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 CSM, Benjamin West Partner For Two Courtyard Renovations MINNEAPOLIS—CSM Lodging has appointed Benjamin West to provide furniture, fixtures and equipment purchasing services for the renovation of the Courtyard SeaTac in Seattle and the Courtyard Lloyd Center in Portland, OR. Continued... Posted 8/31/2010 - 7:22:12 AM |
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Aloft Tulsa Opens In OK TULSA, OK—The Aloft brand has established itself in the state of Oklahoma with the opening of the Aloft Tulsa here. Continued... Posted 8/25/2010 - 6:53:33 AM |
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Hersha Opens Hyatt Place Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, PA—Hersha Hospitality Trust has opened the Hyatt Place/Philadelphia/King of Prussia here. Continued... Posted 8/23/2010 - 8:07:24 AM |
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Hotel Guanahani And Spa To Close For Major Renovations ST. BARTH'S, FRENCH WEST INDIES—The Hotel Guanahani and Spa will close its doors from August 29 to December 15 in order to do major renovations. Continued... Posted 8/23/2010 - 6:25:35 AM |
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Handlery Hotels Upgrades San Francisco Property SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Handlery Hotels has completed renovations on its 377-room Union Square Hotel here. Continued... Posted 8/23/2010 - 5:57:45 AM |
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Hilton Toronto Airport Wraps $15 Million Upgrade TORONTO, CANADA–The 419-room Hilton Toronto Airport Hotel & Suites has completed a three-year $15 million renovation. Continued... Posted 8/20/2010 - 8:22:28 AM |
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Plaza Hotel Unveils Eloise Suite NEW YORK–The Plaza Hotel here has introduced a suite inspired by the fictional character Eloise. Continued... Posted 8/16/2010 - 4:41:13 AM |
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Finding the positives as a challenging year closes So, is 2009 over yet? The good news is that one of the more difficult years economically over the past half-century will soon be a memory and 2010 will give everyone in the hotel design community a chance to hit the reset button and look toward what we all hope will be a brighter year financially. Continued... Posted 11/6/2009 - 5:01:06 PM |
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Strategic planning could make all the difference For the past year, everyone in the hotel industry has been working as hard as possible to maintain the status quo in the midst of a credit crisis, projects falling through and declining rates. But at some point, we all have to pick up the pieces and look forward. Continued... Posted 11/6/2009 - 5:02:22 PM |
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Recession Taking Designers Down New Avenues According to some experts, we may not yet have hit the bottom of this recession. Or we just did very recently. It depends who you believe and what your own experience has been. For the hotel industry, the news is not particularly surprising or unexpected, as the majority of companies in all segments of business have kicked into survival mode in an effort to stay afloat in this global downturn. Continued... Posted 10/5/2009 - 9:51:20 AM |
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Sacrificing Style For Price A Short-Sighted Decision It was just about a year ago that the economic world came to a screeching halt. The credit market’s seized, panic ensued on Wall Street and the ripple effect across the nation hit nearly every industry including hospitality. Continued... Posted 10/5/2009 - 9:48:47 AM |
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Midscale Brand Revamps A Sign Of The Times Change is inevitable, and while we all struggle through these trying economic times, it’s important to recognize that as an industry, the importance of quality design has not diminished. If anything, it has been heightened as falling occupancy and RevPAR has left hotels competing more aggressively than ever to maintain market share. Continued... Posted 7/30/2009 - 12:00:12 PM |
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Economic Realities Sharpening Business Acumen The state of the nation’s economy has been much discussed since early last fall when credit markets seized and the stock market tanked. Businesses from coast to coast were forced to quickly adapt to the new reality of operating in what some have termed “The Great Recession.” Continued... Posted 7/30/2009 - 11:45:54 AM |
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Slowdown A Good Time To Evaluate Sustainability The sustainability movement in the hospitality industry has hit a slow down largely because of the nation’s economic recession. While some sustainable-focused projects are going forward, others are either being delayed or revamped to include building materials and other items that are not “green” focused. Continued... Posted 4/3/2009 - 3:49:22 PM |
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High-Profile Hospitality Projects Helping CKP Carve Deeper Hotel Niche NEW YORK–– In addition to its projects for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Costas Kondylis and Partners, LLP also has its designing hands in two other high-profile projects that combine hotel and residential aspects. Continued... Posted 9/21/2006 - 4:39:56 PM |
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Project: St. Regis Princeville Resort From the start, creating the St. Regis brand’s first hotel in Hawaii out of the former Princeville Resort on the island of Kaua’i was going to be no small feat. But Rhonda Rasmussen, vp and director of interior design for WATG, was certainly up for the task of transforming the hotel into a new one-of-a-kind destination. Continued... Posted 11/1/2009 - 7:46:31 AM |
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CKP Has Designs On Hospitality Division NEW YORK–– Costas Kondylis’ daughter Alexia and partner Brian Callahan operate Kondylis Design, the interior design component of the business. While the division has done hospitality projects, it largely focuses on residential. Now, however, with the increased pace of lodging projects, Kondylis is now giving the industry greater attention with a dedicated division. Continued... Posted 9/21/2006 - 4:39:17 PM |
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Marriott simplifies green development by creating pre-certified LEED prototypes for select service brands One factor that is proving most beneficial to furthering the sustainability movement in the hospitality industry is the major branded hotel companies playing a more active role. Whether in the form of creating teams that are tasked with developing new strategies that will make companies more environmentally friendly both at the corporate and property level, or creating new hotel brands that are being designated as exclusively ‘green,’ their efforts are helping to make sustainable hotels more of a widespread reality. Continued... Posted 3/1/2010 - 9:50:44 AM |
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Four Seasons coming to Denver DENVER, CO—Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts will welcome a new property to its North America portfolio this fall with the opening of the Four Seasons Hotel Denver here. Continued... Posted 7/1/2010 - 8:50:10 AM |
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Banishing The Bland Costas Kondylis Raises The Bar For Hospitality Architecture One has to wonder if Costas Kondylis gets a fashionable version of whiplash as he moves about New York City. Almost everywhere there are testimonials in solid form to his creativity and sensitivity as a leading architect who has shaped— indeed, helped form— the canyons of Manhattan, designing more than 75 high- and mid-rise buildings, with a concentration on luxury residential towers. Continued... Posted 9/21/2006 - 4:37:57 PM |
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Endless Possibilities Create Brilliant Designs This issue of The New Look offers our most in-depth look yet at the world of hotel design. Inside are a multitude of perspectives from renowned architects and designers complemented by vibrant photography and refreshing features. Continued... Posted 9/21/2006 - 4:36:25 PM |