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Ramesys Dominates as the leader of Web Based Property Management Systems (PMS) and Brings Latest Enterprise Offerings to HITEC / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Spot Light HITEC 2005 Ramesys Dominates as the leader of Web Based Property Management Systems (PMS) and Brings Latest Enterprise Offerings to HITEC . Booth # 641 June 15, 2005 - With a diversity of solutions covering both character and web/Windows PMS, enterprise systems, sales and catering and telecom solutions, the company believes it has something for everyone. Ramesys, long established as a 25 year vendor of quality PMS with its ImagInn UNIX software used at nationwide chains such as Country Inns & Suites by Carlson, Microtel Inns by USFS and a vast array of Independent properties, has continued its successful develop...
Hosted Server PMS Solution Gaining Ground Reports Ramesys / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hosted Server PMS Solution Gaining Ground Reports Ramesys South Plainfield, NJ, June 1, 2005 - Ramesys announces that many of their long term customers using ImagInn, their industry standard UNIX system, are now enjoying the benefits of their new Entirety solution. Entirety, a full service, multi-property, web enabled, Windows solution has been the choice of new business for the company for over three years, and is now gaining popularity with Ramesys US customer base of over 2,000 hotels. Rick Kennedy, CEO of Ramesys states, Although ImagInn continues to be an industry leader some long term customers are choosing to move t...
Ramada Brand Launches Second Phase of Repositioning / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Ramada Brand Launches Second Phase of Repositioning LAS VEGAS (June 13, 2005) - Ramada President Keith Pierce, addressing franchisees at their conference here today, announced the launch of Phase II in a systemwide repositioning that aims to establish the brand as the "global leader in mid-market lodging." Phase II focuses primarily on enhancing the brand's bed and bath experience through new standards for mattresses, box springs, pillows and linen thread-count as well as heavier and larger bath towels, a modern shower head and curved shower bar with hookless curtain. Target for impleme...
Developers Want to Turn the Former Crabtree Sheraton Hotel, Raleigh, Into a 40-story Glass Tower with a Luxury Hotel and Condominiums / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveThe News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 16, 2005 - Developers want to turn the former Crabtree Sheraton hotel into a 40-story glass tower filled with a luxury hotel, offices and condominiums. "It will be an iconic building," said Sanjay Mundra. Mundra and Dicky S. Walia, owners of the Soleil Group of Cary, are planning the $90 million project called Glen-Tree. "Raleigh will be recognized by this building," said Mundra. Plans for the project will be submitted to city officials next week, but some council members who have already viewed them think the desi...
Rezidor SAS Plans to Open the 251 room Radisson SAS Hotel Dubai Media City in December 2005 / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Rezidor SAS Plans to Open the 251 room Radisson SAS Hotel Dubai Media City in December 2005 Brussels, June 2005 - Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, the first-class, full-service international brand of Rezidor SAS Hospitality, announces the new Radisson SAS Hotel Dubai Media City, slated to open in December 2005 in the heart of the rapidly expanding destination. The new 251-room property, comprised of two buildings connected by a bridge link, will feature three bars and three restaurants offering a variety of cuisine including Asian fusion, Italian and all-day dining. With seve...
Richard Morgan, VP and Managing Director of Grand Hyatt New York, Honored with 'Hotel Good Scout Award' / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Richard Morgan, VP and Managing Director of Grand Hyatt New York, Honored with Hotel Good Scout Award NEW YORK (JUNE 20, 2005) At the Boy Scouts of America Hospitality and Entertainment Industries 22nd Annual Good Scout Awards Luncheon, Richard Morgan was awarded the Hotel Good Scout Award. The award ceremony, hosted at the Grand Hyatt New York, was a benefit for the 122,000 boys and girls of the Greater New York Councils for boy Scouts of America and Learning for Life Programs. Also honored was Bruce Snyder of the 21 Club who received the Restaurant Good Scout Award. Morgan...
