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Hotel Mult-Units Weekly Update Report / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Mult-Units Weekly Update Report Published each Friday, 48 weeks per year. This recent week is provided courtesy of Hotel-Online.com, Research Report for Foodservice and ihospitality. Find out who, what, where and when before and as they open. Subscribers receive between 15-35 new hotel location openings per week. Report data is derived from more than 400 daily and weekly sources including legal filings, license filings, permits, press releases, web sites, newspapers and classified ads. Each day our research department verifies, qualifies and updates new and expanding activity in the hotel industry. Through daily in...
MGM MIRAGE Expanding Level of Expenditures with Minority-owned, Women-owned and Disadvantaged Enterprises / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report  MGM MIRAGE Expanding Level of Expenditures with Minority-owned, Women-owned and Disadvantaged Enterprises LAS VEGAS, June 12, 2002 - MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGG), an entertainment, hotel and gaming company, announced the launch of its new website, www.mgmmiragediversity.com , that provides access to businesses, including minority-owned, women-owned and disadvantaged enterprises, for inclusion in the company's vendor database for purchasing opportunities. The website was developed as an integral component of MGM MIRAGE's company-wide commitment to diversity and is the first of its kind...
Millennium Hotels and Resorts To Manage Two New Luxury Properties in Morocco / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Millennium Hotels and Resorts To Manage Two New Luxury Properties in Morocco 11 June 2002 - Set for growth, Millennium Hotels and Resorts is pleased to announce their expansion plans into North Africa. Further to the opening of their first venture in the Middle East, the Millennium Hotel Abu Dhabi, in March this year, Millennium Hotels and Resorts will be managing two new luxurious properties in Morocco. Currently under construction, both the Millennium Hotel Agadir and Millennium Hotel Marrakech are located in prime spots in Morocco. Agadir, the warm sea resort of Morocco, lies besides a...
Kenneth Migneault Appointed Chef at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report  Kenneth Migneault Appointed Chef at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa June 5, 2002, Farmington, Pa. -- Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa is pleased to announce that Chef Kenneth Migneault has joined the resort as the Chef at Seasons restaurant at Woodlands Spa. In his new responsibilities, Chef Migneault is responsible for managing the kitchen, menu planning and design, and recipe development for Seasons, the resort’s spa cuisine restaurant. Prior to joining Nemacolin Woodlands, Mingneault was executive chef at Red Mountain, Uvins, UT; chef de cuisine at Miraval, Tucso...
2002 Readers' Choice Awards for Midwest Native American Casinos Named / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report  2002 Readers' Choice Awards for Midwest Native American Casinos Named WASECA, Minn., June 12, 2002 - Midwest Gaming & Travel magazine today announced the winners of its 2002 Readers' Choice Awards for Native American casinos. The names of the top vote-getters, which will appear in the July issue of Midwest Gaming & Travel, represent readers' choices in the states of Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. "Each of the casinos listed below has reason to be proud, because each has received a stamp of approval from the very people they are trying to appeal to," said Managing E...
Prospects for Indian gaming in Massachusetts Given Boost by Harvard Study / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive  Prospects for Indian Gaming in Massachusetts Given Boost by Harvard Study By Tom Wanamaker, Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 7--This week, we ask the same question posed by British rockers The Who on their 1979 record album. No, it's not "From which state will the next class III compact emerge?" nor "Which tribe will jump into the gaming fray?" but simply, "Who's next?" Prospects for Indian gaming in Massachusetts got a huge shot in the arm last month in the form of a favorable economic-impact report from a prestigious policy...
Baymont Inns & Suites and Marcus Hotels and Resorts to Provide Free Laundry Services and Linens for Homeless / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Baymont Inns & Suites and Marcus Hotels and Resorts to Provide Free Laundry Services and Linens for Homeless MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 20, 2000–The lodging divisions of The Marcus Corporation, Baymont Inns & Suites and Marcus Hotels and Resorts, today announced the launch of “Linen-Aid,” a special program to provide free laundry services and linens to several Milwaukee charities and shelters that work with the homeless. Initially, the program will serve the Greater Milwaukee Chapter of the American Red Cross, with plans to add in the near future four shelters affiliated with th...
American Skiing Co. May Move Management Firm from Maine to Utah / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive American Skiing Co. May Move Management Firm from Maine to Utah By Edward D. Murphy, Portland Press Herald, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 15--American Skiing Co. is considering whether to move its top management from Maine to Utah, a company official said Friday. Published reports said the company has already moved its executives to Park City, Utah, but Erik Preusse, American Skiing's spokesman, said no final decision has been made. Workers at ASC offices in Newry said that B.J. Fair, American Skiing's chief executive officer, no longer maintained an ...
