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Zwiesel Kristallglas ’ new Mixit series was honored by the German Design Council .
Zwiesel collection wins design award
The new series Mixit from the Zwiesel 1872 Living Collection received the Interior Innovation Award from the German Design Council . The award honors innovation in all branches of the furnishing sector .
The Mixit vases and lanterns were designed in four sizes and three colors — a translucent , rough sandblast surface ; clear ; and violet . The mouth-blown solitaires are inspired by Asian buildings , and it is possible to assemble towers and transparent glass scenery .
active network Business solutions promises Faster erFp response
Active Network Business Solutions has introduced a new tool that promises to enable hotel and venue sales teams to respond to eRFPs up to 70 % faster than before . Part of the Smart Events Cloud , Active MarketView 3.0 features a redesigned user interface and navigation structure with the ability to respond to eRFPs in a single page , with far fewer clicks . Formerly StarCite MarketView , the new tool connects users with properties in Active ’ s supplier marketplace worldwide . Additionally , answers to eRFP questions are automatically saved . invotech , t-Y group partnership protects linen investment
Grand Beach Hotel Surfside in Miami installed InvoTech ’ s UHF- RFID Linen System to protect its linen investment . T-Y Group provided the hotel with 50,000 linen items pre-tagged with UHF-RFID laundry tags to enable instant , simplified linen inventory and tracking .
InvoTech supplied 50,000 UHF- RFID laundry tags , which were sewn into towels , sheets and pillowcases . T-Y Group provided the hotel with a linen inventory data file that instantly updates the hotel ’ s InvoTech system .
“ The system protects our assets and ensures that our high-value quality linens are always available for our hotel guests ,” says Jean- Michel Kling , general manager of Grand Beach Hotel Surfside .
lisBon hotel posts online growth with erevmax
Inspira Santa Marta Hotel in Lisbon has partnered with eRev- Max to manage rate and improve online growth . The hotel was having trouble managing online channels manually . With RateTiger ’ s Channel Manager and Shopper in place , the hotel is now able to accurately yield its rates daily across 22 contracted OTAs while maintaining a dynamic pricing structure based upon competitive rate benchmarking reports it gets from the RateTiger Shopper tools .
“ RateTiger has helped us experience 15 % year-on-year growth in online revenue ,” says General Manager Nicolas Roucos . “ We have been able to yield better with price elasticity and frequent pricing and availability updates .” in BrieF
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■ Christine Shanahan has joined HVS Design as director of design .
■ ■ The Four Shanahan Seasons Orlando at Disney World has chosen Indel B minibars .
■ ■ ATI Decorative Laminates has named Vern Combrink vice president of sales and Charles Matthews export sales director .
■ ■ Interior design studio JOI- Design has launched a product design division , Products by JOI-Design .
■ ■ Premier Mounts has appointed Richard Pierro co-chief executive officer . Pierro will
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work alongside Len Dozier , founder and CEO .
■ ■ Amadeus has acquired Newmarket International for US $ 500 million .
■ ■ Danze Inc . and Gerber Plumbing Fixtures have promoted Jeff Pratt to senior vice president of sales .
■ ■ Frieling USA is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an 84-page catalog available in hard copy or via frieling . com / catalogs .
■ ■ True Fitness Technologies has named Glenn Colarossi director of global hospitality .
■ ■ Medallia has appointed Chris Watts chief financial officer .
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