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Confusion for Travelers About SARS ; A Bigger Danger in China Is Getting Run Over by a Truck! / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Confusion for Travelers About SARS; A Bigger Danger in China Is Getting Run Over by a Truck! By Janet Fullwood, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 6, 2003 - First came 9/11, then an economic downturn, then war in Iraq. And now comes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the latest threat to an already ailing travel industry. The flulike virus has spread in a matter of weeks from Asia to at least 22 countries, infecting more than 2,200 people, killing upward of 80 and leading many travelers to question whether they should press on w...
Family Owned and Managed Chaparral Suites Hotel – Scottsdale, Has 50 Year History of Survival / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Family Owned and Managed Chaparral Suites Hotel - Scottsdale, Has 50 Year History of Survival By Donna Hogan, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 5, 2003 - In April 1953, Ray Silverman, an accountant from Iowa looking to move to a warmer climate, bought the just-completed 12-suite Paradise Valley Guest Ranch at Scottsdale and Chaparral roads. He built a swimming pool, did some landscaping, bought furniture, hired a maid, opened the doors and waited for tourists to arrive. They did. In February. "The season was February and March," Sil...
The Historic Chamberlin Hotel Located at Fort Monroe, Virginia, Has Guest Access Cut Off Due to Army Restrictions; 72% Drop in Business Since Sept 11,
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Historic Chamberlin Hotel Located at Fort Monroe, Virginia, Has Guest Access Cut Off Due to Army Restrictions; 72% Drop in Business Since Sept. 11, 2001 By Jody Snider, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 5, 2003 - HAMPTON, Va.-- For those seeking a room with a view or a place to conduct a lavish wedding, the Chamberlin Hotel at Fort Monroe has earned a reputation as a beautiful place for glitzy events. Daughters of generals have been married there. And a long list of distinguished locals have shelled out large sums of money just ...
Restaurant with Everything-is-for-sale Concept Goes Beyond Artwork on their Walls; Tables, Chairs! / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Restaurant with Everything-is-for-sale Concept Goes Beyond Artwork on their Walls; Tables, Chairs! By Lisa Haarlander, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 2, 2003 - The menu is not the only item at a new restaurant that comes with prices. Off the Wall, a cafe opening this spring on Elmwood Avenue, gets its name from the fact that everything is for sale -- even the tables, chairs and art work on the walls. Owners Cherie and Brandon Chase got the idea after visiting a coffee shop that sold furniture and music in New York City, where they used...
The 5-Star Celtic Manor Resort Tees Up Group Business with the Employment of DelphiTM v9.1 / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report The 5-Star Celtic Manor Resort Tees Up Group Business with the Employment of DelphiTM v9.1 Delphis robust Market Vision data-mining tools support the resorts customer relationship management strategies and identify opportunities to book its 400 guestrooms and 35,000 square feet of meeting space PORTSMOUTH, N.H. / NEWPORT, WALES APRIL 16, 2003 The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport is rapidly realizing the value of Sales & Catering software designed specifically with hotels bottom lines in mind. We deployed Delphi v9.1 just a few months ago, and the solution already is payi...
Carlson Hotels Worldwide Seeks to Add Two Brands to Canada; Regent International Hotels and Park Inn / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Carlson Hotels Worldwide Seeks to Add Two Brands to Canada; Regent International Hotels and Park Inn TORONTO, Ontario. (April 7, 2003) ---- Carlson Hotels Worldwide, a major global hotel organization, announced an aggressive plan to grow the company's five hotel brands in Canada to more than 100 hotel locations during the next five years. Samuel Winterbottom, executive vice president of development for Carlson Hotels Worldwide, is leading the development initiative that will expand the presence in Canada for all of the company's hotel brands: Regent International Hotels, Radisson Hotel...
CNL Hospitality Invests In and Will Joint Venture with Hersha Hospitality LP In Hotel Acquisitions / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive CNL Hospitality Invests In and Will Joint Venture with Hersha Hospitality LP In Hotel Acquisitions By Jerry W. Jackson, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 23, 2003 - CNL Hospitality Properties Inc., a fast growing Orlando-based hotel real estate trust, is targeting more acquisitions in the Northeast as a result of a multimillion-dollar deal announced Tuesday. The trust has invested $10 million and committed up to $15 million more in Hersha Hospitality LP to buy hotels in states such as New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey, ...
Candlewood Suites Louisville Airport Recognized for Highest System-wide Quality Scores by Candlewood Hotel Company; Candlewood Reports Net Loss in 200
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Candlewood Suites Louisville Airport Recognized for Highest System-wide Quality Scores by Candlewood Hotel Company; Candlewood Reports Net Loss in 2002 of $35.7 million 2002 Hotel Operating Statistics WICHITA, Kan., April 2, 2003 - Candlewood Hotel Co. conveyed its strategy for ongoing brand success at the company's recent "Value Partner" conference for Candlewood Suites and Cambridge Suites franchisees in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and recognized those who were top performers. Key conference topics for the 2003 Value Partner conference were brand performance and strategic initiati...
