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Philip Ommen Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Philip Ommen Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore Singapore, June 2004 Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel is pleased to announce the executive appointment of Mr Philip Ommen, Director of Sales & Marketing. Philip Ommen joined Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel as Director of Sales and Marketing in June 2004. Formerly from Traders Hotel Singapore, Philip moved on to join Shangri-La Jakarta, where, as Director of Sales, he was responsible for re-building the business, principally in the areas of corporate business and redeveloping the MICE s...
Flag Choice Hotels Appoints Pauline Clarke as Senior Director, Franchise Services / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Flag Choice Hotels Appoints Pauline Clarke as Senior Director, Franchise Services 28th June, 2004 - Flag Choice Hotels have appointed Pauline Clarke as Senior Director, Franchise Services. Ms Clarke will be heading up the Franchise Services Department, leading the Franchise Service Directors and Field Support team to continue to add value and profitability for Flag Choice's more than 330 Comfort Inn, Quality and Clarion franchise hotels in the Asia-Pacific region. Pauline joins Flag Choice, most recently from AAA Tourism as Regional Sales Manager, with a varied background in...
Orsini Bros. Inns, Inc. Opens First Canadian Doubletree Resort – the 224 room Doubletree Resort Lodge & Spa Fallsview – Niagara Falls / Ju
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Orsini Bros. Inns, Inc. Opens First Canadian Doubletree Resort - the 224 room Doubletree Resort Lodge & Spa Fallsview - Niagara Falls NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario - June 28, 2004 -- Doubletree(R) Hotels (NYSE:HLT) is proud to announce the opening of the Doubletree Resort Lodge & Spa Fallsview - Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada, representing a new member to the brand's portfolio of more than 160 fine properties across Canada, the U.S. and Latin America. This newly built Doubletree property is owned and operated by Orsini Bros. Inns, Inc. under a franchise agreement with Doubletree H...
Two and Half Mile Long Boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland Keeps Visitors Coming Back / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy June Arney, The Baltimore SunKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 9, 2004 - The vital artery that brings Ocean City to life is a wooden boardwalk that traces two and a half miles of Atlantic Ocean beach, ushering throngs of vacationers past an array of T-shirts, treats and amusements. It is home to joggers and bikers, to sun worshippers, and the boardwalk tram. It carries visitors to the arcades, the cotton candy and the sea itself. By most accounts, the Boardwalk is the town's most important economic asset -- after the ocean, of course. "The boardwalk is the first or second main ...
The 6-year-old Orange County (California) Tourism Council May be Victim of Budget Cutbacks / Sandi Cain / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The 6-year-old Orange County (California) Tourism Council May be Victim of Budget Cutbacks By Sandi Cain, June 2004 In an effort to reduce costs to offset state budget cuts, OC supervisors are looking to trim the overall budget to $4.6 billion for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, down from $5.4 billion this year. The budget is set for release later this month. County officials say they need to make cuts somewhere as the state grapples with its budget deficit. With the hits were going to take from the state, somethings got to give, said county Supervisor Tom Wilson. All non-e...
Hotel Development in Orange County, California All But Dries Up; Handful of Small Hotels Opens, Little Construction Under Way / Sandi Cain / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Development in Orange County, California All But Dries Up; Handful of Small Hotels Opens, Little Construction Under Way By Sandi Cain, June 2004 While coastal resorts that opened last year still are creating a stir along the coast, few projects are under construction and several said to be in planning have languished there for more than five years. Tight financial markets and uncertain tourist demand have worked to keep potential developers at bay. The lingering effects of the 2001 terrorist attacks and the economic downturn have continued to slow hotel development. Only thr...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online .Special Report Industrys First Seamless GDS Yield Management Reservation Profitability Tools at HITEC; Client-Focused Rate Management Tutorials and Classes Provided NORTHWINDS Maestro Multi-Property PMS and Owner Management Tools Drive Cash Flow for Resort Developers, Operators . Markham, ON June 8, 2004 NORTHWIND, a leading provider of enterprise property management and reservation solutions for hospitality, is coming to HITEC in Dallas with a full spectrum of revenue-boosting profitability tools designed to deliver stronger bottom lines for operators. Attendees can see Hospitality...
NORTHWIND Successfully Completes Rollout of its Maestro ASP Front Office System to 65 Suburban Franchise System Properties / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online .Special Report NORTHWIND Successfully Completes Rollout of its Maestro ASP Front Office System to 65 Suburban Franchise System Properties Maestro Gives Owners Remote Access to Their Propertys Data, Provides Real-Time Asset Reporting . Markham, ON June 16, 2004 NORTHWIND, a provider of enterprise property management and reservation solutions for hospitality, announced today it successfully completed the rollout of its Maestro Front Office and Yield Management Systems to 65 Suburban Extended Stay Hotels, franchised by Suburban Franchise Systems, Inc. (SFS). The Maestro system is deploye...
