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Hoyt Harper Named Senior Vice President Four Points by Sheraton / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hoyt Harper Named Senior Vice President Four Points by Sheraton WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Sept. 4, 2002 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today the appointment of Hoyt Harper II as senior vice president, Four Points by Sheraton, voted the number one mid-priced hotel brand according to the 2002 Business Travel News' "Annual Top U.S. Hotel Chain Survey." Harper will be responsible for all operational aspects of the Four Points by Sheraton brand, including brand standards, product development, and owner relations. Harper will report directly to Bob Cotter, Starwood's...
FelCor Cuts 3rd Qtr Performance Forecast; Cites Slow Rebound in Lodging Demand / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report FelCor Cuts 3rd Qtr Performance Forecast; Cites Slow Rebound in Lodging Demand REDUCES 3Q GUIDANCE TO $0.44 TO $0.48 IRVING, Texas September 25, 2002 - FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE: FCH), one of the nations largest hotel real estate investment trusts (REITs), today announced that it is lowering its third quarter earnings guidance as a result of the continued softness in the nations economy and weaker than expected lodging demand. The Company estimates its third quarter Funds From Operations (FFO) per share to be in the range of $0.44 to $0.48 and Earnings Before Inte...
Eric Masutomi Promoted to Vice President of Planning for Outrigger Enterprises / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Eric Masutomi Promoted to Vice President of Planning for Outrigger Enterprises HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII - September 17, 2002 - Mel Kaneshige, chief operating officer for the Outrigger Properties division of Outrigger Enterprises, Inc., is pleased to announce the promotion of Eric Masutomi to Vice President of Planning for Outrigger Enterprises, Inc. In his position, Masutomi continues to oversee the planning and development of the real estate assets of the Outrigger group of companies, including the 12 hotels the company owns in Waikiki as well as the $300 million Waikiki Beach Walk ...
Military Retiree Starts New Career As Baymont Hotel Owner / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Military Retiree Starts New Career As Baymont Hotel Owner Brand proves to be best choice for first-time lodging industry investment ST. ROBERT, MO. (September 20, 2002) Don Hayden knew that his career in the U.S. Army was one that was not going to last a lifetime, so when he and his wife Diane began thinking about post-army days they considered their options. "It was fairly quickly that we decided owning a hotel would be an interesting and exciting opportunity," said Don Hayden of St. Robert, Mo. "The question was which brand of hotel to build and the answer eventually came easil...
Study Finds That Majority of U.S. Winemakers Still Prefer Natural Cork Closures / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Study Finds That Majority of U.S. Winemakers Still Prefer Natural Cork Closures September 30, 2002 - Amorim Cork America unveiled results from a survey conducted among U.S. winemakers and vintners. These survey results indicate that while some experimentation with alternative wine closures is occurring among winemakers, the majority prefers natural cork. According to the survey results, almost three-quarters of winemakers (72 percent) prefer natural cork as a wine bottle closure -- more than five times higher than synthetics (14 percent) or screwcaps (11 percent). Winemakers' part...
Teleconferencing by Phone, Web Enjoying Rapid Growth / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Teleconferencing by Phone, Web Enjoying Rapid Growth By Rebecca Kumar, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 11--Conferencing is vital to the business world. But face-to-face conferencing can be costly. In these times of businesses seeking to cut costs, teleconferencing -- meeting by phone, Web, or video -- has caught on rapidly. According to TeleSpan Publishing Corp., a market research firm that has tracked the teleconferencing field for more than 20 years, the conferencing industry has seen enormous growth in the last five years, with...
Janis Clapof Steps Down as General Manager of the Historic Retreat San Ysidro Ranch / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Janis Clapof Steps Down as General Manager of the Historic Retreat San Ysidro Ranch By Mark van de Kamp, Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 12, 2002 - Janis Clapof will be leaving her position Friday as general manager at the San Ysidro Ranch, the historic country retreat in the Montecito foothills. She plans to complete her doctorate in Human and Organizational Development at the Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, and to spend more time with her seven-year-old twins, according to a statement from the resort ranch. The Canadian...
Downtown Chicago Hotel Occupancy Rates at Weakest Level in 10 Years / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Downtown Chicago Hotel Occupancy Rates at Weakest Level in 10 Years By Kathy Bergen, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 22, 2002 - After the terrorist attacks last Sept. 11, the bottom fell out of the already softening tourism and hospitality industries. Today these closely linked industries, which employ one of every 10 working Chicagoans, are still struggling to regain their footing. Hotel occupancy rates and room prices are sagging as convention attendance and business travel remain at low levels; a cash-strapped taxi company has given up precio...
