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Meeting Planner Satisfaction Leads to Increasing Rates of Loyalty for Hotels – J.D. Power and Associates / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Meeting Planner Satisfaction Leads to Increasing Rates of Loyalty for Hotels - J.D. Power and Associates WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. - Aug. 12, 2002 - Higher meeting planner satisfaction leads to greater loyalty at an increasing rate of return for hotels, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2002 Meeting Planner Satisfaction Index Study(SM) released today. The study, which measures how well upscale and luxury hotels satisfy independent and corporate meeting planners, finds that meeting planners who rate a hotel with the highest satisfaction scores are significantly m...
The California Mid-Year Lodging Report / Mid-Year Top 10 Thoughts / Ernst & Young / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The California Mid-Year Lodging Report August 2002 Performance continues to lag, but sustained recovery appears within reach index California ADR and Occupancy Percentage Change versus 2001 Macroeconomic Observations US Lodging Industry Analysis California Lodging Industry Observations California Mid-Year Top 10 Thoughts Lodging Market Analysis Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Anaheim/Orange County California ADR and Occupancy Percentage Change versus 2001 California ADR Occupancy ...
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Meetings and Conventions 2002 Meetings Market Report Details Status of U.S. Meetings Industry Secaucus, N. J. August, 2002 - Meetings and Conventions, the leading resource for the meetings industry, has released the findings from its biennial 2002 M&C Meetings Market Report, which looks at expenditures and other meetings data for 2001. The survey shows the market held steady, despite the challenges faced. The big three figures number of meetings, number of attendees and expenditures on meetings and conventions by corporations and associations grew slightly. Whi...
Doubling the Size of San Jose McEnery Convention Center Expansion Goes on November 6 Ballot / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Doubling the Size of San Jose McEnery Convention Center Expansion Goes on November 6 Ballot 6 Aug 2002 - The San Jose City Council today unanimously approved the addition of a November 6 ballot measure to further the expansion of the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The measure, which will go before general election voters on November 6, would call for an increase in the city's transient occupancy tax (TOT) to fund the proposed project. "An expanded convention center will allow us more flexibility with move-in and move-out dates and enable us to accommodate larger convent...
McCormick Place, Already the Largest Convention Center in North America, Gets Approval for $800 million 800,000 Sq Ft Expansion / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive McCormick Place, Already the Largest Convention Center in North America, Gets Approval for $800 million 800,000 Sq Ft Expansion By Sabrina L. Miller, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 16--The Chicago Plan Commission approved designs Thursday for an $800 million expansion of McCormick Place. Project officials said the work would add 800,000 square feet to the complex, boosting total exhibition space to 2.8 million square feet. Expanding McCormick Place would keep the city and state competitive for meeting business and allow several conventions to...
The Maui Oceanfront Inn Completes $7 million dollar Renovation and Affilitates with Best Western / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Maui Oceanfront Inn Completes $7 million Renovation and Affilitates with Best Western KIHEI, Maui, Hawaii, Aug. 13, 2002 - The Maui Oceanfront Inn is proud to announce their affiliation with Best Western International, The World's Largest Hotel Chain®. The hotel is located on sunny Keawakapu Beach at the gateway to Wailea and the Haleakala volcano on the south shore of the island. The property recently underwent a $7 million dollar renovation including guest room accommodations. The Inn features 72 suites and guestrooms with island décor and views of the Pacific. ...
The $80 million Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel Set for May 2003 Opening; Chef Todd English Plans to Open the Fish Club Restaurant / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The $80 million Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel Set for May 2003 Opening; Chef Todd English Plans to Open the Fish Club Restaurant SEATTLE, Aug. 15, 2002 - Over 200 people gathered today on the top level of the Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel to attend the project's official "topping out" ceremony celebrating the superb efforts of the hotel's contractors as well as the vision of CNL Hospitality Corp. and Marriott International. Just a "stone's throw" away from downtown's Elliott Bay and the Puget Sound, the 358-room hotel will be distinguished as downtown Seattle's first full-...
Canceled by Des Moines Marriott, Arab-American Group Receives Apology, $115,000 / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Canceled by Des Moines Marriott, Arab-American Group Receives Apology, $115,000 By H. Gregory Meyer, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 16--An Arab-American group with hundreds of Chicago-area members will receive an apology and $115,000 from the Marriott hotel chain in a settlement announced Thursday over a contract dispute that took place hours after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Jackie Haddad, an Elmhurst housewife and chairman of the Midwest Federation of American Syrian-Lebanese Clubs' 2002 convention, said the catering manager of the Marr...
