When opened, the hotels will be the first Marriott International properties in Kazakhstan.

Aktau is located in southwestern Kazakhstan on the Caspian Sea and is the country’s largest port facility. Atyrau is located at the mouth of the Ural River on the north coast of the Caspian Sea in western Kazakhstan. Once a regional fish processing center, Atyrau is now the country’s oil capital.

“We are thrilled by the continued expansion of our Renaissance hotel brand through the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and to soon have a presence in Kazakhstan. It’s been wonderful to work with Capital Partners on these projects,” said Karl Kilburg, senior vice president for Continental Europe for Marriott International. “Kazakhstan has a terrific economic and development outlook and we are very pleased that both of these sensational hotels will be part of this growth.”

Renaissance Aktau Hotel
Expected to be highly popular with hotel guests and local residents, the Renaissance Aktau Hotel will overlook the Caspian Sea in Microdistrict 9 within walking distance of the beach. Aktau’s airport which is served currently by Air Kazakhstan, Air Astana and Air Azerbaijan is located approximately a 45-minute drive away. The site is close to the commercial heart of Aktau and its port facilities.

Accommodations at the Renaissance Aktau Hotel will include 20 executive level guest rooms and an executive lounge. For dining and entertainment, the hotel will have a casual restaurant including a small bar area and seasonal outdoor terrace seating; a lobby lounge and a nightclub. Other amenities will include a health club featuring a fitness room, juice bar and separate sauna/whirlpool and lockers for men and women; a business center; 24-hour room service; in-room mini-bar; a swimming pool; on site parking and a casino.

For conferences and social events, the Renaissance Aktau Hotel will have 4,265-square feet of flexible meeting space including a main function room measuring 2,765-square feet that will be divisible into four sections; and two board rooms offering a combined total of 1,500-square feet.

Renaissance Atyrau Hotel
The hotel will be situated in the commercial heart of the city on Satpaeva Street, the main artery of the European part of Atyrau, in an area that has been targeted for numerous luxury developments including the Tengiz Chevroil regional headquarters and its expatriate housing compound. Atyrau International Airport is located 15 minutes away and is served by a number of regional airlines.

Accommodations at the Renaissance Atyrau Hotel will include 54 executive level rooms and an executive lounge. For dining and entertainment, the hotel will have a casual restaurant, a specialty restaurant, a lobby lounge and a Champions Sports Bar. Other amenities will include a business center; 24-hour room service; in-room mini-bar; on site parking; retail shops; a casino; a health club with a juice bar and separate sauna, whirlpool and sauna for men and women. The hotel will also have an indoor/outdoor swimming pool.

For conferences and social events, the hotel will have 6,294-square feet of space include a 3,067-square foot main function room, a 1,937-square foot meeting room that can be divided into two sections and two board rooms offering a combined total of 1,290-square feet.

The Marriott International lodging portfolio is represented in the CIS and Caucasus regions with four Marriott and Renaissance branded hotels in Moscow; a Renaissance hotel in St. Petersburg and in Samara; a Marriott hotel in Yerevan; and Marriott and Courtyard by Marriott hotels in Tbilisi.

23.09.2025
Leading Magazines Single Out Six SRS-WORLDHOTELS
for Award Winning Quality
Readers of Departures and Global Finance magazines have named several SRS-WORLDHOTELS member properties for top honors in a range of categories. Departures, a luxury lifestyle magazine for American Express Platinum and Centurion members, singled out five hotels among the SRS-WORLDHOTELS global portfolio for honors in its “Readers’ Favorites 2004.” This list of the world’s top hotels was voted for by the magazine’s 51,000 affluent readers, who are accustomed to the highest standards of quality and service.

The St. James Club & Hotel in London was listed fourth among "Europe's Most Favorite Boutique Hotels." A member of the SRS-WORLDHOTELS Deluxe Collection, this 1892 establishment near Buckingham Palace was originally a favorite among aristocrats. It was completely renovated this year and brought up to the highest standards of comfort and technology. All 69 rooms and suites feature air-conditioning and marble bathrooms, and suites are also equipped with a DVD player. The Penthouse, which offers a private elevator, whirlpool, dressing room and private bar, promises a stay with a truly exclusive flair. Rooms for meetings and private business dinners are available free of charge. The Seven Eight Restaurant promises culinary pleasures served in an intimate atmosphere.

According to Departures readers, The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows ranks among the "Favorite Hotels on Hawaii." The Deluxe Collection member, which has received numerous awards and honors from other publications, boasts a large Beauty and Health Center. The establishment's unique ambience promises to make conferences as well as weddings truly unforgettable. And travelers in search of a pictureperfect coastal paradise complete with pristine sandy beaches will certainly not be disappointed.

The City Club Hotel, an SRS-WORLDHOTELS Deluxe Collection establishment centrally located between New York's Fifth and Sixth Avenues, is singled out for honors among the most popular boutique hotels in the United States. Amenities enjoyed by guests include a large CD and DVD catalogue, as well as marble bathrooms featuring an exclusive selection of body care products by Hermès.

