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Archive for October, 2007

Company takes on 36 Inland hotels

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Alliance Hospitality, a Raleigh hotel management company, agreed to manage 36 hotels for Inland Real Estate Investment Trust. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Read More at The News & Observer…

Essen Travel Makes it Easier for Foreigners to Stay in Philadelphia Hotels

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Essen Travel knows that it can be difficult when traveling from another country to determine what the conversion rate is between the different currencies. The company has created a currency calculator to help those traveling to determine what it would cost to stay in Philadelphia hotels as well as hotels in other areas. (PRWeb Oct 7, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: …

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TRAVEL BY NUMBERS | Top 10 NYC hotels

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

The top 10 hotels in New York City according to the 2007 Zagat Survey. 1.

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South Side Hotels Clear Major Hurdle

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

One of the last major hurdles leading to the breaking of ground for two new hotels on the city’s south side was cleared at Monday night’s City Council meeting.

Read More at Des Plaines Journal…

Hotels scramble for cover-up

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

Hotels have spent the last decade courting travelers and one-upping each other with plusher, sexier bathrobes. Now, the hard part: convincing guests to wear anything else. ?  The Ritz-Carlton in Miami?s South Beach has put its employees on alert to keep guests in robes and slippers out of the club lounge on the concierge floor. ?  The Sanctuary hotel at Kiawah Island Golf Resort off the coast …

Read More at The State…

Williamsburg Lodge joins historic hotels listing

Friday, October 5th, 2007

The Williamsburg Lodge has been added to an exclusive list called the National Trust Historic Hotels of America.

Read More at Daily Press…

Orient-Express Hotels Sets Dividend

Friday, October 5th, 2007

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. said Friday it declared a quarterly cash dividend of 2.5 cents per share. The dividend is payable Nov. 5 to shareholders of record Oct. 19.

Read More at AP via Yahoo! Finance…

Ginger Hotels to open in malls

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

After hotels in malls, Ginger Hotels is now looking at positioning itself in commercial complexes.

Read More at Business Standard India…

Kotak India Real Estate Fund Buys 11.11% In Pride Hotels

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- India’s Pride Hotel Group, which operates four five- star hotels, Thursday said it sold a 11.11% stake to Kotak India Real Estate Fund for INR450 million to build new hotels and expand existing hotels.

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Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels | Hotel Debt Capital Markets “Live”

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels and Jones Lang LaSalle Real Estate Investment Banking invite you to listen to the playback of Wednesday, September 12th’s ?Live? Hotel Debt Capital Markets Call. The topic of the call was “How much have hotel prices changed?”. The call featured commentary from:

Read More at Hospitality Net…

Delta Hotels checks out of Fairmont

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Fairmont Hotels and Resorts has sold its portfolio of more than 40 Delta Hotels’ properties to a British Columbia pension investment manager.

Read More at CBC via Yahoo! Canada News…

Delta Hotels eyes growth after B.C. pension investment fund purchase

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

VANCOUVER - Delta Hotels Ltd., an operator of 40 first-class hotels and resorts in Canada, has been sold to British Columbia Investment Management Corp., which manages billions of dollars for public-sector pension plans, the B.C. provincial government and other clients.

Read More at The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News…

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts to be established in Melbourne

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Singapore, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, the world?s first truly international luxury hotel brand, is to be established in Melbourne with today?s announcement that the iconic Rialto Hotel on Collins, following its closure and complete transformation, will reopen as an InterContinental hotel by late 2008.

Read More at Hospitality Net…

Beachcomber Hotels plans North African resort in Marrakech

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Mauritius-based group Beachcomber Hotels has revealed plans to extend its portfolio into North Africa with the launch of a E40m (£27.6m, US$55.5m) resort and spa in Marrakech, Morocco.

Read More at World Leisure News…

10 wallet-friendly luxury hotels

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Stay at the Ritz-Carlton in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and you’ll bed down in a 430-square-foot room with a large marble bath and deep soaking tub, a flat screen television, and skyline views of the city.

Read More at MSNBC…

Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts Celebrates Milestone

Monday, October 1st, 2007

SINGAPORE | Following three years of aggressive development activity and brand expansion, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts will proudly welcome the opening of its 150th hotel this November ? the new-build, 500-room InterContinental Dubai Festival City in the U.A.E. This milestone will be followed days later when the brand opens its first hotel in Vietnam ? the 359-room InterContinental Hanoi …

Read More at Hospitality Net…

Mexico City hotels will lend bicycles to tourists

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Mexico City - Tourists staying at central hotels in Mexico City will be able to request bicycles to move around the city through a programme that municipal authorities began Monday. Tourism Secretary Alejandra Barrales said the city government gave 1…

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Britain?s top 10 hotels

Monday, October 1st, 2007

It must be tough, these days, being an independent hotel. How on earth do you keep up with your clientele?

Read More at Times Online Sunday…

Rezidor: New Hotels in Romania and Austria

Monday, October 1st, 2007

The Rezidor Hotel Group ( Nachrichten ) (STO:REZT) has announced two new hotels - the Radisson Resort Poiana Brasov, Romania (186 rooms, to open in Q4 2009) and the Park Inn Klosterneuburg, Austria (130 rooms, to open in Q2 2009). Between 2007 and 2009 Rezidor will open 20.000 new rooms in total.

Read More at FinanzNachrichten…

More hotels answering the call for in-room Wi-Fi

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Even by the warp-speed standards of the Internet age, demand for Web access at hotels is growing rapidly, and hotel owners are attempting to respond.

Read More at Honolulu Advertiser…