Starwood Reveals Expansion Plans, Fashion Appointment

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced plans to open 50 new hotels in its Europe, Africa and Middle East unit by 2012. The firm just opened the Sheraton Bratislava Hotel and is on track to add 13 more this year. The plans will build upon the existing 240 hotels in 55 nations in EAME. Following [...]

The Luxe Beverage

There’s no shortage of energy drinks, but there is a shortage of energy drinks that don’t incite a gag reflex. We’re proud to say we found one that we actually like the taste of, both regular and diet. Rubyy has our beloved blood orange, which with other elements, makes for a taste like an orange [...]

Hotel By The City & The Sea What: W Hotels aims to make its upcoming Spanish W opening its flagship property for Western Europe.

The Dirt: Starwood Hotels is forging ahead with growth, recession or not, with big plans for one of Europe’s most cultural cities on the Mediterranean. Anyone that doubts Barcelona likely hasn’t been. Barcelona has an amazing soccer team, FC Barcelona, art from legends Gaudi, Picasso and Joan Miro, great dining, fabulous clubs, a beach on [...]

Hipster Hotels For Budget TravelersLuxury For Professional NewbiesWhat: Hoteliers are adding new brands to attract 20-somethings, offering a boutique-like environment at the cost of the average respectable chain hotel.

The Dirt:Imagine being able to stay at a hotel like the W without breaking the bank? Now imagine that wherever you go, no matter how boring, you get the option to stay at a hip hotel with other like-minded, displaced yuppies. That’s the void Starwood Hotels & Resorts is aiming to fill with one of [...]

Native-Inspired Spa Treatments

Since the millennium, the beauty industry has begun to embrace “ethnic” inspired treatments and spa themes, starting with East Asian- and Indian-inspired treatments and moving on to Moroccan Hammams. Native American-inspired spas and treatments are growing in popularity, often at resorts, with the sweat lodge as the most popular attraction. While the sweat lodge is [...]