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Innkeepers USA Trust Acquires Site in Valencia, Calif., Plans to Build a 157-suite Embassy Suites / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Innkeepers USA Trust Acquires Site in Valencia, Calif., Plans to Build a 157-suite Embassy Suites PALM BEACH, Fla., September 14, 2004 Innkeepers USA Trust (NYSE: KPA), a hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) and a leading owner of upscale, extended-stay hotel properties throughout the United States, today announced that it has acquired a site in Valencia, Calif., for $3.7 million and plans to build a 157-suite Embassy Suites hotel there. When completed, the hotel will be managed by Innkeepers Hospitality Management, Inc. Jeffrey H. Fisher, chief executive officer...
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Jamiaca Shows 30 Top Travel Industry Leaders First-hand the Excellent Condition of Jamaicas Tourism Product after the Storm Montego Bay, Jamaica (September 28, 2004) Sandals and Beaches Resorts Chairman, Gordon Butch Stewart, hosted a venerable list of 30 top travel industry leaders from around the world, including travel agents, tour operators and international media this past week to review various locales following Hurricane Ivan. The consensus: Jamaica is ready for business and stronger than ever! During the two-day tour of Jamaica, members of the delegation were br...
After Ivan Cleanup, Jamaica Good as New, If Not Better, for the Peak Winter Season / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive After Ivan Cleanup, Jamaica Good as New, If Not Better, for the Peak Winter Season By Doreen Hemlock, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News September 14 2004 - Just hours after Hurricane Ivan skirted Jamaica this weekend, the island's top tourism leader was on the phone to U.S. media reporting his hotels on the north coast had sustained only minor damage, Air Jamaica was ready to fly, and the island's chief airport hub would reopen Sunday. Gordon "Butch" Stewart, chairman of Sandals and Beaches resorts and Air Jamaica airlines, had good reason to ...
Joseph Kruvi Named Area Vice President, San Diego & South Orange County Regions for Hilton Hotels / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Joseph Kruvi Named Area Vice President, San Diego & South Orange County Regions for Hilton Hotels BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., September 21, 2004 Joseph Kruvi has been named area vice president of the San Diego & South Orange County regions of Hilton Hotels Corporation. In this new position, he will oversee operations, capital expenditures, budgets, new opportunities and manager-owner relationships for area hotels. He will report to Ernest Wooden, senior vice president of operations for Hilton Hotels Corporation. In his previous role, Kruvi was general manager of the Hilton Burbank & Convent...
Sol Kerzner, Founder and Chairman of Kerzner International Will Receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Generation Companies Names Jimmy Davis an Operating Partner for the Suburban Extended-Stay Hotel of Jeffersontown/Louisville, Kentucky September 13, 2004 - The Generation Companies, LLC, (Generation) a Research Triangle Park, North Carolina real estate developer, asset manager and operator of extended stay hotels, welcomes Jimmy Davis, previously General Manager of The Suburban Extended-Stay Hotel of Jeffersontown/Louisville, Kentucky, as its newest Operating Partner. Pioneered in the hotel industry by Generation in 2000, this innovative program promotes successful hotel ...
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report John J. Cahill, CHA, CHTP, Selected as the Recipient of HFTPs 2004 Paragon Award Austin, Texas; September 28, 2004 - Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) is proud to announce that past HFTP president, John J. Cahill, CHA, CHTP, was selected as the recipient of HFTPs prestigious Paragon Award. A member since 1981, Cahill was recognized for his significant and lasting contributions to both HFTP and the hospitality industry. He will be honored at the opening session of the HFTP Annual Convention & Tradeshow in Garden Grove (Anaheim), Calif., October 27*30. "John...
Tune Up Meetings with Interstate Hotels & Resorts / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Tune Up Meetings with Interstate Hotels & Resorts ARLINGTON, Va. - SEPT. 21, 2004 -- Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: IHR), the nation's largest independent hotel management company, offers meeting planners an iPodtm mp3 music player ($240 value) when booking a meeting or catered event worth $5,000 or more in revenue now through December 2004* at up to 180 full-service locations across the United States. Additionally, Interstate Hotels & Resorts is donating 50 cents per room booked to local chapters of Cystic Fibrosis, estimated at $20,000 total. As a special incentive for registering...
Feed Your Hotel's Web Site Wisely / Richard Zwicky / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Feed Your Hotel's Web Site Wisely by Richard Zwicky, September 2004 For many in the hotel and accommodations industry the Internet is a four letter word. It shouldn't be. Antipathy towards this medium is borne in large part from frustration with third party vendors, who are booking inventory by demonstrating better Internet marketing prowess than the person marketing the hotel's web site. Noted industry guru, and HTNG Executive Director Matthew Dunn recently noted that industry wide, direct hotel bookings via the hotel's own web sites are up over 30%. Imagine if all your potential custome...
