Hospitality industry news worldwide covering lodging, restaurants, catering, travel, airlines and hotel industry.
Brussels, Belgium ? Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) has signed an agreement with Bahria Town, one of Asia?s… Read More »Starwood expands presence in Pakistan with two new signings in Islamabad
Ithaca, NY, July 1, 2009 ? Rohit Verma has been named executive director of Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research. An… Read More »Rohit Verma Is Named Executive Director of Cornell Center for Hospitality Research
Postcards Support Philadelphia’s New With Love, Philadelphia XOXO(TM) Tourism Campaign PHILADELPHIA, July 1 — This summer, as part of the… Read More »Tourism Office Asks 5,000 Philadelphians to Send Postcards to Friends and Family Inviting Them to Sleep Over in Philly
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The International SPA Association 2009 U.S. Spa Industry Update reveals a steady increase across the board in… Read More »ISPA Releases 2009 U.S. Spa Industry Statistics
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.? (NYSE:HOT) and its high-tech, style at a steal AloftSM Hotels brand, today announced the… Read More »Aloft becomes the first hospitality brand to incorporate original gaming into its Web experience
CLEVELAND, June 29 — Hotel & Motel Management magazine, part of the HotelWorld Network, is pleased to announce the launch… Read More »Hotel & Motel Management Magazine Launches Summit for Distressed Hotels
DALLAS, July 1 — Flexjet has earned top honors in the Fractional Program category from the Robb Report in its… Read More »Flexjet Named ‘Best of the Best’ in Flight Services by Robb Report
which three FORT WORTH, Texas, July 1 — The effort that began a few months ago to fine-tune the First… Read More »American Airlines Enhances Customers’ Inflight Dining Experience
HOUSTON, July 1 — Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today reported a June consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 84.8… Read More »Continental Airlines Reports June 2009 Operational Performance
Singapore, 30th June 2009 ? Zinio, the global leader in digital and interactive publishing products and services, today announced a… Read More »Zinio to offer Starwood guests immediate access to favorite digital magazines
Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN) today announced that it closed on the renewal of the secured, revolving foreign credit facility for its… Read More »Wyndham Worldwide Completes Renewal of South Pacific Lending Facility
(Beijing, July, 2009) ? The Opposite House, Beijing has added a Russian version to its innovative website www.theoppositehouse.com. The Opposite… Read More »The Opposite House Launches Russian Version of Innovative Website
(Beijing, July, 2009) ? The Opposite House has added a Korean version to its innovative website www.theoppositehouse.com. The Opposite House… Read More »The Opposite House Launches Korean Version of Innovative Website
The U.S. Department of Justice in a filing on Friday vigorously criticized the Department of Transportation’s tentative approval of Continental… Read More »DOJ Slams DOT’s Tentative Star Alliance Antitrust Approval
STOCKHOLM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: The Rezidor Hotel Group (STO:REZT), one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, proudly announces the Radisson… Read More »Rezidor Announces the Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow
XIAMEN, China 06-23-2009 ? Wyndham Hotel Group, a member of the Wyndham Worldwide family of hospitality companies, has launched the… Read More »Wyndham Hotel Brand Debuts in China with Xiamen Opening
The Crowne Plaza Vilamoura, set to open in January 2010, will be the first Crowne Plaza hotel in Portugal. The… Read More »Crowne Plaza moves into Portugal – first Crowne Plaza will be in Vilamoura in the Algarve
Focus on Asia expected to kickstart more collaborations and encourage increased government support SINGAPORE, June 29 – Rising healthcare standards… Read More »Healthcare Travel Exhibition & Congress Predicts Worldwide Healthcare Travel Revenue to Hit US$100 Billion by 2012
June 30, 2009? To strengthen its action plan, which calls for a 15% reduction in support costs, Accor is considering… Read More »Accor is studying a voluntary separation plan to adjust its headquarters staff
Ithaca, NY, June 24, 2009 ? When close competitors cut their prices, the temptation for hotel operators is to follow… Read More »Cornell Study Finds that Lower Hotel Prices Cost Hotels Money in Good Times and Bad
