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Texas Expert Calls Cruise Industry a 'Sitting Duck' / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Texas Expert Calls Cruise Industry a 'Sitting Duck' By Paula Dobbyn, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 11--Alaskans are no safer than New Yorkers or anyone else when its comes to terrorist threats, and tourism businesses are particularly vulnerable, said terrorism expert Peter Tarlow in Anchorage on Wednesday. The leisure and travel industry has been asleep as far as terrorism is concerned, and despite last month's attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, security remains far too lax, said Tarlow, in remarks to the Alaska Tr...
Hotel Veteran William G. Sipple Named Senior Vice President, HVS Capital Corp. / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Veteran William G. Sipple Named Senior Vice President, HVS Capital Corp. Denver, CO, September 24, 2001 HVS Capital Corp., a leading hospitality investment-banking firm, has announced the appointment of hotel and hospitality veteran William (Bill) G. Sipple to its firm as Senior Vice President. Bill brings a unique professional background to HVS Capital Corp., said Mike Sullivan, Managing Director of HVS Capital Corp. His wealth of experience in development, consulting, operations, and computer information systems will be invaluable assets as we exp...
Princess Cruises Assistant Cruise Director Accused of Making Bomb Threat Aboard Ship; Facing Up to 20 Years in Prison / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Princess Cruises Assistant Cruise Director Accused of Making Bomb Threat Aboard Ship; Facing Up to 20 Years in Prison By Jeff Shields, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 12--A Princess Cruises employee is facing up to 20 years in prison after making a call reporting a bomb aboard the 3,000-passenger Golden Princess. The FBI arrested Mark Bradley Huby, the ship's junior assistant cruise director, on Wednesday after the Golden Princess arrived at Port Everglades from Barcelona, Spain. Huby appeared in U.S. District Court in Fort Lauder...
Shell Vacations LLC Secures Additional Financing for Carriage Hills Resort at Horseshoe Valley, Ontario / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Shell Vacations LLC Secures Additional Financing for Carriage Hills Resort at Horseshoe Valley, Ontario Continues Record Growth Despite Tragic Events of September 11 Northbrook, IL - October 18, 2001 Shell Vacations LLC announced today that it has secured refinancing in the amount of $20 million for its Horseshoe Resort in Ontario, Canada, and that despite the tragic events of September 11, the company continues to experience record performance levels. According to Shelly Ginsburg, Shell Vacations LLC Managing Director, "This has been an excellent year f...
Saving for Retirement While Living Off Tips Takes a Great Deal of Discipline / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Saving for Retirement While Living Off Tips Takes a Great Deal of Discipline By Pamela Yip, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 15--Living off tips can be tricky enough. But saving for retirement while living off tips takes a great deal of discipline and good sense. That's straight from a few of the pros who have managed to do it for years now. "You have good months and you have bad months, and you really have to plan for that rainy day," said Bobby Butler, 54 and a waiter at the Palm in Dallas. He's been waiting tables at the steakh...
Ian Schrager Hotels May Open a Third London Hotel at Selfridges' Flagship Department Store / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Ian Schrager Hotels May Open a Third London Hotel at Selfridges' Flagship Department Store By James Robinson, Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 28--Ian Schrager Hotels may open a third London hotel at Selfridges' flagship store on Oxford Street. The American company, whose signature London hotels are the Sanderson and St Martin's Lane, has been approached by the department store group, which is drawing up plans to redevelop its store in the capital. Ian Schrager, chairman and chief executive of the hotel company, is considering the o...
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International Creates New Position of SVP, North America, Hires Scott D. Parker for the Post / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International Creates New Position of SVP, North America, Hires Scott D. Parker for the Post WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 24, 2001) The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has created the new position of senior vice president, North America, and hired veteran association executive Scott D. Parker to fill the spot. In this newly-created post, Parker will report directly to Robert A. Gilbert, HSMAIs CEO and president. In his position as HSMAIs senior vice president, North America, Parker will lead...
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report ScheduleMe Inc.s Breakthrough ASP-based Guest Itinerary Scheduler Generates Revenue, Increases Guest Loyalty Forrester Research Reports 56% of Affluent Guests Buy Online But Hotel Sites Disappoint Most Bookers; ScheduleMes Simple Design Solution Eases the Pain CHICAGO, November 1, 2001 - ScheduleMe Inc. reports that its popular ASP-based guest itinerary scheduling and marketing tool allows guests to create a hotel itinerary prior to reaching the propertys front door. The easy to use Internet application increases profitability and guest loyalty for hotels by keeping gues...
