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Marriott International plans to add 18 hotels in China, Hong Kong and Macau through 2012 with nine new ones to open in the mainland China starting as early as next year.

The new hotels will open between 2009 and 2012 in Nanjing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Huizhou, Suzhou and Beijing. It also said hotels under construction include properties in Shenzhen, Beijing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Macau and Hong Kong.

Ed Fuller, president and managing director of international lodging, added that deals to open hotels in addition to these have already been signed.

The 18 hotels will increase Marriott’s presence in China, Hong Kong and Macau to 59 hotels and extended-stay apartment buildings and 22,489 rooms.

He said it is possible Marriott will have as many as 100 hotels in the area in the next five or six years.

Henry Lee, area vice president for China said the company’s five hotels in Beijing are 90%-booked for August. Three additional hotels set to open before the Olympics are 40% booked.

The company’s brands include the Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance and Courtyard hotels. The illustrations both come from the Marriott in Guangzhou.
Source: CNN Money

author Gareth Powell, source www.chinaeconomicreview.com

Despite its distinctly old-fashioned appearance, this is, perhaps, Munich’s most sophisticated hotel. Small and discreet, the Mandarin Oriental is still widely referred to by its old name, the Rafael, though this 19th century building was only converted to a hotel in 1990.

This is probably due to the fact that many of the guests have been devotees since the hotel since it first opened, and often come several times a year (Zubin Mehta stays here every time he conducts the Opera series). Evidently, they all like the fruit on check-in, the newspaper in the morning, and the extremely familiar, extremely friendly faces of the concierge and the barman. An added bonus - everything in the mini bar is on the house. And the food, by the way, is absolutely sensational. Should you find yourself burnt out - as many visitors to Germany do - on bratwurst and strudel escape downstairs to one of the city’s best centers of modern cuisine, the Mark restaurant.

Your physical surroundings aren’t so shabby either. The air is redolent with the many flowers strewn throughout. The Mandarin Oriental prides itself on its collection of prints and etchings, which includes several from its former namesake, the Italian painter Raphael himself. Real antiques decorate rooms that are architecturally quirky in a way unique to buildings over a century old. Like Prince Charles, you might want to sleep in room 608, which features a sitting room in a turret, and will make you feel like Rapunzel. Opinion is divided on the best aspect about the hotel, though. Some say it’s the location - walking distance from anything you would possibly want to see in Munich, the Opera, the Marienplatz, shopping, and the Maximilianstrasse. Some say it’s the nice pianist at the piano bar. But others say, hands down, that it’s the terrace on the roof with its garden and heated pool from which you can see the Alps.

author Daily Tablet Hotel, source www.tablethotels.com

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced a $9 million contract with Accor North America (NA) and its Motel 6 brand, one of North America’s leading hotel companies and a subsidiary of Accor Worldwide. Under the three-year agreement, AT&T will provide Managed Internet Service (MIS) and firewall and router implementation services. The new services enable hotel guests to have Wi-Fi connectivity at a low price.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hotelsmag.com

Following the success of Staybridge Suites in North America, this week sees the opening of ground-breaking properties in Liverpool and Cairo.
As the fastest growing hotel segment in the US, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) - which owns the brand - are leading the way in the introduction of the extended stay concept to Europe and across the Middle East, aimed at guests who usually stay for more than five nights.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hoteldesigns.co.uk

The announcement comes as the construction of the Meydan Racecourse gathers real pace ahead of its official opening for the Dubai World Cup meeting in March 2010.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hoteldesigns.co.uk

Ontarinns Inc. of Toronto has broken ground on a 74-room Microtel Inn & Suites hotel at 811 Athlone Avenue in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. The hotel – scheduled to open in early 2009 – is located at the intersection of Highways 401 and 403 in a rapidly growing area of Ontario. Nearby are Woodstock Raceway & Slots, Fanshawe College, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Canada.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hoteldesigns.co.uk

Becoming famed for bespoke work throughout the UK, Lano Flooring Solutions is turning up the heat with the introduction of its latest collection, Eclipse. Designed to provide creative freedom in a high quality twist pile carpet, Eclipse delivers specifiers and designers the opportunity to create stunning interiors from the ground up in either broadloom or modular formats.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hoteldesigns.co.uk

The Ritz-Carlton plans to open a 24 storey, 273-room luxury hotel in the southern China city of Shenzhen in the Futian Central Business District. This should be in early autumn and this will be The Ritz-Carlton’s sixth hotel in China.

Confession of interest. The writer has stayed at many hotels and thinks the Ritz-Carlton chain is consistently the best or one of the best in any city. The difference lies in the staff who are empowered to do almost anything to make sure the guest feels as if they were staying with well-heeled friends.

This new hotel will be in a mixed-use complex which will include the hotel, office space, and high-end retail space and will be within walking distance of the metro. The majority of the guest rooms will include a free-standing bathtub offering a view of the city.

All guest rooms have wireless internet access and, a new twist, alarm clocks with iPod docking stations.

The usual restaurants and lounges plus a fifth floor of the hotel with a landscaped roof garden including an outdoor swimming pool with sun deck, a terrace, and a roof top bar and grill.

Meeting space will range from a 700 square meters’ (7,535 square feet) Grand Ballroom, which will be divisible by three and nine smaller meeting rooms and an Executive Boardroom. So this is definitely a MICE hotel.

author Gareth Powell, source www.chinaeconomicreview.com

Esperanza is located at the tip of the Baja Peninsula, four miles outside of Cabo San Lucas, where the Pacific meets the Sea of Cortez. The setting is spectacular and the resort itself is luxurious and exclusive, the sort of place where you just might spot a vacationing Hollywood star.

