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Deal of the Year Winners Announced at International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin, Germany / March 2005
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Deal of the Year Winners Announced at International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin, Germany COSTA MESA, Calif. (March 16, 2005) -- Winners of the Deal of the Year Awards were announced today at the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF). The IHIF is being held 15-17 March 2005 at the InterContinental Berlin, Germany. Award winners were chosen by committees selected from the IHIF sponsors and given in three categories: Single Asset, Portfolio and Best New Development. About this year’s winners,...
Raptis Group Appoints InterContinental Hotels Group to Manage ANA Hotel Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia; Hotel Will be Re-branded Holiday Inn S
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Raptis Group Appoints InterContinental Hotels Group to Manage ANA Hotel Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia; Hotel Will be Re-branded Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise SINGAPORE, (March 22, 2005) - Raptis Group (ASX: RPG) today announced the appointment of InterContinental Hotels Group to take over management of ANA Hotel Gold Coast. Effective from 29th March 2005, the hotel will be re-branded Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise, joining more than 80 Holiday Inn hotels and resorts across Asia Pacific and becoming the Gr...
At The International Hotel Conference, the Dress is Casual, the Thinking is Not / IHC 2005 – Focusing on Financial and Management Strategies f
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report At The International Hotel Conference, the Dress Is Casual, the Thinking Is Not - IHC 2005 Focusing on Financial and Management Strategies for European Hotels - 12-14 September, Monte Carlo, Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco (24 March 2005) The third annual International Hotel Conference, produced by 40-year hotel industry veteran Morris Lasky, president and C.E.O. of Chicago-based hotel-management company Lodging Unlimited Inc., has set a new standard in continuing education for European hotel management. The event is scheduled to be held at Le Méridien Beach Plaza, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 12...
At $210,000 per Room, The Sale of Controlling Interest in the InterContinental Chicago Makes It One of the Richest Chicago Hotel Deals / February 2
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Thomas A. Corfman, Chicago TribuneKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 28, 2005 - The InterContinental Chicago, one of the Magnificent Mile's best-known hotels, is being sold for top dollar amid signs of a significant rebound in business travel to the city. Chicago-based Strategic Hotel Capital Inc. is expected to announce Monday that it has a contract to buy a controlling interest in the classic Art Deco structure at 505 N. Michigan Ave., the firm's chief executive Laurence Geller, said Sunday. The transaction values the historic 807-room upscale hotel at more than $170 million, ...
IAHI, the Owners’ Association of InterContinental Hotels Group, Joins Travel Business Roundtable (TBR) / March 2005
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report IAHI, the Owners’ Association of InterContinental Hotels Group, Joins Travel Business Roundtable (TBR) ATLANTA (March 14, 2005) – The IAHI, the international association of InterContinental Hotels Group owners and operators, today announced its membership in the Travel Business Roundtable, recognized as one of the leading voices of the travel and tourism industry on government policy in Washington. The IAHI’s nearly 2,700 members worldwide franchise and operate InterContinental Hotels Group hotels, whose w...
IACC to Debut “AmaZing” Meetings / March 2005
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report IACC to Debut “AmaZing” Meetings Saint Louis, MO (March 29, 2005) – The International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) is planning a series of customer education events under the compelling title of “AmaZing Meetings… Discover the Magic.” The first of these events will be at the Eaglewood Conference Resort & Spa in Itasca (suburban Chicago), Illinois on Thursday, May 26, 2005. The primary objective of these programs is to give participants a better understanding of the many ways t...
Low Cost Airlines Achieving Rapid Growth in Central and Eastern Europe; Budapest Hotels Adjusting Service Offerings to the Needs of this Emerging Segm
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Low Cost Airlines Achieving Rapid Growth in Central and Eastern Europe; Budapest Hotels Adjusting Service Offerings to the Needs of this Emerging Segment, the Budget Airline Passenger Budapest, 23 March, 2005 Low cost airlines have achieved and still face rapid growth: according to a new survey by the Travel, Leisure and Tourism Group of KPMG in Central and Eastern Europe, about 14% of Hungarians who plan to travel abroad in 2005 will use budget airlines, compared to 5% last year. The market share of budget airlines is projected to reach 35 % in Hungary by 2010 (with 4 millio...
Looking For A Quick Fix? A Streamlined Study Offers the Fastest and Most Affordable Way to Get Suffering Hotels Back on Track and in the Black / March
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Looking For A Quick Fix? A Streamlined Study Offers the Fastest and Most Affordable Way to Get Suffering Hotels Back on Track and in the Black By Morris E. Lasky Over the past 40-plus years in the hotel management business, Ive been called many things by some of the industrys best and brightest hoteliers. Hotel Doctor and Mr. Turnaround are two nicknames that have stuck with me the longest. Ive also become fond of being called the Lodging Conference guy and the bloke that wears the funny straw hat, but thats for another article. As CEO of Lodging Unlimited Inc., Ive...
