Principal at BLT Architects (BLTa) Eric Rahe knows lobby design. BLTa’s hospitality portfolio includes more than a dozen high-profile properties, such as the Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott, The Logan in Philadelphia, and the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in ...
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Being a furniture buyer in today’s lodging industry can be an intimidating task. There are so many options, tons of steps, and lots of tight deadlines. Buyers must steer clear of any unnecessary mistakes when choosing a furniture manufacturer and ...
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In the hotel industry, almost every single interaction—whether it be between team members and guests or between team members who work in different areas of the property—can be recorded and analyzed. With the right tools, this data can be a ...
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Preventing hotel towel theft is very difficult. In fact, some estimate that between 100,000 to 200,000 towels are stolen from hotels yearly. One of the ways hoteliers are combatting theft—tracking their towels. Matt Chang is CEO of Towel Tracker, a ...
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A new partnership between Westin Hotels & Resorts and TRX fitness enhances the hotel’s ability to support the fitness routines of guests—especially runners—when they are on the road for business or pleasure. The hotel already had in place a Run Concierge ...
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Most hotel and lodging properties’ bread-and-butter is not found in the kitchen, but in the bedroom. The hotel’s primary focus is keeping guestrooms and other common areas clean and in tip-top condition. However, in the past ten years or more, ...
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