Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - (Page 40) 40 News H&MM March 3, 2008 | HotelMotel.com www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition Embassy upgrades Continued from page 4 Currently the brand has 190 properties open. The brand’s Design Option III prototype, which Holthouser described as a “streamlined” look, is the central point of new projects. Of the 51 hotels in the Embassy Suites pipeline, 30 are Design Option III or have Design Option III elements. “There was so much pent-up demand for Embassy development,” he said. “I’ve been re-educating the industry about this brand.” The new prototype will occupy a 2.8-acre footprint, the same as sister brands Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Suites, and its construction is based on a “kit of parts” philosophy, Holthouser said. “As long as a building contains all the required elements, let’s place them in different spots,” he said. The brand will do adaptive reuses in urban locations like St. Louis; Louisville, Ky.; and Fort Worth, Texas. Others will be new builds, like the under-construction Kennesaw, Ga., location, set to open this fall. Most will fall in the 150-300-key size. “We had to have flexibility,” Holthouser said. “You can’t be so purist with your prototype anymore.” The floor plan for Flying Spoons, Embassy Suites’ new casual F&B concept, includes bar-style seating, tables and chairs, and sofas. Physical, service updates “This is the best physical shape the brand has been in for years,” Holthouser said. Once the brand’s full refresh- ment plan is complete, updates will include high-speed Internet access in all rooms, flat-screen TVs in all rooms by 2009 and renovated outdoor signage by 2009, in addition to bedding, lighting and amenities upgrades. On the service side, Holthouser said the brand will use employees to make guest stays more personal. During breakfast hours an “ambassador” will work the room, warm up coffee and make sure guests know where to go. At check-in, an employee will encourage guests to use the check-in kiosks in the lobby. “We’ve got a grand, ambitious agenda,” he said. “I’m pleased as I can be.” sricca@questex.com Developers conference Continued from page 4 The advantage for hotel developers is that green is not mysterious anymore in the architecture and design field. “We’re getting a generation of architects, designers and engineers who have done [a green project],” Butler said. “But it’s always that first one that is nearly impossible.” The list of speakers shows representation from hotel brands, designers, architects, developers, consultants and attorneys. Butler said one of the keynote speakers, Daniel C. Esty, director of the Center for Environmental Law and Policy, Yale University, wrote a book that turned him on to the idea of green hotel business. “I came to the idea of green hospitality as a skeptic,” he said. “About a year ago, I read “Green to Gold” by Dan Esty. I was prepared for more general stuff about green and I was just drawn into this book. It gave example after example of the kind of thing that [The Hotel Developers Conference] is all about—companies did The triple top line “The effect that attention to sustainable management of natural, financial and human capital has to an organization by increasing revenue (by offering more desirable products and services) and reducing costs and expenses throughout operations (through more streamlined operations). While many of these benefits are measured in terms of triple bottom line accounting, even more valuable are their effects to a company’s top-line financial performance because they require less capital investment and reduce the cost of capital.” Source: www.sustainabilitydictionary.com or didn’t make decisions, horror stories, fairy tales. Some were well positioned and some lost ground. It’s about how smart companies use environmental strategies to create value and competitive advantage and none of the soft stuff. The book tells you ‘here’s how they got the contract.’ it’s what turned me around and convinced me you can’t afford to not go green.” “Green to Gold: How Smart HILTON HOTELS CORP. Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage” is co-authored by Esty and Andrew S. Winston. Esty is expected to discuss the business case for going green. Tom Paladino, keynote speaker and president of Paladino & Co., which is a green building consultancy, is expected to address the “triple top line” of green building. shiggins@questex.com Changing Flags The former Best Western in Sweetwater, Tenn., now is the 137-room Magnuson Sweetwater Hotel. John and Millie Burton own the hotel. Compiled by Elaine Simon, esimon@questex.com CIRCLE NO. 118 http://HotelMotel.com http://www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition http://www.sustainabilitydictionary.com http://www.kenyonappliances.com http://www.kenyonappliances.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 Contents Embassy Suites Refreshes Look, Service F&B Concept Set to Take Off Conference Promises Perspective Letter to the Editor Legally Speaking Guest Column HSMAI Consultant's Corner On Finance Travel Trends Energy Star Update Trends & Stats Transactions Property Management Systems Carpet: Mixed Media Planting Greener Greens Transportation Vacation-Ownership Update Ad/Editorial Index Marketplace Classifieds Checking Out Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 (Page 1) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 (Page 2) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Conference Promises (Page 4) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Conference Promises (Page 5) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Letter to the Editor (Page 6) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Letter to the Editor (Page 7) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Guest Column (Page 8) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Guest Column (Page 9) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - HSMAI (Page 10) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - HSMAI (Page 11) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Consultant's Corner (Page 12) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Consultant's Corner (Page 13) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - On Finance (Page 14) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - On Finance (Page 15) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Travel Trends (Page 16) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Travel Trends (Page 17) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Energy Star Update (Page 18) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Energy Star Update (Page 19) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Trends & Stats (Page 20) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Trends & Stats (Page 21) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Trends & Stats (Page 22) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Trends & Stats (Page 23) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Trends & Stats (Page 24) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Transactions (Page 25) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Transactions (Page 26) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Transactions (Page 27) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Property Management Systems (Page 28) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Property Management Systems (Page 29) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Property Management Systems (Page 30) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Property Management Systems (Page 31) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Carpet: Mixed Media (Page 32) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Carpet: Mixed Media (Page 33) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Planting Greener Greens (Page 34) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Planting Greener Greens (Page 35) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Transportation (Page 36) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Transportation (Page 37) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Vacation-Ownership Update (Page 38) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Vacation-Ownership Update (Page 39) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Vacation-Ownership Update (Page 40) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Vacation-Ownership Update (Page 41) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Vacation-Ownership Update (Page 42) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Vacation-Ownership Update (Page 43) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Vacation-Ownership Update (Page 44) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Vacation-Ownership Update (Page 45) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Ad/Editorial Index (Page 46) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Ad/Editorial Index (Page 47) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Marketplace (Page 48) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Classifieds (Page 49) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Classifieds (Page 50) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Classifieds (Page 51) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Classifieds (Page 52) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Classifieds (Page 53) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Checking Out (Page 54) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Checking Out (Page 55) Hotel & Motel Management - March 3, 2008 - Checking Out (Page 56)
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