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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – August 13, 2013?- Noble House Hotels & Resorts, Ltd. (NHHR) – a collection of luxury hotels and resorts – proudly announces the appointment of Marco Perry as General Manager and Patrick Connors as Director of Sales and Marketing at Riviera Palm Springs, located at the base of the San
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NEW YORK – August 13, 2103?- The Sereno Group, owner and operator of Le Sereno St. Barth, Le Sereno Villas and the soon to be unveiled Le Sereno, Lake Como in Italy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Samy Ghachem as the new general manager for Le Sereno St. Barth’
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Companies Will Mount Vigorous And Strong Defense of Merger Combined Airline Will Offer Benefits to Consumers, Communities and Employees FORT WORTH, Texas and TEMPE, Ariz., Aug. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — AMR Corporation (OTCQB: AAMRQ), the parent company of American Airlines, Inc., and US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced that
ALEXANDRIA, VA ? The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), the global advocates for travel, has announced the results of its recent elections. The two-year terms of the newly elected directors will begin at the close of ASTA?s Global Convention in Miami this coming September. The following are the
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Despite some hotels in the US giving room service the chop, it seems that in Asia, rumours of its death have been greatly exaggerated. While the industry claims it’s tricky for hotels to make money from it – a concept that is hard to understand, given the hefty prices charged
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Two new Hyatt-operated luxury spa hotels have opened in Asia, further illustrating demand in the region for hospitality and wellness. In Cambodia, the recently opened Park Hyatt Siem Reap, owned by Hotel De La Paix Co Limited, offers 108 contemporary guest rooms and 13 luxury suites ? four of which
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Red Lion Hotels president and CEO Jon Eliassen is retiring after less than four years on the job. Company director and former Brand USA CEO Jim Evans will serve as interim president and CEO while the Spokane, Wash.-based company searches for a permanent replacement. Eliassen, who had joined Red
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The world’s leading business travel group predicts employees will spend 5.4% more on their travels this year as the market finally stabilizes after several years rocked by global economic and political uncertainties. But with the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) expecting travel to grow by an even faster
An Airbus A380 with the blue-red-white tail fin of British Airways (BA) landed at Frankfurt airport (FRA) last Friday. The reason being, British Airways is launching this aircraft type into its long-haul route network. It is the first of twelve A380 aircraft to be delivered to BA.
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August 8, 2013 – WASHINGTON – Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco S?nchez today highlighted new data that show spending by international visitors to the United States in June 2013 totaled $14.6 billion, an increase of 5 percent when compared to June 2012. International visitors have spent an
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Blackstone Group LP (BX)?plans to sell its Deutsche Interhotel Holding GmbH chain to creditors in a deal valued at about 600 million euros ($800 million), a person with knowledge of the matter said. Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (BAM/A), Starwood Capital Group LLC and?iStar Financial Inc., which hold
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – U.S. casino operator Caesars Entertainment (CZR.O) has agreed to sell a golf course in Macau to Pearl Dynasty Investment Ltd for $438 million, effectively giving up on its wait for casino operating rights in the Chinese gaming enclave. The Las Vegas-based company said on
