by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 20, 2011 | News
Hilton Worldwide will open four new hotels throughout Russia with the possibility of 11 more properties in the future. In all, the proposed locations will add approximately 2,500 new hotel rooms in multiple Russian locations. Hilton Kazan is slated to open in the...
by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 20, 2011 | Projects
For the expansion of Elements Asia restaurant, Michelle Agnese of New York-based Riscala Agnese Design Group didn’t have to look hard for inspiration. She found it in the restaurant’s celebrated fusion cuisine. “The design aesthetic of the 3,000...
by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 19, 2011 | News
Andaz, Hyatt’s lifestyle brand, has made its debut in Asia with the opening of the 307-room Andaz Shanghai. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) took design cues from the hotel’s dynamic and distinctive surroundings in the Xintiandi neighborhood. The...
by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 19, 2011 | News
Grand Hyatt DFW has revealed the results of its $13 million renovation of its guestrooms, meeting spaces, and F&B outlets. Dallas design firm Seifert Murphy brought a fresh artistic spin to the hotel with 1,300 pieces of new art by local photographer Richard...
by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 19, 2011 | News
Luxury travel PR firm the Brandman Agency has opened an outpost in Sydney, Australia. Travel journalist Susan Westwood, most recently of Vogue Entertaining + Travel and Vogue Living, Australia, will be based out of the new office, which counts Thompson Hotel Group,...
