Hotels are popping up everywhere in Brooklyn and the other boroughs outside Manhattan, some in very strange places. The hotel wave is coming more than a decade after the 1998 opening of the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn's first new luxury hotel in a half century. Now dozens of new lodgings are coming to the borough, as well as to Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx.
Panel discussions featuring some of the most respected names in hospitality will provide attendees of the upcoming Boutique Design New York (BDNY) with insight into the minds of hotel owners, as well as establishing an international portfolio. The Educational Forum, taking place Monday, November 15 during the inaugural BDNY, will complement the fair experience for some 3,000 interior designers, architects and purchasing executives in attendance.
a spectacular VIP spirit amidst the amazing puppets, bands, dancers, artists and thousands of extravagantly-costumed New Yorkers with the InterContinental New York Barclay-New York Village Halloween Parade VIP Package.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announces the opening of Sheraton Tribeca, a sleek, new hotel in lower Manhattan’s most sought-after neighborhood. The highly anticipated opening of Sheraton Tribeca comes hot on the heels of the opening of Sheraton Brooklyn in April. These two new Sheraton hotels in New York City are part of Starwood Hotel’s bullish New York City growth strategy. The company announced this summer that it will grow its NYC portfolio by 50% this year and open more hotels in New York in 2010 than any other city in the world. The company’s aggressive focus on NYC is illustrative of its meaningful global growth strategy – Starwood is on track to open more than 80 hotels in key markets around the world this year.
Lewis is an industry veteran of over 25 years, and boasts nearly 15 years of experience with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the management company of The Westin New York at Times Square. Prior to the past year at the W Times Square, Lewis has held posts at the Four Points in Pittsburgh, Sheraton Suites in Columbus, Ohio, and the Sheraton Gateway Suites in Chicago. She is a graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where she received a Bachelor of Science in marketing.
A panel of leading hospitality academics and executives will discuss "Distribution Management: Who Owns the Hospitality Customer?" at the seventh edition of the Dean’s Leadership Series, presented by the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration (SHA). The panel discussion will be held Monday, November 15, 7:45 - 10:00 a.m., at the Metropolitan Club in New York City.
The Pierre, a Taj Hotel on New York's Fifth Avenue overlooking Central Park, fresh from a $100 million redesign, marked its 80th anniversary on October 1st with a gathering of more than 100 employees in the Grand Ballroom. Sharing slices of a 40-inch-tall hotel replica cake crafted by cake designer Sylvia Weinstock and served by General Manager Heiko Kuenstle, the staff honored their 10 longest tenured colleagues whose combined service exceeds 333 years, and toasted to the next 80 years.
The new InterContinental New York Times Square, which opened its doors in July, has quickly embraced the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts mandate to sustain and enhance its local destination by participating in "Responsible Business Day" on September 21, 2010. In partnership with National Geographic's Center for Sustainable Destinations, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts properties regularly take part in activities that ensure their location remains an appealing place to visit for future generations.
Size doesn't matter. At least that's what a handful of hotels in New York hope lodgers will think when they stay in their small, yet functional and affordable rooms. At The Jane, a tiny red-brick hotel overlooking the Hudson River in West Village, Manhattan's ultra-bohemian neighborhood, space is at a premium. "In my room, I can turn around, and that's about it," said Kai Neuhaus, 33, of Germany. With their wood paneling, velvet benches and Oriental carpets, most of the 150 rooms occupy just 50 square feet (4.6 square meters) and recalls boat cabins. A large mirror hangs on the wall to counter any claustrophobic feelings.
Open Hospitality, a global provider of hotel Internet marketing solutions, has expanded its list of clients with the addition of The Pearl Hotel New York (www.pearlhotelnyc.com). The hotel, located in the heart of Times Square, is a part of the Empire Hotel Group. The Empire portfolio now grows to 8 New York City properties. Open Hospitality will provide website design and Internet marketing services to The Pearl.
Wine & Spirits magazine has named Mark Sayre, sommelier at TRIO at Four Seasons Hotel Austin, to its list of the country’s "7 Best New Sommeliers of 2010." The award, which will be announced in the magazine's October issue, is the result of Wine & Spirits' 8th Annual Sommelier Poll, a survey of 3,200 members of the wine trade, including affiliates of the Court of Master Sommeliers and wine directors at some of the top restaurants in the United States.
