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from the editor new markets, new direction Editorial and Executive Of ces: 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 646.654.4410; FAX 646.654.7626 MICHELLE FINN Vice President/Publisher HD Group 312.583.5607; Fax 312.583.5602 m nn@hdmag.com DOUG HOPE Vice President/Retail Design Group 770.291.5453 doug.hope@nielsen.com MICHAEL ADAMS Editor in Chief 646.654.7621 madams@hdmag.com JONATHAN MARSLAND Creative Director 646.654.4472 jonathan.marsland@nielsen.com STACY SHOEMAKER RAUEN Senior Managing Editor 646.654.4411 sshoemaker@hdmag.com TARA MASTRELLI Managing Editor 646.654.7468 tmastrelli@hdmag.com JANA SCHIOWITZ Products Editor 646.654.4410 jschiowitz@hdmag.com STEVE TEITELBAUM Production Director 646.654.7309 steven.teitelbaum@nielsen.com SUBSCRIPTION INQUIRIES 847.763.9050; Fax 847.647.9566 For reprints contact the YGS Group: 800.290.5460 x100 HD@theygsgroup.com BACK ISSUES 847.763.9050 ADVERTISING MELANI BEATTIE Marketing Manager/West 312.218.5691; Fax 781.431.1968 melani.beattie@gmail.com PAUL BIENKOWSKI Marketing Manager/East 860.644.3861; Fax 860.644.0700 pbienkowski@cox.net PHYLLIS VISCIDI Marketing Manager/East 781.431.1320; Fax 781.431.1968 phyllis@viscidi.com LILIANA CONNOLLY Marketing Representative/East 781.431.1320; Fax 781.431.1968 lil@viscidi.com As the industry continues its moribund way toward an unknown recovery—everyone I speak to is feeling the pinch one way or another—the edit staff decided to begin this new year by examining some of the lesser-known destinations where the tender shoots of hospitality are beginning to emerge green and hopeful. Happily, we discovered a number of them, including Cuba, Ghana, Peru, Azerbaijan, and more. These off-the-beaten-track destinations are offering ripe opportunities for development and are attracting top-ﬂight brands as well as cuttingedge designers. Our feature well proves our point—brilliant hotel work in Jerusalem, Santiago, St. Petersburg, and Edinburgh. And speaking of brilliant, we’re very charged at the work in this issue by our Photo by Gerald Kiernan creative director, Jonathan Marsland. He’s used his practiced eye to refresh some of our most beloved departments. We’ve responded in kind by rethinking what those departments will include: revamping the front-of-thebook and renaming it “Perspectives” (saving the most immediate news for our website); replacing “To Market” with the simpler “Products”; and other changes to create sharper, punchier, shorter items throughout. We think it makes for a more attractive and readable book, and hope you agree. And yes, it’s that time of year again. Awards season. The Hospitality Design Awards (HD Awards) for Creative Achievement and the Earth Minded Awards (EMAs) are calling for entries. This is the sixth year for the HD Awards, and each one brings us a raft of dazzling projects, from veterans, newcomers, and students, all of which remind us of the unequivocal bounty of creativity that seems to grow each year. For an entry form, see page 74 or go to www.hospitalitydesign.com to download a copy. Deadline for entering is April 2nd, and winners will be honored Wednesday, June 9th in New York City. The EMAs, produced with ASID, are three years old this year; they honor environmentally forward projects and projects. For details, go to www.emawards.com. Good luck, and happy new year! Michael Adams Editor in Chief madams@hdmag.com hospitalitydesign

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