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The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company revealed its first hotel in Hungary with the opening of The Ritz-Carlton, Budapest. Located in the heart of the cultural and shopping district, the property is on the doorstep of Budapest’s heralded historic sites and minutes away from the Danube River. The Ritz-Carlton, Budapest, with
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AccorHotels will plant vegetable gardens at many of its hotels as part of a plan to cut food waste by a third. The company, which includes the Pullman, Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure and Ibis chains, intends to “reduce food waste by 30 percent, in particular by sourcing food locally”, chief executive
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Best Western Hotels & Resorts announced major activity in Thailand, with the signing of the largest-ever multi-hotel agreement in the company’s 70-year history. The signing of an agreement with real estate developer A.D. Houses will lead to the opening of four Best Western Plus hotels in top resort
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Tribute Portfolio, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, announces a new way for consumers to “Stay Independent” through a partnership with music company Pitchfork. The partnership will feature three exclusive pop-up events at Tribute Portfolio properties during key music festivals, with programming curated by Pitchfork. Kicking off during Coachella
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Hyatt Place Shenzhen Airport and Hyatt House Shenzhen Airport have opened in southern China’s Guangdong province. The opening of Hyatt House Shenzhen Airport marks the first Hyatt House hotel and the first combined Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotels in the Asia Pacific region, enabling guests to enjoy the
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TravelClick, a global provider of cloud-based solutions to help hotels grow revenue, and Comanche International, the leading property management system in Thailand, have joined forces for a two-way integration of TravelClick’s iHotelier reservations solution into Comanche’s property management system. The integration allows hoteliers to seamlessly synchronise rates and
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Chinese conglomerate HNA has agreed to buy the Swiss airline catering company gategroup for 1.4 billion Swiss francs (US$1.5 billion), with gategroup’s management endorsing the offer. HNA is led by Chinese billionaire Chen Feng, who has scooped a string of aviation assets in recent years, in
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China Lodging Group had 632 hotels in its pipeline as of March 31, 2016, it announced in its preliminary Q1 results. Total number of hotels in operation was 2,989.
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Scandic is to open a conference hotel in Copenhagen in 2018. It has signed a lease agreement with ATP to take over the operation of the existing Radisson Blu Falconer from October 1, 2018. The hotel will change its name to Scandic Falconer. From beginning of 2017, hotel will be
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Choice Hotels International appoints Janis Cannon as senior vice president, upscale brands to lead the growth strategy for Cambria hotels & suites and the Ascend Hotel Collection. She joins Choice from InterContinental Hotels Group where she served as vice president and global brand leader for the company’s upscale portfolio,
Awards and Recognition
As the competition among hotel loyalty/rewards programmes continues to heat up, hotel chains having multiple brands, wide distribution networks and diverse partnerships demonstrate distinct advantages in satisfying their members, according to the J.D. Power 2016 Hotel Loyalty/Rewards Programme Satisfaction Report. The report measures customer satisfaction by examining
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Hilton Worldwide has reached a franchise agreement with Grupo Avintia to bring Curio – A Collection by Hilton to Ibiza’s historic town centre. The 33-room Gran Hotel Montesol Ibiza is set to open this summer, marking Hilton’s debut on The White Isle. Established in 1933, the hotel was the