that it has entered into a definitive Merger Agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of The Blackstone Group in a transaction valued at $3.24 billion. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Blackstone will acquire all of the outstanding Common Stock of Wyndham for $1.15 per share in cash. The board of directors of Wyndham unanimously approved the Merger Agreemen...
Observers Say Blackstone Will Have No Problem Expanding Wyndham's Business through Franchise and Third-party Hotel Management Agreements / June
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Jordan Robertson, The Dallas Morning NewsKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 15, 2005 - Troubled hotel operator Wyndham International agreed Tuesday to be sold for $3.24 billion to The Blackstone Group, a private equity firm that is on a cross-country, multibillion-dollar hotel-buying spree. Dallas-based Wyndham said Tuesday that the New York equity firm will pay $1.15 in cash for each share of common stock and will take on $1.8 billion in debt as part of the purchase price. Wyndham has hacked away at its nearly $4 billion in debt by selling off hundreds of hotels in recent years...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report HSMAIs World Quest Agenda Includes International Protocol and Latest Trends in Planning International Meetings; Dates Set in Washington DC, NYC and Chicago MCLEAN, VA (June 9, 2005) An impressive line-up of speakers from various aspects of the international meeting and event planning industry will headline the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association Internationals (HSMAI) 2nd annual World Quest conference, a three-city tour taking place July 22-29, 2005 in Washington, DC, New York and Chicago. Weve put together a superior program lead by expert speakers who will share...
Developer Nick Desai Opens the 75 room Holiday Inn Express hotel in Windsor California / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Developer Nick Desai Opens the 75 room Holiday Inn Express hotel in Windsor California Windsor, California, June 15, 2005 Town Green Enterprises announced today the opening of the 75 room Holiday Inn Express hotel in Windsor California. Nick Desai is the owner of Town Green Enterprises, Healdsburg, California. Town Green Enterprises also owns a Travelodge and a Super 8 motel. This is Town Green Enterprises's first mid service hotel. Also, the first Windsor, California hotel. Windsor is located in the Sonoma Wine Country. . Holiday Inn Express 8865 Conde Lane Windsor, California 954...
William F. Smith Named Managing Director of Acquisitions and Development for The Generation Companies, LLC / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report William F. Smith Named Managing Director of Acquisitions and Development for The Generation Companies, LLC RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC - June 8, 2005 - The Generation Companies, LLC (Generation) recently announced that William F. (Bill) Smith has joined its Acquisitions & Development Department in the role of Managing Director of Acquisitions and Development. Mr. Smith has 33 years of experience in the hospitality and real estate industries having worked in the areas of hotel brokerage, asset management, hotel acquisitions and divestiture, hotel development and renovation, operational su...
Wi-Fi Going from an Added Value to an Expected Amenity; In 2002, 1,000 Hotels Were Equipped for Wireless Connection, Nearly 25,000 Hotels Expected t
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Donna De Marco, The Washington TimesKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 22, 2005 - Wireless Internet connections are becoming as common in hotels as cable TV and a free newspaper on the doorstep. Tech-savvy travelers are looking for hotels that have added wireless "hot spots" throughout the property -- from public spaces and meeting rooms to individual guest rooms. "We're at the tipping point where it's going from an added value to an expected amenity," said John Burns, president of Hospitality Technology Consulting in Scottsdale, Ariz. "It becomes a competitive disadvantage [if ...
With an Abundance of Independent Hospitality Businesses, The Whiteface Region in State of New York Creating a Local Brand Forever Adirondack Quality A
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report With an Abundance of Independent Hospitality Businesses, the Whiteface Region in State of New York Creating a Local Brand "Forever Adirondack Quality Assurance" WILMINGTON, NY - June 8, 2005 - Businesses in the Whiteface Region will be the first to sport a new Forever Adirondack Quality Assurance Logo in the coming months. The region is leading the county in a progressive Quality Assurance initiative that aims to increase consumer confidence in area businesses and enhance the brand of the region as a competitive visitor destination. The overall objective of this program is to p...
White king Salmon, Sometimes Referred to as Ivory Kings, Fast Becoming the New, Gotta-have Salmon Dish in East Coast Restaurants / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Melissa Campbell, Alaska Journal of Commerce, AnchorageKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 12, 2005 - Whenever Sherry Tuttle sees white flesh when she and her fishing crew are filleting the day's king salmon catch, it's celebration time. Catching a white king salmon is a treat. The fish make up less than 5 percent of her catch, and many of her East Coast customers covet the variation of the great king. "I have a lot of chefs who would like me to send them nothing but white king salmon," said Tuttle of Rose Fisheries in Sitka. "On the West Coast, if they accidentally get one, they...
