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Dorchester Collection announces the appointment of Luca Virgilio as General Manager for its newest property, Hotel Eden, starting January 20, 2014. Virgilio joins Dorchester Collection from his role as area General Manager for Baglioni Hotel London and Regina Hotel Baglioni Rome. His experience spans a 20 year career in luxury
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1Travel has many purposes – to de-stress, re-bond or simply explore and experience something new. The quest for a fulfilling experience, however, has pushed some to make their holidays more meaningful by volunteering for some social service at their destinations. Volunteer tourism, although still a new concept in India,
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1The first thing I do when I walk into a hotel room is open the curtains. I want to know what?s outside my room and where I am in relation to the city. The ritual is like oxygen to me; I need that deep breath and that visual information
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SYLMAR, CA-Tutor Perini Corporation?says its subsidiary Roy Anderson Corp., has been hired by HRI Properties to construct the?225 Baronne?Mixed-Use Development Project in New Orleans.?The development will include luxury apartments and a hotel. The contract is valued at?$61.3 million. The project involves the
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1From the distinct travel preferences of millennials to the growth of ?creative tourism,? the travel industry is witnessing a series of powerful trends with real staying power. Travel agents ? along with suppliers, destinations and marketers ? would be wise to take note, as the trends represent both opportunities and challenges. Resonance
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1After Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on Friday, devasting the provinces of Leyte and Eastern Samar, and areas in the Southern Tagalog Region, other, unaffected parts of the country may soon feel residual impact should the natural disaster deter travelers from visiting resorts during peak season. The?Philippines?remains a
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A new national Hilton Worldwide survey of more than 600 U.S. meeting planners reinforces the need for small meeting solutions with nearly a third of business professionals spending an average of two or more hours booking hotel meeting space for an offsite meeting. Launching today, Meetings Simplified offers groups
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1Last week, the?Wall Street Journal?s business travel writer?Scott McCartney moderated an hour-long webcast with senior C-suite executives at five major hotel brands about how hotel amenities are evolving. The event was based on a study conducted by?SmartBrief entitled: ?The Guest Experience: Innovative Trends for
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1Tourism is one of the world?s fastest-growing businesses, yet the number of international travellers to Canada has declined 20 per cent since 2000, according to a report from Deloitte & Touche. Canada?s tourism industry is struggling to compete as the global travel business undergoes unprecedented change, according
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1Best Western International (BWI) has signed a new agreement that will see it touch down at Dhaka airport for the first time. The hotel company has penned a contract with Maple Leaf Hotel & Resorts Ltd for a new-build hotel located adjacent to Bangladesh?s main international air gateway,
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FORT WORTH, Texas, and TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — AMR Corporation (OTCQB: AAMRQ), whose principal operating subsidiary is American Airlines, Inc., and US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced that they have applied to list the common stock of the combined company on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
