Building the Cold War: Hilton International Hotels and Modern Architecture
Prêt à Porter P (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Grand Piano Ringgift from Barron Hilton (Hilton hotels).18k yellow gold, 232 diamonds, with ivory and black jade piano keys.Candelabra RingOne of Liberace's famous rings. A gift from William Harrah of Harrah's Hotel in Lake Tahoe, NV.18k white gold ring, platinum candelabra, 34 diamondsPiano WatchGift from Seymour Heller, his business manager, to commemorate 25 years in show business.18k yellow
Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Helionova Showcase Vertical Sunbeds Sunbed company Helionova showcase their range of Ultrasun vertical sunbeds at UK exhibitions. November 13, 2009 -- Helionova has recently exhibited the Ultrasun range of vertical sunbeds and laydown sunbeds at Olympia Beauty in London, Professional Beauty in Manchester and Salon International at ExCel in Docklands. The Ultrasun range of vertical sunbeds supplied...
the mobile experience (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
After seeing a surge in mobile bookings, the Hilton Hotel chains have decided to step up it's mobile initiative via iPhone and iPod Touch apps. The new app will give users added flexibility to add/modify/ cancel reservations, order a room service, e checkin, lookup hotels redeem/check points and lots more... I love it when different industries think outside the box and utilizes mobile platform to connect...
iPhone News Updated (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Hilton Hotels announced today that they would be unveiling not just one or two but seven iPhone apps in the next week or so for hotel guests to use. The apps will be brand-specific, i.e. Doubletree will have its own app, Conrad Hotels will have its own app and so will Embassy Suites. It’s an [...]
Vulture (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
For three seasons, Sterling Cooper has sold Lucky Strikes, Hilton hotels, and Belle Jolie lipstick. And for three seasons, AMC has sold us Mad Men , in an effort to re-brand itself as something greater than the home of not-so-old movies. Sometimes the sell has been too ham-fisted, and sometimes we've resisted. But after the fireworks of that spectacularly satisfying finale, we can no longer deny that...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Hotels is ready for its close-up. In anticipation of one of the most talked about film releases this year, the hotelier is giving guests a chance to live the life of a global traveler with the Hilton Up in the Air Sweepstakes celebrating Paramount Pictures’ upcoming film about a frequent business traveler whose life on the road is threatened just as he is...
HotelChatter - (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Hilton Hotels announced today that they would be unveiling not just one or two but seven iPhone apps in the next week or so for hotel guests to use. The apps will be brand-specific, i.e. Doubletree will have its own app, Conrad Hotels will have its own app and so will Embassy Suites. It's an app-travaganza! (Word is that an app for the Waldorf-Astoria collection is in the works as well.) Now, you...
Textually (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Hilton has unveiled 7 new iPhone apps for seven hotel brands (Conrad, Hilton, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Homewood Suites and Hampton Inn brands in the United States). The new applications have features that are a first for the hotel industry including a “Request Upon Arrival” service that enables a traveler to place an order for room service and have a meal in the guestroom...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
By Philip Marcelo PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Convention Center Authority filed a federal lawsuit against the city this week contesting a recently passed city ordinance requiring that the convention center, the Dunkin' Donuts Center, the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, and three downtown hotels to retain employees for up to six months following a change in management . The complaint was received...
Zandar Versus The Stupid (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The Galleon Group insider trading scandal is getting bigger, now involving employees of Moody's as well . The growing insider-trading scandal involving the hedge fund Galleon Group has now led to charges against 14 people, including an employee of the ratings agency Moody's Investors Service , CNBC has learned. Federal and state authorities plan to announce the new charges—including nine charged...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector expanded in October for the second consecutive month, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee;...
Luxist (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
W Hotels and Bliss Spas have been an unshakable combination for Starwood Hotels . But after a tough year for the travel and tourism industry Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has sold off the Bliss spa unit for $100 million to Steiner Leisure Limited. The Bliss and Remede brands will stay at the Starwood's W Hotels and St. Regis Hotels. Bloomberg News quotes Chief Executive Officer Frits...
SeekingAlpha Retail Stocks (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Daniel M. Harrison submits: After a solid year in which its valuation more than doubled, private equity giant Blackstone Group ( BX ) has been taking a beating in recent weeks. Blackstone’s huge position in Hilton Hotels ( HLT ) has saddled it with a chunk of hard-to-manage debt: so much so that some analysts expect the firm to fall short of its projected 15 cents a share in earnings in the...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Hotel workers voted this evening to authorize to strike at five downtown Starwood hotels. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the union said if contract negotiations drag on, similar votes could occur at downtown Hyatt and Hilton hotels. Union contracts covering 6,000 workers at 31 hotels in downtown Chicago expired Aug. 31, and the union has said a settlement is far from sight. The vote -- which carried with...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Blackstone's plans to reduce Hilton Hotels' 20bn £12.8bn debt pile has reignited concern over Ladbroke's exposure to the struggling hotel chain.
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