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London – 14 September 2017 – British tour operator Thomas Cook has entered into a strategic alliance with Expedia to make the online travel company its preferred provider of hotels for certain holiday sales. 1 Thomas Cook said that while it remained focused on its own-brand hotels, Expedia would be the preferred
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Bangkok, Thailand – 12 September 2017 – Thai real estate developer Singha Estate plans to invest 50 billion baht (US$1.5 billion) by 2020, says CEO Naris Cheyklin. 1 It will invest in hotels, luxury condominiums and residences in Thailand and abroad. It will partner with Hard Rock International Hotel Group
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London – 12 September 2017 – Airbnb has seen an 80 percent jump in visitors to Britain in the last year as travellers pour into the country to take advantage of the weaker pound. 1 The company said the growth in inbound visitors to the UK using its platform was 81 percent
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Singapore – 7 September 2017 – The Sofitel Singapore City Centre, which opens in October, will be the group’s landmark 800th hotel in Asia Pacific. “The unveiling of Sofitel Singapore City Centre marks an important milestone for AccorHotels as we continue to strengthen our presence in the region,” says Michael Issenberg,
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Shanghai – 7 September 2017 – Reuters issued a brief report saying Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Development’s hotel management unit signed cooperation agreements with a Shanghai-based e-commerce firm, regarding hotel reservation and system service business. No further details were given. 1
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San Francisco – 7 September 2017 – Startup company Hotel Tonight, betting that superior mobile technology will give it an edge, is expanding its hotel-booking offerings and going toe-to-toe with the big online travel companies, Reuters reported. 1 Hotel Tonight early next month will allow users to reserve a hotel up to
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Gosselies, Belgium – 6 September 2017 – Forget turndowns, room service, or complimentary pillow mints, says a report from Agence France-Presse – a 1 has come up with a unique added extra on a different scale: rent a fish for an evening. 1 The manager of the Van der Valk Hotel Charleroi, about
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New York City – 6 September 2017 – Hotels in the path of totality of the Great American Eclipse had RevPar, boosted by 244 percent, a new STR report found. 1 The solar eclipse on August 21 also lifted RevPar for all US hotels by 17 percent with the analysis and data
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Singapore – 6 September 2017 – AccorHotels will present a nine-day celebration of taste across its 40 restaurants and bars from 4 – 12 November. 1 The festival will showcase some of the group’s leading culinary talent including Michelin-star chef Kirk Westaway of Jaan, Raffles legend Amos Ting and Chef Louis Tay
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Phu Quoc, Thailand – 6 September 2017 – Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group signs a management contract with Phu Quoc Tourist Investment & Development JS Company to develop Radisson Blu Resort Phu Quoc. Scheduled to open in the last quarter of 2017, the new-build hotel, with 522 rooms and suites, is set to
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Macau – 31 August 2017 – Galaxy Entertainment posted its biggest quarterly earnings gain in almost five years as high-stakes gamblers helped to boost profit in Macau, the world’s largest casino hub. 1 The casino operator’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization climbed 45 percent to about HK$
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New York City – 31 August 2017 – Ibis Styles, the economy brand from AccorHotels, makes its debut in the United States with the opening of Ibis Styles New York LaGuardia Airport. 1 The 93-room property is part of AccorHotels’ continued expansion of its economy hotel brands worldwide and will serve as