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Revenue Management Boot Camp Back by Request – July 27-29 / Three Days that Will Improve Your RevPAR Results / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Revenue Management Boot Camp Back by Request - July 27-29 . Three Days that Will Improve Your RevPAR Results Phoenix, June 7, 2004 -- From economic woes to travel fears to last-minute decision-making, the ever-changing mindset of todays travel consumers is motivating a revenue management revolution in the hospitality industry. Savvy hotel executives, recognizing this shift, know that their chances of winning and losing are directly related to their ability to play by a new set of rules. For those seeking to become the top players in this new game, Aspire will offer its Revenue Management Boot Camp July 27 - 29, ...
The Antlers Hotel Preparing for Brand Change; Miguel Martin Appointed Food and Beverage Director / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Antlers Hotel Preparing for Brand Change; Miguel Martin Appointed Food and Beverage Director Colorado Springs, CO June 9, 2004 The Antlers Hotel has extended its hospitality expertise with the addition of three new employees joining the management team: Miguel Martin, Food and Beverage Director; Anne Pratt, Director of Catering and Rebecca Way, Assistant Front Desk Manager. Miguel Martin has spent 20 years refining his restaurant and management experience. Most recently, he worked for Specialty Restaurants Corporation in Denver , where he increased the level of customer ...
The 121-year-old Antlers Hotel in Downtown Colorado Springs Will Become a Hilton Hotel Following $7.5 million Remodeling / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Wayne Heilman, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 22, 2004 - The 121-year-old Antlers Adam's Mark Hotel in downtown Colorado Springs will become a Hilton Hotel next month as it readies for a $7.5 million remodeling that will begin in November. With 292 rooms, the downtown landmark will become The Antlers Hilton Colorado Springs on July 30 after a reservations system is installed and the hotel's 194 workers get uniforms, said Larry Vitagliano, the hotel's managing director and a partner in the property. "We are proud to be associated with the H...
Aptech Computer Systems Completes Rollout of its Profitvue® ASP Enterprise Back Office Accounting System for Amerimar Enterprises, Inc. / June 200
February 28, 2004
Aptech Computer Systems Completes Rollout of its Profitvue® ASP Enterprise Back Office Accounting System for Amerimar Enterprises, Inc. Three Properties Operate Independently Across Secured Web-enabled Accounting System For Centralized Remote Data Analysis and Input PITTSBURGH, June 16, 2004 -- Aptech Computer Systems, Inc. today announced the successful completion of the multi-property installation of its Profitvue® application service provider (ASP) back office accounting solution for Amerimar Enterprises, Inc., a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based real estate development company. The three hotels utilizin...
Gaylord Texan Selects Agilysys Software for Front and Back Office; Industry-Leading Software Streamlines Operations, Enhances Guest Service / June 200
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Gaylord Texan Selects Agilysys Software for Front and Back Office; Industry-Leading Software Streamlines Operations, Enhances Guest Service 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 Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, TX, has selected the Agilysys Lodging Management System (LMS), the Agilysys Materials Management System (MMS) and the Agilysys Document Management System (DMS) to streamline operations and enhance guest service at the 1...
InfoGenesis and Adaco Provide Return on Investment for Hoteliers / June 2004
February 28, 2004
InfoGenesis and Adaco Provide Return on Investment for Hoteliers Santa Barbara, CA June 22, 2004 - InfoGenesis, a leading provider of technology solutions for hospitality and foodservice, announced today a newly formed partnership with Adaco, a provider of procurement, materials management and operational control software for the hospitality industry. InfoGenesis and Adaco plan to bring savings to the hotel market through an integrated product set. Through our partnership with InfoGenesis and their point-of-sale (POS) solution, hoteliers can recognize an immediate increase in revenue, said Patrick Welch, Vice President...
Accor Appoints 11 General Managers Across Asia Pacific / May 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Accor Appoints 11 General Managers Across Asia Pacific BANGKOK, 1 June, 2004 Accor Asia Pacific is pleased to announce the following appointments at Accor Hotels in Asia: Mr William Pitton has been appointed General Manager of the Yokohama Novotel. William has been with Accor since 1999 as General Manager of the Sofitel Tokyo. Mr Jan W. Marshall is new Director of Operations, Japan and general manager of Sofitel Tokyo. Jan has many years experience in the hospitality industry and joins Accor from the Nikko Bali Resort & Spa where he has been based since 2000. Mr Mitsuo Nakahara...
Standing Vacant Since the 1980s and 95 Years after Opening an Aberdeen, South Dakota Hotel Ready to Re-Open / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Russ Keen, American News, Aberdeen, S.D.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News June 23, 2004 - Ninety-five years after it accepted its first guests, a refurbished downtown hotel in Aberdeen is on the verge of re-opening after standing vacant since the 1980s. It's commonly known as the Herman Hotel, its original name. But the facility at 120 S. Lincoln St. will probably be called either the Rogers Suites or the Rogers Hotel, another of its names down through the years since being built in 1909. The words "Rogers Hotel" appear faintly on the exterior of the building's east side. That's why...
