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Hilton Hotels Expands Franchise Network in Mexico / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases --- Hilton Hotels Expands Franchise Network in Mexico; Full-Service Hotel, Hilton Guadalajara, Opens in Guadalajara, Mexico --- BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--June 18, 1998--Hilton Hotels Corp. Thursday announced the opening of the Hilton Guadalajara, its second full-service hotel in Mexico, franchised and managed by Grupo Chartwell de Mexico. Chartwell acquired the former Continental Plaza as part of the expansion program under its franchise agreement with Hilton Inns Inc., the franchising subsidiary of Hilton Hotels, with the objective to open hotels in key business cities throughou...
Hilton Introduces New Global Corporate Identity / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Hilton Introduces New Global Corporate Identity; Brand Synonymous with "Hotel" Strengthens Equity For New Millennium --- MIAMI -June 25, 1998--Hilton, the brand synonymous around the world with "hotel", today unveiled a new global brand identity designed to reflect its continuing evolution as a hospitality industry leader. The introduction of the new graphic identity system heralds the start of an aggressive marketing strategy to strengthen Hilton's brand equity into the new millennium and beyond. At the London Hilton on Park Lane, David Jarvis, chief exe...
Bethany Ellis Named Director — Corporate Employee Relations and Recruitment for Hilton Hotels Corporation / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases Bethany Ellis Named Director -- Corporate Employee Relations and Recruitment for Hilton Hotels Corporation --- BEVERLY HILLS, Calif - June 17, 1998--Bethany Ellis has been named director -- corporate employee relations and recruitment for Hilton Hotels Corporation. Ellis most recently worked through HR Only as director of human resources for Cimm's Inc. in Los Angeles. In her new role, Ellis is responsible for directing and ensuring the efficient administration and management of the human resources function including recruitment, counseling, statutory compliance and the exec...
Hilton Foundation Donates $2.5 Million to Conrad N. Hilton College, University of Houston / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases --- Hilton Foundation Donates $2.5 Million to Conrad N. Hilton College, University of Houston --- Houston, TX - June 1998 - The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston has been awarded $2.5 million to kick off a $4 million effort to renovate the College's facilities. Eric Hilton, son of the school's namesake, hotelier Conrad N. Hilton, presented the check to College Dean Alan Stutts and University of Houston President Dr. Arthur Smith. The $2.5 million is more than half the amount needed by the College to renovate guest rooms...
American Skiing Company Passes Major Development Milestones at Heavenly, The Canyons / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases -- American Skiing Company Passes Major Development Milestones at Heavenly, The Canyons Additional Development Okayed At Heavenly; First Stage Of The Canyons Master Plan Gets Planning Commission Approval STATELINE, Nev. and SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah, June 18, 1998 - Major real estate developments at two of the American Skiing Company's resorts received significant approvals this week, setting the stage for its next decade of growth. At Heavenly, which straddles the California/Nevada state line on the southern end of Lake Tahoe, the company has acquired the rights ...
Hospitality Systems, Inc. (HSI) celebrates sixth year as one of the nation's leading Point-of-Sale system providers / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases Hospitality Systems, Inc. (HSI) Celebrates Sixth Year as one of the nation's leading Point-of-Sale system providers Boca Raton, Florida - June 3, 1998 - Hospitality Systems, Inc. (HSI), located in Boca Raton, FL, will celebrate it's sixth year as one of the nation's leading Point-of-Sale system providers on June 12, 1998. Founded in 1992, HSI has lead the Point-of-Sale industry in introducing Windows* based technology to the POS market. Finding success in the independent restaurant market, HSI expanded into the chain restaurant and hotel markets. Notable clients like Ra...
HITIS Project Successfully Conducts Alpha Tests at Hospitality Technology Conference / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases --- HITIS Project Successfully Conducts Alpha Tests at Hospitality Technology Conference --- Los Angeles. June 17. 1998--The Hospitality Industry Technology Integration Standards (HITIS) project, spearheaded by the American Hotel & Motel Association (AH&MA), successfully alpha tested several HITIS draft interfaces at the recent Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC) in Los Angeles, Calif. These interfaces involved point of sale extensions to property management systems. In addition, a HITIS panel provided attendees with a project update, and...
Leading Hotel Groups Sign Agreements With Grill Concepts to Launch Daily Grill Restaurants / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases Leading Hotel Groups Sign Agreements With Grill Concepts to Launch Daily Grill Restaurants --- LOS ANGELES, June 12, 1998 - Three hotel groups, Capstar Hotel Company, Strategic Hotel Capital and Sunstone Hotel Investors, have initiated agreements with Grill Concepts, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRIL) to open Daily Grill restaurants in their hotel properties. Each of the three companies has selected a location to launch the program. All three are expected to open by the end of this year. The new agreements reflect a strategic alliance between Grill Concepts and Hotel Restaurant Propert...
