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The Westin Leipzig ranked number 8 in the Top Ten Business Hotels in Germany in the Hotel & Restaurant Guide 2009 published by ‘Der Feinschmecker’ – Germanys leading Gourmet Magazine. Falco, the hotel’s gourmet restaurant, the recipient of 2 Michelin Stars, was also chosen as the best luxury class restaurant in Leipzig. Seasons, the hotel’s other restaurant, was chosen as the second best premium restaurant in Leipzig.
The newly renovated property has 436-guest rooms all with marble baths and 33 meeting rooms that accommodate from 8 to 750 attendees. Facilities include a swimming pool, sauna, solarium, fitness center and massage. The hotel is close to the main train station. The Leipziger Messe and Congress Center Leipzig are only 8 km/5 miles away and easily accessible by public transportation. The Porsche Plant, which offers event facilities and team building, is also 8 km/5 miles from the hotel.

Website: www.westin.com

The Royal Yacht Britannia, recently voted 'Most Excellent Dedicated Venue 2009' by Condé Nast Johansens, is no longer in Royal service. The ship, however, has been serving the corporate market royally from its berth in Edinburgh.
The ship’s ‘Admiral Evening’ event offers a corporate reception that showers guests with red carpet treatment. Champagne and freshly made canapés are served and it is possible to order an ice carving of the company logo and have fireworks and/or a marching band end the evening.
As of last month, the Royal Deck has been made available for corporate programs giving the Royal Yacht Britannia the ability to host 380 delegates for a reception and up to 96 for a banquet in the State Apartments.

Website: www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk

The Hilton Copenhagen Airport received the Danish Travel Awards “Best Hotel in Denmark 2008 East of the Great Belt” accolade for the seventh time!

The 376 room property connects to the airport’s Terminal 3 by a covered walkway and is just 15 minutes from the city center and 4 km/2.5 miles from the Copenhagen Congress Centre. Event space is comprised of 29 meeting rooms, which accommodate from 4 to 450 attendees, 2 business centers and an Executive Lounge. Wireless Internet is provided throughout the property. Additional facilities include a Nordic Grill restaurant, an all-day international restaurant, a bar and lounge and a fitness center.
Winners of the Danish Travel Award are chosen by anonymous questionnaires submitted by nearly 6,000 travel industry professionals and consumers.

Website: www.hilton.com

The 5-Star Hotel Montenegro, part of the Montenegro Stars Hotel Group, recently joined Great Hotels of the World. The property, located on the edge of the Adriatic Sea, has 341 guest rooms and suites, all with private balconies.

Meeting facilities consist of over 2,000 sqm/21,529 sqft event space including the Hall of Dynasties and five Delegate rooms. The Main Corporate Lounge, which overlooks the sea, accommodates 1,000 and the Cigar and Wine Lounge seats 70. The property has four restaurants and five bars.

The hotel’s spa, the largest on the Adriatic Coast, offers indoor and outdoor pools, hammam, Jacuzzi, thermal, steam, infrared and herbal saunas, solarium and a fully equipped gym.

Website: www.montenegrostars.com

Lyrath Estate Hotel, Spa & Convention Centre is a stunning property set on 170 acres of parkland just outside Kilkenny, Ireland.  The 139 room hotel, which opened in 2006, is comprised of the original 17th Century Manor House and a huge, new Manor House with 136 bedrooms (three bedrooms are located in the old Manor House), a state-of-the-art conference center and a spa. Lyrath, the largest conference center in South East Ireland, accommodates up to 1,500 delegates. The McCurdy Suite can host a banquet for up to 1,000.
Lyrath has two restaurants; La Perla for fine dining restaurant and Yindees for Asian cuisine, and four bars. The Oasis Spa and Health Club offer healing body treatments and there is a 17-metre infinity pool, Jacuzzi, steam room and a fully equipped gym.
E-mail: info@lyrath.com

Website: www.lyrath.com

Starwood Hotels & Resorts is opening three new-build properties in Saudi Arabia, Four Points by Sheraton Mall of Arabia; Four Points by Sheraton Dhahran and the Aloft Riyadh, over the next two years.

Four Points by Sheraton Mall of Arabia will have 300 guest rooms and will be less than 3 miles/4.8 km from King Abdul Aziz International Airport. Scheduled to open in 2010, the hotel will have over 3,000 sqft/279 sqm of event space.

Four Points by Sheraton Dhahran will have 236 guest rooms and over 3,700 sqft/344 sqm of events space. The hotel, scheduled to open in 2011, is 24 miles/39 km from King Fahd International Airport and 20 miles/32 km from the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Also opening in 2011, is the 225 room Aloft Riyadh. Each guest room will be a combination high-tech office and entertainment center.

Website: www.starwood.com

The legendary Mount Kenya Safari Club is now part of Fairmont Hotels. Once owned by movie star and club co-founder William Holden, Mount Kenya played host to movie stars and dignitaries. Today the property, which sits on 100 acres of landscaped gardens at the base of Mount Kenya, is open to all. There are 115 suites, studio suites and cottages, all with fireplaces and private verandas overlooking the river and Mount Kenya. Event facilities feature four elegantly furnished rooms, with the largest space accommodating 120 attendees theater style. 
A nine-hole golf course, tennis, swimming pool, horseback riding is on property and, of course, safaris. An animal orphanage, managed by the neighboring ranch and the William Holden Foundation can be visited from a special entrance on the Club grounds and local excursions include walking safaris, game rides, night game rides and silent game rides in the National Parks, and fishing safaris,
E-mail kenya.reservations@fairmont.com

Website:  www.fairmont.com/kenyasafariclub