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French Lick Springs Resort and the West Baden Springs Hotel Future Fades With Lack of Casino License / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive French Lick Springs Resort and the West Baden Springs Hotel Future Fades With Lack of Casino License By Kristina Buchthal, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 31, 2003 - FRENCH LICK, Ind.--This could be their last chance. Residents of this struggling southern Indiana town have been fighting for 10 years to get the casino license they say they were promised in state law, and now some of the activists known for their tenacity and trademark orange T-shirts are out of money and almost out of heart. "If it's not done this time, we're over with," ...
Fairmont Reports Net income of $12.5 million for 1st Qtr; Suspends Earnings and Revenue Forecasts for 2003 / Hotel Operating Statistics / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Fairmont Reports Net income of $12.5 million for 1st Qtr; Suspends Earnings and Revenue Forecasts for 2003 Hotel Operating Statistics TORONTO, April 17, 2003 - Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. ("FHR" or the "Company") (TSX/NYSE: FHR) today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003. All amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars. "Despite the current environment, we are pleased to report EBITDA(1) of $42.2 million, which met our expectations and represented an increase of 10.8% over the prior year," said William R. Fatt, chief executive officer...
Revenue and Distribution Management for the Travel Industry / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Advances in Revenue Management Applied Profitably Accross Multiple Distribution Channels - "Revenue and Distribution Management for the Travel Industry" June 26-27 2003 Radisson Eden Rock Hotel, Miami Beach April 8, 2003 - Over 150 pricing executives from America's leading travel companies are meeting to do bussiness and look at advances in revenue management and how it can be profitably applied accross multiple distribution channels. Also under the spot light will be what revenue management practices can improve your bottom line in these difficult times. The meeting is taking place in Mia...
Marriott ExecuStay Signs Franchise Agreement with Executive Residence, Inc. of Seattle / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott ExecuStay Signs Franchise Agreement with Executive Residence, Inc. of Seattle Washington, D.C. Apr. 1, 2003 Marriott ExecuStay, the corporate housing division of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR), today announced that it has signed its sixth franchise agreement, with Executive Residence, Inc. of Seattle. In addition to Seattle, ExecuStay has franchises in Columbus, Ohio; Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C.; Orlando; South Florida; and Tampa-St. Petersburg. As part of the agreement, Executive Residence will combine with and take over Marriott ExecuStays managed busines...
Golden Tulip, Primarily a Franchise Company, Participates as Shareholder in Acquisition of Six Hotels in the Netherlands; Properties Will Set the Stan
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Golden Tulip, Primarily a Franchise Company, Participates as Shareholder in Acquisition of Six Hotels in the Netherlands; Properties Will Set the Standards for Franchisees April 17, 2003 - Golden Tulip is proud to announce its participation in the shareholding of a new company called "EuroTulip Hospitality Management BV". The first acquisition of the company, represented by the takeover of the lease agreements of the former "Euroase" hotels, was finalised today, 17th April 2003. All six hotels are located in The Netherlands and have been associated with Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & R...
Mohegan Sun Leverages Espresso! Rapid Response to Gain Service Upper-hand / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Mohegan Sun Leverages Espresso! Rapid Response to Gain Service Upper-hand The house wins guest loyalty and repeat business by deploying M-Tech solutions proven to streamline information and workflow processes MIAMI / UNCASVILLE, CONN. APRIL 14, 2003 The house always wins with Management Technologies Espresso! Rapid Response System, which helps hotels streamline information and workflow processes across all departments. Just ask officials at the Mohegan Sun. Last April, when the Mohegan Sun opened a luxurious hotel in Uncasville, with 1,200 guestrooms including 180 suites, from ...
EscapeWire Solutions, LLC to Install Wireless High-speed Internet Access in Nine Hotels Owned by Hart Hotels, Inc. / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report EscapeWire Solutions, LLC to Install Wireless High-speed Internet Access in Nine Hotels Owned by Hart Hotels, Inc. Buffalo, N.Y. - ESCAPEWIRE SOLUTIONS, LLC, a leading provider of wireless high-speed Internet access for the hospitality industry, announced today an agreement with Hart Hotels, Inc. to install wireless high-speed Internet access in nine hotel properties throughout the United States. Wireless Internet access will allow Hart Hotels guests the ability to access the Internet anywhere on the property, from guest rooms to the pool area. EscapeWire completed their first installati...
Edward T. Steiner Appointed Managing Director One&Only Palmilla and Regional Vice President,Mexico for Kerzner International Los Cabos, Mexico Operati
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Edward T. Steiner Appointed Managing Director One&Only Palmilla and Regional Vice President, Mexico for Kerzner International Los Cabos, Mexico Operations April 16, 2003 - Kerzner International Limited has named Edward T. Steiner to the position of Managing Director One&Only Palmilla and Regional Vice President, Mexico for the company's new operation in Los Cabos, Mexico. Internationally recognized as one of the most distinguished hoteliers in the industry, Steiner comes to Palmilla having most previously served as Managing Director for Las Ventanas al Paraiso resort in Los C...
