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February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki and Golf Club Energizes Aloha Attitude, Transforms Concierge Operations With GoConcierge.nets Web-based Solution HONOLULU June 17, 2004 The Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki and Golf Club, Oahus leading provider of first-class, personalized guest service, is taking its level of hospitality to a new level with the help of GoConcierge, the lodging industrys leading task-tracking and database solution. The Web-based system for concierges is produced by Los Angeles-based GoConcierge.net. We are thrilled to be working with Prince Resorts Hawaii and the staff of ...
The Waterford Group Tackles 33-year Hotel in Downtown Hartford; Will Transform into 392 room Hilton / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Kenneth R. Gosselin, The Hartford Courant, Conn.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 16, 2004 - Don't call the top-to-bottom makeover of the Hilton hotel in downtown Hartford a renovation. Perish the thought. It's a transformation. That was the message at a press conference in the stripped-down lobby of the hotel Tuesday, where interior designs for the 392-room hotel were unveiled and a tentative March 1 opening date was revealed. Mayor Eddie A. Perez, who attended Tuesday's event, said the makeover of the Hilton was another sign that downtown Hartford was on the move and attracti...
David Hart, CEO of Hart Hotels, Named Chairman of the Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Ian Cropp, The Buffalo News, N.Y.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 28, 2004 - David Hart knows how important it is to promote a business and satisfy customers. The president and CEO of Buffalo-headquartered Hart Hotels has helped build a successful business that spans the country with 12 hotels and 1,700 rooms. Now he's facing a new challenge as chairman of the Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau, the agency responsible for marketing and promoting tourism, hospitality, and leisure in the region. Richard Geiger, president and CEO of the CVB, believes Hart's business acume...
It's Been 40 Years Since Harlem Got a New Hotel, Now About to Get Two / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Jane H. Furse, Daily News, New YorkKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 14, 2004 - It's been 40 years since Harlem got a new hotel, and now the storied Manhattan neighborhood is about to get two. Construction of a Marriott Courtyard Hotel will begin this fall at Park Ave. and 123rd St. -- and the approval process is underway for a swanky W Hotel just blocks away, according to yesterday's Crain's New York Business. The Harlem Chamber of Commerce and other community groups are backing the plan to build the W Hotel on the site of the former Loews Victoria Theater on W. 125th St., off...
Independent European Hotel Groups, Hampshire Hospitality & Leisure and Partner Hotels Europe Collaborate / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Independent European Hotel Groups, Hampshire Hospitality & Leisure and Partner Hotels Europe Collaborate Hilversum, June 14, 2004 United we stand: Hampshire Hospitality & Leisure has joined Partner Hotels Europe, the first co-operation of independent European hotel groups. This unique co-operation allows the Dutch hotel group to offer its guests a reliable network of over 450 private, individually operated hotels throughout Europe. Partner Hotels Europe and the six hotel groups involved strive for a synergy between the hotels and are highly dedicated to set an excellent example of good int...
The 120 room Hamiltonian Hotel $844,943 in Arrears to City of Hamilton, Ohio; Not in Best Interest of City to Foreclose / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Jaclyn Giovis, The Journal-News, Hamilton, OhioKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 13, 2004 - HAMILTON, Ohio -- The Hamiltonian Hotel is barely turning a profit and owes the city over $800,000, but it's not likely to close down anytime soon, according to city officials. The Hamiltonian Ltd, represented by general partners BriLyn Inc. and Tipton Associates, Inc. of Cincinnati and comprised of about 50 local investors, owes the city $844,943 in combined loan and mortgage debt as of Jan. 1, 2004, according to the most recent city calculations. The original loans by the city to the H...
Habitat for Humanity Big Benefactor of Hotel Renovations / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Habitat for Humanity Big Benefactor of Hotel Renovations Gulfport, Mississippi June 14, 2004 - Want to know what to do with the furniture, fixtures and equipment from your most recent renovation? Encore Enterprises, Inc. just might have a great solution. We did not want to simply discard all of the old items or try and sell them at an auction. We knew there were other options and we explored many of them. We finally settled on donating the items to Habitat for Humanity and other qualified local charitable organizations, said Bharat Sangani, M.D., Chairman of Encore Enterprises, Inc....
Signature Hires Holly Zoba as Regional Sales Manager / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Columbus, Ohio -- May 14, 2004 -- Signature, Inc., (Dublin, Ohio), the leading provider of training solutions to the hospitality industry, has hired Holly Zoba as Regional Sales Manager. Zoba brings 20 years of hotel sales and operations experience with her, and is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with hospitality organizations throughout the northeast, CA, AZ, NM and TX. Prior to joining Signature, Zoba spent 9 years as the Corporate Director of Marketing & Operations of the Bethesda, MD based hotel management company, Hospitality Partners, where she was responsible for $80 million in annual sales. She al...
