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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....
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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....
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 ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Radisson SAS Wardrobe for Front Line Staff Designed by Simon Jersey / Dec 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Radisson SAS Wardrobe for Front Line Staff Designed by Simon Jersey Brussels, December 2000 . After the recent change of its logo and signature, Radisson SAS has completely re-looked its wardrobe for all front line staff. The exciting new Radisson SAS Team Look is an integral part of the companys upgraded corporate image. Designed in line with the employees needs, the new clothing is fresh and modern while offering an easy and comfortable wear. The Radisson SAS Team Look will be launched at most hotels operating in 30 countries by mid December 2000. Employee uniforms are a key...
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 ...
Bassem El-Rabaa Appointed Director of Operations at Soon to Open Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel / Dec 2000...
April 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Bassem El-Rabaa Appointed Director of Operations at Soon to Open Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel PITTSBURGH, PA. Nov. 28, 2000 When the 93-year-old landmark Fulton Building reopens in Spring 2001 as the upscale Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel, Bassem El-Rabaa will be there to ensure guests receive the individualized attention they deserve. As Director of Operations, Mr. El-Rabaa will assist General Manager Barbara McMahon and oversee the day-to-day operations of the hotel, including reservations, housekeeping, front office and food and beverage services. He has more than a decade of experien...
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...
