Century Casinos Opens the Millennium Casino in Prague, Czech Republic / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Century Casinos Opens the Millennium Casino in Prague, Czech Republic CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., July 9, 1999 -  Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNTY) today announced the opening of a new casino -- the Millennium Casino -- in Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. Century Casinos has an exclusive 20-year contract to manage all operations of the casino and to lease equipment to Casino Millennium a.s., a Czech company which holds the casino license. Century will be paid management fees based on the total revenues of the casino, and will receive equipment lease fees based on a percentage of ne...

The 100 Room Casino Hotel, Cherokee, North Carolina to be Designed by Preston Phillips / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  The 100 Room Casino Hotel, Cherokee, North Carolina to be Designed by Preston Phillips Atlanta, Georgia -  July 13, 1999 – The Preston Phillips Partnership, Inc. - Architects and Engineers were recently selected to design The Casino Hotel in Cherokee, North Carolina.  Lucky 7, LLC will be developing and operating the 100-room, 4-story hotel. The design team at Preston Phillips will consist of Tony Patel, AIA, Director of Hospitality; James Brink, AIA, Project Architect; Shakila Haque, Project Coordinator and Holly Rollins, Project Assistant.  Construction is slated to start in mid-summer ...

The Historic Casa de Palmas Hotel in McAllen, Texas To Be Restored as a Marriott Renaissance / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  The Historic Casa de Palmas Hotel in McAllen, Texas To Be Restored as a Marriott Renaissance Vancouver, WA, July 1999 - Northwest Hospitality Group, LLC, Vancouver, Washington,, has purchased the historic Casa de Palmas Hotel in McAllen, Texas, which will become a Marriott Renaissance property.  Extensive renovation will begin in June and is expected to be completed by February of 2000.    Northwest Hospitality Group will manage the 165 room hotel. The Casa de Palmas Hotel in McAllen, Texas, which was built in 1918, is a Texas State landmark.   The white stucco exterior of the Spanish ...

Jack P. DeBoer on What's Going On at Candlewood Hotel Co./ July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Jack P. DeBoer on What's Going On  at Candlewood Hotel Co. Also: Six New Franchise Development Directors Added WICHITA, Kan - July 12, 1999--As his company looks toward opening its 75th Candlewood Suites next month, Candlewood Hotel Co. (Nasdaq: CNDL) founder Jack P. DeBoer is looking forward to the future. Here is a look at the company today from the top, in DeBoer’s own words: “As Chairman and CEO of Candlewood Hotel Co., every day I see great things happening with this emerging brand and, frankly, it is time to tell you of the things going on and the accomplishments being made in ...

Cavanaughs Hospitality Reports Occupancy Down 5.4%, RevPAR Down 3.1% for First 6 Months 1999 / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Cavanaughs Hospitality Reports  Occupancy Down 5.4%, RevPAR Down 3.1%   for First 6 Months 1999 SPOKANE, Wash., July 22, 1999 - Cavanaughs Hospitality Corporation (NYSE: CVH), a lodging, entertainment and real estate services company, today reported an increase to net income of $891 thousand, or 42%, from $2.1 million in the second quarter of 1998 to $3.0 million in the comparable period of 1999. Excluding a one-time expense in 1998, income before extraordinary items rose $361 thousand, or 13.6%. Earnings per share rose $.03, or 12.7%, from $.21 per share in the second quarter of 1998 to...

California Travel and Tourism Commission Promoting Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers with Virtual Tour Program on the Internet / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  California Travel and Tourism Commission Promoting Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers with Virtual Tour Program on the Internet First Internet-Based Marketing Program for BBs Is Powered by Bamboo(TM) Virtual Tours SAN FRANCISCO, July 20, 1999 -  The California Travel and Tourism Commission (CTTC), the marketing voice for California’s tourism industry, and bamboo.com, the leading producer of 360-degree virtual tours for the Internet, announced today the launch of the California Bed Breakfast bamboo Virtual Tour program, which is being offered in conjunction with the California Association of Bed ...

RevPAR Up 3.3%, Occupancy Flat at Choice Hotels for First Six Months 1999 / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  RevPAR Up 3.3%, Occupancy Flat at  Choice Hotels for First Six Months 1999 SILVER SPRING, Md., July 22, 1999 - Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) today reported second quarter 1999 net income of $14.5 million, or $0.26 diluted earnings per share (EPS), increases of 12% and 18% respectively, over the $13.0 million in net income and $0.22 diluted EPS reported for second quarter 1998.  Recurring net income for the second quarter of this year increased 14% and diluted EPS increased 24% compared to recurring net income of $12.7 million and $0.21 recurring diluted EPS for the same pe...

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Primedia Ltd., Developing  Properties Using Country Hearth Inn “Rural Gold” 40-unit Design Prototype, Targeting Rural Markets ATLANTA, July 22, 1999 -  Buckhead America Corporation (Nasdaq: BUCK), the hospitality services company, said it signed an agreement with Primedia Ltd., a Lexington, Ky.-based hotel and office development company, for the development of six Country Hearth Inn hotels in northern Ohio during the next five years.  Primedia will develop properties using the Country Hearth Inn “Rural Gold” 40-unit design prototype that is targeted at smaller, rural markets. The company...