Morgans Hotel Group Co. (Nasdaq: MHGC) ("MHG"), the groundbreaking innovator that introduced the world to iconic brands such as Delano in South Beach, Royalton and Hudson in New York City and Sanderson in London, today unveiled their irreverent take on hotel gift shops with the launch of Semi-Automatic at Hudson. Debuting just in time for New York Fashion Week, Semi-Automatic at Hudson has reinvented the hotel gift shop experience with the introduction of an oversized vending machine occupying part of a wall in the hotel lobby, stocked with a curated combination of everyday travel necessities and a myriad of luxury items at the press of a button.
Morgans Hotel Group Co. (Nasdaq: MHGC) ("MHG"), the original boutique hotel company, announces its plans to provide guests at its Royalton hotel with custom Apple iPads as an unprecedented supplement to its concierge program. This new initiative launches during New York Fashion Week and will continue indefinitely, with plans to embellish the unique features and content in the months to come.
From mid-term elections to mobile applications, seminar topics at the 2010 International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show® (IHMRS) will address key influences in today's hospitality industry. Featured topics among the nearly 25 programs will include marketing, recruiting, sustainability, business forecasting and boutique hotels. The IHMRS will run Saturday, November 13 through Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company") (NYSE:DRH) today announced that it has acquired the 169-room Hilton Garden Inn Chelsea New York City (the "Hotel"). The purchase price of $68.4 million represents a 12.9 multiple of 2010 EBITDA and a 7% capitalization rate on 2010 net operating income.
W Hotels Worldwide, the hotel category buster and industry innovator, today announces another industry first with the launch of Fashion Next, an integrated approach to fostering and supporting fashion designers all year long. Launching at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Fashion Next brings W from backstage, where it has hosted a VIP Lounge during the New York shows for the past 13 seasons, to center stage, where it will host the presentations of several emerging designers who W will then collaborate with beyond fashion week.
New York - In front of throngs of surprised New Yorkers passing through Grand Central Terminal today, Grammy award-winning artist John Legend gave an exclusive performance inside a replica of the new Courtyard by Marriott lobby. The singer/songwriter’s performance kicked off a two month long initiative designed to bring the new lobby concept to more travelers across the U.S. The ubiquitous brand is unveiling “lobby zones” just like the one in Grand Central in three major U.S. airports in Atlanta, Chicago and Denver on September 15.
W Hotels Worldwide, the hotel category buster and industry innovator, today announced the unveiling of W New York – Downtown and The Residences at W New York – Downtown, bringing a surge of energy to lower Manhattan. Located in New York City’s historic Financial District on the corner of Washington and Albany Streets, W New York – Downtown features 58 floors of modern design and stylish amenities in Manhattan’s fastest growing residential destination. Developed by The Moinian Group, W New York – Downtown is W Hotels’ first residential development in Manhattan, offering a world-class contemporary lifestyle experience for guests and residents alike.
In a city like New York, there are many reasons to pick a particular watering hole: a sympathetic bartender, a selective jukebox, the collection of patrons bellied up alongside you. But for Kate Hughes and Toni Suppa, friends since high school, it was the guilty pleasures of TV’s “Gossip Girl” that helped lure them on a recent evening to the Lobby Bar of the Empire Hotel on West 63rd Street, a fixture in the series about hard-partying Upper East Side teenagers.
Ms Snyder has been promoted to the role from her previous post as Director of Sales and Marketing at the Group’s North American flagship, Mandarin Oriental, New York, where her exceptional sales and marketing performance has helped to establish the property as one of the world’s best hotels. Ms Snyder, who has more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry, began her career at Mandarin Oriental in 1992, first joining the Group’s regional sales office in The Americas overseeing corporate transient sales. In 1995, she left Mandarin Oriental to further her experience amongst other luxury hotels in New York. She then rejoined Mandarin Oriental, New York in 2003 as Director of Sales, where she was an integral member of the opening team. She was promoted to the leadership role of Director of Sales and Marketing in 2007.