White Plains (global-adventures.us): It does not get much cheaper than free – Sheraton offers a free night stay at 86 locations in the US and Canada to drum up business. The massive campaign that starts tonight is intended to highlight the chain’s $6 billion revitalization efforts, according to a press release. The free stay is [...]
Germany’s top-hotels fight for survival
September 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Germany (global-adventures.us): The German newspaper “Handelsblatt” reports that Europe’s top-hotels fight for survival. Occupancy rates in the four- and five star categories continue to collapse and the business market is all but dead. Revenue has been down 18 percent during the first 6 months of 2009 alone. While Marriott tries to attract meeting and incentive [...]
World’s first shark sanctuary in Palau
September 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Palau (global-adventures.us): Palau, a small island and diver’s paradise in the Pacific, is currently creating the world’s first shark sanctuary to protect great hammerheads, leopard sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks and more than 130 other species fighting extinction. The news was announced today at the United Nations General Assembly. "Palau will declare its territorial waters and [...]
Diving with the Sharks for $650
September 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Las Vegas (global-adventures.us): Shark diving in Nevada? Well, the Shark Reef Aquarium at the Mandalay Bay Hotel offers just that! Certified divers can now share the 1.3 million gallon, 22 feet deep aquarium with 30 sharks. The website promotes the new Las Vegas attraction as “… a total sensory experience designed to transport visitors to [...]
Accor sells 158 Formule-1 Hotels
September 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
France (global-adventures.us): Accor confirmed that it did sell 158 Formule-1 hotels for 272 Million Euro ($401.6 Million) to an international investment consortium. Europe’s largest hospitality group also confirmed that it will continue to manage the budget hotels and has signed a 12 year lease contract. Accor ventured into the budget market more than 25 years [...]
