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Pasadena Convention Center Awarded LEED Gold

The 185,000-square-foot Pasadena Convention Center, designed by Fentress Architects, has achieved LEED Gold certification-the first convention center to do so in California. Strategies implemented at the Pasadena Convention Center to…

News October 28

HKS to Design Zhangjiang Crowne Plaza

HKS Hill Glazier Studio has been selected to design the 300-room Zhangjiang Crowne Plaza Hotel in Shanghai, scheduled to open in 2012. Plans call for a grand lobby garden, signature…

News October 28

Millennium Hotels Set to Open Abu Dhabi Property

The Grand Millennium Al Wahda is scheduled to open in November as the largest hotel in Abu Dhabi. The property comprises 585 guestrooms and 265 residences with details such as…

News October 28

Mohawk Group Extends Breast Cancer Commitment to All Brands

The Mohawk Group has extended its Specify for a Cure program to all four of its brands: Lees, Karastan, Bigelow, and Durkan. The company will donate a portion of the…

News October 28

Artek Acquires Aero Design Furniture

Artek has acquired fellow Finnish company Aero Design Furniture (ADF), gaining access to products designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara. The pieces will join Alvar Aalto-designed lighting classics, which represent nearly all…

News October 27

Motel 6 Unveils Mobile Website

Motel 6 has unveiled its newly designed mobile website, which gives users a quick, simple option to book rooms, access their most recent stays, and view future bookings using their…

News October 27

Venetian, Palazzo Join InterContinental Family

IHG and Las Vegas Sands Corp. have signed a 10-year license agreement to affiliate the Venetian and Palazzo with the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts global portfolio. The resorts, which will…

News October 27

Starwood Propels China Development

Starwood is continuing its expansion into China, where it already has 62 hotels with another 86 in the pipeline. Now through 2011, one in every three new Starwood hotels will…

News October 27

Empire Room Debuts in Empire State Building

The Empire Room, the latest venue from Mark Grossich of Hospitality Holdings, has opened on the ground floor of the Empire State Building. Outfitted in an Art Deco theme, the…

News October 26