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Thailand Tourism Authority Hoping to Turn Ko Samui into a National Model of Sustainable Tourism Development / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Thailand Tourism Authority Hoping to Turn Ko Samui into a National Model of Sustainable Tourism Development By Nondhanada Intarakomalyasut, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 27--The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is hoping to turn Ko Samui into a national model of a world-class sustainable tourism development. A three-day workshop, due to start today on the southern resort island, marks the first official recognition by the government of the need to focus directly on the island. TAT governor Pradech Phayakvichien said the problem...
Kevin C. Thorstenson Named General Manager at The Handlery Hotel & Resort, in San Diego / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Kevin C. Thorstenson Named General Manager at The Handlery Hotel & Resort, in San Diego SAN DIEGO - July 17, 2001--The Handlery Hotel & Resort, in San Diego's Mission Valley, has named a hospitality industry veteran, with some 16 years of experience, as the property's new general manager. Kevin C. Thorstenson, joins the Handlery after serving most recently as the hotel manager of the Hilton Waterfront Hotel Beach Resort in Huntington Beach, Calif., where he also oversaw all day-to-day operations. Prior to the Hilton Waterfront, Thorstenson was general manager of the Key Largo C...
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Kathleen Taylor Of Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts To Deliver Keynote Address At 12th Annual Asia Pacifics Hotel Investment Conference NEWPORT BEACH, California, USA --- July 20, 2001- The hosts of the upcoming 12th Annual Asia Pacifics Hotel Investment Conference announced that Kathleen Taylor, President, Worldwide Business Operations, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, will deliver the keynote address at the event, scheduled for October 10-12, 2001 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong. Taylor, whose office is in Toronto, Canada, joined Four Seasons in 1989. She is res...
Reservation Services Industry Veteran, Karen Englander, Appointed Vice President – Major Accounts at VIP International Corporation / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Reservation Services Industry Veteran, Karen Englander, Appointed Vice President Major Accounts at VIP International Corporation Calgary, Alberta, CanadaJuly 6, 2001Mr. Kelly Blake, president of VIP International Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of HARS Systems, Inc. (CDNX: HSS), today announced the addition of a reservation services industry veteran to the VIP International management team. Appointed to the role of Vice President Major Accounts, Ms. Karen Englander has agreed to join VIP International effective July 1, 2001. Ms. Englander brings more than 25 year...
Kansas City, Mo. Hotels Scrutinized for Surcharges On Guests' Phone Calls Expensive / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Kansas City, Mo. Hotels Scrutinized for Surcharges On Guests' Phone Calls Expensive By Rick Alm, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 7--When George Ferko visited Kansas City last week as an adult adviser for the SkillsUSA-VICA championships, he placed four calls home to Somerset, Pa., from his room at the Westin Crown Center hotel. Ferko didn't give those calls a second thought until he was checking out of the hotel at the end of the week. As he scanned his room bill, the phone charges jumped off the page: -- 19 minutes: $45.01 -- 1...
Rajni Bhagat Acquires Jumer's Castle Lodge, Urbana for $2.7 million; Transaction Approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Rajni Bhagat Acquires Jumer's Castle Lodge, Urbana for $2.7 million; Transaction Approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court By Debra Pressey, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 13--URBANA, Ill.--Jumer's Castle Lodge, Urbana, has been sold to a Clinton, Mo.-based hotel operator. In a transaction approved recently by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Peoria-based Jumer's Castle Lodge Inc. turned over the Urbana hotel at 209 S. Broadway Ave. to Marine Bank of Springfield on July 5. The bank, in turn, sold the property to Rajni Bhag...
Atlantica Hotels Spending US$500,000 in Upgrades to Position the Radisson Hotel Jardins as Flagship Property in Brazil / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Atlantica Hotels Spending US$500,000 in Upgrades to Position the Radisson Hotel Jardins as Flagship Property in Brazil SÃO PAULO, July 26, 2001 Just one month after announcing the formation of their strategic alliance, Atlantica Hotels International and Radisson Hotels & Resorts have set the date for opening the first Radisson hotel in Brazil. Scheduled to open September 15, the 28-story, 220-room Radisson Hotel Jardins features a soaring, three-story lobby, 220 guest rooms, conference facilities to accommodate groups up to 200, an indoor heated lap pool, rooftop ...
Jonathan Swain, VP and General Manager of Palace Station, Looks to the Future / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Jonathan Swain, VP and General Manager of Palace Station, Looks to the Future By Len Butcher, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 4--Editor's note: Palace Station, the flagship property of Station Casinos, is celebrating its 25th anniversary, faced with increased competition for both the locals and tourist market. Lasvegas.com columnist Len Butcher recently sat down with Jonathan Swain, vice president and general manager of Palace Station, to discuss the property's plans and position in the new millennium. QUESTION: You're coming into a...
