| Moana Surfrider to be rebranded a Westin | | Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 1:01:33 PM by Blog57 Team | | Starwood Hotels & Resorts will rebrand the Moana Surfrider hotel as a Westin as part of its $400-million renovation of four Waikiki hotels. Westin is one of Starwood's upscale brands and fits with the company's plan to further upgrade its Waikiki hotels and shift them toward more luxury-conscious travelers. .... | |
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| | | Kids Eat Free - Three Meals a Day - At Marriott Hotels of Boston, New York and Washington, D.C. With the Escape! Family ... | | Posted Tuesday, January 23, 2007 3:00:16 PM by Blog57 Team | | Family bargain hunters take note! Full-service Marriott hotels in Boston, New York and Washington, D.C. are offering an irresistible new family value package. Now through March 31, the Escape! Family Time package allows children 12 and under to enjoy free breakfast, lunch AND dinner from the "Kids Only" menu at participating hotel restaurants. The Escape! Family Time rates are per room and exclude tax and gratuities. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult dining from the hotel restaurant menu. Terms and conditions apply. Rates may vary. For more information or reservations, please call (800) 228-9290 or visit http://www.marriott.com. Refer to promotional code MAJ. The Marriott Hotels of Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C., along with over 2,400 Marriott- affiliated hotels worldwide, participates in the company's award-winning Marriott Rewards® frequent guest program.... | |
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| | | Just ask | | Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 2:59:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | Q . I want to visit New York's Upper East Side. Any lodging suggestions? A . The Upper East Side contains some of Manhattan's top attractions: Museum Mile, Madison Avenue shops and Central Park. Here are three hotels that may fit your needs: Courtyard by Marriott New York Manhattan/Upper East Side, 410 E. 92nd St., (212) 410-6777, www.nyccourtyard uppereastside.com, near the East River. Winter rates from $199 per night, but look online for lower prices. Marmara Manhattan, 301 E. 94th St., (212) 427-3100, www.marmara-manhattan. com, with sleek studios and suites. Rates from $269. Gracie Inn, 502 E. 81st St., (212) 628-1700, www.thegracie inn.com, with studios with kitchenettes, private bath and free breakfast delivered to your room. Rates from $179.... | |
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| | | New Orleans holiday deals | | Posted Sunday, December 17, 2006 1:02:51 PM by Blog57 Team | | Many of the traditionally touristy areas of The Big Easy are open for business -- the rest of the city is still recovering from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina. And since the city's economic recovery will be helped by visitors' dollars, there are deals to be had over the holidays. Five Marriott and Renaissance Hotels & Resorts in New Orleans are offering Papa Noel getaways, with rates starting at $89 per night and topping out at $109. Festivities include Cathedral Christmas concerts, the Celebration of the Oakes walking tour through lights and ornaments in City Park and shopping on Canal and Magazine streets. All five hotels are within walking distance of the French Quarter. For details of Christmas and New Year's Eve deals in New Orleans, go to www.marriott.com. You can also call Marriott reservations at (888) 236-2427.... | |
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| | | Marriott's Renaissance hotel in N. Austin put on sales block | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 7:20:34 AM by Blog57 Team | | North Austin's trophy hotel property is up for sale. The Renaissance Austin in the Arboretum shopping center is part of a portfolio of seven Marriott Renaissance hotels being sold by Walton Street Capital of Chicago and Boston-based Rockpoint Group, according to a recent issue of national investment publication Real Estate Alert. The report says the 3,638-room portfolio of hotels from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., is expected to draw offers of up to $1 billion. .... | |
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| | | Hilton sells two East Memphis hotels | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 2:58:06 PM by Blog57 Team | | Hilton is selling two Memphis properties as part of a larger move to sell 14 properties the company owns in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., according to a Hilton Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The properties are the 219-room Embassy Suites Memphis, located at 1022 S. Shady Grove, and the 140-room Homewood Suites Memphis, located at 5811 Poplar. .... | |
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| | | Room at the inns | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 1:20:58 PM by Blog57 Team | | Clusters of hotels and their glowing signs make a strong first impression on travelers who glimpse Fort Wayne through the gaps in the gray sound barriers bordering Interstate 69. The highway scenery is no accident. Angling to capture visitors' dollars, developers have built 12 hotels along Interstate 69 since 1998. Construction is scheduled to begin on two more next year. But the newest players in northeast Indiana's hospitality industry tend to make a less dramatic effect on the region's skyline than traditional hotels containing hundreds of rooms. Most stand no more than three stories tall and have fewer than 100 rooms. Hotels such as the Hampton Inn & Suites, Holiday Inn Express and Hilton Garden Inn keep their operational costs low so they can compete primarily on price.... | |
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| | | Interstate Hotels 3Q Profit Doubles | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 11:18:16 PM by Blog57 Team | | Independent hotel management company Interstate Hotels & Resorts Inc. said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit more than doubled, primarily on termination fees. Net income leaped to $15.2 million, or 48 cents per share, from $5.4 million, or 17 cents per share, during the same period last year. Income from continuing operations a year ago was $3.7 million, or 12 cents per share. Adjusted earnings improved to $13.4 million, or 42 cents per share, from $2.4 million, or 8 cents per share. Adjusted results exclude restructuring costs, asset impairments and other non-cash charges. Excluding $14.5 million of termination fees not expected to be recognized in the quarter, adjusted earnings would have been $4.5 million, or 14 cents per share. Revenue for the quarter dropped 4 percent to $283.7 million from $296.9 million in the prior year.... | |
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| | | Gates, Saudi prince bid up Four Seasons Hotels | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:18:54 AM by Blog57 Team | | Four Seasons Hotels, the manager of 74 luxury properties, announced yesterday that it had received a $3.7-billion bid to be taken private by its chief executive officer in cooperation with Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates and Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal. Gates' Cascade Investments LLC and Alwaleed offered $82 a share in cash, Four Seasons said in a statement. Isadore Sharp, who would remain chairman and chief executive officer of the Toronto-based company, would receive $288 million from the deal. The transaction "is the only one I am prepared to pursue," said Sharp, who opened the first Four Seasons hotel in 1961 in Toronto. The company's shares rose more than the offer price on speculation Four Seasons will get a higher bid. The offer represents a 28.4-percent premium over the company's Friday closing price of $63.87.... | |
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| | | Four Seasons Hotels Gets Bid From Gates, Alwaleed (Update7) | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 3:05:07 PM by Blog57 Team | | Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Four Seasons Hotels Inc., the operator and owner of 74 luxury properties including its namesake hotel in New York, received a $3.7 billion bid to be taken private by its chief executive officer, Bill Gates and Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal. The group offered $82 a share in cash, Toronto-based Four Seasons said today in a statement. The bid is 28 percent higher than the company's closing price of $63.87 on Nov. 3. Isadore Sharp, who would retain the titles of chairman and chief executive officer, stands to receive $288 million from the deal. The transaction ``is the only one I am prepared to pursue,'' Sharp said in a conference call with investors today. The company's shares rose higher than the offer price, and investors think the company will get more bids.... | |
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