Starwood Continues Worldwide Expansion with Opening of W Doha
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:13:19 GMT

The first W in the Middle East, W Doha Heralds Growth of Starwood's Lifestyle Brands in Europe, Africa and the Middle East - Starwood On-Track to Open 50 Best-in-Class Hotels in the Region by 2012 From the International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc announces today the opening of W Doha Hotel & ...



Azure Properties Hires Scandic Hotels CEO Fiskers
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:06:19 GMT

Azure Properties, one of Europe's leading hotel investment groups, is pleased to announce that Frank Fiskers, currently President and CEO of Scandic Hotels, the Nordic region's top hotel and hospitality company, will join the company as a partner as of 1st September 2010 to head up and rapidly develop its dedicated hotel real estate investment ...



Dubai Armani Hotel Opening Pushed Back To April
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:06:19 GMT

The opening of the Giorgio Armani hotel inside Dubai's Burj Khalifa has been delayed, The National has reported.



Ground zero hotel wants to attract 9/11 tourists
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:57:01 GMT

Looking down into the construction site covering the 16 acres where the World Trade Center once stood, some might see a place shadowed by death.



Formosa International Hotels May Expand To America
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:53:54 GMT

Formosa International Hotels Co, the largest hotel operator in Taiwan, is in talks with a North American hotel operator for a possible buyout, sources reported, citing chairman Steven Pan as saying.



Macau Gaming Revenue Soars 69% In February
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:29:37 GMT

Macao's gaming revenues reached 13.5 billion patacas in February this year, an increase of about 69 percent over the same period of last year, the Macao Post Daily reported on Tuesday, quoting unnamed sources.



Whitbread Q1 RevPAR Down 7%
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:14:30 GMT

U.K. hotel and restaurant group Whitbread said Thursday that its comparable sales in the last three months rose 3% as total sales rose 9% in the period.



K Hotels Partners With European Hotel Giant JJW Hotels & Resorts;...
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:13:47 GMT

This extraordinary partnership will expand K Hotels' presence in the European market under the moniker K Hotels Europe.



MGM Macau IPO Slated for Q3: Report
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:53:59 GMT

MGM Mirage's initial public offering of its Macau assets will be complete in the third quarter, according to reports.



Edmontona s Chateau Lacombe sold for $47.8M
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:50:22 GMT

Edmonton's Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe hotel has been sold for $47.8 million by Allied Hotel Properties, the Vancouver-based company said Friday.



Hotel Sales in Europe in 2009 Herald 'Age of Austerity'
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:33:55 GMT

Sales in Europe in 2009 Herald 'Age of Austerity' Targeted News Service MINEOLA, N.Y. HVS issued the following news release: HVS's London office has today published its latest European Hotel Transactions Report, reflecting the single asset and portfolio hotel transactions which took place in 2009.



Miami's Setai makes list of 10 sexiest hotels in the U.S.
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:17:06 GMT

Here are the 10 sexiest hotels: Image 1 of 11 TripAdvisor notes that rooms at this hotel come equipped with a copy of the Kama Sutra in the nightstand.



Starwood boosts equity grant for some directors
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:12:26 GMT

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc is raising the annual amount of stock and options that it gives board members who do not work for the company by 25 percent.



Priceline prices $500 million notes offering
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:08:36 GMT

Friday, March 5, 2010 at 8:19 a.m. NORWALK, Conn. - Travel Web site Priceline.com Inc.



Top 10 famous movie hotels
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:57:49 GMT

The Bellagio Hotel and Casino is shown in a file image.[Agencies] While most travelers can only dream of getting an Oscar or being on the silver screen, anyone can pretend to be star at U.S. hotels where countless movie scenes have been shot.



Orbitz Worldwide names 2 new directors
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:55:29 GMT

Online travel retailer Orbitz Worldwide Inc. said Thursday that it has named Martin Brand and Brad Gerstner to its board of directors, effective immediately.



The Dow Hotel Company Expands Into Third-Party Hotel Restaurant...
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:49:15 GMT

Officials of The Dow Hotel Company, LLC, a hotel ownership investment and management company, today announced that it has launched a third-party hotel restaurant management division.



Vasant Prabhu has been appointed Vice Chairman at Starwood Hotels &...
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:39:32 GMT

Vasant Prabhu has been appointed Vice Chairman at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.



UN asks flyers to click $2 for MassiveGood
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:19:22 GMT

With a simple click, U.S. travelers buying airline tickets via some travel agencies and Internet sites can now donate $2 or more to fight AIDS in developing countries.



Global hotel prices drop 14%
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:56:11 GMT

MENA English March 2, 2010 Tuesday 589 words Global hotel prices drop 14% The average price of a hotel room around the world fell by 14% in 2009, according to the latest annual Hotels .com Hotel Price Index released globally today.