A ground-breaking ceremony was scheduled for today for the $1.8 billion Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Plans call for the mixed-use, urban high-rise development to debut in 2008.
The property will feature two high-rise hotel and condo-hotel towers (Grand Hyatt will operate the project´s hotel); more than 150,000 square feet of convention and meetings space; a 75,000-square-foot casino; and 300,000 square feet of retail shopping and fine-dining space.
NH Hotels has opened its first hotel in Santiago de Compostela, the NH Obradoiro. The new 5-star hotel will be operated under a lease contract and has involved an investment of €2.5 million for NH Hotels.
The hotel is located in a privileged location. It is in the city´s downtown area, across from the Galicia Auditorium, in a large garden area and a mere 5-minute walk from Santiago Cathedral.
Every summer brings excitement to some of the world´s finest resorts as they watch in anticipation whether they´ve won the prestigious Golden Apple Awards. Bucuti and Tara Beach Resorts, both from Aruba, were honored this year at Apple Vacations Annual Gala event in Chicago.
Chicago-based Apple Vacations is celebrating their 35th anniversary as one of the largest International tour and travel companies in the U.S. Apple Vacations has long been a valued travel partner in Aruba´s tourism and has delivered thousands of visitors to Aruba, many on their own jets.
Campanile, the French owned chain of 384 quality, budget hotels and restaurants, is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary by attending this year´s World Travel Market in London, where the company plans to announce a series of new openings that marks the expansion of the brand outside France.
For the first time ever Campanile will be exhibiting in the Global Village at World Travel Market, reflecting the groups strategy to expand more vigorously outside of the French market. Campanile will be celebrating new hotel openings in Poland, Italy, Spain and the UK.
Construction of a $140 million hotel project in Whitegate, St Kitts area is set to begin in less than six months time says government officials. The project is expected to employ more than 1,000 workers in the height of construction and add another 1,000 rooms to the island´s accommodation stock.
According to Valmiki Kempadoo, one of the investors of the Kittitian Heights Resort, the development is expected to boost the socio-economic sector of St. Kitts/Nevis by employing another 1,000 persons to operate and manage the resort.
Omni Hotels is giving housewives a chance to take a break with the Housewives on Hiatus package.
The plan covers deluxe overnight accommodations with VIP turndown service, a bottle of wine upon arrival and a welcome bag with body lotion, shower gel and velour slippers.