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Properties Reduce Costs by Combining High Speed Internet Access (HSIA), Video on Demand (VoD), Voice, and Telemetry Applications / June 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Properties Reduce Costs by Combining High Speed Internet Access (HSIA), Video on Demand (VoD), Voice, and Telemetry Applications Milpitas, CA June 23, 2003 Accordion Networks, Inc. and nSTREAMS Technologies Inc. have signed an agreement to jointly market their products and services to the hospitality and healthcare industries. Large and small hotels, individual or chain, will greatly benefit from the Accordion/nSTREAMS comprehensive, affordable and fully integrated high speed internet and Video on Demand (VoD) solution. Accordion Networks delivers leading-edge service-enablin...
Adam Tegge Named Director of Hotel Operations for Crown American Hotels / June 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Adam Tegge Named Director of Hotel Operations for Crown American Hotels JOHNSTOWN, PA - Mr. Adam Tegge has been named Director of Hotel Operations for Crown American Hotels. In his new position, Mr. Tegge will be responsible for the efficient operation of 13 of Crown American Hotels 27 properties located in the mid-Atlantic and southern region of the United States. He will report to Mr. Gary Thirkell, President of Crown American Hotels. Mr. Tegge assumes his new position effective July 7, 2003 and will based at the companys Holiday Inn-Airport located at 2707 Little Ro...
Reliable, Fast, Secure, No Transaction Fees – ASP Implementations Are Coming of Age / June 2003
February 28, 2003
Reliable, Fast, Secure, No Transaction Fees - ASP Implementations Are Coming of Age June 2003 - Hotel chains may well discover that the ASP solutions and the vendors providing them can offer many operational advantages over traditional PMS implementations without the technological drawbacks of the past. Hotel platforms are merging into enterprise-like systems that not only book rooms, but also feature advanced revenue management capabilities, chain-wide guest information, data warehousing and mining and integration with electronic distribution services. Centralization, long proven to enhance company efficiencies and revenue, ...
ARESCOM Unveils 1st Wireless Video on Demand (VOD) Set-Top Box for Guestroom TVs / June 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report ARESCOM Unveils 1st Wireless Video on Demand (VOD) Set-Top Box for Guestroom TVs FREMONT, CALIF. JUNE 19, 2003 ARESCOM INC., a leading provider of wired and wireless (802.11b Wi-Fi) High Speed Internet Access to hundreds of hotels from coast to coast, has developed a wired/wireless Set Top Box for its in-room CinemagicSM Video on Demand (VoD) solution. Cinemagic which delivers hundreds of DVD-qualities movies with rewind, pause and fast-forward capabilities previously was only accessible via laptops for the estimated 75 percent of business travelers that take their electronic notebo...
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Five ARAMARK Harrison Lodging Properties Selected as 2003 Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award Winners PHILADELPHIA, PA June 26, 2003 Five ARAMARK Harrison Lodging properties are among the 39 properties selected to receive Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award for 2003, the mark of excellence for conference centers in North America. The five winning properties are The Center for Executive Education at Babson College, Wellesley, MA; Harrison Conference Center at Glen Cove, Glen Cove, NY; Harrison Conference Center at Lake Bluff, Lake Bluff, IL; Merrill Lynch Conference and Training Center...
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Anthony L. Berger Named Group President of Cendants Ramada and Howard Johnson Brands PARSIPPANY, N.J. (June 12, 2003) Cendant Corporations Hotel Group today announced the appointment of Anthony L. Berger as group president, a newly created position responsible for overseeing the operation, performance and growth of the companys Ramada and Howard Johnson brands. Reporting to Berger will be Paul Hanley, Ramada President, and Ken Greene, Howard Johnson President. Berger, who will report to Steven A. Rudnitsky, Hotel Group chairman & chief executive officer, previousl...
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...
Auburn University Appoints Horst Schulze's West Paces Hotel Group to Manage the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Auburn University Appoints Horst Schulze's West Paces Hotel Group to Manage the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center ATLANTA - April 16, 2003 -- Auburn University has reached an agreement with The West Paces Hotel Group, L.L.C. to manage the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center. "We see a unique opportunity to transfer the knowledge we have gained over the past twenty years in service, operational processes and understanding of the needs of the meeting planner to the conference center business," said Horst Schulze, President and Chief Executive...
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...
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report William Bill Otto Elected Chairman of the Advisory Board for Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide; Follows Resignation of David Benton CHICAGO, Illinois - April 21, 2003 -The Advisory Board of Preferred Hotels® & Resorts Worldwide, a prestigious brand of more than 116 distinctive, independent luxury hotels and resorts, announced today it has elected Mr. William Bill Otto as Chairman. Mr. Otto serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of Marcus Hotels and Resorts, the full-service lodging division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS) based in Milwaukee, Wis...
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...
Connecticut's Tribal Casino Revenue a Whopping $400 million from Its Two Casinos / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Connecticut's Tribal Casino Revenue a Whopping $400 million from Its Two Casinos By Steve Schultze, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 17--Wisconsin's expected share of tribal casino revenue under new gambling deals will exceed all but one other state's, at least in the short run, a review of state-tribal gambling pacts shows. The compacts are an outgrowth of the 1988 federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. That said states that haven't completely banned gambling must negotiate casino gambling terms with tribes. The estimated $118 millio...
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 ...
Alex Kyriakidis Prediction; '…On the Verge of a Dramatic Restructuring of the Whole Travel & Tourism Sector' / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Alex Kyriakidis Prediction: "...On the Verge of a Dramatic Restructuring of the Whole Travel & Tourism Sector" April 22, 2003 - In a statement about the breakout session he will moderate at the 3rd Global Travel & Tourism Summit in Vilamoura on May 15 17, Alex Kyriakidis, Managing Partner, Travel, Tourism & Leisure, Deloitte & Touche, said: I cant remember when the Travel & Tourism sector had faced so many challenges with war, terrorism, economic slowdown and now SARS. As a consequence, many highly leveraged players are in difficulty and share prices of publicly...
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...
