Las Vegas: An Experimental Laboratory for Hospitality
Along Las Vegas Boulevard between Tropicana Avenue and Flamingo Road—one city block—there are more hotel rooms than there are in downtown Chicago. Nowhere in...
Pedestrian-Oriented Development Creates Inviting Space
For Luca Maffey, vice president of design at John Portman & Associates, a building serves no purpose unless there are people to make it...
Guest Feedback Shapes Marriott Renovation
After acquiring the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront in 2012, Xenia Hotels and Resorts had immediate plans to embark on a guestroom renovation. But...
Developing a New Identity for Infamous Watergate Hotel
In 1972, the word “Watergate” became synonymous with scandal after the office and residential complex was broken into by then-President Nixon’s administration.
However, when New...
The Partnership Behind Margaritaville’s Design Evolution
Nearly four decades after singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett first sang, “Wasted away again in Margaritaville,” the laid-back beach tune has transformed into a popular tourist...
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InterContinental Hotels Group Reports Q1 Trading Results
InterContinental Hotels Group reported its first-quarter trading results, highlighted by global RevPAR gains and significant system-wide growth. Specific highlights include the following:
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Source Acquires Berman Purchasing, Inc., Expanding the FF&E Procurement Firm
Portland, Oregon-based Source announced its acquisition of 20-year-old Jupiter, Florida-based Berman Purchasing, Inc. The move creates a bicoastal women-led procurement firm with decades of...
AHLA Foundation Hosts Annual ForWard Conference to Advance Women in Hospitality
AHLA Foundation hosted nearly 1,000 attendees from across the hotel industry at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place for the annual ForWard conference this week....
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