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Pennsylvania State Legislature First in Country to Hear Testimony for Nan's Law, Requiring Hoteliers to Conduct Criminal Background Checks on Emp
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Pennsylvania State Legislature First in Country to Hear Testimony for "Nan's Law", Requiring Hoteliers to Conduct Criminal Background Checks on Employees with Access to Guest Rooms HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 20, 2004 - A grass roots effort spearheaded by the parents of a young woman murdered in her Chicago hotel room six years ago reaches a milestone Wednesday as Pennsylvania State Legislature will be the first in the country to hear testimony for "Nan's Law," requiring hoteliers to conduct criminal background checks on employees with access to guest rooms. But the victo...
Hotel Online: Hospitality News...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--A plan aimed at solving some city-county squabbles might not be the intended quick fix for the Radisson Plaza Hotel -- even if reluctant county leaders agree to it. Giving $1.9 million from the former aviation fund to ease the hotel's financial woes will help but likely would not allow the city to avoid refinancing the hotel bonds. ...
The Moulin Rouge Hotel & Casino In Las Vegas to Receive $200 million Re-construction; Opened In 1955 as the First Racially Integrated Casino / January
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Moulin Rouge Hotel & Casino In Las Vegas to Receive $200 million Re-construction; Opened In 1955 as the First Racially Integrated Casino LAS VEGAS, Jan. 29, 2004 - The Moulin Rouge Development Corporation (MRDC) today announced they have finalized the purchase of the famous Moulin Rouge Hotel & Casino property for $12.1 million. "We will be bringing the promise of the original Moulin Rouge Hotel & Casino to reality," MRDC CEO/President Dale Scott said. "The new Moulin Rouge will both commemorate history and celebrate the future." Opened originally in 1955 as the first raci...
Molinaro Koger Closes 82 Transactions in 2003 / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Molinaro Koger Closes 82 Transactions in 2003 McLean, Virginia January 9, 2004 Molinaro Koger announced today that the firm closed 82 hotel dispositions valued at $835 million in 2003. Transactions handled by the firms have ranged from Europe, the Caribbean and throughout the United States. Some of the notable transactions include the Renaissance Grand Beach Resort, St. Thomas, the Sheraton Hotel Charleston, the Sheraton Crystal City, Virginia, and the Hotel George, Washington, DC. In each quarter of 2003, Molinaro Koger doubled the number of transactions closed over the previou...
Minority Travel on the Upswing, Study Finds – 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Dale K. Dupont, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The number of minority travelers increased at a faster rate than overall U.S. travel in recent years, a study by the Travel Industry Association of America found. Hispanic travel volume rose 20 percent from 2000 to 2002, Asian-American volume was up 10 percent, and African-American numbers were up 4 percent, according to The Minority Travele...
Merlot Communications, Inc. and iFone, S.A de C.V, Today Announced a Partnership to Deliver Enhanced High Speed Internet Access Solutions to Strategic
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Merlot Communications, Inc. and iFone, S.A de C.V, Today Announced a Partnership to Deliver Enhanced High Speed Internet Access Solutions to Strategic Markets in Mexico Bethel, CT and Mexico City January 12, 2004 Merlot Communications, Inc., and iFone, S.A. de C.V, today announced an agreement whereby iFone will offer the Merlot VROOMServiceTM High Speed Internet Access (HSIA) product to strategic Mexican markets. iFone will introduce, exclusively, the Merlot solution in Mexico. According to Jose Colagrossi, Merlot Vice President of Worldwide Sales, "We chose iFone because of...
Courtyard Nashville Downtown Gets 100 Percent Customer Satisfaction with Merlot VROOMService High Speed Internet Access / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Courtyard Nashville Downtown Gets 100 Percent Customer Satisfaction with Merlot VROOMService TM High Speed Internet Access Bethel, CT and Nashville, TN January 30, 2004 The Courtyard Nashville Downtown installed a Merlot VROOMServiceTM High Speed Internet Access (HSIA) solution in its hotel five months ago and has not had a single customer complaint. According to hotel personnel, offering this free amenity has satisfied guest demand and helped them gain a competitive edge in the market. We are the only hotel in downtown Nashville that offers High Speed Internet Access free ...
MeriStar Hospitality Completes Sale of Four Hotels for Aggregate $33.9 Million / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive MeriStar Hospitality Completes Sale of Four Hotels for Aggregate $33.9 Million ARLINGTON, Va., January 13, 2004 - MeriStar Hospitality Corporation (NYSE: MHX), one of the nation's largest hotel real estate investment trusts (REIT), today announced that it has completed the sale of four hotels with a total of 826 rooms to two separate buyers for aggregate gross proceeds of $33.9 million. Since January 2003, the company has sold 18 hotels with 3,412 rooms, for total gross proceeds of $156.3 million, or approximately $46,000 per room. The sales are part of a previously announced plan...
