Lodging Daily News

In the past decade, the spa market has grown exponentially due to burgeoning consumer demand, and concurrently the spa guest experience and business model has become highly sophisticated. Highly-qualified, professional spa consultants—such as members of the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) Spa Chapter—provide expert guidance and advice on successfully managing spa operations, maximizing profits, and planning new spa development.   Some spa consultants may have general knowledge across a variety of disciplines, while others specialize in

Mermaids, stilt walkers, human candles and disco balls, Ivy Girls, go-go dancers, human fish, and various other acts entertained guests at a Dream Downtown bash in New York City June 16. Sant and Vikram Chatwal, along with Tao Strategic Group Founders Noah Tepperberg, Jason Strauss, Marc Packer, and Rich Wolf, celebrated the opening of the hotel and its venues. The hotel offers 316 loft-inspired guestrooms and suites, a lobby restaurant and VIP penthouse lounge, both

For weary travelers there’s nothing more enticing than a comfortable bed with fresh linens. After a day of traveling, they check in at a hotel, enter their room, and find the bed just in the nick of time. But a hotel bed can arrive just in the nick of time for hoteliers as well. Just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing for bedding is a way for hotels to ensure their mattresses are both cost-efficient and consistent across properties.

A pattern is developing in hospitality carpet, one that’s bigger and bolder than ever. New York product developer Stacy Garcia, whose namesake company produces designs for carpeting, textiles, wallcoverings, furniture, and lighting, has a global perspective on the latest trends, and the forecast is colorful. “There’s always a place for pretty textures, but I’m seeing a lot more excitement for true patterns, more exciting scales, and more interesting color combinations,” says Garcia, who designs carpet

The Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexual assault case brought the issue of employee safety at hotels into the spotlight. The case against the former head of the International Monetary Fund, who was accused by a New York City hotel room attendant of sexual assault, has been full of twists and turns. Regardless of the outcome, the case this summer had hoteliers contemplating security measures to protect workers. Anthony C. Roman, founder and CEO of Roman & Associates,