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Rezidor represents a new Park Inn Hotel in Sofia, Bulgaria

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing companies in the global hospitality industry, introduced its first Park Inn in Bulgaria. The Park Inn Sofia featuring 113 rooms will open in Q3 2010... Read further
10.08.2010

NH Hoteles opens the second hotel in the Czech Republic

The largest-to-date Spanish hotel chain NH Hoteles has opened its second hotel in the Czech Republic. NH Olomouc Congress - is a 4-star hotel which locates in the city of Olomouc and is focused on business customers... Read further
10.08.2010

Hotels in Italy: travelling with your pets

A growing number of Italian hotels are now offering their services for tourists who prefer to travel with their pets. "Pet-friendly" hotels in Italy are increasingly becoming familiar places for holidays... Read further
10.08.2010

Maritim Hotel Grand Azur Marmaris Has Received an Award from Thomas Cook Tour Operator

The Maritim Hotel Grand Azur Marmaris, Turkey, has gained the Excellence Award 2009 from Thomas Cook, a famous British tour operator. The award ceremony took place on July 15, 2010... Read further
09.08.2010

An Ancient Monastery in Minsk Will Be Made Into a Hotel

Former Bernardian Monastery in Minsk, Belarus Republic, is soon to be transformed into a hotel. So far, the monastery complex is known to have been included into a major hospitality development program ... Read further
09.08.2010

Rezidor Introduces Its First Hotel in Bulgaria

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing world hospitality companies, presents the first Park Inn hotel in Bulgaria. The 113-room Park Inn Sofia hotel will open in the third quarter of 2010... Read further
08.08.2010

Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Waiting To Be Open in Tuscany

Hilton Worldwide Hotel Corporation has announced the signing of a franchise agreement to open Doubletree by Hilton in Tuscany, Italy, with EDILGEST Srl. Set to open in spring 20... Read further
08.08.2010

SPA Seasons Boutique Hotel Gains New Clients in Ukraine

Since its opening in December 2009, the SPA Seasons boutique hotel has garnered a circle of regular clients attracted by its beneficial location – a half-hour drive away from the capital in a healthy and curative area ... Read further
06.08.2010

Rezidor Launches a New Hotel in Veliky Novgorod

The Rezidor Hotel Group – one of the world's most dynamic hospitality companies – has announced the opening of the Park Inn Veliky Novgorod hotel in Russia... Read further
06.08.2010

Premier Inn and Dohaland Agree To Open a Hotel in Qatar

The Premier Inn and Dohaland have signed a joint venture deal to build a 200-room hotel in Doha, Qatar. Located on Doha's outskirts and close to one of the world's major education centers... Read further
04.08.2010

Russian Hotel Business Elite Summons in the Baikal Region

Russian business elite has gathered in the North Baikal region to discuss the prospect of building more than 30 medium and small hospitality objects in line with the Organic Escape project... Read further
04.08.2010

InterContinental Hotels Group Expands in Thailand

The company has announced the intention to double its Thai portfolio over the span of five years. According to Jan Smits, managing director of IHG Asia Australia, the company has been keeping ... Read further
03.08.2010

Jumeriah Group Debuts in Egypt

Jumeirah Group - an international hospitality management group, a member of Dubai Holding, has signed an agreement with Palm Hills Developments to manage the Jumeirah ... Read further
03.08.2010

Barcelo Hotels and Resorts Introduces U Spa Concept

In response to the growing public interest in health tourism and personal service, Barcelo Hotels and Resorts has announced the international debut of the U Spa innovation concept offering specific procedures... Read further
01.08.2010

Hilton Hotel Group Opens Its First And Only Hotel In The World's Second Most Overloaded Airport

Beijing International Airport has commemorated the second birthday of its Terminal 3 by the grand opening of Hilton Beijing Capital Airport Hotel. Beijing Capital Airport boils with the mass of people from around the globe... Read further
01.08.2010

Radisson Blu Royal First Hotel Gets the Green Key

The Radisson Blu Royal Hotel has received the the Green Key Award for its sincere adherence to environmental requirements. This award is granted to hospitality and leisure organizations... Read further
01.08.2010

