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12,000 Applicants for Positions at Bellagio and Other Mirage Resorts Properties Are Hair Tested for Drug Use by Psychemedics Corp / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report 12,000 Applicants for Positions at Bellagio and Other Mirage Resorts Properties Are Hair Tested for Drug Use by Psychemedics Corporation CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 11, 1998 - Steve Wynn's Mirage Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MIR) has selected Cambridge-based Psychemedics Corporation (Amex: PMD) to drug test potential employees for all of its Las Vegas properties, including the Bellagio Hotel that opened October 15. More than 12,000 applicants, many for positions at the majestic Bellagio, Mirage's newest luxury gaming property, were tested for drug use using PMD's patented hair analysis method. Arte Nathan...
Prime Hospitality Corp. Opens Two AmeriSuites and Three HomeGates / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Prime Hospitality Corp. Opens Two AmeriSuites and Three HomeGates FAIRFIELD, N.J., Nov. 3, 1998 - Prime Hospitality Corp. (NYSE: PDQ) has announced the recent openings of two AmeriSuites all-suite hotels and three HomeGate Studios Suites extended-stay hotels. All five properties are new construction and feature separate living, sleeping and eating areas. The new AmeriSuites opened in Phoenix, AZ and Shelton, CT, bringing the chain total to 80 properties in 29 states with 21 under development. In addition, HomeGate properties opened in Las Vegas, NV; Tampa, FL and Raleigh/Durham, NC, resu...
Priceline.com Allows the Customer Opportunity to Name Their Own Price for More than 2.5 Million Empty Hotel Rooms per Month / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Priceline.com Allows the Customer Opportunity to Name Their Own Price for More than 2.5 Million Empty Hotel Rooms per Month -- Participating Hotels Will Grow To 1,500 STAMFORD, CT - Nov. 17, 1998-- Priceline.com, the patented e-commerce system, said today that in response to customer demand for access to more hotel rooms, particularly in vacation destinations, it plans to expand its new hotel service to include 35 additional U.S. cities and resorts and increase its hotel participation to include more than 1,500 hotels offering 2.5 million empty rooms per month. The new cities, hotels a...
Poonan, Inc. Breaks Ground for Hawthorn Suite near Orlando International Airport / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Poonan, Inc. Breaks Ground for Hawthorn Suite near Orlando International Airport Hawthorn's Presence At The Nation's Airports Continues To Grow ATLANTA (Nov. 24, 1998) - Orlando-based Poonan, Inc. has broken ground on Florida's third Hawthorn Suites. Located at 7450 Augusta National Dr. in Orlando, the hotel is one-half mile from Orlando International Airport. A late 1999 opening is planned. "Hawthorn is right for the needs of today's traveling public," said Brenda Spencer, director of sales at the new property, "and we look forward to providing the Orlando market with a quality ex...
Increased Pressure on National Promotional Budgets / Government Role in Tourism Promotion / PATA / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Increased Pressure on National Promotional Budgets --- also: Governments Should Re-Examine Their Roles in Tourism Promotion Chart: National Tourism Promotion Budgets 1997 Chart: Categories of Travel and Entertainment Expenditure (% Share) Increased Pressure on National Promotional Budgets November 1998 - A recent presentation by the World Tourism Organization (WTO) on national tourism administration (NTA) and national tourism organization (NTO) budgets provides a few surprises, especially as far as NTA/NTO promotional budgets in Pacific Asia are concerne...
Patriot American Hospitality, Inc. Divests of Hotels Not Candidates for Conversion to Wyndham Brand / Divestiture Transactions Totals $206.5 Million
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Patriot American Hospitality, Inc. Divests of Hotels Not Candidates for Conversion to Wyndham Brand Divestiture Transactions Totals $206.5 Million DALLAS, TX - November 9, 1998--In its first divestiture of hotel assets since the company's formation, Patriot American Hospitality, Inc. (NYSE:PAH), whose shares are paired with those of Wyndham International, Inc. and trade as a single unit, today announced two asset sale transactions which, in aggregate, are expected to total $206.5 million. The Company expects to use the proceeds of the sales to pay down debt and for general working capital p...
Outrigger Hotels & Resorts to operate the former Maui Inter-Continental Wailea Resort / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Outrigger Hotels & Resorts to operate the former Maui Inter-Continental Wailea Resort HONOLULU, HAWAII - Nov 17, 1998 - Outrigger Hotels & Resorts today announced it has entered into an agreement with MI Hotel Limited Partnership, owner of the 516-room Aston Wailea Hotel on Maui, to operate the hotel effective February 1, 1999. The hotel operated as the Maui Inter-Continental Resort for nearly 20 years. MI Hotel Limited Partnership leased the property to Aston for a three-year period ending on January 31,1999. A name change will be announced in the near future in conjunction with the tra...
Hawaii-based Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Now Managing Two Queensland, Australia Resort Properties / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report HONOLULU, HAWAII - Nov 2, 1998 - Hawaii-based hotel company Outrigger Hotels & Resorts has added two Australia resorts to its growing list of global interests Calypso Towers in the popular vacation destination of Coolangatta, on the Gold Coast, and the Calypso Plaza Cairns, at the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef in Northern Queensland. Both luxury resorts are in the state of Queensland. In an announcement made today, Outrigger said it has concluded a memorandum of understanding with the Ray Group, developer of the properties, to manage and market the resorts under its joint venture agreement ...
