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Seminole Tribe Completes Sale of $315 million in Bonds to Build Two Hard Rock Casino Resorts in Florida / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Seminole Tribe Completes Sale of $315 million in Bonds to Build Two Hard Rock Casino Resorts in Florida By Tom Stieghorst, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3--Financing has been lined up to build a pair of Hard Rock Hotel and Casino resorts in Florida, including the construction of a 750-room resort in Hollywood. The Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida will own the hotels and license the Hard Rock name from the parent company of Orlando-based Hard Rock International. Ground was broken on the Hollywood project in early 2001, but developme...
Attention Hotels – An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure / Elizabeth Lauer Ivey / Hospitality Upgrade Magazine / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Attention Hotels - An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure This article is from the upcoming Hospitality Upgrade Spring 2002 issue. For more technology articles please visit our Web site. To receive the upcoming issue of Hospitality Upgrade magazine register on the Web site or e-mail . . Spring 2002 By Elizabeth Lauer Ivey The hospitality industry is acutely aware that security is a top concern for todays traveling public. Likewise, Americans have a heightened awareness of fraud in the aftermath of Sept. 11 charity scams and the current Enron debacle. Risk man...
Saunders Hotel Group Enlists The CARINO COLLECTION for Corporate Travel Sales Support/ May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Saunders Hotel Group Enlists The CARINO COLLECTION for Corporate Travel Sales Support Partnership to provide Bostons The Lenox Hotel and The Copley Square Hotel with optimal sales and management solutions for the Corporate Market May 13, 2001 New York and Boston . . . The CARINO Collections President Joseph Carino, Jr., today announced that the Saunders Hotel Group, based in Boston, has joined The CARINO Collection as a member for corporate travel sales support for The Lenox Hotel and the Copley Square Hotel. These are the first two hotels to be partner with The Carino...
Atlantic City's Sands Casino Hotel Makes Changes to Improve Profitability / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Atlantic City's Sands Casino Hotel Makes Changes to Improve Profitability By Joe Weinert, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 1--Atlantic City's Sands Casino Hotel, once a haven for high-rolling blackjack and baccarat players, is ditching more than half of its table games in a radical move to stem a decade-long profitability skid. President Herb Wolfe, hired by majority owner Carl Icahn last month, is scrapping 43 table games, which will leave Sands with a mere 28 traditional gaming tables, plus 10 poker tables. Even the city's smallest casin...
Pacifica Hotel Company Completes $1 million Renovation of The Sandcastle Inn, Pismo Beach, CA / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Pacifica Hotel Company Completes $1 million Renovation of The Sandcastle Inn, Pismo Beach, CA Pismo Beach, California - May 14, 2002 - The Sandcastle Inn, located on the beach adjacent to the Pismo Pier at 100 Stimson Avenue, has experienced a $1 million property renovation just in time for the busy summer visitor season. The Inn opened in 1985 with 60 guest rooms and suites; an additional 15 units were added in 1999. The upgrades are focussed on the original rooms, public spaces and exteriors according to Dale Marquis, Chairman of Pacifica Hotel Company, the property's owner. Th...
An Affordable Hotel Sales School Makes Debut – The Sales Associate Education Workshop Launches Nationwide, Starting in Nashville / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report An Affordable Hotel Sales School Makes Debut The "Sales Associate Education Workshop" Launches Nationwide, Starting in Nashville, Tennessee May 14, 2002 - With the lodging industry continuing to show signs of a slow economic recovery, there have been few times in the past decade when sales training and education was needed more than it is right now. "Most Sales Managers haven't had to sell in a down market before. A lot of them have had to do little more than answer the phone to book business into their hotel. But the phones aren't ringing off the hook right now, " says Martha Marst...
A Look At 10Qs Can Be Revealing for Some of the Larger Gaming Tribes / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive A Look At 10Qs Can Be Revealing for Some of the Larger Gaming Tribes Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y., Indian Gaming Column By Tom Wanamaker, Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--What exactly is Form 10-Q? Sorry Mom, it is not a template for a "thank-you" note. Rather, it is a quarterly report that all U.S. businesses that have issued publicly held stock or notes must file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Many Indian gaming operations are relatively small in size and do not issue shares of stock or debt for purchase b...
Sal Dickinson Elected Chairman of the Americas Board for HSMAI, Takes Over the Top Spot from Bruce Himelstein / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report -Sal Dickinson Elected Chairman of the Americas Board for HSMAI, Takes Over the Top Spot from Bruce Himelstein WASHINGTON, DC (May 2, 2002) Twenty-year hospitality sales and marketing executive Sal Dickinson, CHME, chief executive of Dickinson & Associates, has been elected chairman of the Americas board for the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI). In this leadership role, Dickinson will guide the organizations Executive Committee and Board of Directors for a two-year term, April 2002-2004. Sal has been a long-time supporter of and ac...
