Destination News - Hotel & Resort, Spa.Jul 9, 2007 Big Five Tours & Expeditions, based in Stuart, FL, on Thursday announced its late-summer and fall schedule of one-hour, agent-centric online presentations that focus on a specific destination or region where the tour company operates. Jul 6, 2007 Grace's Distinctive Properties Names New Regional Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → Grace's Distinctive Properties, which represents numerous Caribbean and European resorts, recently announced the appointment of Karen Bassett as its northeast sales manager. Jun 25, 2007 Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellar To jump start a multi-million-dollar enhancement program, Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino has announced an 80-day promotional package, in honor of Marriott's 80th anniversary Jul 5, 2007 Caribbean Hotel Association Caribbean Hotel Association Gets New President-Elect The members of the Caribbean Hotel Association voted Dominican hotelier, entrepreneur and attorney Enrique De Marchena Kaluche as president-elect of the organization. Jun 25, 2007 Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Agents who book a night at the Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg, Germany this August will receive a second night free Jul 6, 2007 Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Garden Inn is the name of a chain of hotels operated by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Hilton Garden Inns are considered to be upscale, mid-priced hotels that are designed for both business and leisure travelers. The hotel brand is similar to that of the Courtyard by Marriott brand. Hilton Garden Inn announced that it will be opening two new locations in Matera and Bari, Italy. Both hotels are scheduled to open in late 2007. Jun 27, 2007 Hilton Hotels
After an almost three-year $90 million facelift of the Hilton Waikoloa Village, the resort has completed most of its initiatives. Jul 5, 2007 Hilton Hotels Shares of Hilton Hotels soared 26 percent Thursday, two days after the company agreed to be bought by The Blackstone Group Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) is a prominent private equity and investment management firm founded in 1985 by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman. The company is based in New York City, in River House on Park Avenue at Fifty-first Street, with offices in Atlanta, for $20.1 billion in cash. Jul 5, 2007 Hilton Hotels Shares of Hilton Hotels closed at $45.45, up 26 percent, on Thursday, the first day of trading since the announcement of Blackstone Group's $26 billion takeover bid Noun 1. takeover bid - an offer to buy shares in order to take over the company two-tier bid - a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to pay more for the shares needed to gain control than for the remaining shares . Jul 5, 2007 Hilton Hotels Shares of Hilton Hotels rose 6.44% to close at $36.05 Tuesday -- ahead of the announcement of the company's sale to the Blackstone Group for approximately $20 billion in cash. Jul 5, 2007 Hilton Hotels Hilton Hotels, G&D Developers and Grupo Farallon today announced the signing of the Conrad Buenos Aires Buenos Aires (bwā`nəs ī`rēz, âr`ēz, Span. bwā`nōs ī`rās), city and federal district (1991 pop. , the luxury brand's first management agreement in South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Located in Puerto Madero Puerto Madero is a neighborhood, or barrio, of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, which occupies a significant portion of the Río de la Plata riverbank. History In the 1930s, port facilities were relocated to Puerto Nuevo , this will be the Hilton Family's second property in the expanding district and its fourth development in Argentina, and will include both a hotel and residences. Construction is planned to begin at the end of 2008 and completion is scheduled for late 2010. Jun 28, 2007 Hilton Hotels Hilton Grand Vacations Company Hilton Grand Vacations Company, a subsidiary of Hilton Hotels, based in Orlando, Florida is a leading operator of timeshare resorts with about 30 properties in Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, and New York. , LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control has launched its newest timeshare project in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , West 57th West 57th can refer to:
New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Jun 28, 2007 Hilton Hotels, Blackstone Hilton bought by Blackstone. One of the world's largest hotel groups, Hilton is to be acquired by real estate and corporate private equity funds company, The Blackstone Group, for around $26bn ([pounds sterling]13bn). Hilton Hotels Corporation's board of directors has approved the transaction, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2007, subject to approval from Hilton's shareholders and other customary closing conditions. Under the agreement, Blackstone will acquire all outstanding common stock from Hilton for $47.50 per share, a price that represents a premium of 40% over the closing price on Monday July 2. Commenting on the acquisition, Hilton cochairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Stephen Bollenbach Stephen F. Bollenbach has been the Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation since February 1996. Bollenbach graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles. External link
