by Alissa Ponchione | Apr 13, 2010 | News
The National Restaurant Association has launched the pilot of Greener Restaurants, a national program to recognize restaurants’ sustainability efforts. A limited number of restaurants have signed on to participate in the pilot before opening it to industry-wide...
by Alissa Ponchione | Apr 13, 2010 | News
Legendary hospitality designer Roger Thomas, executive vice president of Wynn Design and Development, will have his work on display in the Roger Thomas: A Perfected World exhibit at Heather James Fine Art in Palm Desert, California. The installation—which opens...
by Alissa Ponchione | Apr 12, 2010 | News
Andre Originals, a custom manufacturer of casegoods, lounge seating, and accent furnishings, will open its new factory showroom adjacent to the company’s manufacturing and warehouse facility in Rahway, New Jersey, April 12-23. The showroom, open to the trade and...
by Alissa Ponchione | Apr 12, 2010 | News
After a three-year effort, the 30-year-old headquarters of Marriott International in Bethesda, Maryland, has earned LEED Gold for existing buildings. The hotelier implemented multiple strategies to attain the status, including: Achieving and maintaining an ENERGY...
by Alissa Ponchione | Apr 12, 2010 | News
More and more hotels have implemented self-service kiosks, allowing guests to skip the traditional check-in process altogether. A new hospitality study from Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) reveals that when self-service functions correctly, it...
