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Mint House Unveils New York City Flagship with the Acquisition of 70 Pine Street
The first New York City flagship location of Mint House, the tech-enabled hotel company offering apartment-style accommodations for the business traveler, will soon be opening at the historic 70 Pine Street building in Lower Manhattan. Scheduled for launch on November 20, Mint House at 70 Pine will be home to 132 suites that will reinvent the hotel stay experience for traveling professionals through a unique relationship with American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). The opening of 70 Pine will be the latest addition to the deal, which includes Mint House suites in four other major American cities: Denver, Miami, Nashville and Minneapolis.
Pendry Manhattan West Opens in 2021
Pendry Hotels & Resorts is proud to announce Pendry Manhattan West, the brand's first New York City property and part of the eight-acre, six-building mixed-use Manhattan West development located in Manhattan's Hudson Yards district. Pendry Manhattan West will feature 164 guestrooms including 30 suites; a signature restaurant; a lounge and vibrant open-air terrace bar; and meeting and event space - complementing the defining Manhattan West development that sits directly between the soon-to-be redeveloped Penn Station and the new 7-train station at Hudson Yards.
Intercontinental Times Square Reopens, Unveils Multi-million Dollar Renovation
The team behind the iconic InterContinental New York Times Square announced the hotel's reopening on October 9, 2020 with newly expanded IHG Way of Clean protocols in place to ensure guest and staff safety. The property also revealed a multi-million-dollar renovation encompassing a refresh of its 607 guestrooms, plus public hallways, The Stinger Cocktail Bar and Kitchen by Chef Todd English, and 13,000 square feet of meeting spaces by 2021.
Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 239: Hotel History: The Algonquin Hotel, NY (1902)
The Algonquin Hotel was originally planned as an apartment hotel with the idea of renting unfurnished rooms and suites on yearly leases to permanent tenants. When few leases sold, the owner decided to turn it into a transient hotel, which he was going to name “The Puritan”.
By Stanley Turkel, CMHS, Hotel consultant, Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC
InterContinental New York Barclay Reopens
InterContinental Barclay reopened on October 1, 2020, with newly expanded IHG Way of Clean protocols in place to ensure guest and staff safety. The iconic 702-room hotel is also enhancing guest experiences with programs ranging from The Offices at Barclay to special elopement packages on the Harold S. Vanderbilt Penthouse's private terrace for guests looking for a beautiful NYC view to say 'I Do'.
Hyatt and Genting Americas Announce Plans For Hyatt Regency JFK At Resorts World New York
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and Genting Americas announced today plans for a new hotel located at Resorts World Casino New York City (RWNYC). Hyatt Regency JFK at Resorts World New York is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2021, and will be an eight-story 400-room four-star hotel with residential-inspired guestrooms and premium suites with energizing design and insightful in-room technology. The hotel will also include new restaurants, state-of-the-art conference and meeting spaces, retail options, and additional gaming areas. RWNYC is the only casino in New York City, offering over 6,000 slots and electronic table games to millions of guests annually.
‘If No Tourists Come, I Have No Business’: New York’s Tourism Crisis
Outside Kennedy International Airport's Terminal 4, the long line of New York City yellow cabs that in years past rotated like a conveyor belt to meet the demand of passenger arrivals has disappeared.
Pradeep Raman has been appointed as General Manager at Baccarat Hotel New York
Pradeep Raman has been named General Manager of the Forbes Five Star AAA Five Diamond Baccarat Hotel New York In this role, he oversees the day to day operation of the flagship hotel, which reimagined the elegance and perfection of the legendary French crystal maker into a luxury lifestyle hospitality brand when it opened in March of 2015.
