Wyndham to open 9 hotels in Japan (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

20 August 2008, 5:02 am

The hotel segment of Wyndham Worldwide Corp. said Wednesday it signed an agreement with Green Hospitality Management Co. of Tokyo to open nine hotels in Japan during the next five years under its Ramada and Days Inn brands.... read more

Clearing four-star hotel price myth (eyefortravel.com)

20 August 2008, 12:50 am

Discount travel site Hotwire has stated that its low prices for four-star hotels have debunked a school of thought with its rooms often being under $99 per night.... read more

Wyndham Hotel Group Signs Agreement to Open Nine Hotels in Japan (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

19 August 2008, 10:00 pm

Wyndham Hotel Group today said it has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Green Hospitality Management Co. LTD of Tokyo to open nine hotels in Japan during the next five years under the Ramada® and Days Inn® lodging brands.... read more

Hotels to build up for Olympics (Beloit Daily News)

19 August 2008, 6:32 am

CHICAGO (AP) - With Chicago bidding to host the 2016 Summer Games, suburbs are vying for their piece of the would-be Olympic pie. Hotels and resorts in the Chicago area are signing contracts, committing to reserving 85 percent of rooms to the Olympics if Chicago becomes host city.... read more

Michelin visits stir buzz about Hong Kong restaurant guide launch (AFP via Yahoo! News)

17 August 2008, 11:22 pm

Hong Kong looks set to become the second Asian city to have its restaurants put on the international culinary map by France's prestigious Michelin guide, hotels and a media report said Monday.... read more

One hurt, hundreds evacuated after Tokyo Imperial Hotel fire (TODAYonline)

17 August 2008, 4:52 pm

A fire engine raises an aerial ladder to the Imperial Hotel in central Tokyo as a fire broke from a restaurant kitchen in the hotel.... read more