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February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Best Inns & Suites Installing EverGreen Rooms in 10% of Guestrooms System Wide Also See: Loss of $13.7 million Reported by U.S. Franchise Systems for 1999; Receives Inquiries Regarding the Possible Sale of the Company Also See: Loss of $13.7 million Reported by U.S. Franchise Systems for 1999; Receives Inquiries Regarding the Possible Sale of the Company ATLANTA (May 4, 2000) With concern for our health at an all-time high, and a growing awareness of the ill-effects of indoor air and water quality, todays consumers want a healthier experience on the road. Now, afte...
Baymont Inns & Suites Testing its Product with a System Wide Sleepover / May 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Baymont Inns & Suites Testing its Product with a System Wide Sleepover MILWAUKEE, May 3, 2000 - Employees of national hotel company Baymont Inns & Suites are being challenged to put themselves in their guests slippers on Sunday, May 7. More than 2,500 Baymont employees and their familiescorporate staff, Inn managers and housekeeperswill participate in a systemwide Slumber Party to check out every aspect of an overnight stay in preparation for the summer travel season. According to Baymont Inns & Suites President and Chief Operating Officer Jim Abrahamson, the chain wants to ensur...
Bass Hotels & Resorts Creates Hotel Clusters for Cross Selling Utilizing Delphi MPE / May 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Bass Hotels & Resorts Creates "Hotel Clusters" for Cross Selling Utilizing Delphi MPE PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (May 17, 2000) -- Newmarket International today announced that Bass Hotels & Resorts has created three hotels clusters in its Americas Division using Delphi Multi-Property Edition (Delphi MPE), Newmarket's thin-client sales automation application designed for multiple hotels cross selling within one system, such as a cluster of hotels or a regional sales office. Bass Hotels & Resorts, whose Americas Division include the Inter-Continental and Crowne Plaza hotel brands, has created clus...
Bass Hotels & Resorts and Dorint Hotels & Resorts Agree to Joint Venture and Develop Inter-Continental and Dorint Hotels in Germany / May 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Bass Hotels & Resorts and Dorint Hotels & Resorts Agree to Joint Venture and Develop Inter-Continental and Dorint Hotels in Germany ATLANTA, May 30, 2000 - Bass Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BAS; London) and Dorint Hotels & Resorts two of the most powerful players in the German hotel markethave entered into an historic agreement to form a joint venture to develop and jointly manage certain Inter-Continental and top-ranked Dorint hotels in selected cities in Germany. The parties will be equal partners in the joint venture, which will pair an Inter-Continental hotel with a Dorint hotel ...
Chef Robbin Haas Developing High End Restaurant – Baleen – at Noble House Hotels San Diego Paradise Point Resort / May 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Chef Robbin Haas Developing Restaurant - Baleen - at Noble House Hotels San Diego Paradise Point Resort San Diego, CA - May 4, 2000 - An exciting new high-end restaurant, Baleen, is currently under development, by world-renowned chef and restaurateur, Robbin Haas, who will create a stylish and innovative seafood restaurant for all of San Diego to experience. The development and construction of Baleen is expected to take three to four months, with a grand debut currently scheduled for late summer 2000. This unique 150 plus seat restaurant will feature stone floors, an open kitchen, we...
Aspire Launches New Revenue Boot Camp Program Designed to Dramatically Improve Revenue Captured / May 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Aspire Launches New Revenue Boot Camp Program Designed to Dramatically Improve Revenue Captured San Diego, CA (May 23, 2000) Aspire announced today Fall dates for their new 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...
Australia Update: Asian Inbound Recovers as North Asian Investment Retreats / May 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Australia Update: Asian Inbound Recovers as North Asian Investment Retreats Major Australian Markets' Performance December Quarter 1999 Sydney, May 18, 2000 International visitors to Australia from Other Asia are set to rise according to official government forecasts. After a 20.0% decline in 1998, the forecast 11.4% pa growth for the next decade reflects the increasingly stable economic and political conditions in the region. Demand recovery is anticipated to be greatest from China, Thailand and Indonesia, so markets that currently receive a high level of business from this se...
Al Faisaliah Hotel, Rosewood Hotels Ultimate Luxury Hotel opens in Riyadh, Ian Barbour, the Managing Director / May 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Al Faisaliah Hotel, Rosewood Hotels Ultimate Luxury Hotel opens in Riyadh Ian Barbour, the Managing Director Al Faisaliah Unusual Facts and Fantastic Figures Great Art on a Grand Scale Ian Barbour, the Managing Director Al Faisaliah Unusual Facts and Fantastic Figures Great Art on a Grand Scale Saudi Arabias First Skyscraper Inaugurated, Middle East Landmark, Designed by Lord Foster RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 15, 2000 - Saudi Arabias first skyscraper, the 267-meter tall Al Faisaliah Tower, was officially opened last night during a 30-minute ceremony. The royal cer...
