Some of the best views of Manhattan are claimed among the 665 spacious rooms at the New York Marriott's Brooklyn Bridge facility, literally knocking on the door of the heart of Manhattan. Recently renovated and equipped with state-of-the-art hotel amenities, the facility includes upscale contemporary dining at The Archives as well as kosher catering services on-site.
Americas Best Value Inn, the ninth-largest limited-service hotel chain in the country, kicked off the year with the addition of 25 new properties during the first quarter of 2010. No matter what condition the economy is in, ABVI continues to attract hoteliers due to its innovative Freestyle Brand Affiliation model.
The most celebrated and modern metropolis in the world, Shanghai, China, is now home to the Lexington Plaza Mingde Shanghai Hotel. The 28 story and 288 room hotel is the first luxury five-star international hotel to open in the ultra-trendy Zhabei district of Shanghai.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Lexington Plaza Waterfront Hotel in Stockton, California was the site of a celebratory fete to be remembered by local commerce and community leaders for years to come. Hotel Vice President Jeroen Gerrese oversaw the planning of the December 17 event that celebrate the opening of the property that only weeks before had become the showcase member of the Lexington Collection of fine Hotels, Plaza Hotels, and Resorts worldwide.
The Historic Cary House Hotel, located in the heart of California’s gold country, will soon fly a Lexington flag. The hotel is well-known to history buffs as the place where nearly 90 million dollars in gold bullion passed through from the Mother Lode and the Nevada Comstock. According to American folklore, Buffalo Bill was a frequent guest of the Cary House Hotel and Horace Greely once gave a campaign speech from the hotel’s beautiful wrought iron balcony.
Golden Tulip Hospitality Group is proud to announce the signing of the agreement to operate the Tulip Inn Etoy. It is the group's first managed hotel in Switzerland and it will open its doors during the first quarter of 2010.
Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc. is continuing its fast growing trek on two continents. A Chinas Best Value Inn recently opened in Suzhou City, while Americas Best Value Inn added 11 properties and 643 rooms in August, bringing the year-to-date total to a record-setting 97 new members in just eight months.
Following the recently announced Radisson management contract to operate two resorts in Le Jardin de Fleur Saïdia, Best Western Premier, the new international superior service brand of Best Western International - the world’s largest hotel chain, has chosen the new Saïdia beach resort in Morocco as the location for its first Premier hotel in the Middle East and Africa region.
Leo Spriggs of Hospitality Management Corporation recently announced that the new Hawthorn Suites Lubbock Southwest is currently under construction and scheduled to open this fall.
Molinaro Koger (MK) announced today the firm assisted InterContinental Hotels Group, PLC in the sale of the 524-room Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica. The resort was acquired for $30 million by Octagon Hotels Group Limited. Octagon signed a 10-year Holiday Inn franchise agreement for the resort with InterContinental and plans a complete renovation of the asset.
One of the largest, luxury airport hotels, meetings and events venues will open at Terminal 5 (T5), the UK’s most central transport hub, on 31 July 2008. The 5-star, 605-bedroom Sofitel London Heathrow is joined to T5 with a direct link bridge and is just 21 minutes from central London on the Heathrow Express. It also has the largest onsite, undercover parking facilities in the area.
For business travelers seeking stylish accommodations The Glenn Hotel is now the perfect "home-base" for Atlanta business trips. With the completion of the hotel's Business Travelers center, newly renovated lobby and the opening of Maxim Prime and the rooftop bar, The Glenn is able to cater to the business travelers every need. Full service, up-to-the-moment technology and sophisticated comforts make The Glenn an ideal choice for busy business guests.
Averaging the construction of a floor of steel per week, the JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE has reached another milestone with the completion of 24 floors and is already changing the shape of the skyline. The hotel, which will be a key component of the $2.5 billion Downtown Los Angeles revitalization project known as L.A. LIVE, will provide much-needed capacity for meeting groups looking to stay in the city"s Downtown area and provide direct access to the Los Angeles Convention Center.
For over two decades, Diva Limousine Ltd. has been the premier global chauffeured ground transportation company catering to a sophisticated clientele who demand the highest level of safe, secure and personalized chauffeured driven services. By combining and dedicating the unsurpassed luxury, safety performance and unfailing reliability of Diva Limousine Ltd. and adding Business Class services solely dedicated to corporate ground transportation clients, Avid International a division of Diva Limousine Ltd. will take a leadership role in the delivery of truly integrated corporate chauffeured ground transportation services.
Sure to be welcomed by out-of-towners visiting one of California’s most sought after travel destinations, R.D. Olson Construction has begun work on the Long Beach Residence Inn. The hotel is owned by Ensemble Real Estate, LLC of Long Beach, Calif.
The Chicago City Centre Hotel & Sports Club, the Magnificent Mile-area property purchased as the Holiday Inn City Centre in January 2007 by an investment group led by The Chartres Lodging Group, LLC, has begun a $21 million, hotelwide renovation that will ultimately transform it into the Doubletree® Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile this summer. The announcement was made today by Phil Tufano, executive vice president and partner of Kokua Hospitality, LLC, an independent management affiliate of Chartres Lodging that is managing nearly 1,400 rooms in central Chicago for the San Francisco lodging investment firm.
Jumeirah Group, the dynamic Dubai-based luxury international hospitality management group and member of Dubai Holding, today unveiled its Chinese brand name, “Zun Ya”, to convey the essence of the Jumeirah brand as well as a deep connection with Chinese culture. In August 2008 the Jumeirah HanTang Xintiandi will open in Shanghai - the Jumeirah Group’s first hotel in China and flagship property in the Asia Pacific region.
New York, New York | Rob Koger, President of Molinaro Koger (MK), announced today the opening of the firm’s New York City office directed by leading hospitality industry veterans Jose Alvarez and Tom Grassle. Mr. Alvarez has been named Managing Director, and Mr. Grassle, Vice President, of MK’s New York office.
Monday July 1 2007 | Cherry Hill, NJ -- Harbor Linen, the nations leading manufacturer and distributor of quality linen for the hospitality and cruise line industry releases its new T-260 Cotton/Polyester Blend and T260 100% Combed Cotton Sheet Collections.
COLOGNE, Germany | Starting January 2008 Althoff Hotels will open the St. James Hotel & Club in Mayfair. The established hotel with 61 rooms and suites is currently being completely renovated. So far the German hotel group based in Cologne includes 7 luxury hotels in Germany and France. The international expansion of the group already started with the takeover of Villa Belrose in St. Tropez and is now continued with the St. James Hotel & Club.