NORTHWIND Announces Point of Sale System and Online Table Reservations to Strengthen Maestro Total Hospitality Solution / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online .Special Report NORTHWIND Announces Point of Sale System and Online Table Reservations to Strengthen Maestro Total Hospitality Solution . New Maestro POS Enables Cross-Selling Between Hotels, Integrates Multiple Properties; Online Table Res Lets Guests Make Dining Reservations from Propertys Website Markham, ON June 29, 2004 -- NORTHWIND, a provider of enterprise property management and reservation solutions for hospitality, today announced the introduction of two new systems to enhance its Maestro Property Management Suite. The new Maestro POS increases revenue potential and guest se...
NORTHWIND Expands Operations as Sole Provider of its Maestro Suite of Property Management Solutions in North America, Adds UK Distributors, Strengthen
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online .Special Report NORTHWIND Expands Operations as Sole Provider of its Maestro Suite of Property Management Solutions in North America, Adds UK Distributors, Strengthens Support Standards Maestro Installations Increase in North America and UK, NORTHWIND Enhances Communications With Clients, Builds Customer Care Services . Markham, ON June 2, 2004 -- NORTHWIND, a provider of enterprise property management and reservation solutions for hospitality, announced it is now the sole supplier of the Maestro Suite of Property Management Solutions in North America. Maestro was previously distributed in...
Linda Norman and Lynn Ericksen Appointed to General Manager Posts for Hilton / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Linda Norman and Lynn Ericksen Appointed to General Manager Posts for Hilton BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 2, 2004 -- Linda Norman has been named general manager of the AAA Four-Diamond Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale & Executive Meeting Center and Lynn Ericksen has been named general manager of the 219- room Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa. Linda Norman most recently served as general manager of the Doubletree Guest Suites Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida. She will report to Glenn Hale, area vice president, Los Angeles/Orange County/San Diego for the company. Norman began her career as assista...
February 28, 2004
Pegasus Announces Plans for Newest Version of its NetBooker Booking Engine for Hotel and Travel Portal Web Sites DALLAS (June 22, 2004) At the HITEC show today, Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEGS) announced plans to release a significant update to its NetBooker booking engine, which enables Web sites to connect directly to hotel reservation systems for online reservations. Dallas-based Pegasus Solutions is a leading worldwide provider of hotel reservations-related services and technology. The company is exhibiting at booth 1228, June 22 - 24 at the Dallas Convention Center. NetBooker is a hosted, online Internet boo...
Neptune Hospitality Advisors Arranges Acquisition Financing of Nashville Hotel / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online .Special Report Neptune Hospitality Advisors Arranges Acquisition Financing of Nashville Hotel SAN DIEGO, California - June 23, 2004 - Michael D. Armstrong, President of Neptune Hospitality Advisors, Inc., is pleased to announce his firm arranged first mortgage financing for the purchase of the two-year old 110-room Hilton Garden Inn Nashville located minutes away from the Music Citys International Airport. Neptune arranged the $6.7 million three-year floating rate loan through a national investment bank. Given the current abundance and Hilton Garden Inn Nashville availability of sec...
Salt Lake City's Core Group of Hotels Going Through a Musical Chairs-style Game of Name Changes / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Mike Gorrell, The Salt Lake TribuneKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 13, 2004 - There have been times, former Salt Lake City Chamber leader Fred Ball admits, when he drove to a hotel for a meeting only to find out he was at the wrong place. At another time he would have been at the right hotel. But instead of being at the Hilton, which the building used to be, he was at the Sheraton. Where he needed to be was the hotel that used to be the Red Lion. "As an individual who should know more than most people, I've been embarrassed because I went to the wrong place," says Ball, who r...
A Full Recovery of the Worldwide Hospitality Industry Possible within 1 to 2 Years; Potential Terrorism Attacks a Big Threat / NYU Survey / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report A Full Recovery of the Worldwide Hospitality Industry Possible within 1 to 2 Years; Potential Terrorism Attacks a Big Threat NEW YORK - June 7, 2004 -- Fifty-one percent of respondents says potential terrorism attacks and 35 percent says the economy are the biggest threats to a full recovery of the worldwide hospitality industry, in a survey of executives attending New York University's 26th Annual International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference, being held at New York City's Waldorf=Astoria Hotel this week. A majority (62 percent) believes that overall recovery of occupancy and...
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 Nasser Samman, GM of The Garden City Hotel Named 2004 General Manager of the Year by the HSMAI Big Apple Chapter GARDEN CITY, Long Island, NY (June 9, 2004) - The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Big Apple Chapter selected Nasser Samman, general manager of The Garden City Hotel a...
