American Hospitality Management, LLC Sells Hotel On Internet / Sept 2000

March 30, 2000

Hotel Online Special Report    American Hospitality Management, LLC  Sells Hotel On Internet Minneapolis, MN (August 31, 2000) The sale of the Econo Lodge listed on the eBay.com auction site earlier this year has been finalized.  The sales price was $2,410,000.  The internet marketing costs included $25 for a classified ad on Hotel-Online.com which directed those 18,000 subscribers to the eBay.com listing.   The listing cost for three ten-day appearances on eBay.com was $150.  The combination of the Hotel-Online.com classified and the listing on eBay.com drew approximately two-dozen e-mail inquiries and a doz...

e-business – from the inside / by Robert L. Long / Hospitality Upgrade Magazine / Aug 2000

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Hotel Online Special Report e-business — from the inside 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. by Robert L. Long, Travel-Related Services , Segment Executive, IBM Corporation / Reprinted from the Summer 2000 Issue of Hospitality Upgrade Magazine, formerly the Hotel & Restaurant Technology UPDATE Magazine Before anyone can write about or discuss e-business, there needs to be a meeting of the minds about what e-business really means.   E-business is defined as the tr...

Doral Arrowwood Conference Resort Opens the 110,000 sq. ft. Pfizer Learning Center / Sept 2000

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Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Doral Arrowwood Conference Resort Opens the 110,000 sq. ft. Pfizer Learning Center NYSH&TA Names Arrowwood's Jose Lopez as Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year Rye Brook, NY, September 15, 2000:  Doral Arrowwood Conference Resort recently announced the opening of the Pfizer Learning Center, a 110,000 square foot facility that will host Pfizer’s international sales, management and executive training programs and will accommodate more than 600 people at any given time.  Construction on 100 new guest rooms has also been completed and will accommodate the increased ...

Delta Hotels and Sun Peaks Resort Corporation Developing $40 million Delta Sun Peaks Resort in British Columbia / Sept 2000

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Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Delta Hotels and Sun Peaks Resort Corporation Developing $40 million  Delta Sun Peaks Resort in  British Columbia SUN PEAKS, B.C. September 14, 2000 – Delta Hotels and Sun Peaks Resort Corporation today announced plans for the design and construction of Delta Sun Peaks Resort, a first-class, 230-room hotel and conference centre to open in time for the Christmas 2001/2002 ski season. The estimated cost of the project is $40 million. “We are delighted to be working with Sun Peaks Resort Corporation on this project,” commented John Johnston, President, Delta Hotels...

Canada Awards for Excellence Trophy 2000 for the First Time Goes to a Hotel Company, Delta Hotels / Sept 2000

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Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Delta Hotels Receives Canada Awards for Excellence Trophy 2000  First Time Award Goes to a Hotel Company TORONTO, Ontario, September 26, 2000 – Delta Hotels is pleased to announce that the National Quality Institute has awarded Delta with the Canada Awards for Excellence Trophy 2000. This is the first time a hotel company has received this award. “We are delighted that Delta Hotels has been honoured with such a prestigious award. Not only does this award recognize our ongoing commitment to excellence, but more importantly our commitment to our guests,” said John Joh...

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Hotel Online Special Report Delta to Manage ClubLink’s Four Muskoka Resorts  and Develop a 250-room Hotel at Glen Abbey  Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario KING CITY, ON, Sept. 20, 2000 - ClubLink Corporation (“ClubLink”) and Delta Hotels are pleased to announce today that they have entered into an agreement for Delta Hotels to acquire a 250-room hotel and conference centre site at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, and for Delta Hotels to manage ClubLink’s four resorts in the Muskoka region north of Toronto. In addition, Delta Hotels has purchased a two-year option to acquire the conference centre site at ClubLi...

Benchmark Takes Ownership Position in The Del Lago Resort; J. Randal Kolls to Direct $25 Million Renovation / Sept 2000

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Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Benchmark Takes Ownership Position  in The Del Lago Resort J. Randal Kolls to Direct  $25 Million Renovation THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, September 11, 2000…The Del Lago Resort, located at Lake Conroe (Houston), Texas, will be managed by Benchmark Hospitality effective September 18, 2000.  The 350-guestroom property will immediately undergo a  $25 million renovation program over an 18-month period resulting in a first-class, state-of-the-art conference resort.    J. Randal Kolls, senior vice-president for Benchmark Hospitality, will assume operational responsibility ...

