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Initiative Between IMHI and Disneyland Resort Paris Awards Scholarships to Two Students / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Initiative Between IMHI and Disneyland Resort Paris Awards Scholarships to Two Students Cergy Pontoise/Paris, France, 29 March 2002 Disneyland Resort Paris and IMHI (Cornell University ESSEC) have announced the names of two IMHI student to receive scholarships as part of a joint partnership agreement. Shyam Kaikini, 29, from India and Stephane Duchenne, 28, from Mauritius, were awarded their scholarships in recognition of their academic ability which makes them top performers at IMHI and their personal qualities which demonstrate strong potential to play leadership roles in the ho...
Holiday Inn Family Suites Welcomes Digital Alchemy CRM Services / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Holiday Inn Family Suites Welcomes Digital Alchemy CRM Services Orlando, FL March 22, 2002 - Holiday Inn Family Suites has signed an agreement with Digital Alchemy for e-Relationship and Full House a complete Customer Relationship Management program designed to improve customer loyalty and increase repeat business. The program automatically invites guests to return to the property, sends e-mail reservation confirmation, pre-stay marketing, and post-stay thank you notes and provides other occupancy-increasing services. Samples can be viewed at http://www.data2gold.com. Were ...
Detroit Metro CVB Hires Bill Connellan as SVP Tourism Development to Implement 10 Year Strategy to Increase Visitor Spending / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Detroit Metro CVB Hires Bill Connellan as SVP Tourism Development to Implement 10 Year Strategy to Increase Visitor Spending By Daniel G. Fricker, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 20--Southeastern Michigan leaders will announce an ambitious plan today to draw millions more visitors to the region by cleaning up major freeways and downtown Detroit, reversing the city's image as an unsafe place and expanding public transit. The plan also encourages the building of new attractions like a Great Lakes aquarium on the Detroit River, a new Motown Mu...
Detroit's Three Casinos Setting Records Nearly Every Month After Sept. 11 / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Detroit's Three Casinos Setting Records Nearly Every Month After Sept. 11 Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 1--There's nightlife in the city. Of the 24-hour variety. And any slowdown seems far away. When Detroit got its first temporary casino -- MGM Grand Detroit -- in the summer of 1999, a new breath of entertainment exhaled from the outskirts of downtown. Since then, two others -- the MotorCity and Greektown casinos -- have opened, adding to the thriving casino scene in place across the river at Casino Windsor. And although the afterm...
Each Detroit Temporary Casino Was to Build a Permanent 800-room Casino Hotel; Plenty Yet to be Resolved / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Each Detroit Temporary Casino Was to Build a Permanent 800-room Casino Hotel; Plenty Yet to be Resolved By Tina Lam, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 18--When Kwame Kilpatrick came into office, he said he didn't want casinos to dominate his agenda as they had during Dennis Archer's years as mayor. But the Issue from Hell won't go away. In recent weeks, it has turned into something like a bad divorce, with backbiting, finger-pointing, and allegations of conflicts of interest. Permanent casinos are crucial to the city's finances because t...
Developer Bruce Berger and Hyatt Obtain Fourth Extension for 1,100 room Denver Convention Center Hotel / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Developer Bruce Berger and Hyatt Obtain Fourth Extension for 1,100 room Denver Convention Center Hotel By Mark P. Couch, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 21--Developers of a proposed convention-center hotel in downtown Denver have asked city leaders for a fourth extension to reach a development agreement. Tracy Huggins, executive director of the Denver Urban Renewal Authority, told Denver City Council members Wednesday that the agency would not have an agreement with developer Bruce Berger Realty by March 31, the current deadline. Huggins s...
Dallas the 25th Most Expensive City for Business Travelers, Down from Seventh Last Year / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Dallas the 25th Most Expensive City for Business Travelers, Down from Seventh Last Year By Suzanne Marta, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 25, 2002 - Dallas is a better bargain for business travelers in 2002 than it was a year ago, according to Business Travel News, and that makes Dave Whitney's job easier. The industry's leading publication ranks Dallas as the 25th most expensive city for business travelers, down from seventh last year. "This makes us look like we have a better value for our customers," said Mr. Whitney, president an...
Dallas Convention Center's $130 million Renovation Will Result in World's Largest Column-free Convention Space – Nearly 5 Acres / Marc
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Dallas Convention Center's $130 million Renovation Will Result in World's Largest Column-free Convention Space - Nearly 5 Acres By Mike Jackson, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 13--There's Reunion Tower, Pegasus, and the green argon lights of Bank of America Plaza. On Monday, Dallas' skyline got a new striking feature. Construction crews hoisted the first of two 110-foot-high steel arches that will support the ceiling of what officials say will be the world's largest column-free convention space -- nearly 5 acres large. The 203,000-sq...
