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Dana Webb and Amy Cooley Appointed General Managers at Microtel Inn & Suites Properties / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Dana Webb and Amy Cooley Appointed General Managers at Microtel Inn & Suites Properties Dana Webb Appointed General Manager of Microtel Inn & Suites in Hutchinson, Kansas ATLANTA (Oct. 27,2000) -Hutchinson, Kan.-based Leisure Hotels, L.L.C. has announced the appointment of Dana Webb as general manager of the Microtel Inn & Suites at 1420 N. Lorraine in Hutchinson, Kansas. Microtel Inns & Suites is the all newly-constructed, interior corridor, budget/economy hotel chain. Webb has been with Leisure Hotels, the management company of the Hutchinson Microtel, for over two years, beginn...
Hotelier Donald Timbie Retires from The Argent Hotel, San Francisco / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Hotelier Donald Timbie Retires from The Argent Hotel, San Francisco Known for his 13 years of accomplishments at San Franciscos landmark Palace Hotel, Timbie moved to The Argent in 1998 San Francisco, Calif. November 21, 2000 - After a successful 38-year career, hotelier Donald Timbie has announced his retirement from The Argent Hotel. Known for his 13 years of accomplishments at San Franciscos landmark Palace Hotel, Timbie moved to The Argent in 1998 where he became a major force behind the repositioning of the property. Timbie has long been active in the San Francisco co...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Beyond the Hayes! To view more articles covering technology for the hospitality industry please visit the Hospitality Upgrade Web site or to request a free publication please call (770) 953-2300 or email. By Lynn ORourke Hayes, November 2000 Veteran hoteliers Bob Hazard and Jerry Petitt spent nearly two decades successfully developing and managing global hotel chains Best Western International and Choice Hotels International. More recently, they have put their energies into developing more than 15 hotels for their own endeavor, Creative Hotel Associates. Now, the challenges arent few...
TRUST International Re-positions Corporate Intranet Reservation Tool as CORDIRA.com / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report TRUST International Re-positions Corporate Intranet Reservation Tool as CORDIRA.com ORLANDO, FL, 30 Oct 2000 - TRUST International, a leading supplier of complete and individual reservation and distribution solutions for the hospitality industry, announces the re-positioning of TRUSTCorp as CORDIRA.com, a product offering direct access to corporate solutions to managing business travel hotel reservations. The re-positioning of our corporate Intranet product will emphasize its Web-based presence and focus attention of the hospitality industry on CORDIRA.coms convenience and flexi...
Hilton Group plc and Hilton Hotels Corp Accerlating Expansion of Conrad Brand / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Group plc and Hilton Hotels Corp Accerlating Expansion of Conrad Brand LONDON, England, & BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Nov. 15, 2000 -- Hilton Group plc and Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) announced today the formation of a joint venture company to expand the Conrad brand of luxury hotels on a worldwide basis. Owned equally by Hilton Group plc and Hilton Hotels Corporation, this joint venture for new Conrad hotels will be headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, with Clement Barter serving as president. The Conrad brand has earned a reputation for first-class style and service among...
The Common Sense of Hospitality / John Hogan CHA MHS / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report The Common Sense of Hospitality Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense. Ralph Waldo Emerson By John Hogan, CHA MHS - November, 2000 In the mid-70s, there were roughly three dozen major colleges and universities in the US offering quality four-year degree programs in hospitality management. Twenty years later there were more than 150 four-year programs and literally dozens of two-year associate degree programs. The interest in professional cooking was limited to a handful of institutions, while today there are new quality programs opening each ...
$8 million Sports Themed Hotel/Condo Being Developed at Brainerd International Raceway & Resort in Minnesota / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report $8 million Sports Themed Hotel/Condo Being Developed at Brainerd International Raceway & Resort in Minnesota OWOSSO, Mich. - Nov. 29, 2000 - The Colonels International Inc. (Nasdaq:COLO) announces the continued expansion of its destination resort in Brainerd, Minnesota with the construction of a new Sports Themed Hotel and Condominium complex at its award winning motor speedway, The Colonels Brainerd International Raceway & Resort. In an ongoing plan to enhance the facilities at this destination resort property, and to better serve the thousands of race enthusiasts that visit the Colon...
