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Hotels Inject $$$ Directly into Bottom Lines by Installing O-Tech Direct Injection Ozone Laundry System / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Hotels Inject $$$ Directly into Bottom Lines by Installing O-Tech Direct Injection Ozone Laundry System Green Suites Internationals O-Tech laundry system saves properties thousands of dollars annually in energy & water savings; utilities rebates historically shoulder up to 80% of purchase costs, while leasing packages ensure monthly savings far exceed equipment payments Upland, Calif.(Oct. 29, 2001) You never know what you might find in your basement. Dozens of hotels across America today are uncovering thousands of dollars in operating cost savings in their basements, thanks ...
The All Seasons Darling Harbour in Sydney to be Rebranded Novotel Century Sydney / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement The All Seasons Darling Harbour in Sydney to be Rebranded Novotel Century Sydney 19 October 2001: The All Seasons Darling Harbour in Sydney is to be rebranded Novotel Century Sydney on 1 November. It will be the fourth Novotel in Sydney, joining the Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour, Novotel Brighton Beach and Novotel Homebush Bay. Announcing the launch of Novotel Century Sydney, Accor Managing Director Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific and Japan, Michael Issenberg, said: "The move reflects the importance of global branding today. While All Seasons is a ver...
La Quinta Opens Company-Owned La Quinta Inn & Suites in Dallas / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement La Quinta Opens Company-Owned La Quinta Inn & Suites in Dallas DALLAS, Oct. 17, 2001 - La Quinta(R) Inns, Inc. continues to expand nationally and thrive in the slowing economy with the opening of a new La Quinta Inn & Suites in Dallas, home of the chain's national headquarters. The 127-room, seven-story Northpark La Quinta Inn & Suites, which opened in September, is located at 10001 N. Central Expressway in Dallas. The Northpark La Quinta Inn & Suites is the first of three company-owned properties scheduled to open in Dallas and San Antonio by spring 2002. Expand...
Travel America Now Act Includes Restoration of Full Deductibility for all Business Entertainment Expenses, Including Meals / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Travel America Now Act Includes Restoration of Full Deductibility for all Business Entertainment Expenses, Including Meals New Legislation Will Give Relief to Troubled Travel Industry Washington DC, Oct 5, 2001 - The Travel Industry Association of America (TIA), endorsed the Travel America Now Act introduced in the U.S. Congress today by Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ.) and Zell Miller (D-GA), and Representatives John Shadegg (R-AZ) and Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) that would quickly stimulate travel in the U.S. following the terrorist attacks on September 11. The identical Senate and House ...
National Trust Historic Hotels Adds 21 Hotels Reflecting Architectural History of America / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report National Trust Historic Hotels Adds 21 Hotels Reflecting Architectural History of America Adds the Argyle Hotel in Los Angeles and The Regent Wall Street in New York WASHINGTON, D.C., October 1, 2001 - National Trust Historic Hotels of America announces the addition of 21 members. This selection brings the total members in the program to 174 hotels, representing 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada. "We believe this collection not only reflects the architectural history of America, it represents a cultural legacy as well," said Thierry Roch, executive direc...
Park Place and the Saint Regis Mohawk tribe Expect to Begin Construction on a 750-room Hotel-casino Next Year in Upstate New York / Oct
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Park Place and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Expect to Begin Construction on a 750-room Hotel-casino Next Year in Upstate New York By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 26--Park Place Entertainment and an upstate New York Indian tribe plan to break ground next year on a $500 million casino, the company announced Thursday after Empire State lawmakers approved major gambling expansion for their state. The New York Assembly voted 93-40 early Thursday morning to approve a bill authorizing six new tribal casinos, racetrack sl...
Hotel Association of New York City Creates $5 Million Fund to Provide Continuation of Medical Benefits for Hotel Workers Displaced by the Closing of M
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Association of New York City Creates $5 Million Fund to Provide Continuation of Medical Benefits for Hotel Workers Displaced by the Closing of Marriott World Trade Center and the Millenium Hilton NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2001 - In the days following the September 11 terrorist attacks here, the Hotel Association of New York City worked closely with the New York Hotel Trades Council and affiliated trade groups to devise and enact unprecedented relief measures to support lodging industry workers adversely affected by the tragedy. Chief among these is a $5 million special relief fund ...
New York Lawmakers Seeking a Special $500 Tax Deduction for Visitors to NYC / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive New York Lawmakers Seeking a Special $500 Tax Deduction for Visitors to NYC By Tiara M. Ellis, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 4--NEW YORK--New York lawmakers want to give tax breaks to tourists to get them spending money at restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues in the Big Apple. U.S. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, a Democrat, was the creator of the "I Love NY Tax Deduction Act," which is being presented as a bipartisan proposal with fellow New York Rep. Thomas Reynolds, a Republican. "Everybody is reacting from the physical disas...
