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Hotel construction is booming in downtown Chicago. At least 12 hotels representing about 2,700 guestrooms have?recently opened or are under construction, according to The New York Times. “The city exceeded its 2007 occupancy peak of 74.4 percent last year and there?s lots of room for average
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1US-based commercial real estate development company United Properties has signed a purchase agreement with private REIT CRI Income to acquire a Days Hotel for an undisclosed sum. Located on the edge of the University of Minnesota Campus, in Minneapolis, the 130-room hotel will be United Properties’ first hotel
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(Reuters) – Madrid put pressure on Spain’s central government on Thursday to push ahead with a mega gambling resort outside the capital after delays caused by U.S. casino operator Las Vegas Sands seeking exemption from a national smoking ban as a condition of a deal. Madrid desperately wants the
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PHOENIX-Some offered rosy forecasts, others were cautiously optimistic while a third camp reported market changes. That?s how one might describe the views and the backdrop for ideas expressed Thursday at the second day of the?Lodging Conference?here. ?I?m absolutely more confident about the economy,? saidBrian Silberman,
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This week, human resources executives from Hilton Worldwide are attending Blackstone?s inaugural Veterans Hiring Summit to support the hiring of American veterans across the alternative asset management firm?s portfolio companies.
MIAMI ? In a lively panel presentation at the ASTA Global Convention, three competing cruise line executives discussed the challenges of balancing onboard experiences with customer preferences, the importance of destinations in cruise choices and the most effective strategies for selling cruises. The discussion, moderated by Arnie Weissmann, editor-in-chief
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Jakarta, 24 September 2013:?InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world?s leading hotel companies, and PT Imesco Sejahtera Utama, have signed an agreement to develop Holiday Inn Express Jakarta Cikini, to open in 2014. In line with IHG?s robust expansion plans in Indonesia, the 212-room hotel
In Hamburg, the cruise industry is of a high importance for a constantly increasing number of various parties: The City of Hamburg, which recently passed a resolution on alternative energy supply for cruise ships; the chamber of commerce, which published together with the Hamburg Cruise Center (short: HCC) the latest
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1Travel brands take note: The oft-overlooked youth segment has emerged over the past five years as the fastest-growing group for international travel, representing roughly 20 percent of the total market in 2012, according to a new report from the World Youth Student and Educational Travel Confederation. The global
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1Ferdi van ?t Wout, a manager for a global electronics manufacturer in the Netherlands, frequently stays in hostels when traveling for work, an option he discovered last year by accident. ?I unexpectedly needed to be in Copenhagen to meet with some colleagues,? he said. ?Due to the short notice and
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SHELTON, Conn. – September 23, 2013?- Officials of New Castle Hotels and Resorts, a leading hotel owner, operator and developer, today named Sonia Flores director of sales of the 125-room Hampton Inn Shelton, Conn. Flores is a proven sales leader who most recently served as the catering sales manager for
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SAN JOSE, CA, September 23, 2013?-The Fairmont San Jose, an 805-room luxury hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, proudly announces the appointment of Christopher Pageaud as Food & Beverage Director. Pageaud, who after 10 years of working at sister Fairmont properties officially began his new appointment in
