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Industry Luminaries and Nations's Top Chefs to Headline Expansive Culinary Program at IH/M&RS 2000 / Oct 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report November 11 - 14, 2000 Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY Industry Luminaries and Nations's Top Chefs to Headline Expansive Culinary Program at IH/M&RS 2000 WHITE PLAINS, NY, October 25, 2000 An impressive roster of industry visionaries and top culinary professionals have confirmed their participation in the largest culinary program ever staged at the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show (IH/M&RS). The comprehensive culinary schedule, running Saturday, November 11 through Tuesday, November 14, will feature notable chefs as well as talented newcomers in dem...
Scandic Hotels AB Signs ASP Agreement with in2 for Datawarehousing and Business Intelligence for 155 Hotels / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Scandic Hotels AB Signs ASP Agreement With in2 for Datawarehousing and Business Intelligence for 155 Hotels December 4, 2000 - Scandic Hotels AB and in2 AS has signed an agreement to implement a Datawarehousing/Business Intelligence system. The solution is based on an ASP agreement, which means that both hard- and software is hosted by in2 and is accessible to the Scandic hotel users via a web-based user interface. The in2 datawarehousing concept, in2information, uses state-of the-art components such as Powermart and Business Objects. On a daily basis, the system extracts and transforms tran...
USA Technologies & IBM to Install Business Express® in 5000 Hotels Nationwide / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report USA Technologies & IBM to Install Business Express® in 5000 Hotels Nationwide WAYNE, Pa., Dec. 28, 2000 - USA Technologies Inc. announced today IBM Global Services (NYSE: IBM) would continue to help it implement and support up to 5,000 Business Express® business offices in hotels nationwide for another 12 months. The new agreement with IBM includes the incorporation of e-Port into the Business Express offering. Business Express® is the worlds first 24-hour, credit card-activated business center. Business Express and MBE Business Express have already been installed in 500 U.S. ...
Old Vines Zinfandel? … Knot! / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Old Vines Zinfandel? ... Knot! Rodney Strong Vineyards Introduces Knotty Vines Zinfandel HEALDSBURG, Calif., Dec. 4, 2000 - Rodney Strong Vineyards has elected to remove the term, Old Vines from its 1998 Estate Zinfandel and subsequent vintages, referring to it instead as Knotty Vines. Although the wine, a blend of fruit from Russian River and Alexander Valleys, is still in a large part from old vines (sixty-plus years old), the blend now also includes fruit from younger vines. Although there is no government regulation determining the usage of the term, Old Vines, Rodney Strong...
Inter-Continental and Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts Form Travel Advisory Council; Objective to Bring Together Female Business Leaders to Address Ge
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Inter-Continental and Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts Form Travel Advisory Council; Objective to Bring Together Female Business Leaders to Address Gender-specific Issues to the Travel Experience ATLANTA - November 29, 2000 As part of a strategy to better meet the needs of the growing ranks of women business travelers, Inter-Continental and Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts have formed a Travel Advisory Council under the aegis of its Project Future initiative. Project Future is an umbrella program that encompasses sales and marketing, business alliances and partnerships and cau...
DoubleTree Pittsburgh Hotel at Liberty Center Owner Forest City Commercial Group Selects Westin to Manage the 618-room Property / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report DoubleTree Pittsburgh Hotel at Liberty Center Owner Forest City Commercial Group Selects Westin to Manage the 618-room Property CLEVELAND - Dec. 21, 2000--Forest City Commercial Group, a subsidiary of Forest City Enterprises, Inc. announced today that it has finalized an agreement with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) to manage the DoubleTree Pittsburgh Hotel at Liberty Center as The Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh, effective January 18, 2001. Developed and built by Forest City in partnership with Jos. L. Muscarelle, Inc. in 1987, the hotel has been manag...
Understanding That Stand-alone Systems Do Not Make Sense, Warehouse Direct Partners with HotelTools / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Understanding That Stand-alone Systems Do Not Make Sense, Warehouse Direct Partners with HotelTools ATLANTA, Dec. 4, 2000 - HotelTools, a company specializing in technology solutions for the hospitality industry, announced today that it has entered into a Partnership Agreement with Warehouse Direct. Under the terms of the Agreement, Warehouse Direct will be a Preferred Vendor participating in the HotelTools program, enabling Warehouse Direct to interact with its customers in the hospitality industry in real time using HotelTools industry-leading, Internet-based eCommerce and Logistics Solut...
Bob Walasiak Named Director of Sales of the Omni Orrington, Evanston, IL. / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Bob Walasiak Named Director of Sales of the Omni Orrington, Evanston, IL. December 28, 2000, Schaumburg, IL Hostmark Hospitality Group, one of the nations largest independent third party hospitality management firms, today announced the appointment of Evanston native, Bob Walasiak to Director of Sales of the Omni Orrington, Evanston, IL. In his new position, Walasiak is responsible for the hotels sales efforts, and will oversee all sales associates. Walasiak brings 15 years of hospitality sales and marketing experience to his new position. Prior to joining Hostmark, he served as Di...
