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Lux Resorts & Hotels appoints Joe Wu as managing director, China & South East Asia, to oversee the Mauritius-based group?s expanding presence in China. He was previously vice president, business development, China, of the Pan Pacific Hotels Group. This followed four years at Jumeirah Group where he was
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1 Technomic’s “Consumer Connect 2015: Attitudes Toward Additives” delves into the decision drivers, preferences and ?needstates? that create demand for clean, additive-free food and transparent sourcing. “Today’s consumers want wholesome, nutritious foods they can feel good about eating, and that increasingly translates into demand for natural and
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1 The 202-room pentahotel Brussels City Centre opens in the Belgian capital after being rebranded from the former Mercure hotel. ?pentahotels describes itself as a ?design-led, neighbourhood lifestyle brand? ? as evidenced by the lowercase ?p? in its name. ?It currently operates 27 hotels in Europe and Asia.
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1 The Peninsula Beverly Hills partners with ultra-craft brewery Mad Fritz to launch a bespoke beer, the intriguingly named The Lion and the Mouse, a Belgian-style abbey ale. From August 1, the limited edition beer will be available exclusively at the hotel’s Club Bar. The beer is
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The Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort, which opens on August 1, announces special limited period opening rates up to October 31, 2015. The special net rates are: Beach Pool Villa US$516, Ocean Pool Villa US$726, and Two-Bedroom Beach Pool Villa US$898. ?All rates include 10% service and
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1 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide says it has reduced energy use by 12.08%, carbon emissions by 16.07% and water use by 17.26% across all owned, managed and franchised properties from 2008 through 2014. The reductions stem from Starwood?s 30/20 by 20 environmental goals, launched
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1Asian online restaurant platform the Chope Group receives US$8 million in an investment round led by F&H Fund Management, a leading Asian investment firm, along with NSI Ventures, the venture arm of US$1.8B Northstar Group. Prior to this, the company had raised US$3.5
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Mandarin Oriental signs a management contract for a new property in Beijing. Scheduled to open in 2017, the 74-room Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing will be located on the top two floors of the WF Central commercial centre. Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing will be the group?s second hotel to
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1 Outrigger Resorts partners with Blue Note Entertainment Group, which has music clubs in New York, Washington D.C., Milan and Japan, to bring world-class music performances to Hawaii. Located in the former Society of Seven showroom inside Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort, Blue Note Hawaii will feature a wide
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1When it comes to obtaining advice related to travel, mainland Chinese still prefer to seek first-hand information from someone they know over other third-party sources. In a recent GfK study carried out among Chinese travellers, more than half of the respondents (52%) said they rely on their personal
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The owners of?Atlantic City’s former?TrumpPlaza?casino plan to keep it shut for at least 10 years as a tax-saving measure. Trump Entertainment Resorts has filed a deed restriction for the casino, which closed last September, preventing it from being used again as a casino for at
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1 Online accommodations hub Airbnb has arranged to raise US$1.5 billion, sending its value up to US$25.5 billion, a source close to the deal told Agence France-Presse. A group of American and Chinese investment funds were involved in the discussions, which are aimed at expanding