Worldwide

Old course recruit

The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa at St Andrews in Fife is the latest recruit to the Leading Hotels of The World consortium, which represents 312 five-star hotels in 68 countries.

US in Moscow

Club Corporation of America, which owns the London Capital Club and Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire, has targeted Russia with its new Monolith City Club in Moscow.

Regent in central Asia

Regent International Hotels has made its first foray into Central Asia with the 290-bedroom Regent Almaty, The Ankara in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Hyatt goes organic

The launch of organic menus is claimed to have attracted up to 30 more diners a day to the Hyatt Regency Paris-Charles de Gaulle hotel and boosted business at the Hyatt Regency Paris-Madeleine.

Mandarin's new ceo

Edouard Ettedgui, group finance director of Dairy Farm International Holdings, is to take over from Robert Riley as chief executive officer of Mandarin Oriental International on 21 September.