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Doubletree Novi Doubles In-Room Entertainment Revenue, Enhances Guest Service With Interactive TV Upgrade / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Doubletree Novi Doubles In-Room Entertainment Revenue, Enhances Guest Service With Interactive TV Upgrade . Suburban Detroit Hotel Riding Wave of Regional Turnaround, Boosts In-Room Revenue 100% May 18, 2004 - Theres a saying in the Motor City: as the auto industry goes, so goes Detroit. With General Motors forecasting a healthy $4 billion from operations this year and Ford turning in a $2 billion first quarter, Detroit hoteliers are ramping up their offerings to accommodate an anticipated recovery throughout the region. The Doubletree Novi is no exception. Operated by Oklahoma City-based...
Crown Realty & Development Planning to Spend Up to $30 million Sprucing Up The Doubletree La Posada Resort in Paradise Valley, Arizona / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Donna Hogan, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 18, 2004 - The Doubletree La Posada Resort in Paradise Valley will get underground parking, a luxury spa, $1.5 million private villas and other upgrades expected to triple the aging hotel's revenue, the new owners said. California-based Crown Realty & Development bought the 35-year-old sprawling resort at Lincoln Drive and Tatum Boulevard in March for $30.6 million. The company plans to spend, "more than we paid for it," to spruce up the place, said Crown Realty president Robert Flaxman. The new owners submi...
Dolce International Rides Trend of Increased Group Business Leads From Internet Channels; Global Leader in Conference Destinations Shares Leads via
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Hotel Online Special Report Dolce International Rides Trend of Increased Group Business Leads From Internet Channels Global Leader in Conference Destinations Shares Leads via Network Technology, Web Connectivity; Group Leads Increase 10%, Definite Bookings Up 5% Over Last Year May 10, 2004 - When Dolce International, the global leader in the conference center niche, reshapes its 26-property operation to collect more leads from the growing Internet group-booking channel, it is proof of ‘evolving technology’ at work in the conference destination marketplace. Fielding a new automated electronic Request For Prop...
Former Employee Sues Walt Disney World Over Dress Code; Refused to Remove Muslim Head Scarf / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Henry Pierson Curtis, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22, 2004 - Wearing a hijab has meant not being able to work at Walt Disney World, according to a former employee who claims she lost her job because she refused to remove her Muslim head scarf. Aicha Baha's civil-rights suit, served this week on Disney, may be the first-ever challenge of the employee dress code at the Central Florida attraction. "To stop you from working for practicing your religion doesn't seem right to me," the Morocco-born Kissimmee resident said Friday. "There is a family here ...
Thompson Calhoun Fair, LLC, Brokers Sale of the Holiday Inn University Area – South Bend, Indiana / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Thompson Calhoun Fair, LLC, Brokers Sale of the Days Inn MainGate East - Orlando, Florida ATLANTA, Georgia, May 18, 2004 - Thompson Calhoun Fair, LLC, an Atlanta-based hotel real estate firm, announced today it advised a Midwest bank in the disposition of the Days Inn MainGate East. The 404-room property is located on approximately seven acres only 1.5 miles from the Disney World Resort on U.S. Highway 192. The hotel is comprised of a single-story building housing guest registration, a cafeteria, gift shop and administrative offices. The guest rooms are contained within four, three-story bui...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report American Skiing Company Deploys Datavisions Budgeting & Forecasting Module One of Americas largest operators of ski and golf resorts successfully streamlines forecasting process enterprise-wide WESTON, FL (May 6, 2004) Datavision Technologies, the premier vendor for data warehousing and business intelligence systems for the hospitality industry, recently rolled out their Budgeting & Forecasting Module across American Skiing Company at seven resorts and the corporate office. Used in conjunction with Datavisions Revenue Management Module, the Budgeting & Forecasting module enabl...
Rezidor SAS Enters the Iranian Hotel Market; Will Manage the Dariush Grand Hotel on Kish Island / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Rezidor SAS Enters the Iranian Hotel Market; Will Manage the Dariush Grand Hotel on Kish Island Dubai, May 5, 2004 - Rezidor SAS, whose portfolio includes Park Inn, Country Inn, Radisson SAS, Cerruti and Regent, today announced that it will manage the Dariush Grand Hotel on Kish Island, making Rezidor SAS the first international hotel company in 25 years to enter the Iranian hotel market. Kurt Ritter, president & CEO of Rezidor SAS Hospitality, comments: I am thrilled and very proud to enter Iran with Rezidor SAS. Kish Island offers unspoiled, relaxed and natural surroundings, ...
Architect Robert A.M. Stern Will Design 21-Story Ritz-Carlton, Dallas; Proposed Design Will Evoke Landmark Hotels Built in the 1920s / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Architect Robert A.M. Stern Will Design 21-Story Ritz-Carlton, Dallas; Proposed Design Will Evoke Landmark Hotels Built in the 1920s CHEVY CHASE, Md. - May 6, 2004 -- The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. has announced plans to open its first luxury hotel in the state of Texas. The 216-room Ritz-Carlton, Dallas will open in 2007 in the city's prestigious Uptown area on McKinney Avenue. The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas will be 70 private condominiums, atop the hotel. The owner of the project is Crescent Real Estate Equities Limited Partnership, and will be designed by the ...
