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Restaurantpro.com Wants to Dominant Online Marketplace for the $376 billion Foodservice Industry / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Restaurantpro.com Wants to Dominant Online Marketplace for the $376 billion Foodservice Industry SAN FRANCISCO - Feb. 23, 2000-- Restaurantpro.com is about to shake up the foodservice industry. Restaurantpro.com is a B2B e-commerce company founded by restaurant operators who understand firsthand the needs of the $376 billion foodservice industry. The company is integrating its industry experience and relationships with leading technology and foodservice partners to form the dominant online marketplace where restaurants, suppliers and vendors can work together more effectively and effici...
Palm Springs Marquis is ReACTA to Meeting Participants/ Director of Technology, Sam Sandoval, Ensures Attention to all Technology Matters / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Palm Springs Marquis is ReACTA to Meeting Participants Director of Technology, Sam Sandoval, Ensures Attention to all Technology Matters Palm Springs, Ca - February 21, 2000 - The Palm Springs Marquis Hotel, in Palm Springs, California, one of the most technologically advanced hotels in the country has set out to solve one of the oldest meeting challenges ever, the comfortable chair. Shelby Williams¹ ReActa Series has solved this dilemma. The ReActa chair, using the science of ergonometrics has produced an eight-hour chair. Its' design is contoured to fit 90% of t...
Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts Achieves Record 1999 Financial Results; Now Has 125 Hotels in 36 Countries / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts Achieves Record 1999 Financial Results; Now Has 125 Hotels in 36 Countries Brussels, 18th February 2000 .For the fifth time in a row, Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts scores record-high financial results. Systemwide Revenue for 99 was MNOK 8000 (MEUR 962), an increase of 16% over 98. By the end of 99 the company had 125 hotels in operation or under construction in 36 countries, compared to 113 by the end of 1998. The hotel market has developed very favourably during 99 in most markets where Radisson SAS Hotel & Resorts have hotels. In th...
RIU Hotels Turning to Timeshare at Soon to Open Club-Hotel Gran Canaria / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report RIU Hotels Turning to Timeshare at Soon to Open Club-Hotel Gran Canaria Sets aside nearly a tenth of the rooms for timeshare February 8, 2000 - RIU Hotels has decided to offer for sale on the multi-owner time-share basis, 54 of the 639 rooms in the new Club-Hotel Riu Gran Canaria, which will be welcoming its first guests on this island in the summer of 2000. Sales will be handled through an independent specialist agency, OK Marketing and Consulting SL, which will make the rooms available on a 40-year lease under which owners will enjoy full privileges at all the main sports and recrea...
Hollywood Park Changes Name to Pinnacle Entertainment Reflecting Transformation to Gaming Entertainment Company / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Hollywood Park Changes Name to Pinnacle Entertainment Reflecting Transformation to Gaming Entertainment Company GLENDALE, Calif., Feb. 23, 2000 - Hollywood Park, Inc. (NYSE: HPK) today announced that it has changed its corporate name to Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. The Companys stock will begin trading under the ticker symbol PNK on the New York Stock Exchange on February 28, 2000. The Companys new logo and links to its properties can be found at its new website address www.pinnacle-entertainment-inc.com . Since 1997, Hollywood Park has aggressively been building the Companys ...
MEI Hotels Appoints Thomas J. Perragaux, Jr. VP of Operations for MEI Hotels and GM at Morgan Hotel & Suites / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report MEI Hotels Appoints Thomas J. Perragaux, Jr. VP of Operations for MEI Hotels and GM at Morgan Hotel & Suites CHARLOTTE, NC. February 3, 2000 - MEI Hotels Incorporated is pleased to announce the hiring of Thomas J. Perregaux, Jr. After a successful tour of duty in Australia as Director of Operations for Radisson Hotels Australia, Mr. Perregaux has returned to the United States to assume the position of General Manager of MEI Hotels newest property, The Morgan Hotel & Suites, located at 315 East Woodlawn Road, in Charlotte, NC. Mr. Perregaux will also assume the position of V...
Paul Lee and Roger Griffin Reassigned at Sonnenblick-Goldman / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Paul Lee and Roger Griffin Reassigned at Sonnenblick-Goldman New York, NY - February 16, 2000 - Sonnenblick-Goldman Company announced today that it is streamlining its domestic operations to support its global expansion goals. Sonnenblick-Goldman is launching an office in Tokyo and consolidating the firms West Coast operations in San Francisco. Paul Lee to Oversee West Coast Operations Sonnenblick-Goldman has consolidated its West Coast operations by closing its Los Angeles office. Paul Lee, Managing Director of the firms San Francisco office, will be responsible for over...
