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Cendant Hotel Group Goes to the Web to Disseminate Franchise Information / November 2004
April 30, 2004
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 Cendant Hotel Group Goes to the Web to Disseminate Franchise Information PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Nov. 16, 2004) Cendant Corporations Hotel Group today announced the launch of a newly redesigned Web site that provides timely, up-to-date franchising information on demand. The site, www.hotelfranchise.com, is designe...
The Carino Collection Announces the Date for its Annual Meeting and Projects Another Year of Record Setting Growth / November 2004
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Carino Collection Announces the Date for its Annual Meeting and Projects Another Year of Record Setting Growth With more than 60 hotels in nearly a dozen countries, and the industrys leading web-accessible database of corporate, leisure and group account information, CARINO sees 2004 as a break-out year and anticipates continued expansion in 2005 NEW YORK, November 16, 2004 When CARINO Collection members meet to review the companys results at its annual meeting in early 2005, they will learn that they are part of the travel industrys leading representation company...
HVS International Hotel Development Cost Survey 2004 / Canadian Lodging Outlook – September 2004 Year-to-Date
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report HVS International Hotel Development Cost Survey 2004 CANADIAN LODGING OUTLOOK September 2004 Year-to-Date The Canadian Lodging Outlook is a joint monthly publication of Smith Travel Research and HVS International, Vancouver and Toronto, Canada . By: Elaine Sahlins - HVS International - San Francisco HVS International has tracked hotel construction costs throughout the United States since 1976. In 2001, the survey introduced data for a larger range of hotel products, setting new baseline ranges for six lodging types: Economy/Budget Hotels, Midscale Hotels w/o F&B (without Food and B...
The Timeshare Industry in California Made $3 billion Economic Impact on the State's Economy in 2002 / November 2004
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Timeshare Industry in California Made $3 billion Economic Impact on the State's Economy in 2002 PricewaterhouseCoopers Study Cites Resorts' Benefits, Including Repeat Visitors, Jobs, Consumer Expenditures, High Occupancy Rates, and Industry Stability WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2004 - The timeshare industry in California made a $3 billion economic impact on the state's economy in 2002, according to a study issued today by the ARDA International Foundation (AIF), the research and education arm of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). The study was conducted for AIF by Pr...
The AAA Five Diamond Award Acheived by Twelve Southern California Hotels and One Restaurant / November 2004
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The AAA Five Diamond Award Acheived by Twelve Southern California Hotels and One Restaurant LOS ANGELES - Nov. 12, 2004 -- Twelve Southern California hotels and one restaurant have been approved for the AAA Five Diamond Award for 2005, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. The Belvedere restaurant in The Peninsula Beverly Hills received its 10th AAA Five Diamond rating. The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel received its 19th consecutive award, and The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey and Four Seasons Hotel, Newport Beach, received the honor for the 13th year. "The AAA Five D...
2005 Board of Directors in Place for California Lodging Industry Association; Chair is Terry Westrope, VP of Administration and Finance, Sterling Hote
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report 2005 Board of Directors in Place for California Lodging Industry Association; Chair is Terry Westrope, VP of Administration and Finance, Sterling Hotels SACRAMENTO November 16, 2004 - The 2005 California Lodging Industry Association (CLIA) Board of Directors is set to begin work in January. Leading the board as Chair is Terry Westrope, Vice President of Administration and Finance, Sterling Hotels, San Luis Obispo Joining Westrope on the 2005 Executive Committee of the CLIA Board are: Vice Chair Don Turner, Owner and Operator, Golden Bear Motel, Berkeley, and President and O...
Charles Burton Named Hotel Manager and John Hoover Named Director of Food and Beverage at The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia / November 2004
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Charles Burton Named Hotel Manager and John Hoover Named Director of Food and Beverage at The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia Hot Springs, VA - November 8, 2004 - Charles Burton has been named Hotel Manager for The Homestead. Burton, who has served as Rooms Division Manager since his arrival at The National Historic Landmark in 2000, was named by resort president, Brett L. Schoenfield. He has been focused on providing a top-notch guest experience since he came on board at the resort. However, as Hotel Manager, he will focus on key areas that touch every Homestead visitor and wil...
No detail Too Minor for General Manager Ronen Nissenbaum in Preparing the Opening for The 422-room, $115 million Buckhead InterContinental Hotel, A
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 4, 2004 - When Frank McGrath entered his room at the new InterContinental Hotel on Monday, he did what mothers always tell you not to: He turned on every light. McGrath wasn't thumbing his nose at frugality. He was one of 20 InterContinental employees who spent the night to examine every nook, cranny and pillowcase. Their mission was to make sure everything at the swanky Buckhead hotel, which opens Thursday, was in tiptop shape. That meant checking every light bulb, running the bathroom water to ma...