EasyRMS Ltd. & EZ Yield.com Form Strategic Alliance and On-line Product Integration / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report EasyRMS Ltd. & EZ Yield.com Form Strategic Alliance and On-line Product Integration Welcoming Ez-YIELD (Currently utilized by over 100 properties world-wide) New Partner to Distribute EzRMS Product Suite in Spain & The Canary Islands . Welcoming Ez-YIELD (Currently utilized by over 100 properties world-wide) New Partner to Distribute EzRMS Product Suite in Spain & The Canary Islands . The ability to accept Sales / Inventory Controls set within a sophisticated Decision Support Tool and then, with the single click of an acceptance button, to have these controls in...
Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Eileen Santoli Vice President, Human Resources / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmark Hospitality Appoints Eileen Santoli Vice President, Human Resources THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, March 2003...Benchmark Hospitality has appointed Eileen Santoli vice president, human resources. Burt Cabañas, chairman and chief executive officer, made the announcement. In her new position, Ms. Santoli is responsible for directing and overseeing the management of the human resources discipline for Benchmark Hospitality and its subsidiary, Benchmark Golf. This includes company-wide recruitment, training, staff development, compensation and employee and labor relations, ...
Ellen Ruane-Johnson Named Director of Operations for the North Maple Inn in Basking Ridge, New Jersey / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Ellen Ruane-Johnson Named Director of Operations for the North Maple Inn in Basking Ridge, New Jersey BASKING RIDGE, NEW JERSEY, April 2003 Benchmark Hospitality has appointed Ellen Ruane-Johnson director of operations for the North Maple Inn, a 171-guestroom property located in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Michael J. Taylor, Benchmarks general manager for the hotel, made the announcement. Ellen has performed in an exemplary way throughout her employment at the North Maple Inn and for Benchmark, stated Mr. Taylor. We look forward to her continued leadership as d...
Drury Hotels Adds Free High-Speed Internet Access in All 10,000 Rooms / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Drury Hotels Adds Free High-Speed Internet Access in All 10,000 Rooms ST. LOUIS, April 23, 2003 - Travelers staying at all Drury Hotels including Drury Inns, Drury Inn & Suites, Drury Suites and Drury Plaza will now enjoy Free High-Speed Internet Access in all guest rooms and meeting rooms. With over 10,000 guest rooms, travelers can be assured of the availability of this service no matter what room type they choose. Drury Hotels is one of the first mid-priced hotel systems to offer Free High-Speed Internet at every location in every room. Most hotels offering this amenity charge $10 p...
Price Discounting Across Europe Fails to Produce RevPAR Results / Deloitte & Touche / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Price Discounting Across Europe Fails to Produce RevPAR Results April 2003 - The first quarter of 2003, and March in particular, has been a very challenging period for hotel operators across Europe. The war in Iraq has compounded the already tough operating conditions as the economic recession continues to dampen corporate spending. Many hoteliers have entered into price discounting in an effort to boost occupancy levels, however in many markets demand has still not materialized. Consequently, the European hotel industry witnessed a fall in revenue per available room (re...
CHIP Hospitality to Rebrand the Hôtel Radisson Québec to Delta Québec / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report CHIP Hospitality to Rebrand the Hôtel Radisson Québec to Delta Québec TORONTO, ON, April 16, 2003 -- Delta Hotels announced today that the Hôtel Radisson Québec, located in Quebec City, will be re-branded the Delta Québec, effective July 1, 2003. In 2002, more than $5.2 million was invested by CHIP Hospitality to enhance guest rooms and meeting and convention space at this full-service hotel. There is tremendous synergy with the Delta brand in the province of Quebec, and Delta Québec will be an important addition to our city-centre portfolio in the province, said Joh...
Kew Green Hotels Ltd. Opens First Days Hotel Property in the United Kingdom / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Kew Green Hotels Ltd. Opens First Days Hotel® Property in the United Kingdom PARSIPPANY, N.J. - 30 April 2003 - Days Inns Worldwide Inc. today announced the opening of the Days Hotel Wakefield, the first Days Hotel property in the United Kingdom. The 100-room hotel, owned and operated by Kew Green Hotels Ltd. under a franchise agreement with Cendant Europe, cost 4.1 million British pounds to develop. It is located near the city of Leeds and is minutes away from junction 40 of the M1 motorway. The hotel features a business center as well as a meeting room that accommodates up to ...
