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Mr. Bill, the Clay Character Famous from Saturday Night Live, Will Attempt to Spark the Nostalgia of Baby Boomers for Ramada's National Advertisi
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Mr. Bill, the Clay Character Famous from Saturday Night Live, Will Attempt to Spark the Nostalgia of Baby Boomers for Ramada's National Advertising Campaign PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 23, 2001 - Mr. Bill, the superstar animated clay character famous for his misadventures on the long-running television show, Saturday Night Live, will check into Ramada® hotels all across the United States and Canada this summer for a fun-filled promotion. Walter Williams, the creator and continuing force of Mr. Bill, joined with the Ramada brand's advertising agency, Impax Marketing Group of Philadelphia,...
Hotel Developer Richard Kessler Eyeing a Savannah, Ga. Funeral Home for High End Hotel / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Developer Considers Historic Savannah, Ga., Mortuary for a High-End Hotel By Tasha Gatlin, Savannah Morning News, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 4--One of Savannah's oldest funeral homes might soon become an upscale hotel, restaurant and parking garage. Service Corporation International, which owns the Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors complex at 700 Drayton St., is selling the property to Richard Kessler, a nationally known hotelier. Steve Weeks, who operates the funeral home with his twin brother, Jim, said they plan to quit using the property but will s...
Kimpton Set to Open Hotel Monaco New Orleans; Collaborates with Chef Susan Spicer on Adjacent Restaurant / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Kimpton Set to Open Hotel Monaco New Orleans; Collaborates with Chef Susan Spicer on Adjacent Restaurant SAN FRANCISCO, May 7, 2001 The Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC, announces the opening of the Hotel Monaco New Orleans in August 2001. Located in the heart of downtown along the famed St. Charles Avenue streetcar line, the 250-room luxury boutique hotel, housed in a former Masonic Temple building, will reflect the vibrant eclecticism of New Orleans and offer guests personalized, exemplary service. The historic 1926 steel-framed brick and limestone building, designed ...
Kevin Molly Resigns After 26 Years with Kahler Properties in Rochester, Minn / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Kevin Molly Resigns After 26 Years with Kahler Properties in Rochester, Minn By Bob Freund, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Hotel executive Kevin Molloy, who survived two buyouts of the former Kahler Corp. Inns in Rochester, is checking out of his office at the Kahler Grand Hotel. Molloy confirmed late last week that he has resigned his position as northcentral region vice president for operations for current owner Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc., effective Thursday. Molloy's departure will end his 26 years with the 700-ro...
Mohegan Sun Closing Gap on Foxwoods Resort Casino's Hold on Top Indian Gaming Market in the Country / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Mohegan Sun Closing Gap on Foxwoods Resort Casino's Hold on Top Indian Gaming Market in the Country By Ann Baldelli, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 19--Mohegan Sun continues to creep closer to Foxwoods Resort Casino's hold on the top Indian gaming market in the country, according to a high yield gaming intelligence report issued by Bear, Stearns & Co. last week. "We believe that Mohegan will continue to gain market share and expand the market due to its April 18 opening of the $18 million, highly themed, smoke-free casino expan...
Meristar Properties Networking Concierge Desks and Restaurant Reservation Books / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Meristar Properties Networking Concierge Desks and Restaurant Reservation Books SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and WASHINGTON, DC. (April 30, 2001) OpenTable, Inc. and MeriStar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: MMH) announced today that OpenTable has been selected as the exclusive provider of restaurant reservation and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for MeriStar hotel properties nationwide. OpenTable is building end-to-end solutions at participating MeriStar locations that will consist of OpenTable electronic reservation books (ERBs) installed at restaurants throughout the prope...
Recap – 11th Annual Hotel Finance Conference Hosted by JMBM / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Recap - 11th Annual Hotel Finance Conference Hosted by JMBM Los Angeles, CA - May 15, 2001 -- Jeffer, Mangels, Butler and Marmaro ("JMBM"), held its 11th annual conference on hotel finance in Los Angeles on May 3. The event, "Meet the Money 2001," was hosted by partner Jim Butler, Chairman of JMBM's Global Hospitality Group. In opening the Conference, Butler explained, "This conference is something that we at JMBM like to do because it helps us serve as a 'gateway to finance' for both our lender and owner/developer clients. It keeps our finger close to the pulse of what's happening in ...
McAllen City Commission Seeking Hotel Devloper for Property Adjacent to Planned Convention Center / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report McAllen City Commission Seeking Hotel Devloper for Property Adjacent to Planned Convention Center McALLEN The McAllen City Commission took another step toward developing a first-class, full service convention center hotel by authorizing requests for proposals to be issued to build the facility. Request for proposals are simply proposals from firms interested in developing the hotel project and are submitted to the city. The deadline for the hotel proposals is May 31, 2001 and proposals would be reviewed by a committee and the City Commission shortly there after. A final decisi...
