October 1, 2008
Articles
How to Turn Your ATM Into a Promotional Tool
Utilizing your ATM screen to advertise and promote your amenities (restaurants, spas, fitness centers, business centers, rewards programs, WiFi, etc.)...
Get Your Head Out of the Sand
There's no way around it: The hotel industry is facing a year or two or more of tough times. How tough, no one knows. How long will it last is a question...
Sheraton Shooting for the Top
Hoyt H. Harper II doesn't pull any punches when asked about Sheraton's goals: The growth plan is to put a new or newly renovated Sheraton in a market...
Branding Briefs
Best Western The membership organization added the 50-room Best Western Wheatland Inn in Colfax, WA. Colfax Lodging LLC owns the newly renovated hotel....
Color the New York Hotel Show Green
The upcoming Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center will focus on the latest in sustainable products and resources...
Transactions
Celebrity Resorts Farmington Savings Bank has entered into a $25-million loan agreement with Celebrity Resorts, an Orlando-based timeshare company. Celebrity...
Hotels Openings to Spike in 2010
The number of hotel openings has been in a long, steady climb since 2004. It will peak in 2010, when 1,164 hotels open in the U.S., according to Lodging...
Lodging Executives Sentiment Stumbles
The LESI (Lodging Executives Sentiment Index) of 45.5 indicates a slower economic expansion than last period's 51.7, which indicated very slight expansion....
Hospitality People in the News
Recent promotions at Wyndham Hotel Group include Duane Elledge to executive vice president, brand services, and Keith Pierce to president, brand operations,...
Leading the Way in Vacation Ownership
Vacation ownership has evolved into a global success story over the past 40 years, with Interval International at the forefront of technology, innovation,...
Ballotti Charts Group RCI's Future
Geoff Ballotti has been busy since he was named president and CEO of Group RCI in March. The former Starwood executive is charting the future of the vacation...
There is a Doctor in the House
Why go to the expense and bother of hiring outsiders to cure your salespeople when you already have a doctor in the house? Too many sales directors leave...
Keeping Up in a Downturn
With the U.S. economy anemic at best, RevPAR continues to slide as hotels struggle through another downturn. Although the industry is well positioned...
The Top Performers
Benchmarking is an important tool in business decision-making. Lodging Hospitality's annual Top Performers study presents a convenient way for hotel owners...
Presidential Treatment
The Rittenhouse Hotel may not be as famous as many of its guests, but the five-diamond luxury hotel on Philadelphia's exclusive Rittenhouse Square is...
No Time-Out For Timeshare
If recent announcements from industry heavyweights Orange Lake Resort and Disney Vacation Club are any indication, timeshare development hasn't heard...
From Classic to Trendy: Greenbrier Shoots Craps
Had it not been for its rejuvenating mineral waters, White Sulphur Springs might be just another place on the map. But when The Greenbrier dubbed America's...
Still on Track
R Donahue Peebles was the first African-American to own a luxury hotel, the Royal Palm in South Beach. He's the owner of The Peebles Corporation, the...
Hear It From The Top
While hotel owners and operators universally agree that employees are their most important assets, few know how to communicate with them, let alone inspire...
Riding out the Storm With Revenue Management
Independent hotels thrive on flying solo, offering unique experiences unencumbered by brand mandates and restrictions. But that freedom frequently comes...
Reduced Keystrokes Increase Face Time
Marriott International, Inc. is eliminating redundant questions and as many keystrokes as possible when guests check in at any of its extended stay and...
Tech Bytes
Newmarket International, Inc., a sales and catering-solutions company in Portsmouth, NH, is moving into a new LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental...
Lights Out for Fluorescents
Fluorescent lamps are great until it's time to throw them away. For a safe method of disposing of fluorescent lamps at more than 500 hotels, Marriott...
Vendor News
Apollo Hospitality Group signed the first contract, with Barbara Howard-Jones, managing partner of the Beach Terrace Inn in Carlsbad, CA. The budgeted...
