AIRPORT HOTELS are about to become a whole lot nicer. More than 20 new upscale hotels are planned for U.S. airports, including sites in Chicago, Salt Lake City, Austin, Phoenix and San Francisco, according to Smith Travel Research…

STARWOOD’S SHERATON AND FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON hotel brands will implement a smoke-free policy for all rooms and public areas at more than 300 hotels and resorts throughout the U.S., Caribbean and Canada by December 2008. A designated outdoor area will be provided for guests who wish to smoke…

The new, 117-room FOUR SEASONS Florence, located near the city’s Uffizi Gallery and the Duomo, is scheduled to begin taking reservations on July 1, 2008. The 200-room Four Seasons St. Louis opened earlier this year…

SILVERJET, the British all-business-class airline, will open a new lounge at Newark Liberty Airport later this year that will triple the size of its current facility…

SHERATON HOTELS & RESORTS in North America has rolled out new Bliss bath products, Starbucks coffee and Tazo teas at its properties…


HYATT HOTELS & RESORTS will open four new hotels in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in the next three years. Hyatt already has five hotels there, including the Park Hyatt Moscow and the Hyatt Regency Kiev.