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After an 8-month Refurbishment Raffles Holdings Limited Opens the 548-room Swissôtel Nankai Osaka / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report After an 8-month Refurbishment Raffles Holdings Limited Opens the 548-room Swissôtel Nankai Osaka OSAKA, 27 April 2004 Swissôtel Nankai Osaka celebrates its grand opening today in both the Japanese and Swiss traditions, with Swiss Horns welcoming the guests and a rousing Japanese drum performance by Tsukasaya-shachu, a five-member group. Among the 700 guests at the celebrations was Mr Chew Tai Soo, Singapores Ambassador to Japan. Guests were treated to an exquisite banquet created by Executive Chef John Rees and served on interactive live tables. These comprise...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Vancouvers Sutton Place Hotel Completes First Phase of $5 million Refurbishment VANCOUVER, BC, April 5th, 2004 - Vancouvers Sutton Place Hotel, one of only two AAA Five Diamond rated hotels in Canada, is proud to announce the completion of the first phase of its exciting guestroom refurbishment. The one-year, $5 million enhancement is considered the re-birth of an already luxurious and enchanting property. Vancouver's Five Diamond Sutton Place Hotel is owned and managed by The Sutton Place Grande Hotels Group, with additional luxury properties in Chicago, Toronto, Edmont...
ARAMARK Chefs Compete to Increase New Sustainable Menu Items / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report ARAMARK Chefs Compete to Increase New Sustainable Menu Items OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, Wash. - April 22, 2004 -- Chefs at ARAMARK Parks & Resorts will ensure that visitors see more green dishes at national parks - and they're not referring to a new china pattern. To celebrate Earth Day, the National Park Service concessioner conducted a competition among 21 of its leading chefs to increase the sustainable cuisine items available on its many national park menus. The winning dish, the first of several to debut this season, will be introduced at Kalaloch Lodge in Olympic National P...
SunVest Realty Group, Inc. Acquires the 242-unit Oak Plantation Vacation Ownership Resort, Kissimmee, Florida / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report SunVest Realty Group, Inc. Acquires the 242-unit Oak Plantation Vacation Ownership Resort, Kissimmee, Florida ORLANDO, FL April 26, 2004 SunVest Realty Group, Inc., an Orlando-based real estate development company, has recently announced the acquisition of Oak Plantation Vacation Ownership Resort from Oak Plantation Joint Venture, an affiliate of Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc. The multi-million dollar purchase by SunVest Realty Group includes the remaining inventory of approximately 7,000 interval weeks. The closing took place in Orlando on April 20, 2004. Mortgage f...
Sage Hospitality Resources, the 7th Largest Hotel Management Company, Selects SuiteSpeed As Preferred Provider for High Speed Internet Access / April
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Sage Hospitality Resources, the 7th Largest Hotel Management Company, Selects SuiteSpeed As Preferred Provider for High Speed Internet Access SuiteSpeed To Provide Wireless and Wired HSIA to 70+ Sage Properties Louisville, CO (April 20, 2004) SuiteSpeed, a leading provider of wireless and wired Internet solutions without boundaries to the hospitality industry, today announced that Sage Hospitality Resources, one of the U.S.s leading hotel management companies, has named SuiteSpeed as its preferred vendor for high-speed Internet access (HSIA) in its full-service and limited-service pro...
Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union Local 2 Issues Report Analyzing Strategic Hotel Capital's Pending IPO / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union Local 2 Issues Report Analyzing Strategic Hotel Capital's Pending IPO Strategic Hotel Capital LLC plans to spin off 14 of its hotels into a real estate investment trust (REIT), which plans to sell shares worth $325 million in an initial public offering. Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union, Local 2, AFL-CIO represents 8,000 hotel workers in San Francisco. Local 2 is engaged in a labor dispute at the San Francisco Park Hyatt, which is owned by Strategic Hotel Capital. April 12, 2004 Strategic Hotel Capital Inc. IPO Alert I...
February 28, 2004
Is Your Hotels Online Revenue Falling Behind? Learn the 5 Basic Steps to Stay Ahead April 2004 Online travel management can be an intimidating process. An organized system will help simplify this otherwise challenging task. Just follow these five basic steps: 1. Exposure More and more consumers are utilizing dozens of popular online travel websites, not just 4 or 5 websites, as commonly misconstrued, to book your hotel online. If the consumer cannot find your property on these sites, they cannot and will not book your hotel. If your hotel is in a competitive market, you must have a comprehensive strategy to e...
StayOnline Reports Explosive Growth in Usage of Broadband Wireless Service – Wireless User Take Rates Now Match Wired in Hospitality Setting / A
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report StayOnline Reports Explosive Growth in Usage of Broadband Wireless Service - Wireless User Take Rates Now Match Wired in Hospitality Setting Atlanta, GA April 5, 2004 -- StayOnline, the leader in 100% property coverage wireless High Speed Internet access solutions for the hospitality industry, reports that usage rates at its customer properties nationwide jumped 400% from January to December of 2003, and continue to show exponential growth during the first quarter of 2004. We attribute this phenomenal growth to a number of factors, said Antonio DiMilia, President and CEO of StayO...