It’s no surprise, then, that privacy and seclusion are among Esperanza’s biggest draws. There are no standard rooms here — just fifty casitas and six luxury suites, all with private terraces and ocean views. The décor is nothing to write to Wallpaper about, just a comfortable, contemporary Baja look, with plenty of stucco and exposed beams, and a smattering of works by local artists. No need to complain to your agent either — the linens are the obligatory Frette, presumably in compliance with some Screen Actors Guild regulation.

The restaurant offers an improbably beautiful view, as it is carved into the bluffs of Punta Ballena (Whale Point) overlooking the truly pacific (as opposed to Pacific) Sea of Cortez. Breakfast is served on a seaside terrace, TAPAS serves the inevitable array of small plates, and, not to be outdone, the Palapa Bar offers drinks with an ocean view, and a prodigious selection of tequilas.

Whale-watching, perhaps unsurprisingly in a place called Whale Point, is an option, as are all manner of other seafaring activities, from sailing to surfing. Land-lovers may prefer a day of spa treatments or yoga classes, a spin through the open-air art gallery, or a visit to either the historic town of San Jose del Cabo or the less historic nightlife of Cabo San Lucas. It would be difficult to find bad food around here, whether in a proper restaurant or at a streetside vendor, and bars and nightclubs span the spectrum from local favorites to the Hard Rock Cafe. Then again it may be difficult to force yourself to leave the resort grounds, so comfortable and scenic are the surroundings.

author Daily Tablet Hotel, source www.tablethotels.com

Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center has started to implement a comprehensive sustainability program designed to minimize the hotel’s overall carbon footprint and decrease its environmental impact.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hotelsmag.com

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts continues to expand globally, announcing that it will soon manage Fairmont The Wave, Muscat, a luxury resort development located in Oman.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hotelsmag.com

Exhibitors at the Beijing International Tourism Expo were promoting their products and competing for tourists, betting on a continuously booming tourism market after the 2008 Olympic Games.

The three-day opened to coincide with the 50-day countdown for the 2008 Games. It has attracted more than 700 tourism industry players from home and abroad, the most popular since the annual expo started in 2004.

Some industry experts have repeated that the 2008 Games would be a great opportunity for China’s tourism industry. Every player in the sector wants to share a piece of the Olympic cake and no one could afford to skip it.

However, others worried about an industry slump after the Games, as had happened to some previous Olympics hosts.

Yu Hong, an official with China Youth Travel Service, said, ‘A short-term industry lull right after the Games is expected, as tourists tried to avoid the travel peak from the Games. We are optimistic about the country’s tourism industry in the post-Olympic era.’

He expected the downturn to end after September when people started to spend their saved holidays.

The country is expected to become the world’s largest tourism destination by 2015. Its tourism earnings hit RMB1.09 trillion (RMB155.7 billion) in 2007, up 22.6% year on year.
Source: China View

author Gareth Powell, source www.chinaeconomicreview.com

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced a $9 million contract with Accor North America (NA) and its Motel 6 brand, one of North America’s leading hotel companies and a subsidiary of Accor Worldwide. Under the three-year agreement, AT&T will provide Managed Internet Service (MIS) and firewall and router implementation services. The new services enable hotel guests to have Wi-Fi connectivity at a low price.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hotelsmag.com

Starwood Hotels & Resorts announces it now offers meeting planners around the world a one-stop resource: www.starwoodmeetings.com to better serve their needs.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hotelsmag.com

The Waldorf=Astoria Collection, one of the luxury brands of Hilton Hotels Corporation, and Monit Investments are pleased to announce the signing of a development agreement for The Waldorf=Astoria Hotel & Residences Montreal.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hotelsmag.com

Saraya Aqaba Real Estate Development and Nikki Beach EMEA Hotels & Resorts will operate a hotel and serviced lifestyle residential units in the Saraya Aqaba destination in Jordan.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hotelsmag.com

Conversion property will be fourth Crowne Plaza in Orlando market

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has announced plans for a 227-room Crowne Plaza in downtown Orlando, Fla. The hotel is a conversion from the Lexington Orlando CityPlace and is expected to open within a month.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hoteldesigns.co.uk

A stunning, three tier rod suspended pendant from SKL has been used to enhance The Mews at Bovey Castle Hotel. Set within 368 square miles of the Dartmoor National Park, Devon in South West England, Bovey Castle provides guests with a private and tranquil haven. The Mews houses Bovey Castle’s meeting and conference facilities, from stylish contemporary boardrooms to the most outstanding integrated presentation facilities for over 130 delegates.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hoteldesigns.co.uk

Staybridge Suites is bringing its upscale extended-stay hotel product to the Milwaukee suburb of Franklin, Wis. This will be the brand’s second property in the Milwaukee area, and the first IHG property in Franklin. We currently have three Staybridge Suites properties open in Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, Madison, and Middleton, and two others in the pipeline, a Milwaukee property that is scheduled to open in Q4 2008, and a property in Oconomowoc that is scheduled to open in Q3 2009.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hoteldesigns.co.uk

aloha! Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc and its much-anticipated new lifestyle brand, aloft( SM) hotels, today announced the opening of the nation’s first aloft hotel, the 136-room aloft Ontario-Rancho Cucamonga. Anchoring the $60 million HavenPark development and located off a legendary stretch of American highway, Interstate 10, aloft Ontario-Rancho Cucamonga offers a fresh, fun and affordable way to enjoy Southern California.

author Gareth Powell, source www.hoteldesigns.co.uk