The Evolving Relationship Between Hotel Sales Managers and Meeting Planners / What's in the Minds of Meeting Planners Today? / Robert Mandelbaum
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Evolving Relationship Between Hotel Sales Managers and Meeting Planners What's in the Minds of Meeting Planners Today? by Robert Mandelbaum, January 2004 One of the most intriguing changes in the hotel industry during the past two years has been the relationship between hotel sales managers and meeting planners. During most of the 1990s, hotel sales managers were able to wield almost uncanny power in negotiating with meeting planners for space, room rates, and contract clauses. However, that all changed in 2001, when occupancies plunged and the shoe shifted to the other fo...
Jean-Luc Maumus Appointed General Manager of Elk Mountain Resort, Ridgeway, Colorado/ January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Jean-Luc Maumus Appointed General Manager of Elk Mountain Resort, Ridgeway, Colorado RIDGEWAY, Color. (January 7, 2004) - Developers Tom and Michael Forman, owners and proprietors of Elk Mountain Resort, have announced the appointment of luxury hotelier Jean-Luc Maumus, a veteran of Hilton International Hotels, Inter-Continental Hotels & Resorts and Member Small Luxury Hotels, to the position of general manager of Elk Mountain Resort. Elk Mountain Resort is a new, year-round luxury resort situated on 275 acres of spectacular alpine mountain property between Montrose and Tellu...
Hotel Online: Hospitality News...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Marriott Ranked One of the Top Companies for Executive Women By The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) Marriott International, Inc. has been selected as one of the 2004 "Best Companies for Executive Women," by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), a major association for women professionals and business owners. Marriott is the only lodging company on the list, and one of only two companie...
Hotel Online: Hospitality News...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Marriott Offers Free High-Speed Internet Access At Residence Inn, TownePlace Suites, Springhill Suites Jan. 14 -- Marriott International, Inc. announced today that it now offers free high-speed internet access in the guest rooms of its Residence Inn, TownePlace Suites and SpringHill Suites brands -- a total of 600 hotels throughout North America. Last September, the Courtyard brand began offer...
Hotel Online: Hospitality News...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Marriott Vacation Club International Opens First Arizona Resort Jan. 14 -- Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI), the vacation ownership division of Marriott International, Inc. , this month opened its first resort in Phoenix, Arizona -- Marriott's Canyon Villas at Desert Ridge. A haven for golf- and nature-lovers alike, the southwest-inspired vacation ownership resort now includes 51 of a total 252 proposed villas a...
Francis D. Mairet Appointed General Manager at Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Francis D. Mairet Appointed General Manager at Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour Victoria, British Columbia: January 6, 2004 - Atlific Hotels and Resorts announces the appointment of Mr. Francis D. Mairet to the general manager post at the Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour effective January 12, 2004. The hotel is being developed by Concert Properties of Vancouver and Ocean Properties of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It will be managed by Atlific Hotels. Mr. Mairet's distinguished international career in the restaurant, hotel and hospitality business spans more than 25 years. From an ...
Hotel Online: Hospitality News...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--For five years, MSC Italian Cruises has sailed from Port Everglades during the winter but its older ships came and went with little fanfare, literally overshadowed by lines that had newer, bigger vessels. With the North American debut of its new $275 million MSC Lirica this week, MSC hopes for a little limelight. It is...
Michael Roddy Named General Manager at the Myrtle Beach Radisson Plaza; Year Old City-financed Hotel May Refinance Bonds to Cover the Early Losses / J
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Michael Roddy Named General Manager at the Myrtle Beach Radisson Plaza; Year Old City-financed Hotel May Refinance Bonds to Cover the Early Losses By Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10, 2004 - A veteran hotelier specializing in group business has taken over operations at the Radisson Plaza with a plan to get the city-financed hotel back on track. Michael Roddy started Monday as the hotel's general manager and has already outlined goals to work with the community and other hotels. He also plans to develop more realis...
Three New Hotel Developments in the Minneapolis Area Include Large Water Parks / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Three New Hotel Developments in the Minneapolis Area Include Large Water Parks By Kevin Harter, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 4, 2004 - Water parks are a hot trend for guest-hungry hotels, and developers expect the Twin Cities and western Wisconsin to ride the wave. The Grand Rios Waterpark Resort, a 225-room hotel and 45,000-square-foot water park, is under construction in Brooklyn Park. It should open later this year. Two others have been proposed: the Water Park of America, a 450- to 750-room hotel and 90,000-square-foot ...
