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George Zugmier's Global Hospitality Solutions to be Installed at Elegant Hotels Group / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- George Zugmier's Global Hospitality Solutions to be Installed at Elegant Hotels Group Global Hospitality Solutions Overview SCOTTSDALE, AZ. (August 10, 1998) Global Hospitality Solutions and the Elegant Hotels Group announce the implementation of all GHS products beginning with the Falcon CRS product being installed in Elegants London Corporate Office. Elegant Hotels Group is a collection of five resort properties located in Barbados, West Indies has decided to install the new integrated three tier client server technology products from Global Hospitality...
Gaylord Entertainment Considering Acquisition of the Former Heritage USA Near Charlotte, North Carolina / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Gaylord Entertainment Considering Acquisition of the Former Heritage USA Near Charlotte, North Carolina NASHVILLE, Tenn - Aug. 12, 1998 - -Gaylord Entertainment Company (NYSE:GET) has reached an agreement, subject to due diligence and board approvals, to purchase a 2,000-acre site in the Carolinas near Charlotte, NC, for the second hotel development of the Company's newly formed Opryland Lodging Group, Company officials announced today. The site, which contains a 500-room hotel that is currently nonoperational, a studio, an outdoor performance venue, an 18...
Four Seasons Reports Continued Strong Operating Fundamentals in North American and European Hotels / Offsetting Operating Weakness in Asia / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Four Seasons Reports Continued Strong Operating Fundamentals in North American and European Hotels Offsetting Operating Weakness in Asia Summary of Hotel Operating Data TORONTO - Aug. 6, 1998 - Four Seasons Hotels Inc. (TSE-ME Symbol "FSH"; NYSE Symbol "FS") today reported its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 1998. Net earnings increased 31.2 percent to $17.9 million ($0.53 basic and fully diluted earnings per share) for the three months ended June 30, 1998, as compared to $13.7 million ($0.41 basic and fully diluted earnings per share) for ...
Prime Hospitality Corp. Promotes John Elwood to President, COO / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Prime Hospitality Corp. Promotes John Elwood to President, COO; Douglas Vicari Promoted to SVP, CFO; Ethan Kramer to SVP, Development FAIRFIELD, N.J., Aug. 19, 1998 - Prime Hospitality Corp. (NYSE: PDQ) today announced the promotion of John Elwood to President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Previously, Mr. Elwood served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In other related management changes, the company announced the promotions of Douglas Vicari to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Ethan Kramer to Senior Vice Preside...
New Food and Beverage Team at the Doubletree Hotel at Allen Center in Houston / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- New Food and Beverage Team at the Doubletree Hotel at Allen Center in Houston HOUSTON, TX - Aug. 7, 1998 -- The Doubletree Hotel at Allen Center, Houston has a new Food and Beverage Team. Meet the new Team: Food Beverage Director, Glenn Dickerson, with 20 years in the hospitality business. His experience includes Hyatt Hotels, Ritz Carlton, Marriott and Doubletrees in Dallas and Houston. Most recently, Glenn came to the Doubletree Hotel at Allen Center from the Doubletree Campbell Center in Dallas. Executive Chef, Mark Kusick, Texas Chef's Association Chef of t...
Dolce Internation Assumes Management of Oak Brook Hills Hotel & Resort in Chicago / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Dolce International Assumes Management of Oak Brook Hills Hotel & Resort in Chicago MONTVALE, NEW JERSEY (August 27, 1998). -- Effective immediately, Dolce International has assumed management of Oak Brook Hills Hotel & Resort (Oak Brook Hills) located on a 150-acre resort in the western suburbs of Chicago. Just 25 minutes from OHare International Airport and 30 minutes from Midway Airport, the 384-room conference resort is asset managed by Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, a division of Lend Lease based in Sydney, Australia. Approved by the International ...
Former Playboy Resort in Great Gorge, N.J. to be Managed by Divi Resorts / Hotel Units to be Converted to Time Share / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Former Playboy Resort in Great Gorge, N.J. to be Managed by Divi Resorts / Hotel Units to be Converted to Time-Share CHAPEL HILL, N.C - Aug. 13, 1998--On June 1, 1998, the Seasons Resort and Conference Center, formerly known as the Playboy Resort in Great Gorge, N.J., was sold by the Seasons Investment Corp. to a Louisiana investment group. Divi Resorts, a Chapel Hill-based owner/operator with nine resorts in the Caribbean, has been retained as the resort manager and timeshare marketing agent. Divi plans to re-position the resort to appeal to leisu...
