Luxury Hotels News

World Spa Awards reveals the best spa and wellness brands for 2022
World Spa Awards – the global initiative to celebrate and reward excellence in the spa and wellness sector – has announced the highly-anticipated winners of its 2022 programme. Mandarin Oriental took the prestigious title ‘World’s Best Hotel Spa Brand’ for the first time

Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Bansko continues the tradition of culinary themed dinners
After last Saturday’s successfully held French themed dinner, Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Bansko continues the tradition of organizing various culinary themed dinners. The hotel will surprise gourmet lovers with a new sophisticated culinary temptation on 22 October at Come Prima Restaurant – an exclusive seven-course menu with white and black truffles. The tempting menu offers dishes with seasonal Bulgarian truffles prepared by the international team of chef Nikola Todorov.

TTG Magazine Readers Name Anantara Desaru Coast Resort & Villas As Best Beach Resort in Asia/Pacific
One of Malaysia’s leading luxury beach destinations, Anantara Desaru Coast Resort & Villas has been voted the Best Beach Resort in Asia/Pacific by the readers of Travel Trade Gazette (TTG) Asia, the leading publisher and organiser of events in travel and tourism throughout the region, at their 2022 awards.

Marriott Bonvoy Gives Travelers Another Reason to Make a Brand New Bucket List This Fall
If you’re looking for a sign that it’s time to book your next trip, this is it. Marriott Bonvoy, the award-winning travel program from Marriott International, is inviting members to make a brand-new bucket list this fall with the launch of its latest Global Promotion.

Turkey’s Palace of Greatness
Turkey’s incredible Mardan Palace was voted “World’s Leading Luxury Hotel” at 2010 World Travel Awards. BTN takes a peak at the palatial splendour of a resort created by Russian property developer, Telman Ismailov.

Four new luxury hotels to open in Paris
Over the next two years, the privileged position of Paris’ luxury hotels is set to be shaken up by several new openings and the introduction of an official “Palace” award to distinguish the very best 5* hotels in France.

ETC Hotels Announces an Exclusive Partnership with Jaguar Cars
Edward Thomas Hotels announces an exclusive partnership with Jaguar to be the first hotel group in the U.S. to offer the all-new 2011 Jaguar XJ for the exclusive use of its guests. The cars will be available to guests of Hotel Casa del Mar and sister property Shutters on the Beach, both in Santa Monica, for complimentary chauffeured rides within the beachside community.

Starwood Hotels Bets Big on Puerto Rico
Doubling its Portfolio in Puerto Rico in Just 12 Months, Starwood Prepares for the Opening of St. Regis Bahia Beach – the First Luxury Project on the Island Since 1997
Best Western and Fort Hotels Group to Open Hotel in Bangladesh
Best Western International announced a partnership with Fort Hotels Group Ltd to open the luxury Best Western Premier hotel in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

Steigenberger Hotel Group: New Hotels & Extensive Renovations
In April 2011 the Frankfurt-based Steigenberger Hotel Group will open the Steigenberger Grandhotel in Leipzig, in close proximity to the Naschmarkt and the Altes Rathaus. The elegant luxury hotel, which belongs to the Steigenberger Grandhotel Collection, skilfully combines traditional and modern elements and serves to reinforce the new strategic orientation of the Steigenberger Hotel Group.

Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces Takes Business Intelligence to the Enterprise Level
TRAVELCLICK®, the leading provider of ecommerce solutions for the global hotel industry, today announced that Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces – the iconic, worldwide chain of luxury hotels and resorts – has deployed the Enterprise Edition of Hotelligence360™ to analyze GDS business performance throughout the group.

JW Marriott Bogota Celebrates Grand Opening - Marriott’s First Luxury Hotel in Colombia
Marriott International, Inc officially opened the company’s first JW Marriott luxury hotel today in Bogota, Colombia. On-hand for the celebration were President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia, Rob Steigerwald, chief operations officer for the Southern region of the Americas for Marriott International and Ricardo Poma, president of Real Hotels & Resorts and Grupo Poma. The 264-room JW Marriott Bogota is operated under a franchise agreement with Real Hotels & Resorts of El Salvador.