Exquisite Environments Created by Designer Garth Odershaw Help Singapore's Ritz-Carlton Millenia Win Awards / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report Exquisite Environments Created by Designer  Garth Odershaw Help Singapore's  Ritz-Carlton Millenia Win Awards Los Angeles - November 1999 - The acclaimed aesthetic defining designer Garth Alexander Oldershaw’s unique signature has again been lauded for creating exquisite environments that are at once dramatic and inviting, as evidenced by Conde Nast Traveler’s “Best of the Best ’99” accolades for the Oldershaw-designed Ritz-Carlton, Millenia. Rated in multiple areas and on varying criteria by the publication’s seasoned readership of international travelers, the...

Foxwoods Resort Casino – Known as the Biggest, Now One of the Best According to Casino Player Magazine / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report Foxwoods Resort Casino Known as the Biggest,  Now One of the Best According to  Casino Player Magazine MASHANTUCKET, Conn. - Dec. 6, 1999-- A comprehensive supplement to the December 1999 issue of Casino Player magazine lists Foxwoods Resort Casino in nearly half of the 33 categories reviewing the best features and amenities of all casino resorts in the United States and the Caribbean. “This is a testament to the variety of amenities and the outstanding level of service provided by employees at the world’s largest resort casino,” said Foxwoods President CEO Floyd ...

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Foxwoods’ November ‘99 Slot Revenues  Continue Upward Trend;  Contributions to State Approach $1 Billion MASHANTUCKET, Conn. - Dec. 15, 1999--Foxwoods Resort Casino recorded slot revenues for November 1999 of $58,820,000, nearly 6 percent higher than November 1998. “It looks like 1999 is shaping up to be a record year for us,” said Foxwoods President and CEO Floyd M. “Bud” Celey. “Many factors have come together to contribute to our performance this year. Among them, the outstanding service provided by our employees put the ‘wonder’ in the ‘Wonder of It All’ an...

Four Seasons Hotel in Paris Opening After Two-Year, US $125 Million Renovation / Karen Earp GM at Just Opened Four Seasons Hotel Canary Wharf / Dec 19

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Four Seasons Hotel in Paris Opening After Two-Year,  US $125 Million Renovation    Karen Earp GM at Just Opened Four Seasons  Hotel Canary Wharf PARIS, Dec. 16, 1999 - Following a two-year restoration and renovation of the historic George V, totaling U.S. $125 million, Four Seasons Hotel Paris will open its doors December 18, 1999.  Now with a 21st century infrastructure and spacious suites and guest rooms reconfigured to total 245 (down from 320 in the original building) this luxurious property is the first in France for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the Canadian com...

Latest Trends in Food, Restaurants, Wine, Spirits, Kitchens, Travel, Style and Design / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Latest Trends in Food, Restaurants, Wine,  Spirits, Kitchens, Travel, Style and Design NEW YORK - Dec. 22, 1999 -- All year long the editors at Food Wine are on the lookout for the latest trends. We have an insatiable curiosity about what’s coming next. This year we take a look at 100 new trends and preview the next millennium. And our forward-looking test kitchen has developed seven recipes that give a taste of things to come. Trend spotting would be an exhausting job—if it weren’t so much fun. Some highlights: Food Pork, once merely the other white meat, is now the meat of the m...

Outrigger Reef Fiji Resort Hosting 2000 Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Outrigger Reef Fiji Resort Hosting the  2000 Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII - December 16, 1999 - The Outrigger Reef Fiji Resort, currently under construction on the Coral Coast of Fiji’s largest island, Viti Levu, has been selected to host the 2000 Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange (BFTE) from May 16 to 19, 2000. When delegates check in at the hotel for next year’s BFTE, they will be among the first to experience Fiji’s newest deluxe resort. BFTE is held annually in Fiji and brings together hundreds of international buyers (wholesalers) with hoteliers, resort op...

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Germany’s Baumhögger Group  Joint Ventures with Accor 27 hotels  join the Mercure network Paris, December 21, 1999. - Accor today announced that 27 new hotels (3,056 rooms), including 23 leased units and four hotels operated under management contract, will expand the Group’s presence in Germany. The hotels were previously operated under the Europa Congress and Europa Comfort names (formerly Ramada and Europa), and generate annual revenues of approximately DEM 100 million (Euro 51 million). This transaction was carried out through the establishment of a joint-venture, 51%-held by...

Demeure and Libertel hotels (49 hotels, 3,240 rooms) Join Accor Hotel Network / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report Demeure and Libertel Hotels (49 hotels, 3,240 rooms) Join Accor Hotel Network  Paris, December 15, 1999. - Acquisition of the hotel sector of CGIS, a Vivendi subsidiary, announced on May 28, 1999 has become effective as of today December 15.  The operation has been carried out in association with the two American investment funds Colony and Blackstone through a jointly set-up company of which Accor holds 30% of the capital.  The operation covers 49 Demeure and Libertel hotels (3,240 rooms) of which 8 are under management agreement.  These are essentially 3* to 4* luxur...