Maestro Adds The Sizzle To ResEze / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Maestro Adds The Sizzle To ResEze Markham, ON – June 17, 2002 - “Sell the sizzle to sell the steak” is the mantra of every hospitality professional. Northwind added the ability for their ResEze Web Reservations customers to put links from room type availability to room photos, layouts and views. This enhancement is an important development, which has current ResEze users clamouring at the prospect of using this feature to drive more room sales and up sells. “At Northwind, our goal is to support our customers in creating the largest possible funnel of opportunity to sell rooms. MaestroÂ...
Northwind Delivers Corporate Control of Rates, Yield Strategies with Maestro Enterprise Suite / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Northwind Delivers Corporate Control of Rates, Yield Strategies with Maestro Enterprise Suite New Corporate Reservation Office Empowers Multi-Unit Hotel Companies to Optimize Demand and Increase Revenue for Hotels by Managing Reservation Channels Markham, Ontario, June 19, 2002 -- NORTHWIND today announced the release of a new configuration of its widely installed Maestro™ PMS suite for management companies and hotels. Maestro Enterprise™, based on Maestro PMS, drives corporate control of all enterprise operations by creating an environment where data is updated regularly in real-t...
The Madison Hotel, Washington, D.C., Undergoing Changes in Ownership and Management / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Madison Hotel, Washington, D.C., Undergoing Changes in Ownership and Management The Buccini/Pollin Group and Monument Realty Take Over Madison Hotel & Office Building Under Long-term Lease Plans Call for Multi-Million Dollar Renovation of Luxury Hotel/Office Complex WASHINGTON, D.C., June 11, 2002 — New officials of The Madison Hotel & Office Building today announced changes in ownership and management of the complex, one of Washington, D.C.’s most renowned hotel and office facilities. The Buccini/Pollin Group (BPG), a full-service commercial real estate and hotel developmen...
Nevada Gaming Regulators Montoring Steve Wynn's and Sheldon Adelson's Proposed Casinos in Macau / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Nevada Gaming Regulators Montoring Steve Wynn's and Sheldon Adelson's Proposed Casinos in Macau By Dave Berns, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 14--Nevada gaming regulators are concerned that Strip developers Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson could enter a troubled business, political and legal climate in Macau. The Desert Inn and Venetian owners head two of the three groups that were chosen as semifinalists by Macau officials to build casinos in the $2 billion gambling market that is controlled by mainland China. The former Portuguese ...
Mark Thomson Appointed General Manager of the Reopened Embassy Suites Hotel® New York City / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report  Mark Thomson Appointed General Manager of the Reopened Embassy Suites Hotel® New York City BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 5, 2002 – Mark Thomson has been appointed general manager of the newly reopened Embassy Suites Hotel® New York City, located in Battery Park City. Thomson will manage the daily operation of the 463-suite property, with primary responsibility for successfully repositioning the hotel in the marketplace following the events of September 11th.   In addition to managing these responsibilities, he will continue to oversee the three Embassy Suite Hotels in N...
The Latham Hotel's Chef Michel Richard Named 2002 Chef of the Year by the DC Restaurant Association / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report  The Latham Hotel's Chef Michel Richard Named 2002 Chef of the Year by the DC Restaurant Association WASHINGTON, D.C., June 27, 2002 — MeriStar Hotels & Resorts today announced that Chef Michel Richard and Michel Richard Citronelle restaurant in The Latham Hotel received top honors at a special awards ceremony hosted by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) and the Washington, D.C. Convention and Tourism Corporation.   Richard was named 2002 Chef of the Year, and Citronelle was named the city’s Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year. The Latham Hotel G...
Venetian's SVP of Operations Mike French Leaves Post; Allegations of Rigged Promotion / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Venetian's SVP of Operations Mike French Leaves Post; Allegations of Rigged Promotion By Dave Berns, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 12--The integrity of the state's casino industry could be harmed by yet-to-be-proved allegations that Venetian marketers recently rigged a promotional giveaway for an Asian high roller, according to a state gaming regulator and a pair of university professors. The question, they say, is how deeply could the episode cut into the state's reputation for offering legitimate games of chance? "That's central...
Michael Chesley, GM Courtyard by Marriott, Named Chairman of the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Michael Chesley, GM Courtyard by Marriott, Named Chairman of the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau By Rosalie Rayburn, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 10--ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Forget those lists that put New Mexico somewhere at the bottom. Just wake up, look at the mountains and tell everybody about it. So says Michael Chesley, the new chairman of the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau. "People living in Albuquerque don't really appreciate what we have. There's a mind set that says `It's just Albuquerque,' and it's ...