Restaurants are Going to the Dogs; BringYourPet.com adds Restaurants to their Pet Friendly Resource Directory / November 2004
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Restaurants are Going to the Dogs . BringYourPet.com Adds Restaurants to their Pet Friendly Resource Directory Knoxville, TN November 11, 2004 With pets and their owners traveling together more than ever before, restaurants are now trying to tap into this growing market. In fact, according to the Travel Industry Association of America, 14% of all U.S. adults (29.1 million) have traveled with a pet on a trip of at least 50 miles, one-way, away from home in the past three years. Pet-friendly restaurants are a natural extension of the growing pet-friendly travel industry, states Brian...
Florida Hotel & Motel Journal Article Recommends BringYourPet.com / November 2004
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Florida Hotel & Motel Journal Article Recommends BringYourPet.com Knoxville, TN November 3, 2004 In two recent Florida Hotel & Motel Journal articles targeting Florida area lodging owners and managers, BringYourPet.com is recommended as a simple and effective way for pet friendly lodging to capture this increasing market segment. If you havent thought of capitalizing on the traveling pet market in the past, now is the time to make the change, states Marc Clark, Ph.D., CHA, CHRE, CHE, president of M. Douglas Clark & Associates in his article Rolling out the Red Carpet for Pampered ...
Rio de Janeiro Hotel Occupancy at 53.3% Year-to-September 2004; Sao Paulo Occupancy Rate Just 46.1% / Deloitte / November 2004
April 30, 2004
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 Rio de Janeiro Hotel Occupancy at 53.3% Year-to-September 2004; Sao Paulo Occupancy Rate Just 46.1% / Deloitte Hotels within Brazil's gateway cities compete to recover November 2004 - Year-to-September 2004 results from the HotelBenchmark Survey by Deloitte show hotels in Brazil's two principal cities, Rio de ...
Brand Enhancement: Invite Surprise and Delight Into Your Operation / Rick Hendrie / November 2004
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Brand Enhancement: Invite Surprise and Delight Into Your Operation by Rick Hendrie, November 2004 Its a lot harder to get your message across, so the more impactful you can make the consumer interface with the brand, the better. We call it active communication as opposed to passive communication through traditional marketing methods like TV commercials and print ads Paula Balzer of MKTG Partners as quoted in Stuart Elliotts New York Times Advertising column, 8/5/04 . In the world of human beings, creative interface refers to the way in which we relate to one anothe...
The Branding Story Behind IHG's Hotel Indigo / November 2004
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Branding Story Behind IHG's Hotel Indigo A retail design approach to hospitality branding November 30, 2004 -- What hotels do you remember most? In most cases its those whose architecture, stunning lobby or sheer elegance fixed them in your memory. Almost certainty, they are high end establishments perhaps a Michelangelo in New York, the Savoy in London, or the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Now think of all the other hotels youve visited why didnt they resonate with you? In all probability you were subjected to a beige, non-descript lobby and remarkably unremarkable room....
Your Experience Is The Brand; Good Hospitality, Food and Service Are Merely Entry Points into Being Competitive / Rick Hendrie / November 2004
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Your Experience Is The Brand - Good Hospitality, Food and Service Are Merely Entry Points into Being Competitive by Rick Hendrie, November 2004 If there was any doubt that we are in the Era of the Experience Economy, this headline from Stuart Elliotts Advertising column in the New York Times on August 5th, 2004 blew it out of the water, Meow Mix is opening a temporary café for felines. No dogs allowed. Cat people will understand. The Meow Mix Company, the maker of dry cat food, wanted to enter the lucrative wet category of the cat food segment. Its method? Create a restaurant (o...
Hoteliers on Florida's Gulf Islands Report Varying Occupancies in October and November; Some Resort Owners Grateful Just to Be in Business / De
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Dana Sanchez, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 1, 2004 - BRADENTON, FLA. -- Island hoteliers report wildly varying scenarios in October and November occupancy rates. Some experienced numbers that were down -- "horrible" in the words of one manager. Others reported little difference from last year. And a few posted increases. "I've had some say it looks dismal and others say they're doing great. It's all over the board," said Susan Estler, who handles public relations for the Bradenton Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Unlike mainland hotels, which cont...
Over the Next Three Years, the InterContinental, Mandarin Oriental and Regent International Hotel Chains Opening Hotels in Boston; Each Have a Luxu
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Keith Reed, The Boston GlobeKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 6, 2004 - There isn't much choice for travelers looking for luxury accommodations in Boston, but that's about to change in a big way. Over the next three years, the InterContinental, Mandarin Oriental and Regent International hotel chains are all expected to open here, offering posh amenities, spas, and services -- for more than $400 per night. A few luxury boutique hotels have opened in Boston in recent years, but the city's only other luxury hotels associated with major brands are Four Seasons Boston on Boylston St...
