http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:15:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/starwood-hotels-check-in.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:45:50 +0000 Starwood Hotels takes its signature loyalty program to a new level giving guests even more flexibility.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/airbnb-increase-usage-headlines.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:43 +0000 The online bed and breakfast service announces 5 millionth night booked. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/google-find-hotels-headlines.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:00:16 +0000 Search engine giant introduces new tool to help tourists find their way. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/mandarin-oriental-creates-original-content-and-lets-you-book-reservations-with-a-new-online-magazine.html Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:24:54 +0000 By incorporating a simple as feature as reservations into their new online magazine, the luxury hotel group demonstrates that branded content publishing and (measurable) revenue generation can co-exist.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/arts-thread-fashion-students-design-interior-of-high-end-hotel.html Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:05:54 +0000 The students were asked to 'dress' each room as a fashion designer would dress a model.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/is-new-yorks-bowery-house-hotel-shabby-or-chic.html Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:07:03 +0000 At the new Bowery House Hotel, the homeless sleep in cramped cubicles, while directly above, customers pay ten times the price.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/clift-sessions-this-friday-featuring-newvillager-sponsored.html Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:32:07 +0000 CLIFT Sessions is a new music series being hosted by CLIFT featuring a number of exciting acts.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/frog-the-alienation-and-otherness-of-global-culture.html Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:15:06 +0000 A marketer experiences strong 'unheimlichkeit,' or alienation, while in a super-modern hotel in Beijing.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/psfk-visits-the-clift-hotel-mixes-old-world-style-with-new-media-savvy.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:11:57 +0000 At the Clift hotel San Francisco, old meets new as historic architecture gives way prolific modern art- all with a distinctly west coast sensibility.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/chelseas-hotel-americano-gets-an-ipad-app.html Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:48:46 +0000 The newly-opened hotel provides an insider angle for it's iPad app with personal recommendations for exploration.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/ngorongoro-lodge-in-tanzania-an-eco-friendly-and-volcanic-destination.html Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:57:48 +0000 The Ngorongoro Crater Lodge in Tanzania is perched along a volcanic crater, and offers a uniquely luxurious and eco-friendly guest experience like no other. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/psfk-visits-the-ames-hotel-captures-the-spirit-of-boston.html Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:48:10 +0000 PSFK take a tour of the latest Morgans Hotel offering and learns how a building can reflect a city, both inside and out.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/reach-ly-mines-twitter-to-hook-hotels-up-with-potential-guests.html Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:51:37 +0000 The real-time marketing tool for hotels provides them with a list of Twitter users planning to travel to their city.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/virtual-concierge-at-the-jw-marriott-pics.html Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:41:43 +0000 Interactive boards offer news, weather, travel information and directions to nearby locations.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/hotel-trials-snore-absorption-room.html Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:31:16 +0000 Crowne Plaza is testing new room in 10 of its hotels across Europe and the Middle East to improve customer rest and relaxation.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/a-walk-through-the-new-mondrian-soho-pics.html Tue, 17 May 2011 09:08:10 +0000 The Morgans Hotel Group and lead designer Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz were kind enough to give us a guided tour of one of their newest properties.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/washable-rfid-tags-save-hotels-money.html Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:09:24 +0000 In an effort to reduce theft and track inventory, three hotels in Honolulu, Miami and Manhattan have recently employed these special tags in their towels and linens.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/monocolumn-business-hotels-scrub-up.html Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:58:57 +0000 Hannover is one of those cities which boasts a massive, world-class exhibition centre, but which has neglected to provide anywhere for visitors to actually stay.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/hotel-recipe-service.html Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:19:37 +0000 Rome's Hotel Exerda presents its culinary options alongside recipes on how to make them]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/10-innovative-uses-of-the-ipad-by-the-hospitality-industry.html Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:00:26 +0000 PSFK investigates ten novel examples of how the iPad is being used by restaurants and hotels. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/motel-6s-award-winning-redesign.html Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:18:36 +0000 The no-frills motel chain gets a surprising makeover.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/treehouse-hotel-in-sweden.html Fri, 28 May 2010 16:50:18 +0000 Ugglum, Sweden is famous for its treehouse hotels.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/hotel-group-to-test-smartphones-as-room-keys.html Tue, 25 May 2010 18:55:58 +0000 A new app created by Open Ways could help make physical room keys obsolete.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/the-hotel-of-the-future-using-technology-to-enhance-customer-experience.html Thu, 20 May 2010 19:41:16 +0000 InterContinental Hotels Group's CIO Tom Conophy shares his predictions about the future use of technology in hotels.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/clean-the-world-recycling-soap-and-saving-lives.html Mon, 10 May 2010 14:25:24 +0000 An organization saves lives and prevents environment pollution by recycling an oft-neglected commodity.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/old-mansion-new-paradigm.html Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:05:34 +0000 The Mansion on O Street represents a future business paradigm- one in which there is maximum utility in every product, service, or idea that is sold.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/smart-check-in-enables-guests-to-bypass-hotel-front-desk.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:55:31 +0000 A new kind of RFID key card lets hotel guests to skip the front desk and head directly to their rooms.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/pics-the-standard-x-julia-chiang.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:04:16 +0000 The Standard Hotel has recruited Brooklyn-based artist Julia Chiang for an exclusive edition of 50 glazed porcelain apples as part of a project entitled All For You.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/pics-perfection-does-not-create-memories-the-michelberger-hotel.html Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:19:07 +0000 The Michelberger Hotel is a unique space that is infused with a rough artistic spirit rarely seen in lodging design.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/french-hotel-offers-guests-the-chance-to-experience-life-as-a-hamster.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:46 +0000 For 99 euros ($148.10) a night, one hotel in France is offering guests the chance to live the life of a hamster.]]>