The School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University Names Allan Sherwin as the Dr. Lewis J. & Mrs. Ruth E. Minor Chef de Cuisine in Hospit
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University Names Allan Sherwin as the Dr. Lewis J. & Mrs. Ruth E. Minor Chef de Cuisine in Hospitality Business Chef Sherwin succeeds retiring Dr. Lewis J. & Mrs. Ruth E. Minor Chef de Cuisine, Robert H. Nelson EAST LANSING, Michigan (June 2004) The School of Hospitality Business announces Allan Sherwin, MS, CEC, CCE, FMP as its new Dr. Lewis J. & Mrs. Ruth E. Minor Chef de Cuisine Endowed Chef in Hospitality Business. After Chef Sherwin earned his 1964 Honors College degree in MSUs School of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutiona...
AMResorts® Investing $4 million in the Former Oasis Puerto Aventuras, Will be Reconceptualized as the Sunscape® Puerto Aventuras Riviera Maya/
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report AMResorts® Investing $4 million in the Former Oasis Puerto Aventuras, Will be Reconceptualized as the Sunscape® Puerto Aventuras Riviera Maya PHILADELPHIA June 21, 2004 AMResorts, with 11 resorts in the Dominican Republic and Mexico by the close of 2004 under the Secrets® Resorts & Spas, Dreams® Resorts & Spas, and Sunscape® Resorts & Spas brand, announces the addition of Sunscape® Puerto Aventuras Riviera Maya in December 2004. With two additional properties slated to open this summer, and two in Fall 2004, Sunscape® Puerto Aventuras Riviera Maya will mark the 1...
AMResorts Opens Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report AMResorts Opens Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa PHILADELPHIA June 15, 2004 AMResorts®, with 11 resorts in the Dominican Republic and Mexico under the Secrets® Resorts & Spas, DreamsTM Resorts & Spas, and Sunscape® Resorts & Spas brand, announces the opening of Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa. Set along the shores along the 19-mile Sapphire Coast of Mexico's Sea of Cortez, between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa is located at the southern tip of Mexico's nearly 1,000-mile-long Baja California peninsula. T...
Average Daily Rates in the U.S. Lodging Industry Will Rise by 3.0% in 2004 / PricewaterhouseCoopers / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Average Daily Rates in the U.S. Lodging Industry Will Rise by 3.0% in 2004 PricewaterhouseCoopers NEW YORK, June 07, 2004 - Average daily rates in the U.S. lodging industry will rise by 3.0 percent in 2004, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. The average daily rate increase is due to a change in inflation from 1.4 to 2.0 percent, a faster than anticipated change in the mix of business verses leisure travel, with a slightly higher proportion of business travel, less "spread" between merchant model price and the rate paid to hotel (PricewaterhouseCoopers research reveals a reduct...
Steven J. Belmonte Named To AAHOA Industry Relations Committee / June 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Steven J. Belmonte Named To AAHOA Industry Relations Committee Advocate for fair franchising to assist committee with updating the 12 Points Of Fair Franchising . Randolph, N.J. June 15, 2004 Naresh Nash Patel, Chairman of the Asian American Hotel Owners Assn., announced that Steven J. Belmonte, Founder, President and C.E.O. of Hospitality Solutions LLC, and former President and CEO of Ramada Franchise Systems, has joined the groups Industry Relations Committee. Steve Belmonte has kept himself in the forefront of hospitality for many, many years, Patel said. He...
Zagat's Consumer Survey Rates Amanresorts and Four Seasons Best Hotel Chains in the World; Surveyors Found Hospitality in Hotels, Resorts Outside
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Zagat's Consumer Survey Rates Amanresorts and Four Seasons Best Hotel Chains in the World . Surveyors Found Hospitality in Hotels, Resorts Outside the United States Better than Those Within the U.S. Paris' Four Seasons George V and Hong Kong's Peninsula Named Best International Hotels NEW YORK, April 27, 2004 - Zagat Survey(R), the world's leading provider of consumer survey-based leisure content, today released its 2004 International Hotels, Resorts and Spas Survey. The new guide covers the world's best hotels, resorts and spas as reviewed by nearly 10,000 avid travelers ...
Younan Properties, Inc. Acquires the 377-room Holiday Inn Select Dallas-North; Peter Bheda Appointed Manager / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Younan Properties, Inc. Acquires the 377-room Holiday Inn Select Dallas-North . Peter Bheda Appointed Manager DALLAS & WOODLAND HILLS, Calif .-- April 1, 2004 -- Younan Properties, Inc. (YPI), one of the nation's fastest growing commercial real estate and hospitality investment firms, has successfully acquired a 377-room, full-service Holiday Inn Select Dallas-North hotel located at 2645 LBJ Freeway in Dallas, which was owned by Wyndham International (AMEX:WBR). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed due to a confidentiality agreement. "This is our first major hotel acquisi...
The 2,700 room Wynn Las Vegas On Track for April 2005 Opening / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The 2,700 room Wynn Las Vegas On Track for April 2005 Opening Las Vegas, NV (April 19, 2004) - Steve Wynn's newest resort, which will be one of the most expensive properties ever built, is on track for an April 2005 opening. The 50-story resort, complete with golf course and spa, will provide guests with the ultimate retreat, raising the bar on service and convenience. Nine-foot floor to ceiling windows in each of the 2,700 guestrooms and suites will provide guests a sweeping view of the famed Las Vegas Strip, the property's mountain lake area and exclusive golf course. Am...
