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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (“Fairmont”), a global hospitality leader, today announced the deployment of Passkey’s online group reservation solution as a brand standard across more than 50 Fairmont hotels worldwide. Read More at Hospitality Net…

ITC-Welcom Group Hotel, Palaces and Resorts is testing waters for the medical tourism needs of India. Through its subsidiary, Fortune Park Hotels Ltd, the group would come up with its first property for the specialised tourism in Thane, near Mumbai, … Continue reading →

By JOHN HORN Manhattan will always have mega-hotels. And if you like staying at one, that’s fine. But a number of New York innkeepers have decided in the past few years that some travelers might want something else. They have … Continue reading →

IHG has inked a franchise deal with Siraj Capital Ltd to develop 12 new Holiday Inn Express hotels in Saudi Arabia within the next five years. Hospitality Management Services will operate the individual properties. Read More at Hospitality Design…

Hart Hotels has sold a Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites on Dingens Street in Cheektowaga, and is focusing on two new hotel projects in Amherst and the Finger Lakes. Read More at The Buffalo News…

Given the quality of Starwood’s portfolio, we believe that a premium valuation to the peer group average is warranted. Read More at Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance…

REXBURG ? The change of the dedication date of the Rexburg Temple from Sunday to Feb. 10 has had an effect on area hotels, but the managers say flexibility is a normal part of their work. Read More at Rexburg … Continue reading →

Wyndham Hotel Group today announced an exclusive development agreement with Ukrainian Hotels LLC to build 15 Ramada Encore? hotels over the next 10 years throughout Ukraine. Read More at Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance…

Market Metrix, LLC, the leading provider of customer and employee feedback and performance tools for the hospitality industry, today announced annual results of the Market Metrix Hospitality Index for 2007. Kimpton Hotels, Sun Country Airlines and Enterprise Rent-a-Car ranked number … Continue reading →

Developers can exploit the land by building group housing societies, hotels and other commercial properties. For group housing purposes, Railways plans to lease out the land for about 90 years while for other commercial use the land would be on … Continue reading →

eStara, the leading provider of proactive conversion solutions for enhancing online sales and support initiatives, today announced that Red Lion Hotels Corporation will integrate eStara Click to Chat in its Web sites. Red Lion currently utilizes eStara Click to Call … Continue reading →

ResortQuest Hawaii said Tuesday it will provide management services for two Hawaii hotels. Read More at BizJournals…

WILMINGTON ? Striking back against low early-year occupancy rates, 30 hotels in Delaware are offering two nights for the price of one. About 30 hotels throughout the state will participate in the “First Night Free” campaign, offering one free night … Continue reading →

The Mobil Travel Guide, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has for the first time awarded five stars to properties in Wyoming and Utah. Read More at AP via Yahoo! News…

Global hotel operator InterContinental Hotels Group has joined Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research as a partner. InterContinental?s president of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Kirk Kinsell, a Cornell alumnus, will participate on the center?s Advisory Board. Kinsell will share his … Continue reading →

Slowly – ever so slowly – hotels are recognizing that travelers who suffer from severe asthma and allergies triggered by dust mites, mold, smoke, pollen, chemicals and animal dander might like to stay in hypoallergenic rooms – for a price. … Continue reading →

Readers of Cond? Nast Traveler (US) voted seven Shangri-La luxury hotels to the 2008 “Gold List.” (PRWeb Jan 27, 2008) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/UGlnZy1TdW1tLVBpZ2ctQ3Jhcy1Mb3ZlLVplcm8= Read More at PRWeb…

Centuries-old palatial hotels and glitzy new developments await the surging number of visitors to the region. Read More at Forbes…

Stop the presses! No new hotels began construction this week in Abilene, as far as I can tell. Read More at Abilene Reporter-News…

The European hotel sector faces challenges in 2008. Read More at Forbes…

Even as room rates soar to new heights, it is possible to find relatively affordable rooms at the world’s most expensive hotels Read More at BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance…

The union tourism ministry is preparing a list of lodges and small hotels in the national capital region (NCR) for low-budget travellers coming here for the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Read More at Calcutta News…

hotels.com, the leading provider of lodging worldwide, today announced it has signed a new long-term strategic partnership with Air Canada. Read More at PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance…

Radisson Hotels and Resorts Latin America (RHILA), a master franchisor of Radisson Hotels & Resorts, today announced the addition of three new hotels to the Radisson system. The three hotels include the Radisson Decapolis Hotel Miraflores and Radisson Hotel & … Continue reading →

Australia, or Down Under as it is also known, is a truly magnificent place.  There are many things to do for people of all types.  There are different levels of hiking that can accommodate hikers of all experience.  Snorkeling and … Continue reading →

Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: IHR), a leading hotel real estate investor and the nation?s largest independent operator of full- and select-service hotels, today announced that it has signed an agreement to manage the historic Bourbon Orleans hotel (formerly Bourbon … Continue reading →

It may have seemed a bit odd when Town Council passed a hotel tax last month when the nearest hotels are in Frisco. The decision came as a foreshadowing of the next few months. Although nothing is final, three hotels … Continue reading →

Saudi women will in future be allowed to stay in hotels unchaperoned under a royal decree issued in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, a rights organisation said on Tuesday. Read More at AFP via Yahoo! News…

The Meridian Luxury Suites, an exclusive resort oasis near the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, announced a new affiliation today with Warwick International Hotels, a privately owned luxury hotel company. Read More at Centre Daily Times…