UniFocus' Acquisition of Telman Now Provides the First Hospitality Industry 'Balanced Scorecard' Integrating Real-time Information Abou
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report UniFocus' Acquisition of Telman Now Provides the First Hospitality Industry Balanced Scorecard Integrating Real-time Information About Customer and Employee Satisfaction, Revenues, Labor Costs and More DALLAS December 21, 2000 Dallas-based UniFocus, the most comprehensive performance management firm in the hospitality industry, recently acquired Houston-based Telman® Software, further enhancing UniFocus real-time, dynamic information systems. UniFocus has integrated Telmans financial expertise and Focused Scorecard® database into its own systems, rolling out a ne...
Omni Hotels Leverages the Internet for Employee Management at 40 Locations / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Omni Hotels Leverages the Internet for Employee Management at 40 Locations WESTON, Fla., Dec. 27, 2000 - Ultimate Software (Nasdaq: ULTI), a leading provider of Web-based payroll and employee management solutions, announced that Omni Hotels, a four-diamond, luxury hospitality chain, selected UltiPro Web and UltiPro HRMS/Payroll for payroll, benefits and employee management in September of this year and is currently in the process of implementing the solution. Omni Hotels has used Ultimate Softwares UltiPros DOS-based application for a number of years and knew the company could be rel...
Annexes Approved to IH&RA – UFTAA Code of Practice to Facilitate Hotel and Travel Agency Transactions / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Annexes Approved to IH&RA - UFTAA Code of Practice to Facilitate Hotel and Travel Agency Transactions Paris, 6 December 2000 - The official signing of the definitive version of the new Code of Practice for Hotels and Travel Agencies between the International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) and the Universal Federation of Travel Agency Associations (UFTAA) was held in Paris on 28 November 2000. Four annexes have been added to the Code, which has been formally updated by the two associations as a means of codifying the rights and responsibilities of their respective members ho...
TravelCLICK Makes $3 million Equity Capital Investment in Passkey; Ray Cohen, President of TravelCLICK, Joins Passkey's Board of Directors / Dec
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report TravelCLICK Makes $3 million Equity Capital Investment in Passkey; Ray Cohen, President of TravelCLICK, Joins Passkey's Board of Directors Will Co-Develop New Tools for Hoteliers and Group Meetings Market Quincy, MA (December 2000) - Passkey, the leading provider of Web-based integrated group hotel reservation, event registration and travel solutions for the $120 billion meetings and convention industry, and TravelCLICK, Inc., the preeminent provider of digital media and data solutions to the travel industry, have signed a strategic alliance agreement to develop and market new...
Telman Founder Takes Major Step in Hotel Technology Development, Selling Both Units of Company / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Telman Founder Takes Major Step in Hotel Technology Development, Selling Both Units of Company Sale of Telman Software and Telman Telecommunications Units Designed to Create New Opportunities for Hotel Industry Technology HOUSTON December 11, 2000 Houston-based Telman®, the leading technology management and software company in the hospitality industry, has announced today the sale of its software company to UniFocus, LP, a preeminent Dallas-based hospitality industry performance management firm. In a separate strategic action, Telman's long-standing telecommunications management ...
Ken Corporation, Ltd. of Japan Acquires Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe Resort; Property to Undergo Multi-million Dollar Renovation, Retain Name and Remain
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Ken Corporation, Ltd. of Japan Acquires Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe Resort; Property to Undergo Multi-million Dollar Renovation, Retain Name and Remain Under Management of Hilton Hotel Corporation South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - Dec. 28, 2000 - Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe Resort today announced the sale of the property to Ken Corporation, a Japanese-based corporation specializing in asset management, real estate investment, international real estate, office and retail real estate, property management, and residential leasing. The AAA Four-Diamond resort will continue to operate as Embassy Suites ...
TIV Operations Group Inc. Acquires the Telecommunications Unit of Telman / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report TIV Operations Group Inc. Acquires the Telecommunications Unit of Telman FRISCO, Texas - December 20, 2000 - Continuing its phenomenal growth both at home and overseas, TIV Operations Group Inc. (TIV), a telecommunications auditing and consulting company to the hospitality industry worldwide, today announced the acquisition of the telecommunications unit of Telman. Privately-owned and based in Houston, Telman is a leading supplier of analytical applications to the hotel industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. David Larsen, Founder and CEO of TIV and sister company Wiredinn....
Behind Every Great Executive Chef, There Is a Great Sous Chef / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Behind Every Great Executive Chef, There Is a Great Sous Chef Bertolli Olive Oil Launches First Annual Sous Chef Awards; A Tribute to the Unsung Heroes of the Culinary World NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2000 - Everyone is familiar with the old adage, Behind every great man, there is a great woman. Consider this concept Behind every great executive chef, there is a great sous chef. This theory is certainly not as well-known as the former, but that is soon to change with the launch of the First Annual Bertolli Sous Chef Awards to honor the top 10 sous chefs in the United States. ...
