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Five for Five Star Stays in Budapest

2013-04-20 by Phil Butler

The Grand Experience

Budapest is one of those places everyone should see once, and when your chance arrives to visit what better way to stay than in the veritable lap of luxury. Argo Travel suggestions for either side of the Danube there in Hungary include some names you all know, and a few you may never have heard of. Famous for you, or not, your luxuriant time in this capital of culture will be none-the-less unforgettable.

Tags: best hotels, Budapest hospitality, Budapest hotels, Budapest luxury hotel, Budapest rooms, Budapest stays, Luxury Hotels

Harvest Time at Entre Cielos with the Andes Out Your Window

2013-03-22 by Phil Butler

Harvest time in Mendoza

I was just speaking via Facebook IM with Cécile Adam, one of the owners of Mendoza, Argentina luxury resort Entre Cielos, which we covered in this article last year. News today from there speaks of what Cécile says may be a record grape harvest for their wine operations, and the hotel being picked a favorite by Travel & Leisure recently.

Tags: Argentina five star, Argentina hotels, Argentina wines, boutique hotels, famous wines, Luxury Hotels, Mendoza hotels, South America, wine country

Taj Group Hits 100 India Hotels with Vivanta Gurgaon

2013-03-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Vivanta by Taj, Gurgaon

In news from India hospitality, The Taj Group has announced their 100th India hotel. The country’s largest hospitality group, Taj’s Vivanta by Taj is the 26th of that vintage so far by the company. This latest hotel, located in the Millennium City of Gurgaon, is an avante garde architectural bit destined to attract a chic crowd.

Tags: hotel openings, hotels, India hotels, Luxury Hotels, PRCo, Taj Group, Taj Hotels, World hotels

Exquisite Experiences – Scarlett Hospitality’s Value Proposition

2013-03-06 by Phil Butler

Scarlett Hospitality after signup - a nice letter - and I am on my way

Scarlett Hospitality Group has taken aim at becoming your exclusive online luxury booking source, among other wares and services. I thought we’d take a look at the service, since they were kind enough to follow our stories here and us on Twitter too. Here’s a look at a very nice online engagement. Just to let you know, I find this one really interesting.

Tags: Australian hotels, five star experience, Julius Scarlett, Kangaroo Island, Luxury Hotels, luxury travel, world luxury

A Return to Elegance: Starwood’s Hotel Bristol, Warsaw

2013-02-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Hotel Bristol

If you’re headed to Warsaw, and need a luxury stay with the crispest of pillow cases, Hotel Bristol there has brand new ones. A multi-million dollar revamp recently is sure to have included new linens. Aside this, the Warsaw city center icon also joins The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts’ group of the world’s finest hotels.

Tags: Belle Époque era, Luxury Collection, Luxury Hotels, Poland hotels, Starwood, Starwood Hotels, W Hotels, warsaw, Warsaw Five Star

Anantara Dubai Palm Jumeirah Resort & Spa Coming Soon

2013-01-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Qasr Al Sarab, Abu Dhabi

Minor Hotel Group has just announced their plans to expand their offerings in the UAE. According to the news a new hotel, the Anantara Dubai Palm Jumeirah Resort & Spa, will be a five star luxury affair to open in Dubai the coming September.

Tags: Dubai hotels, Dubai travel, hotel development, hotel groups, Luxury Hotels, UAE hotels

Ratan Tata: Will India’s Greatest CEO Go Out Winners?

2012-10-20 by Phil Butler

Orient-Express Hotels worldwide

Not so many people in the world of business in India know of a man named Ratan Tata, but for entrepreneurial spirit, they certainly should. News today about his Tata Group and his Indian Hotels Co. Ltd., reveal one reason Tata has been so successful. News of an Orient-Express acquisition bid signal a bell ringing play by the famous businessman.

