Bill Barnett Appointed Vice President – Operations, Asia for Century International Hotels / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report Bill Barnett Appointed VP - Operations, Asia  for Century International Hotels December, 1999, Hong Kong ..... Century International Hotel’s President and CEO, Mr Brian Deeson announced that Bill Barnett has been appointed as Vice President - Operations, Asia. In this role, he will be overseeing hotel operations for all of Century’s Asian properties outside Hong Kong. Century International Hotels currently manages 21 properties in six countries. In his seven years with the company,  Bill Barnett has been posted in Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, India and H...

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report Bennigan’s® Given Top Consideration to Develop Restaurants for Ramada Operators   PLANO, Texas, Dec. 1, 1999 - SA Restaurant Corp, a division of Metromedia Restaurant Group®, has entered into a strategic relationship that aligns two icons of the hospitality industry—Bennigan’s Irish American Grill Tavern® and Ramada Franchise Systems, Inc. Through the agreement, Bennigan’s® becomes a preferred foodservice provider to Ramada operators and will be given top consideration to develop restaurants within 6,500 square feet of allotted ground-floor, street-entry space in...

Barry Allen, GM, Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs Elected Chairman of the Board at Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report Barry Allen, GM, Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs Elected Chairman of the Board at Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association Colorado Springs, CO. - December 1999 - The Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association, at its recent Annual meeting & Convention held in Colorado Springs, CO elected new directors & officers for 2000. The association officers for 2000 are: Chairman of the Board   Barry Allen, GM, Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs  President      Marcia Spenst, East West Resort, Keystone Vice President     Bob Keesler, Director of Lodging, Broadmoor ...

Sol Melia Acquires the Hotel Adagio in Paris for 1,652 Pesetas / Dec 1999

April 30, 1999

Hotel Online  Special Report Sol Melia Acquires the Hotel Adagio in Paris  for 9.92 Million Euros December 1999 - After the recent purchase of 8 hotels and franchise agreement with another in the French capital, Sol Meliá has just reached an agreement to purchase the Hotel Adagio in Paris for 1,652 million pesetas –9.92 million euros-. The hotel is located very near the capital’s main business districts and leisure attractions and provides 5 modern meeting rooms, allowing Sol Meliá to improve the facilities it is able to offer to the meetings, seminars and incentive trips markets in the city. ...

Hotel Onine's List of 75 Lodging and Gaming Stocks Ranked by % Gain/Loss for the Seven Months Ending July 31, 1999

March 30, 1999

    Hotel Online's List of 75 Lodging and Gaming Stocks      Ranked by % Gain/Loss for the Seven Months Ending July 31, 1999            7 Months 1999 Sym Rank Company Price Price Price Price Gain/ % Gain/       12/31/96 12/31/97 12/31/98/ 7/31/99 (Loss) (Loss) sgmg 1 Santa Fe Gaming 1.13 0.75 0.31 0.75 0.44 141.9 % stn 2 Station Casinos 10.13 10.19 8.19 19.63 11.44 139.6 % isle 3 Isle of Capri 3.19 2.44 3.97 9.31 5.34 134.6 % hpk 4 Hollywood Park Inc. 15...

van Hessen Becomes IDeaS Dealer to Serve Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report van Hessen Becomes IDeaS Dealer to Serve Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg MINNEAPOLIS, MN, September 15, 1999 - van Hessen, a leading Micros-Fidelio dealer in western Europe with extensive experience in providing technology solutions to hotels in the region, announced that it has become a member of the distribution network for IDeaS, Inc. It becomes the fourth dealer in the EAME region with expertise in hospitality technology solutions. "We are pleased to join the IDeaS team, the first yield management organization to actually deliver the technology, the experience, and the processes that...

Embassy Suites Paradise Valley Resort Will Install StarXpress for Guest Room Internet Access / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Embassy Suites Paradise Valley Resort Will Install StarXpress for Guest Room Internet Access PHOENIX, AZ (September 20, 1999) -- The new Embassy Suites Paradise Valley Resort at Stonecreek Golf Club and StarView Communications (Ardmore, PA) are teaming up to provide high-speed Internet access to hotel guests in Phoenix.  The new service, called StarXpress, will allow users to conduct business quickly.  Allowing our guests to relax and enjoy all the other amenities offered by this comfortable hotel that focuses on the business traveler. Installed in each of the hotel’s 270 spacious guest suit...

Ron Lenz Named CFO at sentr@NET/ Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Ron Lenz Named CFO at sentr@NET Three Outside Members Appointed to Corporate Advisory Board September 8, 1999—Minneapolis, MN—sentr@NET, a vertical application service provider focusing on the hospitality market, announced today the addition of a Chief Financial Officer to its management team and the appointment of three outside members to its corporate advisory board.  Ron Lenz, formerly a senior partner with the Minneapolis CPA firm Francis and Lenz, has joined sentr@NET as its Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Lenz is a first-in-class graduate with honors of the University of Wiscon...

