Starwood Hotels & Resorts Announces the Opening of the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel, Its Second Property in Vietnam

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online  News for the Hospitality Executive Starwood Hotels & Resorts Announces the Opening of the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel, Its Second Property in Vietnam Sheraton Hanoi Hotel Is The First Five Star International Hotel To Open In Hanoi In The New Millennium WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2004-- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., (NYSE: HOT) announces the opening of the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel, its second property in Vietnam. The opening of the 299-room hotel heralds both a new standard of luxury accommodation in Hanoi and the further expansion of Starwood's upscale Sheraton...

January 30, 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 Nanci Figueroa Promoted to Area Director of Sales and Marketing for Two of Kimpton Boutique Hotels’ Chicago Properties CHICAGO, March 22, 2004 – Nanci Figueroa has been promoted to Area Director of Sales and Marketing for two of San Francisco-based Kimpton Boutique Hotels’ three Chicago properties:  the 192-room...

NASA Ames Research Center, in Silicon Valley, Seeking Developer for 250 room Hotel and Conference and Education Center / March 2004

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online  Special Report NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California,  Seeking Developer for 250 room Hotel and Conference and Education Center Call for Developer Qualifications NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California (March 22, 2004) – NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) announced today that it is seeking proposals from developers to create a Conference and Education Center to open by Fall 2007 as a lead project in the creation of the NASA Research Park, a dynamic research and education community that is home to several university partners, private industry, and...

City of Mrytle Beach Able to Offer Suggestion to Some 60 Cities Across the US Eyeing Public Funding for Convention Center Hotels: Be Cautious! / March

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive City of Mrytle Beach Able to Offer Suggestion to Some 60 Cities Across the US Eyeing Public Funding for Convention Center Hotels: Be Cautious! By Kathleen Vereen Dayton, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Mar. 30, 2004 -- Smarter marketing and more realistic performance expectations will help the city-financed Radisson Plaza Hotel make it through its second year without the major money woes that put it in default during its first 12 months, leaders say.  But critics say the city shouldn't be on the hook for the hotel's success, criticizi...

Myrtle Beach City Council Struggles to Create Bail-out Plan for the Poor Performing Radisson Plaza Hotel / March 2004

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Myrtle Beach City Council Struggles to Create Bail-out Plan for the Poor Performing Radisson Plaza Hotel By Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Mar. 17, 2004 - Nearly a six-hour meeting, two closed sessions and several harsh exchanges brought the Myrtle Beach City Council a little closer Tuesday to finding a bail-out plan for the struggling Radisson Plaza Hotel.  But council members still are divided on two main options with time running out for them to decide.  They are considering refinancing the bonds or getting a five-ye...

Mount Wolseley Hotel Golf & Country Club chooses Visual One Systems / March 2004

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online Special Report   Mount Wolseley Hotel Golf & Country Club Chooses Visual One Systems 31th March 2004 - Building has already begun on the development of Carlow's first four-star Resort hotel and holiday lodges at Mount Wolseley in Tullow, Co Carlow, Ireland. Scheduled to open in mid 2004, the resort will have a capacity for over 700 residents. The project represents one of the largest developments of its kind in the state, with 150 Rooms, including Conference facilities, Spa destination & the renowned majestic Golf course designed by Christy O’Connor Jnr. and will put Carlow on the map as a Tourist destinatio...

Montenegro Expected to be the Fastest Growing Travel & Tourism Economy in the World; WTTC Spells Out Recommendations for Montenegro to Tap Potential /

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online  Special Report  Montenegro Expected to be the Fastest Growing Travel & Tourism Economy in the World;  WTTC Spells Out Recommendations for Montenegro to Tap Potential March 13, 2004, Berlin – Today, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) presented the results of its economic and policy research on the Montenegro Travel & Tourism economy at ITB Berlin to Predrag Nenezic, Minister of Tourism, Republic of Montenegro and the Republic’s Travel & Tourism community. The research contained economic projections for the growth of Travel & Tourism in Montenegro and a series of policy recommendation...

Five Stars from the Mobil Travel Guide and Five Diamonds from the Automobile Association of America Can Be an Innkeeper's Best Friend / March 200

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Five Stars from the Mobil Travel Guide and Five Diamonds from the Automobile Association of America Can Be an Innkeeper's Best Friend By Dudley Price, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Mar. 22, 2004 - They are the worst kind of hotel guests. They leave clothes on the floor, drop food in the hallways, and order room service and then send the food back -- even when it's been cooked to order.  Don't open a door fast enough and they'll rat you out -- to the entire world.  They are hotel evaluators, the folks who check in and out of the w...

