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Hotel Online: Hospitality News
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Comparing Prices on Hotel and Car Rates Now Easier with BookingBuddy.com MARCH 10, 2004 -- Tracy T. of Brooklyn, New York, says that Booking Buddy has saved her more than 100 hours making travel arrangements for her friends and family. "Booking Buddy is wonderful! I often have to book flights for members of my family, and it's amazing how long it takes to try all the different sites I use for comparison," says Tr...
The Gillmann Group Proposing to Develop and Manage for the Delaware Tribe a $225 million Destination Resort and Casino Adjacent to the Kansas Speedway
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 The Gillmann Group Proposing to Develop and Manage for the Delaware Tribe a $225 million Destination Resort and Casino Adjacent to the Kansas Speedway BONNER SPRINGS, Kan., March 22, 2004 - A world-class destination hotel and casino in Bonner Springs, adjacent to the Kansas Speedway, could generate more than $300 m...
Dolce International Selected by the U.S. Postal Service to Manage the 477 room William F. Bolger Conference Center in Potomac, Maryland / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Dolce International Selected by the U.S. Postal Service to Manage the 477 room William F. Bolger Conference Center in Potomac, Maryland Montvale, New Jersey USA (March 3, 2004) Dolce International was recently selected by the U.S. Postal Service to manage its William F. Bolger Conference Center in Potomac, Maryland. Dolce assumed management on February 1st. Just 25 minutes from the heart of Washington, D.C., this 477-guest room property has 60,000 square feet of meeting space, and 75 different meeting rooms. It is ideal for training programs as well as meeting site for gov...
John F. Edman, Director of the Minnesota Office of Tourism, Named 2004 Spirit of Hospitality Award Recipient by the Bloomington Convention & Visitors
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report John F. Edman, Director of the Minnesota Office of Tourism, Named 2004 Spirit of Hospitality Award Recipient by the Bloomington Convention & Visitors Bureau Bloomington, Minnesota (March 2004) John F. Edman, Director of the Minnesota Office of Tourism will receive the 2004 Spirit of Hospitality Award at the 8th Annual Bloomington Diamond Service Awards to be held March 4, 2004 at the Radisson Hotel South & Plaza Tower in Bloomington, Minnesota. The event, honoring Bloomingtons finest hospitality employees, is presented annually by the Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bur...
Marci Benoit Recipient of Hilton's Spirit of Pride Award for the 4th Quarter, 2003 / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Marci Benoit Recipient of Hilton's "Spirit of Pride" Award for the 4th Quarter, 2003 Dallas, Texas, March 17, 2004 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation has honored Hilton Garden Inn® Tulsa Airport employee Marci Benoit with it's prestigious "Spirit of Pride" award for the 4th Quarter, 2003. This is the top award any individual can achieve in the Hilton family of brands and Ms. Benoit is one of four employees chosen out of over one hundred Hilton Garden Inns nationwide. Employees are nominated by the property general manager who submits written details on which team member they would...
Opened 17 Years Ago the Shangri-La Beijing Receiving Massive US$72 million Upgrade / 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 Opened 17 Years Ago the Shangri-La Beijing Receiving Massive US$72 million Upgrade Beijing (February 2004) - Shangri-La Hotel, Beijing is capturing the timeless romance of the mythical "Shangri-La" through a two-phase US$72 million renovation that is transforming the property into a shimmering modern vision of par...
Baymont Inns & Suites Unveils New, Customer-Centric Website / 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 Baymont Inns & Suites Unveils New, Customer-Centric Website Mid-market brand raises the bar once again by introducing enhanced CRM features including: customer recognition on second visit; Quick Book options for brand loyal customers; homepage booking capability; and customer profiling database for dynamic, ta...
Hotels in Barcelona Achieved Some of the Highest Occupancy Levels Across Europe; Conference Demand Supports Occupancy Outside the Peak Summer Months /
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 Hotels in Barcelona Achieved Some of the Highest Occupancy Levels Across Europe - Conference Demand Supports Occupancy Outside the Peak Summer Months March 2004 - Since Barcelona hosted the Olympics in 1992, the city has undergone intense transformation and modernisation. Today the city is one of the most dyna...