Bankrupt Sandy Lake Towers Resort in Orlando Gets Emergency Loan; Operated at 10.5% Occupancy in September / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Bankrupt Orlando, Fla., Resort Gets Emergency Loan By Jack Snyder, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--An emergency loan of $410,000 was approved Thursday for Sandy Lake Towers, the bankrupt resort off International Drive in south Orlando. The hotel has been hemorrhaging money, losing about $100,000 a month. Last month, occupancy was at 10.5 percent, according to records. The emergency loan is to be used for payroll, taxes, insurance, electricity and other operating expenses. A hearing will be held in U.S. Bankruptcy Court...
Barbados Prime Minister Dismisses Incentives for Sandals Resorts to Open the Long Closed Paradise Beach Resort / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Barbados Prime Minister Dismisses Incentives for Sandals Resorts to Open the Long Closed Paradise Beach Resort Caribbean News Agency, Barbados, West Indies Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 16--BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Barbados' Prime Minister, Owen Arthur, has dismissed the idea of giving the Sandals hotel chain substantial concessions to open a long-closed hotel here. Arthur was reacting to a report in a Barbados business newspaper quoting Sandals spokesman Allen Chastanet as saying that once Sandals was offered the same concessions cruise ships received from ...
Sandal's Gordon Stewart Stresses Basics on Path to Success / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Sandal's Gordon Stewart Stresses Basics on Path to Success Caribbean News Agency, Barbados, West Indies Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 1--BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--For Jamaican hotel magnate Gordon "Butch" Stewart, there is no magic formula to success. Appearing in the Caribbean Media Corporation's "Talk Caribbean" television show Sunday night, Stewart indicated the keys to success are pretty straightforward -- hard work, commitment, a good product, reliable follow-up service and a dependable team. Stewart, one of the biggest success stories in Caribbean tour...
Salt Lake City Sheraton Airport Hotel Succeeding with a Wireless High-Speed Internet Access Amenity / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Salt Lake City Sheraton Airport Hotel Succeeding with a Wireless High-Speed Internet Access Amenity ATLANTA Oct. 16, 2001 Business-class hotels striving to provide all of the comforts and amenities of both home and work now can significantly bolster their competitiveness and financial performance by embracing StayOnlines leading-edge wireless high-speed access/in-room PC solution, said Ted Heap, co-owner of Summit Airport Hotel Properties. Heap said Summits 100-room Salt Lake City Sheraton Airport Hotel, which deployed the StayOnline solution three months ago...
Sean Worker Named Vice President of Sales for MeriStar Hotels & Resorts / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Sean Worker Named Vice President of Sales for MeriStar Hotels & Resorts WASHINGTON, D.C., October 4, 2001-- MeriStar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: MMH), the nations largest independent hotel management company, today announced that Sean C. Worker has joined MeriStar as vice president of sales. Previously, he was chief operating officer of Maxxim Hotels & Resorts, a Dallas-based hotel management and development company. In his new position, Worker will be responsible for all sales activities at MeriStars 222 managed hotels, directing the six other vice presidents of sales as well as t...
Historic Sherry-Netherland Hotel Gains Membership in Small Luxury Hotels Consortium / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Historic Sherry-Netherland Hotel Gains Membership in Small Luxury Hotels Consortium LONDON, Oct. 15 - Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) has announced the addition of the luxury consortium's newest North American member, The Sherry-Netherland. Located on New York's Upper East Side, The Sherry-Netherland offers a magical combination of romance, exquisite architecture and unparalleled service. The hotel's prime location, within walking distance to New York's world famous Fifth Avenue shops, Central Park, museums and the Theatre District, also adds to its attractio...
Twelve Properties in the United States, Canada and Mexico Added to Small Luxury Hotels / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Twelve Properties in the United States, Canada and Mexico Added to Small Luxury Hotels DALLAS, Oct. 30 - Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH), a consortium of 270 of the finest quality hotels around the world, has expanded its Americas collection with the addition of twelve properties in the United States, Canada and Mexico. New additions include city center hotels, spa sanctuaries and waterfront paradises. Member hotels are selected for level of service provided and attention to personal detail. The newest properties to gain membership in SLH are: The Avalo...
New Four Seasons Has Broadened and Enriched Downtown San Francisco; An Overhaul of Once Blighted Area / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Luxury Hotel Marks Milestone in Overhaul of Once-Blighted San Francisco Area By Marilee Enge, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 15--The dark blue granite floors in the restaurant gleamed and huge vases filled with 100 perfect calla lilies dominated the fifth-floor lobby as the first guests checked into their $400 rooms at the new Four Seasons Hotel. Along with Italian marble bathrooms, down duvets and all-night room service, the pampered clientele looked forward to a choice of 40 activities at the 100,000-square-foot health club dow...
