Archive for August, 2007

Investor Confidence high in Australia & Asia Pacific

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

All indicators point to an increasing level of investor confidence in the hotel sector.  Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels’ recently released Hotel Investor Sentiment Survey (”HISS”) highlights investors’ ongoing enthusiasm for the hotel sector in both Australia and throughout Asia Pacific. (more…)

First Ice Lounge in Dubai

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

Outside it was a sticky 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit), but Ali Hamdan was shivering under two parkas as he had a drink, surrounded by tables and chairs made of ice. (more…)

Meikles Africa Hotels expansion Plans

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

With a focus on achieving significant expansion and development by 2010, Southern Africa’s Meikles Africa Hotels hospitality group has unveiled plans for an investment programme involving the refashioning of its current stable of three hotels in the region and the development of a unique, new wildlife-based luxury operation. (more…)

Top Hotel Projects in China

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

4,000-room hotel will open in Macao in December 2008 - Hotel development boom caused by the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (more…)

Mandarin Oriental Expansion Plans

Monday, August 20th, 2007

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, the global hotel operator expanding aggressively on the mainland, said first-half underlying earnings surged 150 per cent as one of its Hong Kong hotels resumed operation after refurbishment.

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