Dishes, Drinks and Dining Establishments Entered Into the New York Food Hall of Fame / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases Dishes, Drinks and Dining Establishments Entered Into the New York Food Hall of Fame After Hotly-Contested Voting in New York Magazine --- NEW YORK--June 8, 1998--The first group of famous foods were inducted into New York magazine's newly-created New York Food Hall of Fame at the New York Citymeals-On-Wheels 13th Annual American Chefs' Tribute to James Beard gala benefit. In addition to stirring up great controversy, the selection of these foods, done through popular elections, raised funds for New York Citymeals-On-Wheels, to which PRIMEDIA and New York magazine donated $25,...
Equity Inns Completes Acquisition of Nine AmeriSuites / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Equity Inns Completes Acquisition of Nine AmeriSuites Portfolio Now Exceeds 100 Hotels Strategic Alliances Continue to Facilitate Growth --- MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 29, 1998 - Equity Inns, Inc. (NYSE: ENN) today announced that the Company has closed its purchase of a portfolio of nine AmeriSuites for approximately $97 million from Prime Hospitality Corp. (NYSE: PDQ). The nine properties, which have a total of 1,165 rooms, are located in eight different states and include the AmeriSuites chain's largest hotel, a 202 room hotel located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Commenting...
Smoke-Free Bars Still Successful / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Smoke-Free Bars Still Successful; Sales Tax Data Shows Encouraging Trend Compliance Checks Indicate Strong Support --- ENCINO, Calif - June 25, 1998--California Board of Equalization sales tax data released June 24 for 1,161 of California's smallest bars show a 1.06 percent sales increase (comparing January 1998 to January 1997) and the American Lung Association continues to point to the success of smoke-free bars in California, despite attempts by the tobacco industry to derail the employee health law. "The numbers are encouraging and we will have an even cl...
After $10 Million Renvoation Crowne Plaza Opens Vancouver's Historic Hotel Georgia / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- After $10 Million Renvoation Crowne Plaza Opens Vancouver's Historic Hotel Georgia --- ATLANTA (June 22, 1998) -- Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts announced today the opening of its first hotel located in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Built in 1927 in the heart of the city's downtown, The 313-room Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia is one of Vancouver's oldest hotels. Six months of renovations have restored the property to its late 1920's appeal. The Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia is owned by Vancouver-based Allied Holdings Group and will be managed by Atlific Hotels and...
Crowne Plaza Hotels Travel Index Surveys Today's 'Road Warriors' / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Crowne Plaza Hotels Travel Index Surveys Today's 'Road Warriors' 36% of Business Travelers Expect To Travel More This Year Than Three Years Ago 52% of Business Travelers Surveyed Stay at Upscale Hotels San Francisco Named 'Favorite City' --- NEW YORK, June 30, 1998 - For the business travel industry, it is the gold rush of 1849 all over again. According to the Crowne Plaza Hotels Travel Index, which is based on a recent national survey of male and female business travelers, 36% said they will spend more time on the road in 1998 than they did in 1995. Who are these...
Cornell Lodging Industry Study to Identify Best Practices in All Facets of Hotel Operations / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases --- Cornell Lodging Industry Study to Identify Best Practices in All Facets of Hotel Operations - Cornell's School of Hotel Administration Will Survey 15,000 Industry Executives to See Who Does the Best Job From Human Resources to Room Service - --- Ithaca, NY - June, 1998 - Who provides the best room service? Fastest check-in? Who has the best human resource and employee training policies and programs? Who achieves the best customer service? A new study will give the industry an opportunity to spotlight and learn from its most successful practices. As the lodging industr...
Coral Reefs Worldwide Are Threatened By Tourism Activity, Coastal Development / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases --- Coral Reefs Worldwide Are Threatened By Tourism Activity, Coastal Development --- WASHINGTON, June 23, 1998 - Nearly 60 percent of the earth's coral reefs are threatened by human activity -- ranging from coastal development and overfishing to inland pollution -- leaving much of the world's marine biodiversity at risk, according to a new study released today. The study, Reefs at Risk: A Map-Based Indicator of Threats to the World's Coral Reefs, reports that even though reefs provide billions of people and hundreds of countries with food, tourism revenue, coastal protecti...
Coopers Lybrand L.L.P Reports Average Daily Rates at U.S. Hotels to Rise Faster Than Inflation In 1998 / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases --- Coopers Lybrand L.L.P Reports Average Daily Rates at U.S. Hotels to Rise Faster Than Inflation In 1998 Luxury Hotels Will Experience Biggest Rise --- NEW YORK, June 25, 1998 - Average daily room rates (ADR) at U.S. hotels will rise 5.0 percent in 1998 to $78.94 from $75.17 last year, according to the Lodging Research Network (www.lodgingresearch.com), the comprehensive Internet-based resource for lodging industry data and information from Coopers Lybrand L.L.P. That's well ahead of the rate of inflation, which is forecast to be approximately 1.8 percent this year. Luxury h...