Moving the Guest Comment Card from Paper to Paperless / John Hendrie / March 2005
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Moving the Guest Comment Card from Paper to Paperless By John R. Hendrie, March 2005 Hoteliers love paper documents the touch, the feel, the weight. Plus, you can save these documents stow in your cabinets, store in your warehouses, file to your outer limits. We have moved, however slightly, to the paperless, using electronics for our Financials, our Daily Reports, and our Payrolls. Why, in Heavens name, have we not embraced technology to provide a feedback mechanism for Guest Satisfaction, especially those operations which cater to the business traveler and convention...
Woe is We! We in Hospitality Have Lost Touch and Share the Responsibility for Consumer Cynicism, Angst and Ennui / March 2005
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Woe is We! We in Hospitality Have Lost Touch and Share the Responsibility for Consumer Cynicism, Angst and Ennui By John R. Hendrie, CEO, Hospitality Performance, Inc., March 2005 For my generation, as Baby Boomers, allow me to wax philosophically. We remember road trips, anxious for the sight of that orange roof and brand hot dogs and fried clams. We remember uncomplicated television, actually once the new frontier, now the wasteland. We recall trips to Bermuda, resplendent with easy smiles and odd driving patterns. Vacations in New England at the elegant grande dame resorts, ...
Hong Kong Hotel Occupancy Recovers, Ends 2004 at 83.4%; Tourist Arrivals Up 40% Over 2003 / Deloitte / March 2005
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hong Kong Hotel Occupancy Recovers, Ends 2004 at 83.4%; Tourist Arrivals Up 40% Over 2003 7 March 2005 - The year of the rooster began with exciting news for hoteliers in Hong Kong. According to the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) 2004 was a record breaking year for tourism arrivals, which reached 21.8m. Results from the China edition of the HotelBenchmark Survey by Deloitte also showed that Hong Kong hotels achieved fantastic results during the year. Year-end 2004 revenue per available room (revPAR) reached their highest since 2000, finishing the year at US$114. Tourist arrivals soar Rec...
The Resort Hotel Proposal Seeking Most Financial Incentives Wins Support of Hollywood, Florida Commissioners; Marriott's Ocean Village Resort
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Robert Nolin, South Florida Sun-SentinelKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 17. 2005 - HOLLYWOOD -- The smallest of three proposed resort hotels, yet the one seeking the most financial incentives, was ranked first by the City Commission early this morning for the right to be built on city-owned property along Hollywood's beach. City commissioners voted to choose Marriott's Ocean Village Resort & Spa over two larger projects proposed for 6 acres on the beach between Johnson and Michigan streets. In the 4-2 vote, Commissioners Peter Bober and Beame Furr dissented. Mayor Mara Giulia...
Europe Hotel Owners Form Association to Provide Them a Voice as a Distinct Industry Sector; Named HOFTEL- it Will Represent the Owner, Not Hotel Manag
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Europe Hotel Owners Form Association to Provide Them a Voice as a Distinct Industry Sector; . Named HOFTEL- it Will Represent the Owner, Not Hotel Management, Hotel Brand Companies 10 MARCH 2005 - BERLIN, GERMANY - Today, an industry association was launched by Europe's leading hotel real estate owners. Named HOFTEL (the Hotel Owners and Franchisees Transatlantic and European League), the group aims to raise the profile of Europes hotel ownership sector with governments, regulators and investors, and provide enhanced levels of information both to and about the hotel propert...
Hilton Hotels Names Its Top Hotel Performers for 2004 / March 2005
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Hotels Names Its Top Hotel Performers for 2004 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - March 22, 2005 - Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) is proud to announce its top hotel performance award winners for 2004, which were presented March 15, 2005 during the Hilton General Manager/Director of Sales Conference in Houston. Award recipients chosen from the brand's more than 230 full-service hotels across the U.S., Canada and Mexico were determined through key areas within the brand's Balanced Scorecard rating system -- customer loyalty, brand consistency, quality assurance and customer satisfaction r...
HEI Hospitality Acquires the 351-room Hilton Mission Valley Hotel in San Diego, California / March 2005
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report HEI Hospitality Acquires the 351-room Hilton Mission Valley Hotel in San Diego, California NORWALK, Conn., March 28, 2005 HEI Hospitality, a rapidly growing hotel ownership and operating company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the 351-room Hilton Mission Valley Hotel in San Diego, Calif. The company plans to invest approximately $9 million during the next 12 months to upgrade the facility. This is our fourth hotel acquisition on the West Coast in the past year and matches up well with the properties we are targetingstabilized and turn-around hotels or...
New Hilton Houston-Post Oak Reopens after Multi-Million Dollar Modern Makeover / March 2005
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report New Hilton Houston-Post Oak Reopens after Multi-Million Dollar Modern Makeover -- Former Doubletree Property Has Been Renovated, Rebranded as a Hilton -- HOUSTON - March 9, 2005 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) has announced that the Doubletree(R) Hotel Houston-Post Oak, located in the heart of the Uptown Houston business district, has been renovated and renamed the Hilton Houston-Post Oak after the completion of a $14 million hotel-wide effort to modernize the property. This is part of a six-hotel renovation project by Slohat Hotels L.P., a joint venture of affiliates of USA...
