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Kevin Scholl Promoted to Vice President at Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Kevin Scholl Promoted to Vice President at Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo NEWPORT BEACH, Calif - August 2001 - Ronald J. Holecek, AIA, president and chief executive officer of Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG), is pleased to announce that Kevin Scholl, AIA, has been promoted to vice president at WATG. Scholl joined WATG's Newport Beach office in 1992 as a senior designer and project manager. He moved to the firm's Honolulu office, where he was promoted to associate in 1996 and to senior associate in 1998. Scholl has served as a member of the worldwide senior leader manag...
The Jumeirah Beach Hotel Awarded the ISO 9001:2000 Certification by Lloyds Register for Quality Assurance / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The Jumeirah Beach Hotel Awarded the ISO 9001:2000 Certification by Lloyds Register for Quality Assurance Dubai - August 2001: Jumeirah International properties, The Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Wild Wadi Waterpark have recently been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 Certification by Lloyds Register for Quality Assurance for their quality management system. Senior Management decided from the outset that it was essential for The Jumeirah Beach Hotel, the first of the Jumeirah International properties, to embrace ISO as a tool to support a quality management system (QMS) that ensures our com...
Joseph Reyes Named Regional Director of Sales for Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts New York Office / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Joseph Reyes Named Regional Director of Sales for Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts New York Office San Francisco, CA --- August 21, 2001 - Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts recently announced the appointment of Joseph Reyes to the position of Regional Director of Sales in the company's New York office, according to Vice President of Marketing and Sales Ron Drake. Reyes is responsible for handling all market segments in the entire northeast region. Most recently, Reyes was the Director of Corporate Sales for The Holiday Inn Wall Street in New York. Additionally, he held similar...
Continuing its Moratorium on Developing New Hotels, John Q. Hammons Hotels Reports Second Quarter Earnings Down 2.5% / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Continuing its Moratorium on Developing New Hotels, John Q. Hammons Hotels Reports Second Quarter Earnings Down 2.5% Records $0.18 Earnings Per Share for 1st Half of 2001 SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Aug. 8, 2001--John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. (AMEX:JQH) today reported basic earnings per share in the 2001 second quarter of $0.13, compared to basic earnings per share of $0.16 in the 2000 second quarter. In the first half of 2001, basic earnings per share for the Company were $0.18, compared to $0.02 for the same period in 2000. Total earnings before interest ex...
Jose Estrompa Named General Manager of The Lenox Hotel and Vice President, Saunders Hotel Group / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Jose Estrompa Named General Manager of The Lenox Hotel and Vice President, Saunders Hotel Group Noted Boston Hotelier, a 20-Year Veteran of the Saunders Hotel Group, Retains GM Position at the Copley Square Hotel, and will now Lead Two of Bostons Most Famous Landmark Hotel Properties Boston, MA, August 2, 2001 Jeffrey G. Saunders, President of the Saunders Hotel Group (SHG), announced today that Jose Estrompa, CHA, currently the General Manager of SHGs Copley Square Hotel, will add management responsibilities for The Lenox, also an SHG property. He will assume t...
Joanne Devine Named National Sales Manager for Adam's Mark Hotels and Resorts / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Joanne Devine Named National Sales Manager for Adam's Mark Hotels and Resorts ST. LOUIS - 2 Aug 2001 - Adam's Mark Hotels and Resorts recently named Joanne Devine as national sales manager of the luxury hotel chain's national sales office in Washington, D.C. As sales manager, Devine will be responsible for marketing to the corporate and association markets in the Northeast region. Devine recently served as sales manager for the opening of the Adam's Mark 966-room Jacksonville, Fl., property. Devine has more than 15 years experience in the hotel industry. Prior to ...
IDeaS, Inc. Wins World Class Solution Award / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report IDeaS, Inc. Wins World Class Solution Award IDeaS' Revenue Management Solution Wins DM Review's Analytic Application Category MINNEAPOLIS, May 3, 2001 IDeaS, Inc., a leading provider of revenue management and optimization solutions, announced today that they have received DM Review's 2001 World Class Solution Award for Analytic Applications. DM Review's World Class Solution Awards recognize strategic implementations that represent world class initiatives in business intelligence, data warehousing, analytic applica...
Orchard Hotel Singapore Selects IDeaS As Their Revenue Management Partner / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Orchard Hotel Singapore Selects IDeaS As Their Revenue Management Partner Millennium Hotels & Resorts selects IDeaS Revenue Management Solution for their Asian Properties MINNEAPOLIS, May 9, 2001 IDeaS, Inc., a leading provider of revenue management solutions, announced today Millennium Hotels & Resorts has selected IDeaS for their Asian Properties. The Orchard Hotel Singapore will be the first site to install the e-yield Revenue Management Solution with others to follow later in 2001. After careful review and ...
