Wednesday's Franchise News

Four Points By Sheraton To Debut In Berlin » November 07, 2012 at 7:44AM PST | Source: Four Points by Sheraton

Four Points by Sheraton Berlin Airport Will Open in 2014 at the New Berlin Brandenburg International Airport BERLIN - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Nov. 7, 2012 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced plans to introduce its rapidly expanding Four Points by Sheraton brand to Berlin in 2014. Owned by Proprietas s.r.o., Four Points® by Sheraton Berlin Airport will be the first Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Berlin and the third for the brand in Germany. Starwood’s Four Points by Sheraton brand’s ‘best for business’ approach provides travellers with everything that matters most with stylish design and an uncomplicated friendly approach to hospitality and service – all at a great value... » Read Full Story

DoubleTree By Hilton To Open First Hotel/Golf Resort In Spain » November 07, 2012 at 7:39AM PST | Source: Doubletree Hotels, Suites, Resorts

GIRONA, Spain - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Hilton Worldwide today announced that it has signed a franchise agreement with Urbano Rural Hotelara SL to open its first DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Spain. Set to convert by the end of the year, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Spa Emporda will be an upscale, 87 guestroom property located on the site of Emporda Golf Club. The site boasts two 18-hole golf courses created by Robert von Hagge, the award-winning golf course designer. Only five minutes drive to the nearest beach, the hotel will provide a contemporary, new accommodation offering for holidaymakers on the Costa Brava. Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president, development, Europe & Africa, Hilton Worldwide, said, “Hilton Worldwide has had a presence in Spain for more than 20 years and the country remains an enduringly popular travel destination with the latest visitor numbers demonstrating year on year growth... » Read Full Story

Obama Takes 7-Election™ Victory Cup » November 07, 2012 at 7:29AM PST | Source: 7-Eleven

For Fourth Time, 7-Eleven® Coffee-Cup Poll Correctly Calls U.S. Election Results DALLAS, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - For the fourth time in as many presidential elections, 7-Eleven, Inc.'s coffee-drinking customers have correctly called the U.S. presidential election in its unabashedly unscientific, unofficial, just-for-fun 7-Election™ presidential coffee-cup poll. 7-Election results had President Barack Obama out-cupping Republican challenger Mitt Romney handily, with 59 percent of the 7-Eleven caffeinated electorate selecting blue Obama cups over 41 percent for the red Romney cups. The real election was closer. Most of the national polls showed President Barack Obama with a razor-thin lead or tied with former Gov... » Read Full Story  |  » Franchise Opportunities Available

Le Méridien And Air France Present A Photographer’s Journey: A Discovery Of Details From Takeoff To Turndown » November 07, 2012 at 7:20AM PST | Source: Le Meridien

Le Méridien and Air France Reunite to Launch a Digitally Curated Photography Exhibition with Renowned Photographer Jimmy Cohrssen NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Nov. 7, 2012 - Le Méridien and Air France today announced A Photographer’s Journey: A discovery of details from takeoff to turndown, a photography exhibition with celebrated international photographer Jimmy Cohrssen to be curated online exclusively by fans of the two brands. The interactive exhibition launches online today at www.aphotographersjourney.com with never-before-seen photographs of Cohrssen’s journey through culturally rich cities and resort destinations such as Istanbul, Shanghai, Bora Bora, Tahiti and Paris, and will run through November 23... » Read Full Story

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