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Inter-American Data Acquires Stratton Warren Software from Purchase Pro / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Inter-American Data Acquires Stratton Warren Software from Purchase Pro Lawrenceville, GA, August 15, 2002 Inter-American Data (IAD), a leading developer of hospitality and document imaging software, has announced the companys acquisition of Stratton Warren Software (SWS), a materials management software company based in Las Vegas. The purchase is being made from Purchase Pro, a publicly held company. Stratton Warren Software, founded in 1977, primarily serves the hospitality industry. The Stratton Warren flagship product is the Enterprise Materials Management System, or MM...
Stonebridge Companies Acquires Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Lakewood, Colorado; Flagged as Stonebridge Hotel / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Stonebridge Companies Acquires Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Lakewood, Colorado; Flagged as Stonebridge Hotel DENVER July 30, 2002 Stonebridge Companies President, Mr. Navin Dimond announced the acquisition of the Stonebridge Hotel, formerly the Sheraton Four Points Hotel located in the Denver suburb of Lakewood, Colorado to their Colorado portfolio. Heading into their 12th year Stonebridge Companies, developers and operators of distinguished hotels now boast 32 hotels with over 3,000 rooms, nearly doubling their room count in the last five years. We are evaluat...
TradeWinds Island Resort Feels Spurned by St. Petersburg City Officials / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive TradeWinds Island Resort Feels Spurned by St. Petersburg City Officials By Amy Wimmer, St. Petersburg Times, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 7--ST. PETE BEACH, Fla.--With 35 gulf-front acres and more hotel rooms than any other resort on Florida's Gulf Coast, the TradeWinds Island Resort commands respect as a beach destination. Now the megahotel is asking for more respect close to home. "Balance is necessary between our residents and businesses," Keith Overton, general manager of the TradeWinds, wrote in a letter to St. Pete Beach city officials las...
Crescent Real Estate Equities Company Sells Equity Interest in the Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa to Fairmont Hotels & Resorts; Resort to be Managed by Fair
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Crescent Real Estate Equities Company Sells Equity Interest in the Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa to Fairmont Hotels & Resorts; Resort to be Managed by Fairmont, Reflagged The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa August 30, 2002 - Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. ("FHR") (TSX/NYSE: FHR) today announced that it has completed a transaction with Crescent Real Estate Equities Company ("Crescent") to manage the Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa in Sonoma County, California. Effective September 1, FHR's luxury management company, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts ("Fairmont"), will operate the property, which will be ...
U.S. Hospitality, Travel Industry Foresees Lull during Week of September 11 / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive U.S. Hospitality, Travel Industry Foresees Lull during Week of September 11 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 4--Atlanta's hospitality industry, still struggling with a slowdown in business travel, is bracing for a severe lull around the anniversary of Sept. 11. Airlines are cutting back schedules in anticipation of slowed demand Sept. 11. Hotels are expecting most of the month to be bleak, based on advance bookings for meeting space and rooms. Some experts think hospitality will bounce back after the anniversary, while others fea...
Move Over Merlot: Shiraz Is America's Hottest Red Wine / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Move Over Merlot: Shiraz Is America's Hottest Red Wine August 14, 2002 - From movie stars to trendy menus, it seems that Americans can't get enough of anything Australian. And just as stars from Down Under have taken Hollywood by storm, a new Aussie favorite has shown up on the cultural radar. Shiraz - a smooth, intense red wine that has long been Australia's favorite - is the word, and the wine, on every wine lover's lips. A rich, red wine of intense blackcurrant flavors, with a characteristic whiff of pepper and smoke, Shiraz has long been Australia's favorite red grape. The ...
Seoul and Tokyo Hoteliers Score During World Cup / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Seoul and Tokyo Hoteliers Score During World Cup London - August 15, 2002 - The gateway cities of Seoul and Tokyo naturally benefited from the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan the first World Cup to ever be held in the region as well as the first to be co-hosted. Some 64 matches were played in June, attracting in the region of 1.6 million stadium spectators of which 800,000 are estimated to have come from countries outside Korea and Japan. June 2002 . Occupancy (%) Average room rate (US$) RevPAR (US$) RevPAR change (%) Tokyo 82.0 ...
Governor of New York and President of Seneca Nation of Indians See Indian Gaming as a Means Towards Economic Recovery / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Governor of New York and President of Seneca Nation of Indians See Indian Gaming as a Means Towards Economic Recovery By Tom Wanamaker, Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 23--George Pataki and Cyrus Schindler have something in common. They both see Indian gaming as a means toward economic recovery. Governor George Pataki and the state legislature, in an attempt to ease New York's post-Sept. 11 fiscal problems, turned to Indian gaming to provide a financial injection into the state's coffers. He hopes to create jobs and financial s...
