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Mark T. Bischoff First Recipient of the Master Hotel Supplier-Design Professional Certification from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel &
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Mark T. Bischoff First Recipient of the Master Hotel Supplier-Design Professional Certification from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association ORLANDO, Fla., April 2004 - Mark T. Bischoff, AIA, MHS, project manager, hospitality group, Cole + Russell Architects, Inc., is the first recipient of the Master Hotel Supplier-Design professional certification from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Bischoff, vice chairman of the American Hotel & Lodging Association's Allied Executive Committee, and a member of EI's Certif...
Marriott 1st Qtr 2004 Net Income Falls to $114 million from $116 million Prior Year; Timeshare Business Doubles, Adds 7,380 Hotel Rooms and Timeshare
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott 1st Qtr 2004 Net Income Falls to $114 million from $116 million Prior Year; Timeshare Business Doubles > Adds 7,380 Hotel Rooms and Timeshare Units During the Quarter Hotel Operating Statistics WASHINGTON, April 22, 2004 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) today reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.47 in the first quarter of 2004, up 31 percent from 2003. Income from continuing operations, net of taxes, for the quarter was $114 million, also a 31 percent increase over 2003 levels. Synthetic fuel operations contributed approxi...
M3 Hotel Accounting & Payroll Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report M3 Hotel Accounting & Payroll Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary Gainesville, GA April 1, 2004 It was no joke on April 1, 1999 when the General Managers of McKibbon Hotel Groups (MHG) 17 hotels were instructed to begin entering Daily Reports and invoices into AccKnowledge ®, the brand new software appearing on their PCs. AccKnowledge®, M3s first Hotel-Specific accounting product, had been under development for more than 3 years. It was rather revolutionary, even in those dot.com days of the 90s, because the data would not be transmitted to the MHG corporate office. Instead, th...
Clayton on the Park Provides Humorous Solution to Low-Flow Toilet Problem / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Clayton on the Park Provides Humorous Solution to Low-Flow Toilet Problem April 30, 2004 - Clayton on the Park General Manager Micarl Hill likes to keep things on the light side, partly because its his nature and partly because hes found over 27 years in the hotel business (23 years in his native California) that a little humor goes a long way. So, when Hill was faced with the challenge of educating the guests of his boutique all-suite hotel as to the vagaries of low-flow toilets and their potential for stopping up, he resorted to humor to get the message across. Its a sens...
London Hotel Occupancies Return to Boom Levels, Occupancies Averaged 74% in the First Quarter of 2004 / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report London Hotel Occupancies Return to Boom Levels, Occupancies Averaged 74% in the First Quarter of 2004 22 April 2004 - London hotel occupancies have returned to boom levels, according to preliminary data from Deloitte. The HotelBenchmark Survey shows that occupancies averaged 74 percent in the first quarter of 2004, up eight percent on the same period last year. This level beats the 73 percent recorded in quarter one of 2001, before the downturn began eroding hotel performance. Marvin Rust, hospitality managing partner at Deloitte, commented: Occupancies were always g...
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February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Lasky Launches 'Lodging Unlimited West' At Hotel Ownership Conference In New York John Cauvin, President and CEO of Windmill Inns, a midscale without f&b chain, to head Scottsdale, Ariz.-based hotel management company as offshoot of brand CHICAGO April 20, 2004 On April 23, Morris Lasky, president and CEO of Lodging Unlimited, a Chicago-based company specializing in hotel management, consulting and marketing services, will launch a new affiliate Lodging Unlimited - West at the "Essentials of Hotel Ownership" conference at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Under the d...
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February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Essentials Of Hotel Ownership Event Proving To Be In Big Demand in Big Apple; Scheduled for April 23, 2004 at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Almost at capacity, institutional lenders, attorneys, investors and brokers are coming together to learn how to enhance hotel ownership skills and asset performance CHICAGO APRIL 12, 2004 A new conference recognizing the complexities of hotel ownership is nearing capacity as the premier event quickly approaches this month in New York. "The Essentials of Hotel Ownership," produced by Lodging Unlimited, Lodging Unlimited West, Hospitality Solu...
Lodgian Sells Four Hotels in Separate Transactions for an Aggregate Price of $11.3 million / April 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 Lodgian Sells Four Hotels in Separate Transactions for an Aggregate Price of $11.3 million ATLANTA, Ga., April 23, 2004 Lodgian, Inc. (AMEX: LGN), one of the nations largest independent owners and operators of full-service hotels, today announced that since February 19, 2004, it has sold four hotels in separate...
