Category Archives: Hospitality

Hilton Worldwide and Sundance Institute Announce 2013 LightStay Sustainability Film Award Winners

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MCLEAN, Va., 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide and Sundance Institute announced today the winning documentaries of the second annual Hilton Worldwide LightStay Sustainability Award program. Selected by the Institute’s Documentary Film Program and Fund with Hilton Worldwide, the feature film Revolutionary Optimists will receive $22,500, as will the in-process category winner, Hungry; Studio H will receive… Read the full news article

Hilton Hotels & Resorts Expands Resorts Collection With Opening Of First Leisure Property In India

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Spread Across 320 Acres in Western Ghats and a Short Drive from Mumbai and Pune, Hilton Shillim Estate Retreat & Spa Features Among the Largest and Most Comprehensive Spa Facilities in Asia MUMBAI, India & McLEAN, Va., 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the flagship brand of Hilton Worldwide, today announced the opening of Hilton… Read the full news article

Hilton Athens Launches New Spa Menu At Hiltonia Spa

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ATHENS, Greece, 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Athens has launched a new range of wellness and beauty treatments based on aromatherapy, organic products and the modern trends of cosmetology. The popular Hiltonia Spa has collaborated with Symmetria clinic and will be offering a new series of treatments with organic products by Cinq Mondes. The new spa menu… Read the full news article

Agoda.com looks back at its 12 top rated hotels for 2012

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2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), has taken a look back at 2012 and compiled a list of its twelve highest rated hotels for the year as graded by customers. The reviews on Agoda.com are an important record of a customer’s actual experience at a… Read the full news article

Cocktails, But Not Like You Know Them… Introducing The Collins Bar, Adelaide’s Newest Cocktail Bar At Hilton Adelaide

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ADELAIDE, South Australia, 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Adelaide has something exciting to talk about this year with the opening of a new cocktail bar at Hilton Adelaide – The Collins Bar. Located in the heart of Adelaide’s CBD, The Collins Bar will occupy one of Adelaide’s sought after locations, overlooking Victoria Square and the city. The… Read the full news article

Hilton Sydney Awarded Prestigious Gold Circle Award By Agoda.com

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SYDNEY, 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — Following an outstanding award-winning year Hilton Sydney has been honoured with a prestigious “Gold Circle” award from Agoda.com – Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN). The award is in recognition of hotels that lead by example in the competitive hospitality industry. Hilton Sydney is… Read the full news article

TownePlace Suites Brings Warmth and Smiles to Kids This Winter Season

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Hotel brand continues annual blanket-making tradition for children’s hospitals. 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — It may be cold outside this time of year, but TownePlace Suites by Marriott is spreading warmth and comfort to those who need it most – patients at Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. This season, TownePlace Suites service team members, owners, franchisees and guests… Read the full news article

Marriott’s Year of Historic Milestones Culminates “Without Reservations”

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Lodging Industry Icon Bill Marriott Reveals Secrets of Success in New Book On Sale Now Through Major eRetailers. 2013-01-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — After 40 years at the helm of one of the largest global hotel empires,  executive chairman of Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) J.W. “Bill” Marriott, Jr., offers a revealing and candid glimpse of what he… Read the full news article

Hard Rock International Submits Application to Develop Hard Rock Hotel & Casino New England

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World-class development will create iconic and authentic destination resort property and enhance the area’s event and exhibition industry Unique organizations with strong legacy of philanthropy, entertainment and tourism Major economic program to drive revenue, jobs and impact throughout Western Massachusetts region Orlando, Fla., 2013-01-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hard Rock International – owner of one of the… Read the full news article

Workspace as Easy to Book as a Hotel Room – Now Testing at Marriott

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2013-01-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Now Marriott offers a choice of flexible work and meeting space easy to find and simple to reserve, just like a hotel room. Workspace on Demand (workspaceondemand.marriott.com) is a new service being tested among hotels primarily in the Washington, DC and San Francisco areas. People can book small meeting space, as well… Read the full news article

