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Starwood's Plan to Operate the Struggling Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel Under its Sheraton Brand Hits Snag Over a South Carolina Liabili
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 23, 2005 - An independent management company called Interstate Hotels & Resorts could be the next operator of the struggling hotel at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center after negotiations with Starwood Hotels & Resorts fell apart over an S.C. liability clause. Interstate, which operates 300 hotels, wants to operate the convention-center hotel as a Sheraton through a franchise with Starwood. Before negotiations failed, Starwood also planned to operate the hotel under its Sheraton brand. The 402-room h...
For Hoteliers Looking for Solutions to Their Declining Telecom Revenues, the Myriad Product Offerings May be Just What the Doctor Ordered / June 2005.
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report For Hoteliers Looking for Solutions to Their Declining Telecom Revenues, the Myriad Product Offerings May be Just What the Doctor Ordered Myriad Telecom Introduces Unique Telecom Platforms June 13, 2005 - After nearly 25 years of specializing in services to facilitate enhancement of in-room telephone revenues, Myriad has released their newest series of hotel telecom product offerings. These offerings are unique to Myriad and are promised to provide new levels of revenue generation, flexibility, convenience & performance for client hotels. As evident to hotel management companies and manage...
The 9th Annual International Multicultural Tourism/Hotel Ownership Summit & Trade Show Set for July 20-23, 2005 in Miami Beach / May 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The 9th Annual International Multicultural Tourism/Hotel Ownership Summit & Trade Show Set for July 20-23, 2005 in Miami Beach June 6, 2005 - The 9th Annual International Multicultural Tourism/Hotel Ownership Summit & Trade Show on July 20-23, 2005 will be held at the Royal Palm Crowne Plaza Resort on South Beach, Florida. The 422 room, 80 million dollar hotel's construction was pivotal in a 20-point plan, drafted and agreed upon by activists, city officials and lodging executives that ended the Black tourism boycott of Miami in 1993. It represents a new era in the $545 billion U.S. trave...
Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa, a Historic New Hampshire Resort, Acquired by Great American Life Insurance Company; Stephen Wright Appointed Managin
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa, a Historic New Hampshire Resort, Acquired by Great American Life Insurance Company Stephen Wright Appointed Managing Director WHITEFIELD, N.H., June 2, 2005 - The Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa, a four-diamond luxury resort and New Hampshire's most legendary historic grand hotel, was acquired today by Brothers Property Management Corporation, a subsidiary of Great American Life Insurance Company, which specializes in the acquisition and management of luxury hotels. Great American Life Insurance Company counts such notable properties as Cap...
Monterey County, California Hotels Accused of Price Gouging; Super 8 Rates Jump to $250 per Night for Race Weekend / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Victoria Manley, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 27, 2005 - A three-day motorcycle race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca next month is shaping up to be such a big draw that some area hotels and motels are being accused of price gouging. The Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, round eight of 17 in the MotoGP World Championship series, is expected to bring 100,000 spectators to Monterey County July 8-10. Those not familiar with racing events likely have never heard of the MotoGP, but fans say it is the Super Bowl of motorcycle racing. "We are going to attract...
Mintek Mobile Data Solutions Celebrates 250th WinTrack PM Installation at Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Mintek Mobile Data Solutions Celebrates 250th WinTrack PM Installation at Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott . Marriott Hotels Use Flexible Tool to Improve Guest Experiences DUNEDIN, FLA. June 29, 2005 Mintek Mobile Data Solutions today announced the 250th installation of WinTrack® PM, the lodging industrys leading mobile preventive maintenance (PM) solution, at the Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. WinTrack® PM enables Marriott associates at the Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott and more than 200 other Marriott International Inc. managed hotels in North America to proactively maintain guest rooms, public...
Mintek Mobile Data Solutions to Introduce WinTrack Work Order Kiosk at HITEC; Company Also to Feature Lodging Asset Management Suite at LA event / Jun
February 28, 2005
Mintek Mobile Data Solutions to Introduce WinTrack Work Order Kiosk at HITEC; Company Also to Feature Lodging Asset Management Suite at L.A. Event DUNEDIN, FLA.June 15, 2005Mintek Mobile Data Solutions announced that it will unveil WinTrack Work Order Kiosk at HITEC. The ASP applicationthe latest addition to the companys Lodging Asset Management Suitewill be introduced during a press conference scheduled Tuesday, June 21, at 11:30 a.m. at the Los Angeles Convention Center. "Ironically, the idea for Work Order Kiosk was hatched during a conversation at HITEC last year," says Mark Sokol, director of product marketing at...
Microtel Inns & Suites Building an 85-room hotel at Charles Pointe, a $750 million-plus Master-planned Community in Bridgeport, West Virginia / June 2
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Microtel Inns & Suites Building an 85-room Hotel at Charles Pointe, a $750 million-plus Master-planned Community in Bridgeport, West Virginia Bridgeport, WV (June 21, 2005) -- Microtel Inns & Suites, the all newly-constructed budget hotel chain, will build an 85-room hotel at Charles Pointe according to an announcement made today by Jamie Corton, managing partner of Genesis Partners, developer of Charles Pointe, a $750 million-plus master-planned community. "We are delighted to welcome Microtel Inns & Suites to north central West Virginia. The hotel will be an important factor in ser...
