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Gaylord Entertainment Acquiring the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel for $107 Million / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Gaylord Entertainment Acquiring the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel for $107 Million NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 13, 2005) -- Gaylord Entertainment Co. (NYSE: GET) ("Gaylord") has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii for $107 million. This purchase agreement is subject to due diligence and approval by Gaylord's board of directors. Gaylord plans to bring in a partner that will own the majority of the equity in this property and to that end has already begun negotiations with several intere...
Industry Leader Joins Gaylord Oprylans as Relâche Spa Director / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Industry Leader Joins Gaylord Opryland as Relâche Spa Director-- Daryl Morris to open world-class spa at Gaylord Hotels’ flagship resort -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 26, 2005) – Hospitality and spa leader Daryl Morris has joined Gaylord Opryland™ Resort & Convention Center as director of Relâche™, The Spa at Gaylord Opryland. Morris will be responsible for all phases of the day-to-day operations of Relâche as well as preparing for the spa’s grand opening Summer 2005. Morris joined Gaylord Opry...
Gary Seibert Appointed Hilton Area Vice President & Managing Director – Hawaii, Replacing the Retiring Peter Schall / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Gary Seibert Appointed Hilton Area Vice President & Managing Director - Hawaii, Replacing the Retiring Peter Schall BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - April 4, 2005 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) announced today that 32-year Hilton veteran Gerhard (Gary) Seibert has been named area vice president and managing director for Hawaii, overseeing the Hilton Hawaiian Village(R) Beach Resort and Spa, Doubletree Alana Waikiki and Hilton Waikoloa Village, with an expected start date of June 1, 2005. Seibert has been serving as area vice president for Hilton Hotels Corporation and general manager of ...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Guest Services, Inc. (GSI) Launches New Corporate Brand; New Image Speaks to the Companys Core Business Fairfax, VA - April 12, 2005] Guest Services, Inc., (GSI) a private hospitality company dedicated to excellence in food, hotel, resort and leisure services, today unveiled a new logo that not only enhances its name recognition, but also denotes a contemporary image for this national company. The logo depicts a contemporary green pineapple, an international sign of welcome and hospitality, which precedes the Guest Services name. This new logo is the vanguard of all branding init...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Le Meridien Endorses TravelCLICKs FuturePACE Report CHICAGO (April 11, 2005) Jan Tissera, President of TravelCLICK International, announced today that Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts has endorsed TravelCLICKs new FuturePACE report for its hotels. FuturePACE is TravelCLICKs latest addition to its leading competitive intelligence reports for the hospitality industry. After reviewing FuturePACE, we highly recommend that our hotels take advantage of this never-before-available reporting tool, said Dean Gregory, Vice President of Distribution for Le Meridien. With FuturePACE,...
Indiana Companies Cook Group and Lauth Group Join Forces to Develop $240 Million French Lick Casino and Resorts Project / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Indiana Companies Cook Group and Lauth Group Join Forces to Develop $240 Million French Lick Casino and Resorts Project FRENCH LICK, Ind. - April 11, 2005 -- Two companies with deep roots in Indiana today announced plans for the formation of a joint venture that will apply for the contract to develop a destination resort, casino and conference center in the historic Indiana towns of French Lick and West Baden. The joint venture will be formed by CFC, Inc., an affiliate of Cook Group Inc. in Bloomington and Lauth Group, Inc., a national real estate development and construction comp...
Four Seasons Adopts the US Dollar as its Reporting Currency / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Four Seasons Adopts the US Dollar as its Reporting Currency (April 26, 2005) -- Four Seasons Hotels Inc. (TSX Symbol "FSH.SV"; NYSE Symbol "FS") has announced that it will adopt the US dollar as its reporting currency effective commencing the first quarter of 2005. The Company has historically prepared the consolidated financial statements in Canadian dollars. Effective for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, Four Seasons has adopted US dollars as its reporting currency. With the majority of its management fe...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Founders Award Pays Tribute to Prof. Kaye Chon, Head of The Hong Kong Polytechnic Universitys School of Hotel and Tourism Management 19 April 2005 - Prof. Kaye Chon, Chair Professor and Head of The Hong Kong Polytechnic Universitys School of Hotel and Tourism Management, has recently received the Founders Award from Purdue University and University of South Carolina at the 10th Annual Graduate Student Education and Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. The award recognizes his outstanding dedication, commitment and leadership in the field of tourism and hospitality education...
Hotel Developer Richard C. Kessler Opens Luxury Hotel in His Hometown, Savannah, Georgia; The Mansion on Forsyth Park Home to More than 400 Pieces of
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Developer Richard C. Kessler Opens Luxury Hotel in His Hometown, Savannah, Georgia; The Mansion on Forsyth Park Home to More than 400 Pieces of Unique Artwork Savannah, GA (April 11, 2005) The Mansion on Forsyth Park, poised to be a five-diamond property, opens today as Savannahs first and only luxury hotel. The 126-room property, with breathtaking views of Forsyth Park, was built onto an existing 1888 mansion and is now owned by Orlando-based hotel developer, Richard C. Kessler, president and CEO of The Kessler Enterprise, Inc./The Kessler Collection. Richard C. Ke...
