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Chicago, (USA) - 3 May 2012 – Nearly 30 years after the opening of the first Hyatt hotel in Mexico, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced that a Hyatt affiliate intends to acquire the 756-room Hotel Nikko Mexico for US$190 million…

Broomfield, Colo. (USA) - 3 May 2012 - Vail Resorts, Inc. reported certain ski season metrics for the comparative periods from the beginning of the ski season through April 22, 2012, and for the prior year period from the beginning of the…

Gulf Breeze, Florida (USA) - 3 May 2012 – ‘Big Data’ has changed the world for hotel operators. The days of faxed night audit reports and hand built end-of-month spreadsheets are in the rearview mirror. Highpointe Hotel Corporation is…

Stamford, Conn.(USA) - 2 May 2012 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced that it has completed the sale of the 275-room Atlanta Perimeter Hotel & Suites to RockBridge Partners, a division of RockBridge. The…

Parsippany, N.J. (USA) — 2 May 2012 — Members of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) attending the Annual Convention this week at the Omni Hotel and the Georgia World Congress Center are receiving an unprecedented offer from…

Weekapaug,R.I. (USA) - 1 May 2012 - Ocean House Management, LLC announces that the Weekapaug Inn in Weekapaug, Rhode Island – a historic, quintessential New England seaside inn ideal for family retreats – will re-open in October 2012 after…

Bethesda, Maryland (USA) – 1 May 2012 – Marriott International , Inc. (NYSE:MAR) is scheduled to open the 99-suite TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Denver, Colorado on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Located at 4100 North Kittredge Street, the…

Brussels (Belgium) - 1 May 2012 - The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announces the Park Inn by Radisson Glasgow City Centre. The property featuring…

Erbil (Iraq) 30 April 2012 - Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has signed an agreement with BCD Co. to manage a new-build Sheraton hotel in Erbil, Iraq. Scheduled to open in 2015, the Sheraton Erbil Hotel will mark the re-entry of…

Paradise Island (Bahamas) - 30 April 2012 - Kerzner International Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries (collectively, "Kerzner" or the "Company"), a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and…

Orlando, Florida (USA) - 29 April 2012 - Travel Exchange, the 2013 trade show that combines NTA's annual Convention with the United Motorcoach Association's EXPO, is an innovative collaboration that increases business opportunities for…

Sofia, (Bulgaria) - 29 April 2012 - The CILECT Congress 2012 will be hosted by AFDA, the South African School of Motion Pictures and Live Performance, in Cape Town from Tuesday, May 1-Friday, May 4, 2012 at the Southern Sun Cape Sun. The…

Nantucket Island, Massachusetts (USA) – 28 April 2012 – Mark and Gwenn Snider, owners of the highly anticipated Nantucket Hotel & Resort, are pleased to announce the appointment of James “Jamie” Holmes as the hotel’s General Manager.…

Bangkok (Thailand) - 29 April 2012 - Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced that the beachfront property the company operates in Rayong has, with immediate effect, been rebranded as Centara Sappaya Design Resort Rayong. Prominent use…

Lexington, KY (USA) - 29 April 2012 - NTA has struck gold again in China. The association was awarded the top prize last week for the 2012 Chinese Tourists Welcoming Award, winning gold in the Overall Performance category. The CTW Award,…

Las Vegas (USA) - 28 April 2012 - MGM Resorts International has announced the appointment of William M. Scott IV to serve as Senior Resident Executive for Greater China. In this role, Mr. Scott will serve as the Resident Director of…

Toronto, Ontario (Canada) - 29 April 2012 - At one of the tourism industry’s most celebrated occasions, the Ubuntu Awards hosted by South African Tourism, Lion World Tours, the leading tour operator from North America to Southern and East…

The Woodlands (Houston), Texas (USA) - 28 April 2012 - Turtle Bay Resort, the only luxury resort on Oahu’s fabled North Shore, has been named to the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler “Top 15 Hawaii Golf Resorts” list for 2012. Turtle Bay is a…

Chicago (USA) - 28 April 2012 – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into an agreement with Mohammed A. Al Swailem Co. for Commercial Investment for a Hyatt Regency hotel in the Kingdom of…

Kuala Lumpur, (Malaysia) 28 April 2012 -- Archipelago Hotels and Resorts, a niche player in hotel management, announces the launch of their new Luxury Brand, Datai Hotels & Resorts. An Asian brand that is set to expand within Malaysia…

Southlake, Texas (USA) - 27 April 2012 – Sabre Hospitality Solutions announced that more than 300 members of Preferred Hotel Group™ have enabled Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ Mobile Guest Connect booking engine. Participating hotels and…

Minneapolis (USA) - 27 April 2012 - Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world’s largest and most dynamic hotel groups, announced the appointment of Harry Gorstayn as general manager of the Radisson Blu Mall of America. Gorstayn assumed…

Norfolk, Va. (USA) - 27 April 2012 - The Navy Lodge Program announced its 2011 award winners during its annual training symposium, held this year in Norfolk, Va. The awards highlight outstanding guest service in a variety of different…

Bethesda, Md. (USA) – 27 April 2012 – Courtyard by Marriott is rolling out its new lobby and room design in Scottsdale, Arizona. This is the latest Courtyard in the area featuring the “refreshing business” makeover. The 158-room Courtyard…

