Hospitality Design

Envoy Hotel

W Bogotá

New York-based Studio Gaia, wanted to create something local and very Colombian for the W Bogotá, and focused on the legend of El Dorado to bring the 220-room hotel to…

Cambria Hotel & Suites Opens Times Square Location

Designed by New York-based Gene Kaufman Architects, and operated by Concord Hospitality, Cambria Hotel & Suites NY – Times Square, which was developed by Choice Hotels International and Hidrock properties, is an…

Rockwell Group to Design Dream Hollywood

Dream Hotel Group has tapped New York-based firm Rockwell Group to develop the concept for a new hotel in Hollywood with 179 guestrooms and suites, five dining and nightlife venues,…

Call for Entries! The IIDA/HD 20th Annual Product Design Competition

The International Interior Design Association (IIDA), in partnership with Hospitality Design magazine, has opened submissions to the 20th annual IIDA/HD Product Design Competition. The competition, which is celebrating two decades…

Chef Gray Kunz to Open Salt & Char in Saratoga Springs, New York

Chef Gray Kunz has partnered with Adelphi Hospitality Group, the principals behind the renovation of the city’s historic Adelphi Hotel. The group, along with development partner Richbell Capital, also purchased…

FRHI Launches Neqta Hotels in China

FRHI Hotels & Resorts and Jiangsu Golden Land Group have debuted the Neqta Hotels brand in China with the opening of an inaugural property in Shanghai’s Xuhui District, near the…

AH&LA Releases Report on Airbnb Activity

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA)—a national association representing all segments of the U.S. lodging industry—has released a study conducted by researchers at Penn State University’s School of Hospitality…

Commune Hotels + Resorts and Destination Hotels Merge

Commune Hotels + Resorts—the hotel management company comprising Joie de Vivre Hotels, Thompson Hotels, Tommie, and Alila Hotels & Resorts—and Destination Hotels have merged. Together, the companies will manage more…