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Cornell Hospitality Design Roundtable Focuses on Rapidly Expanding Boutique Hotel Segment

Some two dozen industry executives, architects, designers, developers, owners, and researchers met in October 2011 for the Hospitality Design Roundtable at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration. Produced by the Center for Hospitality Research, the roundtable examined the current status of boutique hotels, including what customers want in a boutique property, how they react to boutique hotels, and even how to define a boutique hotel.

CHR

Ithaca, New York, United States

Agenda and Speakers Set for Boutique Design New York (BDNY)

"Beyond the new products and resources found on the show floor, education will further enhance the BDNY experience by offering valuable industry insight," said Michael Schneider, publisher of hospitality brands for ST Media Group. "Timely topics addressed by notable speakers will foster professional development and make this a seminar program not to be missed."

GLM® | a dmg world media business

New York, United States

Triple Success in the Midwest for Trust Hospitality’s Desires Collection

Trust Hospitality, a professional hotel management company and operator of boutique hotels worldwide under its Desires Hotels collection, has received special recognition from AAA for its two Midwest hotels, The Iron Horse Hotel in Milwaukee and the Moonrise Hotel in St. Louis, where they both received AAA's prestigious Four Diamond designation.

Trust Hospitality

United States

W Hotels Worldwide Takes Innovative Fashion Next Program Global

"As W Hotels continues to expand globally, we have a great opportunity to provide a platform for supporting and showcasing what's new and next in fashion," said Eva Ziegler, Global Brand Leader, W Hotels Worldwide and Le Méridien. "We are taking the W Hotels Fashion Next program global for the first time, which now allows us to share our point of view on fashion with W guests and locals around the world."

Starwood

New York, New York, United States

Marriott Loses Trendy Waikiki Hotel as Owner Changes Locks Overnight | wsj.com

Marriott International Inc. early Sunday morning lost control of a Honolulu hotel that was part of Edition, a trendy new hotel brand the company is trying to jump-start.

In a dramatic move, the owners of the Waikiki Edition in Hawaii said Sunday that in the early morning hours they installed new management and changed the signs and locks on the hotel to reflect a new name, the Modern Honolulu. The changes were made in spite of a contract that allows Marriott to run the hotel as an Edition for 30 years.

WSJ

Hawaii, United States

Chatwal brings the Dream hotel to South Beach | miamiherald.com

Boutique hotelier Vikram Chatwal talks about living a more focused life, his favorite haunts and why he decided to open a new hotel in South Beach. Chatwal was in town last month for the grand opening of Dream South Beach at 1111 Collins Ave., a 108-room hotel made up of the former Palmer House and Tudor Hotel, the historic buildings connected by a central courtyard.

miamiherald.com

Miami, Florida, United States

Ian Schrager reveals new hotel brand: 'PUBLIC' | usatoday.com

Veteran boutique hotelier Ian Schrager appears to be defying the "slick and trendy" style with his newest hotel venture. He's going for a retro approach, starting with a simple, unassuming name - "PUBLIC." Based on the rather generic name, it doesn't sound like you'll find red-velvet roped bar entries, but we'll see.

USA TODAY

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ian Schrager Puts His Disco Days Behind Him | wsj.com

The American hotelier talks to The Wall Street Journal Europe about how he starts his weekend. Ian Schrager is often credited with creating the concept of the boutique hotel, having launched the Morgan's Hotel Group in 1984. But he first shot to fame opening the now legendary Studio 54 in New York in the 1970s.

WSJ

United States

IHMRS Now Accepting 2011 Gold Key Award Entries

The International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show® (IHMRS) invites hospitality designers from around the world to submit entries for the 31st annual Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design, the premier interior design competition for the industry. The coveted Awards are presented in eight categories – Best Hotel Design, Guest Room, Lobby/Reception Area, Lounge/Bar, Restaurants/Casual Dining, Restaurants/Fine Dining, Spa and Suite. Entries must be submitted by July 1, 2011.

GLM® | a dmg world media business

New York, New York, United States

The Rush to Boutique | nytimes.com

Hotel experts have all sorts of definitions for boutique hotels. “Not cookie cutter,” one said. “Chic,” said another. “100 rooms or less,” said a third. But whatever the definition, big hotel chains and smaller boutique brands are planning to open many more of them in cities across the United States and overseas over the next few years.

nytimes.com

United States

Classification Research for Defining Boutique and Lifestyle Lodgings has begun and includes Hospitality Industry Thought-Leaders

The Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association, (BLLA, www.blla.org), a leading hospitality industry association dedicated to uniting the world's boutique and lifestyle properties and the suppliers that sustain them,announced the next steps for developing a universal standard and criteria for defining boutique and lifestyle lodgings. Initiated by BLLA's Founder and hospitality industry veteran Frances Kiradjian, the research project has begun and includes prominent international hospitality universities as well as industry thought-leaders, all of whom have been invited by BLLA and the research team to participate.

BLLA

United States

Hotel Beaux Arts Miami: Introducing an Exclusive Boutique Concept Fusing Design and Cutting-Edge Technology

"From cutting edge technology to the décor in its public areas and accommodations, all elements of the hotel are cultivated with every imaginable approach to luxury and convenience in mind."

Marriott

Miami, United States

Fashion Meets Function with New “Taffeta Lover” Line of Blackout Drapery Fabric by Fabric Innovations

Fabric Innovations, a leading supplier of bedding, drapery and custom fabrics to the hospitality industry, recently revealed the offering of their new Taffeta Lover Blackout Collection, a chic approach to fulfilling an everyday need. The collection's sheer elegance and superior versatility is taking the hospitality design industry by storm. Top hotels and resorts across the country have already begun to embrace this taffeta-faced blackout fabric as the new standard of light-blocking in drapery design.

Fabric Innovations

United States

First-ever Conference On Food Trends Specifically For Boutiques

The Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association (BLLA) To Host A First-ever Conference On Food Trends Specifically For The Boutique Hospitality Sector. Renowned Food Consultants, Chefs And Food Writers And Editors To Be Featured As Speakers At The Conference To Be Held On January 14 In San Francisco At The Hotel Monaco.

BLLA

California, United States

Schrager optimistic about next 5 years | hotelnewsnow.com

Ian Schrager’s newest venture—two new hotel brands under his new private hotel company, Schrager Hotels—comes as a direct result of his optimism for the hospitality industry during the next five years. In an interview today, Schrager said he’s been through three bad cycles and that the market always recovers to a higher level than its previous peak. He’s banking on consumers’ confidence and their willingness to travel as a driver to add more supply in the marketplace.

HotelNewsNow

United States