Internet-Inns.com Puts Oklahoma City Hotel Projects on Hold / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Internet-Inns.com Puts Oklahoma City Hotel Projects on Hold By Jon Denton, The Daily Oklahoman Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 20--The nation's economic doldrums have put plans to build two Bricktown inns on hold, developer David Littlefield said Thursday. The chief executive of Internet-Inns.com has delayed a decision on the project until fall. Several factors -- falling hotel occupancy rates, a troubled stock market, cautious investors, other hotel prospects interested in downtown Oklahoma City -- give him reason for concern, he said. Last March, Littlef...
Recap: Resort Hotel Association (RHA) 14th Annual Conference / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Recap: Resort Hotel Association (RHA) 14th Annual Conference WILLIAMSBURG, Va., July 20, 2000 Independent resort owners and operators from around the United States traveled to Vermont to gather information from some of the worlds best. Addressing the members of the Resort Hotel Association (RHA) at their 14th Annual Conference, June 23-26 at Basin Harbor Club, Vermont, were Peter Yesawich, Rich Warnick, and Stephen Baldwin. The conferences Keynote Speaker was Peter Yesawich, president and CEO of Yesawich, Brown & Pepperdine. This year marked the third presentation ...
InTown Suites Will Reach 53 Properties Owned by Year-end; Opens First Interior Corridor Prototype in Suburban Indianapolis, Ind / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report InTown Suites Will Reach 53 Properties Owned by Year-end; Opens First Interior Corridor Prototype in Suburban Indianapolis, Ind Expects to Reach 100-Property Threshold By 2003 ATLANTA, Ga., July 12, 2001--InTown Suites, the leader in budget extended-stay hotels, today announced plans to increase its portfolio by more than 30 percent in 2001, bringing the total to 53 properties owned by year-end. All InTown Suites are company owned. Demand for budget extended stay hotels continues to expand rapidly for companies that provide a quality product, said David Vickers, managin...
Jakarta Shangri-La Hotel Workers Continue Struggle Against Unfair Dismissal / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Jakarta Shangri-La Hotel Workers Continue Struggle Against Unfair Dismissal 11 JULY 2001 - The Regional Secretariat of the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering and Allied Workers Associations (IUF) in Asia and the Pacific has been informed of recent statements by Halilintar Nurdin, the former president of the Shangri-La Independent Workers' Union (SPMS), and the Management of the Jakarta Shangri-La Hotel. These statements have claimed that the IUF is an illegitimate party to the dispute, that the Shangri-La dispute is effectively over and that ne...
The International Hotel & Restaurant Association Seeking Nominations for Young Hotelier of the World Award 2001 and the Environmental Award 2001 / Jul
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The International Hotel & Restaurant Association Seeking Nominations for Young Hotelier of the World Award 2001 and the Environmental Award 2001 Paris, 2 July 2001- The International Hotel & Restaurant Association is proud to launch the Young Hotelier of the World Award 2001, the Environmental Award 2001, the Silent Auction and the 2002 Summer Scholarship Programme. YOUNG HOTELIER OF THE WORLD AWARD The Young Hotelier of the World Award programme was launched in 1992 in association with HOTELS Magazine. The aim is to acknowledge outstanding career performances by young ho...
Hyatt Adding Online Booking for Small Meetings in Real Time/ July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Hyatt Adds Online Booking for Small Meetings in Real Time Technology Breakthrough With e-mmediate Meetings CHICAGO - July 25, 2001-- Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today that it is the first hotel company to offer truly interactive online group booking. The new service called e-mmediate meetings(TM) will allow planners to book space, rates and dates for small meetings in real time by using a newly developed booking engine within Hyatt's industry-leading sales automation system -- Envision. "Among the top priorities of our customers, especially those booking smaller mee...
Bass Hotels Reflagging the The Crowne Plaza to Inter-Continental Houston Following a Renovation / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Bass Hotels Reflagging the The Crowne Plaza to Inter-Continental Houston Following a Renovation By Ralph Bivins, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 12--The Crowne Plaza hotel on the West Loop will be renamed Inter-Continental Houston after an extensive renovation and the construction of an adjacent building for ballrooms and meeting space. The hotel will be closed for a couple of months this winter while work is completed. The scope of the renovation will include new flooring, wallcoverings, windows and furnishings -- a thorough gutting of the b...
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report 2001: Europes Hotel Markets To Ride Out The Uncertainty? London |Paris|Stockholm|Berlin|Frankfurt|Madrid|Barcelona|Brussels|Amsterdam|Prague by Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, July 2001 US Economy Before understanding the intricacies of Europes hotel markets, one should consider the broader economic conditions that these markets are subject to. After nearly 10 years of growth, the slowdown in the U.S. economy in 2001 has prompted economists to ask not if, but how severe will the downturn be. Strong GDP growth in the first half of 2000 outpaced the most optimistic projections, bu...