Jan Schoningh Appointed General Manager at The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Jan Schoningh Appointed General Manager at The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Jasper, Alberta, August 2002 - With a rich history of leadership and hospitality experience from all around the world, Jan Schoningh has made the move to Jasper to become the new General Manager of The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. Originally from the Netherlands, Schoningh began his career in the hospitality industry as a member of the pre-opening team for the golden Tulip St. HonorJ, Paris from 1988 to 1990. Maintaining a career with KLM/Golden Tulip Hotels for a number of years, Schoningh worked in Paris,...
John Portman Designing for Safe Hotels; Hotel Design is Important to Business Travelers' Sense of Security / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report John Portman Designing for Safe Hotels; Hotel Design is Important to Business Travelers' Sense of Security August 21, 2002 - The results of a new online survey show that while the majority of business travelers are concerned about airline safety and theft, they feel that hotel design can improve their security while staying in hotels. The online Hospitality Security Survey, conducted by the Atlanta-based architectural firm of John Portman & Associates, gauged the opinions of business travelers on how design affects their feelings about hotel security. The survey was a follow up...
Scott Spurlock, GM at Virginia Crossings Resort, Appoints Executive Management Team / August 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Scott Spurlock, GM at Virginia Crossings Resort, Appoints Executive Management Team THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, August 2002 Benchmark Hospitality has announced the appointment of a new Executive Management Team for Virginia Crossings Resort, located in Richmond, Virginia. Benchmark assumed management of the resort on April 16, 2002. Scott Spurlock, newly appointed general manager for the property, made the announcement, saying, we have assembled a top notch Executive Committee for Virginia Crossings. We welcome them into the Benchmark family. New Executive Team at Virginia Cross...
Simon C. Sloman Named Executive Vice President of Meyer Jabara Hotels / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Simon C. Sloman Named Executive Vice President of Meyer Jabara Hotels DANBURY, Conn. - Aug. 5, 2002 -- Veteran hotel executive Simon C. Sloman has been named executive vice president of Meyer Jabara Hotels. In the newly created post, Sloman will oversee all aspects of hotel operations for the company's portfolio of 25 full-service and mid-scale properties. He has overall responsibility for hotel operation, strategic planning, marketing and sales. With more than 30 years in the hospitality industry, Sloman has served in various hotel operations positions spanning hotel locations from c...
Susan E. Rachek Appointed General Manager at the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Susan E. Rachek Appointed General Manager at the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel Lynn L. Thomas Named Director of Sales and Marketing NORTHBROOK, Illinois . . . August 13, 2002 Lane Hospitality announces the appointment of Susan E. Rachek to General Manager and Lynn L. Thomas to Director of Sales and Marketing for the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Ms. Rachek was General Manager of the Columbus Marriott North, Columbus, Ohio from 1997to the present and previously as the Director of Food and Beverage and Operations at the Buffalo Marriott Hotel ...
70% of American Travelers Willing to Pay Extra for Environmentally Responsible Travel / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report 70% of American Travelers Willing to Pay Extra for Environmentally Responsible Travel DALLAS, August 5, 2002 - Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH), a global consortium of over 270 of the world's finest hotels, conducted a recent survey on behalf of the International Hotels Environment Initiative (IHEI), to better understand current consumer views, identify attitude changes and new vacation trends on sustainable tourism. Over 300 travelers at airports in the US, UK and Australia were surveyed. Ten years ago, research was conducted that showed hotel guests did not care about s...
Strategic Hotel Capital Files Lawsuit Against Marriott International Inc. / Read the Entire 73 Page Complaint / August 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Strategic Hotel Capital Files Lawsuit Against Marriott International Inc. August 23, 2002 - On August 20, 2002 Strategic Hotel Capital sued Marriott International Inc. in Los Angeles Superior Court. SHC filed the complaint on behalf of three hotels it owns in Southern California which are managed under contract by Marriott; Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, Marriot's Rancho Las Palmas and Renaissance Beverly Hills. Below is the entire 73 page complaint alleging violations in the management contracts. Quick links to: First Cause of Action - for Breach of Contract Second Cause of Action...
What Can We Say About San Francisco's Hotel Business in June? Well, It Was Better Than May / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report What Can We Say About San Francisco's Hotel Business in June? Well, It Was Better Than May San Francisco, CA. August 8, 2002. The hotel business in the San Francisco Bay Area, and by extension, Northern California, has recently been the target of media scrutiny. The press reports that Bay Area hotels are in deeper economic doldrums than their counterparts in any other major city in the country. PKF Consulting's Northern California Monthly Hotel Trends for June helps to address the obvious question, "How bad is it?" The answer is - it's been worse, but June looked a littl...
