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Lodging Executives Sentiment Continues to Slip and Slide, but the Future Still Registers Positive / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report   Lodging Executives Sentiment Continues to Slip and Slide, but the Future Still Registers Positive Durham, N.H., Apr. 30, 2001 –. The composite Lodging Executive’s Sentiment Index (LEsI) calculated for the month of April continues to decline…to its lowest reading since inception eleven months ago, the index is pegged at 50.0, on the flatline indicating no growth and no decline in the general business conditions. The latest impressions of lodging executives about the level of business activity for the lodging industry continues a downward trend for the fourth consecutive month with the...
Veteran Jack Vaughn Joins Stanfield Hospitality Consultants, LLC / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report  Veteran Jack Vaughn Joins Stanfield Hospitality Consultants, LLC NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 14, 2001) -- Jack Vaughn (CHA), a veteran Hotelier who grew the world famous Opryland Hotel from the ground up into a 2,884-room award-winning convention center, has joined Nashville-based Stanfield Hospitality Consultants LLC (SHC) as chairman of the SHC Board of Advisors.    A 42-year hospitality professional and a top leader in the industry, Vaughn continues to serve as the chairman emeritus of the Opryland Lodging Group and is the inaugural recipient of the Hospitality Heritage Award from ...
John Richardson and Alie Smith Appointed to Corporate Positions with Pacifica Hotel Company / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report John Richardson and Alie Smith Appointed to Corporate Positions with Pacifica Hotel Company Santa Barbara, California - May 18, 2001 - Pacifica Hotel Company President Dale Marquis has announced the promotion of John Richardson to the newly created position of Corporate Director of Sales. He will be responsible for supervising and coordinating sales efforts within all 19 Pacifica Hotel Company (PHC) properties. Most recently, Richardson served as Director of Sales for Pacifica's Shelter Pointe Hotel & Marina in San Diego, California. Marquis stated, "We are very excited to promote Joh...
Joan Frampton Kirk Appointed SVP of Hotel Operations for Stonebridge Companies / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report  Joan Frampton Kirk Appointed SVP of Hotel Operations for Stonebridge Companies May 16, 2001 – Stonebridge Companies, Colorado’s leading hotel developer, has promoted three of its key executives. Joan Frampton Kirk has been appointed senior vice president of hotel operations, and Jeremy Day and Scott Gericke have been promoted to vice presidents of operations. Kirk oversees the sales and marketing, accounting, human resources and risk management departments as well as regional hotel operations. She also is responsible for the transition of new hotels from construction to operations...
John F. Davis, III Inducted into the HFTP International Technology Hall of Fame / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report John F. Davis, III Inducted into the HFTP International Technology Hall of Fame AUSTIN, TX – May 16, 2001 – Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is proud to announce that chairman and chief executive officer for Pegasus Solutions, John F. Davis, III, has been selected as the 2001 HFTP International Technology Hall of Fame inductee. Davis was selected for his years of influence in the hospitality technology industry, during which he pioneered the development of connecting hotel companies’ central reservation systems with the major airline global distribution s...
Three European Hotels Flagged Four Points by Sheraton / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report  Three European Hotels Flagged Four Points by Sheraton WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 27, 2001 - Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT - news) announces the addition of three new Four Points by Sheraton hotels in Rome, Milan and Nice. Four Points by Sheraton Roma West A 240-room new construction in Rome, Four Points by Sheraton, Roma West, is conveniently located within 10 minutes’ drive of Rome’s EUR business satellite city and within a 20 minute drive of each of Rome’s two airports and the City Center. The hotel will have a total of 240 keys, including 18 suites, a sta...
InnQuest Software Unveils its Newest Product, SQL-based Corporate Reporting Module / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report   InnQuest Software Unveils its Newest Product, SQL-based Corporate Reporting Module TAMPA, FLA. - May 14, 2001 - Today's hotel management companies are looking for integrated technologies to bring financial and statistical information from the property-level up to the corporate office easily. With InnQuest Software's Corporate Reporting Module (CRM), management companies now have combined access to each property's marketing, financial and statistical information in one corporate SQL database. Centralize your important data -- no more faxes! Using Internet technology, information is trans...
Report: Inaugural Resort Management Conference / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report  Report:  Inaugural Resort Management Conference ST. LOUIS, May 1, 2001 – Earlier this month, more than 150 resort professionals from around the world attended the inaugural Resort Management Conference in Vail, Colo. The International Resort Managers Association (IRMA), the University of Denver, and Resort Management magazine developed the conference, which addressed the unique issues facing resort management professionals. “The conference was a huge success,” said Anita L. Bauer, executive vice president of IRMA. “We had attendees from resorts with 12 rooms and from such wor...
