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The Design Theme – AAA / Mobil Ratings Connection / Harry Nobles / March 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The Design Theme - AAA / Mobil Ratings Connection E-mail: hospsvc001@aol.com March 2001 What do your design theme and your AAA/MOBIL ratings have in common? Is there any connection between the two? Since both are statements of your propertys image, I believe they should send the same message. Your design theme can have considerable influence on the way guests see the property and on the way inspectors rate it. Where does your design theme begin? At the front door? In the parking lot? What does it include? Where does it end? I suggest that it should begin with ...
Aspen Hospitality Opens Baymont Inn & Suites in DeKalb, Illinois / Mar 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Aspen Hospitality Opens Baymont Inn & Suites in DeKalb, Illinois MILWAUKEE (March 6, 2001) Baymont Inns & Suites is pleased to announce the opening of its newest property in DeKalb, Ill., on March 7, 2001. This Inn is the 15th Baymont to open in the state. The new Baymont Inn & Suites features 53 rooms, including four suites and six business class rooms. Special amenities include an indoor pool, executive conference center and fitness center. A deluxe lobby breakfast, featuring hot and cold items, is available to all guests free of charge. The Baymont Inn & Suites is owned by De...
Donald R. Trice Elected Vice Chairman of Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc.; Will Focus On Growth / Mar 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Donald R. Trice Elected Vice Chairman of Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc.; Will Focus On Growth BETHESDA, Md., March 5, 2001 - Crestline Capital Corporation (NYSE: CLJ) announced today that Donald R. Trice has been elected Vice Chairman of its management subsidiary, Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Mr. Trice was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of Crestline Hotels & Resorts. David L. Durbin, formerly Executive Vice President of Crestline Hotels & Resorts, has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Crestline Capital Corporation and Chief Operating Officer of Crestline ...
David C. Britton, CHA, Named VP of Marketing for Vagabond Franchise System, Inc. / Mar 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report David C. Britton, CHA, Named VP of Marketing for Vagabond Franchise System, Inc. LOS ANGELES - February 22, 2001-- David C. Britton, CHA, has been named vice president of marketing for Vagabond Franchise System, Inc. located in Los Angeles, California. Vagabond Franchise System is the franchiser of the Vagabond Inn® and Vagabond Inn ExecutiveSM lodging brands. Mr. Britton most recently was vice president of marketing and business development for the California Hotel & Motel Association, the largest state lodging association in the U. S. Prior to his staff position with CH&MA, Mr. Britto...
Secret Lives of Road Warriors Revealed in Second Annual Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts Survey / March 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Secret Lives of Road Warriors Revealed in 2nd Annual Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts Survey ATLANTA - March 13, 2001 - Just what goes on behind closed hotel room doors? The Crowne Plaza Travel Index, a survey conducted by the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada for Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts polled more than 600 business travelers to determine how they spend their time on the road and in their hotel rooms. Perhaps the most significant trend to emerge in this years Index is the dramatic increase in the use of technology while on the ro...
Developers Interested in Building Columbia, S.C., Convention Center Hotel / March 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Developers Interested in Building Columbia, S.C., Convention Center Hotel By Jeff Wilkinson, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 20--Four developers are interested in building a 250-room, full-service hotel in conjunction with the planned Columbia regional convention center. Planners of the $36 million center said they'll meet with the developers next month to hear their proposals. They would not release the respondents' names except to say two were local and two were national hotel chains. They said they were pleased with the response...
Hotel Revenue Managers Now Have Access to Online Report Which Tracks Rate Information From Their Competitors / Mar 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Revenue Managers Now Have Access to Online Report Which Tracks Rate Information From Their Competitors Newport Beach, CA - March 21, 2001 - Tracking the fluctuations and special online offers of competitive hotels is currently a time consuming and difficult task. With numerous travel sites available, a revenue manager can spend hours checking competitive listings on these various sites. Now, Newport Beach-based Hotel Net Marketing introduces Check-Rate, the first known web-based product designed to save time and provide competitive rate listings in an easy-to-read online repor...
Network Communications Media Release
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report NEW LOOK JAMES COOK HOTEL UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 29 March 2001 - The James Cook Hotel in Wellington will become the James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor on 1 April, announce the hotels owners, Hotel Grand Central Limited, today. The rebranding is to be coupled with a $3.2 million facelift over the next 12 months. The rebranding follows a decision by the established owners to manage the hotel through their own Wellington-based management company, Grand Central Management (NZ) Limited. Hotel Grand Central Limited has owned the James Cook for the last six years, and the staff are ...
