Lexington?by Vantage acquires the 323-room former Wyndham Jacksonville Riverwalk and renames it the?Lexington Hotel & Conference Center, Jacksonville Riverwalk.
Marriott International opens the Makkah Marriott Hotel, the company?s first flagship brand in the holy city. The arabesque-themed 426-room property sits on the hill top of Makkah.
InterContinental Hotels Group issues a brief announcement that Tracy Robbins, executive vice president of human resources, a board director and a member of IHG’s executive committee, is to take
Wyndham Hotel Group signs three properties in China. The 400-room Wyndham Sanya Bay on Hainan Island is scheduled to open in late 2015, the 200-room Wyndham Hainan Qingshui
Priceline Group Inc.? invests US$60 million for a minority stake in Brazilian online travel agency Hotel Urbano as part of a strategic partnership ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games
Amadeus launches a travel intelligence suite for agents worldwide to help them ?connect to a vast source of data, instantly reveal hidden opportunities in the marketplace, and benefit from rich
Hong Kong sees a drop in tourists – particularly high-spending mainlanders – last month as the once-a-week limit on individual travellers from Shenzhen bit.
Overall visitor arrivals from June
France’s wine-making region of Champagne and a part of Burgundy are granted ?world heritage status? by the United Nations, giving a boost to the country’s drive to
Grand Hyatt San Francisco appoints Paul Devitt as area vice president and general manager.
He was most recently general manager at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa in
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Hawaii?s Maui Brewing craft?Hawaii?s Maui Brewing craft brewery is to partner with restaurateurs Chris Thibaut and Bill Terry to open its first Oahu location at the
