Valamar Hotels and Resorts, Croatian largest hotel chain, has presented New Year’s Eve program in its popular Valamar Diamant Hotel in Porec, Croatia.

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The Hotel AntunovićZagreb, officially a four-star establishment with five-star service quality, includes a newly opened congress center with as many as 20 superbly equipped halls which extend over 2,500 square meters.

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American Hotel & Lodging Association’s (AH&LA) has decided to scrap its green designation and certification system for its 11,000 hotel members. As an alternative, the group is planning to develop a set of guidelines to outline several minimum environmental principles.

The AHLA plans to coordinate efforts with the US Green Building Council (LEED) to create more hotel-friendly standards rather than deal with the investment and challenges surrounding a hospitality-focused program for the U.S, yet does not wish to “take sides” regarding the environment and potentially create conflicts between member hotels.

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Puerto Madryn, a city best known for the whales that visit its shores every year, now has its first five star hotel. According to La Nación, the new Rayentray Hotel is 50 meters from the beach and has 180 rooms with direct ocean views.In total, it has 450 rooms, including suites, and also has special accommodations for presidents and governors, should any wish to come see this UNESCO World Heritage site.There are tennis courts, a dining room, a conference space that could hold up to 2,000 people—all the luxuries of a five star hotel.The project has been sixteen years in the making, plagued by delays, and is now the first of its kind in the province.The La Nación website has a video of the inauguration of the hotel that gives a small visual sample of the facilities.

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The new four-star Hotel Marmont in Split has recently been opened in the historical core of the city of Split, in Diocletian Palace.

This is a luxury hotel having a total area of 750 square meters. The hotel has 21 rooms arranged on three floors and a luxury 150 square-meter suite in the attic.

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Hotel Bastion, a new facility in the very center of the Dalmatian city of Zadar, has recently been opened.
The hotel has 28 accommodation units, a modernly equipped conference hall, a wellness center and a restaurant.
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Scheduled to be opened in the summer of 2009, Hotel Lone, Rovinj,  has been included in the prestigious international Design Hotels AG collection, and has thus become the first Croatian hotel within this globally renowned brand. This opens up a whole new market for both this hotel and Rovinj’s and Croatian tourism, focused on sophiticated clientele seeking a contemporary and distinctive ambience.

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Vancouver, B.C., always at the leading edge, Opus Hotels has introduced another precedent-setting green initiative. This time it’s hybrid car drivers-not to mention the planet they benefit-reaping the rewards.

June 2 marked the beginning of the summer hybrid rewards incentive that sees guests who arrive in hybrid cars, which consume less gas, being rewarded with complimentary valet parking. Reservation and bell staff are on-board to identify and pass on the benefits to environmentally-friendly guests. The trial-run closes on August 31.

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Hotel Home, in Palermo Viejo, was recently picked as having one of the ten “sexiest” hotel rooms in the world by Bill Tikos, author of the blog The Cool Hunter.The Times Onlineis currently highlighting Tikos’ picks of the ten sexiest hotel rooms, which he found touring the world in search of cool and recently published in a book.Hotel Home was started in 2005 by Tom Rixton and Patricia O’Shea, a British couple who were getting married in the city and wanted to create a stylish place for their friends and family to enjoy the city.Now it is a popular, hi-style hotel in the heart of the Buenos Aires night life scene. Highlights that make it one of the sexiest hotels?A shallow pool, surrounded by tropical plants, an ever flowing bar, and the beautiful private rooftop terrace are all part of the hotel’s charm.

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If you are a scuba diver looking for the ultimate Mexican resort vacation, Cozumel is definitely the place for you. Cozumel is an island off the coast of Mexico that is world renowned for scuba diving and natural beauty.

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