Hospitality industry news worldwide covering lodging, restaurants, catering, travel, airlines and hotel industry.
InterContinental Hotels Group?s?Hotel Indigo?brand opens its first hotel in?Maryland, the 162-room?Hotel Indigo Baltimore ??Mt.?Vernon. The?boutique hotel, which once housed?Baltimore?s first… Read More »Hotel Indigo opens in Maryland
Sabre?Corporation releases a travel trend report that outlines a clear path to help hoteliers successfully retail to modern travelers. Main… Read More »Sabre report spells out travel trends
The 147-room Radisson Blu Hotel in?Leeds?unveils its new look following a ?3.5m investment programme. Work to completely upgrade the city… Read More »Radisson Blu in Leeds reopens after renovations
Jin Jiang International Hotels and Prince Hotels sign an MOU that commits the two parties to collaborate closely together as… Read More »Jin Jiang signs MOU with Prince Hotels
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide signs an agreement with Residency Resorts Mal? Private Ltd, part of Chennai-based developer Appaswamy Group,… Read More »St Regis to debut in Maldives
Global luxury brands should take advantage of evolving technological and consumer demands to help boost profits and remain competitive, according… Read More »Study focuses on luxury brand tactics
Ashford Hospitality Trust completes the acquisition of the 226-room Le Pavillon Hotel for US$62.5 million?in cash. It also signs a… Read More »Ashford Hospitality Trust acquires two properties
The Rezidor Hotel Group appoints Arno Schwalie as area vice president Central Europe. He joins from his current position as… Read More »Schwalie joins Rezidor as area VP for Central Europe
The?314-room Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen Resort opens in Playa del?Carmen,?Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is the first?Grand Hyatt-branded hotel in?Mexico,… Read More »Grand Hyatt moves into Mexico
InterContinental Hotels Group announces a new?Holiday Inn hotel in downtown Montreal, Qu?bec, scheduled to open in the spring of 2017.… Read More »Holiday Inn for Montreal
STR Global?s preliminary May data for Singapore indicates declines in two of the three key performance metrics. Based on daily… Read More »Hotel performance drags in Singapore and Sydney
Outrigger Enterprises Group promotes Brian Takenaka to director, systems operations. Takenaka manages the central corporate computer operations, Hawai?i PC support… Read More »Outrigger promotes Takenaka
Wolfgang M. Neumann, president and CEO of Rezidor, is the new chairman of the International Tourism Partnership, succeeding Ian Carter,… Read More »Neumann takes over as ITP chairman
InterContinental Hotels Group signs the InterContinental Lyon Hotel Dieu in Lyon, France. The hotel will operate under a management agreement… Read More »InterContinental Hotel announced for Lyon
The appointment of highly-respected former Federal Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson as the chair of Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) gives the… Read More »Australian industry welcomes Ferguson appointment
Accor Hotels announces a number of senior appointments. Sophie Stabile, a member of the group?s executive committee, is appointed chief… Read More »Senior changes at Accor
Hilton Worldwide reaffirms its support for the LGBT community by participating in two of the largest Pride festivals in the… Read More »Hilton underscores commitment to LGBT community
Rotana announces plans to substantially grow its portfolio in 2015 with the addition of 11 new properties spanning the United… Read More »Rotana adds 11 to portfolio
Ashford Hospitality Prime?enters into a definitive agreement to acquire the leasehold interest in the 62-room Bardessono Hotel and Spa in?Yountville,… Read More »Ashford acquires California hotel for $85m
A wedding guest?s gun went off accidentally at New York?s Waldorf Astoria hotel and four people suffered minor injuries from… Read More »Gun goes off at Waldorf Astoria
