IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced yesterday that a new 310-room Staybridge Suites will open in early April in the center of Manhattan.

Best Western International and Unibuilt Real Estate Corporation have signed an agreement which will further boost the chain’s presence in the Philippines and at the same time introduce the Best Western Premier brand to the destination.

Anthology has entered into a partnership with Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) to add a new premium experience to their “Traveller’s Collection” – Wildman Wilderness Lodge.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. proudly announces that in less than 24 months since the implosion of the landmark Sheraton Bal Harbour, The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort has completed vertical construction for all three of its 27-story towers. This is an impressive accomplishment and significant milestone in the development of what some industry experts estimate to be the largest, active residential-resort project in the Southeast United States.

Premier Inn, owned by Whitbread PLC, the UK’s largest hotel and restaurant group, has announced its latest site acquisition for a new 267-bedroom budget hotel at Stratford, located adjacent to the Olympic Stadium, investing some GBP25m and creating approximately 90 jobs.

Park Hotel Group has confirmed that its new flagship property, the Grand Park Orchard, will open in July of this year. The 308-room hotel, together with its four-storey retail podium, Knightsbridge, is the crown jewel of Park Hotel Group, a fast-growing hospitality chain in the Asia Pacific region.