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A $60 million 300 room Great Wolf Lodge and 55,000 Sq ft Indoor Water Park in Planning Stages at Paramount's Kings Island Near Cincinnati, Ohio /
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive A $60 million 300 room Great Wolf Lodge and 55,000 Sq ft Indoor Water Park in Planning Stages at Paramount's Kings Island Near Cincinnati, Ohio By Kristin McAllister, Dayton Daily News, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 24, 2004 - A national resort company is looking to partner with Paramount's Kings Island on a $60 million year-round indoor water park resort hotel and conference center near the amusement park in southern Warren County. Plans are in the early stages, but Eric Lund, an owner of the Wisconsin-based Great Lakes Companies Inc. and senior vice p...
The $480 million Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Expected to be a Convention Juggernaut; Already Projecting 80% Occupancy in 2005 / March 200
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The $480 million Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Expected to be a Convention Juggernaut; Already Projecting 80% Occupancy in 2005 By Suzanne Marta, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 28, 2004 - GRAPEVINE, Texas -- A few cracked tiles and burned-out lightbulbs need replacing. And the last of the furnishings and supplies stored in the exhibit hall need to be put in place. But for the most part, the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center on Lake Grapevine is ready to greet its first paying guests when it opens for business Friday. ...
Dallas-Fort Worth Hotels & Convention Centers Await Impact of Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center on Lake Grapevine / March 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Dallas-Fort Worth Hotels & Convention Centers Await Impact of Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center on Lake Grapevine By David Wethe, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 21, 2004 - --GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Come April 2, a Texas-sized showdown begins. Just about every major convention center and hotel manager in the area is bracing for a turbulent year after the grand opening of the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center on Lake Grapevine. Some concede inevitable losses to Gaylord early on, vowing to lure back any lost business o...
Sol Melia Breaks Ground on the 688 room Gran Melia Pudong, Shanghai / March 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Sol Melia Breaks Ground on the 688 room Gran Melia Pudong, Shanghai Shanghai, China, Jan. 14 2004 -- Michael W. Brabsche, CEO of Sol Melia Hotels and Resorts, China commented on the recent ground breaking ceremony for the 688 room Gran Melia Pudong, which is under construction now on the banks of the Huang Pu River in Shanghai. The chairman of the Sol Melia Hotels and Resort, worldwide Mr. Gabriel Escarrer Julia, chairman and founder of the hotel chain 48 years ago, inaugurated the project through the official ground breaking ceremony, together with the Cuban and Chinese partner...
Mikhail Gorbachev and Thomas Tait, the Former CEO of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, Want to Mix Russia's Cultural History with American Capita
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Mikhail Gorbachev and Thomas Tait, the Former CEO of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, Want to Mix Russia's Cultural History with American Capitalist Principles, to Generate Billions for Russia's Tourism Industry PHOENIX, March 30, 2004 - American business and tourism leaders have joined together to develop one of the greatest tourism initiatives the world has ever seen. This project will have an incredible impact on US businesses and our economy and also strength our nation's ties abroad. The Honorable Mikhail Gorbachev, former Premier of the Supreme Soviet and President of the Soviet...
GolfHero Partners with IBS – Integrated Business Systems, Inc./ March 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report GolfHero Partners with IBS - Integrated Business Systems, Inc. scottsdale, Arizona March 3, 2004 - As an online travel portal that places a strong emphasis on creating innovative technology solutions for the golf travel industry, GolfHero has entered into a partnership agreement with Integrated Business Systems (IBS) to utilize their new Internet Tee Time Partner (ITTP) Program. We are very excited about this business relationship with one of the golf industrys complete one stop shop club management systems & services providers, said Roy Staten, Founder of GolfHero, This partner...
2004 IH/M&RS Gold Key Awards Competition is Open to all Designers of Hotels, Motels, Timeshares, Restaurants, Clubs, Cruise Ships, Casinos, Conference
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report 2004 IH/M&RS Gold Key Awards Competition is Open to all Designers of Hotels, Motels, Timeshares, Restaurants, Clubs, Cruise Ships, Casinos, Conference Centers and Spas WHITE PLAINS, NY, March 19, 2004 Eight new and enhanced award categories will expand the scope of the 24th annual IH/M&RS Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design. Adding further distinction, the 2004 edition will also launch two new industry awards - Designer of the Year, presented by Interior Design magazine, and the Icons of Industry Scholarship Award, sponsored by Network of Executive Wom...
Mandarin Oriental, New York Implements GoConcierge, Provides Concierge Team with Technology it Needs to Deliver Five-Star Service Quality / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Mandarin Oriental, New York Implements GoConcierge, Provides Concierge Team with Technology it Needs to Deliver Five-Star Service Quality NEW YORK March 3, 2004 Taking to heart Mandarin Oriental Hotel Groups quest to become as paperless as possible, concierges at Mandarin Oriental, New York have implemented GoConcierge, the lodging industrys leading task-tracking and database solution. The Web-based system, produced by GoConcierge.net, Los Angeles, enables the concierge staff to provide a five-star level of service to the hotels sophisticated clientele. GoConcierge has allowed us...