Craig Jacobs Named General Manager at the Hotel del Coronado / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Craig Jacobs Named General Manager at the Hotel del Coronado Coronado, CA - April 21, 2003 - Destination Hotels & Resorts (DH&R) is pleased to announce that Craig Jacobs will assume the position of General Manager at the Hotel del Coronado. Destination Hotels & Resorts, a Denver-based hospitality management company manages The Del, along with 27 upscale hotels and resorts nationally including the Royal Palms Resort & Spa in Phoenix, the Algonquin Hotel in New York and the Vail Cascade Resort and Spa in Vail. Craig Jacobs Craig Jacobs joined The Del and the Destinatio...
Budapest Upscale Hotel Rooms – Is It an Over Supply Situation? / Andrea Sartori / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Budapest Upscale Hotel Rooms - Is It an Over Supply Situation? by Andrea Sartori, Senior Manager at KPMG Hungary April 2003 The last quarter of 2001 and the whole of 2002 were very challenging years for hotel operators around the world. Hungary and its capital were no exceptions. With the economic recession affecting corporate spending, the Iraqi war, the general fear of travelling by leisure tourists, a strong currency and growing competition are all factors which contribute to a seemingly gloomy scenario. In the past five years, the supply of four and five star hotel rooms ha...
High-Speed Internet Leader Broadband Hospitality Reaches 10,000-Room Milestone / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report High-Speed Internet Leader Broadband Hospitality Reaches 10,000-Room Milestone YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO April 22, 2003 With more than 10,000 hotel rooms installed or under contract, Broadband Hospitality has staked its claim as one of the lodging industrys fastest growing High-Speed Internet Access (HSIA) providers. The Youngstown, Ohio-based company reached and passed the 10,000-room milestone earlier this month. We have come a long way since we first installed HSIA in 2000, says Vince Lucci, president of Broadband Hospitality. While we are excited about reaching 10,000 rooms, it is...
Shreveport and Bossier City Found New Life After the Oil and Gas Bust of the 1980s; Today, Casino Gambling Employs More than 10,000 / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Shreveport and Bossier City Found New Life After the Oil and Gas Bust of the 1980s; Today, Casino Gambling Employs More than 10,000 The Boston Globe Downtown Column By Steve Bailey, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 9, 2003 - SHREVEPORT, La. -- Something unexpected happened on the way to writing this column: I changed my mind. Last weekend I went to this city on the Texas border to write a column about why casino gambling makes sense for Massachusetts and Boston in particular. (My short argument: We need the dough.) I picked Shreveport because Ha...
PRPRO Swept Up By Blizzard / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report PRPRO Swept Up By Blizzard Hospitalitys premier Internet marketing group teams with former hospitality trade magazine editors to create awareness of innovative Web site design, content and promotion enhancements for hotels GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLO. APRIL 16, 2003 Blizzard Internet Marketing Inc., the industrys premier provider of Web site design, hosting and promotional services to hotels, has retained PRPRO, a hospitality-specific public relations firm based in Cleveland, to manage its expanding marketing communications effort. Blizzard has assisted more than 2,000 independent lod...
Etiquette Tips for Biz Travelers to Asia / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Etiquette Tips for Biz Travelers to Asia April 29, 2003 - Throughout the Pacific Rim, business opportunities abound. In order to make the westward journey to Asia a successful and lucrative venture, savvy business travelers are honing their international relations skills by learning proper etiquette so that they can gain an edge over the competition and build important, lasting relationships. Pacific Rim cultures value respect and appreciate efforts taken by their North American counterparts to learn their customs. In order to help pave the way, associates from several of Pan Pacific ...
Best Western International Adds 78 Properties in First Quarter; Realigns Development Management / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Best Western International Adds 78 Properties in First Quarter; Realigns Development Management PHOENIX, April 28, 2003 - Best Western International concluded the first fiscal quarter with the addition of 78 new hotels to the brand. The company's development team successfully signed 37 North American and 41 international properties through the first three months of the period ending Feb. 28. In North America, the 37 hotels contributed an additional 2,996 guest rooms to the brand. Key additions increased representation in the brand's target markets which are downtown, airport and b...
Asian Hotel Market: A Very Fragile Recovery Process / HotelBenchmark Special Report / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Asian Hotel Market: A Very Fragile Recovery Process HotelBenchmark Special Report - April 2003 Whilst the performance of the Asian hotel industry mirrored that of the rest of the world during 2001, the region responded with some different tactics during 2002, which appear to have stimulated performance. At the end of 2002 it appeared as though the region may well have reached the bottom of the cycle and recovery was looming on the horizon. However, the conflict in Iraq and the recent SARS virus will undoubtedly have hindered the fragile recovery process. Following the financial crisis ...
