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Dhahran, Saudi Arabia – 09 January 2016 1Rezidor Hotel Group signs the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dhahran Square and Radisson Blu Residence, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in partnership with Tanami Arabia. The properties will be located in the business district of Dhahran, a city in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom. Located across
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Hawaii – 09 January 2016 Outrigger Resorts appoints Revell Newton as general manager of the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort and Mary Loy as director of sales and marketing for the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort and the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort. 1Newton will ensure the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort is effectively
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Bellevue, Washington – 09 January 216 1Shares of online travel agent Expedia could climb 25 percent in a year as cashflow per share begins to double following a string of acquisitions, financial newspaper Barron’s reported. Trends in hotels, which are more lucrative than flights, are improving and Expedia is capturing
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Rockville, Maryland – 06 January 2016 1Choice Hotels International’s Comfort Inn brand has joined Comfort Suites in offering guests 100 percent smoke-free rooms at its more than 1,800 franchised hotels across the United States and Canada. Comfort claims now to be the largest hotel brand to allow travellers a
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McLean, Virginia – 06 January 2016 1Hilton Worldwide completes the spin-offs of Park Hotels & Resorts and Hilton Grand Vacations, resulting in three independent, publicly traded companies. Hilton continues to be led by Christopher J. Nassetta, president and chief executive officer. Kevin J. Jacobs continues to serve as Hilton’s executive
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 06 Januar 2016 1 Reuters issued a short article saying that a Chinese firm is eyeing a US$3 billion luxury hotel project in Cambodia, quoting the Phnom Penh Post. Reuters said it had not verified the story and did not vouch for its accuracy.
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Hong Kong – 6 January 2016 1Kerry Hotel, Hong Kong, the fourth hotel by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts in Hong Kong, is now taking reservations for stays from April 2017. The company describes the 546-room property as “Hong Kong’s first five-star urban resort”.
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Phoenix, Arizona – 05 Januar 2016 1Best Western Hotels & Resorts promotes Ron Pohl to senior vice president and chief operations officer. “Since joining Best Western in early 2007, as a leader with strategic vision, Ron has tremendously improved the member services and brand management functions of Best Western,” said Best
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Sydney – 04 January 2016 1AccorHotels has reached an agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to restructure a portfolio of 31 hotels with 4,097 rooms in Australia. The agreement involves a portfolio which was purchased by the ADIA subsidiary in 2013 and operated by
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London – 3 January 2016 1InterContinental Hotels Group kicks off the year with a strong showing with stocks rising 4.4 percent to hit at an all-time high after Barclays upgraded the company to “overweight” from “equal-weight”. Barclays sees IHG as the best sector play on a potential rebound in US
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Gran Canaria, Spain – 22 December 2016 The five-star Radisson Blu Resort & Spa Gran Canaria Mogan opens with 422 rooms. Finn Berstad is general manager.
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London – 22 December 2016 1Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport opens, marking the second Hyatt Place hotel in London and the fifth Hyatt branded hotel in the UK. The hotel is managed by Cycas Hospitality under a franchise agreement with M+L Hospitality. The 358-room hotel joins four Hyatt Place hotels