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Antony Treston Appointed General Manager of the Mount Juliet Conrad, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Antony Treston Appointed General Manager of the Mount Juliet Conrad, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland Brussels (March 10, 2004) – Antony Treston has been appointed General Manager of the Mount Juliet Conrad, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland, reporting to Clem Barter, President of Conrad Hotels. Antony Treston was promoted from the Conrad Centennial Singapore, where he held the position of Resident Manager since 1998. He joined the Conrad Centennial Singapore in 1996, initially recruited as Executive Assistant Manager – Rooms. During his time in Singapore the hotel won the prestigious Hotel of the Yea...
Prototype Holiday Inn(R) Hotel Harnesses Powerful Networking Technology From AT&T
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 Prototype Holiday Inn(R) Hotel Harnesses Powerful Networking Technology From AT&T Holiday Inn Gwinnett Center Offers Guests Advanced Network Services and Wireless Internet Access in ...
J.W. Marriott, Jr. Receives Arizona State University's Global Services Leadership Award / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report J.W. Marriott, Jr. Receives Arizona State University's Global Services Leadership Award Washington – March 25, 2004 – Marriott International Inc. (NYSE:MAR) Chairman and CEO J.W. Marriott, Jr. is the first recipient of the Global Services Leadership Award, presented this week by the Center for Services Leadership at Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business. The Global Services Leadership Award was created to recognize business leaders of international stature who embody excellence in the strategic business use of service, and who have demonstrated extraordinary...
Alfredo Rosas Appointed Director of The Puerto Vallarta Tourism Trust / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Alfredo Rosas Appointed Director of The Puerto Vallarta Tourism Trust PUERTO VALLARTA, Jalisco, Mexico (March 24, 2004)  The Puerto Vallarta Tourism Trust welcomes veteran travel and hospitality executive Alfredo Rosas as Director of the Tourism Trust. March 15, 2004 marked Rosas' first day of service. Boasting 26 years of service in the travel, hospitality, and tourism industries, Alfredo Rosas offers proven leadership in hotel management and operations throughout Mexico and the Caribbean. Alfredo Rosas' vast experience has positively impacted travel markets spanning from...
American Hotel & Lodging Association Hosting its 2004 U.S. Lodging Industry Summit, May 11, 2004 in Washington, D.C. / 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 American Hotel & Lodging Association Hosting its 2004 U.S. Lodging Industry Summit, May 11, 2004 in Washington, D.C. Washington, March 26, 2004 — In commemoration of the 21st Annual National Tourism Week (May 8–16), the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) is hosting its 2004 U.S. Lodging Industry Su...
Asaad Farag Appointed General Manager of the Conrad Istanbul / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Asaad Farag Appointed General Manager of the Conrad Istanbul Brussels, 26 March 2004 – Asaad M. Farag has been appointed General Manager of the Conrad Istanbul, reporting to Clem Barter, President of Conrad Hotels. Mr Farag, a US national, has spent his 20 year hotel career in the United States, where he held various senior management positions with fine hotels and brands in New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Cleveland, and Orlando. Prior to joining the Conrad Istanbul he was General Manager of the Regent Wall Street Hotel & Spa in New York, which he joined in 2002, after ...
AFM Hospitality Corporation to acquire Boutique Hotels & Resorts International / March 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report AFM Hospitality Corporation to Acquire Boutique Hotels & Resorts International(R) New AFM Premier Alliances Group to grow and service luxury brands worldwide, with Boutique Hotels its first acquisition TORONTO, March 1, 2004 - AFM Hospitality Corporation (TSX: AFM) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to merge all the assets of Boutique Hotels & Resorts International(R) based in Miami, Florida into a new U.S. subsidiary to be incorporated, AFM Premier Alliances, Inc. Subject to completion of a definitive agreement and further approvals, the transaction is ex...
Benois moves from Bahrain to oversee two Al Sondos hotels
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 Benois moves from Bahrain to oversee two Al Sondos hotels (Dubai, March 2004): Experience on two continents and fluency in three languages are just some of the ...
