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Conrad Hotels Selects IDeaS Revenue Management for Chainwide Rollout / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Conrad Hotels Selects IDeaS Revenue Management for Chainwide Rollout IDeaS Innovates Solutions for Conrad Hotels MINNEAPOLIS AUGUST 7, 2002 IDeaS, Inc., a leading provider of revenue management solutions and one of Americas fastest growing technology companies and Conrad Hotels, announced today that Conrad Hotels has contracted to rollout IDeaS Revenue Management Solution. The decision was made following the successful deployment of e-yield and innovative pricing capabilities at Conrad Brussels earlier this year. According to Laurens Zieren, Manager of Conrad Brussels, We have b...
Maritz, Wolff & Co. Decides to Sell Sydney Harbour Icon, the Park Hyatt Sydney Hotel / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Maritz, Wolff & Co. Decides to Sell Sydney Harbour Icon, the Park Hyatt Sydney Hotel Sydney, 28 August, 2002 - One of Sydney Harbour's finest jewels, the luxurious Park Hyatt Sydney, is to be offered for sale. US-based owners Maritz, Wolff & Co. have appointed specialist global hotel broker Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels to run the expressions of interest campaign. Regarded as one of Australia's most prestigious hotels, the 5 star Park Hyatt Sydney boasts an exceptional location on the edge of Sydney Harbour. "The property ...
Hyatt Re-engineers Web Site; Strives to Make Reservation Process as Easy as Possible / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hyatt Re-engineers Web Site; Strives to Make Reservation Process as Easy as Possible Online Travel Planning Expected to Rise More Than 25 Percent in 2003 August 26, 2002 - Online hotel reservations will reach $6.7 billion by 2003, more than a 25 percent increase from $5.3 billion this year (PhoCusWright, June 2001). In fact, more travelers -- 69 percent -- book rooms on hotel Web sites like hyatt.com than online travel portals -- 60 percent -- (Forrester Research, April 2002). To accommodate these Internet- savvy travelers, Hyatt Hotels Corporation recently introduced a comple...
Korean Air Appoints Hyatt International to Operate the 530 room hotel at Incheon Airport Seoul Opening in 2003 / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Korean Air Appoints Hyatt International to Operate the 530 room hotel at Incheon Airport Seoul, Opening in 2003 Chicago, IL - July 2002 -- Mr. Bernd Chorengel, president of Hyatt International Corporation, and Mr. Y. H. Cho, chairman and CEO of Korean Air announced that Hyatt would manage the 530-guestroom hotel at Incheon Airport Seoul slated to open mid-2003. Hyatt has been in the Korean marketplace for 24 years managing the award winning Grand Hyatt Seoul and Hyatt Regency Cheju, an island resort property on Chungmum Beach 50 minutes by air from Seoul. Hyatt Regency Incheon wi...
Asian Hotels Opens the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Designed Hyatt Regency Kolkata, India / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Asian Hotels Opens the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Designed Hyatt Regency Kolkata, India Kolkata, August 2002 - Hyatt International announced the opening of its newest Hyatt Regency city hotel in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Hyatt Regency Kolkata is the first five star deluxe hotel to open in the city after a period of more than ten years. This premium, contemporary business hotel located in the emerging business district of Salt Lake City is a 20-minute drive from the airport and 20-minutes away from downtown Kolkata. The hotel is therefore ideally placed for both business...
Hyatt International Assigns Five to General Manager Posts / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hyatt International Assigns Five to General Manager Posts Chicago - July 2002 - Mr. Bernd Chorengel, president of Hyatt International Corporation, is pleased to announce the following general manager and executive appointments. Alfonso Jarquin has been appointed general manager of Hyatt Regency Merida. Jarquin joined Hyatt International in 1992 as director of rooms for Hyatt Regency Villahermosa where he was subsequently appointed director of sales and marketing in 1994. Several years later he held positions with Fiesta Americana in Queretaro, Hermosillo, Guadalajara and Mexico City....
HubX and Interactive Sites Form Strategic Partnership / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report HubX and Interactive Sites Form Strategic Partnership Newton MA (August 19, 2002) HubX (HubX.net), the center of reservations innovation, and Interactive Sites (www.InteractiveSites.com), the hotel industrys leading web site development company have announced a strategic partnership. The two companies will collaborate on providing their complementary sophisticated e-commerce products and expertise to the hotel industry. HubX is a leading global provider of online business solutions to hotels, resorts and lodging management companies. Using its proprietary reservation services, HubX pro...
New Hotels of France Chooses Lexington Services for Global Reservation Services / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report New Hotels of France Chooses Lexington Services for Global Reservation Services DALLAS, TX (August 14, 2002) Lexington Services, part of MyTravel, one of the largest providers of global hotel reservations in the world, announced today the expansion of their European presence by signing new and extended representation contracts with six of New Hotels properties, comprising more than 700 rooms throughout France. Under the agreement, Lexington will provide centrally hosted reservations technology and support through its new SPIRIT hotel reservation system. This includes worldwi...
