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Survival Tactics; New Technology Directions Surface in Business Intelligence Survey / November 2001
April 30, 2001
Survival Tactics; New Technology Directions Surface in Business Intelligence Survey Automated Budget and Trend Forecasting on the Increase; Tactics Are To Cut Overhead, Improve Worker and Manager Productivity, Manage Operating Expenses Automated Budget and Trend Forecasting on the Increase; Tactics Are To Cut Overhead, Improve Worker and Manager Productivity, Manage Operating Expenses PITTSBURGH, November 6, 2001 - Aptech Computer Systems, Inc. today disclosed results of its Business Intelligence 2001 survey conducted among ten of the industrys top management firms to as...
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Summit Hotels & Resorts Report Rate and Reservation Levels Recovering; Summit Hoteliers Say Dont Cut Rates November 28, 2001: Luxury international brand Summit Hotels & Resorts announced hotel booking levels were showing signs of recovery after the recent downturn in world travel. Reservation volumes, tracked on a week by week basis since September 11th, were gradually rising to within 75% of Summits normal projected levels for the October/November period. Rate levels continued to be affected but were starting to improve as cancellations were rebooked and business trave...
Sunshine Suites Ltd Rebranding It's Grand Caymon Resort to Sunshine Suites Resort- A Summerfield Suites by Wyndham / Nov 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Sunshine Suites Ltd Rebranding its Grand Caymon Resort to Sunshine Suites Resort- A Summerfield Suites by Wyndham DALLAS (Nov. 16, 2001) - Wyndham International, Inc. (NYSE:WYN), the largest upscale hotelier in the Caribbean, today announced that the company will convert the Sunshine Suites Resort Grand Cayman to the Wyndham brand in December 2001. The newly named Sunshine Suites Resort- A Summerfield Suites by Wyndham is located on Grand Cayman Island in the British West Indies. In the midst of a tightening economy, its important that Wyndham continues its plans for strategic growth...
Sol Melia Hotels & Resorts Appoints Four Director of Sales for Mexico Hotels / Nov 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Sol Melia Hotels & Resorts Appoints Four Director of Sales for Mexico Hotels MIAMI, Florida (Nov. 9, 2001) Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts has appointed new directors of sales at the Meliá Los Cabos All-Suite Oceanfront Spa & Golf Resort and Meliá San Lucas, both in Los Cabos; Gran Meliá Mexico Reforma Hotel & Convention Center, Mexico City; Paradisus Riviera Cancun All-Suites All-Inclusive Beach & Spa Resort, Puerto Morelos and Meliá Puerto Vallarta All-Inclusive Resort. Roberta Ramos has been appointed director of sales of the Meliá Los Cabos and Meliá San Lucas, Los ...
Sol Melia Enjoys 12% Increase in Net Profits for 3rd Qtr / Nov 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Sol Melia Enjoys 12% Increase in Net Profits for 3rd Qtr November, 2001 Consolidated revenues and EBITDA increase by 18% and 10% over the same period. RevPar (revenue per available room) of all of the groups hotels grows by 6%. The hotel chain has added 21 new hotels in the first nine months of the year. Sol Meliá has announced results for the first nine months of the year that show a net profit excluding extraordinary profits of 83.9 million Euros, an increase of 12% over the previous year, and a net profit of 94.7 million Euros, a decrease of 10%, the decre...
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Atlantica Unveils New Sleep Inn Prototypes for South America a High-rise Design and a Two-three-story Hotel Economy Hotel Brand Popular Among South American Investors São Paulo, November 12, 2001 With the opening of the countrys third Sleep Inn, the unveiling of a high-rise design and traditional two- and three-story prototypes, and the announcement of eight hotel projects in the next few months, Atlantica Hotels International is firmly establishing the Sleep Inn concept in Brazil. For the past two years we have been building a foundation for ...
Sleep Inn's New Prototype Includes Larger Rooms; Seeks Higher ADR / November 2001
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Hotel Online Special Report Sleep Inn's New Prototype Includes Larger Rooms; Seeks Higher ADR Silver Spring, MD (November 26, 2001) The next generation prototype for Sleep Inn, launched this summer to broaden the brands appeal to primary and secondary market developers, now also features unique Contemporary and Craftsman design options, in addition to the traditional design associated with the brand. With the launch of the new prototype, our aim is to give developers more options to consider, depending on their market conditions, said Thom Hall, vice president, brand management & strategies. W...
Six Continents Hotels Gives $1 Million to TIA's $20Million Ad Campaign / November 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Atlanta-Based Hotel Firm Gives $1 Million to Travel Group's Ad Campaign By Shelia M. Poole, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 23--Six Continents Hotels Americas is chipping in to help the sagging travel industry. The Atlanta-based company has contributed $1 million to a major advertising campaign organized by the Travel Industry Association of America. The campaign, which began airing Wednesday, features President Bush in an ad urging Americans to travel. The Travel Industry Recovery Campaign is funded by contributions from a...
