by Alissa Ponchione | Mar 9, 2010 | News
The EPA has presented two Harrah’s properties—Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas—its WasteWise New Partner Gold Achievement Award, which recognizes comprehensive waste reduction programs. In 2008, the two hotels recycled: • 417 tons of cardboard...
by Alissa Ponchione | Mar 9, 2010 | News
India, Vietnam, and Cuba are the top emerging destination for luxury travelers, with Galapagos Islands, China, and Chile rounding out the list, according to the 2010 Virtuoso Luxe Report. The survey of travel professionals also reveals that travelers this year are...
by Alissa Ponchione | Mar 9, 2010 | News
The Platinum Circle honorees for 2010, who will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Venetian Ballroom in Las Vegas, have been announced. For the past two decades, Platinum Circle has been awarded to industry luminaries—architects, designers,...
by Alissa Ponchione | Mar 9, 2010 | News
Nine hotels in Palm Springs, California, have undergone $180 million in recent renovations that capture the city’s many styles, including old Hollywood regency and desert modernism. Projects include: Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel (formerly Wyndham), which...
by Alissa Ponchione | Mar 8, 2010 | News
EMEA’s hotel pipeline counts have dropped 22 percent by projects since the Q2 2008 peak, according to a new report from Lodging Econometrics (LE). What’s more, cancellations and postponements in the region removed nearly 96,000 rooms from the pipeline last...
