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Democratic Convention Hotel Room Blocks Not Holding Up for Suburban Boston Hotels; Pullouts Hitting Hotels North of Boston Particularly Hard / July
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Sasha Talcott, The Boston GlobeKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News July 14, 2004 - Attendees of the Democratic National Convention have pulled out of hundreds of hotel rooms in Boston's suburbs in recent weeks, leaving executives scrambling to find last-minute guests to fill the empty space. The Sheraton Ferncroft Resort in Danvers, which had blocked off 328 of its 367 rooms for convention guests, learned last week that convention organizers would take just 50 per night -- potentially costing the hotel more than $350,000 in lost revenue. Another hotel, the Holiday Inn Boston-Peabody, ...
Fairfield Resorts, Inc. Expanding Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando with 356 Additional Timeshare Villas / July 2004...
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Hotel Online Special Report Fairfield Resorts, Inc. Expanding Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando with 356 Additional Timeshare Villas ORLANDO, Fla. July 20, 2004 Fairfield Resorts, Inc., the largest vacation ownership company in the world with more than 450,000 owner families, announced today that it has purchased a 12-acre parcel at Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando that will yield 356 additional timeshare villas at its new resort complex adjacent to Walt Disney World. Once complete, Fairfields flagship Orlando location will now total 58 acres and include eight Mediterranean-styled towers comprised of 1,100 ...
Chris Blackwell Sells The Marlin, Ending His Run as One of South Beach's Highest-profile Hotel Owners / July 2004...
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Douglas Hanks III, The Miami HeraldKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News July 9, 2004 - Island Records founder Chris Blackwell has sold The Marlin, formally ending his run as one of South Beach's highest-profile hotel owners. The Palm Resorts Group, a venture that includes New York nightclub operator Tim Spuches, said Thursday that it had bought the 12-room boutique hotel at 1200 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach. Spuches said the group paid $7.5 million, but it was unclear if that reflected the full value of the deal. A Blackwell representative declined to discuss the details. Blackwell's st...
Industry Veteran Steven J. Belmonte Joins Prestigious Round Table Group / July 2004...
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Hotel Online Special Report Industry Veteran Steven J. Belmonte Joins Prestigious Round Table Group - Hailed as the nations leading expert services firm, RTG taps Belmont to provide expert witness service to attorneys, customized research to investment managers, and corporate education to clients around the world Randolph, N.J. (July 20, 2004) Steven J. Belmonte, Founder, President and CEO of Hospitality Solutions LLC, and former President and CEO of Ramada Franchise Systems, has been named a Round Table Scholar by Round Table Group, Chicago. As an adjunct faculty member, Belmonte will join Ph.D. professors ...
Beaumont, Texas Officials Grapple with Legal Action Against the Hampton Inn, Scottish Inns and Interstate Inn for Delinquent Occupancy Taxes / July
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Angela Macias, The Beaumont Enterprise, TexasKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News July 13, 2004 - BEAUMONT, Texas -- When out-of-town visitors stay in a Beaumont hotel, they pay a tax used by the city to draw even more tourists. But not every hotel occupancy tax dollar is making its way into city hands. Proprietors of three Beaumont inns have fallen behind by as many as four months' worth of payments of the 7-percent tax. The city attorney is exploring litigation that could force closure of the hotels until accounts are current. Council members today will decide whether to take legal ac...
Wyndham Anatole Chooses Bartech Automatic Minibars – Automatic Solution Streamlines Operations for over 900+ Guest Rooms / July 2004...
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Hotel Online Special Report Wyndham Anatole Chooses Bartech Automatic Minibars - Automatic Solution Streamlines Operations for over 900+ Guest Rooms BWI CORRIDOR, MD (July 6, 2004) Bartech Systems International, a premier provider of minibar solutions and the leader in automatic minibar technology, today announced that Dallas legendary Wyndham Anatole Hotel has selected Bartech automatic minibars for its distinctive atrium buildings, which contain nearly 900 guest rooms. Plans also include Bartech for the Wyndham Anatoles tower building (still in redesign and enhancement phase as part of the hotels ...
