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Miami (March 17, 2005) . Adrian Zecha, inventor of Aman Resorts, is starting up his newest luxury hotel together with ambitious hotel management students: The Setai in Florida . At Miami 's vibrant South Beach , a hotel was built with introductory rates of at least 1,000 US$ a suite.
Hamburg. For DIFA, Deutsche Immobilien Fonds AG, "satisfied lessees" is an extremely important customer bonding instrument. With the new "PartnerCard", DIFA integrates those hotels whose properties belong to it as well.
Brussels. On 14 March, Rezidor SAS Hospitality, a subsidiary of the SAS Group, announced that it had concluded a partnership agreement with the US enterprise Carlson Hotels Worldwide. This puts an end to the franchise relationship between the two companies.
Hongkong/New York. Pageboys, chamber maids, chefs and service staff posed in front of her camera lens and emerged as the true stars. The star American photographer Annie Leibovitz stage-managed striking calendar photographs in black and white. But this was only the beginning.
London . Hilton International is concentrating increasingly on the Scandic brand with regard to its European expansion strategy. Its main target area is Southern Europe.
Dublin/San Mateo. Web Reservations International based in Dublin/Ireland aquired the business and assets of Californian WorldRes, the online hotel reservation network last week. WorldRes will operate as a new division of WRI and continue to use its brand.
London/Frankfurt . One and a half years ago the future of the former french hotel group Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts was insecure. Main-creditor Lehman Brothers took over the debts of the company, joined by Starwood Hotels & Resorts which also took over 200 Million Dollar debts of Le Méridien. Meanwhile Le Méridien continues its aggressive worldwide expansion. The difficulties in defining the value of the chain grow. Behind the curtains new problems arise.