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iHotelier & Northwind Partner To Develop Two-Way PMS Interface / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report iHotelier & Northwind Partner To Develop Two-Way PMS Interface All distribution channels to go through Web-based CRS and interface directly with PMS HOUSTON, Texas (January 29, 2002) - iHotelier, a division of Webvertising, Inc. and Northwind, Inc. have recently partnered to develop a two-way interface between the iHotelier web-based Central Reservation System (CRS) and the Northwind Maestro Property Management System (PMS). Both companies are known for their top-notch client service and innovative hospitality solutions; this partnership will clearly help benefit one another and...
Duane Rohrbaugh Heads Up New Management Team at Wyndham Palm Springs / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Duane Rohrbaugh Heads Up New Management Team at Wyndham Palm Springs PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (Jan. 9, 2002) - As part of its return to Wyndham management, the Wyndham Palm Springs has assembled a new management team to redirect the hotel's strategic initiatives and reposition the property as a premier hotel in the Palm Springs market. In October, Wyndham International converted the hotel's existing 10-year franchise agreement with Apollo Real Estate Advisors, L.P. to a management contract. Leading the team at the 410-room property is General Manager, Duane Rohrbaugh, a seasoned vet...
Mississippi Tourism Incentive Program Provides Unique Tax Rebate for Restored White House Hotel in Biloxi / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Mississippi Tourism Incentive Program Provides Unique Tax Rebate for Restored White House Hotel in Biloxi By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--BILOXI, Miss.--In return for saving one of the state's most endangered architectural treasures, the owners of the White House Hotel will receive sales tax rebates amounting to 35 percent of their investment. The Biloxi City Council on Tuesday approved the rebate for the $23 million restoration. The tax rebate has already received a stamp of approval from the Mississippi D...
How Do You Train 1,045 New Employees in Three Weeks to Run a Brand-new $800 million Hotel? / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive How Do You Train 1,045 New Employees in Three Weeks to Run a Brand-new $800 million Hotel? By Joan Fleischer Tamen, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--How do you train 1,045 new employees in three weeks to run a brand-new $800 million hotel that aims to set the standard for luxury resorts in South Florida and to keep a happy, motivated work force? "With much planning, precision and patience," said Gary Sims who has that mammoth task before him as general manager of the new oceanfront 1,058-room Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Holl...
Eight Years in the Making – Waterford, Wisconsin Developers Break Ground on Baymont Inns & Suites / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Eight Years in the Making - Waterford, Wisconsin Developers Break Ground on Baymont Inns & Suites Hotel is first for Waterford MILWAUKEE (Jan. 22, 2002) Baymont Inns & Suites is pleased to announce plans for the construction of its newest franchise property in Waterford, Wis. The Waterford Village Board approved the final plan and the hotel is expected to open in mid summer of this year. The Waterford Baymont Inn & Suites is being developed by Waterford Hotel Partners, LLC. The ownership group includes Waterford-area residents Jay Henrichs and Dan Schwabe, Peter Sch...
Hotel Indoor Waterparks Boost Revenues, Extend Peak Season to Year Round / Jeff Coy, ISHC / January 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Indoor Waterparks Boost Revenues, Extend Peak Season to Year Round by Jeff Coy, ISHC January, 2002 There are about 900 waterparks worldwide and nearly 400 of them are located in the USA. About 114 major waterparks in the USA have attendance over 200,000 visitors annually. Most of them are outdoor waterparks located in the Sunbelt states from California to Florida with some notable exceptions, such as the Wisconsin Dells. The Dells has 14 hotels with indoor waterparks. Some waterpark owners have built hotels adjacent to their parks. But now, there is a growing trend of building hotels...
When Completed The New Washington Convention Center Will be the Largest Building in Washington, DC / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report When Completed The New Washington Convention Center Will be the Largest Building in Washington, DC Washington, DC January 9, 2001 - The new Washington Convention Center, currently under construction in the heart of the nations capital, is on schedule to open in March 2003. Construction is progressing rapidly, bookings are strong and the anticipation is building for what will be a world-class facility befitting its status as the meeting place of the nations capitol. I am pleased with the progress of construction and I have communicated this to clients booked in the new fa...
Warnick & Company Opens a Chicago Office, Expanding into Its Third National Market / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Warnick & Company Opens a Chicago Office, Expanding into Its Third National Market Northbrook, Illinois, January, 2002 - Warnick & Company has expanded its national presence with the opening of a third office, in Chicago, Illinois. The firm also has offices in Scottsdale, its headquarters, and Los Angeles. Warnick & Company is a consulting, asset management, and investment banking company that specializes in the hospitality and recreational real estate industries. In addition to providing the array of services offered by Warnick & Company, the new Chicago office will focus on assisting owne...
