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Hotel Online Special Report Net New Supply Growth for all 50 States Expected at 1.2% in 2004 - New Hotel Openings in the Last 12 Months Totaled 131 hotels / 22,997 rooms the Lowest Number in the Top 25 Markets Since the Mid-90s / Lodging Econometrics PORTSMOUTH, NH July 29, 2004 - Lodging Econometrics (LE), as part of its 2Q 04 report to the Industry, re-forecasted Supply Side Growth for all 50 states, 197 markets and 593 market tracts throughout the country. Although the early stage of a New Construction Cycle has already begun, LE confirmed that its beginning of the year estimate for near-term hotel...
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Increases Budget of L'Auberge du Lac, a Casino Resort Under Construction in Lake Charles, Louisiana to $365 million;
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Hotel Online Special Report Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Increases Budget of L'Auberge du Lac, a Casino Resort Under Construction in Lake Charles, Louisiana to $365 million; Will Include 746 Guestrooms, Tom Fazio Designed Golf Course LAS VEGAS, July 19, 2004 - Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in the scope and budget of L'Auberge du Lac, the Company's casino resort currently under construction in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Among other items, the Company has increased the number of guestrooms to 746 from approximately 700. Overall, the ...
Ty Warner Hotels & Resorts, LLC Acquires the Kona Village Resort / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Ty Warner Hotels & Resorts Acquires the Kona Village Resort July 8, 2004 - Ty Warner Hotels & Resorts, LLC announces the purchase of the Kona Village Resort from Kona Village Associates. Mr. Ty Warner, Chairman and sole owner of both Ty Warner Hotels & Resorts, LLC, a luxury hotel company and Ty Inc., the largest manufacturer of soft toys, said he felt privileged to purchase this unique Hawaiian icon and carry on the tradition of maintaining this property as the most truly Hawaiian resort experience. The resort, situated around ruins of an ancient fishing village and natural ...
Kite Companies Appoint Conrad Hotels to Operate Luxury Hotel and Residences Project in Indianapolis / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Kite Companies Appoint Conrad Hotels to Operate Luxury Hotel and Residences Project in Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS - July 8, 2004 -- Conrad(R) Hotels, the luxury brand of the Hilton Family of Hotels, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Kite Companies, to operate and manage a newly built, luxurious Conrad hotel and residences that will be located in Downtown Indianapolis, adjacent to the Arts Garden. This groundbreaking luxury property in Indianapolis will feature 243 luxury guestrooms along with 16 high-end residences and upscale dining, sophisticated spa and fitn...
Kinseth Hospitality Adds Three Properties to Management Portfolio in July / June 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Kinseth Hospitality Adds Three Properties to Management Portfolio in July North Liberty, Iowa - July 16, 2004 - Kinseth Hospitality Companies (KHC) is pleased to announce the addition of three hotels to our management portfolio during the month of July. These properties are the recently opened Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Carter Lake (Omaha Airport), Iowa; the recently opened Country Inn and Suites - Madison West (Middleton), Wisconsin; and the Victorian Pines of Galena, Illinois. The 90-unit, Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites opened in the Omaha, Nebraska area on July 7, 2004. The...
Kerzner Poised to Develop Resort Casinos in Three Leading Markets in the United Kingdom / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Kerzner Poised to Develop Resort Casinos in Three Leading Markets in the United Kingdom; Appointed Preferred Developer for Projects in Glasgow and Manchester Kerzner has Entered into Agreements with Anschutz Entertainment Group to Develop the Millennium Dome in London; Proposed Developments Dependent on UK Regulatory Reform PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas - July 13, 2004 -- Kerzner International Limited (NYSE:KZL) (the "Company"), a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotel properties, today announced that it has been ...
Developer Kirk Sykes Opens 175 room Hampton Inn & Suites in Boston's Roxbury Neighborhood / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Developer Kirk Sykes Opens 175 room Hampton Inn & Suites in Boston's Roxbury Neighborhood July 8, 2004 - Boston celebrated its first black-owned hotel last week when a group, led by two African American developers, cut the ribbon on a brand new Hampton Inn & Suites in Boston. The city's first African American-owned hotel hopes to empower community through job creation and economic development & has hired minorities to five of the hotels top seven senior management positions including African American, Phillip Tucker as its General Manager. . The 175-room hotel and its ad...
The 374 room Adams Mark Kansas City Branded the Clarion Hotel Sports Complex / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report The 374 room Adam's Mark Kansas City Branded the Clarion Hotel Sports Complex KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 29, 2004) - The 374-unit Clarion Hotel Sports Complex including two-bedroom suites, located at 9103 E. 39th Street across from the Truman Sports Complex, the home of the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs, is now open. The hotel, formerly operated as the Adams Mark, is owned by Arrowhead Hospitality. Jim Hanson is the general manager. This property fits nicely into the Clarion Portfolio as it truly represents the continued betterment and upward momentum of the Clarion brand, said ...
