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Wichita's Hotel at Old Town Example of Converted Underused Historical Structure / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Wichita's Hotel at Old Town Example of Converted Underused Historical Structure WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 21, 2000 - Many cities and communities across the U.S. have turned abandoned or underused historical structures into renovated public spaces. Others are considering the possibilities. Saving historical city districts and buildings is not only important from a preservationists view, but an economic one. Many cities are realizing that history isnt just good for its own sake, but for also for the local tax rolls, business community and citizenry. Hotel and real estate entrepre...
Five Executives from Hershey Resorts Receive Certification from the Educational Institute; The Hotel Hershey Wins Mobil Four-Star Award / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Five Executives from Hershey Resorts Receive Certification from the Educational Institute; The Hotel Hershey Wins Mobil Four-Star Award HERSHEY, PA, February 8, 2000 - Five executives from Hershey Resorts have received certification from the Educational Institute (EI) of the American Hotel and Motel Association (AH&MA). Karen J. Rahn, Assistant Human Resources Director, Hershey Resorts, has received certification as a Certified Human Resources Executive (CHRE). Ron Suski, Food and Beverage Director, The Hotel Hershey, has received certification as a Certified Food and Bevera...
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report ImOn Hospitality Installing Internet Access in 10,000 Hawthorn Rooms; Flat-rate Charge of $9.95 for 24-hour Unlimited Service DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Feb. 24, 2000 - ImOn Hospitality, Inc. has announced a technology agreement with hotel franchisor U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: USFS) and its Hawthorn Suites chain to bring laptop computers and high-speed wireless Internet access to every Hawthorn guestroom in North America. With the alliance, ImOn Hospitality will equip and provide standard-setting Internet service to each hotel in the chain, as well as install in-suite ...
Palatine Hotel Corporation Opens the 100th Hawthorn Suites in Lafayette, IN; Christine Siemers is GM / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Palatine Hotel Corporation Opens the 100th Hawthorn Suites in Lafayette, IN; Christine Siemers is GM LAFAYETTE, IND. (Jan. 28, 2000) The nations 100th Hawthorn property located in Lafayette, Indiana celebrates its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and gala reception to the strains of the Purdue University All-American Marching Band on Monday, January 31, 2000 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The hotel is located at 163 Frontage Road and the Highway 26 East Exit. According to Richard M. Sobelman, President of Palatine Hotel Corporation, which owns the propert...
Timothy Hansing and Denis Johnson Appointed to Executive Positions at Movenpick Hotels / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Timothy Hansing and Denis Johnson Appointed to Executive Positions at Movenpick Hotels Stuttgart, February 2000 - Timothy Hansing now Director of Development Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts have appointed Timothy Hansing as Director of Development for the international hotel group replacing Michael Herzog.. T. Hansing is based in Zürich and reports to Jean-Gabriel Pérès, President & CEO of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts. The new Director of Development, Tim Hansing, started his career in the hospitality industry where he has worked for Forte, Canadian Pacific and the Whitbread Hotel Group...
Stephen Halliday Appointed SVP, Pan Pacific Hotels & Resorts, America Inc. and GM Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Stephen Halliday Appointed SVP, Pan Pacific Hotels & Resorts, America Inc. and GM Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver Vancouver, B.C. February 13, 2000 -- Mr. Ichigo Umehara, President, Pan Pacific Hotels & Resorts, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Stephen Halliday as General Manager of The Five Diamond Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver, Senior Vice President, Pan Pacific Hotels & Resorts, America Inc. and Director, Pan Pacific Hotels & Resorts Pte, Ltd. effective March 1, 2000. As General Manager of the Vancouver hotel, Halliday replaces Susan Gomez, who resigned fro...
Survey Finds Companies Spending More on Employee Expense Accounts / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Survey Finds Companies Spending More on Employee Expense Accounts MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 16, 2000 - If your employer is giving you more latitude when it comes to spending on business entertainment, youre not alone. In a recent survey, 62 percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) polled said their companies have increased employee expense account allocations compared to five years ago. The survey was developed by Robert Half International Inc., the worlds first and largest staffing service specializing in the accounting, finance and information technology fields. It was co...
Sheraton Signs Management Contract with Hotel Hacienda del Mar, Los Cabos / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Sheraton Signs Management Contract with Hotel Hacienda del Mar, Los Cabos LOS CABOS, Mexico, Feb. 7, 2000 - A sixth hotel in Mexico has been added to the portfolio of Sheraton Hotels Resorts with the signing of a management contract with Hotel Hacienda del Mar, announced today. The hotel, which opened in 1998, will now be operated as the Sheraton Hacienda del Mar Resort Spa, Cabo del Sol, Los Cabos. Sheraton Hacienda del Mar Resort Spa is located in the heart of the tourist corridor between San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, only 35 minutes from the San Jose del Cabo International Airp...
