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It?s official. Tropicana Entertainment Inc. has acquired Lumi?re Place Casino & Hotels from?1?in a $260 million, all-cash deal. The property will remain under the?Lumi?re?brand, and Tropicana has said it plans to honor Pinnacle?s redevelopment agreement with the city of St. Louis, which
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1Bangkok, 3 April 2014: Minor Hotel Group (MHG), operator of over 100 hotels, resorts and serviced suites in 14 countries across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and the Indian Ocean, is pleased to announce the addition of three properties in Mozambique to its portfolio and a 25% equity investment
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced that Achim Lenders, an industry veteran with 30 years of experience, has joined the company as Vice President, Global Food and Beverage. Lenders, who most recently served as Corporate Senior Vice President of Food and Beverage for Hyatt Hotels Corporation,
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Lanson Place Hotel, Hong Kong (the Hotel) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Stella Chow as Director of Marketing and Sales effective from 13 February 2014. Stella will be heading the sales team in developing new business and marketing initiatives to further enhance the hotel’s reputation as
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1China could surpass the U.S. as early as next year as the world’s biggest spender in business travel, a year sooner than business travel experts had previously forecast. With China’s gross domestic product growing at a slow but steady pace, the world’s most populous country is
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1From the World Economic Forum Latin America in Panama, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today that it has opened Aloft Guadalajara, expanding its footprint to nearly 80 hotels in Latin America, and plans to open 17 more, increasing its portfolio by 20 percent by 2016. Starwood
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1The rapid growth and popularity of Airbnb, which recently surpassed 10 million guest stays since its 2008 launch, has raised valid concerns among hotel executives. With media reports that the online home-rental marketplace is nearing a $10 billion valuation, should it close a large new funding round, Airbnb could become
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1New employment analysis released this week shows tourism to be the major driver of jobs in this country since the recession.? The work, commissioned by VisitEngland the national tourist board and carried out by the Office for National Statistics shows that between September 2009 and September 2013 the number of
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1Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:?1), today announced two significant transactions:? The closing of the sale of the Marriott London Grosvenor Square hotel and the acquisition of the remaining 50 percent ownership interest in the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess.? Combined with the previously completed sale of the Four Seasons Punta
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1The growth of global tourism is the top trend in hospitality, reported Ben Stone, director of the Sonoma County Economic Development Bureau. The economist noted his findings, March 25 at the ninth annual Napa Valley College Wine Country Hospitality Symposium. Wine country hospitality professionals attended the event to learn about
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1 Las Vegas is getting smaller. That is, if you call 1,600-room and 1,100-room Strip hotels ?boutique? properties. By the end of the year, Las Vegas will have about a half-dozen hotel-casinos that operators classify as ?boutique,? ?luxury? or ?lifestyle? in their marketing efforts. It?s actually not
Apr 02, 2014 (Menafn – M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) –Finnair has appointed Mr. Lars Olofsson as Sales Director Greater China. Lars has more than 25 years of experience in the travel industry in Australia and most recently in China, where he spent the last five years. Based in Beijing, he succeeds