Hilton Hotels, Blackstone Blackstone. One of the world's largest hotel groups, Hilton is to be acquired by real estate and corporate private equity funds company, The Blackstone Group currently owns more than 100,000 hotel rooms throughout the U.S. and Europe. Jul 5, 2007 Home Inns & Hotels Management Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 4.412% stake in its majority owned subsidiary, Home Inns & Hotels Management (Beijing) Ltd. ("Home Inns Beijing"), and another definitive agreement to acquire Beijing City Sunshine Hotel Management Inc ("Beijing City Sunshine"), a hotel management company with three leased-and-operated hotels in Beijing. Jun 25, 2007 HRG HRG Health Research Group HRG Hogg Robinson Group HRG Herausgeber (German: Editor) HRG Hurghada, Egypt (Airport Code) HRG Horn Rimmed Glasses (TV Show character, Heroes) Buys Belgian TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center HRG Buys Belgian TMC, Releases Annual Results HRG today announced the acquisition of Antwerp, Belgium-based Weinberg Travel for $1.95 million, as well as preliminary annual results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007, and shifts in strategy going forward. Jun 28, 2007 InterContinental Hotel Group InterContinental Hotel Group is introducing a unique way to conduct business meetings through its Crowne Plaza This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. brand, which involves communicating through the virtual world of Second Life. Established in 2003, Second Life is a web-based virtual world with its own currency, the Linden dollar and almost 8,000,000 'residents'. The currency is transferable to US dollars and members can make very real sums of money through real estate and selling their services, as they would in the real world. Jul 6, 2007 InterContinental Hotel Group InterContinental Hotel Group has signed a multi-brand management contract for three hotels in Changzhou, a key Eastern China city near Shanghai. The three new build properties are to be developed by leading Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. retail investment and real estate development company, Top Spring Group and form part of an integrated city center commercial complex with 580,000sq m of retail, office, exhibition and entertainment space. First to open with 208 rooms is the Holiday Inn Express City Centre Changzhou next year, followed by a Crowne Plaza and another Holiday Inn Express in 2011, with 288 and 308 rooms respectively. Jul 3, 2007 InterContinental Hotel Group InterContinental Hotel Group currently operates some 66 hotels throughout China and has more than 70 under development, making it the largest hotel group in the country. The company also launched a franchising agreement program for its Holiday Inn Express brand in April of this year to further its presence in China, with more than 20 management contracts added to its portfolio so far. Jul 3, 2007 Marriott International Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) is a worldwide operator and franchisor of a range of value and luxury hotels and related lodging facilities. Marriott currently has 2,300 accommodation properties in North America alone. Marriott International has partnered with 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. creator, Ian Schrager Ian Schrager is a hotelier and real-estate developer. Schrager began his career as a nightclub owner. In 1977 he partnered with Steve Rubell, his fraternity brother from Syracuse University, in launching the New York City discothèque Studio 54. , to invent a new brand concept that aims to revolutionize the hotel industry. The new lifestyle boutique hotel brand, which is yet to be named, aims to "take the hotel industry to a new level," according to Marriott, by combining luxury with personalized service and original design. As many as 100 hotels are planned for the new brand, in key gateway cities throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia. The properties will be a combination of new build, conversion and renovation projects, each with an average size of 150-200 rooms. Jun 27, 2007 Morgans Hotel Group The Morgans Hotel Group NASDAQ: MHGC (MHG) is a hospitality company that operates, owns, acquires and redevelops boutique hotels in the United States and Europe. Morgans Hotel Group announced a new joint venture with Cape Advisors Inc., a New York-based developer, to develop a Mondrian hotel in SoHo, Manhattan. Mondrian