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The Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) will be hosted in Nairobi from September 25 to September 26 this year, the Kenya Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) and Bench Events have recently announced. Every year, AHIF shifts to a different African city to showcase high─growth destinations across the continent as a whole. Last year, the conference was held in Morocco. Marianne Ndegwa Jordan, CEO, Kenya Tourism Development Corporation said, “I am delighted that we have attracted this high... Read Full Story

Hilton Worldwide has recently announced the opening of its sixth DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Philadelphia. Situated amid nine acres of land, DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia─Valley Forge features new guest rooms and deluxe suites, redesigned dining options and a variety of new amenities and services. Rob Palleschi, Global Head, DoubleTree by Hilton said, “We are happy to introduce DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia─Valley Forge as an example of the many fine suburban hotel destinations our... Read Full Story

Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach has been accepted as a new member of The Leading Hotels of the World, the largest luxury hospitality organization in the world, whose mission is to curate and champion an exclusive collection of independent properties. “The Leading Hotels of the World is very pleased to add the exceptional Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach to our exclusive membership roster. With their dedication to providing limitless healthy choices and luxurious amenities... Read Full Story

UK─based InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is close to signing contracts with Gurgaon─based real estate firm Orris Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, in order to manage two upcoming hotels in the Delhi─National Capital Region (NCR), an Orris Infrastructure executive said on Monday. “We would announce the tie─up within a week. The two 150─room hotels will operate under the mid─scale brand Holiday Inn of IHG. The two properties will come up in Gurgaon and Greater Noida,” said Amit Gupta, Managing... Read Full Story

ONYX Hospitality Group, a Thailand─based hotel management company is set to launch two new spa brands as part of its growth plans to cater to different market segments. Breeze Spa, slated to open in June 2012, is the mid─tier offering while Maai Spa is luxury based. “We felt that we needed a new and original mid─range brand to replace the existing spa concept in the Amari properties. However, we did not feel that this type of brand offering would suit luxury properties ,” said Kirsty... Read Full Story

Aimed at attracting more entrepreneurs to the homestay business, the Kerala State Homestay and Tourism Association (Kerala HATS), a consortium of homestay providers and tourism promoters, has recommended the state government to exclude homestays from 7A tariff (commercial power connection) and the 0.5 per cent luxury tax. M P Sivadattan, Director, Kerala HATS, said these were the two major demands put forward before the top brass of the Tourism Department at a meeting held in... Read Full Story

Aimed at attracting more entrepreneurs to the homestay business, the Kerala State Homestay and Tourism Association (Kerala HATS), a consortium of homestay providers and tourism promoters, has recommended the state government to exclude homestays from 7A tariff (commercial power connection) and the 0.5 per cent luxury tax. M P Sivadattan, Director, Kerala HATS, said these were the two major demands put forward before the top brass of the Tourism Department at a meeting held in... Read Full Story

Aimed at attracting more entrepreneurs to the homestay business, the Kerala State Homestay and Tourism Association (Kerala HATS), a consortium of homestay providers and tourism promoters, has recommended the state government to exclude homestays from 7A tariff (commercial power connection) and the 0.5 per cent luxury tax. M P Sivadattan, Director, Kerala HATS, said these were the two major demands put forward before the top brass of the Tourism Department at a meeting held in... Read Full Story

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STR Analytics and the STR group of companies will be hosting the maiden Tour de Data that will be held in Chicago on 17th February, 2012. The event will give attendees a look at the latest hotel industry data as well as innovative ways to examine it. Carter Wilson, Director, STR Analytics believed that Tour de Data is a great opportunity for hoteliers to not only hear about trends happening both nationally and in their markets but also see new ways for data to be effectively used in day─to... Read Full Story