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The Aladdin Resort & Casino Selects SynXis Agent® to Increase GDS Functionality and Web Site Bookings / April 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Aladdin Resort & Casino Selects SynXis Agent® to Increase GDS Functionality and Web Site Bookings -- Ease of Use, Cost Savings Prompted Las Vegas Casino to Switch to SynXis -- MCLEAN, VA, April 15 SynXis Corporation, a leading provider of reservation management and distribution systems for the hospitality industry, today announced that The Aladdin Resort & Casino in Las Vegas has implemented the SynXis GDS/IDS Connectivity and Book-A-Rez® (their web-site booking engine) in order to increase productivity and reduce costs. The 2,600-room Aladdin Resort & Casino has bec...
Albuquerque's 600,000 square-foot Convention Center losing $1.2 million a year; Considering Privatizing / April 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Albuquerque's 600,000 square-foot Convention Center Losing $1.2 million a year; Considering Privatizing By Diane Velasco, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 17--ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--City officials again are considering privatizing the Albuquerque Convention Center -- but the private-vs.-public debate may well end up with an answer somewhere in the middle. The city is requesting estimates from private firms on the cost of taking over the center's management -- a plan endorsed by Jim Baca when he was mayor. At the same time, Mayor Martin ...
The Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Honors AAHOA with the Community Spirit Award / April 2002
February 28, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Honors AAHOA with the Community Spirit Award ATLANTA, April 16, 2002 - Thursday, Apr. 11, 2002, the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) was honored with the Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Community Spirit Award, this year awarded in recognition of tremendous contributions to Sept. 11 relief efforts. The Club Managers Association of America, Outback Steakhouses, Inc., and RARE Hospitality were also recognized Thursday. It was an honor and a pleasure to be part of that very important evening, said Fred Schwartz, president, AAHOA, ...
Business Travel Intentions Remain in Doldrums: YP&B Study / January 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report ORLANDO, Fla. (Jan. 25, 2002) The predispositions of business travelers remain unchanged since last October, according to the results of a new national business travel intentions survey issued today by Yesawich, Pepperdine & Brown (YP&B), a marketing services firm that monitors the travel habits, preferences and intentions of Americans. About one in five (18%) business travelers still say their future business travel plans will be affected by the events of September 11th, almost the same percentage (19%) recorded in similar surveys conducted by Yesawich, Pepperdine & Brown in October and Nov...
Accor Named Manager of the Landmark Wentworth Hotel, Sydney; After AUD$30 million Refurbishment, Hotel to be Reflagged Sofitel / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Wentworth Hotel, Sydney After AUD$30 million Refurbishment, Hotel to be Reflagged Sofitel 13 March 2002 - Global hotel group Accor believes that it will be in a unique position to ride a predicted upward trend for deluxe hotel accommodation with the launch of the Sofitel Wentworth Sydney in mid-2003. The Sofitel will be created out of an existing hotel - the landmark Wentworth Hotel, Sydneys first-ever international hotel. Accor was appointed today as new managers of the hotel by the propertys owner, City Freeholds Pty Ltd. Accor will assume management in June 2002 and operate the hotel under The Wentworth name until a mas...
University of Denver Announces Scholarship Funds Benefiting Students Pursuing Hospitality MBA/ March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report University of Denver Announces Scholarship Funds Benefiting Students Pursuing Hospitality MBA DENVER, March 6, 2002 The School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver today announced the availability of up to $20,000 per student in scholarship funds for students pursuing an MBA degree with a concentration in either Hospitality Property Development and Asset Management or Hospitality Information Technology and Electronic Business. The scholarships are available only to students who have been accepted by or are currentl...
iHotelier/Webvertising OneScreen User Interface Making Its Mark On Industry / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report iHotelier/Webvertising OneScreen User Interface Making Its Mark On Industry OneScreen user interface for web reservations is taking on major travel destinations. HOUSTON, Texas (March 12, 2002) Over the coming weeks, iHotelier, a division of Webvertising, Inc., will go-live with its revolutionary OneScreen user interface in key destination cities such as New York, Orlando, Miami Beach, Houston, Puerto Vallarta and Spain. Initially launched with The Broadmoor (www.broadmoor.com) in Colorado Springs, OneScreen has proven to be the next step in hotel reservations by making the u...
DowntownDisneyHotels.com To Use iHotelier for Online Reservations / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report DowntownDisneyHotels.com To Use iHotelier for Online Reservations iHotelier will power online reservations for official site of the Downtown Disney Resort Area Hotels HOUSTON, Texas (March 6, 2002) iHotelier, a division of Webvertising, Inc., will be the online reservations system for DowntownDisneyHotels.com. The site is an online tourist guide and reservations resource for the seven Downtown Disney Resort Area Hotels. With the iHotelier reservation system, guests will now be able to instantly book rooms and packages at any of the seven hotels. The iHotelier system will mean a...