Buckhead America Acquires 12 Hotel Management Contracts from Quality Lodging LLC / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Buckhead America Acquires 12 Hotel Management Contracts from Quality Lodging LLC ATLANTA, July 7, 1999 - Buckhead America Corporation (Nasdaq: BUCK), the hospitality services company, said it agreed to acquire management contracts covering 12 limited-service hotels comprising 812 rooms in Missouri and Kansas from Quality Lodging LLC, Kansas City, Mo., a closely held hotel developer. Purchase price wasn't disclosed, but it is a combination of cash and Buckhead America stock valued at a minimum $7 a share. The transaction would bring the total number of hotels under management by Buckhead Ameri...

A Look Back at the New York Marriott Brooklyn’s First Year; Achieving 85% Occupancy for 1999 / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  A Look Back at the New York Marriott Brooklyn’s First Year; Achieving 85% Occupancy for 1999 BROOKLYN, N.Y., July 2, 1999 - When it opened on July 7th last year, the New York Marriott Brooklyn became Brooklyn’s first new hotel in nearly 70 years. Today, as it approaches its first anniversary, the upscale 376-room hotel counts itself among the most successful in the City. The lodging industry’s equivalent of The Little Engine That Could, the New York Marriott Brooklyn has surprised everyone with its strength. During the first two quarters of...

The 34 Year Old Sheraton Boston Hotel Completes Two Year, $73 Million Renovation / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  The 34 Year Old Sheraton Boston Hotel Completes Two Year, $73 Million Renovation BOSTON, July 12, 1999 -  It’s a wrap! After two years and a total of $73 million dollars, New England’s largest hotel, the 1181-room Sheraton Boston, has completed a full-scale renovation project that will solidly position the hotel as one of the region’s premiere business and convention venues. From the exterior porte de cochere to the windows in each guest room, virtually no part of the hotel went untouched during the property’s extensive refurbishment. Several important new additions were made to the hotel ...

Marriott Bay Point Resort Village Completes $7 Million Renovation / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Marriott Bay Point Resort Village Completes  $7 Million Renovation PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL–(July, 1999)--The 355-room Marriott Bay Point Resort Village, a Stormont Trice managed property, has completed an extensive $7 million renovation of guestrooms, meeting and public space.  The renovation also features enhancements to the grounds and building exteriors.  The new bright, tropical color scheme is based on a palette of 11 different colors including greens, yellows, corals, reds and purples, adding more visual appeal throughout the resort.  Atlanta-based Marcia Davis and Associates was t...

Bass Hotels Resorts Purchases from Starwood the Westin Central Park South Hotel for $62.5 Million / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Bass Hotels Resorts Purchases from Starwood the Westin Central Park South Hotel for $62.5 Million  Property Will be Known as Central Park Inter-Continental New York ATLANTA, GA - July 15, 1999 -- Bass Hotels Resorts will significantly expand its Inter-Continental hotel brand in New York City with the purchase of the former Ritz-Carlton Hotel from Starwood Hotels and Resorts. The $62.5 million purchase of the luxury property, located on Central Park South, was announced by Thomas Arasi, president of Bass Hotels Resorts, The Americas.  To be known as the Central Park Inter-Continental New ...

Barceló Chain Adds Venezuela and Costa Rica Hotels / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Barceló Chain Adds Venezuela  and Costa Rica Hotels Palma de Mallorca, July 23, 1999 - Three new hotels have recently been incorporated to the Barceló Chain in the American Contínent, specifícally on Margaríta Island (Venezuela) and Puntarenas (Costa Rica). Barceló will manage two hotels ín the Venezuelan Island from now on: Barceló Hippocampus Beach Hotel, a three stars hotel, with 99 rooms (of which there are 33 suites) and,  Barceló Hippocampus Villas Hotel, a four stars hotel, with 53 rooms (of which there are 19 suites).  Both premises are part of the Barceló Hi...

Colin Ankersen Named Dolce International Eastern Region Vice President and General Manager of Hamilton Park / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Colin Ankersen Named Dolce International Eastern Region Vice President and General Manager of Hamilton Park FLORHAM PARK, NEW JERSEY (July 20, 1999). –   Andy Dolce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dolce International, has announced that Colin Ankersen has been appointed Dolce International Eastern Regional Vice President and General Manager of Hamilton Park, a Dolce conference hotel in Florham Park, New Jersey. In his dual role Ankersen will be responsible for overseeing Dolce International’s four properties in the Northeast as well as the day to day operations of Hamilton Park. ...

The Lied Conference Center at Arbor Day Farm Completes $3.5 Million Addition / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  The Lied Conference Center at Arbor Day Farm  Completes $3.5 Million Addition DENVER, July 6, 1999 – The Lied Conference Center at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City, Neb. opened an additional 48 rooms. The $3.5 million addition brings the total number of rooms to 144. The Lied Conference Center is owned by The National Arbor Day Foundation and operated by Amfac Parks & Resorts. Guest rooms in the new addition feature the Adirondack-style architecture that is predominant throughout the resort.  Rooms include mission-style furniture and exposed Douglas fir columns. Lied Conference Center...

