Andre Balazs Explains Hotel Moves: We Do It All the Time
03.11.2007, 07:43
Hip hotelier André Balazs is baffled by the way Crain’s broke the news yesterday of his company’s move to refinance four hotels—Times Square’s Hotel QT and the Standards in Los Angeles, Hollywood and Miami.
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(“Hotelier selling assets in refinancing move,” the Crain’s headline now reads; it has apparently been softened since yesterday.) We called Mr. Balazs today at his office in Manhattan to hear his thoughts on the recent business move and yesterday’s media maelstrom.
Tourism Treading on Indigenous Land, Says Rights Group
01.11.2007, 08:59
An international rights advocacy group is demanding the world's tourism industry shed business practices that harm indigenous communities and their cultures.
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In many countries, indigenous communities have been forced off their lands by tourism-related activities, according to Minority Rights Group International (MRG), a London-based independent organization.
Tourism numbers climb this year
15.10.2007, 08:57
The year 2007 has been a good one for Alaska's tourism industry.
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Statistics from the Alaska Travel Industry indicate tourist numbers grew about six percent this summer, meaning approximately 1.7 million more Outsiders came to visit than in 2006.
Dubai plans to build hotel rooms for 15m annual visitors by 2015
01.10.2007, 07:40
Dubai has added around 5,900 new hotel rooms this year and it expects to grow the current number of guest accommodation units by a staggering 172 per cent to accommodate the targeted number of 15 million visitors a year in 2015.
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The city at present has 46,775 rooms in 439 hotels and serviced apartments compared to 40,862 rooms it had at the end of 2006 in 313 properties, according to Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM).
Venetian Resort Hotel Casino gets promoted to five diamonds
22.09.2007, 07:35
Sin City's gamble on class is really paying off. The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino has been promoted from four to five diamonds, the top ranking, in AAA's 2008 list of top hotels and restaurants.
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Two years ago, Las Vegas had only two five-diamond hotels. Now it has five: the Venetian, the Bellagio, the Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, Skylofts at MGM Grand and Wynn Las Vegas. And it still has four top-rated restaurants.
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