Westin Hotels & Resorts and United Airlines will treat all first- and business-class customers who fly United's p.s. service to a new level of comfort with Westin's Heavenly Bed products.

The hotel is donating 10 percent of the monthly room revenue from these five special rooms to the Houston chapter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

The 'new ring' introduced by Bittel USA comes by way of new feature-rich telephones that are aesthetically pleasing and specifically designed for the needs of the hotel market.

Each renovated room will feature a specialty Swiss Comfort Bed, a lounge chair with smooth curvy lines and a round ottoman, a 37-inch high-definition split screen plasma television and a frameless glass shower stall.

The program will allow Fairmont to infuse music into a range of guest experiences, including in-room music access to preferred entry to exclusive live events and concerts.

In addition to providing for most business and home software needs, Netpads also serves as an in-room, virtual "concierge" service, enabling hotel guests to have an immediate connection to their local surroundings.

The company will make all 26 feeds of its HBO and Cinemax multiplex channels available in high definition with roll out completion anticipated by the second quarter of 2008.

Jun 4, 2007

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The new technology was unveiled at the recent National Restaurant Assn. show in Chicago.

The safe employs a locking mechanism made of a solid 18 mm steel bolt.

The newly built San Francisco boutique hotel, a member of Portfolio Hotels and Resorts, has installed a new digital entertainment system powered by InfoValue SuiteTV, a comprehensive platform for in-room entertainment delivered over IP networks.

The Beverly Hills, Calif., hotel installed the high-definition platform through all 570 guestrooms

The company's nSTREAMS IES-5 turnkey system offers HD movies, in-room Internet access and guest services/information pages.

PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts the lodging industry will exceed the $5 billion record set in 2006 with in-room enhancements including MP3-compatible sound systems, flat-screen televisions, HSIA and enhancements aimed at specific demographics.

Radissonguestboutique.com offers upgraded linens, specialty bath products and other exclusive products consumers enjoy while staying with Radisson properties.

The 125-guestroom Times Square property owned by Millenium Hotels and Resorts will use a high-tech cleansing and maintenance process developed by Pure Solutions for its "Premier Pure" rooms.

Mar 28, 2007

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Four of Thompson's properties will be outfitted wuith 400 thread-count, premium Pima cotton sheeting ensembles designed for each room environment.

Mar 28, 2007

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Installers can use the company's PLCK-UNL and PLCK-1 Flat Panel Conversion Kits to adapt existing CRT TV wall and ceiling hardware to mount flat panel TVs.

The deal, announced in December, has satisfied the waiting period requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust regulations.

InfoValue is partnering with IPTV platform supplier Amino to deliver its SuiteTV high-quality video over lower-bandwidth networks.

By spring 2007, each Thompson Hotel property will feature its own, 400-thread-count proprietary sheeting ensembles designed exclusively for that locale by SFERRA.