Mitsui Fudosan and Accor Converting Office Building in Tokyo's Ginza District into 209 room Mercure Hotel Ginza Tokyo / March 2004

January 30, 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 Mitsui Fudosan and Accor Converting Office Building in Tokyo's Ginza District into 209 room Mercure Hotel Ginza Tokyo BANGKOK, 29 March, 2004 — Mitsui Fudosan and Accor have joined forces to convert an office building in Tokyo into a new hotel. It is believed to be the first ever hotel in Japan to be developed out...

January 30, 2004

WinTrack PM, Mintek’s Mobile Preventative Maintenance Solution, Helps Hawaii’s Mauni Lani Resort Preserve its Most Valuable Assets  DUNEDIN, FLA .- March 16, 2004 — The luxurious Mauna Lani Resort has selected WinTrack® PM, Mintek Mobile Data Solution’s mobile property maintenance system, as its preventative maintenance solution. The resort, located on Hawaii’s tropical Kohala Coast, will use WinTrack PM to track maintenance and help preserve its most valuable equipment. "We are excited that this prestigious resort has selected WinTrack PM," says Mark Sokol, director of product marketing for Mintek. "This will enable them...

MeriStar Hospitality Completes Sale of Five Hotels for Aggregate $29.5 Million / March 2004

January 30, 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 MeriStar Hospitality Completes Sale of Five Hotels for Aggregate $29.5 Million ARLINGTON, Va., March 2, 2004—MeriStar Hospitality Corporation (NYSE: MHX), one of the nation’s largest hotel real estate investment trusts (REIT), today announced that it has completed the sale of five hotels, in separate transactions,...

Host Marriott Adding a $14 million 200-room Tower to the Memphis Marriott Downtown / March 2004

January 30, 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 Host Marriott Adding a $14 million 200-room Tower to the Memphis Marriott Downtown MEMPHIS, Tenn., - March 31, 2004 - The Home of the Blues and Birthplace of Rock and Roll brings music to meeting planners' ears with the long awaited expansion of the 600-room Memphis Marriott Downtown, the largest hotel in the city o...

Marshall Management, Inc. Signs Four Hotel Management Contracts / March 2004

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online  Special Report Marshall Management, Inc. Signs Four Hotel Management Contracts Continued Growth Expected as More Hotels Change Ownership SALISBURY, Md. - March 25, 2004 -- Marshall Management, Inc., a leading mid-sized management company, today announced that it has signed four new management agreements. It brings to five the number of new management contracts signed by the company in 2004. The hotels include a Wingate Inn and Holiday Inn Express Hotels & Suites in Destin, Fla., a Quality Inn in Gainesville, Fla., and a Comfort Suites in Laurel, Md. "All four properties are in great locatio...

Marriott Partners with USDA to Provide Assistance and Mentoring to Minority Farmers to Facilitate the Purchase of their Food Products into the Marriot

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online  Special Report Marriott Partners with USDA to Provide Assistance and Mentoring to Minority Farmers to Facilitate the Purchase of their Food Products into the Marriott Distribution System WASHINGTON, March 31, 2004 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a historical partnership that will provide additional assistance to the minority farming community. Both organizations will work to enhance outreach efforts to minority farmers and provide expanded sales outlets for their products. "We're very proud to be part of this prog...

$80 Million Marco Island Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa Renovation Project Unveiled

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive $80 Million Marco Island Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa Renovation Project Unveiled Business Editors/Travel Writers MARCO ISLAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2004--An $80 million renovation of the Marco Island Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa, including a 24,000-square-foot Balinese Health Spa and new 10,000 square-foot ballroom with beachside terrace, will captivate the senses of planners, attendees, and guests from around the globe. The complete renovatio...

Jenni Drowley, Warren Schatzle and Vali Glover Recipients of Marriott GM of the Year Award / March 2004

January 30, 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 Jenni Drowley, Warren Schatzle and Vali Glover Recipients of Marriott GM of the Year Award WASHINGTON – March 2, 2004 – Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) today announced Jenni Drowley of the Portland Hillsboro TownePlace Suites Hotel as a recipient of its annual GMs of the Year award,  Warren Schatzle of the Town...

