Hospitality

Highlights

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Hospitality Legend Grand Hotel Preps to Open for the '24 Season

Davidson Hospitality walks through their massive renovation and restoration project that is the iconic Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
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Studio K Designs Second U.S. Guinness Brewery

The firm writes Guinness fans into a coy love letter to the dark brew with the Guinness Open Gate Brewery Chicago.
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CCD Tucks a Private Little Gem Away in the Mandarin Oriental Guangzhou

The Cake Shop inside Guangzhou's Mandarin Oriental hotel unabashedly takes “little treat” culture to a whole new level.
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IIDA Competition Winners Showcase Transformative Trends

Take a look back at the projects of 2023 as we await the next cohort of design leaders.
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Secondary Markets on the Rise as Entertainment Hubs

Here are a few unlikely locales establishing themselves as destinations in their own right.
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i+s Editor-in-Chief AnnMarie Martin Shares Times to Remember

Summer is always a good time to “check in” with the hospitality industry (pun intended). And what we found when we did is that guests/patrons/ticket holders are on the hunt for...
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The Sphere is the world's largest spherical structure whose exosphere is a fully-programmable 580,00-sq.-ft. LED exterior that can display 256M colors onto the skyline.

4 Performance Venues That Cultivate Community

These theaters are about diversity and destination—and, of course, unforgettable experiences.
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Sora by night is truly an experience as the bay and skyline sparkle below and jewel-shaped and toned lighting glow from above.

CRÈME Design Dresses the Park Hyatt Doha in Head-to-Toe Sophisticated F&B

The cohesive program offers up three dining options, each with their own personality and all brought together by the firm's signature attention to detail and considered materials...
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ICYMI: San Francisco’s LUMA Hotel Celebrates Community and History

Trip Advisor’s 2023 Best New Hotel in the U.S. was eight years in the making for Cole Martinez Curtis and Associates, built off the history, views and wetland-inspired colors ...