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Travelodge Hotels to Offer Continental Breakfast Systemwide by Start of 2001 / Sept 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Travelodge Hotels to Offer Continental Breakfast Systemwide by Start of 2001 HUBB (Hotel University By Brand) developed by Cendant Corporation PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 26, 2000 - The more than 560 Travelodge® and Thriftlodge® hotels throughout North America will offer guests complimentary continental breakfast by January 1, 2001, the lodging system announced today. The breakfast will feature juice, coffee and a choice of pastries, donuts, cereal, muffins or bagels, according to Robert T. Foley, Travelodge Hotels, Inc. president and chief executive officer. This systemwide initiative wi...
TravelCLICK Partners with Amadeus on Worldwide Travel Agent Media Network / September 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report TravelCLICK Partners with Amadeus on Worldwide Travel Agent Media Network Take control of your hotel's financial future and get the advice you need to exceed your performance goals. Hyatt International the First to Subscribe to TravelCLICKs Hotelligence Reports On a Brand-Wide Basis Take control of your hotel's financial future and get the advice you need to exceed your performance goals. Hyatt International the First to Subscribe to TravelCLICKs Hotelligence Reports On a Brand-Wide Basis Chicago - September 2000 - TravelCLICK, Inc., and Amadeus Global Travel Distrib...
Catherine A. Tondelli Joins Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo London Office as Director of Business Development / Sept 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Catherine A. Tondelli Joins Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo as Director of Business Development in London LONDON September 2000 Catherine A. Tondelli has joined Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG) as director of business development. Based in the firms London office, Cathy will have primary responsibility for managing WATGs growing European hospitality business. A graduate of Northeastern University, Tondelli has been a board member of the Network of Executive Women in Hospitality and is national co-chair of fundraising for Africare. For the past eight years, she h...
SunSwept Resorts Names Julian Ayers G.M. At LeSPORT and Philip Cardnell G.M. at Rendezvous / Sept 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement SunSwept Resorts Names Julian Ayers G.M. At LeSPORT and Philip Cardnell G.M. at Rendezvous Michael Bryant Named Director of Sales and Marketing for SunSwept Resorts Castries, St. Lucia (September 27, 2000) - Julian Ayers has been named General Manager at LeSPORT and Philip Cardnell has replaced him as General Manager at Rendezvous. The appointments are effective immediately and were made by Craig Barnard, Managing Director for SunSwept Resorts, which owns and manages both of these St. Lucia properties. Ayers had been General Manager at Rendezvous since April 1998. ...
Argosy Gaming Company Appoints Starwood to Manage New $20 million 300-room Sheraton Baton Rouge Convention Center Hotel in Baton Rouge / Sept 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Argosy Gaming Company Appoints Starwood to Manage New $20 million 300-room Sheraton Baton Rouge Convention Center Hotel BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 7, 2000 - A new, 300-room convention center hotel overlooking the Mississippi River will open in January as the Sheraton Baton Rouge Convention Center Hotel. The announcement of the management contract and operations agreement with Sheratons parent company, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), was made today at a press conference held in the atrium of the Baton Rouge hotel, which is projected to open in January 2001....
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report After Saving the 94-year-old San Remo Hotel from Condemnation, Owners Fight City of San Francisco Over Ordinance Necessitating Lifetime Leases to the Hotels Long-term Residential Tenants Appellate Court Reaffirms Challenge to S.F. Hotel Law SAN FRANCISCO - Sept. 7, 2000 -- Sending a firm warning message to the City and County of San Francisco, the California State Court of Appeal late yesterday reaffirmed its August 8 decision to reinstate a lawsuit by the historic San Remo Hotel challenging the citys controversial Residential Hotel Conversion Ordinance as unconstitutional....
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Seeking Profitable Total Internet Solution, RFS Brings CAIS and HotelNet.com Together Hotel Net Portal Becomes the Start Screen When Guests use CAIS Internet Access Denver, Colo., Washington, D.C., & Memphis, Tenn. (September 14, 2000) STS Hotel Net, CAIS Internet and RFS Hotel Investors, Inc. have partnered to provide a total Internet solution to hotel guests in some 24 states. The personalized Hotel Net Portal becomes the start screen when guests use CAIS high-speed Internet access at RFS 62 managed U.S. hotels. Guests using the high-speed service...
Focusing on Rural markets, Cassland and Buckhead Developing four Country Hearth Inns in Georgia; Prototype hotels break even at a 50% occupancy rate
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Focusing on Rural Markets, Cassland and Buckhead Developing Four Country Hearth Inns in Georgia Prototype hotels break even at a 50% occupancy rate and developed for as little as $35,000 a room Atlanta, Ga - September 15, 2000 - Buckhead America, the Atlanta based hospitality services corporation announced the recent signing of an agreement for the development of four Country Hearth Inns in Georgia. The new properties now under development will open in mid 2001 and are located in Bainbridge, Cairo, Sylvester and Jesup, Georgia. These properties are purs...
