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Duncan Graham Appointed Managing Director of San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Duncan Graham Appointed Managing Director of San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara, CA (March 30, 2004) - San Ysidro Ranch has appointed Duncan Graham as Managing Director of the beloved 38-cottage resort in the private Montecito enclave in Santa Barbara, California. Prior to his arrival at San Ysidro Ranch, Graham was General Manager of the St Regis Washington DC, a Condé Nast Gold List Hotel, for nearly four years, where he oversaw many Presidential, Head of State and Royal visits. Bringing more than 20 years of hospitality and culinary experience to the p...
Deb Chancellor Joins UniFocus as National Sales Director / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online .Special Report Deb Chancellor Joins UniFocus as National Sales Director DALLAS March 3, 2004 UniFocus today announced that Deb Chancellor has joined the company as national sales director. Ms. Chancellor will assist in conducting the companys business development activities with a focus on the integration of its technologies to provide tailored solutions utilizing the broad portfolio of the UniFocus enterprise product suite. Ms. Chancellor brings to UniFocus a strong background in business consultation and solution development. This skill allows her to derive a keen understanding of th...
Chef Donald Carlson of NAU's School of Hotel & Restaurant Management Teaches Kitchen Basics (Culinary Arts for Managers) Free on the Dish Network
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Chef Donald Carlson of NAU's School of Hotel & Restaurant Management Teaches Kitchen Basics (Culinary Arts for Managers) for Free on the Dish Network . A Public Service of Northern Arizona University, Underwritten by Kendall-Jackson Wineries By Marilyn McDonald Flagstaff, Arizona - March 2004 - While other chefs are bamming it up and hamming it up for home cooks dreaming about their next potluck presentation, Chef Donald Carlson of NAU is dishing out a cooking show of a totally different kind. And though fun-loving, he can be strict! That's because Carlson's class on the DISH net...
Cruise industry: Last Year 9.5 million People Took a Cruise, Projecting 10.6 million for 2004 / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Cruise industry: Last Year 9.5 million People Took a Cruise, Projecting 10.6 million for 2004 By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 17, 2004 - After two years of sliding prices, 2004 is shaping up to be a tonic for the $15 billion cruise industry, a major South Florida employer. That was the consensus in Miami Beach on Tuesday, where a panel of CEOs talked about the state of the industry at the annual Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention. Although last week's terrorist strike in Madrid kept exuberance in check, executiv...
Following a $3.5 million Renovation the Clarion Hotel-Town Center Rebranded Crowne Plaza Hotel in Virginia Beach / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Following a $3.5 million Renovation the Clarion Hotel-Town Center Rebranded Crowne Plaza Hotel in Virginia Beach ATLANTA (March 16, 2004) InterContinental Hotels Group announced today the opening of a Crowne Plaza Hotel in Virginia Beach, Va., after completing a $3.5 million renovation. The 149-room Crowne Plaza-Virginia Beach is the latest property to join the Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts portfolio and is the first Crowne Plaza to open in Virginia Beach. It is located just seven miles from Virginia Beachs oceanfront in the new Town Center development. The Crowne...
Contrarian Capital Management Acquires the The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Harrisburg, PA; Tishman Hotel Corp. Remains as Manager / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Contrarian Capital Management Acquires the The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Harrisburg, PA; Tishman Hotel Corp. Remains as Manager By Ellen Lyon, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 24, 2004 - The Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Harrisburg has a new owner and some new plans, but the management team will remain the same. California-based Contrarian Capital Management bought the hotel at 23 S. Second St. from ING Realty on Jan. 8. ING had owned the Crowne Plaza since 1999. Because Contrarian had to apply for a liquor license, the hotel was...
Privately Held Crown Hotels, with 27 Hotels, Exploring an IPO / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Privately Held Crown Hotels, with 27 Hotels, Exploring an IPO By Jeff McCready, The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 17, 2004 - Crown Hotels is hoping to reinvent itself while staying in Johnstown as the operation looks to sell stock in a new company. Chairman Mark Pasquerilla said hotel stocks have taken a temporary hit because of bombings in Spain. But, he said, that appears to be a minor setback considering that the American economy is generally improving and that he should know within a couple of months if his hotel business w...
Country Hearth Inn Signs Master License Agreement with Vinings Franchise Systems, Inc., Making Entry into the Canadian Providences / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Country Hearth Inn Signs Master License Agreement with Vinings Franchise Systems, Inc., Making Entry into the Canadian Providences. ATLANTA, GA. - March 30, 2004 - Country Hearth Inn and Vinings Franchise Systems, Inc. a Canadian Company, have signed a Master License Agreement for the development of Country Hearth Inns across Canada. The Country Hearth Inn brand is owned and operated by Buckhead America Corporation, a hospitality services company based in Atlanta, Georgia. This agreement establishes a development program for the conversion of existing hotels as well as the buildin...
Job Descriptions Set the Tone and Direction for Effective Sales Efforts – for both General Managers and Sales Professionals / Hotel Common Sense
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Common Sense . Job Descriptions Set the Tone and Direction for Effective Sales Efforts - for both General Managers and Sales Professionals by John Hogan, MBA CHA MHS, March 2004 Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one. Former US Senator Bill Bradley Whether it be sports, a character in a novel or an actor playing a part we might relate to, we all at one time or another relate to the underdog the one who has to overcome huge odds to win the game or to overcome the tremendous obstacle. In the hospitality industry, we often have found ourselves in th...
The City of Columbia, South Carolina's Plans to Publicly Finance a Hilton Convention Center Hotel Receiving Community Backlash; Intends to Use $6
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The City of Columbia, South Carolina's Plans to Publicly Finance a Hilton Convention Center Hotel Receiving Community Backlash; Intends to Use $69.9 million in Revenue-backed Bonds By John C. Drake, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 5, 2004 - City residents are calling and writing Columbia City Council in what one member said are unprecedented numbers to weigh in on the city's plans to publicly finance a convention center hotel. Since the city decided to finance the hotel more than a year ago, longtime city critics have assailed the pla...
Key Members of Colorado Spring's Lodging Industry Oppose Using Public Money to Build a 400-room Convention Center Hotel / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Key Members of Colorado Spring's Lodging Industry Oppose Using Public Money to Build a 400-room Convention Center Hotel By Rich Laden, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 23, 2004 - Key members of the city's lodging industry say they oppose using public money to build a 400-room convention center and hotel in downtown Colorado Springs. At issue is a proposal by business and civic leaders to use mostly public money to build a 155,000 square-foot convention center and an adjoining hotel on downtown's southwest side, which the city ...
Built in 1925, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging's Colgate Inn in Hamilton, NY Undergoes Renovation / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Built in 1925, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging's Colgate Inn in Hamilton, NY Undergoes Renovation March 18, 2004 - The 46-room Colgate Inn is in the midst of enhancements that will yield a refurbished lobby, new public space as well as wireless Internet technology. The timing of the transformation coincides with two major efforts in Colgate Inn's hometown of Hamilton, NY: the Partnership for Community Development and the Hamilton Initiative. Renovations to this historic property, which began in fall of 2003, are scheduled for completion in mid-March 2004. "The Colgate Inn is the gat...
Choice Hotels International Expecting 4,000 Franchisees at 50th Annual Convention – May 12-14, 2004, in San Diego / 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 Choice Hotels International Expecting 4,000 Franchisees at 50th Annual Convention - May 12-14, 2004, in San Diego Silver Spring, MD (March 2, 2004) Actor and activist Christopher Reeve and late night host Jay Leno will join Choice Hotels International President and CEO Chuck Ledsinger as the company hosts 4,0...
Elsie Chia-Ozaku Appointed Director, Global Sales – Raffles International hotels in Singapore / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Elsie Chia-Ozaku Appointed Director, Global Sales - Raffles International hotels in Singapore SINGAPORE, 1 March 2004 Raffles International is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Elsie Chia-Ozaku as Director, Global Sales - Singapore Hotels. She will be based in Tokyo. As Director, Global Sales - Singapore Hotels, Mrs Ozaku will focus on increasing outbound business from Japan to the four Raffles International hotels in Singapore, namely, Raffles Hotel, Raffles The Plaza, Swissôtel The Stamford and Swissôtel Merchant Court. Japan is a major feeder market for Sin...
Cendant to Franchise Days Inn Hotels in China; Wingate and Days Pproperties in Ireland / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Cendant to Franchise Days Inn Hotels in China; Wingate and Days Pproperties in Ireland PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Feb. 27, 2004) Cendant Corporations Hotel Group has set its sights abroad with the signing of three international agreements, one in China and two in Ireland. The Hotel Group signed a master license agreement to franchise Days Inn hotels in China with Frontier Group Pte Ltd, a privately held company based in Singapore. The agreement calls for the development of more than 40 Days properties during the first five years, including five hotels in the first year. Two ex...
Hotel Online: Hospitality News
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality ExecutiveTravelers' Increasing Use of Cell Phones Pinches Hotels' ProfitBy April Taylor, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 9--WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- To keep expenses down, Shawn Biery of Newport News rarely reaches for the telephone in his hotel room when he travels. "I only touch the phone to call the front desk," said Biery, a skydiver who likes to take road trips to Pennsylvania and Ohio several times a year. "I find it's cheaper to use my cell phone." So does business traveler Marvin Dickerson of Germantown, Md. "Look at the rates," said Dickerson, head of a marketi...
