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Blue Square Studios Partners with Specialized Providers to Enrich Hospitality Toolkit with Destination Content, Spa Booking Engine and On-line F&B Ser
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Scottsdale AZ (June 7, 2005) -- Blue Square Studios, whose Hospitality Toolkit (formerly Hotel Site Toolkit) is the hospitality e-commerce enabler of choice, announces partnerships with several innovative hospitality technology companies whose products expand the possibilities afforded by Blue Square's Toolkit. 10Best Destination Guides has agreed to distribution rights that allow Blue Square Studios to integrate its premium destination content into customized websites for hotels. 10Best conducts extensive research and on-site evaluations to determine the best hotels, restaurants, sites and...
T.I. Resort LLC Selects Boykin Management Company to Operate the Bilmar Beach Resort in Treasure Island, FL. / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report T.I. Resort LLC Selects Boykin Management Company to Operate the Bilmar Beach Resort in Treasure Island, FL. CLEVELAND, June 15, 2005 - Boykin Management Company, one of the nation's leading independent hotel and resort management companies, has announced the addition of the Bilmar Beach Resort to its managed portfolio. The Bilmar Beach Resort, located along the Gulf of Mexico in Treasure Island, Florida, represents the 4th condominium hotel operation under Boykin management. The Bilmar Beach Resort ( http://www.bilmarbeachresort.com ) is a landmark property that has been a bea...
Jim Bullock and Hal Powell Appointed to Regional VP of Sales & Marketing for Benchmark Hospitality / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Jim Bullock and Hal Powell Appointed to Regional VP of Sales & Marketing for Benchmark Hospitality THE WOODLANDS (HOUSTON), TEXAS, June 2005 - Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Jim Bullock and Hal Powell to the newly created positions of regional vice president of sales & marketing. Jack Schmidt, chief marketing officer, made the announcement. In doing so Schmidt stated that both professionals were being added to Benchmark's Home Office team in preparation for a new phase of growth for the leading hospitality management company, which is planning to add...
Benchmark Hospitality Develops Unique Employee Recognition Program – Best of the Best / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Hospitality Develops Unique Employee Recognition Program - "Best of the Best" THE WOODLANDS (HOUSTON), TEXAS, June 2005 - Benchmark Hospitality International, which manages 28 award-winning resorts, conference centers and hotels in the United States and Japan, has announced the launch of a unique employee recognition program. Called Best of the Best, the program involves inducting top performing employees into a special "club" that provides ongoing recognition and rewards to this exceptional group of employees - forever - so long as the individuals remain members of the Be...
Benchmark Going Strong with Maestro as Recommended Property Management Solution / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online .Special Report Benchmark Going Strong with Maestro as Recommended Property Management Solution Benchmark Hospitality Installs 12th Maestro System from NORTHWIND. Revenue Management, Enterprise Platform, Ease of Use Key to Decision Toronto, ON June 10, 2005 NORTHWIND, developers of the Maestro family of systems and a leading provider of enterprise property management and reservation software for running hotels, announced Benchmark Hospitality International has named its Maestro Suite of hospitality automation solutions as its recommended property management solution. Twelve of Benchmarks 26 p...
Dow Hotel Company Purchases the 353-Room Doubletree Bellevue Hotel for Approximately $48.5 million; Plans Renovation and Conversion to Hilton Brand /
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Dow Hotel Company Purchases the 353-Room Doubletree Bellevue Hotel for Approximately $48.5 million; Plans Renovation and Conversion to Hilton Brand SEATTLE - June 16, 2005 -- The Dow Hotel Company, LLC (DHC), a hotel ownership investment and management company, today announced that it has purchased the Seattle-area Doubletree Hotel Bellevue from Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) in a joint venture with investors advised by Prudential Real Estate Investors for approximately $48.5 million. The Dow Hotel Company will manage the hotel under a long-term management agreement in a...
Bartech Announces New Cocktail Mix Discount Feature, Unique Capability to Increase Sales and Build Customer Loyalty / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Bartech Announces New Cocktail Mix Discount Feature, Unique Capability to Increase Sales and Build Customer Loyalty Los Angeles 2005 HITEC - Conference (June 21, 2005) Bartech Systems International, a premier provider of minibar solutions and the leader in automatic minibar technology, today announced the development of a new Cocktail Mix Discount feature that enables hotels to give guests a price reduction on products used in predefined cocktails. Developed by Bartechs internal R&D group, the new feature was driven by customer merchandising requirements designed to incr...
Barefoot Resorts, Ltd. Developing 114 room Mandarin Oriental Branded Resort on Secluded Barefoot Beach Area of Grand Cayman Island / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Barefoot Resorts, Ltd. Developing 114 room Mandarin Oriental Branded Resort on Secluded Barefoot Beach Area of Grand Cayman Island HONG KONG, June 22, 2005 -- Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced that it will manage an exclusive hideaway resort currently under development in the secluded Barefoot Beach area of Grand Cayman Island in the British West Indies. The project will extend the Groups successful hideaway concept, designed for sophisticated travelers in search of tranquility, serenity and luxury, to a premier travel destination in the Caribbean. The resort is scheduled to...
