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FORT WORTH, Texas and TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — AMR Corporation (OTCQB: AAMRQ), the parent company of American Airlines, Inc., and US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) have each agreed to extend the outside date at which either party may terminate the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger
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1R Hotels, the hotels and hotel management subsidiary of Dubai-based R Holding, said on Sunday it is planning to invest AED1.5bn in its acquisition and development plan. The company said in a statement that it is on track to double its hotel portfolio to six hotels by the
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1The Kessler Collection, which includes 10 luxury boutique hotels in the U.S., plans to add four hotels by 2015. The group?s first South Carolina hotel, a 50-room property, is due open in Charleston next year, as is a hotel in Birmingham, Ala. The following year will mark
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1Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.? (HOT) today announced that its rapidly expanding Aloft brand has arrived in Panama, one of the most important travel markets in the Americas. Aloft Panama is the fourth Aloft hotel to open in Latin America, since the brand made its debut less than two
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1TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Sep 19, 2013) -?According to the?2013?BMO Fall Travel Survey?released today, three-quarters of Canadians (77 per cent) are planning to get away this fall – an increase of 43 per cent from last year (54 per cent in 2012). The study, conducted by Pollara, revealed:
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1CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 20, 2013–?Hyatt Hotels Corporation?(NYSE: H) today announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Fideicomiso FAFP-Promover-Hotel Cali- Fiduciaria del Pa?s S.A. for a?Hyatt Regency?hotel in?Santiago de Cali, Colombia. This agreement marks the third
Singapore Airlines and Tata Sons have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and applied for Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval to establish a new airline in India. Subject to FIPB and other regulatory approvals, the airline will be based in New Delhi and will operate under the full-service model.
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River City Casino & Hotel in South St. Louis County?has completed an $82 million expansion that includes a 200-room hotel, 1,600-space parking garage and 14,000-square-foot event center. The expansion created 350 construction jobs and 100 permanent jobs. Located on the Mississippi River, the
Montie Brewer, the former President & CEO of Air Canada, was newly appointed to the Board of Directors of Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. today. He succeeds Stefan Lauer, who, following his departure from the Lufthansa Group, has also relinquished his seat on the SWISS Board of Directors. Montie Brewer,
DUBAI, U.A.E., 19th?September 2013: Emirates is to launch a further transatlantic link with the start of flights to Boston from 10th?March 2014. This will be the airline?s 8th?route into the United States, 9th?into North America and 12th?into the wider Americas. The flight
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NEW YORK, NY – (September 19, 2013)?- Park Central Hotel New York is pleased to announce the appointment of Don Fraser as General Manager. A historic New York landmark whose name pays homage to nearby Central Park, the newly renovated property is ideally located in midtown Manhattan, just steps away from
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WAILEA, HI., September 19, 2013?- Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort on Maui, names Scott Boyer as its new director of sales and marketing. Boyer will lead and direct the development and execution of strategic sales and marketing plans and initiatives to maximize Grand Wailea’s service and profitability. “Boyer’
