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The Hotel Financial Consortium of Companies Expands with the Affiliation of Five Companies in Strategic Locations / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Hotel Financial Consortium of Companies Expands with the Affiliation of Five Companies in Strategic Locations September 24, 2004 - We are pleased to announce our expansion with the affiliation of five companies in strategic locations, all staffed with highly experienced professionals. The Hotel Financial Consortium of Companies will allow us to serve your needs anywhere in the U.S., on any type of financial matter related to the hospitality industry. The new affiliates are: Grayhawk Capital Funding Michael Lovata Phoenix, AZ (480) 344-3414 David Noll & Associates David Noll Dallas...
American-Armenian Investors Open $42 million Armenia Marriott Hotel in Yerevan, Armenia / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report American-Armenian Investors Open $42 million Armenia Marriott Hotel in Yerevan, Armenia Largest US Direct Investment Ever in Armenia's Privatizing Economy BOSTON, Sept. 21, 2004 - Representing the largest US direct investment ever in the Republic of Armenia, the historic Hotel Armenia, located in the republic's capital, Yerevan, has opened as a 5-star, world-class Marriott hotel following a multi-million dollar restoration. AK Development, the Boston-based investor group of American and other "Diaspora" Armenians, defied all odds to manage the privatization process, luring...
Ira Drukier A Partner in Minneapolis' Chambers Hotel Project; Rockwell Group Designing the Boutique Hotel on Site of Former Fairmont Hotel Buildi
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott Hotel GM Ron Paynter Completes Executive Committee Appointments; 349-room Resort Opening in October 2004 September 2, 2004 -- AUSTIN, TX - Marriott International today announced the executive committee that will oversee and lead the new Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott Hotel, located in the Texas Hill Country. Opening October 2004, this is Marriotts first resort hotel in Texas. Ron Paynter joins as General Manager, Joe Reardon as Director of Marketing, Rudolfo Guzman as Director of Engineering, Mary Beth Drobny as Director of Event Management, Jason Poll...
Heavy Footsteps, Doors Slamming, Cool Drafts; Unexplained Occurrences at Historic Hotels of America Member Hotels / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Heavy Footsteps, Doors Slamming, Cool Drafts; Unexplained Occurrences at Historic Hotels of America Member Hotels What Goes Bump in the Night? National Trust Historic Hotels of America Shares Tales of the Unexplained WASHINGTON, D.C., September 15, 2004 - Heavy footsteps. Doors slamming. Cool drafts. This is just the beginning of the unexplained occurrences at Historic Hotels of America member hotels. With hotels dating from as early as the 1700s, it is no surprise that a few spirits have stuck around to dabble in the modern world. Apparitions range from characters dubbed Ms. Clea...
Ronald Y. Kim and Becka Chester Named to Vice President Positions for Hilton Hotels Corporation / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Ronald Y. Kim and Becka Chester Named to Vice President Positions for Hilton Hotels Corporation BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., September, 2004 Ronald Y. Kim has been named vice president managed development of the South Central Region (which includes states in the southwestern and southeastern part of the United States) and Becka Chester has been named vice president of interior design for Hilton Hotels Corporation. In his new role, Ronald Kim will be responsible for growing Hilton's full-service hotels in this region primarily through management contracts. He will continue to be based i...
From Newspapers to In-Room Beverages, Hilton Garden Inn Ask the Traveler Survey Reveals What Business Travelers Really Want / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report From Newspapers to In-Room Beverages, Hilton Garden Inn "Ask the Traveler" Survey Reveals What Business Travelers Really Want BEVERLY HILLS, Calif - Sept. 28, 2004 -- The first annual Hilton Garden Inn "Ask the Traveler" survey released today took a deep look into the psyche of the business traveler, resulting in some surprising and insightful findings, including a fondness for Carmen Electra and Brad Pitt. The survey was administered at two Hilton Garden Inn properties as a beta test to determine what business travelers really want. Guests were asked five questions, ranging from the p...
Hilton International Signs 20 Year Contract to Operate the Hilton Madrid Airport; Designed by Architect, Miguel Oliver Pérez Scheduled to Open
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Barcelona, 31 August 2004 - Hilton International, the prestigious global hotel chain will be opening a new hotel in Madrid, Hilton Madrid Airport, the first in Madrid and fourth in Spain following Hilton Barcelona, Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona and Hilton Valencia. Hilton Madrid Airport, scheduled to open in early 2006, will be the only five-star hotel in the Barajas Madrid airport located 800 metres away from the terminals and a five-minute car journey away from the Madrid IFEMA exhibition centre. With this hotel, Hilton finally completes the key Madrid/Barcelona/Valencia business...
$21 million, 185-room Hilton Garden Inn Awaiting Building Permit from Athens, Georgia Planning Department / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Allison Floyd, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 2, 2004 - Hotel executives will break ground on a new downtown Hilton Garden Inn Friday, though they haven't yet received a building permit. After months of work on designs for the 185-room facility, hotel designers had satisfied all but a couple of issues with Athens-Clarke County Planning Department late Wednesday and could, conceivably, have the building permit in hand for Friday's ceremony. The two remaining issues involve a sign that might top the eight-story building and a plain facade facing East Cla...
