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New Governmental Program Reimburses Vets for Educational Institute Certifications / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report New Governmental Program Reimburses Vets for Educational Institute Certifications ORLANDO, Fla., October 2002-The Veterans Administration has approved fourteen professional certification programs offered by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association for inclusion in a new program designed to help current and former military personnel to translate their training and skills into civilian standards of recognition. Under the new program, active-duty service personnel and veterans with Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) benefits are authorized to receive reimbursement for...
Ed Fasulo Named SVP and General Manager for Ameristar Casino Hotel Council Bluffs / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Ed Fasulo Named SVP and General Manager for Ameristar Casino Hotel Council Bluffs LAS VEGAS, Oct. 14, 2002 - Gaming and hospitality executive Ed Fasulo has been named senior vice president and general manager for Ameristar Casino Hotel Council Bluffs, that leads the market in Council Bluffs, IA. In his new position, Fasulo will be responsible for direct oversight of the property's financial performance, for maintaining its overall quality and integrity, and for ensuring that Ameristar (Nasdaq: ASCA) maintains its superior guest service standards as a Four Diamond facility. "Ed brin...
Dolce International launches Advanced Private Label Electronic RFP / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Dolce International Launches Advanced Private Label Electronic RFP Global leader in conference centers ties e-RFP developed with PlanSoft to DelphiTM group, sales, catering and banquet automation software using Newmarket Internationals NetXchangeTM MeetingBroker gateway MONTVALE, N.J. / PORTSMOUTH, N.H. OCT. 3, 2002 Montvale-based Dolce International, the global leader in learning through meetings and leisure, is pleased to announce the development of its dynamic new electronic Request For Proposal (e-RFP). The enhanced e-RFP is designed to integrate directly with the Del...
Display Kitchens: A Feast for the Eyes / Lee Simon – Drawing Conclusions / October 2002
April 30, 2002
Drawing Conclusions Foodservice Design By Lee Simon / The General Group / October 2002 As you enter the dining room, fully anticipating a memorable dining experience, it is not long before your expectations are met. The individual showing you to your table marches you past an extraordinary display kitchen. Flames are flaring, chefs in custom uniforms are bustling about, and the aroma from the kitchen is enticing, to say the least. A true feast for the eyes. Display kitchens are popular. If properly conceived, they can truly enhance your operation. If designed incorrectly, they can be a nightmare. Dont...
Report from a Friend in Bali / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Report from a Friend in Bali Monday October 14, 2002 Dear Friends, I have come to the office this morning to let people know that we are OK. Shocked, but OK. We have received hundreds of emails from concerned friends and family from all over the world.. thank you. Our island paradise was sent into shock late Saturday evening with the sound of an enourmous explosion. My home is some 8 km from the blast sight that mercilessly claimed over 182 casualties; the sound was deafening even from here. Yesterday Sunday we - expats living in Bali spent the day at Sanglah hospital, the main treat...
Marriott's Desert Springs Resort & Spa Moved Up to the JW Designation / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott's Desert Springs Resort & Spa Moved Up to the "JW" Designation PALM DESERT, Calif. Oct. 25, 2002 Marriott's Desert Springs Resort & Spa is now a member of the world-class collection of distinctive JW Marriott Hotels and Resorts. Catering to discerning upscale travelers around the world, JW Marriott properties are the most elegant and luxurious hotels and resorts carrying the Marriott brand name. Desert Springs has long been regarded as one of the most prestigious resorts in the Palm Springs area and the JW Marriott name further reinforces its status as a premier destinat...
In Past Two Years Denver Area Loses More than 9,100 Tourism-related Jobs / October 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive In Past Two Years Denver Area Loses More than 9,100 Tourism-related Jobs By Jason Blevins, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--The Denver area lost more than 9,100 tourism-related jobs and $347 million in tourism-based revenue in the past two years, according to a study of the country's top tourism cities released Thursday. Metro Denver tourism businesses saw an 8.5 percent decline in tourism revenue between 2000 and 2002, down from $4.07 billion in 2000 to $3.73 billion in 2002, according to the study, commissioned by the United States Conferen...
Cost of Proposed Denver Convention-Center Hotel Soars to $366 Million / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Cost of Proposed Denver Convention-Center Hotel Soars to $366 Million By Mark P. Couch, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--The proposed convention-center hotel in downtown Denver will cost $366 million to build and finance, according to a report prepared last summer for Denver Mayor Wellington Webb. The cost is $146 million higher than a private construction plan scrapped earlier this year, prompting some concern that the city could suffer financially if the hotel fails to attract enough visitors. "Unless you can show me that it will generate...
