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W Istanbul Hotel Built at the Junction of Times and Continents.

Surrounded by boutiques and upscale residences, W Istanbul has embellished the beautiful Ottoman-style Row Houses real estate complex, the largest community object ever built in Turkey... Read further
09.04.2010

Hyatt Broadens Development Efforts in Indian Market.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is strengthening its presence in India, expanding into several new markets, which include Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, and more, over the next five years... Read further
09.04.2010

Chinese Contractors Invest $2 Billion into Sochi-2014.

Chinese companies have agreed to invest in the Sochi 2014 project. According to a source in the Russian-Chinese Center of Economic Investment Cooperation, the Chinese are showing readiness to fund... Read further
08.04.2010

Starwood Increases its Indian Portfolio by 60%.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has announced its plans to extend its current Indian portfolio by 60% over the next three years. Today, the company holds more than 20 properties ... Read further
08.04.2010

Radisson Becomes the Largest Premium Hotel Brand in Europe.

Radisson hotel group, with 170 Radisson Blu And Radisson Edwardian hotels in Europe and room capacity totaling 38,079 has snatched leadership from Hilton International operating 146 hotels in Europe... Read further
06.04.2010

Sandals Grande St. Lucian Resort: 26 new luxury villas debut in 2012.

World Travel Awards reports that Sandals Resorts, Caribbean’s largest hotel chain, reputed to be Carribean’s Leading Hotel Brand over the past 15 years, has announced its plans to build water villas ... Read further
06.04.2010

Intercontinental Provides Concierge Staff with Apple iPad.

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is intending to supply its concierge service with Apple iPad tablet computers. The test will involve InterContinental New York Barclay... Read further
03.04.2010

D&D Construction Purchases Half-Finished Hotel Complex.

D&D Construction and Islamorada Hotel Group, owned by the Williams family, have acquired the unfinished Indigo Bay property with a goal of converting it to a hotel complex... Read further
03.04.2010

The Ritz-Carlton Opens in Los Angeles.

The Ritz Carlton Hotel, slated to open on April 2, is the first deluxe hotel to appear in Los Angeles’s business district. Actually, this is the completion stage of the construction of the L.A. LIVE sporting... Read further
01.04.2010

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Opens Its 1000th Hotel in China.

The opening of Sheraton Hotel in China is just part of Starwood Hotels & Resort’s plan for the next few years to open 300 more hotels around the globe. According to Frits van Paasschen... Read further
01.04.2010

Resort Data Processing equips Fairmont Heritage Place properties with advanced Property Management Software.

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announces to have installed and to be just about to install the advanced ‘RDPWin’ Property Management Software at Fairmont Heritage Place destinations ... Read further
31.03.2010

The Rezidor Hotel Group Opens Park Inn Dresden Hotel, Germany.

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world’s fastest-growing hotel groups, opens Park Inn Dresden hotel, Germany. Tulip Inn, a 132-room hotel branded Radisson Blu, is scheduled to open... Read further
31.03.2010

M. A. Kharafi Opens a Luxury Resort Complex in Egypt.

M. A Kharafi Group of Kuwait reports 40-per-cent completion of the first stage of its Port Ghalib Hotel in Egypt. This first stage of the whole $2 billion project includes a congress center... Read further
30.03.2010

Anaheim Hotel Comes up with a Special Surprise for Weekend Guests.

The Residence Inn Anaheim Maingate offers a unique opportunity for weekend bookers to receive a Visa® Gift Card and enjoy the “Book a Weekend Stay” promotion... Read further
30.03.2010

4 Hotels Will Be Erected in Gelenjik.

Stenos Ltd. invests more than £60 in the construction of “Aquatoria”, a new hotel complex in Gelengik, Russia. According to a source in local administration, Alexander Tkatchev... Read further
26.03.2010

Four Seasons Opens 4 New Hotels in India.

Four Season Luxury Hotel Group, which is partially owned by Bill Gates, has announced its plans to open 4 new hotels in India over the next 5 years. According to Four Seasons’ official announcement... Read further
26.03.2010

Jacqueline Humes is Appointed Controller for Marenas Resort, Miami.

Jacqueline Humes has been appointed as a controller for Marenas Resort. Roy Young, the acting managing director, has expressed his satisfaction with this decision by Benchmark Hospitality International... Read further
25.03.2010

Saint Petersburg Hotels: Four New Ones, with Two in the Downtown Area.

St. Petersburg’s government has given green light for the construction of 4 new hotels. Two of them will be erected in the downtown area, on Mayakovskaya and Gorochovaya streets... Read further
25.03.2010

Hayatt Opens Hyatt Regency Rostov – Don Plaza, in Rostov-na-Donu.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation and RosEuroDevelopment have signed an agreement to build a new hotel to be managed by the Hyatt Regency Rostov – Don Plaza international hotel corporation... Read further
24.03.2010

IQware’s Powerful Global Property Management System Helps Jet Luxury Resorts through the Crisis.

