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Starwood plans 35 new hotels in MidEast in 3yrs

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has revealed plans to open 35 hotels in the Middle East in the next three… Read More »Starwood plans 35 new hotels in MidEast in 3yrs

DUBAI, 6th May 2014: Emirates was the most awarded airline at this week?s Business Traveller (ME) awards 2014, taking home… Read More »Emirates named ?Best Airline Worldwide? by business travellers

The Westin Bahrain City Centre and Le M?ridien Bahrain City Centre will add 460 rooms to Starwood’s portfolio in Bahrain… Read More »Starwood strengthens Middle East Portfolio, debuts two hotels in Bahrain

NEW YORK & MONTREAL–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 01, 2014– Apollo European Principal Finance Fund II (“Apollo EPF II”), a fund affiliated with… Read More »Fund Affiliated with Apollo Global Management Completes Acquisition

Spending by international tourists reached 10.066 million euros until March, representing an increase of 8.1% over the same period in… Read More »Spain: New record in foreign tourists spending

(Reuters) – InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG.L) said on Friday it would return $750 million (444.2 million pounds) to shareholders and… Read More »IHG to return $750 million to shareholders, may sell more hotels

Although coming off a low base, Chinese investment is increasing in the Australian hotel sector with the country becoming the… Read More »Chinese invest in Australian hotels

Hilton Worldwide, operator of 10 brands including Conrad and Doubletree by Hilton, is set to launch a new brand ?in… Read More »Hilton CEO mulls over new lifestyle brand

With just weeks to go until Memorial Day, summer travel is starting to be on peoples? minds, particularly after this… Read More »Airbnb’s Most Popular Destinations This Summer

Manhattan was the most active hotel investment market nationally in 2013, with total hotel transaction volume of $1.8 billion in… Read More »Globally, Manhattan among the top-five hotel investment markets

Ivanho? Cambridge completed the sale of an 18-hotel portfolio to Apollo European Principal Finance Fund II, an investment fund affiliated… Read More »Ivanhoe Cambridge sells 18 European hotels to Apollo Global fund

MAITLAND, Fla.,?May 1, 2014?/PRNewswire/ — Just in time for?Memorial Day?weekend,?HotelCoupons.com, a leading provider of U.S. travel deals, announced its?Top 10… Read More »Top 10 Summer Hot Spots for Budget Travelers

ABU DHABI: Tourism is set to get a boost in India as the Government of India has decided to grant… Read More »India relaxes visa norms to boost tourism

Talking with CNBC?s Simon Hobbs, President and CEO Arne Sorenson says Revenue Per Available room is up 6 percent across… Read More »Global Expansion and Growing Demand Fuel Quarter

After the Thompson Hotel founders split from Commune Hotels, they managed to walk away with most of their NYC properties,… Read More »Commune Planning Two More Hotels for Manhattan

Mamoru Kohda, who scouts the globe for properties for Japan?s Daisho Co., began looking for a hotel in Singapore in… Read More »Singapore Hotels Lure Buyers With Asia?s Best Rates: Real Estate

Hyatt Hotels Corporation says a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a master development agreement with LATAM Hotel Corp. to develop… Read More »Hyatt Expanding in Mexico, Central America

Hong Kong ? Luxury hotel brand Peninsula is entering the European market in August with a new Paris property as… Read More »Peninsula Broadens Hotel Footprint