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April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Kintetsu Hotel Systems Company Aligns with Pegasus Central Reservations System Owners of Traditional Japanese Inns Create eRyokan and Tap Pegasus for Seamless Connectivity to Global Distribution Systems PHOENIX & SINGAPORE (November 6, 2000) Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEGS) today announced its Application Service Processing (ASP) business unit has struck a strategic alliance with leading global high technology company, NEC. The Tokyo-based transportation and service industries solutions division of NEC is sublicensing Pegasus central reservations system (CRS) softwa...
Marco Polo Hotel Group Seeking Optimal Room Revenue and Yield with Utell; Signs Three-year Private-label Agreement / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Marco Polo Hotel Group Seeking Optimal Room Revenue and Yield with Utell; Signs Three-year Private-label Agreement Utell to Provide Marco Polo Web Site with Online Reservations Capabilities SINGAPORE (9 November 2000) - Global hotel representation specialist Utell is expanding its relationship with the Marco Polo Hotel Group. It has signed a three-year private-label agreement with the Marco Polo Hotel Group to represent six of its properties on the global distribution systems under the hotel groups unique access code MH. The Hong Kong-based Marco Polo Hotel Group which ...
The $60 million Club Regent Ft. Lauderdale Beach Aligns with Carlson Vacation Ownership / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report The $60 million Club Regent Ft. Lauderdale Beach Aligns with Carlson Vacation Ownership FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 20, 2000 - MJQ Development LLC today joined with Carlson Vacation Ownership in announcing that Club Regents first Florida luxury development will be constructed on Ft. Lauderdale beach. Club Regent Fort Lauderdale Beach, the residential equity club concept of the luxury hotel and resort company Regent International Hotels, offers exclusive residences in the form of shared ownership similar to how the wealthy set owns yachts, jets and equity golf and country club membershi...
LodgeAmerica's Andy Shipp Selects HotelTools for Real-time Property Management, Reservations, and Procurement / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report LodgeAmerica's Andy Shipp Selects HotelTools for Real-time Property Management, Reservations, and Procurement Atlanta, GA November 2, 2000 - HotelTools, a company specializing in technology solutions for the hospitality industry, announced today that it has entered into a Launch Partnership Agreement with LodgeAmerica. Under the terms of the agreement, HotelTools will be assisting LodgeAmerica with its migration to a next generation technology solution by providing its industry leading, web-based Enterprise Application Suite and Application Services, which will enable LodgeAmerica...
Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust To Acquire Le Château Frontenac and The Empress from Canadian Pacific Hotels & Resorts Inc. for $305
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust To Acquire Le Château Frontenac and The Empress from Canadian Pacific Hotels & Resorts Inc. for $305 million Fairmont Will Continue to Manage Both Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust Schedule of Occupancies TORONTO, October 31, 2000 -- Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust (Legacy) announced today that it plans to acquire Le Château Frontenac and The Empress hotels from Canadian Pacific Hotels & Resorts Inc. (CPH&R) for an aggregate purchase price of $305 million. The hotels are two of Canadas premier resort ...
Wyndham To Convert 27,000 Guestrooms from Incandescent Light Bulbs to Fluorescent and Halogen Lamps / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Wyndham To Convert 27,000 Guestrooms from Incandescent Light Bulbs to Fluorescent and Halogen Lamps Grainger Awarded Energy-Saving Lamp Conversion Project CHICAGO, Nov. 27, 2000 - Grainger, the leading business-to- business provider of maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) supplies, today announced that it has been awarded Wyndham International, Inc.s (NYSE: WYN - news) national energy-saving lamp conversion project. The project is designed to save energy and related costs for each of the 115 participating hotel properties. The plan is to convert almost 27,000 guestrooms and ...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report La Quintas New Prototype Designed with Interior Corridors; Former Howard Johnson Executive Rajiv Trivedi Appointed VP Franchise Operations DALLAS - Nov. 15, 2000 - La Quinta Inns, Inc.s new franchising program is taking an aggressive step forward with the unveiling of new hotel prototypes and the addition of three key franchise sales and operations executives. La Quinta formally launched its franchise program this fall and began the companys long-term growth through rapid expansion into new markets. The design of La Quintas new prototype complements its existing h...
LaSalle Hotel Properties, Owner of 13 Full-service Hotels, Joining the Hotel REIT Sector / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report LaSalle Hotel Properties, Owner of 13 Full-service Hotels, to Become a Self-Managed REIT BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 15, 2000 - LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) today announced its Board of Trustees has voted to become a self-managed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), beginning January 1, 2001. This decision was reached together with the full support of the executive management team and Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL), the current advisor. The entire management team will continue to manage LaSalle Hotel Properties under this new self-managed structure. In conjunction wit...
