Hospitality Design

Sunrise Kempinski Hotel to Open in Beijing

Sunrise Kempinski Hotel, Beijing & Yanqi Island, is set to open on November 17th. The Yanqi Lake area is made up of 14 hotels: Sunrise Kempinski Hotel, Beijing (previously known…

Meliá Hotels to Open Two New Hotels

Meliá Hotels International signed for two luxury hotels in Qatar and Indonesia. The future Meliá Doha will open during the first quarter of 2015, and Gran Meliá Bintan will open…

BARstudio Completes Rosewood Beijing

Rosewood Beijing has opened, marking the debut of the brand in Asia. “This hotel was envisioned as an unconventional haven and a distinctively different hotel encounter,” says Sonia Cheng, CEO…

5 Questions For Lenny Kravitz

People know you as a musician and an actor, but what drew you to hospitality and product design? I often found myself having a hard time finding the exact thing…

YGD Grows US Design Team

Nicola Casale is joining the U.S. office of custom lighting manufacturer Yellow Goat Design (YGD) as the design and marketing manager. Casale will be responsible for heading up the custom…

STATE Grill and Bar

Hilton Debuts in Myanmar

Hilton Worldwide has made its Myanmar debut with the opening of Hilton Nay Pyi Taw, in the country’s capital city of Naypyidaw. The 202-key hotel spans more than 100 acres…

STATE Grill and Bar Opens at the Empire State Building

Patina Restaurant Group (PRG) has opened the STATE Grill and Bar at the Empire State Building in New York. The restaurant’s main entrances are located on the building’s 33rd Street…

First Radisson Blu Hotel Slated for Belarus

Carlson Rezidor has plans to debut the Radisson Blu brand in Belarus. The first Radisson Blu hotel will be centrally located in the capital city of Minsk and will house…