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Items that Traditionally Go to Landfill or the Liquidators are Targeted by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts to Go to Families in Need / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Items that Traditionally Go to Landfill or the Liquidators are Targeted by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts to Go to Families in Need Toronto, Canada, May 9, 2001 -- Ever wonder what happens to the tens of thousands of luxury items that hotels regularly dispose of during ongoing renovations? The sheets, the towels, the beds, the dressers? Traditionally, they go to landfill or the liquidators. At Fairmont Hotels & Resorts those items will now be systematically channeled to families in need as a part of an ambitious, chain-wide program called Adopt a Shelter to be launched across ...
Four Seasons Hotels And Resorts Developing Properties in Florence, Hampshire, England and Sedona, Arizona / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Four Seasons Hotels And Resorts Developing Properties in Florence, Hampshire, England and Sedona, Arizona May 30, 2001 - Supplementing its growing European portfolio, the Company will add hotels in Florence, Italy and Hampshire, England. As well, a Four Seasons-branded golf and residential project in Sedona at Seven Canyons in Arizona, including a Four Seasons Residence Club, will expand the Company's fractional home ownership division. Isadore Sharp, chairman and chief executive officer, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, said, "The properties announced today are a reflection of our long-t...
FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated Reports First Quarter 2001 Funds From Operations Up 7.0%, RevPAR for Portfolio of 186 Properties Increased 2.0% / Ma
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report IRVING, Texas May 8, 2001 - FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE: FCH), the nations second largest hotel real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced that first quarter 2001 Funds From Operations ("FFO") totaled $71.4 million, or $1.07 per share, compared to the first quarter 2000 of $68.5 million, or $1.00 per share. This is a 7.0% increase on a per share basis. The 2001 first quarter included a net gain of $1.7 million, or $0.03 per share, related to land condemnation proceeds originally forecasted to occur during the second quarter 2001. Financial Highlights: First Quarter 200...
The International Labour Organization Addressing the Problem of International Mobility of Workers In Hotel, Catering and Tourism Sector / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The International Labour Organization Addressing the Problem of International Mobility of Workers In Hotel, Catering and Tourism Sector IH&RA Champions Hospitality Industry Views at ILO Tri-Partite Meeting Paris, 30 April 2001 - The International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) took the lead in championing employers views at a meeting in Geneva earlier this month of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Human Resources Development, Employment and Globalization in the Hotel, Catering and Tourism Sector. As the only international trade association represent...
Emirates Towers Hotel Named Best Business Hotel in the Middle East by Travel Intelligence / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Emirates Towers Hotel Named Best Business Hotel in the Middle East by Travel Intelligence Dubai, May 2001: Emirates Towers Hotel won the award for Best Business Hotel in the Middle East during the Travel Intelligence Middle East Achieving Industry Excellence 2001 Awards ceremony, held on April 30th on the eve of the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. The second Travel Intelligence awards were presented at a high profile gala dinner that brought together the Middle East Travel Industry. Awards were given to companies that have provided excellent levels of service throughout the y...
The Business Practices of Conservation Corporation Africa, a Group of Luxury Safari Lodges Spanning Africa, Highlighted by Business Enterprises for Su
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The Business Practices of Conservation Corporation Africa, a Group of Luxury Safari Lodges Spanning Africa, Highlighted by Business Enterprises for Sustainable Travel Recognizes Eco-Luxury Safari Lodge Operator for Extensive Community Development Efforts NEW YORK, April 26, 2001 - Business Enterprises for Sustainable Travel (BEST), an initiative of The Conference Board in association with the World Travel & Tourism Council, has made Conservation Corporation Africa (CC Africa), the subject of its just-published Best Practices report. CC Africa, a group of luxury safari ...
Manager's Suit against Ernst & Young Targets Promises of Work-Life Efforts / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Manager's Suit against Ernst & Young Targets Promises of Work-Life Efforts By Jeffrey Krasner, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 20--Susan Douglass says she never saw it coming. Douglass had just returned from a business trip to Boston where, as part of a team of Ernst & Young management consultants, she helped land a $5 million account. When the fax came through confirming their victory, she recalls, there were high fives all around. There were other reasons for the senior manager to be happy on Feb. 26, 1998. After seven years with the fir...
Extended Stay America, Inc. Relocating Corporate Headquarters to Spartanburg, SC from Fort Lauderdale, FL / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Extended Stay America, Inc. Relocating Corporate Headquarters to Spartanburg, SC from Fort Lauderdale, FL - All corporate employees will be invited to make the move to South Carolina FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - May 18, 2001-- Extended Stay America, Inc. (NYSE:ESA), a leading provider of extended-stay lodging, today announced that it will immediately begin relocating its corporate headquarters from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Spartanburg, South Carolina. The move is expected to be completed in phases over the next six months. The Company expects to occupy temporary office facilities i...
