Hospitality Industry News
Starwood opens the 270-room Four Points Makassar in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, becoming the group?s 16th property in Indonesia. With 50 new hotel deals signed in 2014, the most in Starwood?s company history, Four Points is on course to surpass 200 hotels this year. Across Asia Pacific, Starwood
Hospitality Industry News
Marriott International, together with Ian Schrager and Dubai Properties, announces plans for a second EDITION hotel in the United Arab Emirates. Scheduled to open in 2018, the Dubai hotel will follow the expected 2016 debut of the Emirate?s first EDITION property located in Abu Dhabi. Marriott International will manage
Hospitality Industry News
Mandarin Oriental will manage a hotel and branded residences under development in Beirut. Scheduled to open in 2018, the overall development comprises two adjacent buildings located in Beirut?s Central District in the heart of Lebanon?s capital. Mandarin Oriental, Beirut will be located in the south tower, with 280
Hospitality Industry News
Park Inn by Radisson opens two hotels in Russia ? in Novokuznetsk and Nizhny Tagil ? raising its portfolio in the country to 21 hotels with more than 5,400 rooms.
Hospitality Industry News
Two hotels in Finland will be rebranded as Radisson Blu properties during the first quarter in 2016 ? the Solo Sokos Hotel Tammer in Tampere and Solo Sokos Hotel Aleksanteri in Helsinki.
Hospitality Industry News
Marriott International and Ant Financial Services Group, an independent financial group and an ecosystem partner of Alibaba Group, announce an agreement to roll out the Alipay payment option, to hotels and resorts under Marriott International?s brands. With this agreement, guests at select Marriott International hotels will be given the
Hospitality Industry News
Minor Hotel Group announces a strategic partnership with Nakheel to co-invest and develop a 500-key AVANI hotel in Dubai, to open in 2018. AVANI Deira Dubai Hotel will be located in Deira Islands, a waterfront entertainment, tourist and residential destination being developed in alignment with Dubai Vision 2020.
Hospitality Industry News
The Star Sydney is upgrading the Astral Tower and Residences Hotel in an A$130 million refurbishment to meet growing demand for five-star accommodation in Sydney. The refurbishment is set for completion in mid-2016. General Manager John Autelitano said the strategic vision underpinning the refurbishment will ensure the
Hospitality Industry News
Travellers to Four Seasons hotels and resorts in Asia Pacific can now check in and check out on the go, as well as access a host of other functions such as ordering in-room dining and requesting items from housekeeping through the ?Hotel Services? feature with the latest release of
Hospitality Industry News
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental announces a redesign of all 113 guestrooms and suites by local designer Joyce Wang. All guestrooms and suites will have what it describes as a ?comfortable residential feel, together with a fresh and contemporary look, complemented by bespoke furniture designed to create a sense of cocooning.
Hospitality Industry News
Carlson Rezidor announces its first hotel in Iraq. The Radisson Blu Hotel, Erbil ? located in the Kurdistan region ? is already under construction and scheduled to open in 2017. With the arrival in Iraq, Rezidor is now present in 81 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Hospitality Industry News
Carlson Rezidor signs Europe?s first new-build Radisson Red, the Radisson Red Hotel Glasgow. The 176-room ?lifestyle select? property will be adjacent to Scotland?s largest exhibition centre and will open in 2017. The group already operates a Radisson Blu and a Park Inn by Radisson in Glasgow.