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What do Max D. Hopper, Sam Katz and Terry Jones have in common? / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report What Do Max D. Hopper, Sam Katz and Terry Jones Have in Common? April 2003 - Apart from being undisputed leaders and pioneers in travel distribution, each has contributed their perspective about the state of the travel industry in the introductions to the three-book series: The Travel Distribution Library. The newest addition to the series, Multi-Channel Distribution - The Essential Guide, covers the marketing dilemma facing all sectors of the travel industry. In addition to viewing the compendium of initiatives offered by competitors, the report covers decisions to be made regarding p...
maxim Revenue Management Solutions Welcomes the Newest Member of its Global Hospitality Alliance: i1905 Profit Optimization Consulting and Systems / A
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report maxim Revenue Management Solutions Welcomes the Newest Member of its Global Hospitality Alliance: i1905 Profit Optimization Consulting and Systems CHICAGO, April 10, 2003 maxim Revenue Management Solutions (maximRMS), a global leader in Revenue Management and Profit Optimization solutions to the Hospitality Industry, announced the signing of a long-term partnership with i1905 Profit Optimization Consulting and Systems (i1905), an international consulting firm specializing in profit optimization, pricing and revenue management. i1905 joins the maximRMS global alliance of leading revenu...
REIT Winston Hotels Proceeds to Terminate its 33 Management Contracts with Interstate Hotels & Resorts; Contracts Will Transfer to Noble Investment Gr
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report REIT Winston Hotels Proceeds to Terminate its 33 Management Contracts with Interstate Hotels & Resorts; Contracts Will Transfer to Noble Investment Group, Ltd RALEIGH, N.C. April 25, 2003 -- Winston Hotels, Inc. (NYSE:WXH), a real estate investment trust (REIT) and owner of premium limited-service, upscale extended-stay and full-service hotels, today announced that it intends to terminate its 33 management contracts with Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:IHR), effective July 1, 2003. These properties along with the hotels' management and employees will transfer to Allian...
Wildflower Resort Company Appoints InterContinental Hotels Group to Operate Resort/Golf Complex in Grand Prairie, Texas / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Wildflower Resort Company Appoints InterContinental Hotels Group to Operate Resort/Golf Complex in Grand Prairie, Texas ATLANTA (April 23, 2003) InterContinental Hotels Group today announced plans to open its latest InterContinental resort hotel as the centerpiece of a project spread across a 1,000-acre lakefront peninsula in Grand Prairie, Texas, and located just south of the DFW (Dallas/Forth Worth) Airport. The InterContinental Wildflower hotel will be owned by Wildflower Resort Company and managed by InterContinental Hotels Corporation. The InterContinental Wildflower is the...
Carlson Hotels Worldwide Appoints William Sipple VP of Development for Full-service Hotels in the Americas / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Carlson Hotels Worldwide Appoints William Sipple VP of Development for Full-service Hotels in the Americas MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (March 31, 2003) ---- Carlson Hotels Worldwide today announced that William (Bill) Sipple has been appointed vice president of development for full-service hotels in the Americas. In his new role, Sipple is responsible for seeking and securing managed, owned or franchised opportunities for the company's full-service hotel brands: Regent International Hotels, Radisson Hotels & Resorts and Park Plaza hotels. Sipple reports to Samuel Winterbottom, executive vice...
InnLink and USinns.com Launch GDS and Online Internet Reservation Services to the Bed and Breakfast Industry / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report InnLink and USinns.com Launch GDS and Online Internet Reservation Services to the Bed and Breakfast Industry Hendersonville, TN April 1, 2003 - InnLink LLC and USinns.com, the industrys premier online Bed and Breakfast destination travel website and directory, announce the availability of seamless GDS, Internet, and Booking Engine reservation services for its growing membership of bed and breakfast inns across America. www.USinns.com is a unique travel portal for guests seeking either romantic out of the way destination lodging or contemporary business travelers searching for a mo...
Performance of the UK Hotel Market / Deloitte & Touche / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Performance of the UK Hotel Market -- Has the bottom of the cycle been reached? by Angela OReilly, Deloitte & Touche - April 2003 Preliminary results for 2002 2002 hotel data suggests regional UK hotel industry in recovery, but average room rate continues to fall in London. Regional UK hotel performance held up well in 2002 despite the challenging economy, according to preliminary year-end data derived from the HotelBenchmark Survey by Deloitte & Touche. Hotels located outside London maintained occupancy levels with average occupancy at 70.3%, similar to 2001 levels. Av...
