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Unirez Expands into Italy Through Agreement with Hotel Marketing Solutions / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Unirez Expands into Italy Through Agreement with Hotel Marketing Solutions DALLAS, TX / Rome, Italy (April 3, 2001) - Dwight Hendrickson, president and c.e.o. of Unirez, Inc., announced today that it has signed a multi-year representation agreement with Hotel Marketing Solutions (HMS). Headquartered in Rome, Italy, HMS will create a national hotel network throughout Italy by providing innovative marketing skills and management tools to service the hospitality industry. Under the agreement, HMS will function as the exclusive representative of Unirez in Italy. Unirez will provide its ASP reserva...
Are U.S. Hotels Rated Differently From Other North American Hotels? / Harry Nobles / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Are U.S. Hotels Rated Differently From Other North American Hotels? E-mail: hospsvc001@aol.com April 2001 Are hotels in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean rated differently from those in the United States? Are there different guidelines for properties in other countries? The simple answer is No, The AAA/CAA Diamond Rating Guidelines are the same for all areas, and are designed to be uniformly applied. In my experience, regional differences do exist, and not only between countries. Regional rating differences often exist between different locations in the same coun...
Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management Offers Hospitality Finance and Hospitality Research in the Master of Hospitality Managemen
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management Offers Hospitality Finance and Hospitality Research in the Master of Hospitality Management MHMOnLine Program this Trimester April 10, 2001 - The Master of Hospitality Management OnLine (M.H.M.) studies, Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston, will offer two new courses in the May 1, 2001 trimester. Hospitality Finance will be taught by Dr. Agnes DeFranco, and a course in Hospitality Research will be taught by Dr. Frank Borsenik. Both teachers are recognized and publishe...
Topaz Hotel Services Surveys Leading San Francisco Hoteliers for Comment on Industry Trends / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Topaz Hotel Services Surveys Leading San Francisco Hoteliers for Comment on Industry Trends April 2001 - Topaz Hotel Services, the San Francisco Bay Areas largest hotel reservation resource, recently surveyed some of San Franciscos leading hoteliers to comment on the current hotel climate and industry trends. Included in this survey were questions about the impact of the economy on business and leisure travel and if the current California energy crisis will have any impact on travel to San Francisco. This survey is the beginning of an ongoing conversation Topaz Hotel Services will have...
Jeff Raymond and Ronald Kendall Named Hampton Inn & Suites Developer of the Year; Hampton Inn – Palm Beach Gardens, Fla Receives The First Place
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Jeff Raymond and Ronald Kendall Named Hampton Inn & Suites Developer of the Year; -- Hampton Inn - Palm Beach Gardens, Fla Receives The First Place Pinnacle Award Best of the Brands Portfolio of More Than 1,000 Hotels are Recognized MEMPHIS, Tenn. - April 11, 2001-- Hampton, the national brand of mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, announced its top hotels, developer and new awards at its annual brand conference in Chicago. A number of hotel properties and management were recognized as the brands best hotels in 2000 among more than 1,000 Hamp...
'Hospitality Future – Think' of the 21st Century? / Michael Terry, Ph. D. / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Hospitality Future - Think of the 21st Century? Michael Terry, Ph. D. - April 2001 Hospitality Future-Think of the 21st Century? The most frequently asked question (FAQ) I receive is the how to think ahead, attain a jump-the-curve mentality, become more of an outside-the-box-thinker? I frequently refer to the concept of bi-focals: act in the present, and think in the future. Market and operate to attract todays guests, while forward-focusing into the months and years to come in order to attract new customers. Work very hard to exceed the expectations of existing client...
Mandalay Resort Group Appoints Three New General Managers, Tony Korfman, Curtis Jacks and Linda Heptner / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Mandalay Resort Group Appoints Three New General Managers, Tony Korfman, Curtis Jacks and Linda Heptner LAS VEGAS, April 10, 2001 - Mandalay Resort Group (NYSE: MBG) today announced that Tony Korfman is the new general manager at the companys Edgewater property in Laughlin, Nevada. Mr. Korfmans new position is effective as of March 1, 2001. Mr. Korfmans gaming career spans over 30 years. Before accepting the general manager position at the Edgewater, Korfman served as general manager of the Gold Strike Inn and Casino in Boulder City from 1979 to 1998. Prior to that he se...
Thomas F. Hewitt, Chairman and CEO of Interstate Hotels Corporation Receives the Lawson A. Odde Award / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Thomas F. Hewitt, Chairman and CEO of Interstate Hotels Corp. Receives the Lawson A. Odde Award Chicago, Ill., April 6, 2001, - The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) presented the prestigious Lawson A. Odde Award to Thomas F. Hewitt, chairman and CEO of Interstate Hotels Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pa. Hewitt received the award during the AH&LA Annual Conference & Leadership Forum/The Lodging Expo, April 4-6, 2001, at the Hilton Chicago. The distinguished award is named after Lawson A. Odde, the second executive vice president of AH&LA who was responsible for the modernization ...