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February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report HITEC 2001 Exhibitors Maestro PMSs Roaring ROI - Roaring L.L.C. reaps significant operating efficiencies by deploying Northwinds Maestro Enterprise solution at 208-year-old Red Lion Inn & new build The Porches MARKHAM, ONTARIO (NORTHWIND) (HITEC 2001, Orlando, Florida, Booth #713, www.maestropms.com) - May 29, 2001 - Last year, when Roaring L.L.C. (www.redlioninn.com) searched extensively for a software solution for its planned 50-room new build, the hotel owner/operator found that Northwinds Maestro PMS Enterprise solution delivers much more than the company ever bargain...
Vail Resorts Initiates Consolidation Measures to Position Its Resorts For Continued Success in Highly Competitive Marketplace / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Vail Resorts Initiates Consolidation Measures to Position Its Resorts For Continued Success in Highly Competitive Marketplace AVON, Colo., May 3, 2001 - In response to changes in the travel and leisure industry, Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN - news) announced today a consolidation of management and administrative functions, which will be accomplished through a combination of layoffs, attrition and elimination of vacant positions. The consolidation will affect less than one-half of one percent of total staff across the four ski resorts and the corporate offices. Approximately 37 jobs are ...
Michele Phillips, Former Senior Architect at Disneyland Resorts, Joins Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Michele Phillips, Former Senior Architect at Disneyland Resorts, Joins Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo May 2001, HONOLULU Michele Phillips, AIA, has joined Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG) as director of interior design for the firms Honolulu office. Phillips is a registered architect with 20 years of experience managing and designing projects in the hospitality industrymost recently with Disneyland Resorts. Internationally renowned for hospitality, leisure and entertainment architecture, WATG expanded the scope of its services a year ago when it added interior design capabilitie...
FelCor Lodging Trust to Acquire MeriStar Hospitality in $2.7 Billion Merger / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report FelCor Lodging Trust to Acquire MeriStar Hospitality in $2.7 Billion Merger IRVING, Texas and WASHINGTON, May 10, 2001 - FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE: FCH - news) and MeriStar Hospitality Corporation (NYSE: MHX - news) announced today an agreement to merge. The $2.7 billion transaction will result in a pro forma market capitalization of $6.3 billion for the combined company and will bring the number of hotels owned by FelCor to 299, with approximately 78,000 rooms. As a result of the combination, FelCor will own more hotels and rooms than any other U.S. lodging real estate inv...
Mike Duggan, GM of The Pan Pacific Lodge Whistler,Named Chair of the Tourism British Columbia's Board of Directors / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Mike Duggan, GM of The Pan Pacific Lodge Whistler, Named Chair of the Tourism British Columbia's Board of Directors (Whistler, BC) --- At the Wednesday, April 25 board meeting in Whistler, Tourism British Columbia's board of directors selected Mike Duggan as its new chair. Serving on the board since March of 1999, Duggan has extensive tourism industry credentials and has worked with a variety of industry associations throughout the province. He was recently appointed general manager of The Pan Pacific Lodge Whistler, while also serving as the marketing committee chair of the Cana...
Marriott International Will Open Nine Hotels in the Middle East by 2004 / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Marriott International Will Open Nine Hotels in the Middle East by 2004 DUBAI -April 30, 2001 - Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) will open nine hotels in the Middle East by 2004, representing its Marriott, JW Marriott, Renaissance and Marriott Executive Apartments brands. By the end of 2004, the Marriott International portfolio in the region will grow to 31 hotels, offering 8,978 rooms and spanning four lodging brands in 10 countries. This growth represents a 30 percent increase in hotels, and 22 percent increase in rooms and the addition of one country over the year 2000 a...
Marriott Claims 7 ½ % Market Share of All Hotel Rooms in the U.S.; Plans to Add 70,000 Rooms through 2002 / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott Claims 7 ½ % Market Share of All Hotel Rooms in the U.S.; Plans to Add 70,000 Rooms Through 2002 WASHINGTON, May 7, 2001 - Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) today told a meeting of security analysts here that it remains on track to add 70,000 rooms from 2001 through 2002. The company also said it was poised to expand its leadership of the lodging industry. J.W. Marriott, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Marriott International, said, Marriotts broad portfolio of brands holds a 7 ½ percent market share of hotel rooms in the U.S., and just over 3 percent of ...
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February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report LodgeWorks Selects Unirez to Provide Next Generation Reservation Services DALLAS, TX / Wichita, KS (May 9, 2001) - Dwight Hendrickson, President and C.E.O. of Unirez, Inc., announced today that it has signed a three-year agreement with LodgeWorks to provide reservation services. Headquartered in the Wichita, KS, LodgeWorks owns and operates the national, 17-property Sierra SuitesSM hotel brand. Under the agreement, Unirez will function as the exclusive provider of reservations technology and electronic distribution to all of the Sierra Suite properties. Through the Unirez ASP...
