Brisbane, Cairns and the Gold Coast – Showing Most Improved Room Yield Results for the First Six Months of 2001 in Australia / Aug 2001

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report Brisbane, Cairns and the Gold Coast - Showing  Most Improved Room Yield Results for the First  Six Months of 2001 in Australia 2001 hotel performance favours Queensland markets Sydney - 1 August 2001 - Queensland hotel markets - Brisbane, Cairns and the Gold Coast - show the most improved room yield results for the first six months of 2001 according to the Andersen Hotel Industry Benchmark Survey released today.  The survey, which compares occupancy, average room rate and room yield performance for Australian Capital City markets illustrates a very different picture to the...

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report  UNiREZ Uses Aspire’s Reservation Sales Impact™  To Help Launch New Call Center Denver, CO – Aug 3, 2001  –  Aspire announced today several new clients, including UNiREZ and The Northland Inn (part of Benchmark Hospitality) who have successfully implemented Aspire’s trademarked training program, Reservation Sales Impact™ Formula.   UNiREZ, a revolutionary new GDS company offering seamless connectivity and voice capabilities hired Aspire to help launch their new Call Center.  “What a great start for a new Call Center. Aspire's Reservation Sales Impact Formula™ created dynamic and ...

Six Smaller Asian Hotel Companies Align to Confront Advances of Multinational Hotel Companies / Aug 2001

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Six Smaller Asian Hotel Companies Align to Confront Advances of Multinational Hotel Companies By Imtiaz Muqbil, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Aug. 6--Marketing chiefs of the newly-formed Asian Hotels Alliance (AHA) are to meet in Pattaya today to work out finer details of how the new group will be financed, structured and operated as it strives to confront growing competition from multinational chains.  The group, comprised of Dusit Hotels and Resorts (Thailand), Landis Hotels and Resorts (Taiwan) , Marco Polo Hotel Group (Hong Kong), Meri...

Arlington Hospitality, Inc. Reports 2nd Qtr RevPAR Down 2.5%; Continues to Build and Sell AmeriHost Inn Hotels / Aug 2001

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, August 8, 2001 – Arlington Hospitality, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM: HOST) today announced its earnings results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2001. Net income for the quarter was $152,596, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.2 million, or $0.23 per diluted share in 2000. Net income during the second quarter of 2001 included gains from the sale of property and equipment of $275,207, versus $840,257 during the second quarter of 2000. Revenues for the second quarter decreased 22.2%, to $17.0 million in the second quarter of 2001, from $21.8 million in 2000...

AremisSoft Provides PMS – CRS Interface for 26 Kimpton Group Hotels / Aug 2001

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report AremisSoft Provides PMS - CRS Interface for  26 Kimpton Group Hotels Atlanta, GA – August 16, 2001- AremisSoft Corporation (NASDAQ: AREM), a leading international supplier of enterprise-wide software and Internet-enabled solutions for the manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare and construction industries, is proud to announce that they have created an interface between 26 Kimpton Group properties utilizing AremisSoft’s LANmarkTM property management system (PMS) and the Kimpton RezView™ central reservation system (CRS), which is owned and operated by Pegasus Solutions, Inc. The interfa...

AremisSoft Corporation Cooperating with Securities and Exchange Commission Investigation; Recorded Contract Payments in Question, Anticipates Delay i

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online Special Report AremisSoft Corporation Cooperating with  Securities and Exchange  Commission Investigation; Recorded Contract Payments in Question,  Anticipates Delay in Reporting 2nd Qtr Results Key Management Changes and Additions NEW YORK - July 31, 2001- AremisSoft Corporation (NASDAQ:AREM), a leading international supplier of enterprise-wide software and Internet-enabled solutions for the manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare and construction industries, announced today the appointment of Roys Poyiadjis as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  Previously Mr. Poyiadjis was Co-CEO of Aremis...

Crisis? What Crisis? – Anaheim Bookings Up in Down National Meetings and Conventions Market / Sandi Cain / August 2001

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online Special Report Crisis? What Crisis? - Anaheim Bookings Up in Down  National Meetings and Conventions Market By Sandi Cain  Staff Reporter Orange County Business Journal August 2001 The meetings and conventions business nationwide has been hit hard by a slowing economy that has resulted in reduced attendance, fewer exhibitors and some cancellations—particularly in the tech sector.  A recent report by Rochester, Wis.-based Runzheimer International showed that 54% of corporate travel managers have cut back on business travel and 64% are scheduling fewer conferences and seminars. That may be true elsewhere, b...

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report   Amfac’s Ability to Balance Economic Viability with  Environmental Responsibility Earns Awards DENVER, August 9, 2001 – Within a 24-hour period, Amfac Parks & Resorts was notified that it received two prestigious awards in recognition of its environmental initiatives. The awards were the Department of Interior’s Environmental Achievement Award and the Travel Industry Association’s (TIA) Odyssey Award in the Environment category. Amfac Parks & Resorts is the country’s leading national park concessioner and operator of facilities at parks such as Yellowstone and the Grand ...

