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Hotspur Resorts Nevada, Inc. Converts the Former 541 room Regent Las Vegas to the JW Marriott Brand / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Hotspur Resorts Nevada, Inc. Converts the Former 541 room Regent Las Vegas to the JW Marriott Brand WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2001 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) announced the conversion of the former 541-room Regent Las Vegas to its second JW Marriott brand hotel in the Western United States and its 18th worldwide. Hotspur Resorts Nevada, Inc., a private investment entity, purchased the hotel. "We are delighted to bring a new Marriott property to the Las Vegas area, and we look forward to delivering the high level of personal service and luxurious surroundings that are hal...
38-year-old Downtown St Louis Hotel Receiving $15-million Renovation by Hampton Inn Developer Raymond Management / Dec 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive 38-year-old Downtown St Louis Hotel Receiving $15-million Renovation by Hampton Inn Developer Raymond Management By Charlene Prost, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 25--There's not much left of the old Bel Air East, a 38-year-old downtown hotel known for years for its Trader Vic's and Miss Hulling's Open Hearth restaurants. Behind the fenced site at Fourth Street and Washington Avenue, construction crews are demolishing interior walls and are removing pre-cuts concrete and metal panels from the exterior. Even balconies on the 16-story ...
Robert McPherrin Appointed Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for Nine Inter-Continental and Crowne Plaza Hotels in North East / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Robert McPherrin Appointed Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for Nine Inter-Continental and Crowne Plaza Hotels in North East New York, NY (December 17, 2001) - Robert McPherrin has recently been appointed Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for nine Inter-Continental and Crowne Plaza hotels in the company's North East region. Prior to this appointment, McPherrin was the Executive Director of Hotel Marketing for Treasure Island at the Mirage in Las Vegas where he was responsible for marketing programs for the 3000-room hotel. McPherrin will lead the development and ...
RIU Hotels Signs Agreement with the Majorca Island Department for the Environment and Nature; To Develop a Pilot Waste Management Plan / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report RIU Hotels Signs Agreement with the Majorca Island Department for the Environment and Nature; To Develop a Pilot Waste Management Plan 17 Dec 2001- RIU Hotels, which has 15 establishments in Majorca, signed a collaboration agreement with the Island Council's Department for the Environment and Nature on Thursday, 13th December, to develop a pilot waste management plan within the framework of the "Majorca recycles" programme, designed to increase the environmental quality of tourist installations. The aim of the agreement is to carry out actions that encourage the reduction, re-usi...
Qualitá Management, a Hotel Management Company Based in Brasília, Acquired by Atlantica Hotels International / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Qualitá Management, a Hotel Management Company Based in Brasília, Acquired by Atlantica Hotels International SÃO PAULO, December 14, 2001 Atlantica Hotels International has announced the acquisition of Qualitá Management, a hotel-management company based in Brasília, the capital of Brazil and home to more than two million residents. The acquisition, effective immediately, will add three operational hotels with 530 rooms as well as eight hotels under construction including one scheduled to open by year-end to the fast-growing Atlantica Hotels International portfolio...
Paradisus Punta Cana, Domincan Republic, Completes $4 million Hotel Upgrade / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Paradisus Punta Cana, Domincan Republic, Completes $4 million Hotel Upgrade PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (Dec. 14, 2001) The Paradisus Punta Cana All-Inclusive Exclusive Beach Resort is in the process of completion of its $4 million hotel renovation program that includes a new in-house medical center, a new Brazilian steakhouse, El Rodizio, a resurfaced and re-designed swimming pool and lounge area and upgrades in furnishings and amenities to all existing suites. "These renovations will complement the resort's existing services and amenities and will provide guests with an...
Providence, Rhode Island Hotels Enjoyed 84.5% Occupancy in October 2001, Up From Previous Year / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Providence, Rhode Island Hotels Enjoyed 84.5% Occupancy in October 2001, Up From Previous Year Providence, RI (December 4, 2001) The Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau (PWCVB) has confirmed today that hotel occupancy in the Providence Warwick area has rebounded since the September 11th attacks which left much of the travel industry strained. The PWCVB has released a report based on research conducted by Smith Travel Research that hotel occupancy in Providence this October 2001 (most recent data available) was 84.5%. This number had increased from 74.5% in Septem...
Pow Wow 2005 Awarded to New York City / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Pow Wow 2005 Awarded to New York City WASHINGTON, DC December 10, 2001 - New York City has been selected as host city for the Travel Industry Association of America's (TIA) International Pow Wow® for 2005. The show will take place May 37, 2005. The city was host to the first-ever International Pow Wow in 1969 and last hosted it in 1995. No business event is more important to selling the $100 billion international inbound U.S. travel product than International Pow Wow, said William S. Norman, president and CEO of the Travel Industry Association. In making a commitment t...
