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  • Suzhou’s First Regal Hotel to open in 2013

    Regal Hotels International Limited (Regal Hotels Group) is pleased to announce the signing of a hotel project with Suzhou Sicheng Real Estate Company Limited (Sicheng Group) to open a four-star business hotel in Suzhou, the Regal Fanhua Centre Hotel. Situated at Xiang Cheng District, this four-star property will provide a full range of facilities and services to cater for business and leisure tra...

  • External: Train Enthusiasts Line Up For Japan Hotel's Railway Room | Reuters

    Some hotels use luxurious spas or spectacular views to attract guests but one hotel in Japan boasts a unique attraction in its star room -- a large, built-in train set. The Washington Hotel in Tokyo's Akihabara district, which is famous for electronics shops, has built a train set into a 13th floor twin room that features a model Tokyo Tower, a mosaic of the city's neighborhoods and the resort ar...

  • Capella Singapore named one of world’s top 40 business hotels by Wallpaper*

    Capella Singapore, the ultra-luxury resort on Sentosa Island, has been named one of the world’s top 40 business hotels in the September issue of London-based Wallpaper* magazine. Wallpaper* teamed up with Fortune magazine to celebrate the best new business hotels around the globe and the shortlist of 40 properties will be whittled down to just ten in the December 2010 issue of the magazine (on sa...

  • Sheraton Set to Open Eight More Hotels in China before Year’s End

    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced that its global powerhouse Sheraton Hotels & Resorts plans to open eight more hotels in China before the end of 2010, and another 18 by 2015. The Sheraton brand also marked a major milestone this month with the opening of its 30th hotel in Greater China– Sheraton Zhongshan Hotel, which is Starwood’s 60th property in Greater Chin...

  • Best Western Portal Hotel launches Australia’s first “Ladies Only” floor

    In what is believed to be an Australian first, the Best Western Portal Hotel is one of a handful of international hotels catering for the growing number of independent female travellers who demand luxury and security in equal measure. According to owner Georgie Woods, the decision to ban boys – from one floor at least – was based on demand within the market.

  • External: Asian Hotels Promoters Recast Stake | Economic Times

    MUMBAI: The promoters of the erstwhile Asian Hotels have restructured their holdings through bulk deals worth Rs 500 crore in line with their decision to region-wise split the hospitality business. The promoters - Guptas, Jatias and Sarafs - exchanged stakes among themselves through several deals on Monday to hold around 55% stake each in Asian Hotels (W), Asian Hotels (N) and Asian Hotels (E) re...

  • PATA to establish Healthcare Travel Advisory Task Force

    PATA aims to establish a Healthcare Travel Advisory Task Force, in conjunction with MEDICO Services International, Bangkok. Greg Duffell, CEO, PATA, is therefore seeking volunteers and vital contributions from PATA members with knowledge of, and experience in, this fast-expanding niche market across the Asia Pacific region.

  • Marriott International Plans Two Luxury Hotel Brands in Quy Nhon Area, Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam in 2014

    At signing ceremonies today in Quy Nhon, Marriott International announced it will open two award-winning luxury hotel brands here in 2014 under a management agreement signed with Vietnamese-American Hotel and Resort Limited Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American company, ITC Spectrum, LLC. The 100-villa Vinh Hoi Bay-A Ritz-Carlton Reserve will be the first Ritz-Carlton Reserve and the...

  • Accor to open it’s 100th Mercure hotel in Asia Pacific

    Jean-Michel Casse, Senior Vice-President Operations for Accor India remarks “We are delighted with the reception that the first Mercure hotel for India when the hotel opened in Bangalore and anticipate these two newly built Mercure hotels to establish themselves just as quickly. The opening of Mercure Hyderabad Abids as the 100th Mercure in Asia is a milestone achievement. Mercure Lavasa will pro...

  • External: Up to 60 new hotels to be operational in 3-4 yrs: ITC | Economic Times

    Conglomerate ITC Ltd on Tuesday said it expects to have up to 60 new hotel properties operational in the next 3-4 years as it expands to tap the growing potential of the Indian hospitality sector. The company, which currently has about 40 hotels at various stages of construction, said it will start work on another 15-20 new in the next one year.

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