Tag: resorts

Minor Hotels brings NH Hotels & Resorts brand to Bangkok

Global hospitality group Minor Hotels has signed a management agreement with the Boulevard Hotel Company for a new hotel in central Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, as part of its strategy to cross-develop its brands globally. The signing will introduce Minor Hotels’ NH Hotels & Resorts brand in Bangkok. It will be the second […]

Wyndham Adds All-Inclusive Resorts in Franchise Brand Deal

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerías, A Trademark All Inclusive Wyndham Wyndham Hotels & Resorts expanded its all-inclusive resort portfolio Tuesday through a new alliance with Decameron All Inclusive Hotels & Resorts. This full franchise deal lets Wyndham add nine of Decameron’s all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, Panama, and Jamaica, involving 2,600 rooms. The companies didn’t disclose the […]

IIHM and Mayfair Hotels & Resorts sign memorandum of understanding

The International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) and Mayfair Hotels and Resorts have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at IIHM’s upcoming campus in Siliguri, West Bengal, India. The partnership aims to bolster education, training and industry collaboration to further elevate the quality of the country’s future hospitality professionals. The MoU’s objectives cover the creation […]

Winter Returns to Ski Resorts Across California

From Palisades Tahoe to Mammoth Mountain, Californian ski resorts enjoyed a resurgence of wintry weather this weekend, leading to more than a few powder turns. Over the weekend, Mammoth shared that ten to 12 inches of fresh snow had fallen. “This was one of the best May dumps in recent memory,” the resort wrote. “Who […]

Snow and wintry mix slams the state, leaving powder at ski resorts

Mar. 23—The fabled folk wisdom for March, “in like a lion, out like a lamb,” may not hold true this month. This weekend delivered a powerful wintry mix — with a heftier than average dose of precipitation, and considerable snowfall up north, according to reports from across the state. The Lakes Region received mostly snow, […]

Sierra snowpack levels spell good news for Tahoe area ski resorts

(KRON) — It is a good weekend for skiers and snowboarders headed to the Sierra after last weekend’s blizzard that brought eight-plus feet of snow to the area. That snow was badly needed to help the state’s water resources. Miracle March is what snow enthusiasts were hoping for in places like Lake Tahoe, and they […]

Seaside resorts flourished in Rockport, Aransas Pass in 1890s

In the 1890s, a trip to the seaside was a grand occasion, and towns around the Coastal Bend built showcase hotels to attract the vacationers. Aransas Hotel in Rockport Col. John H. Traylor built the Aransas Hotel on the Rockport waterfront in 1889. Traylor was president of the Aransas Land Company, a group of Dallas […]

Resorts close to opening 100% of terrain after recent snowfall

The light snow in December is long in the rear-view mirror for ski resorts in Lake Tahoe. The recent storms moving through Northern California have led to more snowfall, leaving most ski resorts operating at nearly full capacity. Heavenly in South Lake Tahoe as of Thursday is reporting 68% of his trails open. Northstar on […]