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Ritz-Carlton’s  “Last Room Account” Status  Provided to flightserv.com Customers ATLANTA, Sept. 15, 1999 - flightserv.com (Amex: FSW), developer of an exclusive internet site for private aviation travel services, announced today that it has entered into a preferred hospitality agreement with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., a worldwide operator of premier luxury hotels.  Under the terms of the agreement, flightserv.com will become a preferred Internet distributor for accommodations at all Ritz-Carlton properties. Member-users of flightserv.com’s website will receive Ritz-C...

Surf Sand Hotel Employing emaildirect to Target Potential Guests / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Surf Sand Hotel Employing emaildirect to  Target Potential Guests ALISO VIEJO, Calif., - Sept. 13, 1999 - Riding the Internet wave is something the Surf Sand Hotel is learning to do well.  Located in the heart of Laguna Beach, Calif., the luxury resort hotel has recently unveiled a major marketing campaign designed to generate an electronic database to provide instant promotional materials to an “e-database” of potential guests.  By partnering with emaildirect inc., one of the leading players in the growing field of electronic advertising, the Surf  Sand hopes to expand its rep...

CynterCorp / Cyntergy Recognized for Revenue Growth / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report CynterCorp / Cyntergy Recognized for  Revenue Growth Gaithersburg, MD—September 14, 1999—CynterCorp today announced that CynterCorp and Cyntergy, a CynterCorp affiliated company, were selected as winners of two leading regional growth awards.  CynterCorp was awarded the Deloitte & Touche Maryland Technology Fast 50 Award, and Cyntergy was awarded the 1999 FastTrack Revenue Growth Award.  CynterCorp provides a wide variety of technology services to the retail, hospitality and foodservice industries including roll-out services, global consulting, education resources and support servi...

Bluebill Companies, a Florida Vacation Property Management Company, Acquired by ResortQuest International / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Bluebill Companies, a Florida Vacation Property Management Company, Acquired by  ResortQuest International MEMPHIS, Tenn.- Sept. 20, 1999- ResortQuest International, Inc. (NYSE: RZT), the first brand name and online booking service (ResortQuest.com) in vacation condominium and home rentals, sales and property management services, today announced that the company has agreed to acquire Bluebill Companies and certain of its subsidiaries (“Bluebill”), a well-established vacation property management and brokerage company with more than 1,300 managed properties along the southwest coast of Florida...

The Worthington Hotel, a Four Star Hotel in Downtown Fort Worth, is Now a Renaissance Hotel / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report The Worthington Hotel, a Four Star Hotel in  Downtown Fort Worth, is Now a Renaissance Hotel FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 1, 1999 - The Worthington Hotel, the 18-year-old, four star hotel in downtown Fort Worth, is the newest property to join the Renaissance Hotels and Resorts brand. The hotel will now be known as the Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, and Robert L. Jameson will serve as general manager. “The staff, services, management, quality and culture of The Worthington Hotel make it a desirable property,” said Mike Jannini, senior vice president of Marriott Interna...

Jeffrey T. Winslow Named Executive VP and Chief Information Officer at Accor Economy Lodging / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Jeffrey T. Winslow Named Executive VP  and Chief Information Officer at  Accor Economy Lodging DALLAS - Sept. 24, 1999 - Georges Le Mener, president and chief operating officer of Accor Economy Lodging, the nation’s largest owner and operator of economy lodging properties, today announced the appointment of Jeffrey T. Winslow to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer.  Previously, Winslow served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Red Roof Inns, which was acquired by AEL’s parent company, Paris-based Accor S.A., in August. Ac...

All Wingate Inn's Now Wired by LodgeNet Entertainment's On Line by LodgeNet / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report All Wingate Inn's Now Wired by LodgeNet Entertainment's On Line by LodgeNetsm PARSIPPANY, N.J. (August 30, 1999) – It’s official!  Wingate Inn hotels announced at its first brand conference over the weekend that everyone of its open hotels now has complimentary guestroom high-speed Internet access connections, and meeting room and boardroom rental connections. “In becoming the first nationwide hotel chain to provide this amenity, business and leisure travelers staying at our hotels will have access to the same advanced technology that’s available to them in their office or ho...

Meeting Room Internet Access Is Driving Hotel Sales at Wingate Hotels / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Meeting Room Internet Access Is Driving Hotel Sales  at Wingate Hotels  SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Sept. 15, 1999 - Meeting planners who need high-speed Internet access for offsite corporate meetings or events are moving Wingate Inn® hotels to the top of their list. The reason is OnLine by LodgeNet(SM), a suite of high-speed Internet access services provided by LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: LNET) and currently available at every open Wingate Inn hotel across the United States.  OnLine by LodgeNet enables meeting groups to bring their computers into a Wingate Inn hotel meeting...