IQware Flobal Property Management Systems has opened up a new era in hotel management. It is fair to say that due to extensive use of IQware’s high-end anti-crisis solutions and strategies... Read further
24.03.2010

Continent Hotels Opens Its Second Hotel in Russia.

Continent Hotels Worldwide hotel group and Pacific Management Service have agreed to open and manage the pioneering Continent Resort Hotel in Olginka, a resort town on the Black Sea coast... Read further
22.03.2010

Mariott Vacation Vlub Introduces Kauai Lagoons.

Mariott Vacation Club has initiated the sales for Mariott’s Kauai Lagoons, a luxury timeshare resort on the beautiful Kauai, Hawaii. Mariott Vacation Club owns more than 50 resorts ... Read further
22.03.2010

Aloft Is Readying for Global Expansion.

Aloft hotel brand has announced its plans to expand into global tourist markets from Brussels to Bangalore. It is also intending to open a hotel in New York. In the coming year, Aloft will open ten new hotels... Read further
22.03.2010

St. Petersburg’s Mariott Hotel Group Participates in Earth Hour.

On March 27, Mariott Hotel Group, St. Petersburg, Russia, will take part in an environmentalist event called Earth Hour. On that day, at 08:30 p. m. Moscow Time, the 102-room Renaissance St.-Petersburg Baltic Hotel ... Read further
22.03.2010

Wyndham Makes Another Step Forward in China.

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has made another step further in following its expansion plans in China with its three new luxury hotels in three China’s primary cities: Changsha, Shanghai, and Hangzhou... Read further
19.03.2010

DON-PLAZA Announces Expansion.

In the beginning of 2010, the board of directors of the Don-Plaza congress hotel declared a new development strategy aimed at the formation of the federal Don-Plaza Hotel network... Read further
19.03.2010

Yotel Opens in New York.

In 2011, Yotel will open an unusual type of hotel in New York. With its 669 small-size capsule rooms, the hotel is intended for tourists who do not care much about space... Read further
18.03.2010

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Completes All Three of the 27-story Blocks of its St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has erected the three-tower St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort complex in the southeast U.S. Although the construction is still under way ... Read further
18.03.2010

Hampton Starts Off 2010 with 17 New Hotels.

Hampton Hotels has announced the opening of 17 new properties over the first two months of 2010, with more than 1,600 rooms. The new hotels have opened in Mississippi, Texas ... Read further
18.03.2010

Monarch Comes Up with New Eco-Friendly Linen for Hotel Guests.

Monarch Bath, Bed and Spa, a renowned luxury hotel linen provider, has announced MONARCH ECO, a new line of energy-efficient and water-conserving robes and towels ... Read further
17.03.2010

The Leading Hotels Of The World Attracts Golfers Through Leading Golf.

The Leading Hotels of the World, one of the world’s largest luxury hotel brands, has launched a multi-platform Leading Golf program aimed at attracting golf enthusiasts from different parts of the country ... Read further
17.03.2010

First Cosmo Hotel Recruits Staff.

Bigelow Aerospace has offered astronauts positions in domestic staff through to hotel management at orbital hotel complexes planned to be put into orbit in 2015 ... Read further
17.03.2010

Accor Extends Portfolio in Vietnam.

On march 10, Accor, Vietnam’s largest international hotel business group, announced its strategic extension plans in the country. As previously announced, the company will open ... Read further
16.03.2010

Inteco Hotel Management Showcases New Projects at MIPIM-2010.

Inteko Construction and Development Company shows a series of major development projects at MIPIM-2010 International Real Estate Exhibition from March 16-19 ... Read further
16.03.2010

The Telephone Coaching Call Series Training Program Boosts Hotel Booking Performance.

Along with numerous Management and Sales solutions, Hospitality Softnet, Inc. has come up with the Telephone Coaching Call Series, a highly flexible and cost-effective sales ... Read further
16.03.2010

The Meydan Has Opened in Dubai.

On March 4, Jumeirah Hotel company opened the new Meydan 5* hotel in Dubai. The Meydan is the first hotel in the world to have been opened in the proximity of the eponymous racetrack... Read further
15.03.2010

Talise Spa Introduces a New Wellness Complex.

Located in the Madinat Jumeirah 5* resort area, Dubai, the Talise Spa center offers complex wellness services with state-of-the-art equipment and highly qualified traditional and alternative medicine... Read further
15.03.2010

Golden Tulip and Benoit Wesly Agree to Build a Wellness Center.

