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Microtel Inns & Suites Signs Sports Sponsorship Agreement with the NCAA Division I Southern Conference; Will Have Presence at 18 Conference Championsh
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report  Microtel Inns & Suites Signs Sports Sponsorship Agreement with the NCAA Division I Southern Conference; Will Have Presence at 18 Conference Championship Events LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 30, 2000) - The Southern Conference and its exclusive marketing partner, Host Communications, Inc., announced today the not-for-profit reservations corporation which holds the reservations and marketing fund contributions on behalf of franchisees of Microtel Inns & Suites has signed a three-year commitment to become the newest Corporate Partner and “Official Hotel” for the Conference.  Microtel is the ne...
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April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report  Sol Meliá Participates in the “AOL Avant” Portal; Will Have Access to Over 1 million Spanish Users for Online Travel Agency - Meliaviajes.com October, 2000 - Coinciding with the agreement by which America Online (AOL) will begin operations in Spain through the “Prodigios” Internet portal, the Spanish hotel company Sol Meliá, Sol Meliá Beginning e-transformation to solmelia.com; Creates New e-business Division / April 2000 founder member of this ambitious e-commerce venture, has created an independent online travel agency, “Meliaviajes.com”, which will become...
SIH to Manage Malmaison Hotels; Headed Up by Karl F. Foerster, Newly Appointed President & COO / Oct 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report   SIH to Manage Malmaison Hotels; Headed Up by Karl F. Foerster, Newly Appointed President & COO Brussels, October 2000…. SAS International Hotels (SIH), a wholly owned subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), has expanded its presence in the hotel business by purchasing the brand and rights to the expansion of Malmaison from its current owner, Wyndham International. This was achieved through the formation of a Joint Venture company between SIH and the UK property company Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group Plc. As of November 3rd, SIH will manage the entire Malmaison portfol...
After a Year Designing and Testing, Marriott Introduces New Bed, Featuring a Seven-inch Jamison Mattress; Also Marriott and STSN Develop New Web Porta
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report After a Year Designing and Testing, Marriott Introduces New Bed, Featuring a Seven-inch Jamison Mattress; Also Marriott and STSN Develop New Web Portal — TravelersEdge.com WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2000 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR - news) announced today “Thinking of You,” a series of new guest services and brand enhancements, including the debut of a totally redesigned bed, At Your Service(SM) one-call guest assistance, express reservations on Marriott.com, e-mail reservation confirmation, a resort personal planning service, and a special web resource for travelers. “We hav...
MGM MIRAGE Reports strong Hotel Occupancies in third quarter; All Properties Produced Significant Free Cash Flow / Oct 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report   MGM MIRAGE Reports strong Hotel Occupancies in third quarter; All Properties Produce Significant Free Cash Flow LAS VEGAS, Oct. 19, 2000 - MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGG) today reported earnings of 42 cents per diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2000, compared with 10 cents per diluted share in the 1999 third quarter. Excluding preopening expenses and extraordinary items, the company reported a 29% increase in earnings per share to 45 cents per share for the 2000 third quarter, up from 35 cents per share in the prior year’s quarter. These third quarter results ...
MasterCard International Revises Chargeback Rules for Guaranteed Reservation Policies at Hotels / Oct 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report  MasterCard International Revises Chargeback Rules for Guaranteed Reservation Policies at Hotels Washington. October 19.2000 - MasterCard International has revised its global chargeback rules for guaranteed reservation policies at hotels and motels across the nation. The changes give lodging properties the right to dispute chargebacks when they are received following a “guaranteed no-show” - when cardholders deny having made a guaranteed reservation or claim they did not authorize the charge. The policy changes are currently in effect. In the past, lodging properties had limited righ...
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April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Three-quarters of Marriott’s Internet Bookings Generated Through Marriott.com Adds Personalization Features to Web Site Which Receives 3 Million Visitors Per Month WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2000 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR - news) announced today that Marriott.com has added an Express Reservations feature and customized content for business and leisure travelers, travel agents and event planners. By voluntarily registering basic profile information on Marriott.com, customers eliminate the need to re-enter personal information when making reservations. “The Express ...
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April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement J.W. Marriott, Jr. Outlines the CompanyÂ’s Five-point Strategy to Attract and Retain Employees Text of Speech:Â Our Competitive Strength: Human Capital DETROIT, Oct. 2, 2000 -Â Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR - news) today outlined the companyÂ’s five-point strategy to attract and retain employees. As one of the largest lodging hospitality companies in the world, Marriott maintains a workforce of approximately 150,000 associates in 59 countries. The company expects to open at least 400 additional hotels over the next two to three years, creating more than 20,000 new job...