Intergroup Arranges $43,500,000 Sale of 718-room Radisson Resort Near Walt Disney World / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Intergroup Arranges $43,500,000 Sale of 718-room Radisson Resort Near Walt Disney World Houston, Texas September 16, 2004 Tandy O. Lofland, president and founder of Intergroup Realty, Inc. and the Intergroup companies arranged the recent sale of the 718-room Radisson Resort Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida on behalf of an affiliate of the owner, Concorde Finance & Investment, Inc., to a U.S.-based real estate investment fund. The full-service resort hotel was developed by Intergroup in two phases in 1987 and 1991 and has been under the same ownership since it opened. It is located withi...
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Returns to Interactive Sites for Website Redesign / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Returns to Interactive Sites for Website Redesign Scottsdale AZ (September 14, 2004) -- Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is pursuing a comprehensive revitalization of its brand and collateral to better reflect the exceptional service and attention to detail that are Rosewood trademarks. In the process, Rosewood returned to the source of its original signature website design, Interactive Sites, for a renovation of its corporate website, www.rosewoodhotels.com and each of the properties in the collection, including The Mansion on Turtle Creek and Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas...
Sycuan Resort & Casino Selects Revelation POS from InfoGenesis / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Sycuan Resort & Casino Selects Revelation POS from InfoGenesis SANTA BARBARA, CA Sycuan Resort & Casino, one of Southern Californias largest gaming destinations, recently installed Revelation, the point-of-sale (POS) solution from InfoGenesis, a leading developer of Microsoft-based POS solutions for the hospitality and gaming industries worldwide. "We selected InfoGenesis after an exhaustive evaluation of our solution options, said Rachel OConnor, Manager of Food & Beverage for the Sycuan Resort & Casino. We even attended the InfoGenesis Users Group conference last year, where we were able to speak directly with In...
Claiming Atlantic City and Las Vegas Casino Employees Receive Up to $5 more per Hour with Free Health Coverage, Indiana Casino Workers Pass Vote to Au
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Indiana Casino Workers Pass Vote to Authorize Strike Claiming Atlantic City and Las Vegas Casino Employees Receive Up to $5 more per Hour with Free Health Coverage 93% YES Vote Gives Negotiating Committee Authority to Call a Walkout if Necessary Gary, IN - September 22, 2004 Today Northwest Indiana riverboat workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize their negotiating committee to call a strike if necessary to win better wages and affordable family health insurance. Members of UNITE HERE! Local 1 from Harrahs East Chicago, Trump, Majestic Star, Buffington Harbor Pavilio...
Resort Hotel Association 18th Annual Conference Wrap-up / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Resort Hotel Association 18th Annual Conference Wrap-up WILLIAMSBURG, Va., August 31, 2004 Independent resort owners, operators, CEOs, CFOs, Risk Managers, Human Resource personnel and Insurance Executives gathered at the Kona Village Resort, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, July 10-14 at the associations 18th annual meeting. Attendees heard from industry experts, reviewed the current status of association insurance programs, networked with fellow resort colleagues and enjoyed the South Pacific tropic paradise of Hawaii. The highlight of the conference was an evening program on the Kahuwai...
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hospitality Leadership Forum a New Full-day Conference Will Kick Off the 2004 International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show WHITE PLAINS, NY, September 14, 2004 The new Hospitality Leadership Forum, as well as additional hotel-focused seminars and panel discussions being held during the 2004 International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® (IH/M&RS), will offer lodging industry executives valuable information and knowledgeable insight on todays most important trends. Leading experts will address a host of topics during a four-day series of seminars, November 13-16, 2004, at New ...
At Midyear, InterContinental Hotels Group has Signed 255 Franchise Agreements for New Developments and License Renewals in the Americas / September 20
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report At Midyear, InterContinental Hotels Group has Signed 255 Franchise Agreements for New Developments and License Renewals in the Americas September 21, 2004 - InterContinental Hotels Group announces its Americas franchise sales group executed a record breaking number of franchise contracts and re-licensing agreements in the second quarter of 2004 building on the fast start of the first quarter. At midyear, IHG has signed 255 agreements for new growth and license renewals. This success is further evidence of IHG's powerful brands and best-in-class franchise practices. This record ...
InterContinental Hotels Putting 76 Properties Up for Sale to Raise UKpound 1.3 billion / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveDaily Mail, LondonKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 10, 2004 - InterContinental Hotels has put the for sale sign in front of another 76 properties to raise UKpound 1.3 billion. That is on top of other sales and completed disposals worth UKpound 2.2 billion since its demerger from pubs group Six Continents last year. InterContinental has chosen to concentrate on managing hotels and developing franchises. Most of the hotels to be sold are in the UK. Some analysts worry that, as a support services company, InterContinental will fail to gain from any cyclical upturn in the industry. I...
