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Former Restaurateur Makes Millions Selling Pagers to Restaurants / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Former Restaurateur Makes Millions Selling Pagers to Restaurants By Susan T. Port, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 6--PALM CITY, Fla.--Dave Miller had a problem. His Jensen Beach restaurant, Mr. Laff's, was very popular. But the service left a little something to be desired. One big reason was that the restaurant was so narrow that wait staffers had to fight their way through the crowds to the kitchen to see whether their orders were ready. After several months -- and even more complaints -- Miller hit upon the idea of pagers fo...
Pegasus Solutions Terminates Bidding Process to Acquire HARS Systems and its Subsidiary VIP International / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Pegasus Solutions Terminates Bidding Process to Acquire HARS Systems and its Subsidiary VIP International DALLAS (May 30, 2002) - Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEGS) today disclosed that it no longer intends to make an offer to the shareholders of HARS Systems Inc. ("HARS") (CDNX: HSS) to purchase all outstanding common shares of HARS. Headquartered in Calgary, Canada, HARS provides reservation distribution services through its wholly owned subsidiary, VIP International Corp. Pegasus Solutions is a leading provider of technology services to the hotel industry. Predicated b...
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Youve Got to Hand it to Them ... 9 Handheld devices used to cost an arm and a leg but, as they become cheaper, more and more hotels are making use of them By Terence Ronson - Hotel Asia Pacific, May 2002 I BOUGHT my first personal digital assistant (PDA) a PSION Organiser in the mid-80s. Some of you may remember this small rectangular device that fitted in the palm of your hand. It was innovative, if a tad clumsy to use, and was basically only good for storing contact details or for use as a rather sophisticated calculator. Not much software became available and, when it...
Owner of 919 room Hyatt Orlando in Kissimmee, Florida Files for Bankruptcy Protection / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Owner of 919 room Hyatt Orlando in Kissimmee, Florida Files for Bankruptcy Protection By Todd Pack, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 2--One of Osceola County's largest hoteliers has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, preventing the building's sale at a foreclosure auction on Wednesday. Orlando Hyatt Hotel Associates LP of Rockville, Md., owns the Hyatt Orlando on U.S. Highway 192 near Interstate 4 in Kissmmee. The company filed its reorganization petition on Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Orlando. Hyatt Corp. manages the...
In San Jose Groups Can Now Book the Marriott from the Hilton or Vice Versa / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report In San Jose Groups Can Now Book the Marriott from the Hilton or Vice Versa Neighbors Team Togerther To Provide Under One Roof Downtown Meeting and Lodging Space SAN JOSE, Calif. (May 30, 2001) The San Jose Marriott, currently under construction at West San Carlos and South Market streets, announced the implementation of the One Connection, a plan combining the services and facilities of the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, the San Jose Marriott and the Hilton San Jose & Towers. According to Leif Lendrop, director of sales and marketing at the San Jose Marriott, the...
Omni Hotels Appoints Five Area Managing Directors; Part of Newly Adopted Organizational Model / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report --- Omni Hotels Appoints Five Area Managing Directors; Part of Newly Adopted Organizational Model Streamlining Leadership Expected To Enhance The Guest Experience IRVING, TX (April 15, 2002)-- Omni Hotels today announced a series of promotions as a result of the company's newly adopted organizational model. The changes included the appointment of five area managing directors who will report directly to the senior vice president of operations and will be responsible for up to seven hotels in the Omni Hotels portfolio. The shift in re...
LodgeNet Chief Operating Officer John O'Haugherty to Retire / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report LodgeNet Chief Operating Officer John O'Haugherty to Retire SIOUX FALLS, S.D., May 9, 2002 - LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: LNET), the leading provider of broadband, interactive television services to the hospitality industry, today announced that John M. O'Haugherty is retiring from his position as the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Effective July 1, O'Haugherty will step down from his position, but will continue to be available to LodgeNet for general consultation and special projects for a two-year period. No announcement has yet ...
Orient-Express Hotels Ltd Reports Small Profit for 1st Qtr; RevPAR Down 12% Compared to Last Year / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Orient-Express Hotels Ltd Reports Small Profit for 1st Qtr; RevPAR Down 12% Compared to Last Year HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 9, 2002 - Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., luxury hotel, restaurant, tourist train and river cruise ship operator (NYSE: OEH) today announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002. Net earnings on common shares were $0.4 million ($.01 per common share), compared with $4.9 million ($0.16 per common share) in the first quarter of 2001. Revenue was down 7% to $53.7 million from $57.9 million in the year earlier period. Mr. James B. Sherwood, Chairman, sai...