Cailin Riddell GM at Day Hospitality's 12th Hotel, the SpringHill Suites-Kennesaw / Sept 2000

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Hotel Online Special Report Cailin Riddell GM at Day Hospitality's 12th Hotel,  the SpringHill Suites-Kennesaw ATLANTA (September 27, 2000) - Day Hospitality Group (DHG) recently opened its 12th hotel, the 90-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott, at 3399 Towne Point Drive in Kennesaw, Georgia.  The opening marks the 70th hotel bearing the Marriott name and affiliation in the Atlanta area. The hotel joins two other Marriott properties owned and managed by Day Hospitality Group in the Kennesaw area: a TownePlace Suites and a Fairfield Inn.   Cailin Riddell serves as General Manager; Stacy James is the Assistant General Mana...

Four Hotels In Central Business District of U.S. Capital For Sale; Unencumbered, Washington, D.C. Hotel Portfolio Offered / Sept 2000

March 30, 2000

Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Four Hotels In Central Business District of U.S. Capital For Sale Unencumbered, Washington, D.C.  Hotel Portfolio Offered Washington, D.C., September 12, 2000 - Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels will market a four-property portfolio, free of management and franchise affiliations, in Washington, D.C. on behalf of AGCCM Hotels, LLC. The 502-key portfolio consists of the Canterbury Hotel, the Clarion Hampshire Hotel, the Quality Hotel & Suites Downtown and the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel & Suites. All properties are clustered in the heart of Washington, D.C., within walking distance...

Donald A. Brennan, Former Instructor at Conrad Hilton Collegeat the University of Houston, Named Director of Development for Nevada Gold & Casinos / S

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Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Donald A. Brennan, Former Instructor at Conrad Hilton College at the  University of Houston,  Named Director of Development for Nevada Gold & Casinos   HOUSTON, Sept. 14, 2000 - Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc.  (OTC Bulletin Board: UWIN; BSE: UWN), a resorts and entertainment company, announced today the addition of Donald A. Brennan as its Director of Development.  Mr. Brennan brings over 30 years of Hospitality experience in both domestic and international operations. H. Thomas Winn, President of UWIN commented, “We are extremely pleased with the confirmation of ...

The Hotel Group Inc. and Commercial Associates Break Ground on Holiday Inn Express – Corvallis / Sept 2000

March 30, 2000

Hotel Online Special Report The Hotel Group Inc. and Commercial Associates  Break Ground on Holiday Inn Express-Corvallis SEATTLE, WA – [September 19, 2000] - With a ceremonial turn of the shovel and an official groundbreaking that included the Mayor and other guests, construction of the new Holiday Inn Express-Corvallis (Oregon) proceeds towards its May 2001 completion. The Holiday Inn Express-Corvallis represents the first new hotel to be constructed in that community within the past two years and will offer 93 guest rooms, making it one of the largest hotels in Corvallis.  Regarding the project, Doug Dreher, Executive...

More Business Travelers Opting for Bed and Breakfasts; B&Bs, traditionally for the leisure set, are adding elements topamper corporate guests, too / L

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@e-hospitality.com Feature Article Via Hotel Online Headline News Email Service More Business Travelers Opting for  Bed and Breakfasts B&Bs, traditionally for the leisure set, are adding  elements to pamper corporate guests, too. . @e-hospitality.com E-Hospitality is a member of the Foodservice & Hospitality Group of VerticalNet, Inc., which is parent to 57 online business communities in all major industries. By Lisa Matte / September 2000  Two years ago when Oprah Winfrey temporarily moved her production operations from Chicago to Amarillo during her court battle with the Texas Cattle Feeders Assoc...

Portman Designed $143 million Westin Breaks Ground in Charlotte / Sept 2000

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Hotel Online Special Report Portman Designed $143 million Westin  Breaks Ground in Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 20, 2000 - The $143 million convention-style Westin Hotel broke ground today, marking a major milestone in Charlotte’s ongoing effort to leverage its promise as a premier location for large meetings and conventions. The Westin site is located on the corner of Stonewall St. and South College St., directly across from the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte’s vibrant Uptown district.  The full-service hotel will include 700 rooms, a 1,650-space parking garage, 1,245 square feet of retail space and 46,0...