James R. Henderson Appointed GM at Wyndham Lisle, Formerly the Radisson Lisle, in Naperville, Illinois / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report James R. Henderson Appointed GM at Wyndham Lisle, Formerly the Radisson Lisle, in Naperville, Illinois Wyndham Lisle to Undergo $3.5 Million Renovation DALLAS - May 21, 2001-- Wyndham International, Inc. (NYSE:WYN) continues to expand its presence in Chicago with the conversion of one of the area's largest suburban business and meeting hotels to the Wyndham brand. The 242-room Wyndham Lisle is also undergoing a $3.5 million renovation to its meeting space, guest rooms and common areas. The hotel, formerly known as the Radisson Lisle, has been owned by ...
Lexington Services and CSC Align to Provide Framework for State-of-the-art Hotel Central Reservation System – SPIRIT / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Lexington Services and CSC Align to Provide Framework for State-of-the-art Hotel Central Reservation System SPIRIT New system fortifies Lexington Services position as the premier provider of central reservations technology services to the hotel industry Delray Beach, Fla. May 14, 2001 - Lexington Services, a subsidiary of Travel Services International, Inc., today announced a strategic alliance with Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) that will revolutionize the scope of services Lexington offers to hotels. The Lexington Services and CSC alliance will provide...
Felcor MeriStar Merger Will Create Nation's Largest Hotel REIT / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Felcor MeriStar Merger Will Create Nation's Largest Hotel REIT By Steve Brown, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 11--Felcor Lodging Trust Inc.'s $2.7 billion merger with MeriStar Hospitality Corp. will expand the Irving-based hotel owner's geographic reach and make it the largest hotel real estate investment trust in the nation. The hotel company announced late Wednesday that it is buying Washington-based MeriStar, bringing together a portfolio of 299 hotels with 78,000 rooms in 39 states. Analysts said the deal makes sense for both c...
The UAW Bids $9.75 million for La Mancha Resort Village in Palm Springs, Calif. Below the $11.1-million Asking Price / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Union Bids on Troubled Palm Springs, Calif., Resort Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--The UAW has bid $9.75 million for an exclusive resort in Palm Springs, Calif. The union's bid is well below the $11.1-million asking price for La Mancha Resort Village, which is open but in Chapter 11 reorganization in federal bankruptcy court in Riverside, Calif. The court must accept or reject the UAW's bid, and should the offer be approved, union officials would have 60 days in which to make a final decision to go forward with the purchase. Unio...
The 22nd Las Vegas International Hotel & Restaurant Show Features 350 Exhibitors. Educational Panels and Competitions / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The 22nd Las Vegas International Hotel & Restaurant Show Features 350 Exhibitors, Educational Panels and Competitions WHITE PLAINS, NY, May 1, 2001... With over 350 exhibitors, keynote sessions, seminar programs, competitions and special features, the 22nd Las Vegas International Hotel & Restaurant Show, June 21-22, 2001 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, will offer more than ever to Show attendees. Top restaurant developers and leading lodging executives headline separate educational panels This years seminar program truly offers something for everyone. In additio...
Las Vegas Visitors Authority Unthreatened by Mandalay Bay's planned 1.8-million-square-foot convention center / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Las Vegas Visitors Authority Unthreatened by Nearby Convention Center By Dave Berns, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 29--Despite their relative proximity in size, Mandalay Bay's planned 1.8-million-square-foot convention center will not compete for business with the expanding Las Vegas Convention Center, according to representatives of the two. Rather, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will market the new convention center, as well as its own space and others'. "I think people forget sometimes ... our primary goal is ...
Lisa Kennedy Named Director of Sales for Holtze Executive Village Hotel in the Denver Tech Center / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Lisa Kennedy Named Director of Sales for Holtze Executive Village Hotel in the Denver Tech Center ENGLEWOOD, CO - May 14, 2001- E.J. Holtze Corporation recently announced that Lisa Kennedy has joined the E.J. Holtze Corporation as the new Director of Sales of their Holtze Executive Village Hotel in the Denver Tech Center. We are very pleased to have someone of Lisas caliber on board. Her expertise, energy, and innovative approach towards establishing a consistent direct sales effort will enable our property to extend and solidify our position as the leader amongst the ...
LaSalle Hotel Properties Reports 5.6 Percent RevPAR Increase in First Quarter and Slight Increase in Occupancy / May 2001...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report LaSalle Hotel Properties Reports 5.6 Percent RevPAR Increase in First Quarter and Slight Increase in Occupancy Statistical Data for the Hotels BETHESDA, Md., May 2, 2001 - LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) today reported comparable funds from operations (FFO) of $8.2 million for the first quarter 2001 versus $9.0 million for the first quarter 2000. On a per diluted share/unit basis, comparable FFO for the first quarter 2001 was $0.44 versus $0.49 for the first quarter 2000. Comparable FFO is defined as FFO before one-time items including the purchase of LaSalle Hotel Lessee ...