Susie Couch Named Director of Sales at The Santa Barbara Inn / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Susie Couch Named Director of Sales at The Santa Barbara Inn SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (May 16, 2002) The Santa Barbara Inn has hired Susie Couch as the resorts new director of sales. Formerly director of sales and catering for the Holiday Inn Santa Barbara, Couch brings nearly 15 years of sales and marketing experience to her new position. In her new role Couch will be responsible for overseeing the sales and marketing efforts for the property. In addition to developing business to increase room bookings she will also oversee efforts to increase catering and banquet sales. ...
The Ritz-Carlton Philosophy; Simon Cooper, President and COO, Discusses Evolution of the Brand / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Ritz-Carlton Philosophy; Simon Cooper, President and COO, Discusses Evolution of the Brand Hotel Asia Pacific May 2002 Putting on the Nouveau Ritz by Kevin Sinclair Ritz-Carlton president and COO Simon Cooper is allowing the brand let its hair down a little. He explains his philosophy to Kevin Sinclair Ritz-Carlton is hunting hard for opportunities in Asia but, says the group's president and COO Simon Cooper, they are hard to find in the key cities where the US-based luxury chain would like to expand. The roll call of new Ritz-Carlton's scheduled to open in th...
Hotel Developers Likely to Have Additional Public Financial Incentives for Building a Proposed 1,200-room Convention Center Hotel in San Antonio / Ma
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Hotel Developers Likely to Have Additional Public Financial Incentives for Building a Proposed 1,200-room Convention Center Hotel in San Antonio By Melissa S. Monroe, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 24-- Hotel developers have another shot at building a long-delayed Convention Center hotel after city officials presented plans Thursday to open a new bid process this summer, which could include increased financing from the city. Related Lodging/Sheraton group, the original developers of the 1,200-room hotel adjacent to the Convention Cen...
Roger Cline, Former Head of Hospitality Consulting at Andersen, Leaves Firm to Start Up Roundhill Hospitality / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Roger Cline, Former Head of Hospitality Consulting at Andersen, Leaves Firm to Start Up Roundhill Hospitality - New York - May 27, 2002 - Roger Cline, former head of hospitality consulting at Andersen, leaves firm to set up Roundhill Hospitality to provide advisory and support services to organizations and individuals with interests in hospitality and leisure. Clines new firm aims to dedicate itself to delivering consistent, timely and outstanding service to great clients around the world. Following the launch today of its web presence at roundhillhospitality.com, the firm is set...
Robin Brown's Boston Hotel Project Likely to Get City Approval / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Robin Brown's Boston Hotel Project Likely to Get City Approval By Thomas C. Palmer Jr., The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--It won't be called the Four Seasons, but Robin Brown promises it will be just as cool a place to hang out in Boston. Brown, who managed the five-star Four Seasons for 13 years, left in 2000 to try being a developer. Today, his proposed 168-room hotel project -- plus condos, apartments, and retail stores -- is expected to get city approval to be one of the last pieces of the 40-year-old Prudential Center development puzzle ...
Dr. Guido Renggli, Creator of the Resort Timeshare Concept 40 Years Ago, Named to ARDA Circle of Excellence Lifetime Achievement / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Dr. Guido Renggli, Creator of the Resort Timeshare Concept 40 Years Ago, Named to ARDA Circle of Excellence Lifetime Achievement Washington, D.C. - May 2002 - The American Resort Development Association (ARDA recently honored Dr. Guido Renggli by selecting him for its highly sought ARDA Circle of Excellence (ACE) Lifetime Achievement Award. He was co-founder, longtime leader, and is now Honorary Chairman of timeshare resort developer Hapimag, based near Zurich in Baar, Switzerland. This is the top award an individual can be selected to win in the competitive annual selection process of A...
Related Lodging's Plan for a 350-room Hotel Adjacent to Palm Beach County Convention Center Is Years Away / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Related Lodging's Plan for a 350-room Hotel Adjacent to Palm Beach County Convention Center Is Years Away By Linda Rawls, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--MANALAPAN, Fla.--The $80 million Palm Beach County Convention Center being built on Okeechobee Boulevard will open next year without a hotel. Plans for a scaled-down 350-room hotel next to the convention center on land controlled by CityPlace are on hold until the finance market improves -- which could be as long as a year and a half, the hotel's developer said Wednesday. "Hotel...
Tage Corporation Benefits with Enterprise Solution from Ramesys / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Tage Corporation Benefits with Enterprise Solution from Ramesys May 2002 - How do you embrace your guests with exceptional service, superior accommodations, and consistently affordable rates? If you are the Tage Corporation, you devote your company's mission to doing just that. Whether Tage is searching for an IT partner or a front desk clerk, they hold true to their mission and seek out the highest quality partners. The Tage Corporation is Greater Bostons best combination of hospitality and value. Owned and operated by the Tagliente family for 30 years, Tage Inns offer a legacy of service where guest satisfaction is a fa...
