In 2008, the Lexington Collection® of unique hotels, plaza hotels, and resorts took a major step forward with the debut of its first property in China, the Lexington Shenyang Rich Gate Hotel. Two years later, the Lexington Rich Gate is the largest property in the Vantage Hospitality Group family, with plans to expand next year.
China is planning to accelerate a mechanism with which to strip poorly run hotels of their star rankings in order to protect the image of all the 15,000 star-rated hotels across the country, a top tourism official said on Monday.
If you build it, they will come. If you build it bigger and higher, they will pay to come. Maybe the Ritz-Carlton saw the Armani Hotel Dubai in the Burj Khalifa--the current tallest building in the world--as a challenge. Or, maybe the hotel group just wanted to create some local competition with the Park Hyatt Shanghai (to date the highest rooftop observation deck in Asia). Or, maybe still, the pending opening of the tallest hotel in the world was just another way for the legendary hotel group to make an unforgettable impression.
The US-based hospitality giant Hilton International Co is understood to be planning to bring more of its global brands, including luxury chains Waldorf Astoria and Conrad, to India. The company, which is keen to expand its presence in India, beyond its existing joint venture with real estate major DLF, is also believed to have sought permission to either invest or acquire stake in other Indian hospitality firms.
The evolution of the golf markets in China has been dramatic over the past several years. This evolution, coupled with the prospects of economic growth, the global economic recession and the overbuilding of the golf markets in North America, bring an allure to the prospects for golf in China. For those in the golf industry that were not the early adapters in China, many are now investigating the possibility of business growth in China.
The Beach House Maldives has joined Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts. With effect from 1st March 2010, the resort has been renamed, ‘The Beach House Maldives, The Waldorf Astoria Collection’. In celebration, guests at the resort were invited to join the inauguration ceremony, and became a part of a new chapter in the exclusive resort’s history.
Amari, Thailand’s leading domestic hotel management company, today announced a strategic joint venture partnership with Mandeep S Lamba, previously the Managing Director and Founder of Ten Hotels Pvt Ltd, a hospitality management company headquartered in Gurgaon, New Delhi, to launch Amari India.
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) today announced that it has agreed to acquire the remaining 60 percent ownership interest in Choice Hospitality (India) Ltd. Choice Hospitality India serves as the master partner and franchisor of Choice's hotel brands in India, and after the completion of the transaction, the entity will be operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Golden Tulip Hospitality Group is proud to announce the latest addition to its Indian hotel portfolio: the Tulip Inn Lucknow. Golden Tulip Hospitality Group and Avadh Projects (Pvt.) Ltd. will strengthen their cooperation by signing the management franchise agreement.
Japanese hotels near stations are trying to attract train spotters with rooms marketed as having a "rail view". Most people would prefer a room away from the tracks, fearful the double glazing would not block the rattle of a passing early morning express. But some hotels near stations in Tokyo are turning a potential disadvantage into a business opportunity.
MUMBAI: When the top brass of the Tata group met the employees of Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel on Thursday evening, the sole thought that went through everybody’s mind was to look at tomorrow. “Let’s live, look forward and move ahead. We made a commitment to rebuild this building brick-by-brick and stone-by-stone and this commitment still stands. They tried to knock us down, but they could not kill us. The attack did not scare us, but it made us stronger. We have risen again stronger with greater spirit,” chairman Ratan Tata told the solemn gathering.
The general manager of Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel, Karambir Singh Kang, still works at the place where his wife and two children were killed. Neeti Kang, 40, Uday, 12, and five-year-old Samar were among the 31 people who died at the luxury seafront hotel after Islamist militants stormed the building on November 26 last year and began shooting. Kang, 41, who has worked for the Indian Hotels Co. Ltd that owns the Taj for 19 years, confronts his past every day when he crosses the polished marble floor of the hotel lobby to his office, near the memorial to those who died.
American Express Business Travel announced today the findings of two surveys which offered separate yet similar predictions on the health and future of business travel heading into 2010. The company surveyed its Global Business Partnership (GBP) clients, its largest global clients, as well as 180 client organizations based across Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou in China through its annual China Business Travel Survey (The Barometer). The findings indicate that clients expect China will lead business travel recovery. Further, investment by global companies and local companies in China should increase over the next 12 months. The results of the company’s GBP survey and Barometer were revealed during the fifth annual American Express China Business Travel Forum (CBTF) held in Shanghai this week.
The Registry Collection® exchange program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), today announced the addition of three private residence clubs to its worldwide network. Each of the three private residence clubs developed by Raimon Land are located in Thailand and have been added through the IFA Collection, providing members with full access to the IFA network as well as The Registry Collection program.
Hotels will get star ratings only if they are hospitable for disabled persons and have adequate arrangement for safety and security of guests, said a tourism ministry statement. Until now, hotels provided these facilities on voluntary basis. All star-rated hotels across the country will have to meet the new requirements by September next year, said the statement. Hotels in India are rated between one-star and fivestar deluxe on the basis of facilities they offer to the guests.
The suicide bombers who killed nine people including themselves in two luxury Jakarta hotels were challenged by staff over their suspicious behavior minutes before detonating their devices, a security official said today. The JW Marriott bomber exited an elevator wearing a backpack on his chest and pulling a luggage trolley and told guards he was delivering a case to his boss, said Alan Orlob, global head of security for Marriott International Inc.
If you are one of those who get satisfaction from providing service with a smile, this industry could be right up your alley. In the hospitality industry, looking good, being cheerful and making people feel comfortable play a very important part. The industry covers a wide range of portfolios in fields ranging from aviation to hotels to tourism and public relations. Leisure and hospitality consists of industries within the food services, accommodation, recreation and entertainment sectors.