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Business Intelligence Software Identifies, Controls Costs; Focuses on Improving Profitability for Hoteliers in 2003 and 2004 / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Business Intelligence Software Identifies, Controls Costs; Focuses on Improving Profitability for Hoteliers in 2003 and 2004 PITTSBURGH, December 3, 2002 Industry publications this quarter widely report that continued declines in hospitality profitability for the first six months of 2002 highlight the need for more frequent benchmarking of property expenses and revenue. Top executives at American Property Management Corporation, Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company, Host Marriott Corporation, and MEI Hotels, Inc. recognize the challenge. Here is a snapshot of the actions they are taking to cut costs and increase ...
Arlington Hospitality CEO Transition Progress; The Departure of Michael P. Holtz and the Sale of Two Hotels / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Arlington Hospitality CEO Transition Progress; The Departure of Michael P. Holtz and the Sale of Two Hotels CEO Severance Settlement Agreements Successfully Closed Arlington Heights, Illinois, December 12, 2002. Arlington Hospitality, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOST) today announced the closing of a series of transactions under previously disclosed agreements (the Settlement Agreements) with its outgoing CEO, Michael P. Holtz, as its next step in the Companys CEO transition plan. The Company has closed on the sale of two AmeriHost Inn hotels (an 89-room hotel in Vicksburg, Missi...
Historic Hotels of America Selects the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at Union Station for 2003 Annual Meeting / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Historic Hotels of America Selects the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at Union Station for 2003 Annual Meeting WASHINGTON, D.C., December 12, 2002 -- National Trust Historic Hotels of America announces the selection of the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at Union Station as the site for its 2003 annual meeting. Approximately 200 people representing historic hotels, resorts and inns throughout the country will attend the meeting October 22-25, 2003. "We are delighted to hold our annual meeting at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at Union Station," said Thierry Roch, executive director of Histori...
Louis Hotels Limited Assigns Hilton International the Management Contract for the Forum Hotel Nicosia; Reflagged The Hilton Park Nicosia / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Louis Hotels Limited Assigns Hilton International the Management Contract for the Forum Hotel Nicosia; Reflagged The Hilton Park Nicosia 17th December, 2002 - Hilton International is expanding its presence in Nicosia with the opening of the 194-room, four star Hilton Park Nicosia on 1st January, 2003. Hilton International have signed a management contract to run the hotel - formerly known as the Forum Intercontinental Hotel - on behalf of Louis Hotels Limited, a subsidiary of Louis Cruise Lines. The Hilton Park Nicosia has received over US$5M worth of renovations including a new Spa, ...
Dawn Berry and Mark Nogal Promoted to Vice President Positions at Hilton Garden Inn Brand / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Dawn Berry and Mark Nogal Promoted to Vice President Positions at Hilton Garden Inn Brand BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 9, 2002 Hilton Garden Inn® announced today the promotion of Dawn Berry to vice president, hotel performance support - Hilton Garden Inn and Mark Nogal to vice president, marketing - Hilton Garden Inn, effective immediately. Both most recently held management positions for the Hilton Garden Inn brand with Berry serving as the senior director, hotel performance support and Nogal serving as the senior director, marketing. Dawn Berry and Mark Nogal are tremend...
Grupo Casa Appoints Hilton Hotels as Management Company for the 375-room Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Grupo Casa Appoints Hilton Hotels as Management Company for the 375-room Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Dec. 2, 2002 -- Hilton Hotels Corporation announced its re-entry into Mexico as a resort management company with a management contract for the new Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico, effective immediately. Hilton Hotels Corporation will be responsible for all management aspects of this new resort that opened in February of this year. Eduardo Sanchez Navarro and Ing. Manuel Villareal of Grupo CASA own the Hilton Los Cabos Beach & ...
Hawthorn Hotels & Suites Opens Development office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / December 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hawthorn Hotels & Suites Opens Development Office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Atlanta (December 27, 2002) Hawthorn Hotels & Suites is poised for rapid expansion into the fast developing and buoyant hotel markets of the Middle East, N. Africa and Turkey. The region is experiencing the development of a large number of new hotel projects to meet current and future growth demands from international business travelers, the increasing volumes of tourist travelers as well as an all-time high of internal regional travel. A constant rise in regional hotel occupancy with high average daily ...
John Q. Hammons Not Worried Much by Tulsa's Shaken Economy, $50 million Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center Set to Open Early 2003 / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive John Q. Hammons Not Worried Much by Tulsa's Shaken Economy, $50 million Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center Set to Open Early 2003 By Tom Droege, Tulsa World, Okla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 14, 2002 - A developer building a $50 million hotel in southeast Tulsa is not worried much by the city's shaken economy. "I'm old enough to have been through five recessions," said 83-year-old John Q. Hammons. "Tulsa will come back. Everything runs in cycles, and I play the cycle." The head of Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels Inc. was in Tulsa on Fri...