Dallas Hotel Association Oopposes 3% Boost in Occupancy Tax to Help Fund Dallas Cowboys New Stadium; 18% Rate Would Be One of Highest In Country /
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Karen Robinson-Jacobs, The Dallas Morning NewsKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 7, 2004 - Fearing the negative impact of having the nation's highest hotel occupancy tax, Dallas' hotel association has voted to oppose a proposal to use a boost in the hotel tax to help fund a new stadium for the Dallas Cowboys, the group said Thursday. "We're not opposed to the stadium," said Frank Naboulsi, chairman of the Hotel Association of Greater Dallas. "We just don't want to pay for it." Cowboys owner "Jerry Jones has the means to pay for his own stadium," said Mr. Naboulsi, general manager...
David Vining Named Vice President of Marketing for Jameson Inn and Signature Inn Hotels / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report David Vining Named Vice President of Marketing for Jameson Inn and Signature Inn Hotels May 26, 2004 - Jameson Inns, Inc., a leading hotel company, and owner and operator of Jameson Inn and Signature Inn hotels, today announced that W. David Vining has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing. Vining's hospitality background includes senior positions at Holiday Inn Worldwide and Days Inns of America. In addition, he has led North America advertising at Compaq Computer Corporation. His technology marketing also includes E*Trade and Peachtree Software. He holds a degree in Communicat...
David Thomas Resigning after Seven Years as Chief Executive Whitbread PLC / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Sarah Bridge, Financial Mail on Sunday, LondonKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9, 2004 - David Thomas is sitting in the 25th-floor boardroom of Whitbread's headquarters overlooking the City, talking about throwing sacred cows out of the window. And Thomas, immaculately coiffured with his plentiful grey hair, well-groomed moustache and traces of a Mancunian accent, certainly speaks from experience. In his seven years as chief executive of the leisure group, he sold off the "sacred cows" of brewing and more than 1,500 pubs, which shook the 250-year old company to the core. Many o...
Donald Padgett II Appointed the New President of Pinehurst Resort / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Donald Padgett II Appointed the New President of Pinehurst Resort VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, N.C. (MAY 28, 2004) - Pinehurst Resort announced today that Donald Padgett II has accepted the position of president. He will assume his new role at the world-renowned resort, site of the 2005 U.S. Open Golf Championship, on July 1. "I have always loved Pinehurst," said Padgett. "As a golfer, and as an executive, it is a dream position. I'll undertake this new role with both pride and great care." Padgett, 55, will leave his position as general manager of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio to move ...
David Merritt Appointed Senior Vice President of Development, Lane Hospitality / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report David Merritt Appointed Senior Vice President of Development, Lane Hospitality NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 17, 2004 - Appointed just last week, David Merritt, Lane Hospitality's new Senior Vice President of Development, is already identifying prospects for acquisition and development to position Lane for the next phase of its growth. The Northbrook, Ill.-based hospitality company owns and manages hotels, resorts and time-share properties. "Lane Hospitality is a well-capitalized organization with talented people and resources," said Merritt. "In addition, our parent company, ...
First Quarter Net Loss for Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Doubles to $48.8 million from $24 million a Year Earlier, Revenue Falls 1% / May 2004
February 28, 2004
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 First Quarter Net Loss for Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Doubles to $48.8 million from $24 million a Year Earlier, Revenue Falls 1% NEW YORK - --April 30, 2004 -- Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. ("THCR" or the "Company") (NYSE:DJT) today reported its first quarter operating results. THCR reported consolidate...
Highland Hospitality Corporation Acquires the 491- room Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott hotel for $59 million in Cash / May 2004
February 28, 2004
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 Highland Hospitality Corporation Acquires the 491 room Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott Hotel for $59 million in cash MCLEAN, VA, May 11, 2004 - Highland Hospitality Corporation (NYSE:HIH), a newly formed lodging real estate investment trust, or REIT, announced today the acquisition of the 491- room Dallas/Fort...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Jones Lang LaSalle Names David Baffsky Asia Pacific Hotelier of 2003; Grows Accor Asia Pacific from 44 Hotels in 1993 to 210 Today BANGKOK, 20 May, 2004 Accor celebrated two major milestones today. The hotel group announced the opening of its 100th hotel in Asia, and its Chairman, Mr David Baffsky was named Asia Pacific Hotelier of the Year. With over 20 years experience in hotel management, property and development and corporate investment, Mr Baffsky has pioneered Accors expansion in the Asia Pacific region. Since becoming Chairman of Accor Asia Pacific in 1993, he ...
