The new, 162-guest room hotel will be located within a mixed-use development, adjacent to the historic Via Olmo. The Hilton Lake Como is expected to welcome guests in 2017.

The hotel has 568 guest rooms and suites in a range of categories and sizes and the hotel’s 12-storey atrium lobby creates an impressive central area for the trendy lifestyle hub.

The first eco-resort property of its type in the region, BASK Resort Gili Meno will feature 81 individual villas totalling 98 rooms in studio, loft, two-bedroom and three-bedroom suite layouts.

The brand will transform the current North 16 GOA Resort owned by Convention Hotels India (CHI) into the 135-room Hard Rock Hotel Goa.

The Langham, Sydney closed its doors in July, 2014 to undertake a $30 million grand transformation.

Burgett joins Vantage from Best Western, where he was a Regional Director of Development. Previously, he served in development roles at Choice Hotels International, Red Roof, Motel 6, Microtel and Guest House International.

The new children’s menu will be nutritious, fun and tasty and include regionally relevant dishes that cater to a variety of tastes across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Mr. Kinsell joins Loews Hotels after 19 years in senior positions with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and more than 35 years in the hospitality business.

Maalouf’s most recently has been Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company and he was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of HMSHost Corporation