Nancy E. Bistritz

Hilton, Promus merge in $4 billion transaction In a transaction valued in excess of $4 billion, Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Hilton Hotel Corp. has merged with Memphis, Tenn.-based Promus Hotel Corp. According to the...

He was born Feb. 5, 1942 in Cincinnati. Twenty-one years later, he won the Heisman Trophy, and in 1969, he began a career with the Dallas Cowboys that eventually culminated with four NFC titles, two Super Bowl...

It's that time of year again. Time for the fifth annual 1999 Lodging Conference and Deal Corral. This year's conference - to be held at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix from Sept. 28 through Oct. 2 - promises some new...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, hotel giant Hilton Hotels Corp. is interested in buying Memphis, Tenn.-based Promus Hotel Corp. - a deal that could be valued at more than $2.4...

LAS VEGAS - The lights on the Eiffel Tower in Paris were turned off just as the lights on its smaller 540-ft. counterpart literally around the world were turned on in Las Vegas. On Sept. 1, the Paris-Las Vegas, a $785...

A breath of fresh air - literally Each week, my "in" box takes over my desk as thousands of press releases bombard the NREI fax machine and mailbox. And each week, I have the opportunity to learn about the newest...

MeriStar named manager of Dallas Hilton Washington, D.C.-based MeriStar Hotel & Resorts will manage the 224-room Dallas/Park Cities Hilton Hotel, which is slated for completion in August 2000. The hotel will be...

"It's always better the second time around," just might be Joe Lavin's credo. He began his career in the hotel industry in the early-1980s with Marriott before working for Choice Hotels for 13 years. Two years ago, he...