Phoenix, AZ (USA) - 26 April 2012 - Set to open downtown in early June, Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar Phoenix at CityScape named Jim Hollister general manager of the hotel. Hollister brings more than 30 years of hospitality experience to the…

Denver, Colo. (USA) - 26 April 2012 – The JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek is pleased to announce that Jan Lucas is now serving as the General Manager. Lucas has been with Denver’s Sage Hospitality, which manages the JW Marriott Denver…

Rome (Italy) - 26 April 2012 - Hilton Garden Inn today announced the opening of its latest hotel in Rome's elegant Parioli district. The former Claridge Hotel has been converted to Hilton Garden Inn Rome Claridge and is ideally located…

Chicago (USA) - 26 April 2012 – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into agreements with Piccadily Hotels Private Limited for two new Hyatt Regency hotels in India. Hyatt Regency Gurgaon and…

Melbourne, (Australia) - 26 April 2012 – When it comes to glamour, glitz and good times, few places on the planet can match Las Vegas, Nevada. But what many people don’t realize is that the fun capital of the United States is quickly…

Los Angeles (USA) - 25 April 2012 - W Los Angeles - Westwood, Southern California’s premiere urban resort, is proud to announce the appointment of James Gancos as the new General Manager. James brings his unique and diverse hospitality…

Vancouver, BC (Canada) - 25 April 2012 – In this fast-paced, high-tech digital world, OPUS Vancouver is staying switched-on and tuned-in to the latest technology. This month, the boutique Yaletown hotel completes a multi-phase technology…

Atlanta (USA) - 25 April 2012 - Noble Investment Group ("Noble"), a leading lodging and hospitality investment organization, announced it has acquired the Courtyard by Marriott Nashville Vanderbilt/West End Hotel. The 226-room hotel is…

Santa Clara, CA (USA) - 25 April 2012 - Milestone Internet Marketing has received top honors from this year’s Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards, capturing four awards for outstanding website design, internet marketing and social…

Las Vegas (USA) – 25 April 2012 – The iconic Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas has partnered with Evision Worldwide to revamp its online presence and create internal processes to improve interaction with their customers. In less…

New York (USA) - 24 April 2012 – Rome’s Hotel Dei Mellini has upgraded its website with design services and a booking engine from Open Hospitality. The cosmopolitan 80-room property has also tapped the division of Pegasus Solutions for…

Santa Barbara, CA (USA) - 24 April 2012 – Elite Meetings International, Inc. (EMI), announced that it has hired Karen Cahill as Chief Operating Officer. Cahill brings to the company more than two decades of senior management experience, in…

McLean, VA (USA) – 24 April 2012 – Cvent, the world’s largest cloud-based provider of event management and venue selection solutions, today announced the top 100 hotels for meetings in the United States, according to meeting and event…

Stamford, Conn. (USA) - 24 April 2012 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) plans to debut its Westin brand in the Dominican Republic in late 2013 at the exclusive resort property, PUNTACANA Resort & Club. The…

Chicago, IL (USA) - 24 April 2012 – Flyte Systems, the leading provider of airport travel information displays and digital signage content for the hospitality industry, digital signage, convention centers and related businesses, announced…

Denver, CO (USA) - 23 April 2012 - Colorado trip information providers, Precise Travel has just announced that they have discovered discounted holiday packages for vacationers that are looking for hot deals on destinations around the world.…

Orlando, FL (USA) - 23 April 2012 - Perspective Magazine, the timeshare and fractional industry’s independent information leader, announces it will be a Media Sponsor of the Canadian Resort Development Association (CRDA) Resort Development…

Orange Beach, AL (USA) - 23 April 2012 - One of the south's most famous family spots has recently upgraded their amenities. Caribe Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama, has added the phrase "We have it all" to their literature and they seem to…

Toronto (Canada) - 23 April 2012 - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie recently landed in the Galapagos Islands for their family holiday, turning the attention of the world’s media to the beautiful, protected UNESCO World Heritage Site off the…

Bangkok (Thailand) - 23 April 2012 - Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket has been voted as one of the Top 25 Hotels for Families in Thailand by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel website, in its 2012 Travelers’ Choice awards. The…

Bangkok (Thailand) - 22 April 2012 - At the opening of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Conference in Kuala Lumpur on April 21, PATA CEO, Martin J. Craigs, will commit the association to a four-year phase of “Next…

Parklands (South Africa) - 22 April 2012 - South Africa is one of three countries chosen to bid for the honor of hosting the World Association of Chefs’ Societies (WACS) Congress in 2016. SA is competing against Greece and Turkey and…

Paris (France) - 22 April 2012 - ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) Seychelles is launching an annual heritage award scheme that seeks to encourage best practices in the conservation and promotion of the islands’ built…

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - 22 April 2012 - Fikre Degife, Ethiopian Airlines’ Chief Representative Regional Director of Sales & Services for Mainland China, Mongolia, and North Korea, made time during the Chinese Tourism Trade Fair in…

Greenwood Village (USA) — 21 April 2012 — The Incite Response team continues to grow with Tim Tata, joining as Managing Director. The company has recently focused heavily on research and expertise to provide clients with strategic marketing…

Rahway, N.J. (USA) - 21 April 2012 – Hotel Technologies, the company that put guests' tunes in hotel rooms via the iHome® digital iPhone/iPad/iPod alarm clock radio, is taking in-room electronics to new heights. This month the company known…