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Starwood debuts in Chuzhou, in China?s Anhui province, with the opening of the 348-room Sheraton Chuzhou Hotel. ?The opening of Sheraton Chuzhou Hotel is yet another example of Starwood?s most global hotel brand continuing its aggressive growth in strategic markets all over the world,? said Dave Marr,
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M?venpick Hotels & Resorts will debut in three African markets over the next four years as its plans to establish a presence in key cities across the continent?s thriving Sub-Saharan region come to fruition. In a move that will take its Africa portfolio to 28 properties, the
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Hilton Worldwide and Hilton Hotels & Resorts open a 23-storey hotel in Shenzhen, southern China. Operated by Hilton Worldwide and owned by Great China International Group, the Hilton Shenzhen Futian is located in the centre of the city, with 320 rooms and suites. Hilton Worldwide currently operates 60 hotels
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No one has ever woken up alive in Airbnb’s latest rental offer, but then again, no one has ever spent the night alongside six million dead Parisians in the city?s Catacombs. For Halloween, the home rental website is offering brave travellers a night in the sprawling tunnels filled
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InterContinental Hotels Group opens the new-build 135-room?Holiday Inn Express?Pittsburgh North Shore. The property is one of the first new-builds to open with the brand?s newest design solution, which was created to meet the evolving needs of the brand?s target guest looking for a
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Millennials (aged 18-34) use extended stay accommodation more than any other group, according to a study by The Global Business Travel Association Foundation. In the past year, 72 percent of Millennials stayed at an extended-stay property for international business travel compared with 48 percent of Gen Xers (35-
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Radisson Blu celebrates its fifth anniversary in Asia Pacific with a ?Blu Day? event. There are currently 44 Radisson Blu hotels in operation across the region, up from 26 hotels five years ago, with 35 additional Radisson Blu hotels in the pipeline. ?Radisson Blu is one of the fastest growing
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Wyndham Worldwide reaches its carbon emissions goal six years ahead of schedule, achieving a 20 percent reduction in carbon emissions (measured on a per square foot basis) and well surpassing its goal. The reduction is equivalent to saving more than 14 million gallons of gasoline. ?This is a huge achievement
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AccorHotels signs a 10-year naming rights agreement for the Bercy Arena in Paris, one of the world?s five largest concert halls and sports arenas. The AccorHotels Arena will reopen in mid-October after 18 months of refurbishment. S?bastien Bazin, chairman and CEO of AccorHotels, said: ?We have
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Hilton Worldwide?announces a major electric-vehicle charging programme, which will be available at 50 US hotels by the end of the year with plans to rapidly expand to 100 US hotels by the end of 2016. ?By teaming with leading organisations like Tesla and GE to add more electric
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Autograph Collection Hotels, Marriott International?s portfolio of independent hotels and resorts adds three US properties to its portfolio: The Envoy ? Boston, MA; Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook ? Birmingham, AL; and The Citizen ? Sacramento, CA. Autograph Collection Hotels? global portfolio currently numbers 93 hotels worldwide, bringing the brand even closer
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US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker ? part of the family that created the Hyatt hotel fortune ? told Cuban officials that Washington wants to promote the Communist country?s nascent private sector in order to maximise trade and build on newly restored diplomatic relations. Pritzker met with two Cuban ministers and one