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Hotel Business
Lodging Econometrics (LE) reports that the Q1 2017 United States construction pipeline currently stands at 5,032 projects/602,034 rooms, up 13 percent by projects year-over-year (YOY). This is the 20th consecutive quarter of pipeline growth, and the first time the total pipeline has eclipsed 5,000 projects since Q4 2008.
At Q1 2017, there are 1,511 projects/197,450 rooms under construction, up by 155 projects YOY or 11 percent. Projects scheduled to start in the next 12 months, at 2,414 projects/272,487 rooms, are up 367 projects, or 18 percent. Projects in early planning at 1,107 projects/132,097 rooms are up 39 projects or 4 percent.
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Financial Times
While film buffs may comprehend the dangers of meticulously timed criminal attacks on technological systems in buildings, it seems many executives are not yet alert to the risks that today's internet-connected devices pose to their operations.
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Hotel Management
Light-emitting diodes are nothing new, but as prices drop and quality improves, many designers are finding cost-effective ways to incorporate LEDs into hospitality lighting design.
"LED lighting offers hoteliers a significantly more efficient model over incandescent and fluorescent lighting, including a greener profile and lower maintenance and electricity costs in addition to immense versatility for customizing guests' experiences through lighting," said lighting designer Robert Sonneman.
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Hotel News Now
Renovation projects proliferate in today's landscape. But while hoteliers are getting their hotels in tip-top shape, sources said it's not necessarily as a way to plan for the next downturn. Rather, they are using the opportunity to stay competitive and maximize return on investment.
"While hoteliers have a reputation for frugality, capital expenditures are a vital and necessary part of a hotel's ongoing lifecycle," said John Edwards, VP of design and construction at Hospitality Ventures Management Group, via email.
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Green Lodging News
For travelers, one of the most appealing things about a hotel is often the landscaping around it. They find it inviting to see green, beautiful plants outside their windows, lining the pool, and greeting them at the front door.
Hotel managers fully understand how important this is to their guests, but they also face some challenges that can make it very difficult to landscape the way they'd like to. These challenges are compounded by financial concerns and, particularly in recent years, the desire of management and guests to see the hotel have the smallest possible adverse impact on the environment.
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Green Lodging News
How is your hotel's laundry running? I love asking this question. There's no grey area on the answer. It's either "not so great," which means something is leaking and the technician has been here a scary long time. Or, "pretty good," which means nothing is leaking. My response for the latter is "how do you know?"
As anybody in the lodging industry knows, being green isn't a plug-and-play endeavor.
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Facility Executive
As automation technology advances at breakneck speed, its potential effect on the workplace has grown into a lively and contentious debate with a central focus around how automation will impact human workers. Responses vary depending who you ask. U.S. treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, recently said that automation in the workplace is not an issue, as it is 50-100 years away from impact. With the recent advances in technology, the impact may be even sooner as technology company continuously increase their investments to differentiate in the marketplace.
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Fortune
The seemingly unstoppable rise of tech-driven home-sharing behemoth Airbnb has put the hotel industry on high alert. To differentiate themselves in an increasingly crowded field, hoteliers are tweaking offerings with their own Silicon Valley wizardry.
For the tech companies, it's an extension of their brand. Not only do they expand their customer base into the commercial world, but they can reach a new subset of potential residential buyers who experience the product in carefully orchestrated conditions at no cost.
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USA Today
Stephen Delaney travels with a laptop, an iPad, two cellphones and a backup power pack to keep all his devices charged.
When he walks into a hotel guestroom, he scours for the power outlets and USB ports.
"I hate when a hotel room does not have conveniently placed plugs," says the Franklin, Tennessee, USA TODAY Road Warrior and health care IT consultant. "Unfortunately, there are many hotels that have not yet added plugs on top of desks, nightstands, etc."
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Inc.
Hotels are having an identity crisis.
As technology wreaks havoc throughout society, and as millennials decide their parents' lifestyle just isn't for them, hotels are tearing out their hair, wondering what on earth people want anymore.
Yes, they're just like parents.
The glib answer is that many hotel customers want Airbnb, because it's usually cheaper.
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