Here Are a Couple of Points I have Learned Regarding Hospitality Management / Barry Williams, Independent Motel Operator / July 2004...
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Hotel Online Special Report Here Are a Couple of Points I Have Learned Regarding Hospitality Management ( Editor's Note: Barry Williams is an independent motel operator. He has witty insight and uses humor in an extraordinary way. Be sure to visit his motel's web site, you will laugh and learn. ) July 2004 - Here are a couple of points I have learned regarding hospitality management. First and foremost - invest your time in managing circumstances rather than people. Most people have a difficult time managing themselves so the chance of you assuming control of their lives is remote. Processes, procedures...
Benchmark Appoints Malgorzata Bardzik-Cox as Controller and Daniel J. Daughtry as Director of Conference and F&B at Hawaii's Turtle Bay Resort /
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Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Appoints Malgorzata Bardzik-Cox as Controller and Daniel J. Daughtry as Director of Conference and F&B at Hawaii's Turtle Bay Resort NORTH SHORE, OAHU, HAWAII, July 2004 - Benchmark Hospitality International of The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, has appointed Malgorzata Bardzik-Cox as controller at Hawaii's Turtle Bay Resort, the landmark property located on Oahu's North Shore. Abid Butt, managing director of the resort, made the announcement, saying, "I am very pleased to announce the promotion of Malgorzata Bardzik-Cox to controller. Malgorzata is an exemplary professional...
Brighton Management Seeks to Acquire the 258 room Holiday Inn Select Bakersfield from John Q. Hammons / July 2004...
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Matt Phillips, The Bakersfield CalifornianKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News July 21, 2004 - The Los Angeles-based company seeking to buy downtown's Holiday Inn Select is excited about the local market. "Our company thought Bakersfield was a very good investment," said Joseph Fan, president of L.A.-based Brighton Management. Fan hopes to buy the hotel for an undisclosed sum from Springfield, Mo.-based hotel management firm John Q. Hammons Hotels Inc. Fan declined to disclose the sale price, citing confidentiality agreements. The current assessed value of the property is $9,051,790, said Ron ...
Dress Code for Men that Prohibits Baseball Hats Worn Backward Comes Under Fire from American Civil Liberties Union / July 2004...
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Hotel Online Special Report Dress Code for Men that Prohibits Baseball Hats Worn Backward Comes Under Fire from American Civil Liberties Union Baltimore-based developer loosens dress code for men By Andrea K. Walker, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News July 2, 2002 -- The Cordish Co., the Baltimore-based developer credited with projects that have revitalized downtowns around the country, has been embroiled in a dispute over the dress code at its open air entertainment facility in Louisville, Kentucky that reflects a larger debate pitting control of decorum versus discrimination. Bowing to c...
New Caribbean Hotel Association President, Mrs. Berthia Parle, MBE, Draws Attention from Heads of Government on the Region's Major Economic Engin
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Hotel Online Special Report New Caribbean Hotel Association President, Mrs. Berthia Parle, MBE, Draws Attention from Heads of Government on the Region's Major Economic Engine - Tourism ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (July 6, 2004) - Two weeks after her inauguration as the first female President of the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), Mrs. Berthia Parle, MBE, captured the attention of the CARICOM Heads of Government at their 25th regular meeting on July 5th, 2004 in Grenada, with a short, straightforward presentation. She presented some of the most meaningful results from the recently released WTTC Report on the impact of ...
Prime Hospitality Corp. Promotes Bryan K. Hayes to Senior Vice President of Operations – East Division / July 2004...
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Hotel Online Special Report Prime Hospitality Corp. Promotes Bryan K. Hayes to Senior Vice President of Operations - East Division FAIRFIELD, N.J., July 19, 2004 - Prime Hospitality Corp. (NYSE: PDQ) announced today that effective immediately Bryan K. Hayes, C.H.A., has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President of Operations - East Division. In his new position, Mr. Hayes will continue to oversee all operations and sales efforts for the 86 owned and managed AmeriSuites and Wellesley Inns & Suites in the Eastern United States. He also supervises Regional Vice Presidents of Operations, Regiona...
