Members of the hospitality community gathered on Sept. 13 for the annual Soiree on the Bay during the HD Boutique Expo & Conference in Miami. Sponsored by Aqua Hospitality Carpets, DH Hospitality, Fabric Innovations, Flexsteel Hospitality, Lacquercraft Hospitality, Hotel Business, Hotel Business DESIGN™, Moen, Simmons Hospitality, Viamotif International and Zeftron, architects, designers, purchasing companies and vendors boarded the Floridian Princess yacht and spent the evening enjoying cocktails, dinner and dancing, while cruising down Miami's Intercoastal Waterway.

Print coverage of the event appears in the November/December 2011 Issue of Hotel Business DESIGN.

Sponsored by Aqua Hospitality Carpets, Kohler, Simmons, and Valley Forge Fabrics. Participating in the event were: William Steckroth, Steckroth Hospitality Group; Bill Langmade, Purchasing Management International; Peter Reardon, White Lodging; Benjamin O'Connor, HPG International; William McBain, Hospitality Purchasing Consultants; Greg Kadens, American Hotel Register Company; Chris Robinson, Hatchett Hospitality; Roger Storer, iGroup Design Inc.; David Shulman, Project Dynamics; Larry Carver, Carver & Associates; Jason Bramhall, Gettys; and Emille Aboona, Innvision.

Print coverage of the event appears in the July/August 2011 Issue of Hotel Business DESIGN.

Sponsored by Aqua Hospitality Carpets, Kohler and Valley Forge Fabrics. Participating in the event were: Holly Kappes, Innvision Design; Roger Hill, Gettys; Rebecca Jones, RD Jones & Assoc.; Clay Markham, RTKL Associates Inc.; James Geier, 555 International; Robert Polacek, Puccini Group; and Jonathan Nehmer, Jonathan Nehmer + Assoc.

As architects and designers start to see an uptick in the number of hospitality projects, the question now is how they plan to take changes made to combat the recession—including increasing efficiencies; streamlining operations; enhancing communication with owners, developers, brands, purchasing agents and general contractors; and budgeting—and continue to apply them going forward as economic conditions improve.

Print coverage of the event appears in the November/December 2010 Issue of Hotel Business DESIGN.

Sponsored by Aqua Hospitality Carpets and Valley Forge Fabrics.

Hotel Business DESIGN™'s presents its Import vs. Domestic Sourcing roundtable held at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas. Taking part in the discussion are: Ricardo Moreno, Kay Lang & Associates; Giancarlo Giacchi, WATG; Ted Caroll, The Carroll Adams Group; Mark Friesen, Beyer Brown; Jeffery Jensen, HKS Hill Glazier; Cory Thomas, Monolith Companies; Sean Hatch, Hatch Purchasing; Jennifer Ramsey, Ramsey Purchasing; and Igor Krnajski, Denihan Hospitality Group.

Print coverage of the event appears in the July/August 2010 Issue of Hotel Business DESIGN.

Exclusive Host and Sponsor, Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Participating in the event were Paul Sacco, Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Raymond Garfield, Jr., Garfield Traub Development; Kenneth Geist, Sage Hospitality; John Ferchill, the Ferchill Group; Anne Lloyd Jones, HVS; James LeFrak, LeFrak Organization; Mark Gordon, Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman; Paul Gladd, Presidential Hotel Investors; and Rob Winchester, Waterford Hotel Group. Print coverage of the event appears in the May 21 issue of HOTEL BUSINESS®.

Like all projects in today's economy, mixed-use development projects have become extremely difficult to finance and execute. However, there are still many advantages to getting involved in these types of projects as these interviews will demonstrate. HOTEL BUSINESS brought together a handful of executives with extensive experience in mixed-use developments to share some of their strategies and experiences.

Print coverage of the event appears in the May 21, 2010 issue of HOTEL BUSINESS.