Hospitality Industry News
Hilton Hotels announces eight hotels for its newly launched Canopy by Hilton brand. The new hotels will be opened at West Palm Beach, Downtown Denver, Southwest Waterfront in Washington DC, Tulane Avenue in New Orleans, Uptown Dallas, Harbor Point in Baltimore, Mill District in Minneapolis, and The Loop in Chicago.
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The 241-room Delta Orlando Lake Buena Vista, which opens in December, will be operated under a franchise agreement by JHM Hotels and will be the first Delta Hotels and Resorts-branded property in the United States. Marriott International acquired the?Delta Hotels and Resorts?brand in April, adding 37
Awards and Recognition
InterContinental Hotels Group is ranked third in the inaugural Great Place to Work?s ?Best Companies to Work For? list in Singapore. The award recognises the top 10 organisations across the country ?committed to creating a great work environment where employees trust the people they work for, have pride in
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InterContinental Hotels Group issues a terse ?statement?regarding press speculation? as follows: ?Following recent market speculation, the Board of Directors of IHG states that it is not considering a potential sale or merger of the company.?
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Airbnb represents a significant and growing share of the accommodations market in London, according to an analysis by STR Global. ?Across Europe, alternative accommodations are not a new phenomenon ? pensions, pub accommodation, hostels and family stays have long existed,? said Elizabeth Winkle, STR Globe?s managing director. ?What has changed
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Martin Schnider. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group announces the appointments of Martin Schnider as general manager of Mandarin Oriental, Doha, and Jill Goh as general manager of Mandarin Oriental, Macau. Schnider joins the Doha property, which is scheduled to open in 2016, from Mandarin Oriental, Macau where he has been general
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Hilton Worldwide signs a management agreement to build and operate a new 120-room Hampton by Hilton hotel in Carrasco, Uruguay. Scheduled to open in 2017, this mid-priced hotel will become the third property in Hilton Worldwide’s Uruguay portfolio, joining the Conrad Punta del Este and the Hilton
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Fans of Tokyo’s soon-to-be demolished Hotel Okura are getting a chance to purchase memorabilia from the 60s-era modernist masterpiece, which has hosted world leaders, British royalty and even fictional super spy James Bond, Agence France-Presse reported. The beloved hotel turned its lights off at the
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Expedia has agreed to buy vacation rental site HomeAway Inc for about US$3.9 billion in cash and stock, in a move that could ramp up competition with apartment-sharing start-up Airbnb. Expedia, the world’s largest online travel agency by bookings, expects the deal to close in
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The 10th?Crowne Plaza?hotel opens in India, in the capital city Rajasthan, Jaipur, the 218-room Crowne Plaza Jaipur Tonk. InterContinental Hotels Group currently has 23 hotels operating across four brands in 14 cities in India,?with 48 in the development pipeline.
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The 126-room Hampton by Hilton continues its expansion in Mexico with the opening of Hampton Inn by Hilton Leon Guanajuato.
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The Ramada Suites Auckland Federal Street opens. The new-build, boutique-style hotel offers a mix of 42 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments.