by Alissa Ponchione | Jan 28, 2011 | News
Host Hotels & Resorts is set to acquire the 775-key Helmsley Hotel for $313.5 million. Starwood will take over management and will add its Westin brand to the iconic hotel in mid-2012 following guestroom and meeting space renovations.
by Alissa Ponchione | Jan 28, 2011 | News
Starwood is making its debut in Sharjah, UAE, with the Sheraton Sharjah Hotel & Resort. Scheduled to open in 2013, the hotel will offer 343 oceanfront guestrooms and suites; all-day-dining, Persian, and seafood restaurants; a pool/beach grill on a private beach;...
by Alissa Ponchione | Jan 27, 2011 | News
Cambria Suites is heading to New York City. Parent company Choice Hotels International has signed two development contracts for locations in Times Square and Chelsea. With 194 suites, the Times Square property will be the brand’s largest hotel to date. The...
by Alissa Ponchione | Jan 27, 2011 | News
IHG has become the first hotel company to receive LEED certification for an existing environmental program. Green Engage, IHG’s in-house sustainability system, can deliver more than $90,000 in annual energy savings by making hotels 15 to 25 percent more energy...
by Alissa Ponchione | Jan 27, 2011 | News
Morgans Hotel Group and the School of Life-which offers a diverse range of programs and products that challenge the brain-have formed a partnership to keep guests’ minds fresh. Their first exclusive offering is “Minibar for the Mind,” available at...
