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InterCon signs Ljubljana hotel
InterContinental Hotels Group announces the signing of the 165-room InterContinental Ljubljana, Slovenia, which is scheduled to open in 2017.
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Second Sofitel for Singapore
Sofitel opens its second property in Singapore, Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa. With 211 rooms and suites plus four villas, the hotel also features what it says is the world?s largest So SPA.
Awards and Recognition
IHG?s Richard Solomons honoured
InterContinental Hotels Group?s chief executive officer Richard Solomons is named Corporate Hotelier of the World 2015 by HOTELS Magazine. He receives the title alongside Independent Hotelier of the World winner Hans Bruland, vice president and general manager of The Hay-Adams Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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Priceline profit up
Travel websites operator Priceline Group Inc?s quarterly profit rose 12.7 percent, helped by higher hotel and rental car bookings. The operator of websites Booking.com, Priceline.com and Kayak.com said its net profit applicable to common shareholders rose to US$1.20 billion in the third quarter
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Hong Kong hotel to be redeveloped
Wharf Holdings has been given the green light by Hong Kong?s Buildings Department to redevelop the Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel in the Tsim Sha Tsui district. Nineteen stories atop a five-level basement will replace the present 18 floors, which feature 665 rooms. Established in 1969 as the Hong
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Brazil to tax Airbnb home owners
Brazil is planning to tax home owners who rent out properties or rooms on the online home-rental marketplace Airbnb ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Reuters reported. The head of the tourism agency Embratur, VinDicius Lummertz, has talked with Airbnb and hotel industry executives and
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Aloft opens in Louisville, Kentucky
Starwood?s Aloft brand enters Kentucky with the opening of the 175-room Aloft Louisville Downtown. ?Aloft recently topped 100 hotels worldwide and continues its phenomenal growth, propelled by the success of its cutting-edge design, innovative technologies and active social scene,? said Brian McGuinness, senior vice president, specialty select
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Dispute over who runs San Francisco airport hotel
The San Francisco International Airport?s US$250 million hotel is pending approval by the Board of Supervisors, but who manages the hotel remains subject to dispute, according to a report in the San Francisco Examiner. While the deal appears pretty straightforward, behind the scenes there is a fight between
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Strong trading offsets fall in Belfast hotel value
The company that owns the five-star Merchant Hotel in Belfast made a loss of more than ?3 million in 2014 due to a fall in the value of the hotel buildings, the BBC reported. However, Merchant Hotel Ltd had a solid trading performance with turnover rising to more than
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Kempinski presses criminal charges against former boss
Swiss luxury hotel chain Kempinski is pressing criminal charges against its former chief executive, Reto Wittwer, who is suspected of embezzling around six million Swiss francs (?4m). Reports in the SonntagsZeitung newspaper that Wittwer was suspected of pocketing this sum were confirmed by a spokesperson for the group on Sunday,
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Marriott deal with Alibaba targets Chinese travellers
Marriott International Inc. and Alibaba Group?s online travel booking platform, Alitrip, have tied up to let Chinese travellers book hotel rooms online and on their mobile phones through a directly operated online flagship store. The agreement comes two months after a partnership deal between Marriott and Ant Financial Services
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Dual Accor hotels open in New Delhi
AccorHotels?opens combined Pullman and Novotel hotels with a total of 670 rooms in New Delhi?s Aerocity development. The 270-room Pullman and 400-room Novotel are located near Indira Gandhi International Airport.