Hotel Industry News

There is nothing that irritates a hotel guest more than having to pay for Internet service. And herein lies a significant strategic competitive advantage for small luxury hotels. - More

Larsson is responsible for driving the development and deployment of bar and restaurant concepts for owned and managed Carlson Hotels, and upon request, consulting with hotels licensed by Carlson Hotels' affiliates. - More

Leisure guests will become increasingly important for hotels in the post-recession years, according to a high-level think tank in London this week. - More

Adjusted EBITDA was $758,000 for the six month period ended July 31, 2010 compared to $1.4 million in the prior year period. - More

Dutch hotel group jumps the channel with a third property in Glasgow and confirms four new hotels and more than 1100 rooms in London and New York - More

Leading Spanish Hotel Chain to Operate the Former Marriott Renaissance Atlanta Hotel Downtown as its First North American Property Starting October 15, 2010 - More

Fifteen of Australia's leading independent luxury tourism properties have formed Luxury Lodges of Australia, a new association launched in 2010 to promote the uniquely Australian breed of luxury experiential lodges, domestically and internationally - More

The UK’s biggest budget hotel brand appoints FastBooking to build an international website to promote its entire 42,000 room portfolio outside the UK. FastBooking Hotel Traffic Builder and Web Traffic Builder programs will develop traffic worldwide for Premier Inn. - More

This is the company's second hotel in the city and its fifth Le Germain Boutique-hotel across the country. - More

In this newsletter, we review a decision of the Queensland Court of Appeal regarding the sale of the Hamilton Island hideaway owned by the estate of the former Beatles member, Mr George Harrison. - More