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FRIDAY FUNNY: Fill ‘Er Up (no spillage, please)

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:43:18 +0000

In honor of the Super Bowl, this Friday Funny article salutes an innovation that may literally shake up the way stadiums, restaurants, and other high volume brew purveyors serve their customers forever...but without the foam!

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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Abby From Grand Rapids Chair Company

Anne Vazquez — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:41:01 +0000

With its seamless steel frame, this banquet stacking chair is designed for high traffic use.

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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: Laundry Whiteness Enhancer From Procter & Gamble

Anne Vazquez — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:22:59 +0000

This addition to the Tide Professional Laundry System can help hospitality facility managers whiten linens and extend useful life.

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Hotel In NYC Reaps Reward Of Utility Rebate

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:06:47 +0000

The Crowne Plaza Times Square hotel recouped more than 25% of its investment in a lighting upgrade.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Sleep In, Or Ship Out

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:05:37 +0000

The 120 room Travelodge has been built from 86 high strength steel containers which were constructed and fitted with the hotel room's fixture and fittings in Shenzen, China. Transported to England by boat, they were then put on a truck and fitted together like giant Lego blocks.

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Hospitality Focus By HD Supply

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:01:35 +0000

HD Supply Facilities Maintenance recently launched a dedicated hospitality team to focus on the needs of facility managers in that industry.

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WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Back To Nature

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:41:51 +0000

In northern Sweden, travelers will be able to escape to the trees later this year.

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WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Table That’s DeLightful

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:58:23 +0000

It can be difficult to start conversation among strangers, which is why RCA designer Thomas Urban Gardner has done his best to help "break the ice" with this groovy invention.

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HEI Hotels & Resorts’ Energy Efforts

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:20:52 +0000

The Connecticut-based owner/operator of hotel real estate recently received the Corporate Energy Management award from the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).

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WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Haunted Hospitality

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:48:20 +0000

Ghostly spirits make themselves as comfortable in America's B&Bs as living guests do.

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NEW PRODUCT FLASH: eCube For Commercial Refrigeration

Anne Vazquez — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:36:34 +0000

eCube is a device for commercial refrigerators and freezers that saves energy and increases equipment life.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Don’t Look Now

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:31:06 +0000

When the High Line park opened in NYC's Meatpacking District, guests at the adjacent Standard Hotel were inadvertently providing "views" of their own by parading in various stages of undress in front of the wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling windows.

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WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Vacation On A Shoestring

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:25:48 +0000

Travelers taking advantage of a deal in San Diego need to pack more than usual.

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Hospitality Group Joins EPA Program

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:03:24 +0000

Accor North America has joined the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP).

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Partnership For Greening Hotel Housekeeping

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:47:58 +0000

The American Hotel & Lodging Association and the International Executive Housekeepers Association are working to increase sustainability.

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World’s Most Innovative Ecoresort to Be Built on Monterey Coastline

Andrea Sanchez — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:34:55 +0000

To be located on a degraded former sand mining site, Monterey Bay Shores Ecoresort will be an environmentally friendly development that will provide visitors, tourists, and residents with an ideal green living environment as well as educational facilities for instruction on sustainability and environmental principles.

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WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Making Flight Delays More Tolerable (At Least In Sweden)

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:03:52 +0000

There's a new twist to airport hotels.

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Theme Park Offers Learning Opportunity

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:48:15 +0000

Six Flags, Inc. is partnering with The Cornell School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University to launch The Six Flags Friends Apprentice Program.

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Florida Hotel Earns “Three Palms”

Anne Vazquez — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:52:25 +0000

The Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs was recognized for conservation and pollution prevention measures.

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