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Over Thirty Leading Hotels in the Middle East Chasing Honours at the Depa Middle East Hotel Awards / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Over Thirty Leading Hotels in the Middle East Chasing Honours at the Depa Middle East Hotel Awards 3 March 2002 - Over thirty leading hotels in the Middle East will be chasing honours at the Depa Middle East Hotel Awards, due to take place at an Oscars style gala ceremony at the Semiramis Inter-Continental Hotel in Cairo on 18th April 2002. An international panel of hoteliers, designers and consultants met in Cairo recently to assess the entries and draw up a shortlist of nominations across fifteen categories, which include best new hotel, best design project, and best business...
Pan Pacific Vancouver Appoints New Managers / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Pan Pacific Vancouver Appoints New Managers Vancouver, B.C. - March 27, 2002 --- Steve Halliday, General Manager of The Pan Pacific Vancouver, is pleased to announce the appointment of Margaret Chow as Director of Corporate Sales and Maged Gubr as Director of Revenue Management. Chow has been with Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts since 1994 as Regional Director of Sales covering the Asia Pacific markets where she was responsible for driving sales revenue into all 18 Pan Pacific properties from all business segments including tour and travel, airlines, corporate and MICE. With an MB...
Marriott Pilots New Printing Service for Hotel Guests; Guests Send Documents via e-mail to a Hotel Printer / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott Pilots New Printing Service for Hotel Guests; Guests Send Documents Via e-mail to a Hotel Printer WASHINGTON, March 12, 2002 - A new service that makes printing documents easier for hotel guests is being offered as part of a pilot program at 20 Marriott hotels, including the New York Marriott Marquis. The service, called PrintMe Networks(TM), allows guests to print from a guest room to a hotel printer via their personal PCs. The service also enables guests with confidential print jobs to create a document ID number that allows only the guest to retrieve the printout. STSN, Marr...
Marriott Attempts to Exit from Owned Ramada Brand with Cendant Managed Joint Venture / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott Attempts to Exit from Owned Ramada Brand with Cendant Managed Joint Venture WASHINGTON, March 1, 2002 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) today announced the formation of a joint venture with Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD). The joint venture, which will be managed and controlled by Cendant, will license the trademarks for Days Inn and Ramada in the United States. Marriott's contribution of the U.S. Ramada marks and related U.S. licenses to the joint venture is valued at $205 million. Additionally, Marriott retains an option to redeem out of the joint venture a...
Cancun, Mexico, Attracts Fewer Spring Break Vacationers This Year / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Cancun, Mexico, Attracts Fewer Spring Break Vacationers This Year By Jenalia Moreno, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 15--CANCUN, Mexico--This year, fewer college students called ahead for a crazy time here. Los spring breakers, as many here refer to young revelers, were supposed to give a much-needed boost to Mexico's top tourist destination, which has suffered in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks and the U.S. economic slowdown. Those in the tourism industry here figured that young adults, with their sense of invincibility, would not let a f...
Little Rock Hoteliers Hoping the Peabody Will Lift the Whole Market; Downtown Hotel Revenues Faltering for Past Two Years / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Little Rock Hoteliers Hoping the Peabody Will Lift the Whole Market; Downtown Hotel Revenues Faltering for Past Two Years By Jake Bleed and David Smith, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 27--A recovering economy and planned tourist attractions such as the Clinton presidential library have some hotel operators setting their sights on downtown Little Rock. Those operators are betting at least $31 million on the success of $270 million in hotel investments under way and projects planned for the area. And real estate agents ...
Major Lodging Leaders Confirm Europe's Huge Growth Potential / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Major Lodging Leaders Confirm Europe's Huge Growth Potential Berlin, 19 March 2002. Although 2002 will be a challenging year for the tourism and hospitality industry, the outlook for growth in Europe - in terms of demand, job creation and subsequent investment in the industry - is extremely positive in the medium to longer term. This good news for the travel and tourism industry, investors and national economies, was the main message to emerge from the hospitality Leaders' Summit convened in Berlin today. The Summit brought together more than 40 CEOs of the major lodging groups...
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Executive Hotels and Resorts Awarded Long Term Management Agreement for the Le Soleil Hotel Vancouver, BC. Vancouver, February 28, 2002 Executive Hotels & Resorts (CDNX:EIG) announced today that it has signed a long term agreement with Le Soleil Owners Group Inc. to manage all of its 93 hotel suites in the Le Soleil Hotel Vancouver in British Columbia. The property will be operated as part of Executives Preferred City Center Portfolio and management by Executive Hotels & Resorts is expected to commence within the immediate future. The 93 suite Mobile Four Star and AAA ...
