First JW Marriott in New York City opened in historic Essex House

First JW Marriott Hotel Opens in New York City JW Marriott hotel chain is expanding by opening the brand’s first hotel in New York City – JW Marriott Essex House New York. Located on Central Park South, just steps from Fifth Avenue temptations, the 509-room hotel is situated in a building that was first opened … Read more

Pinking Burj Al Arab

  Dubai’s Burj Al Arab, the world’s most luxurious hotel, joins a number of world famous landmarks that will be lit in pink as part of The Estée Lauder Companies’ Global Landmarks Illumination Initiative, launched in honor of the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign. Burj Al Arab launched the Pinking Burj Al Arab campaign. The highlight … Read more

Plaza Athénée’s Royal Suite – a very Parisian style of redecoration

Plaza Athénée’s Royal Suite redecorated by Marie-José Pommereau The Hotel Plaza Athénée, renowed as the most spacious, luxurious and most expensive hotel suite in Paris, renovated and redecorated its Royal Suite, the largest suite of the famous Parisian location. With a total area of 450m², it is also the largest suite in Paris.   The … Read more

The rebirth of a classic: Las Vegas’s first casino hotel gets a major makeover

Golden Gate’s Renovation Celebration   Golden Gate, Las Vegas’s first casino hotel, opened at One Fremont Street in 1906, gets a makeover. The landmark boutique property is celebrating the completion of its first major expansion in 50 years. The property has been a major part of the history that shaped Las Vegas into the city … Read more

JW Marriott at Gateway of Machu Picchu (3,399 m) to have in-room supplemental oxygen system

Marriott opens first JW Marriott Hotel in Cusco, Peru (3,399 m)   JW Marriott opened the much anticipated 153-room JW Marriott Cusco (Peru) – the company’s highest-altitude hotel situated at the gateway of the Andes mountain sanctuary Machu Picchu. At an elevation of 11,200 feet (3,399 m) above sea level, the JW Cusco will be … Read more

Business travel trends: hotel, car rental and “front of the plane” business travel bookings

Business travel trends Revealed in Travel Leaders Group Survey “Company policy” now has almost as much influence as “cost” in whether or not business travelers will be flying in the “front of the plane,” according to the latest survey data provided by Travel Leaders Group, one of North America’s largest travel companies – encompassing nearly … Read more