Marriott plans to Expand Business in Russia

Marriott International will open eight new hotels in Russia in 2013, reported the Commercial Director of Marriott, Rene Muren.

The number of Marriott Luxury Hotels in the Slavic country will increase from 12 to 20.

“Russia is very important, first because it is a country where we have built many of our hotels, and second, because every time we have more and more customers from Russia in Marriott Hotels in the world,” the executive said while adding that current market Russia is the ninth by income.

According Muren, global forecasts indicate that in the coming years, tourists from the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) will register high growth rates, above many other states.

After analysis Muren reports that 50% of coustumers are Russian , the second place U.S. travelers and the third place tourists from Europe (Marriott Hotels located in Russia)

The expansion plans of the Company in Russia include the opening of five Hotels in the following cities : Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod, Omsk and Krasnoyarsk late 2012.

Do&Co “Attention to Detail”

Attila Dogudan arrived in Vienna when he was 10 years old. His family decided to emigrate from Istanbul to Vienna to seek better opportunities as millions of Turkish immigrants living in Germany or Austria.
In 1981 they opened a Restaurant in the Austrian Capital. Few years later thanks to the success of the Restaurant Attila Dogudan decided to open 3 more Restaurants and a Catering Service Company.
No doubt the Catering Service is the most successful branch of the current Company.

In 1987 they signed a contract to run the kitchen of Lauda Air and in 1992 became the Official Caterer of the Formula 1.

In 1999 they built a Logistic Center in New York and in 2000 another in Miami.
In 2002 the Company acquired the legendary Viennese pastry shop Demel  and increased sales

In 2007 born Turkish Do & Co based in Istanbul and owned mainlly by Do & Co and Turkish Airlines
TURKISH DO & CO has been operating nine gourmet kitchens all over Turkey: Istanbul (Atatürk Airport and Sabiha Gokcen), Ankara, Antalya, Izmir, Bodrum, Trabzon, Dalaman and Adana. Over 60 national and international Airlines are catered from fhese locations. (Austrian, EVA Air, Malaysia Airlines, SkyEurope, Royal Air Maroc …)

The Company also manages Restaurants inside the Lufthansa VIP Lounge in Frankfurt and inside the Fly Emirates VIP Lounge at JFK (New York)

Today. the company owns Restaurants and Cafes in Vienna, Munchen, New York, Salzburg, London.

Do & Co Hotel in Vienna is a five-star Hotel Boutique in the very heart of Vienna with spacious, luxurious rooms overlooking St. Stephen’s Cathedral.
The same attention to detail that Carried Attila Dogudan from local to international food restaurateur has-been celebrity Applied to Vienna’s DO & CO Hotel
The Hotel Offers Everything you from state-of-the-art technology in your room, Including a large flat screen television, to a 24-hour breakfast.

Do & Co in 2012 will be the Official Caterer for the UEFA Euro 2012 which will take place in Ukraine and Poland.

First Seven-Star Hotel in Europe

Danish Promoter “Residencial Bahia Fenicia” , will build in Almuñecar (Granada) a “seven-star Hotel and 200 luxury Apartments. A total investment of 230 million euros will be needed, as confirmed by the Manager of the Company, Jesper Brinkmann and 600 permanent jobs will be created

As explained by Brinkmann, the “project will be built  in three phases.” Works are scheduled to begin in “this fall” and the first phase will be ready in late 2013, according to his calculations. In these two years, they will raise the Hotel : 180 rooms, including Suites and 50 private apartments that are managed by the Hotel,owners and their guests can enjoy all their services.”

The Hotel Management will not be run by the owner Bahia Fenicia Company but by Banyan Tree Holding based in Singapore

Banyan Tree Holdings operates about 30 resorts and hotels, about 60 spas, some 80 galleries and three golf courses in the Asia Pacific Region with the highest quality possible,

“In Europe there is currently no hotel with these qualities. This project would help to promote Spain as a luxury tourist destination and enhance the quality of tourism in the area,” said Brinkmann. “Banyan Tree also manages an extensive program of training for Hotel Staff, with an undeniable positive impact on the rest of tourism in the area,” explained the Manager.

The Company is “famous for offering its customers a unique experience of physical or spiritual care, offering Asian hospitality services with relaxation, wellness and rejuvenation for each client in an environment where attention has been paid to every detail to create a environment of beauty, warm and relaxed, “said Brinkmann.

The second and third phases of the project involves the construction of 200 houses planned, “the same high quality as the Hotel and Apartments.” Will be ready between 2014 and 2015, although not stated how many Apartments will be built in each phase.

The project aims to “segment of upper-class tourists,” they said. Plus, because it “Banyan Tree is a well known Hotel Operator in the Asian markets, this initiative will attract, not only to the upper segment of tourists, but also opens the way to a highly attractive market as the Chinese market and other Asian markets “Spain will have more visitors from these countries.

The Highest Hotel in the World

Ritz Carlton just opened a hotel in Hong Kong, which has become  the highest in the world, says the company, located at the top of the International Commerce Centre (ICC) in the center of the city.

Ritz Carlton Hong Kong is a 5 star hotel which has 312 deluxe rooms available, distributed between 106 and 117 floors. The entrance is on the ninth floor, restaurants can be found from the floor 102, the spa is located at 116 and in the gym and indoor pool in the 118 floor. It also has more than 1,300 square feet of meeting and convention space.

The hotel is able to offer such good views of the Hong Kong  Harbour while you are enjoying a dinner at the splendid Restaurant or having a swim

The hotel is owned by Sun Hung Kai Properties, one of the first developers in Hong Kong. The company asserts that the establishment, inspired by the dynamic culture of the city, reflects the union of East and West.
With this opening are 75 hotels in the portfolio of  Ritz Carlton, 16 of them in Asia.

Just a reminder : Ritz Carlton Hong Kong didn´t beat Dubai´s Burj Khalifa as the highest building in the World.