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The Radisson Hotel South in Bloomington, Considered a Flagship of the Radisson Chain, To be Rebranded Sheraton; Radisson Founder Curt Carlson Built th
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Radisson Hotel South in Bloomington, Considered a Flagship of the Radisson Chain, To be Rebranded Sheraton; Radisson Founder Curt Carlson Built the 565-room Hotel in 1970 By Jim McCartney, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8, 2004 - The Radisson Hotel South in Bloomington, considered by many a flagship hotel in the Minnetonka-based Radisson Hotel chain, will soon be flying the flag of arch-competitor Sheraton Hotels. Starwood Hotels & Resorts, a New York-based chain with 750 properties including the Westin and Sheraton chains, w...
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January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Bishops Lodge Resort Opens the SháNah Spa and Wellness Center SANTA FE, N.M. December 2003 Bishops Lodge Resort and SháNah Spa recently received Condé Nast Johansens top award, naming the SháNah Spa and Wellness Center the most outstanding spa in North America. The Condé Nast Johansens Recommended Hotel Guides are the most comprehensive illustrated reference to independently owned, annually inspected hotels throughout North America, Great Britain and Europe. Bishops Lodge offers a newly opened spa with an extensive range of facilities in an oasis of extrao...
Binion's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino Closed Indefinitely; Future of 366 room Hotel and 1,000 plus Workers Unclear / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Binion's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino Closed Indefinitely; Future of 366 room Hotel and 1,000 plus Workers Unclear By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 11, 2004 - Unable or unwilling to raise the money required to maintain her casino bankroll, Binion's Horseshoe owner Becky Binion Behnen agreed Saturday to keep her casino closed. Her deal, approved by an emergency Saturday afternoon meeting of the Nevada Gaming Commission, requires Behnen to keep the 52-year-old casino closed until state regulators agree that it has sufficient...
Sale of Famed Horseshoe Casino, Brand to Harrah's May Hurt Downtown Las Vegas...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Rod Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--The sale of Binion's Horseshoe could prove pivotal to positioning Harrah's Entertainment as the biggest operator in gaming but end up costing downtown Las Vegas a world famous brand and the hallmark World Series of Poker. Three days after federal marshals forced the Horseshoe's closure by seizing about $1 million from the casino's cashier...
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. 18--Becky Binion Behnen's 5 1/2-year stint as owner of Binion's Horseshoe was a disaster, industry experts agreed. What was once a dynamic gambling hall, a place that won money faster than any downtown casino not named Golden Nugget, is now closed, the victim, experts said, of massive incompetence. After U.S. marshals last wee...
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January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Beverly Clark Enterprises www.WeddingLocation.com and www.HoneymoonLocation.com Are Receiving a Huge Increase in Marketing On their Websites as Hotels Seek Alternative Ways to Generate Revenue January 7, 2004 - As a new year begins, Radisson, Hyatt, Fairmont, Marriott, Hilton, InterContinental Hotels, Club Corp, Preferred Hotels, Specialty Restaurants, and Noble House are among a new wave of management groups discovering the $100 billion wedding and honeymoon market. WeddingLocation.com and HoneymoonLocation.com have proven highly effective for these groups as well as other hotels, resorts, ...
Benchmark's Top Ten Meeting Industry Trends for 2004 / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark's Top Ten Meeting Industry Trends for 2004 THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, January 8, 2004 Benchmark Hospitality, which manages 27 award-winning resorts, conference centers and hotels in the United States, Canada and Japan, announces its annual Top Ten Meeting Industry Trends for the new year, as observed by its properties. Trend #1 Tether-free Technology Wireless everything and everywhere, from meeting rooms to guestrooms to answering email at the pool. The demand for wireless technology is growing despite the additional cost to the customer. Convenience vs. cost is...
The Common Bedbug, Cimex Lectularius, Makes Big Comeback / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Common Bedbug, Cimex Lectularius, Makes Big Comeback By Edward Ortiz, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 5, 2004 - For years the bedbug has made benign appearances in our homes as part of a nighttime rhyme that counseled sleepers to sleep tight. But the bedbug is back, and in some places, it's back with a blood-thirsty vengeance. The parasite has become so prevalent lately that pest-control specialists are scrambling to deal with infestations by training workers who know nothing about them. Bedbugs have been feeding on mankind for...