Dick Holetz of Camperville Elected 2002 Minnesota Resort Association President / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Dick Holetz of Camperville Elected 2002 Minnesota Resort Association President St. Paul, MN March 11, 2002 - Dick Holetz, Camperville, Mora, was elected President of the Minnesota Resort Association at its recent Annual Meeting and Fall Conference in Detroit Lakes, MN. Holetz will take over for current president, Dan Kaldahl, Fair Hills and Five Lakes Resorts, Detroit Lakes, on January 1, 2002. Following his election, Holetz reflected on the September 11 tragedy and talked about his goals for the Minnesota Resort Association in 2002. "Who would have thought that when we chose 'A Cent...
The 840-room Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers Outfitting All Rooms with Original Artwork by Dale Chihuly / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel OnlineSpecial Report The 840-room Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers Outfitting All Rooms with Original Artwork by Dale Chihuly SEATTLE - March 26, 2002 -- Original artworks by Dale Chihuly will be featured in each guestroom at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers under an agreement Portland Press and the internationally acclaimed artist have reached with the hotel. While it is not unusual for hotels to feature original art in public areas, it is extremely rare for significant original artworks to be placed in guestrooms. The 840-room Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers, which opened in downtown Seattle in 1982, w...
Daniel Bickley Named General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott in Bensalem, Pennsylvania / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Daniel Bickley Named General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott in Bensalem, Pennsylvania Bensalem, PA - March 1, 2002 - Crown American Hotels of Johnstown, PA is pleased to announce that Mr. Daniel Bickley has been named the new General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott located just two miles off the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Mr. Bickley is responsible for the efficient and overall operation of the 167-room, full-service hotel. Other responsibilities include controlling costs in order to attain projected revenues and achieving budgeted profits. Mr. B...
Chef Lecturer Jacques Laurent at The Hotel School – Sydney Instills in Student Daniel Arias to Cook Around the World / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Chef Lecturer Jacques Laurent at The Hotel School - Sydney Instills in Student Daniel Arias to Cook Around the World March 2002 - Year One Certificate in Commercial Cookery students at The Hotel School, Hotel Inter.Continental, Sydney were recently treated to a visit from 1998 Hotel School graduate, Daniel Arias, who is cooking his way around Europe and enjoying every minute of it. Daniel, aged 24, trained at The Hotel school from 19971998 and graduated with a City & Guilds of London Commercial Cookery qualification. He is a classic example of the fact that, once qualified, and with...
Le Meridien Will Manage the 176 room Le Meridien @ Cyberport in Hong Kong / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Le Meridien Will Manage the 176 room Le Meridien @ Cyberport in Hong Kong HONG KONG, March 27, 2002 - The international luxury hotel group, Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts, has announced the management of a new hotel in Hong Kong. Le Meridien @ Cyberport, the flagship hotel in Hong Kong for Le Meridien, will spearhead Le Meridien's expansion into the fast-growing North Asian market. Scheduled for completion towards the end of 2003, the hotel is located in Phase III of Hong Kong Island's Cyberport development, a strategic Information Technology infrastructure project initiated by the Go...
Crown American Hotels Recognize in Training for Lodging Careers Initiative / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Crown American Hotels Recognize in Training for Lodging Careers Initiative March 13, 2002 - Crown American Hotels is pleased to announce that they were recently honored for participation in the Pennsylvania Tourism & Lodging Association's Training for Lodging Careers (TLC) program. The recognitions were made during the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Career and Technical Education Week. In total seven companies were recognized for their commitment to invest $85,575 to the TLC initiative. Bill Brett, Vice President of Corporate Services at Crown American Hotels and C...
Crestline Capital Corporation to be Acquired by Barcelo Hotels for about $601.8 million / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Crestline Capital Corporation to be Acquired by Barcelo Hotels for about $601.8 million The new company will be called Barcelo Crestline. The Management Team of Crestline Capital and Crestline Hotels & Resorts Will Remain in Place BETHESDA, MD, March 28, 2002 Crestline Capital Corporation (NYSE:CLJ) today announced that it has agreed to be acquired by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barceló Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's largest hospitality companies based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, in a merger in which each outstanding share of Crestline would be exchanged for $34.00 in cash. ...
Buckhead America Corporation Opens Two Country Hearth Inns in Georgia / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Buckhead America Corporation Opens Two Country Hearth Inns in Georgia ATLANTA March 29, 2002 - The Country Hearth Inn lodging system announced the opening of two hotel properties at Atlantas Hartsfield International Airport and in Augusta, Ga. The brand is owned by Buckhead America Corporation, Atlanta, a hospitality services company. The 64-room Atlanta Airport Country Hearth Inn in College Park, Ga., offers complimentary shuttles to and from Atlanta Airport and is minutes from Downtown, Turner Field, Georgia World Congress Center and CNN. The conversion property is franchised b...
