Shangri-La Hotel, Baotou the largest city in Inner Mongolia, is located in the city centre and close to the commercial district and government offices. Only a 30-minute drive from the airport, it is the first international luxury hotel in Baotou. Details

The Westin Roco Ki Beach & Golf Resort will debut in fall 2008 and is part of a new luxury community in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. It will include the 337 rooms, 11,000 spa, 18-hole, par-72 Nick Faldo Golf Course and with an eye on the group market, will feature over 20,000 sq feet of space that includes 14 meeting rooms and a ballroom that can accommodate 700. Details

The 310-room Khamsa Hotel in Gammarth, Tunisia, has joined the Ramada International lodging system and was renamed Ramada Plaza Tunis at a re-flagging ceremony held in December. The hotel, owned by the Malta-based Corinthia Group and operated by Corinthia Hotels International (CHI), is the first property to operate under the Ramada brand in this exciting North-African destination. Details

Renamed after a $13 million renovation, the 282-room Wyndham® DFW Airport North in Irving, TX completed transformed the former Holiday Inn Select and is now an upscale, full-service hotel. With 12,000 sq ft of space. Details

‘Events@Corinthia’, the dedicated MICE program created by Corinthia Hotels, was among the three finalists in the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Programme in Luxury Hotels’ category at the Annual Hospitality Awards 2007 in Paris. Details

Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo attained the highest score of any hotel in Japan, from Zagat. 2007-2008 World’s Top Hotels, Resorts & Spas Survey. Its sister properties in Bangkok, Miami and New York shared the same high score. Details