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Public/private Partnership of Crestline Capital, Stormont Trice and the City of Portsmouth Open the $48 million Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel / Jan 200
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Public/private Partnership of Crestline Capital, Stormont Trice and the City of Portsmouth Open the $48 million Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel BETHESDA, MD, January 10, 2001 Crestline Capital Corporation (NYSE: CLJ) announces the opening of the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center. Crestline Capital owns 67 percent of the property while Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Crestline Capitals management subsidiary, manages both the hotel and conference center through a long-term management contract. In partnership with the City of Portsmouth and S...
The Greater Phoenix Lodging Market Is Turning the Corner / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The Greater Phoenix Lodging Market Is Turning the Corner Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels - January 23, 2001 The Greater Phoenix lodging market is finally turning the corner after aggressive over building that caused plummeting occupancies marketwide over the past four years. Although supply continues to expand in this market, growth in demand is finally starting to out pace that of the supply. Based on the year-to-date results through the 3rd Quarter 2000 (YTD September 2000), this market is projected to finish the year with an occupancy of 63% and an ADR of $101. Looking ahead at 2001, with cont...
Pertlink Launches HOTELINMYHAND; A Unique Handheld PC Application Designed Specifically to Improve Service Delivery in the Hospitality Industry / Jan
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Pertlink Launches HOTELINMYHAND A Unique Handheld PC Application Designed Specifically to Improve Service Delivery in the Hospitality Industry Origins of the name Pertlink Pertinent - Having logical, precise relevance to the matter at hand Link - a connecting element Pertinent - Having logical, precise relevance to the matter at hand Link - a connecting element Hong Kong January 2, 2001- Today, Pertlink (www.Pertlink.net), the global network linking Hospitality with IT, launches HOTELINMYHAND a unique PALM handheld application designed specifically to improve serv...
Passkey Growth, Technology and Revenue Model Attract $14.4 Million in Funding from Industry Leaders / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Passkey Growth, Technology and Revenue Model Attract $14.4 Million in Funding from Industry Leaders Quincy MA (January 18, 2001) - While other Internet-based enterprises are having a hard time finding financial footing, Passkey.com, Inc. announced today that the company has secured $14.4 million in Series D funding from several sources, including three of the four major Global Distribution System (GDS) providers in the travel industry. Passkey has emerged as the distribution technology leader for the $120 billion business-to-business group housing and meetings industry. The GDS investors are ...
Pennsylvania Travel Council and the Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau, Inc. Combining Annual Events in 2001 / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Pennsylvania Travel Council and the Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau, Inc. Combining Annual Events in 2001 Harrisburg, PA - January 18, 2001 - The Pennsylvania Travel Council (PTC) and the Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau, Inc. (PMVB, Inc.) have announced they will be combining their events this May. The PTC Annual Conference & Trade Show will be held May 1-3, 2001, at Split Rock Resort in Lake Harmony, PA. Since Pocono Mountains Marketing Day is always held the first week in May, that event will be incorporated into day two (Wednesday, May 2nd) of the PTC Conference as the Marketing Tract. ...
Paul Sullivan Named Vice President of Sales at Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive advertisement Paul Sullivan Named Vice President of Sales at Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment CALGARY, Alberta, January 24, 2000 - Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Inc. aims to become a major player in the North American high-speed Internet market with the appointment of Paul Sullivan as Vice President of Sales. Paul has tremendous experience building reseller channels across North America, as well as selling internationally. His expertise will help us become a major provider of Internet access solutions to North Americas mobile marketplace, says Gue...
Hotel Revenue Management and Market Segmentation / Eric Orkin / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Revenue Management and Market Segmentation by Eric Orkin, President of OPUS 2 Revenue Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MICROS Systems, Inc. This paper addresses the question of market segment forecasting and optimization in hotel revenue management systems. Historical Perspective The approach of forecasting by segment began in the airline industry - where it is common to forecast the demand for different fare products. Airline fare products are designed with specific market segments in mind. Fare products generally carry restrictions (e.g., Saturday st...
The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai, India One of Only Four Hotels in the World to Maintain Top-level, 'Five-globe,' ECOTEL – Certified Status /
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai, India One of Only Four Hotels in the World to Maintain Top-level, Five-globe, ECOTEL®-Certified Status The Orchids Solid Waste Management Efforts Are Exceptional January 12, 2001- Christopher J. Balfe, President of the ECOTEL® Certification program, has announced that The Orchid Hotel in Mumbai, India, passed an environmental inspection last month. The Orchid became Asias first hotel to win the ECOTEL® certification shortly after opening in May of 1997. Under the management of the Orchid Owner Vithal Kamat and Director Param Kannampilly, the hotel...
Orange County Hotels Poised for Meetings Growth; Newcomers Help Bolster Total Space; Disneyland Hotel Still No. 1 / Sandi Cain / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive advertisement Orange County Hotels Poised for Meetings Growth Newcomers Help Bolster Total Space; Disneyland Hotel Still No. 1 By Sandi Cain Staff Reporter Orange County Business Journal January 22, 2001 - Available meeting space at Orange Countys largest hotels increased 1% in the past year to 948,066 square feet at the 50 hotels on this years list, but the amount of space needed to break into the largest 50 locations increased as new hotels with big meeting and banquet areas debuted. These hotels helped boost space 6% from the total on last years list...