One in Five Corporate Travel Transactions Will Be Booked Online by 2003, PhoCusWright Projects; Catapulted by Cost Savings / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report One in Five Corporate Travel Transactions Will Be Booked Online by 2003, PhoCusWright Projects; Catapulted by Cost Savings Sherman, Conn., March 14, 2002 A tightened economy has forced more corporations to investigate and choose online booking tools, boosting market growth to record levels. The need to implement this cost savings technology will catapult online corporate travel expenditures by 69% to $14.5 billion by year end 2002, according to Online Corporate Travel 2001-2003: Market Share, Strategy, Forecasts And Commentary, a new research report by PhoCusWright Inc. P...
Wyndham, Hilton Veteran Kevin Kelly Appointed Executive Director Business Transient For Fairmont Hotels & Resorts / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Cornell Hotel School Survey Identifies Top Five Management Survival Skills for Tough Times ITHACA, NY - March 20, 2002 With the current delicate economic climate in the lodging industry, hotel professionals are seeking immediate solutions on how to deal with lay-offs and client decline while maintaining service. To assess what skills are necessary to keep service and efficiency at high levels in these tough times, the Office of Executive Education at Cornell School of Hotel Administration conducted a survey, involving professors in Cornells Professional Develop...
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Executive Course on Convention Management for Asia-Pacific to Debut in Hong Kong in June, 2002 March, 18, 2002 - The School of Hotel & Tourism Management at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the leading hospitality and tourism education provider in Asia, is pleased to announce the first in a series of executive programs for MICE industry professionals in the Asia-Pacific region. The program, focusing on Convention Management: Association and Corporate Meetings, will be held from June 2- June 4, 2002 in Hong Kong. This three day residential course offers an exciting opportun...
The Proposed Conference Palace Hotel on Abu Dhabi Island Being Designed by WATG / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Proposed Conference Palace Hotel on Abu Dhabi Island Being Designed by WATG NEWPORT BEACH, California, March 2002 - When it is completed in 2004, The Conference Palace Hotel will become the biggest hotel conference center in the Middle East and host to the Gulf Conference Council (GCC) Summit in Abu Dhabi. London-based architects and designers Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG) are creating the project in association with the international offices of KEOIC and Turner International. WATG's senior vice president John Elliott is particularly proud of this landmark design, which he ...
Hotel Common Sense – What Are Your Priorities As a Hotel Owner and/or Manager? / John Hogan CHA MHS / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Common Sense What Are Your Priorities As a Hotel Owner and/or Manager? March 2002 Setting priorities makes things happen. So does creating and living up to a standard. In fact, higher standards can yield high profits. McDonalds has a restaurant on the eastbound side of the Connecticut Turnpike Interstate 95 in Darien. For years, the place had been an almost unimaginably filthy highway eatery before being converted into a McDonalds. Three years later, it was one of the busiest McDonalds highway locations in America. In July of 1988, it set an all-time domestic re...
Back To The Future? Commission Reductions 1995 / 2002 / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Back To The Future? Commission Reductions 1995 / 2002 March 26, 2002 - Note to readers: The recent announcements by the major U.S. carriers that they will eliminate base commissions paid to travel agencies inspired me to unearth an article I had written seven years ago. The article, below, was published February 23, 1995, shortly after several airlines imposed a $50 commission cap for roundtrip domestic tickets. With some minor adjustments, the same piece could be published as news today. We wanted to rerun this old piece to demonstrate the airlines' announcements are actually not ...
Significant New Hotel Openings and Several Property Renovations Occuring in the Greater Naples Florida Area / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report New Hotel Openings and Several Property Renovations Occuring in the Greater Naples Florida Area Collier County, Fla. (January 2002) - Collier County encompasses Greater Naples, Marco Island and The Everglades, Classic Florida. The area is known for its diversity and abundant natural resources, providing activity options for anyone and everyone. And, theres plenty thats new and interesting in the area. The regions new tourism marketing logo brings together the Collier County region with the signature tag line of Greater Naples, Marco Island and The Everglades Classic Fl...
Choice Hotels Canada Offering Prospective Franchisees Significant Incentives for Conversion of Hotels to Quality or Econo Lodge Brands / March 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Hotels Canada Offering Prospective Franchisees Significant Incentives for Conversion of Hotels to Quality or Econo Lodge Brands Toronto, CANADA, March 4, 2002 - Following the success of last year's franchise development incentives, Choice Hotels Canada Inc. (Choice Canada) is offering prospective franchisees the opportunity to take advantage of a unique franchising incentive when opening either a Quality Inn, Hotel or Suites property or Econo Lodge property. "With nearly 260 hotels across the country, franchisees turn to us when they want to be a part of a strong brand and a strong...