Grant MacPherson Named Executive Chef and Frederic Robert as Executive Pastry Chef for the Wynn Las Vegas Resort / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Grant MacPherson Named Executive Chef and Frederic Robert as Executive Pastry Chef for the Wynn Las Vegas Resort LAS VEGAS - April 7, 2004 -- Wynn Las Vegas (Nasdaq: WYNN) is pleased to announce that Grant MacPherson has been hired as Executive Chef and Frederic Robert as Executive Pastry Chef for the Wynn Las Vegas resort. Wynn Las Vegas is being developed by Steve Wynn and is intended to be among the world's preeminent luxury hotel casinos when it opens on the Las Vegas strip in April 2005. Before joining Wynn Las Vegas, Chef MacPherson served as Executive Chef developing launc...
Guest Feedback Prompts Wyndham to Slash Mini Bar Prices Chain Wide / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Guest Feedback Prompts Wyndham to Slash Mini Bar Prices Chain Wide DALLAS - April 28, 2004-- Wyndham International, Inc. (AMEX:WBR) has broken down the guest room's final frontier by lowering prices for the most popular items in the notoriously exorbitant hotel mini-bar. This initiative, in place since July 2002, is the most recent from the company, which eliminated the first guest room hurdle in June 2002, when it stopped charging members of its guest recognition program, Wyndham ByRequest(R), local and long distance telephone fees(a), high-speed Internet access, copies and faxes...
Wren's Hotel Group and Fitzwilliam Hotel Group Expanding the Park Plaza Brand in Croatia and Ireland / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Wren's Hotel Group and Fitzwilliam Hotel Group Expanding the Park Plaza Brand in Croatia and Ireland LONDON (March 2004) Park Plaza Hotels Europe has announced two major business agreements: a franchise contract with the Wren's Hotel Group of England to operate Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts in Croatia, and an agreement granting the Ireland-based Fitzwilliam Hotel Group exclusive territorial franchise rights to expand the brand throughout that country. Park Plaza Hotels Europe is the development partner in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, part of...
Seasonal Worker Visas Capped Restricting Young Employees from Jamaica, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic From Taking Summer Positions at New England Re
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Seasonal Worker Visas Capped Restricting Young Employees from Jamaica, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic From Taking Summer Positions at New England Resorts By Jenny Holland, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 11, 2004 - New England resorts are bracing for a possible staffing shortage this summer, one that some businesses fear could have a severely negative effect on the quality of their service, and on their bottom line. For the first time, the government has stopped issuing a popular seasonal worker visa because a congressionally mandat...
Hotel Online: Hospitality News
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Walter Woods, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 16, 2004 - The Winecoff Hotel, the infamous Peachtree Street eyesore popular with pigeons and kudzu, may have its best chance in decades to return to its 1913 glory. The hotel's New York owners, frustrated by years of thwarted deals and false starts, have decided not to sell, and plan to use their expertise and deep pockets to fix up the structure themselves, a spokeswoman said. The restored Winecoff would be a small hotel, with about 130 rooms, a restaurant and bar, as well as a modest conference s...
'WiMax' May Spell Obsolescence for 'WiFi' Wireless Internet Access / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive 'WiMax' May Spell Obsolescence for 'WiFi' Wireless Internet Access By Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 12, 2004 - --On a May morning last year, a Big Dig backhoe zigged when it should have zagged, and ripped up a piece of communications cable. Just like that, dozens of Boston companies lost their Internet access. For Centra Software Inc. of Lexington, the cable cut threatened disaster. About 600 Centra customers and employees from around the world had arrived that morning at the Westin Hotel in Copley Place for a conference featuri...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report What Value Quality? Most Hospitality Operators Use the Term Quality In their Advertising. What Exactly Does that Mean? by John R. Hendrie, April 17, 2004 Most Hospitality Operators use the term Quality somewhere in their advertising and promotion. What exactly does that mean? One would compile multiple responses, as Management tried to define Quality. The same would be said for their Staff, and, just as importantly, the Guest. We all have different perspectives. Hospitality invites a Quality Experience, but, if expectations are not met, you have a disappoin...
Westin Hotels Now Offers $16 Flat Rate for Unlimited 24-Hour Internet Access, Local and Long Distance Calls / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Westin Hotels Now Offers $16 Flat Rate for Unlimited 24-Hour Internet Access, Local and Long Distance Calls Westin Hotels Introduces Unlimited Internet and Phone Access For $16; For One Flat Rate Guests Enjoy Unlimited 24-Hour Internet Access, Local and Long Distance Calls WHITE PLAINS, N.Y April 1, 2004 -- Tired of suffering sticker shock after using the phone in your hotel room? Westin Hotels & Resorts announced today unlimited 24-hour high-speed Internet access, local, toll-free and domestic long distance* phone calls for a flat rate of $16 per day** in its 65 hotels in the Un...
