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Johnny Peralta and Bernhard Kammerlohras Appointed to Executive Positions at Meliá Hanoi / Mar 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Johnny Peralta and Bernhard Kammerlohras Appointed to Executive Positions at Meliá Hanoi Singapore, 7 March 2000 - Mr. Hubert Klemenz, General Manager of Meliá Hanoi in Vietnam today announced the appointment of Mr. Johnny Peralta as Financial Controller of Sol Meliá's newest Asia-Pacific property. Mr. Peralta's immediate responsibilities include heading the administration of the hotel's overall finance and accounting activities. Mr. Peralta brings to the post more than 25 years Asian experience. He has held senior management positions with a number of international hotel...
Marshall Management Installing Wayport in 2,400 Hotel Rooms / Mar 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Marshall Management Installing Wayport in 2,400 Hotel Rooms AUSTIN, Texas - March 23, 2000 - Wayport, Inc., an Austin-based high-speed Internet solutions provider for hotels, airports and conference centers, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Marshall Management Inc., a Maryland-based hotel management firm, to provide wired and wireless high-speed Internet access at 15 hotel properties in six states. Guests in Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, and Virginia, will soon browse the Internet, receive e-mail and access corporate networks at speeds...
Marriott Names Six as 1999 General Manager of the Year / Kristine Gagliardi Named GM at San Francisco Marriott / Mar 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott Names Six as 1999 General Manager of the Year Kristine Gagliardi Named General Manager at San Francisco Marriott WASHINGTON, March 22, 2000 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) named six individuals as 1999 General Manager of the Year for its full-service hotel brands, Marriott and Renaissance. The award winners, who were recently recognized for their achievements at the Annual General Managers Conference in New Orleans, include: Peter Caprez, Marriott Royal Garden Riverside in Bangkok; George Cook, Renaissance Mayflower in Washington, D.C.; ...
Baymont Inns Suites Trending Up for Marcus Corp; RevPAR Up 6% During Third Quarter / Mar 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Baymont Inns Suites Trending Up for Marcus Corp; RevPAR Up 6% During Third Quarter MILWAUKEE - March 21, 2000 - The Marcus Corporation (NYSE:MCS) today reported increased revenues and earnings for the third quarter ended February 24, 2000. Total revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2000 were $77,439,000, up 2.5% from revenues of $75,519,000 for the same period during the prior year. Earnings from continuing operations were $533,000 or $0.02 per diluted share for the third quarter of fiscal 2000, over four times higher than earnings from continuing operations of $128,000 or $0.01 per ...
Hersha Hospitality Management LP (HHMLP) Launching a Revolutionary New Hotel Concept;Building Two Hotels Under the Same Roof, a Mainstay Suites and Sl
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Hersha Hospitality Management LP Launching a Revolutionary New Hotel Concept; Building Two Hotels Under the Same Roof, a Mainstay Suites and Sleep Inn KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (March 6, 2000) -- Hersha Hospitality Management LP (HHMLP) has launched a revolutionary new hotel concept, in response to the changing travel patterns of both business and leisure travelers. The Pennsylvania-based hotel management company will open two hotels under the same roof, Mainstay Suites and Sleep Inn. The unique property combines 69 spacious suites and 79 traditional hotel rooms. Both hotel...
Melia Cancun Hosting MPI Educational Program Series / Mar 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Melia Cancun Hosting MPI Educational Program Series CANCUN (March 3, 2000) -- The Meliá Cancun Convention Center Beach & Spa Resort will host the Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Institutes I & II educational programs, Oct. 22-27, 2000. More than 200 meeting planners from around the world will attend the event to be held in the Meliá Cancuns recently opened $5 million convention center. We are very excited to host a group of this caliber, said Jose Gomez Collazo, the Meliá Cancuns director of sales and marketing. We are confident that our facilities and s...
Boca Research to Facilitate LodgeNet's Evolution of Broadband Services Platform / Mar 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Boca Research to Facilitate LodgeNet's Evolution of Broadband Services Platform BOCA RATON, Fla.-- March 27, 2000 -Boca Research, Inc.® today announced the signing of a technology development and licensing agreement between Inprimis Technologies, Inc., Bocas wholly-owned subsidiary, and LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation for the development of broadband systems that will distribute interactive TV content to hotel guest rooms. The agreement provides LodgeNet with software development and design services to integrate the i2020 interactive set-top box (licensed by Inprimis) with the Liberat...
LodgCon, Inc. and GroupGates LLC Merge / Mar 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report LodgCon, Inc. and GroupGates LLC Merge LodgCon Gains Network Consulting and Services Expertise ATLANTA, GA - March, 2000: --- LodgCon, Inc., a leading information technology consulting group for the hospitality industry, announced today that it has completed an agreement to acquire privately-held GroupGates, LLC of West Falmouth, MA. The effective date of the transaction was October 1, 1999. The combined companies will operate under the LodgCon, name. GroupGates provides LodgCon customers with extensive expertise in computer network design, configuration and installation se...