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Receive The Leading Edge Awards 2010

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has been granted the Leading Edge Awards 2010 in 5 categories from the Executive Travel – a famous American publishing house. Hyatt received three golden and two silver ... Read further
01.08.2010

Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok Launches Free Night Promo Action

Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok is luring its guests into staying a little longer in this beautiful city by offering a free extra stay. The action will continue until September 30, 2010... Read further
30.07.2010

Movenpick Hotel Saigon Offers New Hospitality Standards

Movenpick Hotel Saigon's fifteen-million dollar reconstruction is coming to a close, and the hotel is planned to open on August 1, 2010. The hotel has been closed since March 8, 2010. Hotel management... Read further
30.07.2010

Construction of The Caucasus Tourist Cluster Launched

The famous North Caucasus tourist cluster project has entered an active phase. Construction of a new hotel has started in the Arhyz resort, the Karatchay-Cherkessia Republic of Russia... Read further
29.07.2010

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts Debuts in Batumi

The recently open Sheraton Batumi Hotel has become the city's first international brand hotel and second Sheraton hotel in Georgia. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in cooperation... Read further
29.07.2010

Elite Meeting International Names Dominican Best Business Hotels

Three Dominican luxury boutique hotels – Casa Colonial, Sivory and Tortuga Bay – have been granted the Elite Meeting International Award as the most appropriate hotels to host business events and conferences... Read further
27.07.2010

The Hotel Hosting World Chess Olimpiad 2010 Opens in Late August

The 13-story Olympiysky hotel complex being constructed in Hanty-Mansiysk is slated to open in late August. The hotel is summoning 1600 participants of the imminent World Chess Olympiad 2010... Read further
27.07.2010

Ritz-Carlton Reenters Hong Kong

Ritz-Carlton has announced its plan to found a luxury hotel that is expected to occupy 102 to 118 stories of the International Commerce Center – the tallest building in Hong Kong... Read further
23.07.2010

Siam Kempinski Accepts Its First Guests

Siam Kempinski Bangkok hotel accepted first guests on July 22. Located in the heart of Thailand's capital, the hotel features 303 standard and luxury rooms and 98 suites. This is the 64th property in the Kempinski collection... Read further
23.07.2010

Limak Limra in 2010

Limak Limra hotels (Kemer, Turkey) boosts its service level every year by holding regular personnel training sessions and improving its infrastructure. The hotel's lobby features contemporary style interior... Read further
22.07.2010

Four Seasons Bangkok Hotel Accepts World Gourmet Festival

Four Seasons Bangkok Hotel is readying to host the World Gourmet Festival. This time, the event will continue from September 6 through September 12. In line with tradition, the festival will be headed... Read further
22.07.2010

InterContinental Boosts Its Chinese Portfolio Up To 250 Properties

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has officially confirmed its intention to double its presence in China. Over the next five years, the group is planning to increase its Chinese portfolio to over 250 properties... Read further
20.07.2010

Radisson Grand Marina To Be Erected in Sochi

Radisson Grand Marina Hotel will be constructed in the territory of the Sochi sea port. The future 4-stars hotel is in line with the renovation of the sea port. Located in the vicinity of the passenger ship terminal... Read further
20.07.2010

AMAKS Hotels Builds Ust-Katchka into an International Resort Complex

Ust-Katchka resort has been part of AMAKS Hotels & Resorts, a Russian hospitality group, since 2007. The company has chosen to deal in renovating lodging objects and making them into modern-style complexes... Read further
19.07.2010

Golf Cup Contest for Hospitality Professionals

In July, Tseleevo Golf and Polo Club will host the first Hospitality Golf Cup tournament in the history of Russian hospitality business. The event will unify HoReCa professionals and investors... Read further
19.07.2010

InterContinental New York Times Square Officially Opens on July 29.

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has built InterContinental New York Times Square hotel - a high-rise 603-room 36-story hotel - right in the middle of the Broadway Theater district... Read further
14.07.2010

Carlson Builds The Momentum In The Southern United States.

