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National Trust Historic Hotels Adds 18 Hotels from Across America / Sept 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report National Trust Historic Hotels Adds 18 Hotels from Across America WASHINGTON, D.C., October 1, 2002 - National Trust Historic Hotels of America announces the addition of 18 members. This selection brings the total members in the program to 192 hotels, representing 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada. "The collection of 18 hotels represents a variety of American experiences," said Thierry Roch, executive director of National Trust Historic Hotels of America. "Whether staying in great Western main street communities; a small Louisiana community combining a mix of Frenc...
Hilton International and Accor Vying for Queens Moat's 24 Hotels in Germany / October 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Hilton International and Accor Vying for Queens Moat's 24 Hotels in Germany Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 20--Hilton, the international hotels group, is in talks with rival Queens Moat Houses over a franchising deal that would mark its entry to the German market. Hilton is understood to be vying with French operator Accor for Queens Moat's 24 hotels in Germany. City sources say Hilton's chief executive David Michels is concentrating on bolstering the group's mid-market Scandic chain with Germany as a key growth area. Most of Quee...
Hilton(R) Brands Account for Nearly 21 Percent of New U.S. Hotel Development Pipeline / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Brands Account for Nearly 21 Percent of New U.S. Hotel Development Pipeline Hilton Brands Post Strong Third Quarter Development Activity BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Oct. 31, 2002-- Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT) today announced that its brands opened 38 hotels in the 2002 third quarter, almost exclusively through franchise agreements and management contracts, accounting for 21 percent of the 176 U.S. hotels(a) opened during the period. As of September 30, 2002, Hilton's brands led all other hotel companies in number of hotels in the active pipeline within the U.S., accountin...
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Richfields Portfolio Strong, Growing; Signs Second Contract In October Hill House Inn of Mendocino in California signs Richfield after witnessing improved performance results at sister property; Inn formerly used as backdrop for TV Series, Murder She Wrote Denver, Colo. October 21, 2002 Richfield, a SWAN solution that has been providing practical, profitable hotel management services for more than 30 years, was awarded the management contract for The Hill House Inn Of Mendocino on Californias North Coast. The Hill House Inn turned to Richfield this month afte...
Robert McCulloch Paid $2.46 million for the London Bridge 31 Years Ago; Lake Havasu City Now Draws 2 million Annual Visitors / October 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Robert McCulloch Paid $2.46 million for the London Bridge 31 Years Ago; Lake Havasu City Now Draws 2 million Annual Visitors By Mim Swartz, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 14, 2002 - LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz.-- Entrepreneur Robert McCulloch was luring potential residents to his improbable new community in the Arizona boondocks in the mid-1960s -- Pssst, buddy! Wanna buy a lot in the Mohave Desert? -- enticing them with all-expenses-paid trips on private planes and beautiful women to greet them. But he thought his spot in the desert needed somethin...
No Guaranteed Vacation Escapes from Our New Real World / October 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive No Guaranteed "Vacation Escapes" from Our New Real World Houston Chronicle Travel Column By Harry Shattuck, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 21--SEEKING SAFETY IN CHANGED WORLD: The State Department has cautioned Americans for some time about the potential dangers of travel to Indonesia, citing political unrest and violence within that island nation. Thus, in the aftermath of horrendous bombings last weekend that killed more than 180 people -- many of them foreign tourists -- in and around popular nightclubs in Bali, a first inclination is to w...
Hapimag Opens $20 million Resort in Orlando-Lake Berkley, Florida / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hapimag Opens $20 million Resort in Orlando-Lake Berkley, Florida October 15, 2002 - Hapimag has now opened its newest holiday resort in one of the most attractive holiday locations throughout the USA: Orlando, Florida, the centre of the world famous amusement parks. With its 100 4 ½-room townhouses the resort offers over 135,000 Hapimag members holidays of the highest quality. The newest Hapimag holiday resort lies in Kissimmee county, near the city of Orlando and just off Highway 192 leading directly to Disney World and other attractions. The Hapimag resort Orlando-Lake Berkley, bu...
Hampton® Opens Four Hotels in September 2002 / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hampton® Opens Four Hotels in September 2002 MEMPHIS, Tenn., October 3, 2002 Hampton®, the national brand of more than 1,100 mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, today announced that it opened four Hampton hotels in September of 2002, representing 396 rooms. The properties include two Hampton Inn hotels and two Hampton Inn & Suites, bringing the brands total portfolio to 1,193 hotels comprised of 122,116 rooms. Through the first nine months of 2002, development of the new Hampton Inn & Suites product has been gaining momentum and currently is about even ...