Lewis Miller Appointed Senior Managing Director and Head of its Hotel Transaction and Finance Operations / March 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Lewis Miller Appointed Senior Managing Director and Head of its Hotel Transaction and Finance Operations New York, NY - March 14, 2000 - Insignia/ESG, Inc. has appointed Lewis Miller as senior managing director and head of its hotel transaction and finance operations, Insignia/ESG Hotel Partners. A long-time hotel industry veteran, Mr. Miller will function out of Insignia/ESGs Atlanta office. Mr. Miller brings a wealth of hotel industry experience to Insignia/ESGs hotel sales operations, according to Kevin F. Haggarty, executive managing director of Insignia/ESG Capital Advisors ...
Leora Halpern Lanz Heading Up HVS's Public Relations and Marketing Consulting Service / March 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Leora Halpern Lanz Heading Up HVS's Public Relations and Marketing Consulting Service HVS Provides Full-Service Consulting from Feasibility Stage of Hotel Development, Through Construction & Design and Now Strategic Public Relations Campaigns March 13, 2000 - Stephen Rushmore, president and founder of HVS International, the leading global hospitality consulting firm, has announced the addition of Public Relations and Marketing Consulting as a service for its worldwide client base. HVS Marketing Communications provides full-service public relations, advertising and community affa...
Lakeway Inn, Owned by Lend Lease Real Estate Investments and Managed by Dolce International, Completes $20+ million Expansion and Renovation / Mar 20
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Lakeway Inn, Owned by Lend Lease Real Estate Investments and Managed by Dolce International, Completes $20+ million Expansion and Renovation AUSTIN, TEXAS (MARCH 28, 2000). Lakeway Inn, a deluxe conference resort owned by Lend Lease Real Estate Investments and managed by Dolce International, has just completed a two-year, $20+ million expansion and renovation. The resort has grown to 239 guestrooms and suites with over 20,000 square feet of meeting space. Overlooking Lake Travis, the newly constructed Hillside Building is the centerpiece of the resort and boasts the majority of new g...
Peter Kretschmann Named General Manager of Hilton New York Towers / Mar 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Peter Kretschmann Named General Manager of Hilton New York Towers BEVERLY HILLS, Calif - March 28, 2000 - Peter Kretschmann has been named general manager of the 2,085-room Hilton New York Towers, succeeding Arthur Surin, who has retired after 32 years with the company. Kretschmann most recently served as general manager of the Hilton Pasadena, where he oversaw the complete renovation of the hotel. He reports to Hilmar Rosenast, senior vice president, Hilton Hotels Corp., and executive vice president-select hotels. A 21-year Hilton veteran, Kretschmann has served as general manager of ...
Fredrik Korallus Appointed Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts / Mar 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Fredrik Korallus Appointed Senior VP Sales & Marketing, Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts March 2000....Fredrik Korallus, 36, has been appointed Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing for Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, based at the Radisson SAS corporate office in Brussels. Fredrik takes over from Ingvald Fardal, who returns to Norway to start up a hospitality consulting business. Fredrik returns to Radisson SAS, having left his position as Vice President Sales in 1998, to pursue his own business interests. In the past two years he has worked in the Vocational Training & Education ...
The American Club, Owned by Kohler Co., Building an Onsite Spa Showcasing the Kohler Brand / Mar 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report The American Club, Owned by Kohler Co., Building an On-site Spa Showcasing the Kohler Brand Kohler Waters Spa To Debut In Late Autumn 2000 March 1, 2000 - Kohler Waters Spa will occupy nearly 16,000 square feet of space on two levels of the Carriage House, a guest room annex for The American Club. Operated as a resort amenity spa but also offering private memberships and day-visitor access, it will replace a modest day spa currently within Sports Core, Kohler's fitness and racquet center. The American Club is the Midwest's only AAA Five Diamond resort hotel and with the ...
Sheraton Hotel Survey Studies How Business Travelers Plan Trips Around Kids / Mar 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Sheraton Hotel Survey Studies How Business Travelers Plan Trips Around Kids WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., March 29, 2000 - Whos the boss? When it comes to business travel, executives say its their children. In fact, 67% of parents polled say they have refused to go on a business trip because it conflicted with their childrens activities, according to a study just released by Sheraton Hotels Resorts. More than one-third (41%) of those surveyed say they would cut a trip short because of a birthday or childs illness. Nearly a third (31%) wont travel because of a school function, and five p...
Cappelli Enterprises Unveils Wide-ranging $500 million Redevelopment of the Famed Concord Hotel Property / March 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Cappelli Enterprises Unveils Wide-ranging $500 million Redevelopment of the Famed Concord Hotel Property MONTICELLO, N.Y. - March 16, 2000 - Plans were unveiled today for a wide-ranging $500 million redevelopment of the famed Concord Hotel property in the Catskill Mountains that will be one of the most significant economic development efforts ever undertaken in New York State. The master plan for the site includes creation of a new luxury hotel, to be designed by The Hillier Group. It will be built in an architectural style reminiscent of a traditional mountain lodge and will re...