Departures readers selected the Tivoli Palácio des Seteais in Sintra, near Lisbon, as one of Europe's most popular beachside hotels. This Deluxe Collection hotel invites guests to luxuriate in the romantic atmosphere that only a beautiful, 18th century castle can provide. It blends effortlessly with the cultural landscape of Sintra, which has been listed as a UNESCO world cultural heritage site. Golf enthusiasts will be thrilled with the surrounding environment and facilities.

Readers ranked the Stamford Plaza Auckland (Deluxe Collection) among the most popular hotels in the Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific category. Here, guests enjoy sampling fine, exclusively French Champagne at the Yanrepe Champagne Bar. The establishment's Winston Cigar Lounge offers connoisseurs 2,500 types of select cigars and associated accessories.

In addition, readers of Global Finance ranked the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof as one of the 62 best hotels in the world, and as the Top Business Hotel in Frankfurt/M. The readership of this American economic publication is primarily composed of corporate and financial decision makers. This newly renovated five-star establishment combines an international flair, the latest in modern technology, and attentive, highly personalized service. The hotel's conference facilities offer an ideal setting for events of every description, for as few as two or as many as 700 participants. Special services offered by the Business Center include professional writing and translations.

21.09.2025
Globally networked: optimized flight connections and shorter travelling times on Lufthansa's winter timetable
Hyderabad in India new Lufthansa destination as of February 2005
Right on time for the transition from summer to winter time, on 31st October, Lufthansa's winter timetable will come into force. An attractive new destination will be Hyderabad in India and for passengers the travelling time on important routes will be shorter: Bangkok will now also be on the schedule daily from Munich and the Frankfurt-Cape Town route will be served non-stop. From Düsseldorf there will be four flights a week to Moscow.

Fifth Lufthansa destination in growth market India: Hyderabad as of 17th February 2005
Subject to official permission, as of 17th February 2005, Lufthansa passengers will be able to fly non-stop from Frankfurt to Hyderabad in Southern India three times a week. Hyderabad is the capital of the federal state of Andhra Pradesh and is economically characterized by the IT and Biotech sectors. With the fifth destination in India, Lufthansa is further extending its market leadership among the European Airlines in this growth market. Flying times will be adapted to the flight schedule so that travellers to and from Hyderabad will have even better connections with Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners, particularly to the most important North American destinations.

Hub system used even more effectively - Bangkok flights also from Munich
With the introduction of the Lufthansa winter timetable, passengers can make even better use of the dual hub system in Frankfurt and Munich when planning their journey and also fly from Munich daily non-stop to the Asian metropolis Bangkok. The flights to Bangkok previously starting from Frankfurt with onward flight to Saigon (three times a week) and to Bangkok with onward flight to Kuala Lumpur (four times a week) will be shifted to the southern hub of Munich. Travellers from Frankfurt will continue to have excellent connections with Bangkok: as in the past there will also be daily flights from Frankfurt to Bangkok and on to Manila on the winter timetable. With the distribution of the flights to the popular Thai metropolis between the two hubs and a co-ordinated flight schedule, Lufthansa passengers can now easily fly from Munich and Frankfurt to Saigon, Kuala Lumpur and Manila with only one stop.

Faster and more comfortably to the Cape: Frankfurt - Cape Town non-stop
Lufthansa's connections to South Africa are also being optimized: from Frankfurt there will be a daily non-stop flight to Johannesburg, as well as a daily non-stop flight to Cape Town. Previously Cape Town was served from Frankfurt with a stopover in Johannesburg, thanks to the new connection flying time for passengers will be shortened by two hours and ten minutes. In return, the service from Munich to Johannesburg will be removed from the flight schedule.

Seasonal adjustments during the winter season
In accordance with the season, this winter Lufthansa will again strengthen its flights to some sunny destinations and reduce the offer to less popular regions. During the cold months three weekly flights will be added between Munich and Miami. Instead of with the previous three weekly flights from Munich to Dubai, the Emirate will even be served with daily flights from the Southern hub in winter. The routes from Munich to Boston, Montreal and Vancouver will be removed from the timetable in winter - during this period, passengers have good connections via Frankfurt or with partner airlines. The flights from Munich to Los Angeles and San Francisco as well as from Frankfurt to Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Portland and Washington, will be seasonally reduced.

New routes and better connections in European traffic: Düsseldorf-Moscow
With the winter timetable, travelling times are also shortened for passengers flying within Europe from decentral airports: already on 13th September four weekly flights were introduced from Düsseldorf to Moscow. The daily connection from Düsseldorf to Rome from summer will continue to operate in winter. The existing offers of flights from Düsseldorf will be increased on the routes to Paris (by six weekly flights), to Prague (by six weekly flights) as well as to Stockholm (by five weekly flights). Passengers from Stuttgart can look forward to daily flights to Madrid in winter, these are also continued from the summer. Between Stuttgart and Milan five additional weekly flights will be offered.

On the winter timetable, altogether Lufthansa passengers have the choice of 6,263 weekly flights to and from 176 destinations in 74 countries worldwide. Together with code-share partners there are even as many as 11,420 flights to and from 355 destinations in 91 countries under Lufthansa flight numbers on the timetable. According to the current planning status, in comparison with the previous year there will be a moderate increase in the seat kilometres offered (SKO) of about four percent in the continental traffic and of more than six percent in the intercontinental traffic.