Ray Group Appoints Outrigger Hotels & Resorts to Manage New Luxury Resort at Port Douglas in the Australian State of Queensland / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Ray Group Appoints Outrigger Hotels & Resorts to Manage New Luxury Resort at Port Douglas in the Australian State of Queensland Outrigger's seventh Australia property HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII - Outrigger Hotels & Resorts continues to carve inroads into Australia's premier tourist destinations following the announcement on December 5 by property developer, Ray Group, of Outrigger's appointment to manage a new luxury resort at Port Douglas in the Australian state of Queensland. Located approximately 30 miles north of Cairns, Port Douglas is a popular retreat for the rich and ...
Legal Snarl Puts Plans on Hold for Hotel Construction in Pontiac, Mich. / Dec 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Legal Snarl Puts Plans on Hold for Hotel Construction in Pontiac, Mich. By Hugh McDiarmid Jr., Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 26--A proposed hotel in downtown Pontiac -- touted as a symbol of the city's resurgence -- has been stalled indefinitely by legal wrangling. Dignitaries praised the project at an August groundbreaking. But more than four months later not a shovel of earth has been turned underneath the cracked concrete of a contaminated six-acre parking lot where the three-story hotel is planned. "It's discouraging. It's a great pie...
Country Hearth Inn lodging System Opens 64th Hotel this Month; Has 20 Hotels Under Development / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Country Hearth Inn lodging System Opens 64th Hotel this Month; Has 20 Hotels Under Development ATLANTA Buckhead America Corporation, a hospitality services company, said its Country Hearth Inn lodging system opened its 64th hotel this month in Pigeon Forge/Sevierville, Tenn. The 81-room Country Hearth Inn & Suites, formerly the Royal Host Inn, is located at 680 Winfield Dunn Parkway, Sevierville, known as The Gateway to the Smoky Mountains. The communities of Pigeon Forge, Sevierville and Gatlinburg are surrounded by Great Smoky Mountain National Park and are considered among Americ...
PepsiCo Gifts $200,000 to AH&LF's New Century Fund; Will Create Scholarships for Graduates of Marriott Hospitality High School / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report PepsiCo Gifts $200,000 to AH&LF's New Century Fund; Will Create Scholarships for Graduates of Marriott Hospitality High School WASHINGTON, December 4, 2001 - The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AH&LF) has announced a gift of $250,000 from PepsiCo to the New Century Fund Campaign. The New Century Fund Campaign is an effort to unite the hospitality industry and its suppliers to address evolving needs. The gift from PepsiCo will go toward a scholarship fund for graduates of Marriott Hospitality High School who are interested in a career in hospitality management. The goal ...
Tokyu Canada Offers Pan Pacific Hotel and World Trade Centre Office Complex for Sale / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Tokyu Canada Offers Pan Pacific Hotel and World Trade Centre Office Complex for Sale; Will Retain Management Contract Vancouver, BC --- Tokyu Canada Corporation today announced that it has offered its 504-room Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver and adjoining 200,000 sq ft World Trade Centre office building for sale. However, the award-winning Pan Pacific Hotel will continue to be managed by Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts (PPHR) as part of the chain's plans to further develop its luxury brand across North America. Tokyu Canada opened the two Canada Place landmarks in 1986 with a 99 year lease...
Jesse Jackson, Union Take Aim at George Maloof Jr. and His Just Opened Palms Casino / Dec 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Jesse Jackson, Union Take Aim at George Maloof Jr. and His Just Opened Palms Casino By Dave Berns, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 5--An estimated 1,500 union activists from Culinary Local 226 picketed Tuesday outside the recently opened Palms, calling on casino operator George Maloof to unionize the West Flamingo Road property. The Rev. Jesse Jackson criticized Maloof and his family, who own the $270 million gaming complex as well as the National Basketball Association's Sacramento Kings. "Their rich millionaire ballplayers are under...
Kelvin Mah Appointed Director of Sales for Meliá Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Kelvin Mah Appointed Director of Sales for Meliá Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia Singapore, 12 December 2001 - Mr. Peter Sprenger, General Manager of Meliá Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia today announced the appointment of Mr. Kelvin Mah as Director of Sales. As Meliá Kuala Lumpurs new Director of Sales, Mr. Mah will be responsible for spearheading the sales and marketing efforts of the hotel. A Malaysian, Mr. Mah brings to Meliá Kuala Lumpur more than 9 years experience in the hospitality industry and has received numerous awards including Meliá Hotel Kuala Lumpur No 16, Jal...
Profile: Pat O'Donnell, the 63-year-old CEO of Aspen Skiing Co / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Profile: Pat O'Donnell, the 63-year-old CEO of Aspen Skiing Co By Jason Blevins, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 18--ASPEN, Colo.--It's early. It's dark. It's below zero and snowing. Pat O'Donnell, the 63-year-old CEO of Aspen Skiing Co., is ready to sweat. Twice weekly, the leader of the ski resort company most famous for being famous begins his day by snowshoeing through the frigid dawn to the top of Snowmass Mountain. It's a grueling two-hour hike and he's always back in his office before 8 a.m. On this day, he leaves at 5:30 a.m., ...
