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Xanterra Parks & Resorts Expands Food Environmental Initiatives to Coffee, Beef and Fish Products Served in Restaurants / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Xanterra Parks & Resorts Expands Food Environmental Initiatives to Coffee, Beef and Fish Products Served in Restaurants DENVER, August 2, 2002 – Xanterra Parks & Resorts has expanded its line-up of food-related environmental initiatives. The programs include the use of organically grown, bird-friendly coffee; use of natural beef raised on sustainable lands; and a ban on serving certain kinds of seafood because of threats to either the fish species or the environment. “We believe it is our obligation to try to do everything we can to protect the world’s ecosystems, and as demonstrated b...
Dr. Gerald Lattin's Textbook, The Lodging and Food Service Industry, Features Chapter Dedicated to Those Who Helped Shape the Hotel and Food Serv
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Dr. Gerald Lattin's Textbook, The Lodging and Food Service Industry, Features Chapter Dedicated to Those Who Helped Shape the Hotel and Food Service Industries LANSING, Mich., August 2002 - Baseball has its hall of fame in Cooperstown, rock 'n' roll has its hall of fame in Cleveland, and now the hospitality industry has its own halls of fame - inside of the pages of Dr. Gerald Lattin's textbook, The Lodging and Food Service Industry. The fifth edition of this best-selling textbook, published by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, features a new chapte...
Hotels Drown Drought with Water-$aving Solutions / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hotels Drown Drought with Water-$aving Solutions Water-efficient sink aerators, showerheads & ozone laundry systems help hotels shore up both the environment and their bottom lines Upland, Calif.—(Aug. 9, 2002) America is suffering one of its worst droughts ever. Hot, dry conditions have fueled raging wildfires in several western states, and according to the latest seasonal outlook from NOAA's National Weather Service, conditions aren’t expected to improve much through September. On the East Coast, forecasters also predict drought conditions to linger as the summer heats up. Accordin...
Accor to Acquire a 26% Interest in German Hotel Group Dorint AG / August 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report   Accor to Acquire a 26% Interest in German Hotel Group Dorint AG Paris, August 22, 2002 - Accor has signed a binding pre-agreement with Dr. Herbert Ebertz, the primary shareholder of German hotel-industry leader Dorint AG. Under the terms of the agreement, and following a capital increase approved by Dorint AG shareholders at a Shareholders’ Meeting on Friday August 16, in Hamburg, Accor will hold a 26% interest in the German group. Both parties shared objective is to establish, with the approval by the corporate bodies of Dorint AG, a strategic partnership to develop commerci...
Disney's 2,112-room Caribbean Beach Resort Closing for 3 to 4 Months for Restaurant Renovation / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Disney's 2,112-room Caribbean Beach Resort Closing for 3 to 4 Months for Restaurant Renovation By Robert Johnson, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 6--In a first for Walt Disney World, an entire hotel will be closed while the resort's restaurant area is renovated. The 2,112-room Caribbean Beach Resort will close from Sept. 8 until the Christmas holidays. All 700 employees will have a chance to apply for other jobs, temporary or permanent, at Disney World's theme parks and other resorts while the Caribbean Beach is dark, spokeswoman Re...
City of Denver Awards Hyatt Hotels Exclusive Rights to the Proposed Denver Convention Center Hotel / August 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report   City of Denver Awards Hyatt Hotels Exclusive Rights to the Proposed Denver Convention Center Hotel CHICAGO - Aug. 21, 2002-- Hyatt and City of Denver to begin negotiations on Denver Convention Center Hotel Hyatt Hotels Corporation has been awarded the exclusive right to negotiate for the operation of the proposed Denver Convention Center Hotel. The exclusive rights were awarded to Hyatt by the City of Denver earlier this week and announced by Mayor Wellington Webb. Hyatt and Denver's convention center hotel committee will proceed with a five-month negotiation period to finalize a...
Investors Seek Demerger at Six Continents Hotel and Pub Group / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Investors Seek Demerger at Six Continents Hotel and Pub Group By Robert Bailhache, Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 18--Institutional owners of Six Continents, alarmed that directors appear to be pulling in different strategic directions, are calling for the group to demerge its constituent hotel and pub business parts. They say the deepening discount at which the world's second-largest hotel group is valued on the stock market to the sum of its individual assets reflects the loss of confidence among professional investors in the existing...
St. Louis Native Danny Meyer Becomes Popular New York City Restaurateur / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive St. Louis Native Danny Meyer Becomes Popular New York City Restaurateur By Heather Price, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 4--Danny Meyer had a lot of trouble deciding what he wanted to be when he grew up. Law, journalism, politics, all were in the running. But New York foodies are happy he chose the restaurant business. Meyer is the St. Louis native behind several popular eateries in the Big Apple. Even though he made it in New York, he owes his success to lessons learned in hometown restaurants. Schneithorst's, Tony's, Imo's and Steak '...
