Hotel Industry News – Week Ending 12.02.06

Accor Hotel Group announced they will work with Dubai real estate developer, Emaar Properties, to build a budget hotel chain in India.

Caesar’s Palace has opened the new Qua Baths & Spa with 51 treatment rooms (35 are for massage), a fitness center, private men’s and women’s Roman Bath areas, an Arctic Ice Room with 55-degree air and falling “snow,” a cedar wood sauna, herbal steam room and the Crystal Room, where adventurous spa-goers can accessorize with customized Swarovski crystal body art. Via TravelPost Insider.

Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland-Lloyd Center is now Oregon’s First Green Seal Certified Hotel.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts announces the grand opening of its newest hotel, the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, California.

Hilton Hotels Corporation and DLF are joining to build 50 to 75 hotels and service apartments over the next 7 years.

InterContinental Hotels Group announced the opening of the new Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Sacramento Airport – Natomas.

Winston Hotels Opens Hilton Garden Inn in Akron, Ohio and Homewood Suites in Princeton, N.J.