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Gaylord Entertainment Reports 3rd Qtr Net Loss of $3.2 million; Opening of Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Boosts Revenues / Hotel Operating
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Gaylord Entertainment Reports 3rd Qtr Net Loss of $3.2 million; Opening of Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Boosts Revenues Hotel Operating Statistics NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Oct. 28, 2004--Gaylord Entertainment Co. (NYSE: GET) today reported third quarter results featuring higher revenues led by its newest property, Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Tex. For the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2004: Consolidated revenues nearly doubled to $195.9 million from $98.1 million, and the loss from continuing operations improved to $3.8 million from $23.5 million in th...
Garin Bethel Appointed Controller at the Westin Hotel and Conference Center, Westminster, Colorado / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Garin Bethel Appointed Controller at the Westin Hotel and Conference Center, Westminster, Colorado DENVER Oct. 27, 2004 The Westin Westminster, a AAA Four Diamond award-winning hotel, has named Garin Bethel as its new controller. Bethel will oversee the financial operations of the hotel. Most recently, he was a controller at JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek and has several years experience as regional controller of Sage Hospitality Resources, where he managed a $60 million portfolio consisting of nine hotels and two office buildings throughout Colorado, California, Ill...
Four Seasons to Return to Seattle Market: Local Investors to Develop Luxury Four Seasons Hotel and Condos / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Four Seasons to Return to Seattle Market: Local Investors to Develop Luxury Four Seasons Hotel and Condos SEATTLE --Oct. 22, 2004 -- A group of local investors today announced plans to develop the new Four Seasons Hotel Seattle, a luxury 21-story hotel and condo tower in the heart of downtown. The development marks the return of Four Seasons, the world's most honored luxury hotel company, to the Seattle market. Seattle Hotel Group LLC, a new private company, will develop the hotel-condo complex. Seattle Hotel Group investors include John Oppenheimer, Columbia Hospitality CEO and presid...
Four Points by Sheraton Turns up the Heat in Hotel Bed Wars; Investing $13 million to Roll Out its Four Comfort Bed(SM) to 100-plus Properties in Nort
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Four Points by Sheraton Turns up the Heat in Hotel Bed Wars; Investing $13 million to Roll Out its Four Comfort Bed(SM) to 100-plus Properties in North America WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Oct. 14, 2004 -- Let the feathers fly! Five years after Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) spurred a hotel bedding revolution with the introduction of the now iconic Westin Heavenly Bed, the hotel giant is betting on a bedding battle in the mid-scale arena. Four Points by Sheraton, Starwood's moderately priced brand, is investing $13 million to roll out its new Four Comfort Bed(SM) to al...
Fifty-five Southern California Hotels Earn the AAA 2005 Four Diamond Award, Four Hotels for the First Time / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Fifty-five Southern California Hotels Earn the AAA 2005 Four Diamond Award, Four Hotels for the First Time LOS ANGELES - Oct. 14, 2004 -- Fifty-five Southern California hotels have earned the AAA 2005 Four Diamond Award, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Four hotels have joined the AAA Four Diamond ranks for the first time. The award-winning properties are among the top 4 percent of more than 2,000 Southern California hotels and motels inspected by the Auto Club, the nation's largest AAA affiliate. "The AAA Four Diamond status represents a profound effor...
Florida Tourism Problem; Survey Shows 1 in 4 Less Likely to Visit Florida Next July to September / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Todd Pack, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 2, 2004 - Central Florida's tourism economy, pummeled by three hurricanes in the past six weeks, will still be reeling from the storms for weeks to come. More travelers than usual have canceled reservations for October, and some hotels say there has been an unusually high number of cancellations for November. But industry leaders said Friday it's still too soon to predict what effect the storms may have on travel during the next year's hurricane season. One in five potential tourists surveyed after last week...
FelCor Sells North Dallas Crowne Plaza Hotel, Advised by Molinaro Koger / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report FelCor Sells North Dallas Crowne Plaza Hotel, Advised by Molinaro Koger Dallas, Texas October 28, 2004 FelCor Lodging Trust has sold the North Dallas Crowne Plaza Hotel, located in Addison Texas, according to Bill Stadler and Mark Rome of Molinaro Kogers Dallas office, who advised the Irving, TX-based lodging real estate investment trust in the transaction. The hotel was purchased by the Tabani Group, a privately held real estate development company based in Carrollton, Texas. We are pleased to continue assisting FelCor in their ongoing efforts to reposition their portfolio by...
