Ritz-Carton St Thomas sold
Ashford Hospitality Prime signs an agreement to acquire the Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas in Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands, from Marriott… Read More »Ritz-Carton St Thomas sold
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InterCon signs dual-branded hotels at Heathrow
InterContinental Hotels Group signs a dual branded hotel development at Heathrow Terminal 4. The Crowne Plaza London ? Heathrow Terminal… Read More »InterCon signs dual-branded hotels at Heathrow
Conrad launches Stay Inspired globally
Conrad Hotels & Resorts launches?Stay Inspired (www.stayinspired.com), which it describes as a ?global, brand-wide initiative that marks a cultural shift… Read More »Conrad launches Stay Inspired globally
Nissenbaum moves up at Hilton
Hilton Worldwide?appoints Ronen Nissenbaum as vice president of operations, luxury hotels -Americas. In this newly created position, Nissenbaum has full… Read More »Nissenbaum moves up at Hilton
Paris hotels suffer 30 percent occupancy drop
Occupancy rates at some Paris hotels have plunged by more than 30 percent in the days since the November 13… Read More »Paris hotels suffer 30 percent occupancy drop
M?venpick for Pattaya
The 262-room M?venpick Siam Hotel Pattaya will open on 15 December on Na Jomtien Beach, next to Ocean Marina Yacht… Read More »M?venpick for Pattaya
Best Western to debut in Bandung
Best Western Hotels & Resorts debuts in Indonesia?s third largest city, Bandung, with the opening on December 1 of the… Read More »Best Western to debut in Bandung
Sheraton signed for Adelaide
Starwood will debut its Sheraton brand in South Australia with the signing of the Sheraton Adelaide. The 160-room Sheraton Adelaide,… Read More »Sheraton signed for Adelaide
TJM adds to hotel portfolio
TJM Atlantic City adds a third property to its portfolio with the purchase of the 274-room Radisson Philadelphia Northeast. The… Read More »TJM adds to hotel portfolio
Omni acquires iconic Toronto hotel
Omni Hotels & Resorts fully acquires Toronto?s iconic The Omni King Edward Hotel, which dates back to 1903. Omni has… Read More »Omni acquires iconic Toronto hotel
Shanghai clamps down on ?fake Disney? hotels
Shanghai has fined a hotel chain for using Disney?s name at five of its properties, state media said, as the… Read More »Shanghai clamps down on ?fake Disney? hotels
Hotel shares fall after US travel alert
Travel-related companie? stocks are down after the US State Department issued a global alert for Americans planning to travel following… Read More »Hotel shares fall after US travel alert
Hotel boss visits Mali terror scene
Rezidor President & CEO Wolfgang M. Neumann is visiting Bamako in Mali following the hostage-taking at Radisson Blu. He issued… Read More »Hotel boss visits Mali terror scene
Hackers infect Hilton POS systems
Hilton has revealed that hackers infected some of its point-of-sale computer systems with malware crafted to steal credit card information.… Read More »Hackers infect Hilton POS systems
Russia moves to suspend travel to Turkey
Russia?s state tourism agency Rostourism is recommending suspending sales of tour packages to Turkey following the downing of a Russian… Read More »Russia moves to suspend travel to Turkey
Holiday Inn opens in Times Square
InterContinental Hotels Group opens the new-build, 271-room?Holiday Inn?New York City-Times Square?hotel. The 35-storey property has 120 king and 151 double-double… Read More »Holiday Inn opens in Times Square
Four Points debuts in Algeria
Starwood debuts its Four Points brand in Algeria, with the opening of Four Points by Sheraton Oran. It marks Starwood?s… Read More »Four Points debuts in Algeria
InterCon launches breakfast emojis
InterContinental Hotels Group launches the?Holiday Inn Express brand?s BREAKFA-moji keyboard, available for free download via the?iTunes App Store?and?Google Play. The… Read More »InterCon launches breakfast emojis
Accor opens two airport hotels in Paris
AccorHotels inaugurates the Pullman Paris Roissy CDG Airport and ibis Styles Roissy CDG Airport hotels in the Paris-Charles de Gaulle… Read More »Accor opens two airport hotels in Paris
Easyjet cancels all Sharm el-Sheikh flights
British budget airline Easyjet has cancelled all flights to and from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh until next year… Read More »Easyjet cancels all Sharm el-Sheikh flights