Archive for July, 2006

P3B resort breaks ground in Maribago

Korean company, Philippines BXT Corp. broke ground for a 616-room P3 billion hotel waterpark complex here in Barangay Maribago.
Maribago hosts top of the line resorts in this island.
The complex, to be called the Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa, will be managed by Imperial Palace Hotel.
Tourism secretary Ace Durano said the investment is one of [...]

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Sleaze hotel turnaround a suite deal for city

A Clinton Hill hot sheet hotel shuttered two weeks ago by cops will reopen in the fall - as a legitimate hotel.
City lawyers struck a deal last week with owner Moses Fried that will allow him to reopen the Prince Lefferts Hotel in October.
“In view of the circumstances, he feels that this is reasonable,” said [...]

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Legacy Hotels & Resorts signs management contract at Welsh hotel

Recently launched management company Legacy Hotels & Resorts has signed its fifth contract at the Wild Pheasant Hotel in Llangollen, Glwd.
Representing Legacy’s first management deal in Wales, the three-year contract is worth £150,000 over three years.
All staff at the 19th century 46-bedroom country house hotel will continue to be employed under the terms of the [...]

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Grand Lido Braco capture all-island hotel title

Grand Lido Braco turned the tables on St Ann Bauxite Company on Saturday to win the Sprint Time all-island hotel netball final, 46-41, at Montego Bay Boys & Girls Club.
St Ann Bauxite Company came into the final unbeaten and with a regular season 43-34 win over the Trelawny team, but without national player Kassey Evering, [...]

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Penfield hotel plans move ahead

Plans for a new hotel on Panorama Trail are moving forward after years of delays.
Ground work has started on a six-story Hilton Garden Inn, north of the ramp onto Route 441. The hotel is expected to be completed by the end of summer 2007, nearly 10 years after the project was originally proposed.
Plans for the [...]

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Developer drops hotel proposal

The man behind a proposal to build a hotel and two restaurants near the Massachusetts Turnpike exit has backed out of the deal to buy the property after the discovery of wetlands there.
“The land wasn’t suitable for the project,” Palmer Development President David W. Kenniston said Friday.
Kenniston wanted to buy the 6.6 acre parcel near [...]

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Hilton to launch Doubletree Hotel Brand in Thailand with New Resort near Pattaya

Hilton Hotels has signed a multi-year agreement with Bangkok-based Destination Properties to manage a newly built, upscale, 358-room golf resort and spa near Sriracha, Thailand. To be managed under the Doubletree brand, the Doubletree Golf Resort & Spa Near Sriracha is scheduled to open in early 2008.
Located 25 minutes from downtown Pattaya, 40 minutes from [...]

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Sheraton turns Web site into travel tool

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts has altered its Web site to allow visitors to post comments, travel tips and photos.
The company said the redesign elevates the Web site to a travel tool, rather than strictly a place to make reservations. More than 2,000 traveler stories have already been posted to the site.
The site invites people to [...]

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BabyCenter(R) Helps Parents Plan Summer Travel

BabyCenter, LLC, the leading online resource for new and expectant parents, has unveiled the BabyCenter Readers’ Hometown Travel Guide — a list of 50 family friendly vacation spots across the country as recommended by BabyCenter® readers.
In an online survey of more than 1,500 parents from May 1 thru June 2, BabyCenter® asked readers to share [...]

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Moree Beach Resort inaugurated

A two billion cedis Moree Beach Resort was inaugurated at Moree, near Cape Coast last Saturday. Work on the five chalets beach resort, jointly owned by Ms Marianne Holst, Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Mr Joe Vugu, Managing Director of MAJOVU limited, the company that financed the project began in 2003 and completed [...]

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Work starts on Hilton in Penfield, a project first proposed in 1997

Plans for a new hotel on Panorama Trail are moving forward after years of delays.
Ground work has started on a six-story Hilton Garden Inn, north of the westbound ramp onto Route 441. The hotel is expected to be completed by the end of summer 2007, nearly 10 years after the project was originally proposed.
The plans [...]

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A Powerful Marketing Tool For Condos

Online real estate advertising is currently a $1.8 billion a year market, with experts predicting an increase to over $3 billion within the next few years. “Close to eighty percent of all people who are looking for a new condo go to the Internet first,” said Michael Ledwitz, president of CondoCompany.com, one of the most [...]

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