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Sol Meliá and the Balearic Islands University create the Sol Meliá Chair of Tourism Studies / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Sol Meliá and the Balearic Islands University Create the Sol Meliá Chair of Tourism Studies The main objective is to promote superior quality tourism through better education and training Sol Meliá provides an annual contribution of 60.000 Euros to finance program activities The chair comprises, amongst other things, of an annual award to be known as the Gabriel Escarrer Tourism Studies Award with a prize of 12,000 Euros August, 2002 - The Chairman of Sol Meliá, Gabriel Escarrer Juliá, and the Rector of the Balearic Islands University, Llorenç Huguet Rotger,...
Le Royal Meridien Bahrain Commitment to Service Includes 12 Traditional Style Gentlemen Butlers / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Le Royal Meridien Bahrain Commitment to Service Includes 12 Traditional Style Gentlemen Butlers Dubai, July 2002 - In support of Le Royal Meridien Bahrains commitment to the highest level of service, the Kingdoms only beach resort has introduced 12 traditional-style gentlemen butlers. The scheme, which has seen the men undergo intensive training throughout the last two months, is the first of its kind in the Kingdom, and is operating as a pilot for possible roll-out in further Le Royal Meridien properties in the region. The new butlers have been hand-picked from the hospitality sector...
Bozhidar Bachvarov Named Director of Front Office Operations at The Doral Park Avenue Hotel / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Bozhidar Bachvarov Named Director of Front Office Operations at The Doral Park Avenue Hotel NEW YORK, NY, August 7, 2002 -- The Doral Park Avenue Hotel announces the appointment of Bozhidar Bachvarov as Director of Front Office Operations. Mr. Bachvarov will be responsible for all aspects of the Front Office, as well as for strategic online distribution procedures. Born and raised in Bulgaria, Mr. Bachvarov, has a decade of domestic and international management experience in the hospitality and tourism industries and is fluent in five languages. Prior to joining the Do...
Barry Sternlicht Keynote Speaker at 13th Annual Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific, Hong Kong / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Barry Sternlicht Keynote Speaker at 13th Annual Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific, Hong Kong NEWPORT BEACH, California, USA --- Barry S. Sternlicht, chairman and chief executive officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. will address delegates at the 13th Annual Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) on October 17, 2002. HICAP, formerly known as the Asia Pacific Hotel Investment Conference, will be held October 16-18, 2002 in Hong Kong. According to HICAP founder Rob Stiles of Sonnenblick-Goldman Company, Sternlicht was invited to provide the keynote spe...
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa Makes Food and Beverage Appointments / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa Makes Food and Beverage Appointments August 7, 2002, Farmington, Pa. -- Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa is pleased to announce that Brad Kelly has joined the resort as chef de cuisine of Lautrec restaurant. His new responsibilities include managing the restaurants kitchen, menu planning and design, and recipe development. Lautrec is the resorts French Bistro featuring contemporary, lighter French cuisine. Prior to joining Nemacolin Woodlands, Kelly was sous chef at Charles-Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA; Inn at Little Washington, Washington, VA...
The 254-room Sheraton Austin Reflagged by Thayer Lodging to Crowne Plaza Austin Hotel / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The 254-room Sheraton Austin Reflagged by Thayer Lodging to Crowne Plaza Austin Hotel ATLANTA (Aug. 9, 2002) - The 254-room Crowne Plaza Austin Hotel and Executive Meeting Center, conveniently located in the heart of Austin's convention and entertainment district, joins the upscale hotel portfolio of Six Continents Hotels. The 18-story property looks onto Waller Creek, and offers guests romantic views of an outdoor waterfall and downtown Austin. With a 12,000 square-feet Executive Meeting Center and state-of-the-art business amenities, this property is ideal for smaller g...
Culture, Language, Government, Economy and Currency Impact the Success or failure of Online Travel Bookers in Asia-Pacific / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Culture, Language, Government, Economy and Currency Impact the Success or failure of Online Travel Bookers in Asia-Pacific By Lorraine Sileo, August 6, 2002 With the online travel market in Asia Pacific expected to reach $13.3 billion in 2004, according to PhoCusWright, it is understandable why U.S. travel companies are moving into the region. Online travel in the U.S. is getting saturated, and the European market is growing slower than expected, forcing many travel companies to look east for their next big opportunity. But whether or not they succeed depends largely on how w...
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Establishing Degree Programs in Culinary Arts / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Establishing Degree Programs in Culinary Arts August 26, 2002 - The Art Institute of Pittsburgh has received approval from the State of Pennsylvania Department of Education and The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to introduce a bachelor's degree program in Culinary Management and an associate's degree program in Culinary Arts. The Art Institute will begin enrollment in the new programs on October 7, 2002. A $1.75 million construction project is nearing completion on The Art Institute's ninth floor. Three n...