Hotel Representation Firm, Lavery Hotels & Resort Limited, Opens Hong Kong Office / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Representation Firm, Lavery Hotels & Resort Limited, Opens Hong Kong Office SEATTLE, Washington March 4, 2002 - Lavery Hotels & Resort Limited (LHR) is pleased to announce the opening of their newest Sales Office in Hong Kong, PRC. This is LHRs 12th Worldwide Sales Office. Current Offices include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Dallas, New York (February 21, 2002) and London UK. Peter Stewart, newly appointed Chief Executive Officer & Senior Partner of LHR, attributed the company's expansion into Hong Kong to the high de...
Fort Lauderdale Living with Scaled-back Spring Break Ritual / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Fort Lauderdale Living with Scaled-back Spring Break Ritual By Brittany Wallman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 16--FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--His thirst for the return of Spring Break is nearly unquenchable, something only a city full of kegs and beer funnels might take care of. Don C. Meyer has been a one-man Spring Break revivalist for about 12 years. When Fort Lauderdale told the nation's college students they were no longer welcome for Spring Break, Meyer sent out hundreds of faxes begging them to come. While Web sites grouping the ...
Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB's $200,000 Ad Campaign Targeting Gay and Lesbian Travelers Pays Off / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB's $200,000 Ad Campaign Targeting Gay and Lesbian Travelers Pays Off By Cara Buckley, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 24--BUSINESS IS BOOMING: Connie Francis said it best: Fort Lauderdale is where the boys are. And that's kept 30 of its inns and hotels full and able to charge top dollar, even during tourism's dog days. "Three weeks after Sept. 11, we were packed, while mainstream properties were devastated," says Richard Gray, owner of the Royal Palms guesthouse off Las Olas. "And we haven't lowered our 2002 rates." ...
Larkspur Hospitality Company Will Install and Support their Own Guest Internet Service Throughout 16 Hotels; Decision Prompted by Massive Provider Fal
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Larkspur Hospitality Company Will Install and Support their Own Guest Internet Service Throughout 16 Hotels; Decision Prompted by Massive Provider Fallout Extinction of Reliable, Reasonably Priced Internet Service Providers Affects Ability of Hoteliers to Provide Consistent Technology Service to Guests CORTE MADERA, CA - March 19, 2002 While many hotels are scrambling to find Internet service providers that survived the industrys massive fallout, Larkspur Hospitality Company has elected to install and support their own plug-and-play Internet service throughout all of their 16 h...
Lodging Executives Future Expectations Sentiment Strong – Current Sentiment Slips Back / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Lodging Executives Future Expectations Sentiment Strong - Current Sentiment Slips Back Durham, N.H., Feb. 28, 2002 -- The current hospitality industry sentiment has executives feeling ever so slightly less positive than last month about present conditions yet still highly optimistic about the future. According to the latest attitudes of lodging industry executives, the Lodging Executives Sentiment Index (LEsI) ticked up to 60.9 from January's reading of 60.3. With present conditions slipping to 26.1 in February from 29.4 in January, the increase in the LEsI is attributable to the future s...
A Dramatic Change for Hotel Industry, Staybridge Suites in Denver Now Providing Free Long Distance; The business Model for Long Distance Phone Charges
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report A Dramatic Change for Hotel Industry, Staybridge Suites in Denver Now Providing Free Long Distance; The business Model for Long Distance Phone Charges Is Out of Date Denver, CO - March 12, 2002 Alpha Inn Management (Alpha), which operates the new Staybridge Suites® by Holiday Inn® Denver - Cherry Creek location, today announced it has added a no charge - long distance service to the existing communications offerings at the hotel. Alpha is focused on providing hotel guests superior communications and technology amenities, including complimentary personal phone lines, voice ...
Kevin Konopasek, CHA, Named GM at Shelter Pointe Hotel San Diego / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Kevin Konopasek, CHA, Named GM at Shelter Pointe Hotel San Diego Santa Barbara, California - March 5, 2002 - Pacifica Hotel Company President Dale Marquis has announced the appointment of Kevin Konopasek, CHA, as General Manager of the Shelter Pointe Hotel & Marina, located at 1551 Shelter Drive on Shelter Island in San Diego. He will be responsible for managing all operations for the 206-unit property including administration, engineering, food & beverage, human resources, rooms, revenue/yield management and sales/marketing. For the past three years, Konopasek served as General Manag...
Chris Komanowski, David Richter Join Harrah's Entertainment As Vice Presidents / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel OnlineSpecial Report Chris Komanowski, David Richter Join Harrah's Entertainment As Vice Presidents LAS VEGAS - March 25, 2002 -- Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:HET) announced today that Chris Komanowski has joined the company as vice president of development and Dr. David Richter has been named vice president of enterprise systems providers. Komanowski, former vice president of hotel development for Ritz-Carlton, will be responsible for pursuing development opportunities for new casino-entertainment properties throughout the United States. Among his accomplishments at Ritz-Carlton, a subsidiary of Marriott Co...