The Falor Companies Positions Itself Quickly as a Leader in the Condo-hotel Industry; Will Close $1.2 billion in Hotel Acquisitions by the End of 2005
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Companies Positions Itself Quickly as a Leader in the Condo-hotel Industry; Will Close $1.2 billion in Hotel Acquisitions by the End of 2005 Equity From The Mitchell Companies Spurs Continued Success MIAMI, Fla. - October 26, 2004 - The Falor Companies, a hospitality firm with offices in Miami and Chicago, has positioned itself as the leader in the condo-hotel industry with a large portfolio of acquisitions currently totaling 15 properties. The company attributes their rapid growth to a $25 million investment from The Mitchell Companies, a Miami-based commercial property o...
New Owner of San Antonio's Downtown Fairmount Hotel Contracts with the Lancaster Group for Management, Renovation / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Melissa S. Monroe, San Antonio Express-NewsKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 15, 2004 - The funeral home business has a lot in common with the hotel business. It's about preserving memories. It's a 24-hour, seven-day a week job. And, it's all about customer service. That's according to Robert "Dick" Tips, the new owner of the downtown Fairmount hotel and a part of the family that has owned Mission Park Funeral Chapels & Cemeteries since 1907. The 98-year-old Fairmount was formerly where Rivercenter mall sits, before its dramatic move in 1985. It made international headlines as ...
Fadi Touma Appointed General Manager of the Ocean Point Resort and Spa, Sunny Isles Beach Florida / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Fadi Touma Appointed General Manager of the Ocean Point Resort and Spa, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Cleveland, OH October 7, 2004 Boykin Management Company, one of the industrys leading independent hotel management companies, announces the appointment of Fadi Touma as General Manager to the Ocean Point Resort and Spa, located in Sunny Isles Beach Florida. Fadi recently held the position of General Manager at the Radisson Hotel located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Mr. Touma brings 16 years of hospitality experience to the Ocean Point Resort and Spa with a commitment to deliver...
Fairmont Hotels Reports 3rd Qtr 2004 Net Income of $131.8 million Up from Year-ago Net Income of $11.6 million, Boosted by Sale of Two Hotels; RevPAR
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Fairmont Hotels Reports 3rd Qtr 2004 Net Income of $131.8 million Up from Year-ago Net Income of $11.6 million, Boosted by Sale of Two Hotels RevPAR Up 17.1% / Hotel Operating Statistics TORONTO, Oct. 27, 2004 - Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. ("FHR" or the "Company") (TSX/NYSE: FHR) today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004 using Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. All amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars. Third Quarter 2004 Highlights Operating revenues(1) improved 9.9% to $197.1 million. EBITDA(2) inc...
Expedia Claims Consumers Don't Care How Much they Pay in Taxes and Fees, It Is the Overall Total that Matters; Stands Firm in Aftermath of Int
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Boston Globe Sensible Traveler column By Bruce Mohl, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 3, 2004 - The president of Expedia.com, the online travel agency, says consumers don't need a one-stop shop for travel. What consumers want in a travel website, said Steven McArthur, is a large selection of air and hotel offerings at competitive prices. "No retailer is a one-stop shop," he said. "It isn't necessary for us to have 100 percent of the brands available in a given market." He is right about retailers, but most consumers don't view t...
The Tumas Group Developing 40million Euro Hilton Evian Resort & Spa in the Spa Town of Evian, France / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Tumas Group Developing 40million Euro Hilton Evian Resort & Spa in the Spa Town of Evian, France 20 October 2004, Paris - Hilton International announced it will open its first Hilton Worldwide Resort in France - in the historic spa town of Evian. The unique five-star Hilton Evian Resort & Spa, scheduled for completion early 2006, will form part of the expanding Hilton Worldwide Resorts portfolio and enhance Hilton Internationals growing presence in France, where it currently operates eight hotels. Hilton Evian Resort & Spa, owned by Maltese firm, Tumas Group, will be ...
Signature Hires Emily Adams as Regional Sales Manager / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
DUBLIN, Ohio (October 26, 2004) - Signature Worldwide, the leading provider of training solutions to the hospitality industry, has strengthened its team with the addition of Emily Adams as Regional Sales Manager. Adams, a certified hotel administrator with over 20 years of industry experience, is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with hospitality organizations throughout the western part of North America. "Emily is both an experienced hospitality executive and a long-time fan of Signature's training solutions," said Mike Paton, senior vice president of sales. "Her in-depth knowledge of the industry and of S...
Wyndham Management Shake-up Part of Corporate Right-sizing Program; Departing executives include Ted Teng, president and COO and Richard Smith, EVP an
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Wyndham Management Shake-up Part of Corporate "Right-sizing" Program; Departing Executives include Ted Teng, president and COO and Richard Smith, EVP and COO Elizabeth Schroeder, Newly Appointed EVP & Acting Chief Financial Officer DALLAS - Oct. 12, 2004 --To prepare the Company for its next stage of focus and growth, Wyndham International, Inc. (AMEX:WBR) today announced several organizational changes as part of a corporate "right-sizing" program. The changes reflect Wyndham's steady transition into a hotel operating company with a more balanced portfolio of owned, managed and f...