Marriott Converting the Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel into the first JW Marriott in Continental Europe / March 2004

January 30, 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 Marriott Converting the Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel into the first JW Marriott in Continental Europe WASHINGTON, March 1, 2004 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) announced plans to convert the five-star Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel this March into the first JW Marriott in Continental Europe.   Beginn...

Jon Makhmaltchi Named West Coast Regional Director of Sales for Small Luxury Hotels of the World / March 2004

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online  Special Report  Jon Makhmaltchi Named West Coast Regional Director of Sales for Small Luxury Hotels of the World NEW YORK, March 22, 2004 – In a move further illustrating their dedication to the American market, Small Luxury Hotels of the World announced that they have hired Jon Makhmaltchi to become Regional Director of Sales for the West Coast.  After recently strengthening their marketing power in The Americas by creating a larger office in New York, SLH saw a need to expand even farther.  “The demand by American travel agents and consumers continues to grow and SLH will continue to grow...

Madrid Bombing Revives Fears of Travel Slump / March 2004

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Madrid Bombing Revives Fears of Travel Slump By Jim Finkle, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Mar. 13, 2004 - While Thursday's bombing in Madrid pointed out weaknesses in the security on Europe's rail systems, it also showed that the tourism industry remains vulnerable as it recovers from a three-year slump.  "We had already thought travel to Europe would be a little soft because of the weakness of the U.S. dollar. What happened in Spain pointed out the vulnerability," said Jack Kyser, chief economist at the Los Angeles Economic Develo...

Hotel Online: Hospitality News

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online  News for the Hospitality Executive Marriott International Appoints Maruiel Perkins-Chavis Vice President, Diversity and Workforce Effectiveness Marriott International Appoints Maruiel Perkins-Chavis Vice President, Diversity and Workforce Effectiveness Maruiel Perkins-Chavis has been named Vice President of Diversity and Workforce Effectiveness for Marriott International . She has held several human resources positions, most recently serving as Marriott's Senior Director, Leadership Talent Management and Diversity, where she was instrumental in the design of ...

Leven Schedules Lecture Series at Johnson & Wales Campuses

January 30, 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 Leven Schedules Lecture Series at Johnson & Wales Campuses Tour in Conjunction with Tiefel Professorial Chair PROVIDENCE, R.I. — March 9, 2004 — Michael Leven, the first...

2004 Rankings of the 10 Largest International Hotel Groups and the 20 Largest Brands; InterContinental Hotels Group Overtakes Cendant / MKG Consulting

January 30, 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 2004 Rankings of the 10 Largest International Hotel Groups and the 20 Largest Brands . InterContinental Hotels Group Overtakes Cendant Paris, 29 March 2004 - As a preview of the detailed assessment of the worldwide hotel industry, undertaken each year by MKG Consulting and published in the May/June issue of HTR ...

Mark Johnson Named VP of Operations for Woodfield Suites Hotel Chain / March 2004

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online  Special Report Mark Johnson Named VP of Operations for Woodfield Suites Hotel Chain Milwaukee, Wis.— (March 22, 2003) — The Marcus Corporation announces the appointment of Mark Johnson to vice president of operations.  Woodfield Suites is an all-suites hotel chain and is a subsidiary of The Marcus Corporation.  In his new position, Johnson is responsible for executive oversight of the seven Woodfield Suites. “Mark has experience in virtually every facet of the hospitality industry,” said Jim Abrahamson, president and chief operating officer of Woodfield Suites.  Mark Johnson "He has ser...

Bartech Hires Mark Holzberg as President Bartech USA – Former TravelCLICK Executive to Lead US Market Expansion / March 2004

January 30, 2004

Hotel Online  Special Report     Bartech Hires Mark Holzberg as President Bartech USA -  Former TravelCLICK Executive to Lead US Market Expansion BWI CORRIDOR, MD (March 2, 2004) – Bartech Systems International, the world’s leading provider of automated minibars, today announced that Mark Holzberg, the former CFO of TravelCLICK, will join the company as president of Bartech USA. In addition to managing day-to-day operations, Mr. Holzberg will be responsible for guiding the company's overall strategic direction as it aggressively expands its U.S. operations.  Bartech’s automated minibar, the e-fridge, dispen...