Timothy M. Ford Named Director of Operations for Lodging Econometrics / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Timothy M. Ford Named Director of Operations for Lodging Econometrics PORTSMOUTH, NH - April 11, 2001- Timothy M. Ford has been named Director of Operations for Lodging Econometrics (LE), the lodging industrys real estate market expert, President Patrick H. Ford has announced. As Director of Operations, Timothy Ford will be responsible for all research and production functions for the Portsmouth-based Company, which provides a variety of lodging industry analytical reports for every market in the country. Ford will direct and reorganize the staffing, training and product delivery sys...
Swissair In Advanced Talks with a Major Asian Hotel Group About the UKpound 400 million Sale of its Swissotel Hotel Chain / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Swissair In Advanced Talks with a Major Asian Hotel Group About the UKpound 400 million Sale of its Swissotel Hotel Chain Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 15--SAIR Group, owner of Swissair, is believed to be in advanced talks with a major Asian hotel group, thought to be Raffles Holdings, about the UKpound 400 million sale of its Swissotel hotel chain. Sunday Business revealed in February that SAir had appointed Credit Suisse First Boston to find a buyer for Swissotel, which runs 23 hotels in Europe and North America, including the Howard ...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report BESTs Bongani Think Tank Encouraged Academic Experts in Travel Management to Create a Workable Curriculum for Sustainable Tourism Forum in South Africa First in Series of Summits on Sustainable Tourism NEW YORK, April 4, 2001 - Representatives from 28 of the worlds leading university-based tourism and hospitality programs, plus government and tourism officials, recently returned from South Africa where they participated in the BEST Bongani Think Tank, the first-ever global sustainable tourism summit aimed at developing a curriculum for hospitality and tourism educational ...
An Affiliate of Colony Capital LLC Acquiring Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, for Approximately $126 million / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report An Affiliate of Colony Capital LLC Acquiring Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, for Approximately $126 million Sun International Announces Scheduled Closing of Resorts Sale PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas, April 18, 2001 - Sun International Hotels Limited (NYSE: SIH) today announced that the closing of the sale of the Resorts Casino Hotel to an affiliate of Colony Capital LLC is scheduled for April 26, 2001. At the Closing, the Company will receive approximately $126 million in cash and $17.5 million of Subordinated Notes. The Subordinated Notes will have a maturity of seven...
The New Yorker Hotel, with Annual Electricity Usage of 11 million Kilowatt-hours, Applies Unique Approach to Electricity Supply Management / April 20
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The New Yorker Hotel, with Annual Electricity Usage of 11 million Kilowatt-hours, Applies Unique Approach to Electricity Supply Management PITTSBURGH - April 4, 2001--Strategic Energy announced today an electricity supply agreement with the New Yorker Hotel, the Citys landmark that will provide budget certainty in the deregulated market and substantial electricity cost savings through its continuous management process. Strategic Energy, the 12th largest provider of retail electricity in the United States, has built the only Energy Management Center solely dedicated to accessing and uti...
Union Accuses St. Paul, Minn., Hotel of Reneging on Deal / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Union Accuses St. Paul, Minn., Hotel of Reneging on Deal By Eric Torbenson, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 17--A downtown St. Paul hotel that reopened last month after extensive remodeling is not living up to an agreement to rehire union employees idled when the hotel closed, a union official says. The Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 17 maintains the Holiday Inn RiverCentre, a key piece of the redevelopment of the blocks surrounding the Xcel Energy Center, had agreed to rehire about 30 workers who had cleaned r...
An Affiliate of Starwood Hotels Acquires Remaining 50% Interest in Sheraton Centre Toronto for US $48 million / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report An Affiliate of Starwood Hotels Acquires Remaining 50% Interest in Sheraton Centre Toronto for US $48 million TORONTO, ON, April 3rd, 2001 Colliers International Hotels acted as an advisor in the sale of a 50% interest in the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Metropolitan Marine Way Investments Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife), today completed the sale of its leasehold interest in the 1,377 room hotel to an affiliate of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., for CDN $75 million (approximately $48 million USD). Starwood already ...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Robert Foster, RRP Named Regional Director Hawaii, Shell Vacations, LLC Lee Lins Named General Sales Manager at its Holua Resort Northbrook, IL --March 24, 2001 -- Shell Vacations, LLC has recently promoted Robert Foster, RRP, to Regional Director Hawaii, with responsibility for providing executive leadership for all employees at Shells four Hawaii vacation ownership resorts. These resorts include: The Holua Resort at Mauna Loa Village, the Kona Coast Resort on Kona, Paniolo Greens in Waikola, and the Kauai Coast Resort at the Beachboy on Kauai. Foster and his staff will lea...