Maestro Extends World Wide Growth with PMS and Enterprise Software / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Maestro Extends World Wide Growth with PMS and Enterprise Software Northwind Selected By Several Upmarket Properties As Vendor Of Choice Markham, ON August 29, 2002 Northwind knows no boundaries when it comes to being a leading software solution provider for lodging & hospitality venues around the world. With its continued commitment to enhance products and services Northwind offers across-the-board integrated functionality including Enterprise Management, PMS, Sales & Catering, Club/Spa Management, Condo/Owner Management, Yield Management, Internet Reservations (ResEze)...
Safety & Security Issues Surrounding MOD Programs / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Safety & Security Issues Surrounding MOD Programs Ms. Tory Parks, Del Lago Resort August 2002 During business hours and peak times, most hotels have a Manager on Duty (MOD) to handle facility issues, guest relations, crisis intervention, security, medical emergencies, etc. and usually it is the General Manager (GM) who serves in that role. Since a GM cannot work seven days a week, 24 hours a day, most hotels rely on a team of mid-level managers and executives who serve as an acting MOD during evening hours or weekends. At a typical hotel, each month a rotating calendar as...
Marissa Hoppe Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Westminster Hotel in Livingston, New Jersey / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Marissa Hoppe Named Director of Sales and Marketing for the Westminster Hotel in Livingston, New Jersey August 27, 2002 - Marissa Hoppe has been named director of sales and marketing for the Westminster Hotel, a new upscale hotel and banquet center being developed in Livingston, New Jersey. Once construction is completed in the fall, the hotel will feature 190 luxury guest rooms, 15,000 square feet of banquet and conference facilities, and a 120-seat restaurant. Prior to joining the Westminster Hotel, the Summit, New Jersey resident served as sales manager/account executive at the G...
MeriStar Funds from Operations for Second Quarter Falls to $37.6 million Compared with $60.8 million a Year Ago, RevPAR Declines 11.3% / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report MeriStar Funds from Operations for Second Quarter Falls to $37.6 million Compared with $60.8 million a Year Ago, RevPAR Declines 11.3% WASHINGTON - Aug. 7, 2002 -- MeriStar Hospitality Corporation (NYSE: MHX), the nation's third largest hotel real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002. The results were impacted by a continued sluggish economy and a slower than expected rebound in travel, especially the transient business travel segment. Excluding the $3.1 million impact of non-hedging derivatives related t...
Five Senior Officers at MGM MIRAGE Receive Employment Agreements Through 2006 / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Five Senior Officers at MGM MIRAGE Receive Employment Agreements Through 2006 August 9, 2002 - MGM MIRAGE today announced that it has secured the services of several of its senior executives through at least mid-2006. "With the support of our board of directors, the Compensation and Stock Option Committee embarked on a program to realize the benefits of continuity and stability from our successful management team by securing their long-term services," said James Aljian, chairman of the committee. The program has two principal components: (1) entering into new employment agreement...
Marriott, Hilton Management and Real Estate Firm Dominates New Construction Niche With Business Intelligence Software, Relationship Financing / Aug 20
March 30, 2002
Marriott, Hilton Management and Real Estate Firm Dominates New Construction Niche With Business Intelligence Software, Relationship Financing MEI Hotels Inc. Opens Four New Properties in 2002; Runs an Enterprise with 18 Hotels by Focusing On Newest Technology, Commitment to Quality, Long Term Relationships August 26, 2002 - Like an airboat, powered by proven engineering principles, that skims along the surface of the Florida Everglades and ignores the alligators, MEI Hotels, Inc., a dynamic Midwestern management and real estate company, is driving new hotel construction and rising above the economy. MEIs str...
UniFocus Launches MEETINGScope; System for Benchmarking Meeting Planner Feedback / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report UniFocus Launches MEETINGScope; System for Benchmarking Meeting Planner Feedback CARROLLTON, TX - August 2, 2002 - UniFocus, a knowledge and performance management company for service industries, recently launched its newest system for benchmarking meeting planner feedback. MEETINGScope is a new online survey tool that gives hotels immediate access to planner feedback in real time. Properties receive pre-, mid- and post-meeting feedback from planners. Plus, with this system, meeting planners have significant improvement in their feedback to hotels which helps ensure the success of the...
Michel Ducamp Appointed Managing Director of Nantucket Island Resorts / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Michel Ducamp Appointed Managing Director of Nantucket Island Resorts NANTUCKET (August 12, 2002) -- Michel Ducamp, a twenty-year hospitality industry veteran, has been appointed managing director of Nantucket Island Resorts, operator of several nationally known properties on this fabled island off the coast of Cape Cod. In his new position, Ducamp will oversee all hotel operations, strategic direction, financial performance, and sales and marketing initiatives for the five upscale properties. Ducamp comes to Nantucket from Las Vegas where he served as executive vice presiden...