Marriott International Sells Two Hotels for $143 million / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Marriott International Sells Two Hotels for $143 million WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 17, 2002 – Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) today announced it has sold the Bridgewater (New Jersey) Marriott and the San Francisco Courtyard by Marriott hotels for a total of approximately $143 million to an affiliate of CNL Hospitality Corp., based in Orlando. Marriott signed long-term management agreements for both properties. Marriott developed the 347-room Bridgewater Marriott and the 405-room San Francisco Courtyard. Marriott will retain an equity interest in the San Fra...
The Inn at Loretto in Santa Fe, N.M. Set to Open Spa; Names Mike Dimas Chef / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report  The Inn at Loretto in Santa Fe, N.M. Set to Open Spa; Names Mike Dimas Chef SANTA FE, N.M. - (June 12, 2002) - The Inn at Loretto, a Noble House Hotel, located in the heart of Santa Fe, announces the addition of a new full-service spa opening mid-June 2002. Spa Blue at Loretto is the fourth spa in the Noble House Hotels and Resorts collection of properties. Spa Blue rejuvenates the mind, body and soul as east meets southwest with exotic Indonesian and Thai rituals as well as signature indigenous treatments.  The spa features warm earth tones with honey stained wood floors ma...
As a Result of Cost Reductions Initiated in 2001, The U.S. Lodging Industry is Expecting Rise in Profits for 2002 / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report  As a Result of Cost Reductions Initiated in 2001, The U.S. Lodging Industry is Expecting Rise in Profits for 2002 PricewaterhouseCoopers Forecasts Lodging Industry Profits to Rise to $17.2 Billion in 2002 June 13, 2002 - The U.S. lodging industry will record aggregate profits of $17.2 billion this year, up from $16.7 billion in 2001, as a result of cost reductions initiated in 2001. Revenues will increase from $108.7 billion in 2001 to $109.7 billion in 2002.     This increase in profits reflects aggressive cost controls and expense reductions that have been conti...
With Over 300 Exhibitors, the Las Vegas International Hotel & Restaurant Show Set for June 19-20, 2002 / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement With Over 300 Exhibitors, the Las Vegas International Hotel & Restaurant Show Set for June 19-20, 2002 LAS VEGAS – The 23rd Las Vegas International Hotel & Restaurant Show (LVIHRS), scheduled for June 19-20, will offer more than ever for its attendees this week when the show opens at the Las Vegas Convention Center. With over 300 exhibitors, keynote sessions, seminar programs, hospitality competitions and special features, the LVIHRS can’t be missed. “If you work in the hospitality industry, then you can’t afford to miss LVIHRS,” said Felix Rappaport, president and C...
Las Vegas Casino Workers' Strike Appears Imminent, Negotiators Say / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Las Vegas Casino Workers' Strike Appears Imminent, Negotiators Say By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 30--As union and downtown casino operators begin a final frenzy of nearly round-the-clock negotiations to sign new contracts with 12 holdout hotel-casinos, negotiators agree a strike appears likely. "I'm so frustrated. It could be two days or it could be two months," downtown casino lawyer Gregg Kamer said Friday after his clients met with union officials and Boyd Gaming Corp. executives in an effort to draft a deal all...
Peabody Hotel Group Acquires 100% Ownership Of The Peabody Little Rock / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Peabody Hotel Group Acquires 100% Ownership Of The Peabody Little Rock ORLANDO, Fla. - June 4, 2002-- Marty Belz, president and chairman, Peabody Hotel Group, Memphis, Tennessee, has announced the company's acquisition of 100% ownership of The Peabody Little Rock. This follows PHG's recent buy-out of MHI Holdings LLC's 49% interest in the property which opened its doors for business as The Peabody Little Rock on January 31, 2002, following a $40+million makeover of what formerly was Arkansas' Excelsior Hotel.     "We are very pleased to have participated in the metamorphosis of this...
Boost Guest Service with New Technology from Lodging Management System / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Boost Guest Service with New Technology from Lodging Management System Lawrenceville, GA, June 14, 2002 – Lodging Management System (LMS), a leading developer of hospitality and document imaging software, has announced the release of three new products for hotels and resorts – LMS Kiosk, LMS Itinerary Manager and LMS eForms. All the products integrate with the LMS property management system. LMS Kiosk is a self-service system that expedites front desk check-in and check-out. Using LMS Kiosk, hotel guests can check in, encode a room key, check out and obtain a receipt – all without having to wait in line at the front desk. ...
The Knowledge Series from T2Impact: Cutting to the Chase in Travel Distribution / June 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Knowledge Series from T2Impact: Cutting to the Chase in Travel Distribution June, 2002 - What are the top 10 fallacies of multi-channel travel distribution? Which channels are worth your time and money? Which GDS has the most effective Internet strategy? And how can your own company survive – and thrive – in the new travel marketplace? T2Impact, the travel and technology consulting group, answers these and more in the Knowledge Series, its exclusive new publications packed with critical background and actionable analysis on the fast-changing travel distribution industry. The company an...
