Destination News - Car Rental, Destination, Hotel, Rail.Mar 19, 2007 Rocco Forte Hotels The Rocco Forte Collection is an exclusive collection of 5* luxury hotels owned by Sir Rocco Forte, son of the late hotel magnate Charles Forte, Baron Forte. Rocco Forte Hotels is building a collection of 5* Deluxe properties in Europe. Rocco Forte Hotels Sells the St David's
Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. and Prague, as well as a golf resort in Sicily, will open within the next year. Sir Rocco Forte Sir Rocco Forte (born 18 January 1945) is a British hotelier born in Bournemouth. He went to Downside School in England as a child and went on to read modern languages at Oxford University. He is the son of Lord Forte from whom he took over as CEO of the Forte Group in 1992. has said that the original intention was to sell the business in Cardiff but to retain a management contract. However, the sale process attracted a premium bid from a company wishing to manage the hotel as part of its UK portfolio and it makes good sense for them to accept that bid and have extra resources available for their expansion program on mainland Europe. Mar 16, 2007 Starwood Starwood Announces Third W in China Starwood Hotels & Resorts says it is bringing its W brand to Guangzhou's Zhujiang New Town in 2010. The W Guangzhou will comprise 320 guest rooms and 167 luxury residences. The property will be part of an upscale mixed-use complex that will include luxury retail. The hotel itself will have three restaurants, a business center, a Bliss Spa, a health club, a heated indoor pool and 16,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel will also have such brand standards as the W bed and Whatever/Whenever concierge service. Zhujiang New Town is projected to become an entertainment and recreation center. Mar 16, 2007 Stein Hotels branches into US Boutique hotel Boutique hotel is a term originating in North America to describe intimate, usually luxurious or quirky hotel environments. Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from larger chain/branded hotels and motels by providing personalized level accommodation and services / facilities. chain is so far ahead of development schedule, that it is expanding into new markets. Mar 15, 2007 Oahu Portfolio Outrigger outrigger, canoe-type vessel with a wood or bamboo float attached to the side of the craft and extending out over the water. The term outrigger also refers to the float itself. Ohana Adds to Oahu Portfolio Outrigger Enterprises Group on March 15 placed the flag of its Ohana brand on the Honolulu Airport Hotel. Mar 15, 2007 Raffles Hotels Raffles Hotel (Chinese: 莱佛士酒店) is a colonial-style hotel in Singapore, dating from 1887, and named after Singapore's & Resorts Raffles Growing by Two Raffles Hotels & Resorts is adding two properties to its network-one in Tianjin, China and the other in St. Lucia in the West Indies West Indies, archipelago, between North and South America, curving c.2,500 mi (4,020 km) from Florida to the coast of Venezuela and separating the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic Ocean. . Mar 15, 2007 Sheraton Sheraton gains two in Japan Under a franchise agreement with Kintetsu Hotel Systems, the Starwood brand adds two properties in Japan's largest cities. Mar 15, 2007 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new, free service that aims to keep travelers informed flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. Mar 12, 2007 |
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