EI Videos Focus on Revenue Management and ADA Compliance / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report EI Videos Focus on Revenue Management and ADA Compliance New Revenue Management Video from EI Offers Techniques for Maximizing Profits ORLANDO, Fla., May 2001 - While there's no magic formula for increasing your property's profitability, managers will find plenty of practical strategies and techniques for maximizing occupancy and revenue in Revenue Management, a new video-based training program from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Targeted toward economy and mid-market properties, the 31-minute video and companion materials present...
eGulliver, an Internet Travel Company, Proves to Be Founder's Funding Nightmare / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive eGulliver, an Internet Travel Company, Proves to Be Founder's Funding Nightmare By Caroline Wilbert, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 27--It was Saturday night at El Azteca in Buckhead, and Deslie Webb talked into a tiny mouthpiece attached to her cellphone. Around her, waiters served up big margaritas and platters of cheap Mexican food. Webb, then 34, was negotiating a funding deal for eGulliver, the Internet travel company she started in 1999. She shared a table with her parents, who drove to Atlanta from Melbourne, Fla., ...
ALEC! for Dynamic Rapid Response, Great Implications for Brand Management / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report ALEC! for Dynamic Rapid Response; Great Implications for Brand Management May 29, 2001 - Metromedia Software, Inc., developers of HotelEXPERT Rapid Response System, will release ALEC! at the coming HITEC Show on June 26 - 28, 2001 in Orlando, Florida. ALEC! is the newest module to the popular HotelEXPERT Rapid Response System which tracks guest requests and complaints with audible alarms. ALEC! e-mails critical flash reports daily, weekly or as frequently as preferred. An example report is Calls By Duration which summarizes staff response times to customers. ALEC! takes over the tedi...
Maarten P. Drenth Named Director of Food and Beverage for the Hotel Inter-Continental Miami / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Maarten P. Drenth Named Director of Food and Beverage for the Hotel Inter-Continental Miami MIAMI (MAY 14, 2001) Maarten P. Drenth, an alumnus of the renowned Hotel School The Hague in the Netherlands, has been named Director of Food and Beverage for the Hotel Inter-Continental Miami. The announcement was made by Frederik de Roode, Regional Vice President Operations Southeast/Vice President and General Manager, Hotel Inter-Continental Miami. Drenth, a hotel administrator with more than ten years of international experience, will oversee all aspects of the day-to-day operat...
Thompson Hospitality LLC's Proposal for a $15 million, Extended-stay Hotel in Downtown Norfolk, VA Receives City's Tentative Approval for Ne
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Thompson Hospitality LLC's Proposal for a $15 million, Extended-stay Hotel in Downtown Norfolk, VA Receives City's Tentative Approval for New Site May 2001 - Smiles abounded this past Friday at City Hall as Norfolk Mayor Paul D. Fraim and developer, Donnell Thompson announced a tentative agreement to move the proposed suites-style hotel to a Granby Street parking lot from the site between Waterside and the Spirit of Norfolk berth. The hotel developer gets what is arguably the next-best site downtown. The previous site provoked an outpouring of criticism when it was first introduce...
More than a Fresh Coat of Paint: the Historic Copley Square Hotel Embraces the Future $10 Million in Renovations and Upgrades / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report More than a Fresh Coat of Paint: the Historic Copley Square Hotel Embraces the Future $10 Million in Renovations and Upgrades BOSTON, May 8, 2001 - Bostons longest continuously operating hotel, the Copley Square Hotel, announced that it has completed more than $10 million in renovations and upgrades, testimony to the dynamic reinvention of a classic hotel that is embracing technologies and levels of service not available at the time of its construction in the late nineteenth century. Included in the upgrades are the installation of a brand new heating and air conditioning ...
Choice Canada's 2001 Growth Strategy Includes a Royalty-free Agreement for Franchisees During First Year / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Canada's 2001 Growth Strategy Includes a Royalty-free Agreement for Franchisees During First Year Toronto, CANADA, May 24, 2001 - For a limited time, Choice Hotels Canada Inc. (Choice Canada) is offering prospective franchisees the opportunity to take advantage of a unique franchising incentive when opening either an Econo Lodge or Sleep Inn property. This exclusive franchising opportunity from Choice Canada is an industry first in Canada. It offers franchisees cash-back when their hotel comes on-line (up to $35,000), a royalty-free agreement in its first year (up to $40,000) and, ...
Chattanooga, Tenn., To Add 430 Hotel Rooms in 2001 / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Chattanooga, Tenn., To Add 430 Hotel Rooms in 2001 By Mike Pare, Chattanooga Times/Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 11--Downtown Chattanooga is adding more than 430 hotel rooms this year -- the largest one-year increase in its history. But the big influx in rooms is creating worries among existing lodging operators in the central city who now are facing stiffer competition. "The leisure and corporate business has dropped," said Lois Davis, general manager of the Radisson Read House. "Hopefully, it will be short term." The Chattanoogan conference ...