Lowe Hospitality Group Acquires Interest in the Resort at Squaw Creek Near Lake Tahoe; Destination Hotels & Resorts to Manage Resort Operations / Apri
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Lowe Hospitality Group Acquires Interest in the Resort at Squaw Creek Near Lake Tahoe; Destination Hotels & Resorts to Manage Resort Operations ENGLEWOOD, Colo. April 6, 2004 An affiliate of the Lowe Hospitality Group recently purchased an interest in Squaw Creek Associates, the company that owns and operates the Resort at Squaw Creek located in Olympic Valley, Calif. near Lake Tahoe. The assets of Squaw Creek Associates include all of the existing resort and related property, as well as several undeveloped land parcels for potential condominium and residential development. E...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Accor Wins Management Contract for 450-room Sofitel in Chinas Motor City Anting BANGKOK, 2 April, 2004 Accor has won the management contract for Sofitel Anting, bringing its luxury five-star hotel brand next to Shanghais newly completed Formula 1 circuit. Located just outside Shanghais bustling metropolis in the Jiading district, the 450-room (including 97 service apartments) Sofitel Anting will open late 2005 as the closest five-star hotel to the Shanghai race way. China will host its first Formula 1 Grand Prix there this September and the circuit will feature an add...
Signature, Inc., Recognized for Sales to Costa Rica / April 2004
February 28, 2004
COLUMBUS, OH - April 22, 2004 -Exports are big business for small and midsized Ohio companies. That was the message from Congressman Pat Tiberi, who today presented the U.S. Commerce Department's Export Achievement Certificate to local company Signature, Inc. The award recognizes companies that are business clients of the Commerce Department's U.S. Commercial Service, and that have used their services to make their first export sale or open new foreign markets. "Most jobs in Ohio and across America are created by small companies. Small and midsized companies like Signature comprise almost 97 percent of U.S. exporters," said Congres...
Shift4 Partners with Planet Payment to Offer Dynamic Currency Conversion at the Point-of-Sale Revenue Sharing and Ease of Integration Among Key Featur
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online .Special Report Shift4 Partners with Planet Payment to Offer Dynamic Currency Conversion at the Point-of-Sale Revenue Sharing and Ease of Integration Among Key Features Las Vegas, NV, April 20, 2004 Shift4 Corporation, developers of $$$ ON THE NET®, the leading web-based e-payment gateway solution with real-time electronic payment authorization, settlement, reporting and fraud control capabilities, has partnered with Planet Payment to deliver Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) capabilities to $$$ ON THE NET partners and customers. Shift4 has integrated this feature into its new MICROS 8700 enhanced inter...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online .Special Report Shift4s Enhanced Interface to MICROS® Offers Signature Capture, Gift Card Processing, Dynamic Currency Conversion & PINned Debit New Interface to be Unveiled at ETA Annual Meeting & Expo, April 20-22 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV, April 20, 2004 Shift4 Corporation, developers of $$$ ON THE NET®, the leading web-based e-payment gateway solution with real-time electronic payment authorization, settlement, reporting and fraud control capabilities, has partnered with MICROS Corporation to develop enhanced interfaces between $$$ ON THE NET and MICROS 3700, 8700 and 9700. The enhanced in...
Sherri Lee Appointed Corporate Director of Marketing, The Kessler Collection / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Sherri Lee Appointed Corporate Director of Marketing, The Kessler Collection Orlando, Florida (April 12, 2004) The Kessler Collection is pleased to announce the appointment of Sherri Lee as corporate director of marketing. In this capacity, Ms. Lee will be responsible for all ad and collateral development, photography, media planning, placement and fulfillment, program and marketing development and placement. Prior to joining The Kessler Collection, Sherri spent 17 years with YPB&R specializing in the hospitality and travel industry. During her time at YPB&R, Sherri ...
After Testing and Refinement, Sheraton Hotels Installing Check-in Check-out Kiosks Nationwide / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report After Testing and Refinement, Sheraton Hotels Installing Check-in Check-out Kiosks Nationwide WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - April 7, 2004 -- With a simple swipe of a credit card, guests can bypass the front desk and check-in or out in less than 60 seconds with new Sheraton Speed Check self-service kiosks. Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc's. (NYSE:HOT) upscale brand, is rolling out new self-service kiosks brand wide. Sheraton Speed Check is the most flexible kiosk of its kind, offering guests' the ability to receive messages, additional room keys and upgr...
After a $92 million Expansion, the U.S. Army Reopens its Military-only Shades of Green Resort at Walt Disney World; No Traces of its Former Unionized
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive After a $92 million Expansion, the U.S. Army Reopens its Military-only Shades of Green Resort at Walt Disney World . No Traces of its Former Unionized Work Force By Sean Mussenden, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 31, 2004 - After a $92 million expansion, the U.S. Army will reopen its military-only Walt Disney World resort today with twice as many hotel rooms -- and almost no traces of its once-unionized work force. Before the Army shut down the Shades of Green resort in 2002 and laid off almost all of its staff, between 60 and 100 m...
