New Luxury Hotel Opens in Rajasthan, India
A brand new luxury hotels now adorns the semi-desert Rajastan historic hot spot of India. A fresh addition to Jaipur’s accommodation industry, Devi Ratn was just opened to guests by the Devi Resorts group. Representing the spirit of modern Rajasthan and combining the lyrical beauty of Indian culture with bold architecture, the new hotel’s name is inspired by the “Nav Ratn”, the nine pure gemstones that focus cosmic energy.
Featuring intricate detail design in both public and private areas, Devi Ratn offers 60 suites and three villas to luxury seekers traveling for business or leisure to Jaipur, the first planned city of India. The hotel is defined by modern amenities and top of the line luxury facilities, from spas and swimming pools to a library or entertaining travel activities, such as camel safaris or kite flying. The hotel has just started welcoming guests after opening up its reservation system earlier. Read more…
Travel + Leisure 50 Best New Hotels Across the World
The travel industry and hotel enthusiasts around the world can finally get their hands on Travel + Leisure’s sixth annual list of the 50 best new hotels in the world, a prestigious top freshly released earlier today.
This year’s list features city hotels, beach hotels, rustic hotels, resort hotels and more. While the USA is the country with the most hotels in this year’s list (8 US-based venues have been included), Travel + Leisure also added 12 hotels from Europe, 12 from Asia, 8 from Africa and the Middle East, 6 from Mexico and Latin America, 2 Caribbean hotels and another 2 from New Zealand and Australia. Read more…
Corinthia Hotel London, Officially Open to Guests
Corinthia Hotel London has officially opened its door to the public today, welcoming guests to their new landmark 5-star luxury hotel in the British Capital. A mix of traditional grandeur and modern freshness is what defines this new Corinthia luxury venue, housed by a redesigned Victorian building located in the very heart of London and within walking distance from the most popular tourist attractions the city has to offer.
The Corinthia London hotels take pride in being one of the top choices of international celebrities and London’s who’s who. They have been visited by well known actors, artists, fashion designers, by cultural trend setters and have hosted exclusive parties for major events in partnership with the BAFTAs, Vanity Fair, GQ and Condé Nast Traveller. Read more…
France Distinguishes Top Hotels with “Palace” Label
Call them upper upscale, call them luxury or exclusive, even the top hotels need differentiators. This is the conclusion France reached and solved the problem by allowing a few top hotels to label themselves as “palaces”, a special recognition designed to separate them from rivals and to boost the country’s position as luxury destination.
The new “palace” label has been awarded by French tourism authorities to eight of its existing 127 five-star hotels in France – Meurice, Plaza-Athenee (both property of the Sultan of Brunei), and Bristol (owned by German family Oetker), Park Hyatt Paris Vendome in Paris, Grand Hotel du Cap Ferrat in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, LVMH’s Cheval Blanc and Les Airelles located right in the luxury French ski resort Courchevel, and L’Hotel du Palais in Biarritz, the French Atlantic coast. Read more…
New Sheraton Hotel to Open in Dubai
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has partnered with Abdulsalam Alrafi Group LLC to open a new Sheraton hotel in Dubai, top business and leisure travel destination in the United Arab Emirates. The new Sheraton hotel will be opened in early 2014 and it will be included in a three-tower mixed-use building complex in the heart of Dubai’s commercial district, just across from the Dubai World Trade Center and the Dubai International Financial Center. The Dubai Mall, Jumeirah Beach and the Dubai Marina are only a few of the top Dubai attractions the new Sheraton will be close to. Read more…
Starwood to Open 50th Aloft Hotel in Brooklyn
On June 1st, Starwood will open its 50th hotel of the trendy Aloft brand in Brooklyn. This particular Starwood hotel chain was launched back in 2008, just before the economic recession and its impact on travel. Seeing how in a little over two years Starwood has reached 50 such venues spread across the world (including locations such as Abu-Dhabi, Baltimore or Dallas), it seems their combination of hip, limited services and free Wi-Fi turned out to be a grand success:
“Last summer, the Aloft chain bested established hotel brands such as Embassy Suites, Hyatt and Marriott in J.D. Power and Associates’ annual customer satisfaction survey. Aloft ranked No. 1 for the first year it ever had enough hotels to be considered for the list, thanks in party to its free-Wi-Fi policy and a modern design that stands out among rival chains,” reads a USA Today article by Barbara de Lollis.
Courtesy of Aloft and USA Today
iXiGO, iPhone and Android app to book the best travel deals
By accessing iXiGO’s global travel search engine, the mobile app aggregates all the travel information you need under one interface. The app’s benefit is less time spent searching for tickets and locations, while allowing users to keep their travel preferences and choices and still go with their favorite booking provider.
