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Losses for 3,000-room Bellagio Mount; Unknown Event Compromised the Main Power Line Leading Into the Megaresort, Damaging Thousands of Feet of Cable B
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Losses for 3,000-room Bellagio Mount; . Unknown Event Compromised the Main Power Line Leading Into the Megaresort, Damaging Thousands of Feet of Cable Beyond Repair By Rod Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal April 13, 2004 - The Bellagio, the flagship of the MGM Mirage chain, was closed and completely powered down Monday as workers continued efforts to repair systems damaged by an "unknown" electrical trauma early Easter Sunday, company spokesman Alan Feldman said. The power problems, which started about 2 a.m. Easter morning, led Bellagio officials to begin closing the proper...
Developer Bobby Gosal Building a 110 room Baymont Inn & Suites in Sacramento, California / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Developer Bobby Gosal Building a 110 room Baymont Inn & Suites in Sacramento, California National Chains Second California Hotel Milwaukee, Wis. (April 29, 2004) Since the opening of its first California hotel last October, The Golden State has proven successful for Baymont Inns & Suiteso much so that the brand's California expansion is continuing northward to Sacramento. The mid-market hotel chain has a large presence throughout the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest, and continues to seek new opportunities in the West. "Our Ontario hotel has exceeded all expectation...
New 62 room Baymont Inn & Suites Opens in Plymouth, Wisconsin; Kathy Dunn Opening GM / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report New 62 room Baymont Inn & Suites Opens in Plymouth, Wisconsin; Kathy Dunn Opening GM MILWAUKEE, WIS. (April 8, 2004) Given its location near the famed Road America auto-racing track in Elkhart Lake, Wis., one might say the new Baymont Inn & Suites in nearby Plymouth, which opened its doors April 7th, has revved up for a fast start. The new hotel features three two-room suites and two king leisure suites, high-speed Internet access in all 62-rooms and suites, a business center, meeting room, fitness center, swimming pool and hot tub. The new hotel is located within minutes ...
Barcelo Crestline Used the Industry Slowdown to Complete $84M in Renovations at 90 Limited Service Properties / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Barcelo Crestline Used the Industry Slowdown to Complete $84M in Renovations at 90 Limited Service Properties Launches Marriott's New Prototype at 18 Courtyard Hotels MCLEAN, Va., April 26, 2004 - Barcelo Crestline Corporation, a leading North American hospitality owner, lender and leasee and a subsidiary of Barcelo Corporacion Empresarial, Spain, announced that is completing a renovation cycle that included more than half of its leased hotel portfolio of 90 limited service properties. Renovations totaled more than $84 million over a three-year period and were strategically ...
Pre-Fab Construction Utilized at New Best Western Ocean City, MD Hotel & Suites / 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 Pre-Fab Construction Utilized at New Best Western Ocean City, MD Hotel & Suites (Ocean City, MD) April 27, 2004 Commercial Management Companys Hospitality Division, a leading Silver Spring, MD based hotel management company, proudly announces the ground breaking for the new Best Western Ocean City Hotel & Suites...
Bill Mitchell Appointed General Manager and Amy Burke as Director of Sales for the St. Christopher Hotel, New Orleans / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Bill Mitchell Appointed General Manager and Amy Burke as Director of Sales for the St. Christopher Hotel, New Orleans New Orleans LA (April 16, 2004) -- Expotel Hospitality, L.L.C., management company for the new St. Christopher Hotel opening here, announces the appointment of Bill Mitchell as General Manager and Amy Burke as Director of Sales for the property. Mr. Mitchell joins the hotel with more than a decade of experience in the hotel industry, including five years in properties in the city. Most recently, he was General Manager of the 187-room Hampton Inn Downtown (French Q...
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February 28, 2004
Bev Kordsmeier, Hyatt Sales First Lady By David M. Brudney, ISHC April 2004 (One of the many tributes to Beverly A. Kordsmeier, who passed away April 8th, wife of Joseph G. Kordsmeier, retired Senior V.P. Sales & Marketing, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts) It just didnt seem right. Here we all were, helping Joe, family and friends celebrate Bev Kordsmeiers life at the Presidents House in a Hyatt Regency, and no mention of Bev and Hyatt. Bev was a big part of everything Hyatt was and what it became and none of us who were there back then will ever forget that. If Joe was in fact, the president of Hyatt Sales for more than...
Brian D. Keys Named Director of Food and Beverage of the 486-room Hilton Costa Mesa / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Brian D. Keys Named Director of Food and Beverage of the 486-room Hilton Costa Mesa COSTA MESA, Calif., April 21, 2002 - Brian D. Keys has been named director of food and beverage of the 486-room Hilton Costa Mesa. Keys most recently served as Assistant Director of Food & Beverage of the Hilton San Francisco. An 8-year Hilton veteran, Keys began his career in 1996 as assistant banquet manager for the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta. Keys has held positions such as restaurants manager, meetings conventions manager and executive steward at the Hilton Atlanta. Keys transferred to...