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report First Major Exhibition to Explore the Hotel as Design Laboratory and Fantasy Experience; New Hotels for Global Nomads NYC, October 29, 2002 March 2, 2003 A provocative exhibition that spotlights contemporary hotels as the crossroads of our connected yet nomadic society and underscores their role in cutting-edge architecture and design. August 27, 2002 - New Hotels for Global Nomads, a new exhibition at the Smithsonians Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, demonstrates that hotels today advance how people live in cities, travel around the world, conduct...
Security: Something No Hotel Can Ignore / Geoff Griswold / Summer 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Security: Something No Hotel Can Ignore This article is from the Summer 2002 issue of Hospitality Upgrade magazine. To view more articles covering technology for the hospitality industry please visit the Hospitality Upgrade Web site or to request a free publication please call (678) 802-5303 or e-mail. . Summer 2002 by Geoff Griswold Security has always been a key issue for hoteliers. The events of the past seven months have only heightened awareness for proper security and the need for upgrades in equipment, where required. Technology plays a major part in meeting todays secu...
US Hotels and Their Workers Room for Improvement / AFL-CIO / September 2002
March 30, 2002
US Hotels and Their Workers Room for Improvement September 2002 AFL-CIO Working for America Institutes Research Director Dr. Howard Wial and Economic Analyst Jeff Rickert wrote this report with support from many people in many organizations. . Executive Summary The U.S. hotel industry¾ a low-wage industry that has grown rapidly over the past two decades¾ provides jobs for workers with little formal education or training, including some people leaving welfare. Hotels have also received public economic development subsidies as part of central city economic development projects. This report summarizes the industrys perfo...
University of South Carolina Contracts with Adam's Mark, Clarion Town House and Holiday Inn for Student Housing / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive University of South Carolina Contracts with Adam's Mark, Clarion Town House and Holiday Inn for Student Housing By Jeff Stensland, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 6--To many college students, maid service, a private bathroom and swimming pool access would sound like a pretty sweet deal compared with the average dorm room. But some parents of USC freshmen aren't smiling. That's because a shortage of dormitory space at USC's Columbia campus means about 300 freshmen will be paying more than they expected to call off-campus hotel rooms h...
The 320 room Hilton Stockholm Infra City Reopens After Multimillion Renovation / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The 320 room Hilton Stockholm Infra City Reopens After Multimillion Renovation Stockholm, 28th August 2002 - Hilton Stockholm Infra City - located 10 minutes from Stockholm Arlanda Airport - Stockholms largest congress- and event hotel opens today. Hilton Stockholm Infra City is one of the Nordic regions largest Conference-, Congress- and Exhibition Hotels, when today opening its doors to 320 modern bedrooms, 24 Conference Rooms including 7 Hilton Meetings rooms and a purpose built auditorium seating 400 guests. Add to that the large Exhibition Hall offering a total of 3.500 square...
MGM Mirage Not Conceding Part of High Roller Market Share to Wynn's Le Reve / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive MGM Mirage Not Conceding Part of High Roller Market Share to Wynn's Le Reve By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 23--The planned March 2005 opening of Steve Wynn's $1.8 billion Le Reve megaresort could signal a new battle for supremacy in luring the world's top gamblers to the Strip, experts said. MGM Mirage now controls 60 percent of the Strip high-roller market, up from the 50 percent the company controlled in May 2000 after MGM Grand bought Wynn's former operation, Mirage Resorts, Wynn Resorts' recent Security and Excha...
Homestead Studio Suites Acquires Dallas Hawthorn Suites; First Conversion Since Inception in 1992 / August 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Homestead Studio Suites Acquires Dallas Hawthorn Suites; First Conversion Since Inception in 1992 ATLANTA, Aug. 21, 2002 - Homestead Studio Suites Hotels, owner of more than 100 extended-stay hotels in 28 states, today announced the acquisition of the Dallas North Hawthorn Suites from an independent owner. Terms of the acquisition were undisclosed. The 112-room all-suite hotel is Homestead's first conversion since the company's inception in 1992. The development is located in the Dallas metropolitan area on Dallas Parkway, immediately off the North Dallas Tollway and one block nort...
InnLink Hires Sharryn Harewood as Director of Marketing Solutions / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report InnLink Hires Sharryn Harewood as Director of Marketing Solutions; Creates New Division Targeting GDS and Internet Channel Growth Management Hendersonville, TN August 14, 2002 - InnLink, L.L.C., a company specializing in reservation representation services for independent hotels, inns, and lodging companies including toll-free, private label voice reservation services, seamless global distribution system (GDS) connectivity, Internet distribution system (IDS) services, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and marketing assistance programs designed to increase propertys ...
