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Hampshire?1?Management, LLC, today announced that effective April 7, 2014, Eric A. Danziger has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the privately held group. Sant Singh Chatwal will remain Chairman of the Company. Chatwal said, “Eric is one of the most talented minds in the hospitality industry
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Spruce Point Inn, the 85-room resort located on 57 waterfront acres at the entrance to Boothbay Harbor, has named Brooks Roberts as executive chef, responsible for managing the daily operations of the resort?s three restaurants: 88, Bogie?s and Deck, as well as banquet service. Roberts brings more than
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1Chinese tourists helped soar Abu Dhabi’s tourism arrivals in February, as government’s strategy to attract them is paying-off. Abu Dhabi’s hotels saw a 33 per cent jump in guests last February with occupancy growing four per cent to 81 per cent year-on-year. The biggest arrivals were monitored
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1InterContinental Hotels Group?(IHG)? and Maplewood Hotels & Resorts today announced plans to develop 15 new-build Candlewood?Suites?properties in target markets throughout Canada over the next few years. Formed in 2013, Maplewood is a joint venture between Driftwood Hospitality Management and Pacrim Hospitality Services Inc. ?Driftwood is eager to
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1Although we?ve seen blockbuster?hotel?sales like the $717 Peabody Hotel sale in Orlando last year, smaller investors are also looking at the?hotel?segment as a safe haven for cash. The latest example is the sale of a Country Inn & Suites in Destin, FL. David M. Greenberg,
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1InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG?), one of the world’s largest hotel companies today announced the signing of two further hotels in London with the HotelIndigo? London – Barbican and?Holiday Inn? – Watford Junction. As a result, over the last nine months IHG signed all six of its current European brands into
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1Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced that its rapidly expanding Aloft Hotels brand will soon enter the Australian market for the first time. Owned by BAAC Pty Ltd, an affiliate of BGC (Australia) Pty Ltd (BGC), Aloft Perth Rivervale will open in late 2016, featuring 224
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1 A new three-year plan, ?Germany and France – A Strategy for Growth?, sets out challenging and ambitious targets which will see the number of German and French visitors to the island of Ireland grow to 1.1 million by 2016. This will?deliver?revenue of ?602m?for the economies north
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DiamondRock Hospitality Company?(the “Company”) (NYSE: DRH) announced today that?Troy Furbay?has joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (CIO), effective?April 22, 2014. In this role, Mr. Furbay will be responsible for the Company’s acquisitions and dispositions and will play a critical role
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Loews Hotels & Resorts, a wholly owned-subsidiary of Loews Corporation (NYSE: L), today announced the promotion of Michael Palmeri to Senior Vice President, Acquisitions and Development, who will assume responsibility for leading the company?s property acquisitions, real estate development and capital raising. ?He has been integral in acquiring our
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1Changi Airport?in Singapore has been voted the World’s Best Airport by air travellers for the second year in a row at the 2014 World Airport Awards, held at Passenger Terminal EXPO in Barcelona, Spain. “Winning this prestigious award for the second year in a row, Changi Airport Singapore
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1 New York?s neon heart, Times Square, is the city?s most popular tourist attraction, according to a global survey of international students. Research by?1?revealed that visiting Times Square was the preferred tourist activity for more than one-third (35%) of international students with “The Crossroads of the
