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The Lodge At Koele and the Manele Bay Hotel to Join The Luxury Collection of Starwood Hotels Resorts / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report The Lodge At Koele and the Manele Bay Hotel to Join The Luxury Collection of Starwood Hotels Resorts LOS ANGELES - Nov. 9, 1998--Castle Cooke Inc. (NYSE:CCS) and Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide Inc. Monday announced that the Lodge at Koele and the Manele Bay Hotel will become members of The Luxury Collection. In joining this elite group of hotels and resorts that make up The Luxury Collection, these two prestigious hotels, both located on the island of Lana'i, share company with some of the world's finest lodgings, including the St. Regis in New York and Aspen, Colo.; The Phoenician in Sc...
Knights Announces Opening of Chain's Largest Property – the 300-Room Knights Inn of Charleston, SC / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Knights Announces Opening of Chain's Largest Property - the 300-Room Knights Inn of Charleston, SC Parsippany, NJ, November 17, 1998 -- Knights Franchise Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of its largest property, the Knights Inn in North Charleston, SC. The 300-room Knights Inn of Charleston joins the more than 200 hotels in the budget chain. The Knights Inn of Charleston is over three times larger in size than the average Knights Inn of 85 rooms. "Not only is this our largest property, but its development and expansion plans are remarkable," said Ramesh Gokal, Presiden...
The Journal of Hotel Marketing Launched in the U.K. / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report The Journal of Hotel Marketing Launched in the U.K. London, November 19: The Journal of Hotel Marketing was launched this month to the world hotel industry. Published quarterly, the magazine is written for everyone involved in the marketing of hotels whether Vice President, General Manager, Sales & Marketing Director, Sales Manager or PR consultant. Readers can discover fascinating articles and in-depth news analysis covering the hottest topics in the hospitality industry. From mergers and acquisitions to food and beverage strategies, and from customer loyalty to brand marketing. ...
JHM Hotels Donates $1,000,001 to the American Hotel Foundation for Scholarships / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report JHM Hotels Donates $1,000,001 to the American Hotel Foundation for Scholarships The Rama brothers, principals of JHM Hotels, presented AHF with a $1,000,001 scholarship donation to establish "The Rama Scholarship for the American Dream.' The scholarship program will primarily be available to Asian-Indian and minority hospital-ity management students at several select schools throughout the United States. We believe that knowledge is a powerful force," said Hasmukh H.P." Rama, chairman of the hoard and chief executive officer of JHM Hotels. "And education provides knowledge because it helps ...
Insignia/ESG Hotel Partners Bring on Several New Appointments / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Insignia/ESG Hotel Partners Bring on Several New Appointments Ted Murphy Joins Dallas Office as Managing Director Peter S. Greene Brings Enhanced Development Services Capital Markets Group Adds Professional Staff, Expands Client Reach Ted Murphy Joins Dallas Office as Managing Director Dallas, TX, November 4, 1998 -- Bill Gudenau, Executive Director, is pleased to announce the addition of Ted Murphy, Managing Director, to Insignia/ESG Hotel Partners's transactions team. Murphy is based in the firm's Dallas office. Ted Murphy has nearly 20 years of experience in the commer...
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Revenue Management Systems Must-Have or Luxury? Special Report By: Jon Inge (Special from Update Plus) November 1998 - The marketplace is becoming more complex and competitive than ever, and everyones looking for ways to increase revenue and profitability. Given that revenue management systems are routinely claimed to return 3-6% revenue increase for their users, why isnt everyone flocking to buy them? Even in good times, the best properties look for the highest return on their investment in rooms. When things get tighter as they always do its far more fina...
Eight Outstanding Hotel Managers and Employees Honored by the Hotel-Motel Association of Illinois / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Eight Outstanding Hotel Managers and Employees Honored by the Hotel-Motel Association of Illinois CHICAGO, Nov. 13, 1998 - Eight outstanding hotel managers and employees were recently recognized by the Hotel-Motel Association of Illinois (HMAI) at the First Regional Stars of the Industry Program, at the Holiday Inn O'Hare International in Rosemont. Nominees for the Stars of the Industry are managers and employees that continuously exceed expectations and demonstrate the essence of hospitality on a daily basis. More than 400 member hotels and motels across the state were encouraged to sub...
IH&RA Annual Congress / Summary of Business Sessions / Oct 22-26, 1998 / Manila/ Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report IH&RA Annual Congress "One to One: Marketing in the Interactive Age" Summary of Business Sessions / Oct 22-26, 1998 / Manila 1. Keynote Address 2. Changing Customers, Changing Srategies 3. The Revolution in Marketing Rules: From Mass Marketing to One - to - One 4. Competing in a Changing Marketplace 5. Webonomics: Better Business Through the Web 6. Winning with Your Best Customers 7. Navigating the Channels of Distribution 8. Closing the Look to Book Cycle 9. Workshop for Independent Hotel Operators 10. Workshop on Forces Driving Change in the Casual Theme Restaurant In...