Significant Amount of New Development Money Entering the Mexican Hotel Investment Scene; Mexico City An Active Market / Hans Desai, HVS / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Significant Amount of New Development Money Entering the Mexican Hotel Investment Scene; Mexico City An Active Market By Hans Desai, HVS Mexico - April 2004 As the economic climate in North America begins to ripen, investment opportunities in Mexico have been deemed more attractive by the international hotel investment community. The trailing twelve-month performance in Mexico appears to have bottomed out in 2003, and the prevailing thought is that its a good time to get in the hunt. Though hotel acquisitions is the preferred route for most foreign investors considering comin...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report HVS Executive Search Presents Lodging Leadership Award For Board Performance To Arlington Hospitality and The Lodging Industrys Top Performing CEO of 2003 Award to Jonathan Tisch, CEO of Loews Hotels June 7, 2004 - HVS Executive Search, a division of the global hotel consulting firm HVS International, has honored Arlington Hospitality, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOST) as the lodging industrys top performing board of directors for the year 2003. Also, Jonathan Tisch, chief executive officer of Loews Hotels, a subsidiary of LoewsCorporation (NYSE: LTR) was honored as the lodging industrys top pe...
Hotel Technology – Next Generation group (HTNG) Paying Dividends for Hoteliers; Eliminates Many of the Barriers that Prevent Vendor Products fro
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Technology - Next Generation Group (HTNG) Paying Dividends for Hoteliers; . Eliminates Many of the Barriers that Prevent Vendor Products from Talking to Each Other DALLAS, TX June 4, 2004--- The Hotel Technology - Next Generation group (HTNG) announces that coincident with the HITEC conference starting June 21st, vendors working under its auspices are demonstrating and releasing new interoperating solutions featuring the seamless movement and use of guest-related and operational data. The solutions being announced communicate with each other using the draft specification a...
HSMAI World Quest Tackles Complexity of International Meetings / June 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 HSMAI World Quest Tackles Complexity of International Meetings MCLEAN, VA (June 21, 2004) In a first-of-its-kind forum, which tackled critical issues facing conferences and conventions held outside the U.S., over 50 professional planners of international meetings participated in World Quest, a one-day event prese...
School of Hotel & Tourism Becomes Independent at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report School of Hotel & Tourism Becomes Independent at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University June 24, 2004 - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has announced that its School of Hotel & Tourism Management will become an independent and autonomous academic unit within the University structure from 1 July 2004, coinciding with the Schools 25th anniversary. The School was previously under the Faculty of Business within the university structure. The School is Asias leading university-level provider of hospitality and tourism education. It is the largest such School in Asia and one of the biggest ...
HITEC 2004 Draws 600 Booths and 4,500 Attendees; HITEC 2005 Set for Los Angeles Convention Center June 20-23, 2005 / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report HITEC 2004 Draws 600 Booths and 4,500 Attendees; HITEC 2005 Set for Los Angeles Convention Center, June 20-23, 2005 June 29, 2004; AUSTIN, TEXAS - Thousands of hospitality professionals arrived at the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC ®) with an interest in investing in new technology. HITEC 2004, produced by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) was held at the Dallas Convention Center and featured over 600 booths with more than 4,500 attendees. "This year's turnout has been better than ever," said Kerry Allen, marketing and co...
Dow Hotel Company to Manage the 565-room Holiday Inn Select Downtown Hotel & Spa San Francisco; Will Oversee $15 Million Renovation / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Dow Hotel Company to Manage the 565-room Holiday Inn Select Downtown Hotel & Spa San Francisco; Will Oversee $15 Million Renovation SAN FRANCISCO, Calif./SEATTLE, Wash., June 8, 2004The Dow Hotel Company (DHC), a hotel owner/investor and management company, today announced that it has signed a long-term management agreement to operate the 565-room/suite Holiday Inn Select Downtown Hotel & Spa San Francisco. The property, owned by Justice Investors, will undergo a $15 million renovation that will commence in the fall. The hotel has been leased since 1998 to FelCor Lodging Trust ...
Hotel Information Systems is Selected by Kimpton to Install Epitome Enterprise and Property Management System to the Onyx and 70 Park Avenue / June 20
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Information Systems is Selected by Kimpton to Install Epitome Enterprise and Property Management System to the Onyx and 70 Park Avenue Lake Forest, CA (June 17, 2004)... Hotel Information Systems (HIS), a division of MAI Systems Corporation (OTCBB: MAIY.OB) announces that it has been selected to provide its epitome Enterprise as well as epitome Property Management System to Kimptons Onyx Hotel and 70 Park Avenue properties. The implementation of epitome Enterprise seamlessly integrated with epitome PMS will enable Kimpton to increase operational efficiency, boost guest loyalty and ...
