Posts Tagged ‘Hotel’

Shanghai’s Zendai Art Hotel joins Preferred Hotels & Resorts

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

(TDN): Zendai Art Hotel, a luxury 5-star hotel opening next year in Shanghai, has recently joined Preferred Hotels & Resorts. Zendai Art Hotel is one of only four hotels in China admitted to this prestigious collection of 222 luxury independent hotels and resorts.

Developed by the Zendai Group, the owner, Mr. Dai Zhi Kang, has placed significant emphasis on making this hotel a living, thriving display of Chinese art. The building (more…)

1,300 Chinese VIPs come to see that Britain is the business

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

(TDN):  Britain is the prize for 1,300 employees from Perfect China, a major manufacturer headquartered in Guangdong province. Every year they send their successful direct sales representatives on an international trip as a reward for their achievements and have chosen Britain for 2009. It is further evidence that Britain remains a world-class destination – not just for holidays, but also for business travel – despite recent figures showing a 12% (more…)

Hotelzon UK wins Statesman Travel contract

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

(TDN): Hotelzon UK, the global corporate hotel online booking company has won a two year contract with Statesman Travel, one of the UK’s top 20 travel management companies.

Following a detailed evaluation process, Statesman selected Hotelzon’s online booking system as its preferred solution. The new programme has not only enhanced the agency’s service platform for existing clients but has allowed it to win a significant (more…)

Starwood Hotels & Resorts wins the World Travel Award for Africa’s leading hotel brand

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

(TDN): Starwood Hotels & Resorts has received the World Travel Award for ‘Africa’s Leading Hotel Brand’ at a prestigious ceremony that took place in Durban, South Africa. The most important night for Africa’s travel and tourism industry, the World Travel Awards celebrate the achievements of some of the region’s finest travel brands with more than 500 African organizations nominated.

“It is an honor for us to receive such a prestigious prize and it is a great reward for our hotels (more…)

Central Sky Lounge Apartment Hotel is flying high in Melbourne

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

(TDN): The newest addition to Victoria’s accommodation market, central Sky Lounge Apartment Hotel is open for business and is welcoming visitors to its sky-high apartment-style hotel rooms located in the heart of Melbourne.

Sleek in its design and boasting stunning views of the city from almost every room, the stylish Apartment & Hotel complex is a spectacular new fixture on the Melbourne (more…)

A 6.9 percent increase in the number Canadian hotel rooms

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

(TDN): At the end of the second quarter of the calendar year, the Canadian hotel development pipeline includes 223 projects comprising 26,172 rooms, according to the June 2009 STR/TWR/Dodge Construction Pipeline Report released this week. This represents a 6.9-percent increase in the number of rooms in the pipeline compared to May 2009 and a 6.0-percent increase in the number of rooms in the pipeline (more…)

St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort continues business as usual

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

(TDN):  Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced that The St. Regis Monarch Beach resort will continue to operate business as usual following a consensual transfer by its owner to Citi, the lender, which now owns the 400-room hotel.

Citi affirmed that the St. Regis brand will continue to manage the hotel and said, “The acquisition will have no impact on the hotel, golf club or beach club, which will continue (more…)