Study Shows Ontario International Airport has Service Potential to Mexico, Canada and Europe / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Study Shows Ontario International Airport has Service Potential to Mexico, Canada and Europe ONTARIO, Calif. - Aug. 25, 1999--An international air service study shows that Ontario International Airport (ONT) has the potential to serve and support international flights to Mexico City, Guadalajara, Vancouver and the United Kingdom. The results of the study were announced at an Ontario City Council meeting on Aug. 24 by SH  E International Transport Consultancy, a private transportation consulting firm contracted by ONT and the City of Ontario. The study concludes that internation...

The Westin Galleria and The Westin Oaks Link Group Sales and Catering with Automation Program Designed for Hotel Clusters / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report The Westin Galleria and The Westin Oaks Link Group Sales and Catering with Automation Program Designed for Hotel Clusters Delphi Multi-Property Edition Installed PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (August 9, 1999) - Newmarket International today announced the installation of Delphi Multi-Property Edition (Delphi MPE), its new sales and catering application engineered for multi-property systems, at a Houston cluster made up of The Westin Galleria and The Westin Oaks.   The Houston cluster is one of five that Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, which owns the Westin brand, will automate in 1999 using Newmarket...

Meetingbroker.com Available to Facilitate Business Among Meeting Planners, Hotels and Convention Centers / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Meetingbroker.com Available to Facilitate Business Among Meeting Planners, Hotels  and Convention Centers PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (August 2, 1999) - Newmarket International announced today its plan to revolutionize business-to-business e-commerce among the hospitality industry’s growing online community by creating and offering Meetingbroker.com.  Meetingbroker.com is an Internet-based, platform-independent service that facilitates prospective business among meeting planners, hotels, sales offices, convention centers, convention and visitors bureaus (CVB), and all associated members within the...

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Delphi Multi-Property Edition  Installed At Starwood’s Washington DC Hotels Newmarket’s thin client, Internet-enabled sales automation program lets the  DC cluster centralize and distribute room inventory to each salesperson for  real-time cross-selling of all available space  PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (August 24, 1999) Newmarket International and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. today announced that Delphi Multi-Property Edition (Delphi MPE), Newmarket’s new, thin client, sales automation program, has just been installed at Starwood’s Washington, DC hotels, including T...

G.A. Nelson Companies Breaks Ground on Hawthorn Suites in Rochester, Minnesota / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  G.A. Nelson Companies Breaks Ground on  Hawthorn Suites in Rochester, Minnesota Minnesota’s Third Hawthorn Suites ATLANTA (July 30, 1999) -  As Hawthorn Suites, the all-suites hotel chain, continues its expansion throughout the Midwest, G.A. Nelson Companies has broken ground on Minnesota’s third Hawthorn Suites.  Located at 2829 43rd St., NW in Rochester, a Spring 2000 opening is planned.  There are currently Hawthorn properties open in Duluth and Minneapolis. “We look forward to opening Minnesota’s third Hawthorn,” said Jerry Nelson, owner of the property, “and providing Roche...

Crossing Cultures; A Visionary Restaurateur Opens Neyla at MGM Grand Casino in Detroit / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report   Crossing Cultures; A Visionary Restaurateur Opens Neyla at MGM Grand Casino in Detroit WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 1999 -- Lebanese restaurateur and hotelier, Bechara Nammour has opened Neyla, a Mediterranean Grill in the new MGM Grand Casino in Detroit. The restaurant showcases the diverse flavors and rich history of Eastern Mediterranean cuisine. Another Neyla will open in September in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. A third Neyla is planned to open in October in Washington, DC.  Diners will experience the unique culinary heritage of the Lebanese in a stylish context complete with m...

Joe Nahas Promoted to Group Sales Manager at The Washington Monarch Hotel / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Joe Nahas Promoted to Group Sales Manager at The Washington Monarch Hotel August 11, 1999, Washington, D.C. - George Terpilowski, General Manager of The Washington Monarch Hotel is pleased to announce the following personnel promotions and appointments. Joe Nahas Executive Meeting Manager, has been promoted to Group Sales Manager. He will focus on the SMERF market (Social, Military, Educational, Religious, Fraternal). He joined the Monarch team in January 1998 as a Catering Assistant and was promoted to Executive Meetings Manager in November. Nahas' other work experiences include ...

Adult Beverage Trend – Uniquely Flavored Micro-Spirits / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Adult Beverage Trend -  Uniquely Flavored Micro-Spirits SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26, 1999 - Each decade of the century is defined as much by the popular adult beverages of the time as they are by fashion, novelties and icons. During prohibition, gin and whiskey were the underground beverages of choice. The World War II era was the golden age of the cocktail with Martinis and Manhattans leading the pack. In the fifties, the cordial, sherries and sweeter concoctions peaked. Fast forward to the seventies and eighties with the surge of the California wine industry and the ubiquitous wine-...

