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Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa is pleased to announce Thomas Gutmann as the director of restaurants. Gutmann rejoins the celebrated mountain resort with more than 15 years of experience and success in the hospitality industry, most recently serving as the head of food and beverage operations at the
SWISS and further airport users affected (Edelweiss, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Germanwings and the Board of Airline Representatives for Switzerland) are to lodge a formal appeal with the Swiss Federal Administrative Court against the approval by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) of the new user charges proposed for
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1Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., which began trading shares on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, expects to introduce a new hotel brand in 2014 aimed at affluent, young travelers by emphasizing style and design. Chief Executive?Christopher Nassetta?said Hilton is exploring plans for a boutique hotel, or “lifestyle”
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1The holders of a 75-year-lease for the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square have opted to buy the hotel from the state-run Empire State Development Corporation for a mere $19.9 million ? in a transaction that city Comptroller John Liu called ?one of the worst deals?since
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1 International tourist arrivals grew by 5% in the first nine months of the year, to reach a record 845 million worldwide, an estimated 41 million more than in the same period of 2012. Growth was driven by Europe and Asia and the Pacific, both seeing tourist numbers increase by
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1Hilton Worldwide Holdings shares jumped 7.5% in their market debut Thursday. The hotelier raised $2.35 billion in its offering of 117.6 million shares at $20 each. That makes the total payoff larger than the $2.1 billion generated by Twitter’s IPO last month. Hilton shares rose
SWISS customers using the airline?s Senator Lounge at Zurich Airport can now take advantage of a new bistro area. The facility, which opened today, features a totally new seating and design concept, and offers visitors the chance to just relax over a coffee or grab a light breakfast on
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A number of new hotels were opened or joined the Steigenberger family in Germany under the brand name Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts (in Bremen and Braunschweig); internationally, new hotels were opened in Brussels (Belgium) and Madinat Makadi (Egypt). At Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof in Frankfurt/Main the guest rooms were refurbished
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Europe’s travel market?is forging ahead with renewed vigor as the region’s travel bookings reach record highs. According to an upcoming report (www.phocuswright.com/products/4269), total?Europeangross travel bookings surpassed their pre-recession peak in 2012 and are projected to hit a record EUR 251.4
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Expansion in the hospitality and retail sectors fueled growth for internationally recognized design firm Cooper Carry in 2013, and the sectors are expected to continue to grow next year. The firm, which is active in public and private sectors ranging from higher education to hospitality, expanded its portfolio with nearly
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1 Hilton Worldwide Inc, the world’s largest hotel operator, raised roughly $2.34 billion in its initial public offering on Wednesday after pricing shares toward the high end of the range. Backed by private equity and real estate firm Blackstone Group LP, Hilton priced its shares at $20. The
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1 Japan will likely reach a government target of attracting 10 million overseas visitors in 2013, the Japan National Tourism Organization?s data showed on Wednesday. In November, the estimated number of foreign visitors increased 29.5 percent from a year before to 839,800, bringing the 11-month tally
