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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has released its expanded Human Rights Policy that reflects the company’s commitment to conducting business in a manner consistent with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Through this policy, Starwood shares its expectations for the treatment and employment of associates
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South Korea’s stock exchange has approved Hotel Lotte Co Ltd’s plan for an initial public offering, Reuters reported. Hotel Lotte could raise up to US$5 billion in what would be South Korea’s biggest IPO, IFR reported earlier this month, citing people close to the deal. A
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Marriott International said that 2015 was an outstanding year for hotel owners selecting Marriott to manage or franchise new hotels across its global portfolio of 19 brands, with contracts signed for hotels totalling 104,000 rooms during the year. “The contracts we signed in 2015 encompass more than $15 billion
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Cachet Hotel Group debuts its first resort development in Asia. Located in Guizhou Province, China, the dual-branded resort development Cachet Resort Wanfeng Valley is set to open in October 2016. The resort complex will feature a 182-room Cachet Resort Hotel and a 71-room URBN hotel.
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Starwood and TripAdvisor have partnered to make Starwood’s global hotel portfolio accessible on the TripAdvisor instant booking platform. From a last-minute business trip to a special luxury getaway, customers can seamlessly book a room at participating Starwood properties through TripAdvisor’s booking platform. The partnership enables Starwood to
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InterContinental Hotels Group announces the opening of InterContinental London – The O2 on the Greenwich Peninsula, London’s rejuvenated historic, entertainment and financial gateway. The 453-room hotel, adjacent to the O2 Arena, joins the recently opened InterContinental Estoril in Portugal and InterContinental Bordeaux – Le Grand Hotel in France.
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Hotel heir Conrad Hilton has been ordered into substance abuse treatment after failing drug tests and violating his probation, Associated Press reported. A Los Angeles judge ordered Hilton into a residential treatment programme for at least 90 days. The judge rejected a request by authorities to put Hilton behind bars
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Jin Jiang International Hotels has signed a management agreement with Shanghai Duck King Real Estate Development under which Jin Jiang will provide professional management services to the future Grammy Jin Jiang Hotel, which will be located in Shanghai International Automobile City, Anting Town, Jiading District, Shanghai. The 250-room hotel
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AccorHotels has opened a second education centre in Indonesia for less privileged children to help develop their skills. The Sanggar Yayasan Peduli Tunas Bangsa centre in Bedugul Bali will allow local children to be taught basic English, computer skills, gardening, cooking, and other life skills by professional teachers and volunteers
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation expands the Hyatt Centric brand with the first international Hyatt Centric hotel slated to open in mid-2016 in Montevideo, Uruguay, and the development of the first Hyatt Centric hotel in Tokyo. In addition, three Hyatt hotels in the US – California, Utah and Texas – are moving under
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The 289-room St. Regis Dubai, The Palm, is scheduled to open in 2018 as part of The Palm Tower, a 52-storey mixed-use luxury development. This marks the fifth St. Regis hotel to open in the United Arab Emirates. St. Regis made its debut in the Middle East
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Starwood announces strong continued growth in North America, following its fifth consecutive year of increased signings with 92 new hotel deals in 2015, an increase of 44 percent over the previous year. During 2015, the company also opened 43 new hotels, nearly double the 2014 number. “Our strong growth in