Carlson has built one more Country Inns & Suites hotel in Galveston, Texas. This is the group's first seafront property in the state. The introduction of the new hotel is part of the brand's Ambition 2015 expansion plan... Read further
14.07.2010

A New Luxury Hotel Has Opened in Thailand.

Banyan Tree Samui Hotel has opened on the Samui Island, Thailand. Located in the south-east of the Koch's coast, in Lamai haven, the place has one of the most beautiful beaches and best developed infrastructure... Read further
11.07.2010

Milan Hotel Features a Unique Cigar Restaurant.

Restaurant and cigar lounge Visconti has opened in Milan hotel. This restaurant holds a unique wine-and-cigar concept and is actually a Gothic style club for communication. The interior presets ... Read further
11.07.2010

Royal Suite at London Mandarin Hotel Completes Renovation.

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park hotel, London, presents luxurious Royal Suite just open after a massive renovation. The concept of the new design belongs to PRW specialist... Read further
09.07.2010

Signature Collection Launches Special Offer.

The Signature Collection – an association of luxury hotels, New York, has announced a special promotion action. According to the terms, a two-night stay at a hotel... Read further
09.07.2010

12 percent of Spanish Hotels Use All-Included Scheme.

About 12 percent of hotels in Spain follow the all-included system; should we mention oceanfront four-star and five-star hotels, the figure will reach 20 percent. This is the research data ... Read further
07.07.2010

Starwood and Budhouse Group Agree to Maintain Four Points by Sheraton Zaporozhye.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc, and Budhouse Group Ltd have signed a management agreement to maintain Four Points by Sheraton, a new 167-room hotel in Zaporozhye ... Read further
07.07.2010

Ali Bey Hotels and Resorts Introduces a New Hotel in Side.

Ali Bey Hotels & Resorts has opened a new hotel in Side district. Located in the south of the Mediterranean, Side is known to be Turkey's most attractive resort area. Here is a cluster of five-star hotels... Read further
07.07.2010

JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong Implements Advanced Business Telecommunication Facilities.

JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong has incorporated its GoThere Virtual Meeting Public Telepresence Studio – a new kind of electronic telecommunications facility that permits guests to get in touch ... Read further
05.07.2010

The First Suite Novotel Hotel in Spain Will Be Erected in Malaga.

Malaga resort city is going to be the first place to accept Accor's first Suite Novotel hotel in Spain. The new hotel will join the brand's existing 26 properties owned by the company... Read further
05.07.2010

Oceania Club & Spa wins TUI Holly Awards 2010.

Sani proudly reports that the five-star Ultra All-Inclusive OceaniaClub & Spa hotel has received TUI Holly Awards 2010 – a prestigious award from TUI, a German tour operator... Read further
03.07.2010

Sani Teaches Ship Driving.

In 2010, Sany Hotel Group will keep its clients happy by introducing a new service. For the first time ever, a hotel group opens a ship driving school where graduates can receive international ship driving certificates... Read further
03.07.2010

Oceania Club & Spa wins TUI Holly Awards 2010.

Sani proudly reports that the five-star Ultra All-Inclusive OceaniaClub & Spa hotel has received TUI Holly Awards 2010 – a prestigious award from TUI, a German tour operator... Read further
03.07.2010

Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel & Spa Teaches Cooking.

Sheraton Na Trang Hotel & Spa, Vietnam, is a 284-room beachfront hotel that attracts visitors from around the globe. Located in a beautiful seaside area, close to a long stretch of sand beaches... Read further
02.07.2010

Key Largo Marriott Serves Beach Breakfast.

Key Largo Marriott Beach Resort, Florida, has come up with a so called beach breakfast promotion action. Vacationers can have a delicious breakfast served right on the beach. Located in a scenic waterfront ... Read further
02.07.2010

Christal Hotels & Resorts Plans to Build Eight New Hotels in China.

Cristal Hotels & Resorts, one of the fastest growing hotel management groups in the Asia Pacific, has announced its plan to add eight more hotels to its current Chinese portfolio. This is part of the company's ultimate expansion ... Read further
01.07.2010

New York Hotel Community Launches a Free Night Stay Promotion Action.

