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Hotel Developer Lies Down On the Job
When real estate developer Brian Obie was building his recently opened hotel in Eugene, Oregon, he decided to move things in the right direction by lying down on the job. Literally. “A lot of people want to know they’re going to sleep on a good bed. That’s the foundation of the experience. If you don’t have a good bed, you don’t have much,” says Obie. “So my wife and I went to different hotels and then bought six different mattresses and springs into our house to try.”...
ABVI Makes Renovations Easy as 1-2-3
For Americas Best Value Inn owners, “renovations are as easy $1, $2, $3” a day. Vantage Hospitality and one of its preferred vendors, American Hotel Register Company, created a program offering owners the ability to choose one of three packages and pay $1, $2 or $3 a day per room if renovations are needed....
Products April 15, 2012
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Products March 15, 2012
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Vendor News March 15, 2012
Roundup of vendor news and notes....
Products Feb. 15, 2012
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Homewood Suites Slims Down
Upscale extended-stay chain Homewood Suites recently introduced a next-generation prototype that’s smaller and less expensive to build than previous incarnations of the product. The Gen 9 prototype, which is currently being rolled out for new projects, gives developers an opportunity to build Homewoods on slightly smaller or oddly shaped land parcels....
Products Jan. 15, 2012
New and innovative hotel products....
Vendor News Jan. 15, 2012
Roundup of hotel vendor news and notes....
Lessons For Hoteliers From Other Sectors
Hospitality, government and education are very different verticals, with their own missions and operating procedures. Despite the differences, they also have a lot in common—in particular, concerns about standards, time, sustainability and budgets. Here’s a look at common challenges during renovation projects, and how best practices can be shared across industries....
Products Nov. 15, 2011
New and innovative hotel products....
Vendor News Oct.. 15, 2011
Recent news and notes from hotel vendors....
Hilton Garden Inn Revitalizes Its Hotel Lobbies
Hilton wants to put the “garden” into Hilton Garden Inn. That’s one of the goals of a brand-wide initiative to refresh the public spaces throughout the brand’s 500-plus properties. Project Grow, as the initiative is dubbed, also aims to create a lobby space that encourages socialization among guests and boost property food and beverage revenues....
Products Sept 1, 2011
New and innovative hotel products....
Products August 15, 2011
The latest in hotel products....
Index Helps Hotels Make Green Buying Decisions
Will solar panels atop a warehouse sell more chairs? Maybe. Sustainability, especially environmental initiatives, is driving an increasing amount of business purchasing decisions. ...
Products June 15, 2011
innovations in hotel products and services....
Vendor News June 15, 2011
A roundup of vendor news and notes....
Behind the Scenes June 15, 2011
Operational insight to help keep your property running at full speed...
