News and Reviews of Hotels

Archive for August, 2007

DLF to bring Four Seasons Hotels to India

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

MUMBAI (Reuters) - DLF Hotels, an arm of India’s most valuable real estate firm DLF Ltd, said on Thursday it had reached an agreement with Four Seasons Hotels, as the Indian firm aims to expand operations significantly.

Read More at Reuters via Yahoo! India News…

Hotels Question Tax Allocation

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Just to give you a bit of background, the city of Harlingen is home to a total of seventeen hotels and motels. Each one of them pays taxes from room revenue to the state and the city.

Read More at KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley…

Capella Hotels Announces Luxury Resort in Mexico

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Capella Hotels and Resorts and Grupo Carrousel have announced their newest development, beach and residential resort Capella Bahia Maroma, which will be located on a mile of beachfront Mexico?s Riviera Maya.

Read More at Commercial Property News…

Strategic Hotels Director Buys Shares

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

A director of Strategic Hotels & Resorts, a hotel real estate investment trust, bought 20,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Read More at AP via Yahoo! Finance…

Small Luxury Hotels of the World recognised for 2nd consecutive year at 2007

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) has for the second consecutive year been named ?Brand Management Company of the Year? in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific at the 2007 HM Awards for Hotel & Accommodation Excellence, held in Sydney last week.

Read More at Hospitality Net…

Hotels breathe easy

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

HOSPITALITY: In Bangalore, the unorganised sector steps in to ease the pressure on hotels.

Read More at Business Standard India…

LeelaVentures-to-tap-pilgrim-centres-with-budget-hotels

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Hotel LeelaVentures, one of the country’s leading luxury hotels majors, is planning to launch a slew of three and four-star hotels around pilgrimage centres and in smaller towns across the country.

Read More at Express India…

IDeaS Revenue Optimization solution deployed worldwide by Millennium Hotels and Resorts

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

IDeaS, the leading provider of hospitality revenue optimization solutions and one of the industry?s fastest growing technology companies, announced that the IDeaS on-demand Revenue Optimization system V5i is being deployed by Millennium and Copthorne across its portfolio of hotels throughout Asia Pacific, EAME and the Americas.

Read More at Hospitality Net…

CORRECTING and REPLACING W Hotels Debuts in the Island Paradise of Bali

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: W HOTELS DEBUTS IN THE ISLAND PARADISE OF BALI W Bali Marks the Brand?s Fourth Retreat & Spa in the …

Read More at Finanzen.net…

Top Ten Eco-Friendly Hotels and Resorts

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

In previous posts, i have touched on the lavish and the bizarre.  i have also touched on the fact that many travelers put their green tendencies by the wayside when traveling on vacation.  Well Independent Traveler has found the ten most environmentally sustaining hotels in the world so you can stay green without any added exertion.  The hotels range from from a B&B in Wisconsin to a tiki hut like resort in the Bahamas.  Even a beautiful self-sustaining farm and B&B in Tuscany.  For a complete list click here.