New York largest hotels are coming up with unique free night stay offers in line with a promotion action aimed at attracting more guests. Everyone checking in for two or more night stays ... Read further
01.07.2010

Choice Hotels Introduces Comfort Suites Hotel in Atlanta.

Choice Hotels International has officially confirmed its intention to open Comfort Suites Hotel in Atlanta's downtown district. The hotel will be housed in a 100-year-old historic building... Read further
29.06.2010

WorldHotels Brings RINGA Royal Brand to Four Japanese Cities.

WorldHotels has strengthened its presence in Japan by introducing four new RINGA Royal Hotels in Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Osaka. Over decades, RINGA Royal Hotels has gained enviable reputation... Read further
29.06.2010

Ritz-Carlton Hotel Opens in Shanghai.

Ritz Carlton hotel – the second one in the city and the seventh in the country – has opened in Shanghai. Designed by Cesar Pelli, this modern-style hotel features unique R-deco elements... Read further
27.06.2010

Corithia Hotel Receives a Prestigious AAHS Award After Renovation.

The five-star Corinthia Hotel of St. Petersburg has received the prestigious Five Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hotel Science (AAHS) and is now classified Russia's best hotel ... Read further
27.06.2010

Sheraton Harbor Hotel Has Undergone a Massive Renovation.

Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel in Weehawken, New York, has been upgraded to meet the latest hospitality service standards and cover all traditional and contemporary standards of riverfront hospitality business... Read further
24.06.2010

New Pipeline Hotel Will Become a Tallest Building in Austria.

The top-management staff of the renowned Sol Media hospitality group and Vienna's authorities took part in ME Vienna hotel's foundation stone laying ceremony. The hotel is supposed to become the tallest building in Austria... Read further
24.06.2010

Four Seasons Surrenders Aviara Resort to Hyatt.

Four Seasons Hotels has handed Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, California, to Hyatt. Park Hyatt Aviara Resort has joined Hyatt's portfolio of 25 properties located in this country and overseas... Read further
22.06.2010

Russia: Tourism Beats Terrorism.

Tourism is going to be the region's biggest goodie. New North Caucasus resorts will unify ski resorts of the five republics and Krasnodar Province. The project totals about 450 billion rubles... Read further
22.06.2010

Mariott International Expands in Sweden.

Mariott International hotel group has introduced two new hotels in Sweden: the Courtyard Stockholm Kungsholmen and the Renaissance Malmo. Arne Sorenson, president of Mariott International, is pretty much satisfied with the cooperation ... Read further
20.06.2010

Safari Park Podosinki Group Plans to Open a Safari Park in Russia.

As part of the plan to create the 'Moscovia' family resort area in Dmitrovsk district, Moscow Region, Safari Park Podosinki group plans to create the first safari park in Russia... Read further
20.06.2010

Emaar Yields Hamptons to Countrywide.

According to the terms, Emaar will continue to manage Hampton properties in the Middle East and North Africa. The decision to hand Hamptons International over to Countrywide ... Read further
20.06.2010

Sol Melia Chain Accepts Barcelona Fifth Hotel.

Sol Melia hotel network has included Barcelona's Conda Mar Hotel into its portfolio on a leasehold basis; so far, the hotel has been managed by Vincci Hotel chain. This is just one more hotel ... Read further
20.06.2010

A New Luxury Hotel Opens in Greece.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide hotel group has announced the opening the Romanos resort hotel in Messinia Province on the south-western coast of the Peloponnese Peninsula... Read further
19.06.2010

Sani Resort Welcomes Guests for Annual Sani Festival.

This summer, from July 16 through August 31, visitors of Sani Resort, Halkidiki, Greece, can attend the annual Sani Festival and enjoy the performances by the world's best musicians ... Read further
19.06.2010

CHI Hotels & Resorts Agrees to Operate Two Golf Resorts in Sicily.

Two luxury hotels – the Corinthina Taormina Golf Resort and the Wyndham Catania Golf Resort – will be operated by CHI Hotels & Resorts in association with Sicilia Golf Resort and Off Side, Italy... Read further
17.06.2010

Fairy-tale Characters Meet Tourist Summer in Pereslavl-Zalessky.

