Emily Hanna

Associate Editor

Emily Hanna is an Associate Editor with Hotel & Motel Management, Hotel Design, Luxury Hotelier, and The Hotel Times, where she handles topics including design, brokerage, and new products. Emily joined the HotelWorld Network in September 2007 after graduating from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. While at Ohio University, Emily served as copy chief and associate editor at Southeast Ohio magazine, the nation’s only student-run regional magazine, and was a staff writer for OU’s webzine, Speakeasy. She also interned at various communications outlets, including MTV.com, a city arts magazine and a local newspaper.

Article Stately Escape 1 Jun, 2009 By: Emily Hanna Popular with business travelers, the renovated Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore, offers luxurious accommodations for all guests, from traveling salesmen to heads of state.
Article Best of show: HotelWorld design awards 10 Apr, 2009 By: Emily Hanna,Jennifer Kovacs In these tough times, we can all use an excuse to celebrate. More than 150 hotel designers and operators did just that at the second HotelWorld Global Hospitality & Design Awards gala, held last month at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Article Guest bathrooms help complete an experience 7 Apr, 2009 By: Emily Hanna When guests travel, they depend on the hotel to provide a great experience--from customer service to comfortable beds, and the bathroom is no different. In fact, many hotels are trying to provide their guests with a luxurious, spa-like experience without leaving the guestroom. BY ASSOCIATE EDITOR...more >>
Article Keeping a new generation engaged, satisfied 1 Apr, 2009 By: Emily Hanna While many positive characterizations of millennials—those individuals born between about 1980 and 2000—exist, such as they are tech-savvy, idealistic and excellent multitaskers, one negative depiction remains prevalent: If left unsatisfied, they will be quick to leave a job. BY ASSOCIATE...more >>
Article Tailor shower options to meet your guests' needs 1 Apr, 2009 By: Emily Hanna Though walk-in showers might be perfect for designers and the dream of some guests, the reality is some guests prefer to have a tub. What does this trend mean for them?
Article Spacious showers let guests walk in, leave happy 1 Apr, 2009 By: Emily Hanna Walk-in showers have taken the hotel bathroom by storm, providing a cleaner, more spacious look for guests and allowing designers to have more reign over how to transform such a typically small space.
Article Industry offering guests more options at bedtime 1 Apr, 2009 By: Chris Crowell,Emily Hanna One bad night’s sleep can tarnish a guest’s experience at a hotel, so now more and more properties are seeking to ensure no subpar shuteye occurs.
Article Brokers strengthen, refocus in slowdown 1 Apr, 2009 By: Emily Hanna “There will never be a better time to acquire hotel assets,” Koger said. “I am getting the sense that some investors will wait too long while they wait to time the bottom.”
Blog Can you hear your guests now? Good. 27 Mar, 2009 By: Emily Hanna A recent study showed that more than half of all guests who receive poor cell phone reception will not return to that hotel. But is it really that big of a deal? BLOG BY ASSOCIATE EDITOR EMILY HANNA
Article New tactics needed to train Gen Y 26 Mar, 2009 By: Emily Hanna Millennials are a different kind of worker, and their needs and ways of learning require employers to change their training tactics.