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Delphi Experts Offered a Chance to Win a Trip Around the World Newmarket International Challenges Clients to Showcase Why They Are The Worlds Greatest Delphi User! PORTSMOUTH, N.H. OCT. 24, 2002 You dont have to be a global business traveler or jet-setter to see the world. All you have to be is one of the worlds 60,000 DelphiTM users with a great story to tell. Newmarket International Inc. the makers of Delphi and other leading group, sales, catering and banquet solutions is excited to announce the Worlds Greatest Delphi User contest, taking place from now...
John Decesare Named Publisher of Northstar Travel Directories Group / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report John Decesare Named Publisher of Northstar Travel Directories Group SECAUCUS, N.J.(October 14, 2002) - Northstar Travel Media, LLC has named industry veteran John DeCesare to the position of Publisher, Travel Directories Group. Publications, Mr. DeCesare will publish include Hotel & Travel Index, Official Hotel Guide International and Official Meeting Facilities Guide, as well as the htihotelink.com and omfg.com websites. The portfolio of publications and websites reaches travel professionals who book hotels, resorts, meeting facilities and convention centers worldwide. John DeCesare...
Decatur Real Estate Developers Tap Richfield To Catapult Earnings For Its Holiday Inn Select Property / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Decatur Real Estate Developers Tap Richfield To Catapult Earnings For Its Holiday Inn Select Property As part of a multimillion dollar master plan initiative, Real Estate Investors Of Decatur LLC plan to add an indoor Water Park to the 370-room, full-service, conference center hotel Denver, Colo. October 15, 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 Holiday Inn Select Hotel & Conference Center in Decatur, Ill., by Real Estate Investors of Decatur ...
Spokane's Landmark, The Davenport, Back in Business after a 17-year Closure and $30 million Restoration / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Spokane's Landmark, The Davenport, Back in Business after a 17-year Closure and $30 million Restoration By Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 7--In Spokane with an anniversary to celebrate, we decided to splurge with a stay at the most lavish hotel in town and one of the finest in the Northwest: The Davenport. This regional landmark is back in business after a 17-year closure and a restoration that cost more than $30 million and was a labor of love. Walt and Karen Worthy of Spokane acquired the hotel in 2000 and spent the next ...
Two Dallas Based dot.coms – Travelocity and Hotels.com Continue to Hire and Grow / October 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Two Dallas Based dot.coms - Travelocity and Hotels.com Continue to Hire and Grow By Victor Godinez, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 27--Technology jobs are few and far between in the once-booming electronic commerce market, but pockets of hiring do exist, experts say. One pocket is in -- of all places -- the beleaguered dot-com sector. "Any dot-coms that are left have to plan for growth, and all the people they have are supporting those types of initiatives," said John Reed, metro market manager in Dallas for recruiting firm Robert Half...
City of Dallas Ready to Say No Smoking in Restaurants; Some Division Whether to Include or Exclude Bars / October 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive City of Dallas Ready to Say "No Smoking" in Restaurants; Some Division Whether to Include or Exclude Bars By Victoria Loe Hicks, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 15, 2002 - Smoking in Dallas restaurants soon would be a thing of the past under guidelines endorsed Monday by a City Council committee. Health Committee members voted, 4-1, to recommend that the city outlaw smoking in restaurants but continue to allow it in freestanding bars. The only dissenter, Elba Garcia, argued for a stronger measure, which would ban smoking in bars as well. ...
Doug Toms Assumes Chairmanship of Coastal Hotel Group from Former Chairman Tom Childers / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Doug Toms Assumes Chairmanship of Coastal Hotel Group from Former Chairman Tom Childers October 2, 2002 - Seattle- Doug Toms has assumed the chairmanship of Coastal Hotel Group from former chairman Tom Childers. Toms, together with partner and Agribusiness magnet Don Simplot will have increased involvement in the financial affairs of Coastal Hotel Group. Coastal Hotel Group was founded in 1987 and currently operates 17 hotels and resorts in the United States, Curacao, and The British Virgin Islands, including: Westward Look in Tucson, AZ, Spindrift Inn in Monterey, CA, Bishops Lodg...
David Pacey Named General Manager of Hyatt Regency Incheon, Korea / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report David Pacey Named General Manager of Hyatt Regency Incheon, Korea Chicago, IL, October 15, 2002 Mr. Bernd Chorengel, president of Hyatt International Corporation, is pleased to announce the following executive appointment. David Pacey has been named general manager of Hyatt Regency Incheon, Korea, which is scheduled to open mid 2003. Pacey is a graduate of Arizona State University where he combined his studies with food and beverage experience at Hyatt Regency Phoenix. Following pre-opening support assignments in Taipei and Xian, Pacey joined Hyatt Regency Saipan as a food and...
