Asia accounts for more than half of all hospitality industry projects being completed by Hirsch Bedner Associates, with three projects alone in Shanghai.

Sir Richard Branson has the same approach toward hospitality as he has toward the airline industry, where he has been a great innovator: Have fun doing it.

John Funk, Nicole Young and David Esely also received promotions, which coincide with the firm's 60th anniversary.

In my experience, when you get down to it, guests are looking for a room that is comfortable, looks like a guestroom rather than a command station and provides a suitable environment for working and entertainment.

Priestmangoode honored for the brand's new sleek, functional design.

The hotel features 225 hotel rooms, 40 residences, underground parking garage and event spaces, all in a metal-and-glass-clad tower on the banks of the Hudson River with scenic views of the Manhattan skyline.

The 54-story sustainable property is the first skyscraper built in downtown Los Angeles in two decades.

HGTV's Color Splash shows viewers how to incorporate creative designs into their own homes. A Miami couple chose this Kimpton property as the design inspiration for their South Beach home.

Time poverty and a desire to remain near, while far away, has transformed us into beings that need mobile devices and the Internet to do most of the things we love, even in the hotel bath.

In his State of the Union address this week, President Obama hit the expected high points: healthcare reform, Wall Street bailouts and unemployment. But designers, take note: The unspoken message of bipartisanship came through in the clothes. The purple dresses and ties, to be exact. 2010 is the year of centrist purple.