Post #574197 by Babalu on Tue, Feb 1, 2011 3:37 PM

Well, it looks like the Crowne Plaza Hotel chain feels we need more value over excess....jeez, the whole world is turning into one big Holiday Inn!

FUELING EXPANSION
Fueling the growth, says Americas brand chief Gina LaBarre, is a combination of the chain’s refurbishing program, its mix of targeted amenities and services and its emphasis on what she calls “value over excess.
http://lhonline.com/development/Crowne_Plaza_Candlewood_development_meetings_PGA_0630/

Make lobbies more user-friendly for quick meetings: Instead of heavy furnishings that are tough to move and lack convenient access to power outlets, the chain's testing this new concept: Creating a special, slightly private area that consists of modular, lighter-weight furniture, easy-to-access power outlets, and a plasma-screen TV that up to four laptops can plug into to view documents. The concept has been so popular that non-guests are using the space, which means more food and drink sales, he said. It also may mean that the space may have to be booked, which could be a glitch for hotel guests.
http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/legacy/2009/12/how-the-crowne-plaza-hotel-chain-plans-to-capture-more-business-travelers/1

I think I may have to paint the trim on my purple house orange...hell, the flamingos in my front yard might look nice painted in a pretty shade of baby blue too?

"The masses laugh at us because we are different, we laugh at them because they are all the same"

• fun thread Cammo.