Posts Tagged ‘hotel’

The Ritz-Carlton Okinawa Opens

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company L.L.C. has opened its first luxury resort in Japan on the tropical island of Okinawa. The Okinawan concept of hospitality or “gusuku,” which translates as “castle” or “guest house,” ha...


Accor Completes Purchase of Mirvac Group’s Hotel Interests in Australia and New Zealand

As a result of the acquisition, Accor will add a total of 43 hotels across Australia and New Zealand. Accor has been working with the Mirvac Group to ensure a systematic integration of the hotels into the Accor network. In the ...



Accor Slips in the World Ranking Following the Sale of Motel 6

Fifth largest hotel group in the world with 531,714 rooms as of 1 January 2012 for over 4,400 hotels in the world, Accor is going to lose almost 1,102 hotels and 107,000 rooms once the sale of Motel 6 and Studio 6 is finalized ...


New Hilton Lima Miraflores To Open in Peru by Year End

Hilton Worldwide Signs Management Agreement for City Center Hotel and Company CEO Visits Lima, Peru to Officially Announce the Deal Hilton Worldwide has announced that it has signed a management agreement with J.G.J. Proyectist...



DoubleTree by Hilton Now Open in Downtown St. Paul, Minnesota

DoubleTree by Hilton announces the opening of a upscale, full service hotel in the heart of downtown St. Paul’s thriving retail and business district, just miles from Minneapolis – St. Paul International Airport, blocks ...


US Hotel Occupancy Up 1.4% to 61.8% April 2012

ADR increases increases 5% to US$105.71 The U.S. hotel industry in April reported increases in all three key performance metrics, according to data from STR. Overall, the U.S. hotel industry’s occupancy rose 1.4 percent to 61...