Analysis-Companies Boost Social and Climate Reporting Amid ESG Backlash
November 4th, 2024
Expanded Jacob Javits Convention Center Part of $2.8 Billion NYC Plan; When Opened in 1986, it was Already Inadequate in Size / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Expanded Jacob Javits Convention Center Part of $2.8 Billion NYC Plan; When Opened in 1986, it Was Already Inadequate in Size By John Brennan, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 26, 2004 - NEW YORK -- The Jets would leave New Jersey for the most expensive stadium in U.S. history as part of a larger project on Manhattan's West Side, New York officials said Thursday. "This is not a stadium standing alone," New York Gov. George Pataki said, explaining that it would be an integral part of an expanded Jacob Javits Convention Center. The $...
Jane Underwood Named Director of Human Resources, Hospitality Management Corporation / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Jane Underwood Named Director of Human Resources, Hospitality Management Corporation Dallas, TX, March 29, 2004: Hospitality Management Corporation (HMC) is pleased to announce that Jane Underwood was recently promoted to Director of Human Resources. Underwood has been a member of the HMC Corporate staff since 1998 as the Executive Assistant to the President/CEO, the CFO, and the Regional Director of Operations. In her new role as Director of HR, Underwood will be responsible for all facets of human resources, including employee forms, insurance, 401(k), and COBRA. In addition, she...
John A. Ueberroth Signs an Agreement to Become the Largest Shareholder, Chairman of the Board and CEO of The Independent Hotel Corporation, IndeCorp.
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report John A. Ueberroth Signs an Agreement to Become the Largest Shareholder, Chairman of the Board and CEO of The Independent Hotel Corporation, IndeCorp. CHICAGO (March 16, 2004): John A. Ueberroth, one of the US travel industry’s most respected figures, has signed an agreement to become the largest shareholder in The Independent Hotel Corporation, IndeCorp. The company provides key sales, marketing, distribution, reservations and revenue management services to more than 300 of the world’s finest independent hotels and resorts under the brands Preferred Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Ste...
James Pedone Appointed Vice President of Sales & Marketing for the Halekulani and the Waikiki Parc Hotels / 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 James Pedone Appointed Vice President of Sales & Marketing for the Halekulani and the Waikiki Parc Hotels HONOLULU - March 16, 2004 -- Halekulani Corporation, which owns and manages both the Halekulani and the Waikiki Parc hotels on Oahu, has engaged James F. Pedone to serve as Vice President of Sales & Marketing. M...
Jo Kenzel Named Director of Employee Relations and Recruitment for Benchmark Hospitality / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Jo Kenzel Named Director of Employee Relations and Recruitment for Benchmark Hospitality THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, February 2004 Â… Benchmark Hospitality has appointed Jo Kenzel Director of Employee Relations and Recruitment for the international hospitality management company. In this position, she serves as the front line resource on employee relations for all Benchmark properties, and is responsible for company-wide management recruitment. Ms. Kenzel was appointed to this position after serving as Task Force Director of Human Resources for Benchmark. She Jo Kenzel Â...
Ocean City, NJ Hotel Owner James M. Dwyer Charged with More than $36 million Worth of Bank Fraud / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Ocean City, NJ Hotel Owner James M. Dwyer Charged with $36 million Worth of Bank Fraud By John Shiffman, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 24, 2004 - CAMDEN, N.J. -- A prominent Ocean City developer was charged with more than $36 million worth of bank fraud yesterday. Federal authorities said banks in Philadelphia and South Jersey were prime victims. James M. Dwyer, who was indicted last year on a single fraud charge related to a $16 million loan, was charged in a superseding indictment with eight new fraud counts. Dwyer, 61, of Peters...
J/Brice Design International Awarded $21.6 Million Contract. Leading Boston Firm to Design Five Marriott Hotel Interiors / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report  J/Brice Design International Awarded $21.6 Million Contract . Leading Boston Firm to Design Five Marriott Hotel Interiors Hotels were recently acquired by HEI Hospitality/Greenfield Partners/GIC BOSTON, MA, Mar 29, 2004 - J/Brice Design International, Inc., Boston (www.jbricedesign.com) has been selected to design the interiors of five Marriott hotels, newly acquired by HEI Hospitality/Greenfield Partners/GIC from Host Marriott. Renovations will total $21.6 million and will include work on all public spaces, including function and social venues, guestrooms, suites and corridors. The...
Isle of Capri Casinos, Based in Biloxi, Shifts Focus to Markets Outside the United States / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive  Isle of Capri Casinos, Based in Biloxi, Shifts Focus to Markets Outside the United States The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss., Inside Gambling Column By Timothy Boone, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14, 2004 - BILOXI, Miss. -- During its first decade of business, Isle of Capri Casinos made a name for itself as a successful operator of regional casinos. The company opened and acquired casinos across the South and Midwest, aggressively pursuing faltering gambling resorts and turning them around. But last summer, the company started to ...
