| //02-07-2009 Fairfield Inn & Suites Buffalo-Airport has opened for business, directly across Genesee Street from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
The five-story, 140-room property hosted its first guests on Wednesday. It is part of Buffalo Lodging Associates, which has hotels in nine states and Ontario.
The new Fairfield Inn was built on the site of the former Park Plaza hotel, which was demolished in 2007. |
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| //02-07-2009 We all remember the media attention about the H1N1 flu strain earlier in the spring. Of course, much of the early attention was on Mexico, which had the first reported cases. The safety and health of our guests and associates is our number one priority at all times and we take great care to follow the appropriate hygiene and cleaning procedures. We were pleased that similar precautions allowed authorities to bring the situation rapidly under control in Mexico and elsewhere around the world. |
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| //25-06-2009 Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotel group, has signed an agreement with China Huaming International Investment Corporation (CHMIIC) to manage a hotel in Moscow, marking the group’s first property in Russia.
Set to open in 2012, the 400-room hotel will occupy the top floors of a 42-storey main building in the Park Huaming Business Centre in Moscow – a new major multi purpose development. Next to the Russian Botanic Garden, Northeast District, on Vilgelma Pika Street, the property is located only 10 kilometres from Red Square and 25 kilometres from the international airport. |
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| //24-06-2009 Utell Hotels & Resorts has seen a substantial rise in the number of independent hotels and small independent group hotels seeking out and subscribing to its hotel representation services since the start of 2009. Through to the end of May, more than 150 hotels have chosen to sign up for full service membership. This enables hotels to capitalize on Utell’s unrivaled expertise in global marketing, sales and distribution services with valuable benefits that include Utell’s strength of partnerships and programs in the agency, TMC (travel management companies) and corporate markets. Utell’s representation and distribution also makes hotels available on the GDS’s under Utell’s UI code, through Utell’s global call center network and the dedicated agent site Utellagent.com. |
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| //23-05-2009 BETHESDA, Md., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Now, for a short time, travelers can get 20 percent off with a Global Rate Break from Marriott at more than 2,500 participating Marriott hotels and resorts located in great destinations around the world. Reservations must be made by June 2, for weekend stays between May 21 and September 7. |
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| //22-05-2009 Metro Orlando hotel occupancy fell 4.3 percent in April from the same month last year, but revenue was down 17.3 percent as hotels lowered rates to attract customers. |
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| //22-05-2009 Heard this one before?
Kansas City needs to build (fill in the blank: a bigger convention center/a livelier downtown/new hotels) to attract more tourists to town.
It’s a familiar refrain from convention and visitors officials, who now are back with their latest plea for taxpayers to help finance a new 1,000-room downtown convention hotel.
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 | //16-05-2009 Just down Route 1 from motels with $39 rooms and right next to vacant retail shops at Patriot Place, the chic Renaissance Hotel & Spa plans to open on Monday.
A recession is a precarious time to open a luxury hotel with prices ranging from $189 to $1,000 a night. Massachusetts hotels are forecast to have a 57 percent occupancy rate this year, down from 61.6 percent last year, according to hotel consulting firm Pinnacle Advisory Group
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| //14-05-2009 Free Friday night. Pay for a Thursday or Saturday night stay at Radisson Hotels & Resorts and get Friday night for free. Under this "Friday is Freeday" promotion, you must make your reservation at least seven days in advance. Deal valid through Sept. 15 at participating Radisson properties in North America, Latin America, Asia/Pacific, the Caribbean and the United Kingdom. 1-800-333-3333, www.radisson.com/freefriday. |
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| //14-05-2009 The Intercontinental Hotels group is offering a free night after two paid nights at participating properties worldwide with the Biggest Free Nights promotion. The offer is valid for stays at Intercontinental, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites or Candlewood Suites through July 3. |
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| //14-05-2009 Starwood Hotels and Resorts (NYSE: HOT) closed yesterday at $19.72. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $8.99 and 52-week high of $54.00. Starwood Hotels stock has been showing support around 18.69 and resistance in the 21.51 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives HOT a very weak 1 STAR (out of 5) strong sell rating. |
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