On Command Corporation And Marriott International Begin Market Trials Of In-Room High-Speed Connectivity Solutions / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report On Command Corp And Marriott Begin Market Trials Of In-Room High-Speed Connectivity Solutions SAN JOSE, CA, November 2, 1998 Bringing high-speed Internet access connectivity to hotel guests and meeting groups, On Command Corporation (NASDAQ: ONCO) and Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) announced today that the companies will begin a series of market trials that include laptop and high-bandwidth Internet connectivity. The first test phase is expected to include 3,000 guest rooms and meeting space at seven full-service Marriott and Renaissance hotels in the United States. Various pr...
Oakwood Corporate Housing Signs Deal with Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Solutions / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Oakwood Corporate Housing Signs Deal with Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Solutions IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 19, 1998 - Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Solutions (PRERS), parent company to The Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. (PREA) and Prudential Relocation, announced today that it has entered into a Preferred Partnership agreement with Oakwood Corporate Housing. Through the agreement, Oakwood will be the co-exclusive provider of temporary housing nationwide to clients of Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Solutions. "Our agreement with Oakwood enables us to integrate a...
Businesses Tighten Travel Control – Nearly 90% of Business Travelers Are Bound by Corporate Travel Policy / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Businesses Tighten Travel Control - Nearly 90% of Business Travelers Are Bound by Corporate Travel Policy OAG Worldwide Releases Results of its Business Travel Lifestyle Survey OAK BROOK, Ill., Nov. 12, 1998 - Further evidence of global caution came today, as nearly nine in ten of the world's business travelers say they are bound by some form of corporate travel policy, compared with two thirds last year. The move shows how companies worldwide are tightening up on business travel to control costs, according to the latest OAG Business Travel Lifestyle Survey from OAG Worldwide, the leading g...
NABHA Program Helps Develop Business / NABHA / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report NABHA Program Helps Develop Business Atlanta, GA - November, 1998 - The Neighbor to NABHA concept is becoming the most recognized vehicle to develop business in the hospitality industry. For instance, a recent conversation with Wanda Anderson, Anderson Lucas Advertising's executive v.p. said her company, which is 50% minority owned - succeeded in conducting a southeastern regional campaign for Embassy Suites in which it marketed Embassy's weekend packages. "The promotion sold more than 10,000 roomnights and placed more than $1 million in revenue in a 90 - day period," Anderson said. "We ...
Keep the Lights On Slogan Plays a Role in Jury Verdict Against Motel 6 / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel OnlineSpecial Report "Keep the Lights On" Slogan Plays a Role in Jury Verdict Against Motel 6 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif - Oct. 30, 1998--A Superior Court jury in Beverly Hills found Motel 6 negligent for failing to "keep the lights on," which caused a patron to trip and fall on a deceptive curb. Pamela Encell, age 51, was walking out of the Motel 6 located on Century Boulevard near Los Angeles International Airport when she sidestepped a curb that was only 2" high and that was obscured by dark shadows created by a large overhang. The sidewalk and driveway surfaces blended together and looked the same. The accident o...
Bellagio Has a Strong Start; Mirage Resorts Reports Third Quarter Earnings Drop to $0.16 per share, versus $0.28 per share / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Bellagio Has a Strong Start; Mirage Resorts Reports Third Quarter Earnings Drop to $0.16 per share, versus $0.28 per share LAS VEGAS, Nov. 9, 1998 - Numerous investors have inquired about the early results of Bellagio, which opened to the public at approximately 11:30 p.m. on October 15. The public reception has been exceptional and Bellagio is expected to be a financial success as it has already proven to be an aesthetic success. Bellagio is intended to have a life of 100 years or more, similar to other hospitality icons such as The Ritz hotel in Paris or The Plaza hotel in New Yo...
Minnesota Golf Enters New Era; Explore Minnesota Golf Alliance to Market Minnesota GolfTourism Nationally and Internationally / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Minnesota Golf Enters New Era; Explore Minnesota Golf Alliance to Market Minnesota Golf Tourism Nationally and Internationally MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 18, 1998 - In an effort to raise the national and international presence of Minnesota's golf courses to a level comparable to the Robert Trent Jones Trail in Alabama and Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, the golf, tourism, and hospitality industries of Minnesota have formed the Explore Minnesota Golf Alliance (EMGA). With goals of retaining Minnesota golfers, while significantly enhancing the number of golfers coming into the state, the creation of the EM...
Candlewood Hotel Company Names Steven Meadows as Vice President of Operations for Eastern Region / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Candlewood Hotel Company Names Steven Meadows as Vice President of Operations for Eastern Region -- Pace of New Openings Makes Room for New Talent -- WICHITA, Kan - Nov. 3, 1998--In a move to enhance operations management and complement its expansion strategy, Candlewood Hotel Company, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: CNDL), the nation's premier owner, manager, developer and franchiser of value-oriented, business-travel hotels, has named H. Steven Meadows as Vice President of Operations - Eastern Region. Meadows will oversee all Candlewood Suites operations functions within the East Coast, Southeast, and ...