Xelat Benoit Wesly Company Group and ballast Nedam have agreed to construct a modern wellness center in Maastricht, the Netherlands... Read further
15.03.2010

U.S.-Cuba Travel Summit Strengthens U.S-Cuba Travel Business Ties.

The U.S.-Cuba Travel Summit in Cancun scheduled for March 24-26, presented by Alamar Associates in cooperation with NTA and sponsored by USTOA, is aimed at improvement ... Read further
15.03.2010

Interstate Agrees to Merge with Hotel Acquisition Co., LLC.

Interstate Hotels and Resorts has accepted the terms of the merger agreement, by which it is going to sell its common stock to Hotel Acquisition Co., LLC. Interstate Stockholders approved ... Read further
15.03.2010

O'Rourke Opens Mobile Channel for Hotels Via SmartstaySM IPhone App.

O’Rourke Hospitality marketing has incorporated the SmartstaySM mobile platform that should keep hotel guests in touch with a hotel’s administration. According to Tom O’Rourke, founder of O’Rourke Hospitality Marketing, the platform is supposed to... Read further
12.03.2010

HVS reports a major drop in hotel transactions.

According to Amy Beam, HVS director of hotel transactions, the number of transactions in 2009 dropped 83% compared to 2007. This is the most significant lowering ... Read further
12.03.2010

Amari Creates ONYX Hospitality Group Management Company.

Amari Hotels and Resorts, Thailand’s largest hotel group, has announced ONYX Hospitality Group, a new management company, in line with its previously outlined plans to expand ... Read further
11.03.2010

Nevistas Offers a Highly Productive Hotel Leaseback Financing Scheme.

Nevistas has come up with an offer for flagged hotel owners to join the hotel sale leaseback program to improve their financial status. This is a legal way of generating ... Read further
11.03.2010

OTRUM Presents Interactive TV Solutions in Moscow.

On March 4, at Balchug Kempinski Hotel, Moscow, OTRUM group, an undisputed world leader in interactive TV, demonstrated the OTRUM Evolution, a high quality interactive hotel media service system... Read further
10.03.2010

Movenpick Hotels & Resorts Cooperates with EZYield.com.

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, an international hotel group from Switzerland, has signed an agreement with EZYield.com to incorporate an advanced distribution technology throughout its portfolio... Read further
10.03.2010

Marriot International Plans to Expand in Europe.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Mariott International is expected to officially announce its plans to double its property in Europe over the few years to come... Read further
09.03.2010

Strategic Hotels Experiences Downturn.

Strategic Hotels & Resorts reports a significant RevPAR fall in 2009 due to a 15.9% lowering in ADR. In particular, 2009 RevPAR for its hotel network ... Read further
09.03.2010

Hilton Worldwide Grows in Egypt.

Hilton Worldwide, a major hotel brand in Egypt, has signed a Management Agreement with High for Touristic Projects for Hilton Heliopolis Hotel being constructed in Cairo ... Read further
09.03.2010

Carlson 2015 Global Expansion Plans.

In line with its ambitious plans, Carlson Hotels company is extending its portfolio by at least 50% by 2015. The total number of hotels is expected to exceed 1500. The company is focusing on four priority initiatives... Read further
08.03.2010

Timur Baindir Re-Elected as President of TUROB.

On February 26, 2010, Dedeman Istanbul Hotel, Turkey, hosted the 20th general assembly conducted by Touristic Hotels & Investors Association/TUROB with Timur Baindir and Sinan Topaloglu competing for the presidency of the association...
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08.03.2010

Starwood Transcends International Boundaries.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. plans to build 50 new hotels across Middle East, Africa and Europe. The project is expected to be completed by 2012. This year, 13 additional properties are in the pipeline across the range...
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08.03.2010

Hyatt Miami At The Blue - To Be Miami Hotels New Brand.

ING Clarion Partners has claimed its intention to brand the Blue, a newly opened luxury condo hotel as "Hyatt Miami at the Blue". This Miami hotel is the property of ING Clarion Development Ventures II. Davidson Hotel Company, being the hotel's new operator, is also engaged in the process...
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08.03.2010

Dallas Rosewood Mansion On Turtle Creek Takes On a New Shape.

The Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek (design hotel in Dallas) has undergone a revolutionary restyling that has resulted in the interiors of more than 100 guestrooms changing beyond recognition...
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08.03.2010

AZIMUT Hotel Company Increases Hotel Attendance by 10 percents.

AZIMUT Hotels Company (located in Saint Petersburg and Moscow) management has come up with its 2009 annual business report  and  business forecast for 2010. The first two months that are usually the worst in a year for hotel business, have shown a 10% growth...
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08.03.2010