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Singapore – 9 October 2017 – Singapore’s City Developments has offered to buy the remaining shares of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels it does not own in a deal that values the UK-listed hotels group at about 1.8 billion pounds (US$2.35 billion). 1 The move would bring the operator
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Paris/Melbourne – 9 October 2017 – Accor has bid A$1.18 billion (US$920 million) for Mantra Group – a deal that would combine the two biggest hotel owners in Australia and seek to capitalise on surging tourism in the country, Reuters reported. 1 Accor, already the biggest hotelier in Australia,
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Phuket, Thailand – 9 October 2017 – Banyan Tree Phuket appoints Ian John Thomason as executive chef. 1 Ian John Thomason The winner of TV show ‘Iron Chef Thailand’ was previously executive sous chef at the Sheraton Grand Laguna Luxury Collection Phuket, executive sous chef at the Pullman Bangkok King Power Hotel
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Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona – 5 October 2017 – Xenia Hotels & Resorts acquires Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch, a 493-room upper upscale resort located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Royal Palms Resort & Spa, a 119-room luxury resort located in Phoenix, Arizona that is part of The Unbound Collection
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London – 5 October 2017 – Cruise lines, their passengers and crew spent a record US$21.69 billion in the US in 2016, up 15 percent since 2011 and representing a new peak in the US cruise industry expenditures, according to a new study from Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the
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Cairo – 3 October 2017 – Hyatt Hotels & Resorts will open six new hotels in Africa by 2020, underscoring the growth of business and international travel on the continent. 1 The company will open its first hotels in Algeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Senegal and open new hotels in two countries where
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Las Vegas – 3 October 2017 – A report from the Associated Press says that, across the globe, risks of terrorism and other violence have made tight security at hotels and resorts routine. 1 It says that’s even the case in countries where strict gun control laws might help prevent the
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Las Vegas – 3 October 2017 – Bloomberg reported that, at entrances to the Wynn resort in Las Vegas on Monday afternoon, guards scanned visitors with metal-detector wands and inspected their bags, creating a 10-minute wait to get inside. It said the new security protocol, put in place after Sunday’s mass
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Langkawi, Malaysia – 26 September 2017 – The 1 opens in a private bay surrounded by jungle. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 “We are thrilled to be introducing The Ritz-Carlton to Langkawi. This exciting opening marks our first resort destination in Malaysia, and the second property in the country
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Hanoi, Vietnam – 26 September 2017 – The highest hotel in Vietnam, InterContinental Hanoi Landmark72, opens. The 359-key hotel is located from the 62nd to 71st floors of Keangnam Landmark72. 1 InterContinental Hanoi Landmark72 It is situated close to some of Hanoi’s major landmarks and attractions such as Hanoi Museum, Vietnam
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London/Frankfurt – 26 September 2017 – Tour operator Thomas Cook has formed a strategic partnership with LMEY Investments to grow its own-brand hotel portfolio. 1 As part of the deal, Thomas Cook acquired a 42 percent stake in Aldiana, a German tour operator and hotel management firm, from the Swiss-based hotel
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Bangkok – 25 September 2017 – AccorHotels has won the prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association Grand Award 2017 for best corporate environment programme for Planet 21: Drive the change towards positive hospitality. 1 “A year ago, AccorHotels unveiled new, ambitious CSR commitments up to 2020. We are extremely proud that Planet 21,