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January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report EURHOTEC 2001 Offers Triple Track Learning Experience 19th to 21st February 2001 Palais des Congrès Paris Europes prime technology conference aims to educate tech novices and experts When the doors open on EURHOTEC 2001, (the 6th European Hospitality Technology Show & Conference) at the refurbished Palais des Congrès in Paris, from 19-21 February, it will present a programme designed to make European hospitality professionals as tech-savvy as their American counterparts. The EURHOTEC conference sessions will appeal to all levels of competence from novice to expert t...
Lodgenet and On Command Reveal Their Respective Top Ten In-Room Movies for 2000 / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report LodgeNet and On Command Reveal Their Respective Top Ten In-Room Movies for 2000 American Beauty Leads 2000 In-Room Movie Sales for On Command DENVER, Jan. 4, 2001 - "2001: A Space Odyssey" is the movie that gave us a preview of the new millennium, but "There's Something About Mary" and "American Beauty" were the most popular movies purchased by hotel guests in the old one, according to results released today by On Command Corporation (Nasdaq: ONCO), the leading global provider of in-room interactive entertainment, Internet services, business information and guest services for the lo...
$100 million expansion Starts at The Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report $100 million Expansion Starts at The Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas LAS VEGAS, Jan. 16, 2001 - Coast Resorts, Inc., today announced a $100 million expansion of its largest hotel-casino, The Orleans. The project is expected to be paid for primarily out of cash flow, and will be completed in phases through the end of 2002. Featured in the expansion will be a special-events arena, a 620-room hotel tower, a 2,600-car parking garage, six additional movie theaters, two restaurants and an Irish pub. Approximately 40,000 square feet of new gaming area and public space will also be crea...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Tea Experiences A Renaissance; Americans Fueling its Fire NEW YORK, Jan. 2, 2001 - If the thought of tea drinking conjures up images of the Queen of England, stuffy tea parlors and times of old think again. Today tea is hotter than ever, and Americans desire for cutting edge foods and beverages with great taste and health benefits is fueling its fire. Its {teas} renaissance comes as the buying power and demographics of baby boomers spread and as published research reports its health benefits, stated Margaret Sheridan of Restaurants & Institutions Magazine. As more consume...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive advertisement Texas Restaurant Association Predicts Sales at the States Eating and Drinking Places Will Rise 7%; Releases 2001 Industry Forecast Top 10 Largest Markets by Gross Sales Top 10 Fastest Growing Markets AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 22, 2001 - Buoyant consumer confidence, changes in lifestyle and high employment rates coupled with significant gains in personal income are the driving forces behind the decade long growth spurt experienced by the Texas foodservice industry. According to the Texas Restaurant Associations (TRA) 2001 Foodservice Industry ...
Superior Small Lodging Growing As a Brand Name for Small Motels, Inns and Bed and Breakfasts / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Superior Small Lodging Growing As a Brand Name for Small Motels, Inns and Bed and Breakfasts ORLANDO, FL January 2001 The Superior Small Lodging (SSL) Association today announced that its membership grew by more than 28 percent, surpassing projections for year-over-year growth among its small hotels and inns. SSL attributes this growth to increased property member confidence in the SSL brand name and as a direct result of word of mouth by satisfied customers to SSL properties, thereby motivating other hotels and inns to join the Association. In addition, SSL topped off its ma...
Petra Stengele, Former Inter-Continental and Bass Hotel's Systems Planner, Joins IdeaS, Inc as Director of Product Management / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Petra Stengele, Former Inter-Continental and Bass Hotel's Systems Planner, Joins IdeaS, Inc as Director of Product Management -- Marlene Walsten Named Director of Delivery Services MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 8, 2001 IDeaS, Inc., a leading provider of revenue management solutions, announced that Petra Stengele joined the company as director of Product Management and Marlene Walsten has joined as director of Delivery Services. Petra Stengele comes to IDeaS with 16 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Her background combines hotel operations and IT knowledge. As director...
Soros and Dolce International Partner to Expand Conference Center Company in Europe and North America / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Soros and Dolce International Partner to Expand Conference Center Company in Europe and North America MONTVALE, NEW JERSEY (January 17, 2001). - Leading conference center company Dolce International and its current partner AEW Partners II have formed a new partnership with Soros Real Estate Investors C.V. (SREI) to significantly expand the companys portfolio in Europe and North America. The $100 million investment by SREI will be leveraged to roughly $250 million to acquire European conference centers and conference resorts and to co-invest in conference center acquisitions in North A...
Sonoma Mission Inn Golf Club Files Application for 100-Room Resort Expansion / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Sonoma Mission Inn Golf Club Files Application for 100-Room Resort Expansion SONOMA, CA (January 2, 2001) Sonoma Mission Inn Golf Club has filed an application with the Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Department for a General Plan Amendment, Use Permit and Design Review for an upscale resort hotel. The proposal consists of a 100-room family resort, extensive expansion of the current clubhouse and related resort amenities within the 177-acre Sonoma Mission Inn Golf Club, located at 17700 Arnold Drive. The filing of this application represents an exciting time for our histor...
