April 15, 2008
Articles
The Forum
AAHOA Finds Its Footing
Due to a scheduling conflict, I wasn't able to attend last month's Asian American Hotel Owners Association convention in San Antonio. It was the first...
Brand Report
Carlson Readies for Global Leap
Carlson Hotels Worldwide President and CEO Jay Witzel opened the 2008 Global Business Conference by stressing Carlson was in a unique position to succeed...
Vista Inns' Better Idea
Ramesh Gokal thinks he has a better idea for hotel franchising. The one-time head of Knights Inn is now president and CEO of a reformulated Vista Inn...
Branding Briefs
Accor North America The company announced its first corporate acquisition in eight years with the newest Motel 6 property in Virginia Beach, VA. The 131-property,...
Upcoming Industry Events
APRIL 22-23 Hispanic Hotel Owners Association Hotel Investment Series, Chicago. Information: www.hhoa.org APRIL 24-26 Academy of Hospitality Industry...
Lodging Today
Peabody Orlando Expands Finally
After years of delay, the massive expansion of the Peabody Hotel in Orlando is under way. A late-February groundbreaking marked the launch of the multi-year...
A New Construction Technique
The Jumeirah Essex House in New York City was recently rebuilt. The reconstruction was in Lego bricks, however, thanks to a project by Legoland California,...
Transactions
Ashford Hospitality Trust In a joint-venture investment with PREI, Ashford Hospitality Trust acquired a $17.5-million, interest-only mezzanine loan secured...
Hospitality People in the News
Steven Goldman was appointed president, global development and real estate, Hilton Hotels Corp, joining Hilton's new senior leadership team from the top...
McCarthy on Marketing
Perfecting Telephone Inquiry Calls
When I follow up with students of my Selling Techniques seminars, I often find that those who did well in applying basics they learned there in face-to-face...
Speaking Out
A New Role for Hotel Management Companies
For decades, the role of hospitality management firms has been clearly defined. Revenue management, human resources and property management all fell within...
Features
Making an Impression
From a former Masonic Temple in Rhode Island to the trendy and hip hot spot on the other side of the country in San Diego, this year's class of design...
Lodging's Lifestyle Landscape
Over the past several years, a gang of lifestyle hotel brands has surfaced, refreshing an industry that used to value predictability above all as key...
Timeshare Tests a Theory
The prevailing wisdom is that while not recession-proof, timesharing is better able to weather the ups and downs of economic cycles than other segments...
A Marriage of Convenience and Class
Bringing luxury hotel standards to fractional ownership seems like a no-brainer to the executives of Preferred Hotel Group and Interval International....
Up, Up and Away
Since his promotion last year to president, director of design of Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock/Architects, Inc., Mike Chatham has been a busy man. The...
Manufacturing in Hospitality: Basics of Laundry Operations
Laundry operations are frequently outsourced in a hotel because they are expensive in-house and, more likely, because hotel staff doesn't have the necessary...
Tech Today
Tech Bytes
JHM Hotels selected MTech to provide the Greenville, SC company's 30 properties with the ASP-based PMWorks solutionBeverage Tracker, the RFID-based solution...
Keeping Pace With HSIA
Just because high-speed Internet access has become a hotel commodity doesn't mean it's static. In fact, say vendors and users alike, HSIA standards are...
Bandwidth in the Back Office
Large, complex back-office operations can be a major cause of headache for a hotel's senior IT management. A wealth of back-office logistics is required...
Flight Info Board Debuts at Hyatt Rosemont
The FlyteBoard,a real-time airline flight information display, has been installed in the lobby of the Hyatt Rosemont Hotel in Rosemont, IL. The Flyte...
Tech Upgrade for Grande Dame
Combining the classic with the contemporary is the idea at The Roosevelt Hotel, a midtown Manhattan landmark. Known as the grande dame of Madison Avenue...
Supply Side
Vendor News
Kaba Ilco Inc. announced an agreement with ResortQuest to install the Oracode keyless access system for its managed properties. Oracode locks will also...
