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Rebecca, a Beautiful, Red-haired Housekeeper from the 1930's, Remains a Spirit at the Lodge at Cloudcroft / Nov 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Rebecca, a Beautiful, Red-haired Housekeeper from the 1930's, Remains a Spirit at the Lodge at Cloudcroft By Mim Swartz, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 28--CLOUDCROFT, N.M.--The historic Lodge at Cloudcroft stands intriguingly isolated in the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico, perched above the clouds at 9,200 feet in a hamlet of 600 people. The Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway built the lodge and the town in 1899 as a cool summer retreat for overheated Texans. The original lodge was destroyed by fire in 1909 and rebuilt in ...
Von Essen Hotels Acquires Cliveden and The Royal Crescent for Approximately £50 million / November 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Von Essen Hotels Acquires Cliveden and The Royal Crescent for Approximately £50 million November 14, 2002 - Two of the worlds finest country hotels, including Englands crown jewel of hospitality and history, Cliveden, have been sold in an international deal rumoured to be worth £50 million. The deal, announced today by agent Knight Frank, who acted for the purchaser Von Essen Hotels included the sale of Clivedens sister luxury hotel, The Royal Crescent, a luxury Georgian hotel located on the worlds finest crescent in Bath. The Von Essen Hotel Collection, a group of six lux...
Choice Hotels Opens Flagship Comfort Inn Osaka, Japan / November 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Hotels Opens Flagship Comfort Inn Osaka, Japan Silver Spring, MD (November 15, 2002) Worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) opened the first new construction Comfort Inn brand hotel in Osaka, Japan. The Comfort Hotel Osaka Shinsaibashi of Osaka will serve as the flagship for all future Comfort brand hotels in Japan. This property marks a great achievement for Choice Hotels in growing our brands, particularly the Comfort brand, in major sections of Japan, said Bruce Haase, senior vice president, International. Osaka is the third largest...
Downtown Chicago Hotels' RevPAR Down 8% through September Compared with Same Period in 2001; Older Hotels Undergo Makeovers to Stay Competitive /
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Downtown Chicago Hotels' RevPAR Down 8% through September Compared with Same Period in 2001; Older Hotels Undergo Makeovers to Stay Competitive By Kathy Bergen, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 15, 2002 - Just a few years ago, when Americans were flush and business was booming, executives at the Hotel InterContinental on North Michigan Avenue took stock of their elegant, history-rich property and found it wanting. "It was beginning to fade a bit, and we decided we needed to spend a lot of money on it," recalls Chris Mander, regional vice pres...
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Center Parcs Improves Efficiency & Competitiveness by Deploying Newmarket Internationals DelphiTM at 9 Resorts and Sales Offices Across 4 Countries Delphi Multi-Property Editions cross-selling and automation abilities expected to drive cost savings and boost business opportunities PORTSMOUTH, N.H. / ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS NOV. 21, 2002 The cross-selling efficiencies and enhanced reporting capabilities of DelphiTM Multi-Property Edition prompted officials at Center Parcs Holding B.V. to deploy the Newmarket International Inc. software across nine resorts and sales office...
Claudio Ceccherelli Named General Manager of Park Hyatt Milan / Nov 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Claudio Ceccherelli Named General Manager of Park Hyatt Milan Chicago, IL, November 22, 2002 - Mr. Bernd Chorengel, president of Hyatt International Corporation, is pleased to announce that Claudio Ceccherelli has been named general manager of Park Hyatt Milan. Ceccherelli joins Hyatt International after an extensive career in Italy with Cigahotels that included management positions in Pisa, Venice and Rome. Additionally, he served as resident manager for the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo, and most recently was general manager of the renowned Villa dEste on the shores of Lake Como, It...
Tough Casino Industry Regulations Have Kept Gaming Companies Relatively Free of Accounting Scandals / Nov 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Tough Casino Industry Regulations Have Kept Gaming Companies Relatively Free of Accounting Scandals By Rod Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 17, 2002 - U.S. corporate scandals involving cooked books and private greed have been much in the headlines across the country and around the world for the past two years. In the wake of the recent scandals involving companies like Enron Corp., an October Harris Poll survey showed almost 90 percent of Americans believe top executives had gotten rich at the expense of workers and shareholders....
Injured Employees at California Native American Casinos Claim the Workers' Compensation Plans are Rigged / November 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Injured Employees at California Native American Casinos Claim the Workers' Compensation Plans are Rigged By Melanie Payne, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 1--Hortensia Rucoba was moving up in the casino world. She started as a housekeeper making just $6 an hour at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, but it wasn't long before she moved to unloading slot machines and earning $10 an hour. Then a slot machine door, akin to a small bank vault, closed on her right hand and latched shut. Now Rucoba is out of a job and trying to learn...