Tribal Council Chairman Richard Milanovich Issues Statment on the Flawed Union Events of April 8 at Agua Caliente Casino and Spa Resort Casino in Palm
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Tribal Council Chairman Richard Milanovich Issues Statment on the Flawed Union Events of April 8 at Agua Caliente Casino and Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs , Time for the Facts After Meaningless Protest by the H.E.R.E. Union PALM SPRINGS, Calif - April 9, 2004 -- Yesterday, Las Vegas-based Culinary Local 226, aided by front organizations for the labor union H.E.R.E., staged a meaningless protest aimed at adversely impacting the benefits received by workers at Agua Caliente Casino and Spa Resort Casino. This protest, which included the staged and planned arrest of 20 Union e...
During Last Two Weeks Eight Motel Robberies, Occurring Between Midnight and 7 a.m., Hit Lexington, Kentucky / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive During Last Two Weeks Eight Motel Robberies, Occurring Between Midnight and 7 a.m., Hit Lexington, Kentucky By Peter Mathews, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 10, 2004 - Motel managers are tightening security and trying to reassure night clerks amid a series of frightening -- and increasingly violent -- robberies. From March 23 to Thursday, eight motels from Bardstown to Mount Sterling have been robbed. Some hotel employees have been tied up or beaten. One was raped. No one keeps national statistics about motel robberies, but th...
Featuring a Starbucks but No Casino, Jackson-Shaw Building a $100 million Renaissance Hotel in Las Vegas / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Featuring a Starbucks But No Casino, Jackson-Shaw Building a $100 million Renaissance Hotel in Las Vegas The Dallas Morning News Ideas at Work Column By Cheryl Hall, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 11, 2004 - FARMERS BRANCH, Texas -- Lewis Shaw is a developer who thinks like a businessman. He contends that's much more unusual than it sounds. The 61-year-old owner and chief executive of Jackson-Shaw Co. builds with his own equity and financing and holds on to many of his properties -- a rarity in these days of merchant builders who bui...
Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust Reports First Quarter Net Loss of $26.4 million Compared to a Loss of $21.4 million in 2003; RevPAR for the
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 Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust Reports First Quarter Net Loss of $26.4 million Compared to a Loss of $21.4 million in 2003; RevPAR for the 24 Hotel Portfolio Increased 2.5% to $88.37 TORONTO, April 20, 2004 - Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust ("Legacy") (TSX: LGY.UN) today announced its un...
Le Me'ridien Wins 10 Year Contract to Run the Hotel Plaza Athenee, Bangkok, Five-star Hotel Owned Charoen Sirivadhanabhakd / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Le Me'ridien Wins 10 Year Contract to Run the Hotel Plaza Athenee - Bangkok; Five-star Hotel Owned Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 10, 2004 - Le Me'ridien, the London-based global hotel group, is making a comeback in the Bangkok hospitality industry after a nine-month absence, by clinching a deal to run the Hotel Plaza Athe'ne'e, the five-star property owned by liquor tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi. The 10-year contract with Le Me'ridien, finalised on Wednesday and effective this month, represents a fresh market...
Las Ventanas Receives Prestigious DiRoNa Award for Dining Excellence; Resort is Only Recipient in Los Cabos / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Las Ventanas Receives Prestigious DiRoNa Award for Dining Excellence; Resort is Only Recipient in Los Cabos LOS CABOS, Baja California, Mexico, April 27, 2004 - The Restaurant at Las Ventanas al Paraiso has earned the prestigious Award of Excellence from Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRoNa). The coveted award recognizes restaurants for exemplifying the highest quality standards in all aspects of the dining experience. The restaurant must pass a rigorous 75-point evaluation conducted anonymously by industry professionals. For 2004, 827 restaurants in North America (C...
Unparalleled Technology Deployment Taking Place at the 665-room Langham Place Hotel Hong Kong / April 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 Unparalleled Technology Deployment Taking Place at the 665-room Langham Place Hotel Hong Kong Setting New Industry Standards in Information Technology for its Guests Hong Kong, April 15th, 2004 - The Langham Place Hotel, due to open in Mongkok this summer is being hailed as the most technologically advanced Hot...
Langham Hotels Rebranding Campaign, The Rebirth of a Legend Receives the 2004 PATA Gold Award for Marketing / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Langham Hotels Rebranding Campaign, "The Rebirth of a Legend" Receives the 2004 PATA Gold Award for Marketing Hong Kong - 19 April 2004 ----- Langham Hotels International (LHI) has won the prestigious 2004 PATA Gold Award for Marketing in the hotel category for its "The Rebirth of a Legend" campaign. The PATA Gold Awards, organized by Pacific Asia Travel Association (www.pata.org), recognise exceptional achievement in a variety of endeavours, bringing acclaim to the best the region's travel industry has to offer. LHI's award-winning campaign, "The Rebirth of a Legend" has...
