http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-09-07T09:03:26Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/%20Luxury%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/9/12/95531/6906 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/whoboken_sign.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>Could Hoboken be the next luxury travel hotspot?</i><p>An intriguing August article from the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> is now online: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118739057150101435.html">The Search for the Next Hot Spot</a>. It's a profile on several powerful travel industry executives who get to decide where their company will build their next luxury hotel. <p>Since they're looking years into the future in terms of completion, they are essentially making a big bet on whether a place will become the hot place to go in five years or not. They don't just sit back and wait for the crowds to decide for themselves of course. "Building a 200-room luxury property can cost $100 million" so the stakes are high. A little PR goosing is Tim L. 2007-09-12T12:46:16-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/