Six Continents Launches New Internal and External Online Recruitment System / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Six Continents Launches New Internal and External Online Recruitment System North Vancouver, B.C. - March 5, 2002 - Six Continents Hotels® and Hcareers® announced today that they have launched a new internal and external recruitment-advertising system for all Six Continents Hotels® across the world. This takes Six Continents Hotels® to the forefront of using the Internet to communicate career opportunities to their internal staff worldwide and to provide an efficient and easy external recruitment channel right across its businesses. The new Employment Section of SixContinentsHotel...
Bob Ducharme and Charlotte Mellgren Named Top GM and DOS for 2001 for Flagstone Hospitality Management / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Bob Ducharme and Charlotte Mellgren Named Top GM and DOS for 2001 for Flagstone Hospitality Management MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 11, 2002 Flagstone Hospitality Management LLC today announced the first recipients of its Flagstone Hospitality Kudo for 2001 General Manager and Director of Sales Leader of the Year Awards. Bob Ducharme of the 169-room Holiday Inn Southwest-Louisville in Kentucky was named the General Manager Leader of the Year recipient. The Director of Sales Leader was presented to Charlotte Mellgren of the 127-room Hampton Inn in Minnetonka, Minnesota. We developed this...
eRede, Inc. Announces a New Division Focused on the Travel and Leisure Industry; New Services Include an Anonymous Guest Program and Learning Manageme
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report eRede, Inc. Announces a New Division Focused on the Travel and Leisure Industry --- New Services Include an Anonymous Guest Program and Learning Management System Raleigh, NC - March 26, 2002 - eRede, Inc, a multi service line learning company announced today the formation of a new division focused on the Travel and Leisure industry. The company has hired a team of veteran instructors with industry experience for classroom instruction and is building a portal for e-learning classes. The company also announced today availability of an anonymous guest program and learning management system. ...
A Hotel Icon in DC Announces a Name Change – The Westin Fairfax Becomes The Westin Embassy Row / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel OnlineSpecial Report A Hotel Icon in DC Announces a Name Change - The Westin Fairfax Becomes The Westin Embassy Row Washington, DC March 2002 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today that effective April 1, 2002, The Westin Fairfax Hotel, located in the heart of Washington, DC, will operate under a new name, The Westin Embassy Row. The name change reflects the hotels outstanding location in Washingtons fashionable Embassy Row, and will eliminate confusion by travelers who were led to believe the hotel was located a state away in Virginia. Throughout its life, this hotel...
Outrigger Spending Up to 1 million on Webcam Network Across the Pacific / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Outrigger Spending Up to 1 million on Webcam Network Across the Pacific HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII - February 28, 2002 - Outrigger Hotels & Resorts, has formed a strategic alliance with XS Network to install a broadcast-quality network of live digital Web cams at Outrigger resorts throughout Hawaii, Australia, Micronesia and the Fiji Islands. Executives at Outrigger and XS Network believe this will be the largest resort-based network of live Web cams providing digital, broadcast-quality video via the internet. The network of cameras will be accessed through the hotelier's web site, w...
While American Skiing Co. Has Steadily Crumbled, Vail Resorts Has Steadily Soared / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive While American Skiing Co. Has Steadily Crumbled, Vail Resorts Has Steadily Soared By Jason Blevins, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 27--Vail's going to California, and Steamboat isn't going anywhere. In a twisting tale of ski resort finagling, Vail Resorts on Tuesday announced that it would buy the 4,800-acre Heavenly ski area south of Lake Tahoe -- its first non-Colorado ski hill. At the same time, Heavenly's seller, bedraggled and debt-saddled American Skiing Co., backed out of its deal to sell Steamboat on the day the sale was scheduled to clo...
Virginia Hamby Named General Manager of the Comfort Inn Oak Ridge, Tennessee / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Virginia Hamby Named General Manager of the Comfort Inn Oak Ridge, Tennessee OAK RIDGE, TN - Crown American Hotels is pleased to announce that Ms. Virginia Hamby has been promoted to General Manager of the Comfort Inn located at 433 South Rutgers Avenue in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Ms. Hamby will be responsible for the efficient and overall operation of the 122-room hotel. Other responsibilities will include controlling costs in order to attain projected revenues and achieve budgeted profits. As General Manager, she will also be responsible for ensuring the comfort and well-being ...