Convention Center Headquarters Hotel Site Now Available for Development in Omaha; Accepting Request for Proposals / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive Convention Center Headquarters Hotel Site Now Available for Development in Omaha; Accepting Request for Proposals January 24, 2001 Omaha Mayor Hal Daub Announces a Request for Proposals: Convention Center Headquarters Hotel Site now available for development in one of the Midwests fastest-growing markets Request for proposals are needed for Omahas only Convention Center Headquarters Hotel The Central Business District in Omaha, Nebraska has a 4-acre vacant site, improved with infrastructure, adjacent to the Omaha Convention Center (under construction), a ...
Oglebay Resort and Conference Center and the Hotel Mead and Conference Center Install SMS|Host Hospitality Management System / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Oglebay Resort and Conference Center and the Hotel Mead and Conference Center Install SMS|Host Hospitality Management System Stowe, VT. January 17, 2001 Springer-Miller Systems is proud to announce that Oglebay Resort and Conference Center, located in West Virginia, has installed SMS|Host, Springer-Miller Systems Hospitality Management System. Oglebay is a unique 1650-acre resort of exceptional beauty and abundant recreational facilities nestled in the hills surrounding Wheeling, WV. In addition to its 212-room Lodge and 49 separate cottages, Oglebay Resort also features...
Winner of Essay Contest to Determine New Owner of The Oak Valley Inn in Geneseo, NY; Accepting 150 Word Submittals Now through May 31, 2001 / Jan 200
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Winner of Essay Contest to Determine New Owner of The Oak Valley Inn in Geneseo, NY; Accepting 150 Word Submittals Now Through May 31, 2001 Essay Contest Rules Geneseo, NY - January 19, 2001 - From January through May 2001, Hunt Valley Inc. will be running an Essay Contest to determine who the FUTURE OWNERS of the Oak Valley Inn will be!! This building, c.1868 has been renovated into 15 guest rooms. It also comprises a kitchen, common and dining areas, Innkeepers quarters, and a completed lower level, rented to the Livingston County Chamber of Commerce. This building of 12,000 square fee...
Orient-Express Hotels Acquires Hotels in South Pacific and South America For $37 Million / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Orient-Express Hotels Acquires Hotels in South Pacific and South America For $37 Million HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan. 17, 2001 - Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE: OEH) , the international hotel, tourist train, restaurant and river cruise company, announced today that it has acquired the 81 room Miraflores Park Plaza Hotel in Lima, Peru and the 80 room Bora Bora Lagoon Resort in the Society Islands in the South Pacific, in separate transactions totalling $37 million. At an average cost per room of $230,000 the company feels both properties have excellent earnings potential. The Lima prope...
Men Make More Passes, Steal More Glasses, Women Fussier and Messier, Sexual Stereotypes Exposed in Novotel Survey / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Men Make More Passes, Steal More Glasses, Women Fussier and Messier, Sexual Stereotypes Exposed in Novotel Survey 10 January 2001: It would appear that when it comes to sexual stereotypes, not much changes from year to year. While women are becoming tidier, they are still more likely to leave messy rooms at hotels and are still more light-fingered than male guests, according to the latest Novotel Survey which examines the habits of travellers in Australia and New Zealand. The survey was conducted in 27 hotels across the two countries. Despite getting noisier than in previous years...
Forty Representatives from Leading Universities Convening to Develop a Curriculum for Hospitality and Tourism Educational Programs Worldwide / Jan 200
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Forty Representatives from Leading Universities Convening to Develop a Curriculum for Hospitality and Tourism Educational Programs Worldwide South Africa First Stop In Development of Curriculum NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2001 - Forty representatives from leading universities in the U.S., South Africa, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Fiji and other countries, will convene to develop a curriculum for hospitality and tourism educational programs worldwide. The first forum will be held February 24 - March 2, 2001 at Bongani Mountain Lodge in South Africa. The goal of the conferen...
NewspaperDirect To Distribute The Wall Street Journal / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report NewspaperDirect To Distribute The Wall Street Journal Print-On-Demand Copies Available at Select International Locations January 2, 2001: New York, NY: NewspaperDirect, the leading innovator in print-on-demand newspaper delivery, announced today that it has partnered with Dow Jones & Co. to distribute The Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Journal Europe and The Asian Wall Street Journal through its network of international hospitality partners and independent distributors. Readers can receive print-on-demand, same-day editions of The Journal at select Kempinski, RadissonSAS, Hil...
