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Ahmadinejad is reason for hotel party cancelation
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:33 in Hotels | Viewed 297 views times | No Comments
The Helmsley Hotel in New York recently canceled a banquet scheduled this week after hotel personnel found Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s name on the guest list. The hotel later said that the man who called the Holocaust a lie was not welcome. Ahmadinejad was due in New York next week to attend the U.N. General
Marriott shrinks luxury timeshare segment
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:30 in Hotels | Viewed 215 views times | No Comments
Hotel giant Marriott International Inc said that its luxury timeshare segment will undergo price reductions and cancel development plans due to lack of demand. The cuts are predicted to result in an estimated $760 million charge. The operator of the Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotel chains reported plans to sell off some of its fractional ownership
Hilton signs deal for sixth Russian hotel
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:03 in Hotels | Viewed 152 views times | No Comments
Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement to open a Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Samara, Russia – Hilton’s sixth property in the country. The 195-bedroom hotel, which will be owned by Otel, will boast a business centre, a pantry, a restaurant and a bar. Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president for development at Hilton Hotels,
VOA Orlando to Design 5-Star Hotel in the Middle East
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:02 in Hotels | Viewed 151 views times | No Comments
The Orlando office of VOA Associates has signed on as design architect and interior designer for the British Colonial Hotel in Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The $150 million 5-Star property—scheduled to open in 2011—is one of 11 resorts within the new Mina Al Arab Resort, an integrated lifestyle development spread along eight miles of
Winnipeg hotel death ruled a homicide
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:01 in Hotels | Viewed 143 views times | No Comments
The death of a man found in a downtown Winnipeg hotel this week has been ruled a homicide by police. Police were called to the St. Regis Hotel, at 285 Smith St., just after 11:30 a.m. Monday when a man’s body was found in a fourth-floor suite. The victim has been identified as Edward John
Workers authorize strike against 31 S.F. hotels
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 17:23 in Hotels | Viewed 132 views times | No Comments
An escalating dispute between thousands of hospitality workers and their hotel employers in San Francisco is threatening to deal a multimillion-dollar blow to the $8.5 billion tourism industry, possibly within the next few weeks. More than 2,000 members of Unite Here Local 2 are voting today at the downtown Civic Auditorium on whether to authorize
Space hotel says it’s on schedule to open in 2012
A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame for the multi-billion dollar project. The Barcelona-based architects of The Galactic Suite Space Resort say it will cost 3 million euro ($4.4 million)