Lodge at Koele and the Manele Bay Hotel Now Privately Owned by David H. Murdock; Castle & Cooke, Inc. ceases as a public company / Sept 2000

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Hotel Online Special Report Lodge at Koele and the Manele Bay Hotel Now  Privately Owned by David H. Murdock Castle & Cooke, Inc. ceases as a public company LOS ANGELES - Sept. 14, 2000--Castle & Cooke, Inc., a company now owned by David H. Murdock, announced today its plans for the future as a private company following the successful completion last week of its $675 million merger transaction.   As a result of the merger, Castle & Cooke, Inc. ceased being a public company and became privately owned. David H. Murdock stated, “I am pleased that the merger transaction finally has concluded and that the market has recogn...

Ricardo Castaneda Appointed Vice-President Operations Sol Meliá Asia Pacific / Sept 2000

March 30, 2000

Hotel Online Special Report advertisement Ricardo Castaneda Appointed Vice-President Operations  Sol Meliá Asia Pacific Pichai Visutriratana Named Director of Sales  & Marketing at Meliá Hanoi Singapore, 13 September 2000 - Miguel Payeras, Executive Vice-President Sol Meliá Asia Pacific today announced the appointment of Ricardo Castaneda as Vice-President Operations Sol Meliá Asia Pacific with immediate effect. In addition to retaining his portfolio as the General Manager of Sol Meliá’s Asian flagship property, Ricardo Castaneda’s key responsibilities will be to assist Mr Payeras in managing the op...

The Dallas-Market Center Candlewood Suites, Owned by Windsor Residential Companies, Achieves the Highest RevPAR Within the Brand / Sept 2000

March 30, 2000

Hotel Online Special Report The Dallas-Market Center Candlewood Suites, Owned by Windsor Residential Companies, Achieves the Highest RevPAR Within the Brand Candlewood Recognizes Success of Franchise Program WICHITA, Kan. - Sept. 27, 2000 -- Candlewood Hotel Co. conveyed its strategy for ongoing brand success at the company’s recent annual “value partner” conference for Candlewood Suites franchisees in Reno, Nev., and recognized those who were top performers.  Incorporating new technology and brand performance were key conference topics, with a focus on the five points of the “Candlewood Star”—sales, brand, team...

CAIS Installing High Speed Internet to the RFS Portfolio of 62 Hotels / Sept 2000

March 30, 2000

Hotel Online Special Report CAIS Installing High Speed Internet to the  RFS Portfolio of 62 Hotels  WASHINGTON & MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Sept. 13, 2000 -- RFS Hotel Investors, Inc. (NYSE:RFS) has selected CAIS Internet (NASDAQ:CAIS) as the exclusive provider of high speed Internet access for their hotel guest and meeting rooms.  CAIS will provide high speed Internet access to the entire RFS portfolio of 62 hotels located in 24 states nationwide. RFS’s hotels are operated under leading brands including Sheraton®, Residence Inn by Marriott®, Hilton®, Doubletree®, Holiday Inn®, Hampton Inn®, and Homewood Suites by Hi...

CNL Hospitality Corp and Marriott Open the 50th SpringHill Suites; The Gaithersburg property is testing several brand enhancements / Sept 2000

March 30, 2000

Hotel Online Special Report CNL Hospitality Corp and Marriott Open  the 50th SpringHill Suites;  The Gaithersburg property is testing several brand enhancements WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2000 - Marriott International, Inc.  (NYSE: MAR) announced today that SpringHill Suites by Marriott, the company’s moderately priced all-suite brand, officially opened its 50th hotel in Gaithersburg, Md.   The 162-suite Gaithersburg SpringHill Suites by Marriott is managed by Marriott International and owned by affiliates of CNL Hospitality Corp., based in Orlando, Fla.  The hotel is one of the first newly constructed SpringHill Suites...

