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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., August 19, 2013?- Strand Development Co., LLC, a major third-party hotel management company, today announced that it has named Andrew J. Pace its senior vice president. In his new role, he will be responsible for the company’s strategic growth, including the expansion of its
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The Cornell School of Hotel Administration will feature leading hospitality executives in the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series (DDLS) throughout the fall semester. 1 1
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Jobs openings for professionals in the UAE may not be piling up as in the pre-global slowdown era, but the labour market is definitely seeing a consistent growth and reporting decent increase in the number of new jobs that are being added ? a healthy sign that many believe is
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Fans attending soccer?s?1?next year face soaring hotel room prices, with rates rising as much as sixfold, according to Brazil?s tourism board. The tournament will take place in June and July in 12 cities across?1?s biggest country. Soccer?s governing body1?and government ministers have
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Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) and TUI, one of the world’s leading leisure travel companies, have teamed up to stage a month long destination campaign in New Delhi to further bolster Indian visitor numbers to the emirate. 1 It is the first large-scale consumer
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NEW YORK – Oman recorded more than $1 billion from international tourism for the first time in 2012, according to figures released in a new UN report. ‘Tourism Highlights 2013’ has been released by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and shows that tourism revenue reached $1.09bn – 2.3
Emirates and Qantas today enhanced their joint network as bookings opened for their new schedule between New Zealand and Australia. Among a suite of enhancements aimed at providing more convenience and better connections for travellers to and from New Zealand, Qantas has retimed its existing Christchurch-Sydney service enabling more
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Summary of Key Performance Indicators RevPAR trended downwards during the second and third quarters, with the national average clocking in below 5%, compared to over 7% for the first quarter. The Q2 performance was not entirely unexpected as June 2012 was extremely strong due to the midweek timing of last
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Europe’s largest tour operator TUI has cancelled all holidays bought by German customers to Egypt until mid-September. The move comes in the wake of the country’s escalating violence, following advice from the German government. TUI’s rival, Thomas Cook, also announced similar measures for its German customers.
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New Zealand retail sales grew faster than economists were picking in the second three months of the year, led by record gains in the hospitality sector. The total volume of retail sales rose a seasonally-adjusted 1.7 per cent to $NZ17.94 billion ($A15.87 billion) in the three
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A flurry of new hotels will soon pop up around Disneyland — adding a staggering 19 percent more rooms in a district that had been dormant for a half-dozen years. Developers plan to build 3,770 rooms — in an expansion and 14 new hotels. The first new hotel will open
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (August 16, 2013)?- The newly restyled W San Diego Hotel is pleased to announce Chef Simon Dolinky and W Insider Megan Guy as the newest members of their dynamic team of experts. Dolinky brings more than 15 years of experience to his new position as Executive Chef
