The phased introduction this summer in the U.S. will include brands in popular locations, such as The Ritz-Carlton, EDITION, Renaissance Hotels, and Marriott Hotels.
Young hoteliers learn the ropes of running a five-star hotel at Sheraton Macao
Junior Hotelier program gives kids the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge about running a hotel as they receive guidance from the hotel’s culinary, front desk, and housekeeping teams.
Continuous Branding new e-book distributed via eHotelier
Branding book written to inspire owners and managers to grow their hospitality brands and to help as many as possible to develop their skills and their careers.
Marriott joins coalition in support of same-sex marriage
Company part of filing brief to U.S. Supreme Court that sets out the business case for marriage equality and expresses support for uniform nationwide recognition of same-sex marriages.
St. Regis premiers ‘A Postcard from Istanbul’ original short film by John Malkovich
Written and directed by Malkovich and starring Julian Sands and Belçim Bilgin, the film unveils the treasures, charm and allure of Istanbul, home to the newest St. Regis hotel.
IHG to develop 10 hotels in Germany by 2019
The 10 hotels – to be branded Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express – will add approximately 1,700 rooms when signed to Germany’s current development pipeline of close to 4,000 rooms.
Marriott’s Moxy sets aggresstive growth goals in Europe
With a goal of 150 Moxy hotels and 25,000 rooms by 2020, the company expects to sign at least 4,200 rooms in 2015 alone.
Mandarin Oriental confirms credit card breach
An isolated number of hotels in the US and Europe have been affected, but none in Asia.
IHG report examines scale of China outbound opportunity
London, New York, Los Angeles, Sydney and Tokyo expected to benefit most from significant growth and shifting patterns in Chinese outbound travel globally.
New wave of Asian capital checks in to Australian hotel market
There is unprecedented foreign interest in the Australian hotel market at present, with Singapore groups leading the investment charge.