Paul Dolce Named Assistant General Manager at Hamilton Park, A Dolce Conference Hotel / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Paul Dolce Named Assistant General Manager at Hamilton Park, A Dolce Conference Hotel FLORHAM PARK, NEW JERSEY (February 17, 2000). Colin Ankersen, General Manager of Hamilton Park, a Dolce Conference Hotel in Florham Park, New Jersey, announced that Paul Dolce has been appointed Assistant General Manager of Hamilton Park. Paul, a 1986 Stephen F. Austin University graduate with a degree in Business Management, has worked for Dolce International since 1986 when he began his career at Lakeway Inn in Austin, Texas. In 1988 Paul relocated to Houston, Texas, where he worked for...
Identifying and Serving new Markets Spells Success / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Identifying and Serving new Markets Spells Success February, 2000 - Pan American Resort Corporation has six hotels under management contract, two pending, and its principal has a foot in CyberSpace. For the past two years the Pan American Resort Corporation has quietly pursued management contracts with new hotels offering different vacation options. In conjunction with Buena Vista do Brasil, Ltda., the Brazilian affiliate, a total of six hotels have been signed, with two additional coming on line the first half of 2000. Early on, Jacques De Paep recognized that the Internet was going t...
New Years Eve Results a Big Surprise for New York City Hoteliers / PKF / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report New Years Eve Results a Big Surprise for New York City Hoteliers January 31, 2000 - PKF Consultings latest Trends in the Hotel Industry report for New York City reveals that NYC hotels finished 1999 with yet another year of record-breaking room revenues, according to John Fox, Senior VP and head of the firms New York office. For the full year, New York Citys hotels showed an overall room sales increase of nearly 7 percent. For the month of December, sales were approximately 12 percent higher than in December 1998. Annual room revenues increased at 69 of the 86 hotels...
Pegasus Processed 2.1 Million Online Reservations vs 750,000 in 1998 / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Pegasus Processed 2.1 Million Online Reservations vs 750,000 in 1998 DALLAS, Feb. 1, 2000 - Pegasus Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEGS), a leading provider of transaction processing and electronic commerce services to the hotel industry worldwide, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ending December 31, 1999. Revenue for the fourth quarter of 1999 totaled $10.4 million, representing a 25.1% increase over the $8.3 million reported in the same period in 1998. Net income in the fourth quarter of 1999 was $3.2 million, or $0.15 per share, based on 21.1...
Faciliation of Travel in the Asia-Pacific Region / PATA / February 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel OnlineSpecial Report Faciliation of Travel in the Asia-Pacific Region Faciliation of Travel in the Asia-Pacific Region Februay 2000 - As part of the ASEAN Tourism Forum held in Bangkok, Thailand in January 2000, there was a conference component that focused on the theme Towards Seamless Intra-ASEAN Travel. One of the presenters at that conference was Dr. Mohommad Rahmatullah, Director, Transport, Communications, Tourism and Infrastructure Development Division, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and thc Pacific. He spoke of ESCAPs role in the facilitation of...
Clifford E. Olson and Wayne Sterling Named GM's at Outrigger Hotels in Waikiki / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Clifford E. Olson and Wayne Sterling Named GM's at Outrigger Hotels in Waikiki Clifford E. Olson Moves to the Outrigger Reef as General Manager HONOLULU, HAWAIIFebruary 3, 2000 - Outrigger Hotels & Resorts has named Clifford E. Olson general manager of the Outrigger Reef on the Beach. He replaces Scott Fuchigami, who has been promoted to director of operations for OHANA Hotels of Hawaii. Most recently, Olson was general manager of the Outrigger Kauai Beach hotel. Prior to joining Outrigger Hotels & Resorts in 1999, Olson spent nine years managing properties throughou...
The Unsung Heroes / Harry Nobles / February 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel OnlineSpecial Report The Unsung Heroes E-mail: hospsvc001@aol.com by Harry Nobles, February 2000 When we focus on maximizing guest satisfaction and earning or maintaining AAA/MOBIL ratings, we tend to give primary attention to front of the house employees who meet and serve guests directly. We train them to smile, make eye contact, address guests by name, and provide consistently superior service. Nothing wrong with that; it makes perfect sense and produces excellent results. It is, after all, what the guest sees and experiences; it is what the AAA/MOBIL inspector and the Richey shopper see and experien...
Professional Event Planners Are Becoming More Productive When Using Online Technology / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Professional Event Planners Are Becoming More Productive When Using Online Technology Online Services Will Have Greater Impact in the Future, But Many Tasks Still Require Personal Touch CLEVELAND - Feb. 24, 2000 -When it comes to finding potential facilities, online offerings havent yet replaced word-of-mouth among professional meeting and event planners. But those who are online are finding that technology is making them more productive, and they anticipate online tools will help them even more in the future, according to a recent survey conducted by NetReflector for the PlanSoft C...
