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Breaking Travel News investigates: Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel
Located in Barcelona’s Plaza Europa Square, the Renaissance Fira Hotel has taken a revolutionary approach to design, creating a space in which greenery and vegetation have been carefully transformed into an architectural wonder. Here Breaking Travel News report Alice McKeown investigates as she visits the Spanish city for Mobile World Congress.
Marriot unveils plans to triple European footprint by 2020
Following a record year of new development in 2014, Marriott International announced today that it expects to triple in size in Europe by 2020 to reach 150,000 signed or opened rooms across its portfolio of brands – a substantial increase from the 40,000 rooms it operated in 2010. This expansion in Europe is part of Marriott International’s global growth strategy, which includes having one million rooms open or in its development pipeline by the end of 2015.
Marriott set to roll out Moxy brand in Europe
Marriott International has revealed plans to open 2,700 Moxy hotel rooms in key cities throughout Europe by end 2016. With a goal of 150 Moxy hotels and 25,000 rooms by 2020, the company expects to sign at least 4,200 rooms in 2015 alone.
Lyon Marriott Hotel Cité International opens in France
Marriott Hotels, the signature brand of Marriott International, welcomed Lyon Marriott Hotel Cité International to its portfolio earlier. The hotel joins a further 23 Marriott Hotels in France. Situated in the heart of the renowned city, famous for its historical and architectural landmarks, the hotel offers 204 spacious guestrooms and suites along with an extensive wellness zone including a solarium with views over the rolling hills of Caluire.
JW Marriott Austin opens for business
JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts has opened its first property in Austin, approximately two and a half years after the hotel first broke ground. The 34-story JW Marriott Austin is not only the largest hotel in Austin, but also the largest JW Marriott in North America and the second-largest JW Marriott in the world.
AC Hotel Paris Le Bourget opens to guests
AC Hotels by Marriott has welcomed the new AC Hotel Paris Le Bourget to its France portfolio. The new hotel follows major global expansion of the brand, aimed at the lifestyle oriented business traveller, with the opening of the first AC by Marriott property in the US - the AC Hotel New Orleans Bourbon - and recent openings in Istanbul and Valencia.
AC Hotels makes debut in Washington
Renovations are well underway for the debut of Marriott International third AC Hotels branded property in the United States. The AC Hotel Washington, D.C. at National Harbor brings the European lifestyle brand to the heart of the region’s fastest growing destination and is set to open in March 2015. It will also be the first AC Hotel in the Northeast.
Marriott rolls out Moxy brand in United States
Marriott International has announced the introduction of Moxy Hotels to the United States. The new and contemporary brand, first launched in Europe, is entering the market in a bold way, with eight identified projects slated for major metropolitan locations, including New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, New Orleans and Chicago.
Marriott signs $135 million Delta Hotels acquisition deal
Continuing its rapid global expansion, Marriott International has signed definitive agreements to acquire the Delta Hotels & Resorts brand and management and franchise business from Delta Hotels Limited Partnership. The latter is a subsidiary of British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, with the deal believed to be worth approximately $135 million.
Marriott: One million rooms in portfolio by end of 2015
Continuing its trajectory of rapid global growth and creating opportunity, Marriott International said earlier it expects its portfolio of hotels either open or under development to surpass one million rooms by the end of 2015. When open, the hotels under development will have generated more than $50 billion in real estate investment globally by Marriott’s owner partners and created over 150,000 anticipated new hotel jobs.
Marriott expects to reach one million rooms
Continuing its trajectory of rapid global growth and creating opportunity, Marriott International, Inc. said today that it expects its portfolio of hotels either open or under development to surpass 1 million rooms by the end of 2015.
Marriott changes tack on Wi-Fi blocking
Hotel giant Marriott International has bowed to demand from guests and confirmed it will no longer block personal Wi-Fi kits. Marriott had previously claimed it would block devices in conference facilities, arguing it was within its rights to do so on security grounds.