Industry Veteran Launches Hotel Brokerage Firm: Optimum Brokerage / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Industry Veteran Launches Hotel Brokerage Firm: Optimum Brokerage Fairfield, CT, December 18, 2001 Joe McCann has announced the formation of Optimum Brokerage, a full service hotel brokerage and capital advisory firm. Headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, Mr. McCanns firm offers an array of hotel investment and transaction services, including hotel real estate asset sales, mortgage financing, consulting, and investment advisory services. The hotel industry needs a full service brokerage firm that truly understands both the operational and financial dimensions of the hotel busines...
Accor's Novotel Brand, Now 35 Years Old, Selelcted by Koshien Real Estate for Osaka Hotel / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Accor's Novotel Brand, Now 35 Years Old, Selelcted by Koshien Real Estate for Osaka Hotel 13 December 2002 - Accor's best-known hotel brand, Novotel, is to make its debut in Japan in 2002 when a prominent hotel in the Osaka-Kobe district is rebranded Novotel Koshien Osaka West. The property - a contemporary, 200 room hotel - is owned by Koshien Real Estate and interests of the Hakushika Group, one of the oldest sake brewers in Japan. The Novotel will be the third Accor brand to be launched in Japan, following the debut of the 5-star Sofitel brand (Sofitel Tokyo) and 2-star Formule...
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report NORTHWIND Announces TwoWay GDS and Internet Travel Portal Integration through Newtrade Technologies Inc. NORTHWINDs Maestro PMS solution to increase its customers RevPAR MARKHAM, ON - December 18, 2001 NORTHWIND, a leader in providing an array of software solutions to the hospitality market, is proud to announce the development of a two-way interface between its Maestro Property Management Solution and Newtrade Technologies network GDS environment. Newtrade Technologies GDS (Global Distribution Systems) connectivity will provide NORTHWINDs customers with the tools to effi...
Green Suites International Helps Hotels Guarantee Non-Smoking Rooms / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Green Suites International Helps Hotels Guarantee Non-Smoking Rooms Green Suites Natures MistTM Deodorization System converts even the foulest smoking room into an odorless non-smoking room in 15 minutes or lesstypically for 25 to 50 cents per room Upland, Calif.(Dec. 3, 2001) Question: What ranks among the top three guest complaints time again? Answer: Guestroom odors rank, literally and figuratively. Thanks to Green Suites Internationals unique, cost-effective Natures MistTM Deodorization System, hotels now can turn even the foulest-smelling smoking room i...
Bill Smith Appointed President of Noble House Hotels and Resorts / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Bill Smith Appointed President of Noble House Hotels and Resorts December 21, 2001 - Bill Smith has been appointed president of Noble House Hotels and Resorts, company chairman Pat Colee announced today. Smith comes to Noble House from world-renowned, ultra-luxury, cruise line, Silversea Cruises where he held the position of president and COO for the last six and a half years. Smith joined Silversea in 1995 during its developmental stages and guided the company on a course of expansion and award-winning success. Under his direction the exclusive company grew from a two to four-s...
Nichols Brosch Sandoval & Associates Got Into Hotel Design Business By Accident; NBS Has Designed More than 200 Hotels / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Nichols Brosch Sandoval & Associates Got Into Hotel Design Business By Accident; NBS Has Designed More than 200 Hotels By Cynthia Corzo, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 15--Growing up in Miami, John R. Nichols loved to draw buildings and homes, dreaming of a career in architecture. Today, Nichols can travel all over the United States, the Caribbean and other worldwide locations and see his designs -- mostly hotels and office buildings -- up close and personal. Founded 34 years ago, Nichols Brosch Sandoval & Associates has designed more than...
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Whats New in the Travel Business? This Sure Is! December 12, 2001 - My Hotel Broker, an extraordinary new concept in corporate event planning and travel, has just been unveiled in Seattle. An idea born from the business of selling empty hotel rooms at steep discounts to individuals over the internet, My Hotel Broker has gone to the next level by making large blocks of unused deposits and credits available to corporate buyers at huge savings. The nations struggling economy has helped to make this very clever approach to marketing evolve. Heres how it works. Using a vast da...
Starwood Assuming Management and Marketing of the 62-unit Molokai Ranch & Lodge; Kenny Ching Continues as GM / December 2001
April 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Starwood Assuming Management and Marketing of the 62-unit Molokai Ranch & Lodge; Kenny Ching Continues as GM Property to be Re-named Sheraton Molokai Lodge & Beach Village WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Dec. 17, 2001 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today it will assume management and marketing of the 62-unit Molokai Ranch & Lodge, bringing its inventory to 14 resort properties on six Hawaiian Islands. Effective February 2002, the property will be re-named the Sheraton Molokai Lodge & Beach Village. "We are very excited to add Sherato...