Bartech Announces World's First Wireless Minibar Installation at the Historic Willard InterContinental Hotel / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Bartech Announces World's First Wireless Minibar Installation at the Historic Willard InterContinental Hotel - Wireless Minibar Network Provides Infrastructure for High-Speed Internet Access throughout 341-room property - BWI CORRIDOR, MD (February 2, 2004) Bartech Systems International, the worlds leading provider of automated minibars, announced today that it has installed the worlds first wireless minibar network at the world famous Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. Bartechs e-fridges wireless system avoids the cost and disruption of hard wiring ...
Pritesh Patel Joint Ventures with Rim Hospitality to Convert the Barcelona Court in Lubbock, Texas into a 170-room Embassy Suites by Hilton / January
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Pritesh Patel Joint Ventures with Rim Hospitality to Convert the Barcelona Court in Lubbock, Texas into a 170-room Embassy Suites by Hilton Rim Hospitality Will Develop and Manage It's Sixth Country Inn and Suites in California January 19, 2004 - Rim Hospitality has entered into a joint venture agreement with Pritesh Patel (Pearl Investments of Waco, Texas) to convert an existing hotel, Barcelona Court in Lubbock, Texas into a 170-room Embassy Suites by Hilton. We met Pritesh Patel a year and a half ago and are very impressed with the team he has put together with the...
The 750-room Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel A Booming Success as Meeting Center; Baltimore Convention Center Still Struggling / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The 750-room Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel A Booming Success as Meeting Center; Baltimore Convention Center Still Struggling By June Arney, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26, 2004 - For years, Baltimore's leaders have worried about a convention center that isn't busy enough. They spent $151 million on an expansion and provided millions more in direct and indirect aid to build a harbor-front hotel to help draw convention traffic. Today, the publicly owned Baltimore Convention Center is still struggling -- it lost $3.8 million in the fisc...
Historic West Baden Springs Hotel, Once a National Tourism Destination, Receives $30 million Offer Contingent on Casino License / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Historic West Baden Springs Hotel, Once a National Tourism Destination, Receives $30 million Offer Contingent on Casino License By Brian Werth, Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 27, 2004 - Craig Adolph's vision of the West Baden-French Lick area is a Hoosier version of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Adolph represents a group of investors that has offered $30 million to buy the historic West Baden Springs Hotel. The offer is contingent on a French casino operator receiving the operating permit for the state's 11th casino. Tranchant Indiana m...
Brooks W. Chase Appointed President and CEO of the Resort Hotel Association; Succeeds Jean Van Tol / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Brooks W. Chase Appointed President and CEO of the Resort Hotel Association; Succeeds Jean Van Tol WILLIAMSBURG, Va., January 2, 2004 The Board of Directors of the Resort Hotel Association has announced the appointment of Brooks W. Chase, former Senior Vice President of Willis North America Programs, as President and CEO succeeding Jean Van Tol who will officially retire on March 31, 2004. The RHA Board is very pleased to announce the appointment of Brooks Chase stated Steven Birdwell, Chairman of the RHA Board. His knowledge and experience in the resort insuranc...
Bolstered by the New Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City's 12 Casinos Had Best Year Ever / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Bolstered by the New Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City's 12 Casinos Had Best Year Ever By Suzette Parmley, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 10, 2004 - Bolstered by a fancy new billion-dollar entrant, casinos had their best year ever since gambling started in Atlantic City 25 years ago. Year-end revenue reached nearly $4.5 billion for 2003, up 2 percent from the previous year's take, according to figures released yesterday by the Casino Control Commission. Much of the growth was attributed to the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, a ...
Hotel Online: Hospitality News...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive By Allison Floyd Athens, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Leaders of the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce didn't elaborate recently when they accused the local government of hampering business development, but some local business owners say they can guess what issues sparked the debate. "I've always been concerned with what I consider the negative business atmosphere in Clarke County,...
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January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report ALIS Professors Featured in New Hotel Asset Management Book from Educational Institute of AH&LA ORLANDO, Fla., January 2004 Contributors to Hotel Asset Management: Principles & Practices, published by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, will share their expertise as professors during the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), January 19-21, 2004, at The Century Plaza Hotel & Spa and the St. RegisLos Angeles. The ALIS Conference, co-hosted by Burba Hotel Network (BHN) and the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), is designed to a...
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January 30, 2004
The Revenue Management Machine Powered by Aspire . The Premiere Way to Increase Revenue and Manage Cost of Sales to Improve the Top and Bottom Line January 21, 2004 Scottsdale, AZ There is a new wave of revenue management taking the industry by storm and the returns are noticed immediately. The Revenue Management Machine Powered by Aspire takes a new look at Revenue Management and moves your revenue beyond just rooms. With methodical processes and customized proven tools, Aspire is pleased to announce the expansion of their Revenue Management resources and the development of a new division, headed by t...
