July 15, 2007
Articles
Get Ready For the Web 2.0 Guest
HITEC, the annual gathering of hotel tech geeks and tech shoppers, is rarely a hotbed of innovation. This year was no exception, save for a few key product...
ONE-STOP STAFF SHOPPING
Westin Hotels recently opened the brand's first retail recruitment office to fill jobs at the soon-to-open Westin Lombard Yorktown Center Hotel in suburban...
Hyatt Brands Its Wine
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts recently launched Canvas, a signature wine brand developed in partnership with Folio Wine Partners of Napa Valley, CA. The family...
BRANDING BRIEFS
Best Western Properties recently joining the membership organization include the 54-unit Best Western Pointe Hotel and Suites-AT&T Center, San Antonio,...
ESUITES MUSCLES INTO LIFESTYLE SEGMENT
Jerry Ellenburg, a self-proclaimed contrarian, is founder and chairman of eSuites Hotels, a new upscale boutique brand that promises to compete with the...
SONESTA UPDATES NAME, IMAGE
Sonesta Hotels & Resorts, the venerable Boston-based hotel company, has a new name, logo, website and market positioning. The 60-year-old company with...
SAFETY FIRST AT KEY WEST DOUBLETREE
Arecent carbon monoxide poisoning fatality at a Key West hotel has led to state legislation likely to make all Florida hotels safer. In addition, the...
Upcoming Industry Events
JULY 18-21 National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators and Developers Multicultural Tourism/Hotel Ownership Summit & Trade Show, Atlanta Marriott...
TRANSACTIONS
Abby Inn LLC Real estate investors Ralph and Helen Hlavin of Lamont, IL bought the 60-room Sleep Inn and the 24-room Abby Inn in Abbotsford, WI from Abby...
LODGING SENTIMENT SLOWS DOWN
The current Lodging Executives Sentiment Index (LESI) reading is 72.0, down from a 75.0 reading of last period and a 85.7 reading in the same period last...
HOSPITALITY PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Patrick O'Neil will be general manager of NYLO Hotel's inaugural property in Plano, TX. He also will continue to serve as senior vice president of operations...
HILTON BREAKS GROUND IN NEW YORK CITY
Hilton Grand Vacations Co. last month started construction on the first ground-up timeshare property in New York City. The project, called the West 57th...
Timeshare/Resort Briefs
Resort developer Elliott and Dennis Publishing, parent company of Maxim magazine, will partner in development of two Maxim Bunglalow resorts in the Dominican...
DON'T FORGET THE BASICS IN YOUR TRAINING
It always amazes me that when hotel sales people complete my three-day basic selling training course, most never see the need to periodically review what...
Cosslett's Credo
Andy Cosslett, a burly, street-smart packaged goods marketer with companies like Cadbury Schweppes and Unilever, took the top job at InterContinental...
COSTS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LODGING CHAINS AND REFERRAL GROUPS
Name of Chain Minimum Rooms Initial Fee Royalty Fee Advertising/Marketing Fee Reservation Fee Ave. Per Room Construction Cost aloft hotelsCircle 90 N/A...
One Man's Poison Is Another Man's Meat
Hotel executives grouse about how hard it is to build these days, but hotel construction is booming, and hotels are popping out of the ground at a record...
Locking Down Loyalty
The future of loyalty programs may lie in the hotel room door. That was the suggestion at the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference...
Beachy Keen
Check out the photo above. It could be a festive family reunion, right? That's what we thought when we first viewed the cheery image. Instead, it's the...
Correction:
In the June issue of Lodging Hospitality, a production error resulted in the omission of the opening photo to the story titled: Encore for an Icon, Part...
BOOMING BUCKHEAD
The Buckhead area of Atlanta is going through a growth spurt that is changing the skyline of the affluent community. One of the most striking developments,...
Garden of Earthly Delights
ber hotelier Ian Schrager's Gramercy Park Hotel continues to delight New York's most jaded trendinistas at the approach of its first anniversery. Recently,...
ARTFUL HOSPITALITY
Seattle's historic Alexis Hotel is wrapping up an extensive $8.5-million renovation, with a focus on integrating gallery-inspired design. Dawson Design...
Hard Rock Biloxi Rises Again
Two years after Hurricane Katrina dealt its devastating blow to the Gulf Coast and the scheduled opening of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, the Mississippi...
From Ruins to Revival
The $35-million Embassy Suites Mexico City-Reforma marks the start of Embassy Suites' expansion into Latin America. Landmark Hotels Group completed construction...
INNOVATION IN HOTEL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Battling Bedbugs on the Front Line As staff entomologist and technical director of Lawrenceville, NJ-based Cooper Pest Solutions, Richard Cooper has witnessed...
Vendor News
Home Box Office will make all 26 feeds of its HBO and Cinemax multiplex channels, including HBO Family, available in high-definition. The transition begins...