Kissimmee, FL, and Port Allen, LA, Hotels Sold in Separate Transactions / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Kissimmee, FL, and Port Allen, LA, Hotels Sold in Separate Transactions New York, NY - April 25, 2003 - In two recently completed, separate transactions, private investors acquired a former Quality Inn and a Best Western in Kissimmee, Florida, and Port Allen, Louisiana, respectively. In both transactions, Insignia/ESG Hotel Partners represented the sellers. DDL Orlando Partners, LLC, a San Antonio-based private investor, sold the 222-room Lake Cecile Inn - a former Quality Inn - in Kissimmee, Florida, to a private investor in a transaction valued at approximately $4.25 million. Ins...
Telemarketing Firm With Financial Ties to Cendant Under Investigation for Deceptive Practices / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Telemarketing Firm With Financial Ties to Cendant Under Investigation for Deceptive Practices By Richard Burnett, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 18, 2003 - State officials are investigating allegations of deceptive trade practices, potentially involving millions of dollars in unauthorized credit-card charges, by a membership-services company with ties to Cendant Corp., the travel, rental-car and hotel giant. Responding to scores of complaints, the Florida Attorney General's Office is examining the telemarketing and direct-mailtactics ...
Wage/Benefits Package Received by Employees at California Tribal Casinos Match Those of Major Hotel Companies / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Wage/Benefits Package Received by Employees at California Tribal Casinos Match Those of Major Hotel Companies California Tribes Top Other States in Wages, Benefits, UNLV Study Shows SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 28, 2003 - Employees at California tribal government gaming operations earn substantially higher wages and benefits than workers at other tribal casinos in the United States, a 2002 survey by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas shows. Executive salaries and hourly wages for California tribal casinos employees were substantially higher in 83 of 110 job classifications, acco...
Sovereign Nation Status for Indian Tribes Creates Shaky Civil Justice for Gamblers and Employees / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Sovereign Nation Status for Indian Tribes Creates Shaky Civil Justice for Gamblers and Employees By Stephen Magagnini, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7, 2003 - Most Californians don't realize that when they enter California Indian territory, they leave many of their rights as U.S. citizens at the border. If you get into a car accident with a tribal employee on tribal business, are injured at an Indian resort or casino, or are fired without just cause, you can't sue the tribe in California court. If you're owed money in a business dis...
Department of Treasury to Regulate Travel Industry Money Handling / Status of Hotel Managers Unclear / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Department of Treasury to Regulate Travel Industry Money Handling Status of Hotel Managers Unclear . The Department of Treasury, as part of its broader anti-money laundering efforts attacking terrorism under the USA Patriot Act, proposes to regulate the handling and reporting of funds by the travel industry. The Department, until April 10, 2003, is accepting public comment on whether "travel agency" businesses should be required to develop industry-wide anti-money laundering and customer identification programs. Public comment is being sought on whether the perceived risk of money laun...
The 2,900 room Treasure Island, Las Vegas, to Evolve from Pirate-themed to a Hip Spot / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The 2,900 room Treasure Island, Las Vegas, to Evolve from Pirate-themed to a Hip Spot By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 22, 2003 - MGM Mirage executives plan a transformation of Treasure Island's exterior, changing the megaresort's look to match its evolution from a pirate-themed property to a hip spot with allure to value-conscious adults. Company officials are expected to announce today plans to change the resort's wildly successful pirate show and its skull-centered marquee. They're making the moves to eliminate a ...
Tradeshows & Economic Soldiers / Dan Phillips / Hospitality Upgrade Magazine / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Tradeshows & Economic Soldiers This article provided by Hospitality Upgrade magazine. To view more articles covering technology for the hospitality industry please visit the Hospitality Upgrade Web site or to request a free publication please call (678) 802-5303 or e-mail. By Dan Phillips, April 2003 At the time of this writing the U.S. and Coalition Forces are still 50 miles outside of Baghdad, Iraq. 9/11 is a year and a half behind us. The airline industry has lost over $18B since 9/11 and is slated to lose another $10B this year. You, the readers, know better than I do h...
Doubletree Recognizes Top Hotels for Excellence in Hotel Performance During 2002 / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Doubletree Recognizes Top Hotels for Excellence in Hotel Performance During 2002 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - April 1, 2003 -- Doubletree recognized its properties for outstanding efforts in 2002 as part of the brand's Hotel Performance Awards Program, which was held March 18-21 during the Hilton Hotels Corporation's Full-Service Brand Conference in New Orleans. Eleven awards were presented to hotels chosen from the brand's 150 hotels across the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Each hotel received a trophy and individual recognition at specially planned celebratory receptions during the...
Tim Bailey Appointed General Manager at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center in Portsmouth Virginia / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Tim Bailey Appointed General Manager at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center in Portsmouth, Virginia McLEAN, VA April 15, 2003 - Crestline Hotels & Resorts announces the appointment of Tim Bailey as General Manager at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center in Portsmouth Virginia. Mr. Bailey joined Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. in February 2000 as Director of Marketing at Marriott Bay Point Resort in Panama City, Florida. His extensive experience in hotel sales & marketing as well as a strong operational background led to h...