Amerihost Properties, Inc. Now Offering a 100% Guest Guarantee Program / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Amerihost Properties, Inc. Now Offering a  100% Guest Guarantee Program DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, July 1, 1999 – Amerihost Properties, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM: HOST) is proud to announce the launch of its “Commitment Plus!(SM)” 100% guest satisfaction guarantee.  The Commitment Plus!(SM) guest satisfaction guarantee is simple: “We pledge friendly, consistent quality and service.  Hotel after hotel, guest after guest.  Rest assured that any oversight will be corrected to the guest's satisfaction, or the guest does not pay.”  To ensure 100% guest satisfaction at every AmeriHost Inn(R) hotel...

The 419-room Sheraton Club des Pins Resort and Towers Opens in Algiers / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  The 419-room Sheraton Club des Pins Resort  and Towers Opens in Algiers WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 14, 1999 - The expansion of Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide, Inc. continues in Africa with the opening of a newly built resort in Algeria, just in time for the 35th Summit of Heads of State of the Organization of African Unity.  The 419-room Sheraton Club des Pins Resort and Towers in Algiers, owned by the Societee Investissement Hoteliere of Algiers and managed by Sheraton, was the site of this month’s international summit hosting 58 heads of state and the Secretary General of the U.N. Wit...

Accor Plans to Launch Tender Offer to Acquire Red Roof Inns, Inc. Shares; Transaction Valued at $1.1 Billion / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Accor Plans to Launch Tender Offer to Acquire  Red Roof Inns, Inc. Shares;  Transaction Valued at $1.1 Billion Paris (France) - Colombus, Ohio. (USA), 12 July 1999. - Accor and Red Roof Inns, Inc. today jointly announced that Accor plans to launch a tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of economy lodging company Red Roof Inns, Inc. at a price of  $ 22.75 per share. The total value of the transaction, including assumption of debt, is slightly more than $ 1.1 billion. Accor has received a commitment from the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund L.P. and certain of its co-investors,...

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Albuquerque Convention & Visitor’s Bureau Automates With Newmarket’s CVBreeze PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (June 30, 1999)  Newmarket International, Inc. announced today that it has automated convention and tour sales, and Visitor Information Center (VIC) services at the Albuquerque (N.M.) Convention & Visitors Bureau with CVBreeze, Newmarket’s Windows-based sales, marketing, and event management software.  “We wanted a product that would increase sales productivity by helping us better target potential customers, and provide greater reporting capability” said Rebecca Conley, head of technology at...

American Hotel Foundation Auctions Millennium Hotel Packages Online / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  American Hotel Foundation Auctions  Millennium Hotel Packages Online Washington, June 8, 1999 - The American Hotel Foundation (AHF), a subsidiary of the American Hotel & Motel Association (AH&MA), is hosting an online auction exclusively featuring millennium celebration hotel packages. The packages will offer New Year’s Eve accommodations as well as additional amenities. The auction, located at www//bid4travel.com, runs from July 1 through October 6, 1999. Items will begin to close out every Wednesday beginning September 22.  Items are displayed on a regional basis, enabling prospective ...

Argosy Gaming Company Plannning 300 Room Convention Hotel in Downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Argosy Gaming Company Plannning 300 Room Convention Hotel in Downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana ALTON, Ill., July 7, 1999 - Argosy Gaming Company (NYSE: AGY) announced today plans for a 300-room convention hotel in downtown Baton Rouge at a press conference held along with Mayor-President Tom Ed McHugh, officials from the Downtown Development District and the Company. The 10 story hotel, to be called "Centroplex Centre Convention Hotel," will be located across the street from a planned $30 million expansion of the City's Riverside Centroplex Convention Center that will add 100,000 square feet to t...

New Slot Machine Protocol Will Dramatically Affect Customer Tracking and Floor Managment / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report New Slot Machine Protocol Will Dramatically Affect Customer Tracking and Floor Managment LAS VEGAS, Aug. 6, 1999 - A new slot protocol that will allow all slot and video poker machines to speak the same digital language will be unveiled during the Slot Manager Institute luncheon on Sept. 13 prior to the opening of the World Gaming Congress Expo in Las Vegas. The Congress is being held Sept. 14-16 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. “The new protocol means that no matter who makes a slot machine, all of them will be able to interface with any player tracking/accounting system used in casinos,”...

b-there.com & Datalex-Web Ventures Partner to Integrate Air Booking Engine with Event Planning Tools / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report b-there.com & Datalex-Web Ventures Partner  to Integrate Air Booking Engine  with Event Planning Tools WESTPORT, CT, (August 2, 1999) - b-there.com (www.b-there.com), the one-stop on-line resource for all the tools and information meeting planners and show organizers need to plan and operate a successful event, has announced a strategic partnership with Datalex-Web Ventures (www.datalex.com), to provide a real-time on-line air engine featuring instant confirmations of specially negotiated event-specific meeting fares. The joint announcement was made by Chief Executive Officer Peggy Lee of b...