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Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 14, 2013?- CSM Lodging, a division of CSM Corporation, has appointed Shand Luce director of operations for The Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel. Michael Clark, general manager, made the announcement. “It is a pleasure to welcome Shand to The Depot,” said Mr. Clark. “This is our company’s
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The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, August 14, 2013?- Benchmark Hospitality International?, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has appointed Gary Harnist vice president of construction & design. Alex Caba?as, Benchmark’s president, business development & finance, made the announcement. Mr. Harnist will be based in Benchmark’s Home
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FORT WORTH, Texas and TEMPE, Ariz., Aug. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — American Airlines (OTCQB: AAMRQ) and US Airways (NYSE: LCC) today will host a conference call to discuss their vigorous defense of the merger.? (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130208/DA56847LOGO) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130214/MM60367LOGO-c)
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Two new publications from the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) at the School of Hotel Administration, address management issues for the hotel industry and for the restaurant industry. One 1 1
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Aug. 13–BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) — A number of 4,400 new hotel rooms will be opened in Bangkok by the end of 2015, bringing the total to almost 42,000, according to the latest survey by CBRE Thailand. This represents an 11.9 per cent increase on current figures.
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One largely overlooked result of the aging of the travel agent workforce is that it is creating a strong acquisition marketplace for travel agencies, according to buyers, sellers and one of the industry?s leading brokers. But trend-spotters are taking note, and some of the industry?s largest and
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Findings revealed that travelers plan to spend 40 percent more on their next international trip compared to their last trip, opposed to travelers outside the U.S. who plan to increase travel spend by just 4.6 percent. More than half of U.S. travelers surveyed plan and book their
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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 $17.94 billion in the three months ended June
Cathay Pacific will launch a new daily service to Newark Liberty International Airport on 1 March 2014, subject to government approval. ?The city of Newark is located west of Manhattan Island and the new service will complement Cathay Pacific?s current four-times-daily service to John F. Kennedy International
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Robert W. Baird and Co. and STR partnered to create the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index?the first widely available U.S. hotel stock index in the hotel industry. The index combines Baird?s financial markets expertise, the data processing of STR and the up-to-the-minute distribution capabilities
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August 13, 2013 (Bora Bora)?- Le M?ridien Bora Bora has announced the appointment of Sophie Brosse as Assistant General Manager. Well-traveled and widely experienced with more than 15 years in the luxury hotel and resort industry, Sophie will work closely with General Manager Boum?di?ne Ouadjed in
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MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Aug. 13, 2013?– White Lodging is pleased to announce the following individuals have been named general managers within the last month across the company. Brian Dickson has been promoted to general manager of the Embassy Suites Tampa Brandon. Previously, Dickson was the director of operations at the Marriott