Radisson's Parent Company Carlson May Cover Future Losses for the City-financed Radisson Plaza Hotel in Myrtle Beach / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Radisson's Parent Company Carlson May Cover FutureLosses for the City-financed Radisson Plaza Hotel in Myrtle Beach By Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 24, 2004 - Rooms are going for less and cost-cutting continues at the Radisson Plaza Hotel as the days dwindle for Myrtle Beach City Council to decide on a bailout plan. The hotel's lower-than-predicted rates and trimmed costs gave the Radisson its best earnings month in February since it opened about a year ago -- only the second month it finished in the black. Feb...
GP Properties Tries to Win Residents Approval Development of The Lodge at Carefree, a 200 room resort in Carefree, Arizona / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive GP Properties Tries to Win Residents Approval Development of The Lodge at Carefree, a 200 room Resort in Carefree, Arizona By Joe Kullman, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 30, 2004 - A developer is returning Wednesday with a new plan for a Carefree resort -- seven months after his first proposal sparked protest from residents. Michael Peloquin, head of GP Properties, has invited public scrutiny of the design of The Lodge at Carefree on about 10 acres at the northwest corner of Tom Darlington Road and Carefree Highway. Peloquin's origi...
Chris Wendler to Lead European Operations for Boutique Hotels & Resorts International / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Chris Wendler to Lead European Operations for Boutique Hotels & Resorts International MIAMI BEACH, Fla., March 31, 2004 - Boutique Hotels & Resorts International announced today that they have appointed Mr. Chris Wendler to lead their European operations for marketing and development from offices in Berlin. After recently strengthening sales and marketing power in the Americas by expanding from Miami to create a new presence in New York, constant client demand required Boutique to expand even further. "The need from European boutique hotels for our services and from European ...
Hotel Online: Hospitality News
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Ben Werner, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 6--In one of the largest business deals in South Carolina history, the Extended Stay America hotel chain said Friday it would sell to a New York private investment company for $3.1 billion. The Blackstone Group said it would pay $19.625 for each share of the Spartanburg company. It is a 24 percent premium over Friday's closing price of $15....
Cheryl Boyer Named Leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers' New York Hospitality & Leisure Practice / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Cheryl Boyer Named Leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers' New York Hospitality & Leisure Practice March 25, 2004 - Cheryl Boyer will lead PricewaterhouseCoopers' New York Hospitality & Leisure Practice. Effective immediately, Ms. Boyer will be in charge of all national engagements run out of the New York office, as well as all New York-specific engagements. Ms. Boyer's appointment comes at a time of rapid improvement in the U.S. lodging industry and the New York lodging market. Under Ms. Boyer's direction, the New York practice will continue to grow by providing advisory services to lo...
The Pueblo of Pojoaque and Hilton Hotels Begin Construction on a $250 million Destination Resort Near Santa Fe, New Mexico / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Pueblo of Pojoaque and Hilton Hotels Begin Construction on a $250 million Destination Resort Near Santa Fe, New Mexico SANTA FE, NM (March 16, 2004) Representatives from The Pueblo of Pojoaque and Hilton Hotels Corporation this afternoon participated in a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction on a $250 million destination resort that will feature a 387-room Hilton full-service resort, a 79-suite Homewood Suites by Hilton®, an upscale extended stay hotel, a spa, convention facilities, entertainment venues and a new casino. The site of the...
BringYourPet.com Connects More Travelers to Pet Friendly Lodging / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report BringYourPet.com Connects More Travelers to Pet Friendly Lodging Knoxville, TN --- March 15, 2004 --- BringYourPet.com is proving a huge hit with the traveling public. Spokesman Brian Bailey said, I thought this was a much needed site for the pet-loving public but were amazed with the response weve gotten so far. Americas love affair with household pets has burgeoned into an enormous boom for pet-friendly businesses. With more travelers choosing cars over planes since 911, they also opt to bring their pets with them. As a result, an increasing number of hoteliers and innkeepers have b...
Pet Friendly Directory Helps Hoteliers with Recent International Expansion / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Pet Friendly Directory Helps Hoteliers with Recent International Expansion KNOXVILLE, TN. -- March 17, 2004 -- BringYourPet.com announces its growing list of pet-friendly properties now include International locations. Company spokesman Brian Bailey said, Our dedicated staff of pet lovers and pet owners has worked hard to locate high quality places to accommodate pets in the U.S. and now we are thrilled that we have extended our reach into Canada, Switzerland, South Africa and the UK. We are currently adding additional countries." The most recent additions to BringYourPet.com include Ramada ...