Kaminski Hosts Extensive Auction of Fine Furnishings from Waldorf Astoria New York
NEW YORK, - Kaminski Auctions is set to host one of the largest and most anticipated auctions of the year. With online bidding and in person previews beginning on October 3rd, Fine Furnishings of the Historic Waldorf Astoria New York will be an extensive display of unique objects from the legendary hotel. Proceeds from the auction will go to support St. Bartholomew's Conservancy in its mission to help restore and preserve the exteriors and gardens of fellow neighborhood landmark St. Bartholomew's Church and Community House, directly across the street from the Waldorf Astoria New York, a celebrated site of history and Byzantine-Romanesque architecture. The St. Bartholomew's Church Site is a National Historic Landmark, a New York City Landmark, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Gansevoort Meatpacking to Upgrade Guest Experience with Comprehensive Mobile Capabilities
INTELITY®, the provider of the hospitality industry's broadest guest experience and staff management platform, has signed a deal with Gansevoort Meatpacking to provide mobile capabilities to both guests and staff. The Meatpacking District's landmark hotel will implement the INTELITY platform, including a new, branded mobile app that delivers control to guests and GEMS®, a back-office tool that streamlines operations.
Anthony Del Gaudio has been named Head of Commercial at InterContinental® New York Times Square
The iconic InterContinental® New York Times Square has appointed hospitality veteran Anthony Del Gaudio to Head of Commercial. Del Gaudio comes to InterContinental® New York Times Square with 33 years of hospitality sales, e-commerce, and revenue management experience. In his new role, Del Gaudio will be responsible for the InterContinental® New York Times Square's top-line performance through analyzing data, planning, developing, and executing sales and marketing plans, and revenue management strategies.
Ian Schrager: “I Don’t Believe in Paradigm Shifts”
Boutique hotelier Ian Schrager—founder of Ian Schrager Company and the mind behind brands including EDITION Hotels, in partnership with Marriott, and PUBLIC—is "quite convinced" of the industry's inevitable return to normalcy. "Not a new normal, but the same norm that we've always had. It's just a question of when."
bloombergVirtual UN Is Latest Blow to New York City’s Battered Economy
New Yorkers used to dread the snarled traffic of late September as thousands of diplomats, their motorcades and entourages would descend upon Manhattan for the United Nations General Assembly.
The Franklin Hotel New York to rebrand to IHG's voco™ brand
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading hotel companies, today announced that its highly anticipated upscale voco™ brand has arrived in the Americas with first locations planned for New York City; St. Augustine, Florida; and Columbia, Missouri.
61,450 Manhattan hotel rooms remain closed - 58% of Room Inventory - PwC Reports
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to severely impair Manhattan hotels in the second quarter, as travel restrictions and business closures remained the new normal. With over 60,000 hotel rooms currently closed, widespread cancellation of group travel, and heightened economic uncertainty, second quarter revenue per available room ("RevPAR") experienced a year-over-year decline of 81.6%. This represents the largest decline in RevPAR in modern history for the market.
Mondrian Park Avenue Announces Reopening As New York City Reboots
Mondrian Park Avenue, managed by Journal Hotels and licensed from sbe, is pleased to announce its doors are open again as New York City continues its phased reopening. Guests and locals are welcomed back to this cultural hotspot and hub for vibrant art on Park Avenue South and invited to rediscover the distinct lifestyle experience within, which includes a new culinary pop-up by celebrity Chef Rocco DiSpirito. The hotel also reemerges with enhanced health and cleanliness protocols to ensure guest and staff safety.
HANYC Foundation Announces Minority Leadership in Hospitality Scholarship
HANYC Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hotel Association of New York City, has announced a new scholarship dedicated to the advancement of minorities into leadership roles in the hospitality industry.
Hard Rock Hotel New York Hosts "Topping Out" Ceremony At Its Future Location In Times Square
Hard Rock International, one of the world's most iconic dining, entertainment and hospitality brands, and nationally acclaimed real estate developer Extell Development Company, celebrated their latest construction milestone with a "topping out" ceremony at the site of the future Hard Rock Hotel New York. This achievement marks the completion of the fundamental framework atop the 35th floor terrace of what is soon to be another marquee Hard Rock property. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Hard Rock, Extell and AECOM Tishman representatives hoisted the U.S. flag high above Times Square and hosted a socially distant luncheon and cake cutting ceremony exclusively for the construction and leadership teams to thank everyone involved in this important milestone.
NYC Hotels Embrace Gimmicks to Goose Demand With Travel Frozen
Hotels are getting increasingly creative in their efforts to wring business out of the travel standstill.