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Fairmont Heads to Austin
A 50-story Fairmont hotel is being planned in Austin, Texas. Gensler will design the $350 million luxury property, which calls for about 1,000 oversized guestrooms and 70,000 square feet of…
News May 31Park Hyatt Chicago Redesigns Luxury Suites
Park Hyatt Chicago has unveiled a revamped luxury suite and a new designer suite in partnership with leather-goods fashion house Bottega Veneta. Paying homage to the arts and culture of…
News May 31VOA Associates Names Patricia Rotondo Associate Principal
VOA Associates has promoted Patricia Rotondo to associate principal. She also serves as principal director of the firm’s hospitality interiors projects. Rotondo is responsible for developing design concepts and space…
News May 31
Days Inn Unveils New Prototype
Days Inn has launched its first prototype in the brand’s 42-year history. Designed to give franchisees consistent and modern guidelines for construction, the prototype comes in four-story and seven-story versions,…
News May 30Jekyll Island Convention Center Eyes LEED Silver
Eco-friendly elements define the new Jekyll Island Convention Center in Georgia, which opened earlier this month. Targeting LEED Silver certification, the 128,000-square-foot facilities boast a number of green components, including:…
News May 30Latin America Continues to Attract Hotel Investment
The outlook for additional hotel development in Latin America continues to be positive, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels‘ first Latin America Hotel Investor Sentiment Survey. Respondents were most bullish…
News May 30
Ritz-Carlton Opens First Resort in Japan
The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa has debuted as the luxury brand’s first resort in Japan. The Okinawan concept of hospitality or “gusuku,” which translates as “castle” or “guest house,” informs the property. …
News May 30
Online Exclusive – Alla Spina, Philadelphia
Recently, Michael Gruber of Philadelphia-based Gruber Design Associates was sitting in the lounge of Alla Spina, the new Italian gastropub from Marc Vetri, Jeff Michaud, and Jeff Benjamin he designed…
Projects May 30IHG Names Patrick Cescau New Chairman
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has named Patrick Cescau to succeed David Webster as its chairman following Webster’s retirement on December 31st, 2012. Cescau served as group chief executive of Unilever…
News May 29
