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San Antonio Officials Proceeding with Negotiations to Develop a PGA Golf Resort / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive San Antonio Officials Proceeding with Negotiations to Develop a PGA Golf Resort By John W. Gonzalez, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--SAN ANTONIO--After getting an earful from environmentalists and tax abatement foes, city officials are proceeding with negotiations to develop a sprawling PGA golf resort north of town, atop the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone. With the help of a city-approved special taxing district, PGA Village San Antonio could become the second major installation for the Professional Golfers' Association of America. The...
Six Continents Hotels Latin America, Professonal Convention Management Association Launch Latin America Educational Alliance / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report  Six Continents Hotels and Professonal Convention Management Association Launch Latin America Educational Alliance MIAMI, Jan. 14, 2002 - Six Continents Hotels Latin America, and the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), today launched an educational alliance that will exponentially increase the abilities of meeting managers in Latin America to plan and execute more effective meetings.     The three-year alliance, effective through 2004, includes a broad range of initiatives designed to modernize the mechanics of meeting management in Central and South Am...
Hakim Ouansafi, General Manager of the ASTON Aloha Surf Hotel Named an 'Islander of the Year' / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Hakim Ouansafi, General Manager of the ASTON Aloha Surf Hotel Named an “Islander of the Year” His handling of community relations post the Sept. 11 incidents lauded  HONOLULU (Jan. 28, 2002) – Hakim Ouansafi, General Manager of the ASTON Aloha Surf Hotel and president and chairman of the Muslim Association of Hawaii, has been named one of seven “Islanders of the Year” by Honolulu Magazine. The selection, determined by the magazine’s editors, was based upon his rise into Hawaii’s community spotlight following the Sept. 11 incidents against the United States. The ...
The Hyatt Orlando in Kissimmee and the Hotel Royal Plaza Among Many Hotels Delinquent on Loans / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Hyatt Orlando in Kissimmee and the Hotel Royal Plaza Among Many Hotels Delinquent on Loans By Jack Snyder, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 11--The shock waves of Sept. 11 on Orlando's tourism-based economy have rippled beyond the airport and theme parks to the sophisticated financial framework that supports many hotels. Delinquencies on hotel loans have soared, and Orlando has the largest share of troubled hotel loans in the country, about a quarter of the total, which jumped to $700 million at the end of the fourth quarter, up fro...
Orbitz Delivered $3 million in Room Revenues to Utell Represented Hotels During Last Six Months / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Orbitz Delivered $3 million in Room Revenues to Utell Represented Hotels During Last Six Months DALLAS and CHICAGO (January 23, 2002) - Utell announced today that it has become the most popular hotel group booked through Orbitz (www.orbitz.com) since the site launched hotel reservations capabilities in June 2001. Utell, a subsidiary of Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEGS), is the world's largest hotel representation company(1). As one of the approximately 200 hotel brands available on Orbitz, Utell comprises nearly 5,500 independent and small chain hotels located in 150...
Pacific Hospitality Group Opens Doubletree Hotel Santa Ana-Orange County Airport in Down Market / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Pacific Hospitality Group Opens Doubletree Hotel Santa Ana-Orange County Airport in Down Market By Michele Himmelberg, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 16--The 251-room Doubletree Hotel Santa Ana-Orange County Airport opens today, targeting business travelers and local groups in need of a large banquet hall and meeting space. The $32 million project, partially funded by a city transient-occupancy tax, is opening on schedule. But it will face immediate challenges, local analysts said. The latest figures from PKG Consulting sho...
Ramada Hotel in Southfield, MI Cancels Bondage Workshop; Claims Event Booked Under False Pretenses / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Ramada Hotel in Southfield, MI Cancels Bondage Workshop; Claims Event Booked Under False Pretenses By Marsha Low, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--A Southfield hotel is saying no to tying, cutting and pain. A 2-day sexual bondage workshop scheduled in February at the Ramada Hotel & Convention Center was canceled Thursday after police expressed outrage and the American Family Association of Michigan threatened to protest. Event sponsors, Michigan Rope and MiChatOhs, could not be reached for comment Thursday. Their Web sites, however, offer...
Fight Planned Over Proposed $28 million Resort in Newport Beach, Calif. / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Fight Planned Over Proposed $28 million Resort in Newport Beach, Calif. By Fermin Leal, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 18--NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--Dozens of residents and slow-growth advocates appeared at Thursday's Planning Commission meeting, intending to warn city officials and a developer that they can expect a vigorous fight against a proposal to build a 144-room resort hotel on Balboa Peninsula. Developer Stephen Sutherland was scheduled to present preliminary designs for the Regent Newport Beach Resort along West Balboa ...