Benois moves from Bahrain to oversee two Al Sondos hotels
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Benois moves from Bahrain to oversee two Al Sondos hotels (Dubai, March 2004): Experience on two continents and fluency in three languages are just some of the assets Alice Benois brings with her to the Al Sondos apartment hotels in Dubai, where she has been appointed executive housekeeper by management group, Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts. A native of France, Benois will oversee operations at the 106-suite Al Sondos Suites by Le Meridien, located opposite Deira City Centre, as well as ...
m-k-t-g Records a Successful 2003, Looks Ahead to 2004 / January 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report m-k-t-g Records a Successful 2003, Looks Ahead to 2004 CHICAGO (Jan. 21, 2004) — As the calendar turned to a new year, the Chicago-based marketing and communications firm m-k-t-g marked the end of a successful 2003 during which the company attracted a wide spectrum of new hospitality clients. m-k-t-g’s new-business development has been particularly gratifying to the company’s executives, who are hospitality industry veterans dedicated to serving the market. “A personal philosophy is that great work happens when you work on things you love,” says Stacy Shaw, President, m-k-t-g. “l can...
TravelCLICK's eMarketer Honors To Be Presented at HSMAI Travel Awards Night Gala Dinner Jan. 26, 2004 / January 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report TravelCLICK's eMarketer Honors To Be Presented at HSMAI Travel Awards Night Gala Dinner Jan. 26, 2004 TravelCLICK to Present Awards in Six Categories Chicago, IL (January 5, 2004) - Excellence in hotel industry eMarketing will be recognized again this year at the HSMAI Travel Awards Night when TravelCLICK presents the 2003 "eMarketer of the Year Awards." Awards will be presented for the top electronic marketing by individual hotels in four regions: North America, Latin America, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and Asia/Pacific. In addition, there will be an aw...
Westin Grand Bohemian Recognized as the Number One of 123 Westin Hotels for Overall Guest Satisfaction / January 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report  Westin Grand Bohemian Recognized as the Number One of 123 Westin Hotels for Overall Guest Satisfaction ORLANDO, FLA – January 21, 2004 – The scores are in! The AAA four-diamond Westin Grand Bohemian has done it again! Not only did this swank and luxurious hotel receive the 2002 “Best in Brand” award for Westin Hotels & Resorts in North America, the upper-upscale brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT), but has received the highest and most respected award by receiving the “Westin 2003 Global GSI (Guest Satisfaction Index) Award! This award is pr...
Hotel Market Update Report Western Canada 2003 / 2003 – Hotel Transactions / Tyne Hospitality / January 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Market Update Report Western Canada 2003 Western Canadian Hotel Sales 2003 As we enter 2004 and reflect back upon 2003, it is evident that the year proved to be one of the most challenging years in the history of Western Canada’s hotel industry and for most other countries in the world. The lingering effects of 9/11, SARS, Mad Cow disease, the Okanagan forest fires all contributed to provide challenges to not only the hospitality industry, but the general economic climate of our region and Canada. We are optimistic that in 2004, barring any other natural or man-made disasters, we...
The Watt Stopper and Green Suites International Join Forces to Provide Energy Saving Nightlight Sensor / January 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Watt Stopper and Green Suites International Join Forces to Provide Energy Saving Nightlight Sensor SANTA CLARA, CALIF.— Jan 7, 2004 --- The Watt Stopper, Inc. announces a collaboration with Green Suites International to market and distribute an energy-saving motion sensor nightlight switch for hotel guest bathrooms. The Watt Stopper developed the WN-100 Motion Sensor Nightlight Switch based on the results of a study conducted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Labs (LBL). The study tracked lighting usage and energy consumption patterns in hotel guestrooms. Dr. Michael Siminovich of LBL...
Waterford Group Designated as Preferred Developer for the 390-room Hartford Hilton; Will Retain Hilton's Unionized Workers / January 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Waterford Group Designated as Preferred Developer for the 390-room Hartford Hilton; Will Retain Hilton's Unionized Workers By Mark Pazniokas, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 7, 2004 - Mayor Eddie A. Perez designated the Waterford Group as the preferred developer Tuesday to purchase and renovate the city's largest hotel, the 390-room Hartford Hilton. A screening committee ranked Waterford's $28.5 million plan to buy and overhaul the aging downtown hotel at 315 Trumbull St. as the best proposal submitted by five competing developers. ...
500 Culinary Schools in America Yet Only a Few with a Program to Learn Front End of the House / January 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive 500 Culinary Schools in America Yet Only a Few with a Program to Learn Front End of the House By Teresa M. McAleavy, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 13, 2004 - Bernard Martinage's mission is to make setting tables, serving cheese, and pouring wine a career that requires credentials. He founded the for-profit Federation of Dining Room Professionals in 1998 to give restaurant workers in the "front end of the house" a chance to purchase various training materials and digest them at home. The Mahwah company then certifies dining room s...
