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1A data breach at 20 US hotels operated by HEI Hotels & Resorts for Starwood, Marriott, Hyatt and InterContinental may have divulged payment card data from tens of thousands of food, drink and other transactions. The breach follows similar attacks at Hyatt Hotels Corp and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
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The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, which operates The Peninsula Hotels, saw half-year underlying profits drop 42.6 percent to HK$152 million, which it blamed on the earnings disruption from the partial closures of The Peninsula hotel in Beijing and Chicago for extensive renovations. Net profit slumped 58 percent to
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Ritz-Carlton is introducing vehicle charging stations at properties across the globe. The stations are currently installed at a majority of the brand’s North American locations and select international hotels. 1 Ritz-Carlton Charging Station The Ritz-Carlton network of destination charging stations make long distance travel convenient and easy, with the
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Elvis Presley dreamed of building a guest house at his Graceland property for friends visiting the rock ‘n’ roll icon in Memphis. 1 The Guest House at Graceland Presley didn’t get to see his dream come true, but his fans will. The Guest House at Graceland is a 450-room
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Small Luxury Hotels announces new members, including a modern “smart hotel” in Buenos Aires, a mansion turned luxury boutique hotel in Penang, a riverside luxury retreat in Guangzhou and a quirky city centre property in Seoul. The 35-room Edison George Town, Penang, Malaysia, which opened on 16 July, is SLH’
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AccorHotels has been awarded “CSR Excellence Case in Best Green Operation” for Planet 21 at the Invest in Green Future CSR and Innovation 2016 Shanghai Summit. “We are proud to be recognised for our efforts and commitments in sustainable development under Planet 21,” says Michel Molliet, COO, AccorHotels Greater China.
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Priceline Group topped profit estimates as the number of hotel rooms booked through its websites increased and the impact of terrorism on tourism to Europe was muted. Shares jumped as much as 6.2 percent in extended trading after the results were released. Revenue increased 12 percent to US$2.
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Terrorist attacks are taking their toll on France’s tourism industry, with Paris bearing the brunt of a drop in visits by holidaymakers from outside Europe, Bloomberg reported. Overnight stays fell about 10 percent on average this year through July, with high-spending travellers from the US, Asia and the Persian
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Anbang has denied it plans to make a bid and is not considering an offer for InterContinental. InterContinental, with a market value of 6.27 billion pounds (US$8.2 billion), has been the subject of recurring takeover speculation amid consolidation in the lodging industry worldwide. Beijing-based Anbang in March
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Marriott International opens its second hotel in Belarus with the addition of the 217-room Minsk Marriott Hotel, the capital’s first 5-star internationally rated hotel.
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Vantage Hotels’ Lexington brand continues to expand throughout South Korea, with the latest addition being a 340-room new-construction project in the country’s second-largest city, Busan. The property, which is expected to open in November 2017, will be a full-service hotel and carry Vantage’s Value Hotel Worldwide name, by
Awards and Recognition
The China Green Building and Energy Saving (Macau) Association has awarded MGM China Holdings a two-star certification under the China Green Building (Macau) Design Label for its second resort in Macau, MGM COTAI, set to open in early 2017. MGM COTAI is the largest property in Macau to achieve such