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Washington D.C. – 3 May 2017 – Hilton Worldwide reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit and raised its earnings forecast for the year, helped by a boost in business travel following the US presidential election. 1Hilton, like its hotel industry peers, is expected to benefit from an uptick in corporate demand as
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Hakodate, Japan – 3 May 2017 – Marriott International announces the opening of Four Points by Sheraton Hakodate, the first Four Points hotel in Japan. 1“Four Points by Sheraton is one of Marriott International’s most rapidly expanding brands globally and we are excited to partner with Ken Corporation to bring
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Seoul, Korea – 26 April 2017 – South Korea conglomerate Lotte Group plans to divide four key businesses valued at about US$12 billion into operating and holding units, slashing the number of cross shareholdings to 18 from 67 and allowing its chairman to tighten his grip on a hotels-to-retail conglomerate rocked
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Dubai, UAE – 26 April 2017 – One&Only is evolving its portfolio beyond beach resorts with One&Only Nature Resorts, One&Only Urban Resorts, and One&Only Private Homes. 1 These new experiences will complement the existing resort collection. Philippe Zuber, president and chief operating officer, said:
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Lima, Peru – 26 April 2017 – InterContinental Hotels Group signs a new-build Holiday Inn hotel in Lima, the capital of Peru. The 19-storey, 200-room property will be situated on Avenida Ricardo Palma in the Miraflores District. It is scheduled to open in Q3 2019. 1
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Frankfurt, Germany – 26 April 2017 – Moxy Hotels launches the 305-room Moxy Frankfurt Airport, the brand’s fourth hotel in Germany. Moxy Hotels launched in Milan in September 2014. 1 Moxy Tempe, Moxy Munich Airport, Moxy New Orleans, Moxy Frankfurt Eschborn, Moxy Berlin Ostbahnhof and Moxy Aberdeen Airport all opened in
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Dubai, UAE – 26 April 2017 – InterContinental Hotels Group announces four hotel signings and six hotel openings during the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. 1IHG’s four new hotel signings in the Middle East and Africa are: Crowne Plaza Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, InterContinental Doha Festival City and Staybridge Suites Lusail
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London – 26 April 2017 – AccorHotels opens its new flagship Novotel in London’s Canary Wharf. The 313-room hotel, which represents a £90 million investment from AccorHotels, situated at 40 Marsh Street and at 127 metres high, is one of the tallest buildings in the area, with 360-degree views of London
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New York City – 26 April 2017 – President Donald Trump’s older sons are sizing up new opportunities to extend the family brand, Associated Press reports. 1Eric and Donald Trump Jr are considering creating two new hotel chains, one a four-star affair and the other a less luxurious line. They are
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Macao – 26 April 2017 – A luxury hotel has been ordered by Macau health authorities to close its pools and fountains after they were alerted by Hong Kong’s disease center that three Legionnaires’ disease patients had visited or stayed there. 1Samples have been drawn from The Parisian Macao Hotel’s
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Stockholm, Sweden – 26 April 2017 – Scandic Hotels Group signs an agreement with Swedavia to operate a new hotel at Landvetter Airport in Sweden. Construction will start in 2018 with completion scheduled for 2020. 1
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London – 26 April 2017 – US ride-hailing app Uber has told Europe’s top court it is a digital service, not a transport service, and that a French law clearly targeted online taxi services, in its latest European legal battle with the taxi industry. 1Uber expanded into Europe five years ago