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February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Betty Price, Front Desk Associate at the Baymont Inn & Suites Albuquerque Receives New Mexico Lodgers Association Employee of the Year Award Gail Delong, Area Sales Manager for Baymont Inns & Suites Recognized for Hotel Sales Professionalism Milwaukee, Wis. (May 17, 2004) Whether its watering flowers to keep the landscaping looking nice, helping out in laundry, fixing a leaky toilet or working as the morning breakfast attendant, Betty Price always is willing to provide a helping hand. Yet, Price is a front desk associate at the Baymont Inn & Suites Albuquerque. With more ...
La Quinta Corporation Promotes Brent LeBlanc and Gary Zodrow to Vice President Positions / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report La Quinta Corporation Promotes Brent LeBlanc and Gary Zodrow to Vice President Positions DALLAS (May 10, 2004) - The La Quinta Corporation announces the promotion of Brent LeBlanc to the position of Vice President, Franchise Development - Western Division and the appointment of Gary Zodrow to the position of Vice President - Strategic Franchise Initiatives. Le Blanc's new responsibilities will include overseeing and managing the four franchise development regions west of the Mississippi. Prior to his promotion, Le Blanc served as Director of Franchise Development - Central Reg...
Brett Boreing Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing for The Northland Inn, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Brett Boreing Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing for The Northland Inn, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota THE WOODLANDS (HOUSTON), TEXAS, May 2004 Benchmark Hospitality has announced the appointment of Brett Boreing as director of sales & marketing for The Northland Inn, a hotel and conference center featuring 231 recently renovated suites, located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, near Minneapolis. Fred Julius, general manager, made the announcement. Mr. Boreing was most recently director of sales at The Founders Inn, a Benchmark property located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He began his s...
Ayres Hotel Group Standardizes with epitome PMS From Hotel Information Systems / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Ayres Hotel Group Standardizes with epitome PMS From Hotel Information Systems Lake Forest, CA (May 10, 2004)... Hotel Information Systems (HIS), a division of MAI Systems Corporation (OTCBB: MAIY.OB) announces that it has been selected to provide its epitome Property Management System in all Ayres properties. The implementation of epitome PMS will enable Ayres to standardize operations and information throughout its sixteen Southern California hotels. The flexible, yet consistent configuration and processing of epitome PMS provides Ayres with the tools to increase operational efficiencies,...
Coming to a City Near You – Revenue Management 101 – Understanding the Fundamentals of Revenue Management / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Coming to a City Near You - Revenue Management 101 . Understanding the Fundamentals of Revenue Management to Drive RevPAR and Market Share in as little as 30 days! Scottsdale, May 14, 2004 - Get your summer into high gear and take advantage of the easiest, fastest and most cost effective way to drive revenues and profits. Tough talk to make the cash register ring is the hallmark of Aspire. In its own unique way, Aspire has developed a crash course in Revenue Management that moves your property up the ladder quickly and efficiently. The Revenue Management 101SM workshop will be held June 10th in South Lake Taho...
Hotel Performance of Four Key Markets Where SARS Was Reported; Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taipei at End of First Quarter 2004 / 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 Hotel Performance of Four Key Markets Where SARS Was Reported; Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taipei at End of First Quarter 2004 Asian hotel performance a year on from SARS March 2004 marks the second consecutive quarter of revenue per available room (revPAR) growth for four Asian markets that reported ca...
Tampa's Fifth-largest Hotel, The Ashley Plaza, Shutters 200 Rooms Following Complaints about Deplorable Conditions; Just Recently Lost its Holi
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Randy Diamond, Tampa Tribune, Fla.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 4, 2004 -TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa's fifth-largest hotel has shuttered two thirds of its rooms after complaints about deplorable conditions in the 13-story downtown property that recently lost its Holiday Inn franchise. "I wouldn't spend the night here, I'm not going to ask anyone else to," Larry Collier, the general manager of the former Holiday Inn City Center said of the shut-down section at the 312-room hotel. He said 212 rooms were closed about two weeks ago because of a stench from mildew that developed when th...
Secretive UK Hotel Owner, Andrew Davis Has Acquired 16 Hotels, Has 10 On a To Buy List / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveFinancial Mail on Sunday, LondonKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9, 2004 - He owns luxury hotels, including Cliveden in Berkshire, the Royal Crescent in Bath, Somerset, and Sharrow Bay in the Lake District. The walls of his properties are bedecked with Old Masters worth millions. And his hotel guests are ferried about in company-owned helicopters and fleets of plush cars -- Ferraris, Aston Martins and Bentleys. Andrew Davis also luxuriates in what he confesses is the "meaningless" title of Lord Davis, thanks to an honour that came with the purchase of one of his hotels. Despite an...