Developer Antonios Markopoulos Acquires Tampa's Shuttered Floridan Hotel for $6 million; Plans to Turn Landmark into a Luxury Hotel / April 200
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Randy Diamond, Tampa Tribune, Fla.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 21, 2005 - TAMPA -- A developer who purchased the shuttered Floridan hotel for $6 million plans to turn the downtown landmark into a luxury hotel targeting business travelers and tourists. The development company, headed up by Antonios Markopoulos, plans to transform the deteriorated building, opened in 1927, into the top hotel in Tampa, said Lisa Shasteen, a lawyer who represents Markopoulos. "There are plenty of hotels in town," Shasteen said. "The developers plan to distinguish the Floridan from the rest of ...
Robert Filipelli Named Arizona Biltmore's Director of Sales & Marketing / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Robert Filipelli Named Arizona Biltmore's Director of Sales & Marketing PHOENIX, Ariz. (April 12, 2005) - The Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa has named Robert Filipelli the historic resort's director of sales and marketing.With 22 years of experience with luxury hotels and resorts, Filipelli comes to the Arizona Biltmore from the Wyndham El Conquistador Resort & Golden Door Spa and Las Casitas Village & Golden Door Spa in Puerto Rico. Based in Miami, he served as director of sales and marketing for the two sister prope...
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. to Acquire and Reposition Sutton Place Hotel Newport Beach; Selects Fairmont Hotels & Resorts as Manager / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. to Acquire and Reposition Sutton Place Hotel Newport Beach; Selects Fairmont Hotels & Resorts as Manager SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., April 20, 2005 - Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (NYSE: SHO) and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: FHR; Toronto) announced today that they have entered into an agreement for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts ("Fairmont") to manage the 444-room Sutton Place Hotel in Newport Beach, California. Sunstone is currently under contract to purchase the property with closing currently scheduled for mid-May. Sunstone will then commence a major r...
Stelios, Intercontinental, Expedia, Google, Cendant, Yahoo!, Kuoni, lastminute.com, Opodo, Ryanair, Sol Melia and Many More Debate Future of European
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Stelios, Intercontinental, Expedia, Google, Cendant, Yahoo!, Kuoni, lastminute.com, Opodo, Ryanair, Sol Melia and Many More Debate Future of European Travel Distribution . Taking place on 7-8 June 2005 in London, The Travel Distribution Summit is the travel industrys annual meeting place for executives who control the pricing, marketing and sales of the worlds hotels, flights and holidays. Click here for more information With the endorsement of a broad range of industry associations, including HEDNA, CASMA, ETOA, UK Inbound, The Tourism Society and TTI and the backing of distributi...
J. Peter Lynn, GM of the Hilton O'Hare Airport, Pilots Project of Environmentally Friendly Room Design for Guests with Allergy Related Sensitivit
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report J. Peter Lynn, GM of the Hilton O'Hare Airport, Pilots Project of Environmentally Friendly Room Design for Guests with Allergy Related Sensitivities CHICAGO, April 15, 2005 - With over 20 million Americans reported as sufferers of Asthma, (the prevalence of the disease up 75% from 1980 to 1994), and as many 70 million with allergies, it is evident these and other respiratory illnesses are on the rise, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. "It is for these reasons, we're exploring offering hotel rooms that provide air ...
Elsafe Selected by Accor as its Sole Approved Provider of In-Room Safes / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Elsafe Selected by Accor as its Sole Approved Provider of In-Room Safes Global security giant chosen for product quality and diversity, UL listing, extensive audit trail capability and superior customer service and support; Only Elsafe has achieved the prestigious UL listing in the anti-theft device category, passing physical break-in, endurance and jarring tests DALLAS APRIL 14, 2005 ELSAFE HAS BEEN EXCLUSIVELY CHOSEN BY Publicly traded Accor S.A. (Euronext Paris Symbol AC), one of the worlds largest hospitality companies, as its sole global supplier of in-room safes for ...
The Domina Inn Brand Arrives in Latvia, Opens First Hotel in Riga / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Domina Inn Brand Arrives in Latvia, Opens First Hotel in Riga Milan, 14thApril 2005 Domina Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has opened today its first moderately priced property in Latvia with the opening of Domina Inn Riga making the debut of the Domina Inn brand in Latvia. Developed and owned by Investhotel LLC and managed by Domina Hotels & Resorts, Domina Inn Riga is a complex of two buildings connected by a glass corridor. Conveniently located in the city center of Riga, close to the Medieval old town and the entertainment area, Domina Inn Riga features 110 spacious contempo...
