Amazing Polly video : Child Trafficking Agent Called In on Smollett Case

Amazing Polly's video starts with some clips of FBI Special Agent Greg Wing talking about the connection between Chicago and Hollywood in terms of prostitution and trafficking rings. Wing says that 80% of the business is now online. 'People get out their smartphones and order victims'. Then she moves on to a Q post from April 20th 2018 about Allison Mack, the Standard Hotel and TOCK LLC:

The Quest to Topple OpenTable - https://www.eater.com/2018/9/24/17883688/opentable-resy-online-reservations-app-danny-meyer

Earlier this month, superstar restaurateur Danny Meyer’s New York City-based Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) announced it would move all of its restaurants over to online reservations platform Resy by early 2019. But USHG’s perennially popular Gramercy Tavern has long used OpenTable, as has pasta destination Maialino, which opened in 2009. 

voat related post :

Aby Rosen of the CORE Club buys the Chrysler Building. He also owns the Gramercy Park Hotel, home to Maialino restaurant. What's that about a Podesta email and AMGEN?

(connections: Danny Meyer, Alice Waters of Edible Schoolyards, Rosen, NXIVM, SPiN, Brightest Young Things, Alefantis...)

Then there’s Tock: Launched in early 2015 and co-owned by Chicago restaurateur Nick Kokonas (Alinea, Next), it led the charge on selling pre-paid “tickets” for high-end tasting menus at restaurants like Next and the French Laundry. Tock offers two different plans for restaurants: The first is $199 per month plus a three percent fee for prepaid reservations, or a flat $699 per month. Tock has more than 2 million users signed up and says it has been utilized by more than 800 restaurants, wineries, and pop-ups, while its restaurant subscriber base has grown nearly 200 percent over the past year.

Amazing Polly wonders if something else can be ordered on TOCK's app...

Interesting because while doing some research for pizzagate, I recently came across an interview with Aby Rosen and wondered the same thing. Then there's a similar app for hotel rooms . ..

Standard Hotel parent company Standard International has a similar app for hotel rooms. The Standard Hotel is unique in that one can rent a room for a few hours..: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bishopjordan/2017/03/09/last-minute-hotel-deals/#6a4454583b9c

“The night begins at 3pm.” At least that’s what One Night claims, their tagline directly supporting their model of only offering same-day bookings. The app’s beautifully image-driven interface and assortment of enticing luxury hotels bears a similar air to HotelTonight, though their offering of hotels is considerably more curated. What’s the reason for the stricter curation? One Night is operated by Standard International, the parent behind the trendy Standard Hotels, and their selection shows it. On top of all of the Standard properties, One Night has hand-selected other properties based on their approach to design and lifestyle experiences, resulting in user experience that’s deliberately limited yet highly appealing. If you like what you get at one One Night hotel - perhaps SIXTY SoHo, pictured above - you’ll probably like what you get from all of them. Though their properties are currently only available in Austin, LA, Miami and New York, One Night assures they’ll be adding more cities throughout the year.

Standard Hotels Spins Off One Night Booking App: Travel Startup Funding This Week https://skift.com/2019/03/01/standard-hotels-spins-off-one-night-booking-app-travel-startup-funding-this-week/

One Night, a mobile app for same-day bookings at independent hotels, has raised $5 million in Series A funding. The app offers stays at more than 200 hotels in 15 U.S. cities, plus in London and Bangkok.

Swan and Legend, a venture capital firm, led the round.

This is the first external venture investment in the business. Hotel company Standard International incubated the business and provided the initial capital. Now Standard Hotels has spun off One Night, with Jimmy Suh, who is leading its operations as president.

By the end of 2019, the app aims to offer 300 properties in 30 cities. It intends “to launch a new distribution channel,” too, though it left details vague. The company competes with niche market leader Hotel Tonight, which offers more than 50,000 hotels worldwide in a booking window expanded beyond same-day reservations. Airbnb recently looked at buying Hotel Tonight, according to reports.

Voat related posts on Standard International :

Q posts and dots connects. A very suspect hotel chain with top tier connections from New York to Washington to London.

Operations at Standard International will continue to be led by Amar Lalvani, the managing director and a long-time collaborator and hotel industry veteran. ..Amar Lalvani served as Global Head of Luxury & Lifestyle Brand Development of Hilton Hotels Corporation since June 2008. .. Mr. Lalvani joined Hilton from Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide where, he served as its Senior Vice President responsible for the development of Starwood's Luxury Brands, which include W Hotels Worldwide, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts and The Luxury Collection. Mr. Lalvani also served as Global Head of W Development, leading the expansion of W Hotels worldwide, including successfully launching W Hotels in the Europe, Africa & Middle East regions. Prior to Starwood, Mr. Lalvani served as an Associate of The Blackstone Group's Mergers & Acquisitions practice. 

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, LLC is a subsidiary of Marriott International. ..CI_A cough cough...

Oakwood Worldwide and a possible link with the CIA , and their partnership with the Marriott International who work with the Clintons in Haiti, and their real estate portfolio which includes properties within walking distance of Comet Ping Pong .

A comment from @septimasexta :

Also, Q linked copter crash, Standard Hotel, and Schiff:

"Watzman and Reichelt worked for the Standard chain of boutique hotels, which has locations in West Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles, a company representative said Wednesday. Watzman was the general manager of the Standard hotel in West Hollywood. She had worked for the company for nearly 11 years. Reichelt was the regional finance director for parent company Standard International since 2011. "We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of our friends," said Amar Lalvani, chief executive of Standard International. "Our focus now is on supporting their loved ones and our team during this difficult time."

Standard International website: http://www.stndintl.com/ , under The Bunkhouse tab : https://www.bunkhousegroup.com/

THE PHOENIX HOTEL - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

An article from Conde Nast The Phoenix Hotel Might Just Make San Francisco a Hotel City

Unlike many of Lambert’s past projects, the Phoenix did have a head start in the cool department. It opened as the Caravan Lodge, one of those very mid-century Americana motor court hotels, in 1956. Over the years, it became the place where every touring musician camped out when they were in town—the Great American Music Hall is around the corner and, maybe more importantly, it had the rare onsite parking lot big enough for a tour bus to park overnight. Everyone stayed, from David Bowie to Neil Young to Kurt Cobain, and everyone, it seems, has a pretty juicy—if not somewhat fuzzy—story about the place. In 1987, Chip Conley took over the hotel (it was the hospitality legend’s first property) and revived it as the Phoenix. Two decades later, sensing it was time for the Phoenix to, well, rise again, Conley reached out to Lambert, his friend and mentee (Lambert cold called Conley a decade ago when she was starting out in the business), and brought her and Bunkhouse onboard.

Secrets Of The Phoenix, The TL’s Rock Star-Beloved Hotel - https://hoodline.com/2015/12/secrets-of-the-phoenix-the-tl-s-rock-star-beloved-hotel

Article mentions Pearl Jam stayed there as well..

There have been no overdoses or deaths at the hotel, but the Phoenix is still forever linked to the death of Kurt Cobain. Last spring, 20 years after his suicide, police released photos of a note that was in Cobain's pocket when he died. The note, mocking his wedding vows to Love, was written on Phoenix Hotel stationery.

Only two swimming pools in the United States are historic landmarks: the one at the Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles and the Phoenix's. That's thanks to former mayor Willie Brown, Conley said.

The house restaurant of the Phoenix used to be Miss Pearl's Jam House  .. I think there may be a whole other post there https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6343449/Mom-teen-classroom-suicide-inspired-Pearl-Jam-song-Jeremy-speaks-out.html

More to come...