Hilton International Secures 10 Year Extension for Hilton Beijing Management Contract / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton International Secures 10 Year Extension for Hilton Beijing Management Contract April 22, 2003 - Hilton International is pleased to announce that it has secured an extension of the Hilton Beijing's management contract for a further 10-year period. Located in the business and diplomatic district with easy access to the Beijing International Airport, the 364 guest room hotel has established itself as one of the capital's most successful five-star properties since opening in January 1994. The existing contract was due for renewal between Hilton International (HI) and...
Building Pride in a Job Vital to the Hotel Industry; Housekeepers Compete in Fastest Bedmaking Competition / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Building Pride in a Job Vital to the Hotel Industry; Housekeepers Compete in Fastest Bedmaking Competition By Susan Erler, The Times, Munster, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 3, 2003 - VALPARAISO, Ind.--Veteran housekeeper Lisa Eslick's expert hands snapped a crisp white sheet in the air and smoothed it over a queen-size mattress as seconds ticked away on a timer. At just over 3 minutes, Eslick was one of the fastest bedmakers in a competition put on by Focus Hospitality Services, owner of a hotel chain that includes the Holiday Inn Express in Valparaiso. ...
Quality Inn & Suites Hampton, Va, Sued for $1 million After Guest Claims Lice Infestation / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Quality Inn & Suites Hampton, Va, Sued for $1 million After Guest Claims Lice Infestation By Kim O'Brien Root, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 18, 2003 - HAMPTON, Va.--Nathan Osburn began to itch. The Roanoke resident -- a law enforcement officer in town for a funeral -- first chalked it up to a detergent allergy from the sheets in his Hampton hotel room. But the next morning, he noticed bug bites and then, little bugs in the bed. When he saw a doctor, he discovered he had pubic lice, more commonly known as crabs. Now, Osburn...
Annett Holdings, Inc. Reflags Best Inn & Suites to Baymont Inn & Suites-Des Moines Airport Conference Center / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Annett Holdings, Inc. Reflags Best Inn & Suites to Baymont Inn & Suites - Des Moines Airport Conference Center MILWAUKEE (March 28, 2003) - Baymont Inns & Suites is pleased to announce the opening of its newest franchise property in Des Moines, Iowa. The hotel, located at 6221 SW Army Post Road, will convert to Baymont Inn & Suites-Des Moines Airport Conference Center effective April 1, 2003. The hotel is owned by Annett Holdings, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa. Ken Parsons continues to serve as the hotel's general manager. Dan Daniele, president of Baymont Franchises International, s...
Fighting Spirits! Rank-and-file Staff at Bali InterContinental Resort Talk About Their Hopes, Fears, Dreams / HOTEL Asia Pacific / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Fighting Spirits! Rank-and-file Staff at Bali InterContinental Resort Talk About Their Hopes, Fears, Dreams By Steve Shellum, Publisher/Editor, HOTEL Asia Pacific April 2003 Rank-and-file staff in Bali are struggling to survive as the fall-off in guests and the resulting reduction in service-charge income drastically cuts their take-home pay. Many are finding it difficult to support extended families or pay off mortgages and bank loans. We talk to employees of the Bali InterContinental Resort about their hopes, fears, dreams and aspirations Parwata, 31 Bartender, Padi Prada Bar I re...
Uncertain Times Call for Return to Backyard Basics / David Brudney ISHC / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Uncertain Times Call for Return to Backyard Basics David M. Brudney, ISHC, April 2003 Uncertainty is the only thing certain about operating a hotel in todays new business realities. The target just keeps moving. These days the term back to normal seems more and more like a fairy tale. Every day hotel operators must deal in a business world that may have changed forever due to 9/11, terrorists threats, the Home Security Acts impact on tourism, the war, the Enron scandal, the economy, gas prices and the near disappearance of the business traveler, the Holy Grail of our industry. And look out for a new emerging ...
Best Western Taking Firm Stance on Brand Identity / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Best Western Taking Firm Stance on Brand Identity April 10, 2003 - Brand Identity compliance topped the list of subjects discussed at Best Western's International Board meeting in Madrid as the chain took the next step in improving branding and consistency. "Reinforcement of proper branding requirements at every one of our more than 4,000 hotels is critical if we are to continue our mission of global consistency and quality," according to Tom Higgins, president and chief executive officer for Best Western International, Inc. "Branding is a tremendous marketing advantage and a comm...
Continued Growth at Synxis® Fuels Personnel Changes / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Continued Growth at Synxis® Fuels Personnel Changes McLean, VA, April 10, 2003 - SynXis Corporation, a leading provider of reservation management and distribution systems for the hospitality industry, announced today the appointment of Konstantine Trivizas as Managing Director of European Operations and the promotion of Bernard Ellis to Senior Vice President of Channel and Product Strategy. Trivizas is a former project and consultancy executive in the area of channel management, revenue and customer relationship optimization for the hospitality industry. He has held senior level position...
