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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Distressed Hotel Management Program

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:16:56 +0000

The Providence Group, LLC provides consulting services to hotels with the aim of stabilizing operations and ensuring optimal value of the facility.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Hotel????

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:29:23 +0000

Guests at Treehotel, which offers rooms incorporated into their natural surroundings, may need more than the most accurate satellite system to find their rooms in the sky.

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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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WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Strange Bedfellows?

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:10:11 +0000

Three Holiday Inn locations are trying out a new way to provide guests a good night's sleep.

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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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First LEED®-Built Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Wellness Center Now Open

Andrea Sanchez — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:27:59 +0000

The eco-conscious Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte, designed to achieve LEED® Gold certification and provide a slate of new conveniences for frequent travelers, is now open in the heart of Charlotte’s thriving uptown district.

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Hotels Can See Green with LEDs

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:22:25 +0000

Through a program from Efficiency Vermont, the Holiday Inn Express in Brattleboro, VT retrofitted its parking lot and access road with LED luminaires.

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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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Report Shows Hotel Guests Prefer Green

Andrea Sanchez — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:08:52 +0000

A recently released report by J.D. Power and Associates, the 2009 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study, showed, among other things, that green hotels made great strides in awareness, guest satisfaction, and participation in sustainable programs since the previous reporting period in 2008.

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Weird Wednesday: Climate Controlled Sand

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:06:40 +0000

Forget the flip flops. Just cool the sand. That's what the developers of Palazzo Versace Hotel and Condominiums in Dubai are planning to offer.

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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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