Growing Number of NY Organizations Scrapping Out-of-town Convention Plans in Favor of New York City / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Growing Number of NY Organizations Scrapping Out-of-town Convention Plans in Favor of New York City By Paul D. Colford, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 29--Propelled by convenience and national pride, a growing number of top professional organizations have scrapped out-of-town convention plans in favor of New York. Citing a slowdown in reservations and a rise in cancellations since the terrorist attacks, the Magazine Publishers of America and the American Society of Magazine Editors cancelled arrangements for next month at an Arizona...
Becky Walling, Robert O. Anderson, Elliott Speer Barker and Smokey Bear Inducted into New Mexico Tourism Hall of Fame / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Becky Walling, Robert O. Anderson, Elliott Speer Barker and Smokey Bear Inducted into New Mexico Tourism Hall of Fame Albuquerque Journal, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 25--FARMINGTON, N.M. -- Becky Walling, executive director of the Farmington Convention and Visitors Bureau, entrepreneur Robert O. Anderson, game warden Elliott Speer Barker and Smokey Bear have been named to the New Mexico Tourism Hall of Fame. The four winners will be honored at the Tourism Hall of Fame Banquet & Awards ceremony tonight in Farmington during the annual Governor's Co...
Inventor Donates Device to The Inn at NAU, a Student-Operated Hotel at Northern Arizona University that Helps Prevent Back Injuries When Turning Mattr
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Inventor Donates Device to The Inn at NAU, a Student-Operated Hotel at Northern Arizona University that Helps Prevent Back Injuries When Turning Mattresses The (Bed) Butler did it! And does it daily at the Inn at NAU October 2001-Thanks to inventor Bill Lauger, the Inn, which is a student-operated hotel at Northern Arizona University's School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, now has an easy way to turn and transport mattresses...and protect the backs of students and staff. Lauger, though retired here in Flagstaff, has a brain that won't stop working. He put it to work t...
Bill Morrissey, Minnesota Hotel Operator, Works to Maintain Business During Recession / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Bill Morrissey, Minnesota Hotel Operator, Works to Maintain Business During Recession By Aron Kahn, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 12--Bill Morrissey said hello to a friend on an elevator, just as he had thousands of times before. But this time, the light chatter turned dark, like a cloud of rubble. The friend wore "a strange look I'll never forget," said Morrissey, who runs the St. Paul Hotel. "I asked him if he was having a bad hair day. He said an airplane just slammed into the World Trade Center." Few people's troubles...
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Revenue Management: Mission Critical in Todays Market Oct 29, 2001 - Prior to September 11, hotels worldwide were feeling the effects of an economic softening. Although industry analysts were forecasting decreased RevPAR, in the post-911 era, hotels have experienced unprecedented challenges in managing their businesses. Automated revenue management (RM) solutions provide hotels with sustainable competitive advantages to navigate through this period of uncertainty. These solutions provide quantifiable financial and operational benefits in all market conditions, critical to the success and ...
Many Miami Hotels Approaching 90% Occupancy This Weekend; Payoff from Discount Campaign / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Many Miami Hotels Approaching 90% Occupancy This Weekend; Payoff from Discount Campaign By Cara Buckley, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 5--In-state campaigns peddling South Florida hotel discounts as once-in-a-lifetime bargains are paying off. Some of the region's hottest hotels are expecting occupancy rates to top 90 percent this weekend, nearly on par with last year. "A lot of guests are locals coming out, spending the weekend on the beach, taking time off," said Jeff Lehman, general manager at National Hotel in Miami Beach, where 95 perce...
Mayan Palace Hotels & Resorts and Homegate Choose Lexington Services for Global Reservations / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Mayan Palace Hotels & Resorts and Homegate Choose Lexington Services for Global Reservations Lexington to provide hotel reservations technology for 10 additional hotel properties DALLAS (Oct. 10, 2001) Lexington Services, a subsidiary of Travel Services International, Inc., the largest provider of global hotel reservations in North America and second largest in the world, today announced Mayan Palace Hotels & Resorts and HomeGate as its newest members. Under the agreements, Lexington will provide centrally hosted reservations technology and support to the new members throu...
HLC Hotels, Inc. Purchases The Marshall House Hotel, Savannah, Georgia / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report HLC Hotels, Inc. Purchases The Marshall House Hotel, Savannah, Georgia SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, October 4, 2001- Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels has arranged the sale of an upscale boutique hotel property in Savannah, Georgia to a local company, HLC Hotels, Inc. The Marshall House was sold on behalf of affiliates of UBS Warburg, LLC. Mark Weinstock, a partner in the Real Estate and Global Hospitality Groups of Jeffer, Mangels, Butler and Marmaro LLP, was the lead attorney representing the seller in the transaction. Part of a six-property hotel portfolio, its sister properties, the Spindrift Inn...
