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Todd Frappier Named Director of Sales & Marketing at the 1,334-room Rosen Centre / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Todd Frappier Named Director of Sales & Marketing at the 1,334-room Rosen Centre ORLANDO, FL (August, 2001) The Rosen Centre, located adjacent to the Orange County Convention Center, announces the appointment of Todd Frappier to Director of Sales & Marketing. As Director of Sales and Marketing, Frappier will oversee all sales and marketing aspects of the 1,334-room hotel. Before joining The Rosen Centre, Frappier served an eight-year tenure as Director of Sales and Marketing at the 800-room Rosen Plaza. Prior to his tenure at The Rosen Plaza, Frappier spent six yea...
Travel Agents Offer Incentives Not to Travel via Airlines / August 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Travel Agents Offer Incentives Not to Travel via Airlines By Greg Griffin, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 29--Travel agents in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah will hand out $30 coupons for vacation travel Thursday during a two-hour protest of commission cuts by the nation's major airlines. The coupons are good for booking tours or cruises -- not airline tickets -- that cost at least $600 per person, said David Rojahn, president of the local chapter of the American Society of Travel Agents. Members of the organization will hand out coupons at Den...
Why Travelers Will Pay More in Aftermath of the American Airlines-Initiated Travel Agency Commission Reductions – Carlson Wagonlit Travel / Aug
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Why Travelers Will Pay More in Aftermath of the American Airlines-Initiated Travel Agency Commission Reductions - Carlson Wagonlit Travel "Latest move to reduce travel agency commissions designed to further reduce service and increase fares among travelers, especially business travelers" MINNEAPOLIS - Aug. 29, 2001-- Typically, as goes one airline -- whether it's in raising airfares or in reducing travel agency commissions -- so goes every other major carrier. Thus, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associate Division's Executive Vice President Roger E. Block, CTC, today said that it cam...
David J. Colella, Managing Director and VP of The Colonnade Hotel, Boston, Named Summit Hotels Advisory Board Chairman / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report David J. Colella, Managing Director and VP of The Colonnade Hotel, Boston, Named Summit Hotels Advisory Board Chairman August 14, 2001 - Summit Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of five hoteliers, one of whom will act as Board Chairman, to its newly-established Advisory Board. The eight-member Advisory Board, set up following Summit Hotels & Resorts acquisition by Indecorp Corporation earlier this year, is designed to give independent hotel members a strong voice within the structure of the brand, as part of Summits aggressive strategy to challenge the chains in the g...
Suffolk Construction Company Fast Tracks the NINE ZERO, New Boston Hotel Tops Off at 19th Floor / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Suffolk Construction Company Fast Tracks the NINE ZERO, New Boston Hotel Tops Off at 19th Floor Boston, MA, August 29, 2001 Suffolk Construction Company and Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation recently celebrated the topping-off of NINE ZERO, Bostons new luxury hotel located at 90 Tremont Street on the historic Freedom Trail in Boston. The celebration was held to acknowledge the construction of the final floor of the hotel and the hard work of the projects tradesmen: general contractor Suffolk Construction of Boston, architect Tsoi/Kobus & Associates of Cambridge and S&F ...
Layoffs Follow Disappointing Earnings for Station Casinos / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Layoffs Follow Disappointing Earnings for Station Casinos By Dave Berns, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 31--Five days after reporting disappointing second-quarter earnings, Station Casinos laid off 40 people Monday, or an estimated 10 percent of the work force at its corporate offices. Company officials attributed the across-the-board layoffs of mid-level managers to weakening trends in the local economy during the past 18 months. The moves are designed to save the locals gaming giant $1 million to $2 million annually, although ...
Five Former Rosewood Hotels Executives Join Mankarios at St. Regis Hotel Chain / August 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Five Former Rosewood Hotels Executives Join Mankarios at St. Regis Hotel Chain By Steve Brown, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 11--A group of former Rosewood Hotels executives has been hired to run the super-luxury St. Regis hotel chain, which will now be based in Dallas. Atef Mankarios, former chief executive of Dallas' Rosewood, will become the president of St. Regis. He and a team of five executives were hired by New York-based Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. to take the helm of its international St. Regis brand. St....
St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa Opening Adds to Competition in South Orange County California / Sandi Cain / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa Opening Adds to Competition in South Orange County California By Sandi Cain Staff Reporter Orange County Business Journal August 2001 When Disneys Grand Californian Hotel opened in Anaheim last January, it set a new standard for resort hotels in North Orange County that has helped boost room rates in that market. But South County, with only 6% of the countys meeting space in major hotels, was hard-pressed to lure large groups. The recent opening of the new St. Regis Resort in Dana Point, however, has expanded South Countys offerings and focu...
