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Accor’s two Sofitel hotels in Hanoi this week have showcased their combined culinary talents as one of the official caterers to the APEC Summit. (more…)

Langham Hotels International (LHI) has its sights firmly set on aggressive expansion, identifying Asia as the key geographic region for significant growth. In preparation for such expansion, LHI has appointed Ms. Cheryl Yue to take up the strategic position of Director of Global Sales - Asia. (more…)

Sofitel Riverside Chiang Mai captures the magic of city’s ‘Lanna’ heritage and Accor is to open a new boutique Sofitel in the popular northern Thailand tourist centre of Chiang Mai next month. (more…)

Jumeirah Group, the dynamic Dubai-based luxury, international hospitality group and member of Dubai Holding, has been appointed by TGR Group – Asia to manage the five-star private island resort currently under development in Ao Po Bay, Phuket, - Thailand.  (more…)

W Hotels, the world’s fastest growing style hotel brand, today announced plans to open its first hotel in Thailand. W Retreat & Residences-Koh Samui will be the brand’s third retreat in the world, following W Maldives which opened in September 2006 and W Vieques, scheduled to open in late 2007. (more…)

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group achieved high marks in the 26th annual “World’s Best Hotels” rankings in the November issue of Institutional Investor magazine, capturing the #1 and #2 spots, with a total of nine properties ranked in Top 100 list. (more…)

Bed tax proposal gets angry response from industry.The hotel industry across the ditch has reacted angrily to proposals to introduce a bed tax to help pay for a major new rugby stadium in Auckland. (more…)

Hotel operator to sell 10pc of US$300m Hong Kong flotation to the US giant
Jinjiang International Hotels Development, China’s largest hotel operator, plans to sell about 10 per cent of its US$300 million Hong Kong initial public offering to the parent of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the third-largest hotel operator in the United States, market sources said. (more…)

Best Western International, Inc.announced its accelerated growth plan for China under the leadership of William Dong, president and CEO of Best Western China Company Ltd. (more…)

The annual Australian Hotels Association awards WA was held recently at the Perth Exibition and Convention Centre.1200 guests attended the dinner with Perth’s top Hoteliers,  Industry people and sponcers in the hospitality Industry. (more…)