Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise Names Anthony Taeubel Appointed as New Chief Operating Officer / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online  Special Report Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise Names Anthony Taeubel Appointed as New Chief Operating Officer CHOCTAW, Miss. - March 8, 2002 - Anthony Taeubel Appointed as New Chief Operating Officer and James E. Rolfe Appointed as Executive Director of Financial Operations. In a move to further deepen its management team as it continues expanding its gaming and tourism properties, the Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise (CRDE) today announced the appointments of Anthony Taeubel as the new chief operating officer of CRDE’s gaming operations and James E. Rolfe as the executive director of finan...

Château Cartier Resort Boosts Annual ADR and Sales With Maestro PMS, Yield Management, Sales and Catering from NORTHWIND / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online  .Special Report Château Cartier Resort Boosts Annual ADR and Sales With Maestro PMS, Yield Management, Sales and Catering from NORTHWIND Upscale Convention Property Increases Sales 15% and Annual ADR 7% With S&C Technology; Shines in a City of Snow Sculptures, Top Government and Technology Markets March 6, 2002 - On the north bank of the Ottawa River just minutes from downtown Ottawa and near the largest high tech park in Canada awaits a surprise: the verdant 152-acre Château Cartier.  Recently named “Canada’s best downtown golf resort” by Golf Canada Magazine and owned by Resort Investors Int. ...

Charlotte, N.C., Convention Bookings for 2004-2005 Fall Short of Expectations / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Charlotte, N.C., Convention Bookings for 2004-2005 Fall Short of Expectations By Leigh Dyer, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Mar. 19--The Charlotte Convention & Visitors Bureau is lagging behind where it should be in booking conventions for 2004 and 2005, meaning area hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues stand to lose millions.  The bureau announced Monday it is hiring a new national sales director to begin an urgent search for ways to boost the numbers of groups booking conventions and hotel rooms in Mecklenburg County.  "It's n...

Laine Blaker and Chef Rene Nyfeler's Electric Cuisine Puts the Casa Monica Hotel Restaurants on the Culinary Map / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online  Special Report Laine Blaker and Chef Rene Nyfeler's Electric Cuisine Puts the Casa Monica Hotel Restaurants on the Culinary Map Eclectic Blend of American, Asian, Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Moroccan Influences St. Augustine, FL (March 2002) - The award-winning 95 Cordova Restaurant located in the Four-Diamond, historical Casa Monica Hotel, recently opened two private wine rooms.   Located in the oldest city in the United States - St. Augustine, the Casa Monica has received numerous accolades since re-opening in 1999, including being named "The Most Romantic Hotel", "Best Restaurant in St. Aug...

Jack DeBoer Is At it Again; Unveils Prototype for His Fourth Hotel Chain / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Jack DeBoer Is At it Again; Unveils Prototype for His Fourth Hotel Chain By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Mar. 3--Jack DeBoer is at it again.  Despite a near drought of capital for new hotels, the longtime Wichita hotel entrepreneur recently unveiled a new prototype for his fourth hotel chain.  This month he opened a $2 million expansion and redesign of his Cambridge Suites hotel at 711 S. Main St. The redesign is to serve as the model for Cambridge Suites extended-stay hotels nationwide.  Cambridge Suites hotels are aimed sl...

California Hotel Transactions Rose 20 percent to $1.31 billion in 2001 / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive California Hotel Transactions Rose 20 percent to $1.31 billion in 2001 By Michele Himmelberg, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Mar. 19--Hotel California got a lovely price hike last year.  While the number of sales of hotels fell 13 percent from 2000, the amount spent on hotel purchases rose 20 percent to $1.31 billion, according to Altas Hospitality Group's year-end survey of California hotel transactions.  Orange County helped fuel the dollar increase with $142.1 million in sales -- the third-highest total in California last year. ...

Historic Cabana Motor Hotel in Midtown Atlanta Motor Hotel Faces Wrecking Ball / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Historic Cabana Motor Hotel in Midtown Atlanta Motor Hotel Faces Wrecking Ball By Tony Wilbert, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Mar. 8--Another Atlanta landmark will be razed to clear the way for new development.  Demolition crews are prepping the former Atlanta Cabana Motor Hotel in Midtown for demolition. The wrecking ball should arrive at Peachtree and Seventh streets in about two weeks and tear down the hotel with a colorful history.  The owners said they do not want to let the forgotten hotel languish any longer.  "After we w...

Small Hotels & Customer Relationship Management / John Schweisberger and Amitava Chatterjee / Hospitality Upgrade Magazine / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online Special Report Small Hotels & Customer Relationship Management This article is from the upcoming Hospitality Upgrade Spring 2002 issue. For more technology articles please visit our Web site. To receive the upcoming issue of Hospitality Upgrade magazine register on the Web site or e-mail . .  Spring 2002 by John Schweisberger and Amitava Chatterjee, CHTP In the hospitality industry, nothing is more important than your guests. Everything revolves around them. Do you know who they are?  Do you know how they like to communicate with you?  How they like to book their stays, and how often they stay ...

