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The government said Monday that it will ease regulations on the issuance of casino licenses to international investors. The plan was disclosed at a meeting presided over by President Park Geun-hye on how to boost the tourism industry. Up until now, foreign investors in casinos have been required to have
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1Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced that it has sold its leasehold interests in the Renaissance Barcelona Hotel?to an affiliate of the Qatar Armed Forces Investment Portfolio (QAFIP) for approximately ?78 million including ?45 million ($62 million) cash and the assumption of ?33 million ($45 million) of related
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1Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into an agreement with Magill Investments Limited for a Hyatt Place hotel close to London Heathrow Airport, one of world?s busiest airports. Hyatt Place London Heathrow/Hayes is the second Hyatt Place hotel under development in
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1Guests arriving at the Aloft Hotel in Manhattan or one in Silicon Valley will soon be able to do something hotels have dreamed about offering for years: walk past the check-in desk and enter their rooms by using a smartphone as a room key. The boutique hotel brand from?Starwood
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1 The Ultimate Travel Company?Limited has chosen its definitive list of recommended winter destinations for 2014. The criteria used included climate, environment, culture and hand-picked luxury accommodation. 1.?1 South Africa has so much to offer, with its diverse landscape and legendary wildlife. It also has some of the
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1TUI Travel PLC, one of the world?s leading leisure companies, has been shortlisted as a finalist of The?World Travel & Tourism Council?s (WTTC)?2014 Tourism for Tomorrow? Business Award The awards are one the highest accolades in the global Travel & Tourism industry and recognise sustainable tourism
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1Accor is rapidly expanding its network in Malaysia, with 15 new hotels nationwide in the pipeline by 2016. The new hotels coming up in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah will provide about 2,600 rooms. By next year, the group?s Malaysian network is expected to more than double to 20
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1eRevMax, the leading hotel online distributions and channel management solutions provider has released an Infographic – The Indian Traveller 2014 shedding key insights on new age Indian travellers. The infographic-?based on several market studies, shows that despite?a relatively slower economic growth and foreign exchange volatility, over 15 million Indian
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1At the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS),?Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, announced the addition of three new Bluegreen Vacation Club? Resorts to its upscale Ascend Hotel Collection?as part of a multi-faceted strategic marketing alliance with?Bluegreen Corporation?(“Bluegreen Vacations”
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1 Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, which has hotels in places like Bangkok, Manila, Las Vegas and Paris, is set to open a luxurious hideaway resort in Bali, Indonesia, by end of 2016. Mandarin Oriental, Bali, will be located on Bali’s southern Bukit peninsula. The resort will offer 180 degree
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1Dorsett Hospitality International is to open its first hotel in Europe, inclusive of a progressive spa and wellness centre, following the announcement of its new four-star Dorsett Shepherds Bush property, which is to be introduced in May 2014. The spa at Dorsett Shepherds Bush will be home to four treatment
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1Mistakes Happen ? How Do Your Employees Respond? The hospitality industry sells ?experiences? rather than ?products.?? You may rent a hotel?room?for a night, but the?experience?you have at the hotel is the takeaway.? Was the breakfast good, the room quiet, and the bed comfortable?? How did the staff
