W, Kuala Lumpur welcomes new sales and marketing headNikie Mok has been appointed as the new director of sales and marketing at W, Kuala Lumpur. Mok has been working in the hospitality industry for over 18 years. She began her career at Hotel Nikko Kuala Lumpur, before rising More… |
Qatar's Artic in $250m renovation deal for New York hotelQatar-based Al Rayyan Tourism and Investment Company (Artic) has announced The Manhattan at Times Square Hotel in New York, which it acquired in 2014, will soon to become a W hotel. Artic, the international hospitality subsidiary of Al More… |
Omran to develop six new hotels in sultanateOmran, Oman's tourism development and investment company, plans to open six new hotels in the Sultanate between 2015 and 2017. The company will develop the properties either in joint venture, or as wholly owned entities, said a repo More… |
ICD acquires stakes in three international hotelsThe Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), a government-owned wealth fund, has made three new acquisitions in the global hospitality sector. These comprise two in the US being the W Hotel in Washington DC, and a majority stake in the Ma More… |
Qatar entities offer diabetes friendly mealsQatar-based Action on Diabetes and luxury hotel the W Doha Hotel and Residences have launched a new initiative which will see the hotel provide diabetes friendly meals everyday throughout Ramadan for both Iftar and Sohour. The mea More… |
Starwood plans 3 new hotels for DubaiStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has signed an agreement with UAE-based conglomerate Al Habtoor Group to open three hotels in Dubai – the first St Regis in Dubai, a stylish W Hotel and a new Westin. Located on a one million sq ft pr More… |
Qataris ‘close to buying London's W Hotel’A Qatari sovereign wealth fund is close to buying the W Hotel in central London tourist destination Leicester Square for almost GBP200 million ($318 million), a source close to the sale told Reuters on Thursday. The 10-storey property open More… |