Sun Development & Management Corporation Opens 148 room Staybridge Suites Hotels in Aurora, Illinois / July 2004...
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Hotel Online Special Report Sun Development & Management Corporation Opens 148 room Staybridge Suites Hotels in Aurora, Illinois ATLANTA (July 22, 2004) -Staybridge Suites Hotels has opened the doors of its newest hotel in Aurora, Ill. The 148 room all-suite hotel in Aurora, is the 76th addition to the brand's growing portfolio of extended-stay hotels. The hotel, owned and managed by Sun Development & Management Corporation is operated under a license agreement with Staybridge Suites in the InterContinental Hotels Group. The Staybridge Suites-Aurora hotel is located at 4320 Meridian Parkway, Aurora, Ill....
The 179 room Sheraton Augusta Hotel Drops Franchise; Costs of Upgrading to Meet Sheraton's Standards too Expensive / July 2004...
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy James Gallagher, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News July 13, 2004 - Augusta has lost another premier hotel name. After letting its franchise expire at the end of June, the Sheraton Augusta Hotel on Perimeter Parkway is now the Augusta Towers Hotel and Convention Center. The 179-room, full-service hotel was built at a cost of $10 million in 1990 and opened to much fanfare in what was considered one of Augusta's fastest growing areas. The hotel's owner, Columbia, S.C.-based Interstate Investment & Management Corp., said the costs of upgrading the hotel and conv...
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. Acquires Four-property Portfolio from Day Hospitality Group for $25,860,000 in Cash / July 2004...
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Hotel Online Special Report Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. Acquires Four-property Portfolio from Day Hospitality Group for $25,860,000 in Cash DALLAS - July 26, 2004 -- Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT): Transaction Highlights: Acquired at 9.5x trailing twelve-month EBITDA multiple Combined market RevPAR up 7% YTD Increases direct hotel portfolio to 23 assets totaling 3,469 rooms Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. today announced it has completed the acquisition of a four-property, 365-room portfolio from Day Hospitality Group for $25,860,000 in cash. The acquisition includes a contin...
ARAMARK Parks & Resorts Chooses Springer-Miller Systems at Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas / July 2004...
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Hotel Online Special Report ARAMARK Parks & Resorts Chooses Springer-Miller Systems at Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas SMS|Host Integrated Hospitality Management Solution Improves Efficiency in Reservations and Park Administration Stowe, VT. - July 5, 2004 - Springer Miller Systems Inc. (SMS) - the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems-today announced that ARAMARK Parks and Resorts, an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service, has chosen SMS|Host as the property management system at Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, renowned for its wat...
Top Executives of Carlson Hotels Trade Places with Radisson Plaza Hotel Myrtle Beach Frontline Employees for the Day to Better Understand Customers /
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Hotel Online Special Report Top Executives of Carlson Hotels Trade Places with Radisson Plaza Hotel Myrtle Beach Frontline Employees for the Day to Better Understand Customers July 22, 2004, Myrtle Beach, S.C. - Top Executives of Radisson Hotels & Resorts, and its parent company Carlson Hotels Worldwide, worked in front line jobs serving customers at the Radisson Plaza Hotel Myrtle Beach for two days this week as part of the company's 2005 strategic business planning process. Termed "The Hotel Apprentice" program, the executive leadership team from the company's headquarters in Minneapolis, Minn., tr...
Radisson SAS Opens Second Hotel in Turkey, the 153 room Radisson SAS Hotel, Ankara / July 2004...
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Hotel Online Special Report Radisson SAS Opens Second Hotel in Turkey, the 153 room Radisson SAS Hotel, Ankara Brussels, July 2004 . Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, the first class, full-service brand of Rezidor SAS Hospitality, announces the opening of the Radisson SAS Hotel, Ankara. The new Radisson SAS Hotel, Ankara offers 153 guest rooms, 30 executive rooms and 19 suites, all equipped with direct-dial telephone, mini bar, TV, and Internet access. The hotel also has a rooftop Executive Lounge, a Mediterranean restaurant named Loca, a cafe bar called Kulis, an external terrace with landscaped gar...
