Martin Rinck Appointed President and Managing Director of Carlson Hotels Wordwide Asia Pacific (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Carlson Hotels Worldwide today announced the appointment of Martin Rinck as President and Managing Director of Carlson Hotels Worldwide Asia Pacific, headquartered in Singapore. Rinck joins Carlson in this key role after serving the last four years as Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer of the Rezidor Hotel Group based in Brussels....more...GREAT TRIPS: BHUTAN (Pioneer Press)
Ryan Nancy and Hallie Berg of Woodbury recommend a trip to Taktshang Monastery, located on the side of a mountain at an elevation of 9,678 feet in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. "We trekked 12 miles round trip to this auspicious site of Buddhist pilgrimage," they write. "The magnificent view of this 1,200-year-old monastery was definitely worth the effort."...more... Navteq clients demand latest info (Tulsa World)
Navteq Corp. geographic analyst Rich Joyce checks a computer display screen as he uses an electronic clipboard to pinpoint sites while cruising Chicago streets in a tech-laden SUV. With the vehicle, outfitted with a satellite tracking computer and rooftop cameras, Joyce maps streets more accurately and provides up-to-date points of interest for clients....more... Starwood profit drops, but full-year forecast raised (Market Watch)
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide turned in second-quarter profit Thursday that was sharply lower than last year, but still managed to please investors while also raising its full-year earnings forecast. ...more... MotorCity and MGM hotels will offer high-tech amenities, spas (Detroit News)
As executives overseeing operations of the two casino hotels rising on Detroit's skyline, Rhonda Cohen and John Hutar have spent countless nights personally testing dozens of pillows to determine which would be good enough to cradle the heads of even their pickiest guests....more... Digital mapmakers charting the world street by street (CNN.com)
CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Getting lost is getting rarer nowadays, and any yahoo with a keyboard or a GPS device can find precise directions or pinpoint the location of an out-of-town landmark....more... From Here To There (Hartford Courant)
Navteq Refines Traditional Gps Systems With Teams Of Real Drivers Getting lost is getting rarer nowadays, and any yahoo with a keyboard or a GPS device can find precise directions or pinpoint the location of an out-of-town landmark. ...more... More Chicago News (GlobeSt.com)
The East Loop area is having ?more of a residential feel? with Millennium Park and the view of the lake, Mazzarelli says. ?That residential component we think makes it that much more of an attractive office investment,? he says. The office and retail space is nearly 90% occupied, Witt says....more... Qatar Airways' expansion project on track (Zawya)
03 August 2007 WASHINGTON -- Doha-based Qatar Airways Qatar Airways will have a fleet of 110 aircraft by 2015 -- almost double the present size. "Our mega expansion programme is on track....more... |