The Tourism Industry Failing to Give Visitors the Caring Service They Want; Horst Schulze, Former President of Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co / Nov 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive "The Tourism Industry Failing to Give Visitors the Caring Service They Want;" Horst Schulze, Former President of Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co By Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 2--The tourism industry is failing to give visitors the caring service they want, which is the most crucial part of the business, a worldwide hotel leader said. Giving tourists a visit with no mistakes and timely service with a smile will lead to satisfied customers who not only return, but recommend the hotel to their friends, said Horst Schulze, f...
Cardiff's Hotel Industry More Robust than Any Other UK City; London Fared the Worst, with Profits Declining 15 percent / Deloitte & Touche / Nov
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Cardiff's Hotel Industry More Robust than Any Other UK City; London Fared the Worst, with Profits Declining 15% 5 November 2002 - Cardiff's hotel industry has proved more robust than that of any other UK city, according to a Deloitte & Touche report. The HotelBenchmark profitability survey, which covers over 2,000 hotels across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, reveals that in 2001 Cardiff was the only UK city to show a rise in hotel profitability (profitability measured as Income Before Fixed Charges per available room), with profits up 15 percent on 2000. London fared the wors...
Grand Forks, N.D., Hotel Operators Concerned About Possible Financial Incentives for Proposed Convention Hotel / November 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Grand Forks, N.D., Hotel Operators Concerned About Possible Financial Incentives for Proposed Convention Hotel By Tu-Uyen Tran, Grand Forks Herald, North Dakota Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 9, 2002 --News that the City of Grand Forks is negotiating to bring a new Canad Inn to town near the Alerus Center is generating some concern among local hotel operators. One concern is that the city would offer financial incentives that would give the new hotel a leg up on hotels already doing business here. At least one hotel operator said he thinks a new hotel will t...
Campo Architects Appoints Donald Landry to the Board of Directors / Nov 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Campo Architects Appoints Donald Landry to the Board of Directors Helping hotel owners create value in challenging environment NEW ORLEANS, La. October 1, 2002. . . Campo Architects, today announced that Don Landry, CHA, has joined the Companys board of directors. Mr. Landry is a 35-year veteran of the lodging industry and former CEO of Sunburst Hospitality and President of Choice Hotels. Mr. Landry brings extensive hospitality development expertise and carries the distinction of Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA), the highest credential in hotel industry management. In 2001, Mr...
The Best Western Homestead Inn in Cambridge Names Catherine Smith Director of Sales and Marketing / November 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Best Western Homestead Inn in Cambridge Names Catherine Smith Director of Sales and Marketing CAMBRIDGE, MA, November 17, 2002 Debbie Lingos President of County Seat Café Inc., the parent company of Best Western Homestead Inn, Cambridge, MA, announced today that Catherine A. Smith-Ventura has joined the company as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Best Western Homestead Inn. Smith has more than 14 years of experience in the hospitality industry as a sales and marketing executive. She will oversee sales and marketing strategies, develop and administer yearly marketing plan...
First African American-owned Casino in the U.S. Virgin Islands Set for Groundbreaking in St. Croix / November 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report First African American-owned Casino in the U.S. Virgin Islands Set for Groundbreaking in St. Croix By Ann Brown November 15, 2002 - Luck seems to be on Curtis Robinson's side these days. His East Granby, Connecticut-based C&R Development Company is getting ready to begin construction on his dream: Seven Hills Beach Resort and Casino in St. Croix, the first African American-owned casino in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The St. Croix senate voted unanimously, approving a re-zoning of St. Croix's Robin Bay area where the $536 million resort and casino will be built. The project will be hand...
Christopher R. Perry Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Hilton New York / Nov 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Christopher R. Perry Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Hilton New York BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 12, 2002 Christopher R. Perry has been named director of sales and marketing for the Hilton New York effective immediately. His responsibilities will include overseeing all aspects of room sales from all key business segments in addition to setting marketing and advertising strategies for the property. Perry most recently served as vice president of marketing and sales for the Boutique Hotel Group in New York, overseeing three to five star boutique urban and resort...
Curtis Martin and Salem Shaheen Named General Managers of Two Washington, D.C. Area Doubletree Hotels / Nov 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Curtis Martin and Salem Shaheen Named General Managers of Two Washington, D.C. Area Doubletree Hotels BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (November 5, 2002) Doubletree Hotels has announced that Curtis Martin and Salem Shaheen have been named general managers of the Doubletree Club hotel in Largo, Md. and the Doubletree Guest Suites hotel in Washington, D.C., respectively. Both Martin and Shaheen will be responsible for directing the day-to-day management and operations of these two Washington D.C. area hotels. Curtis Martin and Salem Shaheen collectively bring nearly 35 years of...
