As ceo & publisher of Directories by Design, I am fortunate that I have the opportunity to travel quite a bit. In the past few months, I’ve been to various cities in Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and even spent a month on the beach in Puerto Rico! While traveling on business, I usually stay very busy meeting with General Managers to discuss their hotel guest directories, however this past weekend while working with a new property in North Jersey, I was able to squeeze in some personal time in New York City! After graduating college, I lived in New York City for ten years and I always enjoy going back anytime I can. But having lived...
Read MoreTripAdvisor announced the World’s Best Hotels with the 2012 Travelers’ Choice Awards. Through the years, Directories by Design has published Hotel Guest Directories for many hotels and I wanted to find out if any of our clients made the list, so I decided to check out the results of Top 25 Hotels in the World and Top 25 Hotels in the US! The coveted No. 1 ranking for best U.S. hotel goes to Chicago’s Elysian, the stylish, independent hotel that opened in 2009 and has won awards and accolades ever since. It’s a bittersweet award for the Elysian since it’s one of the last, if not the last, awards it will receive as an independent...
Read MoreJ A N U A R Y e-news Our e-newsletter provides helpful information for professionals in the Hotel and Hospitality Industry, highlights special offers on marketing products and services and let’s you know what’s been going at Directories by Design.We hope you enjoy our January e-newsletter! Agency News: In 2011, Directories by Design published Hotel Guest Service Directories for various hotels including the Hampton Inn and Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites and the Best Western in FL, GA, PA, NJ and NY. This past year we also expanded Internationally and published a Guest Directory for a luxury resort in Antigua! In 2012 we hope to continue to see...
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe it’s January 2012! As 2011 came to an end and I started making my personal “New Year’s Resolutions,” I realized I had not yet finished setting my 2012 Business Goals. In 2011, Directories by Design developed many new relationships with clients and expanded our product and services offering. We published Hotel Guest Services Directories for various hotels including the Hampton Inn & Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites and the Best Western in FL, GA, NJ, PA and NY and even and published a Guest Directory for a luxury resort in Antigua! As I sat down to ponder what direction I would like to take the company...
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