January 26th, 2010
Travel comparison and booking site Trivago has published a list of the most popular European five-star hotels with rates under £50 (€57).
According to Trivago, the average rate at a five-star hotel in the top 50 European cities is £165 (€189).
However, the site has compiled ten destinations where guests can enjoy the trappings of five-star luxury for half that price.
March 11th, 2009
Hilton Hotels Corp. is developing a new luxury lifestyle hotel chain, Denizen Hotels, that will target business travelers as well vacationers.
This new brand, unveiled this morning, means “citizen of the world” and will appear in international cities catering to globally-conscious modern travelers in the coming years.
The long-awaited announcement comes as luxury hotels and resorts have fallen out of favor during the deepening recession, as businesses look to cut back on extras and corporate travel planners shy away from frivolous spending.
December 30th, 2008
Hilton Hotels Corporation has announced that it has signed a management agreement with Diyar Al Bahrain, to open the first Conrad hotel in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 2011.
The Conrad Bahrain, will be located in one of Bahrain’s most luxurious developments, the newly-built Reef Island off Bahrain’s capital city Manama and will feature 250 guest rooms and 50 apartments.
The Conrad will also offer its business guests unparalleled meeting facilities, including a business centre incorporating the latest technology, six sizeable meeting rooms, two banquet rooms and an impressive ballroom.
To wind down, guests will be able to enjoy the hotel’s shopping arcade or utilise the fitness facilities, including a tennis court, squash court, swimming pool and health club. Reef Island’s features will also include, among other attractions, open parks, an Aquarium, a luxury shopping mall, a marina and a Yacht club.
July 12th, 2008
Ithaa, which means pearl in Dhivehi, is the world’s premier undersea restaurant, secured five metres (15 feet ) below sea level, surrounded by a coral reef , at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island in Rangalifinolhu, Maldives
The award-winning Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa became Conrad Maldives Rangali Island on 18 December 2007 - This is in line with Conrad’s positioning as the luxury brand within the Hilton Family, with services & facilities.
The five-by-nine meter restaurant is encased in R-Cast acrylic which is a transparent acrylic roof offering 270° panoramic view to its customers.
