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David Keys Named Regional Vice President – Sales and Marketing, Northeast and Middle Atlantic for Hilton Hotels Corporation / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report David Keys Named Regional VP - Sales and Marketing, Northeast and Middle Atlantic for Hilton Hotels Corporation BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - July 18, 2000 - David Keys has been named regional vice president - sales and marketing, Northeast and Middle Atlantic for Hilton Hotels Corporation. Keys most recently served as director of sales and marketing at the Waldorf-Astoria®, a position he held since 1998. Keys is responsible for the sales and marketing operations of Hilton® and Doubletree® hotels in these regions, which include hotels and resorts in 10 states. He has direct involvement wit...
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott Reinvents Courtyard; Modifications Include a Walk-around Front Desk, a Business Library and Pantry-style 24-hour Food and Beverage Area 500th Courtyard by Marriott in Hannover, Germany WASHINGTON, June 27, 2000 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) announced today that Courtyard by Marriott officially opened its 500th hotel worldwide. The 500th Courtyard is located in Hannover, Germany, and represents the brands 40th property outside of the United States. Heralded as the first Marriott brand to reach 500 hotels, Courtyard will open 35 add...
Citadel Hospitality's Property Management Suite Now Includes Free Interface to Worldres.com / July 2000
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Hotel Online Special Report Citadel Hospitality's Property Management Suite Now Includes Free Interface to Worldres.com Toronto, The Netherlands, July 7, 2000 - Citadel Hospitality Automation, a worldwide provider of property management software and WorldRes.com, an online hotel distribution network for leisure travel, have signed an agreement to develop an automated interface between the Brilliant property management suite and the WorldRes.com network. This interface will provide hotels using Brilliant the ability to access a secure, global network of sites, via Worldres.coms extensive network of dist...
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Cheyenne Mountain Conference Resorts Media and Business Service Center Receives $150,000 in Improvements COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, July, 2000 - Cheyenne Mountain Conference Resorts Media and Business Service Center now offers easier access and greatly expanded capacity. In June 2000, the resort announced completion of a $150,000 expansion and integration of the resort-owned Media and Business Service Center. The integration consolidates the two resources in a prominent location in the resorts main lodge. In addition to tripling the size of the Business Service Center, the upgrad...
Cavanaughs Hotels to be Renamed WestCoast Hotels During July; Effort Includes Changing Over 300 Signs / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Cavanaughs Hotels to be Renamed WestCoast Hotels During July; Effort Includes Changing Over 300 Signs SPOKANE, Wash., Jul 10, 2000 - WestCoast Hospitality Corporation (NYSE: WEH) today reported that the previously announced re-branding process for Cavanaughs Hotels will be completed during the first half of July. Upon completion, the WestCoast brand will cover nine western states, providing more locations for business and leisure travelers to stay. The WestCoast brand is well known throughout the West for their distinct high quality properties and exemplary service. This transition br...
Sebastián Darder, GM of the Sol Élite Cala Blanca Hotel, Obtains Four Star Category from the Government of the Balearic Islands / July 2
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Sebastián Darder, GM of the Sol Élite Cala Blanca Hotel, Obtains Four Star Category from the Government of the Balearic Islands The hotel also chosen by the British tour operator Thomson for its Gold Medal Award for summer 1999 and winter 1999-2000 July 2000 - The Sol Élite Cala Blanca (Palma Nova, Majorca) has obtained an official four star category after undergoing a thorough renovation. The category has been awarded by the Government of the Balearic Islands, and has coincided with the receipt of the Gold Medal Awards for summer 1999 and winter 1999-2000 from the Brit...
The 104-room Days Inn, Braintree, Massachusetts Acquired by TLC, Inc. of Texas, for $6.6 million / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report The 104-room Days Inn, Braintree, Massachusetts Acquired by TLC, Inc. of Texas, for $6.6 million New York, NY - July 20, 2000 - Insignia/ESG Hotel Partners has completed the sale of the 104-room Days Inn, located in Braintree, Massachusetts. The Days Inn was acquired by TLC, Inc. of Texas, for $6.6 million. David McElroy, managing director in Insignia/ESG Hotel Partners Boston office, represented the seller, Delma Properties, in this transaction. The Days Inn is located on Wood Road in Braintree, MA, just south of Boston on Route 99. The new owner plans to convert the hotel to a ...
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Bellagio in Las Vegas, NV and Harrahs in Atlantic City, NJ Voted Best Overall Hotel Casino in Respective Cities Casino Player Poll Results LAS VEGAS, July 11, 2000 - Casino Player magazine recently presented the results of its annual Best of Gaming poll for the year 2000, published in the July issue of the magazine. Casino Players annual Best of Gaming survey is the highlight of the magazines summer season, identifying readers top choices in a remarkably diverse group of categories, in casinos across the nation. More than 7,000 Casino Player readers participated in th...