Day Hospitality Group Provides Unique 90 Day Paid Sabbatical for Hotel General Managers / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report Day Hospitality Group Provides Unique 90 Day Paid Sabbatical  for Hotel General Managers ATLANTA – December, 1999 - Day Hospitality Group’s Sabbatical Program earned a “best practice champion” award from the American Hotel Foundation (AHF).  The award came as a result of a study, funded by American Express in partnership with the AHF and conducted by the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.  Judges selected the top 144 strategies, policies and procedures from more than 3,500 individual entries from hotel companies nationwide.  Fred Cerrone, president ...

Dan Stevens Promoted To Chief Operating Officer at Coakley & Williams Hotel Management Company / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report Dan Stevens Promoted To Chief Operating Officer at  Coakley & Williams Hotel Management Company December 6, 1999 - As Coakley & Williams Hotel Management Company continues to grow its portfolio, Dan Stevens (MBA, CPA, CMA, and CFM) will now lead the company into the next millennium. Gary Williams, the owner of Coakley & Williams Hotel Management Company, is proud to announce that on November 29, 1999, Dan Stevens was promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Dan Stevens has been with Coakley & Williams for thirteen years and has been heavily involved with Coakley & Williams...

Antoine Dagot Named Chief Executive of Hilton Grand Vacation Company / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report Antoine Dagot Named Chief Executive of  Hilton Grand Vacation Company ORLANDO, Fla. - Dec. 16, 1999--Antoine Dagot has been appointed chief executive of Hilton Grand Vacations Company (HGVC). In his capacity as chief executive, Dagot is responsible for overall company operations at HGVC’s corporate headquarters, as well as overseeing individual project development including financing, construction, sales, marketing and customer service. In his four-year association with HGVC, Dagot most recently served as executive vice president sales, marketing and development for ...

COVENTUS Inc. Launches eServices at Le Meridien Limassol Providing Unique Services for the Business Traveller / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report COVENTUS Inc. Launches eServices at  Le Meridien Limassol Providing  Unique Services for the Business Traveller KANATA, Ontario, Dec. 9, 1999 — COVENTUS Inc., an eServices Provider (eSP) of secure end-to-end Internet-enabled solutions for business travelers, announced today that it has finalized a contract to provide eServices, via a high-speed Internet connection, to Le Meridien Limassol in Cyprus. The five-year agreement, facilitated by COVENTUS’ alliance with Smart Traveller Network Ltd. (STNL), marks COVENTUS’ entry into the European market. “This is the firs...

Robert F. Cotter Promoted to President, International Operations at Starwood / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Robert F. Cotter Promoted to President, International Operations at Starwood Roeland Vos, 17-Year Sheraton Veteran, Assumes Role of President, Europe WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Dec. 21, 1999 - Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today the promotion of Robert F. Cotter, president of Starwood’s European Division, to President of International Operations. Cotter will report to Brenda Barnes, Acting President and Chief Operating Officer and will relocate from Brussels, Belgium to Starwood’s worldwide headquarters in White Plains, NY.  Reporting directly to Cotter will...

Loews Hotels the Winning Bidder at a Court-Ordered Auction for the 440-room Loews Coronado Bay Resort / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Loews Hotels the Winning Bidder at a  Court-Ordered Auction for the  440-room Loews Coronado Bay Resort SAN DIEGO, Dec. 21, 1999 - Loews Hotels is pleased to announce that it was the winning bidder at a court-ordered auction held last Thursday, and will purchase the 440-room bayside Loews Coronado Bay Resort.  The previous ownership—Coronado Bay Hotel Venture—was forced into an involuntary bankruptcy earlier this year as a result of a dispute among the partners of the Venture. The filing was not a reflection upon the financial performance of the resort, which has been managed by Lo...

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Accor Developing 3 Hotels (366 rooms)  at Eurotunnels's Cité de l’Europe Site December 22, 1999 - Eurotunnel and the leading international hotel group Accor have signed an agreement for a major multi-million pound hotel development on the Cité de l’Europe site in Coquelles near Calais. Three new hotels will be built by the Accor, which is well known in the UK for its Novotel and Ibis chain.  The development represents an investment of approximately £9.6 million and will be one of the largest hotel complexes in the Calais region. About 51 new jobs will be created as part of the dev...

Millennium Copthorne Hotels plc Completes the Acquisition of the US Hotel Interests of Regal Hotels International / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Millennium Copthorne Hotels plc Completes the US$640 Million Acquisition of the US Hotel Interests of  Regal Hotels International LONDON, Dec. 20, 1999 - The Board of MC is pleased to announce that the acquisition of the US hotel interests of Regal Hotels International (“Regal”) was completed on Friday 17 December, 1999.  MC has agreed with Regal to defer the acquisition of Regal’s interest in the Regal Bostonian until such time as discussions with the co-owner have been completed. MC will withhold US$13.4 million (plus US$16.9 million of attributable debt) from the total consider...

