Economic Woes Hit CES as Hotels Slash Rates
Most major Las Vegas hotels still have rooms available for CES and some hotels are cutting rates to attract visitors.

LodgeWorks to open upscale hotels
While the credit crisis may have slowed a lot of companies, one Wichita company is set to expand at a rapid clip. LodgeWorks plans to open four luxury boutique hotels and five other hotels in 2009. The first Avia boutique hotel will open in January in Savannah, Ga. Others will open in Long Beach, Calif.; Napa, Calif.; and the Houston area during the year. LodgeWorks secured funding for the ...

Councilman, hotels to serve holiday meal
Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews plans to serve free Thanksgiving meals from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Ernest S. McBride Park, 1550 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. The Hyatt and Hilton hotels will prepare the food; Coldstone Creamery, the dessert. For reservations, call Kimberly Dodson, 562-570-6816.

Booked Solid: D.C. guests reserve Del. hotels
Miles from D.C., hotels in Delaware are being booked solid for the iinauguration.

Construction of hotels on world heritage site: Ministry to hold talks
KUALA LUMPUR: The Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry will discuss the proposed construction of four hotels at Unesco's World Heritage Site in George Town with the special committee set up by the Penang government.

W.Va. hotels filling up for inauguration
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. -- The huge crowds expected for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration are spilling over into West Virginia, where hotels throughout the Eastern Panhandle are booked solid.

Kimpton Hotels Announces New Wine Education Vacation in San Francisco
Kimpton Hotels today announced the launch of a "Wine Education Vacation" with internationally acclaimed wine educator Bruce Cass. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Wine_Education/San_Francisco_Vacation/prweb1643574.htm

AAA releases 2009 list of 'Five Diamond' hotels and restaurants
Lovers of U.S. luxury hotels should go West. For 2009, three of six lodgings added to AAA's prestigious Five Diamond list are in California: The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows; Montage Laguna Beach; and Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village.

PDK Shehnaz Hotels to expand Indian and overseas operations
PDK Shehnaz Hotels Pvt Ltd, which has brands like Ivory and Go India restaurants, Shisha bar and The Platinum Lounge under its belt, is in an expansion spree in Kolkata as well as the overseas.

W.Va. Hotels Filling Up for Obama Inauguration
Hotels as far away as Morgan County, a two-hour drive from Washington, D.C., report being full that weekend.

Two Comfort Inn workers get Choice Hotels awards
Two employees of the Comfort Inn hotel of Fort Morgan have received service excellence awards from Choice Hotels International.

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Acclerates Growth in the Midlle East, Announcing Three New Hotels in Saudia Arabia
Powering ahead in key markets across the globe, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announces plans to open three new hotels in Saudi Arabia. Starwood has signed a long-term management agreement with the Alhokair Group to open Four Points by Sheraton Mall of Arabia in Jeddah, Four Points by Sheraton Dhahran and Aloft Riyadh. The addition of these three new properties ...

S&P lowers outlook on Host Hotels & Resorts
(AP:NEW YORK) Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it lowered its outlook on Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. on the likelihood that an indicator of its revenue generation will continue to soften next year.

Zagat out with new guides to U.S. hotels and European restaurants
NEW YORK - Two new Zagat guides offer reviews of hotels in the United States and restaurants in Europe.

Seattle Hotels
In the independently minded Ballard and Fremont neighborhoods, it?s easy to forget you?re in the same town as the Space Needle. For the design guru Brian Balmert, Seattle is equal parts laid-back and luxe.

Omni Hotels to Operate Proposed Convention Center Hotel
Omni Hotels is the recommended winner in the competition to operate the proposed Dallas Convention Center Hotel.

Dubai hotels are world's most expensive
With an average rate of $290 per night, Dubai hotels ranked highest globally in terms of average room rate for August, according to a report by STR Global. Dubai was followed by Paris at $280 and New York at $261. Dubai hotels achieved 81.6% occupancy levels in August, the report added.

Inauguration filling hotels in Delaware
Delaware hotels are getting a much-needed boost as rooms are booked for those who want to witness the inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama.

Inside The World's Coolest Hotels
Top spots for a once-in-a-lifetime global getaway.

ZenithOptimedia wins media duties from Bharat Hotels, MicroMax
ZenithOptimedia, a unit of Publicis Group, has bagged media duties of MicroMax, a mobile phone solution company, and Bharat Hotels which operates 14 luxury hotel under the brand name ?Grand?. The combined account size is pegged at around Rs 20 crore, a company release said.