Hotel News

Marriott signs Nine New Properties in Saudi Arabia

Marriott is to manage nine new properties in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia starting in 2010 under a recently concluded agreement with Fawaz Abdul Aziz Al-Hokair & Associates Hotel Company LLC.
The new hotels will be located in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Jubail and will represent the following Marriott International brands: The Ritz-Carlton Hotels, The Ritz-Carlton […]


Hospitality Management Holdings aiming to Develop 100 Hotels in 4 years

A new hospitality company, HMH – Hospitality Management Holdings, has been launched in Dubai. HMH consists of 6 independent firms out of which 4 are hotel management companies.
H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Faisal Al Qassimi, Vice-Chairman, Coral International Hotels, Resorts & Spas said, “We have had remarkable growth ever since the launch of Coral International Hotels, […]


Marriott opens Executive Apartments in Atyrau, Kazakhstan

Marriott has opened the 143-unit Marriott Executive Apartments (MEA) Atyrau in Kazakhstan. Located in central Atyrau, the capital of Kazakhstan’s oil industry, the new Marriott Executive Apartments is nearly already sold out for its first year in operation. It is under a management agreement with CP Residential Atyrau LLC, an affiliate of Capital Partners.
The 21-storey […]


Domina Hotel Group to Open Three New Hotels in North and Eastern Europe

The Domina Hotel Group is expanding its presence in North and Eastern Europe with the opening of 3 new hotels and launch of its Domina Prestige brand. Domina Prestige St Petersburg, Domina Hotel & Conference Blijdorp in Rotterdam and Domina Hotel Budapest are all due to open between Summer 2008 and Spring 2009. The 3 […]


Karma Opens New Luxury Resort in Bali

Karma Resorts has opened the Karma Kandara, Bali, Indonesia. Set on a dramatic cliff overlooking a private beach club at the tip of Bali’s elevated southern peninsula, the Karma Kandara is not far from one of the island’s most sacred Hindu temples, Uluwatu. It is just 24km from the international airport.
The resort comprises 46 pool […]


Free Nights at Cocoa Island in the Maldives

A ‘Summer Special’ package at the idyllic Cocoa Island in The Maldives offers guests complimentary stays of two free nights per week for one week or two week stays. Guests can either stay 7 nights for the price of 5 or 14 nights for the price of 10.
The low-season deal at this unique COMO Resort […]


Amadeus signs 60 Hotel Brands to Worldwide Commission Manager

Amadeus has signed up 60 hotel brands around the world to its Worldwide Commission Manager (WCM) and launched the solution in France following a successful international pilot. Over 20,000 hotel properties in Amadeus have subscribed to this initiative and the solution is today available to all 4,400 travel agencies in France.
“Our travel agencies are telling […]