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Robert Wong Appointed Director of Food & Beverage and Executive Chef for Glade Springs Resort in West Virginia / August 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Robert Wong Appointed Director of Food & Beverage and Executive Chef for Glade Springs Resort in West Virginia DANIELS, WEST VIRGINIA, August 2002 ... Benchmark Hospitality has announced the appointment of Robert Wong as director of food & beverage and executive chef for Glade Springs Resort, a 154-guestroom property located in Daniels, West Virginia. Mr. Wong had previously worked as an independent contractor with the resort. Tom Cole, general manager for the property, made the announcement. Executive Chef of Significant Stature Mr. Wong is an executive chef of remarkable ...
Founder of ClubCorp Robert H. Dedman Sr. Dies at 76 / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Founder of ClubCorp Robert H. Dedman Sr. Dies at 76 By Richard Alm, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 21--Robert H. Dedman, who founded ClubCorp Inc. and gave millions to Southern Methodist University, died early Tuesday morning. He was 76. At the time of his death, Mr. Dedman still served as chairman of the board at Dallas-based ClubCorp, which operates more golf courses, private clubs and resorts than any other company in the world. Mr. Dedman made a fortune on something he loved -- he played golf last weekend -- then gave money to cau...
Mexico Real Estate Developer Awards Rosewood Contract To Manage Luxury Property in Punta Mita, Mexico / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Mexico Real Estate Developer Awards Rosewood Contract To Manage Luxury Property in Punta Mita, Mexico August 7, 2002 - Rosewood Hotels & Resorts announced today it has signed a contract to manage a second property in Mexico, at Punta Mita, 35 miles northwest of Puerto Vallarta. The announcement was made by Jim Brown, president of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. Development partners include Santa Barbara Partnership and DINE, chief real estate developer of Punta Mita (a subsidiary of DESC). The Rosewood property at Punta Mita will be located on the Pacific Ocean along a pristine ...
Four Hotels Earn Membership in Preferred Hotels & Resorts / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Four Hotels Earn Membership in Preferred Hotels & Resorts CHICAGO, Illinois, August 5, 2002 -Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, a prestigious brand of more than 120 distinctive, independent luxury hotels and resorts has expanded its member portfolio with the addition of four properties: Sandy Lane in St. James, Barbados; Celebration Hotel in Celebration/Orlando, Florida; The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee; and the Washington Terrace Hotel in Washington, D.C. Membership in Preferred is restricted to independently owned, full-service luxury hotels, resorts and spas. Preferr...
Point Psychology Study Identifies Six Behavior Patterns of People Playing the Loyalty Game: Swinger, Shepherd, Stasher, Snob, Sherlock and Slacker / A
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Point Psychology Study Identifies Six Behavior Patterns of People Playing the Loyalty Game: Swinger, Shepherd, Stasher, Snob, Sherlock and Slacker ATLANTA - August 30, 2002 - Bombarded by promises of free nights and free flights, the 74 million Americans playing in frequent traveler programs reveal egos and attitudes as easily as reality TV scenarios. The Stasher hoards her free travel points for a rainy day. The Swinger plays both sides -- hotel points and airline miles -- for the total vacation package. And, the Snob? He pines for special perks and privileges. Priority Club® Rew...
Pittsburgh Delegation Returns from ASAE with Conviction that City Needs More Hotel Space / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Pittsburgh Delegation Returns from ASAE with Conviction that City Needs More Hotel Space By Donald I. Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 29--Pittsburgh must build new hotel space -- and fast -- if it is to compete with other regions, meeting planners told Pittsburgh leaders who attended the American Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting and Exposition in Denver this month. But the Pittsburgh team also found that interest in this region was high, making 125 potential trade show and convention business contacts, s...
Penn National Gaming Plans to Buy Hollywood Casino Corp. for About $780 million / August 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Penn National Gaming Plans to Buy Hollywood Casino Corp. for About $780 million By Tom Dochat, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 8--Penn National Gaming Inc. said Wednesday that it plans to buy Hollywood Casino Corp. for about $780 million, including the assumption of $569 million in long-term debt. Hollywood Casino and its subsidiaries own Hollywood-theme casinos in Aurora, Ill., Tunica, Miss., and Shreveport, La. Penn National already owns casinos and riverboat gaming operations in Mississippi and Louisiana. The acquisiti...
Paul Hughes Appointed to Manage the Outrigger Reef Fiji / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Paul Hughes Appointed to Manage the Outrigger Reef Fiji CORAL COAST, FIJI - August 29, 2002 - Paul Hughes, former Senior Executive Manager and Hotel General Manager of the Ayers Rock Resort in Australia's central heart has swapped the red ochre tones for the turquoise waters of Fiji following his appointment to manage the luxurious 207 room, 47 bure Outrigger Reef Fiji. Mr Hughes has worked in the tourism and hospitality industry for more than sixteen years and brings to the resort an extensive background in sales and finance disciplines, having trained in Strategic Hospitality Manag...