Roberta Rinker-Ludloff Named Vice President Sales and Marketing for Conrad Hotels, North America / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Roberta Rinker-Ludloff Named Vice President Sales and Marketing for Conrad Hotels, North America BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - June 16, 2005 -- Conrad Hotels(R) announced today that Roberta Rinker-Ludloff has been named vice president of sales and marketing - Conrad Hotels, North America, overseeing all marketing efforts for the luxury brand's portfolio of hotels in the region, with an expected start date of July 18. She most recently served as regional vice president -- marketing for Hilton Hawaii, where she oversaw the marketing and public relations efforts for Hilton Hotels Corporat...
Hilton Hotels Corporation Sells Three Hotels to The RLJ Urban Lodging Fund, LP; Two Hilton Suites and One Embassy Suites for $72 million in Cash / Ju
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Hotels Corporation Sells Three Hotels to the RLJ Urban Lodging Fund, LP . Two Hilton Suites and One Embassy Suites for $72 million in Cash BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - June 14, 2005 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) announced today that it has sold two Hilton Suites and one Embassy Suites Hotel to Bethesda, Maryland-based RLJ Urban Lodging Fund, LP, an affiliate of RLJ Development, LLC, for $72 million in cash. The three properties are the 226-suite Hilton Suites Phoenix in Arizona, the 230-suite Hilton Suites Anaheim in California and the 216-suite Embassy Suites Cleveland East...
The Quality Inn Northern Grand in Fort St. John, B.C. Named 2005 Canadian Hotel of the Year by Choice Hotels / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Quality Inn Northern Grand in Fort St. John, B.C. Named 2005 Canadian Hotel of the Year by Choice Hotels Toronto, ON, June 6, 2005 - The Quality Inn Northern Grand in Fort St. John, B.C., located at 9830 100th Avenue, has been named the 2005 Canadian Hotel of the Year by Choice Hotels Canada (CHC). The hotel was selected from more than 280 Choice hotels across Canada. The Canadian Hotel of the Year Award was presented to owner Ralph Jordan, president of Jordan Enterprises Ltd. and Cheryl Erickson, the hotels general manager, at Choice Hotels Internationals 51st annual conven...
Hospitality QED, That's Latin to Me! / John Hendrie / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hospitality "QED", That's Latin to Me! John R. Hendrie, CEO Hospitality Performance, Inc. June 2004 - Most of us can reasonably define Hospitality, but the Romans certainly knew how to establish expectations with QED Quad Erat Demonstrandum, translated as, which was to be demonstrated. QED is an acronym we see in use quite frequently, although never applied to the Hospitality Industry. But, that is what it is all about, Demonstration, present, past and future tense, how we frame an experience for the Visitor and Guest, how we deliver on that promise, and how we move forward, ...
Heavenly Beds Are Not the Only Weapons Being Wielded in the Hotel Wars / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Elwin Green, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 8, 2005 - It was a bed that started the war, a bed of fluffy white. In 1999, the Westin hotel chain introduced the Heavenly Bed, a luxurious white-on-white bedding package that proved such a big hit that guests wanted to buy it for their homes. A year later, the chain created a catalog to accommodate their wishes. And in 2001, Westin began selling the bed and its accessories online. While the hospitality industry as a whole reeled from the one-two punch of a recession and the downturn in travel after 9/11, the...
Starwood to Debut New Brand to Compete Directly with Courtyard by Marriott and Hilton Garden Inn; The Design Work for the Yet to Be Named Brand Being
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Starwood to Debut New Brand to Compete Directly with Courtyard by Marriott and Hilton Garden Inn - The Design Work for the Yet to Be Named Brand Being Done by Same Team that Created W Hotels NEW YORK - June 6, 2005 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) will debut a new hotel brand to provide style, design and energy at comfortable rates. Currently referred to as "Project XYZ", the brand is being developed by the team that created W Hotels, widely regarded as the most successful new hotel brand in decades. Sharing some of the characteristics of what the industry refe...