Harry Mellon Appointed Director of Learning Technologies for Cyntergy's Web-based Training Services / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Harry Mellon Appointed Director of Learning Technologies for Cyntergy's  Web-based Training Services Gaithersburg, MD—August 3, 1999—Cyntergy today announced that it has hired Harry Mellon as Director of Learning Technologies to head up the company’s computer-based training (CBT) and documentation department. Harry will also launch Cyntergy’s new Web-based training (WBT) services. Cyntergy is a leading provider of instructor-led training and implementation services in the hospitality, foodservice and retail markets.  Its recent expansion of training services includes videoconferencing a...

Joe Malone Named National Director of Sales Operations at Shell Vacations LLC / July 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report  Joe Malone Named National Director of Sales Operations at Shell Vacations LLC Northbrook, IL—July 27, 1999 -- Joseph “Joe” Malone was recently named National Director of Sales Operations for Shell Vacations LLC with the responsibility of providing leadership and overall sales management for the firm’s 14 vacation ownership resorts. Malone will direct system-wide sales programs including on-site  and off-site sales, resales, upgrades as well as new product and service development. Working from the firm’s Northbrook, Illinois offices, he will also be responsible for overseeing recruitment, ...

Minnesota's Mall of America Generated $1.2 billion in New Money from Out of State Tourists / Shoppers in 1998 / Aug 1999

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Hotel Online Special Report  Minnesota's Mall of America Generated  $1.2 billion in New Money from Out of State  Tourists / Shoppers in 1998 Nation's Largest Entertainment and Retail Complex BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Aug. 3, 1999 - Sales growth of more than five-and-a-half percent in 1998 and projected 1999 sales of more than $850 million mark the end of another tremendous year for Mall of America, which celebrates its seventh birthday on August 11.  “Since its opening seven years ago, the Mall has accomplished extraordinary things,” said Maureen Bausch, Associate General Manager of Mall of America. “It continues...

Michele P. Worth named Director of Sales & Marketing at James Madison Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia / Aug 1999

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Hotel Online Special Report Michele P. Worth named Director of Sales  & Marketing at James Madison Hotel  in Norfolk, Virginia August 18, 1999 - The James Madison Hotel in downtown Norfolk, Virginia is pleased to announce that Michelle Worth has been selected for the key position of Director of Sales & Marketing. Worth will be responsible for all areas of Sales, Catering, Account Management and Marketing for the newly renovated upscale boutique hotel. “We are delighted to have attracted such an accomplished and polished professional to head up our marketing efforts”, said Murray Dow, President of Th...

Marriott Reports Residence Inn Posted 81.3% Year to Date Occupancy; Opening New Extended Stay Property Every 9 Days / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Marriott Reports Residence Inn Posted 81.3%  Year to Date Occupancy;  Opening New Extended Stay Property Every 9 Days WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 1999 -  Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) proves its leadership in the extended-stay market the fastest-growing segment of the hotel industry—with continued growth and high occupancy for its extended-stay brands, Residence Inn, TownePlace Suites, ExecuStay and Executive Apartments. For example, Residence Inn posted an 81.3 percent year-to-date average occupancy and ExecuStay recently acquired Executive Living, Inc. and the corporate housing div...

Highlights of the SS Lurline Hotel Project; Representing Preservation and Restoration of the Oldest Existing Ocean Passenger Liner / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Highlights of the SS Lurline Hotel Project;   Representing  Preservation and Restoration of the  Oldest Existing Ocean Passenger Liner  Highlights of the SS Lurline Hotel Project Development Plan: Renovate the ocean liner SS Lurline as a 258 room hotel ship permanently berthed on the San Francisco Northern Waterfront.  This project has a number of unique and positive benefits:    1. A superior waterfront location.  The SS Lurline will be berthed at Pier 35 North (next to PIER 39).  This is the site of the current cruise terminal, which was originally built to service the S...

Lodgian, Inc. Reports Same-Unit RevPAR for Six months 1999 Up 6.4 %; Occupancy 64.0 % – Credits Repositioning and Renovation / July 1999

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Hotel Online Special Report Lodgian, Inc. Reports Same-Unit RevPAR for Six months 1999  Up 6.4 %; Occupancy  64.0 % -  Credits Repositioning and Renovation  ATLANTA, Aug. 10, 1999 -  Lodgian, Inc., (NYSE: LOD), one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of hotels, today reported significant gains in same-unit revenue per available room (RevPAR) and further increases in revenues, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and income from operations for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1999.  Management attributes the strong performance to the success of Lodgia...

Hotel Business Centers: Finally a Revenue Producer / Elizabeth Lauer / Summer 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Hotel Business Centers:  Finally a Revenue Producer By Elizabeth Lauer, Summer 1999  Improvements to a hotel’s competitiveness yielded by technology are most often of an evolutionary nature, delivering benefits in relatively small increments that are quickly absorbed by a consumer directed market.  The first hotel “business center” was homologous to the front desk.  Occasionally the hotel administrative staff could be called upon to type up documents.  Finer commercial oriented hotels offered a concierge staff to assist with professional services, either by locating a local ...