Developer Marlin Torguson Planning the $500 million Bacaran Bay Casino Resort in Biloxi; First Biloxi Casino to Offer Condominium-hotel Lodging / Ju
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 11, 2005 - BILOXI -- Marlin Torguson unveiled plans Friday for a condominium-hotel that will be a part of the Bacaran Bay Casino Resort planned for Caillavet Street. The Villas at Bacaran Bay will go immediately south of the previously announced 200-suite hotel and casino. Torguson Gaming Group Inc. hopes to break ground on the $500 million casino resort by late summer. It will include two wedding chapels, a 40-lane bowling alley, six restaurants, a health spa, a buffet, a shopping arcade, a 500-seat ni...
CNL Hotels Completes $8 million Renovation of The 310-room BWI Airport Marriott / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report CNL Hotels Completes $8 million Renovation of The 310-room BWI Airport Marriott BALTIMORE (June 23, 2005) The 310-room BWI Airport Marriott just completed an $8 million renovation, which includes a total rooms redo and wireless high-speed Internet access throughout all guest rooms and public spaces. The renovation began shortly after the purchase of the hotel by Orlando-based CNL Hotels and Resorts in August 2003. The BWI Airport Marriott is located minutes from Baltimore-Washington International Airport in the center of the BWI Gateway Community. With more than 14,000 squa...
Bruce T. Fery Named EVP of Hotels for Earl Holding's Grand America Hotels and Resorts / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Bruce T. Fery Named EVP of Hotels for Earl Holding's Grand America Hotels and Resorts SALT LAKE CITY, June 23, 2005 - The Grand America Hotels and Resorts today announced the promotion of Bruce T. Fery as executive vice president of hotels. The hotel division consists of independently owned properties by Earl Holding including, The Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah; Little America properties in Arizona, Wyoming and Utah; and The Westgate Hotel in San Diego, California. "Creating this position is a natural step for our company given the growth of our hotel division," said Ear...
Benjamin Brunt Named Vice President, Strategic Investments at Noble Investment Group / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Benjamin Brunt Named Vice President, Strategic Investments at Noble Investment Group Aditya Bhoopathy Promoted to Director of Strategic Investments ATLANTA, Ga., June 6, 2005 Officials of Noble Investment Group, one of the hospitality industrys leading owner/operators of upscale and premium branded hotels, today announced that Benjamin Brunt has joined the company as vice president, strategic investments. In his new position, Brunt is expected to play a key role in the expansion of the company's portfolio of owned hotels. The company also announced that it has promoted Adi...
Aztec Arranges the Historic Sale of World-Famous Fontainebleau Hotel, A Miami Beach Landmark / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Aztec Arranges the Historic Sale of World-Famous Fontainebleau Hotel, A Miami Beach Landmark Miami, Florida -- June 3, 2005 - Aztec Group, Inc., Florida's leading real estate investment and merchant banking firm based in Miami, is pleased to announce that it has arranged the sale of the Fontainebleau Hotel (formerly the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort & Towers) in Miami Beach, Florida. A Miami Beach landmark, the Fontainebleau Hotel was built in 1954 by legendary architect Morris Lapidus. The 876-room hotel also features a recently opened, 462-room condominium hotel tower (Fontainebleau II), a 28...
Ayres Hotel Group, with 16 European-style Boutique Hotels, Now a 100 year Old Family Business / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Brian Martinez, The Orange County Register, Calif.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 11, 2005 - COSTA MESA -- In 1905, the story goes, Frank H. Ayres traveled from Ohio to Los Angeles on a $2 train ride to buy ranches for his employer. He finished his work, and never returned. The opportunities were too grand to pass up. He quit his job and started buying land and selling it in pieces. A century later, his grandson Donald II and great-grandsons Doug, Bruce and Donald III are keeping the family business strong -- now with a collection of 16 European-style boutique hotels headquar...
East West Partners Developing 200 room Westin Riverfront Resort and Spa Near Beaver Creek Resort on Land Acuired from Vail Resorts / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report East West Partners Developing 200 room Westin Riverfront Resort and Spa Near Beaver Creek Resort on Land Acuired from Vail Resorts VAIL, Colo., June 28, 2005 - Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) announced its real estate subsidiary, Vail Resorts Development Company, will sell a land parcel adjacent to the Eagle River in Avon, Colorado of under 20 acres pursuant to a contract with East West Partners of Avon, Colorado. East West Partners has several decades experience in mountain resort development, and has previously completed numerous projects at Vail Resorts' Beaver Creek ski resort, including pro...
Ashford Hospitality Trust Finalizes Acquisition of 30-Hotel Portfolio for $465 Million from CNL Hotels & Resorts / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Ashford Hospitality Trust Finalizes Acquisition of 30-Hotel Portfolio for $465 Million from CNL Hotels & Resorts DALLAS, June 20, 2005 - Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) announced it closed on the acquisition of the previously announced 30-property, 4,328-room hotel portfolio from CNL Hotels and Resorts for $465 million in cash. The purchase price equates to a trailing 12-month net operating income capitalization rate of approximately 8.5% on the entire 30-hotel portfolio. The portfolio consists of 13 Residence Inns by Marriott in nine states; six Courtyards by Marrio...