'They Call Him John Q.: A Hotel Legend' Depicts the Life of 83 Year Old John Q. Hammons / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report They Call Him John Q.: A Hotel Legend Depicts the Life of 83 Year Old John Q. Hammons SPRINGFIELD, Mo., and PHOENIX (October 2, 2002) On location at The Lodging Conference at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. today proudly unveiled the book They Call Him John Q.: A Hotel Legend, the biography of Mr. John Q. Hammons. Mr. Hammons, age 83, is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the leading independent builder, developer, owner and manager of upscale full-service hotels, resorts and suites in the United States. Commissio...
Survey Names the Top 10 Issues Facing the Travel Industry; HSMAI Polls 7,000 Members / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Survey Names the Top 10 Issues Facing the Travel Industry; HSMAI Polls 7,000 Members MCLEAN, VA (Oct. 18, 2002) Terrorism fears and the economy, along with human resource related issues of lack of quality labor available, the need for training, retention and turnover of employees and compensation have been identified as the top issues facing both the travel and hospitality industries, as well as the sales and marketing profession within the industry, by the members of the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI). These key issues, many of which are the subje...
Starwood Designs Sheraton and Westin Hotel Prototypes for Development in Suburban Markets / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Starwood Designs Sheraton and Westin Hotel Prototypes for Development in Suburban Markets WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Oct. 3, 2002 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) introduced its newly designed Sheraton and Westin hotel prototypes for development in suburban markets last night at The Lodging Conference in Phoenix. Designed to be scalable to the depth of secondary and tertiary markets, these two premium products are of the same quality as core brands Sheraton and Westin, but at a lower cost per key because of the efficiency of their designs. "Starwood recognizes these ...
Starwood 3rd Quarter Net Income $52 million Versus $30 million; Cuts in Half Fourth Quarter Target for Room Revenue Growth / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Starwood 3rd Quarter Net Income $52 million Versus $30 million; Cuts in Half Fourth Quarter Target for Room Revenue Growth Hotel Operating Results WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Oct. 24, 2002--Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) ("Starwood" or the "Company") today reported results for the third quarter of 2002. Third Quarter Financial Results EPS was $0.26 excluding special items, an increase of 62.5% compared to $0.16 in 2001. EPS including special items was also $0.26, an increase of 85.7% compared to $0.14 in 2001. Total revenues of $970 million, excluding other revenues fr...
Host Marriott Reports a 3rd Quarter Loss of $47 million Compared with a Loss of $16 million in Prior Year; Expects RevPAR for full year 2002 to Declin
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Host Marriott Reports a 3rd Quarter Loss of $47 million Compared with a Loss of $16 million in Prior Year; Expects RevPAR for Full Year 2002 to Decline Between 4% and 5% Hotel Operational Data BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 16, 2002 - Host Marriott Corporation (NYSE: HMT), the nation's largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced results of operations for the third quarter and thirty-six weeks ended September 6, 2002. The operating environment for the travel and leisure industry remains difficult primarily due to a weak economy that has resulted in reduced business and ...
Hilton Reports 3rd Qtr Income of $48 million, Up from $21 million a Year Earlier; Takes $10 million Charge for Mold Cleanup at Kalia Tower – Hop
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Reports 3rd Qtr Income of $48 million, Up from $21 million a Year Earlier; Takes $10 million Charge for Mold Cleanup at Kalia Tower - Hopes to Re-open in Second Quarter 2003 Hotel Operating Statistics Strong Occupancy Levels Drive RevPAR Growth at Owned Hotels; All Hilton Brands Continue to Increase Market Share; Cost Controls Contribute to Solid Margins BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Oct. 23, 2002 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2002. Compared to the year-ago quarter, the following f...
Holiday Inn Prototype Hotel Slated for Atlanta, Ga; First of 25 Corporate-owned Holiday Inns / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Holiday Inn Prototype Hotel Slated for Atlanta, Ga; First of 25 Corporate-owned Holiday Inns ATLANTA - Oct. 7, 2002 -- Six Continents Hotels, Inc., the owner of the Holiday Inn brand, announced today it has signed the lease agreement on the first of its next-generation Holiday Inn prototype hotels. This newest prototype will be located near Atlanta in Gwinnett County, on Sugarloaf Parkway near the Gwinnett Civic Center. The new hotel will be owned and operated by Six Continents Hotels, Inc. Diplomat Hotels will oversee the construction, which will begin in October 2002. The hotel ...
Exterior Corridors Forces 42 Year Old Holiday Inn Coliseum in Biloxi, Miss., to Lose Franchise / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Exterior Corridors Forces 42 Year Old Holiday Inn Coliseum in Biloxi, Miss., to Lose Franchise By Timothy Boone, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 2--BILOXI, Miss.--The Holiday Inn Coliseum is now known as the Biloxi Beachfront Hotel at the Coliseum, after owners decided not to renew their franchise agreement with the international hotel chain. "The reason we decided not to renew the franchise agreement is the cost of keeping the hotel a Holiday Inn," said Asher Travis, chief financial officer and vice president of operations for Gulf...