Educational Institute Offers Food and Beverage Training on DVD / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Educational Institute Offers Food and Beverage Training on DVD ORLANDO, Fla., October 2004 - The Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association has compiled a Food & Beverage training DVD featuring three complete programs on a single disk. The DVD includes the following titles: "Smart Service for Great Banquets." This 22-minute program is designed to educate and encourage banquet servers to deliver the kind of service required to achieve maximum profitability in the high-revenue banquet business. "Room Service." This 24-minute program shows servers and ...
Educational Institute Develops Training Program for Olive Garden Supervisors / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Educational Institute Develops Training Program for Olive Garden Supervisors LANSING, Mich., October 2004 - The Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association recently customized one of its most popular training programs to address the needs of Olive Garden Restaurants. Olive Garden training designers worked with the Educational Institute to adapt EI's Supervisory Skill Builders workbook series to meet the training needs of the restaurant company's "Foundations of Leadership" program for prospective supervisors. Olive Garden researched and carefully selected the Educationa...
Ed Dykes Joins Paramount Hotel Group as Vice President of Business Development / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Ed Dykes Joins Paramount Hotel Group as Vice President of Business Development FAIRFIELD, N.J. October 5, 2004Paramount Hotel Group, a third-party, independent hotel management and ownership group, today announced that Ed Dykes has joined the company as vice president of business development. In the newly created position, he will be responsible for sourcing and negotiating acquisitions, joint ventures and management contracts to complement Paramounts current 27-hotel portfolio. The company seeks to operate and/or own both full-service and select-service hotels, primarily in the ...
Hospitality Investors Hermantown LLC Opens 12th Hotel, the 82 room Country Inn & Suites North in Duluth, Minnesota / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Jane Brissett, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 13, 2004 - Landscaping isn't complete, the pool's still under construction and the elevator doesn't work yet, but the Country Inn & Suites North near Duluth International Airport had a full house last Friday. It was the first night the 82-room hotel in Duluth, Minn., was open, and each room that was ready was filled with walk-in customers. Country Inn & Suites is the newest addition to the Duluth area's fleet of hotels; its pool and elevator will be in operation by the end of the month. In addition to s...
Some 100 potential Buyers Expressing Interest in Acquiring the 308 room Doubletree Guest Suites® Boston / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Thomas C. Palmer Jr., The Boston GlobeKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 7, 2004 - The Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel in Allston is for sale, and its great views of the Charles River may soon be owned instead of rented nightly. The 308-suite hotel is at the center of a hot bidding contest, with almost 100 potential owners expressing serious interest in the property, according to someone involved in the marketing who asked not to be identified. One interested party, the person said, is Harvard University, which owns much of the land around the hotel, built in 1985 on the site of a...
Perception Of Atlanta's Downtown by Meeting Planners Hampering City's Efforts to Book Conventions / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 14, 2004 - Despite efforts to make downtown Atlanta shiny and safe, the perception among meeting planners and corporations is that it is neither. That's the finding of a new study indicating that perception is hampering efforts to improve the city's destination appeal. Among those who book big trade shows and conventions, Atlanta is viewed as having almost everything they want: the nation's fourth-largest convention center, an abundance of hotel rooms and an airport that is accessible from anywhere,...
Dellisart Lodging Planning $66 Million of New Hotel Development Projects / October 2004...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Dellisart Lodging Planning $66 Million of New Hotel Development Projects ALPHARETTA, Ga., October 7, 2004, 2004 - Officials of Dellisart Lodging, a hotel ownership, management, development and acquisition group, today announced that it has more than $66 million worth of new hotel projects in its development pipeline. Four hotels, located in Chicago, Ill.; Houston, Texas; East Windsor, Conn.; and Tupelo, Miss., aggregating 508 rooms, are scheduled to break ground in the next few months. These development projects represent the first phase of our strategic growth plan, said Dougla...
Daylight Software to Showcase Latest Advanced Sales & Catering Software at Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals Annual Convention & Trades
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Daylight Software to Showcase Latest Advanced Sales & Catering Software at Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals Annual Convention & Tradeshow Portsmouth, NH (October 22, 2004) -- Daylight Software will again participate as an exhibitor in the annual Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals (HFTP) Convention and Tradeshow for financial and technology professionals in the hotel, resort, club, casino, restaurant and other hospitality-related industries. The Convention takes place October 27th-30th, with a Tradeshow on October 27th and 28th at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in ...
Hotel Online News – Email Archive – Day by Day / October 2004 thru January 2005...
April 30, 2004
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