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Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Appoints Eddie Vergara and David Bartek to General Manager Posts / August 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Appoints Eddie Vergara and David Bartek to General Manager Posts McLEAN, Va. Aug. 30, 2004 - Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. today announced the appointment of Eddie Vergara as General Manager for the Hilton Garden Inn Dallas Market Center and the appointment of David Bartek as General Manager for the Atlanta Marriott Gwinnett Place, GA. Eddie Vergara has been with Crestline Hotels & Resorts since 2002, previously as General Manager of The Hilton Garden Inn, Independence, MO. "Eddie is a dedicated general manager with exceptional skills in deli...
Northern Arizona University Names Galen R. Collins New Executive Director for School of Hotel & Restaurant Management / Aug 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Northern Arizona University Names Galen R. Collins New Executive Director for School of Hotel & Restaurant Management Flagstaff, Ariz.- August 2, 2004 - The School of Hotel & Restaurant Management (HRM), one of the nation's top-ranked hospitality schools, has a new leader at the helm. But just as the best hotels make guests feel right at home, so does the appointment of Galen R. Collins evoke instant confidence. Collins, the new executive director, has served the school as Associate Dean, Assistant Dean, Professor, and Interim Dean during the past 17 years. "I am proud of this program...
San Jose State University, Department of Hospitality Management Presents: The Intelligent Hotel – a Conference for Hospitality and Tourism Profe
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report San Jose State University, Department of Hospitality Management Presents: . The Intelligent Hotel - a Conference for Hospitality and Tourism Professionals September 16, 2004, San Jose, California hotel of the future September 16, 2004 | San Jose McEnery Convention Center | San Jose, California Technology is playing an increasingly important role in the Hotel Industry. Often it is difficult just to keep up with developments today much less think of what may be happening tomorrow. This conference is designed to provide essential insights into the emerging trends that will sh...
Monthly Corporate Hotel Chain Results in France for June 2004; Rise in RevPAR Reached 3.9% / MKG Consulting / Aug 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Monthly Corporate Hotel Chain Results in France for June 2004; Rise in RevPAR Reached 3.9% Paris, 5 August 2004 In June 2004, hotel results indicated the continuation of the turnaround in the French hotel industry, with a 2.4% rise in RevPAR. During the first semester, the rise in RevPAR reached 3.9%. The budget categories stimulated growth in RevPAR by the increase in average daily rates, despite a slight drop in the occupancy rates. The midmarket and upmarket hotel industry conceded to a slight fall in average daily rates in order to improve hotel occupancy. These strategies...
Florida Attorney General Suing Two Hotels for Alleged Price Gouging During Charley; Most Hotels Very Charitable to Evacuees / August 2004
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Scott Barancik, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 18, 2004 - An Econo Lodge hotel in Clearwater cut its room rate, erased its "no pets" policy and served a free meal to nearly 100 hungry guests escaping Hurricane Charley. A Ramada Inn in Kissimmee waived its $10-per-night pet fee and offered guests a half-price breakfast. A Comfort Inn in Port Richey let local residents stay free Friday night after Pasco County officials ordered parts of the community to evacuate. Many guests were elderly mobile home dwellers who had nowhere else to go. Natural disaster...
Flag Choice Hotels Adds Three Clarion Collection Hotels in Sydney / July 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Flag Choice Hotels Adds Three Clarion Collection Hotels in Sydney August 16, 2004 - Flag Choice Hotels has added three top properties to its Sydney portfolio, bringing to 14 the number of hotels and serviced apartments it now offers in Australia's major gateway. The new properties include the Meriton Suites World Tower, a Clarion Collection Hotel, which became the tallest and largest serviced apartment building in Australia when it was opened by the Prime Minister late last year. It joins the Meriton Suites Rialto, a Clarion Collection Hotel, in nearby Bathurst Street an...
FaulknerUSA Withdraws Proposal for 800 room Hotel, Convention-Center in Osceola County, Florida / Aug 2004
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy April Hunt, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 3, 2004 -Osceola County's decade-long dream of a convention center got a rude awakening Monday when the developer withdrew its proposal for the $350 million project. FaulknerUSA President Mark Schultz said the credit markets would not bless the convention center-hotel complex, so there was no need to drag out negotiations. County commissioners voted to shelve the proposal, and Schultz said the firm would instead try to pull financing together on its own. Although the move leaves the door open for this propos...
U.S. Department of Labor New Overtime Regulations take Effect August 23, 2004; All Workers Earning Less than $23,660 per year Are Guaranteed Overtime
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Hotel Online Special Report U.S. Department of Labor New Overtime Regulations Take Effect August 23, 2004; All Workers Earning Less than $23,660 per year Are Guaranteed Overtime Protection FairPay Fact Sheet by Exemption Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Exemption for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Computer & Outside Sales Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) This fact sheet provides general information on the exemption from minimum wage and overtime pay provided by Section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act as defined by Regulations, 29 CFR Part 541. The F...
