Hotel News

Grand Velas Riviera Maya’s signature restaurant, Cocina De Autor was awarded American Automobile Association’s (AAA) Five Diamond award for restaurants, making it the first restaurant of an all-inclusive resort to ever receive the distinction.

Global leisure daily hotel rates achieved a new growth record of +5.1% over prior year in June, according to second quarter data released today by Pegasus Solutions in The Pegasus View.

Occupying a newly built 29-floor tower, Grand Hyatt Shenyang is located on Qingnian Avenue which is the main downtown commercial thoroughfare of Shenyang, offering first-class, engaging service to accommodate a growing number of Chinese and international visitors.

This August, Four Seasons Resorts Maldives is engaging the support of one of the world’s leading bug-battlers to launch an environmentally responsible mosquito control initiative across 13 island communities in the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Walking is such a drag after a long flight aboard your private jet. And then you’ve got to endure that long chauffeured ride from the airport to your penthouse suite across town.

Samsung and DOCOMO interTouch have been long term partners in developing hospitality solutions. The first milestone was reached in 2010 with the first to market Hospitality TV with a built-in set-top box, bringing a revolution to the world of in-room entertainment for hotels.

Lindner Hotels & Resorts are extending their social media activities through the cooperation with Serenata IntraWare GmbH. It is now possible for guests to connect their social media accounts with the customer loyalty program Lindner Nights.

iland. The hotel will be the first Hyatt-branded resort to open in Phuket, one of Southeast Asia’s premier resort destinations. Expected to open in late 2013, Hyatt Regency Phuket Resort will join two existing Hyatt-branded hotels in Thailand.

Hotel creates a virtual community #SocialWave and new services that connect its clients by twitter, in a completely interactive experience.

Centra Central Station Bangkok is the latest property opened under the Centra value brand of Centara Hotels & Resorts, and is in its soft-opening phase. The hotel has 150 rooms and suites, with a light and modern décor with distinctive touches of oriental styling, and large picture windows that provide city views.

The upscale hotel is expected to begin welcoming guests in 2016 and will be located just a few minutes’ walk from the historic old town and major commercial areas of the city, making it an ideal choice for both business and leisure guests.

Arabic speaking customers worldwide can now access a host of online functions and important hotel information through the new Arabic website from Marriott International.

Pullman, the Accor Group’s upscale international brand, is inaugurating the Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon Beach. It is the fifteenth resort in its portfolio, the fifth Pullman in Thailand, and nestled in Naithon Beach, one of the most beautiful expanses on Phuket’s west coast.

The U.S. lodging market may be going gangbusters, but it seems that China is grabbing many of the headlines these days. Between the incredible bounty of new development and its rising middle class, China is one market that’s on a major winning streak.

There’s yet more change afoot for luxury hotels in Paris with the announcement that the Raffles property Le Royal Monceau has been granted an official ‘Palace Distinction’.