The Last Place You Want to Be – the Hotel Business Centre

The hotel tour is one of the small inconveniences of the travel professional’s life. For 30 minutes you trudge in a group from floor to floor, room to room, trying to think of something polite to say. (“And here is the bedside table.” “Yes … it is.”)

But even those rudimentary manners [...]

What Do Hotel Guests Steal?

What do lobsters, hotel televisions, hairdryers, miniature Scotch bottles, and David Copperfield have in common? Well, they all tend to disappear, with the audience and the hotel management watching, astounded. Strange bedfellows you’d think but all these, barring Mr Copperfield, are precisely the sort of party props most likely to be [...]

What Your Hotel Knows About You

Shhh. They can hear you. They’re listening as we speak — logging every word, tracing every step. Even tonight, while you sleep under your hotel-monogrammed duvet, rest assured that 20 stories below, in some undisclosed location, researchers are hard at work documenting your whims and wishes — Loves biking! Hates bananas!—trying to crack the profound [...]

Hotels are Tapping Revenue Potential from Impromptu Workspaces

Some hotels have begun managing their lobbies and other available spaces for use by business travelers as informal work or meeting areas — and are earning extra revenue in the process. Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts have put their own spin on the trend to maximize revenue — by renting out on-demand workspaces [...]

Arthur Balfour Returns to Jerusalem While Glitz and Glam Sparkle in Haifa

Atlas Hotels has been creating unique boutique hotels across Israel since 1999 and the company is proud to be adding their first ever boutique hotel in Haifa and their second boutique hotel in Jerusalem to their diverse collection. With over 15 million dollars invested, both hotels encompass a unique concept with inspired design that is [...]

5 Cool City Break Hotels in Europe

Take five cheap flights. Add five cool hotels. What you got? Five stylish city breaks that won’t break the bank. Here’s our pick of five of the best value sleeps in Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona and Milan. Let’s go to bed…
1. The hipster tipster - Michelberger Hotel, Berlin
Cool? Oh yes. Cheap? Definitely. Euro hipster guests and [...]

Hard Rock Hotel Coming to Daytona Beach in 2016

Expected to debut in 2016, in sync with the running of the 58th Annual Daytona 500, the beachfront site will be the largest in the market, currently slated to feature 250 hotel rooms, 100 condominium units with access to all hotel amenities and a signature Hard Rock Cafe.
“The city and county have been working hand-in-hand to rejuvenate the [...]

Marriott’s Game Changer

The new JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai is already bringing in the groups and creating a new conventions buzz in the emirate. Just two months into opening and Hotelier pays a visit to find out why this is not your average new launch
It’s not often you walk into a new luxury hotel to find guests [...]

Davies Heads Global Front of House Organisation

Darin Davies, director of front house operations at Dubai’s JW Marriott Marquis Hotel has been appointed president of the Association for Front Office Managers & Deputy Managers of Luxury Hotels (AICR).
In his new role, Davies is charged with liaising with members worldwide, expanding the organisation’s association, and planning for the next Presidium and Receptionist of [...]

Langham Place Brand Launches In North America

Langham Place, Fifth Avenue will officially join the New York City luxury hotel landscape when Langham Hospitality, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Eagle Group together with its fellow subsidiary, take over the management of The Setai Fifth Avenue, located at 400 Fifth Avenue.
This transition will introduce the Langham Place brand, a [...]