During a media luncheon hosted by the Four Seasons Nevis, it was learned of the company’s preliminary plans to expand its Caribbean presence with three islands on Four Seasons’ radar.   Four Seasons Nevis General Manager and Regional Vice President Andrew Humphries said Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts is eyeing Barbados, Puerto Rico and The Bahamas to [...]

The MGM Grand showed off remodeling plans for its suites and rooms. The $160 million remodel includes all 3,570 guest rooms and 642 suites in the hotel’s main tower. The newly remodeled rooms and suites will use environmentally responsible elements including LED lighting; improved thermostats and solar shades to better manage temperature and guest comfort. [...]

    The Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach is undergoing renovations from March 1 to June 30, 2012.   The improvements will include a new pool and pool deck, enhanced soundproofing between rooms, new hard and soft goods in guestrooms, new in-room safes and electronic door locks and clear glass lanai railings on oceanfront rooms [...]

Developer are increasingly talking about how the U.S. hotel world will see a “huge increase’” in foreclosures in 2012 as debts come due and financing remains hard to come by, Bloomberg reports.   A foreclosed hotel is one in which the owner is unable to make mortgage payments.   The lack of money means greater [...]

  A pool at the Fairmont Mayakoba, which for the first-time ever, is offering a food-and-beverage package for its luxury customers.   How are high-end resorts in Mexico competing with all-inclusive resorts that have lured a greater share of travelers in this uncertain economy?   Well, in the case of the luxury Fairmont Mayakoba Riviera [...]

  File photo taken Sept. 3, 2008 shows the third session of the Republican National Convention underway in St. Paul, Minn.   Tampa hoteliers are pushing back as organizers of the August 2012 Republican National Convention continue efforts to renege on their year-old contracts, the St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Bay Business Journaltell us.   [...]

Their Facebook page has whet our appetite, and now we’re excitedly anticipating the November opening of the brand new Desert Oasis spa at Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort. Under a canopy of palm trees, the newly enhanced spa has been designed with thatched palapas, latilla screens and walls of vegetation. The spa will [...]

Are you ready to kick off the New Year yet? Miami is, for sure! We hear that St. Regis Hotels & Resorts is ready to open The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort on January 19.   The new luxury property will offer 213 ocean view rooms and suites and 307 residences in three all-glass towers. [...]

Welcome an architectural marvel built for the 21st century. Designed by the acclaimed Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects. The Aqua Tower soars high above Chicago’s picturesque lakeshore, with breathtaking views across the city, park and historic Lake Michigan.   In addition to its enviable location and iconic design, the hotel is just a short [...]

Republican National Convention officials are reneging on hotel contracts signed a year ago for the 2012 Tampa, Fla., gathering, the St. Petersburg Times reports.   A crowd of hotel managers were told that their convention-week rooms would fetch less money during what they’d expected would be a routine update meeting last week, the story says. [...]