Marriott Hotels & Resorts Continues To Grow In China With The Opening Of The Shanghai Marriott Hotel Pudong East

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Marriott International’s Flagship Brand Opens Its 14th Hotel In Shanghai, China. 2013-01-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Marriott International, Inc (NYSE:MAR) today announced the opening of the 323-room Shanghai Marriott Hotel Pudong East under a long-term management agreement with Shanghai Hengchang Industry Co., Ltd. Marriott Hotels & Resorts is the company’s flagship brand with more than 500 properties… Read the full news article

Rezidor signed four new hotel projects and opened five new hotels in Q4-2012

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2013-01-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Rezidor Hotel Group signed four new hotels with over 1,200 rooms and opened five new hotels with 1,100 rooms in the fourth quarter of 2012. Year-to-date, the group added 30 hotels with 7,100 rooms to its pipeline and opened 18 hotels featuring 4,000 rooms. Two franchised hotels with 250 rooms left… Read the full news article

LOEWS HOTELS & RESORTS ANNOUNCES LOEWS CHICAGO HOTEL OPENING IN 2015

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NEW YORK, NY, 2013-01-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Loews Hotels & Resorts, a wholly owned-subsidiary of Loews Corporation (NYSE: L), today announced that the company will open a new property in Chicago. The hotel is being developed by Chicago-based DRW Trading Group (DRW) and designed by the architectural firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz. The Loews Chicago Hotel will… Read the full news article

Deal of the Year Awards Presented at the Hotel Investment Forum India

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2013-01-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — The hosts of Hotel Investment Forum India (HIFI) have announced the winners of the Deal of the Year awards (hotels opened November 2011 – October 2012) in the categories of Budget and Mid-Priced Scale, First Class and Upper Mid-Scale, and Luxury and Upscale.  The awards were presented at Hotel Investment Forum India… Read the full news article

Ke’alaonapua Kadooka Joins Four Seasons Resorts Lanai as Learning and Development Manager

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Revered Hawaiian cultural expert infuses enriching programs to Lanai. 2013-01-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ke’alaonapua Kadooka has been named as Learning and Development Manager of Four Seasons Resorts Lanai. In her new role, Kadooka will oversee employee training and development for new and current employees. She will be responsible for perpetuating the Hawaiian culture into employee development… Read the full news article

The Spa at Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara Tops TripAdvisor’s List of 10 Best Hotel Spas in the US

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Relaxing oceanfront retreat offers alluring options for starting 2013 with a breather. 2013-01-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — TripAdvisor has crowned The Spa at Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara #1 on its list of the top 10 hotel spas in the US. The list is based on the most highly rated four and five star hotel spas according to the quality and… Read the full news article

Group Demand on the Mend in Time for New Year

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TravelClick Data Shows Hotel Performance Closes Out Year Strong and Continues to Show Positive Gains in 2013 NEW YORK, 2013-01-15 — /travelprnews.com/ — After a dip in demand over the past couple of months, group occupancy is once again beginning to increase, according to data from the December 2012 TravelClick North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). When… Read the full news article

Retreat at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, A Four Seasons Hotel, with the Winter Escape Offer

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Guests will enjoy 25 percent savings on a two-night stay plus complimentary parking. 2013-01-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — This winter, escape cabin fever at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, AFour Seasons Hotel, with the new Winter Escape offer and enjoy 25 percent savings on a two-night stay and complimentary parking. At The Ritz-Carlton Chicago guests can come in, cozy up and enjoy… Read the full news article

Sweet Rendezvous For Two

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A Celebration of Love at Dusit Thani Manila Makati, Philippines, 2013-01-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — They say love makes the world go round. Here at Dusit Thani Manila, our world revolves around you and in making you and your special someone feel loved every step of the way all year through. Whether to celebrate silver or golden… Read the full news article

Hotel Maya presents new monthly Latin Brunch Series in Fuego for 2013

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Executive Chef Victor Juarez takes guests on a culinary trip through Latin America, first stop Mexico LONG BEACH, Calif., 2013-01-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Fuego guests can now tour Latin America without ever leaving Long Beach as Executive Chef Victor Juarez presents the new Latin Brunch Series – first stop Mexico on Sunday, Jan. 20 from 11… Read the full news article

