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Rezidor announces the Radisson Blu Hotel, East Midlands Airport
16 August 2010 13:01:43 GMT
The Rezidor Hotel Group is to open a newbuild Radisson Blu property featuring 216 guest rooms at East Midlands Airport in Q1 2012.
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Hotel Indigo East End in Riverhead opens in New York state
12 August 2010 15:03:02 GMT
Conveniently situated near the Hamptons and vineyards of Eastern Long Island, the 100-room conversion property is located on eight private acres and is close to dining, entertainment and shopping venues.
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Starwood's Aloft brand makes debut in India
3 August 2010 15:15:41 GMT
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has announced the expansion of its Aloft brand into India with the opening of two properties – Aloft Chennai OMR-IT Expressway, and Aloft Bengaluru Whitefield.
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Project Orange unveil new bedroom design for The Hoxton hotel
3 August 2010 09:40:54 GMT
Project Orange was recently approached to design a new 15m2 concept room to further develop The Hoxton Hotel's existing brand of 'urban comfort'.
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W Taipei to open in late 2010
2 August 2010 23:36:07 GMT
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced the late 2010 opening of W Taipei, designed by London-based GA Design International.more...
Sol Melia continues to expand in Portugal
29 July 2010 14:15:10 GMT
Sol Meliá, has launched the Meliá Braga, a newly-built hotel near the University campus and the Braga International Nanotechnology Laboratory in Braga, the fifth biggest city in Portugal.
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Hilton opens luxury hotel at world's second busiest airport
29 July 2010 12:55:43 GMT
Hilton Hotels, the brand that invented the airport hotel concept, has opened what it describes as “the first-ever luxury airport hotel in China” at Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital Airport.
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Wilsdon Associates and StructureTone to refurb Andaz London
29 July 2010 10:20:34 GMT
Fit-out and refurbishment specialists, StructureTone UK, has been awarded the contract to carry out refurbishment work of key public areas at the Andaz Liverpool Street, to designs by Wilsdon Associates.
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Osaka’s first InterContinental hotel to open in 2013
29 July 2010 05:01:43 GMT
Newbuild development in Osaka Station North District to feature luxury accommodation and Japan’s first InterContinental Residences
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The European Hotel Design Awards – shortlist announced
5 August 2010 17:22 GMT
The European Hotel Design Awards 2010 shortlist has been announced. The winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony at The Lancaster Hotel London on Tuesday 23 November.
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Plasma Studio wins mixed-use competition
20 July 2010 15:37:03
Plasma Studio has won first prize in an invited competition for one of two mixed-use twin tower complexes in Datong, Shanxi province, China.
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Rezidor announce the Radisson Blu Resort, Andermatt Switzerland
16 July 2010 06:00:48 GMT
The Rezidor Hotel Group is to open its eighth property in Switzerland as part of Orascom Development Holding AG’s 'Andermatt Swiss Alps' development.
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Waldorf Astoria Hotel to open at London's Syon Park
14 July 2010 15:32:41 GMT
Hilton Worldwide has signed an agreement with the Ability Group to open a new Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts hotel in Grade I-listed Syon Park, West London, in November 2010.
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Hilton Columbus Downtown breaks ground
13 July 2010 22:19:36 GMT
HOK, Moody Nolan, and Simeone Deary Design Group to design $140M convention hotel.
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Park Hyatt Sydney unveils plans for hotel renovation
13 July 2010 17:35:39 GMT
The Park Hyatt Sydney has announced plans for a dramatic transformation by interior designers BARstudio, expected to be the largest renovation in the hotel’s 20 year history.
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WATG to design Ritz-Carlton Tamuda Bay
13 July 2010 01:51:34 GMT
WATG has been selected as the architect and interior designer for The Ritz-Carlton Tamuda Bay on the Mediterranean Sea in Morocco.
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InterContinental New York Times Square opens its doors
12 July 2010 15:51:38
The largest new hotel built in New York City since 2002 combines international style and environmental responsibility, according to IHG.
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Alila to open two new hotels in October 2010
12 July 2010 08:12:27 GMT
Alila Hotels & Resorts is to expand its presence in Laos and India with the opening of two properties in October – Alila Luang Prabang and Alila Bangalore.
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InterContinental Hotels Group to double Greater China presence in next five years
21 July 2010 16:13 GMT
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has confirmed plans to double its presence in Greater China to over 250 hotels over the next five years. This follows the recent opening of two InterContinental hotels in Nanjing and Shanghai, and the signing of a deal with HNA Hotels and Resorts last month for five hotels.
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Construction underway on £22million Radisson Blu Hotel at East Midlands Airport
16 July 2010 12:46 GMT
MAG Developments, in partnership with the Azure Property Group, has announced that construction is underway of a new Radisson Blu Hotel at East Midlands Airport, scheduled to open in Summer 2011.
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Sisk wins Manchester Holiday Inn Express contract
16 July 2010 10:22 GMT
John Sisk & Son Ltd has won a contract to build a new Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Manchester City Centre following its completion of a £15m refurbishment of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Birmingham for the same client.
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IHG opens London’s second Indigo Hotel
7 July 2010 09:47:00 GMT
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has opened a new Hotel Indigo in London, located on Minories in the City of London, between Aldgate and the Tower of London.
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Purcell Miller Triton appointed to Danesfield House project
7 July 2010 00:22:22 GMT
Purcell Miller Tritton have been appointed as Architects and Lead Consultants for a major remodelling of Danesfield House Hotel in Buckinghamshire.
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Rezidor to launch the Radisson Blu Hotel, Nantes
6 July 2010 12:14:33 GMT
The famous Palais de Justice in Nantes, capital of the Pays de la Loire region in France, is to be converted into a Radisson Blu Hotel with interiors by French designer Jean-Philippe Nuel.
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New Hilton Hotel Opens In The Hague, Netherlands
5 July 2010 11:49:32 GMT
Hilton Hotels has announced the opening of Hilton The Hague, set within the restored 1950's shell of the former Royal Dutch Telecom headquarters, with interiors by local designer Angelika Kok of Barzileye Concept & Design.
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Andaz opens fifth property worldwide on 5th Avenue NYC
1 July 2010 18:00:17 GMT
Andaz 5th Avenue, the second Andaz property in New York and the fifth in the collection, has opened in New York. The hotel has been designed by Tony Chi, and takes its design cues from its midtown Manhattan location.
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First Ana Holiday Inn opens in Sendai, Japan
1 July 2010 03:42:15 GMT
IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan, the joint venture between InterContinental Hotels Group and All Nippon Airways, has announced the opening of ANA Holiday Inn Sendai.
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Peru’s Tambo del Inka resort opens as part of Starwood’s Luxury Collection
28 June 2010 18:07:22 GMT
Starwood Hotels & Resorts in a franchise agreement with Libertador Hotels, Resorts & Spas, has announced the opening of Tambo del Inka, a Luxury Collection resort in the sacred valley of Urubamba. The resort has been designed by Arquitectonica.
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Chris Corbin and Jeremy King to open Mayfair hotel
28 June 2010 16:26:53 GMT
The management team behind celebrated London restaurants The Ivy, Le Caprice and The Wolseley are to develop a new luxury hotel in Mayfair with property firm Grosvenor and architects ReardonSmith. It will feature an "inhabitable sculpture" by artist Antony Gormley.
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