Vatika Group Appoints Starwood to Manage Two Westin Brand Properties in New Delhi – the 300 room Westin New Delhi Hotel and the Westin Serviced
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Vatika Group Appoints Starwood to Manage Two Westin Brand Properties in New Delhi - the 300 room Westin New Delhi Hotel and the Westin Serviced Residences SINGAPORE, June 8, 2005 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc (NYSE: HOT) and Vatika Group, one of the leading real estate players in India, announced an agreement for Starwood to manage The Westin New Delhi Hotel, Gurgaon, India. Scheduled to open in 2007, the hotel will feature 300 rooms, five dining outlets, 17,500 square feet of meeting and function space, an approximately 16,000 square feet health and spa center, as well as retail outlet...
Horst Schulze's West Paces Hotel Group Wins Management Contract for 120 room Hotel On Campus of University of Illinois / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Don Dodson, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 14, 2005 - CHAMPAIGN -- Fox/Atkins Development has chosen a management group to operate the new hotel on St. Mary's Road across from the University of Illinois Assembly Hall. The West Paces Hotel Group, based in Atlanta, has been selected to operate the 120-room hotel and an adjacent restaurant, developer Peter Fox said. West Paces also could end up being chosen by the UI to operate an adjoining 36,000-square-foot conference center, although no decision has been made at this point. The company...
A Company with Slick Travel Web Sites, Including goalaska.com and travelalaska.net, Stiffing Customers and the Businesses Providing the Services /
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Paula Dobbyn, Anchorage Daily News, AlaskaKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 2, 2005 - Two years after an Anchorage tour company went bankrupt amid a credit card scandal that landed its owner a federal prison sentence, an Internet travel scam is again targeting Alaska, according to the Better Business Bureau. A company with slick Web sites, including goalaska.com, nltours.com and travelalaska.net, sells vacation packages, hotel rooms, RV and car rentals and other tourist amenities then stiffs customers and the Alaska businesses that provide the services. That's according to the ...
Procaccianti Group Puts the Shine Back on the Waterford Marriott Hotel in Oklahoma City / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Richard Mize, The Daily OklahomanKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 4, 2005 - Snoop Dogg was in the hizzle. Tommy Lee, too, and Motley Crue. The stars were in Oklahoma City on business -- the music business, for concerts downtown -- and staying at the Waterford Marriott Hotel, 15 minutes north. Less flamboyant business types also have been crashing there -- and eating at Murphy's Chophouse, relaxing at Murphy's Bar & Lounge and enjoying the fitness center, squash court and pool. About $5 million in renovations have honed the shine of the hotel, considered a grand addition to the ...
So, You Are Thinking About Attaching a Water Park to Your Hotel / Mark Moore / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report So, You Are Thinking About Attaching a Water Park to Your Hotel by Mark Moore, June 2005 So, you want a water park attached to your hotel. Great idea! Drives up revenues, sets you apart from the crowd, and your property becomes more marketable, instantly. A little quick research into indoor water park resorts shows growth rates much higher than traditional hotels. The water park often adds a fresh set of ideas to an organization and invigorates the organization as youth and new ideas come on board in a rapid fire pace. The park itself is exciting and is something the community can get beh...
Warner Consulting Group Introduces Telecom Management Program Saving Hotels Up to 60% on Telecom / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Warner Consulting Group Introduces Telecom Management Program Saving Hotels Up to 60% on Telecom Combination of Proactive Technology Management and Industry Expertise Delivers Lower Cost Communications Infrastructure for U.S. Hotels Columbus, OH June 29, 2005 Squeezed between the demand for enhanced telecom services such as free in-room Internet access and the decrease in use of guest room phones, hotel managers are witnessing the steady decline of telecom profitability. According to PFK Consulting, hotel telecommunications profits have dropped $421 per available room, or 72.7 pe...
Warmbrodt Hotel Investments, Inc. Advises FelCor in the Sale of the Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express-Moline, Illinois / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Warmbrodt Hotel Investments, Inc. Advises FelCor in the Sale of the Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express-Moline, Illinois; - Also Selected to Advise on Disposition of the 288-room Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center-Davenport, Iowa KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 9, 2005- Warmbrodt Hotel Investments, Inc. (WHI) announced today it advised FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated in the sale of the 217-room Holiday Inn-Airport and the 110-room Holiday Inn Express-Airport in Moline, Illinois. Located adjacent to the Quad Cities International Airport, the properties are in close proximity to t...
