Andre Balazs Explains Hotel Moves: We Do It All the Time
03.11.2007, 07:43
Hip hotelier André Balazs is baffled by the way Crain’s broke the news yesterday of his company’s move to refinance four hotels—Times Square’s Hotel QT and the Standards in Los Angeles, Hollywood and Miami.
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(“Hotelier selling assets in refinancing move,” the Crain’s headline now reads; it has apparently been softened since yesterday.) We called Mr. Balazs today at his office in Manhattan to hear his thoughts on the recent business move and yesterday’s media maelstrom.
Tourism Treading on Indigenous Land, Says Rights Group
01.11.2007, 08:59
An international rights advocacy group is demanding the world's tourism industry shed business practices that harm indigenous communities and their cultures.
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In many countries, indigenous communities have been forced off their lands by tourism-related activities, according to Minority Rights Group International (MRG), a London-based independent organization.
Vegas Strip casino-hotel imploded
01.11.2007, 08:42
The New Frontier casino-hotel was imploded early Tuesday, giving a violent end to the second property to open on the Las Vegas Strip.
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The 16-story hotel tower was felled with over 1,000 pounds of explosives before a group of reporters and bystanders to make way for a multibillion-dollar resort bearing The Plaza brand, which is set to open in 2011.
Tourism numbers climb this year
15.10.2007, 08:57
The year 2007 has been a good one for Alaska's tourism industry.
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Statistics from the Alaska Travel Industry indicate tourist numbers grew about six percent this summer, meaning approximately 1.7 million more Outsiders came to visit than in 2006.
Getting the buzz on travel
09.10.2007, 08:39
As I sat in my hotel room in Vilnius, Lithuania, recently, the BlackBerry buzzed me with an alert: I soon should get out to the airport pronto for a flight to Dublin, Ireland.
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The notice came via WorldMate Live software, which also provided the Aer Lingus flight number, my confirmation number and departure time, conversion rates from Lithuanian litas and American dollars to euros, the time in Dublin, the name and address of the Dublin hotel where I would be staying and a local weather report.
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