Thayer Interactive Group Selected By Quorum Hotels And Resorts To Provide Full-Service Internet Marketing / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Thayer Interactive Group Selected By Quorum Hotels And Resorts To Provide Full-Service Internet Marketing Unique Service Generating an Average of $1 Million in Incremental Revenue per Hotel WASHINGTON, D.C., April 2, 2003Thayer Interactive Group (TIG), a unique, hospitality online marketing firm, announced today an Internet marketing partnership with Quorum Hotels and Resorts, a Dallas-based independent hotel management company. Under the agreement, TIG will provide full-service Internet marketing to assets of Quorums portfolio, which consists of luxury and first-class hote...
Sars Now Affecting Thailand Tourism Industry More than the War in Iraq / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Sars Now Affecting Thailand Tourism Industry More than the War in Iraq Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 2, 2003 - Growing alarm about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) is having a far-reaching impact on Thailand's travel and tourism industry and is likely to deprive the country of tens of billions of baht in lost revenue. The epidemic is now seen as affecting the travel industry more than the war in Iraq, which has also taken business away from airlines, hotels and tour operators. Fear of the virus has nearly wiped out all outbou...
Thai Hotels Offering Record-low Room Rates In Attempt to Improve 30-40% Occupancy / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Thai Hotels Offering Record-low Room Rates In Attempt to Improve 30-40% Occupancy By Nondhanada Intarakomalyasut, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 18, 2003 - The troubled Thai hotel industry would have to lay off a significant number of its employees if the financial woes triggered by the Sars epidemic are not resolved in the next three to four months, an industry executive has warned. Prakit Chinamornpong, secretary-general of the 400-member Thai Hotels Association (THA), said "quite a few" hotel jobs would be axed as a result of th...
Russell Tanakaya Named General Manager of the 174-room Doubletree Golf Resort San Diego / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Russell Tanakaya Named General Manager of the 174-room Doubletree Golf Resort San Diego BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (April 14, 2003) -- Russell Tanakaya has been named general manager of the 174-room Doubletree Golf Resort San Diego, according to Glenn Hale, area vice president Orange County/San Diego for Hilton Hotels Corporation. With more than 20 years of management experience in the hospitality industry, including food & beverage and hotel operations, Tanakaya has established himself as a well-rounded hotel industry executive. Tanakaya began his hotel management career with the Hya...
Radisson Signs Deal to Manage and Flag 168-room Resort on Lafayette Beach, Tahiti / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Radisson Signs Deal to Manage and Flag 168-room Resort on Lafayette Beach, Tahiti Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti is Part of Asia Pacific Expansion for Carlson Hotels Worldwide MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (March 31, 2003) Radisson Hotels & Resorts, along with its regional development and operations group, Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific, today announced that it has signed an agreement to manage a new 168-room Radisson resort in French Polynesia. Currently under construction four miles from the Central Business District of the Tahiti capital, Papeete, the Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti is schedule...
Tim Loughman Appointed General Manager of The Century Plaza Hotel & Spa / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Tim Loughman Appointed General Manager of The Century Plaza Hotel & Spa LOS ANGELES (March 20, 2003) The Century Plaza Hotel & Spa, a Westin Hotel, Southern California's preeminent meeting, conference and event destination for more than 30 years, announced today the appointment of Tim Loughman as general manager. Former General Manager Bill Hall has been promoted to managing director. Loughman will oversee all operations for the 724-room property, which features a 35,000-square-foot full-service spa, a destination restaurant, seven acres of gardens and grounds and 100,000 square...
U.S. Travel Update; Impact of War on Industry / TIA / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report U.S. Travel Update; Impact of War on Industry Department of Commerce Promises Action With international inbound travel down in all major overseas markets, recent remarks by a top official in the U.S. Department of Commerce encouraged travel industry executives. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Linda Conlin announced that the department should begin accepting applications the week of April 14th for appointments to serve on a private-sector board that will advise the department on ways to use the $50 million appropriated by Congress for a marketing campaign to promote travel to the U.S. Conli...
Recap: Travel Business Roundtable and the US Chamber of Commerce Washington, DC Summit / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Recap: Travel Business Roundtable and the US Chamber of Commerce Washington, DC Summit WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a significant display of unity and partnership, the Travel Business Roundtable (TBR) and the US Chamber of Commerce co-hosted a two-day summit from April 8-9 in Washington, DC to discuss ways to help revitalize the travel and tourism industry. Re-Igniting Growth in Travel and Tourism brought together more than 200 CEO and senior level executives along with three Cabinet Secretaries, Congressional leaders, mayors from cities across the country, and other senior Administrat...