Harding Enterprises Planning $52.5 million Hilton in Port-au-Prince, Haiti / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Harding Enterprises Planning $52.5 million Hilton in Port-au-Prince, Haiti By Marika Lynch, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 20, 2002 - Haiti's economy is contracting, street protests are routine, and the U.S. State Department has all but suggested that visitors stay away. Yet Hilton sees an opportunity for business in Port-au-Prince. Early next year, across the street from the capital's airport, investors will officially break ground on a 196-unit hotel that would be the Caribbean nation's largest. The Hilton D'Haiti hopes to attract busin...
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International Sets 2003 Dates for Industry Events / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International Sets 2003 Dates for Industry Events MCLEAN, VA (Dec. 18, 2002) The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has announced several industry events and programs to take place in 2003. HSMAI events highlight educational sessions as well as business-to-business forums for buyers and suppliers of hospitality, travel and tourism. From cutting-edge educational sessions and executive think tanks featuring expert speakers and on-line learning to a full program of regional meetings, tr...
Bill Morrissey Named Chair of the National Trust Historic Hotels of America Advisory Board / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Bill Morrissey Named Chair of the National Trust Historic Hotels of America Advisory Board WASHINGTON, D.C., December 3, 2002 -- National Trust Historic Hotels of America, a collection of 191 historically significant hotels, announced its 2003 board of advisors. Bill Morrissey, president of Morrissey Hospitality Companies, Inc. in St. Paul, Minn., was named chair of the advisory board. The company manages The Saint Paul Hotel in St. Paul and the St. James Hotel in Red Wing, Minn. Both are members of Historic Hotels of America. Morrissey has served on the Historic Hotels board of advisor...
JHM Hotels Acquires the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Marriott Hotel located in Greenville, SC. / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report JHM Hotels Acquires the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Marriott Hotel located in Greenville, SC. Greenville, SC., December 12, 2002 - JHM Hotels, one of the nations leading privatelyowned hotel companies, has announced the acquisition of the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Marriott Hotel located in Greenville, SC. The 204-room hotel has four suites, 11 meeting rooms with a total of 10,612 square feet and is located within three miles of the airport. JHM said it would invest seven million dollars in the renovation of the Marriott, scheduled to begin in early 2003. A ...
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Green Suites International to Shine the Light on Cost-$aving Opportunities at Best Value Inns Annual Convention in Las Vegas December 8-11 New Lighting Made Easy program offers 205 members free GE Lighting audits and easy electronic specifying and ordering of energy-efficient hospitality lighting solutions LAS VEGAS Dec. 10, 2002 Members of the expanding lodging organization tagged The Best Value Inn North America Dollar for Dollar, Coast to Coast, are just days away from seeing the light: $ignificant value hidden in their monthly lighting bills. Green Suites In...
Graeme Cockburn and Toby Cooper Appointed to Executive Food and Beverage Positions at Great Eagle Hotel Hong Kong / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Graeme Cockburn and Toby Cooper Appointed to Executive Food and Beverage Positions at Great Eagle Hotel Hong Kong Hong Kong, December 2002 -- Nigel Roberts, General Manager of Great Eagle Hotel, is pleased to announce two new executive food and beverage appointments. Mr. Graeme Cockburn is the new Chef de Cuisine of the Bostonian. Chef Cockburn was formerly Executive Chef for Seabourn Cruises where he spent more than eight years, developing culinary standards for the luxury cruise line and winning numerous awards. His career boasts an impressive set of credentials. After...
Owners Ally and Amin Visram Renovate and Reopen the Former Flamingo Hilton as the Golden Phoenix Hotel Casino / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Owners Ally and Amin Visram Renovate and Reopen the Former Flamingo Hilton as the Golden Phoenix Hotel Casino Reno, Nevada December 6, 2002 - The Golden Phoenix Hotel Casino opened to the public Wednesday, November 27. The opening of the newly remodeled property (formerly the Flamingo Hilton) marks a significant and exciting change to the downtown Reno landscape. Golden Phoenix Owners, Ally and Amin Visram, Sam Kryger, Vice President of Operations, and General Manager, Barry Joannides, presided over a ribbon cutting ceremony officially opening the Casino and kicking off Gran...
GSI Provides Signage Program for The W San Diego Hotel / December 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report GSI Provides Signage Program for The W San Diego Hotel San Diego, CA, December 18, 2002 GSI, Graphic Systems International, announced the completion of the contract to provide signage design services for the W San Diego Hotel in downtown San Diego, CA. In addition to design services, GSI provided fabrication and installation of the propertys exterior and interior signage. This project marks the second W brand contract GSI has entered with Gatehouse Capital of Dallas, TX, developer and ownership representative for the project. GSI was attractive to Gatehouse Capital because of the Company...