Pan Pacific Hotels Have Had Their Share of Pilferage / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Pan Pacific Hotels  Have Had Their Share  of Pilferage Singapore -  September 2, 1999--- Like so many properties throughout the world, several Pan Pacific hotels and resorts have had their share of pilferage... some may "alarm" you others may merely amuse you.   The Pan Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur International Airport Although The Pan Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur Airport just recently opened,  the hotel is already coming up short on several amenities as well as guest room furnishings. For example, some of the standard items found walking out of the hotel include alarm clock...

Grocon Construction Pty Ltd. Set to Open The Westin Sydney / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Grocon Construction Pty Ltd. Set to Open  The Westin Sydney SEATTLE, Sept. 15, 1999 - The Westin Sydney is set to celebrate its grand opening on Sept. 16, 1999, exactly one year prior to the opening of the first Summer Olympic Games of the new millennium. In addition to having strong ties to Sydney’s future, The Westin Syndey is also permanently connected to the city’s past with the integration of Sydney’s historic General Post Office, a heritage-listed Victorian building which opened in 1887, as part of the new hotel. Westin Hotels Resorts will manage the new hotel for Grocon Constru...

Westin Spending $2 Million on its New Advertising Campaign For Next 3 Months / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Westin Spending  $2 Million on its New Advertising Campaign For Next 3 Months 'Who's the Best in Bed?' Complements 'Who is He/She Sleeping With?' NEW YORK, Sept. 13,  On September 13, 1999 Westin Hotels Resorts will launch a new brand advertising campaign that will break in USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.  The campaign, created by DDB-Chicago, focuses on the company’s newest product, The Heavenly Bed.  The Heavenly Bed is a stylish, luxurious, all white bed with a pillowtop mattress set; down blanket; comforter; duvet; natural pillows and high thread count sheets—a...

U.S. Franchise Systems Has Over 40 Hotels Open or in Development in Pennsylvania / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report U.S. Franchise Systems Has Over 40 Hotels Open  or in Development in Pennsylvania ATLANTA (Sept. 29, 1999) - Atlanta-based U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc.  (Nasdaq: USFS), franchisor of the Microtel Inn & Suites, Hawthorn and Best Inns & Suites hotel brands, continues its expansion in the Keystone State with over 40 hotels open or in development.    Mike Leven, president and CEO of USFS, who recently hosted a dinner at the Hawthorn Suites in Philadelphia to acquaint area developers and hotel owners with USFS and its brands, commented, “From the Center City Hawthorn Suites to se...

U.S. Franchise Systems Named 'Best Practice Champion' for Fair Franchise Agreement / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report U.S. Franchise Systems Named 'Best Practice Champion' for Fair Franchise Agreement  ATLANTA (Sept. 7, 1999) - Atlanta-based U.S. Franchise Systems (Nasdaq: USFS) has been named a “Best Practice Champion” for its fair franchise agreement by the American Hotel Foundation (AHF) and American Express.  The award comes as a result of a study conducted by Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and funded by AHF and American Express to identify the ideas, strategies and processes that epitomize excellence in the hotel business.  Commented Mike Leven, president and CEO o...

Travelscape.com Books More Rooms at Just Opened Paris Than Any Other Hotel in Las Vegas During August / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Travelscape.com Books More Rooms at Just Opened  Paris Than Any Other Hotel in Las Vegas  During August LAS VEGAS - Sept. 13, 1999--The new Paris hotel-casino in Las Vegas topped Travelscape.com’s list of the hottest hotels in Las Vegas for visitors planning their trip online, according to statistics for August released Monday by Travelscape.com. Las Vegas-based Travelscape.com, the Internet’s leading online travel wholesaler, based its list on Las Vegas hotel requests made by its online customers during the month of August. The company releases a similar list each month highligh...

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Dr. Tony Marshall Wins FH&MA’s Paul Brown Hospitality Education Award ORLANDO - September 7, 1999 - Dr. Anthony G. Marshall, president and CEO of the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Motel Association (AH&MA), has won the Florida Hotel & Motel Association’s (FH&MA) 1999 Paul Brown Award for his outstanding leadership and accomplishments in hospitality education. Named for the St. Petersburg hotelier who founded the FH&MA educational trust fund, the Paul Brown Award is given annually to a Florida educator or hotelier who creates significant advances in the industry’...

Tecton Hospitality to Manage Howard Johnson's Hotel in Downtown Miami / Sept 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Tecton Hospitality to Manage Howard Johnson's Hotel in Downtown Miami MIAMI, Sept. 1, 1999 – Tecton Hospitality today announced it has signed a contract to manage the Howard Johnson's hotel in downtown Miami.  The hotel is located at 1100 Biscayne Blvd., across the street from the new American Airlines arena and Port of Miami.  The property was recently purchased by Hank Sofer, a New York City parking lot mogul and owner of Quik Park. "Tecton is aggressively pursuing hotel and motel management opportunities to expand its business in South Florida,” said Richard Millard, president ...