Hotel & Motel Management

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Articles in May 3, 2004, issue of Hotel & Motel Management

• The majority of business travelers are equally or more cost conscious when it comes to saving their companies money during 2004, according to The Orbitz Business Travel Survey
  by Elaine Simon
• Correction
• Midscale hotel construction pipeline throughout the United States in March
• InterContinental Hotels Group launched Hotel Indigo, a conversion brand aimed at the middle market
• Woodbine Development Corp. purchased 656 acres between Austin and Bastrop, Texas, to develop a resort hotel, golf course and full-service spa that will be operated by Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
  by John Walsh
• Pegasus Solutions introduced PegsTour, a service that automates bookings by wholesale travel companies and tour operators with hotel reservation systems
  by Bruce Adams
• 20-inch TV set
• Shower walls
• Amalfi Hotel Chicago
  by Bruce Adams
• The JW Marriott Denver
  by Bruce Adams
• Orient Express Hotels
  by Bruce Adams
• Send in the clowns
• Sealy Corp. signed an agreement to be acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for $1.5 billion
  by Bruce Adams
• C-Corps increase, REITs decline 3 percent
• Hotel RevPAR within segments varies widely
• Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide's board of directors voted unanimously to declassify its board in favor of annual elections of all its directors
  by Elaine Simon
• The former Renaissance Hotel Dallas North has become the Doubletree Hotel Dallas Near The Galleria
  by John Walsh
• Conrad Hotels, the luxury brand of the Hilton family of hotels, and Majestic Resorts are developing the 378-suite Majestic Resort and Residences Las Vegas, which will be a Conrad hotel
• The construction pipeline increased 4.1 percent in the first quarter of the year, but year-over-year, the pipeline is down 11,310 guestrooms and 12 projects, according to Lodging Econometrics
• The Gillmann Group is planning to build a hotel and casino in Bonner Springs, Kan., adjacent to the Kansas Speedway
  by John Walsh
• IR Security & Safety's electronic access-control division offers an online, Web-based service that lets distributors, dealers and end users configure their own electronic access-control system, browse a library of wiring diagrams, download catalogs an
  by Bruce Adams
• In-room coffee
• The Ocean Place Resort & Spa
  by Bruce Adams
• Radisson Kauai Beach Resort
  by Bruce Adams
• Mystic Marriott Hotel and Spa
  by Bruce Adams
• Having their cake and eating it too
• Wireless applications enable guest services
  by Bruce Adams
• Furniture
• Foreign fluctuation: weak U.S. dollar spurs increase of international travelers to America
  by Robert Selwitz
• The Travel Business Roundtable released a white paper that includes recommendations to fortify America's borders while sustaining travel
  by Elaine Simon
• The Center of New Hampshire Holiday Inn was reflagged the Radisson Hotel Manchester at the Center of New Hampshire
  by John Walsh
• Donald J. Trump and Talon International Development are developing a condominium and hotel residence in Toronto
• CNL Hospitality Properties completed its acquisition of KSL Recreation Corp. and its six resorts
• Communication helps owners feel comfortable
  by William Atkinson
• The Las Vegas Area Technical Training Center adopted Newmarket International's Delphi v9.1.2 as the automated sales and catering technology standard for its hospitality operations program
  by Bruce Adams
• Banquet chairs
• Vanity tops
• The Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
  by Bruce Adams
• ResidenSea Ltd
  by Bruce Adams
• Elk Mountain Resort
  by Bruce Adams
• Rollouts are rare prizes for technology suppliers
  by Bruce Adams
• Outsourcing challenges occupancy
  by Patricia Alisau
• The Adam's Mark St. Louis is enhancing all 910 guestrooms with new wallcoverings, draperies, artwork, bedding, business desks and business chairs
  by Elaine Simon
• The 742-room Doubletree Hotel at the entrance to Universal Orlando was converted from the Radisson Hotel Orlando
  by John Walsh
• InterContinental Hotels Group is adopting a standard for selling room inventory via online travel companies that includes working only with distributors that do not engage in confusing and potentially unclear marketing practices
• Sunterra Corp. acquired a $93-million portfolio of more than 11,000 vacation interest receivables from Prudential Securities Credit Corp. LLC for about $44 million in cash
  by Elaine Simon
• The Steritech Group, a provider of food safety and environmental hygiene services, offers a brand integrity auditing program that provides a platform for monitoring consistency and quality, especially in highly franchised operations
  by Bruce Adams
• 8-pound vacuum
• The Atlantic
  by Bruce Adams
• Best Western Aku Tiki Inn
  by Bruce Adams
• 70 Park Avenue Hotel
  by Bruce Adams
• InterContinental Hotels Group integrated its newest brand, Candlewood Suites, into the Priority Club Rewards program March 29
  by Bruce Adams
• Hold-sell analysis requires look at hotel's present, future
  by Rachel Roginsky
• Weglarz Co. and White Lodging Services are building a 174-guestroom Hilton Garden Inn at Chicago's Midway Airport
• Hydrotherapy bath
• Amenities' contribution to bottom line varies
  by Garry Boulard
• Most isn't always best when it comes to prices
  by Jeff Higley
• Aramark Parks & Resorts converted the 350-room Wahweap Lodge
  by John Walsh
• The City of Midwest City , De Palma Hotel Corp., and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide are building the 150-room Sheraton Hotel Midwest City & Conference Center
• Smaller, regional brands face expansion challenges
  by John P. Walsh
• ILX Resorts agreed, in principle, to acquire 988 two-bedroom intervals and land for a minimum of an additional 20 units intervals at Rancho Manana Resort in Phoenix
  by Elaine Simon
• Hyatt Hotels Corp. implemented Ominture's Web analytics product, SiteCatalyst, throughout its corporate Web site to help Hyatt better understand and drive customer conversion rates
  by Bruce Adams
• Lavatory system
• Hawk's Cay Resort
  by Bruce Adams
• Renaissance Austin Hotel
  by Bruce Adams
• Mount Juliet Conrad
  by Bruce Adams
• The tie that binds
  by Anthony Marshall
• Window shades
• Gaming companies merge; plan growth
  by Elaine Yetzer Simon
• NASCAR note
  by Ivey Jackson
• Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide converted the former Sheraton Inn in Ann Arbor
  by John Walsh
• Hillwood Capital, Southwest Sports Group, Tom Hicks and Ross Perot Jr. are developing the $100,000-million W Dallas Victory Hotel and Residences
• Tiering provides brands with more economical growth options
  by Tony Dela Cruz
• Sunterra Pacific changed its name to Vacation Internationale and signed a management agreement with Vacation Resorts International to manage and develop resorts
  by Elaine Simon
• Assa Abloy Hospitality is the exclusive supplier of security products to Sree Hospitality's 29 hotels in Virginia; Maryland; Washington, D.C.; and the Carolinas
  by Bruce Adams
• Electronic DND
• Wood doors
• Hyatt Regency Miami
  by Bruce Adams
• Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center
  by Bruce Adams
• A tip of the hat to Gus