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India?s Hotel Leelaventure has agreed to sell a hotel in Goa to a Malaysian company for 7.25 billion rupees (US$111 million) as the luxury hotels operator strives to cut its debt. Leelaventure will sell the 206-room hotel to a unit of MetTube but will continue to
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Hilton Worldwide signs two franchise license agreements to convert two Hoteles Cosmos hotels in Bogot? into DoubleTree by Hilton properties, marking the entry of the brand into Colombia. DoubleTree by Hilton Bogot? Parque 93 and DoubleTree by Hilton Bogot? Calle 100 are expected to open in December 2015 and February
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Marriott International?s Autograph Collection Hotels signs its first property in Greece, with Domes of Elounda, Crete joining the Collection. The property, which recently completed a multi-million dollar expansion, features 78 suites and 40 villas. John Licence, brand leader for Autograph Collection Hotels in Europe, said: ?The hotel has
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation?and?LATAM Hotels Corp?announce the opening of Hyatt Place Tegucigalpa, the first?Hyatt Place?hotel in?Honduras?located in the capital city of?Tegucigalpa. The 136-room Hyatt Place Tegucigalpa is the first of five?Hyatt Place?hotels that are set to open in?Central America?
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AccorHotels opens India?s first integrated hotel and resort property, Novotel Imagica Khopoli. In its opening phase, the hotel features 116 guestrooms, with plans for an additional 171 rooms and suites later this year. ?The opening of Novotel Imagica Khopoli strengthens our position in the Indian market in line with
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Hotel Vagabond ? which describes itself as ?Singapore?s first?experience-driven luxury boutique hotel? – opens in October. Its Salon area is ?designed to immerse guests in?the theatre of art, food, drink and conversation? and it claims to be the only hotel in Singapore to feature an ?artist in residence
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Hilton Worldwide names Chris Silcock as executive vice president and chief commercial officer, based at its global headquarters in McLean, VA. Silcock has nearly 20 years of experience with Hilton, most recently serving as head of sales and revenue management. In his new role, Silcock will lead the company?s
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Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos reopens in San Jos? del Cabo, Mexico after being forced to close following Hurricane Odile last year.
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Radisson Blu opens its first hotel in Moldova, the?143-room Radisson Blu Leogrand Hotel. Husnu Tayanc is general manager.
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Expedia, the world’s largest online travel services company by bookings, has won US antitrust approval to buy rival Orbitz Worldwide for US$1.3 billion. We concluded that Expedia’s acquisition of Orbitz is not likely to substantially lessen competition or harm US consumers,? Bill Baer, head of the
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Singapore is sticking to its forecast for more than 15 million visitor arrivals this year, encouraged by a spurt in travellers from China and India in July, the head of its tourism board said, despite a subdued first half. The city-state, which is preparing for the eighth edition of
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The Four Seasons Resort O’ahu at Ko Olina ? set to open early next year ? is confirming reservations beginning June 1, 2016. It says it is an ?unprecedented move? to open its guest book almost a year in advance. ?We’ve had so many inquiries from all over the world