David Voigt Appointed Leader of Deloitte & Touche's Solutions Practice for the Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction Industry / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report David Voigt Appointed Leader of Deloitte & Touche's Solutions Practice for the Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction Industry August 21, 2002 - Deloitte & Touche LLP announced today that David Voigt has been appointed National Solutions Leader for the firm's Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction Industry consulting practice. "David's expertise in real estate operations, processes and technology, plus his more than 25 years of consulting experience are unsurpassed in the industry. I am looking forward to working with David in this leadership role as we continue to enhance ...
Donald M. Ponniah Appointed General Manager of Harrison Hot Springs Resort and Spa in British Columbia / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Donald M. Ponniah Appointed General Manager of Harrison Hot Springs Resort and Spa in British Columbia  BUFFALO, N.Y., Aug. 1, 2002 - Delaware North Parks Services (DNPS) announced today that it has appointed Donald M. Ponniah, CHA, to the position of general manager of Harrison Hot Springs Resort and Spa, a world-class resort with a hotel, conference center, golf course, marina and spa, located in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia. DNPS purchased the property from its former owner, Harrison Resort Limited, assuming ownership and operational responsibility for the property at mi...
Delaware North Parks Services Acquires Harrison Hot Springs Resort and Spa / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Delaware North Parks Services Acquires Harrison Hot Springs Resort and Spa BUFFALO, N.Y., Aug. 1, 2002 - Delaware North Parks Services announced today that it has purchased the assets and business of Harrison Hot Springs Resort and Spa, a world-class resort with a hotel, conference center, golf course, marina and spa, located in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia. DNPS purchased the property from its former owner, Harrison Resort Limited, assuming ownership and operational responsibility for the property at midnight on July 31, 2002. Bill Murney, senior vice president of CB Richar...
aniel Lebret, 26, a French IMHI Graduate, Awarded a US$ 160,000 Scholarship from Cornell University for a PhD in Finance / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report  Daniel Lebret, 26, a French IMHI Graduate, Awarded a US$ 160,000 Scholarship from Cornell University for a PhD in Finance Cergy Pontoise/Paris, France, 7 August 2002 – Daniel Lebret, 26, a French IMHI graduate, has been awarded a scholarship from Cornell University, USA for a PhD in Finance. The four year scholarship amounts to US$ 160,000, covering tuition, medical costs and living expenses. An outstanding IMHI student, Daniel Lebret was also awarded the Academic Excellence Prize when he graduated at the 2002 Class Graduation on 22 June 2002. Lebret has, however, a somewh...
Three Dallas Area Hotel Projects Set to Debut in Tough Market / Aug 2001
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Three Dallas Area Hotel Projects Set to Debut in Tough Market By Steve Brown, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News August 23, 2002 - Charles Givens is a quick study on decorative ironwork, custom made crystal chandeliers and imported stone flooring tiles. His office is a jumble of sample china patterns, swatches of bright fabric and objet d'art. "Building a hotel is like producing a Broadway play," Mr. Givens said. "There are so many talented people and moving parts involved." He should know. The Oklahoma City businessman has spent more than a...
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Donald Albrecht, Curator of the Forthcoming “New Hotels for Global Nomads” Exhibit, to Deliver Keynote Address at Gold Key Awards Breakfast WHITE PLAINS, NY, August 23, 2002… Donald Albrecht, curator of the forthcoming “New Hotels for Global Nomads” exhibit, will deliver the keynote address at the 22nd annual Gold Key Awards Breakfast on Monday, November 11, 2002. The exhibit, which explores the contemporary hotel as design laboratory and fantasy experience, will open at The Smithsoninan’s Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum, on October 29, 2002, in New York City. The ...
CityHotels, SA Renovating The Sheraton Oceanfront North Palm Beach; Will Reflag as The Crowne Plaza Oceanfront / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report  CityHotels, SA Renovating The Sheraton Oceanfront North Palm Beach; Will Reflag as The Crowne Plaza Oceanfront SINGER ISLAND, Fla., (August 29, 2002) - The 193-room Crowne Plaza Oceanfront North Palm Beach, located in the heart of Palm Beach County, joins the upscale hotel portfolio of Six Continents Hotels. Currently undergoing a $5 million renovation, this former Sheraton hotel is owned and managed by CityHotels, SA, under a license agreement with an affiliate of Six Continents Hotels, Inc. Renovations are expected to be complete by November 1, 2002. The Crowne Plaza Oceanfront...
The 100-year-old Cranwell Resort & Golf Club in the Berkshire Hills Earns AAA Four Diamond Award for First Time / August 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report   The 100-year-old Cranwell Resort & Golf Club in the Berkshire Hills Earns AAA Four Diamond Award for First Time Among Only Three Percent of AAA Nationally Approved Properties to Receive Designation Lenox, MA (July 2002) - Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club has been awarded the prestigious American Automobile Association (AAA) Four Diamond rating for 2002. Cranwell is now among less than three percent of the nearly 29,000 AAA nationally approved properties to achieve this prestigious distinction. It is the only resort property in Massachusetts and one of only four resorts...