Mark J. Kucera Named Executive Vice President of Operations, Expotel Hospitality Services, L.L.C. / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Mark J. Kucera Named Executive Vice President of Operations, Expotel Hospitality Services, L.L.C. Metairie LA (January 26, 2004) -- Expotel Hospitality Services, L.L.C., a hotel management company with 12 hotels (9 owned and managed, 3 managed) in seven states, has named Mark J. Kucera, CHA as Executive Vice President of Operations. Mr. Kucera comes to Expotel with 22 years of hospitality industry experience, including corporate and property level expertise in full service, extended stay, limited service and independent hotel management, corporate branding, expansion and...
Despite One of the Worst Years in International Tourism, the French Hotel Industry Managed to Record Only a Moderate Drop in RevPAR in 2003 / MKG Cons
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Despite One of the Worst Years in International Tourism, the French Hotel Industry Managed to Record Only a Moderate Drop in RevPAR in 2003 January 28, 2004 The French chain hotel industry posted revenue per available room at 46.5 euros for the year 2003, for a drop of 2.4% versus 2002. According to the economic model developed by MKG Consulting, the cost of particular events in 2003 (the war in Iraq, SARS, performing artist strikes, forest fires, heat wave, devaluation of the dollar) have led to a deficit of 300 to 400 million euros in lodging revenue for the chain hotel in...
RevPAR Falls 2.9% for the European Hotel Industry for 12 Months through November 2003; Austria Rises 6.1% in RevPAR / MKG Consulting / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report RevPAR Falls 2.9% for the European Hotel Industry for 12 Months through November 2003; Austria Rises 6.1% in RevPAR January, 2004 Only an overall drop of 2.9% in RevPAR within the European Union, at the end of November 2003, despite the accumulation of unfavourable factors. Austria (+6.1%), the United Kingdom (-0.5%), and Italy (-1.8%) are at the top of the European podium. France is added to this classification with a performance of -2.5% in RevPAR over the last 12 months. The budget categories once again show tough resistance. Cumulative Results Over the La...
Matthew Hurst Named Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for the Southern Region, Crown American Hotels / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Matthew Hurst Named Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for the Southern Region, Crown American Hotels Johnstown, PA - January 23, 2004 - Crown American Hotels is pleased to announce that Mr. Matthew Hurst has been named Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for the southern region, based at the company's Holiday Inn University Executive Park located at 8520 University Executive Park Drive in Charlotte, North Carolina. In his new position, Mr. Hurst will be responsible for supporting the sales efforts at thirteen Crown American Hotels including: Comfort Inn in Oak ...
Michael Burchett Named General Manager of Conrad Bali Resort & Spa / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Michael Burchett Named General Manager of Conrad Bali Resort & Spa BALI (January 20, 2004) Michael James Burchett has been named General Manager of Conrad's newest luxury resort, Conrad Bali Resort & Spa, consisting of 313 rooms & suites and 20 private villas. This luxury resort is scheduled to open in March 2004. A 28-year hospitality veteran, Burchett began his hospitality career with Rank Hotels Ltd. UK, in London, for 5 years. He then joined Regent International Hotels (Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts), with whom he dedicated 17 years, from 1980-1997, in senior managemen...
London Enjoys Three Consecutive Months of Positive RevPAR; For 2003, Occupancy Reached 74% / Deloitte / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report London Enjoys Three Consecutive Months of Positive RevPAR; For 2003, Occupancy Reached 74% / Deloitte 2003 hotel data suggests that a more positive year is in store for the UK hotel industry 27 January 2004 - Trading in the London and regional UK hotel markets proved to be resilient during 2003 given the extraneous factors affecting the wider international hotel industry. For the London market in particular, hotel performance started to show signs of improvement in the final quarter of 2003. After three consecutive months of positive revenue per available room (revPAR) ...
The Generation Companies Names Jason Liesegang Owner-partner for the Candlewood Suites-Richmond West / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report The Generation Companies Names Jason Liesegang Owner-partner for the Candlewood Suites - Richmond West January 9, 2004 - The Generation Companies (Generation) recently welcomed its newest operating partner, Jason Liesegang, formerly General Manager of the Candlewood Suites-Richmond West. This innovative program, pioneered in the hotel industry by Generation in 2000, promotes proven talented, and ambitious hotel general managers to owner-partners, giving them not only more autonomy, but more financial interest in their hotel. To qualify, general managers must complete a rigorous ap...