IH&RA Congress Assesses Impact for Hotels of New Marketing Revolution / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report IH&RA Congress Assesses Impact for Hotels of New Marketing Revolution Paris, 13 November 1998 - Hospitality businesses that offer value-added solutions and conduct effective one-to-one marketing under the umbrella of a powerful brand will emerge as victors in the new marketing revolution. These were the predictions of speakers at the annual congress of the International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA), which convened in Manila last month under the banner "One-to-One: Marketing in the Interactive Age". Over the three-day conference, a line-up of 40 hotel executives, industry experts...
Impact of Asian Crisis Highlighted at IH&RA Congress in Manila / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Impact of Asian Crisis Highlighted at IH&RA Congress in Manila Paris, 13 November 1998 - Asia will not be on a solid road to recovery until 2003, according to the predictions of a well-known futurist at the annual congress of the International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA), which convened in Manila last month. Robert Broadfoot, managing director of Hong Kong-based Political & Economic Risk Consultancy Ltd. set the scene for the conference by presenting various scenarios for business development in Asia-Pacific. Asia will still comprise four main regions, he anticipated, althoug...
Business Improvement District Enhances Hotel Occupancy in Hollywood, CA / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Business Improvement District Enhances Hotel Occupancy in Hollywood, CA What is a Business Improvement District HOLLYWOOD, Calif - Nov. 9, 1998-- The Hollywood Entertainment District (HED), the property-based Business Improvement District (BID) that spans the six-block stretch of Hollywood Boulevard from La Brea to McCadden, Monday received the impressive results of a specially commissioned benchmark study designed to measure the District's economic activity and growth. The study, conducted by Economics Research Associates (ERA), indicates that in the District's first year, from its f...
Lower Occupancy, Higher Rates at U.S. Hotels This Holiday Season, PricewaterhouseCoopers Reports / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Lower Occupancy, Higher Rates at U.S. Hotels This Holiday Season, PricewaterhouseCoopers Reports NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 1998 - The occupancy rate at U.S. hotels is forecast to be 63.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 1998 (the busy holiday travel season), down from 64.6 percent a year ago, while average daily room rates rise faster than inflation to $80.34 this holiday season from $76.79 last year. That's according to the Lodging Research Network (http://www.lodgingresearch.com), the Internet-based resource for lodging industry data and information from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world's ...
Hilton Hotels Test Marketing Health-Fit Rooms and Stress-Less Rooms / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Hilton Hotels Test Marketing Health-Fit Rooms and Stress-Less Rooms BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 3, 1998 - What better time than the hectic, travel-crammed holidays to test-market a new "lifestyle" hotel room designed to help travelers combat stress and stay fit? Following the critically acclaimed Hilton Sleep-Tight Rooms(R) introduced in 1996, Hilton Hotels announced today it is advancing into the next phase of what the company calls its "Travel Lifestyle Centers(TM)," or TLCs(TM). A total of 16 specially equipped Health-Fit Rooms(TM) and Stress-Less Rooms(TM) are now being tested in selected...
Red Sea Resort Opens in Israel: Herods Sheraton Resort Eilat Offers New Theme Hotel, Convention Center and Spa / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Red Sea Resort Opens in Israel: Herods Sheraton Resort Eilat Offers New Theme Hotel, Convention Center and Spa WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 24, 1998 - Sheraton Hotels Resorts, the winner of the State of Israel's 50th Anniversary Travel and Tourism Award, is continuing its development in the Middle East with the addition of Herods Sheraton Resort Eilat, a unique, 468-room theme resort managed by Sheraton Israel. Built on the shores of the Red Sea, the Herods development is a unique, three-stage venture that combines a modern, theme resort and convention center with a spa and tower. Herods ...
Harrah's Targets Opening by End of October 1999 for New Orleans Land Based Casino Project / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Harrah's Targets Opening by End of October 1999 for New Orleans Land Based Casino Project MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 30, 1998 - Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., (NYSE: HET - news) today updated plans for the much anticipated new New Orleans land- based casino following the emergence of the project from federal bankruptcy protection. Under the consummated plan of reorganization, Harrah's Entertainment is initially a 44% minority partner in the casino owner, JCC Holding Company, a new public company which is the parent of Jazz Casino Company, LLC (JCC). A subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment has been...
Harrah's Obtains Patent for Real Time Data On Customer Casino Play Technology / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Harrah's Obtains Patent for "Real Time" Data On Customer Casino Play Technology MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 6, 1998 - Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET) announced today that it has received a third patent related to its industry leading Total Gold customer rewards and recognition program designed to improve service for customers through the strategic use of information technology. U.S. Patent #5,809,482 covers the system used for tracking individual play at casino table games. In 1997, Harrah's received U.S. Patent #5,613,912 for its "Bet Tracking System for Gaming Tables," which also co...
Hard Rock Cafe and Full House Resorts to Develop a Hard Rock Hotel Casino on Gulf Coast of Mississippi / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Hard Rock Cafe and Full House Resorts to Develop a Hard Rock Hotel Casino on Gulf Coast of Mississippi ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 27, 1998 - Plans to develop a Hard Rock Hotel Casino on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi were announced today by Hard Rock Cafe International, Inc., which has entered a licensing agreement for the project's development with Full House Mississippi, LLC -- a company jointly owned by Full House Resorts (Nasdaq: FHRI) and Allen E. Paulson, its principal shareholder and former Chairman. In addition to the Hard Rock Hotel Casino, the scope of the project will include a H...