Opryland Hospitality Group Selects IDeaS, Inc. as its Revenue Management Vendor / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Opryland Hospitality Group Selects IDeaS, Inc. as its Revenue Management Vendor IDeaS selected by Opryland for revenue management at group hotels MINNEAPOLIS, June 12, 2001 IDeaS, Inc., the leading provider of revenue management and optimization solutions, announced today an agreement with Nashville, Tenn. based Opryland Hospitality Group to install IDeaS Revenue Management solution in its flagship 2,883 room property, Opryland Hotel. The Opryland Hospitality Group also has properties in development in Florida and Texas where they will also be deployi...
IDeaS, Inc. Named One of the World's Largest Software and Services Providers in Software 500 / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report IDeaS, Inc. Named One of the World's Largest Software and Services Providers in "Software 500" Leading Industry Publication Ranks IDeaS as one of the World's Largest Software Providers MINNEAPOLIS, July 17, 2001 IDeaS, Inc., a leading provider of revenue management and optimization solutions, announced today that it was named as one of the world's 500 largest software and services companies by Software Magazine, June 2001, in the Software 500 ranking. The Software 500 is a comprehensive look at the enterprise soft...
Interstate Hotels Reports RevPAR Down 9.2% for the 2nd Quarter, Occupancy Declined from 81.5% to 73.4% / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Interstate Hotels Reports RevPAR Down 9.2% for the 2nd Quarter, Occupancy Declined from 81.5% to 73.4% PITTSBURGH -- Aug. 8, 2001--Interstate Hotels Corporation (Nasdaq:IHCO), one of the largest independent hotel management companies in the United States, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2001. For the second quarter of 2001, the Company reported a net loss of $0.1 million compared to a net loss of $0.4 million reflecting earnings per share of $(.01) compared to $(.07) for the same period last year. Earnings before interest, income t...
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Continues Rollout of IDeaS Revenue Management Solution / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Continues Rollout of IDeaS Revenue Management Solution Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Installs IDeaS Revenue Management Solution in Singapore, Honolulu and San Francisco MINNEAPOLIS, July 27, 2001 Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has installed and is operating the IDeaS revenue management solution, known in the hospitality industry as e-yield, in three additional properties located in Singapore, Honolulu and San Francisco. The Oriental Singapore i...
The Hydro Majestic, Australia's First Health Retreat, Rebranded Mercure Grand Hydro Majestic Blue Mountains / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The Hydro Majestic, Australia's First Health Retreat, Rebranded Mercure Grand Hydro Majestic Blue Mountains 21 August 2001: The Hydro Majestic, Australia's first health retreat and one of the most famous hotels in New South Wales, has joined the Accor group and will be rebranded the Mercure Grand Hydro Majestic Blue Mountains. This landmark Blue Mountains property is a significant addition to the Mercure Grand Hotels network. The deluxe brand is well established in Australia with other heritage hotels such as Mercure Grand Mt Lofty House in the Adelaide Hills and the Me...
Guest-Tek, One of the First to Move Away from the Unsuccessful Revenue-share Model, Named Preferred In – Room Internet Provider by Hyatt Hotels
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Guest-Tek, One of the First to Move Away from the Unsuccessful Revenue-share Model, Named Preferred In - Room Internet Provider by Hyatt Hotels CHICAGO - Aug. 28, 2001--Hyatt Hotels Corporation has named Guest-Tek its preferred provider of high-speed Internet access for its 122 hotels and more than 58,000 guest rooms across the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. The key factor in Hyatt's selection was Guest-Tek's proven record. Robert Bansfield, assistant vice president of MIS at Hyatt, says testing was critical to ensuring Hyatt could provide its guests with the most reli...
HotelTraining.com Completes Second Project for Marriott Worldwide Reservations / June 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report HotelTraining.com Completes Second Project for Marriott Worldwide Reservations Fort Worth, TX August 15, 2001 HotelTraining.com announced today the completion of their second computer based training project for Marriott Worldwide Reservations. This most recent project converted the Marriott Worldwide Reservations New Hire Training program from a written manual format approach to a more interactive computer based format approach. The project, which was started last September and completed in January, was beta tested in three of the Marriott Worldwide Reservation Centers in the U...
LaSalle Hotel Properties Finishing Up Renovations for the Kimpton Managed Hotel Rouge in Washington DC / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report LaSalle Hotel Properties Finishing Up Renovations for the Kimpton Managed Hotel Rouge in Washington DC SAN FRANCISCO, August 29, 2001 The Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group announces the Hotel Rouge (formerly the Quality Hotel and Suites Downtown) is slated to open in November 2001 in Washington, DC. Owned by LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO) and located on Embassy Row in downtown Washington, just five blocks from the White House, the 137-room deluxe boutique hotel will indulge guests with plush surroundings and innovative amenities. West Coast designer Mike Moore created the Ho...
