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Dubai, UAE – 26 April 2017 – Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure business of Emaar Properties, unveils six new hotel projects as part of its regional and international expansion plans. 1 Vida Dubai Marina by Emaar Hospitality Group These projects in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Egypt add to a portfolio
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Dallas, Texas – 20 April 2017 – Rosewood Hotels & Resorts adds fashion icon Anna Dello Russo to its Rosewood Curators programme, “a carefully selected group of luminaries and leaders who share travel recommendations and insider tips for Rosewood destinations around the world”. 1 Anna Dello Russo Dello Russo offers Rosewood’s
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New York City – 20 April 2017 – InterContinental Hotels said 1,200 of its franchised hotels in the United States, including Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, were victims of a three-month cyber attack that sought to steal customer payment card data. 1 The company declined to say how many payment cards
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Nha Trang, Vietnam – 19 April 2017 – 1, a 117-villa and 96-room resort with a beachfront setting and a 10 treatment-room spa, will celebrate its grand opening on April 26 in Nha Trang, Vietnam. 1
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Guanacaste, Costa Rica – 19 April 2017 – Discovery Communications , owner of Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, is to build a US$400 million theme park in Costa Rica, Reuters reported. Local investment firm Sun Latin America will be responsible for developing the 800-hectare project in the province of Guanacaste, a beach
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Fiji – 18 April 2017 – Marriott Hotels, Marriott International’s flagship brand, opens its first hotel in Fiji, the Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay. Silvano Dressino is general manager. 1
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Perth, Australia – 18 April 2017 – Australia’s new hotel brand, TRIBE Hotel Group, is focused on “giving guests everything they need and nothing they don’t, in a space that is intelligent and sophisticated with high-end design”. 1 It says that, instead of being something to everyone, TRIBE has been
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Marrakech, Morocco – 18 April 2017 – AccorHotels signs a management agreement with New Mauritius Hotels that will see the group relaunch an existing property under the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts brand next month. The reflagging will mark a major step for the luxury brand in Africa. 1 Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech
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Dubai, UAE – 12 April 2017 – AccorHotels announces the extensive conversion and rebranding of a former Sheikh Zayed Road landmark into the Mercure Dubai Barsha Heights Hotel Suites & Apartments. The property is currently undergoing the first of a two-phase refurbishment and is anticipated to open under the Mercure brand on
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New York City/Paris, France – 12 April 2017 – Airbnb has reached new deals with dozens of jurisdictions in the United States and France to collect and pay taxes, doubling down on its effort to improve its image with local policymakers even as it face regulatory challenges around the world, Reuters
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Charlotte, NC – 11 April 2017 – Six housekeepers are suing a North Carolina hotel, saying their supervisor put them through a decade of sexual assaults and threatened to have them deported if they complained, the Associated Press reported. 1Documents filed in Mecklenburg County Superior Court in Charlotte say the workers are
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Karnataka, India – 11 April 2017 – Kamat Hotels (India) says it is in discussions to seek PE funds to take its five star Orchid brand to new markets. 1