Marriott's Horizons by Marriott Vacation Club Opens Resort in Branson, Missouri / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Marriott's Horizons by Marriott Vacation Club Opens Resort in Branson, Missouri ORLANDO, FLA. October 10, 2001 Horizons by Marriott Vacation Club (Horizons) a branded concept of Marriott Vacation Club International, Inc. (MVCI) brings the best of vacation experiences, unique amenities and Ozark Mountain activities to the entire family when it opens its second resort on October 18, 2001 in Branson, Mo. Horizons at Branson will feature 44-two-bedroom/two-bath villas (phase one) each possessing more than 1,000 square feet of living space, comfortably slee...
Mexican Association of Hotels and Motels Makes Pitch to Legalize Casinos at Destination Resorts / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Mexican Association of Hotels and Motels Makes Pitch to Legalize Casinos at Destination Resorts By Jenalia Moreno, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 4--MEXICO CITY--Claiming their industry is in critical condition with the severe travel slump, tourism officials here pushed for the government to legalize casinos in Mexico to attract more tourists. The plan would allow casinos only in a few key resorts and along the U.S. border. Casino gambling has been illegal here since 1939. Betting is allowed only at horse and dog tracks, cockfights and ...
MSPA Seminar Set for New Orleans Taking the Mystery Out of Mystery Shopping / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement MSPA Seminar Set for New Orleans "Taking the Mystery Out of Mystery Shopping" ROCKY HILL, CT October 17, 2001 - Marketing Research Association (MRA) will hold its Fall Education Conference and Technology Forum, Tools For Results: Tips, Tricks, and Technology in conjunction with the Mystery Shopping Providers Association (MSPA) at the Inter-Continental Hotel in New Orleans, LA October 31 November 2, 2001. The MSPA program, entitled Take the Mystery out of Mystery Shopping, will take place all day Friday. Sessions include: Taking the Mystery Out of Mys...
Meeting Industry Snapshot: Majority of Short-Term Downturn Due to Meeting Postponements, Not Cancellations / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Meeting Industry Snapshot: Majority of Short-Term Downturn Due to Meeting Postponements, Not Cancellations DALLAS -- Oct. 4, 2001-- Meeting planners and suppliers experienced an immediate negative impact due to last month's terrorist attacks in the United States, however results of an online survey conducted by Meeting Professionals International (MPI) indicate that the majority of business lost short-term is due to meeting postponements, not cancellations. MPI is the world's largest meeting trade association for meeting planners and suppliers with 19,000 members in 64 countri...
Third Quarter Earnings Halved from Year-ago Levels at MGM MIRAGE / October 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Third Quarter Earnings Halved from Year-ago Levels at MGM MIRAGE Property Operating Results LAS VEGAS, Oct. 30. 2001 - MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGG) today reported earnings before nonrecurring expenses of 19 cents per diluted share for the 2001 third quarter, compared with 45 cents per diluted share in the 2000 quarter. Consolidated net revenue was down 5.3% to $993 million in the 2001 quarter compared with $1.05 billion in the comparable 2000 quarter. For the three months ended September 30, 2001, operating cash flow (EBITDA) was $236.5 million when compared with $3...
Marriot's Lodging Division Reports a 19% Decrease in Operating Profit for the Third Quarter Ended September 7, 2001 / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Marriot's Lodging Division Reports a 19% Decrease in Operating Profit for the Third Quarter Ended September 7, 2001 KEY LODGING STATISTICS Decline in Travel following Terrorist Attacks Will Reduce 4th Quarter 2001Results Marriott International Reports EPS of $0.39 for the Third Quarter Ended September 7, 2001, Compared to $0.43 a Year Ago WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2001 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) today reported diluted earnings per share of $0.39 for the third quarter ended September 7, 2001, down nine percent from the 2000 third quarter. Net income decreased eight per...
Los Cabos Hoteliers Saluted for Rapid Hurricane Recovery / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Los Cabos Hoteliers Saluted for Rapid Hurricane Recovery LOS CABOS, Mexico, Oct. 8, 2001 - The Los Cabos Tourism Board saluted its hoteliers today for preparing in advance for the possibility of any natural disaster. As a result of their foresight, with the exception of the need for some clean up and some telephone repair, the area is up and running. Says Alfredo Rosas, Director of the Los Cabos Tourism Board, "Many Los Cabos resorts utilize energy plants, private generators, water treatment plants and seawater desalination plants. These utilities, combined with energetic hotel st...
London Hoteliers Cutting Prices By More Than Two Thirds / Oct 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive London Hoteliers Cutting Prices By More Than Two Thirds By Jeremy Skidmore, Financial Mail on Sunday, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 13--London hoteliers are cutting their prices by more than twothirds after a slump in bookings in the wake of the US attacks. They were already reeling from a drop in American visitor numbers after a slowdown in the US economy and the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain before the terror-ist outrage on September 11. Mid-market hotel operator Jarvis has been forced to delay plans for a UKpound 200 million sa...