Owner Host Marriott Not Sure of the Fate for Marriott Mountain Shadows Resort, Scottsdale / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Donna Hogan, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 24, 2004 - While owners of Marriott Mountain Shadows Resort plan to close the hotel portion of the 70-acre property when the contract with Marriott International expires Sept. 3, it likely will reopen as a resort in the future, Paradise Valley officials said Wednesday. Property owner Host Marriott is not as sure of the property's fate. "We will be meeting with neighbors and hope to have a proposal to the town within 90 days," said Scottsdale attorney Paul Gilbert, who is representing Host Marriott in the mat...
JSC Moskva Krasnye Holmy Appoints Raffles International to Manage a 235-room Swissôtel Branded Hotel in Moscow / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report JSC Moskva Krasnye Holmy Appoints Raffles International to Manage a 235-room Swissôtel Branded Hotel in Moscow SINGAPORE, 23 June 2004 Raffles International Limited, through its subsidiary Raffles International (Russia) Pte. Ltd., has signed an agreement with JSC Moskva Krasnye Holmy today, to manage a 235-room deluxe hotel under the Swissôtel brand. The hotel will be named Swissôtel Riverside Towers, Moscow and is scheduled to open by May 2005. This contract, the fifth in the last 15 months, marks Raffles Internationals maiden hospitality presence in the Russian lodging indu...
When Completed, the $250 Million Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa near Palm Springs Will Set a New Standard for Tribal Casinos in California / June 200
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveIndian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 9, 2004 - MORONGO INDIAN RESERVATION, Calif. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians and Perini Building Company celebrated the topping-out of the new Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa with the hoisting of the highest piece of structural steel on to the resort's rooftop on March 31. Featuring four-star suites and rooms, multiple restaurant facilities, a nightclub, spa, ballrooms, convention facilities, retail space and a pool oasis, the 600,000 square-foot hotel and casino is the largest economic development project und...
February 28, 2004
Mintek Mobile Data Solutions Celebrates 100th WinTrack PM Installation; . System Transforms Cheeca Lodge & Spas Preventative Maintenance Process ISLAMORADA, FLA . June 15, 2004 Mintek Mobile Data Solutions announces the 100th installation of WinTrack® PM, the lodging industrys leading mobile preventative maintenance solution. The 201-guestroom Cheeca Lodge & Spa, a luxury oceanfront resort located in Islamorada, Fla., selected WinTrack PM to add efficiencies to its preventative maintenance process and preserve its most valuable assets. "We are honored that this fine luxury resort has selected WinTrack PM and thril...
Mintek Introduces WinTrack PM Management Alerts; New System Delivers Maintenance Data by E-mail or Pager, Helps Owners Manage Assets Effectively / Jun
February 28, 2004
Mintek Introduces WinTrack PM Management Alerts; New System Delivers Maintenance Data by E-mail or Pager, Helps Owners Manage Assets Effectively DUNEDIN, FLA.June 22, 2004Mintek Mobile Data Solutions, maker of WinTrack PM, the lodging industrys leading mobile preventative maintenance solution, has introduced WinTrack PM Management Alerts, an addition to its WinTrack PM Management Portal. The new system proactively distributes critical engineering, maintenance and work information to managers and employees via e-mail or pager. We are excited about offering our customers this new technology, says Mark Sokol, director o...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Molinaro Koger Advises in the Sale of Miami Beach Ritz Plaza Hotel; Kimpton to Rebrand and Manage McLean, Virginia June 9, 2004 Molinaro Koger announced today that they advised RPH Hotel Associates, LLC in the sale of the 132-room Ritz Plaza Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, to an investment group led by Makar Properties, LLC. The beachfront historic landmark property is located in the heart of Miamis South Beach district, adjacent to Ian Schragers Delano Hotel and the recently opened Ritz Carlton Hotel. The new owners have proposed a significant renovation and expansion to the exi...
Since 1947 the Mexican Government Has Prohibited Casinos, Texas-Mexico Border Towns Hope for a Change / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Victoria Hirschberg, The Monitor, McAllen, TexasKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 28, 2004 - REYNOSA, Mexico -- "Buenas" and "Ya gané" may be common winning phrases in Mexico, but there is one that is never heard. "Jackpot." Since 1947, the Mexican government has prohibited casinos and gambling. However, with a recent push from several Congress members and representatives from the Reynosa Chamber of Commerce, that might soon change. There is an initiative now under review in the Mexican Congress that would revise La Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos, the anti-gambling law. Congre...
Merlot Communications Announces Breakthrough in Reducing Installation Costs for Wireless Access Points / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Merlot Communications Announces Breakthrough in Reducing Installation Costs for Wireless Access Points Dallas, TX June 22, 2004 HITEC 2004 - Merlot Communications, Inc., a leading manufacturer of High Speed Internet Access (HSIA) equipment, today announced a breakthrough in lowering the cost of Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) installation. The Merlot VROOMService HSIA solution supports the deployment of Wireless Access Points (WAP) without the added expense of running CAT-5 cable, or providing AC power. The Merlot LapJackTM is the only remotely powered in-room wired access device i...
