W Hotels Worldwide reveals major upgrades to each of the city’s three W hotels (W Atlanta – Midtown, W Atlanta – Buckhead and W Atlanta – Downtown).
Marriott doubles luxury footprint across eight brands
The Marriott International Luxury Brands group now includes the St. Regis, The Luxury Collection and W Hotels brands, in addition to the company’s hospitality hallmarks The Ritz-Carlton, Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Bulgari Hotels & Resorts, EDITION and JW Marriott.
W Las Vegas now open
W transformed a 289-room tower of SLS Las Vegas, providing guests an elevated hotel-within-a-hotel experience, located on the emerging North End of the Vegas Strip.
W Algarve set to open in Portugal in 2018
The oceanfront resort will mark the third W Escape in the Europe, a newly created portfolio of W Hotels located in ski, sand and entertainment destinations around the world.
Harvey J. Thompson takes over as new General Manager of W Taipei
Thompson’s career milestones include working in various reputable hotel chains in Fiji, France, Hong Kong and Malaysia, with his Starwood career beginning in 1988.
W Dubai – Al Habtoor City now open
The opening marks the W brand’s second outpost in the Middle East, following the debut of W Doha in 2009.
W Dubai – Al Habtoor City opens as brand’s first in the Emirate
Set within the Al Habtoor City project, the Emirate’s first fully-integrated urban resort, W Dubai – Al Habtoor City rises 33 stories above Sheikh Zayed Road, overlooking the newly built Dubai Water Canal.
Rashila Lobo appointed India’s first ever W Insider in Goa
A Swiss native brought up in Goa, Rashila has worked for brands like Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi as well as Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
TJ Joulak appointed General Manager for India’s first W Hotel in Goa
TJ has opened 4 Starwood hotels over the past 15 years, Sheraton Hotel & Towers Tunis, W Doha in Qatar, W Istanbul in Turkey, and W Bali in Indonesia, and most recently he has been running the W Taipei since 2014.
W Hotels kicks off travelling music festival
W Hotels Music Festival will travel annually to W Hotels around the World after launching next month at W Scottsdale with stages throughout the hotel.











