My Hotel Geek

1. Many onsite activities and great skiing in the region with plenty of snow

2. Superb culinary experience at the 3 restaurants and in-room dining

3. Friendly staff and comfortable accommodation

4. Affordable rates for your meetings or family getaway

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2008 has been a busy year in the hotel world. Many acquisitions were announced by different banners around the world. Since the Wall Street Crash in September, business has stalled and projections for 2009 are not looking so great. The good news is that we have been through recessions before and economic growth will come back. My advice is to stay positive and find new ways to book business! Here is my 2008 review in the hotel world.

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Harrah announced a 1 billion expansion plan at Caesar’s Palace. This project includes the addition of a new 23-storey tower with 665 guestrooms called Octavius and 263 000 sq ft of meeting space. The while Ceasar’s Palace, once completed in the spring of 2009, will offer from 3328 to 4013 rooms.

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Los Angeles-based hotel operator Kor Hotel Group opened its first hotel in Canada on 1177 Melville Street in beautiful Vancouver. The urban retreat offers 77 sophisticated guestrooms, 24 hour in-room dining and a fitness studio open 24 hours a day, perfect for a young & dynamic clientele.

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After a tortuous two-decade endeavour to break into the world’s second-most-populous country, the founder and CEO of Toronto-based Four Seasons is finally opening the finest hotel in Mumbai in the emerging Worli district of India’s largest city.

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Montreal’s largest convention hotel in Montreal is turning 50 years old tomorrow. The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, with its 1039 rooms and suites, has the best location in town on Rene Levesque Blvd and is situated right above the train station.

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Just a few days ago, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and HCT Development announced a new luxurious resort project to be completed for the winter of 2011: The Fairmont Vail. This is amazing news for my company and myself as the best skiing in North America is in Vail with great terrain, powder as well as 300 days of sunshine a year!

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Looking for luxurious accommodation in Vegas without smoking and gaming? The Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas is the place to go. Defined as the next generation of luxurious hospitality, the 64-storey, floor-to-ceiling windows hotel, will be the destination of choice in Vegas for the cultivated traveler.

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Since I was a child, I’ve always wanted to go to Egypt, the most visited country in Africa with well over 9 million ++ visitors a year. Population is 78 million people and in Cairo alone 17 million.

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Today I am wrapping up The Fairmont Mayakoba Trilogy. Earlier this month, I talked about the fabulous Mexican resort on the Riviera Maya, its authenticity and great food & beverage experience.

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