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Six Continents Desires Growth Through Franchising; Walks Away from Buying Wyndham and Le Meridien / Feb 2002
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Six Continents Desires Growth Through Franchising; Walks Away from Buying Wyndham and Le Meridien By Chris Sylt, Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 17--Six Continents, the former Bass group, plans to add 600 hotels and 69,000 rooms to its global portfolio over the next five years. A quarter of this expansion will be in luxury hotels: 7,330 Inter-Continental rooms and a further 11,280 Crowne Plaza rooms are in the pipeline. The company also hopes to increase room numbers in its Holiday Inn Express budget hotels by almost a quarter, adding 2...
January 30, 2002
Hotel Online Special Report Global Update: Whos Where and Doing What April 2002 Heads Above the Rest The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm The Americas Carlos Lopes is the new Managing Director at the Hotel Bel-Air, in Los Angeles, replacing Frank Bowling who resigned in February. Lopes, a native of Lisbon, was until recently the Chief Operating Officer of Rockresorts, a brand he resurrected two years ago. He also was Co-Chairman of Unique Hotels and Resorts. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Lopes was a senior marketing officer first with Four Seasons, later with Rosewood. Rudy Tauscher has left Tr...
Douglas and Christine Ziegler Open a 14-room Luxury Inn in Santa Ynez, California / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Douglas and Christine Ziegler Open a 14-room Luxury Inn in Santa Ynez, California Santa Ynez, California -- October 17, 2001 - The Santa Ynez Inn-the first new hotel built in Santa Barbara County's wine country since 1985 - celebrated its grand opening on October 1, 2001. Douglas and Christine Ziegler, Principals of Z Bar, Inc., are the local owners of the 14-room luxury property located at 3627 Sagunto Street. They were joined by 300 members of the public, dignitaries and hospitality industry at the formal ribbon cutting ceremony followed by complimentary refreshments ...
YPB Monitor October Survey / Reveals Travel Intentions of Americans on the Rise; Economy a Deterrent to Future Travel Plans / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement YPB Monitor October Survey - Reveals Travel Intentions of Americans on the Rise; Economy a Deterrent to Future Travel Plans ORLANDO, FL (Oct. 12, 2001) The results of a new national travel poll conducted one month after the tragic events in New York and Washington, D.C. and just days after the commencement of allied air strikes on Afghanistan reveal that nearly three out of four leisure travelers say their travel plans will not be influenced by the events of Sept. 11 or the subsequent war on terrorism. The poll did reveal, however, that Americans remain nervous ...
Wyndham Reduces Employee 401(k) Benefits; Has About $500 million in Noncore Assets on the Block / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Wyndham Reduces Employee 401(k) Benefits; Has About $500 million in Noncore Assets On the Block By Katie Fairbank, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 17--In another cost-cutting move, Wyndham International Inc. is suspending its matching contributions to workers' retirement plans. The Dallas-based hotel chain also said that newly eligible employees would not be automatically enrolled in its 401(k) plan. "As you all know, the recent tragedies as well as the economy in our country have hit our industry hard. We find it necessary to co...
Kelley House and The Harbor View in Edgartown, Massachusetts Become Wyndham Luxury Resorts / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Kelley House and The Harbor View in Edgartown, Massachusetts Become Wyndham Luxury Resorts DALLAS (Oct. 1, 2001) - Wyndham International, Inc. (NYSE:WYN) announced today that it will manage two luxury properties in Martha's Vineyard. The 53-room Kelley House and the 124-room Harbor View will be added to the Wyndham Luxury Resort portfolio on November 1, 2001. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The Kelley House and The Harbor View will undergo a guestroom expansion beginning Oct. 2001. After the expansion is complete in May 2002, the properties will feature 60 and 130 ...
Las Vegas Culinary Union's Workweek Plan Stumps Casino Industry / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Las Vegas Culinary Union's Workweek Plan Stumps Casino Industry By Dave Berns, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 2--Some casino industry executives are bemused by a union plan that would see them rehire on a part-time basis thousands of newly laid-off union workers, a top casino executive said Monday. The proposal adopted Friday by members of Culinary Local 226 comes at the tail end of a three-week process that has seen at least 15,000 workers lose their jobs in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the ensuing worldwide ...
Occupancy at Denver Area Hotels Fell to 58% in September 2001 from 74% in September 2000; Thousands of Workers at Risk of Losing Their Jobs / Oct 200
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Occupancy at Denver Area Hotels Fell to 58% in September 2001 from 74% in September 2000; Thousands of Workers at Risk of Losing Their Jobs By Mark P. Couch, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 29--To make ends meet, Ulfeta Kuduzovic often cleans extra rooms during her housekeeping shift at the Adam's Mark Hotel in downtown Denver. The 28-year-old Bosnian immigrant is half a country away from where the terrorists attacked on Sept. 11, but she's at the front line of the economic fallout. "It has been very slow," Kuduzovic said Friday morning ...
