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| Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo recently named Lawrence M. Rocha the chairman of destination design. Rocha was originally elected to WATG's board of directors in 2002, serving as corporate secretary the last three years. Rocha also will be the firm's senior v.p. and chief information officer.
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| just the facts: Movin' on up
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| Construction pipelines in major markets are growing. Significantly, seven hotels with more than 1,000 rooms each were included in the pipeline in the first quarter of 2008, four of which were removed from the pipeline in years past and have since been reactivated. Of those seven, three are casino projects, while another is a 3,500-room Marriott in Las Vegas.
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| Fabric Focus: Fabric Statements
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| From classic to unexpected, Designtex delivers a broad range of products, including upholstery, drapery and panel fabric materials. A wide variety of designs, materials, sustainability and performance options are available—for indoor or outdoor use—at a wide range of price points.
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| Facelifts: New and Improved
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| Avenue Hotel, a new boutique hotel concept from Driftwood Hospitality Management, made its debut in May with its first property, located in Chicago.
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| Bath trends:Business and pleasure travelers demand luxury in the bath
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Robert Macaruso
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| The successful design of a hotel guestroom bath requires knowing the market and meeting guest expectations. I work primarily on international five-star hotels and resorts where guest expectations, be they at a business or leisure property, are quite high.
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| Supplier News
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| Spa industry veteran DIANE TRIESTE is teaming up with Group West Companies PLLC to form Strategic Spa Solutions. This new company will offer integrated solutions in spa planning, design and development, operations and management, and training and education. Trieste has held management positions with Canyon Ranch Health Resorts and Cortiva Education.
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| Tech Trends: Rock and control
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| Guests simply slip their iPods into the Bose SoundDock digital music system to listen to their music while enjoying your hospitality. You'll earn points with Bose's crisp clarity and full, rich sound.
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| News briefs
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| Advancements in hotel technology were on display at the annual Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference, held in Austin, Texas in early June. GUESTROOM 2010 (to be called G2X going forward) is a model hotel room that exhibits emerging technologies.
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| Trendlines: Beach Resorts
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| While many industries are in the midst of an economic downturn, the beach resort business keeps finding new ways to expand?more buildings, more amenities and more luxury.
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| First looks: Design & development
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| To mix Eastern and Western culture, Chicago's First Hospitality Group and Haylock Design as well as C&A Group, with offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, have joined forces to create The Grand Imperial Hotel. The project will break ground in September, with an anticipated opening in March 2010.
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| Sultry suites
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| By
Heather Gunter
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| The vibrancy of urban New Orleans' parks, architecture and culture inspired Westar Architects in the renovation of 61 suites and 30 additional connector rooms at Harrah's Entertainment's Showboat Atlantic City in New Jersey.
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