Nearly 450 New Hotel Rooms Set to Open Anchorage, Alaska / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Melissa Campbell, Alaska Journal of Commerce, AnchorageKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9, 2004 - Nearly 450 new hotel rooms are set to be available in mid-town Anchorage just in time for the onslaught of summer tourists, but Eric Simonich isn't worried. The general manager of the Hilton Garden, Simonich said bookings for the summer season are looking strong. And there are no plans as yet to offer special deals to keep visitors from trying out the Motel 6 or the Fairfield Inn down the street. The Hilton will keep its roughly $200-a-night room rate. "When a new place opens nearb...
Amalfi Hotel Connects with StayOnline / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Amalfi Hotel Connects with StayOnline . Atlanta, GA May 12, 2004 Hostmark Hospitality Groups first Amalfi Hotel, located in the heart of Chicago, will be adding to their guests unique experience by offering StayOnlines 100% wireless and wired solutions as a complimentary amenity. The 215-room upscale luxury independent hotel is the newest flagship brand for Hostmark. Designed with an Italian influence, the hotel stresses impeccable service and a superior level of business amenities . Says Chris Gutzler, Corporate Director of M.I.S., StayOnline met our high standards for ...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The National Corporation for Tourism & Hotels in Abu Dhabi Opening the Emirates First Boutique Resort, The Al Raha Beach Hotel Abu Dhabi, May 2004 - The National Corporation for Tourism & Hotels (NCT&H) in Abu Dhabi has announced it will open the emirates first luxury boutique resort in autumn this year. The Al Raha Beach Hotel will have 86 rooms and 13 suites, as well as 24 chalets, and will target both European and regional visitors, offering a full range of resort facilities including a professional spa. Located close to the airport and golf courses on the Al Raha co...
Independent Hotels in Majorca and Riga Align with Boutique Hotels & Resorts International / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Independent Hotels in Majorca and Riga Align with Boutique Hotels & Resorts International MIAMI BEACH, Fla., May 12, 2004 - Boutique Hotels & Resorts International's EVP & COO, John Sears, announced today that two distinct properties are now members of the international boutique hotel alliance. "We are pleased to welcome these outstanding, genuine boutique hotels and boutique enthusiasts will be thrilled with these hotels in two popular European port destinations," said Sears. Joining Boutique are the Aimia Hotel, a contemporary new boutique hotel over looking the bay in Puerto de...
Orient-Express Hotels to Acquire Luxury Canal and River Cruise Company Afloat in France / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Orient-Express Hotels to Acquire Luxury Canal and River Cruise Company "Afloat in France" HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 25, 2004 - Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE: OEH), investors in 44 luxury leisure properties worldwide of which 39 are managed by the company, today announced it had entered into an agreement with the owners of "Afloat in France" to acquire their business on a part cash, part earn-out basis. Afloat in France owns the five most luxurious canal barges in France which regularly cruise the canals of Burgundy and Provence during the tourist season. The barges can accommodate b...
Affinia Hospitality of New York Finds the EZ Solution to Managing All Those Travel Websites / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Affinia Hospitality of New York Finds the EZ Solution to Managing All Those Travel Websites Orlando, Fla., May 19, 2004 Affinia Hospitality, which manages a collection of premier hotels in New York City, has found a way to finally harness the power of the multiple travel websites they partner with by using the web-based EZ Yield system for all their hotels. Affinias properties are now able to manage all their websites in real time, at one time and in parity. EZ Yield.com is an easy-to-use, technologically advanced, web-based application for hotel revenue management. Co-founders Edward St, Onge and Henry Danish dev...
David Kurland Named Managing Director and Deborah Yager Fleming the Director of Sales and Marketing for Rosewood's Acqualina on Sunny Isles Beach
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report David Kurland Named Managing Director and Deborah Yager Fleming the Director of Sales and Marketing for Rosewood's Acqualina on Sunny Isles Beach, Florida DALLAS - May 20, 2004 -- Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, the premier manager of ultra-luxury hotels and resorts throughout the world, appointed top management positions for Acqualina, the highly-anticipated Rosewood resort on Sunny Isles, Miami Beach. David Kurland, a seasoned hotelier who has received innumerable awards in his career, has been named Managing Director and will oversee all aspects of the Rosewood resort. Deborah Yager ...
Accor Matching New Zealand's Growth in Visitors with Plans for Management of More than 12 New Hotels / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Accor Matching New Zealand's Growth in Visitors with Plans for Management of More than 12 New Hotels 27 May 2004: Accor, one of the largest hotel and tourism groups in the world, will this year celebrate its 10th anniversary in New Zealand, with plans to double its network in the next three years. The company currently operates 14 hotels across its Novotel, Mercure and Ibis brands in key business and tourism centres including Auckland, Wellington, Rotorua, Hamilton, Queenstown and the Coromandel Peninsula and has announced aggressive expansion plans that include the management of more than ...
