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Chicago (USA) - August 28, 2012 – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today the opening of Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, the first Grand Hyatt hotel in Malaysia. This elegant, contemporary and luxurious hotel with 370 guestrooms and 42…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 20, 2012 - Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao Bangkok is offering a selection of benefits between now and September 30, 2012 designed as the ultimate club level experience for guests booking Club Deluxe rooms…

Stamford, Conn.(USA) - 15 August 2012 - Today, Westin Hotels & Resorts announces that it is applying its industry leading, design-driven approach to the new public space design, allowing travelers to stay balanced, refreshed and…

Manama (Bahrain) - 14 August 2012 – Dubai International Capital’s (‘DIC’) majority-owned Ishraq Gulf Real Estate Holding Company and IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), today announced the opening of the Holiday Inn Express Bahrain. With…

London (United Kingdom) - 10 August 2012 - Brazil's lodging fundamentals remain positive as the country experienced a double-digit rise in average daily rates (ADR) and record revenue per available room (RevPAR) growth in 2011. Steady…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad & Tobago) – 31 July 2012 – The Trinidad Hotels Restaurants and Tourism Association (THRTA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Hassel Thom as the new incoming president of the association. In his…

Bangkok (Thailand) - 29 July 2012 - Centara Hotels&Resorts, Thailand's leading hotel company with properties at all the main destinations throughout the kingdom and a growing portfolio elsewhere in Asia, is expanding fast. The…

Boston (USA) - 21 July 2012 - Sonesta International Hotels Corporation today announced a new extended stay hotel, the 102-room Sonesta ES Suites Flagstaff. Scheduled to come under Sonesta management on August 10, 2012, the hotel is…

McLean, Va. (USA) - 17 July 2102 - To provide authentic, personalized service from the moment guests book their trip through the time they depart, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts has announced a new initiative called True Waldorf…

New York City (USA) - 16 July 2012 - Loews Hollywood Hotel is pleased to announce the appointment of Charlie Hines as Managing Director. With more than 30 years of hotel management experience, Hines takes the helm at Loews Hotels’ newest…

Toronto (Canada) - 11 July 2012 - Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has signed a long term management agreement with the owners of Bilila Lodge, a resort in the Serengeti National Park, and is now operating the property, which will be…

Bangkok (Thailand) - 5 July 2012 - Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin, which began life in 1923 as the Railway Hotel and was Thailand’s first resort hotel, has become a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. The hotel,…

Dubai (U.A.E.) - 29 June 2012 - Hilton Worldwide has today signed an agreement with Inveravante Group to introduce two new premium hotels in the historic city of Tangier. The agreement ceremony, held in Rabat, Morocco in the presence of…

Los Angeles (USA) - 27 June 2012 — Platinum Equity announced today that Aimbridge Hospitality, one of the nation’s leading independent hotel investment and management firms, has been retained by an affiliate of Platinum Equity to manage six…

Chicago (USA) - 26 June 2012 - Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Bienes y Comercio, S.A. for a Grand Hyatt hotel in Bogota, Colombia. Owned and constructed…

Los Angeles, California (USA) - 23 June 2012 - Green Globe Certification and Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts announced major reductions of greenhouse gases (GHG) and significant water savings by all Mövenpick properties across the Middle East.…

Bangkok, Thailand - 17 June 2012 - Centara Hotels & Resorts is to open its first two properties in Sri Lanka during the second half of this year named “Centara Passikudah Resort & Spa Sri Lanka" and “Centara Ceysands Resort &…

Hamilton, Bermuda (UK) - 14 June 2012 - Orient-Express Hotels Ltd, owners or part-owners and managers of 46 luxury hotel, restaurant, tourist train and river cruise properties operating in 23 countries, today announced that it has entered…

Montreal, QC (Canada) – 13 June 2012 – Kaba, the provider of ILCO and Saflok™ electronic locks, today announced a three-year exclusive preferred vendor agreement with Loews Hotels & Resorts. Kaba will provide Saflok Quantum™ locking…

New York (USA) - 12 June 2012- On the heels of the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) Asia, The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts announces plans to continue its growth momentum globally with the debut of ten hotels and resorts…

Orlando (USA) - 5 June 2012 - Ciena Hotels and Intelity have announced a partnership whereby the new value-service Ciena Hotels and Suites will be fully equipped with the Intelity's ICE (Interactive Customer Experience ™) guest enterprise…

Irving, Texas (USA) - 5 June 2012 - FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE: FCH) today announced that it has sold a portfolio of six hotels for gross proceeds of $103 million. After repayment of $73 million of secured debt and other…

Shanghai (China ) - 3 June 2012 - China Lodging Group, Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT) ("China Lodging Group" or the "Company"), a leading and fast-growing limited service hotel chain operator in China, today announced that the Company recently…

Hollywood, California (USA) - 3 June 2012 — Loews Hotels & Resorts today announced that the company has entered into a contract to acquire the 632-room Renaissance Hotel & Spa in Hollywood, Calif. from CIM Group. The acquisition is…

Bangkok (Thailand) - Centara Hotels & Resorts has appointed MN' Organization (MNO) as its overseas representative office for France, effective from June 1, 2012. Established in 2004 by Murielle Nouchy and based at La Celle St. Cloud in…

