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Wind Strikes The Donald Again But Don't Worry, His Hair Is Ok

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December 15, 2008 at 1:05 PM | by AndrewC | 0 Comments

More news on old guys today!

Donald Trump's worst enemy--the wind--has struck again, but this time it had nothing to do with his hair. A helicopter was supposed to install the spire (antenna) on the top of the 92-story Trump International Hotel and Tower over the weekend, but because of 50 miles per hour wind gusts on Saturday and 40 miles per hour gusts on Sunday, the topping off had to be called off.

For now, there's no definite reschedule date because the installation requires the coordination of the Coast Guard, FAA and also calls for all the streets around the building to be completely closed. In addition, the topping off requires a specialized helicopter and skilled pilot who is apparently in great demand. Trump may try it again this weekend, but otherwise it will have to wait until 2009.

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Hotel News Briefs: Marriott Gets Greener, Trump Gets Delayed, Le Meridien Gets Facebooked and More

December 5, 2007 at 4:38 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.

· Bravo to Marriott Hotels for going green at the company headquarters in Baltimore. Check-out this unintentionally hilarious video from Marriott Corporate about the green changes. We can't quite put our finger on it but there is something very high school about the headquarters. Is it the cafeteria? Is it the mocked-up green cubicle? Or is it the parking spaces for the cool people with hybrids?

· Chicago Tribune reports that the Trump Chicago still has not received a certificate of occupancy from the city. The hotel, which was to open on Dec. 3rd, will get a new batch of inspections this week.

· Rapper Pimp C who died at the Mondrian Hotel yesterday may have died from natural causes. TMZ says he was found fully clothed on top of his bed and there were no drug paraphernalia or other drugs found in the room. Sad. We'll still pour out some pimp juice for him.

·Le Meridien Hotels have launched a new website design today at LeMeridien.com. The creative concept behind it is called "Discovery Starts with You".

The aim of the website is to let its guests take an interactive journey into the world of Le Méridien by placing them in control of their own hotel guest experience.

But one-upping that, Le Meridien is now on Facebook. OMG, WTF, LOL and SuperPoking all apply.

· We mentioned that NYLO Hotels have finally gotten the promised Daniel Vosovic hotel uniforms but we forgot to mention that NYLO Warwick will open in June 2008. To be more specific, it's in the mixed-use development Pontiac Mills near Providence. But Warwick should suffice, right?

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All Donald Trump Wants for Christmas is a Certificate of Occupancy

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 401 N Wabash Ave [map], Chicago, il, United States, 60611
November 20, 2007 at 9:30 AM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Donald Trump and his spawn are hoping to open the Trump Chicago by December 3rd but so far, the city has yet to issue a certificate of occupancy.

"We'd like to open on Dec. 3," Trump said Monday afternoon. "This is the date we're shooting at, but that's up to the city.

"They want to make sure everything is perfect, and it is," he said.

Talks are continuing and the developer said he hopes for further word later in the week. Because of the phased nature of the opening, Trump is seeking a "partial certificate of occupancy," and the city is still reviewing the request, said Bill McCaffrey, a spokesman for the Department of Buildings.

The "partial" COO would be good for three floors of the hotel as the rest are still under construction. We checked the Five-Star Alliance site which had reservations for the hotel starting at $355 for a Trump Experience room on Dec. 19th. The "experience" is a 600-sq.ft. room with a kitchen and a sofa bed.

Let's hope Santa Claus will bring Trump a real certificate of occupancy before the year is out. Wouldn't want people to miss out on this experience.

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· Trump Chicago Opening in December [HotelChatter]