Hilton Garden Inn and Candlewood Suites Among Four New Hotels Planned for Bakersfield, California / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Hilton Garden Inn and Candlewood Suites Among Four New Hotels Planned for Bakersfield, California By Jennifer Plotnick, The Bakersfield Californian Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 27, 2004 - A new 120-room hotel near the DoubleTree Hotel is almost ready for business and an 80-room hotel breaks ground next week. Two more 120-room hotels are in the planning stages and are slated to be built. Builder M.S. Walker & Associates, Inc. plans that, by the end of 2006, the three 120-room hotels will sit next to one another on 17 acres, along with a 20,000-square-foot conv...
Hoyt Bacon and John Boettger Join MeriStar Hospitality Corporation in Senior Management Positions / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hoyt Bacon and John Boettger Join MeriStar Hospitality Corporation in Senior Management Positions ARLINGTON, Va., March 30, 2004MeriStar Hospitality Corporation (NYSE: MHX), one of the nations largest hotel real estate investment trusts (REIT), today announced two additions to its senior management team, expanding the companys capacity to focus on increasing profitability at its hotels. Hoyt W. Bacon joins the company as senior vice president-revenue & distribution management and John C. Boettger, as vice president, asset management. We have repositioned our portfolio through ...
Beverly Dolina Roach Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the Marriott Plaza San Antonio / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Beverly Dolina Roach Appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for the Marriott Plaza San Antonio MCLEAN, Va., March 30, 2004 - Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc., today announced the appointment of Beverly Dolina Roach to the position of Director of Sales and Marketing for the Marriott Plaza San Antonio. Ms. Dolina Roach previously served as the hotel's associate director of sales. She joined the hotel in 1998, and became an employee of Crestline Hotels & Resorts when it assumed management of the property last year. "Beverly is a seasoned sales and marketing manager with extensive experien...
Visual One Systems Signs Contract With Avalon Resorts; Five premier properties in Mexico and Panama to install Visual One PMS, POS, Guest Activities a
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Visual One Systems Signs Contract With Avalon Resorts; . Five premier properties in Mexico and Panama to install Visual One PMS, POS, Guest Activities and Central Guest Management ROCKVILLE, MD (USA) March 01, 2004 Visual One Systems Corporation, a supplier of management software to the hospitality industry since 1977 has finalized a five-property deal with Avalon Resorts. Beginning April 2004 the five premier properties, which are located throughout Mexico and Panama, will be implementing the Visual One Property Management, Point-of-Sale, Guest Activity Planning, and Central Gue...
The Revenue Management Machine, Powered by Aspire, Coming to Washington DC – March 18, 2004
January 30, 2004
The Revenue Management Machine, Powered by Aspire - Coming to Washington DC March 18, 2004 Scottsdale, March 9 First quarter is 8 weeks old, time to take advantage of the easiest, fastest and most cost effective way to drive revenues and profits. Tough talk to make the cash register ring is the hallmark of Aspire. In its own unique way, Aspire has developed a crash course in Revenue Management that moves your property up the ladder quickly and efficiently. The Revenue Management 101SM workshops have created such dramatic demand we are expanding the schedule and looking forward to our DC program says Juston P...
Pent Up International Demand to Boost China, Hong Kong and Macau Tourism Industry in 2004 / 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 Pent Up International Demand to Boost China, Hong Kong and Macau Tourism Industry in 2004 HONG KONG; LONDON March 18 The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) released its 2004 forecast for China, Hong Kong and Macau Travel & Tourism today at the Hong Kong Tourism Symposium. Following the SARS outbreak in 2...
Antlers Hotel Prepares for First Class Renovation
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 Antlers Hotel Prepares for First Class Renovation COLORADO SPRINGS - March 9, 2004 - The Antlers Adam's Mark Hotel was purchased through a joint venture with Morgan Sta...
Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau Eliminates Four Staff Positions, Plans More Attention to the Internet; City Collected $500,000 less in Bed Tax
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau Eliminates Four Staff Positions, Plans More Attention to the Internet City Collected $500,000 less in Bed Tax Compared to 2002 By Paula Dobbyn, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 17, 2004 -- A drop in bed-tax revenue has forced the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau to eliminate four staff positions, said president and chief executive Bruce Bustamante. Anchorage collected $500,000 less in bed tax last year than in 2002. The city, which imposes an 8 percent tax on people who spend the night i...
At Hotel Information Systems Alan Young Named Vice President, Sales – U.S.A. and Brian Bowerfind Named Vice President of Global Strategic Sales
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 At Hotel Information Systems Alan Young Named VP, Sales - U.S.A. and Brian Bowerfind Named VP of Global Strategic Sales Lake Forest, CA (March 2, 2004) Hotel Information Systems, the company behind the innovative epitome Enterprise Solutions, has promoted Alan Young to Vice President, Sales - U.S.A. and Brian Bowe...
