Swiss?tel in Saudi Arabia
Swiss?tel Hotels & Resorts enters into an agreement to manage a 180-room hotel in Saudi Arabia. With a planned opening… Read More »Swiss?tel in Saudi Arabia
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Second Four Seasons for Bogota
Set to open in?April 2016, the remodelled former Hotel Charleston joins the just-opened 64-room Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogot?… Read More »Second Four Seasons for Bogota
Preferred and Katara join forces
Preferred Hotels & Resorts and Katara Hospitality have entered into a master partnership agreement for the recently launched Murwab Hotel… Read More »Preferred and Katara join forces
Hilton upgrades parental leave policies
Hilton Worldwide’s parental leave policies, which took effect on January 1, now cover both hourly and salaried Team Members at… Read More »Hilton upgrades parental leave policies
Accor releases socio-economic footprint findings
AccorHotels releases the findings from its first socio-economic footprint study. This study is embedded in the group?s corporate social responsibility… Read More »Accor releases socio-economic footprint findings
Opening date set for Disney Shanghai
Disney’s theme park in Shanghai, its first in mainland China, will open on June 16. The park, originally slated to… Read More »Opening date set for Disney Shanghai
Hotel Lotte eyes US$5 billion IPO
Hotel Lotte Co Ltd could raise up to US$5 billion in what would be South Korea’s biggest initial public offering,… Read More »Hotel Lotte eyes US$5 billion IPO
Paris attacks hurt UA revenue
United Airlines said its passenger unit revenue may have fallen more than expected in the fourth quarter just ended after… Read More »Paris attacks hurt UA revenue
Marriott looks into the future
Marriott International asked: what do wearables, telepresence, big data and CrossFit have in common? The answer: they?re key to leading… Read More »Marriott looks into the future
Airbnb under fire for West Bank listings
Airbnb has come under fire from Palestinian officials and activists for listing dozens of houses for rent in the illegal… Read More »Airbnb under fire for West Bank listings
Loews names Bonke as CCO
Loews Hotels & Resorts appoints Oliver Bonke to the newly created position of chief commercial officer to oversee the strategic… Read More »Loews names Bonke as CCO
Profit falls 19pc at Paris hotels
Year-on-year profit per room at full-service hotels in Paris dropped by 19 percent this month, as the terrorist attacks, which… Read More »Profit falls 19pc at Paris hotels
Cachet Hotel Group revs up in Zhejiang
Hong Kong-based Cachet Hotel Group plans to expand the Cachet brand within Zhejiang Circuit in Shaoxing, China. Currently under construction,… Read More »Cachet Hotel Group revs up in Zhejiang
Asian travellers looking for something new
Asian travellers are planning to expand their horizons this year, according to findings in the latest TripBarometer study published by… Read More »Asian travellers looking for something new
Changes at the top at Jumeirah
Gerald Lawless. Dubai Holding announces the transition of Gerald Lawless,?Jumeirah?Group president and CEO, to a new position responsible for tourism… Read More »Changes at the top at Jumeirah
IHG opens hotel number 5,000
InterContinental Hotels Group?unveils the?Hotel Indigo?Lower East Side New York?as its 5,000th?hotel globally. The latest hotel is a joint venture between… Read More »IHG opens hotel number 5,000
Accor adds to loyalty perks
AccorHotels launches Elite Experience, a new benefit to the Le Club, AccorHotels? loyalty programme, Le Club AccorHotels, which boasts over… Read More »Accor adds to loyalty perks
Second Radisson Blu for Addis Ababa
The 165-room Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Addis Ababa, will open in 2017.? It is the second Radisson Blu hotel in… Read More »Second Radisson Blu for Addis Ababa
Pod hotel set for NZ
After four years of planning and negotiations, construction has begun on Christchurch’s first pod hotel to be built alongside the… Read More »Pod hotel set for NZ
Holiday Inn expands in Indonesia
InterContinental Hotels Group has opened the 176-room Holiday Inn Cikarang Jababeka. Previously operating as an independent hotel, it is now… Read More »Holiday Inn expands in Indonesia