09/13/2012
A new report by DinarStandard, a US-based firm that tracks the Muslim lifestyle market, has found that spending by Muslim tourists, which was $126 billion last year, is forecast to reach $192 billion by 2020.
09/09/2012
Peninsula Moments is a global campaign conceived in-house which showcases the magic that The Peninsula brings to its guests using photography, video and behind-the-scenes footage, with each image and scene telling a story.
09/09/2012
The abundance of hotel rooms, however, has lowered the average daily rate for rooms to just over $100 in Toronto for August 2012.
09/06/2012
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09/04/2012
Surrounded by majestic rolling sand dunes, the rugged landscape and blistering sun set the stage for a 5-star property filled with warm, Middle Eastern hospitality and welcoming smiles.
09/04/2012
The chief executive said 2012 “has been very good” and he expected strong double digit revenue growth for the whole of the year.
09/04/2012
That is what makes the Raja Ampat archipelago such a treat to visit, irrespective of the hellish two-day journey required to reach the remote idyll from Britain, an endurance test involving four planes.
08/20/2012
The launch of Kooddoo airport on September 10 opening up the southern atolls means tourism to this part of the Maldives should get a boost this winter.
08/20/2012
The 121-villa resort from YTL, the team behind Pangkor Laut and the Spa Village Tembok Bali, is set in 40 acres of lushly forested hills, fronted by a sandy beach overlooking the South China Sea with views of Mount Kinabalu, south-east Asia’s highes
08/16/2012
From the Grand Wailea Hawaii to the La Quinta in California, Singapore's sovereign-wealth fund may go for some of the best known resorts in the U.S. The WSJ's Deborah Kan speaks to Dow Jones Singapore Bureau Chief P.R. Venkat.
08/09/2012
Best Western International, the world’s largest hotel chain, recently debuted its premier brand hotels in Australia and Russia.
08/06/2012
The hotelier’s strategy to sell hotel assets in return for management contracts is similar to U.S. peers like Marriott , and has helped return $8.9 billion, including $1.2 of ordinary dividends, since the group’s formation in 2003.
08/05/2012
The group is targeting 10 Royal Tulip openings in the region within the next three to four years, Golden Tulip MENA president Amine E. Moukarzel told Hotelier Middle East.
08/01/2012
Tourism Malaysia international marketing director for South Asia, West Africa and Africa Zulkifly Md Said, said they would be targeting countries with large populations, Asiaone reported.
08/01/2012
“Following a successful repositioning in the luxury market, Sofitel now has the necessary prestige to take charge of this establishment and its many possibilities.
07/25/2012
Smaller and less known than neighboring Munich, Augsburg nevertheless calls out to tourists who enjoy Europe for its grand buildings, history and art. It’s also situated near, an hour or so, famous sites such as the Rococo Wies Church, Neuschwanstei
07/25/2012
Seven key measures are examined within each segment to determine overall satisfaction, reservations, check-in / check-out, guest room, food and beverage, hotel services, hotel facilities and costs/fees.
07/24/2012
Hilton Worldwide has announced expansion plans in Iraqi Kurdistan, Northern Iraq, with the signing of a management agreement with the Mihtab Group to develop the first Hilton Hotels & Resorts property in the rapidly growing city of Erbil, Iraq.
07/04/2012
Carlyle’s investment aims to tap into China’s burgeoning middle class and domestic consumption.
07/03/2012
Qatar Holding, part of the emirate's sovereign wealth fund, announced it was diversifying into hospitality as part of a grand plan to make Harrods a global luxury brand.