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Spire Elite is the name of InterContinental Hotels Group?s new top membership level of its IHG Rewards Club. To celebrate the launch, world renowned travel photographer Steve McCurry ? best known for his 1984 photographic portrait ?Afghan Girl? ? joins forces with what is claimed to be the world?s biggest
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Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group announces the signing of the 120-room Radisson Resort Hosur, in Tamil Nadu, expected to open in 2018. Rezidor currently has 117 hotels in operation and under development in India and is on track to meet its target of increasing its India portfolio to 170 hotels
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InterContinental Hotels Group agrees to sell IHG?s ownership interest in InterContinental Hong Kong to Supreme Key Limited, a consortium of investors advised and managed by Gaw Capital Partners, for a gross purchase price of US$938 million. The buyer has paid a cash deposit to IHG of US$94
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The Swiss?tel Bali, a new 170-room resort, is scheduled to open in late 2017 on a cliff top in Bukit Pandawa.
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The 142-room DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Tucson ? Williams Center opens. Formerly an Embassy Suites by Hilton hotel, the property completed a US$3 million renovation.
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AccorHotels is sponsoring The Pilgreens, three graduate students from the University of Toulouse, who will drive an electric tuk-tuk from Bangkok to Toulouse to raise awareness of green energy transportation in developing countries. The journey will span?119 days?across?16 countries?and over?20,000 kilometres?on a
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Starwood? Aloft brand will more than double its portfolio in Texas in the next three years, from seven to 16, with the addition of two more hotels in Houston, two more in Austin, three more in Dallas-Fort Worth, and debuts in other cities including Shenandoah and College Station. ?Aloft
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Summit Hotel Properties completes the acquisition of the Hampton Inn located in Boston (Norwood), Mass. and the Hotel Indigo located in Asheville, N.C. for an aggregate purchase price of US$59 million. The 139-room Hampton Inn will be rebranded as a Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton following
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Starwood Preferred Guest launches?Sheraton?Free Weekends, allowing members to earn and redeem free weekend nights at any participating Sheraton hotel or resort globally. Available until September 30, Sheraton Free Weekends?allows members of SPG to earn one free weekend night at any Sheraton hotel or resort for every five
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Hilton Worldwide held its first youth entrepreneurship training programme, Startup365, to address youth unemployment in China as part of its commitment to open doors for one million young people by 2019. The innovative programme was delivered by T Foundation (China) and the International Youth Foundation, with funding and programme development
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International tourism demand continued to be robust between January and April 2015 with tourist arrivals increasing four percent worldwide, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Almost all regions enjoyed strong growth. Prospects for the May-August period remain upbeat, with close to 500 million tourists expected to travel
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With a major helping of humour, IHG?announces a ?massive leap in the field of breakfast superiority?. The group?s Holiday Inn Express brand has hired actor/comedian Rob Riggle as its first ?Creative Director and Breakfast Excellence Honcho?. In this newly created role, Riggle is responsible for ?delivering comedic