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Hotel Online Special Report Keith E. Alexander Named GM and Jennifer DAlessandro Named Director of Sales for the Hilton Garden Inn & Conference Center in Suffolk, Virginia ATLANTA, Ga., July 12, 2004 Officials of Noble Investment Group, one of the hospitality industrys leading owner/operators of upscale and premium branded hotels, today announced that it has named Keith E. Alexander general manager of the under-construction, 150-room Hilton Garden Inn & Conference Center in Suffolk, Virginia. Concurrently, Jennifer DAlessandro was named director of sales for the hotel, which is scheduled to open in Febr...
Jerk Alert: Gung-ho Sales People Trying to Sell their Gadgets or Services to a Hotel / HOTEL Asia Pacific / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Jerk Alert: Gung-ho Sales People Trying to Sell their Gadgets or Services to a Hotel by Terence Ronson, July 2004 "Ive stayed in a hotel, so I know how it works. This is a phrase all too often muttered by gung-ho sales people with big smiles and know-it-all attitudes when trying to sell their gadgets or services to a hotel. With the explosive growth of the hospitality industry, particularly in Asia Pacific, and positive projections for the next five years, its no wonder that hospitality is starting to appear on the radar screens of many companies as an important vertical market. [It used ...
John Q. Hammons Building a $35-million, 250-suite Embassy Suites Hotel and Adjoining 80,000-square-foot Convention Center in Loveland, Colorado / July
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Hotel Online Special Report John Q. Hammons Building a $35-million, 250-suite Embassy Suites Hotel and Adjoining 80,000 square-foot Convention Center in Loveland, Colorado SPRINGFIELD, Mo. and LOVELAND, Colo., July 14, 2004 - Mr. John Q. Hammons today announced his plans to build a $35-million, 250-suite Embassy Suites Hotel and adjoining 80,000-square-foot convention center in Loveland, Colo. Only 40 minutes from Denver International Airport via E-470, the Embassy Suites Hotel - Loveland and convention center will be located on the southwest corner of the 243-acre Larimer County Fairgrounds property, which ...
JM Hoteles Selects TravelCLICK as Electronic Distribution Partner / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report JM Hoteles Selects TravelCLICK as Electronic Distribution Partner . CHICAGO (July 6, 2004) - Richard W. Gray, chairman and co-CEO of TravelCLICK, announced today that the three JM Hoteles properties in Spain have implemented TravelCLICK's iHotelier booking engine for their Website reservations and GDS connectivity. JM Hoteles properties include Marina Palace Hotel in Santa Pola (Alicante), Puerto Rosario in Fuerteventura, and Jardín de la Reina in Sevilla. TravelCLICK enabling technology, including the patent-pending OneScreen Web booking engine user interface, customized Web-based ...
Jonathan Gelman Named Executive Sous Chef, Arizona Biltmore / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Jonathan Gelman Named Executive Sous Chef, Arizona Biltmore PHOENIX, Arizona, July 14, 2004 -- The Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa has named a consummate food and beverage professional the new executive sous chef. Jonathan Gelman brings to the historic property a 20-year background of senior positions with luxury hotels and resorts and premium winery restaurants. In his new position, Gelman is working closely with Executive Chef Michael Cairns to manage and implement all of the resort's extensive dining operations, which range from 24-hour room service for the 730 guest accommodatio...
The 2004 North America Guest Satisfaction Index Study; Enhanced Beds Make Strong Impact on Satisfaction / J.D. Power and Associates / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report The 2004 North America Guest Satisfaction Index Study; Enhanced Beds Make Strong Impact on Satisfaction J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Satisfaction Highest Among Guests Who Book Directly on a Hotel's Web Site; Enhanced Beds Make Strong Impact on Satisfaction with the Guest Room WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - July 27, 2004 -- Guests who book directly on a hotel chain's Web site report significantly higher satisfaction with their stay than those who make their reservations through an independent travel site, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 North America Hotel Guest Satisfact...
Interactive Sites and Wyndham International Extend Private-Label Sales Referral System to Global Hotel Alliance Partners / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Interactive Sites and Wyndham International Extend Private-Label Sales Referral System to Global Hotel Alliance Partners Scottsdale, AZ (July 29, 2004) In 2002, Wyndham International, Inc. adopted a private-label capability of Interactive Sites' ShareIt Onlinetm product for chain-wide group sales lead referrals. Now Interactive Sites is enabling Wyndham to extend the scope of that sales lead referral program to its three partners in the Global Hotel Alliance: Kempinski Hotels & Resorts, Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts, and Rydges Hotels & Resorts. The ShareIt Online product now allows the s...
Key Issues Facing Online Marketers in Europe – IMHI Hotel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference Wrapup / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Key Issues Facing Online Marketers in Europe . IMHI Hotel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference Wrapup July 6, 2004 - The first European Hotel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference took place in the Thistle Tower Hotel, London on Friday, 28 May 2004 as an add-on event to the HEDNA (Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association) conference earlier in the week. Sponsored by Institute de Management Hotelier International (IMHI) in conjunction with the HSMAI Hotel Internet Marketing Committee, Americas Board, the one day session attracted over sixty delegates representing the major Europea...
