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Starwood Hotels Accepts Sweetened $13.6 Billion Marriott Bid

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide accepted an improved takeover offer from Marriott International valued at $13.6 billion, proceeding with plans...

New York's Plaza Hotel Said Up for Sale in Foreclosure Auction

New York’s Plaza Hotel is poised to go on the auction block next month, potentially ending two years of uncertainty over ownership of the storie...

Lyrath Goes On The Market For Over €20m

One of the top resort hotels in Ireland, the Lyrath Estate Hotel & Spa in Kilkenny, is on the market for half its original value. C...

McKennas Reveal 100 Best Places to Stay in Ireland 2016

Just five 5-star hotels have made the McKennas' Guides list of their top 100 places to stay in Ireland in 2016. John and Sally McKenna's STAY...

Starwood Hotels Gets Bid From Anbang Venture, Marriott Says

Starwood Hotels & Resorts received an unsolicited takeover proposal from a group of investors led by China’s Anbang Insurance Group, potentia...

Clarence Hotel Sold to Bono and The Edge

The Clarence Hotel in Dublin's Temple Bar has been sold to U2 stars Bono and The Edge by Nama in an off-market deal. According to The Sunday Business Po...

Starwood Hotels Gets $13.2 Billion Bid, Pressuring Marriott

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, owner of brands such as Westin, Sheraton and W, said it plans to accept a $13.2 billion takeover bid by&n...

Airbnb Said to Offer Add-On Travel Services This Year

Holiday rental website Airbnb wants to own more of people's travel experiences. The company has been testing a service for tourists to book add-on ser...