Accor purchases 43-hotel portfolio
AccorHotels purchases a portfolio of 43 hotels with 4,237 rooms from Fonci?re des R?gions, for ?281 million. Located in France,… Read More »Accor purchases 43-hotel portfolio
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InterCon opens India resort
InterContinental Hotels Group opens the 105-room InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort in India. It joins InterContinental Mumbai Marine Drive as the… Read More »InterCon opens India resort
Dusit relaunches loyalty programme
Dusit International relaunches its Dusit Gold guest loyalty programme, designed to be simple and easy to use at participating hotels… Read More »Dusit relaunches loyalty programme
Paris hotel cleans up for charity
Hilton Paris Opera is the first hotel in continental Europe to partner with Clean the World by contributing discarded soap… Read More »Paris hotel cleans up for charity
Terror takes toll on Tunisia hotels
At least 70 hotels have closed in Tunisia since September after two deadly jihadist attacks on foreign tourists, and more… Read More »Terror takes toll on Tunisia hotels
TripAdivsor opens bookings from Booking.com customers
Priceline?s Booking.com customers will now be able to directly book hotel rooms on travel review website operator TripAdvisor. TripAdvisor shares… Read More »TripAdivsor opens bookings from Booking.com customers
Curio Collection to hit London
Hilton Worldwide announces a deal with Shiva Hotels to introduce its first Curio ? A Collection by Hilton hotel to… Read More »Curio Collection to hit London
Classic hotel reborn
Renaissance Hotels reintroduces the?Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel & Casino?in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The property, built in 1942, underwent… Read More »Classic hotel reborn
Warning on business travel spending
US business travel spending will increase by 3.1 percent in 2015 and 3.7 percent in 2016, according to the?Global Business… Read More »Warning on business travel spending
Loan secured for Emerald Palace Kempinski, Dubai
Sunrise Properties has secured a 515 million dirham (US$140 million) Islamic loan for the development of a luxury hotel project,… Read More »Loan secured for Emerald Palace Kempinski, Dubai
LateRooms booking website sold
TUI Group, the world?s largest leisure tourism group, has sold its British hotel booking website LateRooms to focus on its… Read More »LateRooms booking website sold
Accor opens 100th hotel in Indonesia
AccorHotels sets a new milestone by opening its 100th hotel in Indonesia, the 330-room Novotel Makassar Grand Shayla City Centre.… Read More »Accor opens 100th hotel in Indonesia
Rosewood signs second Cambodia hotel
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is appointed by Cambodia-based property developer Vattanac Properties to manage Rosewood Siem Reap, scheduled to open… Read More »Rosewood signs second Cambodia hotel
Wyndham resort for Bali
Wyndham Hotel Group announces its first property in Indonesia under its Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand at Bali?s Lepang Beach.… Read More »Wyndham resort for Bali
Sheraton opens another hotel in China
Starwood debuts in Chuzhou, in China?s Anhui province, with the opening of the 348-room Sheraton Chuzhou Hotel. ?The opening of… Read More »Sheraton opens another hotel in China
M?venpick adds three hotels in Africa
M?venpick Hotels & Resorts will debut in three African markets over the next four years as its plans to establish… Read More »M?venpick adds three hotels in Africa
Hilton opens in Shenzhen
Hilton Worldwide and Hilton Hotels & Resorts open a 23-storey hotel in Shenzhen, southern China. Operated by Hilton Worldwide and… Read More »Hilton opens in Shenzhen
Airbnb?s spooky Parisian offer
No one has ever woken up alive in Airbnb’s latest rental offer, but then again, no one has ever spent… Read More »Airbnb?s spooky Parisian offer
Holiday Inn Express opens in Pittsburgh
InterContinental Hotels Group opens the new-build 135-room?Holiday Inn Express?Pittsburgh North Shore. The property is one of the first new-builds to… Read More »Holiday Inn Express opens in Pittsburgh
Millennials embrace long-stay accommodation
Millennials (aged 18-34) use extended stay accommodation more than any other group, according to a study by The Global Business… Read More »Millennials embrace long-stay accommodation