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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Marriott International said the stockholders of the companies voted to approve Marriott’s acquisition of Starwood to create the world’s largest hotel company. Holders of more than 97 percent of Marriott shares and over 95 percent of Starwood shares voted in favour of
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AccorHotels announced the acquisition of onefinestay, a high-end vacation rental company specialising in luxury serviced home rentals worldwide, for 148 million euro and made a further commitment of 64 million euro to help the company expand internationally. Sebastien Bazin, Chairman & CEO of AccorHotels said: “onefinestay has successfully captured a
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Dubai plans to build a tower that will stand higher than its Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest skyscraper, property developer Emaar said Sunday. The viewing tower will cost around US$1 billion and will be “a notch” taller than Burj Khalifa, Emaar chairman Mohamed Alabbar told reporters as
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Pentahotels expands its leadership team in Asia with the newly created position of director of revenue management, with Siim Karu, cluster revenue manager at the headquarters in Frankfurt, moving to Hong Kong with responsibility for portfolio strategy, pricing and sales channels of the Asian hotels.
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The Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand debuts in India with the opening of Conrad Pune. “The introduction of the Conrad brand in India marks a significant milestone for the brand’s expansion in South Asia, and Pune enjoys a robust demand for high-end hospitality from affluent travellers from around the
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Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Irongate announced plans today for a luxury resort and private residences on Baja’s eastern shore. With planning in place for a 2018 opening, Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos at Costa Palmas will be part of the exclusive Costa Palmas resort community, which will
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St. Regis Hotels & Resorts debuts in Malaysia with The St. Regis Langkawi. The opening marks the brand’s 37th address. Following the recent opening of The St. Regis Dubai, the brand is poised to continue its growth momentum this year with grand openings in Kuala Lumpur, the Maldives; Changsha
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Karelle Lamouche is appointed senior vice president for economy and budget hotels at AccorHotels UK & Ireland. She will have overall responsibility for operations and marketing across the ibis family of brands – ibis, ibis styles and ibis budget. Lamouche has worked for AccorHotels since 2003, most recently as vice president
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Minor Hotel Group announces the addition of two new properties to its pipeline in the United Arab Emirates. Anantara Jebel Dhanna and AVANI Jebel Dhanna in Abu Dhabi are scheduled to open in 2018. Anantara Jebel Dhanna Villas will have a total of 60 keys across three villa types: 20
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Marriott International is introducing Marriott Rewards Member Rates, a new rate exclusively designed to reward loyalty members who book directly on the Marriott.com app, through call centres or select corporate travel professionals to automatically receive benefits. Marriott Rewards Member Rates join other member-only perks, which include loyalty points, mobile
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The 252-room Hotel Indigo Savannah Historic District has opened under the management of InterContinental Hotels Group. Located at 201 West Bay Street, the Hotel Indigo sits in the heart of historic Savannah in the former Guckenheimer tobacco warehouse and grocery, a nationally registered landmark built in 1850. The hotel is
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Rezidor announces the Nofa Resort and Club, a luxury private member’s club located outside Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. The existing property, with 57 luxury villas, will join the group in Q3 2016 and will be operated as a members-only resort. It is the newest addition to Rezidor’s expanding