Hilton Hotels Corporation Names Stefani Strategos Vice President of Project Finance; Namit Malhotra Vice President of Feasibility and Investment Analy
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Hotels Corporation Names Stefani Strategos VP of Project Finance; Namit Malhotra VP of Feasibility and Investment Analysis BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., September 28, 2004 Stefani Strategos has been named vice president of project finance, and Namit Malhotra has been named vice president of feasibility and investment analysis for Hilton Hotels Corporation. Both are based at Hilton Hotels Corporations Beverly Hills world headquarters, and will report to Jon Benowitz, senior vice president of project finance & investment analysis. Stefani Strategos joined Hilton Hotels Corporation i...
Most Hospitality Help Wanted Classified Ads Suck / Barry Williams, Independent Motel Operator / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Most Hospitality "Help Wanted" Classified Ads Suck by Barry Williams, September 2004 Most hospitality "Help Wanted" classified ads Suck. They vacuum up every person who might be remotely interested in the position offered and they ignore the people that aren't. That's not a good thing and here's three reasons why: Your best prospective employees already HAVE a job. They want to improve their working conditions, make more money, move across the country - anything! But they're always looking... (this is different from the looking that causes divorce ;-) These fish don't chase ...
Peter Morton to Develop $1 billion 1,500 room Hotel/Condominum Project Adjacent to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Peter Morton to Develop $1 billion 1,500 room Hotel/Condominum Project Adjacent to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS, Sept. 23, 2004 - Peter Morton, chairman and founder of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, today announced plans to build a $1 billion, 1.5 million square-foot hotel/condominium project on the 24 acres adjacent to his Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. When combined with the current Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, the two properties will cover a total of 41 acres. Mr. Morton recently acquired the 24-acre parcel for $86 million. This new project will be unlike anyth...
Olympia Equity Investors Acquires The 117-Room Hampton Inn Portland-Airport / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Olympia Equity Investors Acquires The 117-Room Hampton Inn Portland-Airport Portland, Maine, September 7, 2004. Olympia Equity Investors announced the acquisition of the 118-room Hampton Inn Portland-Airport in South Portland, Maine. Situated along the well traveled Maine Mall and Portland Airport corridor at 171 Philbrook Avenue, South Portland, Maine, the Hampton Inn Portland-Airport is located adjacent to the Maine Mall and Airport, 10 minutes from Downtown Portland and 2 hours from Boston, MA. Portland and the surrounding communities offer a unique blend of leisure activities...
John Q. Hammons Planning a 275-room, $40 million Renaissance Hotel Overlooking San Marcos, Texas / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Roger Croteau, San Antonio Express-NewsKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 19, 2004 - SAN MARCOS -- It has not escalated in volume or divisiveness to the level of San Antonio's debate over the PGA Village proposal, but many of the same issues are being hashed out over a plan to build a major hotel and conference center here. Like the PGA Village, the site is environmentally sensitive and millions of dollars of public money would be at stake. And like the PGA Village, backers promise the Gateway to the Hill Country Resort development would be an economic boon for the area. But unl...
Hotel Technology Next Generation Creates Workgroup Aimed Squarely at the Guest Room of the Future / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Technology Next Generation Creates Workgroup Aimed Squarely at the Guest Room of the Future CHICAGO (September 23, 2004) -- Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) today made public the charter and sponsoring members of a new workgroup aimed squarely at the Guest Room of the Future. The In-Room Technology Workgroup sponsored by Cisco Systems, Guest-Tek, LodgeNet Entertainment, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Microsoft Corp., Paradyne, and Quadriga Worldwide, was announced to HTNG members on September 15. In addition to the seven sponsors, applications from other hotel companies...
Unlocking Interoperability; HTNG Attracts 17 Leading Hotels, Vendors and Consultants to Address Distribution Interoperability / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Unlocking Interoperability; HTNG Attracts 17 Leading Hotels, Vendors and Consultants to Address Distribution Interoperability CHICAGO (September 15, 2004) -- Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) today announced the formation of the HTNG Property/Distribution Solution Workgroup. Sixteen leading hotel companies, vendors, and consultants, together with the OpenTravel Alliance (OTA), will work together to define and deliver technology solutions that will improve the interoperability of the key systems that manage distribution for hotels, including property management, central reservati...
Terri Thompson Appointed General Manager for the 120 room Hilton Garden Inn Tulsa Airport / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Terri Thompson Appointed General Manager for the 120 room Hilton Garden Inn Tulsa Airport Dallas, TX, September 1, 2004: The Hilton Garden Inn Tulsa Airport, a Hospitality Management Corporation (HMC) property, is pleased to announce the promotion of Terri Thompson to General Manager for the 120 room hotel. Ms. Thompson started in the hospitality industry as a housekeeping room inspector with Holiday Inn in 1992 and moved on to Radisson in 1997 where she worked as an Executive Housekeeper until the opening of the new Hilton Garden Inn Tulsa Airport in 1999. She started at ...
