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Benchmark Hospitality International?, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has appointed John Kingston director of human resources for the Villas of Grand Cypress. Mark Cox, Benchmark’s general manager for the Villas, Benchmark’s Personal Luxury Resort? in Orlando, Florida, made the announcement. “I am very pleased to
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CSM Lodging, a division of CSM Corporation, has named Dan R. Maurer director of sales and marketing for the Minneapolis Marriott West Hotel. Lori Geiwitz, general manager, made the announcement. “I am very pleased to welcome Dan to our hotel and back to CSM Lodging,” said Ms. Geiwitz. “Having been
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1 Atlantis Hotel, the flagship resort on the emirate?s Palm Island, and one utility provider are set to be sold by Dubai World?s investment arm, Istithmar, to raise cash ahead of a $5.5 billion repayment due to the conglomerate?s lenders in September 2015, the Financial Times
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1 Some 36 million tourists are expected to spend their vacation in the country in 2020, contributing around RM168bil to the economy, says Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen. ?A major portion of that revenue will come from the retail sector, as shopping is the
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1Cambodia-based Vattanac Properties has selected Rosewood Hotels & Resorts to manage Rosewood Phnom Penh, which is slated to open in 2015. The latest deal is the seventh management agreement for Rosewood in Asia; other agreements include Rosewood ultra-luxury hotels in Beijing, Chongqing, Bangkok, Phuket, Jakarta and Bali. The
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1The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. is set to open in the former Chinese capital of Nanjing in the first quarter of 2015, marking the luxury hospitality operator?s continued drive to bring its brand of iconic luxury experiences to China?s vibrant and important cities, in addition
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1For the second consecutive year, Meritus Hotels & Resorts and Marina Mandarin Singapore clinched top honours at the 2013 World Luxury Hotel Awards (WLHA) held on 1 November 2013 in Phuket, Thailand: * GLOBAL WINNER, Luxury Hotel Brand -?Meritus Hotels & Resorts * COUNTRY WINNER, Luxury Hotel -?Marina Mandarin Singapore Recognised as
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Alfonso Tasso is an industry veteran; he joined Swisscom Hospitality a decade ago and helped bring it to its current leadership position in the market, most recently as Executive VP for EMEA. “I am delighted to take over the leadership of the company at a point where an increasing number
The recently announced Cross Border Pass arrangement will make cruising to popular destinations Danang and Halong Bay in Vietnam on SuperStar Gemini hassle free for all Chinese nationals. From now, Chinese passengers with a valid ID card can simply apply for a Cross Border Pass to indulge in SuperStar Gemini?
For decades, American-based cruise ships have gone out of their way to sail around the elephant in the Caribbean Sea ? Cuba. But now a new cruise company is about to debut weekly voyages that explore that fascinating and mysterious island that is, for the most part, off-limits to
Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi-Munich services from seven flights per week to a double daily schedule from 1 February 2014. Munich was Etihad Airways? first destination in Germany, and a daily flight linking the Bavarian capital with Etihad Airways? Abu Dhabi hub commenced in June 2004. Since
