Police in Finland have raided five homes searching for virtual furniture stolen from an online hotel.
Detectives said around 400 items - including virtual beds, tables, chairs and 'several flat-screen televisions' - were taken from rooms at the Habbo web hotel.
Internet gamers check into the hotel where they can meet friends and then purchase furniture to decorate their rooms.
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Viacom Sued by Family Suites Over Nickelodeon License
June 2 (Bloomberg) -- Viacom Inc., the owner of MTV Networks, was sued by hotel operator Family Suites Resort LLC for breach of contract over the licensing of the Nickelodeon brand to a rival chain.
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Coral Gables Commissioners concerned about Biltmore Hotel's fiscal health
The Biltmore Hotel wasn't on the commission's agenda, but it was on the commissioners' minds.
Toward the end of Tuesday's Gables commission meeting, Commissioner Wayne ``Chip'' Withers brought up the hotel and the problems it has faced in paying the city $2.4 million in back rent.
``They are a caretaker of our asset; we should do whatever we can to help [them] improve that asset,'' Withers said.
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Toward the end of Tuesday's Gables commission meeting, Commissioner Wayne ``Chip'' Withers brought up the hotel and the problems it has faced in paying the city $2.4 million in back rent.
``They are a caretaker of our asset; we should do whatever we can to help [them] improve that asset,'' Withers said.
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Luxury Chain Cuts the Flowers, Sends Out Wash at Some Hotels
TORONTO–Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, famed for its top-flight hotels, has agreed to skimp on some of its signature features, bowing to pressures by some financially strapped owners of properties that bear its name.
Many Four Seasons hotels have stopped displaying huge vases of fresh flowers. Others are closing their high-end restaurants on slow days. And some have begun outsourcing laundry.
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Many Four Seasons hotels have stopped displaying huge vases of fresh flowers. Others are closing their high-end restaurants on slow days. And some have begun outsourcing laundry.
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Lenders foreclose on Four Seasons Resort in Las Colinas
Mortgage holders sold the 431-room luxury Irving golf course hotel, conference center and spa at auction Tuesday morning. The foreclosure comes seven months after lenders first posted the 400-acre property for sale after the owners missed payments on the more than $175 million in debt
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Bankruptcy filings rise among small hotels around Tampa
TAMPA - Small hoteliers are taking it on the chin, with at least four in the Tampa Bay area seeking bankruptcy protection since March.
Last week, the owners of a 75-room Hampton Inn, 11740 Tampa Gateway Blvd. in Seffner, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Tampa. Chapter 11 allows a company to reorganize its finances while protected from creditors.
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Last week, the owners of a 75-room Hampton Inn, 11740 Tampa Gateway Blvd. in Seffner, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Tampa. Chapter 11 allows a company to reorganize its finances while protected from creditors.
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Gaylord Entertainment Co. Provides Updates on Impact of Historic Flooding to Nashville Properties
Gaylord Entertainment Co. /quotes/comstock/13*!get/quotes/nls/get (GET 26.29, +0.98, +3.87%) today provided an update on the Company's restoration efforts following the flood damage experienced at the Gaylord Opryland Resort, the Grand Ole Opry and the Company's other Nashville-area facilities on May 2nd and May 3rd, 2010. Gaylord also provided an update on the Company's employment strategy during remediation and restoration, as well as efforts to relocate customers with events scheduled at Gaylord Opryland over the next five months
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Booking Pace Up
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—In the summer of 2008, before the fall of Lehman Brothers and the precipitous economic collapse, transient booking pace at hotels in the top 25 markets in the United States started to dramatically wane.
During June 2008, the 28-day booking pace declined 5.0 percent, according to Rubicon. By July, it had dropped by 18.0 percent, followed by an 18.3-percent drop in August. During October, the month following Lehman’s collapse, booking pace had dropped 32.0 percent.
