Archive for March, 2008
Starwood to Revitalize Brand Sheraton Hotels Brand
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Starwood’s largest and most global brand, has launched a comprehensive new design of its lobbies and guests rooms that significantly enhance its portfolio of hotels and resorts. Sheraton and its owners are undertaking an aggressive multi-year strategy to improve the quality and consistency of the brand portfolio that includes $1.3 billion […]
Leading Teams Prepare to Battle in the 2008 Hong Kong Rugby Sevens
IRB Sevens World Series standings leaders New Zealand, second placed South Africa and defending Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens champions Samoa, plus many of the other top teams in the world are all now in Hong Kong, preparing their teams for the kick off which takes place later today.
The question many are aksing is […]
Nation’s First Gangster Museum To Open in Hot Springs, Arkansas
A new museum scheduled to open this month in Hot Springs will reveal a slice of history that up until now has mostly been stuff of legend. The Gangster Museum of America will focus on the 1920s-40s era of the town, when gangsters such as Al Capone and Lucky Luciano vacationed there.
According to Robert Raines, […]
The Canadian Spa Industry Conference & Expo in Vancouver in April 2008 Is Different From Other Spa Shows
It is the major gathering of the industry in Canada, and is modeled after the ISPA (International Spa Association) event. Many of the same speakers will be at the Canadian Spa Industry Conference and tradeshow. April 6 - 8, 2008.
www.leadingspasofcanada.com/conference/
1. The majority of trade shows provide no opportunity for networking and socializing between peers; […]
Tickets on Sale Now for Formula Drift Singapore
Binter & Co. will be releasing grandstand seats in the coming weeks for the inaugural Formula Drift Singapore competition to be held on 27 April 2008.
Held at the new Changi Exhibition Centre - same venue as the Singapore Air Show Grounds - Formula Drift Singapore is the circuit’s very first championship to take place outside […]
San Antonio hotel group opens new Marriott property in California
K Partners Hospitality Group LP has opened a new SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Ridgecrest, Calif.
Mark Crisci, executive vice president of investments and development for K Partners, made the announcement.
The new SpringHill Suites by Marriott is a 93-room hotel located in the heart of the Mojave Desert. It is located within a few blocks of […]
Shangri-La to open New Hotel in Taiwan
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, has signed a contract with the Far Eastern Group to manage the Shangri-La Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Tainan, scheduled to open third quarter 2008. The partnership marks the second hotel in Taiwan owned by the prominent Far Eastern Group and managed by Shangri-La, following Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei which […]