Ben Fusco Named Area Vice President, Hilton Resorts – Arizona / 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 Ben Fusco Named Area Vice President, Hilton Resorts - Arizona BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., April 20, 2004 Ben Fusco, CHA, has been named area vice president, Hilton Resorts - Arizona for Hilton Hotels Corporation. In this capacity, he is responsible for overseeing the companys Arizona Resort properties including Th...
Atlanta Hotel Occupancy During First Quarter 2004 Up 3.7% Over Same Period Last Year; Likely Will Not Reach the 2000 Benchmark / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 23, 2004 - The welcome mats at Atlanta hotels are getting a lot dirtier these days -- and operators couldn't be happier. After three years of declining occupancy, the city's hotel rooms are filling up with tourists, business professionals and conventioneers. Occupancy rates for the first quarter are up 3.7 percent over the same period last year, Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau leaders say. But what really excites them is that bookings for all of 2004 are 20 percent ahead of where they were at ...
Joe M. Hindsley Named General Manager at Hyatt Regency Atlanta on Peachtree Street and and Scott B. VandenBerg Named General Manager at Grand Hyatt A
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 Joe M. Hindsley Named General Manager at Hyatt Regency Atlanta on Peachtree Street and and Scott B. VandenBerg Named General Manager at Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead ATLANTA(April 20, 2004) New general managers have taken the helm at both Hyatt Regency Atlanta on Peachtree Street and Grand Hyatt Atlanta in B...
Developers Novare Group and Wood Partners Building a Condo / Hotel in Atlanta's Atlantic Station Village; 404 Condos and 101 Hotel Rooms / April
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Developers Novare Group and Wood Partners Building a Condo / Hotel in Atlanta's Atlantic Station Village; 404 Condos and 101 Hotel Rooms By Walter Woods, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 13, 2004 --Atlantic Station will add a second tower to its mini-city skyline, a 26-story hotel and condo high-rise to be built behind the new SouthTrust building overlooking the I-75/85 connector. Developers Novare Group and Wood Partners, which built Metropolis in Midtown and plan 1,100 condos near Centennial Olympic Park, will build a single st...
Federal Grand Jury Indicts President of Ask Alaska Travel and Tours On Credit Card Fraud / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveAnchorage Daily News, AlaskaKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 24, 2004 - Federal grand jury levies charges of wire and credit card fraud. A federal grand jury has indicted the owner of a bankrupt Anchorage tour company on criminal fraud charges. Jennifer Christensen, president of Ask Alaska Travel and Tours, is accused of defrauding customers and tourism vendors by improperly using credit cards, according to charging documents released by the U.S. attorney's office in Anchorage on Friday. She faces 20 counts of wire fraud and one count of credit card fraud, which together carry a ma...
Size of Online Travel Commerce in Asia will Reach over US$16 Billion by 2006 / 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 Size of Online Travel Commerce in Asia Will Reach over US$16 Billion by 2006 Wednesday, 21 April, Singapore - Marketshare, an independent Asia Pacific market research consultancy, today announced the launch of a major research initiative E-Commerce in the Asia Pacific Travel Industry Growth and Forecasts 2004-2...
Fine Art, Which Has Been a Fixture of the Wyndham Anatole for Decades, Now Being Marketed as a Guest Amenity / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveBy Suzanne Marta, The Dallas Morning NewsKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 18, 2004 - Fine art has been a fixture of the Wyndham Anatole for decades, though the Dallas hotel hasn't done much to promote its bronze Buddhas, Chinese lacquerware and giant wooden elephants. That's about to change. The 1,600-room convention hotel has put together an eight-page guide of its most popular pieces so art lovers can learn more about them as they meander through the complex's entryways, halls and gardens. An hourlong audio guide is also available. By the end of the month, hotel officials hope ...
Amsterdam Hotels Experience Double-digit RevPAR Declines During the First Two Months of 2004 / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Amsterdam Hotels Experience Double-digit RevPAR Declines During the First Two Months of 2004 Amsterdam - the weakest euro-zone performer in 2003 April 2004 - Amsterdam hoteliers experienced another challenging year in 2003. Results from the HotelBenchmark Survey by Deloitte show that of the seventeen cities tracked across the euro-zone it was hotels in Amsterdam that witnessed the largest decline in revenue per available room (revPAR) during 2003. Hotels in the city-centre saw revPAR fall by 13.2 percent on the prior year, whilst hotels at Schiphol saw even greater declines o...
The AmericInn Lodging System Names Guest-Tek its Exclusive Provider of High-Speed Internet Access / March 2004...