Park Hyatt Tokyo Installs IDeaS Revenue Management Solution / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Park Hyatt Tokyo Installs IDeaS Revenue Management Solution MINNEAPOLIS - April 30, 2001-- Park Hyatt Tokyo installed and started operating in March, the e-yield™ Revenue Management solution from IDeaS, Inc. Park Hyatt Tokyo is one of several Hyatt International properties that are part of a major global rollout of the solution. Perched high in a modern skyscraper that towers above one of Asia’s most thrilling cities, this hotel is widely acknowledged to be Tokyo’s finest. The 178-guestroom hotel is situated in West Shinjuku, Tokyo’s “Silicon Valley.” High-tech amenities include perso...
National Trust Historic Hotels of America Appoints The Hyland Group to Generate Group Leads for Member Hotels / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report  National Trust Historic Hotels of America Appoints The Hyland Group to Generate Group Leads for Member Hotels WASHINGTON, D.C., April 27, 2001 -- National Trust Historic Hotels of America, a collection of more than 170 historically significant hotels, retained The Hyland Group to generate group leads for member hotels. “This is an extension of our national sales effort,” said Michael Di Rienzo, director of sales and advertising for Historic Hotels of America. “The Hyland Group sales representatives will help Historic Hotels build brand awareness within the meeting industry co...
Hyatt International Finds a Multi-lingual Solution for Complex Tax Handling and Currency Revaluations / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report  Hyatt International Finds a Multi-lingual Solution for Complex Tax Handling and Currency Revaluations Argentina is latest country for Hyatt International’s continuing implementation of Scala Hospitality around the world Lake Mary, Fla. and Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 8 May 2001: Scala Business Solutions said today that the new Park Hyatt Mendoza & Regency Casino in Argentina has started its Scala Hospitality installation, based on Scala 5.1L, the localized version of Scala’s standard ERP software for Spanish - speaking Latin America. The order also includes an additional ins...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has Found a Houston Restaurant Discriminated Against a Jewish Employee / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive EEOC Claims Jewish Waiter Harassed at Houston Mall By L.M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15--The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has found that Ruggles Grille 5115 at the Galleria discriminated against a Jewish employee and then retaliated by firing him after he complained. The general manager of the restaurant, Wafi Dinari, was accused of continually referring to Jews as "cheap, lazy and thieves," according to EEOC documents. Dinari also allegedly made obscene references to a Jewish employee, Ron S. Ben-Meir, the EEOC sai...
Denver Developer Steve Holtze to Transform Post-Dispatch Building in Downtown Houston into a $50 million Hotel / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Vacant Building in Downtown Houston to Turn into $50 Million Boutique Hotel By Ralph Bivins, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--The old Post-Dispatch building in downtown Houston has been a vacant blight on Texas Avenue. It is a downbeat landmark for baseball fans who pass the building on their way to Enron Field. A chain link fence has been installed around the building's sidewalk to keep out undesirables. But the 75-year-old building is about to end its days as an eyesore. The owner says it will be transformed into a $50 million hotel.Â...
Deluxe Hotel Owners No Longer Seeing a Spa as an Amenity, Rather They're Seeing It As a Necessity / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Deluxe Hotels Cater to Growing Demand for All Manner of Health Desires By Patricia Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 20--When Canyon Ranch, the upscale, ultra-healthy destination spa, decided to open its third outlet, it did so in a big way. In 65,000 square feet, the two-level spa would offer more than a dozen kinds of massage, 15 kinds of body scrubs and wraps, and a cafe serving gourmet, low-fat fare such as apple-beet-carrot juice, grilled ahi and oven-baked chips, each with calorie count and fat grams listed on the ...
Hotelevision Expands with Two New Corporate Hotel Partners/ Agreements with Davidson and Hostmark Add Rooms and Hotel Brands to Hotelevision's Gr
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report  Hotelevision Expands with Two New Corporate Hotel Partners -- Agreements with Davidson and Hostmark Add Rooms and Hotel Brands to Hotelevision's Growing National Base May 16, 2001: New York, NY- Hotelevision Inc. has signed corporate contracts with major hotel management companies Davidson Hotel Company and Hostmark Hospitality Group, providing for the installation of Hotelevision's unique program offerings in a host of new top-tier hotel properties. Contracts with Davidson and Hostmark are the latest corporate agreements acquired by Hotelevision. The contracts include such top-t...
National Trust Historic Hotels of America Launches Standards Initiative / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report  National Trust Historic Hotels of America Launches Standards Initiative Goal Is To Further Differentiate Historic Niche by Educating Hotel Employees WASHINGTON, D.C., May 1, 2001 - To celebrate National Preservation Week, Historic Hotels of America, a collection of more than 170 historically significant hotels, is launching a historic standards initiative with member hotels. “This is the perfect opportunity for Historic Hotels to debut our historic standards program,” said Thierry Roch, executive director. “Members of Historic Hotels of America are distinctive. Each prov...
