In the course of the first quarter, 3 hotels with 330 rooms were opened, bringing the total portfolio to 337 hotels with almost 76,000 rooms in operation and 97 hotels with 20,500 rooms under development in 75 countries across EMEA.
Park Inn by Radisson joins forces with Spotted by the Locals
It is the first time that Park Inn by Radisson has signed a brand partnership with an online third party and will see the online city guide founders stay at 11 Park Inn hotels across Europe.
Best Western has 13 new hotels in Middle East pipeline
BWI recently made changes to its operational and development support strategy which will now be centered in the Best Western International offices in Istanbul, Turkey where the company already supports 18 Best Western branded hotels.
Hilton’s Clean Air Program targets meeting and events in Asia Pacific
The Clean Air Program will provide a calculation of the carbon emissions of their event at no cost to the customers, and then Hilton will purchase the equivalent carbon credits to finance environmentally-friendly projects across Asia Pacific.
IHG launches sharable rewards through new “Share Forever” promotion
Summer promotion with Coca-Cola offers IHG Rewards Club Members the opportunity to earn and share special rewards with friends and family.
Booking.com on its parity commitments in Europe
Under the new commitments, Booking.com will abandon its price, availability and booking conditions parity provisions with respect to other online travel agencies.
The World’s Best New Hotels: Conde Nast Traveler’s 2015 Hot List
A select 60 properties made the 2015 Hot List, and they represent a sweet spot with combinations of “old-school extravagance and service with just the right measure of modernity”.
Marriott recognized as top employer in nine Asia Pacific markets
Company receives nineteen workplace excellence awards, within four months across the Asia-Pacific region in first four months of 2015.
Red Roof Inn enters Canadian market
The first four hotels, which will be new builds, not conversions, will be up and running in Newfoundland, Labrador and Nova Scotia by 2016.
Accor marks advances in sustainable development
From water conservation, to recycling and planting trees, Accor is claiming progress in its environmental performance through its Charter 21 program.