Tags: hotel investing, hotel mergers, India hotels, investing, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Luxury Hotels, Ratan Tata, World hotels

Four Seasons Hotel Baku – Open for Pampering

2012-09-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Along the Boulevard in Baku

For visitors to Azerbaijan and Baku this Fall and Winter experiencing one of the world’s most fascinating capitals just got more luxurious. The Eurovision Song Contest may be over, but the richness of Baku has a new home away from home, the new Four Seasons.

Tags: Azerbaijan travel, Baku hotels, Baku tourism, Caspian hotels, Caspian Sea, hotel openings, Luxury Hotels

End of Summer Eastern European Spots to Hit

2012-08-23 by Phil Butler

Forza Mare

Luxuriant, unique, and just downright fascinating, aren’t these ideas you would love to enjoy for end Summer 2012? Argo Travel News sought out three gems for your beach getaway to end all beach getaways. It’ll be Fall again in a bit, time to jet off to “the other Europe” East of the all too familiar. Turkey to the Austrian border lands and back to Montenegro, here are some five star spots you HAVE to visit.

Tags: Country hotels, East Europe, Forza Mare, Germany travel, Hofgut, Luxury Hotels, Montenegro hotels, Montenegro travel, Turkey beaches, Turkey resorts, Turkey Travel, Turkish hotels

Andermatt Swiss Alps: A Wonderland Coming Soon

2012-08-13 by Phil Butler

Andermatt Swiss Alps

Searching exclusive destinations for an end of Summer rush we ran across Andermatt Swiss Alps, situated in a village so often associated with skiing and alpine Winter sports. This legendary destination at the foot of the Gotthard Massif in Switzerland, will soon welcome a year round holiday, property, and sports Mecca of both proportion and uniqueness, we thought you would like to discover.

Tags: hotels five star, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Resorts, mountain resorts, Orascom Hotels, resorts, Samih Sawiris, ski resorts, swiss alps, Swiss hospitality, Switzerland travel

Tuscany Suggestion: Hotel Castello di Casole

2012-07-03 by Phil Butler

Panorama in the middle of Tuscany

For those of you headed to Tuscany this Summer, the 41-suite boutique Hotel Castello di Casole is one option that should not be overlooked. Located on a most picturesque 4,200-acre estate, the hotel offers not only a wellness center and superb regional cuisine, but incomparable vineyards and a wondrous game reserve too. Timbers Resort’s announced the grand […]

Tags: David Burden, Fodor's, grand opening, Italy, Luxury Hotels, Piero Pii, Tuscany, Tuscany hotels, Tuscany travel

Top Luxury Hotels in Italy’s Sorrento

2012-03-18 by Guest Author

Almati, near Sorrento.

Planning on jetting off to Italy for a break? Lucky you! The country’s renowned for its cuisine, great weather and rich culture – and a great place to soak up all three is Sorrento, which is on the south coast. This is also a particularly good spot if you’re organising a luxury holiday.

Tags: Grand Ambasciatori, Imperial Hotel Tramontano, Italian hotels, Italy hotels, Italy tourism, Italy travel, Luxury Hotels, Sorrento, Sorrento hotels

Gstaad Palace: Green, Luxuriant & Progressive Too

2012-03-01 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The view from Gstaad Palace, incomperable

One of the world’s exclusive eco-friendly hotels, the Gstaad Palace, has elected to use Global Hotel Exchange, a revolutionary new online booking platform that makes an ideal bed-fellow for one of Switzerland’s most inventive and luxurious places to stay. As this fabulous Swiss resort proclaims in their video at post’s end, “Gstaad Palace is far more than just a hotel.” Where forward thinking joins old world tradition, excellence resides.

