OTTAWA — Hotel workers in Toronto threatened Thursday to strike and picket at least one hotel where journalists and a French delegation have reservations to attend the G20 summit at the end of June.
Unionized workers at 32 grand hotels in the Canadian metropolis voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike, said Unite Here Canada spokesman Paul Clifford.
Clifford said one hotel, the Novotel Toronto Centre owned by French firm Accor, may see pickets as early as June 24 through the June 26-27 G20 summit.
The hotel is to house journalists and part of the French G20 delegation.
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Saturday, June 5, 2010
Inside The World's Largest Hotel Company
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) is the world's largest hotel company, with 650,000 rooms globally and 450,000 in the Americas. Primarily using a franchise operating model, IHG's 3,400 hotels in the Americas include brands like InterContinental (165 hotels), Crowne Plaza (400 hotels) and Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express, their largest brands, representing 75% of their rooms.
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Starwood Capital buys stake in hotel management co
Private equity firm Starwood Capital has bought a 49.9 percent stake in privately held Hersha Hospitality Management to form a partnership to tap into management opportunities in the lodging space.
Starwood Capital, led by Barry Sternlicht -- founder of Starwood Hotels and Resorts (HOT.N) -- will contribute capital and deal-flow to the partnership.
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Starwood Capital, led by Barry Sternlicht -- founder of Starwood Hotels and Resorts (HOT.N) -- will contribute capital and deal-flow to the partnership.
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Many US hotels lack fire sprinklers
A fast-moving fire that killed four college students in a suburban Birmingham motel illustrates a deadly problem facing travelers around the country: Many older hotels and motels can legally avoid installing sprinklers that stop blazes before they kill guests.
Since a catastrophic fire killed 87 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas in 1980, a national push to require sprinkler systems in new hotels and motels has helped bring fire deaths down significantly.
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Since a catastrophic fire killed 87 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas in 1980, a national push to require sprinkler systems in new hotels and motels has helped bring fire deaths down significantly.
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Police carry out real life raid searching for virtual furniture stolen from online hotel
Police in Finland have raided five homes searching for virtual furniture stolen from an online hotel.
Detectives said around 400 items - including virtual beds, tables, chairs and 'several flat-screen televisions' - were taken from rooms at the Habbo web hotel.
Internet gamers check into the hotel where they can meet friends and then purchase furniture to decorate their rooms.
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Detectives said around 400 items - including virtual beds, tables, chairs and 'several flat-screen televisions' - were taken from rooms at the Habbo web hotel.
Internet gamers check into the hotel where they can meet friends and then purchase furniture to decorate their rooms.
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Viacom Sued by Family Suites Over Nickelodeon License
June 2 (Bloomberg) -- Viacom Inc., the owner of MTV Networks, was sued by hotel operator Family Suites Resort LLC for breach of contract over the licensing of the Nickelodeon brand to a rival chain.
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Coral Gables Commissioners concerned about Biltmore Hotel's fiscal health
The Biltmore Hotel wasn't on the commission's agenda, but it was on the commissioners' minds.
Toward the end of Tuesday's Gables commission meeting, Commissioner Wayne ``Chip'' Withers brought up the hotel and the problems it has faced in paying the city $2.4 million in back rent.
``They are a caretaker of our asset; we should do whatever we can to help [them] improve that asset,'' Withers said.
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Toward the end of Tuesday's Gables commission meeting, Commissioner Wayne ``Chip'' Withers brought up the hotel and the problems it has faced in paying the city $2.4 million in back rent.
``They are a caretaker of our asset; we should do whatever we can to help [them] improve that asset,'' Withers said.
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Luxury Chain Cuts the Flowers, Sends Out Wash at Some Hotels
TORONTO–Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, famed for its top-flight hotels, has agreed to skimp on some of its signature features, bowing to pressures by some financially strapped owners of properties that bear its name.
Many Four Seasons hotels have stopped displaying huge vases of fresh flowers. Others are closing their high-end restaurants on slow days. And some have begun outsourcing laundry.
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Many Four Seasons hotels have stopped displaying huge vases of fresh flowers. Others are closing their high-end restaurants on slow days. And some have begun outsourcing laundry.
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Lenders foreclose on Four Seasons Resort in Las Colinas
Mortgage holders sold the 431-room luxury Irving golf course hotel, conference center and spa at auction Tuesday morning. The foreclosure comes seven months after lenders first posted the 400-acre property for sale after the owners missed payments on the more than $175 million in debt
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Bankruptcy filings rise among small hotels around Tampa
TAMPA - Small hoteliers are taking it on the chin, with at least four in the Tampa Bay area seeking bankruptcy protection since March.
Last week, the owners of a 75-room Hampton Inn, 11740 Tampa Gateway Blvd. in Seffner, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Tampa. Chapter 11 allows a company to reorganize its finances while protected from creditors.
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Last week, the owners of a 75-room Hampton Inn, 11740 Tampa Gateway Blvd. in Seffner, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Tampa. Chapter 11 allows a company to reorganize its finances while protected from creditors.
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Gaylord Entertainment Co. Provides Updates on Impact of Historic Flooding to Nashville Properties
Gaylord Entertainment Co. /quotes/comstock/13*!get/quotes/nls/get (GET 26.29, +0.98, +3.87%) today provided an update on the Company's restoration efforts following the flood damage experienced at the Gaylord Opryland Resort, the Grand Ole Opry and the Company's other Nashville-area facilities on May 2nd and May 3rd, 2010. Gaylord also provided an update on the Company's employment strategy during remediation and restoration, as well as efforts to relocate customers with events scheduled at Gaylord Opryland over the next five months
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Booking Pace Up
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—In the summer of 2008, before the fall of Lehman Brothers and the precipitous economic collapse, transient booking pace at hotels in the top 25 markets in the United States started to dramatically wane.
During June 2008, the 28-day booking pace declined 5.0 percent, according to Rubicon. By July, it had dropped by 18.0 percent, followed by an 18.3-percent drop in August. During October, the month following Lehman’s collapse, booking pace had dropped 32.0 percent.
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During June 2008, the 28-day booking pace declined 5.0 percent, according to Rubicon. By July, it had dropped by 18.0 percent, followed by an 18.3-percent drop in August. During October, the month following Lehman’s collapse, booking pace had dropped 32.0 percent.
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Hotel toiletries - the new green battleground
Hotel amenity kits are quickly becoming the latest battleground for hotels looking to assert their green credentials.
Last week, Spanish hotel chain NH Hotels rolled out a new set of environmentally-friendly amenity bottles, which the firm says biodegrade faster than comparable products.
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Last week, Spanish hotel chain NH Hotels rolled out a new set of environmentally-friendly amenity bottles, which the firm says biodegrade faster than comparable products.
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Dearborn hotel to take off the Ritz, put on the Henry name
The Ritz-Carlton Dearborn will officially become the Henry on Thursday, joining Marriott International's Autograph Collection of independent hotels as it gains new owners.
Most of the luxury hotel's more than 200 employees will retain their jobs, said Vivian Deuschl, a spokeswoman for Ritz-Carlton, which is owned by Marriott. "This is likely to mean it will still be a place people will go for Sunday brunches and weddings," she said. "We're glad it's going to be staying within the Marriott family."
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Most of the luxury hotel's more than 200 employees will retain their jobs, said Vivian Deuschl, a spokeswoman for Ritz-Carlton, which is owned by Marriott. "This is likely to mean it will still be a place people will go for Sunday brunches and weddings," she said. "We're glad it's going to be staying within the Marriott family."
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