Developer John Tynan Tops Off The Hotel Andalucia, a $32 million Hotel in Downtown Santa Barbara, California / July 2004...
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Frank Nelson, Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News July 8, 2004 - Santa Barbara's latest downtown hotel will reflect the region's Spanish heritage in appearance and in name: Hotel Andalucia. The new name was announced at a "topping-off" ceremony Wednesday at the partly completed five-story hotel on the corner of Carrillo and Chapala streets, site of the former Hotel Carrillo. Until the new name was unveiled before a crowd of officials, developers, owners, builders, media and a small army of construction workers, most people had continued referring to the...
Akron Hotels Frustrated with Local CVB; Plans Boycott of Business from the Summit County Convention & Visitors Bureau / July 2004...
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Lisa A. Abraham, Akron Beacon Journal, OhioKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 16, 2004 - The Greater Akron Lodging Council plans to begin its boycott of business from the Summit County Convention & Visitors Bureau on Sept. 1. The boycott is the council's attempt to express its frustration with the way the convention bureau is being operated. "For two years, the hotel community has attempted to work diplomatically to effect much-needed change at the bureau," said Bill Reider, chairman of the lodging council. "As the single largest constituent group of the bureau and their primary...
Marriott Drops Negotiations for the 966-room Adam's Mark, Jacksonville's Largest Hotel; Not Likely HBE Will Take Property Off the Market /
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Christopher Calnan, The Florida Times-Union, JacksonvilleKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News July 9, 2004 - Hilton, Hyatt and Westin hotels are the three strongest full-service prospects to buy the downtown Adam's Mark since Marriott International Inc. dropped out of discussions, industry analysts said Thursday. But while all three have looked at the property in recent months, none seem interested so far. But Hilton said Thursday it isn't considering the Adam's Mark. Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc., which owns the Westin brand, is already considering another downtown locati...
Arizona Visitor Count Not in the Record Numbers as in 2001; Arizona Governor's Conference on Tourism / June 2004...
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Karen Mracek, The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News July 9, 2004 - Visitors continue to flock to Arizona, but not in the record numbers the tourism industry saw before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. That was the message coming out of the 2004 Arizona Governor's Conference on Tourism being held this week at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa, 3800 E. Sunrise Drive. "With success comes greater expectations," said Margie Emmermann, director of the Arizona Office of Tourism. "But the external threats to the industry have not gone away." A still volatil...
Netherland's AHM Hotel Group Reflags Two Best Western Hotels to Golden Tulip / July 2004...
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Hotel Online Special Report Netherland's AHM Hotel Group Reflags Two Best Western Hotels to Golden Tulip Amersfoort (The Netherlands), 7th July 2004 - Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts is proud to announce the expansion of its Benelux portfolio through the franchise of the Golden Tulip Berghotel Amersfoort and the Golden Tulip Rotterdam Airport Hotel. Job Heilijgers, owner of the AHM Hotel Group, adds: After succesfully franchising four of the seven hotels in AHM Hotel Groups portfolio with Golden Tulip, we are very happy to include the Golden Tulip Berghotel Amersfoort and the Golden Tulip Rotterdam Ai...
We Found You to be in Violation of the ADA. You Can Either Pay us Now or Go to Court. / July 2004...
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Loretta Kalb, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News July 21, 2004 - Owners of the Nimbus Winery have won a victory over a disabled Dixon man who sued to force the historic center to fix uneven parking pavement that made it difficult to navigate in his wheelchair. On Tuesday, no one was celebrating the ruling by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. in the case involving the Americans with Disabilities Act. Not Russ Knauer, co-owner of the Nimbus Winery Shopping Mall in Sacramento. He said he spent tens of thousands of dollars fighting the suit. Not plainti...
