This is the archive for November 2006
Aloft Hotels To Be The First Hotel Brand To Open Its Doors In Virtual Reality
aloft hotels debut inside the virtual world Second Life - will let digital explorers experience the hotel online before real-life travelers can walk through the doors in 2008
aloha! Guests eagerly awaiting the opening of the first aloft hotel in 2008 now have a chance to live * life * aloft in a new dimension.
This September, aloft, A Vision Of W HotelsSM, will become the world’s first hotel brand to place a 3-D computer generated replica inside a virtual world when it debuts an aloft hotel inside the popular online game Second Life. A virtual environment in which players create digital alter egos and exchange virtual currency for digitally rendered goods and services, the Second Life metaverse is currently inhabited by more than 350,000 people worldwide.
11/20/06 |
Posted by JJ | Category IT and Technology
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From the Barstool to the Boardroom, Four Points by Sheraton Launches Search for Chief
Beer Officer:Four Points' Newest Executive to Help Cultivate, Curate and Promote New Best Brews(SM) Program
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2006--Who says drinking beer won't get you anywhere? For those passionate for pilsners or crazy for crafts, your favorite pastime could earn you a fancy new title and a seat at the Board Room Table. In celebration of the simple pleasure of a perfectly poured glass of beer and the launch of its Best Brews program, Four Points by Sheraton hotels today officially kicked-off its Chief Beer Officer (CBO) executive search and began making room in the executive suite for its newest chief.
Expedia.Com® And Citigroup Join Forces To Transform Rewards Programs
World’s largest online travel provider and leading financial services company partner to expand industry-leading rewards program, ThankYouSM Network.
BELLEVUE, Wash. and NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2006 -- Expedia.com, the world’s leading online travel company, and Citigroup, the world’s leading financial services company today announced a strategic relationship to significantly expand ThankYou Network. As the exclusive travel partner of ThankYou Network, Expedia is launching a rewards program that will enable its customers to earn ThankYou Points and rewards for eligible travel they book on Expedia.com. In addition, Expedia.com is powering the redemption of travel rewards on ThankYou Network’s website, www.thankyounetwork.com.
Le Méridien Presents “First Night” - A Large Scale Installation of Light and Art To Celebrate the Relaunch of Le Méridien
Entire Hotel Is Transformed into a Work of Art
“Light is life. Light is transformation. Our objective in San Francisco is to relaunch and recast Le Méridien with new light, to create a new view, and to celebrate its new life"
-- Thierry Dreyfus
On November 1, in an extraordinary installation of light and art, San Francisco will host the worldwide relaunch of Le Méridien following the November 2005 acquisition of Le Méridien by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT). Through a large scale contemporary expression of light and art, the new brand direction will become illuminated.
Westin Hotels Launches Signature Home Fragrance Collection
Transform Your Home with the Soothing White Tea Scent of Westin
Consumers don’t have to wait for their next travel getaway to elevate their senses and soothe their spirit with the White Tea scent of Westin Hotels & Resorts. In response to heavy demand for the scent since it debuted in the brand’s multi-million dollar print ad campaign and hotel lobbies worldwide, consumers can now infuse their home with White Tea by Westin – the hotel leader's signature fragrance collection featuring a luxurious 100% soy candle, gentle room oil diffuser and all-natural potpourri. Hundreds of guests asked how to purchase the scent for their home prompting a waiting list for the exclusive collection months before its debut.
W Hotels Open Its First Retreat & Spa: W Maldives Turns Private Island Indulgence Into A Jet Setter’s Luxury Playground
Surrender To The Senses, Retreat From The World, Paradise Awaits…
W Hotels Worldwide, the world’s fastest growing luxury hotel brand, opens its first Retreat & Spa, W Maldives today. A sophisticated luxury playground set on the private, exotic island of Fesdu, in the North Ari Atoll, W Retreat & Spa–Maldives offers exclusivity, escape, and indulgence in a pristine seaside sanctuary. W Maldives features 78 private villas–each with its own plunge pool and sundeck; six gourmet eateries and cocktail bars, including 15 BELOW, the region’s only subterranean grotto bar, literally located 15-feet below Island surface; a wonderland of ocean exploration and adventures; and an over-water AWAY® spa for ultimate rejuvenation.
11/04/06 |
Posted by JJ | Category Development
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