February 28, 2004
The AmericInn Lodging System Names Guest-Tek its Exclusive Provider of High-Speed Internet Access Chanhassen, MN (April 6, 2004) AmericInn International, LLC announces Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. (Guest-Tek, TSX: GTK) as the exclusive provider of High-Speed Internet Access for the AmericInn Lodging System. Recognized as one of the fastest growing upscale limited service lodging chains, the AmericInn Lodging System has 220 AmericInn properties currently open or under development in 30 states across the United States. Ensuring AmericInn guests receive a consistent, superior level of service every time they ...
AmericInn Lodging System Names 2004 Top Performing Franchise Owners and Employees / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report AmericInn Lodging System Names 2004 Top Performing Franchise Owners and Employees Chanhassen, MN (April 26, 2004) - AmericInn International, LLC Chairman and CEO Luke Fowler is pleased to report that the 2004 AmericInn Annual Convention held April 18-20, at the Minneapolis Convention Center, exceeded the expectations of attendees and continues to maintain its reputation as an outstanding educational and networking opportunity. Franchise owner and manager attendance reached an all time high as 500 guests were registered to experience the Drive to Excellence. The AmericInn Annua...
Agilysys Adds Expedia Direct Connection Technology to Its Industry-Leading Property Management System / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Agilysys Adds Expedia Direct Connection Technology to Its Industry-Leading Property Management System Enables Hoteliers to Better Manage Inventory, Rates and Bookings CLEVELAND April 19, 2004 Agilysys, Inc., (NASDAQ: AGYS) a leading provider of enterprise computer solutions, today announced that Expedias direct connection technology for hotel reservations will be added to the Agilysys LMS Property Management System. Hotels and resorts using LMS can now benefit from automated systems for uploading or changing inventory and rates for rooms offered to the more than 16 million tr...
Six Sigma Black Belt Hired to Sell Industry Leading GuestWare Software / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Six Sigma Black Belt Hired to Sell Industry Leading GuestWare Software SEATTLE - April 21, 2004 Diversified Computer Corp., maker of GuestWare, has named Six Sigma Black Belt Adam Werner sales associate. Werner, who began working this week out of the companys Seattle office, will sell GuestWare software throughout the United States and Canada. We are excited to hire someone with such strong experience in process improvement, says Mike Benjamin, v.p. of sales for Diversified Computer Corp. Adam is a perfect fit for us because GuestWare is focused on improving processes that ultimately result in increased guest s...
Accovia Partners with QlikTech to Offer Business Intelligence for Travel Package Management / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Accovia Partners with QlikTech to Offer Business Intelligence for Travel Package Management Travel Retailers and Wholesalers Can Maximize Revenues and Minimize Losses by Viewing and Analyzing Operational Data TRAVELCOMMERCE - New York, NY -- April 20, 2004 -- Accovia Inc., the global leader in travel packaging technology, and QlikTech International, a provider of powerful and rapidly deployable business intelligence (BI) software solutions, today announced a partnership to integrate QlikTechs QlikView business intelligence and analysis software with Accovias Travel Package Manage...
Accor Reports Hotel Occupancy, RevPAR by Market Segment and Country for 1st Qtr 2004 / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Accor Reports Hotel Occupancy, RevPAR by Market Segment and Country for 1st Qtr 2004 Paris, April 28 2004. - Consolidated revenues rose 2.6% in the first quarter of 2004. Excluding the currency effect and changes in the scope of consolidation, growth was 4.3%, indicating that the improvement observed since the the second half of 2003 is gathering momentum. The 2.6% rise in reported revenues breaks down as follows: Like-for-like growth: + 4.3% Business expansion: + 2.3% Currency effect: - 2.9% Asset disposals: - 1.2% Hotels Hotel revenues expanded 4.2% like...
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February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Florida Tourism and Hospitality Industry Finds Friend In Famed Fine Art Photographer . Alan S. Maltz Captures Floridas Essence KEY WEST, Fla. - April 12, 2004 - Sunrises and sunsets, white sand beaches, flowing rivers and the lush wildlife of Floridas landscape have inspired famed Florida artist Alan S. Maltz for more than two decades. Now, Maltz is combining his unique vision with state tourism officials to shed a new light on how visitors see Florida. Maltz unique style and interpretation led VISIT FLORIDA to proclaim him their official fine art photographer. In this role, Maltz...
AMResorts Converting Three Properties in Mexico to New Brand – Dreams Resorts & Spas / April 2004...
February 28, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report AMResorts Converting Three Properties in Mexico to New Brand - Dreams Resorts & Spas NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA April 28, 2004 - AmResorts unveiled a new brand to complement its existing Sunscape and Secrets brands. Dreams Resorts & Spas will be a luxury all-inclusive for couples and families. The brand officially launches this summer with the opening of properties in Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and Los Cabos; the Puerto Vallarta and Cancun properties will convert from the Camino Real brand and the Los Cabos property will convert from the Melia brand by July 1, followed by $12 million t...