Colorado Hotel Industry's Road to Recovery Leads to Grand Junction / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Colorado Hotel Industry's Road to Recovery Leads to Grand Junction By Mark P. Couch, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Mar. 24--The Colorado hotel industry's road to recovery leads to Grand Junction.  Hotels in Grand Junction and small Colorado towns are outperforming their peers in Front Range and resort cities -- a sign that frequent fliers have become down-to-earth drivers in the aftermath of the recession and the terrorist attacks of 2001.  The era of the wary traveler has become a boon for hotels in more remote reaches of the Rockies and beyond.Â...

Candlewood Records a Net Loss after Dividends of $1.46 per Share for the Year 2001 Compared to Net Loss of $0.26 per Share in 2000; Exploring Refinanc

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online  Special Report  Candlewood Records a Net Loss after Dividends of $1.46 per Share for the Year 2001 Compared to Net Loss of $0.26 per Share in 2000;  Exploring Refinancing and Sale and Leaseback of Properties Hotel statistics March 15, 2002 - Candlewood Hotel Company, Inc., a leading owner, manager, developer and franchisor of high quality, value-oriented, business-travel hotels, today announced results for its fourth quarter and 2001 year end. "Although we are not happy about fourth quarter results, we are pleased with our operating results for the fourth quarter when compared to our key competitors...

CHIP Hospitality Honours Its Stars; Michael Liang, Crowne Plaza Ottawa, Named General Manager of the Year / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online  Special Report  CHIP Hospitality Honours Its Stars;  Michael Liang, Crowne Plaza Ottawa, Named General Manager of the Year  VANCOUVER (March 18, 2002) – CHIP Hospitality has honoured its award-winning hotels as part of the annual national competition among the company’s chain of 38 properties in Canada and Seattle. “We are very proud of our hotels and our more than 5000 associates for raising the bar on how we provide quality services to our guests,” said CHIP Hospitality President Minaz Abji.   Awards are presented in a number of categories, including the coveted Associate of the Year, Hotel ...

The Caribbean Hotel Association Committed to Creating Stronger Partnerships with the People of the 34 Nation Islands; Includes a Farm-to-table Progra

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online  Special Report  The Caribbean Hotel Association Committed to Creating Stronger Partnerships with the People of the 34 Nation Islands; Includes a Farm-to-table Program March 2002 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) -- The Caribbean Hotel Association is firmly committed to creating strong and sustainable linkages in the communities serviced by its 34 nation island associations. That commitment comes from the CEO and Director General John Bell, who says that unless the people of the communities feel a part of the industry, it is useless asking for their understanding and support, even though tourism may be the engin...

Up to 27% RevPAR Uplift When Hotel Owners Partner with Brands; But Hotel Owners Say 'Brands Good, But Not that Good' / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online  Special Report  Up to 27% RevPAR Uplift When Hotel Owners Partner with Brands; But Hotel Owners Say "Brands Good, But Not that Good" Brand operators have to work harder to close gap in perception over value of their brands 21 March 2002:  A new European report by KPMG, the professional services firm, has revealed a substantial gap in perception between owners and operators over how much RevPar uplift (revenue per available room) can be achieved when brand operators manage hotels, compared to the RevPar achieved by independent hotels. Hotel owners believe that global brand operators achieve, on...

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online Special Report Global Update: Who’s Where and Doing What March  2002 Heads Above the Rest The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm The Americas John Chadwell has left us. One of the industry¹s friendliest faces and most even tempers, he had been battling pancreatic cancer for several months.  Chadwell spent the past eleven years at Pebble Beach where he served as President of Hospitality under three successive owners. He previously worked briefly for Disneyland Paris after a long international career with Méridien Hotels. He will be missed. Frank Bowling has resigned from his position of Man...

Boom in Small Hotels Seen as Benefit to Boston's New Convention Center / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Boom in Small Hotels Seen as Benefit to Boston's New Convention Center By Thomas C. Palmer Jr., The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Mar. 18--With "Cheers" in reruns, the next ambitious young team of TV sitcom writers may want to set their characters in a fashionable boutique hotel in Boston.  In the Back Bay. Or Charlestown. Or Kenmore Square.  Trendy, one-of-a-kind hotels are going up in all those neighborhoods. Along with some larger inns that are in the ground or have won city approval, they defy almost a year of economic stagnation and an otherwise ...

Lawsuit by Boston Waiters Accuses Restaurants of Taking Big Slices of Tips / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Lawsuit by Boston Waiters Accuses Restaurants of Taking Big Slices of Tips By Douglas Belkin, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Mar. 8--Hundreds of waiters from some of Boston's toniest restaurants say the eateries have found a way to make more money: They're taking the waitstaff's tips.  In a lawsuit filed yesterday in Suffolk Superior Court, five former Locke-Ober servers say the restaurant required them to give a large portion of their tips to management. When they complained, the suit alleges, they were fired.  A similar lawsuit against Morton's ...

