Starwood to Open Second Aloft Hotel in the UAE

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide plans to open an Aloft hotel in Al Ain in the UAE. Scheduled to debut in 2016, Aloft Al Ain will be the first Starwood property to open in Al Ain and the second in the country. “Due to phenomenal demand in markets...

Rezidor Launches Two Hotel Brands

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is set to launch two new global hotel brands: Radisson Red Hotel and the Quorvus Collection. The group aims to have more than 60 Radisson Red hotels and 20 hotels in the Quorvus Collection by 2020. “Radisson Red and Quorvus Collection...
Il Lago dei Cigni, St. Petersburg

Il Lago dei Cigni, St. Petersburg

Inspired by Peter Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake,” one St. Petersburg restaurant blends the ballet’s romance with Russian folklore and history. Il Lago dei Cigni-which translates to “swan lake” in Italian-overlooks a swan-filled pond from...

Grace Kalamata Greece to Open 2017

Grace Hotels plans to open a hotel development with residential villas outside the historic city of Kalamata, in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese in Greece. The hotel will comprise 125 rooms and suites and up to 40 luxury residential villas, each with three,...