Where to stay when you leave.
7/02/2008 at 11:07 AM
Tags: Donald Trump, Hot Hoteliers News
Every once in a while, NYTimes blog The Moment publishes a Q&A called On the QT to shed some light on the travel habits of the "world's savviest globetrotters."
And yesterday's Donald Trump edition of On the QT was an eye-roller for the ages.
We've seen a lot of obnoxious crap come out of that dude, but this one trumps (ha!) most of it.
Witness The Donald, in an extraordinary display of modesty, as he congratulates himself and demonstrates that he believes himself to be the best and only hotelier in the whole world:
Q: What is your favorite hotel?
A: Any hotel in the Trump Collection
Q: What is your favorite restaurant?
A: Jean Georges in the Trump International Hotel & Tower.
Don't you worry, there's more where that came from.
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by Jenna
6/05/2008 at 2:14 PM
Tags: Industry News, Hot Hoteliers News, Bill Marriott, Jonathan Tisch, Barry Sternlicht, Donald Trump
[Ed. Note: We have a special report from Andrew Gindy, Cornell hotel student and blogger behind Chocolate on the Pillow, about the Tisch Center's Hospitality Conference that went down earlier this week. It's full of industry happenings and hotelier appearances. Enjoys.]
Hotel investors meet up at the spot in the Waldorf where they get five bars cell reception.
What a crazy last two days! The biggest hotel conference of the year just wrapped up yesterday afternoon at the Waldorf=Astoria after two days full of guest speakers, informative panels, excellent networking opportunities, and numerous cocktail parties. Over 2,500 attendees were there to witness the hotel madness, including us.
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by AndyG
5/01/2008 at 3:00 PM
Tags: Andre Balazs, Hot Hoteliers News, AB Hotels
We must have been so distracted by the crazy curtains in the windows of the rising Standard Hotel NYC, that we have been neglecting the man behind the hotel himself, Andre Balazs.
Interestingly enough, a bunch of AB-related stuff has come in through our inbox. Here it goes in no particular order of importance:
· Hotel QT Sold: A while back we learned Andre Balazs was looking to ditch some of his hotels from his portfolio. According to our well-connected tipster, AB sold off Hotel QT to a Spanish hotel group. We're also hearing that his partner may have sold some shares in the Standard Hotels to the same company. All this is very real-estate centric so it really won't affect the guests unless AB Hotels stop managing the properties.
· Not Setting a Good "Standard": It seems as if the old-timey residents of the Meat Packing District, including a "disco devotee", aren't so happy with Balazs' Standard NYC project. And we're not just talking about the curtains.
· Balazs Momma's House: This arrived in our inbox. Take it for what you will:
Eva Balazs, the mother of Andre Balazs, lives in a house in Arlington, Massachusetts, that is falling apart.
C'mon Andre, we know you treat your mother better than that, right? Right??
· Who Is He Dating?: We all know that the Andre-Uma love affair is kaput but who is he into now? This random site says he dated Naomi Campbell and Renee "Squishy Face" Zellweger" in 2007. Interesting...but again, who's he dating now? Let us know.
by juliana
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