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Aston Hotels and Resorts Chooses Lexington Services for Global Reservation Services / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Aston Hotels and Resorts Chooses Lexington Services for Global Reservation Services IRVING, Texas & HONOLULU - April 28, 2003 -- Lexington Services, part of MyTravel North America, the largest provider of global hotel reservations in the nation and second largest in the world, announced today that Hawaii-based Aston Hotels and Resorts(R)Hawaii, a ResortQuest International company, has extended its current agreement for an additional three years. The long term extension builds on the relationship Lexington and Aston have established since 1999. Aston owns and operates 33 properties througho...
Asian Hotel Performance in March 2003 – Pretty Gloomy / Deloitte & Touche / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Asian Hotel Performance in March 2003 - Pretty Gloomy April 2003 - How bad will it get? This is the burning question for many Asian hoteliers in light of the recent combination of events namely SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), the war in Iraq and the continued depressed global economic conditions. Pretty gloomy appears to be the answer as preliminary figures from the March 2003 Deloitte & Touche HotelBenchmark Survey reveal. Across Asia all hotels experienced a 4.6 percent decline in revPAR (revenue per available room) when measured in US dollars. Hong Kon...
Second Group to Make Bid for Bankrupt Aladdin; Plans Asian-themed Resort Named ASIA / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Second Group to Make Bid for Bankrupt Aladdin; Plans Asian-themed Resort Named ASIA By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29, 2003 - Planet Hollywood's $635 million bid to buy the Aladdin won't be the only offer a federal court considers for the bankrupt megaresort, a prospective bidder said Monday. Financial Capital Investment Co.'s Richard Alter said his group of entirely U.S.-based investors plans a bid for the Aladdin that would top the Planet Hollywood group's offer to spend $90 million to refurbish the property. Finan...
Accovia Offers Industry Leading Airfare Management and Shopping Solution as a Web Service/ April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Accovia Offers Industry Leading Airfare Management and Shopping Solution as a Web Service Travel Suppliers, Wholesalers and Retailers Able to Integrate Complete Air Solution in Weeks Montreal, Canada April 28, 2003 AccoviaTM Inc., the global leader in automated travel packaging technology, today announced the immediate availability of the Accovia Air Solution as a Web Service. Accovia's Air Solution is an end-to-end technology solution for automating the entire air distribution process from itinerary search, availability and pricing searches, to the booking and delivery of ticke...
Indonesian Hospitality Company, Jakarta Setiabudi International Tbk Assigns Five Hotels to Accor for Management and Rebranding / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Indonesian Hospitality Company, Jakarta Setiabudi International Tbk Assigns Five Hotels to Accor for Management and Rebranding BALI, 14 April, 2003 - Accor has affirmed its confidence in Indonesia and Bali tourism with the announcement of 10 new management contracts, the single largest consolidation of hotels by an international hotel management company in the country. With these new contracts Accor will now manage a total of 32 hotels around Indonesia under its Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure and Ibis brands. Five key properties owned by leading Indonesian hospitality company, Jak...
Andrew Jordan Named Executive VP of Sales & Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer, Wyndham International / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Andrew Jordan Named Executive VP of Sales & Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer, Wyndham International DALLAS - April 7, 2003 -- Wyndham International, Inc. (AMEX:WBR) today announced that Andrew Jordan has been promoted to executive vice president of sales & marketing and chief marketing officer, replacing David Johnson who has left the company to become chief executive officer of a new hotel management company, Aimbridge Hospitality. Jordan, formerly Wyndham's senior vice president of marketing, is now responsible for the company's sales, marketing, revenue management and corpo...
Arthur Coffey Named President and CEO at WestCoast Hospitality Corporation / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Arthur Coffey Named President and CEO at WestCoast Hospitality Corporation April 7, 2003 - WestCoast Hospitality Corporation today announced that Arthur Coffey has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company following the retirement of Donald Barbieri, which was announced in early March. Mr. Coffey most recently held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for WestCoast Hospitality Corporation as well as President of WestCoast Hotels. Mr. Coffey has held the title of Executive Vice President and CFO since 1998 and from 1990 to 1998...
The Asian American Hotel Owners Association Annual Convention & Trade Show Set for April 24-26 in Long Beach, California / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report The Asian American Hotel Owners Association Annual Convention & Trade Show Set for April 24-26 in Long Beach, California Earvin Magic Johnson Leads Line-Up of Keynote Speakers and Educational Sessions Atlanta, April 1, 2003 The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) Annual Convention & Trade Show, taking place April 24-26 in Long Beach, Calif., promises to be one of the industrys premier events. Keynote speaker Earvin Magic Johnson kicks-off the three-day event, which features political forces such as consultant James Carville, who led Former President Bill C...