Cendant to Acquire Fairfield With Cash; Transaction Valued at Approximately $690 Million / Mar 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Cendant to Acquire Fairfield With Cash; Transaction Valued at Approximately $690 Million NEW YORK, March 30, 2001 - Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD) stated today that its previously announced pending acquisition of Fairfield Communities, Inc. will be an all cash transaction. As a result, Fairfield stockholders will receive $16 in cash per outstanding Fairfield share, assuming the acquisition is completed on April 2, 2001. The transaction is valued at approximately $690 million and is expected to close on April 2, 2001, following the special meeting of Fairfield stockholders. Fairfi...
Casino Walkout Looms in Detroit, Area / March 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Casino Walkout Looms in Detroit, Area By Lorene Yue, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 30--Leaders of Casino Windsor's unionized employees say a strike this weekend is inevitable after contract negotiations failed Thursday. Both sides say they have presented final contract proposals. Union and casino representatives are not scheduled to meet again before Sunday, when Canadian Auto Workers Local 444 is ready to strike at 8 a.m. when its three-year contract expires. Representatives from Casino Windsor management and Local 444, which represe...
2000 Canadian Hotel Sales / The Canadian Lodging Outlook / March 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement 2000 Canadian Hotel Sales Complete List 2000 Canadian Hotel Sales The Canadian Lodging Outlook is a joint monthly publication of Smith Travel Research and HVS International, Vancouver and Toronto, Canada By: Jon Lantz, Lorenzo Palumbo, and Salim Gulamani There were 48 hotels sold in Canada in 2000, compared to 36 transactions in 1999, and 172 hotels in 1998. Total investment was approximately $488 million for 5,760 rooms, or $84,642 per room. Of the 48 transactions, 21 of them took place in British Columbia and Alberta, and these two provinces represented 52% of t...
HVS Canada in Review – Year End 2000 / The Canadian Lodging Outlook / March 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement HVS Canada in Review Year End 2000 CANADIAN LODGING OUTLOOK December 2000 Year-to-Date The Canadian Lodging Outlook is a joint monthly publication of Smith Travel Research and HVS International, Vancouver and Toronto, Canada By Betsy MacDonald, MAI, AACI, RIBCS Since 1993, HVS International -Canada has appraised or evaluated over 450 existing or proposed hotel projects. Over 300 of these projects have been in Canada. This is a far cry from the 1,200 hotels our United States offices appraise or evaluate per year. However, considering we only have 10% of the number o...
Medieval-Themed Hotel Opens in Myrtle Beach, SC / March 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Medieval-Themed Hotel Opens in Myrtle Beach, S.C. By Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 30--Myrtle Beach's first theme hotel opened this week, setting a new standard for Ocean Boulevard's future while playing on the past. Maidens dressed in medieval garb greeted Camelot by the Sea's first guests last weekend at the massive, canary-colored condominium tower at 2000 N. Ocean Blvd. The $35 million project by Anderson Family Development, longtime Myrtle Beach hoteliers who own hundreds of rooms on the Boulevard, is l...
Foreign Soil Investments – U.S. Title Insurance Protection / The Global Hospitality Advisor / JMBM / March 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The Global Hospitality Advisor Foreign Soil Investments U.S. Title Insurance Protection Headquartered in Irvine, California, Fidelity National Financial Inc. is the nation's leading title insurance and diversified real estate-related services business. Through its title subsidiaries (Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Ticor Title, Security Union Title and Alamo Title), FNF issues approximately 35% of all title insurance policies in the U.S. In December 2000, FNF announced the formation of the Global Solutions division to offer U.S. based title insurance on foreign real estate. Bo...
Claude Vargo Named Senior Project Manager for Hospitality Research Group's Benchmarker Program / Mar 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Claude Vargo Named Senior Project Manager for Hospitality Research Group's Benchmarker Program Atlanta, GA. March 5, 2001. The Atlanta-based Hospitality Research Group (HRG), the research affiliate of PKF Consulting, has named Claude Vargo Senior Project Manager in charge of its Benchmarker program, according to Mark Woodworth, Executive Managing Director of HRG. Benchmarker, developed by HRG, allows hotel owners and investors to compare their hotels financial performance to that of comparable properties, as a way of measuring how well (or how poorly) their hotel is doing. More and mor...
Results of the IH&RA Summit Debate Set Priorities for Industry Action to Meet the Challenges of e-hospitality / Mar 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Results of the IH&RA Summit Debate Set Priorities for Industry Action to Meet the Challenges of e-hospitality Paris, 20 March 2001- A Summit on Hospitality Technology convened by the International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) among top marketing, technology and information managers, set clear priorities for concerted industry action to meet the challenges of the e-hospitality environment in the twenty-first century. The full day discussion, held in Paris at EURHOTEC 2001, the IH&RAs annual European Hospitality Technology Show & Conference (19-21 February), was the second...