Pan Pacifics' President, Ichigo Umehara Holding True to Tradition of Differentiating Hotels and Resorts by Celebrating the Diversity of Each / Au
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Pan Pacifics' President, Ichigo Umehara Holding True to Tradition of Differentiating Hotels and Resorts by Celebrating the Diversity of Each Singapore --- August 27, 2002 - Singapore-based Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts is commemorating the company's 30th Anniversary this year and there is so much to celebrate! Though the global economy remains uncertain, Pan Pacific is weathering the storm due to each of the properties' integrity in their individual marketplaces. While so many brands are busy creating cookie cutter replicas, in order to "respond to customer expectations," Pan Pacific h...
TESA ESI Retains PRPRO For Its Media Relations Savvy / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report TESA ESI Retains PRPRO For Its Media Relations Savvy Former hospitality trade magazine editors team with Landor Associates to boost awareness of re-branding strategy for leading provider of electronic locks and other hospitality solutions ATLANTA AUG. 14, 2002 TESA Entry Systems Inc., the world leader in electronic solutions for the hospitality industry, has retained PRPRO, a hospitality-specific public relations firm based in Cleveland, to manage its public relations and marketing communications. PRPRO will work with TESA ESI to launch a rebranding and repositioning s...
Park Place Issues Statement on Federal Court Decision Dismissing Rivals' Claims in Catskill Case / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Park Place Issues Statement on Federal Court Decision Dismissing Rivals' Claims in Catskill Case LAS VEGAS - Aug. 22, 2002 -- Park Place Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: PPE) today issued the following statement regarding the decision of U.S. District Court Judge Colleen McMahon granting summary judgment and dismissing all remaining claims that the company improperly interfered with competitors' attempts to develop a casino with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe in New York's Catskill Mountains. The decision against Catskill Development, L.L.C., Monticello Raceway Development Company...
The Clock is Ticking for PG&E Hotel Clients / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Clock is Ticking for PG&E Hotel Clients Funds for utilitys Summer Sale Rebate Program expected to dry up in a few weeks; qualifying hotels can install free fluorescent lighting & capture quadrupled rebates ($48/unit) for Green Suites Guestat programmable digital thermostat Upland, Calif. Aug. 12, 2002 Pacific Gas & Electric Co.s hotel clients are on the clock. In a matter of weeks, funds from the utilitys 2002 Express Efficiency Summer Sale Rebate Program likely will run outalong with qualifying hotels opportunity to capture quadrupled rebates, maki...
PGA Pullout Rumors Fly as Scheduling of Vote on San Antonio Golf Resort Looms / July 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive PGA Pullout Rumors Fly as Scheduling of Vote on San Antonio Golf Resort Looms By William Pack, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 1--The City Council is primed to call for a public vote today on the controversial PGA Village golf resort -- unless persistent rumors that the Professional Golfers' Association of America is dropping out of the deal prove true. Forced to consider additional action on the 2,861-acre resort by a successful petition drive and its 77,419 supporters, Mayor Ed Garza and most of his council colleagues have said they b...
PGA of America Hits the Green With Passkey / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report PGA of America Hits the Green With Passkey Housing processes move online; members and staff may now seamlessly book reservations from desktop QUINCY, Mass. - August 22, 2002 - Passkey, the meetings standard for group hospitality management and distribution, and The PGA of America have joined forces to provide its more than 27,000 member professionals with seamless booking capabilities for Association-related tours and events. Founded in 1916, The PGA of America is the world's largest working sports organization and conducts four of the golf world's most popular events: the Ryder Cup Ma...
$12 Million in Renovations Strengthens Outrigger's Position in Hawaii Condo Resort Market / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report $12 Million in Renovations Strengthens Outrigger's Position in Hawaii Condo Resort Market HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII - In an effort to appeal to the emerging market of travelers who prefer the independence, value and convenience that condominium accommodations offer, over $12 million dollars has been spent in renovations and upgrades over the past two years at nine Hawaii condominium resorts managed by Outrigger Hotels & Resorts. This investment in renovations is a strategic move on behalf of Hawaii's largest hotelier to position the Outrigger brand as the state's premiere provider of upscale...
Demand for Meeting Space Not Expanding as Fast as New Supply in Orlando Area / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Demand for Meeting Space Not Expanding as Fast as New Supply in Orlando Area By Todd Pack, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--Orlando is building on its reputation as a big market for small meetings -- but hoteliers say they're having growing pains. Since the first of the year, Orange, Osceola and Seminole county hotels have opened 390,000 square feet of meeting space, and another 442,000 square feet is expected to come on line by 2006. But filling that space may be difficult. With the soft economy and post-Sept. 11 travel concerns,...
