Boutique Hotels Daily News Digest

As elsewhere in the world, hotel performance across Europe is down, but some analysts say the industry has actually held up better than expected, and some European markets are even showing signs of rebounding. Major gateways like London, Paris, Barcelona and Amsterdam are among the cities showing relative resilience.

The 15-floor, 117-room Holiday Inn Malé is set to open on September 1, with 17 superior rooms, 77 deluxe rooms, 13 deluxe ocean view rooms, 9 premier rooms and a presidential suite.

The perfect summer day in the city of romance starts with an exquisite caffe con panna and a crunchy cornetto in Caffe Mazzanti on the Piazza delle Erbe. Stroll down the Via Capello to Casa Guilietta which attracts thousands of lovers each year. The main entrance is disguised with graffiied love declarations and leads through [...]

Meyer Jabara Hotels will open three new properties before the end of 2009. The Residence Inn Amelia Island will be the company’s second Florida property when it opens August 17.

Sonesta International Hotels Corp. has announced the Sonesta Kiroseiz Beach Resort Dahab in Egypt. The 450-room resort, now under development, will open in 2012.

One of Australia’s most iconic properties, Cradle Mountain Lodge, is the latest boutique hotel to join Accor’s distinctive upscale MGallery collection.

Hilton Garden Inn has signed a management deal with Hoteles Valle del Grijalva SA de CV, for the brand's first management contract in Mexico: Hilton Garden Inn – Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas.

Shira Lazar currently hosts Mahalo’s This Week In YouTube and is the Editor-At-Large for CondeNast’s Jaunted.com travel blogging from around the globe. Previously, Shira hosted NBC’s 1ST LOOK and OPEN HOUSE, DirecTV’s HAVOC ON THE 101 and was a correspondent on Reelz Channel’s DAILIES. She has developed and hosted online video content for Movies.com, Hollywood.com, [...]

Celebrities are sweeping into Berlin tonight for the premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s new film “Inglourious Basterds”. Brad Pitt, Daniel Brühl, Diane Kruger and Christoph Waltz are amongst the stars expected to appear on the red carpet at Potsdamer Platz later this evening. The film stars and director would certainly be pampered in any of our Berlin [...]

Allamanda at Anse Galet is a luxury development at Cap Estate, the northernmost tip of the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, with spectacular views across the adjacent St. Lucia Golf Club to the south, and over the Atlantic Ocean to neighbouring Martinique to the north. The development consists of three villas, ten townhouses and eight [...]

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