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Orange Countys $6 billion Annual Tourism Industry Shaking off the Downturn By Sandi Cain Staff Reporter Orange County Business Journal May 2002 May 2002 - Orange Countys $6 billion annual tourism industry is shaking off the downturn brought by Septembers terrorist attacks and appears ready for a rebound this summer. But don't look for the boom days of 1999 and 2000 just yet. Significant growth--once expected to come with the opening of Disneys California Adventure--is unlikely to begin before next year, officials say. And while theres cause for optimism for summer, concerns rem...
Orange County Hoteliers Hope for a Solid Summer Season to Regain Momentum / Sandi Cain / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Orange County Hoteliers Hope for a Solid Summer Season to Regain Momentum Hotel Occupancy Falls in 2002 As Economy, Sept. 11 Take Toll By Sandi Cain Staff Reporter Orange County Business Journal May 2002 May 13, 2002 - Orange County hoteliers hope for a solid summer season to regain business the tourism industry lost after last falls terrorist attacks and a sluggish economy. Occupancy gains early last year from the Anaheim Convention Center expansion and opening of Disneys California Adventure quickly evaporated after Sept. 11. Visitor numbers have been slowly creeping up, but t...
Loyd Nygaard Promoted to Managing Director, Member Operations Support for Best Western International / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Loyd Nygaard Promoted to Managing Director, Member Operations Support for Best Western International PHOENIX, May 3, 2002 - Best Western International announces the promotion of Loyd Nygaard to managing director, Member Operations Support. In his position, Nygaard oversees key property-level operational functions including Quality Assurance, consulting and training efforts by the regional service managers team, and revenue and reservations enhancements through the revenue managers team. Nygaard has been with Best Western since 1988. During his tenure, he has continually advanced thro...
Niche Agencies Thrive In The Online Lodging Industry / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Niche Agencies Thrive In The Online Lodging Industry TORONTO, Canada, 07 May 2002 - Selling hotel rooms, condos, villas and hostels on the Internet is an estimated US$6 billion per annum business and growing very rapidly with many large online travel companies active in this market. So how does a new entrant to this market compete with the big online wholesalers who have well known brands, large advertising budgets, and cover many destinations? WITH A NICHE. Unlike air travel and car rentals, the online lodging industry is highly fragmented. There are thousands of destinations ...
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report IH/M&RS Show Organizers Repackage the Shows 12 Existing Product Categories into Five - Decor, Technology, Restaurant, Flavor and Essentials WHITE PLAINS, NY, May 17, 2002 To focus on the various vertical markets served by the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® (IH/M&RS), show organizers have announced plans to repackage the Shows 12 existing product categories into five broad markets -- Décor, Technology, Restaurant, Flavor and Essentials -- for the November 2002 edition. The five new markets will encompass the same depth and breadth of products and resources as...
Nevada Gaming Regulators Mull Standards for Online Gambling…It wouldn't look good for a kid from Utah to lose his college fund gambling on
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Nevada Gaming Regulators Mull Standards for Online Gambling..."It wouldn't look good for a kid from Utah to lose his college fund gambling on a Nevada-run site" By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 17--State gaming regulators still need to decide how secure they want Internet casino technology to be before they can move forward with allowing Nevadans to bet on video poker from their home computers. Nevada Gaming Control Board member Bobby Siller wants a tough standard to stop play by underage and out-of-state gamblers. Some...
Nevada Practice of Deloitte & Touche Adds Five New Partners; All Former Arthur Andersen Gaming and Hospitality Veterans / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Nevada Practice of Deloitte & Touche Adds Five New Partners; All Former Arthur Andersen Gaming and Hospitality Veterans LAS VEGAS - The Nevada practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP announces that it will be adding five new partners to enhance its client service capabilities in the gaming and hospitality area. Joining the firm are Tom Roche, Steve Comer, Larry Krause, and Terry Melia, who will be based in the Las Vegas office, and Wade McKnight, in Memphis, Tenn. We are extremely pleased with the addition of these highly talented client service professionals to our practice, said Bill ...
Hotel Booking Solutions Signs Agreements with The Hilton New Orleans Riverside / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report -Hotel Booking Solutions Signs Agreements with The Hilton New Orleans Riverside New Orleans (May16, 2002) Hotel Booking Solutions has signed an agreement with Hilton New Orleans Riverside to incorporate hobooBox software into their sales channel management system. hobooBox, a channel management software, enables a two-way interface which seamlessly transfers real time rates and inventory from the hotel PMS or CRS, to any or all of the different sales channels. The hobooBox software is designed to connect any two links within the industry¹s sales channel. hobooBox provides a cu...
