The U.S. launch of the Latin lifestyle brand is the first international expansion for Mexico’s largest hotel operator.
onefinestay celebrates five years by announcing $40m growth financing & key senior hires
From opening with six homes, onefinestay’s portfolio across London, New York, Paris and Los Angeles is now six times bigger than the combined inventory of The Ritz, The Plaza, Hotel George V and Hotel Bel-Air,
$2 million birthday package caters to elite teens at Mexico’s Grand Velas Resorts
Supersized birthday blowout bash includes private jet round trip transportation, custom designer dress, spa takeover, diamond rental, skydiving and special musical entertainment by a renowned DJ and performing artist.
Booking.com to amend parity provisions throughout Europe
Under the new provisions, Booking.com will abandon its price, availability and booking conditions parity provisions with respect to other online travel agencies and its standard terms will be the same for all of its European partners.
The hotel development boom in Africa: a closer look at the pipeline mix
The findings of this year’s Hotel Chain Development Pipeline Survey show that Hilton is leading the race to develop new hotels in Africa, with Carlson Rezidor and Marriott hot on its heels.
Marriott and Universal Music launch global marketing partnership
The partnership will premiere live performances for hotel guests at select properties across Marriott International’s portfolio of brands around the globe.
Club Sandwich Index 2.0 uncovers hotel dining costs worldwide
This year, the report by Hotels.com covers three hotel dining items in addition to the Club Sandwich barometer, to make the Index a more comprehensive indicator of the costs associated with dining at hotels worldwide.
Marriott launches website to help meeting planners get creative
Similar to Pinterest, Marriott’s Meetings Imagined is a site where users can gather inspirational images to spark creativity and set out the objective of their meeting.
Millennials least likely to be travel rewards program members
This despite being the age group most likely to believe such programs are useful.
Meliá partners with UNICEO to enhance visibility in MICE segment
Meliá will now begin to actively cooperate in UNICEO projects which aim to promote the exchange of professional experiences and know-how among members and will also become a global sponsor and provide support for the activities of the non-profit association based in Geneva.
