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- Hotel news: Rocco Forte’s The Augustine
- UN investigator says he knows death toll from Burmese crackdown
- PC(USA) responsible investment committee holds education seminar on…
- InterConti’s first resort in African region.
Hotel news: Rocco Forte’s The Augustine
Luxury Travel magazine – Nov 16, 2007
com W Hotels will open the 400-room W Bangkok Thailand in 2011. Facilities will include a fitness centre outdoor pool and signature spa. com Hotel Seiyo Ginza Tokyo has launched a Sleeping Beauty package including a tailored sleep-inducing meal the Edinburgh Stearns & Foster mattress and butler service.
UN investigator says he knows death toll from Burmese crackdown
CBC.ca – Nov 16, 2007
He had been given access to several detention centres in Rangoon in addition to Insein but was not allowed to meet any prisoners. Despite worldwide criticism the junta was reported to have continued its crackdown during Pinheiro’s visit. Su Su Nway who had been on the run for more than two months was arrested Tuesday morning in Rangoon as she tried to place a leaflet near a hotel where Pinheiro was staying said exiled Burmese dissidents in Thailand. U Gambira a monk who helped spearhead the pro-democracy demonstrations in Rangoon was arrested several days ago said Stanley Aung of the Thailand-based dissident group National League for Democracy-Liberated Area. Pinheiro said he did not get to meet with U Gambira. © The Canadian Press 2007.
PC(USA) responsible investment committee holds education seminar on…
wfn.org – Nov 16, 2007
htm07751November 16 2007Traffic stopPC(USA) responsible investment committee holds educationseminar on child sex traffickingby Toya Richards HillPresbyterian News ServiceLS ANGELES – From Thailand to Costa Rica via cruise shipsand in some of the most well known hotels around the globechildren as young as your own grade-schooler or rosy cheekedgrandchild are being prostituted and trafficked for sexualexploitation. It’s a reality that hit home to a group gathered here for aseminar on the issue and one the Presbyterian Church(U. ) is attempting to address through its MissionResponsibility Through Investment Committee (MRTI).
InterConti’s first resort in African region.
4Hoteliers – Nov 16, 2007
The development is the first InterContinental resort in the African region and is part of InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG’s) aggressive growth plan that will almost double the Middle East and Africa property portfolio over the next three years. This development mirrors the recent growth of InterContinental resorts in the Asia Pacific region where IHG has plans to launch several new luxury resorts in locations such as Thailand China Vietnam and Japan within the next three years. “We are thrilled to be developing InterContinental Mauritius Resort Balaclava Fort especially in a destination that is synonymous with the ultimate in luxury travel” said John Bamsey chief operating officer IHG Middle East & Africa. “Globally InterContinental Resorts offer the best in upscale accommodation and the brand is the preferred choice for international travellers looking for a truly authentic destination experience. “”The African region is one of the most exciting places in the world at the moment for the travel industry and IHG’s confidence in the market is reflected by the fact we plan to open six properties across the continent in 2008 alone” added Bamsey. InterContinental Mauritius Resort Balaclava Fort will be located just 15 minutes drive from Grand Baie the island’s most popular area… The four fine-dining options set for the resort include a Mediterranean restaurant and two beachfront outlets offering up-market Indian and Chinese cuisine. The Indian restaurant will be the first of its kind on the island blending authentic Indian cuisine with a contemporary design. For high profile social and corporate events the property will feature the largest banqueting and conference hall in a hotel in Mauritius accommodating up to 1000 people. The area includes four meeting rooms and a business centre equipped with modern equipment and an eight-metre-high grand ballroom that has direct access to the pool gardens stunning beach area. ther resort highlights include a pool bar with live entertainment two tennis courts a kids’ club and retail shops. InterContinental Resort Mauritius Balaclava Fort will give a growing number of visitors unrivalled access to the island with tourist figures hitting an all time high of almost 800000 in 2006*. The property is the latest in a long line of high profile development announcements for the InterContinental brand including the opening of the 150th InterContinental Hotel at Dubai Festival City in November this year.