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A “Story Experience” at Angleterre Hotel

Phil Butler

In a world full of hospitality choices, amid a hotel landscape where everywhere feels like the same place, it is not easy to find a truly unique experience.

10 years ago

Paris: Hotel Félicien Boasts Interiors by Fashion Designer Olivier Lapidus

Mihaela Lica Butler

Each room of this hotel is enhanced with handmade textile paintings that create depth and a rich perspective in these small places, so characteristic of most boutique hotels in Paris.

10 years ago

Hotel Marketing Tips Suite: Managing Demand Through Segmentation

Aleksandr Shatskih

A recent ESSEC Business School Hospitality Management MBA Bootcamp spawned a series of discussions and expert analysis. The

10 years ago

Certified Indigenous by The Luxury Collection Now on Sale

Aleksandr Shatskih

Certified Indigenous retails for USD $45. The book reveals how hotel concierges around the world explore their destinations, offering local travel tips.

10 years ago

Autograph Collection Reopens Mayflower Hotel In Washington

Aleksandr Shatskih

Marriott International has just reopened the Mayflower in Washington, formerly a Renaissance Hotel, now part of the Autograph Collection Hotels, within the Marriott International family. The hotel, freshly renovated, has been in business since 1925, and it is listed in the National Register of Historic places. Marriott International has invested $20 million to renovate 583 […]

10 years ago

Hotel Indigo® launches new local artisans concept

Aleksandr Shatskih

InterContinental Hotel’s Group’s Hotel Indigo® boutique brand has just launched a unique food and beverage concept to deliver the best food and drink artisans in communities to hotels.

10 years ago

Swissotel Sofia brand’s first property in Bulgaria

Aleksandr Shatskih

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts has announced an agreement with Turkish developer Garanti Koza to manage Swissôtel Sofia. The new flagship property is being developed in Bulgaria’s capital, and is expected to open in 2018.

10 years ago

Magnuson Hotels Worldwide releases local performance tool

Phil Butler

Magnuson Hotels Worldwide has just released a global hotel performance calculator which allows owners to benchmark their individual hotel performance versus local markets. In a move the company says is a “first ever” approach to measuring true performance at the local level, Magnuson’s release of the tool on Hotel Authority seems destined only for those in dire need of revenue help. Here’s a brief look at a local performance indicator.

10 years ago

Vegan Hotels launches exclusive veggie destination site

Phil Butler

Just launched, the all new Vegan Hotels portal aims to be an exclusive provider of vegan hospitality worldwide. For those interested in exclusive vegan travel, this new hotel hub may just be what the dietitian ordered.

10 years ago

InterContinental Introduces Holiday Inn Express to Russia

Aleksandr Shatskih

Big news from leading hotels group IHG, one of the world’s leading hospitality brands has announced their launch of the Holiday Inn Express® brand across Russia.

10 years ago

IHG to open another Hotel Indigo, in Paris this time

Aleksandr Shatskih

Hotel Indigo, an InterContinental Hotels Group brand, is set to open a Paris contingent. Scheduled to debut at the last of September, Hotel Indigo Paris will debut in the city’s entertainment quarter.

11 years ago

Argo Hotel Spotlight: Westin’s Astir Palace Near Athens

Phil Butler

This weeks resort spotlight shines on Westin’s Astir Palace in Athens. Sitting in the middle of 75 acres of lush gardens along a private peninsula, this resort offers endless vacationing possibilities for the Greece traveler. But the average traveler doing their discovery, just may not give this stunning resort a chance. Here’s the pro’s and con’s of this Athens hideaway.

11 years ago

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