Marriot debuts its largest hotel in Europe
The former Hotel Auditorium Madrid, located at Madrid-Barajas Airport, has been rebranded as the?Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel & Conference Centre.… Read More »Marriot debuts its largest hotel in Europe
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Artiaga appointed in Maldives
Elza Artiaga is appointed resort manager at the Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort, reporting to general manager Pascal Billon. Before joining… Read More »Artiaga appointed in Maldives
Wyndham expands in China
Wyndham Hotel Group has expanded its footprint of more than 1,000 hotels in China with the debut of the country?s… Read More »Wyndham expands in China
Hotels criticise new tax
Spain’s Balearic Islands, which include the popular tourist destinations of Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza, have approved a hotel and cruise… Read More »Hotels criticise new tax
?Digitally-enhanced? hotel for NY City
Renaissance Hotels expects to open New York City?s first digitally enhanced hotel in the heart of the garment district this… Read More »?Digitally-enhanced? hotel for NY City
Record year for Starwood
Starwood Hotels & Resorts closed 2015 with 220 newly signed hotel management and franchise agreements, a 26 percent increase over… Read More »Record year for Starwood
Mandarin purchases Boston hotel
Mandarin Oriental International Limited is purchasing the freehold interest in the building that houses the Mandarin Oriental, Boston together with… Read More »Mandarin purchases Boston hotel
Hilton ?Purpose? brings success
Four years after launching its corporate responsibility strategy,?Travel with Purpose,?Hilton Worldwide?says its investments in global partnerships and programmes to activate… Read More »Hilton ?Purpose? brings success
Hotel as theatre
A play that imagines what it might have been like had Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, Joe DiMaggio and Sen. Joe… Read More »Hotel as theatre
Hotel stocks fall after JPM’s bearish comments
Hotel operators declined after J.P. Morgan analysts warned that US RevPAR growth will continue to decelerate, Reuters reported. It is… Read More »Hotel stocks fall after JPM’s bearish comments
Molliet moves up at Accor
Michel Molliet has been appointed chief operating officer of AccorHotels, Greater China. He oversees the management of the group’s 125… Read More »Molliet moves up at Accor
Sofitels signed for Singapore and KL
GuocoLand has signed a landmark deal with AccorHotels for the management of the group’s two new-built hotels at Tanjong Pagar… Read More »Sofitels signed for Singapore and KL
Minsk Marriott set to open
The 217-room Minsk Marriott Hotel will open in early 2016 as the first 5-star internationally rated hotel in Belarus.
SLHW adds five hotels
Small Luxury Hotels of the World is introducing five new hotels to its collection of over 520 hotels in 80… Read More »SLHW adds five hotels
Marriott has big plans for AC brand
AC Hotels by Marriott announces global plans for 22 new design-led hotels slated to open in 2016. Five properties are… Read More »Marriott has big plans for AC brand
Pullman?s China portfolio grows
AccorHotels?opens the Pullman Qingdao Ziyue. The newly-built 238-room property brings the Pullman network in Greater China to 26 operating hotels.… Read More »Pullman?s China portfolio grows
Courtyard No. 7 for Russia
The 143-room Courtyard by Marriott Nizhny Novgorod City Center opens as the seventh Courtyard-branded hotel in Russia.
US hotel construction down
US construction spending fell in November for the first time in 17 months, reflecting weakness in spending on hotel and… Read More »US hotel construction down
Goldman Sachs invests US$66m in Indian hotel firm
Goldman Sachs has invested 4.4 billion rupees (US$66 million) for a significant minority stake in Indian hotel investment and development… Read More »Goldman Sachs invests US$66m in Indian hotel firm
Greek resort sold off
Greece?s privatisation agency has signed a 400 million euro (US$434.3 million) deal with Jermyn Street Real Estate Fund to sell… Read More »Greek resort sold off