High Speed Intenet Access Provider ARESCOM Continues to Post Strong Revenue Growth / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report High Speed Intenet Access Provider ARESCOM Continues to Post Strong Revenue Growth Low-cost solutions, unwavering commitment to the customer help Silicone Valley leader nearly double its annual revenues to $58 million in Fiscal 2002; FY 2003 looks even brighter FREMONT, CALIF. AUG. 16, 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, continues to demonstrate strong revenue growthposting an 87-percent gain in Fiscal 2002. In Fiscal 2002, ended June ...
ARESCOM Plugs Into PRPRO For Industry, Media Connectivity / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report ARESCOM Plugs Into PRPRO For Industry, Media Connectivity Former hospitality magazine editors team with HSIA provider to speed awareness of wired and wireless connectivity solutions FREMONT, CALIF. AUG. 14, 2002 ARESCOM Inc., a global provider of High-Speed Internet Access equipment for the Hospitality, Residential Property, Telecommunication and ISP markets, has tapped the expertise of PRPRO, a hospitality-specific public relations firm based in Cleveland, to speed awareness of ARESCOM Hospitality Networks wired and wireless HSIA solutions and related tech ameniti...
ARESCOM Hospitality Network Forms Systems Integrator Partnership With Lee Communications / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report ARESCOM Hospitality Network Forms Systems Integrator Partnership With Lee Communications AHN teams with proven hospitality telecom solutions provider to deliver wired and wireless High Speed Internet Access FREE to business-class hotels across the nation FREMONT AND PLEASANTON, CALIF. AUG. 21, 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, has established an alliance with Hospitality Systems Integrator Lee Communications Inc. to deliver to busines...
Owners of Hilton Palacio del Rio Lose Arbitration to Hilton Hotels Corp. Over Territorial Exclusivity / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Owners of Hilton Palacio del Rio Lose Arbitration to Hilton Hotels Corp. Over Territorial Exclusivity By Adolfo Pesquera, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--An arbitration panel ordered downtown luxury hotel owner Palacio del Rio Ltd. to pay attorneys' fees for Hilton Hotels Corp. in their dispute over a territorial exclusivity clause Palacio del Rio alleged was broken when Hilton acquired Promus Hotel Corp. The dispute began after Hilton's 1999 acquisition of Promus, which added 12 San Antonio hotels to Hilton's holdings in Bexar ...
American Motels Acquisition Company LLC Completes Ninth Transaction in 2002; Adds Park Inn in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report American Motels Acquisition Company LLC Completes Ninth Transaction in 2002; Adds Park Inn in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin SEATTLE, WA August 15, 2002 - American Motels Acquisition Company LLC announced that it has completed its ninth transaction of the 2002 calendar year, bringing the companys total number hotels either owned or leased (with options to purchase) to 20, representing nearly 2,400 rooms. We are pleased to announce the addition of the Park Inn Hotel & Conference Center in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin to the American Motels portfolio, said Lawrence P. Horw...
The Summit Group of Sioux Falls Acquiring the 252-room Ambassador Hotel in Downtown Detroit / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Summit Group of Sioux Falls Acquiring the 252-room Ambassador Hotel in Downtown Detroit By Daniel G. Fricker, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 13, 2002 - -- A South Dakota hotel development and management company is scheduled to purchase the Ambassador Hotel in downtown Detroit Aug. 22 and begin converting it to a Holiday Inn Express & Suites. The Summit Group of Sioux Falls will spend more than $5 million to renovate the 252-room hotel three blocks from the soon-to-open Compuware Corp. headquarters, Jennifer Larsen, Summit's vice presiden...
Alain Grange Named President and Managing Director, Cendant International Timeshare Resort Group / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Alain Grange Named President and Managing Director, Cendant International Timeshare Resort Group PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Aug. 13, 2002 - Cendant Corporation announced today that Alain Grange has been named President and Managing Director, Cendant International Timeshare Resort Group. In this newly-created position, Grange will lead Cendant's efforts to expand its timeshare resort development portfolio beyond the United States. Developers within the Cendant Timeshare Resort Group currently market vacation ownership interests at resorts outside the United States on a limited basis, with ...