Marriott Adds Nearly 1,000 Rooms to Nation's Hottest Hotel Market / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Marriott Adds Nearly 1,000 Rooms to Nation's Hottest Hotel Market NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 1998 - J.W. Marriott, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) will preside over a triple ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the grand openings of three new hotels in New York City on Wednesday, November 18. Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and other New York City dignitaries will participate. With the official introduction of these properties -- two Courtyard by Marriotts and the upscale Marriott Brooklyn -- Marriott adds nearly 1,000 guest rooms and the first Manh...
At Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group; Jan Goessing Appointed GM at Kahala Mandarin Oriental and Alan Hepburn as GM at Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta / Nov 199
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report At Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group; Jan Goessing Appointed GM at Kahala Mandarin Oriental and Alan Hepburn as GM at Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta 11 September 1998... Mr Andreas Mattmüller, Operations and Human Resources Director of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is pleased to announce the appointments of Mr Jan Goessing as General Manager of Kahala Mandarin Oriental, Hawaii and Mr Alan Hepburn as General Manager at Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta. Jan, who is currently General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta will assume his new position effective 15th October 1998. Kahala Man...
Minnesota Resort Association Honors John Rykken and Vera Kinder / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Minnesota Resort Association Honors John Rykken and Vera Kinder St. Paul MN - Nov. 1998 - John Rykken, owner and operator of Timber Bay Lodge & Houseboats, Babbitt, has been named 1998 Minnesota Resorter of the Year by the Minnesota Resort Association. Rykken's son, Ron, a part-owner in the business, accepted the award at the Association's annual meeting at Madden's Resort on behalf of his father, who was out of the country. &'en though he was not present, Rykken's peers were able to view a videotape of the surprise presentation of the award to him at his resort by association...
Long Beach Convention and Tourism Sales Figures Reach Record Highs / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Long Beach Convention and Tourism Sales Figures Reach Record Highs LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 10, 1998 - The Long Beach Area Convention Visitors Bureau reported a record-breaking year of results and notable achievements that are quickly building the city's reputation as a prime destination for convention, business and leisure travel. Highlights of the year include a 13 percent increase in future bookings, a six percent rise in hotel occupancy, and a report of 243,000 room nights valued at $315 million due to a strong partnership with the Bureau and area hotels. "These significant gains in L...
Loews Monte Carlo Hotel Sold – to be Renamed the Monte Carlo Grand Hotel / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Loews Monte Carlo Hotel Sold - to be Renamed the Monte Carlo Grand Hotel HAMPTON, N.H - Nov. 13, 1998 -- Latona Associates, a private investment and advisory firm headed by Paul M. Montrone, together with Monaco-based investor Toufic Aboukhater, today purchased the 619-room Loews Monte Carlo Hotel from Loews Hotels Holding Corporation for an undisclosed price. The hotel will be renamed the Monte Carlo Grand Hotel. Last year, Latona was an advisor in the merger of Beacon Properties and Sam Zell-controlled Equity Office Properties Trust, a transaction that created the largest commercial real ...
Loews Corporation Adopts Senior Management Succession Plan / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Loews Corporation Adopts Senior Management Succession Plan NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 1998 - Laurence A. Tisch and Preston Robert Tisch announced today their plans to step down at year end as Co-Chief Executive Officers of Loews Corporation (NYSE: LTR). Loews said that an orderly management succession plan is in place. Both executives will remain Co-Chairmen of the Board of Directors. Loews has named James S. Tisch, currently President and Chief Operating Officer of the company, to the additional post of Chief Executive Officer. Loews also established an Office of the President which, in additio...
Two New Hotels with 709 Rooms and 47,000 Square Feet of Convention Space Approved for South Lake Tahoe, CA / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Two New Hotels with 709 Rooms and 47,000 Square Feet of Convention Space Approved for South Lake Tahoe, CA South Lake Tahoe $200 Million Redevelopment Approved by TRPA; Harveys-Led Project Designed to Revitalize Area LAKE TAHOE, Nev - Nov. 18, 1998--Harveys Casino Resorts (NYSE:HVY) Wednesday announced that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) has approved the last in a series of redevelopment projects that will change the face of South Lake Tahoe, Calif. The final project, dubbed "Redevelopment Project 3," will be an estimated $200 million facelift for close to 20 acres...
U.S. Hotels Reduce Food and Beverage Service / Lodging Research Network / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report U.S. Hotels Reduce Food and Beverage Service, Lodging Research Network Reports Yet Luxury Hotels Demand Celebrity Chefs More Than Ever NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 1998 - Food and beverage (FB) service accounts for an ever-smaller part of overall U.S. lodging revenue, as full-service and luxury properties scale back FB operations and developers build more limited-service hotels, which offer limited or no food service at all. Meanwhile, top chefs with celebrity or near-celebrity status are more in demand than ever at U.S. luxury hotels. So says the Lodging Research Network (www.lodgingresearch.c...
