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Read More »Sneak Peek: Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv, Ukraine
Ukraine’s Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv opened in mid-March as the brand’s first hotel in Eastern Europe.
Read More »Design That Makes a Difference
How I did it: Architect David Rockwell explains how he thinks not only about a building, but also about the way people experience it. David Rockwell believes that all the world is a stage. The 56-year-old architect's love of theater informs every design project ever done by his firm, Rockwell Group, in New York City.
Read More »Will Your Customers Pay More?
You may be able to raise your prices, or introduce a premium price level--if you really understand what your customers value most.
Read More »7 Tricks for Every Founder’s Back Pocket
Why serial entrepreneur Seth Epstein says, among other things, that start-up founders should streak. Seth Epstein, the founder and CEO of SocialStay , which creates mobile apps for luxury resorts like the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Hotel Shangri-La in Santa Monica, and Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles, spoke recently as part of the University of California at Santa Barbara Distinguished Lecture Series.
Read More »A Private Weekend of Pork and Pinot Noir
Charlie Palmer’s annual Pigs & Pinot event may be sold out, but now through April guests of the Hotel Healdsburg in California’s Russian River Valley can have their own Pigs & Pinot weekend with a new, two-night package offered as a part of the hotel’s Epicurean Winter program. Guests who ...
Read More »Why Ego is Your Worst Enemy
Great entrepreneurs succeed because they're willing to do every job, ask every dumb question, and--above all--admit they can't do it alone. Talent is God-given, be humble. Fame is man-given, be thankful.
Read More »Bloomberg Expanding Tech Coverage
The financial news giant is launching a tech vertical, several new blogs, and creating original video content. The crowded tech news scene will become even more crowded this week--Bloomberg has announced a major overhaul of their tech coverage.
Read More »Chip Conley on How to Fight Fear
The founder of Joie de Vivre hotels on his new book, Emotional Equations, and the trick he uses to combat paralyzing anxiety. Chip Conley knows fear. In 2008 with the economy in recession, his hotel business Joie de Vivre sinking around him, a family member wrongly convicted and in San Quentin prison, five close friends recently lost to suicide—his heart just stopped
Read More »Apple CEO Tim Cook On Cheap iPad Knockoffs: "You Hate It"
Apple CEO Tim Cook made a rare appearance today at Goldman Sachs' technology and Internet conference. During the presentation, Cook spoke on everything from supplier working conditions to the demise of the PC industry
Read More »Still Ignoring Your Seatmate? Big Mistake
To some, it's a nightmare scenario: a cramped space & no way to escape. But it's still one of the best networking spots you'll find
Read More »Sneak Peek: Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto
Canada’s first Trump-branded hotel redefines the skyline of the country’s largest city. The 60-story Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto, which opened on January 31, is easily identified by its 82-foot articulated spire soaring 900 feet above Toronto’s financial hub. With 261 rooms, the high-rise’s downtown location offers guests sweeping ...
Read More »8 Old Gadgets It’s Time to Dump
Recognize any of these devices from your briefcase?
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