Northern Arizona University's School of Hotel and Restaurant Management Gets $825,000 Contract from the National Park Service to Train Concession
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Northern Arizona University's School of Hotel and Restaurant Management Gets $825,000 Contract from the National Park Service to Train Concession Managers FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - May 3, 2002 - An innovative partnership between Northern Arizona University's School of Hotel and Restaurant Management and the National Park Service is providing $825,000 over five years to train NPS concession managers. Concession managers, most of whom work at remote park sites with limited educational resources, have had difficulty finding the specialized training they need for the expanding role of concessions man...
Darden Restaurants Donates $100,000 to the Northern Arizona University School of Hotel and Restaurant Management / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Darden Restaurants Donates $100,000 to the Northern Arizona University School of Hotel and Restaurant Management FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. May 7, 2002 - Darden Restaurants, parent company of Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and Bahama Breeze restaurants, has donated $100,000 to the Northern Arizona University School of Hotel and Restaurant Management. Darden regional senior vice president Chris Plunkett said, "Our organization has a long-term relationship with HRM and wants to strengthen this relationship by supporting the school and its scholarships." Plunkett said, "The HRM organization at NAU ...
Frans Mustert, Who Helped Grow Sands Resorts for 26 years, Resigns as President / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Frans Mustert, Who Helped Grow Sands Resorts for 26 years, Resigns as President By Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30--Clashes over shifting Sands Resorts from an affordable golf package hotel to one that caters to upscale golfers led the long time manager to resign last week. Frans Mustert, who helped grow Sands Resorts for 26 years, disagreed with owner Larry Young's strategy to focus on luring upscale golfers. Young's plan breaks away from the discount vacation packages Sands helped define along the Grand S...
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Mural Dining Room in Grand Teton National Parks Jackson Lake Lodge Completes Refurbishment; Famous Murals by Carl Roters Left Unchanged GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, May 20, 2002 The Mural Dining Room in Grand Teton National Parks Jackson Lake Lodge has completed a major refurbishment to enhance the interior and effectively highlight the restaurants dramatic location within the park. Jackson Lake Lodge and the Mural Dining Room opened for the season on Sunday, May 19. Recognized for its 100-foot panoramic windows offering unobstructed views of the Grand Teton Mountain Rang...
After a 4 Year $20 million Restoration the Historic Mountain View Grand Hotel Re-opens / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report After a 4 Year $20 million Restoration the Historic Mountain View Grand Hotel Re-opens May 22, 2002 - Draped in proud displays of red, white and blue, one of Americas national treasures, the Mountain View Grand Hotel, today re-opens its doors to the public after 15 years. Built in 1865 and admired as an enduring White Mountain retreat for Presidents, celebrities and socialites, the Mountain View Grand was resurrected by Kevin and Joanne Craffey, from Duxbury, Massachusetts, who purchased the hotel in 1998. During the past four years, the Craffeys faced a series of physical and ...
MeriStar Hospitality Board Approves MeriStar Hotels & Resorts' Merger with Interstate Hotels; Will Combine Two Independent Hotel Management Compa
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report -MeriStar Hospitality Board Approves MeriStar Hotels & Resorts' Merger with Interstate Hotels; Will Combine Two Independent Hotel Management Companies that Will Operate 412 Hotels WASHINGTON & PITTSBURGH May 2, 2002 -- MeriStar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: MMH) and Interstate Hotels Corporation (Nasdaq: IHCO), the nation's two largest independent hotel management companies, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to merge. The combined company will be the premier independent hotel operator in the world, operating more than 86,000 rooms in 412 hotels, representing ov...
Meridien Wins Bank Reprieve; Nomura Plans to Sell Off the Properties and Turn the Business Into a Pure Hotel Management Operation / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Meridien Wins Bank Reprieve; Nomura Plans to Sell Off the Properties and Turn the Business Into a Pure Hotel Management Operation By Benjamin Wootliff, Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 19--Meridien, the international luxury hotel chain sold to Nomura for UKpound 1.9 billion last year, has been thrown a lifeline by its bankers after business slumped in the wake of the terror attacks on the US. Filings at Companies House show that "during the period January to April this year the financial covenants [on the company's UKpound 1.12 billion of...
More than 2,000 MeriStar Employees Participating in the Educational Institute Online Courses / May 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report More than 2,000 MeriStar Employees Participating in the Educational Institute Online Courses ORLANDO, Fla., May 2002 - MeriStar Hotels & Resorts has launched the second year of its partnership with the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association by giving its associates and trainers even more development opportunities through the CourseLine(tm) Online Training Program. More than 2,000 MeriStar associates have registered in the online training system, which gives them access to more than 400 courses, ranging from hospitality management subjects to courses for c...
