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The 24-story Westin Galleria includes 487 rooms and over 71,000 square feet of meeting space. The Westin Oaks Houston at the Galleria offers 406 rooms on 21 floors as well as 23,500 square feet of meeting space, including a 4,500-square-foot banquet space overlooking the
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MELBOURNE: Buoyed by the rising number of Indian travellers to the country, Australia has decided to enhance its 10-year marketing plan to tap a 2.3 billion dollar Indian tourism market. Indian travellers to Australia rose to nearly 8 per cent last year, contributing 804 million Australian dollars to
Passenger traffic at Dubai International rose 6.1 percent in July, compared to the same month last year, with year to date traffic up 15.3 percent, according to new data. Operator Dubai Airpoints has issued a traffic report revealing?positive growth across all regions, except the Arab Gulf Cooperation
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A proposed resort and casino could bring thousands of new jobs to the area. The Catawba Indian Nation wants to build a casino and two hotels on property near Kings Mountain, reveals a study of the possible economic effects. The casino and hotels are expected to be open by 2015,
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Despite the global economic slowdown, the Province of?1?is optimistic that the capital city will be able to reach a growth of between 8% – 10% in international tourist arrivals and an increase of 17% – 20% in domestic visitors this year, said Arie Budiman, Head of the Tourist and Culture
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The UK hotel sector is in good health one year on from the Olympics, according to preliminary hotel figures for the month of July released today by business advisory and accountancy firm, BDO LLP. In the regions, a 1.4% year-on-year reduction in room rate to ?59.09,
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — National carrier Air New Zealand said Thursday its annual profit more than doubled from the previous year as it moves ahead with plans to buy 21 new planes. The company announced an after-tax profit of 182 million New Zealand dollars ($142 million) on revenue of
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Since the opening of Taiwan’s tourism market to mainland tourists in the middle of 2008, visitor arrivals from the mainland have soared 880 per cent, reaching 2.59 million last year. They accounted for about one third of total arrivals on the island – although the figure is still insignificant
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Hyatt Hotels Corp. (H), the chain controlled by the Pritzker family, agreed to purchase the Peabody Orlando Hotel for $717 million to accommodate convention travelers in the Florida tourist destination. The sale of the 1,641-room hotel, attached to to the Orange County Convention Center, is expected to be
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Philadelphia – August 28, 2013?- Hersha Hospitality Trust (HT), owner of upscale hotels in urban gateway markets, announced today that Sandra Cardona was named Vice President of Development & Capital Planning. Cardona is responsible for overseeing development, construction and complex renovation projects for the Hersha Trust portfolio. “Sandra has truly been
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Madrid, August 28, 2013?- Occidental Hotels & Resorts is proud to announce the appointment of Lorenzo Chan as the General Manager of the original adults-only all-inclusive luxury resort Royal Hideaway Playacar, located in Riviera Maya, Mexico. Mr. Chan has been a valued member of the Occidental Hotels &
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SAINT LOUIS, MO, August 28, 2013?- St. Louis-based hotel owner, operator and developer, Midas Hospitality announces the hiring of Jennifer Byerly, Director of Sales – Residence Inn by Marriott – Columbus / Worthington, OH. Known for their recent portfolio growth and successful asset repositioning, Midas Hospitality recently announced the addition of the
