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Rezidor Hotel Group has announced its plans to open a new hotel in Amsterdam. It will be a hotel of the Park Inn brand, which will offer its services near the main airport of the Dutch capital - Schiphol.

The fact is that, according to the owners of the Quinn hotel chain, since 14 March 2011 when typing in the search bar the name of the Ballymascanlon hotel Google along with such correct possible variants as "golf" and "wedding" also shown as possible request "Ballymascanlon receivership".

New Aloft London Excel is designed for 252 rooms. Its design is determined by the surrounding landscape - the former London port area Docklands, which previously was an industrial center of the city, and today turned into one of the most demanded real estate development projects on the Thames.

Tourist industry in New York City is experiencing a new boom. 2011 was another milestone that changed the hotel landscape of "world apple" by adding such landmark hotels as the Mondrian New York, Hyatt 48 Lex and Aloft Brooklyn.

Spanish hotel chain Meliá Hotels plans to open its first hotel in Rome. The opening is scheduled for December 21. The new hotel will be named Gran Meliá Rome.

One of the largest online booking portals in Germany - hotel.de - was bought by another major player in the online booking market of the country - HRS Hotel Reservation Service. In total HRS Hotel Reservation Service acquired 61.6% of hotel.de AG shares. The deal price is amounted at 43.1 million Euros.

One of the most famous US tourist magazines - Conde Nast Traveler - published on its pages another readers’ rating Reader's Choice, which determined the best world hotels in 2011.

The legendary Parisian hotel Ritz closes for a large-scale restoration. It is planned that the hotel will stop its work in summer 2012. It will be inaccessible to the public for at least two years.

The former Grand Hotel in Florence was considered to be one of the most exciting and historically important buildings of the ancient Italian town. The hotel was designed in 1432 by the architect Filippo Brunelleschi. It was the first and for a long time the only luxury hotel in Florence.

Hotel and inn owners in Croatia addressed to the government with the proposal to reduce the rate of value added tax, which for the tourist businesses is now higher than for any other industry. The proposal was voiced at the 14th congress of hotel owners in Croatia.

Hotels in Switzerland suffered significant decline in reservations this summer. In August 2011 the number of bookings compared to August 2010 decreased by 6.3%. The main reason for the decline in demand Swiss hoteliers called the strong franc, which made expensive holidays in local hotels even more expensive.

On October 11, 2011 a new Park Royal Palace four-star hotel will be opened in Vienna. This hotel, which is designed for the business travelers, will offer its guests not only standard rooms, but also suites. In fact, Park Royal Palace is a synthesis of traditional and apart-hotel.

Caesars Company President Gary Loveman in an interview with The Associated Press called the new facility the first step in the development of the company's brand in China and India.

The new hotel under the DoubleTree by Hilton brand will be presented in Zagreb in 2012. The hotel will be a part of the shopping and entertainment complex, which construction is carried out in Zagreb by B.P Pluto d.o.o.

In the October «Der Feinschmecker» Vox Bar, located in the Grand Hyatt Berlin, was named "the best hotel bar in Germany".

Melia Hotels International announces the opening of its second hotel in the U.S. The new Melia Orlando Hotel at Celebration was constructed near the city of Orlando. Previously the hotel was known as the Mona Lisa Suite Hotel. Melia Hotels hotel chain fully rebranded the hotel to meet its own quality standards.

For each of the brands Best Western developed a system of standards, which provides for the classification of rooms, client services and food.

One of the most impressive rooms of the Le Meurice hotel is exceptional in its beauty room, which embodies luxury, sophistication and elegant style - Royal Belle Etoile suite.

One of the largest investment funds of the world - Blackstone Group LP Company - will pay £ 600 million (more than 900 million dollars) for the controlling stake in British hotel chain Mint Hotels.

Ritz-Carlton continues its expansion into the Chinese market. The following cities, where the famous hotel brand will present its hotels will be Dalian and Wuhan.

Miami may become a new gambling center of the USA along with Las Vegas and Atlantic City. The Asian tourist giant - Genting Malaysia Berhad - announced its plans to build a gambling center on the shores of the Biscayne Bay. The hotel-casino is supposed to be constructed on the site of the building, which hosts Miami Herald newspaper. The construction cost is estimated at 3 billion dollars.

Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy to announce the receipt of two awards of the World Travel Association (WTA), one of the world’s comprehensive travel trade polls. In addition to “Russia’s Leading Business Hotel” the hotel was voted “Europe’s Leading City Hotel”

Safia Gaddafi, the wife of the former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, wants to buy abandoned hotel in Croatia at the Igrane resort. This news was published on the pages of several Croatian media, including Croatian Times, Makarska Chronicle and others.

Dresden hotels have the most appropriate ratio of reputation and price among hotels in Europe.

Rezidor Hotel Corporation continues its expansion into the CEE markets. In late August registered in Belgium hotel company announced its plans to open Park Inn hotel in Budapest.

Those, who wish to try the real Italian La dolce vita and the luxury and elegance of the Roman emperors, should definitely spend a day or two in one of the most beautiful hotels in the Eternal City - Westin Excelsior hotel. Located in the heart of Rome and marked by one of the most prestigious lists - Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List, Westin Excelsior hotel offers its guests, among whom are the most famous politicians, businessmen and artists, exceptional services.

The famous hotel Burj Al Arab in Dubai is an unimaginable luxury and an incredible cacophony of wealth. Built on an artificial island just 280 meters from the Jumeirah beach with the decor created by the famous design house Versace, the ubiquitous 8000 square meters of gold leaf, staircases, columns and portals gleaming with 22-karat precious metal

Centara Hotels & Resorts hotel chain expands its presence in Thailand. August was rich in events for the company. Earlier this month Centara Hotels & Resorts presented two new hotels in Pattaya: Nova Hotel & Spa Pattaya 4* and Centra Pattaya Resort.

London hotels, which have collected almost all well-known titles in the global travel industry - from the most expensive to the smallest - does not stop to strive for even greater achievements in the hotel industry. More specifically, it is not for the city itself, but its architects and designers. So, the last most striking example of this commitment is the project of the hotel in the form of the ship on the roof of the Queen Elizabeth Concert Hall.

And what about the rich and famous? What expect from hotels and resorts people, who are not concerned about the idea that the family budget after the holiday will be like a skinny, always hungry model?