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170 Room Radisson Blu Resort Opens in Corsica

The Rezidor Hotel Group announced the opening of Radisson Blu Resort and Spa, Corsica. The 170-room resort is located directly on Agosta Beach. All 170 rooms offer views of the Mediterranean, an LCD Television, and signature Ra...


Loews Completes Acquisition of 632Room Renaissance Hotel & Spa Hollywood California

The hotel has been rebranded the Loews Hollywood Hotel. Terms were not disclosed. Loews Hotels Resorts announced that the company has completed the acquisition of the 632-room former Renaissance Hotel Spa in Hollywood, Calif. f...



Diamond Jubilee Boosts London Hotel Weekend Performance

Hotels in London saw occupancy reach 90.5 percent on Saturday night (2 June) and benefited from the extended weekend to boost the traditionally low Sunday night with occupancy reaching 79.3 percent (+20.8 percent). London recei...


Italy’s Palazzo Sasso Changes Name to Palazzo Avino in 2013

Since opening the hotel in 1997, the Avino family has worked behind the scenes to transform the once-crumbling 12th-century ‘shell of a building’ into an architectural masterpiece now home to a world-renowned hotel....



Meliá Hotels International to Focus on Globalization

  The Chairman of Meli Hotels International, Gabriel Escarrer, made these statements today in his speech at the Annual General Shareholders Meeting 2012, during which he stressed the importance of the globalization of the...


Langham Acquires The Observatory Hotel Sydney

  Langham Hospitality Group has secured its first flag in Sydney with the acquisition of The Observatory Hotel, Sydney which is scheduled to become part of the Langham group on 8 August 2012. Located near Sydney’s hi...