Are AAA Ratings Always Accurate and Objective / Harry Nobles / May 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel OnlineSpecial Report Are AAA Ratings Always Accurate and Objective E-mail: hospsvc001@aol.com by Harry Nobles, May 2000 The simple answer is No." Very few things in life are always one way or the other; there are usually ambiguities and shades of gray. This is certainly true with AAAs rating policies, procedures, and practices. Several factors can have an impact on the inspectors rating decision. Among these are the inspectors level of knowledge and experience. The 25,000 lodgings rated annually range from very small inns to world class resorts with thousands of rooms and extensive rec...
Accor Takes a 40% Interest in the Israeli Tourism Group CLAL Tourism / May 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Accor Takes a 40% Interest in the Israeli Tourism Group CLAL Tourism Paris, May 11, 2000 - On May 9, Accor agreed to take a 40% interest in the Israeli tourism group CLAL Tourism. Accor will exchange mainly its existing hotel participations in the country for the new investment. Listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, CLAL Tourism has a market capitalization of USD 50 million. CLAL Tourism, the countrys tourism market leader, is active in: Hospitality, with 10 hotels (2,182 rooms), managed by a joint Accor/CLAL company. Seven Mercure hotels have been managed by Accor/CLAL for the...
Accor Hotel Activities 1st Qtr Sales Up 31.5%, Significant Increase from New Business Development / May 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Accor Hotel Activities 1st Qtr Sales Up 31.5%, Significant Increase from New Business Development Paris, May 9, 2000 Accor consolidated sales rose by 16.2% in the first quarter of 2000 to EUR 1,496 million (FRF 9,812 million), as compared to EUR 1,288 million (FRF 8,446 million) in the first quarter of 1999. Excluding Europcar car rental activities, sold in late 1999, sales were up 23.5% in the first quarter. Excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, consolidated sales (excluding Europcar) would have risen by 20.2%, reflecting sustained growth of existing activities and ne...
Andy Dolce Recognized by Alma Matter Iona College / May 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Andy Dolce Recognized by Alma Matter Iona College MONTVALE, NEW JERSEY (May 9, 2000). Andrew Dolce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of leading Montvale, New Jersey-based conference center company Dolce International, was honored by Iona College at their 39th Trustee Award Dinner Dance on April 28, 2000 at the Waldorf=Astoria in Manhattan. The award was presented to Dolce by his five children. Said Iona President Brother James A. Liguori, Annually we recognize individuals of outstanding character and entrepreneurial spirit who demonstrate a strong commitment to Iona College....
Egyptian Hotels Recording Exceptional Growth in Rooms Yield in1999 Hotel Benchmark Survey / Arthur Andersen/ May 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Egyptian Hotels Recording Exceptional Growth in Rooms Yield in1999 / Arthur Andersen Hotel Benchmark Survey Middle East Hotel Markets Recover Quickly from Economic Downturn BAHRAIN, Iran - May 10, 2000 -- Results from the recently released annual Arthur Andersen Hotel Industry Benchmark Survey indicate that the quick recovery from the economic downturn in early 1999 has brought most markets back to performance levels similar to 1998. The outlook for 2000 will be determined by the significant new supply in many destinations. Of the 18 cities reviewed in the survey, only fiv...
The Asian American Hotel Owners Association Going to Washington DC to Discuss Immigration Reform and Fair Franchising / May 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report The Asian American Hotel Owners Association Going to Washington DC to Discuss Immigration Reform and Fair Franchising 23 May 2000 - Where will you be on June 19 and 20, 2000? The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) hopes on those days, hundreds of Asian American entrepreneurs will be in Washington, D.C. to meet with Congressmen about pending legislation that could affect the way they do business. Congress is considering bills such as immigration reform and fair franchising which will have a dramatic impact on business people in a wide variety of industries from lodging...
Telux Introduces ze-net, a New High-speed Internet Access System / June 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Telux Introduces ze-net, a New High-speed Internet Access System Unveiling Planned for HITEC Show RICHARDSON, TEXAS, June 7, 2000 - Telux Corporation, a Richardson-based hospitality telecommunications equipment and technology provider, announced today that it will unveil its high-speed Internet access system, ze-net, at the HITEC show in Dallas on June 20th. The ze-net high-speed Internet access system was developed by Telux in collaboration with AT&T, Elastic Networks Inc., Satama Interactive, and others. The system provides a plug-and-play high-speed Internet access...
Crown Towers Hotel, Melbourne, Offers Guests inter-touch Internet Access for $20 per Day / June 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Crown Towers Hotel, Melbourne, Offers Guests inter-touch Internet Access for $20 per Day Melbourne, 15 June, 2000 Business travellers visiting Melbourne now have fast, easy and modem-less access to the Internet and advanced office technologies from their own laptop computers, at the Crown Towers Hotel in central Melbourne. The hotel offers high speed Internet access in both guest rooms and meeting rooms using solutions from inter-touch, Australias leading provider of broadband and internet services for mobile internet users and business travellers. All 277 guest rooms on the busi...
