London firm is acquiring N.J.'s Hillier Architecture (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
A construction boom and upbeat economy are pushing a fragmented engineering and architecture industry toward consolidation, with a burst of buyout deals announced in the last year....more...Marriott, Boutique Hotel Pioneer Partner to Develop a New Brand (Washington Post)
Marriott International, the Bethesda hotelier, announced yesterday that it was entering the boutique-hotel business by partnering with the inventor of the concept, Ian Schrager, and developing a global brand. ...more... 06-20-07 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb)
O.J.'S CANCELED BOOK LEAKED ONLINE: Disturbing passages detail 'hypothetical' murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. *You knew this day was coming....more... PRESS DIGEST - Singapore newspapers - June 19 (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
SINGAPORE, June 19 (Reuters) - The following are stories from Singapore newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories....more... Schrager, Marriot Team Up on New Hotel Brand (Commercial Property News)
Marriot International Inc. is teaming up with boutique hotelier Ian Schrager to create a new hotel brand that will encompass as many as 100 separate hotels....more... Marriott to create new hotel brand (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marriott International Inc., the top U.S. hotel operator, said it will create a new brand of boutique hotels in the latest effort by lodging companies to appeal to travelers weary of cookie-cutter accommodations....more... Marriott teams with hotel entrepreneur on boutique hotels (BizJournals)
Marriott International Inc. is partnering with entrepreneur and hotel innovator Ian Schrager to create a new brand of as many as 100 boutique hotels that will combine Schrager's experience in developing intimate lodging properties with Marriott's operational expertise on a global scale....more... Hotel Innovator Ian Schrager and Marriott International to Create Next-Generation Lifestyle Boutique Concept (Linux World)
Marriott International, Inc., is partnering with Ian Schrager, who invented the concept of the boutique hotel 23 years ago, to create a new brand of as many as 100 hotels that will combine the personal, intimate, individualized and unique lodging experience that Mr. Schrager created with Marriott's operational expertise on a global scale....more... Hotel Innovator Ian Schrager and Marriott International to Create Next-Generation Lifestyle Boutique Concept (FinanzNachrichten)
WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marriott International, ( Nachrichten ) Inc., is partnering with Ian Schrager, who invented the concept of the boutique hotel 23 years ago, to create a new brand of as many as 100 hotels that will combine the personal, intimate, individualized and unique lodging experience that Mr. Schrager created with Marriott's operational expertise on ......more... |