American Hotel & Lodging Foundation Awards $23,100 From the American Express Scholarship Program to Eleven Hospitality Management Students / Aug 2001

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report American Hotel & Lodging Foundation Awards $23,100  From the American Express Scholarship Program  to  Eleven Hospitality Management Students WASHINGTON, August 8, 2001 - The American Hotel & Lodging Foundation (AH&LF) has awarded a record $23,100 from the American Express Scholarship Program.  Eleven students are to receive academic scholarships totaling $20,000 for undergraduate, hospitality management degrees. Fourteen hotel employees have been selected to receive professional certification scholarships, to-date this year totaling $3,100, for distance learning and certific...

Accor Appoints Four New General Managers in Asia / Aug 2001

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report Accor Appoints Four New General Managers in Asia BANGKOK, August 27, 2001 - Accor Vice President Human Resources - Asia, Mr Fabrice Tessier, is pleased to announce the following appointments in Accor Hotels around Asia: Mr Gilles Cretallaz has been named General Manager of the Sofitel Silom Bangkok. He is a graduate of the Hotel Management School of Lausanne in Switzerland and has 11 years of hotel management experience with Accor.  Prior to this appointment, Mr Cretallaz was General Manager of Novotel Atlantis Shanghai in China. Mr Lionel Moinard has been named as the General ...

Arizona Enjoyed More Visitors, Spending More money, With More Hotels to Share Them, Leaving Some Hotels with Declining Occupancy / Aug 2001

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Arizona Enjoyed More Visitors, Spending More Money, With More Hotels to Share Them - Leaving Some Hotels with Declining Occupancy By Donna Hogan, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Aug. 1--Arizona's tourism industry logged healthy gains in 2000 despite East Valley hoteliers' complaints about too many empty rooms, according to a report released Tuesday by the Arizona Office of Tourism.  Despite the numbers, state officials say it's apparent business tailed off at the end of last year and that slow trend has continued in 2001.  A whopping 26.7 mil...

Arizona Hotel Occupancy Rates Higher Than Most Metro Markets / August 2001

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Arizona Hotel Occupancy Rates Higher Than Most Metro Markets By Donna Hogan, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Aug. 30--Valley hotel occupancy rates are down only half as much as last month -- and half as much as the rest of the country.  National lodging industry tracker Smith Travel Research released July performance reports Wednesday that show summer hasn't been very sunny for U.S. hotels. The national hotel occupancy rate -- the percentage of available hotel rooms actually booked -- was down 5 percent last month when compared with July 2...

Arizona Hoteliers Claim In-room Internet Access Usage is Slowly Climbing / Aug 2001

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Arizona Hoteliers Claim In-room Internet  Access Usage is Slowly Growing By Donna Hogan, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  Aug. 21--High-powered guests at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort can stay connected to home and office by plugging into high-speed Internet access from their rooms.  At the Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa, they can do the same.  The East Valley inns are on the cutting edge of a trend that will make cable Internet connection as common a hotel room amenity as little bottles of shampoo, according to a just-completed study by tech-indus...

Inaugural Americas Lodging Investment Summit, Scheduled for February 3-5, 2002, Currently Has 66 Company Sponsors / Aug 2001

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report Inaugural Americas Lodging Investment Summit, Scheduled  for February 3-5, 2002, Currently Has 66  Company Sponsors August 28, 2001 - Details about the preliminary program for the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) have been released by Jim Burba, ALIS chairman.   According to Burba, the level of industry support for the inaugural ALIS has exceeded all expectations.  “As of today, 66 companies and organizations have become sponsors.  Three organizations have become Special Event Patrons, including Carlson Hospitality Worldwide, FONATUR and Interval International,” stated ...

The American Hotel & Lodging Association's One for One for One for 100 Days Membership Campaign Enrolls 150,000 Rooms / Aug 2001

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report The American Hotel & Lodging Association's "One for One for  One for 100 Days" Membership Campaign  Enrolls 150,000 Rooms   Washington, August 14, 2001-The American Hotel & Lodging Association's (AH&LA) "One for One for One for 100 Days" summer membership campaign recently enrolled 150,000 rooms - reaching the association's initial goal for the drive's 100-day span from Memorial Day to Labor Day 2001.   During this aggressive membership drive, properties are allowed to join participating AH&LA member state associations for $1 per one room for one year.  To date, several major hot...

AH&LA's Lodging Industry Profile Indicates 2000 as the Most Profitable Year in U.S. Lodging History / Aug 2001

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report AH&LA's Lodging Industry Profile Indicates  2000 as the Most Profitable Year in  U.S. Lodging History The Fifth Consecutive Year of Record Numbers Washington, August 28, 2001 - The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) released the 2001 AH&LA Lodging Industry Profile (LIP), a statistical analysis of the lodging industry for year-end 2000.  According to the LIP, 2000 was the most profitable year ever for the lodging industry, grossing $24 billion in pretax profits - nine percent more than in 1999.  The LIP lists the industry's total revenue, employment impact, average occupancy...