Patty Henning and Krista Boling Appointed to Key Committee Posts for National Trust Historic Hotels of America / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report  Patty Henning and Krista Boling Appointed to Key Committee Posts for National Trust Historic Hotels of America WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2001 -- National Trust Historic Hotels of America, a collection of more than 170 historically significant hotels, announced its 2001 sales committee, the formation of a meeting and travel professionals advisory panel and the 2001 public relations committee. 2001 Sales Committee Patty Henning, director of sales and marketing at Jekyll Island Club Hotel in Jekyll Island, Ga., was selected chairman. Henning has served on the Historic Hotels sales com...
Hilton Pittsburgh Awarded the 'Excellence in Community Service' Award / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report  Hilton Pittsburgh Awarded the "Excellence in Community Service" Award Pittsburgh, PA, May 8, 2001...The Hilton Pittsburgh is proud to announce it was recently awarded the prestigious “Excellence In Community Service Award” from the Pennsylvania Travel Council. The award was presented at the Pennsylvania Spirit of Hospitality 2001 Awards Program in Harmony, PA on May 2, 2001. The Spirit of Hospitality Awards are a means of recognizing outstanding performance, commitment, and achievements in the hospitality and tourism industry. Nominations were received from hotels, restaurants...
Hilton Guests Invited to Take the Fossfill® Pillow Home / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Guests Invited to Take the Fossfill® Pillow Home BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - May 14, 2001-- Every guest staying in a Hilton Sleep-Tight Room(TM) during the month of May is invited to take the pillow home with them. In recognition of Better Sleep Month, Hilton Hotels' "Pillow Take" promotion is offering guests the chance to bring home a bit of what some say is the best night's sleep available.  To raise awareness about sleep-related problems and help guests get a good night's sleep -- wherever they sleep -- Hilton also will hand out wallet-sized "sleep sheets" outlining good sle...
First Hospitality Names Sally Armstrong as General Manager of 245-suite AmeriSuites Chicago/O'Hare, Largest AmeriSuites in System / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report First Hospitality Names Sally Armstrong as General Manager of 245-suite AmeriSuites Chicago/O'Hare, Largest AmeriSuites in System CHICAGO, May 21, 2001 - AmeriSuites is again elevating its presence in the Chicago market with the opening of the chain's largest property, a ten story 245-suite hotel located at 8101 W. Higgins Road. The opening represents the tenth AmeriSuites in the Chicagoland market. Situated two miles from O'Hare International Airport and 12 miles from downtown Chicago, the AmeriSuites Chicago/O'Hare, owned by HRH, LLC and managed by First Hospitality Group, is the...
Cuban Officials Report Tourism Growth of 12% with a Record Two million Visitors by Year End / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Cuban Officials Report Tourism Growth of 12% with a Record Two million Visitors by Year End By Nancy San Martin, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 27-- HAVANA -- A state-of-the-art airport with daily flights from Canada and from Germany, Spain and other European nations. Newly installed ATMs in colonial buildings. A cybercafe in the Capitolio. More than 40 years after the Cuban Revolution, Havana finally appears to be coming of age as the vivid reminders of a nation that had been stuck in a decades-old time warp begin to fade away. Classic A...
Harrah's Taking Time to Determine Retaining the Harveys Casino Resorts name on the South Lake Tahoe / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Las Vegas Review-Journal Gaming Chips Column Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 12--Harrah's Entertainment executives will take some time to determine whether they should retain the Harveys Casino Resorts name on the South Lake Tahoe casino that Harrah's recently announced it's acquiring as part of a $625 million cash deal. The goal: assess the impact of such a move on customer attitudes. The deal is expected to close by October, and also would give Harrah's two casinos in Council Bluffs, Iowa, which draws gamblers from the Omaha, Neb....
Request for Qualifications/Proposals for a Convention Headquarters Hotel Developer / Hampton Roads, VA / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Request for Qualifications/Proposals for a Convention Headquarters Hotel Developer May 14, 2001 - The City of Hampton is soliciting a qualified developer for a convention headquarters hotel to be built adjacent to a 320,000 SF convention center being built by the City. This project is located on a prime interstate site, in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. Hampton Roads, Virginia 33rd largest MSA in the US - largest MSA without a major purpose-built convention facility 1.6 million residents 8.4 million annual visitors This site is located in the center of Hampton...
Hampton Upgrades Free Breakfast Program with New Food Products and Presentations / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hampton Upgrades Free Breakfast Program with New Food Products and Presentations , MEMPHIS, Tenn - April 26, 2001-- Hampton(TM), the national brand of mid-priced Hampton Inn(R) and Hampton Inn & Suites(R) hotels, today announced that it has "powered up" its free breakfast program with a major upgrade of its food products and presentations at more than 1,000 Hampton hotels throughout the United States. Called the "Perfect Start Breakfast," the new program includes high-quality, branded food products, new food presentation layouts, and special items like a new "PerfecTouch" beverage cup by Dixie Cup(R) that turns cool with cold bev...