Nature-Based Tourism Holds Bounty for North Dakota to Harvest / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Nature-Based Tourism Holds Bounty for North Dakota to Harvest By Dorreen Yellow Bird, Grand Forks Herald, N.D. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--On Jan. 9-10, the Alerus Center in Grand Forks will host a forum on rural economic growth: the Marketplace of Ideas. In this series, Herald Staff Writer Dorreen Yellow Bird talks with experts and entrepreneurs about rural growth. The series will run through Jan. 10. Today, Jim Maetzold, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's expert on nature-based tourism, talks about using resources such as crops, livestock, wildlif...
The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at Northern Arizona University Builds Model Training Program for Inmates in Arizona Prisons / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at Northern Arizona University Builds Model Training Program for Inmates in Arizona Prisons January, 2002 - The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at Northern Arizona University is taking a new tack on providing a trained work force for a hospitality industry hungry for good employees. Using a prestigious federal grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), Galen Collins, associate dean of the HRM, wants to show inmates how to "think inside the box," so that when they begin their lives "outside the box" t...
Independent Hotels Converting to Franchise Brands; It's a Very Different Market Right Now / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Independent Hotels Converting to Franchise Brands; It's a Very Different Market Right Now By Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 13--Tough times are chipping away at the uniqueness that has made Myrtle Beach a tourist hot spot, with brand-name hotels beginning to replace independents. Most hotels along Ocean Boulevard remain independent, but at least four hotels are converting to franchise properties, hoping a recognizable name will boost business in an increasingly competitive market. They'll join other chains that...
Mosque Files Discrimination Suit Against Marriott Hotel in Teaneck N.J. / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Mosque Files Discrimination Suit Against Marriott Hotel in Teaneck N.J. By John Chadwick, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--One of New Jersey's largest mosques is suing the Marriott hotel in Teaneck (N.J.), saying the hotel discriminated against Muslims when it refused to make its grand ballroom available for twice-a-year worship services. The president of the Darul Islah in Teaneck said the mosque has tried to reserve a large gathering space at the hotel every year since 1988, but Marriott has agreed to rent the ballroom to the Mu...
Miami's Mandarin Oriental Disappointed in Four-Star Rating from ExxonMobil / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Miami's Mandarin Oriental Disappointed in Four-Star Rating from ExxonMobil By Cara Buckley, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 9--ExxonMobil announced its five-star lodging and restaurant award winners Tuesday, and, once again, Broward and Miami-Dade counties were left out in the cold. Miami's top contender, the Mandarin Oriental in Brickell Key, was given four stars, as was its restaurant, Azul, while the hotel's counterpart in San Francisco received five stars for the third year in a row. Palm Beach's Four Seasons and Breakers won top honors for...
Mobil Five-Stars Awarded to 25 Lodgings and 14 Restaurants / Mobil Four-Star Rating Awarded to 240 Lodgings and 241 Restaurants in the U.S. and Canada
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Mobil Five-Stars Awarded to 25 Lodgings and 14 Restaurants  Mobil Four-Star Rating Awarded to 240 Lodgings and 241 Restaurants in the U.S. and Canada Chef Alain Ducasse's Manhattan Restaurant is the Sole Five-Star Newcomer for 2002 IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2002-- Stars are shining upon North America's best lodgings and restaurants as ExxonMobil Travel Publications has announced the 2002 recipients of the Mobil Four- and Five-Star Award. This year, 25 lodgings and 14 restaurants have been awarded the coveted Mobil Five-Star rating. In addition, 240 lodgings and...
Expanding Milwaukee's Convention Center Boils Down to In-Town or Out-of-Town Tax Source / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Expanding Milwaukee's Convention Center Boils Down to In-Town or Out-of-Town Tax Source By Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 14--Milwaukee would attract significantly more convention traffic if the Midwest Express Center were expanded, a draft report by a consultant projects. Milwaukee-area residents would pay a significant share -- if not most -- of the cost of expanding the Midwest Express Center, an analysis of the proposed tax sources for the project suggests. That would represent a shift from the financing of the exi...
Milwaukee's Convention Center Too Small Just Four Years After Opening / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Milwaukee's Convention Center Too Small Just Four Years After Opening By Greg J. Borowski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 2--Wisconsin Center District officials say they have to make a decision on adding a third phase to the convention center -- and persuade the Legislature to support it -- early this year. That effort would come at a time when the convention industry is soft, bookings at the Midwest Express Center are below expectations and lawmakers, facing a billion-dollar budget hole, may be leery of a tax increase to pay for the...