Consistent Returns For Hotel Investors Forecast For 2000 / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report Consistent Returns For Hotel Investors  Forecast For 2000 But for travelers, getting a room in Manhattan is still going to be tough NEW YORK - (November 29, 1999) - Try this conundrum on for size: Hotels are continuing to perform for investors, but there will probably be no additional room at the inn for travelers visiting New York, Chicago or San Francisco for the foreseeable future. After a year of record profits, the U.S. lodging industry is expected to continue its moderate upward profit trend well into the year 2000 -- but at a slowing rate of growth. The progno...

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report Foxwoods’ Cinedrome Nite Club Named  ‘Best Dance Club of 1999’ by Nightclub Bar Magazine MASHANTUCKET, Conn. - Dec. 15, 1999 - Foxwoods Entertainment Group Vice President Tom Cantone never imagined that the formula for nights of live, free entertainment and dance at Foxwoods Resort Casino would lead to national recognition.  “Seven years ago, the Cinedrome opened as a high-tech disco featuring videos and recorded music,” said Cantone from his office overlooking Foxwoods’ Theater District. “We wanted to introduce a personality by booking famous recording stars that ...

Chef Claude Rodier Will Open The Century at The Ritz-Carlton in Cleveland / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report Chef Claude Rodier Will Open "The Century  at The Ritz-Carlton" in Cleveland Name of New Restaurant Reflects Ambiance, Heritage of Cleveland CLEVELAND - Dec. 15, 1999 - The first new Cleveland restaurant to open in the new millennium will be called Century at The Ritz-Carlton, it was announced today by John Bruns, general manager for The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland.  The 7,900-square-foot restaurant, scheduled to open Spring 2000, will feature seafood specialties, including sushi, prepared to reflect multicultural culinary influences, under the guidance of Chef Claude ...

Kessler Enterprises Reopening the The Casa Monica Hotel, St. Augustine, Florida, After a $17 Million Restoration / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report Kessler Enterprises Reopening the The Casa Monica Hotel,  St. Augustine, Florida,  After a $17 Million Restoration December 10, 1999 - The Casa Monica Hotel, located in downtown St. Augustine, opens it’s doors for the first time in over 2 years. This 137 room, 112 year old historic hotel is putting the finishing touches on a $17 million dollar restoration.  With over 5,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, retail shops, 4 star restaurant, suspended outdoor pool and spa, fitness room and over 54 different multilevel suites, the Casa Monica Hotel will become one of the premie...

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Candlewood’s Hotel of the Year Award and GM of the Year Award Goes to Teresa Boswell at the The Hampton-Norfolk, Va., Candlewood Suites WICHITA, Kan. - Dec. 20, 1999-- Candlewood Suites honored exceptional achievements this year at the company’s annual general managers conference and looked to the future with a continuing commitment to customer satisfaction. Three new quality initiatives will build upon the company’s already successful “Best Methods” program for performance and quality. These new programs were tested and refined at several properties before company-wide introduction...

Cavanaughs Hospitality Corporation and WestCoast Hotels, Inc. Agree to Form One Hotel Company; Cavanaughs Hotels to be Re-branded as WestCoast Hotels

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Cavanaughs Hospitality Corporation and WestCoast Hotels, Inc. Agree to Form One Hotel Company;  Cavanaughs Hotels to be Re-branded as WestCoast Hotels SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 17, 1999 - Cavanaughs Hospitality Corporation (NYSE: CVH), a lodging, entertainment and real estate services company, announced today that it has reached agreement with Seattle-based WestCoast Hotels, Inc. to form one hotel company. The transaction will close in the first quarter of 2000. Following closing, Cavanaughs will own, manage or market 46 hotels with 8,766 rooms in nine western states. The combined compani...

CAIS, a Internet Access Provider for the Hospitality Industry, Receives Investment of $200 Million / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report CAIS, a Internet Access Provider for the Hospitality Industry,  Receives Investment of up to $200 Million  from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co. Will Accelerate Growth Plans; KKR on CAIS Board of Directors December 21, 1999 - CAIS Internet (NASDAQ:CAIS) a leading provider of broadband Internet access solutions, announced today it had signed a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co. (KKR) under which KKR will make a strategic investment of up to $200 million in this fast-growing company. CAIS currently has master agreements to be the exclusive provider of...

The Conference Center of the Americas Adding an $11 Million Additon to The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report The Conference Center of the Americas  Adding an $11 Million Addition to  The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables  December,  1999 - The Conference Center of the Americas will open in June of 2000 at the Biltmore Hotel  in Coral Gables, Florida.  Eli White, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Seaway Hotel Affiliates, the parent company for the Biltmore, noted, “ The conference center will introduce an entirely different concept to new as well as existing customers to this South Florida National Historic Landmark .”  The project is a joint effort between the Cit...