Dallas Hoteliers Seeking Exception to Smoking Ban; Claim Loss of Millions Since Ordiance Went in Effect, March 1, 2003 / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Dallas Hoteliers Seeking Exception to Smoking Ban; Claim Loss of Millions Since Ordiance Went in Effect, March 1, 2003 By Mark Wrolstad, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 18, 2003 - The scene was enough to send Dallas' hospitality honchos into a slow burn. Politicians responsible for the new anti-smoking ordinance lined up like a dream team at City Hall last week for a few high-fives from health advocates, who hailed the "remarkable courage and perseverance" in making restaurants and hotels smokeless on March 1. "We find that we have to...
maxim Revenue Management Solutions appoints Don Wilson as General Manager EMEA / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report maxim Revenue Management Solutions Appoints Don Wilson as General Manager EMEA CHICAGO, March 15, 2003 maxim Revenue Management Solutions (maximRMS) is pleased to announce that Don Wilson has been named General Manager for its newly established Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) division, headquartered in Paris, France. In addition to leading the EMEA division for maximRMS, Mr. Wilson will be an integral part of the companys Senior Management team and play an active role directing Research & Development. Mr. Wilson is a senior executive, manager, and consultant with over 21 years ...
Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism Appoints Deirdre Shurland Director; Seeks to Re-energize Environmental Programs / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism Appoints Deirdre Shurland Director; Seeks to Re-energize Environmental Programs SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (April 22, 2003) -- Royston O. Hopkin CMG, Chairman of the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST), has announced the approval of a new strategic direction for the organization. The CAST Business Plan 2003-2007, approved by the members of the CAST Governing Council during the Council's 6th Annual Meeting, held recently in Grenada, outlines a new approach to the issue of sustainable tourism in the Caribbean. "We are not seeking...
Suburban Extended Stay Hotels Presents Curry-Henderson Award to The Generation Companies / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Suburban Extended Stay Hotels Presents Curry-Henderson Award to The Generation Companies April 25, 2003 - The Generation Companies, a Research Triangle Park-based real estate operating company, received the Curry-Henderson Award, the top honor of Atlanta-based Suburban Extended Stay Hotels, at the Suburban national conference in central Georgia in early April. In its first year, the Curry-Henderson Award, named for two outstanding Suburban Extended Stay Hotel franchisees who passed away unexpectedly last year, is given to an organization that combines exceptional operational and qual...
Travel Arts Partnership Newsletter Provides Hoteliers with Trends and Developments in Cultural Tourism / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Travel Arts Partnership Newsletter Provides Hoteliers with Trends and Developments in Cultural Tourism New York, NY, APRIL 2003 Cultural tourism, one of the fastest growing segments of the travel industry, received a boost thanks to a new publication for travel and hospitality professionals. The Travel Arts Partnership Newsletter (TAP), a new periodical focusing on cultural tourism, is available online since February 2003. The five-times-a-year newsletter is designed to spur productive partnerships between cultural/heritage organizations and travel and hospitality professionals. Repor...
Developer Armada/Hoffler Selects Barceló Crestline As Joint Venture Partner / Manager for Hilton Garden Inn in Virginia Beach, Virginia / April
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Developer Armada/Hoffler Selects Barceló Crestline As Joint Venture Partner / Manager for Hilton Garden Inn in Virginia Beach, Virginia McLean, Virginia April 25, 2003 - Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will manage the new 176-room Hilton Garden Inn under development in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The hotel, located at the new Town Center of Virginia Beach, is scheduled to open in November 2003. The City of Virginia Beach chose Armada/Hoffler as Master Developer of its Town Center and through their relationship with Armada, Barceló Crestline was selected as the joint venture par...
New York Mortgage Company Takes Back Control of Sheraton Crested Butte Resort in Colorado / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive New York Mortgage Company Takes Back Control of Sheraton Crested Butte Resort in Colorado By Jason Blevins, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 31, 2003 - MOUNT CRESTED BUTTE, Colorado -- Crested Butte Mountain, unable to make debt payments on the slopeside lodge it built in 1993, has lost its Sheraton hotel. A New York mortgage company last week acquired the hotel from the resort, which forfeited ownership before the 242-room lodge fell into foreclosure. The mortgage firm has retained a management company that will run the hotel, which Crested Bu...
On the Chopping Block; Are You Prepared If You Get Your Marching Orders? / HOTEL Asia Pacific / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report On the Chopping Block; Are You Prepared If You Get Your Marching Orders? By Mark Keith, HVS Executive Search This article first appeared in HOTEL Asia Pacific April 2003 As hotels continue to cut back on staff, your head could be next on the chopping block but are you fully prepared to cope if you get your marching orders? Human resources expert and HOTEL Asia Pacific columnist Mark Keith gives some timely advice on how to prepare for the worst-case scenario You get the call from the director of human resources, and your stomach sinks. "Thanks for all your great work for the comp...
Choice Hotels International, Inc. Reports 1st Qtr 2003 Net Income of $9.7 million; Grows Number of Hotels 3.0% to 4,678 / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Hotels International, Inc. Reports 1st Qtr 2003 Net Income of $9.7 million; Grows Number of Hotels 3.0% to 4,678 SILVER SPRING, Md. (April 22, 2003) Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) today reported first quarter 2003 net income of $9.7 million, or $0.26 diluted earnings per share (EPS), a 30% increase in EPS over the same period of a year ago. These results exceeded consensus estimates by $0.02 per share. At the end of first quarter 2002, the company reported net income of $8.6 million, or $0.20 diluted EPS. The company also announced that its operating income...