Integrated Capital LLC Acquires Doubletree Hotels in Modesto and Bakersfield for a Combined Cost of Approximately $40 million / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Integrated Capital LLC Acquires Doubletree Hotels in Modesto and Bakersfield for a Combined Cost of Approximately $40 million BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - -July 22, 2004 -- Integrated Capital, LLC announced today that it has acquired the Doubletree Hotel Modesto and the Doubletree Hotel Bakersfield from Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) for a combined total purchase price of approximately $40 million. Both properties will continue to be operated and managed by Hilton Hotels Corporation. "This acquisition was first and foremost about an outstanding value proposition which more t...
InnPoints Worldwide to Provide Direct, End to End Sales Support for their Hotels Worldwide / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report InnPoints Worldwide to Provide Direct, End to End Sales Support for their Hotels Worldwide Opens New York City Sales Office Under Maria Galvis NEW YORK, July 22, 2004 InnPoints Worldwide, a diversified reservation processing organization, announced that it will now provide direct, end-to-end sales support for its members in the corporate, group and meetings markets. The new system, powered by the CARINO Collections SalesConnect2.0 software system, will be managed by Maria Galvis, the Companys new regional sales manager based in New York City. This new offering pr...
Some 200 Companies Exhibiting at the IH/M&RS Technology Market / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Some 200 Companies Exhibiting at the IH/M&RS Technology Market WHITE PLAINS, NY, July 29, 2004 Technology, one of the five markets at the 89th annual International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® (IH/M&RS), will provide participants with new products, services and education to prepare them for the latest technological advancements within the hospitality industry, November 13 16, 2004, at New York Citys Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The Technology market at the IH/M&RS displays products that are at the forefront of the hospitality industry, said Christian Falkenberg, show m...
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Hotel Online Special Report InterContinental Hotels Group Claims 21 million Members in its Priority Club® Rewards; Launched in 1983, Was the Hotel Industrys First Loyalty Programme SINGAPORE (28 JULY 2004) Priority Club® Rewards, the customer loyalty programme of InterContinental Hotels Group, today announced it has enrolled more than 21 million members to become the worlds largest hotel loyalty programme, surpassing Marriott Rewards in total number of members. This is a fantastic achievement we now have 21 million guests who frequently stay at InterContinental Hotels Groups 3,500 hotels worldwide...
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa Names Three to Sales Team / July 2004
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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 Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa Names Three to Sales Team Santa Ana Pueblo, NM (July 12, 2004) The Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa has named three new sales mangers to strengthen the growing awareness of the resort and New Mexico as an ideal meetings destination. The new sales team members include: Kev...
Asset Manager Rim Hospitality Adds Hyatt Flag to the 155-room Vineyard Creek Hotel, Spa & Conference Center, Santa Rosa, California / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Asset Manager Rim Hospitality Adds Hyatt Flag to the 155-room Vineyard Creek Hotel, Spa & Conference Center, Santa Rosa, California CHICAGO - July 16, 2004 -- Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today it is assuming management of the 155-room hotel located at the Historic Railroad Square in Santa Rosa, Calif. - in the heart of Sonoma County, renowned for its world-class wine production. The hotel has been renamed Hyatt Vineyard Creek and offers a full service boutique hotel, spa, exquisite dining and conference center. The hotel, just over two years old, offers state-of-the-a...
Hotel Design Has Come a Long Way from the Cookie-cutter Days of the 1980s; Designers Aim for Warm, Nurturing Feel Post-Sept. 11 / Sandi Cain / July 20
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Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Design Has Come a Long Way from the Cookie-cutter Days of the 1980s; Designers Aim for Warm, Nurturing Feel Post-Sept. 11 By Sandi Cain, July 2004 Hotel design has come a long way from the cookie-cutter days of the 1980s, when road warriors knew the layout of their hotel before they arrived. The rise of intimate boutique hotels in the 1990s and a cultural shift toward comfort since the 2001 terrorist attacks have had an impact on hotel design. On the outside, contemporary, Italian and Craftsman styles have dominated recent construction, but interior design trends have be...
Humphrey Hospitality Trust, Inc. Relocating Corporate Headquarters from Columbia, Maryland to Norfolk, Nebraska; President/CEO George R. Whittemore R
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Hotel Online Special Report Humphrey Hospitality Trust, Inc. Relocating Corporate Headquarters from Columbia, Maryland to Norfolk, Nebraska . President/CEO George R. Whittemore Resigns, Paul Schulte Named President/CEO NORFOLK, NE - Jul 23, 2004 -- Humphrey Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NasdaqNM:HUMP) - a real estate investment trust (REIT) announced today that the Board of Directors of the REIT have elected to relocate the corporate headquarters from Columbia, Maryland to a facility which the REIT already owns in Norfolk, Nebraska. George R. Whittemore, President/CEO and Michael Schurer CFO/ Treasurer/ Se...