Making The Ideal Hotel Investment / Stephen Rushmore / Canadian Lodging Outlook / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Making The Ideal Hotel Investment CANADIAN LODGING OUTLOOK July 2002 Year to date The Canadian Lodging Outlook is a joint monthly publication of Smith Travel Research and HVS International, Vancouver and Toronto, Canada By Stephen Rushmore, MAI, CHA, CRE, president and founder of HVS International I have been helping people buy and sell hotels for the past 30 years and also have acquired a few for my own account. Hotels are complicated, high-risk investments that require specialized operational expertise or you will run the risk of quickly losing a substantial amount of capital. Over ...
Cindy J. Ognjanov Named President and General Manager of Glacier Park, Inc. / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Cindy J. Ognjanov Named President and General Manager of Glacier Park, Inc. GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont.- Sept. 3, 2002 -- Cindy J. Ognjanov has been named president and general manager of Glacier Park, Inc. (GPI), the hotel and transportation concessioner for Glacier National Park. Ognjanov had most recently served as vice president and partner of OmniDine, Inc., a Phoenix-based hospitality consulting and design firm. She has been in the hospitality industry for over 20 years and previously worked for GPI for six years as rooms division manager/assistant general manager. She replace...
Colleen Brzozowski Named National Sales Manager for Grand Traverse Resort and Spa / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Colleen Brzozowski Named National Sales Manager for Grand Traverse Resort and Spa ACME, Mich., Sept. 20, 2002 Grand Traverse Resort and Spa has announced the promotion of Colleen Brzozowski to National Sales Manager. In her new role, Brzozowski will sell resort meetings to groups in the insurance and incentive markets, Illinois corporate and travel agent markets, and to groups in southwest Michigan, including the Kalamazoo, Portage, St. Joseph, and Benton Harbor regions. Brzozowski became an Executive Meetings Manger at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in November of 2001. Before j...
British Waiters Get European Court Ruling on Tipping by Credit Card / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive British Waiters Get European Court Ruling on Tipping by Credit Card Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--It's a question that has long vexed diners with a social conscience. As you fork the final mouthful of pudding into your mouth, and weigh up the worth of your waiter, consider for a moment who reaps the benefit of your generosity. Today the European Court of Human Rights will reach its verdict on a landmark legal action launched by four waiters who claim many restaurants keep tips that are paid by credit card as part of a bill. The...
The Borgata Facing Stiff Competition to Fill 5,000 Positions / September 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Borgata Facing Stiff Competition to Fill 5,000 Positions By Suzette Parmley, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 15--ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.--The billboard along the Atlantic City Expressway teases next year's arrival of the 2,000-room Borgata, the city's 13th casino. But Bob L. Boughner, the Borgata's chief executive officer, hasn't had time to think about the grand opening. He's faced with the more immediate task of finding enough workers to fill 5,000 jobs from cooks and parking attendants to slot technicians and blackjack dealers. S...
Nothing But BlueSkyz and Passkey / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Nothing But BlueSkyz and Passkey Passkey, the standard technology for group hospitality management, has been selected to integrate housing management for BlueSkyz, the Internet¹s premier one-stop meeting solution QUINCY, Mass. September 12, 2002 Tim Durant, executive vice president of Passkey, the meetings and conventions standard for group hospitality management and distribution, announced today that it will provide BlueSkyz, the premier online event management system, with its seamless integrated housing solution. Commenting on the company¹s decision to go with Passkey, Scott ...
Atlantica Hotels Opening Two New Hotels in Brazil / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Atlantica Hotels Opening Two New Hotels in Brazil SÃO PAULO, September 17, 2002 Atlantica Hotels International has announced it will open two new hotels under construction and complete the conversion of an existing hotel this fall. The three properties will feature a combined total of 690 rooms. Atlantica Hotels International continues to grow at a pace that is beyond even our expectations, said Paul J. Sistare, president and CEO. We think this growth is a reflection of investors belief that in times of economic uncertainty, real estate is often a comfortable and profitabl...
Houston Hopes to Find New Use for Astrodome; a Dome Hotel, Exhibition Space? / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Houston Hopes to Find New Use for Astrodome; a Dome Hotel, Exhibition Space? By Bruce Nichols, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 9--HOUSTONMaybe after a while, watching baseball or football in air-conditioned comfort becomes old hat. Maybe, if you have three domed stadiums, it's easier to imagine life with only two. What else could explain talk of tearing down the Astrodome the first climate-controlled sports palace, the "Eighth Wonder of the World," opened a mere 37 years ago in 1965? Economics, says Michael Surface, chairman of th...