LaSalle Hotel Properties Reports RevPar Up 9.3% in Third Quarter; Hotels Achieving Healthy Rate Increases / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report LaSalle Hotel Properties Reports RevPar Up 9.3% in Third Quarter; Hotels Achieving Healthy Rate Increases BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 30, 2000 - LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) today reported funds from operations (FFO) of $16.1 million for the third quarter 2000 versus $14.1 million for the third quarter 1999. On a per diluted share/unit basis, FFO for the third quarter 2000 was $0.87 versus $0.76 for the third quarter 1999. For the quarter ended September 30, 2000 versus the same period in 1999, room revenue per available room (RevPAR) rose 9.3 percent to $123.11. The average daily ...
The Ice Cream Capital of the World Visitor Center in Le Mars Named the 2000 Iowa Tourism Attraction of the Year / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report The Ice Cream Capital of the World Visitor Center in Le Mars Named the 2000 Iowa Tourism Attraction of the Year LE MARS, Iowa, Nov. 6, 2000 - The Iowa Division of Tourism has named The Ice Cream Capital of the World Visitor Center in Le Mars as the 2000 Iowa Tourism Attraction of the Year. In its first seven months, the Visitor Center hosted 30,000 travelers. The whole Blue Bunny family and the city of Le Mars are honored to receive this recognition, said Gary Wells, executive vice president of Wells Dairy, Inc. Its exciting to be able to share the history and heritage...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report C K Ow, Chairman of Hai Sun Hup Group (Stamford Hotels & Resorts) Delivering Keynote Address at Asia Pacifics 11th Annual Hotel Investment Conference New York, NY - October 30, 2000 - Extensive preparations are underway for Asia Pacifics 11th Annual Hotel Investment Conference, which will take place on November 16-17, 2000 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong. The 2-day event, hosted by Sonnenblick-Goldman Company and Horwath Asia Pacific, provides an unique opportunity for hotel investors, financiers, and industry leaders to discuss the most important issues affecting the Asian l...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Benchmarks 20 Properties Installing Scala 5.1 Back Office Software Case Study - Hyatt Services GmbH Germany: Decreasing Costs and Increasing Efficiency With the Scala Hospitality Centralized Accounting System Lake Mary, Fla. - November 15, 2000 - Scala Hospitality, the leading provider of Integrated Management Information Solutions (IMIS), recently signed a contract with Benchmark Hospitality to install Scala 5.1 back office software and set up a reporting and planning application that will be used at each of Benchmarks 20 properties. Benchmark Hospitality is a management comp...
IH/M&RS Educational Exhibits to Feature Share Your Spirit Sweepstakes & Hospitality Career Fair / Sept 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report November 11 - 14, 2000 Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY IH/M&RS Educational Exhibits to Feature "Share Your Spirit" Sweepstakes & Hospitality Career Fair WHITE PLAINS, NY, September 1, 2000... A new Share Your Spirit sweepstakes and the return of the Hospitality Career Fair will be among highlights of the IH/M&RS Educational Exhibits at the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show (IH/M&RS) this November. The educational exhibits and the student recruiting and alumni networking opportunities they offer are an essential component of the Show,...
The 2000 Post Show Report – International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report The 2000 Post Show Report - International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show White Plains, NY, November 27, 2000 - For the third consecutive year, the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show (IH/M&RS) set all-time records in exhibitor participation and net square footage, with more than 1,900 exhibiting companies 405 of which were featured for the first time at the Show participating within 335,340 net square feet of exhibit space at the 85th annual event. More than 28,500 quality buyers from all sectors of the lodging and culinary industries attended the Show. Measurable growth and develo...
Developers Bruce Berger and Seth Berger Award Hyatt the Management Contract for the 1,100 Room $220 million Denver Hotel / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Developers Bruce Berger and Seth Berger Award Hyatt the Management Contract for the 1,100 Room $220 million Denver Hotel CHICAGO - Nov. 20, 2000 - Hyatt Hotels Corporation recently announced it has been chosen to operate the highly anticipated 1100-room hotel across from the newly expanded Colorado Convention Center. Developers Bruce Berger and Seth Berger of Denver awarded Hyatt the management job for the $220 million hotel, which is scheduled to break ground next fall and subsequently open mid-2003. Design and construction details are being finalized. The new Hyatt will ...
Hotelevision Names Five Regional Vice Presidents to Expand U.S. Market / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Hotelevision Names Five Regional Vice Presidents to Expand U.S. Market November 15, 2000: New York, NY Hotelevision announced today the hiring of five Regional Vice Presidents completing the companys national reach for the marketing of the companys television medium to the nations top-tier hotel brands. Hotelevision has already contractually secured nearly 100,000 domestic hotel rooms. The new Regional Vice Presidents will help the expansion of hotel market penetration and will also help manage Hotelevisions service in contracted hotels. Hotelevision, an upscale, adver...