The INNvestment Quarterly Newsletter / Northwest hotel investment market / Colliers / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report The INNvestment Quarterly Newsletter Northwest hotel investment market Fall 2000 INNvestment is published by Colliers International Hotel Realty Major Transactions - Western Washington Lenders: What Are They Looking For? The Stock Market Watch Hotel Transaction Overview Colliers International Hotel Realty is pleased to present the first newsletter in a planned quarterly series providing updates on the Northwest hotel investment market. The INNvestment Quarterly Newsletter will report on recent hotel transactions, supply and demand, market performance trends and stock pe...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report City Hotels Signs Management Contract to Operate the Homewood Suites Hotel, Falls Church, Virginia; Ronda McCrea Heads Up City Hotels Business Development in U.S. BETHESDA, Md., November 14, 2000 City Hotels USA, Inc., a subsidiary of City Hotels S.A., a Brussels-based hotel ownership company, today announced a new strategy to expand into third-party hotel management. The company will operate hotels for other institutional and individual investors in the U.S. Additionally, the company unveiled plans to expand its owned-hotel portfolio of twelve hotels on both sides of th...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Orient-Express Hotel Cipriani Purchases Historic Buildings In Venice With Plans to Extend Hotel NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2000 - The legendary Hotel Cipriani in Venice recently purchased three architecturally historic interconnecting buildings on the island of Guidecca in order to create a number of extra meeting rooms, and to enlarge the very popular gathering place, Cips Club, which opened last year to great acclaim. Called I Granai della Repubblica or the Granaries of the Republic, the buildings are located across the lagoon opposite the Salute Church and St. Marks Square, next to Ho...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report IH/M&RS Fifth Annual Chefs Championships Draws Standing-room Only Crowds; Chef Winners Announced WHITE PLAINS, NY, November 14, 2000... Top chefs from around the country competed in the Fifth Annual Chefs Championships, before standing-room only crowds, during the 85th Annual International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show® (IH/M&RS), November 11 to 14, 2000, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. (A list of winners is attached.) Nine live cooking flights were staged in the IH/M&RS Culinary Resource Center. Each flight featured a different competition category,...
Canouan Resorts Development Ltd. Appoints Rosewood Hotels & Resorts to Manage the Luxury Resort, Carenage Bay, on Canouan Island, St. Vincent and the
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Canouan Resorts Development Ltd. Appoints Rosewood Hotels & Resorts to Manage the Luxury Resort, Carenage Bay, on Canouan Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, W.I. DALLAS, Nov. 14, 2000 - Rosewood Hotels & Resorts announced today it has reached an agreement with Canouan Resorts Development Ltd. (CRD) to manage its ultra-luxury resort, Carenage Bay, on picturesque Canouan Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, W.I. Spread across more than 200 acres on the remote island in the Eastern Caribbean, 30 miles south of St. Vincent, and adjacent to Mustique, this $160 million luxury re...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Global Update: Whos Where and Doing What Heads Above the Rest The Newsletter of The Boutique Search Firm November 2000 EUROPE Julien Carralero moved from Four Seasons Aviara in Carlsbad to Four Seasons George Cinq Paris as Hotel Manager. Hervé Frère, who had been Asst. F&B Manager at the Grand Hotel Inter-Continental in Paris is now the Director of Food and Beverage at the Hotel Conrad Brussels. Jean-Christophe Michel is his newly hired Executive Chef. Nicolas Meylan has left his GM position at the Forum London to be GM of the Inter-Continental Europa in Brussels. Katia...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Boutique Hotel Groups Internet Booking System Levels the Playing Field Between Independently Managed Hotels and Large Chain Properties New York, NY - November 8, 2000 .Boutique Hotel Groups new Internet booking system seeks to level the electronic playing field between independently managed hotels and large chain properties. The functionality creates a secure booking channel that increases guest service, while eliminating costly commissions and transaction fees. Boutique Hotel Group (BHG) has enhanced its proprietary hotel websites to allow guests to view room rates and availa...
Top Hotel Technology Veteran Bill Oates Named SVP And Chief Information Officer for Starwood Hotels / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Top Hotel Technology Veteran Bill Oates Named SVP And Chief Information Officer for Starwood Hotels WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 15, 2000 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) named Bill Oates Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Well respected as one of the hotel industrys leaders in the technology arena, Oates will oversee Starwoods global technology organization and systems for its portfolio of hotels including: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points and W brands with more than 725 hotels in 80 countries. Oates has 20 years...
Hotel Industry Veteran Bob Gilbert Appointed COO at orbitTRAVEL.com / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Industry Veteran Bob Gilbert Appointed COO at orbitTRAVEL.com Whitefish, Montana - October 31st, 2000 OrbitTRAVEL.com announced today the appointment of travel industry veteran, Bob Gilbert CTC, as Chief Operating Officer. Based in New York and Montana, orbitTRAVEL.com (OBTV) is a leader in online leisure travel content and distribution. Until his appointment, Gilbert served as President and CEO of Creative Tourism, a strategic marketing firm providing consultation to a broad portfolio of travel-related companies including Big Mountain Ski and Summer Resort, SpaView.com, Ho...
