IHG set to open In Milan

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the owner of the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand, signed a management agreement with Statuto Group for the new InterContinental Milan Grand Hotel Duomo in May.

Set on Milan’s Piazza Duomo, in a building dating back to 1860 that was originally built entirely from marble, the InterContinental Milan Grand Hotel Duomo is scheduled to open in 2008 after a significant renovation.

IHG is working closely with Statuto Group to transform the existing building – the Grand Hotel Duomo – into one of Europe’s finest hotels, and to further establish the InterContinental hotel brand as a benchmark of quality and luxury in Europe and around the world.

The Grand Hotel Duomo first opened as a luxury property in 1950 and has welcomed guests including The Beatles, Ernest Hemingway and Giacomo Puccini. Featuring 137 contemporary and stylish guest rooms, including 17 suites, the hotel will offer the facilities and luxury associated with the InterContinental brand and, in doing so, will appeal to both leisure and business travellers visiting the city.

New luxury Santorini Collection opened in Greece

Starwood Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of Hotel Mystique, a stunning 18 room all-suite boutique hotel, located in Oia on Santorini. The hotel features 18 villas, with panoramic private terraces with unrivalled ocean views, an outdoor infinity pool at the cliff’s edge, the poolside Aura terrace bar, a wine cellar, Charisma – Mystique’s gourmet restaurant and a wedding chapel. In the rooms guests will enjoy flat screen televisions, modern entertainment systems, wireless internet connections and state of the art climate control. The bathrooms feature luxurious whirlpool bathtubs where guests can experience in-room personal services including aromatherapy massages and other spa treatments. www.luxurycollection.com/mystique

Sheraton Four Points debuts in Cambodia

Four Points by Sheraton continues its expansion in Asia with the signing of the first Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Cambodia and in the Indochina region: Four Points by Sheraton Angkor, Cambodia. The hotel is scheduled to open in 2009 and will feature 150 rooms, 8,500 square feet of meeting space, 3 restaurants, a health club, spa, swimming pool and a business center. The hotel will be located on Road No. 6 which links Siem Reap international airport to Siem Reap town. The introduction of Four Points by Sheraton Angkor will be an exciting addition to the market and will offer travelers to this city more options in terms of guest experiences and accommodation. www.fourpointsbysheraton.com

Starwood Spa Collection welcomes 17 new members

17 additional properties have joined The Starwood Spa Collection, one of the world’s largest collections of premier spas. The Starwood Spa Collection now comprises of more than 50 hotels and resorts from all corners of the globe that are renowned for their incomparable service, luxurious treatments and unwavering standards of excellence.  Le Méridien Lav, Split, Croatia; Hotel Schloss Fuschl, Austria; Sheraton Salobre Golf Resort & Spa, the Canary Islands and Sheraton Fota Island Hotel & Spa, Cork, are some of the new spas to join the Starwood Spa Collection this year.   While guests can expect a comprehensive offering of spa services from each member in the Collection, no one experience will be like the other. Instead, the Starwood Spa Collection celebrates cultural differences and provides spa enthusiasts with boundless choices to fulfil their personal quest for well-being.  For more information please visit Starwood Spa Collection at www.starwoodspacollection.com