La Quinta Inn & Suites-Beaumont (TX) West and the La Quinta Inn-Clearwater (FL) the 2003 La Quinta Inn of the Year Recipients; Janko Hospitality Named
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report La Quinta Inn & Suites-Beaumont (TX) West and the La Quinta Inn-Clearwater (FL) the 2003 La Quinta Inn of the Year Recipients; Janko Hospitality Named the 2003 Franchisee of the Year DALLAS (April 8, 2004) - The La Quinta Corporation proudly announces the La Quinta Inn & Suites-Beaumont (TX) West and the La Quinta Inn-Clearwater (FL) Airport as the recipients of the companys 2003 Inn of the Year awards. The award recognizes the top franchise and corporate-owned properties within La Quintas system of more than 370 hotels from last year. Both properties were recognized for t...
The Sahd Family Complete Multi-Million Dollar Renovation of Taos' Oldest Hotel The La Fonda de Taos / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Kathy Pinto, Albuquerque Journal, N.M.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 26, 2004 - TAOS, N.M. -- Renovation of Taos' oldest hotel is complete. La Fonda de Taos, an upscale boutique hotel, over its long history has catered to an array of writers, artists, politicians, film stars and royalty. They might not recognize much of it today, at least on the inside. "It would have been easier and cheaper to tear it down and build a new one," said hotel co-manager Mary Lou Sahd, reminiscing on four years of ongoing improvements. "But we wanted to maintain the hotel's historic integrity." W...
With 811 Suites, La Cabana the Largest Resort in the Caribbean to be Green Globe Certified / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report With 811 Suites, La Cabana the Largest Resort in the Caribbean to be Green Globe Certified ORANJESTAD, Aruba (April 19, 2004) For the second consecutive year, La Cabana All Suite Beach Resort in Aruba has achieved the impressive Green Globe 21 Certification in recognition of its efforts towards becoming environmentally friendly. La Cabana is the largest resort in the Caribbean to be Green Globe certified. Green Globe 21 is an international system of certification for hotels, through which hotels comply with a series for specific environmental standards in their operations and...
Las Vegas International Hotel & Restaurant Show Set for April 14-15, 2004; Anticipating 400 Suppliers and 4,000 Attendees / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Las Vegas International Hotel & Restaurant Show Set for April 14-15, 2004; Anticipating 400 Suppliers and 4,000 Attendees April 6, 2004 - Debuting a new venue and spring date pattern, the Las Vegas International Hotel & Restaurant Show® (LVIHRS) promises to be one of the best acts in Las Vegas, April 14 15, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. The LVIHRS will provide a full package for tradeshow participants from innovative products and services from more than 400 suppliers, to cutting-edge seminars and not-to-be-missed networking opportunities. Many LVIHRS exhi...
Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. and Dover Motorsports, Inc. Are Not Leaving Employee Engagement to Chance; Sister Companies Partner with LRA
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. and Dover Motorsports, Inc. Are Not Leaving Employee Engagement to Chance . Sister Companies Partner with LRA to Measure Employee Engagement DOVER, Delaware/HORSHAM, Pennsylvania; April 13, 2004 LRA Worldwide announced today that it is partnering with Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. and its sister company, Dover Motorsports, Inc. to develop and implement an Employee Engagement Survey Program. Our employees are the companys most valuable asset. Through listening to their concerns and suggestions, Dover Downs and Dover Motorsports str...
La Quinta Corporation Reports 1st Qtr Net loss of $12.2 million versus Net Loss of $50.2 million in 2003; RevPAR for Owned hotels Up 11% / Hotel Opera
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report La Quinta Corporation Reports 1st Qtr Net loss of $12.2 million versus Net Loss of $50.2 million in 2003; RevPAR for Owned hotels Up 11% Hotel Operating Statistics DALLAS, April 29, 2004 - La Quinta Corporation (NYSE: LQI) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. La Quinta reported the following financial results. A detailed schedule reconciling net loss to Adjusted EBITDA is included in the supplemental tables. For the first quarter 2004, La Quinta reported: Revenues of $132 million, an 11% increase compared to 2003. Net loss of $12 m...
Leanne Harwood Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the 165 room Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Leanne Harwood Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the 165 room Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti PAPEETE, TAHITI April 13, 2004 The Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti, set to open in June 2004, announces the appointment of Leanne Harwood as director of sales and marketing. Reporting directly to general manager Philippe Guitton, Harwood is responsible for all sales and marketing initiatives for the new resort, the first upscale resort to open in Tahiti since 1997. Prior to joining the Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti, Harwood served as director of sales and marketing for the five...
The Leading Hotels of the World Ltd Loses Trademark Application in South Africa / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Leading Hotels of the World Ltd Loses Trademark Application in South Africa CAPETOWN, South Africa, April 19, 2004 - Application to register the trademark "The Leading Hotels of the World" in South Africa by The Leading Hotels of the World Ltd, has been refused by the Tribunal of the Registrar of Trade Marks in Pretoria. The opponent Online Travel Group, opposed the registration on the grounds that the mark is non-distinctive and not suitable or adapted to be the subject of statutory trademark rights. Judge Spoelstra referred to the Canadian case of The Canadian Shredded Wheat...