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April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement  Hotel Executives Now Mining Data from their HotelsÂ’ Prior Daily Report Information Using M3Â’s InnQuire Software GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, Sept 29 – M3 hotelaccounting.com, the original Hotel-Specific, accounting Application Service Provider (ASP) announced that the latest upgraded version of its InnQuire software product was released today, instantaneously, to its 150+ hotel management company clients. InnQuire, one of M3Â’s applications, enables hotel executives to mine data (extract reports) from a database comprised of their hotelsÂ’ prior Daily Report information.Â...
LuxuryLink.com a Goldmine for High-end Hotels, Resorts / Nov 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report  LuxuryLink.com a Goldmine for High-end Hotels, Resorts LuxuryLink.com Adds 40,000 New Users in October LOS ANGELES, CA November 1, 2000 - Luxury Link, the world's leading luxury travel website, added over 40,000 travel buyers in the month of October, averaging approximately 200,000 travel inquiries per day. With over 1 million unique visitors, Luxury Link's numbers are increasing exponentially and specifically targeted to the luxury travel market segment. Daily exposure to a private network of high-end Web consumers and the power of relationships forged with industry leaders Cond...
Whitehall, a Real Estate Investment Fund Sponsored by Goldman, Sachs & Co. Offers $4.50 per Share for Lodgian, Inc. / Oct 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Whitehall, a Real Estate Investment Fund Sponsored by Goldman, Sachs & Co., Offers $4.50 per Share for Lodgian, Inc. ATLANTA, Oct. 12, 2000 - Lodgian, Inc. (NYSE: LOD - news), announced today that it has postponed its annual shareholder meeting, scheduled for today, until Friday, October 20, 2000, in order to give shareholders the opportunity to consider important information relating to the board’s receipt of a sale proposal. Whitehall Street Real Estate Limited Partnership XIII and Whitehall Parallel Real Estate Limited Partnership XIII (“Whitehall”) have made a proposal to the Lo...
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April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report   LodgeNet’s Interactive Television Services to be Phased into Hilton’s Owned, Leased and Joint Venture Hotels in the United States BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. and SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Oct. 10, 2000 - Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT - news), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, and LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: LNET - news), the leading interactive television services provider to the lodging industry, today announced an agreement by which LodgeNet’s interactive television services will be phased into Hilton’s owned, leased and joint venture hotels in the Unite...
The Hotel Group Inc.and Lewiston, Idaho Developers Break Ground on Holiday Inn Express-Lewiston / Oct 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report   The Hotel Group Inc. and Lewiston, Idaho Developers Break Ground on Holiday Inn Express-Lewiston SEATTLE, WA - October 17, 2000 – Construction has begun on the Holiday Inn Express-Lewiston. The hotel is a key part of an overall development plan for a commercial and technical complex with adjacent residential sites on a 200 acre parcel of land. Completion of the new hotel is targeted for the late Spring of 2001. The Holiday Inn Express-Lewiston is a joint project between The Hotel Group Inc. and local developers. The hotel will offer 79 guest rooms, a business center, fit...
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April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report  Hostmark's C.A. “Bud” Cataldo Named the Industry Leader of the Year by Michigan State University School of Hospitality Business October 26, 2000, East Lansing, Michigan.  One distinguished hotelier will be honored as the Industry Leader of the Year, and two Michigan State University alumni will be inducted into The School of Hospitality Business Alumni Association’s Wall of Fame on Sunday, November 12, 2000 at the annual Celebration of Leadership. The event is scheduled during the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show in New York City. The Celebration of Leadership ...
Three Major Native American Tribal Groups from Across the US Collaborate in Major Entertainment Resort / Oct 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report  Three Major Native American Tribal Groups from Across the US Collaborate in Major Entertainment Resort SAN DIEGO -- Oct. 12, 2000 -- The San Pasqual Band of Indians reached an agreement Monday with Sealaska Corporation to help finance construction of its new gaming facilities in North County. The funding agreement paves the way for completion of the tribe’s 40,000 square foot temporary casino scheduled to open in spring of 2001, and also provides financing for construction of its 300,000 square-foot permanent, Mediterranean village-style luxury resort-casino overlooking Lake Wohlford....
Lynn Swann Leading Wyndham's Sales Initiative Focusing on Collegiate and Professional Sports Market / Oct 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report  Lynn Swann Leading Wyndham's Sales Initiative Focusing on Collegiate and Professional Sports Market DALLAS (Oct. 17, 2000) – Wyndham International, Inc. (NYSE:WYN) today announced a three-year, national sports consulting contract with ABC-TV sports commentator and former All-Pro Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, Lynn Swann, laying the foundation for Wyndham to begin a new national sales initiative focused on the collegiate and professional sports market. As part of the consulting contract, Swann will assist Wyndham with developing its annual sports marketing plan and make ten special app...
