Hospitality Design

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VOA 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 30

Jekyll 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 30

Latin 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 30

IHG 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

Hilton Hotel Slates Debut in Peru

The new-build Hilton Lima Miraflores will open at the end of 2012 as the brand’s first hotel in Peru. The property’s 207 guestrooms-which include 45 executive rooms, nine suites, and…

News May 29

Soho House to Launch Five New Houses

Private members club Soho House will add five new houses to its portfolio by the end of 2014. Serving as a home away from home, each property will retain the…

News May 29