For the Week Ending Jan. 6, Miami Hotel Revenues off 30%; Too Much Discounting? / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive For the Week Ending Jan. 6, Miami Hotel Revenues Off 30%; Too Much Discounting? The Miami Herald Tourism Column By Cara Buckley, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 13--In their desperation to fill rooms, did Miami-Dade and Broward hotels get trigger happy on the discount front and gun their rates too far down? For the week ending Jan. 6, hotel revenues were off 30 percent in Miami, 18 percent in Broward, and only 3.5 percent in the Florida Keys. Meanwhile, room rates for Miami and Broward were behind 14 percent and 6 percent, respectively, and up...
Mauna Lani Resort's Deployment of Renewable Solar Energy is Environmentally Sound and Cost Effective / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Mauna Lani Resort's Deployment of Renewable Solar Energy is Environmentally Sound and Cost Effective KOHALA COAST, Hawaii - Jan. 23, 2002 - Mauna Lani Resort today dedicated a 250 kW photovoltaic PowerTracker(TM) system manufactured and installed by PowerLight Corporation of Berkeley, California. By adding this proprietary sun-tracking solar electric system, Mauna Lani achieves the distinction of having the most solar electric generating capacity of any resort in the world -- a 1/2 megawatt of photovoltaic systems, provided entirely by PowerLight. "This is our fourth solar e...
Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism Conference Will Focus on the Future of Massachusetts Tourism / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism Conference Will Focus on the Future of Massachusetts Tourism Eastern Massachusetts Regional Tourism Conference to be Held at Johnson & Wales Inn, Seekonk Boston, MA -January 11, 2002 - The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) has announced that the Eastern Massachusetts Regional Tourism Conference will be held at the Johnson & Wales Inn, Seekonk, on Thursday, March 21. The one-day conference will feature locally and nationally-known travel and tourism leaders who will discuss the changing face of Massachusetts tourism in the months...
Marriott Reopens New York Marriott Financial Center Hotel; Had Served as Respite Center for Recovery Workers / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott Reopens New York Marriott Financial Center Hotel Served as Respite Center for Recovery Workers NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2002 - When the New York Marriott Financial Center welcomes back guests today, it will become the first hotel near Ground Zero to reopen. Located two blocks south of the World Trade Center site, this 504-room, full-service hotel was damaged during the September 11 attacks. For approximately two months the Marriott Financial Center collaborated with the Red Cross to serve as a Respite Center for recovery workers. Banquet rooms were used for meals and a place of r...
Maestro at Northwind Off to a Good Note in 2002 / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Maestro at Northwind Off to a Good Start in 2002 MARKHAM, ONTARIO (NORTHWIND) January 28, 2002 - Barely three weeks into the new year and already 2002 is destined to be an overwhelming success for Northwind. With three new clients and another six slated by the end of the first quarter, itÂ’s not surprising that Northwind is emerging as an industry leader of software and eCommerce solutions for the hospitality industry. Arden Park Hotel based in Stratford, Ontario, will enjoy the confidence of the total integrated solution - Maestro Property Management and Maestro Sales & Catering solutions.Â...
Marriott's Hotel Excellence! Program Surpasses 50,000 Graduates / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott's Hotel Excellence! Program Surpasses 50,000 Graduates TORONTO - January 21, 2002 - Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) announced today that its signature travel agent training program, Hotel Excellence!, has surpassed 50,000 graduates. Hotel Excellence!, which was introduced in 1999, is a one-day self-paced training program designed to maximize travel agents' success in selling hotel rooms.  Marian Rino of American Express Canada's Edmonton office was the 50,000 travel agent to graduate from the Hotel Excellence! program. On Wednesday, January 16, 2002, Ms. Rino was award...
Michael Pochatek Named General Manager at Radisson Cleveland Airport Hotel / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Michael Pochatek Named General Manager at Radisson Cleveland Airport Hotel 10 January, 2002 - The Dow Hotel Company is pleased to announce that Michael Pochatek is the new General Manager for The Radisson Inn Cleveland Airport. A lifelong resident of the Cleveland Area, Mr. Pochatek was previously the General Manager of both the Aurora Inn managed by Richfield Hospitality Services and The Harley Hotel Cleveland East. He has worked in various hotel operating departments in the hospitality industry for nearly 20 years. He holds a B.A. in Business Administration form Baldwin Wallace College in ...
Meristar Reports RevPAR for the 2001 Fourth Quarter Declined 24.1%; Occupancy fell 15.6% to 55.8% / Jan 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online .Special Report Meristar Reports RevPAR for the 2001 Fourth Quarter Declined 24.1%; Occupancy fell 15.6% to 55.8% Results Exceed Analysts' Estimates by $0.04 WASHINGTON - Jan. 30, 2002 - MeriStar Hospitality Corporation (NYSE: MHX), the nation's third largest hotel real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. For comparative purposes, the results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2000, are presented on a pro forma basis as if the 106 leases with MeriStar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: MMH) that were converted to managem...