Sentry Hospitality, Inc Awarded Development and Management Contracts for The Flushing (NY) Hotel & Conference Center and the The Lincoln County (GA)
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Sentry Hospitality, Inc Awarded Development and Management Contracts for The Flushing (NY) Hotel & Conference Center and the The Lincoln County (GA) Golf & Conference Resort ATLANTA, GEORGIA (March 26, 2001) - Sentry Hospitality, Inc is pleased to announce the development of The Flushing Hotel & Conference Center and the The Lincoln County Golf & Conference Resort. Sentry Hospitality will lead the development and management of this Queens County New York hotel and conference center. The Flushing Hotel will offer the greater NY metropolitan area executive level four diamond servic...
The Inn at Scotts Valley Completes Conversion to Hilton Brand; Hilton San Jose South/Scotts Valley / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The Inn at Scotts Valley Completes Conversion to Hilton Brand; Hilton San Jose South/Scotts Valley BEVERLY HILLS, Calif - April 18, 2001-- Hilton Hotels Corporation has announced the conversion of The Inn at Scotts Valley to the new Hilton San Jose South/Scotts Valley in Northern California. This upscale, full-service hotel, situated just 20 minutes from San Jose and five minutes from the Santa Cruz coastline and Northern Monterey Bay, features 160 oversized guest rooms and 20 distinctive suites nestled in a scenic, wooded setting. The hotel is owned by The Inn at Scotts Valley, LLC a...
To Boost Marketing Schweitzer Lodges Joins WestCoast System of Hotels / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report To Boost Marketing Schweitzer Lodges Joins WestCoast System of Hotels SCHWEITZER, Idaho, April 5, 2001 - Schweitzer Mountain and WestCoast Hospitality Corporation (NYSE: WEH) today announced an agreement to add Schweitzers premier properties, the Selkirk Lodge and the White Pine Lodge, to WestCoasts system of hotels. Construction of the White Pine Lodge, a 48 unit lodge with stunning views of Schweitzer Mountain Resort and Lake Pend Oreille, is expected to begin this summer. Both lodges are located in the main village with ski-in, ski-out access. Schweitzer is looking forward to co...
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Saunders Hotel Group to Create Bostons First and Original Boutique Hotel in a Historic Back Bay Building that Housed the Citys Police Headquarters Daring disregard for convention will meet sophisticated urban minimalism in a 200+ room property that marks a new era for Boston hotel development Boston, MA, April 4, 2001 The Saunders Hotel Group (SHG), a premier independent hotel company which has been setting standards of excellence in hotel development and management for three generations, announced that it will create Bostons first truly unique boutique hotel out ...
Armel Santens Named Managing Director of the 108-year Old Landmark – The Brown Palace Hotel in Denver / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Landmark Hotel in Downtown Denver Welcomes New Managing Director By Tom McGhee, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 25--"Footloose" isn't the word that comes to mind when you first meet Armel Santens, the new managing director of the Brown Palace Hotel. With his neatly parted dark hair and pressed blue suit he looks every inch the staid professional -- a guy with his feet nailed to the ground and a history in one place. But Santens' French accent belies the image of the stay-at-home banker. He has moved a dozen times over the past 25 years as h...
Planned San Antonio Golf Resort to Include Marriott / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Planned San Antonio Golf Resort to Include Marriott By Melissa S. Monroe, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 6--When San Antonio's third upscale golf resort was being designed, John Pierret knew who to turn to when it came time to select a hotel company to add to the mix of partners. Pierret, executive vice president of Lumbermen's Investment Corp. of Austin, said Marriott International Inc.'s brand recognition is what attracted the single-family residential developer to the hotel company. "We went to Marriott because we thought they w...
The 503-room, $95 million, Sheraton Grand Sacramento Opens with Starwood Managing the Hotel Under the Sheraton Brand / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The 503-room, $95 million, Sheraton Grand Sacramento Opens with Starwood Managing the Hotel Under the Sheraton Brand WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 25, 2001 - Official ribbon cutting ceremonies were held yesterday for the long-awaited, 503-room Sheraton Grand Sacramento. The $95 million property is owned by the Sacramento Hotel Corporation and developed by Public Market Building, LLC. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) was selected to manage the hotel under the Sheraton brand. The opening of the Sheraton Grand Sacramento is very much a winning combination as it...
Shane Rolls Acquires Six Miami Beach Properties; To Be Rehabilitated As a 200 Room Hotel / April 2001
February 28, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Shane Rolls Acquires Six Miami Beach Properties; To Be Rehabilitated As a 200 Room Hotel MIAMI - April 18, 2001-- Jeff Cohen, of Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell (EWM) Realtors Commercial Division, has brokered the sale of six individual hotel and apartment properties in Miami Beachs red-hot Cultural Arts District. The properties are being sold as one package and will be rehabilitated as a unified hotel with more than 200 rooms. The buyer is Shane Rolls, a hotel and residential developer, who has developed properties from Chicago to California. The sale price was $9.5 million. This is the mos...