Fairy-tale characters from around Russia and Germany are gathering in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia, on Sunday, to greet summer and take part in the International Tourist Brand Festival... Read further
17.06.2010

Starwood Kicks Off a New Hotel in Winchester.

Starwood Hotels and Resorts is opening Aloft Winchester, a stylish 99-room hotel in Shenandoah Valley, near Shenandoah University, a few steps away from Rubbermaid Commercial Products ... Read further
14.06.2010

GuestHouse International Launches an Oceanfront Hotel Complex.

GuestHouse International Hotel Resort & Suites is opening the Ocean Shores Guesthouse – a new hotel - in Ocean Shores, Washington. Situated at 685 Ocean Shores Blvd. NE, a stone's throw away from the shoreline... Read further
14.06.2010

Choice Hotels International Expands In The USA and Overseas.

Choice Hotels International has added 24 hotels throughout 15 states and 4 countries. The new properties include the 150-room Woodlands Inn & Resort, an Ascend Collection hotel, located in Wilkes-Barre... Read further
13.06.2010

Cuba and China Join Efforts to Open a New Hotel in Havana.

Cuba and China are embarking upon a $118,000,000 investment project – an upscale hotel in Marina Hemingway, a tourist zone in the western part of Havana... Read further
12.06.2010

Accor Has Announced the Opening of Eight New Hotels in Indonesia.

Accor – Indonesia's largest hotel group - has announced its further expansion plans and eight new pipeline projects scattered around the country. Slated to open by the end of 2012, the new hotels will be located in Padang... Read further
12.06.2010

Two Courtyard Hotels Get Live in Budapest and Saint Petersburg.

Mariott has opened two new hotels branded Courtyard by Mariott in Europe: Courtyard Budapest City Center and Courtyard St. Petersburg Center West/Pushkin Hotel... Read further
11.06.2010

Sani Beach Club Rates Among Europe Top Five Hotels.

The luxurious Sani Resort Hotel, Greece, a benchmark of comfort and service, has gained yet another major award. This year Sani Beach Club & Spa has become one of Europe's top five hotels... Read further
09.06.2010

Starwood Opens Its First Westin Hotel in Hamburg.

Today, Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced a debut for its brand – Westin Hotels & Resorts – in Hamburg. Starwood and Arabella Hospitality Group have officially agreed to open Westin Hamburg hotel in 2012... Read further
09.06.2010

Boutique Hoi An Resort Gets Public in September.

Boutique Hoi An Resort, a 4* resort is slated to open on September 1, 2010. Located on the popular Cua Dai Beach, Hoi An city, the hotel boasts a beneficial geographic position just 35 minutes away from the Da Nang... Read further
05.06.2010

Hilton Is Opening Fukuoka Sea Hawk Hotel in Japan.

Hilton Worldwide hotel group has announced the opening of Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk, its largest hotel in the Asia Pacific region. Featuring 1 052 rooms and 6 000 square meters of business space... Read further
05.06.2010

Orient-Express Announces Two New Hotels in Sicily.

Orient Express hotel network has replenished its Italian portfolio by two hotels in Sicily. Both hotels – Grand Hotel Timeo and Villa Sant' Andrea – are located in Taormina's seafront resort area ... Read further
04.06.2010

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts Opens Sheraton Batumi Hotel, Georgia.

The opening of the hotel in Batumi, the Republic of Georgia, is nothing less than part of Sheraton's three-year expansion plan aimed at adding 50 more properties to its existing portfolio. Located on the eastern coast of the Black Sea... Read further
04.06.2010

Coastal-Rest Zones Masis, Sis and New Armenia Requires $500 Investment.

A $500 hotel complex is expected to be open by 2015, not far from Erevan, Armenia, as part of the 'Coastal-rest zones Masis, Sis and New Armenia' project. 'Initially, we planned to begin ... Read further
02.06.2010

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Extends its Portfolio in Zimbali, South Africa.

In addition to the Fairmont Zimbali Lounge, a 76-room oceanfront hotel, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has opened the 154-room Fairmont Zimpali Resort. The resort attracts guests by ... Read further
02.06.2010

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