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Fiji – 25 September 2017 – Leon Thomson is named executive assistant manager, sales & marketing, for Marriott International’s Fiji Complex, including Sheraton Fiji Resort, Sheraton Denarau Villas, The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa and Sheraton Resort & Spa, Tokoriki Island. 1 Leon Thomson He is responsible for overseeing and
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Singapore – 21 September 2017 – CapitaLand Commercial Trust said it would buy a 46-storey office tower in Singapore’s financial district for S$2.1 billion (US$1.55 billion) from BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. The acquisition excludes the Westin hotel, which is located in the building. 1
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Buenos Aires, Argentine – 21 September 2017 – Online travel company 1 met its goal of raising US$332 million in the first overseas initial public offering for an Argentine company in more than 16 months. 1 The Buenos Aires-based online booking company, which operates under the Despegar brand in most of
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McLean, Virginia – 21 September 2017 – Hilton names Shruti Gandhi Buckley as global head of its Hampton by Hilton brand. 1 Shruti Gandhi Buckley She is responsible for the overall performance of the brand, including determining brand strategy, driving innovation and revenue, increasing market share, enhancing and evolving the guest experience
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Mauritius – 19 September 2017 – Outrigger appoints Frederic De Marcy Chelin to the newly created role of area director of sales and marketing – Indian Ocean. 1 Frederic De Marcy Chelin Chelin will continue as director of sales and marketing for the Outrigger Mauritius Beach Resort, a position he has held for
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Papagayo, Costa Rica – 19 September 2017 – Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo names Michael Mestraud as general manager. 1 Michael Mestraud A Four Seasons veteran, Mestraud will oversee all operations for the property, which is undergoing a US$35 million upgrade. Mestraud was previously GM of Four Seasons
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Shanghai, China – 19 September 2017 – Meliá Hotels International signs Meliá Shanghai Parkside, a new property located within the core area of Shanghai International Tourism and Resorts Zone. 1 Meliá Shanghai Parkside This marks the group’s ninth property in China and second in Shanghai. Bernardo Cabot Estarellas, senior vice president
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Bellevue, Washington – 19 September 2017 – Travel booking giant Expedia’s new chief executive officer Mark Okerstrom plans to extend the company’s global reach, Bloomberg reported. 1 Mark Okerstrom It already has websites in more than 35 languages, makes at least 40 percent of its revenue outside the US and
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Yangon, Myanmar – 18 September 2017 – Pan Pacific Hotels Group debuts its Pan Pacific brand in Myanmar with the opening of Pan Pacific Yangon in November, which the group says will be the first truly international luxury five-star hotel in the Myanmar market. 1 Pan Pacific Yangon The 25-storey, 336-room Pan
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Hefei, China – 18 September 2017 – Marriott International announces the opening of the 271-room Four Points by Sheraton Hefei, Baohe. 1 Four Points by Sheraton Hefei, Baohe It is the city’s second Four Points property and gains higher market penetration for Marriott International in second-tier cities across Greater China. “With
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London – 14 September 2017 – A steady stream of continental Europeans who for years have taken up hundreds of thousands of positions in the hospitality business and other industries has started to dry up after the UK’s Brexit vote, according to a Reuters report. 1 It says business is booming
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Seoul, South Korea – 14 September 2017 – AccorHotels announces plans to open Fairmont Ambassador Seoul in 2020. 1 Located in the financial district of Yeouido, the 326-room hotel is part of an integrated development comprising a retail mall and two office towers. Patrick Basset, chief operating officer of AccorHotels Upper Southeast