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report South Africas Singita Private Game Reserve Receives the First Perfect Score in the History of Conde Nast Travelers Readers Choice Poll Perfect Scores In All Categories SABI SAND RESERVE, MPUMALANGA, SOUTH AFRICA, Nov. 26 -- Receiving the first perfect score in the history of Conde Nast Travelers Readers Choice Poll, South Africas Singita Private Game Reserve further expands the countrys growing niche in the luxury and adventure travel markets. Achieving a 100 for its rooms, service, food, and location adjacent to Kruger National Park, the miracle - a t...
Hotel Industry Well Fortified to Weather Short-term Volatility / Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels / Nov 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Industry Well Fortified to Weather Short-term Volatility 80% consider making a significant hotel investment now 61% believe that the economic downturn will last only 4-8 months London predicted to have highest fall in RevPAR for European cities 9th November 2001 The view from leading industry executives was cautiously optimistic at this years 13th Hotel Industry Investment Conference which was hosted by Andersen, American Express and Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels. More than 250 senior executives from the hospitality industry converged at the Royal Lancaster Hotel...
Broughton Hospitality Group Opens Two Hotels in California; Santa Barbara and Palm Springs / Nov 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Broughton Hospitality Group Opens Two Hotels in California; Santa Barbara and Palm Springs PALM DESERT, CA (October. 22, 2001) - After acquiring an ideally located hotel asset in Palm Desert, CA in January 2001, Huntington Beach, CA-based Broughton Hospitality Group has announced the renovation, repositioning and the October 2001 opening of MOJAVEa desert resort. Inspired by the sophistication, romance and glamour of the 1940s, Mojave has been meticulously transfigured by the design firm, Candra Scott & Anderson of San Francisco. Located just steps from the famous El Pase...
San Antonio's Hotel Tax Collections Plunge 33 Percent Following Terror Attacks / November 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive San Antonio's Hotel Tax Collections Plunge 33 Percent Following Terror Attacks By Melissa S. Monroe, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 28--San Antonio's hotel and motel occupancy tax collections plummeted in October, falling more than 33 percent after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks greatly harmed the local tourism industry. The city collected $1.59 million in taxes for October compared to $2.38 million in October 2000. The figure represents taxes on business conducted in September, San Antonio Convention & Visitors spokesman Joel William...
Safety and Security in the Workplace / Claire Belilos / Nov 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Safety and Security in the Workplace by Claire Belilos, October 2001 There is renewed awareness regarding Safety and Security, which have taken precedence over all other subjects since the terrible tragedies of September 11, 2001, in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania, which cost thousands of lives. Measures are being discussed to find the proper balance between ensuring safety and security and preserving peoples right to privacy and civil liberties. I do not want to go political here but wish to point out that the same discussions and debates which take pla...
Stephen J. Ast Named Vice President and General Manager Of Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa / Nov 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Stephen J. Ast Named Vice President and General Manager of Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa PHOENIX, Nov. 14, 2001 - Stephen Ast has been appointed vice president and general manager for one of Arizonas premier luxury properties, the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa. Ast moves to the Arizona Biltmore from the Grand Wailea Resort & Spa, both of which are owned and operated by KSL Recreation Corp. At the Arizona Biltmore, Ast is responsible for the management and operation of the 730-room resort and a staff of 1,100. For the past three years, he served as vice president and general manage...
After 75 Years a Ritz-Carlton Hotel Opens in Sarasota, Florida / Nov 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report After 75 Years a Ritz-Carlton Hotel Opens in Sarasota, Florida SARASOTA, Fla., Nov. 16, 2001 - Seventy-five years after construction on the first Ritz-Carlton planned for Sarasota halted, circus magnate John Ringlings dream of the luxury hotel is being realized when the 266-room Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota opens today. Now, one of the most significant developments undertaken in this Gulf Coast community will offer a new level of luxury and amenities for travelers to Sarasota and residents of the area. In 1926, Mr. Ringling, one of Sarasotas most prominent founding fathers, beg...
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The Ritz-Carlton Chicago (A Four Seasons Hotel) Named Best Hotel In North America for Third Consecutive Year; --- The Hotels Large Number of Tenured Staff Reflect That Honor CHICAGO, Nov. 28, 2001 - In a boost for the Chicago tourism industry, The Ritz-Carlton Chicago (A Four Seasons Hotel) has been named Best Hotel In North America for an unprecedented third consecutive year and fifth time in eight years by readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine. Ritz-Carlton Chicago General Manager Tom Kelly accepted the honor at the Conde Nast Traveler 2001 Annual Readers...