L. Robert Payne and Norman Brinker Provide Significant Funding to San Diego State University's Hospitality and Tourism Management Program / Oct 2
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report L. Robert Payne and Norman Brinker Provide Significant Funding to San Diego State University's Hospitality and Tourism Management Program New SDSU Program Serves Tourism Industry October 4, 2001 - Although tourism has declined in recent weeks, the need for management talent in the industry will persist, according to Carl Winston, director of the new hospitality and tourism management program at San Diego State University. SDSU is redefining the traditional hotel and restaurant school, noted Winston, adding, Hospitality is much broader than just hotels and restaurants. ...
Stephen Brandman Named General Manager of Pomeranc Group's 60 Thompson Hotel / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Stephen Brandman Named General Manager of Pomeranc Group's 60 Thompson Hotel NEW YORK - - October 15, 2001 - - Seasoned luxury hotel operator Stephen Brandman has been named General Manager of Sohos chic boutique hotel, 60 Thompson. The hotel was recently named by Conde Nast Traveller, UK, as one of the five coolest hotels in the world in their Hot List 2001. Prior to this appointment, Brandman worked for Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts, most recently as the General Manager of the Inter-Continental Central Park South New York. Before this he was th...
U.S. Small Business Administration Expands Its Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program to Small Businesses Across the Country; One of Six Provisions Sou
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement U.S. Small Business Administration Expands Its Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program to Small Businesses Across the Country; One of Six Provisions Sought by the Travel Industry Recovery Coalition WASHINGTON, DC October 19, 2001 - The Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) and the Travel Industry Recovery Coalition, comprising twenty-five of the leading U.S. travel industry organizations, applauds the decision made October 18 by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to expand its Economic Injury Disaster Loan program to small businesses across the ...
Atlantica Hotels International Creating Re-flagging Trend in South America / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Atlantica Hotels International Creating Re-flagging Trend in South America SÃO PAULO, October 15, 2001 Atlantica Hotels International is again bringing world-recognized hotel management techniques to South America in the form of re-flagging. With global economic pressures now faced by hotel owners and investors in South America, re-flagging hotel brands is an empowering new management tool for escaping under-performing hotels. While common in the U.S., re-flagging was previously non-existent in South America. Atlantica has been receiving more and more requests...
Vail Resorts To Acquire Majority Interest in Rockresorts and Acquire The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage from Olympus / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Vail Resorts To Acquire Majority Interest in Rockresorts and Acquire The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage from Olympus Real Estate Partners VAIL, Colo., Oct. 17, 2001 - Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) announced today that the Company has entered into an agreement with Olympus Real Estate Partners, a private investment fund, to acquire a majority interest in Rockresorts International LLC, a luxury resort hotel management company, and has secured management contracts on its five resort hotels across the United States. Vail Resorts also announced that the Company has entered...
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement The Inn at Roberts Grove to Resume Full Operation by October 25, 2001; Hurricane Damage Minimal PLACENCIA, Belize -- October 15, 2001 -- The Inn at Roberts Grove, a 32-room luxury beachfront resort on the Placencia Peninsula in southern Belize, sustained minimal damage after Hurricane Iris moved through the southern part of the country on October 8. Damage to the property was exterior in nature, including the loss of a pier, and some surrounding foliage, which will be replaced in the coming weeks. The inns interiors, including guestrooms and common areas, we...
SAS International Hotels, Parent Company of Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Changes its Name to Rezidor SAS Hospitality / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report SAS International Hotels, Parent Company of Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Changes its Name to Rezidor SAS Hospitality Brussels, 1st October 2001 Today, SAS International Hotels (SIH), the parent company and operator of Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts and Malmaison, is to change its name to Rezidor SAS Hospitality. Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of Rezidor SAS Hospitality, says: Contemporary style and unsurpassed service standards are the hallmarks of our company and we felt that the SAS International Hotels name did not reflect that clearly enough. He continues: Th...
Independent Restaurants Battle the Chains for Survival in Albany, NY / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Independent Restaurants Battle the Chains for Survival in Albany, NY Times Union, Albany, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 29--The Old Daley Inn in Troy. The Cranberry Bog in Colonie. Stone Ends in Glenmont. The Allegro Cafe in Troy. And the list of once-thriving restaurants that are now out of business goes on. In the past month, independent restaurants in the Capital Region have been ending operations at the rate of about one a week. Some blame the influx of chains, such as Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse and Bennigan's. Others, such as the Cran...