Geoffrey Allan Mills Named Managing Director of The Melrose Hotel, New York / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Geoffrey Allan Mills Named Managing Director of The Melrose Hotel, New York Dec 03, 2002 - John J. DePaul, president and chief executive officer of The Melrose Hotel Company, announced today that the Company has named Geoffrey Allan Mills as managing director of The Melrose Hotel, New York. Bringing more than 20 years experience in the New York City restaurant / hospitality industry, Mr. Mills will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the hotel, the Landmark Restaurant and Library Bar, as well as 165 employees. "Geoffrey's extensive experience includes hotels, restaurants...
Gregory W. French Appointed Director of Golf Operations for Benchmark Golf / December 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Gregory W. French Appointed Director of Golf Operations for Benchmark Golf THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, December 2002 Benchmark Golf, a wholly owned subsidiary of Benchmark Hospitality, has announced the appointment of Gregory W. French as director of golf operations. Randy Kolls, Senior Vice President for Benchmark Golf, made the announcement. Mr. French is based at Benchmarks home office in The Woodlands, Texas. Greg French was previously director of operations for Western Golf Properties, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he was responsible for six 18-hole golf facilities and superv...
TIA Forecasts Flat Winter Travel Season / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report TIA Forecasts Flat Winter Travel Season WASHINGTON, DC -- According to the latest seasonal forecast from the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA), travel by Americans will remain relatively flat this winter (December, January, February). Americans are expected to take more than 139 million pleasure person-trips during the winter 20022003 season, up just one-half percent from last winter. The slower travel growth this year follows the record winter travel season last year. Thus, it will still be one of the stronger winter travel seasons in recent years. A person-trip is...
The Most Famous Hotels in the World Adds 10 Hotels Located in the USA / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Most Famous Hotels in the World Adds 10 Hotels Located in the USA 14 December 2002 - This year the honourable jury for The Most Famous Hotels in the World has met in London (13-14 and 22 November) to identify new nominees for various categories. We thank all members of the jury for their valuable time and effort. We have got 10 new members from the United States of America. The Full Select Membership reflects that this hotel has been suggested by one of the members of the jury, that all historical components have been approved, and that the hotel in every respect meets th...
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Recognized for Reductions in Energy Consumption / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Recognized for Reductions in Energy Consumption TORONTO (December 11, 2002) - Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, British Columbia and The Fairmont Winnipeg were recognized by BC Hydro and the Manitoba Round Table for Sustainable Development respectively, for their outstanding environmental contributions as part of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Green Partnership Program. The five B.C. properties have made sizeable reductions to their energy consumption, earning them BC Hydro Power Smart Certified status; and The Fairmont Winnipegs pioneering efforts to promote...
Elsafe Selected to Provide In-room Safes to Accor Hotels Worldwide / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Elsafe Selected to Provide In-room Safes to Accor Hotels Worldwide LEKSVIK, NORWAY - (December 9, 2002) - Elsafe International a.s., the world's leading supplier of electronic safes to the hospitality industry for over 23 years, has announced that a global supplier agreement has just been finalized with Accor Hotels. This "Nominated Supplier" agreement gives Elsafe priority status as a supplier of in-room safes to 3,700 Accor hotels, comprising over 425,000 guestrooms in 90 countries around the globe. As Central Europe's leading hotel chain, Accor's worldwide franchise network includes such we...
Kerman Beriker and Owner Eric Friden Plan to Bring Santa Barbara's El Encanto to Five-star Status / Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Kerman Beriker and Owner Eric Friden Plan to Bring Santa Barbara's El Encanto to Five-star Status By Mark Van De Kamp, Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 15, 2002 - Big changes are in store for El Encanto Hotel and Garden Villas, the romantic hideaway nestled in the foothills overlooking Santa Barbara and the ocean. Owner Eric Friden is preparing to undertake a $10 million-plus restoration of the property's historic buildings and lush gardens. Mr. Friden, who has had a love affair with the property since buying it in 1977, said his ...
EasyRMS comes to the Big Apple; The New York Palace Hotel Will Implement the EzRMS Internet Suite of Products/ Dec 2002
April 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report EasyRMS Comes to the Big Apple..... - The New York Palace Hotel Will Implement the EzRMS Internet Suite of Products December 16, 2002 - The New York Palace Hotel announced today that it has signed an agreement for the implementation of the EzRMST Internet Suite of Products at this famous landmark Hotel -becoming the first client of Easy (Ez) Revenue Management Solutions in New York City. The hotel utilises the Springer Miller PMS system provided by Springer Miller Systems and will also become the first EasyRMS client to integrate with that product. Mr Gerard McCrea, Director of Revenue M...