New Casino Boat and Brand in Davenport, Rhythm City, to Be Introduced by Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. / Sept 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report New Casino Boat and Brand in Davenport, Rhythm City, to be Introduced by Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. BILOXI, Miss., Sept. 12, 2000 - Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISLE) officials announced at a press conference this morning another stage of development for one of the industrys fastest-growing companies. Bernard Goldstein, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, unveiled plans for the companys first off-shoot brand as well as a new casino vessel for the soon-to-be-acquired Davenport, Iowa, President Casino property. Rhythm City will be the casinos new name, featuri...
Ramesys Acquires Saturn Network Services / Sept 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Ramesys Acquires Saturn Network Services Edison, NJ September 20, 2000 - Ramesys, the stock exchange bound IT solutions provider, today announced its acquisition of Saturn Network Services and John Clarke Computing for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will further strengthen Ramesys position as a provider of travel management solutions. It extends the companys product line from complete agency management systems to SABS, a revolutionary new way of booking holidays and flights. SABS (Saturn Automated Booking System) bridges the gap between the current Viewdata system and the Inte...
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Richard C. Kessler, President & CEO of The Kessler Enterprise, Inc. and Grand Theme Hotels Named Floridas Ernst & Young Master Entrepreneur of the Year ORLANDO, Fla. - July 12, 2000--Richard C. Kessler, president & CEO of The Kessler Enterprise, Inc. and Grand Theme Hotels was honored on June 28 at a gala awards ceremony held at the Orlando World Marriott as Floridas Ernst & Young Master Entrepreneur of the Year®. To qualify for the Ernst & Young Master Entrepreneur of The Year Award, the entrepreneurs company must be at least five years old and the entrepreneur must have fou...
RIU Opens Fourth Hotel in Playa del Carmen, The Riu Playacar; Company's 2,000 Rooms at Playa del Carmen Averaging 90% Occupancy / Sept 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report RIU Opens Fourth Hotel in Playa del Carmen, The Riu Playacar Company's 2,000 Rooms at Playa del Carmen Averaging 90% Occupancy September 2, 2000 - Mexico and Jamaica the latest steps in RIU's international growth over the next few months The group's fourth hotel in Playa del Carmen opens in October and its first in Jamaica is scheduled for May 2001 RIU Hotels' expansion at international level in the near future is to centre on Mexico and Jamaica, with the opening of 5-star establishments in the two countries. This October, the 360-room Riu Playacar will open its doors to gues...
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Ronald G. Drake Appointed Pan Pacifics VP of Marketing and Sales North America September 15, 2000 - Mr. Ichigo Umehara, President of Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts, is pleased to announce the transfer of Corporate Director of Marketing and Sales Ronald G. Drake from Pan Pacifics world headquarters in Singapore to the North America headquarters of San Francisco. Drake, in his new role as Vice President of Marketing and Sales, will be responsible for further enhancing Pan Pacifics brand awareness in the United States and Canada. His responsibilities ...
Pritzker Family To Acquire U.S. Franchise Systems for $5.00 Per Share; Mike Leven and Steve Romaniello to Remain / Sept 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Pritzker Family To Acquire U.S. Franchise Systems for $5.00 Per Share; Mike Leven and Steve Romaniello to Remain ATLANTA, Sept. 19, 2000 - U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: USFS - news) announced today that it had entered into a definitive agreement with interests of the Pritzker family of Chicago whereby those interests would seek to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of USFS for $5.00 per share, and in a related announcement, by mutual agreement between USFS and the acquiring entities, the termination of the previously announced Recapitalization Agreement. The Recapitalizat...
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report PlanSoft Aligns With Newmarkets MeetingBroker.com to Increase Web Efficiency for Meeting Planners Professional Event Planners Are Becoming More Productive When Using Online Technology PORTSMOUTH, N.H., and CLEVELAND, Sept. 21, 2000 - Newmarket International, Inc. and PlanSoft Corporation jointly announced today that they have reached a milestone agreement to leverage MeetingBroker.com, Newmarkets Internet service that routes sales leads from meeting planners e-RFP sites to hotels and destinations. MeetingBroker.com is an open system that forwards sales leads from member e-RFP sites d...
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Reaches an Agreement to Settle Lawsuit Relating to the Proposed Merger with a Subsidiary of Harveys Casino Resorts / Sept
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. Reaches an Agreement to Settle Lawsuit Relating to the Proposed Merger with a Subsidiary of Harveys Casino Resorts GLENDALE, Calif., Sept. 15, 2000 - Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK)(formerly Hollywood Park, Inc.) announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with respect to settlement of the pending purported class action lawsuit against Pinnacle Entertainment and its directors relating to the proposed merger in which Pinnacle Entertainment would be acquired by PH Casino Resorts, Inc., a subsidiary of Harveys Casino R...