American Liberty Hospitality, Inc. Building 182-room Hilton Garden Inn Near Houston Galleria Area / March 2005
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report American Liberty Hospitality, Inc. Building 182-room Hilton Garden Inn Near Houston Galleria Area HOUSTON, Tx. (March 29, 2005) . . . Houston is becoming a Hilton town again. This December, a new Hilton Garden Inn will open in the heart of Houstons famed Galleria area, just months after the opening of the nearby Hilton Houston Post Oak. Houston now is home to eight Hilton properties including the 1,200-room Hilton Americas Houston. It also is home to three other Hilton Garden Inns and the acclaimed Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management at the University of ...
Hilton Hotels Corporation Names Scott Farr President, Performance Management / March 2005
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Hotels Corporation Names Scott Farr Vice President, Performance Management BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., – March 8, 2005 – Hilton Hotels Corporation has announced the promotion of Scott Farr to the position of vice president, Performance Management, responsible for championing the business planning process, the balanced scorecard process and the continuous improvement process. He will lead the Performance Management Group in its vision to ensure that every team member will know and be able to measure how his or her activities affect the overall vision and s...
Top Hotel Developers Honored at Hilton Hotel's Focused Service Brand Conference; Hersha Development Corporation Named Multi-Brand Developer of th
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Top Hotel Developers Honored at Hilton Hotel's Focused Service Brand Conference; - Hersha Development Corporation Named Multi-Brand Developer of the Year BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - March 2, 2005 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) announced its top developers and hotels during its Focused Service Brand Conference for Hampton Inn(R), Hampton Inn & Suites(R), Hilton Garden Inn(R) and Homewood Suites by Hilton(R) held in Las Vegas, February 13-16, 2005. The conference was attended by more than 3,000 guests, including owners, operators and Hilton corporate team members. Each brand reco...
Hilton Responds to Business Traveler Survey that Only 18% Trust a Hotel Alarm Clock, Will Install Custom Designed Clocks in Nearly 250,000 Rooms / Mar
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Responds to Business Traveler Survey that Only 18% Trust a Hotel Alarm Clock, Will Install Custom Designed Clocks in Nearly 250,000 Rooms BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - March 29, 2005 -- Ever get frustrated with the clock in a hotel room or worry about sleeping past the alarm in the morning? Starting this month, travelers who stay at the Hilton Family of Hotels won't have to lose sleep ever again over how to set the alarm clock. In an effort to help guests be more productive, the Hilton Family of Hotels custom designed its own clock, featuring one of the easiest-to-set alarms ...
Dorothy Nicholson to Speak at the Seventh Annual Eric Hilton Chair Distinguished Lecture Series at University of Houston's Hilton College / Ma
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Dorothy Nicholson to Speak at the Seventh Annual Eric Hilton Chair Distinguished Lecture Series at University of Houston's Hilton College HOUSTON, Texas (March 29, 2005) -- The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston announces a Hospitality Industry event open to the public. The Seventh Annual Eric Hilton Chair Distinguished Lecture Series is scheduled for Thursday, April 7, at 10:00 a.m. in Alumni Hall, Room S104, in the South Wing of Hilton ...
Creating Customer Loyalty: Beyond Food and Bed, A Good Relationship Is Your Best Marketing / Richard K. Hendrie / March 2005
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Creating Customer Loyalty: Beyond Food and Bed, A Good Relationship Is Your Best Marketing by Richard K. Hendrie, March 2005 "... Surely there is not a more congenial spot for 'happy-ever-aftering' than here in Camelot" - King Arthur from Camelot Happy-ever-aftering is a dream for most of us. Establishments who play to that yearning with a personal touch and a distinctive experience win the competition for guest patronage every time. In the counter-intuitive world of relationship marketing, these feelings can be leveraged into profit and life-long guest loyalty. Here, ...
The Waterford Group and Partners Reopen the 392-Room Hilton Hartford Following a $33 million Transformation / March 2005
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report The Waterford Group and Partners Reopen the 392-Room Hilton Hartford Following a $33 million Transformation HARTFORD, Conn., March 1, 2005 - 315 Trumbull Street Associates, LLC, announced today the official reopening of the Hilton Hartford following a $33 million transformation into a modern, upscale hotel, the likes of which have not been available in Hartford in years. The hotel's reopening is seen as another vital step in the ongoing $2 billion revitalization of Hartford. 315 Trumbull Street Associates, LLC, welcomed a distinguished crowd of dignitaries, including Hartford Mayor Edd...
Harrah's-Caesars Post Merger Senior-Management Structure Includes Gary Loveman as Chairman and CEO; Barron Hilton and Stephen Bollenbach Expecte
January 30, 2005
Hotel Online Special Report Harrah's-Caesars Post Merger Senior-Management Structure Includes Gary Loveman as Chairman and CEO - Barron Hilton and Stephen Bollenbach Expected to Join Harrah's Board of Directors LAS VEGAS - March 11, 2005 -- Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET) said today Gary Loveman will be chairman, chief executive officer and president of the company following the planned merger of Harrah's Operating Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment, and Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: CZR). Charles Atwood will be Harrah's senior vice president and chief financial of...