Disney Vacation Club Reveals Plans for Third Ownership Resort At Walt Disney World Resort / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Disney Vacation Club Reveals Plans for Third Ownership Resort At Walt Disney World Resort; Additional Resort Expansion Also Slated For Company's Flagship Property CELEBRATION, Fla - Aug. 27, 1998 - -Disney Vacation Development, Inc. (DVD), operators of Disney Vacation Club (DVC) -- the innovative vacation ownership program -- announced today that it will expand its timeshare resort presence at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida to include a third resort, as well as additional development at its flagship property. The third proposed ownership development...
Stopping Casino Gambling in Detroit Before It Starts! / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Stopping Casino Gambling in Detroit Before It Starts! Still Time for Legislative Initiative by Petition to Be on Nov. 3, 1998 Statewide General Election Ballot LANSING, Mich., Aug. 27, 1998 - The following is a statement released today by Coalition to Repeal Proposal E: "Yesterday we asked Gov. John Engler to remove JamesAlexander, the senior attorney of Gov. Engler's two Republican appointees on the Board of State Canvassers. Gov. Engler has the obligation to remove any appointee for conflict of interest, abuse of office and malfeasance. "To the extent th...
Conversions Drive Luxury Hotel Development / Marty Whitford / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report ---- Conversions Drive Luxury Hotel Development Chart: Facelift Facts By Marty Whitford H&MM Senior Editor National Report-Orson Welles was once quoted as saying: "Living in the lap of luxury isn't bad, except you never know when luxury is going to stand up." Welles may have had a point, but today's hotel companies seem more concerned with finding out when-and where-luxury is going to lay down than when it's going to stand up. They're scrambling to put their money where money frequently stays- upscale properties-with little or no fear of luxury lea...
The Luxor's Operating Cash Flow Up 20% in the 2nd Quarter compared to Previous Year / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- The Luxor's Operating Cash Flow Up 20% in the 2nd Quarter Compared to Previous Year LAS VEGAS, Aug. 20, 1998 - Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: CIR) today announced its results for the second quarter ended July 31, 1998. For the quarter, Circus reported net income of $25,285,000 or $.27 per share, compared with $24,488,000 or $.26 per share in the prior year. In Las Vegas, Luxor produced $24.3 million of operating cash flow in the quarter, up 20% compared to $20.3 million in the same quarter a year ago. Casino revenues at the property rose 18% in the q...
Mary Mahoney Named Howard Johnson ® President and CEO / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Mary Mahoney Named Howard Johnson ® President and CEO PARSIPPANY, NJ; AUGUST 3, 1998Howard Johnson International, Inc., today announced the appointment of Mary Mahoney as president and CEO of the company. Mahoney becomes the first woman to be named president of a major hotel brand. "Mary's appointment is a result of her extensive experience in the lodging industry," said John Russell, Chairman and CEO of Cendant's Hotel Division, Howard Johnson's parent company. "Her enthusiasm, energy and knowledge of the industry have gained her the respect of Howard ...
Casino America Tops Off 120 – room Vicksburg Hotel / Casino / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Casino America "Tops Off" 120 - room Vicksburg Hotel / Casino BILOXI, Miss., Aug. 17, 1998 - Casino America, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSNO) announced that "Top Out" events were held at the Isle of Capri - Vicksburg on August 5 and the Isle of Capri - Black Hawk on August 13. The Isle of Capri Casino in Vicksburg, Mississippi celebrated the structural completion of the top level of its six story, 120-room hotel with an "Isle Style" party for loyal customers, local officials and project managers. The hotel is scheduled to open in early December. It will feature a top ...
Candlewood Hotel Company On Schedule With '98 Expansion / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Candlewood Hotel Company Announces Second-Quarter Development Results; Company On Schedule With '98 Expansion WICHITA, Kan. - Aug. 5, 1998 - Candlewood Hotel Company, Inc., owner, developer, operator and franchisor of value-oriented, business extended-stay hotels, announced today that it opened ten new company-owned hotels and began construction on ten additional hotels during the quarter ended June 30, 1998. The company currently has a total of 34 corporate hotels open, 30 corporate hotels under construction and is performing diligence with respect to...
Jim Alderman Appointed to VP Acquisitions for Bristol Hotels & Resorts / Sept 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Jim Alderman Appointed to VP Acquisitions for Bristol Hotels & Resorts DALLAS, Aug. 31, 1998 - Bristol Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BH - news) has announced the appointment of two new positions. Jim Alderman has been promoted to vice president, acquisitions, and Pat Campbell has been named vice president, development. Alderman primarily will be responsible for finding identifying acquisition opportunities for Bristol to operate which would be presented to FelCor Lodging Trust or other asset owners with Bristol as a potential joint venture partner. Alderman will al...
