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JHM Hotels To Deploy Wayport Connectivity Solution in 14 Properties / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report JHM Hotels To Deploy Wayport Connectivity Solution in 14 Properties GREENVILLE, S.C. - January 5, 2000 - JHM Hotels, Inc., a prominent multi-brand hotel company operating in the Southeastern U.S., announced today the selection of Wayport, Inc., a leading high-speed Internet solutions provider for hotels, airports and conference centers, as its exclusive supplier of Internet services for hotel guest rooms, meeting rooms and public areas, as well as operations. Before March 31, JHM Hotels and Austin-based Wayport (www.wayport.net) expect to have deployed fast, convenient Interne...
Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Assn. Selects Passkey.com for Housing Services / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Assn. Selects Passkey.com for Housing Services BOSTON - January 12, 2000--The Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association, a key Midwestern business center, is the latest CVB contract for housing services with Passkey.com, Inc., the leading provider of Internet-based integrated group hotel reservation, event registration and travel solutions for the meetings and convention industry. The selection of Passkey.com ends a three-year search for a new technology, said Rick Hughes, senior vice president of the ICVA. Indianapolis wante...
Hotel Sofitel New York Utilizing HotelWorks.com for Pre-opening Procurement and Installation of FF&E and Operating Supplies / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel OnlineSpecial Report Hotel Sofitel New York Utilizing HotelWorks.com for Pre-opening Procurement and Installation of FF&E and Operating Supplies MIAMI (January 24, 2000) The Leonard Parker Company and Bekins Distribution Services, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Hotelworks.com, (Amex: HWS), were awarded contracts by Accor North America Business and Leisure Division to provide a variety of goods and services for the companys newest North American luxury property, the Hotel Sofitel New York, at 44th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenue. The Leonard Parker Company and Bekins Distribution Services wi...
HotelView Produces Videos for First Conferences' Web Site/ Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report HotelView Produces Videos for First Conferences' Web Site POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (January 25, 2000) - Visual Data Corporation (NASDAQ: VDAT) is now filming online videos for international seminar producer First Conferences that will enable attendees to preview and recap seminars in full-motion streaming video on the Web at http://www.firstconf.com/travel. The videos are being produced by Visual Datas wholly owned subsidiary HotelView. We already provide text and slides on our site, but recognize the impact that streaming video has to motivate and excite, says First Conferenc...
IBM, ParTech Inc. and Ibertech Inc. Founding Sponsors of Hostec 2000 / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report IBM, ParTech Inc. and Ibertech Inc. Founding Sponsors of Hostec 2000 Gaithersburg, MD and London, UKJanuary 12, 2000 CynterShow UK today announced that IBM, ParTech Inc. and Ibertech Inc., world leaders in retail systems and service integration solutions, have become founding sponsors of Hostec 2000. Hostec 2000 is the first UK conference and exhibition solely dedicated to technology solutions for the hospitality, foodservice and catering sectors. The event takes place at the Wembley Conference and Exhibition Centre, London, 11 - 13 April 2000 and includes a major three-day edu...
Hilton Re-launches Homewood Suites with New Prototype / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Re-launches Homewood Suites with New Prototype BEVERLY HILLS, Calif - Jan. 20, 2000 -- Hilton Hotels Corp. (NYSE:HLT) today announced plans to re-launch its upscale, extended-stay hotel product Homewood Suites, starting with a new name for the brand: Homewood Suites by Hilton.With the addition of the Hilton name, the brand also announced its new prototype design, which will have a more efficient, home-like interior and can be built at a lower cost-per-key than previous design plans. All newly constructed Homewood Suites by Hilton hotels will feature this revamped, mo...
Howard Johnson Seeking to Be the Most Aggressively Priced Franchise in the Industry / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Howard Johnson Seeking to Be the Most Aggressively Priced Franchise in the Industry New Franchisees to See Savings Under Plan JANUARY 26, 2000 (PARSIPPANY, NJ) - Howard Johnson International Inc. today unveiled its new franchise sales strategy, featuring very aggressive fees and a two year satisfaction guarantee. Moving away from the industry standard of unlimited percentages of gross room revenue for royalty, marketing and reservation fees, Howard Johnson International will offer new franchisees significant savings through a novel, maximum per room inclusive franchise fee. This cutt...
HVS Opens Toronto Office; Providing Consulting and Brokerage Services for the Hotel Industry / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report HVS Opens Toronto Office; Providing Consulting and Brokerage Services for the Hotel Industry January 19, 2000 - Stephen Rushmore, president and founder of HVS International, has announced that Betsy MacDonald (AACI, MAI), Jon Lantz, and Lorenzo Palumbo have opened the second HVS office in Canada, with the formation of HVS Toronto the firms 11th office worldwide. HVS International, the leading worldwide hospitality consulting and appraisal firm, provides counseling in the areas of asset management, environmental services, executive search, gaming, investments, oper...
