Archive for February, 2008
Blogs: The Best Form of Networking on the Internet
I’ve made mention a number of times on this blog about the importance of networking and how I’m such a big proponent of it. The internet has really helped networking by allowing instantaneous communication between distant areas, to the creation of social networking websites such as Facebook or MySpace, and also business networking sites such [...]
The Edition Hotels Logo
Last month with great interest from the hotel development community Marriott & Ian Schrager finally announced the name and details of their new venture together: Edition Hotels. Not much information was revealed except for the usual – where the first locations would be, and the fact that each location would be unique and designed differently [...]
Pinnacle Entertainment Dropping Out of Atlantic City?
Here’s something that I never saw coming.. Pinnacle Entertainment, the company that purchased the Sands Hotel in Atlantic City, demolished it and is intending on building a $1.5 billion dollar casino hotel on its site may drop out of Atlantic City! Not only that, but instead of beginning construction at the end of 2008, and [...]
Castro’s Resignation and Cuba’s Hotel Industry
I’m never one to get into a political argument – because unless the person you are arguing with believes in the same things you do – neither side will win, and both sides will probably end the conversation more upset than they started. But something that has always interested me is Cuba’s former President – [...]
Introducing the aloft Long Beach – Thoughts?
One of the really cool things about writing this blog is being contacted by readers who (hopefully!) enjoy my posts. So far I have received many many comments both via email, phone (my phone number is on the “About Me” page) and of course comments on the bottom of my posts. Every once in awhile [...]
Hyatt Selling Microtel & Hawthorne Suites (aka USFS)
Wow – I’m patting myself on the back for this one. As I predicted, in my 2008 In The Hotel Industry posting, Global Hyatt is placing its US Franchise Systems (USFS) company which owns the MicroTel and Hawthorne Suites brands up for sale. This doesn’t surprise me one bit and I think is better for Global [...]
Rendering of 1 Hotel Washington DC
I came across this rendering today of the 1 Hotel in Washington DC, which is being built across the street from the Washington DC Ritz-Carlton. I found it on the website for Perseus Realty – which is the company acting as the developer with Starwood Capital in this project. The building is EXACTLY as described [...]
The Chelsea Atlantic City’s Website Is Launched
So trust me when I say that I don’t intend for this blog to be a news breaker as to whenever a new website launches – but there is just something to be said when a company or hotel flips the switch to their new website because for people like me who get very excited [...]
The Decline of the Adams Mark Brand
One thing that I love about hotels is Branding. The power of a brand can instantly make a hotel that is new to the area the cachet of being reliable and in some cases – hip and exciting, compared to an unknown hotel that may take a year or two before it really becomes well [...]
I Could Never Be A Journalist
Whew, well I just finished my two days of being a guest editor at HotelChatter.com, I’ll post links to all of my 11 articles at the bottom of this post, but I wanted to say: I could never be a journalist!Even though HotelChatter is not the equivalent of a daily newspaper, or even a magazine, [...]
Me: Guest Editor at HotelChatter!
I was honored to be asked by the publishers of HotelChatter.com to be a guest editor on Monday and Tuesday this week! Please check out my articles (probably about 5 on each day) which can be found on HotelChatter.com or if you just want to view my articles, you can click this link. If you [...]
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