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Omni Hotels & Resorts names Mark Wykes, a 30-year veteran of the hospitality industry, as vice president of hotel sales & marketing. He is responsible for maximising, creating and directing hotel revenue generating strategies with the objective of increased RevPar Index and market share for the brand. He is
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into an agreement with Ayla Oasis Development Company for a 286-room Hyatt Regency hotel in Aqaba, Jordan. Hyatt Regency Aqaba Ayla will be the first hotel to open within the Ayla development, a master-planned, multiphase development on the
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FRHI Hotels & Resorts, in a joint venture with China’s Jiangsu Golden Land Group, announces the debut of Neqta Hotels, a brand and hotel portfolio consisting of upper mid-scale hotels located in some of the most in-demand destinations across China. The inaugural hotel to fly the Neqta
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InterContinental Hotels announces the opening of the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront hotel, in Minnesota capital city. Jason Moskal, vice president, lifestyle brands, The Americas, IHG, said: “The InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand is entering into an exciting growth period, beginning with this hotel in Downtown Saint Paul and continuing into
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Hilton is launching a new hotel brand, focusing on budget travellers looking to spend US$75 to US$90 a night. The new brand, named Tru, aims to compete with economy and midscale chains like Comfort Inn, Fairfield Inn and La Quinta. Hilton Worldwide – which has more than 4,500
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The 160-room Dusit Thani Dongtai, Jiangsu Hotel marks its official opening, making it the first internationally branded deluxe hotel in the city and the first Dusit Thani hotel in China.
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AccorHotels?announces the opening of?Novotel Phu Quoc Resort, located near Duong Dong town and close to many of the island’s top attractions. Patrick Basset, chief operating officer for AccorHotels Upper Southeast and Northeast Asia, said: ?The resort is our fifth Novotel in Vietnam, and will offer guests the
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The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, will debut the brand’s first hotel in Tokyo in July 2016. Owned by Prince Hotels, The?Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho,?a?Luxury Collection Hotel, with 250 guestrooms, marks The Luxury Collection’s second property in Japan,
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Virgin Hotels appoints Dan Mathewes as chief financial officer and Thayer Thompson as general counsel and VP, commercial. The company says that, with its first hotel, Virgin Hotels Chicago, already open, and several others in development in cities including Nashville, New York and Dallas, the appointments come as demand for
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Carlson is exploring strategic alternatives for its hotel business, including a sale, the Wall Street Journal reported. A merger or a partnership are the other alternatives the company is exploring, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Carlson declined to comment on the report. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group,
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W Hotels Worldwide, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, will debut its second alpine escape – and first in North America – W Aspen and The Sky Residences at W Aspen, which is slated to open for the 2017 winter ski season.
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Starwood will debut its eco-wise Element brand hotel in Yinchuan – the capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwest China. Slated to open in early 2021, the opening of the 200-room Element Yinchuan Binhe marks Starwood’s entry into Yinchuan. Brian McGuinness, senior vice president, specialty select