Hefei Haiheng Estate Group Selects Accor to Brand its 261 room Hotel in Hefei, The Sofitel Grand Park Hefei / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hefei Haiheng Estate Group Selects Accor to Brand its 261 room Hotel in Hefei, The Sofitel Grand Park Hefei BANGKOK, 12 May, 2004 Accor continues the rapid expansion of its luxury Sofitel brand in China with the addition of Sofitel Grand Park Hefei, increasing its network to eight Sofitels under management around China. Located near the Economic and Technological Development Zone in the southern part of Hefei, Sofitel Grand Park Hefei is within 20 minutes drive to the city centre and only 10 minutes drive from the airport. Sofitel Grand Park Hefei is tucked into one of the citys finest...
The Sports Club/LA Company Installs priZem international Labor Reporting Database System / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Sports Club/LA Company Installs priZem international Labor Reporting Database System June 10, 2004 - The Sports Club/LA, a leading high end sports, spa and fitness, company recently installed priZem internationals Labor Intelligence to handle labor reporting for all the clubs within its eastern US region and soon plans to include its remaining US operations. Labor Intelligence is a database reporting application that provides companies with the tools to manage labor costs on a daily, weekly and monthly basis by labor code as compared to forecast, budget, prior year and desired perf...
Environmentally Responsible Cuisine Decisions Stretches Through All of Xanterra Parks & Resort's 64 Restaurants / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Environmentally Responsible Cuisine Decisions Stretches Through All of Xanterra Parks & Resort's 64 Restaurants DENVER, June 8, 2004 - It has been three years since national park and resort concessioner Xanterra Parks & Resorts first announced an aggressive company-wide seafood policy that promoted the use of sustainable seafood in all of its 64 restaurants as well as its catering and employee dining operations. Since then, the company's sustainable cuisine menu offerings have grown substantially, including the additions of Oregon Country Natural Beef; Kurobuta Pork; Kobe-style Beef;...
Wynn Macau to Include 600-room Hotel and 100,000-square-foot Casino; Expected to Cost $705 million / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Chris Jones, Las Vegas Review-JournalKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 11, 2004 - Demonstrating renewed confidence in Asian gaming regulators, Wynn Resorts Ltd. has revealed new details of its proposed hotel-casino in the Chinese enclave of Macau, including a larger-than-expected construction schedule and budget of approximately $705 million. A document filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission said the Las Vegas-based developer hopes to build a 600-room hotel and accompanying 100,000-square-foot casino in Asia. Plans also call for seven restaurants, 28,000 squ...
Wynn Las Vegas Selects Agilysys Materials Management System; Industry-Leading Inventory and Procurement Software to Streamline Hotel Operations / June
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Wynn Las Vegas Selects Agilysys Materials Management System; Industry-Leading Inventory and Procurement Software to Streamline Hotel Operations CLEVELAND June 21, 2004 Agilysys, Inc., (NASDAQ: AGYS) a leading provider of enterprise computer solutions and a leading developer of hospitality software solutions, announced that Wynn Las Vegas has selected the Agilysys Materials Management System (MMS) to streamline operations at the $2.4 billion destination resort scheduled to open in Las Vegas in April 2005. MMS, the hospitality industrys leading inventory and procurement system, is a turn...
After Five Years of Litigation Strategy Starwood Prevails in Appeal of Woodley Road Decision / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report After Five Years of Litigation Strategy Starwood Prevails in Appeal of Woodley Road Decision WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.- May 28, 2004 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today that on Tuesday, May 25, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed down its decision substantially reversing the judgment of the trial court in a long running dispute between the owners of the former Sheraton Washington Hotel and Starwood's predecessor, ITT Sheraton, which had managed the hotel for many years. The dispute centered on Sheraton's handling of its centralize...
Wisconsin Dells Now Has 8,000 Hotel Rooms, Attracting the More Affluent / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Doris Hajewski, Milwaukee Journal SentinelKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 27, 2004 - WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. -- On a rainy weekend, the hair-weaving concession at the Kalahari Resort indoor water park is a busy place. Nine-year-old Brittany Engstrom is sitting motionless on a stool while Sue Bretl entwines blue satin ribbon and tiny beads with a lock of her hair. At two bucks an inch, the trendy decoration will set her dad back about $20, but that's not a problem. After all, you can't stay in the water all day. Used to be that the Dells was purely a blue-collar, sticky-sidewalk...
Wild Salmon or Farm-raised Salmon Debate Continues at Restaurant Tables / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveCape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 8, 2004 - BREWSTER, Mass. -- Peter Nielson was busy at Breakwater Fish in Brewster last week pulling pin bones from wild king salmon fillets. Two years ago, wild salmon lagged behind farm-raised salmon, and he'd sell one fillet of wild to every nine farm-raised fish. This year, that ratio is closer to 50-50, although wild salmon was selling for more than $13 a pound last week at Breakwater while its farm-raised cousins cost $4.99 a pound at Stop & Shop this weekend. But Nielson said more of his customers are choosing wi...