Berwind Acquires the Wyndham Bristol, Will Rebrand as The Melrose Hotel – Washington, D.C. / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Berwind Acquires the Wyndham Bristol, Will Rebrand as The Melrose Hotel - Washington, D.C. Will undergo a $10 million renovation Bala Cynwyd, PA July 21 2000 Daniel M. DiLella, President and CEO of Berwind Property Group, Inc., announced today the pending acquisition of the 240-room Wyndham Bristol Hotel, located on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. When the acquisition is complete in early August, the Wyndham affiliation and management will immediately cease, and the hotel will be renamed The Melrose Hotel Washington, D.C. The property will undergo a $10 million renova...
Noble Investment Makes Largest Acquisiton to Date, the 300-room Holiday Inn-Buckhead; Planning $14 million Conversion to a Crowne Plaza Hotel / July
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Noble Investment Makes Largest Acquisiton to Date, the 300-room Holiday Inn - Buckhead; Planning $14 million Conversion to a Crowne Plaza Hotel July 28, 2000 Bass Hotels & Resorts and Noble Investment Group announced the conversion of the Holiday Inn-Buckhead, soon to be the Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Buckhead. The announcement was made by Thomas Arasi, President, Bass Hotels & Resorts The Americas, and Mitesh Shah, President and Chief Operating Officer, Noble Investment Group. Atlanta-based Noble Investment Group, in its largest acquisiton to date, has purchased the 300-room H...
Barona Casino Provides Slot Machine System Which Might Revolutionize the Slot Machine Industry / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Barona Casino Provides Slot Machine System Which Might Revolutionize the Slot Machine Industry SAN DIEGO, July 14, 2000 - The face of California and Nevada gaming will change dramatically today when Barona Casino officially opens its new $30 million gaming complex, complete with new Las Vegas slot machines and table games. The grand opening marks Barona's introduction of Las Vegas "coin" slot machines, as well as Barona's exclusive new "Voucher In/Voucher Out" coin-less slot technology, which industry watchers say will revolutionize the gaming industry. "This is a proud moment in our hist...
Barceló Hotels USA Selects Jonathan Nehmer+Associates, HVS Compass, and Benjamin West to Renovate 13 Hotels / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Barceló Hotels USA Selects Jonathan Nehmer+Associates, HVS Compass, and Benjamin West to Renovate 13 Hotels July 12, 2000 - Barceló Hotels USA has retained a strategic alliance of firms for the renovation of 13 newly acquired hotels across the country. Jonathan Nehmer+Associates, Inc. (JN+A), an Architecture, Project Management, and Design and Construction Consulting firm, will provide architecture and project management services; HVSCompass, the Hospitality Interior Design division of HVS International, will provide interior design services; and Benjamin West, LLLP will provide FF&E...
$94.1 Million in Construction Loans secured for 266 room Ritz-Carlton Hotel/Condominium Project in Sarasota / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report $94.1 Million in Construction Loans Secured for 266 room Ritz-Carlton Hotel/Condominium Project in Sarasota TAMPA, Fla., July 17, 2000 - BankAtlantic announces the closing of $94.1 million in construction loans to the developers of a brand new Ritz-Carlton Hotel and luxury condominiums under construction in Sarasota, on Floridas West Coast. Participating in the loans along with BankAtlantic are Firstar Bank of Missouri, Ocean Bank of Miami and Raymond James Bank of St. Petersburg. Firstar Bank, Ocean Bank and Raymond James Bank committed to a total of $46.0 million to the pro...
Eco-Management and Audit Scheme EMAS Certifies Three Sol Melia Hotels in the Balearic Islands / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Eco-Management and Audit Scheme "EMAS" Certifies Three Sol Melia Hotels in the Balearic Islands What is EMAS? The environmental certification has been achieved with the assistance of the Environment Department of the Balearic Island Government and the consultancy company Randa Group July 2000 - The Sol Meliá operated hotels Sol Cala DOr (Majorca), Sol Élite Gavilanes (Menorca) and Sol Pinet Playa (Ibiza) have become the first three hotels in the Balearic Islands to obtain the European Community regulated EMAS certification (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) for environmental manag...
Bob Yeoman Named GM at Windsor Hospitality Group's Embassy Suites-Paradise Valley; Ann Heinz-Ryan Named Director of Marketing / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Bob Yeoman Named GM at Windsor Hospitality Group's Embassy Suites-Paradise Valley Ann Heinz-Ryan Named Director of Marketing LOS ANGELES & SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - July 7, 2000 -- Los Angeles-based Windsor Hospitality Group, a division of Windsor Capital Group, has named Bob Yeoman general manager and Ann Heinz-Ryan director of marketing for the Embassy Suites-Paradise Valley, the new 270-suite property adjacent to Stonecreek Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. As general manager, Yeoman is responsible for the overall operation of the six-story property. Bob has the knowledge, experience and ...
Bill Wulff, CMP Named President and CEO of Above The Rim Events, LLC a Meeting, Incentive and Special Events Company / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Bill Wulff, CMP Named President and CEO of Above The Rim Events, LLC, a Meeting, Incentive and Special Events Company July 26, 2000 - Above The Rim Events, LLC has announced that Bill Wulff, CMP has assumed the position of President and CEO of the Fort Lee based Meeting, Incentive and Special Events company. Bill was recently serving as Director of Event Services for MetLife in New York. While serving with MetLife, Bill was responsible for development of systems, contracts and logistics for their major incentive conferences. His experience includes management of all types of m...