Big D Hotel Associates Completing Restoration of Historic Paramount Hotel in Downtown Dallas, $4 million Renovation Includes Name Change to Hotel Lawr
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Big D Hotel Associates Completing Restoration of Historic Paramount Hotel in Downtown Dallas, $4 million Renovation Includes Name Change to Hotel Lawrence DALLAS (July 26, 2001) -- The historic Paramount Hotel in downtown Dallas is nearing completion on a $4 million top-to-bottom makeover. According to hotel general manager Bill Brown, the historic landmark will be a highly personalized European boutique hotel when it is christened the Hotel Lawrence in early August. "The hotel's refurbishment touches on all areas, from guest rooms to meeting rooms and public s...
Feminine Aura at San Francisco's Juliana Hotel Gets Makeover by Designer Barbara Best-Santos / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Feminine Aura at San Francisco's Juliana Hotel Gets Makeover by Designer Barbara Best-Santos SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2001 Recently unveiling its newly renovated lobby and living room area, Hotel Juliana now welcomes guests with a contemporary and sophisticated style and attitude adding warmth and liveliness to the hotels European-style décor. The Juliana is located atop Nob Hill conveniently between the dynamic Financial District and bustling Union Square. Today, the hotel caters to more modern, fast-paced sensibilities, while maintaining its aura as a safe-haven for gracefu...
The World's Largest Hotel Database For Travel Professionals / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The World's Largest Hotel Database For Travel Professionals SECAUCUS, N.J. (July 25, 2001) -- Hotel & Travel Index, the travel professional's leading hotel directory, just announced the re-launch of their website www.htihotelink.com, a business-to-business site for travel professionals. Launching September 2001, the NEW htihotelink.com, designed exclusively for the travel professional, will have detailed information on over 75,000 hotels, and will include property photos, Weissmann Travel Reports, restaurant listings, currency conversion, weather, enhanced search options, state departme...
Putting Your Hotel in Order; Distribution Is the Key Issue Facing the Leisure Accommodation Industry / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Putting Your Hotel in Order; Distribution Is the Key Issue Facing the Leisure Accommodation Industry Time for a common approach to leisure hotel reservations July 2001 - With millions of leisure hotel bookings lost each year because of the lack of an industry distribution system, its time to bring the leisure sector into the 21st Century, says MICs chief executive Heath Kane. Make no mistake - distribution is the key issue facing the leisure accommodation industry. While the corporate sector boasts seamless GDS systems, hotels lack effective booking technology to ...
Hospitality Innsights / R. A. Rauch & Associates, Inc. / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Hospitality Innsights July 2001 Economic Update Homewood Suites Development, Del Mar, California Executive Summary of San Diego's Tourism Industry Impact Update: the Wonders of Wireless, Where is it? HotelGuru.com is owned and operated by R.A. Rauch and Associates, Inc. ©2001. All Rights Reserved Economic Update Homewood Suites Development, Del Mar, California Executive Summary of San Diego's Tourism Industry Impact Update: the Wonders of Wireless, Where is it? Economic Update by Robert Rauch While an economic recovery may not be imminent, blue skies are ahead whe...
Philip Pilevsky's The Andrew Opens in Great Neck, NY / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Philip Pilevsky's The Andrew Opens in Great Neck, NY Chic Long Island Gold Coast Hotel Opens With Hip Energy of Big City Boutique Hotel GREAT NECK, N.Y., July 19, 2001 - With its billowing window sheers, rosewood wall panels, limestone floors and purple glass flanking its front desk, the lobby of The Andrew has the hip energy of a boutique hotel in a big city. Indeed, that is the point. The owner, Philip Pilevsky, first ventured into the hotel business in the 1980's with former partners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager opening N.Y.C.'s original boutique ...
The Hacker Hotel – High-speed to Insecure Networks / Seth Leonard and Dan Phillips / Hospitality Upgrade Magazine / Summer 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The Hacker Hotel High-speed to Insecure Networks To view more articles covering technology for the hospitality industry please visit the Hospitality Upgrade Web site or to request a free publication please call (770) 953-2300 or email. This article is from the Summer 2001 issue of Hospitality Upgrade, formerly the Hotel & Restaurant Technology UPDATE magazine. This article is from the Summer 2001 issue of Hospitality Upgrade, formerly the Hotel & Restaurant Technology UPDATE magazine. Article by Seth Leonard and Dan Phillips, ITS News Flash: 4/4/01- A survey of IT pr...
Humphrey Hospitality Trust Taking Aggressive Action to Rebuild Shareholder Value / July 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Humphrey Hospitality Trust Taking Aggressive Action to Rebuild Shareholder Value Restructuring and New Strategic Plan Highlights Formation of taxable REIT subsidiary (TRS) to lease the REIT's hotels All of the REIT's existing hotel leases with Humphrey Hospitality Management, Inc. ("HHM") to be transferred into the TRS in 2001 Commencement of a search for a new President and senior management team for the REIT HHM to continue to operate the REIT's hotels under management agreements with the new TRS Eleven non-core hotels listed for sale Paul Schul...