Swedish Independent Hotelier, Ejnar Söder Elected to Presidency of International Hotel & Restaurant Association / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Swedish Independent Hotelier, Ejnar Söder Elected to Presidency of International Hotel & Restaurant Association Paris, 27th November 2000 - Ejnar Söder has been elected to the presidency of the International Hotel and Restaurant Association (IH&RA) for 2001. An independent hotelier from Sweden and one of the longest-serving members of the IH&RA board (1990-99), Söder will take over next year from Dr. Osmane Aïdi, chairman of the Royal Monceau Group, who has held office since January 1999. Söder was elected with effect from January 1st 2001 by the IH&RA General Assembly when it met las...
Site59.com Partners with Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Additional Financing Secured / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Site59.com Partners with Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Additional Financing Secured NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2000 - Site59.com, named for the 59th minute, and the trendsetter for spontaneous travel and entertainment solutions, announced today that it has partnered with Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), which will provide a wide array of last-minute inventory to Site59 for all Starwood propertiesincluding the Sheraton, Westin, Luxury Collection, St. Regis, Ciga, Four Points by Sheraton and W brands. Site59 has also completed a $3 million financing agreement with Starwood Hote...
SRS-WORLDHOTELS Appoints Four New Directors of Sales / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report SRS-WORLDHOTELS Appoints Four New Directors of Sales NEW YORK, NY December 11, 2000 In 2000, SRS-WORLDHOTELS, a hotel consortium offering sales, marketing and reservations support to nearly 400 independent hotels spanning 65 countries, appointed four new directors of sales and member services in their New York, Chicago and São Paolo, Brazil sales offices. This year has also marked a time of substantial growth for SRS-WORLDHOTELS. A total of 41 new member properties will be added to the portfolio of diverse independent hotels by January 2001. As of September 2000, the consor...
S. P. Reddy, Co-founder of hsupply.com, Buys Back Software and Other Assets From the Closed Down Company / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report S. P. Reddy, Co-founder of hsupply.com, Buys Back Software and Other Assets From the Closed Down Company December 21, 2000 - Businesses seeking to streamline their procurement processes will have a new choice next month when an Atlanta-based company begins operation. The yet-to-be-named company is being launched by an investment group that includes S. P. Reddy, who was co-founder of the e-based purchasing pioneer hsupply.com. "Our specialty is the hospitality industry," explains Reddy. "However, we can customize our software for any company in any vertical industry so it can ...
American Skiing Company Reports 1st Qtr 2001 Net Loss Was $24.2 million; Hoping for Return to More Normal Weather Conditions / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report American Skiing Company Reports 1st Qtr 2001 Net Loss Was $24.2 million; Hoping for Return to More Normal Weather Conditions NEWRY, Maine, Dec. 6, 2000 - American Skiing Company (NYSE: SKI) today announced results for its first fiscal quarter ended October 29, 2000. The net loss available to common shareholders for the first quarter of fiscal 2001 was $24.2 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $28.0 million, or $0.92 per diluted share for the first fiscal quarter of 2000. The net loss for the first quarter of 2001 included a $2.5 million benefit, net of ta...
UNLV Graduate Sam-Erik Ruttmann, Appointed General Manager of Dusit Laguna Resort Hotel / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report UNLV Graduate Sam-Erik Ruttmann, Appointed General Manager of Dusit Laguna Resort Hotel December 5, 2000 - Having held four other previous posts as hotel General Manager in Thailand and Indonesia, newly appointed General Manager of Dusit Laguna Phuket, Mr. Sam-Erik J. Ruttmann, comes to his current post with considerable experience particularly relevant to the region. Prior to joining Dusit Hotels & Resorts in his Sam-Erik J. Ruttmann new post, Mr. Ruttmann was GM of Amari Boulevard Hotel and two City Lodge hotels managed and run by Amari Hotels and Resorts. He was former...
Hotel Common Sense – Who Makes Resolutions Anymore? / John Hogan CHA MHS / Dec 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Common Sense Who Makes Resolutions Anymore? By John Hogan, CHA MHS - December, 2000 The things that hurt, instruct. Benjamin Franklin Over the years, in both a professional and personal situations, I have had the occasion to visit one of Americas finest old cities Philadelphia. One cannot escape the impact Benjamin Franklin made on both the city and the country when one visits any of the citys many attractions. We all know of Franklins famous experiments with electricity via a key and kite. Many of us have first-hand experience with some of hi...
How Should Casino-Hotels Be Rated? / Harry Nobles / April 2007
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report How Should Casino-Hotels Be Rated? E-mail: hospsvc001@aol.com April 2007 - Should the standard AAA full service hotel service expectations apply at a casino-hotel? How much emphasis should be allotted to casino services? Should casino-specific factors like services, cleanliness, and employee performance be considered at all? Is it fair to ignore the casino operation entirely and rate the hotel solely on its own merits? In my professional opinion, casino-hotels should be treated like other lodging operations; all services and facilities should be inspected and evaluated to determi...