Resort Industry Executives Form VCAM, a Vacation Resort Management Company / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Resort Industry Executives Form VCAM, a Vacation Resort Management Company Fort Myers, FL March 4, 2002 A group of leaders in the vacation ownership industry have recently formed VCAM, a vacation resort management company. Each of the managing partners have previously held key executive positions with leading resort management companies which include among others the Mariner Group, Hilton Grand Vacations Company, Meristar Hotels and Resorts and the Sunterra Corporation. Collectively, the team has over 100 years of experience in the Vacation Resort Industry. Principals ...
Up at Night: Hospitality's Stay Awake Issues / Roger Cline and John Nendick / Andersen / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Up at Night: Hospitality's "Stay Awake" Issues By Roger Cline and John Nendick / Andersen In times of uncertainty, business executives have more than a normal share of things to keep them awake. Some of the most obvious worries surrounding today's business environment across all industries and geographies include the recessionary economy, a vacillating and occasionally swooning stock market, skittish customers, competitive pricing and worried lenders. Beyond these, there are others causing sleep deprivation-the collection of issues that keep our busy industry lea...
Proposed Development Near Palm Springs, CA Includes 12 Golf Courses and Resort Hotels / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Proposed Development Near Palm Springs, CA Includes 12 Golf Courses and Resort Hotels The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 28--THOUSAND PALMS, Calif.--They said it would be huge, and they were right. A new desert community proposed Tuesday promises everything from a center for world trade, university and high-tech center to 7,000 homes, 12 golf courses and resort hotels. The 9,000-acre Joshua Hills community north of Interstate 10 would create thousands of jobs, attract research firms and draw trade experts, students and ...
Half of All Five-star Hotels in Thailand Have a Spa, Reaching a Saturation Point / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Half of All Five-star Hotels in Thailand Have a Spa, Reaching a Saturation Point By Natalie Suwanprakorn, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 13--The fast expanding spa businesses in Thailand will reach a saturation point as early as 2005, a senior executive of an international spa operator warned yesterday. "Three to five years from now every [hotel] property in Thailand will have a spa and some will have to fall out from the competition," said Anna Keen, Southeast Asia spa manager for Six Senses Spas. According to Ms Keen, around half of ...
Spring Break is Big Business in Texas, Especially South Padre Island / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Spring Break is Big Business in Texas, Especially South Padre Island By Jenni Smith, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 4--Tourism leaders hope spring break 2002, which starts this month, will be a breath of fresh air for Texas' sagging tourism industry and a harbinger of a healthy summer travel season. "We're optimistic that spring break will be good -- at least normal," said Patrick Shaughnessy, a spokesman for the Texas Economic Development department. "Texas tourism was not as badly affected as some other places because Texas is a ve...
Top Ten Pitfalls in Hotel Development / Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Top Ten Pitfalls in Hotel Development Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels February 2002 Actual Project Development Mishaps A hotel project misses the opening date by 25 months with no work stoppages or financial trouble to blame. A 5-star hotel opens with the banqueting facility located 350 yards from the banqueting kitchen. A business hotel opens with elevators stopping one floor short of the penthouse level providing stair only access to what should have been the best rooms in the house. A large luxury convention hotel opens with no elevator access between convention facilit...
Phuket Hotelier Sithi Tandavanitj Elected President of Thailand Hotels Association / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Phuket Hotelier Sithi Tandavanitj Elected President of Thailand Hotels Association By Bamrung Amnatcharoenrit, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 28--Phuket hotelier Sithi Tandavanitj has been elected as the new president of the Thai Hotels Association yesterday, succeeding Dusit Thani managing director Chanin Donavanik, who has ended his four-year tenure. Mr Sithi, who was the group's first vice-president under Mr Chanin, was the sole nominee and his election was unanimous. Mr Sithi has more than 20 years' experience in the hotel business....
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement The No-alcohol Policy at the Taj Palace Hotel Dubai Has Created a Niche Market for the Hotel Dubai, March 2002 - In stark contrast to the perceived downturn in the hospitality industry, the Taj Palace Hotel Dubai, the emirates newest five-star luxury hotel, is fast becoming one of the most popular haunt for visitors, officials and international dignitaries. The rise in the occupancy level at the hotel, which touched 100 percent in the month of October, has taken many business analysts by surprise. Experts in the hospitality industry have attributed the growing populari...
Gestation Inc. Signs Hotel Software Deal, Brings Transaction Software Inc. Products into Portfolio / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel OnlineSpecial Report Gestation Inc. Signs Hotel Software Deal, Brings Transaction Software Inc. Products into Portfolio Fort Lauderdale, FLA (March 22, 2002) -- Gestation Inc., a travel industry technology and business solutions provider, has signed an exclusive multi-year sales and distribution agreement with Transaction Software, Inc. (TSI) to sell and market the companys integrated property management and reservation system. Since its inception in 1997, Gestation has been committed to finding the best products to provide the most cost-effective, customer focused solutions for the travel industry. TSI joins a ...