Park Place Entertainment Invests $2.5 million In NetBooth; Installing InRoom.com, a Division of NetBooth, into 20,000 Hotel Rooms / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Park Place Entertainment Invests $2.5 million In NetBooth; Installing InRoom.com, a Division of NetBooth, into 20,000 Hotel Rooms Las Vegas, NV January 31, 2001 - NetBooth Corporation, a Las Vegas public Internet access group, announces a $2.5 million investment by Park Place Entertainment, the worlds largest gaming company. In addition to Park Places equity position in NetBooth, the deal also calls for the installation of InRoom.com, a division of NetBooth, into more than 20,000 hotel rooms. According to Tony Caporicci, CEO of NetBooth, InRoom.com began deployment of its h...
Joe Hardy, Owner of Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa, Making Significant Improvements to Resort and Golf Courses / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Joe Hardy, Owner of Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa, Making Significant Improvements to Resort and Golf Courses January 16, 2001, Farmington, Pennsylvania -- As part of Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spas continuing commitment to offer its guests the finest amenities and a world class resort environment, the resorts ownership and management have announced plans to renovate the interiors of the Lodge section of the hotel and the townhouses. In addition, improvements are scheduled for the resorts two PGA-rated golf courses, Mystic Rock and The Links. To design a...
BHN Signs Agreement with the Government of Montenegro to Organize a Conference Focusing on Hospitality Investment Opportunities in the Balkan Republic
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report BHN Signs Agreement with the Government of Montenegro to Organize a Conference Focusing on Hospitality Investment Opportunities in the Balkan Republic NEWPORT BEACH, California, USA ---January 2, 2001- BHN, organizer of some of the worlds most prominent hotel investment conferences, has signed an agreement with the government of Montenegro to organize a conference focusing on hospitality investment opportunities in the Balkan republic. Jim Burba, founder of BHN, and Mr. Vladimir Mitrovic, the Republic of Montenegros Minister of Tourism, announced their plans to hold the event in May ...
Mohegan Sun Achieves a Daily Gross Slot Win of $ 473 During First Quarter Ended December 31, 2000 / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Mohegan Sun Achieves a Daily Gross Slot Win of $ 473 During First Quarter Ended December 31, 2000 UNCASVILLE, Conn., Jan. 23, 2001 - The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Mohegan Sun) today announced operating results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2000. Highlights for the quarter were: Achieved EBITDAM of $51.3 million Generated gross revenues of $202.3 million, a 5.5 percent increase over the previous year Achieved a daily gross slot win per day of $ 473. Increased its Bank Credit Facility to $500 million Mohegan Sun reported first quarter income from ...
42 North America Lodgings and Restaurants Achieve the Coveted 2001 Mobil Travel Guide Five-Star Rating / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report 42 North America Lodgings and Restaurants Achieve the Coveted 2001 Mobil Travel Guide Five-Star Rating The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Va., Joins the Five-Star Ranks The Four-Star and Five-Star Winners of 2001 IRVING, Texas - Jan. 9, 2001-- Some of the nations best lodgings and hotels are seeing stars as ExxonMobil Travel Publications has announced the winners of the 2001 Mobil Travel Guide Four- and Five-Star Award. Twenty-five lodgings and 17 restaurants have won the coveted Mobil Travel Guide Five-Star Award in 2001. Also impressive, 237 lodgings and 248 restaurants achiev...
Miramonte Resort Seeking Occupancy Boost with Cost-Effective E-mails / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Miramonte Resort Seeking Occupancy Boost with Cost-Effective E-mails INDIAN WELLS, CA -January 30, 2001- Miramonte Resort announced today that it has signed an agreement with Digital Alchemy, La Quinta, CA, for Customer Relationship Management and e-commerce designed to increase occupancy and customer loyalty. Under the agreement, Digital Alchemy will send e-mail reservation confirmation, pre-stay marketing and special offers to former guests. Were very excited about the opportunity to increase occupancy with this unique new service, stated Steve Janecek, Director of Mar...
MGM MIRAGE to Begin Design of World Class Atlantic City Resort / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report MGM MIRAGE to Begin Design of World Class Atlantic City Resort LAS VEGAS, Jan. 17, 2001 - MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGG) today announced that it has completed a review of various development opportunities resulting from its recent acquisition of Mirage Resorts. As a result, the Company has determined to begin the design phase for a world class resort in Atlantic City on land it owns immediately adjacent to Borgata, its joint venture with Boyd Gaming. While we continue to enhance our existing properties and review appropriate concepts for our prime Las Vegas real estate, the Company will now...
Developer George Engel Planning Microtel Inns in Puerto Rico / Jan 2001...
January 30, 2001
Hotel Online Special Report Developer George Engel Planning Microtel Inns in Puerto Rico ATLANTA, GA, USA (Jan. 16, 2001) With over 200 properties now open, the Microtel Inns & Suites chain is continuing to extend its international reach by signing a master franchise agreement with Ponce, Puerto Rico-based Novotel Tourism Group to bring the Microtel concept to Puerto Rico. Commented George Engel, vice president of development and a partner of Novotel, Because there are no new limited-service hotels in Puerto Rico focused on the needs of the business or leisure traveler looking for cleanliness, safety and...
