The hotel, currently the Hyatt Regency Hotel & Casino Manila, will be the second hotel for the brand in the capital, joining New World Makati Hotel.

To mark its 15th anniversary, Burj Al Arab has unveiled its ‘Best of the Burj’ signature dream experience.

Hotels selected signature ambient fragrances they feel evoke a strong sense of place – a menu of custom scents were developed for geographic regions and specialty seasonal offerings.

By Todd Isenstadt and Hans Detlefsen: Research shows the extent to which management skill can significantly affect profit results and hence the value of an owner’s hotel investment.

Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour part of $2.5 billion transformation of Darling Harbour, which includes revitalisation of Sydney’s convention, exhibition and entertainment precinct.

By Rochelle Castillejos: Always remember ‘garbage in garbage out’. You would not want to create your hotel’s strategy based on data sourced from your PMS that was questionable.

The deal sees the conversion of the existing 141-room Imperial Samui Beach Resort to a Sheraton, anticipated to take place by December 2014.

Prior to joining Hotel Contessa, Adam Montalvo was the director of food and beverage for the Hotel Valencia Riverwalk, a boutique hotel also located on San Antonio’s legendary Riverwalk.

Pariente will draw on his extensive experiences in opening and managing luxury casinos and resorts in the U.S., Latin America and Europe.

Varner joins Value Place from Choice Hotels International, where he was most recently responsible for brand strategy and management for the Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands.