Shanghai budget hotels stay full of hope
In Shanghai?s futuristic Lujiazui financial district, directly across the street from each other stand the two highest hotels in the world ? and both are Hyatts.

Hotels and restaurants in Pokhara close shop
After the country?s industrial sector, the labor dispute is now starting to direly affect the tourism sector of the contry with most hotels and restaurants in the major tourist destination of Pokhara closing down their shutters owing to it.

Smith Travel: Demand, Supply Grew For Extended-Stay Hotels
JANUARY 08, 2009 -- While extended-stay hotels have taken a hit during the economic downturn, they continued to see demand growth in the closing months of 2008 even as the rest of the lodging industry saw demand declines, according to a research article published this week by Smith Travel Research.

Omni Hotels Hires New Vice President of Loyalty Services
Omni Hotels announced that Jeff Smith has rejoined the company in the newly created position, vice president of loyalty services. Smith will collaborate and spearhead initiatives across virtually all disciplines within the organization to ensure the vision of a heightened level of personalized service is flawlessly executed, creating memorable experiences for Omni's guests. Smith is initially ...

Carlson Hotels Worldwide Appoints Aurora Toth As Vice President Of Marketing For Country Inns & Suites By Carlson
Carlson Hotels Worldwide today announced that Aurora Toth has been appointed to the position of vice president of Marketing for the Country Inns & Suites By Carlson Operating Company. Toth will be responsible for managing all agency relationships, advertising, promotions, interactive marketing and all marketing through loyalty programs for Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, the growing mid-tier ...

Hotels see fewer Farm Show reservations
Usually, visitors to the Pennsylvania State Farm Show book enough rooms at area hotels that they boost business at an otherwise quiet time of year. This year, there's still room at the inn, hotel officials said.

Two more hotels being built on Elk Vale Road
Exit 61 is becoming a mecca for hotels. Two hotels are under construction on both sides of Elk Vale Road -- a 92-room Comfort Suites and an 80-room Sleep Inn and Suites. Both hotel brands are part of the Choice Hotel group of hotels but are owned by different entities.

New social media platform for hotels launched
Lodging Interactive has rolled out its travel 2.0 marketing services for hotels. The HuBBub social media platform is a turn-key marketing service which leverages travel 2.0 technologies to extend a hotel's online branding, marketing and communication strategies.

"Tax Relief for Americans": Joie de Vivre Hotels To Pay Occupancy Taxes On Stays Through Tax Day 2009
San Francisco | In the spirit of Americans coming together under a new president, Joie de Vivre - California's largest boutique hotel collection - is extending its "Tax Relief" offer to all Americans. When U.S. residents stay at any of its 30 hotels, Joie de Vivre will pay their occupancy taxes through April 15, 2009.

UNITE HERE strikes deal with Niagara Hotels
UNITE HERE and the Canadian Niagara Hotels have struck a deal helping move both organizations forward to a more stable and positive working relationship, said Alex Dagg, Canadian co-director of UNITE HERE.

Nursing Homes are star hotels with costly medical facilities?
Birthday/marriage parties should be simple, sober? Mahesh Kapasi: With lots of money, many people (including black money especially rich people) have now birthday / marriages take place in five star hotels farm houses, just to use their black money and show their high status!

Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn among 'world's best' hotels
Travel + Leisure magazine has released its annual ?World?s Best Hotels? list and the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, along with 22 other Fairmont hotels and resorts worldwide, was recognized among the 500 best across the globe.

Choice Hotels International Opens 48 New Hotels in December
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) continues to grow with the announcement of 48 newly-opened franchised properties during the month of December. The openings include hotels in 21 states and 5 countries, adding more than 3,800 rooms to the company?s existing 465,000-plus rooms. Select properties that opened in December include:

Millville seeks hotels to handle tourism increase
Thousands of visitors are coming to Millville for its downtown fairs and race weekends, but when it comes to spending the night, most head elsewhere because rhe city has only 250 hotel rooms, according to a report in the Press...

Reykjavik Hotels
Mark Sundeen talks about driving around Iceland's Ring Road under the midnight sun.

Dublin hotels set to reduce staff costs
A number of high-profile hotels in Dublin are currently in talks about reducing staffing costs over the coming months.

Hilton Hotels Corporation Announces Addition of Casa Marina Resort and Beach Club and The Reach Resort to Waldorf ...
HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF CASA MARINA RESORT & BEACH CLUB AND THE REACH RESORT TO WALDORF ASTORIA COLLECTION BRAND Iconic Florida Keys Properties to join the Waldorf Astoria Coll

Watermain break on Fallsview Boulevard may affect some hotels
A watermain break on Fallsview Boulevard, directly across the street from the Marriott Hotel, could affect a number of hotels in that area, [...]

Hilton Hotels Corporation Announces Addition of Casa Marina Resort & Beach Club and the Reach Resort to Waldorf ...
Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) announces that the Casa Marina Resort & Beach Club and The Reach Resort, both in Florida?s Key West, are to join the Waldorf Astoria Collection today, continuing the luxury brand?s rapid growth into key leisure destinations.

UK Hotels: To discount or not to discount? | caterersearch.com
Reception at the Malmaison Belfast hotel. The group's chief executive, Robert Cook, told delegates at the Hotelier of the Year conference that rates at its hotels were flexible according to demand The issue of whether or not to discount is becoming increasingly contentious as properties and groups struggle to compete in an ever more strained market. Veteran hotelier George Goring summed up the ...