Six Continents Facing UKpound 110 million Bill for Cost of Demerger; Fee Bonanza for Bankers, Brokers, Lawyers and Accountants / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Six Continents Facing UKpound 110 million Bill for Cost of Demerger; Fee Bonanza for Bankers, Brokers, Lawyers and Accountants By James Rossiter, Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 2, 2003 - Three big banks have racked up UKpound 15 million in advisory fees from pubs-to-hotels operator Six Continents for telling the board and shareholders not to accept a UKpound 5.6 billion takeover bid from entrepreneur Hugh Osmond. Schroder Salomon Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch share up to UKpound 10 million for their work as joint financial advisers to ...
Financially Struggling American Skiing Co. Lays Off Chief Operating Officer Mark J. Miller / June 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Financially Struggling American Skiing Co. Lays Off Chief Operating Officer Mark J. Miller By Mike Gorrell, The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 21, 2003 - In its ongoing efforts to reduce expenses, financially struggling American Skiing Co. is laying off chief operating officer Mark J. Miller and not filling the vacant position. Miller's departure from the company was revealed in a statement to investors that blamed "a challenging business environment affecting the entire U.S. travel industry and the overall economy [that] requires the company ...
Marietta City Council Pays $1.5 million to Buy Out Sentry Hospitality's Management Contract for City Owned Marietta Conference Center and Resort
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Marietta City Council Pays $1.5 million to Buy Out Sentry Hospitality's Management Contract for City Owned Marietta Conference Center and Resort By Tucker McQueen, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 27, 2003 - Marietta will pay the management company of the city-owned hotel $1.5 million to buy out its contract. In a unanimous vote Thursday, the Marietta City Council ended its agreement with Sentry Hospitality, seven years short of the contract agreement. The Marietta Conference Center and Resort has struggled financially since it...
Linda Welsh and Tim Trowbridge Appointed to GM Posts with Manga Hotels / June 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Linda Welsh and Tim Trowbridge Appointed to GM Posts with Manga Hotels MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO Manga Hotels, Inc. based in Mississauga, Ontario is pleased to announce the appointment of two General Managers effective July 7, 2003. Linda Welsh has been appointed to the position of General Manager of the Comfort Inn & Suites Sheridan Park located at 2085 North Sheridan Way in Mississauga just off the QEW near the Oakville border. Linda most recently held the post of Operations Manager at the Comfort Inn Lundys Lane in Niagara Falls. Previous to that, she had operated various ho...
Melvin Tennant, President and CEO of Visit Charlotte, Expected to Be New Executive Director for San Antonio's Convention & Visitors Bureau / June
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Melvin Tennant, President and CEO of Visit Charlotte, Expected to Be New Executive Director for San Antonio's Convention & Visitors Bureau By Travis E. Poling, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 12, 2003 - After more than a year of searching for a new executive director for San Antonio's Convention & Visitors Bureau, the city has tapped the head of the tourism effort in Charlotte, N.C., for the job, according to a memo to Charlotte City Council members. Texas native Melvin Tennant is expected to replace 14-year director Steve Moore, who le...
Vail Resorts Inc. 3rd Quarter Earnings Drop Nearly 25% to $35.5 million from $47 million a Year Earlier / June 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Vail Resorts Inc. 3rd Quarter Earnings Drop Nearly 25% to $35.5 million from $47 million a Year Earlier Skier Visits VAIL, Colo., June 12 , 2003 - Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) announced today results for the third quarter of fiscal 2003, ending April 30, 2003. THIRD QUARTER PERFORMANCE Mountain revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2003 was $211.7 million, a 9.6% increase from $193.2 million for the comparable period last year. Excluding the May 2002 acquisition of the Heavenly Ski Resort, third quarter "same-store" mountain revenue at the Company's four Col...
Michael Hoffmann Named Managing Director The Carneros Inn, New Luxury Resort in Napa, California Opening Fall 2003 / June 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Michael Hoffmann Named Managing Director The Carneros Inn, New Luxury Resort in Napa, California Opening Fall 2003 NAPA, Calif. (June 16, 2003) - Keith Rogal, founder and CEO of Carneros Partners, a San Francisco-based development group, has announced the appointment of luxury hotelier Michael Hoffmann, a veteran of Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton and Peninsula Group properties, to the position of managing director of The Carneros Inn. The Carneros Inn is a new private resort community located at the center of Napa Valley's beautiful Carneros winegrowing region. Hoffmann's appointment is the f...
Matthew J. Hart, EVP and CFO of Hilton Hotels Corporation, Receives C. Everett Johnson Award from the Industry Real Estate Financing Advisory Council
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Matthew J. Hart, EVP and CFO of Hilton Hotels Corporation, Receives C. Everett Johnson Award from the Industry Real Estate Financing Advisory Council BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - June 4, 2003 -- Matthew J. Hart, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation, received the C. Everett Johnson Award from The Industry Real Estate Financing Advisory Council (IREFAC) at the 25th Annual International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference in New York. This acknowledgement is given annually to an outstanding leader in lodging development and finance w...
