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1Staying connected while on holiday is the focus of ten new high-tech Thomas Cook resorts unveiled yesterday. Online gaming areas, activity booking through smartphones or tablets, and free resort wifi will be available at the all-inclusive SunConnect properties from summer 2014. The resorts, across Turkey, Cyprus, Gran Canaria,
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The Africa Hotel Show 2014 (AHS) is an exclusive conference and exhibition (Confex) for hotel and hospitality professionals. The Africa Hotel Show 2014 (AHS) is a unique hotel event in the Sub-Saharan African region discussing opportunities, identifying trends and addressing key challenges in the hospitality sector by meeting world
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Consultants Baum+Whiteman say that concepts of luxury thread through top dining trends: tasting menus running $1,000 for two, haute chicken priced like steak, upscale food halls, bespoke spices … even theatrical and sci-fi effects changing the global dining scene by bombarding customers’ senses. Department stores jumping back into
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InterContinental Hotels Group?, the world’s largest hotelier, posted a 3.3 percent rise in third-quarter global room revenue boosted by a strong performance in Asia, Middle East and Africa. IHG, home to the Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and InterContinenal brands, had already warned that RevPAR growth – a measure
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1Carlson Rezidor, one of the ten largest and most dynamic hotel groups worldwide, announces the Radisson Blu Le Vendome Hotel Cape Town in South Africa. The upper upscale property featuring 143 rooms is scheduled to open within the next six months. Formerly known as “Hotel Le Vendome” and a local
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Hilton Worldwide and Christ University?s Department of Hotel Management, have signed an agreement to cultivate talent for the country?s rapidly growing hospitality industry. Under the Hilton Class programme, Hilton Worldwide will offer students from Christ University rigorous on-the-job practical training and a theoretical curriculum designed to
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1Inland American Lodging Group, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., today announced the acquisition of three luxury boutique hotels from Kimpton?s Hotel Monaco collection for a purchase price of $189 million. The acquisition includes the Hotel Monaco Chicago, the Hotel Monaco Denver and
Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, is experiencing a problem with a propulsion unit that is forcing it to operate at slower-than-normal speeds. The mechanical issue with one of the 225,282-ton vessel’s three propulsion “pods” has resulted in
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Four Seasons?Hotel Sydney has welcomed its fourth ever General Manager,?Rudolf van Dijk. He joins the hotel following his previous role as General Manager at?Four Seasons?Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake in China, which he successfully opened and managed for four years. His appointment follows the move of
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Dubai: Hotel operator Accor Middle East announced on Tuesday that it has launched a hospitality management training programme for Saudi Arabian professionals in the hospitality industry. The Saudi Management Training Programme is designed to encourage Saudis to join the hospitality industry and to develop their careers in the field. It
Peter C. Borer, Chief Operating Officer of The Peninsula Hotels and Executive Director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited has been named ?Corporate Hotelier of the World? by HOTELS ? the leading publication of the global hotel industry for 45 years ? published as the cover story in the November issue.
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Hong Kong, 5 November 2013 ? Mr. Clement K.M. Kwok, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH) has announced the appointment of Mr. Alan Philip Clark as the Group?s new Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer. The effective date of his appointment
