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February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Grosvenor House, Dubai Marinas First Hotel, Is On a Mission to Re-design the Meaning of Hospitality; Pam Wilby Vows to Shake Up Dubai Hotel Sector Dubais luxury hospitality sector show little sign of slowing down, one hotelier says that bricks and mortar are not enough to accommodate the ever-increasing demands of the guest. Entrusted to turn the excellence ambition of one of the emirates leading tourism and hospitality chiefs, His Highness, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, into reality, Pam Wilby tells how she plans to do this as news of the first hotel project on...
The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Commence $1.5 million in Capital Expenditures Following Acquisition of Grand Traverse Resort /
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Commence $1.5 million in Capital Expenditures Following Acquisition of Grand Traverse Resort PESHAWBESTOWN, Mich., March 31, 2003 The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians today announced the purchase of Grand Traverse Resort and Spa from KSL Recreation, Inc. Representatives from both entities signed closing papers today that completed the transaction. The purchase price was not disclosed. A series of facility improvements will begin at the Resort immediately, including new health club equipment, Tower suite renov...
Six Continents Hotels' Lynn Goodendorf Appointed to Board of Trustees of Inner Harbor / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Six Continents Hotels' Lynn Goodendorf Appointed to Board of Trustees of Inner Harbor Local Atlanta non-profit organization has helped troubled children and adolescents for over 40 years ATLANTA (April 15, 2003) - Six Continents Hotels, Inc. is pleased to announce that Lynn Goodendorf, its vice president of data privacy and security at the company, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of Inner Harbour, a local non-profit organization. The board appointment demonstrates the hotel company's continued commitment to community service. "Inner Harbour's work with troubled children a...
Former Las Vegas Casino Worker's Gender Bias Lawsuit Reaches the U.S. Supreme Court / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Former Las Vegas Casino Worker's Gender Bias Lawsuit Reaches the U.S. Supreme Court By Tony Batt, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 22--WASHINGTON--The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday pondered whether a Las Vegas woman presented enough evidence to merit winning $364,000 in a gender discrimination lawsuit against Caesars Palace. While lawyers for the casino faced tough questions, justices were uncharacteristically silent during much of the argument presented by Robert Peccole, the Las Vegas lawyer representing Catharina Costa. Peccole spoke fo...
The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa Completing $18 million Renovation of 510 Guest Rooms / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa Completing $18 million Renovation of 510 Guest Rooms ASHEVILLE, N.C. (April 2003) Upon the renovation of 125 guest rooms in The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spas Vanderbilt Wing, the resort will have completed an ambitious project to update and upgrade all of its guest rooms. Completion of the $4.2-million project is expected by mid-July. During our renovation process, we won the prestigious Spa Finders Readers Choice Award for accommodations, said Executive Engineering Manager Ken Powell. We are constantly reinventing ourselves and its...
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report RevPAR vs. GOPPAR: There Are Times When RevPAR Just Doesnt Reveal Enough; . How One Hotel Company Gets Down Into the Numbers by Gary Carr April 2003 When it comes to providing a quick snapshot of how a hotel, or a chain of hotels, or a hotel segment is doing financially, the measurement of choice is RevPAR Revenue Per Available Room the standard measure of top line performance. Sometimes, however, RevPAR just doesnt reveal enough, and you have to take a hard look at the bottom line. This is particulary true when the economy turns south, and managers need to get...
Negative Comments About the Conditions at Fort Worth Hotels Underscores Need for City Financed Luxury Convention Hotel / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Negative Comments About the Conditions at Fort Worth Hotels Underscores Need for City Financed Luxury Convention Hotel By Ginger D. Richardson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 31, 2003 - FORT WORTH, Texas -- It sounds like a bad joke, but the folks at City Hall aren't laughing. Plumbers attending a convention were staying in downtown Fort Worth in October when a hotel-room toilet exploded, contaminating the bathroom and the clothing of a convention-goer and his wife. "It was quite humorous because it happened to a consultant wh...
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," ...
Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort Employees Earn Hilton Hotels Corporation 2002 $Million Go for the Green Award / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort Employees Earn Hilton Hotels Corporation 2002 "$Million Go for the Green" Award Santa Barbara, California -- April 22, 2003 - Hilton Hotels Corporation has recognized its employees at Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort as earning top honors in the company's 2002 "$Million Go for the Green" Award. Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort is one of only 4 Doubletree properties in the nation so honored. Each year, more than 300 owned and managed hotels in the Hilton family (including Conrad, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, and Homewo...
FelCor's Cooking – a Lesson in Teamwork; Lunch Tradition Becomes an Integral Part of the Company / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive FelCor's Cooking - a Lesson in Teamwork; Lunch Tradition Becomes an Integral Part of the Company By Sean Wood, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 14, 2003 - IRVING, Texas --The kitchen at Felcor Lodging Trust is getting its monthly workout. A team of four cooks is putting the finishing touches on an Irish feast of corned beef and cabbage, parsley potatoes, Irish stew with parsley dumplings and chicken, popovers with chives and bacon, rutabaga pudding and Irish coffee meringue (with whiskey) for dessert. To wash it down there is iced ...
Fairmont's Website Awarded 2003 Gold Award for Most Effective Website by The Association of Travel Marketing Executives; Bookings Via Wetsite Up
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Fairmont's Website Awarded 2003 Gold Award for Most Effective Website by The Association of Travel Marketing Executives; Bookings Via Wetsite Up 165% During 2002 NEW YORK, April 1, 2003 - Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is once again receiving acclaim for its website, www.fairmont.com, capturing the 2003 Gold Award for Most Effective Website from The Association of Travel Marketing Executives (ATME). The award, presented at the 22nd annual Atlas Awards gala in New York City on April 1, 2003, further cements Fairmonts industry dominance in the digital marketplace. On January 30, 2003, the...
Flynt Payne Appointed Executive Chef at Auberge Resort's Esperanza in Cabo San Lucas / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Flynt Payne Appointed Executive Chef at Auberge Resort's Esperanza in Cabo San Lucas CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO (March 24, 2003) Flynt Payne has been appointed the executive chef of Esperanza, the luxury resort and residence club in Cabo San Lucas from the creators of Auberge du Soleil. He will now oversee the signature oceanside restaurant at the 56-suite luxury hotel and the open-air Palapa Grill at the adjacent Residence Club. Payne brings to Esperanza more than 13 years of experience manning the kitchen at noted hotels and restaurants in the West. Most recently, he was exec...
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...
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Green Suites International Helps Hotels Make Every day an Earth Day UPLAND, CALIF.April 22, 2003Today is Earth Day a day upon which tens of millions of people around the globe take time out to celebrate our precious planet and to rekindle their growing commitment to preserving our valued, limited natural resources for many generations to follow. Green Suites International, hospitalitys leading provider of profitable solutions with environmental benefits, would like to take this opportunity to thank its thousands of hotel customers who collectively have embraced a plethora...
Las Ventanas' Managing Director Edward Steiner Named 'One of Finest Hoteliers of 2003' by AAHS / April 2003
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Las Ventanas' Managing Director Edward Steiner Named 'One of Finest Hoteliers of 2003' by AAHS LOS CABOS, Baja California, Mexico, March 28, 2003 - The managing director of Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Edward T. Steiner, was named "One of the Finest Hoteliers Worldwide of 2003" by The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. The award was presented to Mr. Steiner at the AAHS' 2003 International Five Star Diamond Award Ceremony and Dinner at The Hotel Adlon, Berlin, on Saturday, March 8th, 2003. The annual event brings together hoteliers from all parts of the world who are honored...
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...