Pertlink Helps Hanoi Horison Become First Hotel in Vietnam to Provide Free Wireless Internet Access / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Pertlink Helps Hanoi Horison Become First Hotel in Vietnam to Provide Free Wireless Internet Access GO SURFING IN HANOI Hanoi August 7th, 2002 - Exotic Vietnam, rich in culture and history is taking a giant step to attract more visitors to the country. In an effort to widen doors, not long ago closed to the outside world, Vietnam is embracing new technology to make it more accessible and the world beyond easier to reach. For the first time ever, free wireless broadband high-speed internet access will be available to guests of the Hanoi Horison Hotel with the signing o...
Hampton University's Endowment Fund Financing $18 million for 175-room Hilton Garden Inn in Virginia Beach, VA / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Hampton University's Endowment Fund Financing $18 million for 175-room Hilton Garden Inn in Virginia Beach, VA By Jason Skog, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 22, 2002 - VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--Town Center's developers said Wednesday that they will start construction next month on a $20 million hotel in the center after arranging financing from an unusual source: Hampton University's endowment fund. The university is using some of its $175 million endowment to lend Armada/Hoffler $18 million to build a 175-room Hilton Garden Inn. T...
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International Remaining Events for 2002 / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International Remaining Events for 2002 MCLEAN, VA (Aug. 26, 2002) The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) provides an extensive calendar of events highlighting educational forums as well as business-to-business venues for buyers and suppliers of hospitality, travel and tourism. From cutting-edge educational sessions and executive think tanks featuring expert speakers, to a full program of regional meetings, trade shows and networking opportunities, HSMAI events are invaluable for sales and marketing prof...
Hotel Del Coronado signs agreement with HSA International for Blended Solutions Reservations Sales Training / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel del Coronado Signs Agreement with HSA International for Blended Solutions Reservations Sales Training July 22, 2002 Fort Lauderdale, FL. Hotel del Coronado, a Mobil Four Star, Automobile Club of America Four Diamond hotel that was recently ranked among Training magazines 2002 Training Top 100 has entered into an agreement with HSA International to provide a targeted and blended solution for Reservations Sales Enhancement Training. Through the new Targeted and Blended Solutions (TABS) system, HSA offers a collection of products and services that have been proven to assist and sup...
Ted Darnall, Geoff Ballotti, Norman Macleod and Sue Brush Appointed to New Positions at Starwood / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Ted Darnall, Geoff Ballotti, Norman Macleod and Sue Brush Appointed to New Positions at Starwood WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.- Aug. 6, 2002 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc (NYSE:HOT) announced today that several veteran senior executives have been appointed to new positions within the organization. Ted Darnall, currently President, North America, has been named President, Starwood Real Estate, and Geoff Ballotti, Senior Vice President of Southern Europe, has been appointed Executive Vice President, Hotel Operations for North America. Darnall will report to Barry S. Sternlicht, Star...
Arlington Hospitality, Inc Reports 2nd Qtr 2002 Net income of $234,068; 2nd Quarter RevPAR Up 5.3% / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Arlington Hospitality, Inc Reports 2nd Qtr 2002 Net income of $234,068; 2nd Quarter RevPAR Up 5.3% ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, August 7, 2002 Arlington Hospitality, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM: HOST) today announced its earnings results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002. Net income for the quarter was $234,068, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to net income of $152,596, or $0.03 per diluted share in 2001. Revenues increased 21.7%, to $20.6 million in the second quarter of 2002, from $17.0 million in 2001. Net income plus depreciation and amortization was up 26.1%, to $1.6 mi...
Hong Kong PolyU Crafting Leading Brand Name in Hotel and Tourism Education / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hong Kong PolyU Crafting Leading Brand Name in Hotel and Tourism Education (Sing Tao Daily, 28 August 2002) Prof. Kaye Chon joined The Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Hotel & Tourism in July 2000 from the Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston. In just two years, Prof. Chon made the School one of the 16 hotel schools worldwide accepted into the World Tourism Organization's travel and tourism education network. The School has also become the world headquarters and secretariat of the International Academy for the ...
HITEC 2002 Post Show Report / Terence Ronson / August 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report HITEC 2002 Post Show Report / Terence Ronson By Terence Ronson - August 2002 This year, HITEC celebrated its 30th anniversary, and what amazed me most about that fact (and Mike Wrigley of BOSS IT Ltd.) is that the industry is still trying to fix many of the original problems that saw it formed in the first place. Although weve seen the advent of the computer and most especially the sophistication of the PMS (Property Management System), we still talk about how to recognize the guest, and make sure they get bananas or apples in their room as well as a fluffy bathrobe and, maybe a s...
