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1Lausanne Hospitality Consulting, the education development subsidiary of Ecole H?teli?re de Lausanne (EHL), and Al-Bayan Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday for establishing a hotel management college within the Prince Muqrin University project in Madinah. The agreement was signed by Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, vice chairman
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1More than $150 million has changed hands in the Melbourne hotel and industrial property sector in the past 24 hours, a figure which experts say is an indication of a busy year ahead. In the largest deal, private Chinese investor Fu Wah International Group has made its first significant foray
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We have entered a new year of awesome possibilities. The hospitality and lodging business is poised for more disruption, innovation and growth. I would love to see my readers address and implement a very simple list of hotel marketing strategies this year. Doing so will help boost your online revenue
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With Online Travel Agents (OTAs) continuing to leverage their ever-growing market power, both rising costs and an increased loss of control over distribution are undoubtedly major concerns for many hoteliers. Normura Research estimate that within the European marketplace, OTAs could control over 60% of the online market for hotel rooms
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1After a long wait, the highly anticipated $1.1 billion?Wilshire Grand?hotel development?in Downtown Los Angeles will begin construction on February 15. When it does, it will simultaneously break theGuinness Book of World Records?for the longest continuous concrete pour. The event will take place over a weekend
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1 After local governments in China began prohibiting government officials from spending money at five-star hotels last year, dozens of top-rated hotels took steps to preserve their government business?by voluntarily dropping at least one star. ?I?ve been in the business for decades and I?ve never seen this
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Delta Air Lines -0.31%?has been named the 2014 Airline of the Year by Air Transport World magazine, the first time for a U.S. carrier in a decade. The ATW awards are among the most coveted and valued honors in the airline industry. In February 2014, ATW editors
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1Loews Hotels and Resorts is now offering free Wi-Fi to all guests in their rooms, bucking the industry norm of charging for it, especially at higher-end properties. The New York-based luxury hotel chain says every guest room at each of its 18 properties throughout North America will now be equipped
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1 The report provides detailed market analysis, information and insights, including: – Historic and forecast tourist volumes covering the entire Irish travel and tourism sector – Detailed analysis of tourist spending patterns in Ireland for various categories in the travel and tourism sector, such as accommodation, sightseeing and entertainment, foodservice, transportation, retail,
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1Marriott International has opened a luxurious ski and spa hotel under its signature brand, Marriott Hotels, at the heart of the new Gorky Gorod ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana.? The five-star?Sochi Marriott Krasnaya Polyana Hotel?is ideally positioned at the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains within walking distance of
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1Forbes Travel Guide has added 36 hotels, restaurants and spas to its exclusive list of Five-Star properties. Among them are 15 hotels, bringing the total number of Five-Star hotels to 97 worldwide, the most in its history. A number of the hotels on the list are newly-opened or recently renovated,
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1Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (HOT) and Al Rayyan Tourism Investment Company (?ARTIC?), the international hospitality subsidiary of Al Faisal Holding Company, one of Qatar?s largest private diversified industry groups, today announced that ARTIC has acquired The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort in Miami, Florida for $213 million.
