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Louvre Hotels offers its entire UK Campanile group for sale
Acting on behalf of Starwood Capital’s Louvre Hotels, the investment advisory firm Christie + Co is marketing the company’s UK group of 18 hotels, which comprises 17Campanile assets and one Première Classe-branded property.
These hotels, which are a mixture of freehold and long leasehold sites, are spread across the UK in key locations such as Cardiff, Glasgow, Birmingham, [...]
South Pacific InterContinental resort completes renovation
InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa announces the completion of a multimillion-dollar renovation. The refurbishment includes substantial terrace extensions of all bungalows (garden, beach and overwater), the addition of private plunge pools to all Garden Bungalows, a new poolside restaurant and bar, as well as two new Infinity pools.
The overwater bungalows enjoy improved direct access to [...]
Visitors are set to enjoy ‘cash back’ when staying with Accor hotels in Thailand
Whether traveling for business or pleasure, there are super deals available with Accor hotels throughout Thailand where guests will receive “cash back” incentives during their stay. This enables guests to spend their “cash back” credits on services within the hotel such as in the restaurants or bars or on treatments in the spa.
“Accor is coordinating [...]
Sentido Hotels & Resorts expands Tunisian resort portfolio
The new Sentido Hotels Tunisia destinations include Tabarka (Sentido Tabarka Beach Resort), Djerba (Sentido Djerba Beach) and Hammamet (Sentido Phenicia).
With the Sentido Tabarka Beach resort, the brand will be opening up a virtually untouched vacation region in the northwest of the country, reminiscent of the Black Forest in Germany, along with access to a sensational underwater [...]
Forecast Shows Manhattan Hotel Rates To Rise
Manhattan hotel rates will increase slightly this year and by much greater levels in the subsequent years, but it will still take several years for rates to reach 2008 levels, according to the 2010 Manhattan Hotel Market Overview, which HVS Global Hospitality Services and New York University’s Tisch Center released this week.
HVS forecasts that year-over-year [...]
From Hotel Rivals to Allies
Amid signs that their industry has finally turned a corner after two dark years, hotel executives have begun to plot strategies for better times ahead. But those strategies differ, depending on whether they are running a big chain or independent hotel.
Major chains like Marriott and Starwood are increasingly focusing on expanding abroad, as tight credit [...]
Hilton Worldwide Announces Money Back Guarantee for Guests Staying at Its Gulf Coast Properties
Hilton Worldwide today announced that guests visiting any Hilton Worldwide property in the region of the recent oil spill can cancel their reservations and receive a 100 percent refund. The “Beach Satisfaction Guarantee,” ensures that from today through July 31, guests scheduled to visit any of Hilton Worldwide’s hotels from the Gulf Coast to South [...]
Marriott opens hotels in Sweden; continues European growth
This week Marriott International, Inc. hosts grand openings for its first two hotels in Sweden — the Courtyard Stockholm Kungsholmen and theRenaissance Malmo. Leading the festivities are Arne Sorenson, president and chief operations officer of Marriott International and Amy McPherson, president and managing director of Marriott International in Europe. In addition to VIP guests and hotel associates, [...]
Design Hotels launches Facebook booking engine
Add friends, send messages, look at photos – and now book a hotel. Design Hotels introduces a new hotel search engine to its Facebook page, allowing fans of Design Hotels to check availability and book nights at any of their member properties directly through the fan page.
Visitors to the Facebook fanpage of Design Hotels™ will [...]
Top Ten Gay-Friendly Hotels in Europe
Do your gay and lesbian clients want to get away for a European vacation? TripAdvisorrecently announced its top ten gay-friendly hotels in Europe.
1. Colson House, Brighton, England
Colson House is a uniquely themed boutique hotel dedicated to the large screen—all hotel rooms are named after movie icons. Bonus: The hotel is located in the heart of Brighton’s vibrant gay [...]
