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1?I am absolutely delighted to welcome the BEST WESTERN Green Hill Hotel into our fast-expanding portfolio of hotels in Asia,? said Glenn de Souza, BWI?s Vice President of International Operations for Asia and the Middle East. ?Once again Best Western International is blazing a trail in the global
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Lissa Doumani and Hiro Sone, co-owners of Ame, are pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Morrison to the position of executive chef. The restaurant – which has been awarded a coveted Michelin star for seven consecutive years – represents the husband-and-wife team’s first venture in San Francisco following the success
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Hotel Astor is pleased to announce the appointment of Eli Kostbar as their new General Manager, bringing a wealth of experience, energy, and passion for the hospitality industry to the South Beach property. His new role at Hotel Astor is a key part of the re-launch taking place at the
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Regent Bali, the all-suite and villa resort in the tranquil area of Sanur, welcomes Mr. Jamal Hussain as the assistant vice president and general manager, and Mr. Rene Mayer as the director of sales and marketing. Mr. Hussain comes to the Regent Bali from Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts, where
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1Blackstone Real Estate Advisors, L.P., has closed on a 15-property select-service hotel portfolio in seven East Coast and Mid-Atlantic states after securing $186 million in acquisition financing. At least 12 of the properties are part of the Hersha Hospitality Trust portfolio sale that was announced in September and was
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1Blackstone Group is planning its third IPO of a hotel chain in two months, reflecting a powerful comeback of the hospitality industry as well as a soaring stock market. La Quinta Holdings, a limited service hotel chain, has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement to the U.S. Securities and
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1Billionaire?Sheldon Adelson?said he is considering building individual integrated resorts in major European cities, 10 days after abandoning a plan to construct a $30 billion mega-resort in Spain. ?I?m looking at a different model of doing Singapore-like or Japan-like or Korea-like individual IRs in individual cities,? Adelson said
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1Two Bermuda resorts in receivership ? the Coral Beach & Tennis Club and the Horizons & Cottages resort, were sold by real estate firm KPMG to New York-based investment firms Three Wall Capital and ROC Group, according to local press reports. The purchase price was not disclosed. The sales were confirmed
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1Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is delighted to announce the opening of a spectacular new resort in Russia?s host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup, the world class Radisson Blu Paradise Resort & Spa, Sochi. The largest and most iconic hotel in Sochi, this new
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1Moscow’s hotel market is forecast to add 13,000 new hotel room by 2018, possibly hindering average rates for the market, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. The market is ending the year relatively flat compared to last year, with no occupancy growth across all segments. Only the luxury segment
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This year overflowed with delicious and inventive food, but a few stuck out as the top trends. Cronuts:?Ladies and gentlemen, we present you with the king, queen, prince and princess of this year?s food scene.?The cronut?is the indisputable champion of food trends, and with good reason.
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1One of the leading non alcoholic hospitality brands in the UAE and?India, Flora Hospitality has unveiled plans for an extensive expansion with 4 new properties expected to open between 2014 and 2016 in?Dubai. With currently seven hotels and hotel apartments open in the UAE, it is one of
