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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...
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February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report The Worldwide Ranking of Hotel Groups 2003 The Worlds Top Ten International Groups Increase Their Supply by 2.6% April 18, 2003 - MKG Consulting has the largest hotel database in the world, outside the United States, with the best coverage of all the hotel segments. The MKG Consulting Database contains more than 40,000 hotels, representing over 2.2 million rooms. The activity results in the MKG Database are based on a sample of 9,000 corporate operated hotel chains worldwide, representing 900,000 rooms. These results are provided by chain hotels throughout the world, of which MK...
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...
Church Family Trust Opens the Hampton Inn Cedar City; First 'Small Town' Prototype for Brand / April 2003...
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Church Family Trust Opens the Hampton Inn Cedar City; First 'Small Town' Prototype for Brand MEMPHIS, Tenn.- April 15, 2003 -- Hampton(R), the national brand of mid-priced Hampton Inn(R) and Hampton Inn & Suites(R) hotels, today announced the grand opening of a new type of hotel designed specifically for smaller towns. The Hampton Inn-Cedar City, Utah, is the national brand's first "small town" Hampton Inn. It is managed by California-based Marin Management and owned by The Church Family Trust in Utah. George "Goober" Lindsey, of small town Mayberry in the Andy Griffith Show, takes...
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...
Baltimore's Fire Marshal Bans All Candles, Oil Lamps in Restaurants and Bars; First City in U.S. to Do So / April 2003...
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Baltimore's Fire Marshal Bans All Candles, Oil Lamps in Restaurants and Bars; First City in U.S. to Do So By Jamie Stiehm, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 16, 2003 - The romance of candlelight dinners in Baltimore has been snuffed out -- at least temporarily. Mindful of recent tragedies in Chicago and Rhode Island, Baltimore's new fire marshal has imposed a ban on candles, oil lamps or any other unattended "open flame" device in the city's bars and restaurants. "With candles burning, it's real cozy and romantic," said Fire Division Chief The...
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...
Montana Legislators Squash Plans for $1.8 billion 'Destination Montana' Project that Would Have Legalized Gambling in Butte Entertainment Di
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Montana Legislators Squash Plans for $1.8 billion 'Destination Montana' Project that Would Have Legalized Gambling in Butte Entertainment District By Charles S. Johnson, The Montana Standard, Butte Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 2, 2003 - HELENA, Mont.--The House rejected a bill Tuesday for a $1.8 billion project called "Destination Montana" that would have legalized wide-open gambling in a Butte entertainment district. On a 59-41 vote that cut across party lines, the House turned down House Bill 757, by Rep. John Witt, on behalf of the proposed project. The ta...
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...
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February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Global Update: Whos Where and Doing What April 2003 Heads Above the Rest The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm The Americas Steve Marx has been named Senior Vice President of Hotel Operations for Starwood¹s W brand. A 30-year hotel industry veteran, Marx was one of the original boutique hoteliers during his tenure as Vice President of Hotels at the Kimpton Group in the 1990s. Upon leaving Kimpton, Marx was the Executive Vice President Hotel Operations for Loews Hotels. Most recently, Marx served as President and Chief Operating Officer for the Boutique Hotel Group in New Yo...
Contingent from Boston's Convention and Visitors Industry Travel to Chicago, Washington, D.C.; Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Opens in 200
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Contingent from Boston's Convention and Visitors Industry Travel to Chicago, Washington, D.C.; Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Opens in 2004 Boston - April 3, 2003 - 21 representatives of Boston's convention and visitors industry will travel to Chicago next week for their 1st annual General Manager's Mission to the city. The visit will be immediately followed by their 10th annual General Manager's Mission to Washington, D.C. The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau is organizing the two city trip to make sales calls on customers who have the potential to utilize Bost...
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...
Atlantic City's First New Casino in 13 Years, the $1 billion Borgata, Attracts 52,000 Applicants for 4,800 Jobs / April 2003...
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Atlantic City's First New Casino in 13 Years, the $1 billion Borgata, Attracts 52,000 Applicants for 4,800 Jobs By Suzette Parmley, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 14, 2003 - The No. 453 was late, and Denise Mosby, her cold hands tucked inside her skirt pockets, began to pace nervously. "Come on, bus," pleaded the 43-year-old single mother on a Camden street corner. "It's really late." Fifteen minutes passed. Then 20. Still no bus. Time was slipping away and, with it, Mosby's interview at the $1 billion Borgata Hotel Casino ...
Kimberly-Clark's Re-development of Detroit's Fabled Book-Cadillac Moving Forward, Cost Up to $150 Million; Would Be Operated as Marriott Ren
February 28, 2003
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Kimberly-Clark's Re-development of Detroit's Fabled Book-Cadillac Moving Forward, Cost Up to $150 Million; Would Be Operated as Marriott Renaissance By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 16, 2003 - Restoration of Detroit's fabled Book-Cadillac Hotel appeared closer than ever Tuesday as some of the final pieces of a development proposal fell into place. In one move, Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced approval of a Michigan tax credit for the project. This week, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick hinted during media appearances that a deal t...
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February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Blizzard Helps Turn Web Site Lookers Into Qualified, Repeat Online Bookers . Dos And Donts Of Web Site Design Hospitalitys premier Internet marketing group publishes FREE resource guide: Passport to Internet Success: The Hoteliers Guide To Internet Marketing GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLO. APRIL 24, 2003 According to a recent report from PhoCusWright Inc., Online Travel Overview: Market Size and Forecasts 2002-2005, online leisure/unmanaged business travel grew 37% to more than $28 billion while the overall travel market declined 5%. By 2002, 15% of all travel was booked o...
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 ...
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February 28, 2003
Hotel Online Special Report Lend Lease Real Estate Investments Appoints Interstate Hotels & Resorts to Manage Bishops Lodge Resort & Spa WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2003 -- Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: IHR), the nations largest independent hotel management company, today announced that it had signed a long-term contract to manage the four-star Bishops Lodge Resort & Spa just outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The upscale destination resort is owned by Lend Lease Real Estate Investments (LLRE), an advisory and investment management services firm. This is our second contract with Lend Lease and a st...
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 ...