MICROS and Kinetics Reseller Agreement Is Good News for Travelers Everywhere; Kinetics hotel and airline self-service solutions now available for user
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report MICROS and Kinetics Reseller Agreement Is Good News for Travelers Everywhere > Kinetics hotel and airline self-service solutions now available for users of MICROS property management systems LAKE MARY, Fla. and COLUMBIA, Md. June 14, 2005 - Kinetics, a subsidiary of NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), and MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), leading providers of information technology solutions for the hospitality industry, today announced that MICROS has been named a strategic reseller of Kinetics industry-leading self-service solutions. Under the agreement, MICROS will resell Kinet...
Pascal Metivier Appointed President of Assa Abloy Hospitality for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Pascal Metivier Appointed President of Assa Abloy Hospitality for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America Hospitality industry security expert tapped to expand global penetration of companys VingCard Elsafe,TimeLox, Uniqey and Kingsgate brands DALLAS JUNE 15, 2005 Pascal Metivier, a 12-year hospitality industry veteran and widely recognized as a specialist in hotel security for more than a decade, has been named President of ASSA ABLOY Hospitality for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, effective immediately. Metivier will be based in Europe. Pascal w...
Hal L. Cook Named VP of Operations for Merritt Hospitality, LLC; Will Lead New Regional Team / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hal L. Cook Named VP of Operations for Merritt Hospitality, LLC; Will Lead New Regional Team NORWALK, Conn., June 3, 2005 Merritt Hospitality, LLC, an independent hotel management company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of HEI Hospitality, LLC, today announced that it has added a third regional team to its operations group to strengthen the management services it provides to a rapidly growing portfolio of managed hotels - currently numbering 25. To lead the new team, Hal L. Cook joined the company as vice president of operations. Rounding out the new team are Jean Schmier as the dir...
The Mitchell Companies Appoint Sol Meliá to Take Over Management of the Royal Palm a Crown Plaza Resort in Miami Beach; Property to be Repositi
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Mitchell Companies Appoint Sol Meliá to Take Over Management of the Royal Palm a Crown Plaza Resort in Miami Beach . Property to be Repositioned and Rebranded to Meliá Royal Palm Miami, FL June 27, 2005 Sol Meliá will be managing the Royal Palm Hotel in South Beach announced Guy Mitchell, president of The Mitchell Companies - principal investor in the property. The hotel, currently known as the Royal Palm a Crown Plaza Resort, will undergo a multi million-dollar refurbishment to be completed by the end of 2005 and branded as Meliá Royal Palm. Sol Meliá will tak...
Four Seasons, Gaylord Hotels, Walt Disney World Resorts and Courtyard by Marriott Most-favored Hotel Brands in Which to Hold Meetings / MeetingNews Su
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Four Seasons, Gaylord Hotels, Walt Disney World Resorts and Courtyard by Marriott Most-favored Hotel Brands in Which to Hold Meetings Small Chains Surprise The Giants In MeetingNews Survey NEW YORK, N.Y. (June 6, 2005) Four Seasons, Gaylord Hotels, Walt Disney World Resorts and Courtyard by Marriott led their respective pricing segments as the most-favored hotel brands in which to hold meetings, according to a first-ever poll of meeting planner preferences of hotel and resort facilities. MeetingNews Planners Hotel Preference Poll rated hotel brands based on the input of hundre...
New Hotel Technology Surround Us; Yet Face-to-face Selling is Still Most Productive / Neil Salerno / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report New Hotel Technology Surround Us; Yet Face-to-face Selling is Still Most Productive By: Neil Salerno, Hotel Marketing Coach June 2005 Automated sales and catering systems have grown in popularity and are weaving their way into ever smaller independent and franchised hotels. Once exclusive to the larger properties with considerable public space, these marvels of technology have proven themselves to be a good investment, over and over again. Hotel sales & catering systems are great record and data storage instruments which enable hotels to track their business sources, solicit repeat ...
Royal Media Hotels & Resorts Building the 259 room Royal Media Milan Hotel & Towers / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Royal Media Hotels & Resorts Building the 259 room Royal Media Milan Hotel & Towers Milan, 28th June 2005 Domina Hotel Group announces the addition of a new Royal Media Hotel & Towers in Europe scheduled to open in Milan in 2006. Based in a residential area, Royal Media Milan Hotel & Towers is conveniently located between the city centre, the Campionaria Fair and the new Rho-Pero International Fair and easily reachable by private and public transport. The 259-room new construction is a complex of two buildings attached from first floor level with a drive through passage bet...
Marshall Management, Inc. Signs Management Contract for Tidewater Inn in Easton, Maryland / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Marshall Management, Inc. Signs Management Contract for Tidewater Inn in Easton, Maryland SALISBURY, Md., June 20, 2005 Marshall Management, Inc., a leading, mid-sized hotel management company, today announced that it has signed a contract to manage the Tidewater Inn in Easton on Marylands Eastern Shore. The new contract brings to 10 the number of properties Marshall manages in Maryland and is the companys fourth announced management contract in 2005. The Tidewater Inn is a popular local landmark and the anchor of downtown Easton, said Michael Marshall, presiden...
