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Extended Stay Motels and Extended Stay Hotels

James Calvin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:12:27 -0500

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Motel Reservations

James Wahl — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:39:33 -0400

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Return of La Buena Vida: Conran Poised for Cuban Invasion

Michael Cannell — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:25:57 -0400

Sir Terence Conran, the designer and founder of the Conran Shop, has made preparations to design a dozen hotels and resorts in Cuba.

Workshoppe: Stylish Temp Space in the Land of Gourmet Burgers and Bankers

Cliff Kuang — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:17:52 -0400

Let's say you're based outside NYC. But you come here often enough to need an office. But not so much that it's worth renting one long term. How's someone who's design obsessed supposed to pull that off? You can't very well sell your next high-tech, high-design Ponzi scheme over drinks at the Holiday Inn.

How InterContinental Is Redesigning The World's Largest Hotel Chain

Alissa Walker — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:00:05 -0400

With more than 3,200 hotels around the world, InterContinental Hotel Group's Holiday Inn is the most recognized and most popular hotel brand in the world--every second, three people check into a Holiday Inn property. This year, the hotel embarked upon a massive global relaunch, the largest in hospitality history. And after conducting extensive research to find out what was important to their guests, Holiday Inn focused on several physical changes in the hotels and rooms.

Holiday Inn's Hotel Stacks Up Against the Competition...Literally

Mary-Louise Price — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:14:06 -0400

The Cliff Hanger and Three Other Radical Hotel Ideas

Alissa Walker — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:31:38 -0400

It's not easy finding truly radical innovation when it comes to the hospitality industry. Hotels and resorts follow a tried-and-true money-making pattern and rarely risk giving guests anything more than the same experience they've already had elsewhere--except in a different place. The Radical Innovation in Hospitality Awards aim to change all that by identifying big new ideas in hospitality, from those currently open and operating to the purely conceptual.

Funky Fresh: Ace Hotel's New Breed of Design Comes to New York

Cliff Kuang — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:24:28 -0400

The New York branch of the Ace Hotel just opened yesterday, and it's a great corrective to the bloated, blinged-out interiors we've come to expect from boutique hotels. Rooms begin at a very reasonable rate for New York--$199 a night--especially given the prime location, at 29th and Broadway.

Marriott Cuts Free Newspapers for Guests, 'USA Today' Feels the Pain

Ariel Schwartz — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:36:48 -0400

The familiar sight of newspapers scattered on the floor outside hotel rooms might soon be a thing of the past.

The Top 10 Eco-Friendly Hotels

Ariel Schwartz — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:59:20 -0400

The greenest vacation is a day hike in your backyard. But if you need to get a little further away from home, there are plenty of responsible--dare we say, trendy--resorts to choose from. Online travel community TripAdvisor has put together a list of the top 10 eco-friendly accommodations as selected by the site's editors and members.

Work/Life: Swing of the Pendulum

Owen Wild — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:04:41 -0400

January was just about the worst month for hotel occupancy ever. Business travelers find themselves in the uncommon situation of holding a strong hand. With occupancy levels as low as they are, road warriors are learning all over again how to leverage their hotel loyalty programs. The pendulum of a buyer's market is swinging in their favor.

Work/Life: Guestroom of the Future?

Owen Wild — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:39:39 -0400

"The hotel guestroom of the future" was was showcased at this year's HITEC (Hospitality International Technology Exposition & Conference), an exposition that reveals the latest hi-tech hotel trends.

What might it mean for business travelers? Here's what I think: It will mean gadgetry overkill. From what I've seen, read, and heard, the balance between hotel guestroom comfort and hotel room technology is tilting in favor of technology.

The JetBlue of Hotels

Fast Company staff — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:30:03 -0400

“There was a sameness that seemed unnecessarily terrible. It was as if everything was specified out of the ugly carpet catalog,” says architect David Rockwell, referring to stalwart midlevel hotel chains such as Hilton Garden Inn. Starwood Hotels & Resorts asked Rockwell to help it develop some fresh ideas, and Aloft Hotels, debuting this summer, is the result.

How to start an Adventure Travel business online

Enrico forte — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:18:52 -0400

The first thing to consider when starting new adventure travel activities business is to plan and analyze what the market says and test all you do.

Welcome to Mutimba Life 2.0

Mutimba Mazwi — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:12:30 -0400

Dear Readers,

Welcome to Mutimba Life 2.0. the web 2.0 concept has thrown all of us into a situation in which we have to indulge in a 'global' discussion of one sort or other.

As some of you may already be aware, blogging is something I am not new to, though it is understandable that I am new to FastCompany.

Expect a thing or two about Barack Obama. He's my man, even when or if he flops in the upcoming elections

Like everyone else new to something, a certain level of excitement characterises the joining or arrival.