Raffles Istanbul to open in Zorlu Center this summer

ISTANBUL, 2014-03-14 — /Travel PR News/ — When it opens this summer, Raffles Istanbul will be the perfect embodiment of the ‘new’ face of Istanbul: cutting-edge, eclectic and energetic. The hotel is at the heart of the Zorlu Center, a new hub for fashion, food and the arts on the European shore in Beşiktaş – overlooking… Read the full press release

The Makena Beach & Golf Resort continues its Food & Wine Education Series with Master Sommelier Patrick Okubo

Wailea-Makena, Hawaii, 2014-03-14 — /Travel PR News/ — The Makena Beach & Golf Resort continues its’ Food & Wine Education Series featuring Master Sommelier Patrick Okubo. In the March edition on Thursday March 20, 2014 at 6:30 PM, the Molokini Bar & Grille hosts a Taste of Bordeaux. The event features three wines from France’s famed… Read the full press release

InterContinental Hotels Group opens 101-room ANA Holiday Inn Kanazawa Sky, Japan

Kanazawa, Japan, 2014-3-13 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened the 101-room ANA Holiday Inn Kanazawa Sky, the company’s second hotel in the historically-rich area. The conversion hotel benefits from a prime position in the middle of Kanazawa, a city which is revered as one of the most beautiful in Japan. Situated in… Read the full press release

InterContinental Hotels Group announced opening of Hotel Indigo St. Petersburg – Tchaikovskogo

St. Petersburg, 2014-3-13 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced the opening of Hotel Indigo St. Petersburg – Tchaikovskogo. The hotel marks the debut of its boutique brand, Hotel Indigo®, in Russia. Located amongst the stunning architecture and historical prestige of Russia’s capital of culture, Hotel… Read the full press release

Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts and PGA TOUR pro Rickie Fowler to share secrets for winning on and off the course

New Interactive Video Campaign Featuring PGA TOUR Pro Supports “The Big Win” Promotion From IHG® Rewards Club ATLANTA, 2014-3-13 — /Travel PR News/ — The modern day business traveler likes to win, both at work and when they’re having fun. To make winning easier, the Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts brand has teamed up with PGA TOUR… Read the full press release

Loyalty program Wyndham Rewards marks its 10th anniversary by giving away 10 Million Points

Loyalty program celebrates 10 year anniversary PARSIPPANY, N.J., 2014-3-13 — /Travel PR News/ — In celebration of its milestone 10 year anniversary, Wyndham Rewards®, the only hotel loyalty program to offer Guaranteed Rewards after just one qualified stay, is giving members a chance to win their share of more than 10 million Wyndham Rewards points. Now through… Read the full press release

Europe’s oldest independent luxury hotel group Kempinski to open 12 hotels in 2014

BERLIN, 2014-3-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Europe’s oldest independent luxury hotel group will open 12 hotels in 2014. Kempinski currently operates 75 hotels in 32 countries. Kempinski Hotel Fleuve Congo Kinshasa Takeover and opening on March 01, 2014 Located in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital city, in Gombe district by the Congo River, a… Read the full press release

Kempinski Hotels announced it further increased its financial results in 2013

Group performance reaches new heights – Africa the market of the future – Advances in F&B BERLIN, 2014-3-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Kempinski Hotels concluded 2013 with a further increase of its financial results, showing an improvement of 4.9 percent on the company’s record-breaking 2012 EBITDA. This result is further proof that the group’s long-term… Read the full press release

Meliá Hotels International: el talento y el compromiso de los empleados, clave para la expansión internacional

La hotelera líder en España emplea ya a más de 38.000 personas de 138 nacionalidades, y trabaja en 15 idiomas Más de 2.000 personas realizaron prácticas en 2013 en MHI, gracias a 300 acuerdos con Escuelas y Universidades En su expansión internacional apuesta por el talento local y la diversidad Mallorca, España, 2014-03-12 — /Travel PR… Read the full press release

IHG opens 75-room Holiday Inn Express Golden-Kicking Horse hotel in British Columbia

Close Proximity to Six National Parks and Outdoor Activities Make it an Ideal Location for Travelers GOLDEN-KICKING HORSE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 2014-03-12 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)  [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] announces a new 75-room Holiday Inn Express hotel for Golden-Kicking Horse in British Columbia. Located just off the Trans-Canada Highway between the Canadian Rocky… Read the full press release

