June 1, 2010
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Disasters Put Hotels on Edge
OPINION: A Solid Crisis Management Plan Cures Many Ills
It’s astonishing to me, given the volume of harrowing news we’ve had to digest in the past several months, that the hotel industry isn’t in worse shape than it is. Headlines jump from one disaster—some natural, some man-made—to another, ...
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Confident Choice Ready to Rebound
Steve Joyce believes Choice Hotels is perfectly positioned to take advantage of the upturn. The lack of available credit has halted most new construction, meaning growth will have to come by way of conversion—which is “right in our wheelhouse,” he says. On the consumer side, value ...
Wyndham Hotels Is On a Roll
NEWS: Upscale Brand Adds High-Profile Properties
Wyndham Hotels seems to have a fascination for hotels with numbers as part of their name. Among recent high-profile additions to the chain are the ...
Puerto Rico Bids to Boost Tourism
NEWS: Tax Credits Encourage Hospitality Development
Just about everyone visiting the Caribbean stops in Puerto Rico. Not enough of them stay, however, so the island’s government recently instituted a series of tourism development-friendly laws and incentives to bolster all aspects of tourism, including hotels, convention, condo projects and timesharing....
Caribbean Tourism Depends on Cooperation
NEWS: Airline Icon Blasts Leaders For Failing to Work Together
No matter who you ask, Caribbean tourism executives seem to share three primary concerns. First, they want to know when business will improve. Secondly, they worry airlift won’t be adequate to serve the tourism-dependent region. And finally, ...
FEATURES
Top of the Top 2010
Information is king in every business, and that includes hospitality, especially the hotel development side of the business. To arm developers, owners,...
The Hotel Group Succeeds With Quality
FEATURE: Seattle-Based Firm Is Triple Threat: Owner, Operator, Asset Manager
Now in its second quarter-century of business, The Hotel Group has emerged from self-described "accidental hotelier" to become one of the industry's top lodging companies. ...
DESIGN PERSPECTIVE
Design Elements June 1 2010
The Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale, FL recently finished a $50-million renovation of the entire property. The new 10,000-square-foot...
Career Apparel Product Showcase
Washable Suiting: Cintas continues to build on its eco-friendly line with the addition of the Momentum Suiting Collection. The stretch, wrinkle-resistant...
Hands-Free Bathroom Design
Five Questions with Brian Heun, a product manager at Rubbermaid Commercial Products. What are the benefits of hands-free bathroom fixtures? For toilets...
TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Tracking Property Assets the Efficient Way
FEATURE: B.F. Saul Uses Web-Based Software to Track Equipment, Boost Guest Satisfaction
All hotels, even small ones, have scores, hundreds or even thousands of pieces of equipment that owners and operators need to track efficiently and accurately. At most properties, it’s a task ...
Sky Resorts Seeks Scalability, Flexibility
In June 2007, Orlando-based SKY Resort Management deployed the IQware property management system across all its properties, an upgrade that was completed...
Price Tapped as Tech Hall of Famer
He's a relative newcomer to the lodging industry, but Nick Price has quickly become one of hotel technology's most innovative leaders. The chief information...
BACK OF HOUSE
Products June 1 2010
CARPETING Brintons and designer Stacy Garcia have collaborated to launch an axminster carpet collection called Nouveau Boho. The new collection is inspired...
Vendor News June 1 2010
Industry veteran Glen Colarossi reopened his consulting firm, Colarossi Spa & Health Club Consulting & Management. For the past three years, he had been...
