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Anantara Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa opens today, marking the upscale operator?s first property in Dubai. Located on the eastern crescent of Palm Jumeirah, the resort offers beach side accommodation and is complemented by four speciality venues ? Crescendo (all-day dining), Mekong (Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese), Bushman?s
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1 Private-equity firms are accelerating sales of hotels to take advantage of a recovery in U.S. lodging demand and stock prices close to record highs. Hotel-property transactions jumped 47 percent to $14.1 billion this year through July in the U.S., according to Real Capital Analytics
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1Chinese tourists made the eighth largest number of arrivals for the first eight months of 2013 to Sri Lanka, latest data showed?on Tuesday. According to the latest statistics released by the state-run Tourism Development Authority, 24,306 Chinese visited the island from January till August. In August alone,
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1TOURISM ARRIVALS fell 5.3 per cent in the first eight months of 2013, compared to the same period last year, following the harsh bailout of Cyprus this March, said head of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation Alecos Oroundiotis yesterday. In total, 1.63 million tourists visited the island from January
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1 Thailand welcomed a total of 14.96 million foreign visitors during the first seven months of this year, an increase of 20.37% on the same period of 2012, according to government spokesman Teerat Ratanasevi. He said Thailand is performing above average in comparison to other countries around the
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Airbnb?has hired?Chip Conley, founder and former CEO of boutique hotel chain Joie de Vivre, to lead new efforts to improve the guest experience by educating and creating new standards for hosts. When I asked Conley about moving from the hotel business to Airbnb, he suggested the rental marketplace
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ITHACA, NY (September 17, 2013)?— Waterford Hotel Group recently announced the promotion of Mohamed Abdelrehim to General Manager for the 91-room Homewood Suites by Hilton in Ithaca, NY. The Homewood Suites Ithaca is managed by Waterford Hotel Group, a national hotel and convention center management firm. Abdelrehim joins the
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SAN FRANCISCO (September 17, 2013)?– MetWest Terra Hospitality announces the appointment of Jim Gerney as regional vice president and general manager for Hotel Abri. Gerney has been the general manager of Toll House Hotel in Los Gatos since October 2012, coming on board with more than 26 years of hospitality
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ATLANTA, GA – 17 September, 2013?? InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announces the recent appointment of Oliver Bonke to the position of Americas Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective September 3, 2013. He will be responsible for leading Brand Management and Sales and Marketing in the Americas, as well as will serve on
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ATLANTA, GA ? InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announces the recent appointment of Oliver Bonke to the position of Americas Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective September 3, 2013. He will be responsible for leading Brand Management and Sales and Marketing in the Americas, as well as will serve on the region?s
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Ken Barnes International presents THE INDONESIA TRAVEL EXPO 2013 with the sub-brand of Indonesia Luxury Travel Fair & Adventure Travel Fair takes place in Surabaya & Jakarta in Oct 2013. THE INDONESIA TRAVEL EXPO 2013 IS THE PREMIER TRAVEL EXHIBITION IN INDONESIA AND OFFERS COST-EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO THIS
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1FROM Lagos to Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Cairo, Nairobi, the world?s best-known hoteliers are targeting Africa?s growing capital cities to benefit from a rising number of business travellers and a huge undersupply in available rooms. Senior Vice-President of development for Hilton Worldwide, Europe and Africa, Patrick Fitzgibbon