Hotel Online Banner Advertising and Site Statistics / July 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Advertising Opportunities Available on Hotel Online Popularity Data from Alexa Internet Hotel Online Site Statistics Recap WebTrends - Hotel Online Advertising Rates July, 2002 Large Banner Ad Page: Hotel Online home page at http://www.hotel-online.com Location on page: At top of page immediately below the Hotel Online Logo Also: Rotated throughout daily news articles at Hotel Online's discretion. Size: 324 pixels wide x 45 pixels tall Gif: Banner .gif is responsibility of advertiser Fee: $1,395.00 for each 30 day period (discounts available for extended commitments) ...
iHotelier Continues To Attract Hotels Nationwide; Riding High On Technology & Quality Service / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report iHotelier Continues To Attract Hotels Nationwide Riding High On Technology & Quality Service Houston, TX (August 13, 2002): In keeping with its rapid growth rate, iHotelier, a division of Webvertising Inc, has announced a series of new contracts with hotels around the country. The Watergate Hotel (Washington DC), Harbor Court Hotel (Baltimore, MD), The Stockyards Hotel (Ft. Worth, TX), Kingsley Inn and Suites (Garland, TX), Hotel San Carlos (Phoenix, AZ), Historic Santa Maria Inn (Santa Maria, CA), The Cornhusker (Lincoln, NE), and WaterColor Inn (Seagrove, FL) will all be taking advantage...
Report on Electronic Bookings for Worldwide Hotel Industry Shows Luxury Segment Leads the Way to HotelRecovery in Q2 / TravelCLICK Issues Second Quart
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Report on Electronic Bookings for Worldwide Hotel Industry Shows Luxury Segment Leads the Way to Hotel Recovery in Q2 TravelCLICK eMonitor Chicago (August 20, 2002)TravelCLICKs eMonitor results for the second quarter of 2002 show that while worldwide hotel room nights and revenue booked electronically through the Global Distribution Systems (GDSs) decreased versus the same period last year, booking activity was much improved over the first quarter. The number of room nights booked electronically was down 3.2% from the second quarter of 2001; revenue was off 8% and average r...
U.S. Wine Consumption Rises for Eighth Straight Year Despite the Recession and Weakness in Travel and Hospitality Sectors / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report U.S. Wine Consumption Rises for Eighth Straight Year Despite the Recession and Weakness in Travel and Hospitality Sectors Growth Fueled by Strong Performance of Imported Wines NORWALK, Conn., Aug. 12, 2002 - Wine consumption in the U.S. posted its eighth consecutive year of growth in 2001, despite the effects of a recession and a sharp slowdown in the travel and hospitality industries after September 11, according to the 2002 edition of Adams Wine Handbook published by Adams Beverage Group. U.S. wine consumption climbed to 233.7 million 9-liter cases in 2001, though the ...
Early Holiday Inns Executives and Franchisees Attend Kemmons Wilson Gallery Opening in Memphis / July 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Early Holiday Inns Executives and Franchisees Attend Kemmons Wilson Gallery Opening in Memphis By Jerome Obermark, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 2--Elvis Presley left Memphis a legacy showcasing his life and career at Graceland. Holiday Inns founder Kemmons Wilson will leave Memphis a legacy showcasing his life and storied business career in the Kemmons Wilson Gallery. That legacy is housed in the new 82-room Holiday Inn and Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management at the University of Memphis at Centr...
Raymond Goad, Former VP for Westin Hotels, Developing $200 million Golf Course, Resort Near DFW / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Raymond Goad, Former VP for Westin Hotels, Developing $200 million Golf Course, Resort Near DFW By Jenni Smith, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas--Wildflower Resort Co. has a plan to turn the brush and marshes on Joe Pool Lake's west shore peninsula into a resort with a four-star hotel, conference center and a golf course designed by stars Jack Nicklaus and Sergio Garcia. It's hardly an original idea. Three other developers over the last seven years have outlined similar visions for the area. But not a shovel of ...
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report January 2000 Acquisition & Reflagging of Swallow Hotels Prompts U.K.-based Whitbread to Automate 61 Properties with Newmarkets Group Sales & Catering Solutions Project Overview PORTSMOUTH, N.H. AUG. 22, 2002 Anyone who has ever repositioned a single property knows first-hand that a reflagging requires much more work than just changing signage and on-site and on-line brand references. Usually, a reflagging requires the completion of a lengthy laundry list of interior and exterior property improvements, as well as new guest services and information technology standards. One can o...
What Matters to Business Travelers While on the Road? / By Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report What Matters to Business Travelers While on the Road? By Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu, University of Delaware, 2002 The purpose of this study was to ascertain any differences in the needs of female and male business travelers and to ascertain the importance and satisfaction of technology needs for business travelers in selecting hotels. 4000 business travelers who were a member of American Management Association surveyed from all across the United States. Summary of Findings and Conclusions The average business traveler this study surveyed: stayed two nights per business trip (43.6%), ...
Substantially Complete Phrase at Center of Dispute Over Property Assessment for Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa / August 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive "Substantially Complete" Phrase at Center of Dispute Over Property Assessment for Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa By Elena Cabral, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 5--"Substantially complete" sounds like a relatively simple phrase, if you are talking about a salami sandwich or a sand castle. But if you are a county property appraiser or a property owner, those words and their meaning can translate into millions of tax dollars. In the case of the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood, which is fighting an estimated $300 million property as...
