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Le Meridien: free pass to art museums
Not content with the usual extra guest amenities like a swimming pool, sauna, spa or fitness centre, Le Meridien hotels are bra...
Club Carlson replaces Goldpointsplus program
There's a new frequent guest program for the Carlson group, owner of the Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn, and Country Inns...
Hilton, Marriott, Ritz-Carlton prey to hack attack
A hacker attack on a database used for the loyalty programs of several leading hotel groups has leaked the names and email addr...
Peninsula Hotels offers one-day 'art experiences'
Something that many if not most business travellers have in common is the rush-rush-rush of each trip: zipping from home (or of...
Dubai comes to Shanghai
Jumeirah, the Dubai luxury hotel group, has opened its first five-star luxury hotel in China at the spectacularly shaped Himala...
Priority Club rewards program changes
Priority Club, the hotel loyalty rewards programme for InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and other IHG hotels, has be...
Tougher star ratings scheme for Aussie hotels
The popular ‘star’ system used to rate Australian hotels by industry group AAA Tourism is being revamped to focus o...
Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong hotel: world's tallest
The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong opened its doors today, making it officially the tallest hotel in the world. Covering floors 102-118...
Pan Pacific Perth refurbishes meeting level
Perth's Pan Pacific Hotel -- which many business travellers may remember as the Sheraton Perth -- has just completed a $4.5 mil...
Hotel prices in AU up: Canberra most expensive
Australian hotel prices have risen by 5 percent in the last year, with the average daily rate for hotel rooms across the countr...
Rendezvous Hotel AKL: new frequent guest program
Auckland's Rendezvous Hotel is the latest hotel to launch a frequent guest recognition programme. The You First offers a variet...
Rendezvous Hotel AKL: new frequent guest program
Auckland's Rendezvous Hotel is the latest hotel to launch a frequent guest recognition programme. The You First offers a variet...
Westin opens new hotel in Nanjing CBD
The Westin Nanjing has opened in the capital of China's Jiangsu province, bringing the Starwood chain's eleventh Chinese hotel ...
InterContinental starts iPad 2 concierge program
InterContinental is building on the iPad app we reviewed a couple of months ago, and will now let guests chat live with co...
Hotels dump points, "experiences" instead
A consortium of 300 hotels has launched an interesting new loyalty program that provides experiences rather than points as the ...
New Adina Apartment Hotel: Berlin Hackescher Markt
Australian company Adina Apartment Hotels has opened its third hotel in Berlin, next to the Hackescher Markt in the centre of G...
Travellers want treadmills
It doesn’t seem like too much to expect from a hotel gym – a treadmill in good working order. Yet it’s all th...
Business travellers are back, says Starwood
Business travel is back and business is booming for Starwood, with occupancy already above the pre-GFC peak of 2007 and over tw...