Choice Atlantica Hotels Launches New Brand in South America, Atlantica Residence / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Choice Atlantica Hotels Launches New Brand in South America, Atlantica Residence Mid-Market Rates with Upscale Hotel Services São Paulo, June 30, 2000 Choice Atlantica Hotels, one of South Americas fastest growing hotel management and franchise companies, has launched a new brand of residential properties called Atlantica Residence. Intended for mid-market consumers who want residence-style living, either as a primary home or for periodic extended visits, the apartments offer upscale hotel services at mid-market apartment prices. This is a totally new concept in South America,...
Assessing Your Way To The Future / Keith Kefgen / HVS / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Assessing Your Way To The Future Predicting The Standard Paper Resumé Will Soon be Obsolete By Keith Kefgen and Rosemary Mahoney Browning, HVS Executive Search July 2000 - Is a resumé the best tool for conveying ones skills, past performance, management style and cultural fit? We believe the resumé has only limited use in the recruiting process. In fact, we predict that the standard paper resumé will soon be obsolete. At best, the resumé is a chronological work history and fact sheet. But with misrepresentations so common on resumés, most are viewed with a grain of salt....
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Aspires New Revenue Boot Camp Program Designed to Dramatically Improve Revenue Captured Denver, CO (July 5, 2000) Aspire announced today its new dates for their Revenue Boot Camp program called Beyond Revenue - New Game. New Rules. This is a revolutionarily new way to approach revenue management, said Renie Cavallari, President of Aspire. Aspire has been providing strategic marketing and training programs to the hospitality industry for 6 years and has worked with hundreds of hotels and resorts nationwide. Strategic marketing services include image enhancement, ...
Barry Design Associates Completes $10 million Renovation at The Argent Hotel San Francisco; Inspired by Art Moderne Designs from the 1930s in Europe /
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Barry Design Associates Completes $10 million Renovation at The Argent Hotel San Francisco; Inspired by Art Moderne Designs from the 1930s in Europe SAN FRANCISCO, CA July 2000 - The Argent Hotel San Francisco has completed the final stages of its $10 million renovation that began with the upgrade and enhancement of the entire lobby level, restaurant and lounge. In keeping with the timeless quality of the property, gold and rich tones were used throughout the color scheme while the woodwork was refinished to enhance its richness. Originally built in 1983, the hotel underwent a ...
Wyndham International and the Trammell Crow Family Agree to 20-year Management Contract on the1,620 room Anatole; Adding Meeting Space and Golden Doo
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Wyndham International and the Trammell Crow Family Agree to 20-year Management Contract on the 1,620 room Anatole; Adding Meeting Space and Golden Door CitySpa DALLAS (July 19, 2000) Wyndham International, Inc. (NYSE:WYN) and the Trammell Crow family announced today the restructured management agreement of the 1,620-room Wyndham Anatole in Dallas, the largest hotel in the Southwest. As part of the new 20-year management agreement, Wyndham will expand the Anatoles meeting space and the hotels largest ballroom, making it one of the most versatile convention and conference hotels i...
Alliance Hospitality Opens the 204-room Doubletree® Club Hotel Park Central in Dallas / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Alliance Hospitality Opens the 204-room Doubletree® Club Hotel Park Central in Dallas DALLAS, Texas, March 27, 2000 -- Alliance Hospitality announces the opening of the 204-room Doubletree® Club Hotel Park Central in Dallas. The newly renovated Doubletree Club Park Central is owned by Dallas Coit/LBJ Club Ltd. (a private partnership formed by Alliance Hospitality); managed by Hospitality Management Corporation, and operated under a license agreement with Hilton Hotels Corporation. The Doubletree Club Hotel concept was designed through extensive research with true 'road warrior...
Accor Acquires a 20% interest in the Polish Hotel and Tourism Group Orbis for EUR 81 million / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Accor Acquires a 20% Interest in the Polish Hotel and Tourism Group Orbis for EUR 81 million Paris, July 27, 2000. - Accor today announced that it has acquired a 20% interest in the Polish hotel and tourism group Orbis. This transaction, part of the Polish privatization program, was carried out by a consortium comprising, in addition to Accor, FIC Globe LLC, American investment fund, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, and Globe Trade Center, a Polish real estate development company. The consortium acquired the entire Orbis holding offered by the Polish State, or 35,37% of the company...
Compadre Properties Open Accors' 100th Franchised Motel 6 in Ruidoso, New Mexico / July 2000
March 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Compadre Properties Open Accors' 100th Franchised Motel 6 in Ruidoso, New Mexico DALLAS - July 10, 2000 -- Accor Economy Lodging (AEL), parent company of budget lodging leader Motel 6, today announces a major milestone in its four-year history of franchising its brand: the opening of the 100th franchised Motel 6 property. Located in the beautiful resort area of Ruidoso, N.M., at 412 U.S. Highway 70 West, the newly built Ruidoso Motel 6 features 83 rooms and is owned by Ron Hyden and Nafanit Bhatka of Compadre Properties, based in Carlsbad, N.M. The newest Motel 6 will appeal to leisure...