World Travel & Tourism Council Seeks to Form Business Leaders Forum in China to Maximize Travel & Tourism in China / January 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report World Travel & Tourism Council Seeks to Form Business Leaders Forum in China to Maximize Travel & Tourism in China January 12, 2004 London and Hong Kong - Today, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) announced its plans to hold a meeting of Travel & Tourism industry CEO’s in China to discuss the formulation of Business Leaders Forum aimed at working closely with the government to fulfil the potential of Travel & Tourism in China. The meeting to be held in Shanghai in early February will review and debate a high level proposal by WTTC to establish a WTTC China Initiative, us...
Consumption of Spirits On the Rise, 70 Years After the Repeal of Prohibition; The Year of the Martini / January 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Consumption of Spirits On the Rise, 70 Years After the Repeal of Prohibition; The Year of the Martini By Inger Sandal, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2, 2003 - A nationwide martini revival is driving vodka sales up, even in Arizona, where regional favorite tequila ranks just fifth. And overall, the consumption of spirits is on the rise, 70 years after the repeal of Prohibition. "It's been the year of martini," said Joey Valenzuela, who works at Table Talk, 2936 E. Broadway, where martini sets and decorative glasses flew off the...
Hotel Online: Hospitality News
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The resurgent power of Las Vegas casinos was more than enough to offset weakness in Northern Nevada, driving the state's 4.3 percent increase in November casino win to $763.7 million, from $732.3 million in November 2002, according to Nevada Gaming Control Board numbers reported Tuesday. Robust November performances by casinos on the S...
Tale of Two Converntions; Las Vegas Versus Anaheim: Trade Groups Take Opposite Tack in Convention Plans / Sandi Cain / January 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Tale of Two Converntions; Las Vegas Versus Anaheim: Trade Groups Take Opposite Tack in Convention Plans By SANDI CAIN, January 2004 In today’s competitive meetings market, convention bureau sales staff often goes all out to bring business to town. But it’s hard to say what might be the final selling point in whether they come—or go. Take the example of two conventions in Anaheim. The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers in December said it would move its biennial show from Anaheim to Las Vegas in 2005. The event, regularly held in Anaheim since 1987, brough...
Vicki Denfeld Promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing For Crestline Hotels & Resorts / January 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report  Vicki Denfeld Promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing For Crestline Hotels & Resorts MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 21, 2004 - Dave Durbin, President and CEO, Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc., today announced the promotion of Vicki Denfeld to Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, for Crestline Hotels & Resorts. In Ms. Denfeld's expanded role she will continue to report directly to Mr. Durbin, as she leads the development and implementation of the sales and marketing function for each of Crestline Hotels & Resorts' managed hotels, as well as for Barcelo Crestline.    Â...
Hotel Guests Learning About the Practical and Logical Forces at Work When Getting an Upgraded Room / January 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive  Hotel Guests Learning About the Practical and Logical Forces at Work When Getting an Upgraded Room By Greg Morago, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2, 2004 - Upgrade. The word is like music to my ears. I live for the business-class bump-up, the better-positioned table, the superior room. Especially the suite talk. But just how does one upgrade from basic digs to deluxe? It's not science. There are practical and logical forces at work when it comes to getting a better room in a hotel. Here is some of what I learned about how to turn ...
Hotel Online: Hospitality News
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--While Binion's Horseshoe's now-jobless work force waits for word on the fate of their downtown hotel-casino, the Culinary union and the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation are joining to provide help and answers to workers. Questions about who will operate the casino, when it will reopen and how many Binion's ...
Hotel Market Update in Western Canada; 3rd Qtr 2003 – Hotel Transactions, Market RevPar, Occupancy Report / Tyne Hospitality / January 2004
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Market Update in Western Canada; 3rd Qtr 2003 - Hotel Transactions, Market RevPar, Occupancy Report January 2004 - The first nine months of 2003 has seen a marginal increase in market transactions when compared to recent years in Western Canada. However, the opportunity to complete more transfers has been reduced as the price spread between the expectations of purchasers and vendors was still too wide. To date this year, 19 hotels transactions have taken place in Western Canada as listed below. . . One of the largest sales listed above, was the Parkhill Hotel in Van...