The Sheraton at Woodbridge Hotel, Iselin, NJ, Receiving $2 million Guestroom Renovation / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Sheraton at Woodbridge Hotel, Iselin, NJ, Receiving $2 million Guestroom Renovation WOODBRIDGE, NEW JERSEY, February 2004 ... The Sheraton at Woodbridge Place Hotel has launched a comprehensive $2 million guestroom renovation program.  When completed in mid-April of this year, the hotel will offer 309 newly appointed guestrooms and suites in a rich palette of colors and new furnishings. The hotel’s comprehensive guestroom renovations are part of a North American Sheraton Hotels & Resorts refurbishing program. Extensive customer research was the basis for the new Sheraton bra...
All the Facts: 16th Annual Hotel Investment Conference – March 14-16, 2004, Atlanta, Georgia / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report All the Facts: 16th Annual Hotel Investment Conference March 14-16, 2004, Atlanta, Georgia March 1, 2004 - This hotel real estate and finance conference is designed for the mid-market, Main Street owners to  Take advantage of unprecedented networking opportunities  Build long lasting relationships  Hear from today's outstanding industry leaders  Learn valuable information that you can take home & use  Meet face-to-face with speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and colleagues Sunday, March 14, 2004 5:00-8:00 pm REGISTRATION 6:00-8:00 pm  WELCOME RECEPTIO...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report  “Protecting Your Brand Online” Will Drive HSMAI's Hotel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference, April 21, 2004 in New York MCLEAN, VA (March 10, 2004) – When the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) presents the second HSMAI Hotel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference, ideas and solutions for “Protecting Your Brand Online” will drive the forum. Slated for April 21, 2004 in New York at the New York Hilton, from 2 - 6:30pm, the conference is timed to coincide with the Travel Commerce Conference & Expo being held there. A preliminary schedule of th...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Lexington Services Launches Galileo's Next-Generation Seamless Solution, Inside Shopper™; Gains Access to Real-Time Rates and Availability DALLAS, TX –March 1, 2004 – Lexington Services, a worldwide leader in reservation management and travel distribution for the hospitality industry, announced today that it has implemented Inside Shopper™, the next-generation seamless capability offered through Galileo®, to provide the highest level of connectivity for its hotel clients. The technology, which Lexington launched earlier this quarter, provides Galileo-connected travel bookers with direct ...
Revelation Case Study – Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino / InfoGenesis /
January 30, 2004
Revelation Case Study Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Company Profile A $1 billion investment by Mandalay Resort Group in their new Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino is the ultimate high stakes gamble in Las Vegas, a city focused on delivering extremes in entertainment. The tropical-themed resort incorporates 3,700 rooms on more than 60 acres, with two hotels and an abundance of gaming, dining, and entertainment options. Situation Mandalay Resort Group committed to setting a new standard for guest experience in the highly competitive Las Vegas casino/resort industry. To guarantee the best in accommodations, fine dining, and entertainme...
MGM MIRAGE Selects InfoGenesis POS as Corporate Standard / February 2004
January 30, 2004
MGM MIRAGE Selects InfoGenesis POS as Corporate Standard SANTA BARBARA, CA - February 2004 - InfoGenesis, a leading provider of hospitality information technology, announced today that MGM MIRAGE has selected Revelation by InfoGenesis as their corporate point-of-sale (POS) standard. MGM MIRAGE plans to implement InfoGenesis at the MGM Grand, the Mirage and Bellagio resorts in Las Vegas, followed by further POS system replacements at MGM Grand Detroit and Beau Rivage in Biloxi. The project also involves conversion of existing InfoGenesis locations at New York-New York and TI (Treasure Island) to an enterprise POS configuration. ...
e-Revelation Case Study – Harbor Restaurant Group / Multi Property Restaurant Chain / InfoGenesis /
January 30, 2004
e-Revelation Case Study Harbor Restaurant Group / Multi Property Restaurant Chain Company Profile The Harbor Group makes eating out in Santa Barbara a culinary adventure unique to this well-known seaside resort city. The Harbor Group operates four Santa Barbara restaurants as well as one in Ventura, each with its own flair and style. The Group's restaurants each offer a different concept: Harbor Restaurant is a 300-seat oceanfront fine dining venue, El Paseo - a Mexican restaurant nestled in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara; The Tee-Off, a cozy local favorite; and Longboards, a casual dining spot located on Santa Barbara's ...
IMIC Hotels Replaced by Interstate Hotels as Manager of the The Sheraton Columbia Hotel & Conference Center / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive IMIC Hotels Replaced by Interstate Hotels as Manager of the The Sheraton Columbia Hotel & Conference Center By Ben Werner, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 19, 2004 - The Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center on Bush River Road, home of the Gamecocks on football weekends and a flagship for the area's convention industry, has new management and is likely to be sold. Lexington County hotel mogul Bert Pooser and his ownership group Columbia Hotel Associates still hold title to the property despite a foreclosure lawsuit filed by its lender in...
