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Paris, France – 11 January 2018 – Armed robbers made off with millions of euros worth of jewellery after smashing the windows of the world-famous Ritz hotel in Paris on Wednesday, police said, adding that three suspects had been detained, Agence France-Presse reported. 1 Ritz Paris Two suspected thieves were still on
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Limassol, Cyprus – 11 January 2018 – The Hong Kong-based investor building Europe’s largest integrated casino resort in Cyprus wants to attract high-end customers from the neighbouring Middle East to the island nation and target visitors from Russia, Britain and Asia, Bloomberg reported. 1 Lawrence Ho, chief executive officer of Melco
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Lagos, Nigeria – 11 January 2018 – InterContinental Hotels Group is withdrawing from Nigeria four years after it opened its first site in Africa’s most populous country following a disagreement with local partners over the terms of how to bring the property out of receivership, Bloomberg reported. 1 InterContinental Lagos, Nigeria
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Beijing, China – 11 January 2018 – Marriot International apologised to China’s government for referring to Tibet and self-ruled Taiwan as countries in a customer survey that news reports said Chinese police investigated as a possible crime. 1 Hong Kong Marriott International Group “respects China’s sovereignty,” the company said on
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Amman, Jordan – 10 January 2018 – AccorHotels announces the rebranding of a prominent landmark hotel in Jordan to Le Grand Amman – Managed by AccorHotels. 1 Le Grand Amman, Jordan The property consisting of 298-rooms and 67 serviced apartments was launched in partnership with Iskan Co for Touristic & Hotel Investments. Le
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Hong Kong – 10 January 2018 – St. Regis Hotels & Resorts announced a collaboration with China Resources Property which is slated to bring the St. Regis brand to Hong Kong by early 2019. Marriott International has nine properties in Hong Kong, but this will be the first property for the St.
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Osaka, Japan – 9 January 2018 – Hotel Management Japan K.K. announces the launch of a new hotel brand, Hotel Oriental Express, set to entering limited service category from existing portfolio of Oriental hotel brands. 1 The first hotel in the new brand, the 124-room Hotel Oriental Express Osaka Shinsaibashi, will
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Shanghai – 9 January 2018 – Marriott International announces the opening of the 195-room Fairfield by Marriott Shanghai Jing’an. 1 Fairfield by Marriott Shanghai Jing’an China – room Owned and managed by New Development Group, the hotel is located in the Jing’an District of Shanghai, close to its commercial and
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Washington D.C. – 4 January 2018 – Motel 6 is being sued by Washington state’s attorney general, who accused the discount hotel chain of illegally providing guest lists to US immigration authorities, knowing of their interest in people with “Latino-sounding” names. 1 Attorney General Bob Ferguson said six Motel 6
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London – 4 January 2018 – Britain’s Whitbread, owner of Costa Coffee and Premier Inn, appoints as chairman Adam Crozier, a former chief executive of broadcaster ITV and Royal Mail. 1 Adam Crozier He will replace Richard Baker, who will retire at the end of February, Reuters reported. Crozier joined Whitbread’
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Colombo, Sri Lanka – 3 January 2018 – Nine of Sri Lanka chain Jetwing Hotels are awarded ISO 14064 certification: Jetwing Blue, Jetwing St. Andrew’s, Jetwing Ayurveda Pavilions, Jetwing Lighthouse, Jetwing Beach, Jetwing Sea, Jetwing Lagoon, Jetwing Yala and Jetwing Vil Uyana. 1 ISO standards provide a model to follow when
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Hong Kong – 3 January 2018 – AccorHotels appoints Rhonda Hare as general counsel Asia Pacific. 1 Rhonda Hare She has over 22 years’ experience as an in-house and private practice lawyer across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. Her international exposure and experience in negotiating commercial contracts relating