Harrah's Posts Profit of $101 million, Compared with a Profit of $61.9 million in the Year-earlier Quarter / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Harrah's Posts Profit of $101 million, Compared with a Profit of $61.9 million in the Year-earlier Quarter LAS VEGAS - Oct. 22, 2002--Harrah's Entertainment Inc. (NYSE:HET) today reported record third-quarter revenues of $1.13 billion, up 11.9 percent from revenues of $1.01 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Third-quarter income from operations rose 42.5 percent to a record $228.8 million from $160.6 million in the year-ago quarter. Diluted earnings per share was a record 89 cents, up 50.8 percent from pro forma diluted earnings per share of 59 cents in third quarter of 2001. For t...
Bjorn Gullaksen Named Executive Vice President and Brand Leader for Radisson Hotels & Resorts / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Bjorn Gullaksen Named Executive Vice President and Brand Leader for Radisson Hotels & Resorts MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Oct. 7, 2002) ---- Carlson Hotels Worldwide today announced a key new leadership appointment for Radisson Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's leading full-service, upscale global hotel brands. Bjorn Gullaksen, a hospitality veteran with over 20 years in the industry, has been promoted from regional vice president of operations to executive vice president and brand leader. The appointment was announced today by Jay S. Witzel, president of Carlson Hotels Worldwi...
Grupo Hotelero Azteca to Build Five New Hilton Garden Inn Hotels in Mexico / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Grupo Hotelero Azteca to Build Five New Hilton Garden Inn Hotels in Mexico MEXICO CITY - Oct. 29, 2002 -- Hilton Inns, Inc., the franchising subsidiary of Hilton Hotels Corporation, and Grupo Hotelero Azteca, S.A. de C. V. have signed an agreement for the construction and operation of five new Hilton Garden Inn hotels in Mexico. The new franchise hotels will join the three existing Hilton Garden Inn properties in Mexico located in the cities of Monterrey, Ciudad Juarez and Nuevo Laredo. "The Mexican market represents one of the most important business opportunities for Hilton in Latin A...
After Trauma of Bankruptcy, Portions of Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort Reopening / October 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive After Trauma of Bankruptcy, Portions of Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort Reopening By Mary Toothman, The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 27--HAINES CITY, Fla.--Residents may not be able yet to enjoy all the amenities of days gone by, but the upcoming reopening of portions of Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort will breathe new life into the property that has been closed since February. Windows were opening, the faint scent of mildew was being chased out and the sounds of hammers, cleaning machines and landscapers at work could be heard last week...
North Pacific Management Completes Renovation of the 217-room Greenwood Inn, Affiliates with Best Western / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report North Pacific Management Completes Renovation of the 217-room Greenwood Inn, Affiliates with Best Western BEAVERTON, Ore.- THE WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL CHAIN® just got bigger, as Beaverton's Greenwood Inn announced it has joined Best Western International, becoming the largest Best Western in the Oregon-Washington region. The property, which has been a welcoming destination in the Northwest for more than 25 years, also announced introductory room rates and unveiled 35 new, two-room suites, the focus of a nearly $1 million dollar renovation. The hotel, which will continue to be owned ...
www.greensuites.com Upgraded to Provide More Online Information and Conserve Paper and the Environment / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report www.greensuites.com Upgraded to Provide More Online Information and Conserve Paper and the Environment Upland, Calif.(Oct. 8, 2002) Ask some companies for information about their products and what you get a few days later is an envelope filled with paper. Although the information might be useful, most of the material usually gets thrown out, often with negative impact to the environment. Green Suites International was founded to provide lodging with proven ecological solutions to environmental issues helping to conserve the environment while reducing hoteliers operating costs and bols...
Egyptian Ministry of the Interior Appoints Hostmark to Manage the Grand Seas Resort in Hurghada-Red Sea / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Egyptian Ministry of the Interior Appoints Hostmark to Manage the Grand Seas Resort in Hurghada-Red Sea Schaumburg, IL, October 30, 2002 -- Hostmark Hospitality Group announces the opening of the Hostmark Grand Seas Resort in Hurghada-Red Sea, Egypt. Hostmark Hotels & Resorts Management, a division of third-party management firm Hostmark Hospitality Group, will manage the resort on behalf of the owner, the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior. "Hostmark is honored by the confidence the Ministry of the Interior has shown in selecting us as the management company for this beautiful resort ...
Golden Tulip Initiates General Franchise Council to to Protect the Rights of Franchisees / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Golden Tulip Initiates General Franchise Council to to Protect the Rights of Franchisees Amersfoort, 22nd October 2002 Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts is proud to announce the initiation of the first General Franchise Council ever to exist in its franchise organisation. On October 1st 2002, the management of Golden Tulip and franchisee representatives of all Golden Tulip regions assembled in The Hague, The Netherlands to present and discuss the implementation and structure of the 1st General Franchise Council. The aim of General Franchise Council is to protect the rights of the...
