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interview la Quinta ’ s ceo cline makes deBut
http :// hotelsm . ag / KeithCline Keith Cline made his first appearance as La Quinta Holdings ’ permanent president and CEO in front of some 1,500 people at the company ’ s annual conference in Las Vegas in March . Cline , who joined La Quinta in 2013 as executive vice president and chief financial officer and was named interim president and CEO in September following Wayne Goldberg ’ s departure , spoke with HOTELS during the conference about his new role , challenges following a disappointing stock performance in 2015 and overall trends in the industry .
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Room mate unveils euRopean hotels
http :// hotelsm . ag / RoomMateEurope Room Mate Hotels recently launched two new boutique properties in Europe : Room Mate Giulia in Milan , Italy , and Room Mate Valeria in Malaga , Spain . Room Mate Giulia is the brand ’ s first hotel in Milan and was designed by Patricia Urquiola , while Room Mate Valeria was designed by Victoria and Sylvia Melian of Melian Interiors .
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BRing Back the fold ( aka toilegami )
http :// hotelsm . ag / Toilegami It ’ s a small detail , but in many eyes it ’ s an excellent indicator of great housekeeping service . Those carefully “ folded ” tissues in guestroom bathrooms have almost disappeared from the housekeeping agenda . The practice used to be followed consistently among hotels around the world and even housekeepers enjoyed the camaraderie of sharing new folding techniques to incorporate into their duties . What would it take to bring back the art of toilegami ?
4 hotelsmag . com May 2016