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts Expands with Three New Projects in Egypt and New 4-star Hotel in Beirut / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts Expands with Three New Projects in Egypt and New 4-star Hotel in Beirut Stuttgart, January 2000 - Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is planning to double its portfolio within three to five years. President and CEO Jean Gabriel Pérès said We are well on the way to achieving our aggressive expansion target of adding 8 to 10 hotels per year in Europe, Middle East and Africa. These projects are part of our organic growth strategy, which is supported by other acquisition and merger deals we are currently evaluating. In line with this goal, Mövenpick H...
Mohegan Sun Donates $100,000 to Each of the Three Leading Meetings Industry's Educational Foundations / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Mohegan Sun Donates $100,000 to Each of the Three Leading Meetings Industry's Educational Foundations Precedent-Setting $300,000 Donation to PCMA, MPI and ASAE UNCASVILLE, CT - February 10, 2000 - In a show of extraordinary support for the meetings industry, Mohegan Sun has donated $100,000 to each of the three leading meetings industry's organizations' educational foundations; Professional Convention Management Association, Meeting Professionals International and the American Society of Association Executives. This contribution represents the largest donation ever by a single h...
Mohegan Sun Proceeding with $800-Million Expansion, Includes a 1,200 room Luxury Hotel / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Mohegan Sun Proceeding with $800-Million Expansion, Includes a 1,200 room Luxury Hotel NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2000 - In a press conference held in Manhattan today, the management and developers of Mohegan Sun, the legendary entertainment and gaming destination in Uncasville, Connecticut, formally announced plans for a monumental, $800-million expansion. Project Sunburst will triple the area of the existing property, adding more than four million square feet. It will include a 1,200-room luxury hotel tower; premier meeting and convention facilities, including the Northeasts largest ball...
MeriStar Hospitality Corp and Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P Acquire the 221 Room Wyndham Milwaukee Center / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report MeriStar Hospitality Corp and Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P Acquire the 221 Room Wyndham Milwaukee Center WASHINGTON - Feb. 14, 2000- MeriStar Investment Partners, a $400 million investment partnership, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the 221-room Wyndham Milwaukee Center in Wisconsin. The property is the eighth hotel acquired by the partnership. The partnership has begun a $3.9 million renovation of all guestrooms and the propertys food & beverage outlets. Participants in the investment partnership are MeriStar Hospitality Corporation (NYSE:MHX), MeriStar Hote...
Tina Milosevic Appointed to Area Vice President for the Washington, DC-area Embassy Suites Brand / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Tina Milosevic Appointed to Area Vice President for the Washington, DC-area Embassy Suites Brand WASHINGTON, DC February 3, 2000 - Hilton Hotels today announced the promotion of Tina Milosevic, C.H.A. to Area Vice President for the Washington, DC-area Embassy Suites brand. Previously responsible for supervising operations at the DC Downtown Embassy Suites, the Doubletree Hotel Park Terrace on Embassy Row and the Doubletree Guest Suites at 801 New Hampshire Avenue, Ms. Milosevic will now oversee operations for all company managed Embassy Suites in the District of Columbia, Maryland an...
Microtel Inn & Suites, Maggie Valley, N.C. is Microtel's Hotel of the Year; Dee Smith of the Colorado Springs Microtel Inn & Suites is General M
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Microtel Inn & Suites, Maggie Valley, N.C. is Microtel's Hotel of the Year; Dee Smith of the Colorado Springs Microtel Inn & Suites is General Manager of the Year ATLANTA (Feb. 25, 2000) More than 200 present and future owners of Microtel Inn & Suites properties from around the world attended the 2000 Microtel Owners Conference, held earlier this month in Atlanta, Ga. The conference, with a Meet the Family theme, honored outstanding members and focused on the marketing plan for 2000 and beyond. Other highlights included a trade show and InfoForum, the debut ...
Monterey Peninsula Inns Automating Corporate and Property Operations with the Maestro Enterprise Solution / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Monterey Peninsula Inns Automating Corporate and Property Operations with the Maestro Enterprise Solution Markham, Ontario, February 4, 2000 - Northwind is implementing the Maestro Enterprise solution for Monterey Peninsula Inns. The Monterey Peninsula Inns is a collection of boutique resort properties in Californias scenic Pacific Grove area. Monterey Inns owns and operates the Larchwood Inn, Deer Haven Inn, Sunset Inn, Terrace Oaks Inn and the Sea breeze Inn and have plans to acquire more properties. Following a careful analysis and definition of the scope of requirements e...
Michael J. Taylor, CMP, Appointed General Manager at Benchmark's The AT&T Learning Center, Basking Ridge, NJ / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Michael J. Taylor, CMP, Appointed GM at Benchmark's The AT&T Learning Center, Basking Ridge, NJ THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, January 20, 2000 Michael J. Taylor, CMP, has been appointed the General Manager for The AT&T Learning Center located in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. In his new position, Mr. Taylor will be responsible for overseeing property-wide operations and the financial performance of the award-winning, 171-guest room facility. A 15-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Mr. Taylor was previously the Director of Conference Services for The AT&T Learning Center and r...