Intercontinental Hotels Group Makes Executive Changes Within Brazil Hotels / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report  Intercontinental Hotels Group Makes Executive Changes Within Brazil Hotels Regional Operations Office Moves from Rio De Janeiro to Sao Paulo MIAMI - March 15, 2004 -- InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) today announced that the company's Regional Operations office would be moved from Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo. The move will begin immediately and be finalized by the end of May, 2004. Antonio Torres, Regional Director of Operations will consolidate and integrate the company's development initiatives, hotel franchise services, global reservations base and system synergies wh...
Woodbine Development Corporation the Managing General Partner for a 500 room Hyatt Destination Resort Near Austin, Texas / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Woodbine Development Corporation the Managing General Partner for a 500 room Hyatt Destination Resort Being Developed Near Austin, Texas AUSTIN/BASTROP, Texas - March 17, 2004 -- A 656-acre site between Austin and Bastrop, Texas, has been purchased for a major destination resort hotel, golf course and full-service spa to be operated by Hyatt Hotels & Resorts of Chicago, it was confirmed today by officials of Woodbine Development Corporation of Dallas, the project's managing general partner. Woodbine acquired the property from the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), a Texas cons...
How Online Contracting Can Maximize Hotel Revenue / H. Liman, Director of Pelican system / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report  How Online Contracting Can Maximize Hotel Revenue By H. Liman, Director of Pelican system The rapid growth of e-mail and online reservations services has proved a boon to hotels worldwide, giving even small establishments access to global markets. The ease of discovering new travel venues through the Internet, along with the growing unpredictability of airline pricing, climate, and political situations, often results in dramatic shifts in tourism industry demographics, with some destinations experiencing unexpected surges in arrivals during what were formerly periods of low demand. Unfor...
Hotel Utility Costs; Surge Protection Is Needed / PKF Consulting / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report  Hotel Utility Costs Surge Protection Is Needed by Robert Mandelbaum March 2004 - Everyone in the hotel industry understands how cyclical their business is. Every ten years or so, the industry falls into a recession, followed by years of recovery, then periods of prosperity. Therefore, hotel managers tend to be very adept at adjusting to external factors beyond their immediate control. One such external factor over which hotel managers appear to have minimal control is the cost of utilities. While hotels have incorporated energy conservation practices into their operating...
Wrap-up: The 16th annual Hotel Investment Conference / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Wrap-up: The 16th annual Hotel Investment Conference Atlanta, Ga., March 18, 2004 — A record number of attendees at the 16th annual Hotel Investment Conference here “changed” the name of the conference from Happy Days Are Near Again to Happy Days Are Here Again, as speakers and attendees alike said they were buoyed by recent improvements in hotel operating results. The Hotel Investment Conference, designed for mid-market hotel owners and operators, is one of four annual nationwide events that attract the hotel industry’s top leaders. Proceeds from the event benefit Georgia ...
Hoteliers Meet with Airlines Concerning Issues of Airline Crew Contracting; Taxes, Ground Transportation, Safety and Security, Accounting, and Contra
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  Hoteliers Meet with Airlines Concerning Issues of Airline Crew Contracting; . Taxes, Ground Transportation, Safety and Security, Accounting, and Contracting HSMAI's Airline - Hotel Contracting Strategy Conference, an Issues-Driven Forum MCLEAN, VA (Mar. 2, 2004) – Far surpassing attendance expectations, 65...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report HotelClub.com’s American Operations are Taking Off BALTIMORE 3 March 2004: HotelClub.com (http://www.hotelclub.com), the world-leading full service provider of online hotel reservation services, has experienced strong success partly due to its operations based in the United States. Launched in mid 200, the North American market has grown to account for over 15 per cent of all HotelClub.com customers. HotelClub.com is the leading online accommodation provider in Asia Pacific and a major player in European markets – with an established network of ten offices around the world including t...
Pan Pacific, Kempinski, Rydges and Wyndham Align to Better Compete Against the Mega Brands; Global Hotel Alliance – a Shared Marketing Partnersh
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report  Pan Pacific, Kempinski, Rydges and Wyndham Align to Better Compete Against the Mega Brands; . Global Hotel Alliance - a Shared Marketing Partnership BERLIN (March 14, 2004) - Against a backdrop of many larger hotel companies’ move towards typical points-based rewards programs – and further away from programs that drive loyalty such as customer recognition and value for money, four prominent hotel companies have joined forces to form a worldwide alliance based on the shared philosophy of providing guests with unique, personalized guest services. The new Global Hotel Alli...
