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
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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
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
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
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
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
?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
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
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.
Courtyard by Marriott debuts in Taiwan
Courtyard by Marriott debuts in Taiwan with the opening of the Courtyard by Marriott Taipei?in the centre of Nangang District.… Read More »Courtyard by Marriott debuts in Taiwan
Jin Jiang to operate Nanchang hotel
Jin Jiang International Hotels signs a management agreement with Jiangxi Ming Run Industry, under which Jin Jiang will manage the… Read More »Jin Jiang to operate Nanchang hotel
Aloft debuts in Taipei
Starwood debuts its Aloft brand in Taipei with the opening of the 88-key Aloft Taipei Zhongshan. Located in the city?s… Read More »Aloft debuts in Taipei
First Hotel Indigo set for Phuket
InterContinental Hotels Group signs a management agreement with Kebsup Group to open the first?Hotel Indigo?in Phuket, Thailand. Set to open… Read More »First Hotel Indigo set for Phuket
Hilton expands in Philippines
Hilton Worldwide and Hilton Hotels & Resorts sign a management agreement with Sunvalley Hotel Clark Corporation to manage Hilton Clark… Read More »Hilton expands in Philippines
Ronaldo to launch boutique hotels
Cristiano Ronaldo and Portuguese hotel group Pestana announced a joint partnership to launch four boutique hotels. The joint venture, co-owned… Read More »Ronaldo to launch boutique hotels
DoubleTree opens in Ningbo
Hilton Worldwide opens its first DoubleTree hotel in Ningbo, in China?s Zhejiang province. Owned by Shimao Group and operated by… Read More »DoubleTree opens in Ningbo