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January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Global Update: Whos Where and Doing What February 2004 Heads Above the Rest The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm The Americas Peter OColmain is being transferred as Vice President and General Manager to the Four Seasons Boston, from a similar title and position at the Regent Beverly Wilshire. OColmain, a long-term Four Seasons veteran, was also the opening General Manager of the Four Seasons Wailea Maui, prior to taking his post at the Regent Beverly Wilshire. In Boston he takes over from Thomas Gurtner. Scott Mawhinney has been appointed General Manager of the soon-to-...
4th Global Travel & Tourism Summit Set for Doha, Qatar May 1-3, 2004 / March 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report 4th Global Travel & Tourism Summit Set for Doha, Qatar May 1-3, 2004 World Summit Adopts Groundbreaking Format to Drive Change 24 March, 2004 - The 4th Global Travel & Tourism Summit will take on a groundbreaking format in order to promote genuine, lively discussion, to encourage the leaders of the industry to express their opinions candidly and to drive change. Unlike the majority of commercial and political conferences that are effectively a procession of speeches, with a very small amount of time built in for questions, the Summit will revolve around a series of highl...
New Management Turns Gaylord Entertainment into Hospitality Industry Giant / March 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive New Management Turns Gaylord Entertainment into Hospitality Industry Giant By David Wethe, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 15, 2004 - After years of buying up a slew of big-kid toys including sports teams, water taxis and an amusement park, Gaylord Entertainment Co. is three years into a plan to slim down and grow up. The company, based in Nashville, Tenn., has been selling off a mishmash of unrelated subsidiaries to help pay the $900 million tab for two new hotel projects in Grapevine and Kissimmee, Fla. And as the company she...
Jackie Gaughan's Four Downtown Las Vegas Hotel-casinos Acquired by Barrick Gaming for $82 million; Hotels have 1,850 rooms, 45% of Downtown Room
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Jackie Gaughan's Four Downtown Las Vegas Hotel-casinos Acquired by Barrick Gaming for $82 million; Hotels have 1,850 rooms, 45% of Downtown Room Inventory By Rod Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 26, 2004 - Marking the end of an era, ownership of Las Vegas legend Jackie Gaughan's four principle downtown landmarks passed to the Barrick Gaming Group at the stroke of midnight Thursday. The Union Plaza Hotel and Casino Inc., Exber Inc. and Gaughan South yielded control and ownership of the Plaza and its seven additional acres, the L...
Garfield Traub Selected From Field of Five Development Teams to Develop 500-room Sheraton Hotel Adjacent the Puerto Rico Convention Center / March 20
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Garfield Traub Selected From Field of Five Development Teams to Develop 500-room Sheraton Hotel Adjacent the Puerto Rico Convention Center DALLAS (March 25, 2004) Garfield Traub Development LLC announced today that it has been selected to develop a $175-million mixed-use development which will anchor the new 580,000-sq. ft. Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, P.R. The announcement was made by Commerce and Economic Development Secretary of Puerto Rico, Milton Segarra, and the Executive Director of the District Authority of the Puerto Rico Convention Center, Manual San...
Greg Martinez Appointed Director of Sales at the Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center in Berkeley, California / March 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Greg Martinez Appointed Director of Sales at the Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center in Berkeley, California Cleveland, Ohio, March 24, 2004 Boykin Management Company announces the appointment of Greg Martinez as Director of Sales at the Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center located in Berkeley, California. Mr. Martinez joins the Boykin Management Company team with 18 years of experience in the hotel industry, bringing a wealth of experience in sales and marketing. Gregs previous experience includes the Director of Sales for the South Seas Resort, a 59...
Gregg Enright Named General Manager of the OHANA Keauhou Beach Resort on Hawaii's Big Island / 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 Gregg Enright Named General Manager of the OHANA Keauhou Beach Resort on Hawaii's Big Island HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII - February 2004 - Chuck Shishido, vice president of operations for OHANA Hotels & Resorts, is pleased to announce that Gregg Enright has joined the OHANA Keauhou Beach Resort as general manager. Enrig...
Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers Implementing Fuel Cell Technology; The 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell® Power Plant Expected to Provide 10% of the
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers Implementing Fuel Cell Technology; . The 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell® Power Plant Expected to Provide 10% of the Power and Domestic Hot Water Needs for 1,750 room Hotel WHITE PLAINS, N.Y - March 24, 2004-- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today that it has signed an agreement with FuelCell Energy Inc.'s distribution partner, PPL EnergyPlus, to install a 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell® power plant at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers. The newly renovated 1,750-room Sheraton New York will become the first hotel in New...