SoHo will be operated by MHG MHG Mannheim, BW, Germany - Mannheim Airport (IATA airport code) MHG MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) Headquarters Group MHG Morgans Hotel Group MHG Middle High German MHG Metal Head Gasket under a long-term management contract and is expected to open during the second half of 2009. The hotel is the sixth announced Mondrian, including Los Angeles, Scottsdale, and properties under development in Las Vegas, Miami and Chicago. Jun 28, 2007 Orient Express Orient Express which operates hotels and restaurants, on Thursday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 2.5 cents per Class A share. Jul 5, 2007 Pan Pacific Hotels Pan Pacific Hotels & Resorts' portfolio of 11 hotels now belongs to UOL UOL Universo Online (Brazilian internet provider) UoL University of London UOL Ultima on Line (multiplayer role-playing game) UOL Unit of Learning UOL Upper Operating Limit UOL Underwater Object Locator Group Limited, one of Singapore's largest hotel and property companies. Jul 6, 2007 Playboy Macao Studio City This article or section contains information about expected future buildings or structures. Some or all of this information may be speculative, and the content may change as building construction begins. and Playboy Enterprises announced plans to open a Playboy-inspired multi-faceted entertainment destination in Macao. Jul 2, 2007 Setai Group The Setai Group has been announced as the official hotel operator for the launch of The Setai San Diego, formerly known as The Diegan. Jul 6, 2007 Shangri-La Hotels Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . has signed a management agreement with Beijing-based Super Shine Co. Ltd. to operate a new Traders Hotel on Xiao Yun Road, in Upper East Beijing. Jul 3, 2007 Sheraton Kauai Resort Sheraton Kauai Resort Announces New Sales Manager Sheraton Kauai Resort has announced Tiffany Gilhuly as senior sales manager. Jun 26, 2007 Starwood Hotels Barry Sternlicht, the former head of Starwood Hotels & Resorts and current chairman and CEO of the unrelated real estate investment firm, Starwood Capital Group, has announced the creation of yet another luxury hotel brand, this one to be called Baccarat baccarat (bä`kərä', băk`–, Fr. bäkärä`), French card game formerly widely played in European casinos but now supplanted in popularity by chemin de fer. Hotels & Resorts, which will complement Starwood Capital's other two brands, Crillon and 1 Hotels & Resorts. Jul 5, 2007 Starwood Hotels Real estate company Starwood Capital Group LLC, headed by former Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. Chief Executive Barry Sternlicht, said Tuesday it's launching Baccarat Hotels and Resorts, a luxury hotel brand. Jul 3, 2007 Starwood Hotels Global hotel group, Starwood, which has nine brands to its name, has reached a landmark with its latest lifestyle offering, aloft, as the company signed its 50th development project. After launching the new brand in 2005 as a midrange extension of the luxury W Hotel concept, Starwood began accepting development applications in January 2006 for hotels across the globe, with the first openings set for 2008. While the vast majority of projects are in the US, the company has also signed deals for hotels in Sydney, Brussels, Beijing, Montreal and Toronto. The latest deal, signed with an affiliate of LaPour, is for a property in Las Vegas and takes the total of US projects to 46. Jun 27, 2007 Starwood Hotels Starwood Hotels & Resorts is negotiating to purchase or jointly operate the Turtle Bay Resort The Turtle Bay Resort is a luxury resort located in Kahuku, Hawaii. The hotel is the only major hotel on the North Shore of Oahu, and is a 50 minute drive from Honolulu. The hotel is situated on 880 acres of land at Turtle Bay, and features 375 rooms, 26 suites, and 42 Beach , the lone resort on Oahu's North Shore, officials said. Jun 27, 2007 Starwood Hotels Starwood's Le Meridien Charts Worldwide Growth Two years after Starwood bought Le Meridien, the European brand is readying itself for a stretch of property development and implementation of a series of transforming measures that should up its worldwide presence. Jun 27, 2007 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Starwood Hotels & Resorts and its much-anticipated new lifestyle brand, aloft(sm) hotels, are proud to announce that aloft has reached a major milestone - its 50th development project. Jun 25, 2007 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and its much-anticipated new lifestyle brand, aloft(SM) hotels, brings the new twist in travel to Asia Pacific as it grows its footprint in the strongest growth region worldwide. aloft has so far announced hotels in Beijing, the capital city of China; in Sydney, Australia's economic powerhouse; and today, announced its first hotel in Southeast Asia - aloft Bangkok - Sukhumvit 11. 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