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The Rittenhouse Debuts the Library Bar

Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse hotel has opened its library bar and expanded its afternoon tea service. As the first in a series of enhancements, these additions evoke past traditions along with a…

News June 20

The London EDITION Set to Open This Fall

EDITION Hotels-Ian Schrager‘s brand conceived in partnership with Marriott-is expanding to London. Set to open this fall-marking Schrager’s return to the city since he opened the Sanderson and St Martins…

News June 20

Growth Foreseen for Mexico’s Hotel Market

 According to Jones Lang LaSalle’s Mexico Hotel Intelligence Report, Fideicomiso de Inversión en Bienes Raíces (FIBRAs)-new financial vehicles available to hotel investors in Mexico are giving more liquidity to international…

News June 20

Grand Hyatt Atlanta Installs Rain Harvest System

Grand Hyatt Atlanta has partnered with a local plumbing company and Southern Polytechnic State University to install a rain harvest system. With an investment of $95,000 and a partnership with…

News June 19

PKF Hotel Budget Guidance for 2014

According to the June 2013 edition of Hotel Horizons, PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR) projects that U.S. hotels will see a 7.7 percent increase in RevPAR in 2014⎯⎯along with a 15.4…

News June 19

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Expands Into Azerbaijan

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts has is opening in Baku, Azerbaijan. Scheduled to open in 2015, Swissôtel Baku is currently under construction and will open in time for the European Olympic…

News June 19

Rocco Forte Unveils Hotel Astoria’s Czar’s Suite

Rocco Forte’s Hotel Astoria has revealed its new Czar’s suite in celebration of the hotel’s 100th anniversary this year. Marking the culmination of the Hotel Astoria’s multi-million dollar refurbishment⎯⎯including the…

News June 19

Empire Restaurant, Boston

Imperial China and urban Asia join together at Boston’s Empire Restaurant. “The owners wanted Empire to be a premiere Asian-inspired venue, with more of a contemporary but vintage space,” says…

Projects June 19

Artist and Designer Eric Engstrom Passes Away at 70

Award-winning graphic and interior designer Eric Engstrom⎯⎯founder of San Rafael, California-based EDG Interior Architecture + Design⎯⎯died on June 15th after a long battle with cancer. He passed away at his…

News June 18