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Carlson Rezidor announces a new member of its?luxury Quorvus Collection, the 231-room Hormuz Grand Hotel in Muscat, Oman. ?The Middle East is a core market for Quorvus Collection. We already have one member in the region ? the Symphony Style Hotel Kuwait ? and will further expand our network of
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Ritz-Carlton signs an agreement with the Manz family in Switzerland which will add the Hotel de la Paix in Geneva as a partner hotel as of December 16, 2015. The boutique property sits on the banks of Lake Geneva, (Lac Leman) in Switzerland. Following an extensive renovation planned by
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International arrivals into the Asia Pacific region continued the strong growth momentum of previous years with a gain of 5.4 percent during the first half-year of 2015, resulting in close to 12.5 million additional arrivals year-on-year. This continues the full year growth of 6.1
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Dino Mezzatesta?is appointed?CEO?of?Accor Plus Asia Pacific, AccorHotels? travel, dining and lifestyle programme. He joined AccorHotels in March 2005 as DOSM for The Menzies Hotel in Sydney before moving to Ibis Sydney Airport where he spent almost two years as GM. In March 2008, he moved to
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Minor Hotel Group announces additional details of its joint venture with Malaysian partner Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels (TAR&H) to develop an Anantara resort in Desaru Coast in south-east Malaysia. MHG?s shareholding of the US$242 million project is 60 percent, with TAR&H holding
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The Rezidor Hotel Group reaches 100,000 rooms in operation and under development. ?This is a milestone in pursuit of our focused long-term strategy,? said Wolfgang M. Neumann, president and CEO. ?Q3 2015 was a strong quarter for signings and openings, reflecting our pro-active approach and further fuelling
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The 293-room Sheraton?Jakarta Gandaria City Hotel opens, becoming the second Sheraton to open in Jakarta. Dave Marr, global brand leader for Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, said: ?Sheraton is diligently focused on growing the brand worldwide, with a goal to add at least 150 hotels by 2020, and opening
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Choice Hotels International reveals the top-10 unexpected travel habits of millennial adventurers in their latest study. ?Millennials haven?t established allegiance with specific hotels yet, and there is such an amazing opportunity for companies to capture and build their brand loyalty,? said Choice Hotels executive vice president and COO
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The 133-room Radisson Blu Hotel, Istanbul?Atak?y is scheduled to open in early 2016, becoming the 9th Radisson Blu hotel in Istanbul.
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Songy HighRoads announce the opening of?Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria?in?Houston, Texas. The hotel, managed by Aimbridge Hospitality, marks the ninth Hyatt-branded hotel to open in the?Houston?area.
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AccorHotels purchases a portfolio of 43 hotels with 4,237 rooms from Fonci?re des R?gions, for ?281 million. Located in France, the hotels have been operated under variable leases by AccorHotels since 2005 and 2007, under the ibis budget, ibis, Novotel, Mercure, Pullman and Sofitel brands.
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InterContinental Hotels Group opens the 105-room InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort in India. It joins InterContinental Mumbai Marine Drive as the second hotel under the company?s luxury portfolio in India. Vijai Singh is general manager.