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1As many as 155 new starred hotels are expected to enter the Saudi market during 2014-2015, according to reports, which state that the Kingdom’s hospitality sector is growing at an annual rate exceeding 8.5 percent. The latest statistics show that the number of hotel rooms in the Kingdom’
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1Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced its rapidly expanding Four Points brand has opened its second hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. Four Points by Sheraton Jacksonville Beachfront features 72 spacious oceanfront suites with the classic style and uncomplicated comfort that has made Four Points a hit with
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1Hilton Worldwide?has reached an?agreement which will see it rebrand the historic Concorde Op?ra hotel under its?Hilton Hotels?& Resorts?brand in late 2014. The iconic hotel, in Paris’ fashionable 8th arrondissement, was recently acquired by?Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe IV (“Blackstone”). The Concorde Op?ra
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BR Guest Hospitality today announced that James Gersten, a leading restaurateur with senior leadership experience at organizations including Smith & Wollensky and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the widely acclaimed hospitality company. In his new position, Mr. Gersten will oversee
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1Hilton Worldwide today announced plans to open the first Hilton Garden Inn in Brazil. The company signed a management license agreement with HDauff Empreendimentos Imobiliarios Ltda to operate the new Hilton Garden Inn hotel in S?o Jose do Rio Preto, S?o Paulo. The hotel will be built in
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1Business travel is expected to increase significantly in 2014, sparking growth in the travel and hospitality industries, according to a recent survey conducted byFrequent Business Traveler?magazine. This marks the second consecutive year more than one-third (35.7 percent) of business travelers surveyed said they will travel more in the
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The board of directors of Choice Hotels International, Inc., (NYSE: ?CHH) today announced the promotion of?Patrick Pacious?to chief operating officer, effective?January 1, 2014. In this role, he will be responsible for global operations, identifying and leading growth initiatives through oversight of the strategic planning process, executing the
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Benchmark Hospitality International, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named Jeff Livingston director of sales & marketing for Chaminade Resort & Spa, a Benchmark Resort? located in Santa Cruz, California, featuring majestic views of Monterey Bay. Kevin Herbst, Benchmark?s general manager at the resort, made the
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PM Hospitality Strategies (PMHS), a hotel management company, today announced the appointment of Tara Kucharski as director of sales for the soon-to-open Westin Wilmington connected to the Chase Convention Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Del. The 180-room, four-star hotel is slated to open in the spring of 2014 and
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1Two companies ? PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR) and TravelClick ? are predicting that the North American hotel industry will ring in the New Year with strong revenues that will be sustained through 2015, according to PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR). Its December edition of Hotel Horizons is reporting that revenue per available room
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1 The Olympics, the World Cup and commemorations of World War I, D-Day and the fall of the Berlin Wall are some of the events that will spotlight destinations like Sochi, Brazil, Sarajevo, Normandy and Berlin in 2014. Elsewhere abroad, a potentially game-changing high-speed rail service has just launched linking
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1 Today, Travel Leaders Group unveiled the 2014 results of its authoritative annual?Travel Trends Survey.? Based on the findings, the single, hottest destination trend in travel is?European river cruising?? having landed in the Top 5 international destinations for the first time?ever?(it ranked 21st?just three years
