12/4/2008 Construction of the Armani Hotel Milano is underway, according to the developer, Emaar Properties of Dubai. The hotel is due to open in 2010. Read More »12/4/2008 Hilton Hotels Resorts said more than one third of its California hotels are in the process of completing a total of $100 million worth of renovations this year. Read More »12/3/2008 Mobile technologies like iPods, cellphones and laptops are lessening demand for in-room movies and telephone calls, prompting hoteliers to look for a broader definition of revenue sources. Read More »12/3/2008 Port Olpenitz holiday resort broke ground in October in Germany's Schleswig-Holstein region. Read More »12/3/2008 Gaylord Entertainment said it rejected a proposal by its largest shareholder, TRT Holdings, to increase its stake in the company to up to 30%. Read More »12/2/2008 The Rio Mar Beach Resort Spa, a Wyndham Grand Resort has laid off 200 workers, accounting for 20% of its workforce, said a spokeswoman for Puerto Rico's Labor Department. Read More »12/1/2008 Marriott has stopped construction at its $1.4 billion Kauai Lagoons resort project because of the poor economy. Starwood Vacation Ownership also has put a $304 million Maui timeshare project on hold. Construction on the 1,010-acre Kukuiula project also on Kauai has been scaled back. Read More »11/26/2008 The owners of two hip Tulum resorts, Mezzanine and La Zebra, have opened a third boutique property in Tulum, called Pez Ocean Palace, situated in a secluded, rocky cove overlooking a private lagoon. Read More »11/26/2008 Riu Hotels Resorts will reopen the 664-room Riu Tequila resort in Playa del Carmen on Nov. 28 following a $15 million, three-month renovation. Read More »11/26/2008 Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has broken ground on its first Hawaii resort at Ko Olina, Oahu, with an estimated cost of about $800 million. Read More » |