Holiday Inn Hotels Uses the Internet to Offer Deep Discounts for Last-Minute Weekend Travelers / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Holiday Inn Hotels Uses the Internet to Offer Deep Discounts for Last-Minute Weekend Travelers ATLANTA (Nov. 18, 1998) - Sometimes it pays to procrastinate. Literally. Leisure travelers who book weekend getaways just a few days in advance can now get deep discounts from Holiday Inn with HOLIDEALS. On Nov. 3, Holiday Inn launched HOLIDEALS, a deep discount program aimed at last-minute weekend travelers. Each Tuesday, Holiday Inn posts a list of participating hotels and the rates they're offering on the www.holiday-inn.com website, with discounts available for the coming weekend (Friday, Sat...
HITIS Successfully Completes Beta Tests Involving POS to PMS Interfaces / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report HITIS Successfully Completes Beta Tests Involving POS to PMS Interfaces New York City, November 9, 1998 The Hospitality Industry Technology Integration Standards (HITIS) project, spearheaded by the American Hotel & Motel Association (AH&MA), has successfully tested a Folio Posting Standard. The standard was installed during a 72-hour period as part of the Loews New York Hotels property management system. We thank all those involved, including Loews Hotels Director of Technical Services Robert Fields, HIS (a division of MAI Systems Corporation) Vice President of Product Development ...
Wade Henderson, GM at Holiday Inn-Montgomery, AL, Details $5.3 Million Renovation / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Wade Henderson, GM at Holiday Inn-Montgomery, AL, Details $5.3 Million Renovation MONTGOMERY, Ala., Nov. 19, 1998 - After a comprehensive $5.3 million renovation, the Holiday Inn-Montgomery East I-85 is once again a highlight of the city. A landmark facility in Montgomery, the Holiday Inn East has received a total make over to its exterior, as well as extensive upgrades and added amenities in the rooms and common areas to accommodate both business and leisure guests. Construction on the hotel, located at 1185 Eastern Bypass, began in May. Extensive improvements to the property's inter...
Jim France, Grove Park Inn Resort VP & GM, Details $24 million, 18-month Improvement Plan / Including Addition of 40,000 square foot Spa / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Jim France, Grove Park Inn Resort VP & GM, Details $24 million, 18-month Improvement Plan - Including Addition of 40,000 square foot Spa Asheville, N.C. (Nov. 4, 1998) -- The Grove Park Inn Resort will build a $13 million, 40,000 square foot Spa on its property, hotel management announced today. The Spa, scheduled to open in the spring of 2000, is the centerpiece of a $24 million, 18-month property improvement plan that includes a renovated Sports Center with indoor pool, retiling the roof of the resort's historic Main Inn, new outdoor tennis courts, a new laundry facility and addition...
KSL Recreation Corporation Purchases Maui's Five-Diamond Grand Wailea Resort Hotel Spa / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report KSL Recreation Corporation Purchases Maui's Five-Diamond Grand Wailea Resort Hotel Spa WAILEA, Hawaii, Nov. 16, 1998 - KSL Recreation Corporation, owners and operators of such prestigious destination resorts as La Quinta Resort Club and PGA WEST(TM) in La Quinta, California and Doral Golf Resort Spa in Miami, Florida, has contracted to purchase the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel Spa in Wailea Resort on Maui, Michael S. Shannon, president and chief executive officer of KSL announced today. KSL Recreation will purchase the luxurious 781 room (including 53 suites) Grand Wailea Resort Hotel Spa, which o...
Michael F. Glennie named Senior Vice President at Florida Panthers Holdings, Inc. / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Michael F. Glennie named Senior Vice President at Florida Panthers Holdings, Inc. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 25, 1998 - Florida Panthers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAW) announced today the appointment of Michael F. Glennie as Senior Vice President in charge of all resort operations, effective immediately. Glennie previously held the position of President of the Boca Raton Resort Club, one of the companies luxury resorts, a position he will continue to hold. "Michael's leadership and twenty-five years of industry experience will bring additional value to our collection of trophy resorts," said...
Greater Niagara Regional Tourism Officials Lead Effort to Capture Larger Share of Canadian Tourism Market / Nov 1998
April 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report Greater Niagara Regional Tourism Officials Lead Effort to Capture Larger Share of Canadian Tourism Market David Lacki, GBCVB, Attending National Tour Association Annual Convention Buffalo NY - Nov. 4, 1998 - Tourism officials from the Greater Niagara Region will host the second annual Canadian Marketplace and Reception on November 3 at the International Plaza Hotel (655 Dixon Road) in Toronto, Ontario. The event, which is being coordinated by the Greater Buffalo Convention & Visitors Bureau, is part of the Bureaus and New York States continuing effort to promote the areas diverse r...
