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The DoubleTree by Hilton Naha Shuri Castle opens as the second DoubleTree by Hilton property in Okinawa and Hilton Worldwide’s 13th operating hotel in Japan. 1 DoubleTree by Hilton Naha Shuri Castle Located at the top of Shuri Hill in Okinawa’s capital city of Naha, the 333-room hotel
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Tanzanian-based Bakhresa Group appoints Verde Hotels from South Africa to develop and manage the total overhaul and upgrading of the old Mtoni Marine Hotel in Zanzibar. The five-star Hotel Verde will lay claim to being Zanzibar’s greenest hotel. 1 Mtoni Marine Hotel in Zanzibar Said Salim Awadh Bakhresa, chairman
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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is to brand and manage a portfolio of Residences at Mandarin Oriental adjacent to Mandarin Oriental, Bali. The hotel and residences will form part of the Bukit Pandawa integrated resort development located on the southern Bukit Peninsula. An initial 30 branded residences are scheduled to be
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The most expensive hotel in Europe is located in Greece, according to a survey conducted by Luxury-Hotels.com. In determining the rankings, the survey compared luxury hotels based on their cheapest available rate for a double room during the months of July and August 2016. The survey excluded properties with
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Radisson Blu announces its latest addition in Ordu, Turkey. Located on the Black Sea, the 129-room property is a semi-conversion and brings Rezidor Hotel Group’s portfolio in Turkey up to 23 hotels, with more than 4,000 rooms in operation or under development. 1 Executive Vice President & Chief
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Renovations of the Crowne Plaza and Staybridge Suites Midtown Atlanta have been completed. As the first dual-branded property for the two IHG brands, the hotel will cater to travellers coming to the Atlanta area whether for an overnight or long-term stay. The 360-room Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Midtown and 102-room Staybridge Suites
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The Holiday Inn Express Singapore Katong opens in the city’s first heritage town, the Joo Chiat neighbourhood of Katong. The 451-room hotel is the third and largest Holiday Inn Express hotel to open in Singapore. Situated a 15-minute drive from Singapore Changi International Airport, the Holiday Inn Express Singapore
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Macau’s gaming revenue fell less than analysts’ estimates in June as tourists and leisure gamblers helped boost the city’s casinos, including those owned by units of Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts, Bloomberg reported. Gross gaming revenue fell 8.5 percent to 15.9 billion patacas (US$2
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Pierre Koffmann, who mentored a generation of British chefs including Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay, plans to shutter his London restaurant at the end of this year, Bloomberg reported. Koffmann’s at the Berkeley will close as the hotel plans to redevelop the site. The French-born culinary master opened
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Agence France-Presse put out a story on Istanbul’s tourism industry saying the city is eerily quiet nearly a week after the deadly airport bombings. The magic of Turkey’s biggest city has been seducing visitors for centuries, from its array of historic mosques and palaces to its stunning views
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It could be a month or two until an iconic West Virginia resort reopens after deadly, damaging floods, but its maimed championship golf course may not be ready for play much before the PGA Tour rolls through next July, resort owner Jim Justice said. 1 Greenbrier resort The floods that
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Two Radisson Blu hotels are announced for Saudi Arabia: the Radisson Blu Resort Half Moon Bay, Al Khobar (158 keys) and the Radisson Blu Hotel, Buraidah (120 keys) will welcome the first guests in Q4 2016. ”Saudi Arabia is a focus country for us, and we now operate and develop