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1Salary levels of HR professionals in mainland China are set to increase considerably, according to research from ZW HR consulting. The study found the salary range for HR professionals in 2014/15 had an increase of 5-10%, compared to the 2013/14 figures. It added that more employers have
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1Wanda Hotels & Resorts appoints Qian Jin as president responsible for leading and overseeing the company?s international growth plan. Qian began his career with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in 1986 at the Sheraton Hua Ting Hotel in Shanghai. He was promoted to general manager of the Sheraton Langkawi
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1Small Luxury Hotels of the World adds five European hotels to its luxury portfolio: Romeo Hotel, Naples, Italy; Castello di Vicarello, Tuscany, Italy; Agalia Luxury Suites, Ios, Greece; Castello Boutique Resort & Spa, Crete, Greece; and Domaine des Etangs, Massignac, France.
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1 Spirits giant Diageo sells the iconic Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland to a private investment group led by London-based hotels group Ennismore, owner of the Hoxton brand. Gleneagles opened in 1924 and has been wholly owned by Diageo, maker of Johnnie Walker whisky and Smirnoff vodka, since 1984. In
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Philippe Arnaud is appointed general manager of the new?96-room Sanctum Inle Resort?in Myanmar’s lnle Lake region. He was previously corporate operations manager for Valotel France, owner of 16 Accor-managed hotels in Europe.
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Aloft Dublin-Pleasanton, owned by Zenique Hotels, is slated to open in March 2017 with 120 loft-like rooms on the East Bay side of the San Francisco Bay area. “Aloft will operate nine hotels in California by 2017, with much of the brand’s growth fuelled by rising demand
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Holiday Inn?announces a collaboration with web and mobile travel platform?Roadtrippers. The brand?s??Journey to Extraordinary??campaign, launched last year, continues this summer with a focus on ?celebrating the joy of travel and the shared experiences travellers have while on the road?. The link with Roadtrippers is designed
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Travel industry research firm Phocuswright and the Pacific Asia Travel Association announce a joint partnership giving PATA Technology Forum attendees access to unique Phocuswright content and research. The PATA Technology Forum takes place at PATA Travel Mart 2015, in Bengaluru, India, on September 6. “The pace of technological change in
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Canopy by Hilton and Icelandair Hotels unveil plans for Canopy’s first hotel in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik. Canopy Reykjavik|City Centre is expected to be the first hotel globally to open in the brand’s portfolio, which launched in October 2014. ?Reykjavik has an incredible energy and is a
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Paris city councillors have voted in favour of hotly-contested plans for a giant triangular tower that would be the capital’s first modern skyscraper in more than 40 years. The building, 600 feet high and vying on the skyline with the Eiffel Tower, will house a 120-room hotel
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A US innkeeper broke no laws when she offered to give away her historic hotel to the winner of an essay contest that charged a US$125 entry fee, state police said following an investigation into the contest. The owner of the Center Lovell Inn and Restaurant, located east of
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China’s push to extend its influence in the Western Hemisphere has hit an embarrassing setback at an unfinished, US$3.5 billion resort and casino project in theBahamas. A series of construction delays, funding squabbles, lagging inspections and faulty work at the Baha Mar resort in Nassau have led