Bristol Hotels Resorts Reports 1998 First 6 Months Occupancy of 67.3% vs. Last Year Same Period 70.4% / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Bristol Hotels Resorts Reports 1998 First 6 Months Occupancy of 67.3% vs. Last Year Same Period 70.4% Statistical Summary DALLAS, Aug. 17. 1998 - Bristol Hotels Resorts (NYSE: BH) (BHR) is pleased to report today results for the second quarter for its predecessor, Bristol Hotel Company (the "Company" and collectively "Bristol"). For the second quarter, on a recurring basis, the Company posted earnings of $16.7 million, or $37 per diluted share vs. $11.5 million, or $.30 per diluted share during the same period last year, representing a 45-percent incre...
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas F. Brady's International Investment Fund, Darby Overseas Investments, Makes Major Investment in Ch
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas F. Brady's International Investment Fund, Darby Overseas Investments, Makes Major Investment in Choice Atlantica Hotels SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, August 24, 1998 In Brazil to announce the development of a chain of hotels his company is helping to capitalize, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas F. Brady said Latin America has created a business-friendly atmosphere which will result in solid development for the foreseeable future. Brady told a group of top developers, investors, business leaders and ...
Jim Berkley Appointed GM at Hotel Royal Plaza / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Jim Berkley Appointed GM at Hotel Royal Plaza August 17, 1998 Orlando, FL --- The Hotel Royal Plaza, located in the Walt Disney World Resort, has named Jim Berkley, CHA as General Manager of the 394 room hotel. The hotel is owned and operated by The Madden Group of Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. Jim Berkley, CHA is a 13 year veteran of the Orlando hotel market and has previously been General Manager with Tollman-Hundley Hotels and RFS Hotels. For over 25 years the Hotel Royal Plaza has been a crown jewel in the heart of the Downtown Disney Resort area. A multi...
Media Kit – Advertising information for Hotel Online – Where the Hospitality Industry Meets Online
March 30, 1998
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Chicago's Allerton Hotel Closes – Will Undergo $40 Million+ Renovation / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Chicago's Allerton Hotel Closes - Will Undergo $40 Million+ Renovation CHICAGO, Aug. 6, 1998 - Renovations underway at the 74-year-old Allerton Hotel, 701 N. Michigan Avenue, will restore its classic look while offering guests today's finest hotel amenities. Work already is underway at the Allerton, which closes Friday, Aug. 7. The hotel will reopen in Spring 1999 as the Allerton Crowne Plaza(R) following renovations costing more than $40 million. Crowne Plaza is an upscale brand of Bass Hotels and Resorts (formerly Holiday Hospitality). Current retail te...
Accor Breaks Ground On the Hotel Sofitel New York; Manhattan Property Set to Open in 2000 / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Accor Breaks Ground On the Hotel Sofitel New York; Manhattan Property Set to Open in 2000 NEW YORK - Aug. 19, 1998--Accor has broken ground on its luxury Hotel Sofitel New York, scheduled to open in 2000. The Sofitel is located in the heart of midtown Manhattan on 44th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The main entry on 44th Street places the hotel in the company of such prestigious institutions as the New York Yacht Club and the Harvard Club. The hotel has been designed to complement its elegant neighborhood, with the first four stories bearing a limest...
ASTA Agents Link With HotelView on the Internet / Sept 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- ASTA Agents Link With HotelView on the Internet POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 31, 1998 - HotelView Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Visual Data Corporation (Nasdaq: VDAT), today announced that the 27,000+ members of the American Society of Travel Agents, Inc. (ASTA), the world's largest and most prestigious travel trade organization, are now linked with HotelView(R) via their Web site http://www.ASTAnet.com. ASTA's premier Internet site ASTAnet.com offers a link to HotelView(R), "because the organization recognizes the value that HotelView's Internet video to...
AHMA's Lodging Industry Profile Shows 1997 As the Most Profitable Year in U.S. Lodging History / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- AHMA's Lodging Industry Profile Shows 1997 As the Most Profitable Year in U.S. Lodging History WASHINGTON- Aug. 31, 1998 - The American Hotel Motel Association (AHMA) released its annual Lodging Industry Profile (LIP), a statistical analysis of the lodging industry for year-end 1997. According to the LIP, 1997 was the most profitable year ever for the lodging industry, grossing$17 billion in pretax dollars -- nearly 40 percent more than in 1996. The LIP lists the industry's total revenue, employment impact, average occupancy rate, average room rate, and several oth...
Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) Selects First Sierra Financial to Provide FF&E Services / Aug 1998
March 30, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) Selects First Sierra Financial to Provide FF&E Services to Members Ft. Lauderdale, Florida --Aug 4, 1998 -- The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) Board of Directors has unanimously approved First Sierra Financial, Inc.s proposal to develop, implement and underwrite an FF & E leasing program exclusively for AAHOA members. AAHOA members currently own over 640,000 hotel rooms nationally, representing 50% of the economy lodging sector and 30% of all hotels. This is the fastest growing segment ...