Dole Food Co. Selects Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts to Operate 270 room Hotel and Spa in Westlake Village, California / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Jim McLain, Ventura County Star, Calif.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20, 2005 - The luxury hotel and spa that Dole Food Co. Inc. is building near its Westlake Village corporate headquarters will be managed by one of the country's most prominent operators of upscale vacation resorts, the company announced Tuesday. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, operator of the Santa Barbara Biltmore and 64 other high-end hotel properties worldwide, signed a letter of intent with Dole subsidiary Westlake Wellbeing Properties LLC to manage the hotel, which is being built in conjunction with ...
Ballymore Appoints Radisson Edwardian Hotels to Operate a 4-Star Hotel at New Providence Wharf / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Discount Hotels London, Sydney, Rome, AmsterdamParis, Melbourne, Lisbon, Barcelona, Berlin, Hong Kong, New York, Auckland Discount Hotels London, Sydney, Rome, AmsterdamParis, Melbourne, Lisbon, Barcelona, Berlin, Hong Kong, New York, Auckland Ballymore Appoints Radisson Edwardian Hotels to Operate a 4-Star Hotel at New Providence Wharf LONDON, April 18, 2005 - Ballymore has appointed Radisson Edwardian Hotels (REH) to operate a four-star, 169-bedroom hotel at its award winning 'New Providence Wharf' development in London's Docklands. The riverside hotel,...
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report E-Mail Marketing Campaigns Clicking For Digital Alchemy Customer Hotels Hotels experiencing 34% to 55% open rate from e-mail blast campaign; Program proving that guests like to hear what is going on at properties and actually book return trips and purchase branded property items online! . Fort Worth, Texas April 5, 2005 If you think e-mail marketing is a risky, non-productive way to market to your guests, think again. Digital Alchemy, a customer-relationship management and electronic-marketing company, based here, has designed a E-Blast Manager e-mail campaign which is gener...
Lowe Enterprises Acquires the Dolce Hamilton Park and Dolce Tarrytown House; Properties Will be Renamed and Managed by Destination Hotels and Resorts
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Lowe Enterprises Acquires the Dolce Hamilton Park and Dolce Tarrytown House; Properties Will be Renamed and Managed by Destination Hotels and Resorts LOS ANGELES March 30, 2005 Lowe Enterprises Investment Management (LEIM) today announced it has acquired the Dolce Hamilton Park in Florham Park, New Jersey and Dolce Tarrytown House in Tarrytown, New York. AEW Capital Management (AEW) sold the properties on behalf of one of its institutional clients. The properties will be renamed the Hamilton Park Hotel and Conference Center and the Tarrytown House Estate and Conference Center and...
Oceans Resorts Acquires Daytona Beach's Best Western Mayan Inn / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Oceans Resorts Acquires Daytona Beach's Best Western Mayan Inn Oceans Resorts now available on DaytonaHotels.com Daytona Beach, Fla. (April 4, 2005) Oceans Resorts, Daytona Beachs leading hotel company, has purchased the 114-room Best Western Mayan Inn, boosting its portfolio of hotels just in time for the strong summer season. The acquisition of the newly renovated Best Western Mayan Inn, 103 S. Ocean Avenue, increases the total room count under the management of Oceans Resorts to more than 1,750 rooms. Oceans Resorts, a Bray & Gillespie company, made the purchase to serve gr...
Converting, Refurbishing Dallas Grand Hotel Proving to be Difficult / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Converting, Refurbishing Dallas Grand Hotel Proving to be Difficult DALLAS, Texas (Apr. 26, 2005) -- Redevelopment of the Mercantile complex had been considered downtown's most intractable problem -- but it might prove easier than revitalizing the old Dallas Grand Hotel across Commerce Street. There is growing optimism that a deal may soon be completed to redevelop the Merc. But it was notable recently, when Cleveland-based developers Forest City Enterprises discussed a bold plan to develop nearby buildings as part of t...
Daniel Wright Named Chief Financial Officer, Pyramid Advisors / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Daniel Wright Named Chief Financial Officer, Pyramid Advisors BOSTON, Mass., April 7, 2005 Pyramid Advisors LLC (Pyramid), a Boston-based hotel development, management and ownership firm, today announced that Daniel C. Wright has joined the company as chief financial officer. He will oversee the companys finance and accounting functions and play a key role in acquisitions and development. Pyramid is entering a major growth phase, said Richard Kelleher, Pyramids chief executive officer. Dan brings more than 25 years of senior financial and real estate transaction exp...
Danny Hiatt, GM of the Wynfrey Hotel, Named Chairman of the Alabama Hospitality Association / April 2005
February 28, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Discount Hotels London, Sydney, Rome, AmsterdamParis, Melbourne, Lisbon, Barcelona, Berlin, Hong Kong, New York, Auckland Discount Hotels London, Sydney, Rome, AmsterdamParis, Melbourne, Lisbon, Barcelona, Berlin, Hong Kong, New York, Auckland Danny Hiatt, GM of the Wynfrey Hotel, Named Chairman of the Alabama Hospitality Association Hospitality Veteran to Oversee Organization's Education Process, Government Lobbying, Information Services and Promotion BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 2005) -- Danny Hiatt, general manager of the AAA Four Diamond Wynfrey Ho...