Four Seasons Hotels Inc. Reports Net Earnings of $17.3 million Compared to a Net Loss of $1.4 million for the 2nd Qtr of 2003; Addition of Ten Manage
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Four Seasons Hotels Inc. Reports Net Earnings of $17.3 million Compared to a Net Loss of $1.4 million for the 2nd Qtr of 2003; Addition of Ten Managed Properties Over the Past 2 Years Pushes Earnings Up Hotel Operating Statistics TORONTO, Aug. 10, 2004 - Four Seasons Hotels Inc. (TSX Symbol "FSH"; NYSE Symbol "FS") today reported its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. 2004 Second Quarter Overview Financial Results: As described in greater detail in the accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended June 30, 2004: Net earnings were $...
Fredric A. Ric Nicholson Named Director of Sales and Marketing for The Adolphus, Dallas / Aug 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Fredric A. "Ric" Nicholson Named Director of Sales and Marketing for The Adolphus, Dallas DALLAS, TX (August 2, 2004) - Fredric A. "Ric" Nicholson has been named director of sales and marketing for The Adolphus, effective immediately. He will be responsible for all aspects of room sales, including marketing and advertising strategies for the property. Mr. Nicholson will oversee the hotel's six sales managers and the production of key business segments. The appointment was announced by Tom E. Garcia, managing director of The Adolphus. "Ric brings to The Adolphus a depth of...
First Hospitality Group, Inc. Adds Five Properties to its 30 Hotel Portfolio / August 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report First Hospitality Group, Inc. Adds Five Properties to its 30 Hotel Portfolio DES PLAINES, Ill.- Aug. 30, 2004 -- While continuing to focus on the Midwest with its primary strategic brand partners, First Hospitality Group, Inc. (FHG) is exploring growth opportunities through a mix of owned and managed hotels that fit its operational model. The Chicago area based FHG recently added five properties to its portfolio bringing the company's total to 30 hotels in six states. FHG recently executed four management contracts including: the 297-room Holiday Inn Select Chicago O'Hare, ...
Instead of the Traditional Check-in Counter, the Embassy Suites Albuquerque Lobby Will Have Four Kiosks / August 2004
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Rosalie Rayburn, Albuquerque Journal, N.M.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 16, 2004 - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- In about a month drivers approaching the Big I interchange can look for a trio of very large pyramid-shaped skylights atop the Embassy Suites hotel under construction at Lomas and Interstate 25. Slated to open in April, the nine-story hotel will have 261 suite-style rooms, 30,000 square feet of meeting space and a novel check-in system. The 17-feet-tall skylights are a much larger version of those that top the giant atrium at Albuquerque's other Hammons hotel, the Marriot...
After Paying a New York City Record $838,000 per Room, Elad Properties-Ad Group Ltd. May Convert Some of The Plaza into Residential Units / August
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Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Pradnya Joshi, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 14, 2004 - The Plaza Hotel, Manhattan's money-losing luxury landmark, has been sold by a Saudi prince and a London-based hotel chain to an Israeli company for $675 million. Condominium developer Elad Properties-Ad Group Ltd. -- a Fort Lee, N.J.-based subsidiary of I.T. America Israel Investment Ltd. -- may convert some of The Plaza into residential units, one person close to the transaction said, noting that a previous owner received approval to add apartments in the 1980s. Selling The Plaza are co-owners S...
New Edition of EI's Popular 'Planning and Control' Textbook Highlights Technology, Multi-Unit Management Issues / August 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report New Edition of EI's Popular 'Planning and Control' Textbook Highlights Technology, Multi-Unit Management Issues LANSING, Mich., August 2004 - The new sixth edition of Planning and Control for Food and Beverage Operations, published by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, reflects important trends in modern food and beverage operations, including technology applications and the challenges of multi-unit management in the practice of cost control. This practical textbook, written by Michigan State University's Jack D. Ninemeier, Ph.D, CFBE, CHE, shows how contro...
Educational Institute Offers Training Programs in DVD Format / August 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Educational Institute Offers Training Programs in DVD Format ORLANDO, Fla., August 2004-The Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association is now offering several of its hospitality training videos in DVD format. The five new subject-specific DVD packages each feature the complete content from three EI videos packaged on a single DVD to create an easy-to-use training series. The five DVD packages include: Risk Management DVD: "Spotlight On Security for Lodging;" "Fire Safety: Prevention and Response for the Lodging Industry;" and "Planning for Emergencies." ...
The Doubletree® Hotel and Conference Center St. Louis a Part of a Six-hotel Renovation Project by Slohat Hotels L.P. / August 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report The Doubletree® Hotel and Conference Center St. Louis a Part of a Six-hotel Renovation Project by Slohat Hotels L.P. CHESTERFIELD, Mo., (August 18, 2004)- The Doubletree® Hotel and Conference Center St. Louis, located on 20 acres in the wooded suburb of Chesterfield Mo., today announced the start of the second phase of a $5 million hotelwide renovation that began last year. When the entire renovation is completed by the first quarter of 2005, the Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center St. Louis will offer one of the most technologically advanced conference centers in the St. Louis ...
