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Marina Bay Sands Hosts Branson’s “Carbon War Room”

2013-05-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Sir Richard Branson enjoying the view atop Sands SkyPark

One of the world’s most magnificent hotels, Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands played host to Sir Richard Branson for a meetup of his Carbon War Room.
200 meters above ground at the Sands SkyPark. The media was invited to a press conference with Branson and other executives this week.

Tags: Carbon friendly, Carbon War Room, climate change, Environment, famous hotels, hotels, Richard Branson, Singapore, Singapore hotels, Sir Richard Branson

Accor Hotels’ First MGallery in Downtown Doha

2012-04-03 by Phil Butler

Accor Facebook images

Accor Group, the world’s leading hotel operator with some 4400 plus hotels in 90 countries, has just announced a deal with Qatar’s Msheireb Hospitality for operating the Msheireb Downtown Doha project., an Accor Hotels MGallery hotel in the city’s prime business district. This luxury boutique offering expands upon traditional Qatari hospitality with a truly original thematic scheduled to open in 2015.

Tags: Accor, Accor Group, Accor Hotels, Al Mohannadi, Asia hotels, China hotels, Denis Hennequin, Doha tourism, hotel industry, Ibis, Latin America hotels, Mercure, MGallery, Msheireb Downtown Doha, Novotel, Pullman, Qatar, Singapore hotels, World 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

Need a Five-Star Hotel? Head to Thailand for the Cheapest Rates

2011-03-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Five-star hotels in Thailand are available for under $100

The average cost of a one night’s stay in a Thai hotel dropped by almost 3% last year, making the country one of the best in the world as far as low-cost accommodation rates go.

Tags: cheap hotels, five-star hotels, Hotel Price Index, hotels, Hotels.com, Singapore, Singapore hotels, Thai hotel, Thailand, Thailand hotels, Thailand tourism, Thailand travel

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