by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 19, 2014 | News
Boston-based J/Brice Design International, Inc. has been commissioned by Saudi Arabia’s Fakieh Group to design the interior of the planetarium at the Al Shallal theme park on the Jeddah Corniche in Saudi Arabia. The theme park is the nation’s biggest...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 19, 2014 | News
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide plans to open an Aloft hotel in Al Ain in the UAE. Scheduled to debut in 2016, Aloft Al Ain will be the first Starwood property to open in Al Ain and the second in the country. “Due to phenomenal demand in markets...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 19, 2014 | News
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is set to launch two new global hotel brands: Radisson Red Hotel and the Quorvus Collection. The group aims to have more than 60 Radisson Red hotels and 20 hotels in the Quorvus Collection by 2020. “Radisson Red and Quorvus Collection...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 19, 2014 | Projects
Inspired by Peter Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake,” one St. Petersburg restaurant blends the ballet’s romance with Russian folklore and history. Il Lago dei Cigni-which translates to “swan lake” in Italian-overlooks a swan-filled pond from...
by Alissa Ponchione | Feb 18, 2014 | News
Grace Hotels plans to open a hotel development with residential villas outside the historic city of Kalamata, in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese in Greece. The hotel will comprise 125 rooms and suites and up to 40 luxury residential villas, each with three,...