Strong Performance from European City Division and Increased Management Fee Income from Cuban Division Lifts Sol Meliá 1st Qtr Results / Aug 20
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Strong Performance from European City Division and Increased Management Fee Income from Cuban Division Lifts Sol Meliá 1st Qtr Results Singapore, 3rd August 2001 - Leading European hotel chain Sol Meliá is pleased to provide a summary update of the Group's recent global developments. Corporate Announcements Financial results for the first quarter of 2001 show that earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the quarter reached 71 million euros, a 21% increase over the same period in the previous year. Net profits rose to 31 million euros...
Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts Reports Revenues Increased by 29%, RevPar Up 9% for the First Half of 2001 / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts Reports Revenues Increased by 29%, RevPar Up 9% for the First Half of 2001 Singapore, 14th August 2001 - Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts today announced financial results for the first half of 2001. Consolidated revenues have increased by 29% from the same period 2000 and a 9% growth in RevPar (revenue per available room) for all company hotels. Key developments for the Group within the period include the successful integration of the Tryp hotel chain, the addition of 16 new hotels in the first six months of 2001 and the announcement of a BBB+ rating for Sol...
The Give and Take of Casino Revenue Tax; Nevada Casinos Pay the Lowest at 6.25% / August 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Give and Take of Casino Revenue Tax; Nevada Casinos Pay the Lowest at 6.25% The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss., Inside Gambling Column By Joey Bunch, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 19--SIN TAX LOOMS FOR STATE'S CASINOS: DeSoto County School Board member Darrell Hopper is proposing a 2 percent increase in Mississippi's 12 percent tax on casino revenues to help fund the Legislature's $352 million pay package for teachers. That's an appetizing proposition, given that gambling in the state is a $2.65 billion industry. An extr...
Shell Vacations LLC Records Vacation Ownership Sales of $11.2 million in July; Names Marlene O'Brien In-House Marketing Director for Hawaii Regio
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Shell Vacations LLC Records Vacation Ownership Sales of $11.2 million in July; Names Marlene O'Brien In-House Marketing Director for Hawaii Region Northbrook, ILL -- August 7, 2001 -- Shell Vacations LLC announced today that July 2001 was a record month for vacation ownership sales and that it would be continuing its strategy of aggressive distribution of the Shell Vacations Club with the opening of its ninth Off-Site Preview Center to be located in Torrance, CA. The Center will be operated under a broker agreement with Power Global Marketing, Inc. "July was the best sa...
The Historic Shaffer Hotel and Dining Room in Mountainair, NM Set to Go to the Highest Bidder / August 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Historic Shaffer Hotel and Dining Room in Mountainair, NM Set to Go to the Highest Bidder By Carolyn Carlson, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 23--MOUNTAINAIR, N.M.--One of the Estancia Valley's historic treasures will go on the auction block Aug. 31. The Shaffer Hotel and Dining Room in Mountainair is set to go to the highest bidder after being foreclosed by the Bank of Belen. The Shaffer is one of four properties in Mountainair listed on the state's Register of Cultural Properties. The others include the Atchison, Topeka & ...
How to Effectively Sell During Low Demand Periods / Mary Loftness / Hospitality Upgrade Magazine / Summer 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report How to Effectively Sell During Low Demand Periods 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 (678) 802-5300 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. By Mary Loftness One of the major payback arenas for any CRM program is the ability to...
Seattle Mariners Success Putting a Chill on the Local Restaurant Scene / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Seattle Mariners Success Putting a Chill on the Local Restaurant Scene By Jiquanda Davis, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 22--The Mariners may be the hottest team in Major League Baseball, but they are putting a chill on the local restaurant scene. Coupled with a slowing economy, many local restaurants are reporting a drop in business, including Billy McHale's, a four-restaurant chain that has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. "When you have 45,000 people in Safeco Field buying hot dogs and T-shirts, that decreases the entertain...
The 506-Room San Jose Marriott Under Construction; Owned by Walton San Jose Investors III, L.L. C. an Affiliate of Chicago-based Walton Street Capital
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The 506-Room San Jose Marriott Under Construction; Owned by Walton San Jose Investors III, L.L. C. an Affiliate of Chicago-based Walton Street Capital SAN JOSE, Calif. (July 25, 2001) The San Jose Marriott, currently under construction at West San Carlos and South Market streets, connected to the McEnery Convention Center, announced the confirmation of its first convention booking. According to Leif Lendrop, director of sales and marketing, the new luxury business hotel has signed an agreement with Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) for the companys 2003...