Hotel Common Sense – The Value of Outside Resources / John Hogan, MBA CHA MHS / August 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Common Sense – The Value of Outside Resources August 2002 by John J. Hogan, MBA CHA MHS  “I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.” Former US President Woodrow Wilson In today's quickly changing marketplace, the person responsible for sales frequently needs additional assistance. Smaller properties (those under 100 rooms that may not have a specific person dedicated solely to sales) often have an even greater challenge.  Many associations and organizations, at the local, regional or national levels, exist as resources today that can offer tr...
ARESCOM and CinemaNow Partner to Deliver High-Speed Video-on-Demand to Hotel Guests / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report ARESCOM and CinemaNow Partner to Deliver High-Speed Video-on-Demand to Hotel Guests Hotels Receive High Speed Internet Access & Video-On-Demand Free of Installation or Maintenance Charges While Adding Revenue; Guests Pay a Single Fee for 24-hour Access to Hundreds of DVD-Quality Movies with Pause, Rewind & Fast Forward Capabilities FREMONT AND MARINA DEL REY, CALIF. — AUG. 28, 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 partnered with Cinem...
Choice Offers Development Incentive for Conversions to Quality Brand; Up to $85,000 in Savings for Conversion Properties / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Offers Development Incentive for Conversions to Quality Brand; Up to $85,000 in Savings for Conversion Properties Silver Spring, MD (August 8, 2002) – Capitalizing on a conversion-oriented marketplace, Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH), franchisor of Quality brand hotels, today announced a conversion incentive package that nets up to $85,000 in potential savings for certain Quality Inn and Quality Inn & Suites franchisees. Terms of the incentive offer a rebate of initial fees, signage costs, logo and amenity items costs and fees associated with linkage to ChoiceÂ...
Choice Hotels E-procurement System Licensed to the Caribbean Hotel Association's 900 Hotels / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report  Choice Hotels E-procurement System Licensed to the Caribbean Hotel Association's 900 Hotels Silver Spring, MD (August 29, 2002) – Worldwide lodging franchisor Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) has entered into an agreement with the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) that gives CHA access to the technology, vendor relationships and purchasing power of ChoiceBuys.com, Choice’s award-winning e-procurement system. The agreement calls for the creation of CaribBuys.com, an e-procurement system that employs ChoiceBuys.com’s technology platform and is available to CHA’s 35 affiliated...
Electronic Procurement System for Choice Franchisees Evolves to New Version; ChoiceBuys.com Launched in April 1999 / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Electronic Procurement System for Choice Franchisees Evolves to New Version ChoiceBuys.com Launched in April 1999 Silver Spring, MD (August 20, 2002) – Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH) has launched a new version of its e-commerce website, ChoiceBuys.com, that greatly simplifies the ordering process and enhances the site’s research, tracking and budgeting capabilities. The newest version of ChoiceBuys.com is powered by Comergent Technologies® Inc., one of the industry’s leading providers of sell-side e-business software. Comergent’s e-business clients include suc...
Chicago Hotel Workers Union Seeking New York Wages; Sets Strike Date for August 31 / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive  Chicago Hotel Workers Union Seeking "New York" Wages; Sets Strike Date for August 31 By Stephen Franklin, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 21--The picket signs are nearly ready. So too, are large banners for a march up Michigan Avenue on Friday. And union members have already begun signing up for picket duty. Is it just high-level theatrics by the hotel workers or is the union dead set on a strike by its 7,000 members on Aug. 31? What is clear is that the hotel workers union, which has not staged a strike in Chicago in recent history, is send...
Thai Hotel Firm Central Plaza Hotel Plc Eyes Investments in Prime Resort Destinations / Aug 2002
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Thai Hotel Firm Central Plaza Hotel Plc Eyes Investments in Prime Resort Destinations By Nondhanada Intarakomalyasut, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 23, 2002 - Central Plaza Hotel Plc (Centel) is looking to acquire more properties in resort destinations, particularly in southern Thailand, according to executive vice-president Gerd Steeb. The company had received many proposals from owners to sell their hotels, he said, adding that it was eyeing four- and five-star hotels in destinations such as Krabi, Trang, Ko Lanta and Ko Phi Phi. Th...
Cendant's Project Restore to Purge Substandard Hotels – 300 Properties Put on Notice; Hotel Group Cutting 15 percent of its Hotel-related E
March 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Cendant's Project Restore to Purge Substandard Hotels - 300 Properties Put on Notice;  Hotel Group Cutting 15 percent of its Hotel-related Employees August 20, 2002 - Cendant Corporation's hotel group today announced the launch of a long-term strategic business plan "designed to ensure the future growth and competitiveness" of the company's hotel brands and franchised hotels. Steve Rudnitsky, hotel group chairman & chief executive officer, said the plan is founded on four principles: re-establishing the brands' value proposition, improving the profitability of the company's ...