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report A 24 Member Class of Franchise Owners and Company Executives Complete the First Owners Association of InterContinental Hotels Group and InterContinental Hotels Group Leadership Institute ATLANTA (September 1, 2004) The Owners Association of InterContinental Hotels Group (the IAHI) and InterContinental Hotels Group [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], last week completed the first IAHI Leadership Institute, held August 23-25 at GEs John F. Welch Leadership Development Center in Ossining, NY. The Leadership Institutea three-day, invitation-only leadership development program for franch...
Park Hyatt Zurich First Purpose-built Luxury Hotel to Open in Zurich for Over 20 years / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Park Hyatt Zurich First Purpose-built Luxury Hotel to Open in Zurich for Over 20 years Zurich, September 29, 2004 - Nestled in the heart of the city's bustling financial and commercial district, Park Hyatt Zurich is the latest addition to the exclusive Park Hyatt portfolio. Surrounded by the major financial houses and minutes away from the boutiques of Bahnhofstrasse, Lake Zurich and the beautiful Old Town (Altstadt), the hotel is ideally positioned for both the business and leisure traveller. Unparalleled service and facilities are perfectly complemented by the sumptuous yet und...
The 654 room Hyatt Orange County Acquired by Ashford Hospitality Trust for $81 million in Cash / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The 654 room Hyatt Orange County Acquired by Ashford Hospitality Trust for $81 million in Cash DALLAS - Sept. 29, 2004-- Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT): Transaction Highlights: Hyatt Orange County increases direct hotel portfolio to 33 assets totaling 5,095 rooms Asset being delivered with $6 million renovation in progress to be completed November 2004 After renovation, projected first year un-leveraged EBITDA yield of 9.8% and NOI cap rate of 8.2% Expected to benefit from value-added positioning and strong market RevPAR growth Ashford Hospitality Trust, ...
Hyatt International Appoints Six to General Manager Posts / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hyatt International Appoints Six to General Manager Posts Chicago, IL, September 1, 2004 - Mr. Bernd Chorengel, president of Hyatt International Corporation, is pleased to announce the following executive appointments: Robert Barker has been appointed general manager of Park Hyatt Tokyo. Barker, a graduate of the Blackpool Hotel School in the U.K., consolidated his studies with management assignments with Hilton in Belgium, Venezuela, Malaysia, Philippines, Korea and the People's Republic of China. He joined Hyatt International's Asia Pacific Divisional Office in February 1995, ...
Research and Engineering Creates an Underwater Spa at Huvafen Fushi Resort in the Maldives / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Research and Engineering Creates an Underwater Spa at Huvafen Fushi Resort in the Maldives September 28, 2004 - Amidst much industry speculation and global media interest, the worlds first underwater spa rooms have opened at Aquum Spa at Huvafen Fushi, the Maldives most spectacular island-chic new resort. Huvafen Fushi is the second luxury island concept managed by Per Aquum Resorts & Spas. A masterpiece of engineering and the result of meticulous research by an international team of designers and engineers, the underwater treatment rooms, which took approximately 12 months...
Free Less-stress Lesson for Housekeepers Offered by School of Hotel & Restaurant at Northern Arizona University / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Free "Less-stress" Lesson for Housekeepers Offered by School of Hotel & Restaurant at Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Ariz.-September 2004 - The School of Hotel & Restaurant (HRM), in celebration of International Housekeepers Week, is offering a free "less-stress" lesson as a mind-body gift to housekeepers. The International Executive Housekeepers Association has designated September 12-18 as a week to appreciate housekeepers across many sectors, including hospitality, healthcare, and education. Since housekeeping departments are essential to the success of the hospitality industry...
London Hoteliers Being Proactive and Creative at Controlling Payroll Costs / Deloitte / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report London Hoteliers Being Proactive and Creative at Controlling Payroll Costs / Deloitte September 2004 - In August of this year, The London Development Agency (LDA) announced plans to invest £3.5m to create world-class hospitality service staff in London. With attention focused on the employment aspects of the industry, we review some of the major changes that have occurred within the capital. Drawing on the results of the annual HotelBenchmark Profitability Survey by Deloitte, we have analysed the profitability performance of over 60 hotels in London over a four year period, to establish...
Theme of 2005 Hotel Investment Conference; The Right Industry, The Right Time!, March 13-15, 2005, Atlanta / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Theme of 2005 Hotel Investment Conference; The Right Industry, The Right Time!, March 13-15, 2005, Atlanta ATLANTA, Ga., September 16, 2004 Officials of the Hotel Investment Conference today announced that its 2005 conference will be held March 13-15, 2005, at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta, Ga. Designed specifically for hotel owners and investors, the Hotel Investment Conference is one of the industrys four major annual nationwide events. Proceeds from the conference benefit Georgia State Universitys Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration. I...