InterContinental Dubai Marina welcomes celebrity chef Jason Atherton’s first restaurant in the Middle East

Dubai, UAE, 2014-03-12 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the largest international hotel group in the Middle East, announced today that celebrity chef Jason Atherton will debut his first restaurant in the Middle East in the upcoming InterContinental Dubai Marina. Atherton cut his culinary teeth in Dubai when he served as executive chef of Gordon… Read the full press release

Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica launches New space-influenced menu Taste the Stars

New space-influenced menu featuring luminescent cocktails, surf and turf with meteorite jus and the Milky Way dessert designed with Costa Rican astronaut Franklin Chang Díaz COSTA RICA, 2014-03-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut and visiting outer space?  Or just love learning about space travel, the planets and stars?  Now with… Read the full press release

Celebrate the Easter holiday with festive Easter Sunday brunch at Four Seasons Hotel Houston’s Quattro

Houston, U.S.A., 2014-03-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Quattro at Four Seasons Hotel Houston invites guests to celebrate the Easter holiday with the Hotel’s spring tradition of a festive Easter Sunday brunch. Brunch continues to be a favourite family tradition complete with an appearance by the Easter Bunny. Award-winning Executive Chef Maurizio Ferrarese and his team are preparing an amazing bounteous buffet… Read the full press release

Warwick International Hotels announces the acquisition of Chicago historic landmark Allerton Hotel

Warwick International Hotels (WIH) is delighted to announce that it has completed the purchase of the Allerton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. The hotel was designated as a Chicago landmark in 1998 by the City. CHICAGO, 2014-3-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Built in 1924, the Allerton Hotel is arguably the best located hotel… Read the full press release

Wyndham Hotel Group adds Shoal Bay Resort & Spa to its portfolio of properties in the South Pacific region

GOLD COAST, QLD, 2014-3-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with approximately 7,490 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN),  today announced the addition of Shoal Bay Resort & Spa to the company’s expanding portfolio of properties in the South Pacific region. One of New South Wales’ most historic… Read the full press release

Steigenberger wins “Germany’s Top Employer” award for the fifth time in a row

Frankfurt am Main, 2014-3-7 — /Travel PR News/ — The Steigenberger Hotel Group has won a “Germany’s Top Employer” award, a prize organised by the CRF Institute in Düsseldorf, for the fifth time in a row. Certification this year once more focused on the criteria of corporate culture management, training and development, primary benefits, secondary benefits, work-life… Read the full press release

IHG: $20 Million Renovation to Jekyll Island Resort Set To Open At End of 2014

$20 Million Renovation to Jekyll Island Resort Set To Open At End of 2014 ATLANTA, 2014-3-7 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] today announced that a Holiday Inn Resort® hotel in Jekyll Island, Ga., will be joining the brand’s growing portfolio of vacation destinations once it completes a $20 million renovation later… Read the full press release

Interstate Hotels & Resorts Expands UK Portfolio to 49 Hotels

ARLINGTON, Va., 2014-3-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Interstate Hotels & Resorts – the leading U.S.-based global hotel management company – announces new UK management contracts for ibis budget Hotel Derby and ibis budget Hotel Leicester. The new hotels increase Interstate’s rapidly expanding UK portfolio by 154 guestrooms and cements its position as the premier hotel management company in the… Read the full press release

TravelClick’s NAHR for February 2014 sees hotels poised for healthy growth in 2014

NEW YORK, 2014-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Hotels are poised to see healthy growth in 2014, according to data from the February 2014 TravelClick North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). Both the transient (individual business and leisure travelers) as well as the group segment are seeing gains in occupancy and ADR for the next 12 months,  which… Read the full press release

Marriott International ranked the World’s Most Admired Lodging Company by FORTUNE

Highest ranked Washington metro area company. Bethesda, Md., 2014-3-4 — /Travel PR News/ — For the 14th time, Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) has been ranked the World’s Most Admired Lodging Company by FORTUNE.   Ranking 39 out of the top 50 companies across the globe, Marriott is also the highest ranked company on the list in its headquarters region,… Read the full press release

Marriott International plans to open five additional Moxy Hotels in key cities throughout Europe by 2015