British Tourism Industry Dries Up As Foot- and- Mouth Fear Sweep World
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive British Tourism Industry Dries Up As Foot-and-Mouth Fear Sweep World By Gregory Katz, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 24--LONDON--One month after the foot-and-mouth epidemic began, the impact of the disease has extended beyond Britain's farmers to cripple the hugely important tourism industry just as hotels, restaurants, campgrounds and parks prepare for the peak spring and summer seasons. The economic calamity brought by the disease can be felt even in London, the urban center where many of Britain's fabled tourist attractions can be...
Four Points by Sheraton Bethesda General Manager Phil Pool Cuts the Ribbon on a $4 million Renovation / March 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Four Points by Sheraton Bethesda General Manager Phil Pool Cuts the Ribbon on a $4 million Renovation Bethesda, MD March 12, 2001 - The new-look Four Points by Sheraton Bethesda, celebrated its grand opening on Wednesday, March 7, with a reception, speakers, tours and lunch. Four Points by Sheraton Bethesda General Manager Phil Pool and his staff proudly displayed a $4 million renovation program for the guest rooms, conference rooms, accessibility, and lobby areas. Speakers at the event included Peter Rogovin, Vice President of Marketing, Four Points by Sheraton/Starwood Hote...
Are You Seeking a Development Partner in Multi-locations for Limited Service Properties? / Mar 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Are You Seeking a Development Partner in Multi-locations for Limited Service Properties? March 20, 2001 Baymont Inns & Suites aggressively expands with qualified joint venture master development partners in strategic locations Baymont is and would provide 1/2 of the equity requirement and manage the hotel. The joint venture partner would receive a construction development fee and project management fee. The joint venture partner would provide 1/2 of the equity for each hotel and provide development expertise to facilitate rapid expansion in strategic markets. Each (102-room) pr...
Best Western Adds WorldRes As Online Distribution Strategy / Mar 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Best Western Adds WorldRes As Online Distribution Strategy SAN MATEO, Calif. - March 5, 2001--WorldRes.com, the Internets hotel reservation and distribution network, today announced the addition of Best Western International, the worlds largest hotel chain, to its reservation and distribution network. The addition of Best Westerns 4,100 hotels to the WorldRes.com system brings the total number of new contracts signed in January to over 7,500, or a cumulative total of 20,000 new properties committed to join the network in 2001. Best Western International accommodates more than 250,000 gu...
Bill Oates, SVP & CIO, Starwood Hotels Among Keynote Speakers at HOSTEC 2001 / Mar 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Bill Oates, SVP & CIO, Starwood Hotels Among Keynote Speakers at HOSTEC 2001 London, England and Rockville, MDMarch 6, 2001 CynterShow UK today announced the final keynote speaker line up for its HOSTEC 2001 tradeshow. Keynote speakers are Bill Oates, senior VP & CIO, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.; Robert Gaymer-Jones, vice president of operations, Whitbread Hotel Company; David Ford, chief executive, Sodexho UK; and Dr. David Bosshart, director of the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institut. The shows Gala Dinner Guest Speaker will be radio and internati...
Ayres Hotel Group Expands, Rebrands / Sandi Cain / March 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Ayres Hotel Group Expands, Rebrands -- Will open two 140 - suite hotels in Orange County this spring By Sandi Cain Staff Reporter Orange County Business Journal March 12, 2001 - Costa Mesa hotel developers Ayres Hotel Group will open two 140 - suite hotels in Orange County this spring the privately held companys 15th and 16th properties--under a new banner and will consider renaming other hotels in its portfolio later in the year. The new hotels in Anaheim and Laguna Woods will be called Ayres Hotels instead of the Country Inn & Suites name that has been used for the past four years. ...
George A. Goeggel, Managing Director Auberge Resorts, Seeks New Beginning in Technology with Springer-Miller Systems / Mar 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report George A. Goeggel, Managing Director Auberge Resorts, Seeks New Beginning in Technology with Springer-Miller Systems Stowe, VT. March 27, 2001- Springer-Miller Systems is proud to announce that Auberge Resorts, LLC. has chosen to install SMS|Host Hospitality Management System in a large number of their properties in both the United States and Mexico. Auberge Resorts is a collection of exceptional resorts, hotels, and clubs known for their timeless design, unparalleled service and unique style. Among the properties that will feature SMS|Host are CordeValle Golf Club, Esperan...
Northridge Capital Purchases Aspen Club Lodge / Mar 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Northridge Capital Purchases Aspen Club Lodge -- Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group has been selected to manage the property Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Sells Upscale Aspen Ski Resort Aspen, CO, March 28, 2001 - Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels has arranged the sale of the 90-room Aspen Club Lodge to Northridge Capital, who invests funds on behalf of offshore investors. Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group has been selected to manage the property. IRP Aspen LLC previously owned the property. Given Aspens high barriers to entry, year-round appeal and exclusive clientele, we received...