The Snowmass Village Resort Association (SVRA) Appoints Jim France as President and Brett Huske as SVP / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The Snowmass Village Resort Association Appoints Jim France as President and Brett Huske as SVP December 15, 2000, Snowmass Village, Colo - The Snowmass Village Resort Association (SVRA) is proud to announce the additions of Jim France as president and Brett Huske as senior vice president to the organization. The SVRA eagerly welcomes the new leadership and new direction these industry veterans want to pursue, both within the organization and the community. After a long and careful search, Snowmass Village Resort Association (SVRA) has named industry veteran Jim France to serve as ...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Scandic Hotels Acquiring the HK Trade Unions Building, Next to the Tivoli Gardens in Central Copenhagen; Will Redevelop as Hotel STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Jan. 3, 2001--Scandic Hotels, has, today, entered into an agreement to buy the HK trade unions head office building, next to the Tivoli Gardens in central Copenhagen. Scandic will take possession of the building in October 2002 and, in May 2003, will inaugurate an ultramodern hotel in one of Copenhagens most renowned and prominent buildings. Scandic will, thus, reinforce its position as both the Nordic regions and Denmarks bigges...
Suburban Lodges Increases Hotel Pipeline to More than 300 / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Suburban Lodges Increases Hotel Pipeline to More than 300 ATLANTA - Jan. 16, 2001 - Suburban Lodges of America, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAM) today announced the fourth quarter growth of its pipeline of hotels open or in development. From October 1 through December 31, 2000, the Company added 19 hotels, increasing the total pipeline to a record 310. During the fourth quarter, the Company opened the sixth Suburban Lodge Extra location in Chicago, IL and franchisees opened hotels in For the fourth quarter of 2000, the Company's hotels achieved an average occupancy rate of 78.1% comp...
The Ohio Hotel and Lodging Association Awards SJB Companies of Athens, Ohio the 'Management Company of the Year' Award / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The Ohio Hotel and Lodging Association Awards SJB Companies of Athens, Ohio the Management Company of the Year Award ATHENS, OH -- ( January 3, 2001) -- The Ohio Hotel and Lodging Association has awarded SJB Companies of Athens, Ohio the prestigious Management Company of the Year award. SJB owns and operates 17 AmeriHost Inn® hotels in Ohio and West Virginia. SJB companies accepted the award at the associations annual convention held in Dayton, Ohio, November 20, 2000. The award recipient is recognized for its outstanding and unusual commitment and contribution to...
Outstanding Service Awards Presented to South Dakota Visitor Industry Leaders; Travel Spending Reaches New High in 2000 / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Outstanding Service Awards Presented to South Dakota Visitor Industry Leaders; Travel Spending Reaches New High in 2000 Pierre, SD - Jan. 20, 2001 - Visitor spending in South Dakota topped $624 million last year, up $31 million from 1999. That spending generated $38 million in state sales and gasoline taxes, and the visitor industry accounted for 30,860 jobs across South Dakota. Real growth in travel spending - a figure that factors out inflation - amounted to 2.7 percent in 2000. Since 1988, real growth in South Dakotas travel spending has averaged 4.4 percent, while nat...
Simon Cooper, a 30-year Veteran Hotelier, Named President and COO of Ritz-Carlton / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive advertisement Simon Cooper, a 30-year Veteran Hotelier, Named President and COO of Ritz-Carlton Horst Schulze, 17-Year Ritz-Carlton Leader, Becomes Vice Chairman ATLANTA, Jan. 22, 2001 - Simon Cooper, a 30-year veteran hotelier, has been named president and chief operating officer of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. Cooper is currently president, Marriott Lodging Canada, and for 10 years was president and chief operating officer of the Canadian Quality Award-winning Delta Hotels & Resorts. He assumes his new position at Ritz-Carlton, the luxury hospit...
Sharon Beach Appointed VP of Purchasing for LaQuinta Inns, Formerly the VP of Purchasing for Bristol Hotels / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Sharon Beach Appointed VP of Purchasing for LaQuinta Inns, Formerly the VP of Purchasing for Bristol Hotels DALLAS (Jan. 25, 2001) - La Quinta Inns, Inc. announced today that Sharon Beach has been appointed vice president of purchasing. In her new position, Ms. Beach will report directly to chief financial officer, David Rea and will work with Brent Spaeth and Wayne Goldberg, group vice presidents of operations, to implement and support the companys strategic purchasing and e-procurement strategy. Sharons level of expertise will allow us to manage the relationships with...