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Michael Asmussen and Diogo Canteras Heading Up HVS Internationals Two Sao Paulo Offices January 24, 2000 - Michael Asmussen and Diogo Canteras, managing partners of HVS Internationals São Paulo office have announced the opening of a second location for the HVS office in the heart of São Paulo. The South American office of the global hospitality consulting firm will continue to maintain its current office in Cotia, which was launched in June 1999, as well as the new location on Avenue Faria Lima, one of the most prestigious businesses addresses in the city. Both Asmussen and Ca...
Valuation-Based Interior Design Solutions Offered by HVS Compass / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Valuation-Based Interior Design Solutions Offered by HVSCompass February 21, 2000 - Stephen Rushmore, president and founder of HVS International, and Alan Benjamin of Compass Design, have established HVSCompass, a full-service hospitality interior design firm. The firm, based in Mineola, New York, and Boulder, Colorado, is comprised of leading hospitality designers who have comprehensive experience in hotel appraisal, marketing, purchasing, operations, and finance. The two offices of HVSCompass will house a talented staff of eight, lead by Susan Dario, ASID, as Director of De...
Starwood Reports Full year REVPAR Increased 4.3% Worldwide; Adds 112 Hotel Management and Franchise Agreements / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Starwood Reports Full year REVPAR Increased 4.3% Worldwide; Adds 112 Hotel Management and Franchise Agreements Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Highlights Fourth quarter pro forma comparable diluted EPS from continuing operations increased to $0.51. Full year pro forma comparable diluted EPS increased 23% to $1.54. Total revenues for the fourth quarter increased 17% to $1.1 billion. For the full year, total revenues increased 8% to $3.9 billion. Fourth quarter REVPAR for 108 Same-Store Owned Hotels in North America increased 5.6%. Fourth quarter REVPAR...
Hilton Reports RevPAR from Owned Properties Increased 3 % in 1999; Occupancy of 69.2 % down from 70.3 % / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Reports RevPAR from Owned Properties Increased 3% in 1999; Occupancy of 69.2% down from 70.3% BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Feb. 3, 2000 - Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) today reported pro forma results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 1999. The pro forma results for all periods are presented as if the acquisition of Promus Hotel Corporation had been completed as of January 1, 1998, and exclude expected synergies from the combination. Pro Forma Financial Results Net income for the fourth quarter was $25 million, compared to $22 million for the same per...
HFTP® Wins Best of Austin Award / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report HFTP® Wins Best of Austin Award AUSTIN, TX, February 22, 2000 - Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals was designated as one of the top 25 professional and trade associations in Austin, Texas by the Austin Business Journals Book of Lists 2000. HFTP was ranked in the 21st position, one notch above the position it held last year. Executive Vice President Frank Wolfe, CAE, accepted the award for HFTP. The list is based on association membership numbers. Three hundred and seventy-four of the 600 trade associations in the Austin metropolitan area were reviewed for the maki...
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Harrahs Delivers Record 1999 Revenues, Earnings and EBITDA Despite Strip Competition, Harrahs Las Vegas and the Rio Achieve Record Revenues and EBITDA LAS VEGAS, Feb. 9, 2000 - Harrahs Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET), the leading consumer marketing company in the gaming industry, today reported record operating results for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 1999, including new records for revenues, EBITDA and diluted earnings per share. This performance is a result of across-the-network same store sales growth, technological innovations, the industry-leading custo...
National Labor Relations Board Negotiates Settlement with Sodexho-Marriott Services Concerning its Work Rules / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report National Labor Relations Board Negotiates Settlement with Sodexho-Marriott Services Concerning its Work Rules Settlement Affirms Workers Rights To Speak Freely About Working Conditions WASHINGTON - Feb. 22, 2000--In a landmark victory for free speech on-the-job, the National Labor Relations Board recently negotiated a settlement with one of the nations largest employers, Sodexho-Marriott Services (SDH-NYSE). Under the terms of the settlement, Sodexho-Marriott agreed to drop its work rules prohibiting employees from talking to outsiders about their working conditions ...
The Holiday Inn On King, Toronto, Partners with Guest-Tek for Internet Connectivity / Jan 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report The Holiday Inn On King, Toronto, Partners with Guest-Tek for Internet Connectivity Toronto, Ontario January 6, 2000 - The Holiday Inn On King, Torontos two-time Torchbearer award-winner, is pleased to announce the launch of integrated high-speed internet connectivity capabilities for all of its guests and hotel staff. Through a partnership with Guest-Tek Services, Canadas leading broadband internet solutions provider for the mobile marketplace, the Holiday Inn On King has implemented Guest-Teks showcase GlobalNetTM and GlobalConciergeTM solutions throughout the hotel, allo...