The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Gifts $100,000 to the California Hotel & Lodging Association's We Welcome Service Animals Program
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Gifts $100,000 to the California Hotel & Lodging Association's "We Welcome Service Animals" Program SACRAMENTO, Calif. - June 6, 2005 -- The California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) Educational Foundation has received $100,000 to fund the We Welcome Service Animals(TM) program from The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation. The funding is being provided by the Foundation for reproduction and distribution of the We Welcome Service Animals training videos and collateral materials, with the specific goal of ensuring there will be e...
George Markantonis to Succeed Paul O'Neil as President/Managing Director of Kerzner International Bahamas / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report George Markantonis to Succeed Paul O'Neil as President/Managing Director of Kerzner International Bahamas PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas - June 1, 2005 -- Kerzner International Limited (NYSE:KZL) (the "Company"), a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels, today announced the succession plan for the Bahamas business in response to the retirement of President/Managing Director Paul O'Neil. George Markantonis, who joined the Company as President/Managing Director of Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai in February 2004, will succeed Mr. O'Neil, who...
An Affiliate of Marcus Corp. Paid $21.9 million for the Wyndham Milwaukee Center Hotel, $3.5 million Higher Then What MeriStar Paid Five Years Ago
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal SentinelKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 7, 2005 - An affiliate of Marcus Corp. paid $21.9 million for the Wyndham Milwaukee Center Hotel, $3.5 million higher than the hotel's selling price five years ago. Marcus W LLC bought the 10-story, 220-room Wyndham, 139 E. Kilbourn Ave., for $21,873,000, according to a deed filed with the Milwaukee County register of deeds. The seller was MIP Milwaukee LLC, an affiliate of MeriStar Investment Partners. The MeriStar partnership was formed in 1999 by hotel operator MeriStar Hospitality Corp., hotel managemen...
Luxury Marco Beach Ocean Resort Aims at 5th Diamond, Leverages The Concierge Assistant / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Luxury Marco Beach Ocean Resort Aims at 5th Diamond, Leverages The Concierge Assistant Guest services streamlined by tapping guest histories to anticipate individual tastes, delights visitors June 13, 2005 - If you are flying to Southern Florida in your Gulfstream V executive jet and need a luxury 4-Diamond resort with an award winning chef and, by the way, a nearby airfield big enough to accommodate your plane, the Marco Beach Ocean Resort will probably be where you spend the night. Marco Beach Ocean Resort is a 100-suite independent destination on Floridas Marco Island built by...
Marathon Asset Management, LLC Takes Lead Equity Position in the 1,000 room Hyatt Convention Center Hotel in San Antonio / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Marathon Asset Management, LLC Takes Lead Equity Position in the 1,000 room Hyatt Convention Center Hotel in San Antonio Total cost of project over $285 million; Groundbreaking ceremony today SAN ANTONIO, June 10, 2005 - Marathon Asset Management, LLC and its investment group, Marathon Real Estate, today announced that it is the lead equity investor in the $285 million total cost projected to build the largest hotel development in San Antonio's history. The 885,000 square foot, 1,000-room hotel will be adjacent to the downtown Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Marathon...
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February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Manugistics to Showcase Next-Generation Chain Group Pricing Technology . In the Year of ADR, Chain Hotels Capture More Group Business; Manugistics Centralized Solution Drives Higher Daily Rate ROCKVILLE, Md. June 20, 2005 - With chain hotel operators calling 2005 the "Year of ADR," Manugistics Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:MANU), a leading global provider of synchronized supply chain and revenue management solutions, today announced it will showcase the companys new group pricing technology designed to support the hospitality markets focus on Average Daily Rate (ADR) and profitable manage...
Manugistics Senior Executives to Address Industry Professionals at HSMAI Revenue Conference and MIT INFORMS Event / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Manugistics Senior Executives to Address Industry Professionals at HSMAI Revenue Conference and MIT INFORMS Event - Revenue Management and Pricing are Key Themes with Audiences at MIT and HSMAI ROCKVILLE, Md. June 16, 2005 Manugistics Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:MANU), a leading global provider of synchronized supply chain and revenue management solutions, today announced that senior executives will share the latest advances in state of the art integrated pricing and revenue management at two major upcoming industry revenue management forums for the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association In...
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February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Manor Club at Glen Cove Debuts at Long Islands Harrison House Glen Cove, N.Y. June 17, 2005 The Manor Club at Glen Cove has debuted at Harrison House at Glen Cove, Long Islands historic 55-acre estate located minutes from New York City. The invitation-only membership club provides privileged access to a host of world-class facilities and services at Harrison House at Glen Cove, including spa and fitness, dining, business and social activities. Inspired by English country houses, Harrison House at Glen Cove was created in 1910 as a retreat from urban life. Today, it is the prefe...
