Interview With Brian Garavuso, CIO, MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. - Internet Enabled PMS - Expectations vs Reality of ASP Solutions (HITEC 2002 Video)

About MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
MeriStar Hotels & Resorts operates 275 hospitality properties with more than 57,000 rooms in 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada, including 54 properties managed by Flagstone Hospitality Management, a subsidiary of MeriStar Hotels & Resorts. Through its Doral Golf division, MeriStar manages six golf courses. BridgeStreet Corporate Housing Worldwide, a MeriStar subsidiary, is one of the world's largest corporate housing providers, offering upscale, fully furnished corporate housing throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Paris, France and 35 additional countries through its network partners.

About The NetEffect Alliance
The NetEffect Alliance, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, specializes in information technology (IT) consulting and telecommunications services tailored for the unique needs of the hotel industry. Services offered include technology consulting, project management, hardware acquisition, e-marketing and other Internet-based services. In addition, The NetEffect offers most major-carrier telecommunications services at costs lower than individual hotels or smaller management companies could purchase on their own. The NetEffect Alliance handles everything from Web design for an individual hotel or resort, to designing, installing and maintaining a complex property management system. The NetEffect Alliance will offer services from offices in Washington, D.C.; Fort Myers, Fla.; and Dallas, Texas.

BIO
Brian Garavuso, CIO
MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Brian Garavuso, CHTP, is chief technology officer for Meristar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Garavuso is a member of the HFTP International Board of Directors and the 2002 HITEC Advisory Council.

Kevin Heilbronner is the US Editor for hsyndicate.com, wiredhotelier.com and hospitalitynet.org, providing content for these websites in the form of articles and both audio and video interviews. Based outside of Washington DC, Heilbronner has worked with Hospitality Net to conduct interviews at several hospitality trade shows in the US and Europe over the last year. A familiar voice in Washington, DC, Heilbronner is the stadium announcer for the NBA's Washington Wizards, WNBA's Washington Mystics, WUSA's Washington Freedom and DC United of MLS. He resides in Centreville, VA and can be reached via [email protected].