Lane Hospitality and V. K. Development Ready to Open a Hawthorn Suites in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Lane Hospitality and V. K. Development Ready to Open a Hawthorn Suites in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Northbrook, IL...Lane Hospitality's newest hotel, the 81-room Hawthorn Suites at Prairie Ridge, is scheduled to open September 15. The luxury all-suites hotel is currently in the last stages of construction on State Highway 50 east of I-94 in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, as a prominent part  of the Prairie Ridge commercial and retail center.  Located near Kenosha midway between Milwaukee and Chicago, the upscale hotel will provide accommodations for visitors to the many attractio...

Le Meridien Appoints Landor to Review and Strengthen its Brand Worldwide / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Le Meridien Appoints Landor to Review  and Strengthen its Brand Worldwide LONDON - Aug. 25, 1999 - Le Meridien - the international hotel chain which is part of the Forte Group - has appointed Landor to undertake a major review of its brand worldwide.  The review is aimed at assessing current perceptions of Le Meridien in an increasingly competitive marketplace and identifying ways in which the existing brand can be revitalised to make it a leading choice for both corporate and leisure customers.  “This represents an extremely challenging piece of business,” says Peter Knapp, exe...

June '99 Las Vegas Visitor Volume Up 13.3 Percent / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report June '99 Las Vegas Visitor Volume  Up 13.3 Percent LAS VEGAS, Aug. 16, 1999 -  Continuing a run of strong travel patterns in 1999, Las Vegas visitor volume increased by 13.3 percent in June compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). It was the largest monthly increase since October 1994. Year-to-date visitor volume is up 9.6 percent. Citywide hotel and motel occupancy was 87.3 percent in June, up 2.4 points, despite a growth in room inventory of 10.8 percent during the same period. Hotel occupancy was 92.5 percent in ...

Kevin Wu Opens Royal Star at The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Kevin Wu Opens Royal Star at The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS - Aug. 16, 1999--Popular California restauranteur Kevin Wu, known for his Royal Star Seafood Restaurant in Santa Monica, brings another version of Royal Star, a distinctive Chinese restaurant, to The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas. The restaurant will be open daily for lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. “Royal Star at The Venetian was set up to cater to all dining tastes,” Wu said, “from a quick dim sum snack to those who want to spend an entire evening in an ornate private dining ro...

Richard Keurajian Named Director of Sales & Marketing at Tarrytown House / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Richard Keurajian Named Director of Sales & Marketing at Tarrytown House TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK (August 13, 1999). –   General Manager Chris Dolce announced that Richard Keurajian has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing for Tarrytown House, a deluxe conference hotel in Westchester County that is owned and managed by Dolce International.  Keurajian, a graduate of the College of New Jersey with a degree in Business Management, began his hospitality career in Atlantic City working as a Conference Planning Manager for Resorts International and as a Sales Manager for Bally’s Park ...

Owners of Kea Lani Hotel Suites & Villas Obtain $90 Million Financing / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Owners of Kea Lani Hotel Suites & Villas  Obtain $90 Million Financing New York, NY - August 10, 1999 - Sonnenblick-Goldman Company, acting as the exclusive advisor to Trinity Investment Trust, L.L.C., Apollo Real Estate Advisors, and Whitehall Street Real Estate Limited Partnership IX, has arranged a $90,000,000 financing of the Kea Lani Hotel Suites & Villas in Wailea, Maui, Hawaii. The Kea Lani occupies a prime beachfront location in the master planned destination development of Wailea on the southwest shore of Maui. Rated as one of the top five resorts in the Pacific by Conde Nast Trave...

Kalia Tower – Special Designs and Features of the Planned 24-Story Guestroom Tower at Hilton Hawaiian Village / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Kalia Tower - Special Designs and Features of the Planned 24-Story Guestroom Tower  at Hilton Hawaiian Village HONOLULU - Aug. 26, 1999--Hilton Hawaiian Village, on Waikiki’s best beach, held a Hawaiian blessing ceremony and groundbreaking on Aug. 17, 1999, for the Kalia Tower, to be located at the corner of Kalia Road and Ala Moana Boulevard. “We are excited to move forward on the Kalia Tower,” said Peter H. Schall, managing director at Hilton Hawaiian Village. “The Kalia Tower project is a milestone in the history of Hilton Hawaiian village.” The construction work on the Kalia ...

Lightening Does Strike Twice for KFC and E. coli / Aug 1999

March 30, 1999

Hotel Online Special Report Lightening Does Strike Twice for KFC and E. coli SEATTLE - Aug. 16, 1999-- William Marler, a Seattle attorney who represents children throughout the United States poisoned by E. coli, speaks out on Ohio and Kentucky E. coli cases tied to Kentucky Fried Chicken Coleslaw. “Nearly everyday I hear about another case of E. coli, Salmonella or Lysteria tied to some food product. However, I have never seen a situation where the same product injures different people who ate at the same restaurant chain one year apart—usually a company learns from past mistakes,” said attorney William M...