Deanna J. McGonigal and Ken Ide Named General Managers at Pan Pacific Hotels / Mar 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Deanna J. McGonigal and Ken Ide Named General Managers at Pan Pacific Hotels Singapore - March 1, 2000 - Ms. Deanna J. McGonigal has been appointed General Manager at The Puteri Pan Pacific Johor Bahru, Malaysia and Mr. Ken Ide has been appointed General Manager, The Pan Pacific Hotel Yokohama, Japan, according to Mr. Ichigo Umehara, President of Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts. Mr. Ken Ide, who served as Assistant General Manager of The Pan Pacific Hotel Yokohama from October 1998 has been promoted to General Manager of the same hotel effective 1 March 2000. Ken started his...
Rob Wilson, Currently VP North American Development for Best Western International, Inc., Named President at GuestHouse International Franchise System
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Rob Wilson, Currently VP North American Development for Best Western International, Inc., Named President at GuestHouse International Franchise Systems ATLANTA March 15, 2000 -- GuestHouse International Franchise Systems, a subsidiary of Suburban Lodges of America, Inc., announced today that Rob Wilson, currently Vice President North American Development for best Western International, Inc., will join the company as its new president, succeeding founder Jim Keet. Mr. Keet announced that he would be leaving the company in late spring so that he can remain in Little Rock and pursue other...
Peter A. Janssen appointed General Manager for The Suncrest Hotel Malta / March 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Peter A. Janssen appointed General Manager for The Suncrest Hotel Malta March 2000 - AX Holdings based in Malta announced a number of changes in the groups senior structure including the appointment of Peter A. Janssen as General Manager of the 434 bedroom Suncrest Hotel Malta . The announcement was made by Angelo Xereb the Chairman of the Group. Peter A. Janssen hails from Utrecht, Holland and has been involved in the hospitality industry for the past 27 years and held senior management positions with International Hotel Chains in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Fa...
Meyer Jabara Hotels Opens a 79-room Hampton Inn & Suites in Marathon, FL. / Mar 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Meyer Jabara Hotels Opens a 79-room Hampton Inn & Suites in Marathon, FL. MARATHON, FL, March 9, 2000 Meyer Jabara Hotels today announced the official opening of the new 79-room Hampton Inn & Suites hotel located at 1688 Overseas Hwy., in Marathon, FL. The 3-story hotel features 55 traditional rooms and 24 suites. The Marathon hotel is managed by Meyer Jabara Hotels. The general manager of the property is Don Singletary. The Director of Sales is Vicki Hart. Marathons new Hampton Inn & Suites hotel represents a new concept within the lodging indust...
James Potts Named President of Homestead Village / Mar 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report James Potts Named President of Homestead Village David Dressler Steps Down as President; To Become Consultant to the Company ATLANTA, March 2, 2000 - C. Ronald Blankenship, interim chairman and chief executive officer of Homestead Village Incorporated (NYSE: HSD), announced that James C. Potts has been elected as a director and appointed president and chief operating officer of Homestead. Mr. Potts, who joined Homestead in 1998, has been executive vice president and chief operating officer since May 1999. Mr. Blankenship said, Under Jim Pottss leadership, the operating profit...
Woodley Road:The Global Hospitality Advisor interview with Don Winter, a qualified, first-hand insider's view / JMBM / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Woodley Road: The Consultant's View The Global Hospitality Advisor interview with Don Winter, a qualified, first-hand insider's view Also See: Thunder over Woodley Road / A first jury verdict focusing on the consequences for a hotel operator failing to meet its fiduciary duties to the hotels owner / February 2000 March 2000 - The Woodley Road case is not the only recent dispute that has arisen concerning management practices. Similar issues between other owners and operators have been settled out of court without the publicity of a jury trial. Don Winter has been a...
Olympus Making Bold Moves – Olympus Real Estate of Dallas Spends$1 Million Buying the Rockresort / JMBM / March 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Olympus Making Bold Moves Olympus Real Estate of Dallas Spends $1 Million Buying the Rockresort Brand Name March 2000 - Olympus Real Estate of Dallas just spent $1 million to buy the Rockresort brand name. The brand owned no properties, held no management contracts it was just a name. As we suspected, there was a great hotel story that needed telling. The Global Hospitality Advisor recently spoke with L.K. Eric Prevette, President of Olympus Hospitality Group, to get that story. Global Hospitality Advisor: Your newly formed Olympus Hospitality Group is making hold moves to cryst...
Annual Review of the Mexican Lodging Market / JMBM / March 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Annual Review of the Mexican Lodging Market by Maria del Carmen and Bruce Goodwin, ISHC March 2000 - 1999 Mexican lodging statistics show a positive picture compared to the same period in 1998 despite the fact that December statistics confirm the difficulties faced by all segments and locations of the hotel industry due to Y2K related fears and millennium celebrations. Despite a poor December, annual occupancy and ADR statistics for most Mexican destinations demonstrate stability as compared with 1998. In some cases, such as border cities, significant increases were registered. However...
