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Australian mogul James Packer has resigned from the day-to-day running of Crown Resorts but said he will remain involved with the global casino and hotel operator in a senior executive role, Agence France-Presse reported. The billionaire, who owns 53 percent of the Australian-based company, quit as
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts rolls out new family programmes at more than 300 Le M?ridien and Westin Hotels & Resorts around the world. In response to the ?growing global demand of family travel and their evolving needs,? both programmes are claimed to ?reinvent the kids club concept, reimagine family
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation?appoints Philippe Roux-Dessarps as vice president of global brands in support of Hyatt?s brand priorities and growth strategies. In this role, Roux-Dessarps will oversee the Park Hyatt brand, reporting to Sandra Cordova Micek, senior vice president of global brands. Roux-Dessarps comes to the
Awards and Recognition
A survey released by Choice Hotels International reveals the top-10 most interesting travel trends for US travellers in the coming year. ?Without a doubt, 2016 is going to bring new and inventive ways for consumers to travel,? said?Patrick Pacious, executive vice president, and chief operating officer at Choice
Awards and Recognition
The Luxury Institute released its 2016 Global Hotels Luxury Brand Status Index, which provides rankings and ratings of 40 global luxury hotel brands by affluent consumers from the world’s richest countries. The New York-based Luxury Institute surveyed 3,900 consumers from seven countries who met the following income
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Baymont Inn & Suites ? Wyndham Hotel Group?s fastest-growing brand in number of rooms ? opens its 400th?property and first hotel in Mexico, Baymont Inn & Suites L?zaro C?rdenas. The 118-room hotel joins more than 50 Baymont Inn & Suites hotels opened in just over a
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Radisson Blu announces its latest opening in Gabon ? the 330-room Radisson Blu Okoume Palace Hotel, Libreville. George Balassis is general manager. ?The opening of the Radisson Blu Okoume Palace Hotel, Libreville further cements our leading position in Africa and gives us the opportunity to introduce the iconic Radisson Blu
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InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a management agreement with Radius Developers to rebrand a 93-room hotel in Terminal 3 of India?s Indira Gandhi International Airport. Currently operating as Eaton Smart ? New Delhi Airport Transit Hotel, this was India?s first hotel to open in the transit area of
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A top Morgans Hotel Group Co shareholder is preparing to launch a proxy fight, according to documents obtained by Reuters, as it lines up three candidates to serve on the company’s board of directors. The battle brewing inside the upscale hotel company comes after two failed deals, one involving
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Hilton Worldwide Holdings plans to spin off its hotel properties into a REIT, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The spinoff will be tax free and the company has already sought the blessing of the Internal Revenue Service, the person said. Hilton, which owns the Waldorf Astoria and
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DoubleTree by Hilton Bogota – Parque 93 opens in Colombia. Located in Chico, the 132-room hotel was previously a Cosmos Insignia Hotel. Jos Luis Perini Rodrguez is general manager.
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Samsung Electronics has partnered with French industrial group Legrand to develop a new hotel room management system which is claimed will make it easier for guests to use. The system will be built on Samsung?s LYNK hospitality management solution (HMS) and leverage the expertise of Legrand in electrical equipment.