WorldResults Maps Hotel Supply With Online Consumer Demand / November 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement WorldResults Maps Hotel Supply With Online Consumer Demand SAN MATEO, Calif. - Nov. 5, 2001--WorldRes.com (www.worldres.com), a leading online hotel reservation network, today announced its next-generation revenue management technology for its member hotels. WorldResults, the companys new availability reporting and inventory updating system, allows hotels to increase reservation revenue by alerting them to high demand dates for which they have insufficient inventory to meet online consumer demand. This unprecedented data reporting tool provides WorldRes hotels...
Historic Hotel Cost Two Couples Only $44,000, But a Million dollar Renovation Restores the Redland Hotel in Homestead, Florida / November 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Historic Hotel Cost Two Couples Only $44,000, But a Million dollar Renovation Restores the Redland Hotel in Homestead, Florida By Anabelle de Gale, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 23--She was the first one on the block. No neighbors, just her and the unbroken wilderness. A South Dade matriarch, she pioneered the homesteading of South Flagler Avenue, surviving hurricanes, fires and a recent near-death experience with a demolition crew. Today -- nearly a century after her birth -- the Redland Hotel is indeed what she used to be. After years of ...
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Twenty-one Million Americans Usually Buy Travel Online, up 75% from 2000; PhoCusWright Travel Consumer Trends Survey Miami, Fla., November 6, 2001 -- Twenty-one million Americans usually buy their travel online, up 75% from 2000, according to results from the fourth annual PhoCusWright Travel Consumer Trends Survey. Nearly 27 million Americans have now bought travel online at least once, up from 21 million last year. Online travel buyers now represent 13% of the population. The results were released at The PhoCusWright Executive Conference in Miami, FL, today. The an...
Kevin Sheehan and Marco A. Manzie Form Paramount Hospitality Management; Specializing in Timeshare and Hotel Management / November 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Kevin Sheehan and Marco A. Manzie Form Paramount Hospitality Management; Specializing in Timeshare and Hotel Management November 29, 2001 - Paramount Hospitality Management (PHM) is a newly formed management company comprised of veteran hospitality and vacation ownership industry executives, founded by Kevin Sheehan, co-founder of Vacation Break USA and Marco A. Manzie, CHA, CAM, co-founder of Vacation Break Management. Both are highly recognized in the vacation ownership and hospitality management for their leadership and tenacity in developing and maintaining award-winnin...
The Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver Trains 20 Staff as Cyber Buters To Coincide with Installation High Speed Internet Access / Nov 2001
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Hotel Online Special Report The Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver Trains 20 Staff as "Cyber Butlers" To Coincide with Installation High Speed Internet Access November 15, 2001 - The Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver announces the installation of high-speed Internet access in their newly modified "e-Rooms" which include all 504 guest rooms and meeting rooms. In addition, the hotel is complementing this new amenity with the added service benefits of on site 'Cyber Butlers' who are on hand to assist guests with all their technology needs. "In keeping with the hotel's long held dedication to five diamond service, 'The Pan Pacific...
Pacifica Companies Purchases the 128 Room Doubletree Guest Suites at Busch Gardens/U.S.F Tampa, Florida / November 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Pacifica Companies Purchases the 128 Room Doubletree Guest Suites at Busch Gardens/U.S.F Tampa, Florida San Diego, CA (November 26, 2001) Pacifica Companies and Pacifica Host Hotels (the hotel management arm of Pacifica Companies) acquires their first hotel in Florida. The 128 room Doubletree Guest Suites was purchased on November 9, 2001 from FELCOR Lodging Trust of Irving, TX. The hotel will remain a Doubletree Guest Suites and undergo a renovation including hard and soft goods and work in the common areas. Entrance in to the Florida hotel market has been a long t...
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Pacific International Hotels Selects Maestro Property Management System AUSTRALIA, November 15, 2001 - E-clipse Computer Systems, a Northwind Solution Provider, is proud to announce their most recent Maestro Property Management Solution installation. Pacific International Hotels', newest apartment property located in prestige Southbank, the center of Melbourne's' art and dining out district, recently installed Maestro to manage the front office operations. Pacific International Apartments - Southbank is the second Pacific International property to install Maestro, following a succes...
Puerto Rico Tourism Company Updates Hotel Projects On the Island / November 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Puerto Rico Tourism Company Updates Hotel Projects On the Island SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov. 5, 2001 - The Puerto Rico Tourism Company today issued an update on hotel projects taking place on the Island. Highlights of the hotel projects under construction include: Paradisus Sol Melia (980 rooms), Horned Dorset Primavera (22 additional villas), and Las Casitas at Wyndham El Conquistador (70 luxury villas). Overview of Hotel Groundbreakings The Hampton Inn in Caguas will feature 125 rooms in addition to meeting and banquet facilities. The hotel is expected to open ...
