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Claudio Dieli is appointed executive chef of New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel. 1 Claudio Dieli Born in Sicily, he has over 20 years’ experience in the global culinary industry having worked at various international hotels with three Michelin-starred chefs, including French Chef Jean Georges Klein, French Chef René et
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Integration between Sabre Corporation and Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN) adds more than 63,000 hotel properties to Sabre’s travel marketplace. “Travel agencies will have more hotel options to offer their customers,” said Shelly Terry, vice president of travel product solutions, Sabre Travel Network. “Additionally, more hotels in the Sabre
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The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts opens The Luxury Collection Hotel, Changsha, China, with 310 guestrooms. It is the first Luxury Collection hotel in Central China and the first international luxury branded hotel to open in Changsha.
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Online travel site Hipmunk releases data showing Trump hotel bookings plummeting nearly 60 percent for the first half of 2016. 1 Trump International Hotel Washington D.C. For the first quarter, it found reservations tumbled 59.36 percent compared with the previous quarter, and for the second quarter, the group
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AccorHotels partners with Hertz to provide Le Club AccorHotels’ members with special car rental offers, including exclusive benefits, globally. The partner agreement runs until March 2019. 1 Le Club Accorhotels is the AccorHotels Group’s multi-brand loyalty program for Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery by Sofitel, Novotel, Novotel Suites, Mercure, ibis, ibis
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Hyatt Hotels Corp is in talks to sell some properties as it weighs purchases in the most attractive markets for expanding its brands, chief executive officer Mark Hoplamazian said. “We’re active in discussions on a couple different situations on the disposition side and likewise, we’re continuing to see
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Mandarin Orchard Singapore and Marina Mandarin Singapore have equipped all guestrooms with “handy” – a smartphone solution that provides registered hotel guests complimentary access to unlimited 4G data, local and international calls, online city guides and ticket bookings to Singapore’s places of interest at their fingertips. 1 Mandarin Orchard Singapore
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Room supply in Abu Dhabi is expected to reach almost 26,000 rooms by the end of 2019, according The Abu Dhabi Hotel Market Summary report by JLL.
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Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts to open a property Tokyo in 2020. The 190-room hotel will occupy the upper six floors of a 39-storey office tower. 1 Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi – Motif Restaurant & Bar Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts president and CEO J. Allen Smith says: “A
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Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group now has 120 Radisson Blu and Park Inn by Radisson hotels certified by the Safehotels Alliance across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Many more are scheduled to begin the certification process. Carlson Rezidor was the first global hotel group to agree to independent
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Hyatt Regency Xi’an opens in the capital of Shaanxi province in northwest China, marking the return of the Hyatt Regency brand to one of China’s oldest cities. Hyatt Regency Xi’an features 298 guestrooms and suites ranging in size from 538 to 2,777 square feet.
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InterContinental Hotels Group said first-half earnings rose as a resilient US market made up for slowdowns in other regions. Operating profit before one-time items climbed 2.1 percent to US$344 million, with gains in the Americas driving growth. That beat a US$332.9 million average estimate by seven