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Omni Hotels & Resorts issues a brief statement revealing it has been the victim of a malware attack that affected some physical point of sale systems on-site at certain hotels. It said there was no indication that any personal information was involved, nor were company reservation or select guest membership
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The Langham, Hong Kong appoints Matthieu Godard as executive pastry chef. 1 Matthieu Godard The French native will oversee the pastry department in all western restaurants, including Palm Court, Bostonian Seafood and Grill, Main St. Deli, The Food Gallery and Artesian bar, along with the hotel’s catering operation and
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Airbnb has kicked 2,233 more listings off its platform in New York City, seeking to weed out hosts who violate its policies as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo weighs whether to sign legislation that would make it illegal to advertise multiple listings, Bloomberg reported. 1 The 2,233 listings,
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Hyatt Regency Shanghai, Wujiaochang opens in Shanghai with 306 guestrooms, including 17 suites. The hotel is located in the Hopson International Plaza, a new tower comprised of Class A-grade offices, a luxury shopping mall and dining and entertainment venues. Grace Tsou is general manager.
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The new-build 112-room Holiday Inn Express Mexico Aeropuerto hotel opens. This is the first Holiday Inn Express branded property near Mexico City’s Benito Juárez International Airport and is IHG’s fifteenth property in the city.
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The daughter of the founder of South Korea’s Lotte Group conglomerate was arrested on Thursday on charges including breach of trust and embezzlement, a judge told Reuters. Prosecutors applied for a detention warrant earlier this week for Shin Young-ja, who is also a director of Lotte Group’s hotel
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InterContinental Hotels Group expands the Southeast Asian footprint of its boutique hotel brand, Hotel Indigo, with the opening of Hotel Indigo Singapore Katong. Hotel Indigo claims to be the world’s first globally branded boutique hotel brand with no two hotels under the brand around the world being alike. Each
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Canopy by Hilton and Icelandair Hotels announces the opening of the world’s first Canopy hotel in Reykjavik. 1 Canopy by Hilton Reykjavik City Centre Canopy by Hilton Reykjavik City Centre is centrally located on Hverfisgata Street in the heart of the city. “Reykjavik is unlike any other city on
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Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts announces the 1,624-room Swissôtel Al Maqam, Makkah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1 Swissotel Al Maqam, Makkah Swissôtel’s second property in the religious city will be located in the Abraj Al Bait complex, part of the King Abdul Aziz Endowment Project, overlooking the
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Robert Ishihara is appointed general manager of the Outrigger-managed Hokulani Waikiki by Hilton Grand Vacations Club. 1 Robert Ishihara Ishihara has been general manager of the Wyndham Royal Garden at Waikiki and was assistant general manager at the Wyndham at Waikiki Beach Walk, both resorts managed by Outrigger. His Outrigger
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Agence France-Presse looked at growing frustration against tourists in Spain’s holiday island of Mallorca. The largest island in the Balearic archipelago in the Mediterranean, which is home to one million people, expects to receive over 10 million visitors this year, a new record. 1 The crowds have been so
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Melco Crown Entertainment’s most expensive resort is set to open its first gambling rooms targeting high spenders from mainland China, switching gears from an earlier strategy that focused on recreational gamblers as it looks to reverse two years of slumping profit in Macau, Bloomberg reported. Studio City, controlled by