After One Year of Operation, Hyatt Regency Downtown Boston (formerly operated by Swissotel) Sees 18% Increase in Occupancy Over the Previous Year / No
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report After One Year of Operation, Hyatt Regency Downtown Boston (formerly operated by Swissotel) Sees 18% Increase in Occupancy Over the Previous Year Boston, MA -- November 2, 2004 -- After one year of operation, Hyatt Regency Downtown Boston has seen over 18% increase in occupancy over the previous year when the hotel was operated by Swissotel. Hyatt took over the hotel in July, 2003 with only a small number of mid-size conferences. One year later the hotel has seen an 80% increase in the number of groups of this size, and the number is growing, indicating a growth in larger gro...
Business Travelers Frequent Online Travel Agencies, But Prefer Airline and Lodging Web Sites, According to Keynote Study; Often Use Online Travel Agen
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Business Travelers Frequent Online Travel Agencies, But Prefer Airline and Lodging Web Sites, According to Keynote Study . Often Use Online Travel Agencies as an Information Resource and then Proceed Directly to Specific Air or Hotel Web Sites SAN MATEO, Calif., November 17, 2004 Although business travelers at companies with unmanaged or lightly managed travel policies pay more frequent visits to online travel agencies, they prefer the online experience provided by airline and lodging Web sites, according to a new study. The syndicated research study released by Keynote S...
Overzealous Benihana Hibachi Chef at Center of $10 million Wrongful-death Suit; a Flying Shrimp Incident / November 2004
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveDaily News, New YorkKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 24, 2004 - Mix a piece of hot shrimp with an overzealous hibachi chef, and what do you get? Believe it or not -- a $10 million wrongful-death suit. The family of a Long Island furrier has been allowed to continue its suit against Benihana -- one of the more unusual claims you'll ever see. Jerry Colaitis' bizarre death at age 47 came 10 months after he injured his neck on a family outing to the Munsey Park outlet of the famed Japanese steakhouse chain, noted for entertaining chefs who grill tableside. "The chef who was assigned to...
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Steve Belmonte Paves The Way For Hotel Technologies at IH/M&R Show An affiliate of SDI Technologies, Hotel Technologies is bringing the science of feeling at home to hotels through state-of-the-art intelligent electronic products, satellite entertainment systems, patented technologies and licensed, designer home furnishing; . Visit Booth No. 3346 Nov. 14-16 Randolph, N.J. Nov. 1, 2004 Thirty-year hospitality industry veteran Steven J. Belmonte has been retained by Rahway, N.J.-based Hotel Technologies LLC to help open doors at hotel companies that are looking to b...
Gaining a Resurgence in Popularity – "Flair Bartending"; Bartenders Learning New Moves and Perfecting Old Ones / November 2004
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Christopher Carey, St. Louis Post-DispatchKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 22, 2004 - Don't mention "Cocktail" to Brian Williams when discussing the art of extreme bartending. The movie, which starred a young Tom Cruise as a bottle-flipping, glassware-tossing mixologist, offered only rudimentary examples of the talents that Williams and his colleagues display each night at the VooDoo Lounge. "That was the'80s," Williams said, surveying a Friday night crowd inside the club, at Harrah's St. Louis Casino and Hotel in Maryland Heights. "That's prehistoric as far as bar flair goes....
Washington Landmark, The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Selects Bartech Automatic Minibars / November 2004
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Washington Landmark, The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Selects Bartech Automatic Minibars - -- Hospitality industrys first automatic minibar installation to implement powerful combination of TCP/IP and Wireless Communications to support wide variety of room types and configurations -- BWI CORRIDOR, MD (November 12, 2004) Bartech Systems International, a premier provider of minibar solutions and the leader in automatic minibar technology, today announced that Washington, DCs largest luxury hotel, the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, has selected Bartech automatic minibars for its...
Singapore-based Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts Plans to Build 9 Properties Over Next Two Years; Dubai, Greece, Morocco, Mexico and China / November
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Nondhanada Intarakomalyasut, Bangkok Post, ThailandKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 5, 2004 - Banyan Tree Hotels and Resort Pte, the Singapore-based hotel management and investment group, is moving to expand to the Western market with at least nine properties to be opened over the next two years. Bernold Schroeder, the company's vice-president for operations, said yesterday in Bangkok that the group was ready to tap business opportunities in Western countries as most of its guests were from Europe and North America. He said that the company, owned by Singaporean businessman Ho...
Baltimore Development Officials Proposing 100% Financing for 750-room Hilton Adjacent to Baltimore Convention Center; Would Issue $290 million in T
April 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Lorraine Mirabella, The Baltimore SunKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 25, 2004 - Baltimore development officials plan to seek an estimated $290 million in public financing for the proposed convention headquarters hotel, making it one of the costliest projects ever undertaken by the city government. The amount of the financing substantially exceeds the $200 million cost put on the project just over a year ago when city officials selected a development team headed by Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television. M.J. "Jay" Brodie, president of the Baltimore...