New York, NY (USA) - 24 May 2012 - Opening in June, Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas will welcome the brand’s first city hotel in the Middle East, Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa by Anantara. Located along a three-quarter mile stretch…

St. Paul, Minn. (USA) - 24 May 2012 – DoubleTree by Hilton proudly announces the opening of a upscale, full service hotel in the heart of downtown St. Paul’s thriving retail and business district, just miles from Minneapolis - St. Paul…

New York, NY (USA) - 24 May 2012 – HeBS Digital, the leading digital marketing and direct online strategy firm for the hospitality industry, is excited to announce the release of its newest website Content Management System, the HeBS…

Chicago (USA) - 22 May 2012 – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate completed its previously announced acquisition of the 756-room Hotel Nikko Mexico from Japan-Mexico Hotel Investment Co., Ltd. for…

Gothenburg (Sweden) - 21 May 2012 - Now you can sleep with a green conscience, almost everywhere in Gothenburg, Sweden. Over 80 per cent of hotels in the city are environmentally certified, and the goal is that all will be. "We…

Bangkok (Thailand) - 20 May 2012 - Centara Grand Nusa Dua Resort & Villas, the second resort hotel to be opened in Bali by Thailand’s leading hotel operator Centara Hotels & Resorts, will be soft-opened during the third quarter of…

Hong Kong (Hong Kong) - 17 May 2012 - Regal Hotels International is pleased to announce the signing of a 5-star airport hotel project with Xi’an Xianyang International Airport Co., Ltd. in Xi’an, China. The 5-star Regal Airport Hotel is…

Luang Prabang (Laos) - May 22, 2012 - Hotel de la Paix Luang Prabang has been named Hotel Project of the Year at the prestigious World Architecture News (WAN) Interior Design Awards 2011. The hotel's interiors are the work of maverick…

Bangkok (Thailand) - May 21, 2012 - Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, A Luxury Collection Hotel, has launched a website for its new premier membership program, “The Grande Club”. Now discerning individuals can discover the benefits of the elite…

Madrid, Spain (May 14, 2012) – The Spanish hotel chain has released a four-tier categorization of its more than 100 hotels in 15 countries around the world. The chain's objective is to segment the hotels by grouping them in different…

New York, (USA) - 12 May 2012 - Dan Hotels, Israel's leading hotel brand, unveiled the newly revamped Dan Carmel this month in Haifa in northern Israel. Originally opening in 1963, the new Dan Carmel features redesigned rooms and suites…

Hendersonville, Tennessee (USA) - 10 May 2012) – Boomerang Hotels announces the opening of the GuestHouse International® Inn & Suites located at 1345 Highland Ave, Williamstown, WV (formerly an independent hotel). The GuestHouse…

Stamford, Conn.(USA) - 10 May 2012 - Westin Hotels & Resorts announces a revolutionary new workspace concept that re-invents the antiquated business center model to meet the changing needs of today’s business traveler. After conducting…

San Francisco, (USA) - 10 May 2012 - The world renowned Fairmont San Francisco Hotel atop Nob Hill was sold today for close to $200 million to a consortium led by an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management LP and real estate investor…

San Diego, CA (USA) - 8 May 2012 – Travel companies, including resorts and cruise lines, are using HoneymoonWishes.com’s White Label program for their honeymoon registries to bring in new on property revenues and expose their product to the…

Bethesda, Maryland (USA) - 9 May 2012 - Marriott International further strengthens its leadership position in Thailand with the opening of three new properties this year. The Rayong Marriott Resort & Spa, The Bangkok Marriott Hotel…

Portland, Or (USA) – 8 May 2012 – Provenance Hotels of Portland and Woodbine Development Corporation of Dallas announced their joint acquisition of The Governor Hotel in Portland from The Royal Bank of Scotland for an undisclosed purchase…

Singapore, (Singapore) - 8 May 2012 - Solís Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s premier luxury hotel brands, announced today an agreement with Fantasia Holdings Group Co., Ltd., a leading property developer and property-related service…

Makati (Philippines) - May 8, 2012 - Awarded as the Hotel of the Year by Hospitality Asia Platinum Awards, Dusit Thani Manila once again unveils another enhancement that has never been done before in the history of hospitality in the…

New York (USA) — 2 May 2012 — With the Summer Olympics set to take over London this July, hotels throughout this notoriously competitive tourism market are fiercely battling to grab the attention of the throngs of visitors soon to descend.…

Bangkok, (Thailand) - 4 May 2012 - The Board of Directors of Central Plaza Hotel Public Company Limited has announced the appointment of Thirayuth Chirathivat as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Centara Hotels & Resorts, effective from…

Doha, (Qatar) - 3 May 2012 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announces the debut of The St. Regis Doha as the St. Regis brand continues its dynamic global growth and nearly triples its portfolio in just five…

Miami, FL (USA) – 3 May 2012 - Trust Hospitality is proud to announce the opening of a regional office in Salvador, Brazil, led by Managing Director, Egbert Bloemsma, a hotel veteran and Brazilian resident. Joining Trust in 2011, Mr.…

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…

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…