Topic: Hotels

St. Regis Luxury Hotel Set to Open in Lhasa, Tibet

Luxury meets the roof of the world.READ»

Rhinos Mate, Zoos Innovate

Inside one zoo's quest to make two members of an endangered species fall in love -- by building a "honeymoon suite."READ»

Join Us for the Boston Fast Cities Breakfast!

Want to see how an innovative city of the future is created? Join us for our Fast Cities panel on June 29 at the Museum of Fine Art in Boston. A variety of speakers, including Fast Company's own Jeff Chu, William McAvoy, Director of ...READ»

Join Us for Oakland, California's Fast Cities Breakfast!

Want to see how an innovative city of the future is created? Join us for our Fast Cities panel on June 22 at the Washington Inn in Oakland, California. A variety of speakers, including Fast Company's own Anya Kamenetz; Ian Kim, ...READ»

A Guide to Dubai 4 Star Hotels

Dubai is a hub of luxury hotels and there are many 3 star, 4 star and 5 star hotels, located in the beach areas as well as other strategic areas of Dubai. The 4 star hotels in Dubai are world class luxury hotels, offer facilities like ...READ»

Visionary Leaders Try Things that Others Don’t See

[It is my pleasure to once again bring you guest blogger, James Allan. Enjoy this post below! -Seth Kahan] How are visionary leaders created?  What does it take for a person to create, enhance and maintain ...READ»

Standing Out in 2010: Rise of the Differentiation Diva

Statistics show that the average American is exposed to between 250 and 850 advertising messages each day. Many of these messages don’t make a difference, but the ones we pay attention to stand out for a reason – the product is unique, special, and most of all, has value. Over the past few years, consumers have changed their...READ»

Hotel Chains Built Them, So We Will Come

A few years ago, before the Great Fall of 2008 but long enough after September 11 that folks were back to traveling with enthusiasm, the economy was humming along and the hotels were packed. So many of the largest hotel chains ...READ»

• Read more from The Upswing.

Somnus-Neu: Grier Govorko's Multimedia Bed

The Somnus-Neu makes you want to do everything but sleep.READ»

• Carbon-Eating Plastics

Extended Stay Motels and Extended Stay Hotels

Now extended stay hotels are on extended stay motels website.READ»

Vintage Bohemia: Small Hotels Take On the Dark Side of Interior Design

A new book extolling the design trend of the past several years--a recreated, embellished vintage look incorporating brick, iron, wood, velvet, and fur--at last christens a genre of interior design seen from New York to Paris. Dark ...READ»

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

Would you live in a house made of cards? Probably not. Would you just stay in a hotel room made of one for a night? Well, now is your chance to at least check out your possible accommodations. Check out Holiday Inn's hotel made entirely of stacked key cards in celebration of their hotel relaunch.READ»

Holidays to Koh Samui

Holidays to Koh SamuiSituated at just an hour’s flight from Bangkok, off the east coast of Thailand, lies the lovely island of Koh Samui. Though not as interesting as few of the other Thai tourist spots, it is an excellent ...READ»

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

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 ...READ»

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

The familiar sight of newspapers scattered on the floor outside hotel rooms might soon be a thing of the past. In what is being billed as an environmentally-conscious move, Marriott International Inc. announced today that ...READ»

The Top 10 Eco-Friendly Hotels

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 ...READ»

High-Speed Hotels

Just a few short years ago, trying to connect to the Internet from your hotel room was an iffy proposition, with many older properties having noisy phone lines that resulted in extremely low-connection speeds. Today, most major business-oriented hotels offer some form of high-speed Net access -- either wired (Ethernet) or wireless (Wi-Fi).READ»

Starck Raving

The design whirlwind behind everything from Richard Branson's space suits to a new global condo empire, Philippe Starck weighs in on the importance of fantasy, energy, and bivalves.READ»

Don't Call Them "Boutiques"

Introducing the boutique--oops--hotel chainlet.READ»

Jeeves <em>Plugs</em> In

Introducing the BlackBerry-powered hotel butler.READ»

Lofty Living On the Cheap

What's the next thing in hotel rooms? High ceilings.READ»

Improving the Chain Gang

Staying in a drab chain hotel can suck the life out of any traveler. We asked three design professionals their strategies for bringing the surroundings up a notch.READ»

The Net/Net

A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issue.READ»

The Net/Net

A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issue.READ»

The Net/Net

A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issueREAD»