The Procaccianti Group Acquiring Five-Doubletree Hotel Portfolio for $300 Million from GE Asset Management; Hotels Will Receive Multi-Million Renovati
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Procaccianti Group Acquiring Five-Doubletree Hotel Portfolio for $300 Million from GE Asset Management - Hotels Will Receive Multi-Million Renovations and Re-branding PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 6, 2005 The Procaccianti Group (TPG), today announced that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire a portfolio of three Doubletree Guest Suites and two Doubletree hotels from GE Asset Management for $300 million. With the completion of this transaction, TPG will have completed, or have in progress, nearly $1 billion in acquisitions and development year to date in 2005. The five hotel...
PrinterOn Offers Attendees and Exhibitors Complimentary and Convenient Printing at HITEC 2005 / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Spot Light HITEC 2005 PrinterOn Offers Attendees and Exhibitors Complimentary and Convenient Printing at HITEC 2005 . Booth #1221 June 13, 2005 - PrinterOn has sponsored the Printing Station at HITEC 2005 to provide attendees and fellow exhibitors with easy, convenient, and secure printing out of the office, similar to what guests would experience when staying at a hotel offering the PrinterOn Guest Printing Service. Attendees and exhibitors can print from wherevertheir hotel room, the convention center, the exhibit floor, even from the airport before they head to the showto Ricoh color and b&w laser printers located...
Prairie Realty Advisors Procures $155 million in Total Financing for 15 Hotels in Five States / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Prairie Realty Advisors Procures $155 million in Total Financing for 15 Hotels in Five States Benjamin Kadish arranges financing for, 15 Marriott-franchised hotels managed by White Lodging Services Corporation, Inc. located in five states (Chicago, June 6, 2005) Benjamin L. Kadish, Managing Director of Prairie Realty Advisors, is pleased to announce he has successfully procured fifteen separate loans totaling $155 million for 15 hotels managed by White Lodging Services Corporation, based in Merrillville, Ind. Twelve of the properties are majority owned by principals of White Lodging Se...
Portola Plaza Hotel Experiences Rapid ROI with Blue Square Studios' Hospitality Toolkit and e-Marketing Services / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Scottsdale AZ (June 17, 2005) -- Blue Square Studios (www.bluesqstudios.com) and Portola Plaza Hotel have produced significant results from e-commerce initiatives begun last year to move the property from a major brand to independence, while maintaining occupancy and driving higher average rates. In 2004, the owners of the Portola Plaza Hotel chose to de-brand themselves in an effort to position the hotel as the Monterey Peninsula's premier waterfront hotel for both the group and leisure markets. As a newly-independent property, the Portola Plaza Hotel decided to pursue an aggressive e-marketing/In...
Two Year Old Union Strike Drags on at the Congress Plaza Hotel on Chicago's Michigan Avenue; Hotel Seeking a Contract that Matches its "S
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Stephen Franklin, Chicago TribuneKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 15, 2005 - With a strike sign resting on her shoulder, Gloria Sanchez, who cleaned rooms at the Congress Hotel for four years before her union struck two years ago, slowly walked 25 steps up and 25 back in front of the hotel Tuesday. Then she turned and did it again, as she has done for at least five hours a day, five days a week for the last two years, an effort that has earned her $200 a week strike pay. That, she said, is about $100 less than she was earning before the strike. Her walk grew longer Tuesday as ...
Tourism Authority of Thailand Reports the Number of Tourists Visiting Phuket, Phangnga and Krabi Provinces has Dropped by 70% Compared Last Year; H
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Sujintana Hemtasilpa, Bangkok Post, ThailandKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 24, 2005 - Six months after the Dec 26 tsunami hit Thailand's Andaman shoreline, and with the peak tourist travelling season over, the region that once was the country's most popular destination is still almost dead quiet. There is barely a sign of business activity, particularly in those tourism and hospitality sectors. The rainy season began early in May. Throughout the day, brief showers interrupt outdoor activities. Along the shoreline, the Andaman monsoon has turned the calm, turquoise seas into ...