Manuel Chávez Appointed General Manager Paradisus Cozumel / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Manuel Chávez Appointed General Manager Paradisus Cozumel COZUMEL, Mexico (Aug. 14 2002) - The 147-room Paradisus Cozumel All-Inclusive Beach Resort Golf and Country Club and its sister property, the 48-room Sol Cabañas del Caribe announce Manuel Chávez as General Manager. Chávez joins the resort with 22 years of hotel management experience in Peru, Venezuela and Mexico. Manuel Chávez comes to Paradisus Cozumel from the Meliá Cancun Convention Center Beach & Spa Resort. Chávez joined Sol Meliá in 1993 after holding various managerial positions with Sheraton hotels ...
Mandalay Resort Group Reports Revised Development Agreement with the City of Detroit Has Been Approved by the Detroit City Council; Includes 400-room
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Mandalay Resort Group Reports Revised Development Agreement with the City of Detroit Has Been Approved by the Detroit City Council; Includes 400-room Hotel, Expanded Casino LAS VEGAS, Aug. 2, 2002 - Mandalay Resort Group (NYSE: MBG) today said that its Detroit affiliate has signed a revised development agreement with the City of Detroit that has been approved by the Detroit City Council. Under the revised agreement, MotorCity Casino is to be expanded into a permanent destination property that will include, by December 31, 2005, 100,000 square feet of casino space, a 400-room hotel, a ...
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Willows Lodge, Woodinville, Washington Honored as Preferreds Hotel of The Year CHICAGO, Illinois, August 29, 2002- Preferred Hotels® & Resorts Worldwide, a global brand of 115 of the worlds finest independent luxury properties, announced the winners of its eighth annual Marketing Awards of Excellence (MAX Awards), which recognizes outstanding marketing, branding and sales programs among the organizations member hotels. Preferreds Standards of ExcellenceTM quality assurance program ensures the highest level of security and service for a guests Willows Lodge 14580 N...
M3 Accounting Grows to 50 Clients within 40 Months / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report M3 Accounting Grows to 50 Clients within 40 Months Gainesville, Georgia, August 20, 2002 - The first hotel management company began using M3 accounting application, AccKnowledge(r), and M3 data mining tool, InnQuire(r), on April 1st of 1999. Now, 40 months and 49 management companies later, the 50th management company, Premier Hotel Group of Tucson, Arizona, has selected M3 Accounting to be their back-office accounting and executive data mining provider. "M3 will give me the big picture each morning," Said Chris Talbot, Vice President of Operations as a reason for his joining M3 Accounti...
Loews Hotels Breaks Ground on $65 million, 285-room Luxury Loews New Orleans Hotel / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Loews Hotels Breaks Ground on $65 million, 285-room Luxury Loews New Orleans Hotel NEW YORK (August 2002) -- Continuing the largest expansion in the companys 56-year history, Loews Hotels hosted groundbreaking ceremonies on July 16 for the new $65 million, 285-room luxury Loews New Orleans Hotel. This latest property will be the national brands sixth new hotel in as many years when it opens in the fall of 2003 and comes on the heels of the highly successful launch of the 1000-room Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando, A Loews Hotel, in June of 2002. Ideally situated i...
London and Regional Properties, Ltd. Acquire Controlling Interest in the London Hilton for $239.1 million / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report London and Regional Properties, Ltd. Acquire Controlling Interest in the London Hilton for $239.1 million NEW YORK - August 9, 2002 - Land Securities, plc has entered into a joint venture agreement with London and Regional Properties, Ltd. ("London and Regional") in relation to the fee simple interest in the 446-room London Hilton. According to the terms of the agreement, London and Regional will hold a controlling interest in the joint venture and will manage it. Land Securities, which previously maintained full ownership of this major London asset, has received $239.1 mil...
Lodging Unlimited Retained to Manage properties in Virginia and Pennsylvania / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Lodging Unlimited Retained to Manage Properties in Virginia and Pennsylvania CHICAGO, Ill., August 8, 2002 Officials of Lodging Unlimited, Inc. today announced plans to double the companys managed hotel portfolio from 20 to 40 properties within the next two years. The company also announced the signing of two new management contracts and added that it is seeing a significant upswing in management opportunities in the current economic climate. The Chicago-based company has managed and consulted on the full gamut of property types nationwide, from limited-service hotels to ...
Economic Events to Restrain Lodging Demand Growth Through Remainder of 2002 / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Economic Events to Restrain Lodging Demand Growth Through Remainder of 2002 Loss in Household Wealth, Erosion in Consumer Confidence, Macroeconomic and Other Factors Contribute to RevPAR Decline of 2.3 Percent in 2002 Lack of Catalyst for Rebound Suggest RevPAR Increase Of Only 3.5 Percent in 2003 NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2002 - The demand for lodging is being rocked by a variety of economic and security concerns, including the failure of the economy to strengthen to the extent most economists had forecast, the negative wealth effect from the sharp decline in stock values in July, the e...