Hervey Feldman, Father of Embassy Suites, Dead at 67 / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hervey Feldman, "Father of Embassy Suites," Dead at 67 IRVING, Texas September 8, 2004 - Hervey Feldman, 67, co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of FelCor Lodging Trust (NYSE: FCH), passed Tuesday, September 7 at his home in Dallas, Texas. A pioneer in the lodging industry, Mr. Feldman was best known as the father of Embassy Suites. He was the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Embassy Suites, Inc., serving in that capacity from 1983 to 1990, and as its Chairman of the Board from 1990 to 1992. Under his leadership, the Embassy Suites brand grew from ...
Howard Feiertag Named the Recipient of the 1st Annual HSMAI/NYU Excellence in Sales & Marketing Strategy Award / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Howard Feiertag Named the Recipient of the 1st Annual HSMAI/NYU Excellence in Sales & Marketing Strategy Award MCLEAN, VA (Sept. 23, 2004) At the HSMAI/NYU Industry Strategy Conference in New York City today, Howard Feiertag, well known hospitality industry veteran, teacher and writer, was named the recipient of the 1st Annual HSMAI/NYU Excellence in Sales & Marketing Strategy Award sponsored by Hotel & Motel Management. The prestigious award was developed to recognize an outstanding industry leader who has contributed to, or represented, the sales and marketing profession in a ma...
HEI Hospitality Acquires Omni Indianapolis North Hotel; Plans Conversion to Hilton Hotel Brand / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report HEI Hospitality Acquires Omni Indianapolis North Hotel; Plans Conversion to Hilton Hotel Brand NORWALK, Conn./INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., September 13, 2004 HEI Hospitality, a privately held hospitality investment firm, today announced it had acquired the Omni Indianapolis North hotel in Indiana from a subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Merritt Hospitality, a wholly owned subsidiary of HEI, will manage the hotel. The hotel will undergo a $4.6 million renovation beginning at year-end 2004 and be repositioned as an upscale Hilton Hotel, which provides significant...
HEI Hospitality Acquires the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel; Merritt Hospitality, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of HEI, will Manage / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report HEI Hospitality Acquires the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel; Merritt Hospitality, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of HEI, will Manage NORWALK, Conn./FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., September 27, 2004 HEI Hospitality, a privately held hospitality investment firm, today announced that it had acquired the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel in Florida from Miami Beach-based LNR for an undisclosed amount. Merritt Hospitality, a wholly owned subsidiary of HEI, will manage the hotel. It is the fifth property acquired since HEI announced in June the formation of HEI Hospitality Fund, a $275 millio...
HDTV In The Guest Room: How To Enter The New World Of Digital TV With Confidence / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report HDTV In The Guest Room: How To Enter the New World of Digital TV With Confidence By David M. Bankers Do you really need to install high-definition TV (HDTV) in your hotel? The question is no longer if, but when. Research by the Yankee Group indicates that out of 106 million total U.S. households, more than 48 million (45%) may own HDTV displays by 2007. More than 95% of U.S. broadcasters are already broadcasting a digital signal. And the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has imposed a staged conversion on television manufacturers that will affect every new flat panel and conventi...
Hotel Booking Solutions Attains Gold Certified Partner Status In Microsoft Partner Program / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Booking Solutions Attains Gold Certified Partner Status In Microsoft Partner Program Hotel Booking Solutions Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning a Microsoft Competency In ISV/Software Solutions New Orleans (September 30, 2004) Hotel Booking Solutions today announced it has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in ISV/Software Solutions recognizing Hotel Booking Solutions expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified partner, Hotel Booking Solutions has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technol...
GuestWare, Mintek Mobile Data Solutions Form Strategic Alliance; Agreement Allows Both to Coordinate Sales, Marketing and Development Efforts / Septem
March 31, 2004
GuestWare, Mintek Mobile Data Solutions Form Strategic Alliance; Agreement Allows Both to Coordinate Sales, Marketing and Development Efforts SEATTLESeptember 16, 2004 Mintek Mobile Data Solutions, Dunedin, Fla., and Seattle-based Diversified Computer Corp. (DCC), maker of GuestWare, have formed a strategic alliance that will enable the two companies to focus on their core competencies while coordinating sales, marketing and development efforts. This agreement will enable us to jointly pursue new business with larger management organizations that are looking for an integrated customer relationship management (CRM...
Samoset Resort Goes Wireless with Guest-Tek WiFi Internet Capabilities / September 2004
March 31, 2004
Samoset Resort Goes Wireless with Guest-Tek WiFi Internet Capabilities Rockland ME (September 23, 2004) -- Guests at the Samoset, a 178-room AAA Four Diamond resort on 230-oceanfront acres overlooking Penobscot Bay, now have state of the art Internet connectivity to add to the resort's amenities of championship golf , tennis, full service Health Club and the Wine Spectator Award-winning Marcel's Restaurant. Thanks to Guest-Tek, the world-class provider of broadband technology solutions for the hospitality industry, guests have complimentary, wireless internet access throughout the hotel, from guestrooms to public spaces to the 21,0...