April 2005 Occupancy Hit 84% for the Philadelphia Center City Hotels and 86% for Philadelphia Airport Hotels / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Tom Belden, The Philadelphia InquirerKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 9, 2005 - The surge in passengers at Philadelphia International Airport in recent months has filled more than airplanes: Try getting a hotel room nearby. Demand for hotel rooms in the region - and particularly around the airport - went up at a steady clip through the first three months of the year, then soared in April at a double-digit pace, according to the latest Hospitality Industry Snapshot. The strong demand - fueled by a good economy, the start of a busy convention season, discount airline service, an...
Travelers Turn To BringYourPet.com To Find Pet Friendly Lodging / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Travelers Turn To BringYourPet.com To Find Pet Friendly Lodging Knoxville, TN - January 21, 2005 - BringYourPet.com has proven to be a huge hit with the traveling public. Spokesman Brian Bailey says, I have always thought BringYourPet.com was a much needed site for the pet-loving public, but continue to be amazed by the response weve gotten so far. We literally receive thousands of emails per month from pet owners thanking us for providing them with detailed information on quality pet friendly accommodations. Americas love affair with household pets has burgeoned into an enormous boo...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Peppermills Wendover Properties Select LMS ARTS from Agilysys, Inc. . Industry-Leading System Chosen to Book Flights on Charter Airline CLEVELAND June 29, 2005 Agilysys, Inc., (NASDAQ: AGYS) a leading provider of enterprise computer solutions and hospitality software solutions, announced that Peppermill Hotel Casino and Rainbow Hotel Casino, both in Wendover, NV, have selected the LMS Activities Reservations Tracking System (ARTS) from Agilysys to book guest flights on Casino Express Airlines, a charter service that brings guests to Wendover to gamble, dine and vacation. The Peppermi...
Passkey Adds Las Vegas Hilton to Rapidly Growing Roster of Passkey-enabled Hotels / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Passkey Adds Las Vegas Hilton to Rapidly Growing Roster of Passkey-enabled Hotels - Leading Meeting Planners Instrumental in Hiltons Adoption of Passkeys Technology (Las Vegas, NV / Quincy, MA) June 21, 2005 Passkey International, Inc. today announced it has entered an agreement with The Las Vegas Hilton to adopt the hotel industrys leading online group housing management solution, Passkey. The Las Vegas Hilton will use Passkey to manage its online housing for all types of events and meetings, expanding Hiltons ability to attract and uniquely service its meeting planner cl...
Gwelo Developments Appoints Outrigger to Manage Multi-million Resort in Darwin, Northern Territory – The Outrigger Pandanas Darwin / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Gwelo Developments Appoints Outrigger to Manage Multi-million Resort in Darwin, Northern Territory - The Outrigger Pandanas Darwin HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII - June 7, 2005 - Outrigger Hotels & Resorts has announced its first resort in Australia's Northern Territory. Located in Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory, the new hotel will be branded as the Outrigger Pandanas Darwin when it opens in late 2006, reflecting the significance of the Pandanas Palm, a native Australian life source. The 26 level Outrigger Pandanas Darwin will become the second tallest building in A...
Developer Tom Becnel Begins Construction of The Palms of Destin Resort and Conference Center in Destin, Florida / June 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Amanda Brannon, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton BeachKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1, 2005 - DESTIN -- Construction is under way on The Palms of Destin Resort and Conference Center, a new development that will feature two condominium towers, villas and meeting facilities. "It's the first planned development in Destin that has conference capabilities and is designed to host conferences," said developer Tom Becnel. Located on the north side of U.S. Highway 98, the 14.3-acre property also borders Two Trees Road and Commons Drive. It was previously vacant and undevelo...