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Online Reservations, Marketing and Management Oh My! iHotelier 3.0 offers hotels e-solutions to maximize the potential of the Internet HOUSTON, TX June 7, 2000 iHotelier, a division of Webvertising, Inc., announced today the launch of iHotelier 3.0, an online integrated marketing system that offers the hotel industry its first fully-customizable reservation system, integrating marketing and management tools, enabling hotels to fully manage their reservation and inventory from their proprietary locations. iHotelier 3.0 is unique in that the system formulates a custo...
Zoho Now Provides Handheld Ordering System; Automates the Supplies Ordering Process / June 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Zoho Now Provides Handheld Ordering System; Automates the Supplies Ordering Process Wireless Handheld Order Entry Device Based on Palm Computing Platform SUNNYVALE, Calif. - June 14, 2000 -- Zoho Corporation, the premier online marketplace for the hospitality industry, today introduced its Zoho Handheld Solution, a handheld ordering system, to streamline and automate the supplies ordering process throughout the hospitality industry. Zohos new handheld device will enable hospitality professionals to more efficiently collect, manage and synchronize supply ordering, receipt and in...
Tao Zhou Appointed Vice President and COO of Listel Canada Limited / June 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Tao Zhou Appointed Vice President and COO of Listel Canada Limited Vancouver - June 15, 2000 - Mr. Tao Zhou has been appointed to the position of Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Listel Canada Limited. Listel Canadas holdings include numerous highly successful hotel and restaurant operations - Listel Vancouver, Listel Whistler Hotel, the Bear Foot Bistro and ODouls Restaurant & Bar. Listel Canada is also involved in retail and wholesale travel, numerous Pacific Rim multicultural initiatives as well as a growing hospitality management division. Mr. Zhou joined...
MeetingBroker.com Delivers Complete XML Schema for BizTalk Framework / June 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report MeetingBroker.com Delivers Complete XML Schema for BizTalk Framework XML Schema Utilizes Open Standards to Unite Meeting Planners PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (May 31, 2000) -- Newmarket International, Inc. announced today the submission of a complete, end-to-end XML schema for MeetingBroker.com, its new Web-based service that facilitates the open exchange of sales information among meeting planners, site selection or e-RFP sites, hotels, and destinations. The schema will work with the BizTalk Framework, an e-commerce framework that provides a set of implementation guidelines that facil...
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Takes Its WOMEN ON THEIR WAY® Initiative to the Next Level / June 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Takes Its WOMEN ON THEIR WAY® Initiative to the Next Level DALLAS, June 23, 2000 - Wyndham Hotels & Resorts took its WOMEN ON THEIR WAY® initiative to the next level today, announcing an exciting new awards program for women whose remarkable achievements indicate that they are, indeed, on their way. The WOW Awards, to be launched online July 15, will give thousands of successful women across the country the opportunity to fulfill one of their wildest dreams. One of three possible grand prizes will be up for grabs, each tailored to the unique needs of wome...
In-depth Profile of the Woman Business Traveler Completed by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and New York University Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Trav
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report In-depth Profile of the Woman Business Traveler Completed by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and New York University Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Travel Administration DALLAS, June 6, 2000 - Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and New York University Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Travel Administration (NYU) announced today that the full text of its groundbreaking survey of women business travelers is now complete and available online in its entirety for public use beginning June 9, 2000. The survey, which was conducted in conjunction with NYU, found that savvy, sophisticated wo...
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report WorldRes.coms Hotel Database and Reservations Technology to be Integrated into Travelprice.com Web Site SAN MATEO, CA - May 31, 2000 - WorldRes.comTM and Travelprice.com have just signed an agreement to integrate WorldRes.coms hotel database and reservations technology into the Travelprice.com web site. Travelprice.com is a full service web site in French and English that targets customers in France, Belgium, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain and Denmark. The site features flights, hotels, cars, travel packages and auctions. WorldRes.com will provide T...
Windsor Hospitality Group Installing CAIS Internet Access in 5,500 Rooms / June 2000
February 28, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Windsor Hospitality Group Installing CAIS Internet Access in 5,500 Rooms LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON D.C. - June 26, 2000 - -In an effort to continue to provide hotel guests with a convenient and cost-effective means of conducting business while traveling, Los Angeles-based Windsor Hospitality Group today announced an alliance with CAIS Internet (Nasdaq:CAIS) for the installation of high-speed Internet access in Windsors nearly 5,500 suites and guest rooms. Windsor Hospitality Group, a division of Windsor Capital Group, owns and/or manages a portfolio of 24 hotels in 11 states. CAISs...