AmeriHost Properties Reports 1999 Occupancy of 55.2% for 71 AmeriHost Inn Hotels / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report AmeriHost Properties Reports 1999 Occupancy of 55.2% for 71 AmeriHost Inn Hotels DES PLAINES, Ill. - Jan. 5, 2000-- Amerihost Properties, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM: HOST) today announced that Same Room Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) for the AmeriHost Inn® hotel brand increased by 9.7% during the fourth quarter of 1999 compared to the fourth quarter of 1998. This is the direct result of a 5.1% growth in occupancy for the AmeriHost Inn® hotel brand to 55.2%, and a $2.37, or 4.4% growth in average daily rate to $56.69. These results relate to the 71 AmeriHost Inn® hotels that were op...
Clyde Guinn Named Senior Vice President – Operations at Stanford Hotels Corporation / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel OnlineSpecial Report Clyde Guinn Named SVP - Operations at Stanford Hotels Corporation SAN FRANCISCO - Jan. 19, 2000 - San Francisco-based Stanford Hotels Corporation announces today the appointment of Clyde Guinn as Senior Vice President - Operations with effect from Jan. 31, 2000. Guinn, who is a Certified Hotel Administrator, brings to Stanford over 30 years experience in the hotel industry. Guinn began his career while in high school as a busboy with Marriott Hotels in Washington, D.C. Upon completion of his undergraduate degree, he served in various positions with Marriott in Washington, D.C...
Guam Visitor Arrivals Up 2% During 1999 / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Guam Visitor Arrivals Up 2% During 1999 Thu, 13 Jan 2000 - Tourism on Guam ended 1999 with a 14.5% increase in December visitor arrivals and a 2% annual increase over 1998. According to recently released statistics from the Guam Visitors Bureau (www.visitguam.org). June marked the shift into positive arrival figures after 20 consecutive months of decline. The 208 square-mile US territory centrally located in the Pacific-Asian region attracted a total of 1.16 million visitor arrivals in 1999. Guam is a powerhouse in the Japanese pleasure travel market, commandin...
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Best Western and Bass Hotels Join Galileos Web Initiative ROSEMONT, Ill., Jan. 13, 2000 - Galileo International, Inc. (NYSE: GLC), a leader in global electronic distribution services for the travel industry, announced today that Air Canada, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Alitalia, Best Western Hotels, Bass Hotel properties (Holiday Inn, Hotel Intercontinental and StayBridge) and the rental car companies of Alamo, Avis, Dollar, Hertz, and National signed agreements in principle to participate in its Web initiative. Details of their participation are under negotiation. Under a se...
Geoff Young Named General Manager at San Diego Paradise Point Resort / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Geoff Young Named General Manager at San Diego Paradise Point Resort Kurt Hauser Promoted to Executive Chef San Diego, CA - January, 2000 - Geoff Young, a career Ritz Canton executive, has been selected as the new General Manager for San Diego Paradise Point Resort. Young brings 15 years of premium and upscale hotel experience from Ritz Carlton Hotels. Most recently, Young was the General Manager of their Marina Del Rey property. Other background with Ritz Carlton includes Laguna Niguel, San Francisco and Cancun. Young's focus as the new General Manager will be to impro...
GHS Global Inc. Releases New Accommodation Management System for Small to Mid Size Properties / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report GHS Global Inc. Releases New Accommodation Management System for Small to Mid Size Properties SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (January 4, 2000) GHS Global Inc. challenges the property management software industry with the launch of its new G4 Accommodation Management System (AMSTM). The G4 System is targeted towards the needs of the small and mid-size hotel market with its affordable online subscription option, no on-site training or installation, fully integrated functionality and the use of the Internet for all maintenance and updates. GHS Global identified the need for a sof...
Bill Foussard, Best Western Americanna Inn, St. Cloud, Elected Minnesota Hotel & Lodging Association President / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Bill Foussard, Best Western Americanna Inn, St. Cloud, Elected Minnesota Hotel & Lodging Association President ST. PAUL, Minn.-January 4, 2000 - Bill Foussard, general manager, Best Western Americanna Inn, St. Cloud, was elected president of the Minnesota Hotel & Lodging Association (MH&LA) for 2000 at its annual meeting held recently at the Marriott City Center, Minneapolis. Foussard assumed the presidency on January 1 from Tom Chase, Marriott City Center, Minneapolis. Foussard began his career in the hospitality industry by taking a job as a waiter at a resort in Ariz...
Manhattan Lodging Market Sees Strong Room Demand and Higher Room Rates Despite First Decline in Overall Occupancy Since 1991 / E&Y Kenneth Leventhal R
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Manhattan Lodging Market Sees Strong Room Demand and Higher Room Rates Despite First Decline in Overall Occupancy Since 1991 NEW YORK - (January 18, 2000) - The Manhattan lodging market moves into the new Millennium on a strong footing, according to a report to be released tomorrow by the New York hospitality practice of the Ernst & Young Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group. The firms annual Manhattan Lodging Report says that the market showed robust growth in 1999, prompting the estimate that average daily room rates (ADR) in the city will reach an all-time high of $203...
