Spotlight: Ross Klein of Starwood Hotels
Friday, December 21st, 2007The head of the Luxury Brands Group, which includes W Hotels and the St. Regis chain, is credited with bringing “cool” to hotels - though he’d never use that word.
Archive for December, 2007
Some US hotels may soon get copies of Bhagavad Gita
Friday, December 21st, 2007By Parveen Chopra, New York, Dec 21 : The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will try to place copies of Bhagavad Gita in hotels and motels owned by Indian-Americans and in libraries in the US.
Hotels group Accor to close four of eight accounting offices in France - source
Thursday, December 20th, 2007PARIS (Thomson Financial) - French hotels group Accor will close four of its eight accounting centres in France, as part of a restructuring plan involving 67 employees, a union source told the Agence-France Presse.
Orient Express Hotels of Britain battles largest shareholder
Thursday, December 20th, 2007The British company has been ignoring Indian Hotels’ overtures for cooperation since it acquired a 10 percent stake in September. Indian politicians and media say racism and old-fashioned thinking are behind the short shrift.
Indian Hotels says Orient Express misread share buy
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007NEW YORK, Dec 19 - Indian Hotels Co Ltd said on Wednesday that luxury hotel operator Orient Express Hotels Ltd misinterpreted a recent share purchase by the Indian company.
Hanover Program Targets Mid-to-High End Hotels
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is making available a new insurance program — The Hanover Hospitality Advantage — for hotels and motels. The Hanover Hospitality Advantage was developed to help
Royal Orchid Hotels announces its international foray
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007Mumbai, Dec 18: Royal Orchid Hotels, India’s fastest growing chain of hotels, announced the acquisition of a 30-acre property at Dar es Salaam, the capital city and economic centre of Tanzania, for building a beach resort.
VT360 Announces Company Selected as the Sole Virtual Tour Provider for Starwood Hotels & Resorts in the U.S. and Canada
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007VT360 announces that Starwood Hotels & Resorts is endorsing their company as sole-preferred virtual tour provider for all Starwood properties within the United States and Canada. For over 2 years, VT360 has been providing exceptionally high quality photography at a very reasonable price, thus making the decision for Starwood to select VT360 as their sole endorsed provider a logical next step, to …
Desires Hotels Announces New Chain Code
Monday, December 17th, 2007Desires Hotels today announced that it is marketing its portfolio of modern boutique hotels on the global distribution systems under the two letter chain code “BT”.
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Ashford Hospitality Trust Swaps Hotels with Hilton
Monday, December 17th, 2007DALLAS—-Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. today announced it has restructured two of its joint ventures with Hilton Hotels resulting in Ashford receiving 100% ownership in nine hotels and Hilton receiving 100% ownership in two hotels.