Carsten Hennig, born in 1970 in Bavaria, Germany, is founder and anchorman of HOTELIER TV & RADIO, World's leading newscast channel for hospitality management. Watch and listen to www.hoteliertv.
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The first overseas hotel of the New Century Hotel Group, the 1, has officially opened. 1 New Century Hotel Frankfurt Offenbach, Frankfurt The total cost for acquisition and renovation was up to EUR 45 million. The hotel is located at the junction of Frankfurt and Offenbach, and stands near the
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London hotel group glh Hotels announced the launch of 1 – the world’s first online booking site that lets guests choose the exact room they want to stay in, before making a reservation. 1 Choose Your Own Room will turn room booking on its head by putting guests in control
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Karl Schattmaier resigns and André Witschi is the new Chief of Hotels & Resorts of European tour operator Thomas Cook. The former managing director of Accor Germany and Steigenberger Hotel Group is a interims solution. A new head of hotel business will be hired. 1 André Witschi Schattmaier switches to
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Marriott International announced it has received authorization from competition authorities in Saudi Arabia and Mexico to proceed with its acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts in a merger transaction. With these authorizations, the only remaining country in which Marriott and Starwood require pre-merger authorization is China. Marriott and Starwood
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The former Kempinski hotel in the city of Xi’an in China will be managed by Jin Jiang International. The hotel chain – 6,000 hotels with over 650,000 rooms in more than 60 countries across the world – now signed a an agreement with Xi’an Neo-China Chanba Euro-
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Hilton Worldwide opened a second hotel in Wuhan in Central China. The Hilton Wuhan Riverside offers 228 rooms and suites with panoramic views of the city and the Yangtze River. 1 Hilton Wuhan Riverside With 10 flexible meeting rooms, a 1,188-square meter pillar-less Grand Ballroom that can
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Expedia revealed a new real-time tool for guest reviews just after check-in into their hotels, CNN reported. Premier impressions of service quality, cleanliness and location will be given by tipping on smileys and short text notices. The results will be distributed to the hotel operator – they could react
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Marriott International and South Beach Consortium (a joint venture between City Developments Limited (CDL) and IOI Properties Group Berhad) today announced that The South Beach hotel, a 634-room luxury property designed by the renowned Philippe Starck, located on Beach Road and adjacent to Suntec Singapore Convention; Exhibition Centre, will
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The Serviced Apartment Company, Saco, unveiled its new aparthotel brand, Locke, which encapsulates the company’s ambitious plans to drive the serviced accommodation sector forward. Created for travellers who want to experience the unique and authentic wherever they are, Locke will combine the best aspects of boutique hotels and serviced
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As part of the transformation of the HotelInvest asset base, AccorHotels announces the sale of a portfolio of 85 hotels in Europe in the Economy and Midscale segments, for a total consideration of €504 million, in accordance with the terms announced on January 27, 2016. These hotels will now be
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Marriott International is set to open 1, a new beach resort under the flagship Marriott Hotels brand on Southern China’s tropical holiday island of Hainan. The property will add to Marriott Hotel’s growing portfolio of resorts in major leisure destinations around the world. 1 Xiangshui Bay Marriott Resort
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Hilton Worldwide and the Qatar Investment Authority started now construction of 360-room, high-end luxury hotel Conrad Washington, D.C. Opening is scheduled for early 2019. 1 Conrad Washington, D.C. Conservatively, the project is estimated to create more than 450 full-time positions during the development and construction