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Morgans Hotel Group Unveils Semi-Automatic at Hudson | A Reinvention of the Hotel Gift Shop

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.

New York, New York, United States
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Morgans Hotel Group Launches Hottest Hotel Amenity - In-Room iPads at Royalton

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.

New York, New York, United States
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Emily Snyder has been appointed as VP Sales & Marketing, The Americas at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

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.

Mandarin Oriental
New York, New York, United States
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Barrymore Edwards has been appointed as Senior Sales Manager, Business Travel at the Warwick New York Hotel

As a seasoned hospitality professional, Edwards brings with him years of sales expertise to his new post. He has a proven track record of increasing business and client relationship management for luxury hotel brands both globally and in New York City. Edwards holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, with a focus on International Development and minor in Mandarin Chinese, from Lincoln University in Oxford, Pennsylvania. He also studied Mandarin for two years at National Taiwan University in Taipei.

the Warwick New York Hotel
New York, New York, United States
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Sam Kapadia has been appointed as General Manager at the Warwick New York Hotel

Sam Kapadia holds a Bachelor’s in Hotel Management from the Swiss Association Institute “Les Roches” and is a four-term Certified Hotel Administrator. He brings with him extensive international hospitality management experience with many deluxe and well established hotels and hotel companies. With his in depth expertise as a hotelier moving across continents from Bombay, India to Montreux, Switzerland and Paris, France to New York, USA, Kapadia’s knowledge will present a solid platform to continue to provide exceptional guest service for visitors to Manhattan and Warwick New York Hotel. His multi-faceted experience will also assist in overseeing the continued renovation of the Hotel’s Premier Rooms & Suites which currently boasts over 25% of the hotel’s total room availability.

the Warwick New York Hotel
New York, New York, United States