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What Happened to Hilton’s Denizen?

| July 10, 2009 | 2 Comments

Ever since Starwood sued Hilton over their Denizen brand no word has come from either party about Denizen’s fate. I don’t think anyone expects Denizen to ever see the light of day at this point – but still.. What’s going on?

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Hilton Ad from 2008 – “Family Value. Without Family Drama”

| May 1, 2009 | 0 Comments
Hilton Ad from 2008 – “Family Value. Without Family Drama”

I just came across an ad from Hilton’s Management division that was published in Sept 2008 – highlight of the ad? Go with Hilton – there is no drama, everyone works like a family… I’m sure the Denizen developers wouldn’t say that today.

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Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Just Can Never Catch A Break

| April 24, 2009 | 0 Comments

The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas gets caught up in another delay – this time the lawsuit between Starwood & Hilton.

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Work Is Suspended on Hilton’s Denizen Brand

| April 21, 2009 | 9 Comments

Things have gone from bad to worse for Hilton. They were recently served a subpoena for their actions involving Starwood, which has forced them to suspend all activity on the Denizen brand development as well as placing most of the employees involved in Hilton’s Prestige Portfolio on paid administrative leave – including Ross Klein and Amar Lalvani.

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Hilton Has Serious Issues To Get Through With This Starwood Lawsuit

| April 17, 2009 | 3 Comments

Starwood Hotels is suing Hilton Hotels because two of Starwood’s former employees have stolen over 100,000 documents when they were hired by Hilton. This could end up being a major headache for Hilton, and one of the largest corporate espionage cases in recent history.

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Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Updates – And My Personal Take On Things

| March 8, 2009 | 17 Comments

The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas has been a recurring story here on my blog. A lot has happened with the project in the past week – MGM & Deutsche Bank stopped talking about merging CityCenter with the Cosmo, Hilton signed a management contract for the Cosmo, and a suddenly a re-do of the interior design of at least one tower of the Cosmo has been ordered.

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Hilton Launches New Extended Stay Brand: Home2 Suites by Hilton

| January 26, 2009 | 3 Comments
Hilton Launches New Extended Stay Brand: Home2 Suites by Hilton

Hilton announced their new extended stay hotel brand called Home2 Suites by Hilton at the ALIS Conference. It’s meant to be less expensive than their Homewood Suites brand and cater to the “millennial generation”.

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Hilton Moves To Washington DC

| January 25, 2009 | 1 Comment

Hilton is moving their headquarters to Washington DC toward the end of 2009, from their current location in Beverly Hills, CA.

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Hilton’s “Hilton Prestige Portfolio”

| January 14, 2009 | 0 Comments
Hilton’s “Hilton Prestige Portfolio”

Hilton’s luxury brands – Waldorf Astoria, Waldorf Astoria Collection, Conrad and Project Global 21 (Hilton’s new ‘Lifestyle Brand’) are going to be part of the Hilton Prestige Porfolio.

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Hilton Definitely Launching New Lifestyle Brand In March

| January 9, 2009 | 0 Comments

Hilton is definitely announcing their new lifestyle hotel brand in March in an industrial warehouse in Berlin. They’ve used a lot of adjectives in the PR materials to announce the brand – but 5 words stand out.

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