Travel Services International Appoints Zolon Wilkins Jr. as Senior Vice President / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Travel Services International Appoints Zolon Wilkins Jr. as Senior Vice President DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 23, 2001) Travel Services International, Inc., a subsidiary of Airtours plc, is pleased to announce the appointment of Zolon Wilkins Jr. as senior vice president. Wilkins, a 30-year veteran of the hospitality industry, will focus on strategic lodging and distribution issues globally. I am truly excited and honored to be a part of TSIs management team, said Zolon Wilkins Jr. Hotel accommodations are an integral part of the travel package concept that TSI leads the i...
Mayan Resorts Proves Itself as an Industry Leader: Chooses Webvertising for Real Time Web-CRS Interface / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Mayan Resorts Proves Itself as an Industry Leader: Chooses Webvertising for Real Time Web-CRS Interface HOUSTON, Texas (October 31, 2001) - The Web is moving as fast as ever and Mayan Resorts (Mexico) is moving just as fast! By choosing Webvertising, Inc. (Houston, TX) to develop a real-time Web reservations system to interface with its ground CRS, Mayan Resorts has placed itself among the few in the vacation ownership industry to make this strategic move. International guests will be able to book and pay on their accounts from the Web and have the transactions automatically reflected on ...
David Kurland and Partners Open the 84 Room Water Club in San Juan; A Member of Design Hotels / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report David Kurland and Partners Open the 84 Room Water Club in San Juan; A Member of Design Hotels SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico On October 15, The Water Club San becomes Puerto Rico's first ultra-chic contemporary design hotel in the Caribbean. The grand opening of San Juan's only boutique on a beach is November 1, 2001. A re-freshing splash from the large chain resorts, the city's newest is intimate, uncrowded, with superior personal service. All 84 spacious rooms are water view, play-fully sexy with custom-designed beds uniquely positioned to face the ocean. In the hotel's corridor...
Wyndham Bank Syndicate Waives Certain Covenants; 5% of Total Workforce Furloughed or Laid Off / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Wyndham Bank Syndicate Waives Certain Covenants; 5% of Total Workforce Furloughed or Laid Off DALLAS - Oct. 2, 2001-- Fred J. Kleisner, chairman and chief executive officer of Wyndham International (NYSE:WYN) today issued the following statement: "The tragedies of September 11 have created a wound to our nation, and our hearts go out to all of the victims, as well as those who have worked so tirelessly to respond to these extraordinary events. Although Wyndham International, like others in our industry, has experienced a slowdown, I want to assure our customers, employees, stock...
Wyndham Palm Springs and The St. Anthony Now Managed by Wyndham / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Wyndham Palm Springs and The St. Anthony Now Managed by Wyndham Franchise Agreements Converted to Management Contracts DALLAS (Oct. 23, 2001) - Wyndham International (NYSE:WYN) today announced its agreement with an affiliate of Apollo Real Estate Advisors, L.P. to convert two existing 10-year Wyndham franchise agreements to management contracts. Under the terms of the agreement, Wyndham will now manage the 410-room Wyndham Palm Springs in California and the 352-room St. Anthony - A Wyndham Historic Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. "As one of the first properties to c...
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The Cristilisma Plaque, Also Known as the International Hygiene Award" Presented to Mexican Resort, Viva Azteca PLAYACAR, Mexico (Sept. 27, 2001) Viva Azteca, situated on pristine Playacar Beach in the Riviera Maya, Mexico, was honored with the Cristilisma Plaque, also known as the International Hygiene Award, from CRISTAL, a Worldwide Risk Management System. Viva Azteca is the first hotel in Mexico to attain this distinction and is one of only 20 other CRISTALIZED hotels worldwide. The Cristilisma Plaque is regarded in the industry as the highest award possible ...
Las Vegas Hotel Industry Wounded, But Rebounding / Oct 12, 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Las Vegas Hotel Industry Wounded, But Rebounding By Brandon Bailey, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 12--LAS VEGAS--The Strip is crowded again. But so is the local unemployment office. After turning eerily quiet in the weeks after Sept. 11, this giant amusement park of a city is once again a draw for out-of-towners in search of a good time. They are thronging the neon-lit sidewalks to watch the dancing fountains at Bellagio, crowding the gambling tables at the Tropicana and waiting in line for shows like Blue Man Group and Cirque...