Scottsdale Plaza Resort Realizes ROI with InfoGenesis / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Scottsdale Plaza Resort Realizes ROI with InfoGenesis Santa Barbara, CA - April 9, 2004 - Arizona's Scottsdale Plaza Resort has installed Revelation point-of-sale (POS) solution and Rendezvous enterprise restaurant reservations solution, both by InfoGenesis, to manage all food and beverage transactions, and reservations throughout the property. The Scottsdale Plaza Resort management looked to replace their previous POS system with a solution that could not only streamline transactions, but also help increase revenue while cutting costs and improving guest satisfaction and service. Additionally, the Plaza wanted to use technolog...
Potomac Hospitality Services, Inc. and Philip Schonberger Partner to Franchise Marriott Execustay in Hartford and Springfield, Mass. Markets / March
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Potomac Hospitality Services, Inc. and Philip Schonberger Partner to Franchise Marriott Execustay in Hartford and Springfield, Mass. Markets Washington, D.C. April 1, 2004 Marriott ExecuStay, the corporate housing division of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR), today announced that most of the state of Connecticut, including Hartford and Springfield, Mass., are its newest franchised markets in a partnership between existing ExecuStay franchisee Potomac Hospitality Services, Inc., (PHS), and new franchisee Philip Schonberger, a Hartford developer who is a principal in th...
Sceptre Hotels Increase E-Bookings By More Than 130 Percent / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Sceptre Hotels Increase E-Bookings By More Than 130 Percent Hotels partnering with the Denver-based channel-management specialists achieved significant increases in same store, online bookings per available room from 2002 to 2003 DENVER, COLO. April 7, 2004 Sceptre, a global reservations distribution and channel management/advisory services company for the independent hotel/resort and vacation ownership markets, reports a 23 percent average increase in overall online bookings from the global distribution systems, third-party distributors and the hotels own web-sites, and...
Sandals Resorts Merging Two Properties to Create Sandals Grande Ocho Rios Beach & Villa Resort / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Sandals Resorts Merging Two Properties to Create Sandals Grande Ocho Rios Beach & Villa Resort Montego Bay, Jamaica (April 1, 2004) Sandals Resorts has announced plans that it will merge two of its resorts Sandals Ocho Rios and Grande Sport Villa Golf Resort & Spa to create a brand new resort experience, the 522-room Sandals Grande Ocho Rios Beach & Villa Resort. Scheduled to open in December, this will become the most expansive resort in the group. The fusion of the two resorts is a direct response to market demands. The Garden of Eden ambience has been w...
Richfield Assumes Management of San Leandro Hilton Garden Inn / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Richfield Assumes Management of San Leandro Hilton Garden Inn Management companys portfolio grows with Hilton brand and within the California business and leisure markets Denver, CO. April 1, 2004 Richfield Hospitality, Inc. assumes management today of the one-year-old Hilton Garden Inn in San Leandro, Calif. The property, owned by San Mateo-based Amin Group, is located just minutes from Oakland International Airport and 30 minutes outside of San Francisco. Richfield is pleased to add the Hilton Garden Inn to its growing portfolio of branded hotels, said Aik Hon...
Supply and Demand or Price Gouging? Some San Antonio Hotels Charging Double and Triple the Normal Rates During NCAA Final Four / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Supply and Demand or Price Gouging? Some San Antonio Hotels Charging Double and Triple the Normal Rates During NCAA Final Four By Melissa S. Monroe, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 1, 2004 - For Irma Reyes, finding a downtown hotel for 18 French journalists proved to be a problem. Most hotel rooms, after all, were sold out for the Final Four. Her problem grew worse when a few hotels around Loop 410 wanted to charge her double and triple normal room rates. Reyes, who brings in about 250 international visitors yearly for the San Antonio...
Boyd Gaming's Corp. Sam's Town, Built 25 Years Ago in the Middle of Nowhere, Helped Define the Locals Gaming Market / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Boyd Gaming's Corp. Sam's Town, Built 25 Years Ago in the Middle of Nowhere, Helped Define the Locals Gaming Market By Rod Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 2, 2004 - The locals market in Las Vegas is so hot today, it's sometimes hard to remember the pioneers who got that segment of the gaming industry started. When it opened a quarter of a century ago, Sam's Town was a pioneer out on what was then the dusty edge of Las Vegas but on the cutting edge of the gaming industry. "The idea of a locals casino off-Strip unassociated with ...
Catering and Special Events Expert Scott L. Vogel Joins the HSMAI University Program / April 2004
February 28, 2004
Catering and Special Events Expert Scott L. Vogel Joins the HSMAI University Program MCLEAN, VA (April 1, 2004) One of the industrys most prominent experts on catering and event sales, Scott L. Vogel, has joined in the launch of the new HSMAI University program. According to the President and CEO of HSMAI, Bob Gilbert, CHME, CHA, Scott has agreed to assist in the roll-out of HSMAI University by presenting his latest workshop: How To Create Catering And Event Sales, which will be delivered as a fast-paced, information-packed one-day session. Introduced in February, HSMAI University is a cooperative initiative of both...