Eileen Tucker, GM at Aspen Club Lodge, Sees Gross Operating Profits Jump Despite Bad Snow Conditions the Past Two Winters / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Eileen Tucker, GM at Aspen Club Lodge, Sees Gross Operating Profits Jump Despite Bad Snow Conditions the Past Two Winters Schaumburg, IL, November 7, 2000 - Since coming under the management of Hostmark Hospitality Group in 1998, the Aspen Club Lodge has experienced tremendous business growth. The 90-room property, located at the base of Colorado's Aspen Mountain, is the most recent feather in the cap of a management company, that has built a strong reputation as the company instrumental in business turn-around. Since its inception in 1965, Hostmark has grown to be one of ...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Majority of Americas Senior Citizens Visit Casinos for the Fun and Excitement and Cite Socializing as More Important Than Actual Gambling Executive Summary Annual Survey of Casino Industry Examines Seniors as Customers LAS VEGAS, November 2000 - A new poll has found that the majority of Americas senior citizens visit casinos for the fun and excitement and cite socializing as far more important than actual gambling in their decision to go to casinos. The vast majority of seniors believe gambling is a matter of personal freedom, according to the poll, and say that p...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Majority of Americas Senior Citizens Visit Casinos for the Fun and Excitement and Cite Socializing as More Important Than Actual Gambling Executive Summary Annual Survey of Casino Industry Examines Seniors as Customers LAS VEGAS, November 2000 - A new poll has found that the majority of Americas senior citizens visit casinos for the fun and excitement and cite socializing as far more important than actual gambling in their decision to go to casinos. The vast majority of seniors believe gambling is a matter of personal freedom, according to the poll, and say that p...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Harrahs New Orleans Attracting Two million Out of State Customers Annually Casino Study Showing First Year Of Operations Provides Extensive Positive Impact to State Economy NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 28, 2000 - The first year of operation of Harrahs New Orleans has created extensive positive economic impact on the State of Louisiana, including $107.1 million in annual new household earnings statewide and $57.3 million in Orleans Parish alone, according to a recently completed economic impact study by Loren C. Scott & Associates, Inc. The study, commissioned by JCC Holding Company (Amex: JAZ...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Harrahs New Orleans Attracting Two million Out of State Customers Annually Casino Study Showing First Year Of Operations Provides Extensive Positive Impact to State Economy NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 28, 2000 - The first year of operation of Harrahs New Orleans has created extensive positive economic impact on the State of Louisiana, including $107.1 million in annual new household earnings statewide and $57.3 million in Orleans Parish alone, according to a recently completed economic impact study by Loren C. Scott & Associates, Inc. The study, commissioned by JCC Holding Company (Amex: JAZ...
The Redesign of Hard Rock Cafe Chicago Represents A Global Strategy to Enhance Dining and Music Experience / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report The Redesign of Hard Rock Cafe Chicago Represents A Global Strategy to Enhance Dining and Music Experience CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2000 - Today, Hard Rock Cafe International is unveiling the new look and nightclub atmosphere of its newly redesigned Chicago cafe with an event featuring a performance by multi-platinum recording artist Tonic, famous for their latest hits, Sugar, If You Could Only See and Open Up Your Eyes. The Chicago redesign embodies the companys strategy to offer the ultimate music experience and bring Hard Rock Cafe into the 21st Century, looking ahead to th...
The Redesign of Hard Rock Cafe Chicago Represents A Global Strategy to Enhance Dining and Music Experience / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report The Redesign of Hard Rock Cafe Chicago Represents A Global Strategy to Enhance Dining and Music Experience CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2000 - Today, Hard Rock Cafe International is unveiling the new look and nightclub atmosphere of its newly redesigned Chicago cafe with an event featuring a performance by multi-platinum recording artist Tonic, famous for their latest hits, Sugar, If You Could Only See and Open Up Your Eyes. The Chicago redesign embodies the companys strategy to offer the ultimate music experience and bring Hard Rock Cafe into the 21st Century, looking ahead to th...
Derek H. McCann Appointed GM at Hampton Inn San Diego Downtown / Nov 2000
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Derek H. McCann Appointed GM at Hampton Inn San Diego Downtown San Diego - November 2, 2000 - Hampton Inn San Diego Downtown, slated to open its upgraded Art Deco-style property at 1531 Pacific Highway in early 2001, is gearing up for a successful opening under the guide of newly-formed expert management team. Hampton Inn San Diego Downtown, the Hilton Corporations newest hotel property, recently hired hotel management veteran Derek H. McCann as general manager of the new site. Spearheading all hotel operations as it prepares to open in San Diego, McCann focuses his experienced eye ...