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Baymont Byron Center Being Built to Meet Michigan Communitys Needs BYRON CENTER, MI (November 21, 2002) Construction is well under way on a new lodging facility at U.S. 131 and 84th Street in Byron Center that is designed to have an important economic impact on the region. The 84-guestroom Baymont Inn & Suites will become part of one of the most prominent lodging chains in the country, and one that is considered a leader in the hotel industry's middle-market segment. Owned by Byron Center Hospitality, the property is expected to open in mid June 2003. Partners in the project are D...
Developed by Chapman Ducote and Interior Designer Kristin Nevin, the Booklyn Hotel Opens on Miami's South Beach / Nov 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Developed by Chapman Ducote and Interior Designer Kristin Nevin, the Booklyn Hotel Opens on Miami's South Beach MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 21, 2002) The newly opened Brooklyn Hotel on Miamis South Beach proclaims: The art of hospitality has returned to South Beach. This new chic-boutique property is now welcoming guests to its exclusive South of 5th location. Opened Oct. 1, the Brooklyn Hotel features 17 one-bedroom suites designed with a mix of French Art Deco and Italian appointments that create a combination of luxurious yet comfortable surroundings. Developed by...
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Ohios Broadband Hospitality Emerges as High-Speed Internet Access Leader YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO--NOV. 20, 2002 - By offering an affordable, scalable and low-maintenance solution to its customers, Broadband Hospitality has emerged as the Buckeye States leading High-Speed Internet Access (HSIA) provider to hotels. The company has installed HSIA systems in 31 Ohio properties - more than any other provider - and is expanding throughout the United States. We are very excited about this accomplishment, says Vince Lucci, president and C.E.O. of the Youngstown-based company that installed HSIA in i...
Problems With the Arrival Experience Caused the Venerable Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida to Lose Mobil Five-star Award for the First Time in Si
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Problems "With the Arrival Experience" Caused the Venerable Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida to Lose Mobil Five-star Award for the First Time in Six Years By Linda Rawls, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 8, 2002 - First impressions count -- especially when you're an inspector for the hotel industry's most prestigious rating service, the Mobil Travel Guide, which released its 2003 ratings Thursday. Problems "with the arrival experience at the front door" caused the venerable Breakers hotel in Palm Beach to lose its top Mobil five-s...
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Global Update: Whos Where and Doing What November 2002 Heads Above the Rest The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm The Americas George Fistrovich is the new Executive Chef at the Hotel Hershey, where General Manager Steven Bello, a former Ritz-Carlton General Manager, is gone after six months. Fistrovich joins from the Shangri-La Beijing at Kerry Center. Reto Torriani has been promoted to General Manager of Tamarind Cove Hotel, a deluxe Hotel on the West Coast of Barbados from the position of General Manager at Turtle Beach Resort. Both properties are part of Elegant Hotels ...
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Doumeng Family Take Over the Former Admirals Inn in St. Thomas, VI; Will Rename Property The Bolongo Inn at Villa Olga ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (Nov. 19, 2002) The owners of Bolongo Bay Beach Club, located on St. Thomas, have taken over operations of the former Admirals Inn and renamed the property The Bolongo Inn at Villa Olga. The property, which will have its official opening on Dec. 15, 2002, has been owned by the Doumeng family (owners of Bolongo Bay Beach Club) for the last 25 years but has been leased out for the past 15 years. The Bolongo Inn at Vil...
Boca Resorts, Inc., Selects Passkey to Further Serve Meeting and Event Planners / Oct 2002
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Hotel Online Special Report Boca Resorts, Inc., Selects Passkey to Further Serve Meeting and Event Planners Cites Passkey¹s Flexibility and Easy Integration with Central Reservation System Key to Decision QUINCY, Mass. November 5, 2002 Paul Rantilla, vice president of sales for Passkey, the meetings and conventions standard for group hospitality management and distribution, announced today the addition of two Boca Resorts, Inc., flagship properties the Boca Raton Resort & Club and The Registry Resort at Pelican Bay to Passkey¹s growing customer base. Citing a desire to further serve today¹s time-str...
Windsor Woodmont, Owner of $150 million Black Hawk Casino by Hyatt, File for Bankruptcy Protection / November 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Windsor Woodmont, Owner of $150 million Black Hawk Casino by Hyatt, File for Bankruptcy Protection By Jason Blevins, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 8--The owners of the 11-month-old Black Hawk Casino by Hyatt, the state's largest casino, have declared bankruptcy. Windsor Woodmont, the Texas-based development team that built the casino, filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Denver on Thursday, after missing its first interest payment on a $100 million loan. The Chapter 11 filing will not affect operations at the casino. ...
