Worldwide Hotels makes it big with modest lodgings
The opening of the 989-room Mercure Icon in Singapore this spring, marking the launch of the largest Mercure hotel in the world, was another bold move from hospitality group Worldwide Hotels.
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Iñaki Villaluenga, hotelier, has been established in Morocco for three decades, with various businesses, from textiles to restaurants. In recent years he has made a name for himself after acquiring the Hotel Mandy in Tetouan: a hotel-restaurant…
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It was once owned by Winston Churchill – now the Londonderry Arms in Co Antrim will become Ireland’s first ‘whiskey hotel’ in a £2m investment.
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PERCHED at an unbelievable 15,000 feet on an Italian mountain lies one of the world's most remote hotels…
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Inside the largest hotel wine cellar in the world
Not many people have wandered in the bowels of Monaco’s most famous hotel, but this year, to celebrate its 150-year history, the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo is granting guests access to its extraordinary wine collection for the first time…
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The iconic Mirage in Las Vegas is closing today after 34 years
Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip is closing Wednesday, ending 34 years in business. The resort will throw a farewell event, with doors officially closing this afternoon.
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Case study: How The Coniston Hotel boosted direct bookings by 70%
Forging a meaningful relationship with guests is something The Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa in Skipton, North Yorkshire has always excelled at. A family-run business for more than 50 years, the hotel recently partnered with Journey to…
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Francis Ford Coppola has unveiled the latest collection to his travel portfolio, the All-Movie Hotel in Georgia’s Peachtree City, outside of Atlanta.
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Will overseas buyers come for Eccles Hotel with €5m price tag?
MIGHT an overseas buyer come to the fore for one of Ireland's oldest hotels, the Victorian timepiece Eccles Hotel in West Cork holiday beauty spot Glengarriff?
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World's 'first wellness retreat in a prison': Infamous site converted into luxury hotel
Twenty-six years after the closure of the infamous Australian prison known as Pentridge, a luxury hotel is offering customers the chance to stay in the “world's first urban wellness retreat in a converted prison.”…
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Raffles London at the OWO Comes to Life
The transformation of the Grade II-listed Old War Office (OWO) in Whitehall—London’s political hub located adjacent to Buckingham Palace—into Raffles Hotels & Resorts’ first UK property was a daunting challenge…
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Renovations Transform The Spencer Hotel & Spa Into a Literary Haven
The Spencer Hotel & Spa, right in the heart of the Chautauqua Institution, embodies both tradition and sophistication. With roots dating back to 1887, Helen Edgington has been curating this historic gem since 1997. Now through this transformational…
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Longtime Disney executive Howard Roland has died
The former vice president of purchasing and construction contracts, who was instrumental in creating multiple Walt Disney World Resort hotels, was 88.
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THESE ARE THE BEST HOTEL BARS IN THE WORLD, ACCORDING TO LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISORS
Imbibing in style is an essential aspect of luxury travel, and hotel bars around the globe are destinations in their own right, offering a blend of ambiance, innovative mixology, and the opportunity for serendipitous social encounters…
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A Look into the 119-Year Legacy of the Tata Group Hotel Company
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), synonymous with hospitality excellence, boasts a legacy stretching back over 119 years…
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How Colorado's "Frozen Dead Guy" wound up in a "haunted" hotel
In its nearly 115 years, the historic Stanley Hotel, in Estes Park, Colorado, has hosted everyone from Theodore Roosevelt to the Titanic's "unsinkable" Molly Brown, and more recently, author Stephen King…
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4,000-year-old tomb discovered in Norway may contain region's 1st farmers - Archaeologists in Norway have discovered a stone-lined tomb from the late Neolithic that holds the remains of at least five people…
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She lived in a New York hotel for more than 40 years. But her life was a mystery
This story begins in room 208 of The Belvedere Hotel. Sitting in the heart of Manhattan's theater district on West 48th Street, the hotel is used to having guests come and go as they see the sights and catch a show…
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