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CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Extended Stay America today announced that Jonathan Halkyard will join the Company as Chief Operating Officer effective September 30, 2013. Mr. Halkyard will be responsible for hotel operations, purchasing, loss prevention and facilities.?As we continue to refresh and energize this leading hospitality brand, Jonathan?
From now on, Air France customers can travel to Abha, Dammam, Gizan, Hail and Jeddah, on flights operated by Saudia. Similarly, Saudia customers can fly to Nice, Zurich, Copenhagen, Dublin and Munich on flights operated by Air France via the hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. This agreement is an
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1Internos Global Investors announces the closing of the acquisition of the Hilton Danube in Vienna, Austria, from?1?AG, with a total investment of close to ?52 million on behalf of the Internos Hotel Real Estate Fund. This acquisition represents the seventh hotel Internos has acquired for the Fund in
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Morgans Hotels Group Co. CEO Michael Gross resigned on August 30, replaced on an interim basis by company Chairman Jason Kalisman, according to a Bloomberg report. Kalisman is also the founder of Morgans largest shareholder, OTK Associates LLC, which in June led an ouster of the board, as the company
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London – 3 September 2013?- Dorchester Collection’s three hotels in the United Kingdom – iconic British classic The Dorchester, contemporary Mayfair alternative 45 Park Lane, and luxury country house hotel Coworth Park – today announced new appointments to the area sales team to manage fast growing international interest in the UK’s
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CHEVY CHASE, Md., Sept. 3, 2013?– Edward French has been named as the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. As a member of the Corporate Operating Committee, he will oversee the strategic positioning of one of the world’s most iconic and powerful
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September 3, 2013 – Romain Roulleau has joined Accor beginning of August as Senior Vice President e-Commerce in charge of the Group’s direct web sales. He reports to Jean-Luc Chr?tien, Executive Vice-President Distribution, Sales and Loyalty. Distribution, and particularly the switch to digital sales, is one
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Destinations such as Australia, UK and America need to understand how to service the premium traveller, if they want luxury travel business from any of China’s one million millionaires. That was the claim by David Thomas, a consultant for?1?who was addressing the?1?Thought Leaders forum in
Mexico?s domestic air market is driving up capacity on Latin American flights, according to OAG. In a new report for September, aviation intelligence firm OAG spotlights a rise in air capacity in Central America and Upper South America. Central America, for instance, is set to gain 15% in capacity
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The outlook for tourism, a key industry helping to prop up the Thai economy, is still bright despite the global and national economic uncertainties, according to economists. Thailand is still one of the top value-for-money destinations in the region. To cash in on the creation of the1Economic Community
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Johannesburg – When delegates arrive at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF), which takes place in Nairobi from September 23 to 25 2013, they could be forgiven for feeling like players in a giant, complex game of Monopoly. Research released by W Hospitality Group, a founding member of Hotel Partners Africa
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Top marks for meeting and event facilities, comfort and service: The Radisson Blu Hotel, Berlin has received the World Travel Award as Germany?s Leading Business Hotel 2013. It was the second consecutive year that the prestigious award of the international travel and tourism industry went to the first-class
