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1Singapore ? The Asia Pacific travel market is expected to reach almost $352 billion this year, according to the latest report by global travel market research company PhoCusWright. PhoCusWright revealed the latest growth figures on regional travel outlook at the ITB (Internationale Tourismus-B?rse) Asia held here this week. The
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1For years Americans have led the world in business travel spending. That is about to change. With China’s economy surging, business travel spending from the world’s most populous country is expected to jump 14% in 2013 and 17% next year, according to the Global Business Travel Assn., the
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1An influx of new restaurants and the grand opening of Omni Nashville Hotel have combined to create an unexpected challenge for Nashville?s hospitality industry: hiring quality employees. Tennessee Hospitality Association President and CEO Greg Adkins said the industry anticipated a bit of a hiring pinch, but the problem has
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1Extended stay hotel company Value Place Development LLC will invest $65 million in metro Atlanta over the next two years to develop 10 hotels. The first is a 124-unit hotel slated for the Interstate 85 corridor at Chamblee Tucker Road. It could break ground as early as January. Value
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1Global luxury hotel chains are expanding their presence in China’s second-tier cities, as more well-heeled Chinese splurge on accommodation as the world’s second largest economy upgrades to a consumption-driven model. The Ritz-Carlton opened a 277-room property on Friday at the center of industrial
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NIAGARA ? Partnership with top European hospitality network creates a world of opportunity for NC students Students and graduates of Niagara College?s hospitality programs will have the opportunity to gain valuable international experience thanks to a partnership that will see NC become the first Canadian school affiliated with Hospitality Connections
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MEXICO CITY?? Mexico has issued a decree banning slot machines, and limiting the ability of casino permit holders to rent out or cede their permits to other operators. Slot machines are known in Mexico as ?tragamonedas,? Spanish for ?coin swallowers.? They?ve proliferated in recent years to such an extent
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BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – (October 25, 2013)?- Sarah S. Farish, Chairman of?The Gasparilla Inn & Club, is pleased to announce that Jon Reecher has assumed the position of General Manager effective immediately. Jon has served as the Director of Food and Beverage at The Inn since May, 2008, and has
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1The U.S. hotel industry reported increases in all three key performance metrics during the third quarter of 2013 in year-over-year measurements, according to data from STR. The industry’s occupancy increased 1.4 percent to 67.9 percent; its average daily rate rose 4.0 percent to
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1China and Korea are the countries with the highest percentage of people who interact with businesses daily via mobile devices, according to a study from FICO, a predictive analytics and decision management software company. The survey looked at consumer preferences and tendencies with regard to mobile, online and in-person
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1Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (CWI) announced today that it has acquired the Hawks Cay Resort, the largest destination resort in the Florida Keys. Located on Duck Key?approximately 100 miles south of Miami and 60 miles northeast of Key West?Hawks Cay includes 177 resort guestrooms and a resort residential
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1Big growth in the number of Chinese visitors to New Zealand helped boost overall tourist spending by half a billion dollars last year, latest figures show. Domestic and international tourists spent a combined $23.9 billion in the year ended March 2013, which was $541 million, or 2.3 per
