Tue 9 Mar 2010
Posted by Michael Hraba under Hospitality Marketing, hotel management, hotel news, Management Philosophy, Social Media
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Cheers and good day! Your friendly neighborhood Hotelier trying to stay on top of hotel news, and travel info, and hospitality & management philosophy… oh yeah… and technology or social media. Okay okay… I am apparently trying to keep you updated on everything, and here is a little more from my corner of the internet…. endless relevant information filtered into a relatively decadent lunch sized chunk. Enjoy! Don’t hesitate (more…)
Tue 16 Feb 2010
Posted by Michael Hraba under Coffee Break, Food & Beverage, hotel management, hotel news, Social Media
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An impressive LEED Platinum for a hotel, Napa’s Bardessono. I would like to take the time to point out that the incredibly complex reuse project from the NPS and ECB/Fort Baker Retreat Group, Cavallo Point, was just awarded LEED Gold. Being NPS land, historic buildings, and completely “green” presented an interesting array of problems (aka opportunities), and I am happy to say 2 years after opening it’s doors, it has finally received it’s status. It is a shining light for the Bay Area, a stunning addition to the National Parks and GGNRA, and a model for future development being ethical and about sustainability. I applaud (more…)
Fri 19 Dec 2008
Posted by Michael Hraba under Hospitality Marketing
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Ever felt that the social media sites don’t cater to ownership or hotels at all?
Ever known that it wasn’t your fault, you want to explain yourself, and you want to lash out but because we are kind, nice humans we would actually never compromise our professionalism in any way….
but you need to scream?
Finally.
wow. funny. scary. wonderful. and sad.
Ambivalence can be many emotions at once.