by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 22, 2010 | News
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has announced its latest plans for China and India. Opening in 2013, Shangri-La Hotel, Nanchang will be located in a multi-use complex built in two stages. Phase I will include 319 guestrooms with meeting and function space and recreation...
by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 21, 2010 | News
The first stage of Hilton Surfers Paradise on Australia’s Gold Coast has debuted with the Boulevard Tower, home to 134 residential apartments. The building will also feature an indoor lap pool and spa, sauna, gymnasium, and barbecue pavilion. A second structure,...
by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 21, 2010 | News
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has announced three new European hotel openings for 2011 and 2012: InterContinental Porto Palacios das Cardosas will be the brand’s first InterContinental hotel in Portugal. A renovated palace with luxury accommodations, the...
by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 21, 2010 | News
The Leela Palace Kempinski New Delhi has introduced its new ESPA, designed by Jeffrey Wilkes of LTW Design Works. The soothing 6,500-square-foot spa, spread across two levels, is outfitted in natural wood, hand-carved indigenous stone, and Indian tussah silk. Indian...
by Alissa Ponchione | Dec 21, 2010 | News
Raul Leal, president and COO of Virgin Hotels, will headline the 2011 NEWH Leadership Conference at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort, Universal Orlando January 13-16th. Leal’s speech will delve into the Virgin story, the essentials of building a hotel brand,...