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During June 2008, the 28-day booking pace declined 5.0 percent, according to Rubicon. By July, it had dropped by 18.0 percent, followed by an 18.3-percent drop in August. During October, the month following Lehman’s collapse, booking pace had dropped 32.0 percent.
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Hotel toiletries - the new green battleground
Hotel amenity kits are quickly becoming the latest battleground for hotels looking to assert their green credentials.
Last week, Spanish hotel chain NH Hotels rolled out a new set of environmentally-friendly amenity bottles, which the firm says biodegrade faster than comparable products.
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Last week, Spanish hotel chain NH Hotels rolled out a new set of environmentally-friendly amenity bottles, which the firm says biodegrade faster than comparable products.
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Dearborn hotel to take off the Ritz, put on the Henry name
The Ritz-Carlton Dearborn will officially become the Henry on Thursday, joining Marriott International's Autograph Collection of independent hotels as it gains new owners.
Most of the luxury hotel's more than 200 employees will retain their jobs, said Vivian Deuschl, a spokeswoman for Ritz-Carlton, which is owned by Marriott. "This is likely to mean it will still be a place people will go for Sunday brunches and weddings," she said. "We're glad it's going to be staying within the Marriott family."
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Most of the luxury hotel's more than 200 employees will retain their jobs, said Vivian Deuschl, a spokeswoman for Ritz-Carlton, which is owned by Marriott. "This is likely to mean it will still be a place people will go for Sunday brunches and weddings," she said. "We're glad it's going to be staying within the Marriott family."
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
HLG To Build Ten Guoman Hotels In China Over Next Five Years
SHANGHAI, June 1(Bernama)-- Malaysian conglomerate, Hong Leong Group(HLG) is to create a luxury hotel chain in China, with at least ten Guoman Hotels over the next five years.
Violet Lee, Group Managing Director of Guocoland China, HLG's property investment arm here, told reporters at a special interview, the company would bring the unique English hospitality to the market long dominated by hotel chains from the United States
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Violet Lee, Group Managing Director of Guocoland China, HLG's property investment arm here, told reporters at a special interview, the company would bring the unique English hospitality to the market long dominated by hotel chains from the United States
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Cuba, China to build new luxury hotel in Havana
While the U.S. continues to talk tourism with Cuba, Caribbean developers will break ground on Havana's first luxury hotel later this year, the Latin American Herald Tribune reported.
The luxe-hotel is a joint effort between Cuba and China that will cost approximately $117 million (51 percent Chinese capital and 49 percent Cuban). According to reports, the hotel complex will have 650 rooms and cover an area of about 19 acres in the "Marina Hemingway" tourist center in western Havana.
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The luxe-hotel is a joint effort between Cuba and China that will cost approximately $117 million (51 percent Chinese capital and 49 percent Cuban). According to reports, the hotel complex will have 650 rooms and cover an area of about 19 acres in the "Marina Hemingway" tourist center in western Havana.
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Dubai Holding hotel-real estate group reports $6.4 billion loss for 2009
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A real estate and hotel group owned by Dubai's ruler announced a steep loss for 2009 on Tuesday, less than a week after a sister company sought to delay its debt payments.
The slide by Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group includes major write-offs that reflect the slumping property market in Dubai, where the global downturn has cooled the city-state's once red-hot growth and left many of its companies mired in debt.
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The slide by Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group includes major write-offs that reflect the slumping property market in Dubai, where the global downturn has cooled the city-state's once red-hot growth and left many of its companies mired in debt.
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Asia Pacific hotel transactions projected at US$3.7b for 2010
SINGAPORE: Asia Pacific hotel transactions are seeing a boom, with sales expected to reach some US$3.7 billion or S$5.2 billion - or 29 per cent of global sales - in 2010.
This is according to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, which said that global transaction volume is forecast to reach US$12.8 billion or S$18.1 billion this year.
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This is according to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, which said that global transaction volume is forecast to reach US$12.8 billion or S$18.1 billion this year.
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