Highland Hospitality Corporation Acquiring Four Wyndham Owned Hotels for $227 million; Approximately $134,500 per Room / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Highland Hospitality Corporation Acquiring Four Wyndham Owned Hotels for $227 million; Approximately $134,500 per Room MCLEAN, VA, June 25, 2004 - Highland Hospitality Corporation (NYSE:HIH), a lodging real estate investment trust, or REIT, announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire four hotels consisting of 1,687 rooms from Wyndham International, Inc. (AMEX:WBR). The four hotels are - the 510-room Hilton hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey, the 495-room Crowne Plaza Ravinia hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, the 360-room Wyndham Wind Watch Hotel in Hauppauge, Long...
Howard Feiertag Awarded Virginia Tech's Excellence in Outreach Award / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Howard Feiertag Awarded Virginia Tech's Excellence in Outreach Award June 28, 2004 - Howard Feiertag, faculty member in the Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management, Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University was awarded the Excellence in Outreach Award by the College of Business. The award is made possible through the Virginia Techs Outreach and International Affairs division, recognizing the efforts of faculty who have made outstanding contributions in putting knowledge to work for the benefit of constituencies outside the university. Fei...
HEI Hospitality Raises $275 Million in Equity; Seeks to Acquire Hotels with 200 to 500 rooms in the Top 50 U.S. Markets / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report HEI Hospitality Raises $275 Million in Equity; Seeks to Acquire Hotels with 200 to 500 rooms in the Top 50 U.S. Markets NORWALK, Conn., June 1, 2004 HEI Hospitality, a privately held hotel investment company, today announced the closing of a $275 million discretionary equity fund that will make lodging-related investments with a focus on acquiring first-class, full-service hotels in the U.S. Morgan Stanley served as placement agent for the fund. Participants in the fund, called HEI Hospitality Fund, include institutional investors, individuals, along with a significant investment fr...
Guest-Tek Launches GO Internet Solution for Small Hotels; Company Targets Underserved Market Segment / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Guest-Tek Launches GO Internet Solution for Small Hotels; Company Targets Underserved Market Segment Dallas, TX June 22, 2004 - Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., (Guest-Tek or the Company) (TSX:GTK), a world-class provider of broadband technology solutions for the hospitality industry, today reported it has launched an innovative and uniquely-packaged, wireless high-speed Internet solution. The solution, named GO, caters to the growing demand for high-speed Internet access in smaller hotels. GO provides a simple, turnkey solution with many of the features found in Guest-Teks premiere GlobalSuite solut...
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest Opens After a $110-million Restoration / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest Opens After a $110-million Restoration TORONTO, June 21, 2004 - Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is pleased to announce the opening of its first property in Hungary, in the historic Gresham Palace on the banks of the Danube River in Budapest. Located at the foot of the Chain Bridge, the property is the rebirth of a century-old palace, acclaimed as one of the world's finest Art Nouveau buildings. After a $110-million restoration, the 179-room Hotel is a prominent landmark in the city that combines the luxurious comforts of the 21st century with ...
Downtown Vegas Rooting for Golden Nugget Newbies Tim Poster and Tom Breitling to Lead Fremont Street to a Comeback / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Bill Ordine, The Philadelphia InquirerKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 28, 2004 - NEW OWNERS AIM FOR A 'VINTAGE VEGAS' FEEL AT GOLDEN NUGGET: Three decades ago, the Golden Nugget casino and resort in downtown Las Vegas was the launching pad for the spectacularly successful career of casino mogul Steve Wynn, builder of the Mirage, the Bellagio, and now a $2 billion-plus resort that's rising on the site of the former Desert Inn on the Vegas Strip. Today, two new young owners of the Golden Nugget -- a fixture on Fremont Street since it opened in 1946 -- are hoping that the classy...
Chris Goblirsch Appointed Director of Information Technology for Benchmark Hospitality / June 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 Chris Goblirsch Appointed Director of Information Technology for Benchmark Hospitality THE WOODLANDS, (HOUSTON,) TEXAS, June 2004 - Benchmark Hospitality of The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, has appointed Chris Goblirsch director of information technology for the international hospitality management company. Goblirs...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Global Update: Whos Where and Doing What June 2004 Heads Above the Rest The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm The Americas Daryl Ansel, a Cornell graduate, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Starr Restaurant Group of Philadelphia. He previously worked in the same capacity for Grill Concepts in Los Angeles for the past three and a half years. Ansel also was the President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Cornell Hotel Society. Ansel joins former Cornell classmate Howard Wein, who has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Starr Restaurant Group. Wein w...