Choice Atlantica Hotels Planning 18 Mid-market Hotels in São Paulo / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Atlantica Hotels Planning 18 Mid-market Hotels in São Paulo Capital Investment Exceeds US $230 million São Paulo, November 6, 2000 - By the end of 2003, Choice Atlantica Hotels, South Americas second largest independent hospitality company, will operate 18 hotels with 3,978 rooms in the greater metropolitan area of São Paulo. The hotels represent a total capital investment of some $230 million and nearly 25 percent of the citys projected three- and four-star hotel room inventory. Most of these rooms will fall into the mid-level or limited-service hotel categories, supply...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Aspires New Revenue Boot Camp Program Designed to Dramatically Improve Revenue Captured Denver, CO (January 10, 2001) As you know the revenue management game has changed. Are you still playing by the old rules? Are you tired of training that does not guarantee results? Do you want to significantly increase your revenues? BEYOND REVENUE - NEW GAME. NEW RULES. Is your solution. After 14 months in research & development; working with 9 experts in the hospitality and technology fields; interviewing scores of General Managers, Directors of Sales, Revenue Managers, Reservatio...
British Online Travel Site, All-Hotels, Recives £3 Million in Second Round Of Funding; 3i is Lead Investor / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report British Online Travel Site, All-Hotels, Receives £3 Million in Second Round Of Funding; 3i is Lead Investor November 17, 2000 - All-Hotels Limited, the definitive online hotel service company, announced today its third quarter results and the completion of £3 million in a second round of funding. The principal investor is Europes leading venture capital company, 3i, alongside The Royal Bank of Scotland and Scottish Equity Partners, both of which invested in All-Hotels at the first round of financing. All-Hotels continues to go from strength to strength as demonstrated in it...
Sheldon G. Adelson Shares Wisdom of 56 years of Business Experience with Class of Boston University MBA Students / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Sheldon G. Adelson Shares Wisdom of 56 years of Business Experience with Class of Boston University MBA Students BOSTON - Nov. 21, 2000 - On the invitation of a friend and Boston University student, entrepreneur Sheldon G. Adelson shared the wisdom of 56 years of business experience with a class of Boston University MBA students. Adelson, who prefers the simple title, entrepreneur, has been conquering the business world since he bought and sold Boston Globe newspaper corners as a poor 12 year old growing up in the Dorchester section of Boston. On Tuesday (Nov. 21, 2000), he ...
Georges Le Mener Named President and CEO of Accor Lodging North America; Jean-Francois Maljean named President of Accor Business and Leisure North Ame
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Georges Le Mener, Previously President and CEO of Accor Economy Lodging, Appointed President and CEO of Accor Lodging North America - Which Contributes 30% of Accors total Profit Worldwide Jean-Francois Maljean named President of Accor Business and Leisure North America DALLAS - Nov. 9, 2000 - Reflecting its increased focus on growth opportunities for its budget, economy, mid-scale and upscale brands in North America, Accor S.A., the worlds third-largest hotel company, has combined its multi-branded and previously free-standing North American divisions into one operating entity. Accor...
Accor Invests in Australian Hospitality with Launch of National In-hotel Training Academy / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Accor Invests in Australian Hospitality with Launch of National In-hotel Training Academy 27 November 2000: Accor today launched Academie Accor, Australias first nationally-based in-hotel training establishment. The Academie was inaugurated by the Hon. Dr David Kemp, Federal for Education, Training and Youth Affairs. Academie Accor will set new benchmarks in hospitality training and provide participants with the opportunity of hands-on experience and the potential for placement at one of Accors 100 hotels and resorts around Australia. The Academie will also be launched in New...
Cendant Outsources to AT&T to Help Transform 32 Call Centers in the United States; Expects to Leverage Emerging Technologies to Enhance Customer Cont
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Cendant Outsources to AT&T to Help Transform 32 Call Centers in the United States; Expects to Leverage Emerging Technologies to Enhance Customer Contact Experience BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 20 2000 - AT&T has won an eight-year global outsourcing contract from Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD) , a global leader in real estate, travel and direct marketing services, to help e-enable and transform Cendants customer contact center infrastructure. The outsourcing agreement, coupled with an ongoing $450-million multi-year contract for network services that AT&T Solutions provides to Cen...
Does AAA Rate Resorts Fairly? / Harry Nobles / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Does AAA Rate Resorts Fairly? E-mail: hospsvc001@aol.com November 2000 - Is it fair to use the same rating criteria for resorts as for urban hotels? Should a large resort complex with extensive recreation facilities be held to the same standard as a 150-room hotel located in a downtown area and contained in one building? Should a rustic ski resort in a remote location be expected to have the same room decor and furnishings as the urban hotel? Should there be more tolerance for the rustic ambience and natural surroundings? Should more unpretentious decor and furnishings be ...