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Day Hospitality Group's Employee Empowerment and the Companys 20 Value Statements Set the Tone for Employee Attitudes ATLANTA - (October 2, 2002) The Atlanta Business Chronicle named Day Hospitality Group (DHG) to its first A+ Employers ranking as listed recently in a special section of the weekly business newspaper. DHG topped the list with a first place in the employee attitudes category posting a 4.96 out of a possible 5.0. The company tied for 24th place in employee benefits offered. The list recognized only the top 26 companies out of the 120 that competed. I am proud tha...
David W. Flack Named Managing Director of Little Dix Bay in the British Virgin Islands / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report David W. Flack Named Managing Director of Little Dix Bay in the British Virgin Islands October 23, 2002 - Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has appointed David W. Flack managing director of the company's Little Dix Bay resort in the British Virgin Islands, it was announced today by Raymond Jacobi, chief operating officer, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. A 20-year veteran of the hospitality industry with extensive Caribbean experience, Flack, 42, was previously general manager/owner's representative of Cerulean Private Villa Resort on Anguilla, British West Indies. The private estate, ...
Douglas Dreher Named President of The Hotel Group, Inc. / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Douglas Dreher Named President of The Hotel Group, Inc. Seattle October 1, 2002 - Douglas N. Dreher has been appointed president of The Hotel Group, Inc. He will be responsible for the oversight of all managed and owned properties, new hotel development, acquisitions, and strategic planning. Dreher, who has worked for The Hotel Group, Inc. for 13 years, has served as executive vice-president of The Hotel Group, Inc. since 1998. During his tenure, Dreher has supervised hotels throughout the United States and Canada. Dougs tremendous energy and leadership qualify him we...
Dan Coyle Joins IndeCorp Corporation as Regional Director of Sales for North America / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Dan Coyle Joins IndeCorp Corporation as Regional Director of Sales for North America Chicago, IL - September 30, 2002 IndeCorp is pleased to welcome Dan Coyle to the North American sales team. With over a decade of sales and hospitality experience, Coyles established sales records and valuable contacts and relationships in the industry are an exciting addition to the IndeCorp family, which includes Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Summit Hotels & Resorts and Sterling Hotels & Resorts. As regional director of sales for North America, Coyle will be responsible for overseeing all sales str...
Miami Developer Alan Lieberman Gives Hospitality a Whirl; Hotels Cost a Coupla million Apiece, and then Coupla million Renovating Each One / October 2
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Miami Developer Alan Lieberman Gives Hospitality a Whirl; Hotels Cost "a Coupla million" Apiece, and then "Coupla million" Renovating Each One By Cara Buckley, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 3--Five years ago, facing 50 and feeling feisty, Realtor Alan Lieberman decided to give hospitality a whirl by buying a small hotel, the Shelley on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. Today, his South Beach Group boasts six inns and an alluring pitch: Anything goes. "Last Memorial Day, when other hotels were worrying about security, we threw open our doors and ...
Survey of 1,400 Business Travelers; 91% Expect To Maintain or Increase Travel Next Year; 9% See Drop / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Survey of 1,400 Business Travelers; 91% Expect To Maintain or Increase Travel Next Year; 9% See Drop American Express Survey Shows International Business Travelers Optimistic About Travel for 2003 NEW YORK -- Oct. 9, 2002-- Despite Continued Economic Slowdown, 91% Of Travelers Expect To Maintain or Increase The Pace of Travel Next Year; Only 9% See Drop A Year After September 11th Terror Attacks, 88% Feel Safe Flying Yet Many Say Airline Service Has Declined Global Survey of Corporate Travelers Reveals Technology Plays Important Role In Staying Productive O...
Corporate Corruption Act Clean Up Affects Hotel Companies Too / The Global Hospitality Advisor / JMBM / Oct 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Global Hospitality Advisor - Corporate Corruption Act Clean Up Affects Hotel Companies Too October 2002 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was signed into law by President Bush on July 30, 2002. Although inspired by the corrupt accounting and corporate practices of companies such as Andersen, Enron, WorldCom and the other headline grabbers, it is important to realize that this law applies to all public companies whether public REITs, hotel, restaurant, timeshare, sports, entertainment, and franchise companies or any other entity with a class of securities registered with the SEC. ...