March 30, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report AAHOA Provides Hotel Management Strategies  to the  Industry’s Youth Building Strong Foundations Atlanta, Aug. 20, 2001 - The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) devoted this weekend to the hospitality industry’s youth.  Complete with educational seminars and a golf tournament, the Young Adult Conference was a hit with more than 90 participants. “Young people are our future,” said Dhansukh Patel, chairman, AAHOA.  “The conference is intended to help our youth build strong foundations for successful professional lives.” On Saturday, Aug. 18, AAHOA’s youth partic...

Solid Management Practices Can Improve Franchise Value / Rick Swig / RSBA Associates / May 2001

February 28, 2001

RSBA & Associates  Hospitality Consulting Services 400 Spear Street, Suite 106 San Francisco, CA 94105 Email: rickswig@rsbaswig.com Web site: http://www.rsbaswig.com   Email: rickswig@rsbaswig.com Web site: http://www.rsbaswig.com  Solid Management Practices Can  Improve Franchise Value By Rick Swig, May 2001 The cost of a hotel franchise is still probably the most expensive line item on a hotel’s financial statement other than payroll.  If a franchisee further adds the cost of brand standard operating items, technology costs, and related marketing or distribution overhead, the expense goes higher and higher....

Lebensart Technology to Manage Data for Accor Business & Leisure Hotels North America / May 2001

February 28, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report Lebensart Technology to Manage Data for Accor  Business & Leisure Hotels North America SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, May 23, 2001 - lebensart technology, Inc, the leader in Customer Delivery Solutions™, announced today that Accor Business & Leisure Hotels North America will use several modules of the SMART System to consolidate and manage data for its 14 North American properties under the Sofitel and Novotel Hotel brands.  Accor Business & Leisure Hotels North America, part of the French-owned Accor Group, will use SMART import, SMART iq and SMART campaign to consolidate data from their multiple pro...

Webvertising Powers Destination Site With iHotelier System; Offers Galveston.com ability to sell hotel rooms online at non travel agent rates / May 2

February 28, 2001

Hotel Online Special Report Webvertising Powers Destination Site  With iHotelier System - Offers Galveston.com ability to sell hotel rooms  online at non travel agent rates HOUSTON, TX – May 30, 2001 – Webvertising, Inc., an award-winning web solutions provider, has implemented its premier online reservation booking system, iHotelier, on a high-traffic destination site, www.galveston.com, allowing hotels on the site to sell their inventory at rates other than those offered to travel agents via the Global Distribution Systems.   Galveston.com, the most complete online resource for visitors to Galveston Island, Tex...

Ze-Net Technologies Completes Technical Phase of Broadband BETA Test / May 2001

February 28, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report Ze-Net Technologies Completes  Technical Phase of Broadband  BETA Test Richardson, Texas, May 11, 2001 - Ze-Net Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has completed the first phase of a two-part BETA test of their ze-nettm high speed Internet Access system at the Hawthorn Suites Hotel - North Dallas.  The successful test, which began on March 15, 2001, included multiple system component evaluations, the PMS interface and the establishment of the operational procedures.  "Our goal was to provide a plug-and-play high speed Internet access solution" said Ze-Net President Randall J...

Educational Institute Develops Comprehensive Training Program for Hospitality Employees in Yosemite National Park / May 2001

February 28, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report Educational Institute Develops Comprehensive  Training Program for Hospitality Employees in  Yosemite National Park Orlando, Fla., May 2001 - More than 800 employees working in lodging operations at Yosemite National Park are participating in a comprehensive training program developed by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association.  Yosemite Concession Services Corporation’s (YCS) Training and Learning Center will hold certification ceremonies on Thursday, May 10 for the first group to complete the 40-hour training certification curriculum.  The event will ...

A $4 million, 35,000-square-foot Golden Door Spa Being Added to The Wyndham Anatole Hotel / May 2001

February 28, 2001

Hotel Online  Special Report A $4 million, 35,000-square-foot Golden Door Spa®   Being Added to The Wyndham Anatole Hotel  DALLAS (May 10, 2001) - Extending its renowned luxury resort experience to its large urban hotels, Wyndham International, Inc. (NYSE: WYN) will add the first Golden Door Spa at the 1,620-room Wyndham Anatole Hotel near downtown Dallas.  Construction on the $4 million, 35,000-square-foot spa is set to begin in December, with completion projected for July 2002.  In 1998, Wyndham acquired the original Golden Door Spa (Escondido, Calif.) to compliment its brand focus on upscale and luxury hotels...

Bass Negotiating to Buy Wyndham In a Deal Worth More Than $4 billion / May 2001

February 28, 2001

Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Bass Negotiating to Buy Wyndham In a  Deal Worth More Than $4 billion By Steve Brown, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News  May 19--A merger between Dallas-based hotel company Wyndham International Inc. and Bass PLC of Great Britain would strengthen both companies in the U.S. hotel market, analysts say.  Bass, which owns Holiday Inn, Inter-Continental and other major hotel companies, is negotiating to buy Wyndham in a deal worth more than $4 billion, according to reports from London.  Neither Wyndham nor Bass officials would confirm Friday that th...