Raffles International Limited and Hotel Okura Co Ltd Sign Strategic Alliance; Will Explore Hotel Development, Joint Marketing and Joint e-procurement
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Raffles International Limited and Hotel Okura Co Ltd Sign Strategic Alliance Will Explore Hotel Development, Joint Marketing and Joint e-procurement May 20, 2002 - Raffles International Limited and Hotel Okura Co. Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a strategic alliance. Under this strategic alliance, both parties will discuss and explore business opportunities in areas including hotel development, acquisition of hotel management contracts; joint marketing and promotion activities; and joint procurement, including e-procurement. The signing o...
Former Hyatt Executive Robert Cody Plott Replaces John Chadwell as President and COO at Pebble Beach Company / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Former Hyatt Executive Robert "Cody" Plott Replaces John Chadwell as President and COO at Pebble Beach Company By M. Cristina Medina, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--The Pebble Beach Co. has named a seasoned real-estate and hotel executive as its president and chief operating officer. Filling the company's No. 2 spot is Robert "Cody" Plott, 52. He replaces John Michael Chadwell, who died of complications of cancer in February. Plott is an avid golfer who spent more than 22 years with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, rising to regio...
Reed S. Groban of The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort Awarded Honorary Doctorate at Johnson & Wales University / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Reed S. Groban of The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort Awarded Honorary Doctorate at Johnson & Wales University NORFOLK, Va. - May 29, 2002 - Reed Groban, executive chef and director of food and beverage at The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz., received an honorary Doctor of Business Administration in Hospitality Management degree from the Norfolk, Va., campus of Johnson & Wales University at its 20th undergraduate commencement. In all, 6,787 Johnson & Wales undergraduates received their degrees in separate commencement exercises held in Provid...
Renaissance Hotels Florida Appoints Randy Griffin to Area Director Of Marketing; New Sales Team Organized / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Renaissance Hotels Florida Appoints Randy Griffin to Area Director Of Marketing; New Sales Team Organized MIAMI, FL - May 2, 2002 - Renaissance Hotels Florida, a new cooperative sales and marketing alliance to market the brand to both business and leisure travelers visiting Florida, announced its new Director of Marketing and sales team today. The team will be led by Randy Griffin, former director of marketing for the Eden Roc Renaissance Resort & Spa in Miami Beach, and consists of top sales producers who have worked for the Florida hotels within the past five years. They work togethe...
Traditional Turndown Amenity of Chocolates Replaced with Postcards at The Fairmont Kansas City / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Traditional Turndown Amenity of Chocolates Replaced with Postcards at The Fairmont Kansas City KANSAS CITY, Mo. - May 6, 2002 -- The Fairmont Kansas City today announced its new turndown amenity. Gone are the days of a chocolate on your pillow at The Fairmont Hotel. The chocolates will now be replaced with postcards that guests can fill out and leave on the nightstand to be mailed to their loved ones the next morning. The Fairmont will even provide the stamp --- free of charge. "We wanted to create an alternative to the traditional turndown amenity that caters to a healthier li...
Tip Pool of Up to $94,000 Center of Dispute with Poker Dealers and Management at Binion's Horseshoe / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Tip Pool of Up to $94,000 Center of Dispute with Poker Dealers and Management at Binion's Horseshoe By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 22--Binion's Horseshoe fired 12 World Series of Poker dealers Tuesday morning, one day after a group of dealers threatened to walk out unless Horseshoe owner Becky Binion Behnen guaranteed that the tourney's 125 championship event dealers would receive at least $94,650 in tips. The $10,000 buy-in, no-limit Texas hold'em tourney started at 1 p.m. Monday, about 20 minutes after three temporary...
Guests Continue to be Blindsided by Hotel Telephone Surcharges / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Guests Continue to be Blindsided by Hotel Telephone Surcharges By Doug Bedell, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 28--Martin Halper got his lesson in hotel telephone surcharges like most travelers do the hard way. While enjoying a stay at Atlanta's Westin Peachtree Plaza, he made a 22-minute, direct-dial call to Maryland after 10 p.m. The rate couldn't be too bad, he thought. After hanging up, he decided to check his bill on the television readout. What he saw made his jaw drop. Those 22 minutes cost him $41.56. And the front-desk ...
Turn Around Specialist Peter A. Marks Makes Down Payment on Bankrupt Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Turn Around Specialist Peter A. Marks Makes Down Payment on Bankrupt Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort By George Graham, The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 9--TAMPA, Fla.--Someone finally has made a down payment on bankrupt Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort. But that doesn't mean it has been sold. Peter A. Marks, a resident of Princeton, N.J., deposited $250,000 Wednesday and is to make a further deposit of $500,000 by May 17, according to Roberta Colton, the attorney for Grenelefe bankruptcy trustee Traci Strickland. The price: $15.25 million...
