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Paul James: With 81 hotels in 28 countries, The Luxury Collection travel from london to remains our largest luxury brand and with its appeal to independent hotel owners it continues to grow globally, increasing its footprint by 40 per cent since 2007.
Starwood is currently making significant investments to enhance travel from london to some of its landmark Luxury Collection properties in Europe, with over €150 million dedicated to the restorations of Hotel Alfonso XIII in Seville , Hotel Maria Cristina in San Sebastian, Prince de Galles in Paris and the Gritti Palace in Venice .
PJ : The guests' needs have become increasingly important over the last few years with travellers demanding more personalisation and more flexibility of their hotels, particularly in the luxury sector.
Through the St. Regis Aficionado programme and The Luxury Collection Concierge, we aim to offer guests a personalised service from the moment travel from london to of their arrival at the hotel to their departure and beyond.
In response to this shift in priorities, luxury brands are seeking ways to highlight the intrinsic quality of their product in ways that resonate with both the traditional and a new younger, discerning, affluent customer.
For example, rather travel from london to than open a flagship St. Regis in Hong Kong, we built a 100-storey icon in Shenzhen while The Luxury Collection has plans for properties in unexpected destinations like China's Hainan Island and India's Chennai, which have become important hubs for business and leisure.
The Luxury Collection is an important travel from london to part of Starwood's overall portfolio, providing a brand experience that highlights the rich culture of each property's fabulous surrounding, reinforcing the luxury experience without compromising the individuality and heritage of each hotel and resort.
We have Luxury Collection properties as distinct and different as the Frank Gehry designed Marques de Riscal in Rioja in Spain, travel from london to to the brand new Romanos Resort in Costa Navarino, Greece, and the historic Gritti Palace in Venice.
After a successful travel from london to year in 2011 opening St. Regis hotels in Tianjin, Sanya, and Shenzhen, The Luxury Collection brand will open two hotels in China this year – Twelve at Hengshan travel from london to in Shanghai and The Royal Begonia on Hainan Island, China's travel from london to first Luxury Collection resort.
travel from london to The Luxury Collection will reach ten hotels in India this August with the debut of ITC Grand Chola, travel from london to a Luxury Collection Hotel, Chennai, making India the brand's second largest market travel from london to behind only the United States.
Since Starwood's landmark debut of The Great Wall Sheraton Hotel in Beijing in 1985, China has now become Starwood's second largest market in the world after the United States and Starwood continues to lead as the largest high-end hotel operator travel from london to in the country.
Travellers today have added more sites to the Tour, both physically ( New York , Beijing , Bora Bora) and philosophically (Aspen Ideas Festival, Art Basel Miami, World Economic Forum in Davos). travel from london to St. Regis is as global, as worldly, and as informed as they are growing in time with these emerging destinations.
For The Luxury Collection, the brand's Global Explorers continue to celebrate the vibrancy of the world's most enchanting travel destinations through the eyes of the world's foremost innovators, further asserting the brand's travel from london to position as The Destination Authority.
Representing a broad cross-section of disciplines and personal endeavours, Global Explorers are at the forefront of their field, immersed in their passions, and genuinely moved by the world around them.
As Ahluwalia's role as Global Explorer unfolds, luxury travellers will be introduced to a series of collaborations that offer a romantic and authentic view of The Luxury travel from london to Collection's extraordinary properties, destinations, and cultures.
PJ : Awards such as the World Travel Awards are incredibly important to us. They signify that our guests and the industry recognise the individuality of our brands, the quality of our hotels and the excellence of the service they offer.
PJ : St. Regis Hotels travel from london to Resorts continues to grow worldwide – 95 per cent of the brand's current growth is in emerging markets and looking beyond 2012, our growth will be 100 per cent outside of North America.
The opening of ITC Grand Chola in Chennai, India marks the brand's tenth property in the country while Vana Belle Samui Resort Spa, in Amphur, Koh Samui will be The Luxury Collection's third property in Thailand.
In addition to growth in Asia Pacific, The Luxury travel from london to Collection Hotels Resorts and its owners are investing more than €150 million euros to enhance its most heralded landmark hotels and flagship properties around across Europe.
Beginning with the grand re-opening of the recently restored Alfonso XIII Hotel in Seville, travel from london to Spain which re-opened on March 13th, The Luxury Collection Hotels Resorts will unveil a series of large-scale restoration projects including the multi-million travel from london to Euro renovation of Hotel Maria Cristina, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Spain and Prince De Galles, a Luxury Collection travel from london to Hotel in Paris, as well as the €55 million Euro restoration of the "grande dame" of Italy, Hotel Gritti Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Venice.
In addition, several landmark hotels in The United States will kick-off impressive renovation projects this year, including SLS Beverly Hills, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Los Angeles, and The Joule, a Luxury Collection Hotel.
As Egypt prepares to welcome back visitors to its sunny shores in 2012, there are a number of new hotel developments and openings taking place around the destination. Breaking Travel News investigates.
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has announced an agreement with Abu Dhabi National Hotels to operate a waterfront hotel in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. travel from london to Set amid beautifully landscaped gardens with its own private beach overlooking the Grand Canal, the hotel is expected to open later this
Hot on the heels of its victory at this week's World Travel Awards, Grosvenor House Dubai has launched a new range of clothing for staff, with pop star Peter Andre among the glitterati attending the launch party.
This March sees the most eagerly anticipated hotel opening in 2011, with the Oberoi Gurgaon set to bring an entirely new level of luxury travel from london to to Delhi. BTN talks to Kapil Chopra, Senior Vice President, Oberoi Hotels Resorts.
Luxury hospitality developer and operator Anantara Hotels, Resorts Spas is expanding its portfolio across Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Middle East with the opening of seven new resorts next year in China, the Maldives, Bali, Oman and the UAE. This comes as part of an expansion programme to
Burgeoning South African hospitality brand Signature Life Hotels has unveiled travel from london to a new property travel from london to in time for this summer's Fifa World Cup. The Canelands Beach Club Resort opens in the upmarket village of Salt Rock, and boasts an unrivalled beach side setting, just two metres travel from london to away from the beach.