Demand Falls Off for $800 million Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Set to Open in 2004, 18 Confirmed Conventions Booked for First Decade / Marc

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Demand Falls Off for $800 million Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Set to Open in 2004, 18 Confirmed Conventions Booked for First Decade By Meg Vaillancourt, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Mar. 26--Demand for space at the $800 million convention center being built in South Boston will be significantly less than projected five years ago when lawmakers authorized the publicly financed facility, according to a new study to be released this week.  The report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, a draft of which was obtained by the Globe, states that aft...

Orient-Express Hotels' Bora Bora Lagoon Resort Re-Opens Following Multi-million Dollar Enhancement Program / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online  Special Report Orient-Express Hotels' Bora Bora Lagoon Resort Re-Opens Following Multi-million Dollar Enhancement Program March 12, 2002 - It's more than just the new ultra-private Oceanfront suite, re-concepted restaurants and expanded beachfront that guests are finding at the recently re-opened Bora Bora Lagoon Resort in Tahiti.  Following a multi-million dollar enhancement program, travelers are enjoying a host of changes -- both large and small -- from the newly designed reception area adorned with paintings by celebrated Tahitian artist Garrick Yrondi (that can fetch up to $50,000 each) to seemin...

Historic Bimini Big Game Resort & Marina Set to Reopen Following $2 million Renovation / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online  Special Report  Historic Bimini Big Game Resort & Marina Set to Reopen Following $2 million Renovation BIMINI, The Bahamas (March 19, 2002) – Extensive renovations amounting to more than $2 million will restore the legendary Bimini Big Game Resort & Marina to its former splendor when it re-opens on May 15, 2002.  Under new ownership and management, the rebirth of Bimini Big Game will provide a quality venue and one-stop access to world-class fishing, diving, boating, watersports, hospitality and cuisine.    These new changes and renovations begin the latest chapter in the celebrated property’s 55-y...

The Justice Department's Possibility of Prematurely Lifting the Bias Case Decree Against The Adams Mark Hotel Chain Draws Criticism from Democrat

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online  Special Report advertisement  The Justice Department's Possibility of Prematurely Lifting the Bias Case Decree Against The Adams Mark Hotel Chain Draws Criticism from Democratic Party March 22, 2002 - Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Terry McAuliffe issued the following statement in response to the Justice Department's willingness to let the racial discrimination case settlement involving the Adams Mark hotel chain end prematurely:      "The politicization of the Justice Department under the leadership of Attorney General John Ashcroft continues. Fairness and impartiality are cri...

Best Western Sunset Station Hotel, San Antonio, Scores 1,000 Points Out of a Possible 1,000 / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online  Special Report Best Western Sunset Station Hotel, San Antonio, Scores 1,000 Points Out of a Possible 1,000 San Antonio, TX , March 11, 2002 —  The Best Western Sunset Station Hotel located in downtown San Antonio has received the Best Western Chairman’s Award, the hotelchain’s highest honor for outstanding quality standards. The Chairman’s Award recognizes Best Western International hotels with a perfect cleanliness and maintenance inspection score of 1,000 points out of a possible 1,000. Hotels must also meet Best Western’s requirements for design and high customer service scores to qualify for th...

Best Western Opens Hotel Near Convention Center in Manhattan/ March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online  Special Report Best Western Opens Hotel Near Convention Center in Manhattan NEW YORK CITY - Monday, 11 Mar 2002 -Best Western International, The World's Largest Hotel Chain(tm), announces the opening of the brand new Best Western Convention Center Hotel in Manhattan. The11-story hotel is located one-half block fromthe Jacob Javitz Convention Center on West 38th Street. The hotel management will be hosting a grand opening event on March 15. The keynote speaker for the event will be the Honorable Sheldon Silver of the New York State Assembly Speaker. The hotel is owned by Unigroup Hotel LLC under the lea...

Denver Mayor Pulls the City Out of Proposed 1,100-room Downtown Hotel Project; Developer Bruce Berger Unable to Guarantee Opening Date / March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Denver Mayor Pulls the City Out of Proposed 1,100-room Downtown Hotel Project; Developer Bruce Berger Unable to Guarantee Opening Date By Mark P. Couch and Cindy Brovsky, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Mar. 28--Denver Mayor Wellington Webb on Wednesday scrapped a plan to work with developer Bruce Berger on a $285 million convention-center hotel.  Webb pulled the city out of the proposed 1,100-room downtown hotel project because Berger could not guarantee an opening date -- a critical factor now that the expansion of the Colorado Convention Center is ...

Baymont Inns & Suites Executives Embark on System-Wide Tour/ March 2002

January 30, 2002

Hotel Online  Special Report Baymont Inns & Suites Executives Embark on System-Wide Tour MILWAUKEE  - March 11, 2002 – Throughout the week of March 11, all Baymont Inns & Suites corporate executives are conducting system-wide visits to every one of the chain’s more than 190 locations. The goal of the visits is to generate excitement for Baymont’s brand direction, educate associates about new amenities and services, and to solicit feedback from hotel staff and guests. The on-site meetings will include discussions about the brand’s new Ovations Rooms and its amenities, as well as the “Ovations” experience, incl...