Las Vegas Total Room Nights Occupied Down 14.9% in September Compared to September 2000 / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Las Vegas Total Room Nights Occupied Down 14.9% in September Compared to September 2000 LAS VEGAS, Oct. 19, 2001 - Las Vegas visitor volume in September was down 14.1 percent compared to September 2000, according to numbers released today by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). Last year, 2.9 million people visited the destination in September; this year, that figure was measured at slightly more than 2.5 million. Visitor volume year to date is down 0.6 percent, with 26.9 million visitors counted during the first nine months of 2001. Total hot...
Las Vegs Midweek Room Rates Are Rebounding from Steep Drops / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Room Rates at Las Vegas Hotels Begin to Rebound, Survey Finds By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--Midweek room rates are rebounding from steep drops sustained after Sept. 11 but remain well below where they otherwise might have been. A Review-Journal phone survey of next week's Monday and Tuesday room rates at 11 Las Vegas hotels reported a 39.3 percent jump over this week's midweek rates. Weekend room rates continued their recent rebound, with prices this coming weekend up 12.4 percent over last weekend. "Thing...
Downtown Vancouver Hotel Occupancy Hardest Hit In Month of September / HVS / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Downtown Vancouver Hotel Occupancy Hardest Hit In Month of September By Eric S. Pateman, HVS International - Canada The terrorist attacks on the United States that occurred on September 11th, 2001 have significantly impacted the Vancouver tourism and lodging markets. However, data collected by Arthur Anderson and Tourism Vancouver indicates that the Vancouver market was already down 17% for the month of September prior to the September 11th attacks due to a slowing economy and less convention demand over the same period as last year. Research to date indicates that ...
U.S. Hotel Real Estate Pushed Into the Bottom of the Market Cycle / Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Report / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report U.S. Hotel Real Estate Pushed Into the Bottom of the Market Cycle / Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Report Opportunities and Risks for U.S. Hotel Investors New York, October 1, 2001 The recent terrorist attacks have effectively pushed U.S. hotel real estate into the bottom of the market cycle. This presents not only risks but definite opportunities for investors, owners and lenders according to a detailed report released today by Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels on the impact of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. hotel real estate market. Most economists agree that the tragic events o...
Unirez Signs Woodside Hotels & Resorts to Reservation Services Agreement; / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Unirez Signs Woodside Hotels & Resorts to Reservation Services Agreement; New Code Enables Online Booking Engine For All Six Hotels DALLAS, TX / San Mateo CA (September 25, 2001) - Dwight Hendrickson, President and C.E.O. of Unirez, Inc., announced today that it has signed an agreement with Woodside Hotels & Resorts to provide GDS and Internet reservation services. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, Woodside is Northern California's premier hotel group. Under the agreement, Unirez will provide seamless connectivity to all Global Distribution Systems as well as booking capability t...
Lodging Operations Management and Hospitality Marketing Analysis OfferedOnline this Spring by Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Managem
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Lodging Operations Management and Hospitality Marketing Analysis OfferedOnline this Spring by Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston October 15, 2001 - The Executive Master of Hospitality Management Online (MHMOnLine) studies, Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston, will offer the following two courses during the January 2002 Trimester. Time is running short for admission to the program so act now. Lodging Operations Management with Dr. Morgan Geddie will investigate the theoret...
YP&B National Poll: 81% of Business Travelers Are Not Altering Travel Plans After the Events of September 11 / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement YP&B National Poll: 81% of Business Travelers Are Not Altering Travel Plans After the Events of September 11 ORLANDO, FL (Oct. 17, 2001) Business travelers are increasingly more inclined to take to the road to conduct business, according to a new national survey issued today by Yesawich, Pepperdine & Brown, a marketing services firm that tracks the travel habits, preferences and intentions of Americans. In a national poll issued on October 16, fully 81 percent of business travelers said their travel plans would not be influenced by the events of September 11, u...
TravelCLICK Provides Tips to Hotels, To 'Get Moving' Towards Recovery / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report TravelCLICK Provides Tips to Hotels, To Get Moving Towards Recovery CHICAGO October 12, 2001 TravelCLICK, the leading provider of digital media and data solutions for the travel industry worldwide, today reports signs that the hotel industry is beginning to recover. The company reports that travel agent searches for available flights on the GDS (Global Distribution Systems) are currently at 80% of pre-September 11 levels, and are currently experiencing a 17% weekly growth rate. . The company points out that this indicator also bodes well for hotel room night reservation growth, an...
The Non-negotiable Traits of Leaders / Harry Nobles / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The Non-negotiable Traits of Leaders E-mail: hospsvc001@aol.com Harry Nobles & Cheryl Thompson, September 2001 This is not original; I do not know who wrote it. We received it from a colleague, liked it, and wanted to share it. Personal Responsibility. Give it. Demand it. Own the job, own your actions and own your responsibility for doing well. No finger pointing allowed. Initiative. If you see a problem, own it and fix it. If you need something, find it. Ask Harry and Cheryl We encourage readers to email us with questions on ratings, guest services...