Mark Sampsell Appointed General Manager at Foundry Park Inn & Spa, Athens, Georgia / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Mark Sampsell Appointed General Manager at Foundry Park Inn & Spa, Athens, Georgia ATHENS, Ga., Aug. 16, 2001 - Foundry Park Inn & Spa, Athens' first and only premier boutique property, today announced that Mark Sampsell has been named General Manager of the new Athens-Clarke County landmark. Sampsell brings Foundry Park Inn & Spa the industry experience and knowledge required to develop this truly unique property into the premier destination for Athens, the surrounding area and the region. With the experience of managing upscale hotel properties, Sampsell possesses the experience vit...
Delaware North Names Sam Farrar General Manager at Roaring River Inn and Conference Center / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Delaware North Names Sam Farrar General Manager at Roaring River Inn and Conference Center CASSVILLE, Mo., Aug. 14, 2001 - Sam Farrar has recently been named general manager at Roaring River Inn and Conference Center. With 7 years of experience in food and beverage management, Farrar has held various management positions including a 4-year stead at the Kennedy Space Center. Roaring River Inn and Conference Center is located in the picturesque southwestern Missouri Ozarks, an area well known for its spectacular trout fishing. A native of Missouri having grown up in St. James...
Valet Service Accuses Ian Schrager's Clift Hotel of Racial Discrimination / August 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Valet Service Accuses Ian Schrager's Clift Hotel of Racial Discrimination By Marilee Enge, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 24--As the swank, refurbished Clift Hotel was preparing to open its doors to a hip, young clientele this summer, hotel managers fired the black-owned valet service that had parked guests' cars for nearly two years. The Ethiopian-born owners were told their employees did not fit the "image" of hotelier Ian Schrager's newest property, according to a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination filed Thursday in San Fran...
Royal Garden Resort Plc Reports Profit Up 108 Percent for 2nd Qtr / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Royal Garden Resort Plc Reports Profit Up 108 Percent for 2nd Qtr Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 16--Royal Garden Resort Plc (RGR) yesterday reported a net profit of 56.5 million baht for the second quarter, up 108 percent from 26.8 million baht in the same period last year. Results for Minor Food Group Plc, a listed affiliate, were less encouraging, with the company posting a second-quarter loss of 10.7 million baht, contrasting with 49.2 million baht in net profit for the same period last year. RGR recently made a tender offer for ...
Industry Leaders Roundtable Set for 12th Annual Asia Pacific Hotel Investment Conference / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Industry Leaders Roundtable Set for 12th Annual Asia Pacific Hotel Investment Conference October 11, 2001 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong August 15, 2001 The hosts of the upcoming 12th Annual Asia Pacific Hotel Investment Conference have announced the participants of the Industry Leaders Roundtable session, scheduled for October 11, 2001 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong. Mr. Jochen Dobel, Deputy Chairman of Accor will be joining panel members: James Brown, President & CEO of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts; Edwin Fuller, President & Managing Director of Marriott L...
Marriott's Renaissance Brand Refining its Positioning / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott's Renaissance Brand Refining its Positioning WASHINGINGTON DC - August 29, 2001 - Renaissance Hotels, Resorts and SuitesSuites, an upscale full-service lodging brand of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR), is further refining its brand positioning to provide properties with uniquely expressive design, a new level of "Savvy Service" and restaurants serving contemporary local cuisine that appeal to both hotel and local customers. "Renaissance's goal is to provide all the services and amenities of a full-service property with the personalization and ambience of a more intima...
Accor & Casinos Austria Turn Reef Hotel Casino Complex in Cairns Around / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Accor & Casinos Austria Turn Reef Hotel Casino Complex in Cairns Around Reef Casino Trust announces improved first half profits, higher distribution, and 50% increase in value 29th August 2001 - The Reef Casino Trust (RCT) today reported its best ever after tax net operating profit of AUD$4.15 million for the six months ended 30 June 2001, its fourth straight half-yearly profit. This compares with $2.76 million for the same period last year or an excellent increase of 50.5%. This profit for the six months just ended has even exceeded the $3.99 million result for the six...
Radius Hotel Supplier of the Year for 2001 Awarded to Utell / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Radius Hotel Supplier of the Year for 2001 Awarded to Utell LONDON, UK July 23, 2001- Global hotel representation company, Utell has won the highly coveted Radius Hotel Supplier of the Year award for 2001 for its overwhelming support to Radius, the worlds largest travel company, during the repositioning of its brand. During the transition from Woodside Travel Trust to Radius, Utell worked closely with the travel companys offices in 70 countries to increase room bookings for Utell properties from all distribution channels, achieving a growth of 19 per cent for 2000. Utell ...