Grove Park Inn's $36.5 million Improvements Underway and Nearing Completion / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Grove Park Inn's $36.5 million Improvements Underway and Nearing Completion ASHEVILLE, N.C. (February 2000) The Grove Park Inn Resorts eighteen-month, $36.5 million property improvement project ~ highlighted by the construction of a 40,000 square-foot, underground spa ~ is well underway. In addition to the world-class spa, property improvements include an improved and expanded Sports Complex, retiling of the Main Inn roof and a new laundry. The Sports Complex and laundry are nearly complete; the roof should be finished April 1, and the Spa September 15. When the spa is complete...
JHM Hotels Forms Alliance with Hospitality Program at Greenville Technical College / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report JHM Hotels Forms Alliance with Hospitality Program at Greenville Technical College Greenville, South Carolina February 10, 2000 JHM Hotels broke ground today on a new Courtyard by Marriott. The hotel, located on The Parkway near Greenville-Spartanburg Airport, will have 136 rooms and suites, indoor pool, restaurant and lobby bar and is scheduled to open this September. Mr. H.P. Rama, CEO of JHM Hotels and Dr. Thomas Barton, President of Greenville Technical College announced at the groundbreaking ceremony a unique alliance between the college and JHM Hotels. Greenville Tech stud...
Stormont Trice Names Larry Bundy GM at Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Stormont Trice Names Larry Bundy GM at Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center PORTSMOUTH, VA - February 3, 2000 - The developer of the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center, which is now over 50 percent complete, has named an industry veteran with past ties to Hampton Roads to manage the property. Tim Grambley, senior vice president of hotel operations for Stormont Trice Corp. announced last week that Larry Bundy has been named the hotels general manager. Bundy will start his new position in late February. Were pleased to have La...
Industry to Study Impact On Tourism to Glacier Park Area / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Industry to Study Impact On Tourism to Glacier Park Area GLACIER PARK, Mont. - Feb. 3, 2000 -The Glacier Park area will benefit from a travel industry study to be released in June 2001 by the National Tour Association (NTA). The primary objective of the study is to determine the economic impact of the packaged travel industry, something that no other industry organization tracks. NTA has commissioned Dean Runyan Associates and Longwoods International to conduct a massive Packaged Travel Study beginning in 2000. Glacier Park, Inc., is a member of NTA and will use the information to show th...
Giddings Brown Appointed GM of Soon-To-Open Hawthorn Suites Golf & Convention Resort in Ruidoso, N.M. / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Giddings Brown Appointed GM of Soon-To-Open Hawthorn Suites Golf & Convention Resort in Ruidoso, N.M. ATLANTA - February 16, 2000 - Hutchinson, Kan.-based Leisure Hotels, L.L.C. has announced the appointment of Giddings Brown as general manager of New Mexico's first Hawthorn Suites Golf & Convention Resort at 107 Sierra Blanca Dr. in Ruidoso. The Hawthorn Suites Golf & Convention Resort, scheduled to open in the summer, is an all-suites resort hotel featuring business and extended-stay accommodations. It is located adjacent to The Links Golf Club and the Ruidoso Convention Cent...
Richard A. Gerhart Appointed SVP of Hotel Operations for Amerihost Properties, Inc. / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Richard A. Gerhart Appointed SVP of Hotel Operations for Amerihost Properties, Inc. DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, JANUARY 31, 2000 Amerihost Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: HOST) announced today that it has appointed hotel veteran Richard A. Gerhart to the position of Senior Vice-President of Hotel Operations for Amerihost Properties, Inc. Mr. Richard A. Gerhart will be responsible for the coordination of the daily operations of all hotels managed by the Company, including the direction of field supervisory personnel, corporate support staff and guest services. We are delighted Ric...
Gary Dodds Named VP of the Executive Recruitment and Human Resources Consulting & Training at Lotus Hospitality / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Gary Dodds Named VP of the Executive Recruitment and Human Resources Consulting & Training at Lotus Hospitality February 2000 - Frederic Elzarki, President of Lotus Hospitality International based in Orlando, is delighted to announce the addition to its expanding office, of Mr. Gary Dodds as Vice President of the Executive Recruitment and Human Resources Consulting & Training Divisions. He joins us from HR Consulting in the UK, prior to which he was Vice President, Human Resources, Asia Pacific for Inter-Continental Hotels & Resorts from 1994, leaving Singapore in 1999, and 1...
Dolce Completes $7-million Renovation at Fregate; Positioned as a Four-star Conference and Golf Resort Along Mediterranean Sea / Feb 2000
January 30, 2000
Hotel Online Special Report Dolce Completes $7-million Renovation at Fregate; Positioned as a Four-star Conference and Golf Resort Along Mediterranean Sea PROVENCE, FRANCE (February 24, 2000) Frégate, a four-star conference and golf resort owned and managed by Dolce International, has just completed a one-year, $7-million renovation and expansion project adding 33 new guest suites, additional meeting and exhibit space, and a deluxe indoor pool and spa complex. Explains Dolce International Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Andy Dolce, Since our purchase of the resort in 1998, we have been eager to exp...