Revenue Boot Camp for Hotels – Intense Training Feb. 24 to 26 Jumpstarts the Year and Captures New Income / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Revenue Boot CampSM for Hotels Intense Training Feb. 24 to 26 Jumpstarts the Year and Captures New Income Scottsdale, Jan. 9 Get serious for hotel training like never before! Tough talk to make the cash register ring is the hallmark of Aspire Marketing, which announces Winter 2003 Revenue Management Boot Camp SM - Beyond RevenueSM , a highly interactive training program customized to help independent hotels, resorts and boutiques increase revenues and improve revenue management critical for todays challenging times. Participants spend three intense days, February 24 to 26 in warm Phoenix AZ, immersed in an atm...
Asia Pacific Hotel Leaders Michael Issenberg, Miguel Ko, Patrick Imbardelli and Koos Klein Look at What Lies Ahead; The Greatest Challenge is Uncertai
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Asia Pacific Hotel Leaders Michael Issenberg, Miguel Ko, Patrick Imbardelli and Koos Klein Look at What Lies Ahead; The Greatest Challenge is Uncertainty By Steve Shellum, Publisher/Editor, HOTEL Asia Pacific / January 2004 2004 is shaping up as the Year of Recovery for the hotel industry in Asia Pacific. But, although there is cautious optimism throughout the sector following the nightmare of 2003, the challenges and threats loom large. Following a year that saw occupancies and rates devastated throughout much of the region, the biggest challenges in 2004 are to ensure safety and security, wh...
Arthur Keith Named Senior Vice President, General Manager, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Arthur Keith Named Senior Vice President, General Manager, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jan. 26, 2004 -- Gaylord has named Arthur Keith to lead the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center as senior vice president, general manager. Keith, 41, will succeed and report to Jay Sevigny, 44, who was recently promoted to chief operating officer, Gaylord Hotels. In his new role, Keith will be responsible for all phases of the day-to-day operations of Gaylord Opryland, including sales and marketing, guest services, reservations, revenue manag...
Are Your Trainers Trained? / Harry Nobles / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Are Your Trainers Trained? E-mail: info@optimumrating.com Harry Nobles & Cheryl Thompson Griggs, January 2004 How many of your managers and supervisors have been trained to train? These are the people you have entrusted with the primary responsibility of training your employees. You have entrusted them with this task; have you prepared them properly? Are they really trained in the fine art of training others? We suggest you pose this question at your next staff meeting; you may be surprised at the answer. A highly motivated supervisor or manager with excellent technical kn...
Anton Good Named Executive Director of Safir International Hotel Management and Swiss Inn Hotels & Resorts Strategic Alliance / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Anton Good Named Executive Director of Safir International Hotel Management and Swiss Inn Hotels & Resorts Strategic Alliance January 2004 - Safir International Hotel Management and Swiss Inn Hotels & Resorts have formed a strategic alliance. Under this agreement, both parties will explore business opportunities in areas including hotel & resort development, acquiring of hotel management contracts and joint marketing & promotion activities. The Executive Director for the new alliance will be Anton Good, founder of Swiss Inn Hotels & Resorts and former President of Mövenpic...
Amerimar Enterprises and Angelo, Gordon Purchase The Westin Morristown; Will Revitalize Property with $15.2 Million Renovation / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online Special Report Amerimar Enterprises and Angelo, Gordon Purchase The Westin Morristown; Will Revitalize Property with $15.2 Million Renovation Team Purchases Total of Three Hotels That Will Be Redeveloped PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22, 2003 - Amerimar Enterprises, a Philadelphia-based real estate investment company, and Angelo, Gordon & Co., a leading investment management firm, today announced that they have formed a limited partnership, which has acquired The Westin(R) Morristown in Morristown, NJ and will revitalize the property with more than $15.2 Million in renovations. As part of the ac...
Amarillo, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Falls to 64% in 2003; 500 New Rooms Coming Soon / January 2004...
January 30, 2004
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Amarillo, Texas, Hotel Occupancy Falls to 64% in 2003; 500 New Rooms Coming Soon By George Schwarz, Amarillo Globe-News, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8, 2004 - Although the occupancy rate for Amarillo's lodging industry held up between 2001 and 2002, preliminary data for 2003 shows that room use has taken a hit. With between 400 and 500 additional rooms coming on line soon, occupancies may dip further. According to data from Source Strategies Inc., a San Antonio-based consulting firm, the occupancy for Amarillo's hostelries up-ticked 1.7 percentage...