Claiming Assistant Managers Exempt from Overtime Costs Restaurant Chain / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Claiming Assistant Managers Exempt from Overtime Costs Restaurant Chain By Tom McGhee, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 27--Einstein Bros. Bagels has paid $496,000 in back overtime wages to 424 employees in 27 states, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. The company misclassified assistant managers, saying they were exempt from overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, said labor spokeswoman Yvonne Ralsky. Golden-based Einstein Bros. and parent company New World Restaurant Group couldn't be reached for comment. The departme...
ARESCOM Nets $20 Million From Private Stock Issuance / Sept 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report ARESCOM Nets $20 Million From Private Stock Issuance FREMONT, CALIF. SEPT. 25, 2002 ARESCOM Inc., a global provider of High Speed Internet Access (HSIA) equipment and related services for the hospitality, residential property, telecommunication and ISP markets, recently secured $20 million in funding from the issuance of private stock. In related news, the Fremont-based firm named Cheng Wu, a former CISCO Systems exec and proven entrepreneur, Chairman of the Board, and appointed global telecom expert Eric Van Zele to its Advisory Board. Max Lu, ARESCOM President & CEO, said private inves...
Maestro Adds The Sizzle To ResEze / June 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Maestro Adds The Sizzle To ResEze Markham, Ontario June 17, 2002 - Sell the sizzle to sell the steak is the mantra of every hospitality professional. Northwind added the ability for their ResEze Web Reservations customers to put links from room type availability to room photos, layouts and views. This enhancement is an important development, which has current ResEze users clamouring at the prospect of using this feature to drive more room sales and up sells. At Northwind, our goal is to support our customers in creating the largest possible funnel of opportunity to sell rooms. Mae...
Costa Rican Hotels Association Chooses iHotelier for Electronic Distribution / July 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Costa Rican Hotels Association Chooses iHotelier for Electronic Distribution Finding and Booking the Best Hotels in Costa Rica will be easier this Season! . HOUSTON, Texas (July 25, 2002) iHotelier, a division of Webvertising, Inc., announced today that it will partner with The Costa Rican Hotels Association (CCH) to bring the latest in electronic distribution technology to hotels across Costa Rica. This agreement expands the presence that the Houston-based company has had in Costa Rica since 1999. As part of the cooperation agreement signed, iHotelier will power the CCHs new We...
iHotelier Forms Strategic Alliance with Bali Travel Portal / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report iHotelier Forms Strategic Alliance with Bali Travel Portal -- Texas firm to power hotel reservations in Indonesia HOUSTON, Texas, August 5, 2002 - iHotelier, a division of Webvertising Inc., announced that it has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Balitravex qq. E-zy Commerce Australia Pty. Ltd., an Indonesian and Australian corporation. As per the agreement, iHotelier has licensed Balitravex to install and operate their central reservation system on its portal site, http://www.balitravex.com, as well as on the Web sites of its client hotels. Balitravex will also be able...
Word of Mouth the Most Powerful Promotional Tool Amongst Corporate Meeting Planners / July 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Word of Mouth the Most Powerful Promotional Tool Amongst Corporate Meeting Planners Forum Shows Personal Experience Remains Most Critical Form of Marketing Philadelphia, PA (July 10, 2002) With the advent of the Internet and the seemingly endless access to information, word of mouth remains the most powerful promotional tool in corporate meeting planning. Feedback from an industry round table released today revealed that the majority of meeting planners consider word of mouth recommendations to be more trustworthy than any other source for information on planning corporate...
Hirsch Bedner Associates Designed Westin Shanghai Preparing September 28, 2002 Opening / July 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hirsch Bedner Associates Designed Westin Shanghai Preparing September 28, 2002 Opening Shanghai, 5th July 2002 .. Making their debut at the historical Bund district on 28 September 2002, are The Westin Shanghai and Westin Residences. Ideally located within the recently opened Bund Center, one of Shanghais largest, most modern and comprehensively-integrated commercial and residential developments to date, the 26-storey, 301-room The Westin Shanghai will be the first, new 5-star hotel to open at the Bund district this millennium. Designed by Hirsch Bedner Associates, the worlds first...
Travelport(TM) Deployed by Cendant for Federal Government Employees / July 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Travelport(TM) Deployed by Cendant for Federal Government Employees Online Travel Booking Solution to Meet President Bush's eTravel Initiative NEW YORK and SEATTLE, July 9, 2002 - Cendant Corp. (NYSE: CD) and its Galileo International subsidiary, Highwire, Inc., today announced the introduction of Travelport(TM) for Federal Government, an end-to-end travel procurement and expense management solution for government agencies. Travelport provides Cendant entree to the $20 billion federal government and defense department e-travel market. Cendant designed the new solution to fulfill...
