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NYC HAS MOXY
hotelsm . ag / MoxyTimesSquare
Moxy Times Square opened in September – but not just any Moxy . The massive 612-room property will be the brand ’ s flagship and has five distinct F & B components ( different for select-service ) as well as design from the more traditionally luxury firm Yabu Pushelberg . The project ’ s developer , New York-based Lightstone Group , is spearheading development of the brand ’ s U . S . presence .
THE GOSTELOW REPORT
WOMEN RUNNING THE SHOW
hotelsm . ag / KievWomen Women make up about two-thirds of staff members at Ukraine-based Hyatt Regency Kiev , which has been among the top three in Hyatt ’ s system for customer service ever since it opened 10 years ago . The hotel ’ s GM attributes the spike in female staff to the ongoing war in Ukraine ' s east , the fact that more and more young male employees have volunteered to fight and even more have left to work in Poland , the Middle East or on cruise ships .
THE BLOG
3 NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF BOTTLED WATER
hotelsm . ag / BottleWaste Bottled water is considered an amenity by many hotels , but the stats around waste are hard to avoid . According to HOTELS blogger Inge Huijbrechts : Only one out of five plastic bottles is recycled , and it takes 3 liters of water to package a 1-liter plastic water bottle . What ’ s the third impact ? Find out by reading her blog .
4 hotelsmag . com November 2017