U.S. Tourists to the Dominican Republic Increased 20.3 % over 1998 / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel OnlineSpecial Report U.S. Tourists to the Dominican Republic Increased 20.3 % over 1998 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Jan. 25, 2000 - U.S. tourists to the Dominican Republic increased by more than 20.3 percent over 1998, according to Dominican Republic tourism officials. A total of 484,276 American tourists was recorded as of November 1999, indicating that Dominican tourism has rebounded from the effects of Hurricane Georges in 1998. We are very proud of the results we are seeing from our marketing efforts and travel partnerships, said Felix Jimenez, secretary of tourism for the Dominican Republ...
Ned Delk Named Vice President – Hotel Operations at Leisure Hotels L.L.C. / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Ned Delk Named Vice President - Hotel Operations at Leisure Hotels L.L.C. HUTCHINSON, KS - December 20.1999 - Leisure Hotels. L.L.C. announces the appointment of Ned Delk as Vice President - Hotel Operations. Delk will assist in the improvement of hotel operations as Leisure Hotels, L.L.C. continues its rapid growth expansion through additional management agreements and new hotel development. Prior to joining Leisure Hotels, L.L.C., Delk was Regional Director of Operations for Larken Hotels, Inc. based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Regional Vice President of Remington Hotel C...
DMX MUSIC Raising the Standard Of In-room Audio Beyond the Standard Clock Radio / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report DMX MUSIC Raising the Standard Of In-room Audio Beyond the Standard Clock Radio LOS ANGELES (January 24, 2000) DMX MUSIC (DMX, LLC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:LDIG), today announced it will provide in-room music service to luxury hotels and resorts through its new SoundStay division. SoundStay by DMX will provide DMX MUSIC, the industrys largest selection of non-stop, CD-quality, commercial free music, to guestrooms 24-hours a day -- improving the overall audio quality and guest entertainment services in hotel rooms nationwide. Consumers ha...
Douglas Barber Appointed Vice-President, Hong Kong and GM Century Hong Kong Hotel / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Douglas Barber Appointed Vice-President, Hong Kong and GM Century Hong Kong Hotel 18 January, 2000, Hong Kong ..... Century International Hotels President and CEO, Mr Brian Deeson is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Douglas Barber as Vice-President, Hong Kong and General Manager of Century Hong Kong Hotel in Wanchai, Hong Kong. Prior to this appointment, Mr Barber was Director of Operations and General Manager of the Regal Group in Hong Kong. A native Canadian, he has developed his career with various international chains such as Canadian National Hotels, Hilton Hotels and Del...
Hospitality Veteran Mike Cryan Joins Windsor Capital Group as President and COO / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Hospitality Veteran Mike Cryan Joins Windsor Capital Group as President and COO LOS ANGELES Los Angeles-based Windsor Capital Group, parent company of Windsor Hospitality Group, today announced hospitality veteran Mike Cryan has joined the company as president and chief operating officer. In this newly created position, Cryan is responsible for strategically directing Windsor as the company expands its portfolio of 24 upscale, full-service hotels and extended stay properties. According to Patrick Nesbitt, Windsors chairman and chief executive officer, Cryans compreh...
The Hospitality Research Group Offers Complimentary Trends in the Hotel Industry® Reports / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report The Hospitality Research Group Offers Complimentary Trends in the Hotel Industry® Reports All U.S. Hotels Eligible Atlanta, GA, January 25, 2000 - The Hospitality Research Group (HRG), the research affiliate of PKF Consulting, has begun collecting 1999 year-end financial statements from thousands of hotels across the United States. The statements are used to produce the firm's annual Trends in the Hotel Industry publication, an instrument for benchmarking hotel financial performance that has been published since 1936. Long considered by hotel owners and operators as "the bibl...
Canadian Hotel Investment Market at Crossroads / 1999 Saw Flattening Values, Escalating Revenues and a Dramatic Shift in Buyer Profiles / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Canadian Hotel Investment Market at Crossroads 1999 Saw Flattening Values, Escalating Revenues and a Dramatic Shift in Buyer Profiles 4th Annual Canadian Hotel Investment Conference In Toronto April 2 & 3, 2000 TORONTO, Ontario - January 17, 2000 - Colliers International Hotel Realty (CIHR) is releasing its fifth annual Canadian Hotel Investment Report bearing witness to the crossroads reached in 1999. While RevPAR (the amount of room revenue generated per available room) increased nearly 7.0 per cent in 1999, national hotel values stabilized but are anticipated to fall t...
Vector Investments Moving Forward with the $150M Castillo Grand in Fort Lauderdale / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Vector Investments Moving Forward with the $150M Castillo Grand in Fort Lauderdale FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Jan. 20, 2000--Fort Lauderdale City Commissioners approved plans for Castillo Grand, the first 5-star designated luxury hotel and residences to be developed in Broward County. The $150M property will be located on the oceanfront at State Road A1A and Castillo Street in Fort Lauderdale. The hotel and residences will offer the ultimate in services and features, according to John McDonald, managing partner of Vector Investments, developers of the property. The innovative design has bee...
