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1A consortium that includes Singapore tycoon Ong Beng Seng and Wheelock Properties (Singapore) Ltd (1) offered on Tuesday to buy Hotel Properties Ltd (1) for S$3.50 per share, valuing the company at around S$1.8 billion ($1.4 billion). The move is the latest in a string
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SPOKANE, Wash.,?April 15, 2014?(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) –?Red Lion Hotels Corporation?(NYSE:RLH) today announced the addition of?Angela Landgraf?as Senior Vice President of Business Development. To capitalize on the expansion prospects for Red Lion into leading markets around the country, Landgraf will manage hotel acquisitions and development. In
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John Ozinga joins Accor as COO of HotelInvest. He will be a member of the Group?s Executive Committee and his appointment will be effective as of June 18th, 2014. Reacting to this appointment, S?bastien Bazin, Chairman and CEO of Accor declared: ?I am very happy that John has
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HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAII ? Outrigger? Enterprises Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Kathy Hansberry to promotions and public relations manager. In her expanded role, Ms. Hansberry will manage the company?s corporate sponsorships and other event marketing promotions working in concert with the director of public relations, sales and
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1On April 8,?The Wall Street Journal?reported that?Google?(NASDAQ:?1) appears to be moving more into the travel business than ever before. This move by the Internet search giant may seem like a surprise to some, but it isn’t so far-fetched when you consider the other types
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1One of Europe’s largest hotel groups, Meli? Hotels International, plans to expand during the next several years its presence in several U.S. gateway cities, officials said. Despite a portfolio of more than 350 hotels totaling almost 91,000 rooms, Meli? has not been a major player in U.
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1Marriott’s frequent-guest program ranks No. 1 among hotel loyalty programs, shows a new consumer survey released Friday. Marriott Rewards received an overall customer satisfaction score of 707 on a 1,000-point scale, according to the first hotel-program survey by market research company J.D. Power. Consumers like Marriott’s
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1 Qingming festival is not only a festival to remember and honor ancestors, but also denotes a time for people to go outside and enjoy the greenery of springtime. Here in Baili Azalea Nature Reserve in Guizhou Province, thousands of tourists are pouring in to get experience the beauty. The
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1MCLEAN, Va. -?1?today announced the signing of a management agreement with CAB, S.A. to operate the new build Hilton Garden Inn Port-au-Prince Louverture Airport.? Scheduled to open in 2016, this new?1?hotel in Haiti will introduce the Hilton Garden Inn brand to the Caribbean and debut
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1InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG?), one of the world?s largest hotel companies continues to build momentum in the UK with the world?s most recognised hotel brand – Holiday Inn? Hotels & Resorts. ?Today IHG?s owner partner Dominvs Group begins construction on Holiday Inn? Manchester – City Centre.? Dominvs Group has
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The Port of Vancouver has been regaining on the Port of Seattle, which in recent years has taken a good chunk of Vancouver?s traditional Alaska cruise business. The worst year by far for Vancouver was 2010, when Seattle overtook the Canadian port as the busiest cruise port in the
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WICHITA, Kan.–(1)–1, the largest economy, extended-stay hotel brand in the U.S., has named Bruce Haase as CEO, effective Friday, April 11, 2014. He will be based in Wichita, Kan. at the Value Place corporate headquarters. Haase joins Value Place following a 12-year tenure at Choice Hotels International,
