Building work started on Pyongyang"s 105-storey Ryugyong hotel in 1987 but developers say it will open soon … "probably"
As Chinese consumers gain experience traveling abroad, now, more than ever before, they are looking into specialized leisure travel niches, and those who do the best to plant their foot in the market early will see the biggest rewards.
With winter on the way, Switzerland’s Gstaad Palace is taking the unique approach of encouraging guests to head out into the cold.
The recently renovated Riu Don Miguel in Gran Canaria is, beginning November 1st, the first Adults Only hotel for RIU in Spain.
Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Nopparat Aumpa as General Manager of Banyan Tree Bangkok.
Mr. Frankson Lee has been appointed General Manager of InterContinental Beijing Financial Street. With this appointment effective from 15th October, Mr. Lee will be in charge of hotel Sales and Marketing and all hotel operations.
Holistic wellness is one of the hottest topics in hotels today, so it’s hardly surprising that IHG is looking to capitalize on that trend with its new Even Hotels brand.
Management changes have become a popular vehicle for hotel owners trying to unlock value from underperforming assets during the past few years.
Here Breaking Travel News sits down with Sarah Friedrich, sales manager leisure, A-ROSA Finest Hideaway Resorts, to see what the victories mean for the brand.
Three appointments by international hotel chains were announced, earlier this week, for two new general managers and a director of sales.
Family film "Hotel Transylvania" brought new life to movie box offices with a chart-topping $43 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales during the weekend, a record for a September opening.
A group of North Korean women work at an upmarket 72-storey hotel in the swanky Huaxi Village in China"s eastern Jiangsu Province. They either play instruments or sing and dance.
Asia is the most dynamic market for luxury products and services and is the next target for palace hotels under the brand of Dorchester Collection, company chief executive Christopher Cowdray told AFP in an interview about strategy.
Demand is cooling in China for international hotel companies. But that hasn"t kept them from putting new hotels and resorts on the drawing boards.
For a long time China has struggled to build its own reputable hotel groups, with most natives choosing well-established international brands instead.But now a China-owned hospitality group is hoping to transform this trend by opening a new luxury hotel in the city of Shanghai.
The Middle Kingdom still is a hot spot for hotel the investment market: This country does not think in small numbers when it comes to the expansion of available room capacity from Shanghai to Beijing.
The apparent growth of the hotel sector in China and at the same time reported shortage of qualified hotel managers in China has led to a wave of Head Hunting Agencies aggressively looking into the China market.
Here are nine of the latter in China where a snapshot from the windows could be the best souvenir for your trip.
A chef with three Michelin stars like Yannick Alleno will go to almost any length to gain even a small improvement in a recipe.
Affluent Chinese travelers do not think highly of domestic Chinese hotel brands, reported Asian market research firm CAP Strategic earlier this year. But all this is set to change soon as more homegrown luxury hotel brands up the ante in China’s domestic hospitality business.
The average daily room rate in Beijing, Hong Kong and Macao continued to grow in the first half despite the lackluster global economy, said a report on Tuesday from international real estate service provider Knight Frank.
The boss of French clothing firm Zadig & Voltaire has apologised for saying that Chinese tourists would not be welcome at an exclusive new hotel planned by the company in Paris.
Meat grinders grinding people. Bathroom mirrors that bleed. And body parts -- everywhere.
While hotel room prices in Asia grew by 4 per cent overall in the first half of this year, compared to the same period last year, several popular Asian cities saw significant price falls in luxury hotel room rates, according to leading online accommodation booking website hotels.com.