New Hilton brand breaks ground
Hilton Worldwide has broken ground on its first Tru by Hilton property located in McDonough, Georgia, United States. The celebration marked the fastest… Read More »New Hilton brand breaks ground
Hilton Worldwide has broken ground on its first Tru by Hilton property located in McDonough, Georgia, United States. The celebration marked the fastest… Read More »New Hilton brand breaks ground
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company announced plans to unveil its first Ritz-Carlton Reserve resort in Bermuda in 2018. The resort will… Read More »Ritz-Carlton Reserve for Bermuda
New York’s Plaza Hotel is set to go on sale in an auction next month, Bloomberg reported. David and Simon… Read More »NY Plaza Hotel up for auction
Scandic Hotels is continuing to expand its Nordic hotel network by taking over the operation of the centrally located First… Read More »Scandic expands network
Westin Hotels & Resorts will “celebrate the power of snooze” on World Sleep Day in partnership with World Sleep Society… Read More »Westin celebrates ‘power of snooze’
The Rezidor Hotel Group has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards… Read More »Rezidor’s ethics honoured
Hilton Worldwide signs a management agreement with the Muscat National Development and Investment Company to open the 232-room Hilton Garden… Read More »Hilton signs Muscat hotel
Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, operator of the Peninsula Hotel chain, said its net profit declined by 12.7 percent amid… Read More »Profit fall for Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels
AccorHotels aims to open 17 more hotels in Thailand including eight in Bangkok plus another six in Myanmar through 2019,… Read More »Accor targets 17 more hotels in Thailand
In the wake of the battle between Marriott International and China’s Anbang Insurance Group to acquire Starwood, The Associated Press… Read More »Hotel brands: who owns what…
Reuters put out an analytical piece on China’s Anbang Insurance Group’s challenge to Marriott International’s merger with Starwood with a… Read More »Marriott vs Anbang: the fight for Starwood
An interest in building direct bookings is growing quickly among hotels in Asia, as increasing competition within the distribution chain… Read More »Fastbooking builds on direct booking
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts unveiled its second hotel in Hangzhou, Midtown Shangri-La, Hangzhou. Since establishing its first China property in… Read More »Midtown Shangri-La, Hangzhou opens
Andrew Turner has been appointed managing director of Rosewood Phuket, which will open the first quarter of 2017 as the… Read More »Andrew Turner MD of Rosewood Phuket
Marriott International launches its European Convention Network (ECN), a collection of 14 convention hotels with one dedicated contact person. The… Read More »Marriott launches European convention network
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas will open two luxury resorts in the Sultanate of Oman in mid-2016 – Anantara Al… Read More »Anantara announces two hotels in Oman
Hilton Worldwide and IBM announce a collaboration to pilot “Connie” – the first Watson-enabled robot concierge in the hospitality industry. Connie draws… Read More »Hilton rolls out Connie the robot concierge
China’s Anbang Insurance Group has agreed to acquire Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc for around US$6.5 billion, as the owner… Read More »Chinese group buys Strategic Hotels & Resorts
The newly launched Honourable Order of International Hotel General Managers (HOIHGm) appoints John Cameron as chief executive officer. An experienced… Read More »New GMs group names CEO
Hard Rock Cafe will open three locations in China throughout 2016: Shanghai, with a three-level venue just off Nanjing… Read More »Hard Rock Café expands in China