Built in the 1950s as the Pittsburgh Plaza Hotel, The Independent Airport Plaza Hotel Will Get $2 million Makeover to Assimilate a Historical Country
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Built in the 1950s as the Pittsburgh Plaza Hotel, The Independent Airport Plaza Hotel Will Get $2 million Makeover to Assimilate a Historical Country Inn By Dan Gigler, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 24, 2004 - If you're dining at the banquet hall at the Terrace at University Boulevard next spring, keep in mind the following rule of etiquette: "Drink not nor talk with your mouth full neither Gaze about you while you are a Drinking." The 18th century reference from George Washington's "Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company a...
Canadian Military Learns from Hospitality Industry: Troops Heading Overseas Move Faster as Maestro System from NORTHWIND Streamlines Air Base Lodging
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online .Special Report Canadian Military Learns from Hospitality Industry: Troops Heading Overseas Move Faster as Maestro System from NORTHWIND Streamlines Air Base Lodging Check-in From 1 Hour to 2 Minutes Base Property Taps Open System, Operates as 1,000-room Conference Center . Markham, ON March 30, 2004 -- Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton located on Lake Ontario is one of Canadas largest air bases and home to 8 Wing with its fleets of C-130 Hercules and A310 troop transport aircraft that support domestic and overseas military operations. CFB Trenton also operates as an air-training...
Strong Travel Forecast for 2004 by World's Most Affluent Leisure and Business Travelers / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Strong Travel Forecast for 2004 by World's Most Affluent Leisure and Business Travelers Most Affluent Travelers in the World, Weigh In NEW YORK, March 26, 2004 - In a recent survey of its affluent customers, The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. found that its best guests -- its Leaders Club members -- are definitely in a traveling frame of mind. With 80,000 members worldwide, Leaders Club is the company's guest loyalty and recognition program. Members' average individual net worth is in excess of USD 1.66 million, with a median annual income of USD 250,000. Nearly 40%...
Adel Baban Appointed Resident Manager at the 144-unit Dar Al Sondos Hotel Apartments by Le Meridien / 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 Adel Baban Appointed Resident Manager at the 144-unit Dar Al Sondos Hotel Apartments by Le Meridien Dubai, March 2004 - Following a career including senior management positions at hotels in a variety of Middle East countries, Adel Baban has taken over the reins as resident manager at the 144-unit Dar Al Sondos Hote...
Profile: John Adams, General Manager of the 575 room Starr Pass Marriott Resort & Spa / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Profile: John Adams, General Manager of the 575 room Starr Pass Marriott Resort & Spa By David Wichner, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 19, 2004 - John Adams' career as a hotelier has taken him from the sun-baked beaches of Miami to the often-gray-skied cityscape of downtown Chicago. Now, Adams, 43, is basking in the sunshine again as general manager of the new Starr Pass Marriott Resort & Spa, taking shape in the foothills of the Tucson Mountains and slated to open in December. By experience, reputation and demeanor, Adams seem...
Accovia Gives Packaging Protocol to OTA / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Accovia Gives Packaging Protocol to OTA Accovia's XML Protocol Offers the Travel Industry a Head Start in Developing a Standard for Static and Dynamic Packages Montreal, Canada - March 16, 2004 - Accovia Inc., the global leader in travel packaging technology, today announced that it has given the specifications for its Travel Application Protocol (TAP) to the OpenTravelT Alliance (OTA) for use in the creation of a standards-based protocol for bundling multiple travel components under a single price. An industry standard packaging protocol would simplify connectivity processes between disp...
Accovia Offers First Dynamic Pricing Rule Engine for the Travel Industry / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Accovia Offers First Dynamic Pricing Rule Engine for the Travel Industry Travel Wholesalers and Retailers Can Use Accovia's Automated Pricing Control Center to Seamlessly Apply Business Selling Rules to Pricing Montreal, Canada - March 30, 2004 - Accovia Inc., the global leader in travel packaging technology, today announced the travel industry's first dynamic Pricing Rule Engine for use with Accovia's web-based Selling System Platform. The Accovia Pricing Rule Engine automatically applies business logic to the sales process and provides a pure object oriented platform for travel indu...