SEC Filing Sheds Light on Wynn Resorts' Developments, Financial Strategies / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive SEC Filing Sheds Light on Wynn Resorts' Developments, Financial Strategies By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 21--Steve Wynn's new company is taking shape, with former Gov. Bob Miller and Wynn's wife, Elaine, agreeing to join the Wynn Resorts board of directors, the company revealed in a Tuesday Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Wynn's plans to develop Le Reve, a $1.83 billion megaresort on the Desert Inn site, and casino resorts in Macau became a bit clearer Tuesday as Wynn Resorts further detailed its plans to s...
South Carolina Tourism Industry Shows Resilience; 14% of the State's Labor Force Employed in Travel and Tourism / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report South Carolina Tourism Industry Shows Resilience; 14% of the State's Labor Force Employed in Travel and Tourism August 22, 2002 - South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges announced Wednesday that South Carolina's number one industry, tourism, is resilient and recovering strongly in the aftermath of September 11th. Hodges, and John Durst, Director of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (PRT), shared new statistics which show South Carolina's travel industry represents an economic impact on the State's economy of $14.7 billion. The Governor and Durst pre...
Travel & Tourism Industry in South Africa is Standing at the Threshold of Significant Growth / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Travel & Tourism Industry in South Africa is Standing at the Threshold of Significant Growth August 5, 2002 - A Summit between global business leaders in Travel & Tourism and stakeholders in the local tourism industry has been a catalyst for renewed impetus for the building of the South African tourism industry and the national economy. The Summit, held in Sandton Convention Centre in South Africa on August 01, 2002, was organised by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), a global forum of chief executives representing all sectors of the tourist industry, including accommodation, c...
Ritz, Surf & Sand, Vie With Beach Resort Newcomers Along California's Orange County Coast; Almost 1,000 rooms Set to be Added / Sandi Cain / Aug
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Ritz, Surf & Sand, Vie With Beach Resort Newcomers Along California's Orange County Coast . Almost 1,000 rooms Set to be Added By Sandi Cain Staff Reporter Orange County Business Journal August 2002 When the Laguna Beach Surf & Sand was the base for Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather and other members of the Western White House press corps during the Nixon administration, it was Orange County's only coastal resort. Today, the Laguna landmark competes with the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, Four Seasons Newport Beach and the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa in Dana Point. And more resorts are on the w...
The Rincon San Luiseno Band of Mission Indians Open the $125 million Harrah's Rincon Casino and Resort / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Rincon San Luiseno Band of Mission Indians Open the $125 million Harrah's Rincon Casino and Resort LAS VEGAS - Aug. 8, 2002 -- Harrah's Rincon Casino and Resort, the first Southern California casino operated by a major Las Vegas gaming company, opens its doors today near San Diego. The $125 million resort, owned by the Rincon San Luiseno Band of Mission Indians, is the 26th gaming property operated by Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:HET). More than 5,000 people are expected to visit Southern California's newest gaming property on opening day. "We are honored to be partners...
Procaccianti Group Acquires Richmond Marriott in Virginia; $12 million Renovation Planned / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Procaccianti Group Acquires Richmond Marriott in Virginia; $12 million Renovation Planned RICHMOND, Va., August 20, 2002 The Procaccianti Group, a New England-based full-service hotel ownership, management and construction company, today announced that it has acquired the 401-room Richmond Marriott, which contains 30,000 square feet of meeting space, in Virginia from MB/MH Associates I, LP for an undisclosed amount. It is the companys second hotel property in the city. The Procaccianti Group will begin a multi-phase $12 million renovation in the fourth quarter during wh...
Richard Lewis, Former COO for WorldRes Europe, Named Managing Director for Summit Hotels & Resorts / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Richard Lewis, Former COO for WorldRes Europe, Named Managing Director for Summit Hotels & Resorts 12th August 2002. Summit Hotels & Resorts has today announced that Richard Lewis, formerly Chief Operating Officer for WorldRes Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), will be joining the luxury international hotel group as Managing Director, as of September 2nd 2002. As Managing Director of Summit Hotels & Resorts, Lewis will direct the development of the global brand and assume responsibility for driving business into the portfolio of 160 independent luxury properties. ...
Components of the Well-designed Receiving Station / Drawing Conclusions / June 2002
March 30, 2002
Drawing Conclusions Foodservice Design By Lee Simon / The General Group / June 2002 Receiving, Good Advice Driving into work, you feel pretty good about the day ahead. You have reservations for a couple of large parties who have traditionally enjoyed several rare bottles of wine during their business lunches. You can see the money just rolling in and you are already planning where to spend your new found wealth. Its 8:30am. Within the first 30 seconds of your arrival, you learn of several alarming developments. First, two of your servers (who recently started dating) have mysteriously come down with the same illnes...
