British cities have fared poorly in a Europe-wide survey, with London having the worst food.
And although London was rated the most exciting European city, it was also considered the most expensive, according to the poll out from the TripAdvisor company.
Birmingham also received another unwanted accolade, being voted the second-most unattractive city, with Krakow in Poland the least attractive. The 2,963 Europeans, including 559 Britons, who were surveyed also considered Liverpool to have the second-worst cuisine among European cities, with Birmingham third worst.
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Monday, July 12, 2010
City Hall Opens New Hotel Chain With Billionaire
Gostinichnaya Kompania, or GK, owned by billionaire Ronald Lauder and City Hall, is creating a new hotel chain called Vashotel.
The chain will operate two- to three-star hotels, including GK's Vladykino, Tsaritsyno, Zolotoi Kolos, Ostankino, Voskhod, Orekhovo, Sayany, Kuzminki, Altai, Turist and Uchyobo-Treningovaya, the company said.
This is a predictable decision, as GK's current portfolio of hotels is too diverse — from the 5-star Rossia and Moskva (which is still under construction) to the peripheral Kuzminki and Altai, it was necessary to split them up, said Marina Smirnova, senior vice president at Jones Lang LaSalle.
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The chain will operate two- to three-star hotels, including GK's Vladykino, Tsaritsyno, Zolotoi Kolos, Ostankino, Voskhod, Orekhovo, Sayany, Kuzminki, Altai, Turist and Uchyobo-Treningovaya, the company said.
This is a predictable decision, as GK's current portfolio of hotels is too diverse — from the 5-star Rossia and Moskva (which is still under construction) to the peripheral Kuzminki and Altai, it was necessary to split them up, said Marina Smirnova, senior vice president at Jones Lang LaSalle.
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Morgans Hotel Group Provides Update on the Status of the Debt Secured by Hudson and Mondrian Los Angeles
NEW YORK, July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Morgans Hotel Group Co. (Nasdaq: MHGC) ("MHG") today announced that it has entered into forbearance agreements with the lenders which hold the mortgage loans secured by its Hudson and Mondrian Los Angeles hotels. The forbearance agreements effectively extend the maturities of the loans until September 12, 2010 allowing the company and the lenders to complete the negotiation and documentation of the appropriate amendments to further extend the loans. Based on the negotiations to date, we believe that the time will result in a combination of amendments to the loans and extensions of the maturities.
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Italian judge orders Gaddafi's son to settle unpaid €392,000 hotel bill
An Italian judge has ordered Saadi Gaddafi, the third son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, to pay a €392,000 (£328,000) hotel bill he failed to settle.
Gaddafi was taken to court by the Grand Hotel Excelsior in Rapallo, near Portofino, after staying for about 40 days in early 2008, accompanied by secretaries, bodyguards, a personal trainer, a driver and a dog trainer.
The party left without paying the bill but did leave behind a black sports utility vehicle, which is still parked at the hotel, local media reported.
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Gaddafi was taken to court by the Grand Hotel Excelsior in Rapallo, near Portofino, after staying for about 40 days in early 2008, accompanied by secretaries, bodyguards, a personal trainer, a driver and a dog trainer.
The party left without paying the bill but did leave behind a black sports utility vehicle, which is still parked at the hotel, local media reported.
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Hilton official seek to improve flavor of hotels' restaurants
If you tuned in to last Wednesday's episode of Bravo's "Top Chef D.C.," you would have caught a glimpse of what Beth Scott does every day -- spicing up the menu.
On the show, the vice president of restaurant concepts for full-service and luxury brands at Hilton Worldwide challenged contestants to create a signature dish for the hotel chain. In reality, Scott, who has held her position for about a year, finds herself similarly challenged to breathe new life into Hilton's food and beverage division.
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On the show, the vice president of restaurant concepts for full-service and luxury brands at Hilton Worldwide challenged contestants to create a signature dish for the hotel chain. In reality, Scott, who has held her position for about a year, finds herself similarly challenged to breathe new life into Hilton's food and beverage division.
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