The Convention and Visitors Bureau Association of New York Launches DiscountTravel Online Web Site / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive The Convention and Visitors Bureau Association of New York Launches Discount Travel Online Web Site By Kevin Harlin, Times Union, Albany, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 6--New York's convention and visitors bureaus want to use a mouse to fill their empty hotel rooms with last-minute vacation bargain-hunters. The Convention and Visitors Bureau Association of New York has launched HotNYdeals.com, its own offering in the growing field of discount online travel agencies, to tout specials and package deals offered by members of 17 convention and visitors...
Great Plains Lodging V, LLC Opens First New Generation V Homewood Suites(R) by Hilton; Layout Opens Up the Wall Separating the Living and Bedroom Crea
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Great Plains Lodging V, LLC Opens First New Generation V Homewood Suites(R) by Hilton; -- Layout Opens Up the Wall Separating the Living and Bedroom Creating a Studio-living Atmosphere MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Aug. 28, 2001-- Homewood Suites(R) by Hilton, the national brand of upscale all-suite, residential-style hotels targeting extended-stay travelers, today announced the opening of its first newly designed Generation V Homewood Suites by Hilton prototype hotel, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This latest generation hotel introduces new spacious suites, coupled with the brand's p...
Hotel Hana-Maui Acquired by the Owners of Post Ranch Inn, Michael Freed and Peter Heinemann / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Hana-Maui Acquired by the Owners of Post Ranch Inn, Michael Freed and Peter Heinemann HANA, Hawaii - Aug. 15, 2001--The Hotel Hana-Maui has been acquired today by a team of investors led by the managing partners and principal owners of Post Ranch Inn, an award-winning exclusive resort in Big Sur, Calif. In addition to its planned affiliation to the Post Ranch Inn, the Hotel Hana-Maui currently is a member of "Small Luxury Hotels of the World," a distinction given to a select group of hotels and resorts based on their unique character and individual appeal. "Our ...
Hampton Inn Seeking Small Town Markets with New Hotel Design of 52-58 Rooms / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Hampton Inn Seeking Small Town Markets with New Hotel Design of 52-58 Rooms By Jerome Obermark, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 31--Hampton Inn introduced a new compact hotel design Monday for small towns typically with populations of 20,000 to 50,000 and business generators such as a university or manufacturing plant. The 17-year-old Hampton brand has more than 1,100 hotels open, and 99 percent of them are franchised hotels. The average size is typically 90- to-130 rooms. Like other limited-service hotels, Hampton Inn...
Slot Machine Snafu Causes Hollywood Casino® Corporation To Overstate Revenues by $2.2 million for First Six Months of 2001 / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Slot Machine Snafu Causes Hollywood Casino® Corporation To Overstate Revenues by $2.2 million for First Six Months of 2001 Forces Restatement of Operating Results For Tunica Casino for the First Six Months of 2001 DALLAS, Aug. 16, 2001 - Hollywood Casino® Corporation (Amex: HWD) announced today that it is restating the operating results for its Tunica casino for the first three and six months of 2001. The restatement was required due to the overstatement of revenues for certain slot machines at the Tunica casino which use a new ticket printing system. The adjustment resul...
HSMAI Initiates Resort Benchmark Study To Assist Resort Hotels Identify Sales and Marketing Metrics / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report HSMAI Initiates Resort Benchmark Study To Assist Resort Hotels Identify Sales and Marketing Metrics Research Effort Spearheads HSMAI's Initiative to Launch Resort Special Interest Group WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 21, 2001) Resort properties will soon have a means of benchmarking performance as it relates solely to sales and marketing. The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI), under the auspices of the HSMAI Foundation, and in association with The Estis Group, is initiating a Resort Benchmarking Study that will examine and identify sales and...
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Helping Hotel Marketing Professionals to Compete and Persevere is Focus of Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association Internationals Florida State Convention 2001 JACKSONVILLE, FL (Aug. 21, 2001) How to maximize sales and marketing efforts, and identify creative practices to drive the bottom line in these tough economic times, will be at the forefront of the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association Internationals (HSMAI) Florida State Convention 2001, to be held in Jacksonville, FL, Sept. 21-23. As sales and marketing professionals in hospitality and travel struggle with...
Cindy Estis Green Appointed Board of Trustees Chair for HSMAI / Aug 2001
March 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Cindy Estis Green Appointed Board of Trustees Chair of HSMAI WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 21, 2001) The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Foundation announced its new leadership and Board of Trustees for 2001-2002, with Cindy Estis Green, executive director of The Estis Group, as its chair. The HSMAI Foundation serves as the research and educational arm of HSMAI, with its primary objective to expand and enhance the research and educational opportunities available to hospitality sales and Cindy Estis Green marketin...