HBAA Reports Dramatic Increase in Reservations and Cancellations due to Refinery Blockades / Sept 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement HBAA Reports Dramatic Increase in Reservations and Cancellations due to Refinery Blockades 14th September, 2000 Since the start of the petrol crisis and Thursday morning's announcement that the refinery blockades were to be lifted, member companies of the Hotel Booking Agents Association (HBAA) reported a dramatic daily increase in both reservations and cancellations. Although provincial hotels were hit hardest, the demand for city centre hotels by companies wishing to ensure that key staff could get to work offset the cancellations for those that could not travel....
ClubCorp USA, Inc.Joins Marriott and Hyatt as Founders of The P-Co, a Web-based Procurement Engine Developed by GoCo-op / Sept 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report ClubCorp USA, Inc. Joins Marriott and Hyatt as Founders of The P-Co, a Web-based Procurement Engine Developed by GoCo-op MAITLAND, Fla. - Sept. 5, 2000--The Marriott/Hyatt electronic marketplace for the hospitality industry is now expanding to include golf courses and country clubs. P-Co, the working name for the new joint venture created several months ago by Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) and Hyatt Hotels Corporation, has signed ClubCorp USA, Inc. as its third founder. ClubCorp USA is the worlds largest owner and operator of golf courses, country clubs, and business and sp...
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Orlandos 1999 Visitor Numbers Up 10.1% Over 1998 ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 7, 2000 - Orlandos 1999 combined domestic and international visitor figure reached a record high of 42.6 million people a 10.1 percent increase over 1998 according to the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. (Orlando/Orange County CVB). The number of domestic visitors to Orlando jumped 11.1 percent in 1999 to 39.1 million people. Among domestic visitors, leisure visitation increased 12.3 percent to 30.95 million while overall business travel grew 6.9 percent to 8.18 million. The p...
VirtuaLINC and CAIS Wiring Omni Hotels for the Internet / Sept 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report VirtuaLINC and CAIS Wiring Omni Hotels for the Internet IRVING, Texas, Sept. 11, 2000 - Omni Hotels, a premier luxury hotel chain, today announced an initiative to provide guests and meeting planners with flat-rate, high-speed access to the World Wide Web, as well as state-of-the-art video conferencing services, which will be available at all owned and managed properties within six months. High-speed Internet access, provided by VirtuaLINC Corporation and CAIS Internet, will be available in both guest rooms and meeting rooms, and will give guests access to the information highway at speed...
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Previous Olympic Host Cities Cast Light on Sydneys Post-Olympic Hotel Market Sydney, September 12, 2000 The Sydney hotel market is reaching the crest of the wave, yet the medium term outlook remains positive, according to a study conducted by Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels. The study analysed the impacts experienced by the hotel markets of previous Olympic host cities: Los Angeles, Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta. We interpret the results of the study to mean that Sydney is expected to slip over the crest quickly and position itself for future growth, said Mr Ken Smith, Executive Vice ...
Occidental Hoteles Acquires Allegro Resort's 22 Resorts in 10 Countries for $435 Million / Sept 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Occidental Hoteles Acquires Allegro Resort's 22 Resorts in10 Countries for $435 Million MADRID, Spain - Sept. 13, 2000 -- Occidental Hoteles has acquired the all-inclusive resort chain Allegro Resorts for a total purchase price of $435.2 million. Terms of the acquisition include a capital cash outlay of $150 million, with a financing of the remaining $290 million. Parties to the acquisition include: An investor group consisting of executive management, owning 31.93 percent; Mercapital, with a 31.47 percent share; La Caixa with a 31.47 percent share; and ...
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report NewspaperDirect Offers Olympic Guests Todays International Editions Sydney Hotels Welcome The World And Its Newspapers September 19, 2000 New York, NY: NewspaperDirect, the leading innovator in electronic newspaper delivery, announced today that five of the leading hotels in Sydney, Australia will offer its unique international newspaper service to guests attending the 2000 Sydney Olympics. NewspaperDirect has installed its service at the Sheraton on the Park, the Regent Sydney, the W Sydney, the Renaissance Sydney, and the Westin Sydney. The Olympic games are a global ...
Anupam Narayan to SVP and CFO and Mary Beth Knight to VP of e-commerce at Best Western International / Sept 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Anupam Narayan to SVP and CFO and Mary Beth Knight to VP of e-commerce at Best Western International PHOENIX, Sept. 26, 2000 - Best Western International, Inc. has announced the promotions of three members of the senior management team: Anupam Narayan to senior vice president and chief financial officer; Mary Beth Knight to vice president of e-commerce and intermediary marketing, and Maureen Murphy Kieffer to vice president of information services. The promotions are effective immediately according to James P. Evans, Best Western International president and chief executive...