Scott W. Anderson, Fashioning Service World Network Inc.Into an Integrated e-business Solution Provider for Hotels; Names Rick G. Layton EVP of Sales
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Scott W. Anderson, Fashioning Service World Network Inc. Into an Integrated e-business Solution Provider for Hotels; Names Rick G. Layton EVP of Sales and Marketing and Gail Wilson Vice President, E-Risk Pro DENVER - January 16, 2001 Scott W. Anderson, president and c.e.o. of Service World Network Inc. (SWAN), has named Rick G. Layton executive vice president of sales and marketing, effective February 8, and named Gail Wilson Vice President, to lead E-Risk Pro. Rick G. Layton Scott and I are a damn good team, Layton said. Weve known each other for 25 years, we know the hotel...
Internet Timeshare Vacation Exchange Service Challenges Old Industry Standards / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Internet Timeshare Vacation Exchange Service Challenges Old Industry Standards DEARBORN, Mich - Jan. 3, 2001-- Adrian and Alina Madau know very well the frustration vacation owners have in exchanging their timeshare resort. They own a timeshare in Cancun, Mexico and their first exchange with an exchange membership service cost over $250. To save money on their next exchange, they attempted an online direct exchange and almost lost their resort that year to an owner they never met. Adrian began to search for a better way to trade but was unsuccessful. ResorTrader was born out of these experi...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Ramesys Lodging Industry Customer Base Now Provided SynXis Agent, a GDS Connectivity Solution January 11, 2001- Ramesys Hospitality Inc, Edison, NJ, the leading provider of IT solutions to the economy/budget, mid and resort lodging industry, announces that it has reached an agreement with SynXis Corporation to market their GDS connectivity solution, SynXis Agent, and their internet booking engine, Book-A-Rez. These booking solutions work in conjunction with Ramesys ImagInn PMS and Chain Management Solution (CMS). This development now enables ImagInn and CMS customers to...
Ramada Franchise Systems, Inc. Receives the 2001 Lodging Leadership Award for Humanitarian Action / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Ramada Franchise Systems, Inc. Receives the 2001 Lodging Leadership Award for Humanitarian Action PARSIPPANY, N.J., Jan. 29, 2001 - In recognition of its success raising $100,000 for a hurricane-ravaged primary school in the Dominican Republic, Ramada Franchise Systems, Inc. has received the 2001 Lodging Leadership Award for Humanitarian Action. The award was based on a vote by 1,900 attendees at this years UCLA Extension Hotel Industry Investment Conference in Los Angeles, who selected Ramada Franchise Systems over other nominations submitted by hotel companies, associations...
Rich Taylor Named National Golf Sales Director for Destination Hotels and Resorts / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Rich Taylor Named National Golf Sales Director for Destination Hotels and Resorts January 3, 2001, Sunriver, OR - Rich Taylor, former golf sales manager for Oregons Sunriver Resort has been named Director, National Golf Sales for Destination Hotels & Resorts (DH&R). DH&R is a collection of 25 independent distinctive hotels and resorts offering unique and memorable travel experiences. Taylor will be promoting golf group and leisure business at DH&Rs golf properties throughout the United States. The DH&R golf collection includes Destination Hawaii-Maui (HI), Garden of the Gods and the...
Rob Stiles Appointed a Principal and Managing Director at Sonnenblick-Goldman Company's San Francisco Office / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Rob Stiles Appointed a Principal and Managing Director at Sonnenblick-Goldman Company's San Francisco Office New York, NY - January 8, 2001 - Sonnenblick-Goldman Company announced today that Rob Stiles, the founding managing director of the firms Asian operations who is currently based in Singapore, will join the U.S. firm as a Principal and Managing Director in its San Francisco office. As a hospitality industry expert and co-founding partner of Horwath Asia Pacific, Mr. Stiles has been active in Asias real estate sector for 15 years, most recently with establishing Son...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Randall M. King named General Manager of The Rosemont Suites Hotel at OHare, Chicago January 26, 2001 - The Dow Hotel Company has announced that Randall M. King has joined the company in the key position of General Manager at its newest acquisition, The Rosemont Suites at OHare in metropolitan Chicago. We are very pleased to have attracted such an accomplished hospitality professional to our company , said Murray Dow, President of The Dow Hotel Company. We believe that Mr. Kings combination of local experience and proven talents as a General Manager are the...
ClubCorp Still Going Strong with Son Now Leading the Way / Richard Alm / Dallas Morning News / Jan 2001
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive ClubCorp Still Going Strong with Son Now Leading the Way By Richard Alm / The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dallas - January 21, 2001 - Robert Dedman Jr. literally grew up at ClubCorp Inc. Both Mr. Dedman and his father, company founder Robert Dedman Sr., recall the little boy who frequented the ClubCorp offices amid meetings on buying land and building golf courses. He was always there, Mr. Dedman Sr. recalled. When he was five, somebody asked him, Bobby, when you grow up, what do you want to do? He said, I want to be a businessman ...