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1Choice Hotels International announces new parental leave benefits, which it says places it in a leadership position in the lodging industry. “We know how difficult it can be to achieve work/life balance and we are committed to providing our valued employees with the support they need,” said chief executive
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1 Rezidor signs its first Radisson Blu hotel in Kyrgyzstan, with the new-build property in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital, opening in 2019. Less than 100 meters from Bishkek’s main commercial street, the 181-room Radisson Blu Hotel, Bishkek will be located in the heart of the Kyrgyz capital. “The signing
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1The 245-key Radisson Blu Hotel in Lyon opens on the upper floors of Lyon’s the city’s Part-Dieu following an investment of over 40 million euros.
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1The Hyatt Place in Melaka Gateway, Malaysia, is expected to open in late 2019. David Udell, group president – Asia Pacific, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, said: “The opening of this hotel will mark a significant milestone for Hyatt as the Hyatt Place brand continues to expand worldwide and offer more choices to
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Outrigger Hotels and Resorts announce two key management appointments: Niel Mason as area general manager and Will Caraway as director of sales and marketing for its OHANA Hotels by Outrigger brand. 1 Will Caraway 1 Niel Mason With the promotion from OHANA group manager to area general manager, Mason adds
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1 Macau Studio City Macau’s gaming revenue swelled more than estimated in September, with new casino projects from the local units of Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts helping draw recreational gamblers. Gross gaming revenue rose 7.4 percent to 18.4 billion patacas (US$2.3 billion), according
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Cachet Hotel Group signs a management agreement with real estate developer Wuhan King Land for the dual-branded Cachet Hotel Apartments and URBN Boutique Hotel in Wuhan, China. Set in the economic, cultural and transportation hub of Central China, the dual-branded property will include 196 rooms and multiple restaurants. It is
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1The Mövenpick Hotel City Star Jeddah opens. The 228-room property is the Swiss hospitality firm’s third hotel in Jeddah and its 11th in Saudi Arabia. It is located near the Al Harthy Exhibition Centre and Mall of Arabia.
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1Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Thailand’s largest hospital operator, plans to spend 12.8 billion baht (US$370 million) to build a luxury healthcare centre to serve rising demand from tourists seeking premium medical services. BDMS will spend 10.8 billion baht to buy land and properties including five-star hotel
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1Swiss developer TFI Holding is luring investors to Croatia to take part in a more than 800 million euro project to build a resort on the Adriatic coast, its chief executive said. The Wollerau, Switzerland-based closely-held company bought 110 acres of land in Zablace, near the historic town of Sibenik,
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1TUI, Europe’s largest tour operator, said full-year earnings will probably beat its forecast after the company managed to keep its hotels and cruise ships full this summer even with a shift in business from the eastern to western Mediterranean prompted by terrorism attacks in Turkey, Bloomberg reported. “The 2016
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1A Four Seasons hotel and branded private residences is to be build in the heart of downtown Montreal. The 163-room Four Seasons Hotel Montreal will be part of a luxury mixed-use development located in the city’s Golden Mile Square. It will join the Toronto-based company’s collection of hotels