The Clift Hotel of San Francisco Selects Lexington(R) Services Corporation for Reservation Services / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases --- The Clift Hotel of San Francisco Selects Lexington(R) Services Corporation for Reservation Services --- DALLAS, June 22, 1998 - Lexington Services Corporation, the number one provider of hotel reservations in North America,* today announced The Clift Hotel of San Francisco as its newest member. This alliance allows travel agents throughout the world to book rooms and to access detailed information about The Clift Hotel via the LM access code on the major Global Distribution Systems (GDSs). Originating in 1915, The Clift Hotel was conceived as a magnet for the internat...
Choice Atlantica Hotels Announces Three New Hotel Projects in Brazil / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases Choice Atlantica Hotels Announces Three New Hotel Projects in Brazil --- FORT LAUDERDALE, June 2, 1998 South Americas fastest growing hotel franchise and management company, Choice Atlantica Hotels has announced development plans for three new hotels in Brazil: a 108-room Sleep Inn in Campinas, a 240-unit Comfort Hotel in Sao Paulo and a 117-room Comfort Hotel & Suites, also in Sao Paulo. Development of the Comfort Hotel - ANHEMBI is already underway and the project is scheduled for completion during the first quarter of the year 2000. The property is a condomin...
Cater to Black Groups to Improve Summer Yield / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Cater to Black Groups to Improve Summer Yield --- By Gary Cross, Executive Director of the National Association of Black Hospitality Allies June 1998 - Now is the time many families and businesses are planning summer vacations and outings. Here at the National Association of Black Hospitality Allies, we are being called upon to assist with booking rooms and making recommendations as to where to look for accommodations. NABHA's first commitment is to its member properties. From there, we recommend those establishments that we know are serious about using fair hiring and -...
Reservation Center, Inc. CCRA and International Tours, Inc. Sign Agreement / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases --- Reservation Center, Inc. CCRA and International Tours, Inc. Sign Agreement International Tours, Inc. endorses Reservation Center Inc. and its Proprietary CCRA Hotel Program, to all of its Agencies --- Calabasas, CA, May 27, 1998: Reservation Center, Inc. (RESCNTR), the longest established and original 24-hour reservation center service provider and Dallas-based International Tours, Inc., one of the largest leisure consortiums in North America, have recently announced that all member agencies of International Tours will now be able to offer their clients RESCNTR's p...
Bristol Hotels Resorts Opens Two Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels in Dallas / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases Bristol Hotels Resorts Opens Two Crowne Plaza(R) Hotels in Dallas --- DALLAS, June 11, 1998 - Bristol Hotels Resorts (NYSE: BH) has rebranded two well-known Dallas hotels to Crowne Plaza, the upscale brand of Bass Hotels Resorts (formerly Holiday Hospitality). The conversions are part of Bristol's major redevelopment program to renovate and rebrand 25 of its key assets to Crowne Plaza by 1999 at a cost of approximately $200 million. As part of the rebranding process, the Crowne Plaza North Dallas/Addison (formerly The Harvey Hotel-Addison) and the Crowne Plaza Dallas Market...
BridgeStreet Acquires California Corporate-Lodging Company; Silicon Valley Move Culminates Coast-to-Coast Expansion / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases BridgeStreet Acquires California Corporate-Lodging Company; Silicon Valley Move Culminates Coast-to-Coast Expansion --- CLEVELAND - June 18, 1998--BridgeStreet Accommodations, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEDS) today announced its first California acquisition, securing a significant presence in Silicon Valley and culminating a coast-to-coast expansion for the company. Gracious Corporate Lodging, based in Santa Clara, California with operations in Austin, Texas provides furnished apartments for business travelers and relocating executives in the Silicon Valley area. This acquisition enable...
BridgeStreet Revises Earnings Outlook, Brings in New CEO for Next Phase of Growth / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Press Releases BridgeStreet Revises Earnings Outlook, Brings in New CEO for "Next Phase of Growth" --- CLEVELAND - June 8, 1998 - BridgeStreet Accommodations, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEDS), announced today that it will not meet analysts' earnings-per-share estimates for the second quarter ended June 30, 1998, and for calendar 1998. The Company also announced the realignment of its senior management and a one-time charge against earnings of approximately 10 cents per share. The Company said it expects second-quarter earnings from operations and before the one-time charge to be about eight cents bel...
Boyd Gaming Announces Plans to Close Sam's Town in Kansas City / June 1998
February 28, 1998
Hotel Online Special Report --- Boyd Gaming Announces Plans to Close Sam's Town in Kansas City Harrah's Entertainment to Purchase Sam's Town Kansas City Assets --- KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 30, 1998 - Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) today announced plans to close its Sam's Town Kansas City casino complex. Boyd Gaming also today announced that it has agreed to sell to Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET) various Sam's Town Kansas City assets for $12.5 million. Plans call for the Sam's Town Kansas City casino to close within the next 60 days, at which time the asset purchase by Harrah's w...