$13 million Hotel-wide Renovation Will Provide the Doubletree Hotel Houston-Post Oak an Upgraded New Name, Hilton Houston Post Oak / August 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report $13 million Hotel-wide Renovation Will Provide the Doubletree Hotel Houston-Post Oak an Upgraded New Name, Hilton Houston Post Oak HOUSTON - Aug. 30, 2004 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) today announced that the Doubletree Hotel Houston-Post Oak, located in the heart of the Uptown Houston business district, will be rebranded and renamed the Hilton Houston Post Oak after the completion of a $13 million hotel-wide renovation. The modernization project will begin immediately and is anticipated to be concluded in the first quarter of 2005. This is part of a six-hotel renov...
CNL Hotels & Resorts Inc. Appoints Marriott to Manage the 692 room Doral Golf Resort & Spa; Frank Garahan, a 25-year Marriott Veteran, Named GM / Augu
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Hotel Online Special Report CNL Hotels & Resorts Inc. Appoints Marriott to Manage the 692 room Doral Golf Resort & Spa Frank Garahan, a 25-year Marriott Veteran, Named GM CNL to Spend $40 Million on Capital Improvements Over Next Three Years WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2004 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) today announced that it has assumed management of the legendary Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Fla. The 692-room property will officially be named the Doral Golf Resort & Spa, A Marriott Resort and joins Marriott's world-class portfolio of 60 resorts worldwide. CNL Hotels & Resorts Inc., the nation'...
Dog Friendly Directory Creates Best Travel Resource for Dog-Owners / Aug 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Dog Friendly Directory Creates Best Travel Resource for Dog-Owners Knoxville, TN August 3, 2004 With the recent launch of Dog Friendly Directory (www.dogfriendlydirectory.com), dog-owners no longer have to waste valuable time barking up the wrong tree trying to find high-quality, dog-friendly accommodations. Dog Friendly Directory is designed for the traveling dog-owner to have instantaneous travel solutions at the click of a mouse. Anyone with a dog knows how hard it is to find a good place to stay that doesnt just allow your dog, but actually welcomes your dog. Our staff of dog-lov...
BringYourPet.com Acquires Dog Friendly Directory and Expands Market Reach / Aug 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report BringYourPet.com Acquires Dog Friendly Directory and Expands Market Reach Knoxville, TN August 2, 2004 - BringYourPet.com, one of the worlds fastest growing online hotel directories for pet-friendly hotel and travel lodging, recently acquired Dog Friendly Directory (www.DogFriendlyDirectory.com) in an effort to expand its marketing reach for its advertisers. Company spokesperson Brian Bailey states, This new addition will help our advertisers reach travelers looking specifically for dog-friendly lodging. This is a win/win situation for our advertisers, the pet and the dog-friendly trav...
Is Your Hotel's Web Site The Ultimate Distribution Machine? / Richard Zwicky / Aug 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Is Your Hotel's Web Site the Ultimate Distribution Machine? by Richard Zwicky, August 2004 Does your hotel's web site rely upon your franchise's brand name to attract potential customers to your web site? That's fine, but less than 25% of Internet travelers search for hotels by brand name. More than 70% search for hotels by a query like "Hotels in Seattle" or variations thereupon. In most cases these searches produce results filled with consolidators, travel agencies, and the like. Your hotel's goal however should be to show up in relevant search results. Your main site should be showing ...
Union Pension Fund Trustees Agree to Pay $11 million to Settle a Federal Lawsuit Alleging the 1000 room Westin Diplomat Resort Was Ill-conceived; P
March 31, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Douglas Hanks III, The Miami HeraldKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 4, 2004 - Trustees for the union pension fund that owns Hollywood's Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa have agreed to pay nearly $11 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging the massive resort was ill-conceived and badly managed, the U.S. Labor Department announced Tuesday. Four of the five pension trustees named in the 2002 Labor Department suit, including Plumbers and Pipefitters union head Martin Maddaloni, will resign from the fund's board as part of the settlement. The suit came two years after federal offi...
Christo Diamandopoulos Appointed General Manager at Hotel Sari Pan Pacific, Jakarta, Indonesia / August 2004
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Hotel Online Special Report Christo Diamandopoulos Appointed General Manager at Hotel Sari Pan Pacific, Jakarta, Indonesia August 13, 2004 - Hotel Sari Pan Pacific Jakarta recently named Christo Diamandopoulos as the General Manager replacing E.J Mac Ewan III who has been relocated to Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur. Christo was most recently the General Manager of Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur for six years and held similar position in Pan Pacific Resort Pangkor Island (currently known as Pangkor Island Beach Resort). With 30 years experience in the hospitality industry, Christo obtained a Diploma in Hotel Management from ...
The Design / Build Option Offers Substantial Benefits / Lee Simon – Drawing Conclusions / August 2004
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Drawing Conclusions Foodservice Design By Lee Simon / The General Group / August 2004 The pyramids are fantastic structures. Centuries later, we still marvel at their creation. In the days of the master-builders of Egypt, when the pyramids were built, those who were responsible for the design of a building or structure were also responsible for the construction. There was one person, or perhaps a unified group of people, slated to oversee the development of the structure from start to finish. As the design and construction field evolved over time, the two functions design and construction have become separ...
