By Pam Carroll: While the likelihood of someone checking into your property carrying the Ebola virus remains low, all of us who host members of the travelling public have a responsibility to be prepared for guest illnesses.
Marriott’s next-gen meeting spaces
Features include wireless-enabled LED screens and projectors and a system that allows multiple laptops and tablets to connect to screens wirelessly.
Carlson Rezidor and Al Hokair sign development agreement for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Currently, the group operates 7 hotels in the Kingdom with additional 15 properties expected to open within the next 30 months.
What a mature tablet world means for hotels
By Larry Mogelonsky: As the middle child between desktops/laptops and smartphones, what are the best uses for tablets have in the hotel space?
Novotel Phuket Karon Beach Resort and Spa now open
The 224 guest rooms includes 16 Plunge Pool Suites, 20 Suites, 56 Deluxe rooms, 30 Family Deluxe rooms, 9 Superior Plunge Pool rooms, 45 Superior rooms and 48 Standard rooms.
Steigenberger Mannheimer Hof rebranded to Leonardo Royal Hotel Mannheim
Leonardo Hotels thereby increases the number of hotels of their upscale »Royal« brand in Germany to seven.
Gansevoort Playa Imbert to open on Dominican Republic’s north coast
Gansevoort Playa Imbert will feature 48 suites comprised of one and two-bedroom lofts; three-bedroom apartments with private plunge pools and a collection of four-bedroom penthouses.
Babylon Warwick Hotel, Baghdad has opened its doors
Its extensive facilities include indoor and outdoor Olympic swimming pools, a spa with a Turkish bath, a fitness center, tennis courts, 3 conference rooms with a meeting capacity up to 750 guests, 6 restaurants and a cigar bar.
One World Hotel Petaling Jaya celebrates Deepavali with lobby kolam
Deepavali Greetings! This 20-ft diameter kolam used 11 colours of rice powder weighing hundreds of kilograms. It took hotel staff more than 11 hours to complete.
Gordon James Gorman new GM at Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi
His four decade career has included operational and GM positions in Glasgow, Nairobi, Mombasa, Abuja, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok, Hua-Hin, Seoul, Bahrain, Dubai, and Riyadh.