Boykin Lodging and Hilton Hotels Exchange Hotel Properties of Equal Value / Sept 2000

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Hotel Online Special Report Boykin Lodging and Hilton Hotels Exchange  Hotel Properties of Equal Value CLEVELAND, Sept. 19, 2000 - Boykin Lodging Company (NYSE: BOY), a hotel real estate investment trust,  today announced the closing of a transaction with Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT) that enhances Boykin’s portfolio of upscale, commercial and resort hotels.  The two companies exchanged certain hotel properties that were of equal value, but which would have more strategic value in each other’s portfolios. In the transaction, Boykin transferred ownership of its Cleveland Marriott East in Beachwood, Ohio, to Hilt...

Billion Dollar Atlantic City Resort, The Borgata, Hopes To Be a Turning Point for Growth In Atlantic City / Sept 2000

March 30, 2000

Hotel Online Special Report Billion Dollar Atlantic City Resort, The Borgata,  Hopes To Be a Turning Point for Growth In Atlantic City Atlantic City’s First New Casino Hotel in 13 Years ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Sept. 21, 2000 - Groundbreaking for the $1 billion Borgata resort took place today, marking what many believe will be a turning point in a next phase of growth for Atlantic City.   William S. Boyd, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) was joined at the ceremony by MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGG) Chairman Terry Lanni, to mark the beginning of construction of the joint venture developmen...

Abandoibarra Tercermilenio S.L Appoints Starwood to Operate Soon-to-be-built 215-room Sheraton Hotel, Bilbao, Spain / Sept 2000

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Hotel Online Special Report Abandoibarra Tercermilenio S.L Appoints Starwood  to Operate Soon-to-be-built 215-room Sheraton Hotel, Bilbao, Spain WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2000 - Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) and Abandoibarra Tercermilenio S.L. announced today that they have entered into a long-term management agreement under which Starwood will operate the soon-to-be-built 215-room Sheraton Hotel, Bilbao, Spain.  The hotel is scheduled to open mid-year, 2002. “We are delighted to have signed this agreement with Abandoibarra Tercermilenio S.L.” declared Roeland Vos, President of the Eu...

Arthur Andersen Replaces KnowledgeSpace.com with Hotelbenchmark.com; Provides More Focused Analysis of Trends / Sept 2000

March 30, 2000

Hotel Online Special Report Arthur Andersen Replaces KnowledgeSpace.com  with Hotelbenchmark.com;  Provides More Focused Analysis of Trends LONDON - Sept. 25, 2000 -- Arthur Andersen today launched Hotelbenchmark.com, which provides a focused and flexible method of real time delivery of the monthly results from their highly regarded Hotel Industry Benchmark Survey. Hotelbenchmark.com supports and enhances the Arthur Andersen Hotel Industry Benchmark Survey by providing its participants with improved delivery of their monthly hotel performance statistics. For the first time ever, preliminary results will be made available...

Brendan McNulty Appointed Director of Sales – USA, Tradewinds Resorts / Sept 2000

March 30, 2000

Hotel Online Special Report Brendan McNulty Appointed Director of Sales – USA, Tradewinds Resorts Antigua, West Indies, September 12, 2000 -- Tradewinds Resorts today announced the appointment of Brendan McNulty to the position of Director of Sales - USA.  In his new role, Brendan will be responsible for all aspects of US sales including developing and maintaining tour operator, travel agency and consortia relationships as well as developing US group and incentive business.  “A seasoned veteran in the travel industry, Brendan is a very welcome addition to the Tradewinds team,” said Randy Russell, Senior Vice Pres...

The R.C. Hedreen Co. Names Bret Matteson General Manager of The Elliott, a 425-room, $140 million Hotel Scheduled to Open 2001 / Sept 2000

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Hotel Online Special Report The R.C. Hedreen Co. Names Bret Matteson  General Manager of The Elliott,   a 425-room, $140 million Hotel Scheduled to Open 2001 SEATTLE - September 26, 2000 - The R.C. Hedreen Co. has named Bret Matteson general manager of The Elliott, the newest of its three Seattle hotels.   The Elliott, which opens downtown in the Spring of 2001, is the vision of developer Richard C. Hedreen to bring to the Pacific Northwest a one-of-a-kind property that is “unequaled in luxury and unmistakably Seattle.”  The 425-room, $140 million Elliott is distinguished as one of The Leading Hotels of the World,...