Marriott to Enter Economy Chic Sector

Send to KindleTweet Hotel giant Marriott is teaming up with Swedish budget furniture goliath IKEA for its impending entry to the budget hotel market. In the works for almost two years, MOXY HOTELS is a collaboration between Marriott and Inter IKEA Group subsidiary Inter Hospitality Holding. The first hotel will launch next year in Milan, with features such [...]

Starwood Taps Social Media For Loyalty Program

Send to KindleTweet Hospitality giant Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide revealed a”digital extension” to their Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) loyalty program by employing location-based social networking program foursquare. Guests can earn Starpoints(R) and Free Resort Night Awards for foursquare activity at Starwood hotels and resorts in almost 100 nations by linking their SPG and foursquare accounts here. [...]

Glasgow Gets Swanky Budget Hotel

Send to KindleTweet This fall marked Dutch hotel group citizenM‘s first opening outside Amsterdam. The hospitality house opened its third location, in Glasgow, Scotland, further expanding its offerings and marking its place in the “affordable luxury” hotel business. The company, whose name refers to the concept “mobile,” introduced the new 198-room hotel in what was [...]

Newport Gets Green Hotel

Send to KindleTweet Rhode Island’s upscale summering destination and the home of a mainstay folk festival is now home to an eco-friendly hotel. The LEED registered Forty 1° North opened this summer, boasting upscale rooms, docking space for boats, and two restaurants, including Christie’s, a Latin Asian fusion restaurant.  The hotel offers views of Newport Harbor and [...]

Lord Foster To Design London Hotel

Send to KindleTweet The man behind the Great Court at The British Museum in London and Hearst‘s Gotham headquarters is teaming up with Spanish hospitality company Sol Melia to build a hotel in London’s financial district. A household name in architecture circles, Norman Foster will design an ME by Melia hotel near Trafalgar Square ahead [...]