LUX* Resorts to Host Underwater Festival, 15-21 APRIL 2013

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2013-01-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — LUX* Maldives will host the second edition of the internationally recognised ‘Underwater Festival’, from 15 to 21 April 2013. Activities will include underwater photo and video courses, on-the-beach themed film screenings, film editing coaching sessions, as well as free diving and apnea courses. Courses will be led by experts including BBC film… Read the full news article

WILD WEEDS & WINE AT WALLIS & ED

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Sourcing and Foraging Nature’s Best Melbourne Food & Wine Festival  « The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grown is perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth. » (Joseph Wood Crutch, Naturalist 1893 – 1970). Melbourne, 2013-01-14 — /travelprnews.com/ —  Two of Australia’s most respected natural wine producers – Anton Von Klopper… Read the full news article

Thistle Piccadilly reveals brand new look

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2013-01-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Thistle Piccadilly is celebrating the completion of an extensive refurbishment, as part of a wider £45 million investment across the Thistle London property portfolio. The renovation of Thistle Piccadilly has transformed all 82 bedrooms, offering guests a contemporary and stylish base ideal for both business and leisure travel. All bedrooms benefit… Read the full news article

Wyndham Hotel Group Brands 56 Hotels Throughout U.S.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2013-01-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with nearly 7,260 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), today announced that, through a deal with affiliates of Colony Capital, LLC, including Colony Financial, Inc., it has branded 56 properties throughout the mid-Atlantic and southeast corridor of the U.S. Formerly Jameson Inn properties,… Read the full news article

Dusit Executive Stay Room Package

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Providing a promise of granduer and convenience to exceed any business travelers’ needs Makati, Philippines, 2013-01-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Blending elegance and functionality, optimise the essentials of business travel with the Dusit Executive Stay Room Package that includes luxe and comfortable premium accommodation, complimentary Wi-Fi service, Club access and full benefits and an array of well-thought of… Read the full news article

IHG’s groundbreaking Academy Programme Celebrates its 150th Partner Globally

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2013-01-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, today celebrates the launch of its 150th IHG Academy in China. The global IHG Academy Programme partners with community organisations and education providers in local markets, to offer skills development and improve employment prospects of the local population.  The IHG Academy Programme has… Read the full news article

Paradisus Punta Cana Resort unveils new Gabi beach and reimagined restaurants

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2013-01-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Paradisus Punta Cana, the luxury all-inclusive Caribbean resort, announces the completion of its GABI beach restaurant and bar and its redesigned Royal Service LA PALAPA restaurant – the social epicenters of the resort—in addition to several reimagined dining venues throughout the property. These new renovations bring Paradisus Resorts’ signature restaurant concepts to Paradisus Punta Cana, aligning… Read the full news article

ALIS AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

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2013-01-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Most Noteworthy Hospitality Investment Deals and Executives to be Honored at ALIS Conference Executives and companies responsible for the most influential hospitality industry developments in 2012, will be honored during the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), January 22-24 at the JW Marriott and NOKIA Theatre at L.A. LIVE. Nominees are considered for the… Read the full news article

Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok Holds 6th Cancer Care Charity Fun Run in Lumpini Park on February 23, 2013

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Proceeds from the run to benefit the Hematological Cancer Research Center at Chulalongkorn Hospital. 2013-01-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok is organizing its sixth Cancer Care Charity Fun Run in Lumpini Park on Saturday, February 23, 2013, in association with the Thai Red Cross Society and other valuable partners. Proceeds from the Run will go towards research projects… Read the full news article

Rezidor opens the Park Inn by Radisson, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

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2013-01-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, today has opened the Park Inn by Radisson, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The 150-rooms flagship brings the dynamic mid-market brand Park Inn by Radisson to the Netherlands; and strengthens Rezidor’s position as one… Read the full news article