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Employees Who Sign Away the Right to Sue Can Still Pursue Discrimination Claims / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive U.S. Supreme Court Rules Employees Who Sign Away the Right to Sue Can Still Pursue Discrimination Claims By Rick Brundrett, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 16--Employees who sign away the right to sue their bosses can still pursue discrimination claims in the courts, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a case involving a West Columbia restaurant. The court said the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission could seek reinstatement, back pay and other damages for Eric Scott Baker, even though he had signed away his right to sue his ...
Wyndham International Lenders Agree to Senior Credit Facilities Amendments; Hotel Operations Continue to Generate Positive Cash Flow / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Wyndham International Lenders Agree to Senior Credit Facilities Amendments Hotel Operations Continue to Generate Positive Cash Flow DALLAS (Jan. 25, 2002) - Wyndham International, Inc. (NYSE:WYN) today announced that it has reached an agreement with its lenders to amend its senior credit facilities. The amendment is a finalization of a process that began in September 2001, which initially allowed a waiver of certain covenants for the third and fourth quarters of 2001. Under the terms of the amendment, Wyndham's lenders have agreed to amend the facilities for the remaining term...
WestCoast Hospitality Acquires All of the Capital Stock of Red Lion Hotels, Inc. from Hilton Hotels Corp; Consideration Paid Approximately $50.6 milli
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report WestCoast Hospitality Acquires All of the Capital Stock of Red Lion Hotels, Inc. from Hilton Hotels Corp; Consideration Paid Approximately $50.6 million BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., and SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 2, 2002 - WestCoast Hospitality Corporation (NYSE: WEH), owner, manager and franchisor of full-service hotel properties in the Western United States, announced today its acquisition of all of the capital stock of Red Lion Hotels, Inc. from Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT), one of the world's premier owners and operators of hotel properties. The total consideration paid was approximate...
Strategic Hotel Capital Calls on Sir Winston Churchill to Rally Hotel Industry / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Strategic Hotel Capital Calls on Sir Winston Churchill to Rally Hotel Industry Immortal Adverts Honor Given to Hotel Industry Ad CHICAGO, Ill., January 4, 2002Strategic Hotel Capital (SHC), a private hotel investment company with assets valued at approximately $3 billion, today announced that it has launched a new advertising campaign to help rally the hotel industry to more quickly rebound from the tragic events of September 11. The first ad in the series already has been cited in a special edition of Finest Hour, a quarterly publication dedicated to preserving the histo...
Intrawest's $350 million, 22-acre Village at Mammoth Now in the Ninth Month of Construction / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Intrawest's $350 million, 22-acre Village at Mammoth Now in the Ninth Month of Construction MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. Intrawest, the Canadian Corporation known for its pioneering of themed resort villages at such destinations as Whistler / Blackcomb in British Columbia and Copper Mountain in Colorado, is now in the ninth month of construction of the $350 million, 22-acre Village at Mammoth. The Village is one of three neighborhoods of a 240-acre development collectively referred to as Project Sierra. More than 100 condominiums have been sold in the 166-unit first phase of The Village, w...
Kids Toy Great Way to Market Clayton on the Park / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Kids Toy Great Way to Market Clayton on the Park January 11, 2002 - ViewMasters, children's 3-D favorites from Fisher-Price, are the newest sales tools being used to successfully market Clayton on the Park, a 23-story high-rise hotel and residence in the fashionable St. Louis suburb of Clayton. Micarl Hill, general manager of Clayton on the Park, is a firm believer in thinking outside of the marketing box, so he's equipped his salespeople with ViewMasters to take on sales calls and for targeted direct mail. "We all loved them when we were kids and its a great way to show off a very u...
William Van Loon Named Vice President of Incentive Industry Sales for The Pinehurst Company / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report William Van Loon Named Vice President of Incentive Industry Sales for The Pinehurst Company VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, N.C. (January 11, 2002) The Pinehurst Company has announced the appointment of William Van Loon as Vice President of Incentive Industry Sales. Mr. Van Loon is a fourteen-year industry veteran with an outstanding track record in the competitive incentive market. He most recently has served as Senior Travel Program Manager for Maritz Travel Company, where he produced, presented and maintained performance-based travel incentive award programs responsible for generating annual rev...
Omar Estévez Appointed Vice President of Operations for Viva Resorts; The 276 room Viva Fortuna, on Grand Bahama Island, Undergoing Renovation
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Omar Estévez Appointed Vice President of Operations for Viva Resorts; The 276 room Viva Fortuna, on Grand Bahama Island, Undergoing Renovation SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Aug. 2001) Viva Resorts, with six all-inclusive resorts in The Bahamas, Dominican Republic and Mexico, has promoted Omar Estévez to the newly-created position of vice president of operations for the resort company. Prior to his promotion, Estévez was the regional director for Viva Resorts in Mexico. In his new role, Estévez will oversee corporate operations for the six hotels as well as...
