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Blink Design Group is Going Places: Inspiring Our People Through Innovative Travel Grants and Talent Swaps
BLINK Design Group, known for its industry-leading philosophy of placemaking and deep dives into destinations, has put its money where its mouth is with innovative opportunities to develop talent, embrace new cultures and celebrate a legacy.
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The Neighborhood Hotel Celebrates One-Year Anniversary Serving Rush Hospital and Illinois Medical District
The Neighborhood Hotel Little Italy proudly marks one year of serving the healthcare professionals, patients, and families connected to Rush University Medical Center and the broader Illinois Medical District. Located on Taylor Street in Chicago’s historic Little Italy neighborhood, the boutique hotel has quickly become a preferred lodging option for traveling doctors, nurses, medical students, and those visiting loved ones undergoing care.
Sofitel reinvents the hotel uniform and unveils an exclusive collaboration with the French designer Cordelia de Castellane
This new collection, embodying the highest standards of French savoir-faire, will be rolled out across Sofitel hotels throughout 2026. Comprising 45 pieces, the Vestiaire has been thoughtfully designed to suit all professions and destinations, while expressing an elegant, fluid, and boldly contemporary style — a reflection of the renaissance of Accor’s most quintessentially French luxury brand.
Hospitality Meets Real Estate: The Future of Working
In 2005, as part of the founding team of citizenM, I watched the concept of social lobbies come alive. Communal spaces where people felt connected, serviced, and productive. It was the first time I saw hospitality’s transformative power to embed itself into the fabric of the local neighbourhood.
By David Turnbull, Hospitality Entrepreneur , Founding Partner, ATworld
Novotel and Paris Saint-Germain Unveil Blaise Matuidi’s Legendary Room in Miami
Novotel, in collaboration with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), is delighted to unveil the Legendary Room celebrating Blaise Matuidi at Novotel Miami Brickell. As part of the global Novotel Legendary Rooms initiative, this immersive and bespoke hotel room brings to life the legacy of one of PSG’s most iconic players, offering guests a unique blend of storytelling, design, and hospitality.
Nehmer and HVS Design Release 2025 Hotel Cost Estimating Guide
Jonathan Nehmer + Associates, Inc. (Nehmer) and HVS Design, leading architecture, interior design, and project management firms specializing in the hospitality industry, are proud to announce the release of the 2025 Hotel Cost Estimating Guide. The Guide is a comprehensive listing of construction and FF&E costs for hotel renovations.Now in its 17th year, the 2025 Hotel Cost Estimating Guide evaluates costs in a variety of hotel tiers, including Economy, Extended Stay, Midscale, Upscale, Upper Upscale, and Luxury. Within each tier, costs are separated into the categories of Guestrooms, Guest Bathrooms, Guestroom Corridors, Public Spaces, Food & Beverage Outlets, Function Spaces, Guest Amenities, Infrastructure, and Common Additives.The following firms contributed unit cost data to the 2025 Hotel Cost Estimating Guide: Benjamin West, Ironstar Construction Inc., POK Construction, Reliance Construction Company, and Zerr Enterprises.The Hotel Cost Estimating Guide is available as a complimentary download at hotelcostestimatingguide.com.
Tru by Hilton Introduces Meaningful Prototype Changes, Expands Global Reach with Over 300 Open Hotels
Tru by Hilton, Hilton’s (NYSE: HLT) game-changing midscale brand, is unveiling a refreshed prototype—featuring purposeful updates designed to enhance comfort, flexibility and the overall guest experience.
Influence Society Publishes Q2 Edition of Societies Quarterly for Visionary Hoteliers
Influence Society, a creative agency serving leading hospitality brands, has released the second edition of its curated trend guide, Societies Quarterly. Designed for hoteliers, marketers, and tastemakers, the Q2 2025 issue explores the most compelling intersections of design, AI, culture, and technology influencing the hospitality landscape. With contributions ranging from generative AI’s role in emotional branding to the evolution of design-led hotel spaces, the 31-page publication offers forward-looking inspiration for brands seeking to stay culturally relevant and creatively distinctive.
Issue 790: The Independent Hotel as a Cultural Force
Boutique hospitality is asserting its influence across business, policy, and culture. With BLLA’s Boutique Hotel Investment Conference returning to New York on June 4, the spotlight is once again on independent hotel ownership and capital strategy—an area gaining fresh momentum amid shifting traveler values and investor priorities.
