News Archive: June
Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, Washington Gets New Owner, Could Reopen in August
June 21, 2013
June 21--BLAINE -- The new owners of Semiahmoo Resort say they hope to have the hotel open again by the end of August, although they aren't ready to make promises. The $19.5 million sale of the hotel was announced Friday, June 21. The new owner is Resort Semiahmoo LLC, with Wright Hotels Inc. of Seattle as managing member. Another member is Blue Ridge Cascadia, a real estate investment group based in Southern California. Coastal Hotel Group of Seattle will serve as resort manager. The former majority owner, the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, had been trying to sell the property for many months, and two tentative deals fell through before Fr...
Fremont Street Experience Will No Longer be Free for Hotel Guests at the Golden Nugget
June 12, 2013
June 12--The Golden Nugget, an anchor of downtown Las Vegas, plans to start July 1 charging hotel guests $5 a night for the Fremont Street Experience. "It's not a resort fee," said Tiffany Hauck, the Golden Nugget's public relations manger. "It's a Fremont Street Experience fee." The fee will be the first charged for the Fremont Street Experience among any of the 10 casino-hotels that collectively fund the overhead light show. "There are significant costs associated with maintaining the Fremont Street Experience," Hauck said in a statement, "and rather than raise hotel rates or charge high resort fees, we have chosen to keep our rates l...
Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Downtown/Seaport Transforms Historic Warehouse Into Hotel
Residence Inn by Marriott | June 24, 2013
The 120-suite Property is Owned by an Affiliate of Norwich Partners and Managed by True North Hotel Group, Inc Boston, MA - June 25, 2013 - A new 120-suite Residence Inn by Marriott opened this week in downtown Boston's Seaport District, breathing new life into a six-story classical revival-style 1900s building once likely used for sugar and molasses warehousing. Located at 370 Congress Street, the Residence Inn Boston Downtown/Seaport will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned by an affiliate of Norwich Partners and managed by True North Hotel Group, Inc. Group One Partners, Inc., of Boston served as architect and designer. Originall...
Flip.to Brand Advocate Platform Drives Visitors and Direct Bookings to Cove Haven Resorts
Flip.to | June 11, 2013
All-Inclusive Entertainment Resorts turn to leaders in social marketing to increase website traffic and boost revenue Orlando, FL — June 12, 2013 — Flip.to, a brand advocate platform that helps hotels leverage the marketing power of social media by encouraging guests to spread the word about upcoming stays, has been implemented at the Cove Haven Entertainment Resorts in the Pocono Mountains. The three resorts are seeing positive trends in website traffic and direct room bookings as a result of Flip.to's technology. The Cove Haven Entertainment Resorts are open year-round and offer a perfect retreat for a Weekend Getaway or Extended ...
Marc Sternagel of Novotel New York Times Square Named ‘General Manager of the Year’ by HSMAI Chapter
Novotel | June 24, 2013
New York, NY - June 25, 2013 - Marc Sternagel of Novotel New YorkTimes Square has been named 'General Manager of the Year' by the Greater New York Chapter of the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI). Presented last week at the 20th annual Frank W. Berkman Tourism Achievement Award black-tie event, Sternagel accepted the prestigious honor as he oversees a complete $85 million renovation of the 480-room Novotel New York Times Square. Upon completion in September 2013, the project will create an edgy and exciting respite for contemporary travelers to emerge and engage in the heart of Times Square. Educated in...
Construction of $350 Million Fairmont Hotel to Start in Austin, Texas in November 2013
June 14, 2013
A Mid 2016 Opening is Planned June 14, 2013 --The developer of the 50-story, $350 million Fairmont hotel planned for downtown Austin said Friday that the project will break ground in November at Red River Street and East Cesar Chavez. Developer Doug Manchester, president of Manchester Texas Financial Group, released new details Friday about the project. He also released a new market study highlighting how much convention business Austin is losing annually because it doesn't have enough hotel rooms downtown, an issue local convention officials and other experts have talked about for years. With 90,000 square feet of convention and meeti...
Chris McCord Plans to Bring Back Circa 1984 Wolf Hotel in Ellinwood, Kansas
June 14, 2013
June 14, 2013--ELLINWOOD -- His parents thought he was crazy, Chris McCord says matter-of-factly. But there is no questioning the 26-year-old's commitment as he walked across the wood floors of Ellinwood's historic, 120-year-old Wolf Hotel, talking passionately about the building's past and future, no matter how daunting the task might seem. He gestures his vision as he leads a tour of the 5,000-square-foot structure built by wealthy entrepreneur John Wolf in 1894. It once was a resting place for cowboys and businessmen alike and, but it hasn't seen much for overnight visitors for more than 40 years. The past 35 years it has been an an...
New 450-room Hotel and High-Rise by Tel Aviv’s Dolphinarium Approved
June 25, 2013
June 26, 2013--The Tel Aviv Regional Planning and Building Commission has approved for deposit a plan to build two 28-floor residential and hotel high-rises and several smaller buildings along Herbert Samuel Street opposite the beachfront Dolphinarium, which will be demolished. Giora Rothman Architects designed the project. The plan calls for converting the Dolphinarium into open public space, completing the seafront promenade between central Tel Aviv and Jaffa along the Charles Clore Park, and granting building rights on the eastern side of Herbert Samuel Street. The project includes 50,000 square meters of built-up space, half for 25...