Marriott International’s Lifestyle Brand Designed Especially for the Next Generation on Schedule to Open in Key Destinations. Berlin, Germany, 2014-3-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Following the debut of Moxy Hotels this September at the Milan Malpensa Airport in Italy, Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) announced today that it plans to open five additional locations in key cities… Read the full press release

Hilton Worldwide annonce l’arrivée de Christophe Charolles au Hilton Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport en qualité de general manager

PARIS, 2014-3-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Hilton Worldwide annonce l’arrivée de Christophe Charolles au Hilton Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport en qualité de general manager. Christophe Charolles sera désormais en charge de l’ensemble des aspects opérationnels et stratégiques de l’hôtel et sous la responsabilité directe de Primo Muñoz, area general manager of France and Iberian Peninsula. Diplômé en… Read the full press release

Hilton Worldwide to rebrand 389-key hotel within Munich Airport under its flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand

MUNICH and McLEAN, Va., 2014-3-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Hilton Worldwide has signed an agreement which will see it rebrand a 389-key hotel within Munich Airport under its flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand. The property is the only hotel with a direct link to the main terminal building and is the latest addition to the company’s expanding portfolio… Read the full press release

The Red Carnation Hotel Collection listed 8th in this year’s Sunday Times Top 100 Companies

LONDON, 2014-3-4 — /Travel PR News/ — The Red Carnation Hotel Collection has been listed 8th in this year’s Sunday Times Top 100 Companies. It is the third time Red Carnation Hotels have been listed, having entered in 2012 at number 71 and risen swiftly to 26 last year. The results of this prestigious and highly sought after accolade… Read the full press release

The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong introduced Sodashi Full Body Skin Renewal treatment room package

Hong Kong, 2014-3-3 — /Travel PR News/ — One of Hong Kong’s most stylish hotels, The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong is delighted to introduce a Sodashi Room Package that is available until 31 December 2014. Available at the Best Available Rate plus a daily supplement charge of HKD 600, guests staying in any room type can enjoy a… Read the full press release

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group celebrates 2014 Forbes Five Star awards with exclusive packages from its award-winning properties in US

Hong Kong, 2014-3-3 — /Travel PR News/ — In commemoration of the 2014 Forbes Five Star awards, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is offering U.S.-bound travelers with a selection of exclusive packages from its properties in Las Vegas, Miami, New York and San Francisco.  Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas There is plenty to celebrate at Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas in 2014. The hotel,… Read the full press release

Mandarin Oriental Macau introduced Macau Cultural Discovery holiday

Hong Kong, 2014-3-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Mandarin Oriental, Macau presents an inspiring Macau Cultural Discovery holiday, where guests will gain the most out of this culture-rich city during escorted tours to world-class cultural and historical spots, as well as other intriguing destinations all over Macau. The Macau Cultural Discovery package is available until 29… Read the full press release

The Resort at Pelican Hill® to host its fourth annual Festa dell’Autunno, October 10-12, 2014

NEWPORT BEACH, CA, 2014-3-3 — /Travel PR News/ — The Resort at Pelican Hill®, Newport Beach’s only Five-Star resort, presents its fourth annual Festa dell’Autunno, an autumn festival that brings the traditions of Italy to Southern California’s own Tuscan seaside village. Over the weekend of October 10-12, visiting guests and locals will experience authentic Italian cuisine, live entertainment, art… Read the full press release

21c Museum Hotel and Moving Image New York sign multifaceted collaboration

NEW YORK, 2014-3-3 — /Travel PR News/ — 21c Museum Hotel is pleased to announce a new multifaceted collaboration with Moving Image New York.  Showcasing contemporary film and video, the fourth edition of Moving Image New York art fair will be held March 6-9, 2014 in the Waterfront Tunnel. 21c is sponsoring the Spotlight Panel Discussions on… Read the full press release

Hilton Worldwide opens 480-room contemporary luxury hotel Hilton Suites Makkah First Tower in Saudi Arabia

Set in the center of Makkah, in the heart of Saudi Arabia, Hilton Suites Makkah is within walking distance of the Kaaba and Holy Haram pilgrimage site DUBAI, U.A.E., / MCLEAN, Va., 2014-3-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of Hilton Suites Makkah First Tower at the heartland of Saudi Arabia. The 480-room contemporary luxury… Read the full press release