Holiday Inn Express unveils the 5.0 “Dawn”
IHG Hotels & Resorts’ (IHG) upper-midscale brand, Holiday Inn Express, has launched its latest 5.0 product model, “Dawn,” in response to evolving consumer expectations for value and a more thoughtful approach to hotel investment. This new model brings comprehensive upgrades in space design, service details, and smart experiences, driven by enhanced construction efficiency and optimized cost management. By delivering cost savings and operational improvements, the 5.0 aims to boost both investment returns and guest satisfaction. Through this strategic innovation, Holiday Inn Express reinforces its upper midscale offering by harmonizing quality experiences with commercial success.
Premier Completes the Conversion and Historic Conservation of Le Pavillon New Orleans, a Tribute Portfolio Boutique Hotel
Premier, an end-to-end architecture, interior design, procurement, project management, and corporate engineering firm with specialization in hospitality, multi-family residential, student housing, adaptive reuse, and mixed-use development, is pleased to celebrate the completion of its Le Pavillon New Orleans, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel project. More than an impressive property-wide renovation, the project is also notable on account of its success as a historic hotel conservation and brand conversion project, seeing Premier convert one of New Orleans’ oldest independent hotels into the newest member of Marriott’s Tribute Collection. Premier provided interior design, procurement, corporate engineering, and project management expertise on the project.
Accor Continues to Elevate Its Guest Experience with Key Hotel Renovations across Europe
Accor, a global leader in hospitality, continues to elevate its hotel portfolio in Europe through a number of key renovation projects across its premium, midscale and economy properties in the region.
Revamping Hospitality: the Future of Hotel Renovations for Modern Travelers
According to Holistique Training’s Evolution of Hospitality Industry Trends, the hospitality industry is undergoing a profound transformation driven by shifting consumer expectations, technological advancements, and a growing focus on sustainability and well-being. In response, hotels worldwide are investing in renovations to meet the demands of the modern traveler.
By Sergio Bocci, General Manager, Hilton Anaheim, Hilton
The AC Hotel Pasadena, designed by AXIS Architecture + Design, officially opens
AXIS Architecture + Design, the noted and award-winning West Coast hospitality design, hotel renovation, multi-family residential design, and affordable housing architectural design firm, is pleased to celebrate the grand opening of their latest new-build hospitality design project: the AC Hotel Pasadena. Serving as Architect of Record on the project in coordination with design architects WATG, the AC Hotel Pasadena represents AXIS’ sixth completed AC Hotel project, and marks the latest addition to AXIS’ extensive ground-up hotel design portfolio.
BLLA Names Segafredo Zanetti as Exclusive Coffee Leader for Boutique Hotels
The Boutique & Luxury Lodging Association (BLLA) proudly announces Segafredo Zanetti as the newest member of its esteemed Inner Circle Club (ICC), the highest tier of vendor partnership within the organization. This exclusive program is reserved for visionary brands that exemplify excellence and innovation in serving the boutique hospitality industry. With this milestone, Segafredo Zanetti is now recognized as the premier coffee partner for boutique, independent, and luxury hotels, bringing its globally celebrated expertise to the industry’s most distinguished properties.
Day & Night: The Bold Rebranding Powering Shiji’s Presence in Global Hospitality Tech
Shiji Group launched the bold rebranding, powering its presence in global hospitality tech at this year’s ITB in Berlin. This change is more than a new look—it represents a repositioning of the company across global hospitality technology markets. With 10 products spanning all areas of hotel operations, Shiji’s new brand identity and restructured product portfolio seeks to bring coherence, simplicity, and emotional impact to its broad portfolio.
Personalization versus Customization with Aleksandra Kotle, GM of Crockfords Las Vegas
As we see time again, the story of a hotel is the story of the people working at the hotel. This is especially true for the luxury hospitality segment where service excellence, exclusive amenities and personalization are hallmarks of an experience worthy of the term ‘luxury’. With so much buzz around personalization these days, what is often missed is the precision of service delivery necessary to execute this attention to detail at scale, for which there’s no truer form of expressing this precision than through customization of the guest journey in a seamless blend of meticulously curated experiences.
By Adam Mogelonsky and Larry Mogelonsky
Sonesta Simply Suites Unveils New Prototype Designed For Modern Extended Stays
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta), the 8th largest hotel company in the U.S., announced its new Sonesta Simply Suites prototype, a streamlined, market-responsive design catering to modern extended stay travelers. The new construction prototype balances guest comfort with operational efficiency, offering two scalable configurations: a four-story, 122-key layout and a three-story, 89-key layout.