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Marriott International expects to more than triple its hotel portfolio in the Philippines in the next five years. It will also debut five new brands including Ritz-Carlton, Element and…

BA gets biometric boarding gates British Airways has become the first UK airline to introduce automated biometric airport technology, with the launch of self-service boarding gates at…

Westin to offer "bedtime calls" to guests Guests at Westin hotels can now receive a "bedtime call", telling them when they need to go to sleep. The new service is a reminder of when…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has launched its upscale Westin brand in Jakarta, with the opening of the Indonesian capital's highest hotel. The Westin Jakarta occupies floors 50 to 69…

The Westin Tokyo has unveiled a new range of meeting rooms on its renovated fourth floor. Marking the culmination of a renovation project that has been ongoing since 2015, the…

Starwood is expanding its SPG Keyless solution to more of its hotel brands. The system, which allows guests to access their rooms using their smartphone, was initially rolled out at…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement to manage a new-build Westin resort on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Scheduled to open in 2021, the Westin Coolum Resort & Spa…

PERRY CANTARUTTI has become the new chief executive officer of SkyTeam, the global airline alliance. Cantarutti most recently spent five years with Delta Air Lines as senior vice…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement that will lead to the launch of its first Westin hotel in Brisbane. Scheduled to open in 2018, Westin Brisbane will form part of…

Dubai will have 28,000 new hotel rooms by 2018, according to a report by Jones Lang LaSalle for The Hotel Show Dubai.  “With mega-events Dubai World Expo 2020 and 2022 Fifa World Cup…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement for a new-build Westin hotel in Manila. Scheduled to open in 2019, the new Westin Manila Sonata Place & The…

The Westin Bund Center Shanghai has revamped its lobby lounge as an event space. The 'Heavenlies Lobby Lounge' has been redesigned using the principles of feng shui, with a…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has continued to expand its Westin brand in China with the opening of a new resort in the southern island province of Hainan. The Westin Blue Bay Resort…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has launched a new Westin resort in eastern China's Zhejiang province. Overlooking the East China Sea, the Westin Zhujiajian Resort marks the brand's…

Starwood has celebrated the opening of its 200th Westin hotel. And appropriately, the brand's newest property is located in Asia Pacific - the region that will drive Westin's growth…

Bahrain's five-star hotels occupancy rate increased increase 14.4% to 87% this year from 72.6% last year during the Formula One period, said Bahrain's assistant undersecretary for…

Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor was presented the budget for Habtoor Hotels for 2014. Henning Fries, Group Director, Habtoor Hotels presented the projections to the Al Habtoor Group Chairman.…

Starwood's Westin brand is rolling out the new version of its 'Heavenly Bed' at a hotel in Shanghai. The Westin Bund Center Shanghai has already started installing the latest version…

Starwood has opened The Westin Singapore, marking the brand’s return to the city after a 10-year absence. Occupying levels 32 to 46 of the brand new Asia Square Tower 2 in central…

Starwood has announced the opening of the Westin Sanya Haitang Bay Resort. Located in Haitang Bay, in the south of China’s Hainan island, the new resort features 448 rooms, suites and…