Accor Acquires a Minority Share in Century International Hotels, a Hong Kong Based Hotel / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Accor Acquires a Minority Share in Century International Hotels, a Hong Kong Based Hotel Management Company Accor to introduce Novotel brand in Hong Kong BANGKOK, May 15, 2001 Accor has entered into a partnership with Century International Hotels one of Asias most successful and experienced hotel management corporations following the announcement of a joint venture agreement between the two companies. Century currently operates 20 hotels and resorts (5,800 rooms) in six countries Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, China and Hong Kong SAR, Vietnam and Singapore...
Hotel Plaza Limited Acquires Three South-East Asian Hotels from CapitaLand Group / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Plaza Limited Acquires Three South-East Asian Hotels from CapitaLand Group Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Structures CapitaLands US$82 million (A$160 million ) Divestment Programme Singapore, May 1, 2001 - Hotel Plaza Limited has acquired the joint venture and loan interests of the Singapore based CapitaLand group, in three South-East Asian hotel assets. Exclusive property advisor was Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, whose Corporate Finance team created an innovative, structured solution to realise the value of these investments, made in emerging markets of Myanmar, Vietnam and th...
Niagara Falls: With Supply Comes Demand / The Canadian Lodging Outlook / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Niagara Falls: With Supply Comes Demand CANADIAN LODGING OUTLOOK March 2001 Year-to-Date The Canadian Lodging Outlook is a joint monthly publication of Smith Travel Research and HVS International, Vancouver and Toronto, Canada Jon Lantz, Managing Director, HVS International Toronto, May 2001 Niagara Falls has evolved from a number of small, independent owner operated motels to Canada's sixth largest accommodation market. The original family- run businesses were built to provide lodging for people from around the world who came to see Niagara Falls. This natural wonder is truly a magni...
Does Supply Generate Demand? / The Canadian Lodging Outlook / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Does Supply Generate Demand? CANADIAN LODGING OUTLOOK February 2001 Year-to-Date The Canadian Lodging Outlook is a joint monthly publication of Smith Travel Research and HVS International, Vancouver and Toronto, Canada by Carrie Russell, Vice-President, HVS InternationalVancouver The simple answer to that question is yes, with supply comes demand. This is because in most mature hotel markets a certain level of latent demand exists. Latent demand is demand that is not currently being realized and consists of unaccommodated demand and induced demand. Unaccommodated demand refers to ind...
Park Place Entertainment Announces $550 million Plan to Expand Caesars Palace / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Park Place Entertainment Announces $550 million Plan to Expand Caesars Palace By Dave Berns, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 12--Caesars Palace will undergo an expansion of as much as $550 million that will include the addition of a 900-suite hotel tower and a 4,000-seat theater designed in the style of the Roman Coliseum. Details of the long-awaited effort were released Friday by Park Place Entertainment's Tom Gallagher during his first annual meeting as the company's chief executive officer. The tower at Flamingo Road and the Str...
Mashantucket-owned Foxwoods is the Largest Single Casino in the Western Hemisphere / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Mashantucket Tribe's Lawsuit, Casino Helped Change Connecticut Landscape By Ann Baldelli, The Day, New London, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 11--MASHANTUCKET, Conn.--Twenty-five years ago today the Mashantucket Pequot Indians sued property owners in Ledyard to win back land illegally taken from them more than 100 years before. They wanted to rebuild their nation. It took five years, but the Indians won their suit, and with it the money to buy back their land. They were also granted federal recognition, and with that the ability to open a casino. ...
Kris Anton, GM for the Detroit-Farmington Hills Candlewood Suites, Named Candlewood General Manager of the Year / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Kris Anton, GM for the Detroit-Farmington Hills Candlewood Suites, Named Candlewood General Manager of the Year -- Top General Managers Honored, Given Tools for Future Success WICHITA, Kan., May 14, 2001 - Candlewood Suites recently introduced a new approach to help its general managers succeed: "Nurture others to reach their goals while striving to meet your own.'' The "Give and Gain Guide School'' program was presented during Candlewood's annual general managers (GM) conference, which also honored its top achievers. Give and Gain training focuses on workplace integrity and...
Gladys Calle from the Miami Candlewood Suites Named Candlewood DOS of the Year for Outstanding Hotel Achievements and Community Commitment / May 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Gladys Calle from the Miami Candlewood Suites Named Candlewood DOS of the Year for Outstanding Hotel Achievements and Community Commitment Top Achievers Honored at Annual Conference WICHITA, Kan., May 14, 2001 - Candlewood Suites recently introduced three new sales programs that streamline reservation and administrative processes for national accounts. The programs were detailed during training at the company's recent annual sales conference, which also recognized top performers. "Our local sales teams at every hotel do an outstanding job of supporting their customers. At the corp...
