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W Retreat & Spa – Vieques Island expands its sales team with the appointment of Bahia Husband as Director of Sales & Marketing. With 15 years of sales and hospitality expertise, Husband is armed with a fresh vision fused with a proven track record for success. “Bahia is a strong addition
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Renaissance Denver Downtown City Center is proud to announce the selection of Michael J. Damion as general manager, and Judy Esterbrook as director of sales and marketing. The pair will lead pre-opening and opening efforts of the highly anticipated hotel. Located in downtown Denver’s beloved Colorado National Bank
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Outrigger? Enterprises Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dean Nakasone as general manager of the Outrigger Reef on the Beach, effective November 1, 2013. As general manager, Nakasone will be responsible for overseeing the resort?s day-to-day operations and staff management, as well as planning, organizing
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1Seems the mobile traveler has made a big impression on hotels, so much so that hotels are investing more in a mobile-optimized site. Eighty-eight percent of hotel brands feature a mobile-optimized site and 75 percent of hotels have invested in brand-specific apps or capitalize on parent
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1India?s slowing economy and the onset of new supply is dragging down hotel performance. During the first seven months of the year RevPAR decreased 4.3%, ADR dropped 3.9% and occupancy fell 0.4% to 57.4% nationwide, according to STR Global. However, this is being felt unevenly
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1With thousands of bedrooms in as many locations, it’s easy to imagine that chain?hotels?all offer the same bland, basic experience. However a new survey by Which? reveals they may not be as homogenous as you think, with a huge difference in quality between the best and worst
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1Australia’s tourism industry is on track to be worth at least $115 billion by 2020, driven by a resurgence in domestic travel and growth in the Asian market. New research, to be presented at a major tourism conference in Canberra on Tuesday, will show the industry is now worth
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Claremont Group LLC, a New York-based real estate development company, for a Hyatt Regency hotel in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Expected to open in 2017, Hyatt Regency Sulaymaniyah will be
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1If you spend any length of time at airports or hotels, you’ve no doubt noticed that there’s a new breed of business traveler these days. They’re younger, hipper and are sporting a messenger bag full of the latest technology. “Previous generations of business travelers wore three-piece
There’s been a groundswell of renewed investment and interest on the Peruvian Amazon of late, with companies launching new ships, refurbishing old ones and introducing new Amazon itineraries. Last month, International Expeditions launched the 31-passenger La Estrella Amazonica, replacing the 28-passenger La Amatista. La Estrella Amazonica is
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1Extended Stay America Inc., the mid-price lodging chain owned by?Blackstone Group LP (BX), Centerbridge Partners LP and Paulson & Co., plans to raise as much as $593 million in its U.S. initial public offering. The company, which owns and operates almost 700 hotels with about 76,000
Air China will launch flights between Beijing and Siem Reap on 1 December 2013. ?Siem Reap is the capital of Siem Reap Province, North of Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh. It’s most visited for Angkor Wat, which is widely acclaimed as one of the world’s seven wonders. Air