Lodging Executives Sentiment Softens with Political Uncertainty / Nov 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report   Lodging Executives Sentiment Softens with Political Uncertainty Durham, N.H., Nov. 3, 2000 – Softened by presidential political uncertainty, the November Lodging Executive’s Sentiment Index (LESI) reads at 71.7 according to the latest impressions of lodging executives about the level of business activity for the lodging industry. This LESI reading for November is lower by 7.1 index points than the 78.8 reading in October. A LESI reading of 50+ indicates that the lodging industry is generally expanding; and below 50, the industry is generally declining. The distance from 50 is indica...
Lodging Executives Sentiment Softens with Political Uncertainty / Nov 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report   Lodging Executives Sentiment Softens with Political Uncertainty Durham, N.H., Nov. 3, 2000 – Softened by presidential political uncertainty, the November Lodging Executive’s Sentiment Index (LESI) reads at 71.7 according to the latest impressions of lodging executives about the level of business activity for the lodging industry. This LESI reading for November is lower by 7.1 index points than the 78.8 reading in October. A LESI reading of 50+ indicates that the lodging industry is generally expanding; and below 50, the industry is generally declining. The distance from 50 is indica...
KSL Recreation Selects AL&Z Advertising to Redesign PGA West Web Site/ Oct 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report KSL Recreation Selects AL&Z Advertising to Redesign PGA West™ Web Site PALM DESERT, Calif., Oct. 11, 2000 - AL&Z Advertising, based here, was recently selected by La Quinta, Calif.-based KSL Recreation Corporation to design and launch a new Web site for PGA WEST™, one of the nation’s premier golf-resort communities. The Web site is designed to showcase the lifestyle of club membership and homeownership at PGA WEST™, known as “The Western Home of Golf in America™.” The Web site will highlight PGA WEST™ ‘s six championship golf courses, designed by five of golf’s top course des...
Your Bartender is Jessie James and He Needs to Pay for College / Beverly McCay / Hospitality Upgrade Magazine / Fall 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Your Bartender is Jessie James and He Needs to Pay for College 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. This article is from the upcoming Fall 2000 issue of Hospitality Upgrade, formerly the Hotel & Restaurant Technology UPDATE magazine. The Fall issue will be distributed in November at the FS/TEC in Long Beach, CA and at the IH/M&RS in New York City. This article is from the upcoming Fall 2000 issue of Hospitality Upgrade, formerly th...
Hotel Internet Service: Where To Start / Eric S. Pateman, HVS / Oct 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report  Hotel Internet Service: Where To Start by Eric S. Pateman, Consultant and Valuation Analyst - HVS, October 2000 Business travelers are becoming more demanding of the business services required when staying at a hotel, and Internet access is no exception. Time-consuming dial-up connections inhibit the productivity of guests when preparing for meetings, downloading information, or sending emails to clients, colleagues, family and friends. A business traveller relies on being in touch with their office and contacts at all times; while on the road they carry all the latest in portabl...
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April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report  hsupply.com Named to InfoWorld’s top 100 e-businesses  hsupply.com only hospitality e-procurement marketplace named to the list ATLANTA, Oct. 18, 2000 - hsupply.com has been selected one of InfoWorld’s top 100 e-businesses in its annual “InfoWorld e-Business 100.” hsupply.com is the only hospitality e-procurement marketplace named to the list. InfoWorld selected hsupply.com among 100 e-businesses that it views as “innovative and viable.” The magazine chose top companies spanning 19 industries for the special section, which is available in the current print and online edit...
ISHC Releases CapEx 2000 – A Study on Capital Expenditures in the Hotel Industry / Oct 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report  ISHC Releases CapEx 2000 - A Study on Capital Expenditures in the Hotel Industry October 23, 2000 - Seeking to broaden the base of information available on the subject of hotel capital expenditures (CapEx), the International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), has published CapEx 2000, a successor study to the original CapEx publication released by the Society in 1995. In what the ISHC hopes will become a regular five-year look at the issue of CapEx, they again surveyed the industry at large to see whether spending patterns related to CapEx have changed over time, from the total...
The Rise of the Boutique Hotel and e-procurement Solutions Among Sessions at IH&RA Annual Congress / Oct 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report  The Rise of the Boutique Hotel and e-procurement Solutions Among Sessions at IH&RA Annual Congress IH&RA Congress Programme Paris, 26 October 2000 - When the International Hotel & Restaurant Association’s 38th Annual Congress meets in London from 16-20 November 2000, it will offer lessons in leadership to hundreds of hotel and restaurant industry professionals from around the world. Themed ‘The Age of Excellence Dawns’, the programme features over 50 high calibre presentations from speakers covering a wide range of major management issues - internet opportunities and risks, revenu...