Orient-Express Hotels Reports Net Income of $11.6 million for 2nd Qtr Compared with $14.4 million Last Year Same Quarter / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Orient-Express Hotels Reports Net Income of $11.6 million for 2nd Qtr Compared with $14.4 million Last Year Same Quarter Hotel Operating Information HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 8, 2002 - Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., luxury hotel, restaurant, tourist train and river cruise ship operator (NYSE: OEH) today announced its results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2002. Net earnings were ($0.47 per common share) in the second quarter of 2001. Revenue was up 3% to $79.1 million compared with $76.7 million in the year earlier period. For the six months ended June 3...
Orange County California's Hotels, Convention Center Upbeat Despite New Competition and Weak Economy / Sandi Cain / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Orange County California's Hotels, Convention Center Upbeat Despite New Competition and Weak Economy By Sandi Cain Staff Reporter Orange County Business Journal August 2002 Orange Countys meeting and convention market is fighting its way back toward once heady attendance projections as corporate scandals and a bear market continue to hamper economic growth. In fact, the local market is holding its own compared to other regions that were harder hit by last falls downturn. Still, convention center officials are crossing their fingers that a positive first half of the year will continue. ...
Dubbed the Ritz of RV Parks, the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort Sells for an Estimated $50 million / Sandi Cain / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Dubbed the Ritz of RV Parks, the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort Sells for an Estimated $50 million By Sandi Cain Staff Reporter Orange County Business Journal August 2002 San Diego-based Evans Hotels Corp. last month sold its stake in the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort to a group led by Culver City real estate investor Goldrich & Kest Industries. County supervisors approved the lease transfer for the Newport Beach recreational vehicle park and marina on July 23, ending the Evans familys 25-year ownership of the drive-in resort. Financial details weren't disclosed. Estimates put the sale p...
Newmarket International and StarCite Sales & Technology Alliance to Offer e-RFP Solutions to Industry Suppliers / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Newmarket International and StarCite Sales & Technology Alliance to Offer e-RFP Solutions to Industry Suppliers PORTSMOUTH, N.H. and PHILADELPHIA, P.A. August 19, 2002 Newmarket International Inc., the world leader in travel industry sales, marketing and catering solutions, with well known products such as Delphi?, today announced a preferred sales and technology alliance with StarCite, the meeting industrys premier provider of e-Marketplace, enterprise and business technology solutions. The partnership will make it easier than ever for hospitality suppliers to deploy custo...
Newmarket International Partners with IDeaS to Deliver Integrated Yield Management / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Newmarket International Partners with IDeaS to Deliver Integrated Yield Management Two market leaders team to develop cutting-edge interface to maximize margins on group and catering sales PORTSMOUTH, N.H. / MINNEAPOLIS AUG. 14, 2002 Newmarket International Inc. the makers of DelphiTM and other leading group, sales, catering and banquet solutions has partnered with Integrated Decisions and Systems Inc (IDeaS) the leading provider of revenue management and optimization solutions that deliver measurable, guaranteed revenue increases to develop an interface that delivers tr...
Newmarket International & Galaxy Hotel Systems Form Integration Alliance to Develop Value-added eXtensible Markup Language Interface / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Newmarket International & Galaxy Hotel Systems Form Integration Alliance to Develop Value-added eXtensible Markup Language Interface Companies co-invest time, money and human resources to create a web-enabled two-way seamless interface that exceeds the expectations of operators, staff and guests alike PORTSMOUTH, N.H. /TUSTIN, CALIF. AUG. 26, 2002 Newmarket International Inc. the makers of DelphiTM and other leading group, sales, catering and banquet solutions has formed an integration alliance with Galaxy Hotel Systems LLC, aimed at developing a feature-rich eXtensible Mark...
Nevada's 342 Casinos Gaming Win Fell Nearly 4% in the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2002; Worst Decline on Record / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Nevada's 342 Casinos Gaming Win Fell Nearly 4% in the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2002; Worst Decline on Record By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 14--Nevada casinos' gaming win fell nearly 4 percent in the past fiscal year, the worst decline on record for the state's 342 casinos, the Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday. The $9.3 billion casinos won from gamblers in the fiscal year ended June 30 was a 3.7 percent drop from the $9.7 billion won during the prior year, the worst year-over-year performance in the 17 years re...
New York City Mayor to Seek Ban on Smoking in City Bars and Restaurants / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive New York City Mayor to Seek Ban on Smoking in City Bars and Restaurants By David Saltonstall, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 9--Last call for smokers! Mayor Bloomberg is set to propose legislation next week that would ban smoking in city bars and restaurants, the Daily News has learned. "This would be no exceptions," said one source with knowledge of the proposal. The sweeping crackdown is aimed at protecting restaurant workers from the ill effects of secondhand smoke, the source said. It would put New York, long the capital of t...
