The Solo Sokos Hotel Tammer in Tampere and Solo Sokos Hotel Aleksanteri in Helsinki will be rebranded as Radisson Blu during the first quarter in 2016.
Anantara Vacation Club appoints team for marketing alliances
Ivy Chee and Paul Lim will manage marketing alliances for Anantara Vacation Club, developing key relationships within the hospitality industry to bolster Anantara Vacation Club’s offerings and guest experience.
Le Méridien brand coming to the Republic of Georgia
Scheduled to open in 2018, the 110-room newly constructed Le Méridien Batumi will showcase modern architecture and design within the Batumi Tower, a mixed-use development project that also includes a casino and unbranded residences.
EB-5 financing for hotel development has potential for fraud: Cornell Study
A federal program that encourages foreign residents to invest in U.S. projects can create distortions in the hotel development cycle, according to a study published by the Center for Hospitality Research.
Radisson Red Hotel coming to Glasgow
The new-build hotel, located adjacent to Scotland’s largest exhibition centre, will feature 176 rooms and will welcome its first guests in 2017.
The South Beach opens in Singapore
The South Beach features 654 Philippe Starck-designed Showcase Guest Rooms and Suites, an all-day dining restaurant, three bars, two sky gardens, two infinity swimming pools and a gym.
Hostel industry generating an average of €200 per bed per year in ancillary revenue
New report examines the results of a survey of youth travel accommodation (YTA) providers about their ancillary revenue sources.
4 outdated hotel design ideas to avoid
With hotel refurbishment cycles sitting at between 5 to 7 years, it’s important that you choose your hotel’s new interior design ideas very carefully.
Starwood launches Tribute Portfolio in Europe with London’s Great Northern Hotel
Having first opened in 1854, the hotel has been refurbished and re-designed by Victorian master builder Lewis Cubitt to evoke the glamour and grace of the building’s extraordinary past.
Marriott rolls out Alipay to woo Chinese travellers
Working with China’s largest e-payments provider, Marriott will initially activate Alipay at 10 hotels in greater China, gradually expanding to other hotels in China and across Asia by mid-2016.
