July 2012
7 posts
Hotels that Hit the Road. These pop-ups go...
First there were pop-up boutiques, with their short-term leases injecting new life into vacant storefronts. Then came pop-up restaurants, as itinerant chefs began borrowing the kitchens of their vacationing comrades. But, oddly enough, it is the hotel industry that is taking the here-today-gone-tomorrow concept to a new extreme. To coincide with the Summer...
The Roger Rebrands, Renovates in Manhattan
Hotelier and hospitality consultant Steven Kamali has orchestrated significant changes to the Roger—formerly known as Hotel Roger Williams. The hotel is owned by JRK Hotel Group, whose president, John Flannigan, hired Kamali to rebrand the hotel.
The rebranding grew out of an imaginary character and son to Roger Williams, Roger Jr. Inheriting the hotel from his father, Roger Jr....
Taking the Dive: Opening Hotels in Up-and-Coming...
Brooklyn, once thought of as the ugly stepchild to the main attractions of Manhattan, is now giving the island a run for its money. Tourism no longer exists only within the confines of Midtown and SoHo, but reaches into Williamsburg, and even towards deeper neighborhoods of Brooklyn, such as Bedford Stuyvesant.
Wanting something slightly less “cookie cutter” than the Empire State building, young...
Facebook vs. Twitter: The Right Social Media for...
The move towards social media to benefit the hotel business has been a fast and furious one, but choosing the right social media outlets, and optimizing them to your brand, can have far more advantages than simply spreading yourself thin on every platform imaginable. So, how do you choose what’s right for you?
Many hotel brands immediately gravitated towards...
My Hamptons: Steven Kamali
It’s no surprise that Steven Kamali, owner of East End staples like The Capri and Ruschmeyer’s has an opinion when it comes to Hamptons hotspots. Steven shared his favorite spots throughout the South Fork with us:
Favorite Restaurant – Nobu at The Capri(281 County Road 39A, Southampton, 504-6575)—totally casual and fun. Favorite...
World’s Top Airport Lounges
Find the ultimate in preflight comfort at these ten airport lounges that beg you to stay awhile.
Ironically, the greatest trials of air travel often occur in the few hours before takeoff. The process should be simple, really: show up at the airport, flash a passport, drop bags and board the plane. But this hasn’t been the case for years, abandoned sometime in the bucolic 1960s amid concerns for...