Ashford Hospitality Trust Selects Aptech for 54-Property REIT / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Ashford Hospitality Trust Selects Aptech for 54-Property REIT Execuvue business intelligence tool to automate consolidation of financial data from all Ashford hotels for faster, better decision making June 7, 2005 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Ashford Hospitality Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (NYSE:AHT), selected the Execuvue® Business Intelligence system from Aptech Computer Systems Inc. Ashford will use Execuvue to automate consolidation of property operating data from all its hotels for performance analysis, ownership reporting, and Smith Travel Research benchmarking to enable fa...
Highgate Holdings Brings in New Management, Plans Rebranding for the 310 room Wyndham in Arlington, Texas / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Andrea Jares, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, TexasKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 17, 2005 - ARLINGTON -- The 19-story Wyndham Hotel near the Arlington Convention Center keeps changing. In October, all parts of the 310-room hotel will get a thorough renovation, said Cathy Gilbert, its sales and marketing director. She declined to say exactly how much the project will cost but said it will exceed $5 million. "It will be quite extensive and they are planning numerous upgrades to guest rooms as well as common areas," Gilbert said. The hotel, at 1500 Convention Center Drive, will also dro...
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February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Executive Education Programs Hosted at ARAMARK Harrison Lodging Facilities Rank High in Financial Times Top 50; UW-Madison Takes Top Honors UW-Madison Takes Top Honors Among AHL-Supported Programs Capturing Four of the Top Five Spots in the Category of Food and Accommodations PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June 9, 2005 Financial Times annual ranking of the top 50 custom executive education providers worldwide cites four programs conducted in ARAMARK Harrison Lodging properties among the top five in the category of Food and Accommodations. They are: #1: University of Wisconsin Madiso...
AnyRate Software Launches Enhanced Rate Search Technology / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report AnyRate Software Launches Enhanced Rate Search Technology MEMPHIS, TN, June 6, 2005 Any Rate Software, Inc., developer of the hotel industrys leading-edge competitive rate shopping software and report tools, today announced the general release of an enhanced version of its Flash real-time rate search tool. The latest version allows for greater flexibility, response, and data at the same price as the previous Flash release. John Romeo, President & CEO of Any Rate Software, notes that Flash Version 2.1 is the fastest, most robust real-time rate search tool available to hoteliers tod...
Anchorage Rushing to Build $93 million, 193,000 sq ft Convention Center; Hotel Room Tax Upped to 12% from 8% to Help Pay for Operations / June 2005.
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Richard Richtmyer, Anchorage Daily News, AlaskaKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 25, 2005 - Anchorage officials are scrambling to bring together a financing package for the city's new convention center and hope to have the money to build it by this fall. They're aiming to lock in low interest rates, which will enable them to get the most out of the hotel-tax hike voters approved last April to pay for the new center, Jeff Sinz, Anchorage's chief fiscal officer, said at an Assembly briefing on the project Friday. City voters last April approved raising Anchorage's hotel-room tax ...
Hotels Upgrading their Adaco Software / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hotels Upgrading their Adaco Software June 16, 2005 - Adaco Services, LLC, a leader in hospitality software, announces several hotel clients that are upgrading their software to Adaco Eclipse. 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 clients have upgraded to Adaco Eclipse: Du Pont Hotel & DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, DE, to Adaco Eclipse Multi-Property Edition Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, CO,...
Accor Adding Six New Properties in Thailand and Vietnam; New Southern Thai Resorts Show Confidence in Post-tsunami Recovery / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Accor Adding Six New Properties in Thailand and Vietnam; New Southern Thai Resorts Show Confidence in Post-tsunami Recovery BANGKOK, 3 June, 2005 - Accor announced today its most significant expansion in Thailand and Vietnam since it entered the region's hotel market more than two decades ago, with six new hotels and beach resorts added to its fast growing regional network. In Thailand, Accor will manage two new Sofitel hotels and two new Novotels in key leisure and business destinations. The new hotels include the Sofitel Phokeethra Krabi (250 rooms) on the Thai mainland and ...
Accor Appoints Seven General Managers Across Asia Pacific / June 2005...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Accor Appoints Seven General Managers Across Asia Pacific BANGKOK, 21 June 2005 Accor Asia Pacific is pleased to announce the following appointments in Thailand and Indonesia. Jean-Paul Fontenille has been appointed General Manager of Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok. Jean-Paul started with Accor more than 27 years ago in Gabon, later moving to Asia in 1988. He has also managed Accor hotels in Hong Kong, China, Australia, Korea and Tokyo, and most recently was on special assignment to Novotel Clarke Quay in Singapore. Stanley Chan is the new General Manager at Grand Mercure Fortune...
