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Seattle hotel sold
Seattle – 02 February 2017 – LaSalle Hotel Properties announces the sale of Hotel Deca in Seattle for US$26.4 million.
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Choice acts after presidential travel ban
Rockville, Maryland – 02 Februar 2017 – Choice Hotels International issues a brief statement saying it will be waiving all cancellation fees for travellers who are from regions impacted by US President Donald Trump’s recent presidential executive order that bans travel from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for
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French hoteliers appeal to presidential candidates
Paris – 02 February 2017 – French hoteliers have urged presidential candidates to focus on tourism, a sector which they said can create jobs and boost economic growth in the next five years, Reuters reported. “Tourism is at this stage absent from the speeches and the commitments of the candidates,” Roland Heguy,
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Macau fortunes looking brighter
Macau – 02 February 2017 – Casino revenue in Macau increased in January, extending the industry’s recovery to a sixth consecutive month, while falling short of analysts’ estimates, Bloomberg reported. Gross gaming revenue rose 3.1 percent to 19.3 billion patacas (US$2.4 billion), according to data from Macau’
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Cruise trends revealed
Hong Kong – 02 Februar 2017 – Cruise Lines International Association’s newly released Cruise Travel Report lists the following industry trends: 1. A New World – Four out of 10 (42 percent) of both cruisers and non-cruisers alike seem to agree that they go on vacation to see or do new things,
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Accor opens 200th hotel in Greater China
Chengdu, China – 02 February 2017 – The debut of the 336-room Fairmont Chengdu marks the 200th property for AccorHotels in Greater China as part of the group’s rapid luxury brand expansion. As Fairmont Hotels & Resorts’ first property in Western China, Fairmont Chengdu is a landmark hotel in the capital
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Hilton claims industry-first benefits in loyalty programme revamp
McLean, Virgina – 02 February 2017 – Hilton announces what it claims are “industry-first benefits” for all 60 million members of its guest loyalty programme, Hilton Honors. 1 Guided by extensive consumer feedback, the company says Hilton Honors is now the “first and only” loyalty programme that will offer members the choice
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Fairmont to run historic LA hotel
Los Angeles – 27 January 2017 Luxury hotel operator Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, now part of the AccorHotels Group, and Next Century Associates sign definitive agreements for the revitalisation and management of the historic Century Plaza Hotel, located in the heart of Century City in Los Angeles. The iconic, crescent shaped
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Cornell students win Radisson’s global competition
Ithaca, New York – 26 January 2017 Students from Cornell University have been crowned the winners of a global competition from Park Inn by Radisson that aims to drive innovation and enhance guest experience. The team consisting of four students topped eight other entries in the ‘INNovation Room’ competition designed to
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Rezidor announces Uganda hotel
Kampala, Unganda – 24 January 2017 1The Rezidor Hotel Group announces the addition of a new member to its luxury Quorvus Collection: The Pearl of Africa Hotel Kampala, Uganda. The 296-room property will welcome its first guests in Q2 2017.
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UN honours hotel group’s youth project
Madrid – 24 January 2017 An innovative urban art project for at-risk youth, sponsored by Park Inn by Radisson, was a big winner at the January 2017 UNWTO awards ceremony at the International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid. Park Inn by Radisson’s “Adding Color to Lives” project, which brings together
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$50m upgrade for Daydream Island
Daydream Island near Australia – 24 January 2017 Daydream Island Resort and Spa’s owners China Capital Investment Group (CCIG) announce a more than US$50 million redevelopment which will see significant infrastructure upgrades to the Whitsunday tropical island resort. The works will see the resort closing in early 2018 to