London Hotels Report a 21% Decline in RevPAR for December; Top-end of the Market Continues to be Most Impacted / Andersen / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report London Hotels Report a 21% Decline in RevPAR for December; Top-end of the Market Continues to be Most Impacted Regional UK hotel market ends 2001 in positive territory London - January 25, 2002 - Andersen, the leading adviser to the international hotel industry, today releases preliminary 2001 results for the UK and London. With contributors to the survey representing over 100,000 bedrooms across the country, the Andersen Hotel Industry Benchmark Survey is the most comprehensive survey available to operators, developers, investors and financiers. Nick van Marken, th...
Government Says Trump's Hotel, Casino Overstated Profits in 1999 / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Government Says Trump's Hotel, Casino Overstated Profits in 1999 By Eric Herman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 17--The Donald's hotel and casino company got rapped by the federal government yesterday for giving investors a misleading report about its profits. In a "cease and desist" order against Trump Hotels & Casinos, the SEC charged the company overstated profits in the third quarter of 1999 by 350 percent. Though the agency called the behavior "fraudulent," it imposed no fine, a common practice in such cases, an SEC lawyer said....
Growth in Transient Electronic Bookings Lead Hotels to Implement New Group E-Commerce Solutions / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Growth in Transient Electronic Bookings Lead Hotels to Implement New Group E-Commerce Solutions CHICAGO - (January 9, 2002) -TravelCLICK reports that the growth in electronic hotel bookings is continuing to outperform the growth of the overall hotel bookings. This means that for almost every individual hotel property, e-commerce is becoming more important and represents a higher proportion of the overall distribution of room nights. To date, these e-commerce bookings have largely been made by individual (transient) travelers through travel agents or travel Web sites. To extend the benefits ...
Trading Cove, a Partnership of Waterford Gaming and Sun International, Reaches Deal for $600 million Resort-casino in Bridgeville, NY / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Trading Cove, a Partnership of Waterford Gaming and Sun International, Reaches Deal for $600 million Resort-casino in Bridgeville, NY By Ann Baldelli, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--WATERFORD, Conn.--Trading Cove Associates, the partnership that helped the Mohegan Tribe open its very profitable casino, has signed a deal in the New York Catskills to build another Indian casino there and pay the host community $15 million annually. The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians and Trading Cove reached agreement on the deal with Su...
The 1200-room Boston Sheraton Achieves a Profit with its Receiving Department / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The 1200-room Boston Sheraton Achieves a Profit with its Receiving Department Case Study Summary The Company: The Boston Sheraton is a 1200-room high-rise hotel in the heart of Boston's Back Bay. Adjacent to the Hynes Convention Center and the Prudential Tower, it offers 60,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, making it one of Boston's premiere locations for national and international business gatherings. The Problem: Parcels and pallets of meeting materials roll into the Sheraton's receiving department all day every weekday. Over 650 parcels arrive each week, on average. Guests expect del...
Year-over-year Perspective of Thanksgiving 2001 Hotel Bookings Performance / Pegasus Solutions / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Year-over-year Perspective of Thanksgiving 2001 Hotel Bookings Performance / Pegasus Solutions DALLAS (January 25, 2002) - To gain a year-over-year perspective of Thanksgiving 2001 travel performance, Pegasus evaluated electronic reservations transaction data representing hotel bookings made through the global distribution systems (GDS) and via the Internet for guest arrivals on November 21 - 24, 2001, and November 22 - 25, 2000. OBSERVATIONS Reservations Volume Worth noting, the Internet channel realized a significant spike of 79.5 percent in hotel reservations volume fo...
The Peaks in Telluride, Colo. Constructing 35 Luxury Cabins (100 rooms); Wyndham Will Manage the Expansion / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report The Peaks in Telluride, Colo. Constructing 35 Luxury Cabins (100 rooms); Wyndham Will Manage the Expansion DALLAS - Jan. 8, 2002-- Wyndham International, Inc. has signed an agreement with See Forever Ventures, LLC to manage an additional 35 ultra-luxury cabins and condos to be built at The Cabins & Penthouses at The Peaks - A Wyndham Luxury Resort in Telluride, Colo. Construction of the cabins and condos will begin Spring 2002 and will be complete within 18 months. The opening of Phase II will further reinforce Wyndham's industry-leading mountain resort presence, allowing the brand to offer th...
Thailand Hotel Industry Finishes 2001 at 70.1% Occupancy, Slight Increase from 69.9% in 2000 / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Thailand Hotel Industry Finishes 2001 at 70.1% Occupancy, Slight Increase from 69.9% in 2000 By Nondhanada Intarakomalyasut, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--The impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the US on Thailand's hotel industry has not been as bad as expected and growth in the industry has managed to at least maintain the status quo, according to local hoteliers. The overall occupancy rate of the Thai hotel industry last year was 70.07 percent, a slight increase from the 69.85 percent rate in 2000, according to the l...
