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What makes a great business hotel?
High-speed Internet access and power points a’plenty are staples of any decent hotel room, yet it takes much more for a p...
Hilton's 2x points for Qantas, Virgin
Staying at HHonors-linked hotels such as Hilton, Conrad, Waldorf Astoria and DoubleTree over the coming months? Register for H...
Four Points by Sheraton Sydney expansion
Starwood’s Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, Darling Harbour hotel will gain a third tower, 222 new guestrooms and upgraded...
New Aloft, Element hotels for Dubai
The UAE will play home to new Aloft Dubai Raffa and Element Dubai Raffa hotels from 2018, at which time business travellers can...
New Chinese hotels for business travellers
Bound for Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Xiamen or Zhuhai in China? You'll be met by a plethora of new and re-branded hotels at whic...
Marriott backs from from WiFi blocking
The Marriott hotel group has abandoned plans to block guests' access to 'BYO' wireless networks such as smartphone WiFi ho...
New InterCon to open in Washington D.C.
Southwest Washington D.C. will play home to a new InterContinental hotel, expected to open in mid-2017. The 278-room property ...
Don’t feel guilty about pinching the shampoo!
Do those hotel-supplied soaps, shampoos, conditioners, and body lotions frequently make their way into your cabin bag and then ...
Hyatt: free Internet from Feb 2015
Hyatt hotels will serve free Internet to all guests from February 2015, joining the Starwood, IHG and Marriott&n...
Starwood SPG members get free Internet
The Starwood group will offer free Internet across its family of hotels – including Sheraton, W, Westin, Le Mer...
Hilton HHonors gets lifetime Diamond status
It seems like diamonds really are forever, at least a select group of travellers who will qualify for lifetime Diamond status i...
Shangri-La Sydney: new Horizon Club lounge
Sydney’s Shangri-La hotel now boasts Australia’s largest five-star hotel club lounge, plus 90 newly-refurbished gue...
Kimpton Hotels to join IHG
InterContinental Hotels Group will acquire American-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants for US$430 million, bringing the bou...
Accor alliance for 2,000+ hotels
Accor and Huazhu Hotels Group will forge an alliance that gives Le Club Accorhotels members over 1,900 new accommodation choice...
New hotels on the map for Perth
If you're trekking across to Perth on business, you'll soon have more choice than ever before when it comes to choosing a place...
Rydges Perth to become an InterContinental
The Rydges Perth hotel will disappear from GHA’s property map in 2017, at which time the InterContinental Perth hotel wil...
DoubleTree by Hilton Venice North opens
Standing at 203 rooms, the DoubleTree by Hilton Venice North hotel is now welcoming guests with its signature chocolate chip co...
Mercure Penrith, Novotel Geelong now open
Welcoming business travellers from today are the Mercure Penrith and Novotel Geelong hotels, taking over from the previous Chif...