Topic: Hotels

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»

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

Luxury meets the roof of the world.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»

Hotel Me No Secrets II

Yesterday at Ad:Tech, BzzAgent's Dave Balter commented briefly on the future of loyalty programs. This morning's edition of USA Today features a piece about how Best Western has stepped up as the "official hotel of NASCAR." Not only ...READ»

Lofty Living On the Cheap

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

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»

Jeeves <em>Plugs</em> In

Introducing the BlackBerry-powered hotel butler.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»

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»

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»

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»

Index to advertisers

Interact with the companies whose products and services are advertised in Fast Company.READ»

Road Rules - Rule 1

Don't eat where you sleep.READ»

Fix Up Your (Hotel) Room!

Road Rules -- Rule #5READ»

The Net/Net

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

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»

Lessin's Lineup

A peek at the Web-based businesses in Bob Lessin's personal portfolio.READ»

Index to Advertisers

Interact with the companies whose products and services are advertised in Fast Company.READ»

Innovation: The Air Up There

Decades ago, the airship was touted as the wave of the future in travel, with the Hindenburg zeppelin poised to be the proof of that prophecy. The largest airship ever built, the Hindenburg offered the height of luxury travel and was ...READ»

Throwing in the Towel

Today is also Holiday Inn's Towel Amnesty Day. If you've ever made off with a Holiday Inn towel while traveling for business -- or pleasure -- if you share your story about the towel (why you took it, what you did with it, how you ...READ»

Somnus-Neu: Grier Govorko's Multimedia Bed

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

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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»

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»