Category Archives: hotels

More bad news for newspapers: hotels going green

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Rakesh Agrawal

This picture should send shivers down the spines of executives at USA Today headquarters in McLean, Va. For at least as long as I’ve been traveling for business (13 years and counting), a USA Today in front of the hotel … Continue reading →

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The hospitality industry gets more inhospitable

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Rakesh Agrawal

For an industry that markets itself as catering to the whims of its guests, the hotel industry sure goes out of its way to make a bad final impression. I just had a wonderful stay at the Westin Resort & … Continue reading →

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Lighting the way to the throne

Posted on July 24, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

I stayed at the New York Hilton this weekend in one of their renovated guest rooms. One piece of technology in the room caught my eye: a sensor-activated light. You step out of bed and LEDs at floor level automatically … Continue reading →

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