Tags: five star, five-star hotels, G+, g+ pages, GHX, Global Hotel Exchange, Google Plus, Gstaad, Gstaad Palace, Luxury Hotels, Palace Spa, Swiss hospitality, Swiss hotels, Switzerland hotels, Switzerland travel, World hotels

Accor Hotels Rises and Falls with Europe for 2012

2012-01-19 by Phil Butler

Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom

Accor Hotels, the largest hotel player in Europe, has announced guarded optimism for business going forward into 2012. According to their assessment, demand for rooms in Europe looks stable, while concerns over debt burdened South Europe put a damper on expectations.

Tags: Choice Hotels International, East Europe hotels, Europe economy, Europe hotels, France hotels, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels, InterContinental, Luxury Hotels, Marriott, Motel 6, Pullman Paris Rive Gauche, Roomkey, Sofitel, Southern Europe hotels, Starwood, US hotels, Wyndham Hotel Group

Luxury Hotels in Eastern Europe

2012-01-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Aria Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic

Steeped in history and tradition and offering sights and sounds found no where else in the world, Eastern Europe is home to exotic cities and a beautiful landscape boasting famous rivers, towering mountains and incomparable beaches. Add to these draws a lower budget demand than travel to many other parts of the world and the lure of rugged Slovakia, quaint Romania and other Eastern European destinations can become almost overwhelming!

Tags: 5 star accommodation, 5 star hotels, 5-star, Bratislava, Bratislava hotels, Bucharest hotels, Bucharest travel, Budapest, Budapest hotels, Czech hotels, Europe hotels, European hotels, five star, Luxury Hotels, Prague travel, Slovakia, Slovakia travel, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg hotels

Meritus Hotels & Resorts: A Cut Above, Still

2012-01-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Meritus Touch

Meritus Hotels & Resorts has announced a campaign to celebrate, among other things, four decades of Meritus signature hospitality in Asia. These luxurious hotels are encapsulated in a new commercial campaign of extraordinary beauty and clarity.

Tags: . YouTube, Asia travel, hotel commercials, hotel marketing, Luxury Hotels, marketing, Meritus, Meritus Hotels & Resorts, Michael Sengol, Singapore hotels, Singapore tourism, Singapore travel, TV commercials

Amazing Luxury Hotels in the Middle East

2011-12-06 by Guest Author

Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi

Our guest author, Chris, takes a look at three of the Arabian Peninsula’s most fabulous locations.

Tags: adventure tours, adventure travel, arabia, Luxury Hotels, Middle East, travel

Starwood Hotels & Resorts: The Luxury You’d Expect

2011-10-19 by Phil Butler

Luxury Collection Destination Guides

Starwood Hotels’ Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts has released a limited edition US destination guide published by Assouline. Part of a set of bound books, the luxuriously crafted books show off the Luxury Collection’s most exquisite properties around the world.

Tags: American Airlines, city guides, Expedia, Facebook, Google Travel, Hotel guides, Luxury Collection, Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, Luxury Hotels, Orbitz, Sheraton, Social, Starwood, tourism, tourists, travel guides

Jebel Ali International Hotels Launches Resort Makeover

2011-07-22 by Phil Butler

The company's Oasis Beach Tower

In hotel news from the Middle East, Dubai based Ali International Hotels has launched a major development pan of all its Dubai properties. The company plans to refurbish several properties to the tune of roughly $40 million US, according to the news.

Tags: Dubai hotels, Dubai investment, Dubai travel, hotel chains, hotel news, hotels, hotels dubai, investment news, Luxury Hotels, Middle East hotels, World hotels

Style T&E Hotels’ 2011-2012 Hotel Lineup

2011-07-06 by Phil Butler

Style website video aspect

In hotel news, Style Trendy & Elegant Hotels’ recent launch of their luxury hotel lineup for 2011-1012, reveals a menu of 80 select accommodations in 12 countries. The Hotusa Hotels brand represents hotels around the world offer impressive locations, extraordinary architecture, and meticulous guest services.

Tags: choice hotels, Hotel Listings, hotel news, Hotusa Hotels, Independent hotels, Luxury Hotels, OTA, Spain hotels, Style T&E Hotels, Travel Daily News

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