by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 15, 2016 | News
Commune Hotels + Resorts CEO Niki Leondakis delivers the HD Expo 2016 keynote in conversation with HD editor in chief Stacy Shoemaker Rauen. Here, she discusses the 2017 development forecast, how to enhance guest experience, and what it takes to stay ahead of the...
by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 15, 2016 | News
HD Expo 2016’s opening session featured a conversation between HD’s editorial director Michael Adams and industry veterans Michael Bedner (formerly HBA, now Apeiron Miami), Adam D. Tihany (Tihany Design), David Beer (BBG-BBGM, now HOK), and Tony Chi (tonychi). The...
by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 12, 2016 | News
Auberge Resorts Collection’s Chileno Bay Resorts & Residences is set to open in December in Chileno Bay, a 1,200-acre resort community in Los Cabos, Mexico. Burlingame, California-based firm Glazier Le Architects and San Francisco-based interior design studio BAMO...
by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 12, 2016 | News
Following this summer’s successful opening of the Asbury Hotel in Asbury Park, New Jersey (designed by Bonetti/Kozerski Studio and Stonehill & Taylor), real estate investment firm iStar will launch luxury residential property Monroe. Anda Andrei, creative director...
by Alissa Ponchione | Aug 12, 2016 | News
Marriott’s $13.6 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts has encountered a 60-day delay following the request for an extended review by China’s Ministry of Commerce. Approval from the ministry is the final hurdle necessary for completing the merger. The...