Marriott has confirmed plans to open the first Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Mexico City, the 292-room Courtyard Mexico City Airport located directly across from international terminal number one at Benito Juarez International Airport. Development of this hotel, expected to open in early 2012, with its owner Peñon S.A. de CV, will bolster Marriott’s continued growth within Mexico and throughout Latin America.

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, announces their first ski resort in Ukraine: The Radisson Blu Resort, Bukove

Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company, today announced the expansion of its Thailand portfolio with the opening of the 125-room Park Plaza Bangkok Soi 18 hotel.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. today announced that its Sheraton brand continues to lead the company’s global growth and strengthen Starwood’s position as one of the largest international hotel operators in China.

Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, has announced the soft opening of its first five-star luxury hotel in China at the Himalayas Centre in Pudong, Shanghai.

Hilton Worldwide today announced the debut of its first hotel in Jordan with the opening of the first DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in the Middle East.