New York Minutes: Delta To Launch LaGuardia Shuttle To Chicago O'Hare

Delta Air Lines this summer schedule released today plans to launch hourly shuttle service from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, replacing the carrier's service to Chicago Midway International Airport. Beginning June 10, Delta will operate 11 daily roundtrips between LaGuardia and O'Hare, "replacing existing, less-frequent service between LaGuardia and Chicago Midway," the carrier said, noting the service will operate out of the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia, where it hosts its other shuttle operations. "Delta will be the only airline offering shuttle services to New York's top three business markets: Chicago O'Hare, Boston Logan and Washington, D.C. Reagan National," Delta said. The carrier also said it is also would launch service from Los Angeles International Airport to Columbus, Ohio; Hartford, Conn.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and San Francisco.

Grand Hyatt New York Pilots Grab-And-Go Dining

The Grand Hyatt New York this month opened a grab-and-go-style dining option that Hyatt Hotels Corp. is considering expanding across some of its other urban properties. The restaurant, Market, is a 24-hour shop in the hotel's lobby, selling hot meals, sandwiches, beer and wine, similar to such gourmet food markets as Dean & DeLuca. Hyatt designed the restaurant to supplement its room service offerings, though it will continue to offer traditional room service. Items are packaged in bags and to-go boxes, and guests can charge the food directly to their room. Meanwhile, the property last month unveiled its renovated Empire Ballroom, following a $12 million facelift for the 18,000-sq.-ft. space. Renovations to the historic ballroom include chandeliers decorated with hand-blown glass, a marble foyer and beaded glass drapery in the entrance. The project also installed new audiovisual equipment and lighting and communications systems. The ballroom can accommodate events of up to 1,500 guests and be divided into five meeting units.



Times Square InterContinental Plans July Opening

The InterContinental New York Times Square will open in July with 36 stories, 607 guest rooms and 10 meeting rooms totaling 10,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 4,000-sq.-ft. ballroom and 25 suites that can be utilized as event space, InterContinental Hotels Group recently announced. "Opening the largest new-build hotel in the New York City market since 2002—especially in this economy—is a tremendous milestone and the result of working with the right owners to put the right hotel brand in the right location," IHG Americas president Jim Abrahamson. Amenities include an onsite restaurant from celebrity chef Todd English, a concierge lounge, and 24-hour business and fitness centers.