Unclear Legal Climate Prompts MGM MIRAGE to Discontinue Online Gaming Operations / June 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Unclear Legal Climate Prompts MGM MIRAGE to Discontinue Online Gaming Operations June 4, 2003 - MGM MIRAGE today announced that it would discontinue operations of its online casino, PLAYMGMMIRAGE.com, on June 30, 2003. "We set out to prove that online casino gaming could be implemented with the same high standards of regulatory integrity as land-based operations," said Terry Lanni, Chairman and CEO of MGM MIRAGE. "We were successful in demonstrating a working model that provided the proper checks for jurisdictional control, age verification and the necessary security and ...
Marion Anderson Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing for The Fairmont Chateau Whistler / June 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Marion Anderson Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing for The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Whistler, British Columbia, June 1, 2003 Bringing a wealth of experience in the tourism industry combined together with an intimate knowledge of Whistler Resort to her new position, Marion Anderson has joined the team at The Fairmont Chateau Whistler as the new Director of Sales & Marketing. Prior to her move to The Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Anderson worked with Tourism Whistler as Senior Sales Manager. Her past experience also includes Director of Sales with Crown Resort Accomm...
Fortune Magazine Ranks Martiott International in Top 50 Companies for Minorities; Minorities Occupy More than 50% of All Supervisory Positions and 11%
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Fortune Magazine Ranks Martiott International in Top 50 Companies for Minorities; . Minorities Occupy More than 50% of All Supervisory Positions and 11% of all General Manager Positions WASHINGTON, D.C. June 24, 2003 For the sixth year in a row, Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) has been named to Fortune magazines list of top 50 companies for minorities, according to the July 7 issue. The company was recognized for its overall diversity programs. Minorities occupy more than 50 percent of all supervisory positions and 11 percent of all general manager position...
Lodgenet, Zenith Partnering to Bring Lodging Industry's First HDTV Solution to Hotels; Eye-Popping Picture Clarity, Rich Audio Usher In Next Pha
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Lodgenet, Zenith Partnering to Bring Lodging Industry's First HDTV Solution to Hotels . Eye-Popping Picture Clarity, Rich Audio Usher In Next Phase of In-Room Entertainment LodgeNet and Zeniths first-to-market lodging industry HDTV solution for guest rooms will enable guests to enjoy HDTV programming, standard broadcast content and LodgeNets digital entertainment services, all with a single remote control. NEW ORLEANS, LA, - June 23, 2003 LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation, the worlds largest provider of broadband interactive television services to the lo...
Sugarbush Resort Appoint Fandango Resorts the Hotel Operator for the $85 million Lodge at Lincoln Peak / June 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Sugarbush Resort Appoint Fandango Resorts the Hotel Operator for the $85 million Lodge at Lincoln Peak WARREN, Vermont (June 6, 2003) -- William Shoaf and Matthew Bailey, principals of Fandango Resorts, announces that their firm has been retained to assist in the development and management of the soon-to-be constructed Lodge at Lincoln Peak in Warren, Vermont. Construction of the $85 million lodge is slated to begin this summer. The Lodge at Lincoln Peak will have approximately 140 mountain residences ranging in size from compact studios and efficient one-bedroom units to ...
California's 52nd Indian Casino Opened On Monday, June 9; Vehicle Parking Capacity of 3,300 Reached by 11 a.m. / June 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive California's 52nd Indian Casino Opened On Monday, June 9; Vehicle Parking Capacity of 3,300 Reached by 11 a.m. By Steve Wiegand, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 10, 2003 - California's newest Indian casino opened Monday in Placer County near Lincoln, with a little less fanfare and a lot more traffic than anyone anticipated. The Las Vegas-style Thunder Valley Casino, owned by the United Auburn Indian Community, drew a crowd in the thousands that jammed area roads for miles and raised questions about how so many people could have so much...
Lexington Services Goes Mobile – Expands Its Distribution Network to Growing Wireless Reservation Bookers / June 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Lexington Services Goes Mobile - Expands Its Distribution Network to Growing Wireless Reservation Bookers HITEC Booth #1302 IRVING, TexasJune 23, 2003--Lexington Services (http://www.lexres.com), the proven innovator in reservation services, electronic distribution and channel management, today announced an agreement with OpenGrid, the first and most advanced mobile commerce solution for the lodging industry. Travelers will be able to access and reserve subscribing Lexington member hotels via OpenGrids FastBook, the first wireless reservations product exclusively designed for hotel...
Optimizing Revenues and Profits across Distribution Channels: Lexington Services and Maxim Revenue Management Solutions present LexKey / June 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Optimizing Revenues and Profits Across Distribution Channels: Lexington Services and Maxim Revenue Management Solutions Present LexKeySM Dallas, TX, 09 - June-2003 Lexington Services (Lexington), the largest provider of global hotel reservations in North America and second largest in the world, and Maxim Revenue Management Solutions (Maxim RMS), the global leader in Profit Optimization and Revenue Management solutions to the hospitality industry, today announced a long-term strategic partnership that promises to revolutionize the hospitality distribution paradigm. The two companies are...