TriStar Hotel Management Co. Will Manage a 247-room Resort and Conference Center Being Built Adjacent to We-Ko-Pa Golf Club and the Fort McDowell Casi
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive TriStar Hotel Management Co. Will Manage a 247 room Resort and Conference Center Being Built Adjacent to We-Ko-Pa Golf Club and the Fort McDowell Casino By Donna Hogan, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 23, 2004 - A Yavapai elder plans to bless on Wednesday a chunk of land sandwiched between the 18-hole We-Ko-Pa Golf Club and the Fort McDowell Casino, and tribal officials will use traditional digging sticks to start the foundation for a 247-room resort and conference center. The new north East Valley resort is expected to start welcoming g...
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC; A Quarter Century Commitment to Staff, Guests and to the Nation's Capital / March 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC; A Quarter Century of Commitment to Staff, Guests and to the Nation's Capital WASHINGTON, March 9, 2004 - Four Seasons has long been the Washington residence of choice for visiting heads of state, captains of industry and Hollywood's A-list. We have been privileged to welcome our guests back time and again in large part because of the high value we place on personal relationships, both with our long-tenured staff and our guests. This tenure reflects our enduring dedication to individual expectations and an instinctive response to those needs....
Visitors to Florida — 75.6 million of Them — a 2.5% Increase Over 2002 / March 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Visitors to Florida -- 75.6 million of Them -- a 2.5% Increase Over 2002 By Dana Sanchez, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 2, 2004 - Visitors to Florida -- 75.6 million of them -- traveled here in record-breaking numbers in 2003, according to an announcement by Gov. Bush, who serves as chairman of the Florida Commission on Tourism. The number of visitors arriving by air versus land increased sharply in the fourth quarter to 49.9 percent, up from 41.2 percent in the third quarter. And 2004 is looking good, with summer bookings alr...
The Ferchill Group Opens the 198-room Hilton Garden Inn in Downtown Detroit / March 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Ferchill Group Opens the 198-room Hilton Garden Inn in Downtown Detroit By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 4, 2004 - Downtown Detroit's newest hotel, the 198-room Hilton Garden Inn, is set to open this weekend. Located at 351 Gratiot Ave. in the Harmonie Park district, the hotel will cater to business travelers during the week and leisure travelers on weekends. Among other things, the inn notches another win in the city's effort to reinvent downtown as a lively 24-hour place to live, work and party. "I think it's a gr...
Hotel Online: Hospitality News...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive FelCor Sells Four Hotels for $30 Million; Announces Holiday Inn(R) - Santa Monica Acquisition MARCH 9, 2004 -- FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated , the nation's second largest hotel real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced that it has closed on the sale of four previously identified non-strategic hotels for $30 million. The non-strategic hotels sold include: a Holiday Inn hotel in Plano, Texas; a Crowne Plaza(R) hotel, in Jackson, Miss., a Crowne Plaza hotel in Houston, Texas; and a Hampton Inn(R) hotel in Omaha, Nebraska. The hotels ranged in s...
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January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report FastBookings Online Reservations Engine Gives Back to the Fitzpatrick Hotel Group Online Control of its Rooms Inventory Industry icon Jim Bates, Fitzpatricks Director of Sales & Marketing, says FastBooking was chosen for its world-class people, products and pricing; FastBooking empowers the global upscale boutique hotel owner/operator to optimize its direct online reservations and margins . NEW YORK (MARCH 8, 2004) FastBooking, a leading Internet Booking engine with nearly 2,000 five- and four-star hotel clients worldwide, is deploying its business-boosting, cost cutting s...
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January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report FastBookings Unmatched Display Views Open Enormous Windows of Opportunities for Hotel Owner/operators and Guests Alike . By Ed Brill, Chief Operations Manager, USA Fastbooking Internet Booking Engine & Services March, 2004 - More often than not, how one sees the world all comes down to perspective. Usually the people or companies with the better, brighter perspectives occupy the seats with enviable views. In the world of online hotel room reservations, FastBooking offers hotel owner/operators and guests alike the very best seats in the house without a doubt. No one can prom...
Four Seasons Reports 4th Qtr Net Earnings of $11.7 million, Compared to $7.6 million for Prior Year Same Quarter; RevPAR Up Nearly 12% to $203 from $1
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Four Seasons Reports 4th Qtr Net Earnings of $11.7 million, Compared to $7.6 million for Prior Year Same Quarter; RevPAR Up Nearly 12% to $203 from $182 and Occupancy Up 4.1% to 65.4% / Hotel Operating Data TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2004 - Four Seasons Hotels Inc. (TSX Symbol "FSH"; NYSE Symbol "FS") today reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2003 and for the year ended December 31, 2003. "2003 ended very differently than it began," said Isadore Sharp, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "The second half of the year saw an upswing in travel demand, as signs of economic...
