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Starwood signs the 223-key Aloft Seoul Myeongdong, the second Aloft hotel in Seoul, South Korea. Owned by Shin Chang, the new-build hotel is slated to open in February 2017. Lothar Pehl, senior vice president, operations and global initiatives, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Asia Pacific, said: “Following the opening of Aloft
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Carlson Rezidor rolls out its Sports Approved Hotel programme across its Radisson, Park Inn by Radisson and Country Inns & Suites By Carlson hotels in the Americas. “We are committed to providing experiences that exceed the expectations of our guests,” said Kaaren Hamilton, vice president, global group sales. “This programme
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Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts signs a management agreement with Richreit Real Estate Development for the Mövenpick Hotel Apartments Al Burj Business Bay, located in Dubai’s Business Bay district. This 40-floor property will command a prime position on Burj Khalifa Boulevard overlooking the world’s tallest building, and is expected
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Raffles Hotels & Resorts signs an agreement with real estate developer Jiangsu Golden Land to extend the luxury hotel brand’s portfolio in China to the ancient city of Suzhou. The 150-room Raffles Suzhou is scheduled to open in the “Venice of the Orient” in 2020.
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Starwood’s Aloft brand opens its first hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona. Owned and managed by Triyar Hospitality, the hotel recently completed a US$4 million conversion to reposition as an Aloft. Aloft Scottsdale features 126 rooms. The 126-room Aloft Scottsdale features SPG Keyless – Starwood’s industry-first keyless entry system that
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InterContinental Hotels Group announces the development of a new InterContinental Hotels & Resorts property in San Diego. Set to open in 2018, the 400-room hotel will be part of a multi-phase mixed-use development, known as BRIC, on the former site of Lane Field in the North Embarcadero area of downtown
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The number of Americans visiting Cuba surged 93 percent year-on-year in the first four months of 2016, the Cuban government said. The communist island is basking in its newfound glow as a trendy tourist destination since Washington and Havana announced a historic rapprochement in December 2014, Agence France-Presse reports. Cuba
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Millennium & Copthorne Hotels cautioned on an uncertain trading environment as hotel revenue fell due to lower occupancy and room rates in key gateway cities of New York, London and Singapore, Reuters reported. The company, which operates the Millennium, Grand Millennium, Copthorne and Kingsgate hotels, said hotel revenue fell 2.
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TripAdvisor’s quarterly revenue fell 3 percent, missing analyst estimates, as a rise in hotel bookings on its websites hurt revenue from referrals to third-party sites. TripAdvisor has been allowing users in the US and the UK to reserve hotels directly on its websites since 2014, charging hotels a fee
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Choice Hotels International announces two new Cambria hotel and suites projects in Chicago. Cambria hotel & suites Chicago – City Center, featuring 22 stories and 198 rooms, will be located above the historic Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre and is set to officially open in September 2017. Cambria
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St. Regis Hotels & Resorts opens its 38th hotel – The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur, with 208 guestrooms. Part of ONE IFC, a premier mixed-use development, the hotel is located in the Kuala Lumpur Sentral Precinct. Following this opening, St Regis will add three additional locations to its portfolio in 2016,
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Renaissance Hotels has opened its sixth hotel in the emerging neighbourhood of La Republique, Paris. Located near Le Marais and Canal Saint Martin, Renaissance Republique is a former home for travelling artists. Inspired by the bohemian soul of the 121-room Republique district, the hotel has been modelled by interior designer