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The?Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa?recently hired two new sales managers who will be representing?The Westin?to meeting planners in two critical regions of the U.S. Mike Drinkwalter will be handling all group clients in the northeast and Canada, while Tina O?Keefe-Holly will be
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Travellers from China still show a strong interest in visiting Thailand, despite political tensions in Bangkok, with the number of visa applications at the Thai Consular Office in Shanghai remaining high at 7,000-8,000 applications a day while flight bookings with Thai Airways International (THAI) also remain robust with
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The airline is set to order the Boeing 737 jets on lease to service domestic routes, in what appears to be the largest single fleet expansion in Myanmar, aviation industry sources said to AFP news agency. The aircraft will be provided by the world’s largest leasing company, General Electric’
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A sports complex, an equestrian center and a 7,500-square-foot spa. A 400-room hotel and town houses. Twenty-seven holes of golf and a lake side marina. And a casino, too. All in rustic, woodsy buildings designed by the firm behind such casinos as the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas and Harrah’
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Speaking at a hotel conference in Dublin, the agent’s head of hotels John Hughes said 33 hotels changed hands last year. Of those, 28 of the sales were for hotels outside Dublin. “While much of the press focus has concentrated on the sale of Dublin hotels, which is due
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1Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Plc (MLC)?agreed to buy the Novotel?New York?Times Square hotel for $273.6 million to expand in one of the world?s most popular tourist markets. The hotel operator, based in Horley, England, will purchase the 34-story tower from funds affiliated with Apollo Global
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1We are now just over a month into 2014, which means it?s time to sit down, get inspired, and reaffirm that you made the right New Year?s Resolutions for 2014. If you?re anything like me, you?ll likely edit the resolutions that you wrote last year and
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1When 600 Radisson Hotel franchisees and executives from across the country gather in?Bloomington?later this month, the message from the Carlson leadership that oversees the 52-year-old chain is expected to be distinctly upbeat. They will learn that: ? Three-fourths of the chain?s 155 properties have been refurbished and remodeled
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1La Quinta Holdings, a limited-service hotel chain backed by Blackstone Group, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its common stock that could raise up to $100 million. It’s the third hotel company that private equity firm Blackstone has taken
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1 Abu Dhabi: The tourism sector in Abu Dhabi is expected to achieve around 15 per cent growth during 2014 to attract an average of 3.2 million tourists, industry experts said. The figure marks an increase from the 2.8 million tourists who visited the emirate during 2013. Rashid
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1Scandic has entered into an agreement to acquire Rica Hotels. With the addition of 72 Rica properties to its existing portfolio, Scandic says it is further strengthening its position as the leading hotel chain in the Nordic region. In Norway alone, Scandic?s coverage will be increased by 65 hotels,
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Occidental Hotels & Resorts (http://www.occidentalhotels.com/)?is proud to announce the appointment of I?igo Onieva as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Global Distribution at the corporate offices in Miami. ?Onieva will help support direct sales and online agencies, especially in key markets in the Americas, and