Kimpton's 252-room Argonaut in San Francisco Severely Damaged by Fire, Was Scheduled to Open in Late 2002 / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Kimpton's 252-room Argonaut in San Francisco Severely Damaged by Fire, Was Scheduled to Open in Late 2002 By Jessie Seyfer, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 18--A fierce, five-alarm blaze nearly gutted a historic cannery warehouse near San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf early Sunday, and hours later fire officials were still shooing away gawking tourists for fear the still-smoking structure's walls would collapse. The long-vacant warehouse was being converted into a 252-room luxury hotel set to open this fall, but by Sunday its roof ...
Digital Video on Demand – DVoD – is the New Four-letter Word in the Hospitality Industry / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Digital Video on Demand - DVoD - is the New Four-letter Word in the Hospitality Industry By Terence Ronson, March 2002 Digital Video on Demand - DVoD - is the new four-letter word in the hospitality industry. Resembling a soldier dressed in his crisp uniform, Digital Video on Demand stands bold and ready to march to the present and replace the traditional (and obsolete) racks of VCRs/VCDs/LDs currently found in the PABX or other equipment rooms of your hotel. DVoD provides true VoD. And for a guest just like with their home VCR or DVD, they can pause, fast forward, rewind, stop an...
The Dues Paying 750-room Westin Kierland Resort Gets Cold Shoulder from Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Dues Paying 750-room Westin Kierland Resort Gets Cold Shoulder from Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau By Donna Hogan, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 22--Long-standing Phoenix-area community leader Gary Herberger, whose nearly completed hotel was booted from the nearby Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau, is annoyed at the snub. The $180 million, 750-room Westin Kierland Resort, slated to debut in December, was kicked out of the tourism agency because it is actually in Phoenix, despite its Scottsdale address and location...
Wyndham, Hilton Veteran Kevin Kelly Appointed Executive Director Business Transient For Fairmont Hotels & Resorts / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Wyndham, Hilton Veteran Kevin Kelly Appointed Executive Director Business Transient For Fairmont Hotels & Resorts TORONTO, March 2002 - Heather McCrory, vice president of sales & distribution for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Kelly, executive director, business transient. As the newest addition to Fairmonts extensive sales and marketing network, Kelly will be directly responsible for overseeing international and domestic account strategies specifically related to this market segment. We feel Kevins past experience, ...
February the Fifth Richest Month for Kansas City's Four Riverboat Casinos / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive February the Fifth Richest Month for Kansas City's Four Riverboat Casinos By Rick Alm, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 13--Despite being a short month with no bonus weekend days, February logged in as the fifth-richest month for Kansas City's four riverboat casinos: $49.07 million. That's up 7.1 percent from February 2001, the Missouri Gaming Commission reported this week. For the first time since last May, Ameristar Casino claimed the local market share lead over Harrah's North Kansas City Casino & Hotel. Ameristar took in $16.4 ...
Kelvin Bloom Named President of ASTON Hotels & Resorts / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Kelvin Bloom Named President of ASTON Hotels & Resorts HONOLULU (March 22, 2002) ASTON Hotels & Resorts, a ResortQuest International company, has appointed Kelvin Bloom president of the organization, effective March 25, 2002. The promotion highlights Blooms strong record of business growth and property expansion for ASTON during the past several years. Since 1998, ASTON Hotels & Resorts has expanded by more than a dozen hotel and condominium properties. Kelvins determination and tenacity along with his business acumen have been strong assets for ASTON and Res...
Jumer's Castle Lodge in Urbana Shedding Name in Favor of the Historic Lincoln Hotel / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Jumer's Castle Lodge in Urbana Shedding Name in Favor of the Historic Lincoln Hotel By Don Dodson, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 25--URBANA, Ill.--Jumer's Castle Lodge in Urbana is shedding its name in favor of a moniker that recalls the hotel's heyday. Within a month, the Jumer's signs should come down, making way for the Historic Lincoln Hotel, said Jaci Nickelson, the hotel's general manager since October. It's not the only change being made. Nickelson said the hotel is close to sealing a deal with Castle Inc. to ...
Florida International University's School of Hospitality Management Honors Joe R. Lee, CEO of Darden Restaurants, with the First Michael E. Hurst
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Florida International University's School of Hospitality Management Honors Joe R. Lee, CEO of Darden Restaurants, with the First Michael E. Hurst Distinguished Hospitality Leaders Award MIAMI, Fla. (March 21, 2002) -- Florida International Universitys School of Hospitality Management honored Darden Restaurants Chairman/CEO Joe R. Lee with the Michael E. Hurst Distinguished Hospitality Leader Award as part of the just-completed South Beach Wine & Food Festival. With more than 30 years of experience in the food service industry, Lee has been instrumental in guiding Darden Restaurants ...