Crowne Plaza Tackles Guest Sleep Deprivation; Brand's Sleep Advantage Program Provides Seven Pillows per Bed, Ear Plugs, Eye Masks and More / May
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Crowne Plaza Tackles Guest Sleep Deprivation; Brand's Sleep Advantage Program Provides Seven Pillows per Bed, Ear Plugs, Eye Masks and More ATLANTA (May 6, 2004) More than half of business travelers say they dont get enough sleep on the road, according to the 2003 National Business Travel Monitor survey. To help alleviate this mounting sleep debt, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts today unveiled an industry-leading approach to ensure that business travelers and all guests experience a good nights sleep. The hotel brands new Sleep Advantage encompasses the entire sleep exper...
LaSalle Investment Management Giving the Karon Villa Phuket Beach Resort a US$20 million refurbishment, Appoints InterContinental Hotel Group to Manag
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report LaSalle Investment Management Giving the Karon Villa Phuket Beach Resort a US$20 million Refurbishment, Appoints InterContinental Hotel Group to Manage as a Crowne Plaza Hotel Singapore, 20th May 2004 - LaSalle Investment Management has appointed InterContinental Hotels Group to manage the first Crowne Plaza Hotel in Phuket, formerly known as Karon Villa & Royal Wing Phuket. The resort, to be known as Crowne Plaza Karon Beach Phuket, is set to capture the meetings market in Thailand when it opens in December 2004. "The appointment of InterContinental Hotels Group by LaSalle I...
Capital Lodging, a Newly Organized REIT Acquiring 22 Hotels from Crown Hotel Holding Co., Prism Hotels Will Manage Hotels / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutivePittsburgh Post-GazetteKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15, 2004 - The Crown Hotel Holding Co. of Johnstown yesterday said it was selling 22 of its 27 hotels to Capital Lodging, a newly organized hospitality real estate investment trust. The sale includes five hotels in Pennsylvania, four of them in the Pittsburgh region, including the Wyndham Garden Hotel at University Place in Oakland. Other Pennsylvania hotels to be sold include the Beaver Falls Holiday Inn, the Greensburg Four Points Sheraton, the Uniontown Holiday Inn and the York Holidome & Conference Center. Purchase prices...
Susan C. Fischer-Croggon Rejoins Benchmark Hospitality as Regional Director of Sales for the Northeast / May 2004
February 28, 2004
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 Susan C. Fischer-Croggon Rejoins Benchmark Hospitality as Regional Director of Sales for the Northeast THE WOODLANDS (HOUSTON), TEXAS, April 30, 2004 . Susan C. Fischer-Croggon has rejoined Benchmark Hospitality as regional director of sales for the Northeast, representing the Cheyenne Mountain Resort of Colorado S...
Federal Judge Orders Developer R. Donahue Peebles to Pay $12 million to Contractors Over Delays in the Construction of the Royal Palm Crowne Plaza
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Douglas Hanks III, The Miami HeraldKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 20, 2004 - U.S. District Judge Ted Bandstra found RDP Royal Palm Hotel responsible for the extra two years it took to finish the 422-room complex, a delay that led to a protracted battle between the city of Miami Beach and R. Donahue Peebles, the RDP principal who led the development. Peebles blamed the problems on ground contamination, structural problems on part of an existing hotel the city ordered him to preserve and other issues he said were largely Miami Beach's responsibility. In lawsuits, RDP Royal Palm...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Concord Hospitality and Oxford Development Presented Historic Preservation Award By the City of Pittsburgh for the Development of The Courtyard by Marriott, Downtown Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, PA. - May 4, 2004 - On May 7th Concord Hospitality and Oxford Development will be awarded the Historic Preservation Award presented by the City of Pittsburgh and the Historic Review Commission of Pittsburgh for their co-development of The Courtyard by Marriott, Downtown Pittsburgh, located at 945 Penn Avenue. This 182-room property was fashioned from four existing buildings built ...
Collins Plaza Hotel in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Receiving Multi-million-dollar Renovation, Will Be Rebranded as the Cedar Rapids Marriott / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Collins Plaza Hotel in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Receiving Multi-million-dollar Renovation, Will Be Rebranded as the Cedar Rapids Marriott SPRINGFIELD, Mo. and CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa May 14, 2004 Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. (AMEX: JQH) today announced the Collins Plaza Hotel in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will be rebranded as the Cedar Rapids Marriott in Q3 2004. The conversion, coupled with the propertys multi-million-dollar renovation, is part of John Q. Hammons Hotels long-term strategy for continued growth in the Cedar Rapids market. The property is owned and managed b...
Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Appointed to Manage the Clearwater Resort Located on the South Island, in Christchurch's Lakes District / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Appointed to Manage the Clearwater Resort Located on the South Island, in Christchurch's Lakes District HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII - May 24, 2004 - Outrigger Hotels & Resorts has been appointed to manage its second hotel in New Zealand -- the luxury Outrigger at Clearwater Resort located on the South Island, in Christchurch's lakes district. Located on 480 acres, the 96-unit resort and its surrounding recreational, retail and PGA Championship golf facilities have a combined value of US$45 million, and include a range of luxurious villa-style accommodations inter...
